4. Acquisitions

On July 31, 2015, the Company acquired the assets of CMC Group, Inc. for $0.3 million in cash plus the assumption of certain accrued liabilities. Management considers this acquisition immaterial and has omitted further discussion.

On December 31, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Kay Toledo Tag and Special Service Partners and their related entities (collectively “Kay Toledo”) for $16.2 million, in a stock purchase transaction. An additional $1.0 million is available to be paid to the sellers over the next 3 years under an earn-out provision if certain financial metrics are achieved. The goodwill recognized as a part of this acquisition is not tax deductible. Kay Toledo has locations in Toledo, Ohio and Neenah, Wisconsin through Special Service Partners. Experts in digital printing and customer short-run printing, Kay Toledo produces tags, labels, tickets and commercial printing. Kay Toledo, which generated approximately $25.0 million in unaudited sales during calendar year 2014, will continue to operate under its respective brand names. For the three and nine months ended November 30, 2015, Kay Toledo added $7.6 million and $20.4 million, respectively, in sales and $0.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively, in earnings (pre-tax). The acquisition expands and strengthens the tag and label operations of the Company.

The following is a summary of the purchase price allocations for Kay Toledo (in thousands):


Accounts receivable	$	1,872
Inventories		2,168
Property, plant & equipment		9,218
Customer lists		2,813
Trade names		1,690
Goodwill		4,249
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(1,120	)
Deferred taxes		(4,652	)

	$	16,238

On October 3, 2014, the Company acquired the assets of Hoosier Data Forms for $0.2 million in cash plus the assumption of certain trade payables. Management considers this acquisition immaterial and has omitted further discussion.

On June 16, 2014, the Company acquired the assets of Sovereign Business Forms, and its related entities, TRI-C Business Forms, Inc., Falcon Business Forms, Inc., Forms Manufacturers, Inc., Mutual Graphics, Inc., and Curtis Business Forms, Inc. (collectively “Sovereign”) for $10.6 million in cash plus the assumption of certain trade liabilities. In addition, if certain financial metrics are met, up to an additional $1.0 million is available to be paid to the sellers over the next 4 years under an earn-out provision. The goodwill generated in this acquisition is tax deductible. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded by borrowing under the Company’s line of credit facility. Sovereign, which generated approximately $27.1 million in unaudited sales during the 2013 calendar year, will continue to operate under its respective brand names. For the three and nine months ended November 30, 2015, Sovereign added 5.9 million and $18.8 million, respectively, in sales and $1.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, in earnings (pre-tax). The acquisition expanded the geographic locations of producing business forms for the Company.

The following is a summary of the purchase price allocations for Sovereign (in thousands):


Accounts receivable	$	2,477
Inventories		1,305
Other assets		653
Property, plant & equipment		3,300
Customer lists		1,550
Trade names		1,403
Goodwill		993
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(1,048	)

	$	10,633

The results of operations for Sovereign and Kay Toledo are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the dates of acquisition. The following table represents certain operating information on a pro forma basis as though all operations had been acquired as of March 1, 2014, after the estimated impact of adjustments such as amortization of intangible assets, interest expense, interest income, and related tax effects (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three months ended November 30, 2014			Nine months ended November 30, 2014
Pro forma net sales	$	153,155		$	465,891
Pro forma net earnings (loss)		(70,996	)		(52,450	)
Pro forma earnings (loss) per share - diluted		(2.76	)		(2.02	)

The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred if the acquisitions had been in effect for the periods presented.