Business Acquisition

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

2. Business Acquisitions

Citrusource, LLC

On March 2, 2015, the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding units of Citrusource, LLC (“Citrusource”), a producer of premium not-from-concentrate private label organic and conventional orange juice and citrus products in the U.S. The acquisition of Citrusource has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The results of Citrusource have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition and are reported in the Consumer Products operating segment. The acquisition of Citrusource aligns with the Company’s strategy of growing its value-added consumer products portfolio and leveraging its integrated operating platform.

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the consideration transferred as at the acquisition date:

	$
Cash(1)	13,300
Preliminary working capital adjustment(2)	(265)
Settlement of pre-existing relationship(3)	749
Contingent consideration(4)	20,000
Total consideration transferred	33,784

(1)Represents upfront cash consideration paid as at the acquisition date.

(2)The preliminary working capital adjustment is subject to change to the extent that the final determination of net working capital as at the acquisition date exceeds or is below a pre-determined target level.

(3)Prior to the date of acquisition, the Company had a pre-existing relationship to supply Citrusource with organic citrus raw materials. As at the acquisition date, the Company had accounts receivable owing from Citrusource of $749 related to product delivered prior to the acquisition date. No gain or loss was recognized by the Company on the effective settlement of this accounts receivable as at the acquisition date.

(4)The contingent consideration arrangement with the former unitholders of Citrusource comprises two components: (i) deferred consideration calculated based on a seven-times multiple of the incremental growth in Citrusource’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) in fiscal year 2015 versus EBITDA for fiscal year 2014; and (ii) an earn-out calculated based on 25% of the incremental growth in the sum of Citrusource’s EBITDA and the EBITDA of the Company’s San Bernardino, California, juice production facility (the “Combined EBITDA”) in each of fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018 versus the Combined EBITDA for fiscal year 2015. The Company estimates that the gross contingent consideration may be in the range of $17,000 to $23,000 in the aggregate, with no upper limit to the amount of each of the components. The fair value measurement of the contingent consideration arrangement was determined to be approximately $20,000 as at the acquisition date, based on a probability-weighted present value analysis, of which approximately $17,000 is related to the deferred consideration and approximately $3,000 is related to the earn-out. Of the total contingent consideration obligation, $4,500 is included in current portion of long-term liabilities and $15,500 is included in long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement is based on significant level 3 unobservable inputs, including the following factors: (i) estimated range of EBITDA values in each of the earn-out periods; and (ii) the probability-weighting applied to each of the EBITDA values within the estimated range for each earn-out period. The resultant probability-weighted EBITDA values for each earn-out period were discounted at a credit risk-adjusted discount rate of approximately 3.5%. The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement is provisional and subject to change pending the final validation of the inputs and assumptions used in the valuation analysis.

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as at the acquisition date.The following amounts recognized for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and subject to change: (i) amounts for current assets and current liabilities pending finalization of the working capital adjustment; (ii) amount and useful life of the identified intangible asset pending final evaluation of the fair value of recently awarded business prior to the acquisition date; and (iii) amount of goodwill pending the completion of the valuations of the contingent consideration arrangement and intangible asset. The Company expects to finalize these amounts no later than one year from the acquisition date.

	$
Accounts receivable	2,405
Inventories	1,745
Machinery and equipment	164
Customer relationships intangible asset(1)	14,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,666)
Net identifiable assets acquired	16,648
Goodwill(2)	17,136
Net assets acquired	33,784

(1)The customer relationships intangible asset was recognized based on contracts in existence at the acquisition date between Citrusource and major U.S. retail customers. This intangible asset will be amortized over an estimated useful life of approximately 12 years. The estimated fair value of the intangible asset was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis (income approach), which applied a risk-adjusted discount rate of approximately 15.0%.

(2)Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition-date fair values of the consideration transferred and net assets acquired. The total amount of goodwill has been assigned to the Consumer Products operating segment and is expected to be fully deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recognized is attributable to: (i) operating synergies expected to result from combining the operations of Citrusource with the Company’s vertically-integrated juice production and supply chain capabilities; and (ii) opportunities to leverage the business experience of Citrusource’s management team to grow the Company’s existing citrus beverage program.

Niagara Natural Fruit Snack Company Inc.

On August 11, 2015, the Company acquired the net operating assets of Niagara Natural Fruit Snack Company Inc. (“Niagara Natural”). Niagara Natural is a manufacturer of all-natural fruit snacks located in the Niagara Region of Ontario. The acquisition of the net operating assets of Niagara Natural has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The results of Niagara Natural have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition and are reported in the Consumer Products operating segment.

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the consideration transferred as at the acquisition date:

	$
Cash	6,475
Preliminary working capital adjustment	237
Contingent consideration(1)	2,330
Total consideration transferred	9,042

(1)The Company may pay the owners of Niagara Natural an additional amount of up to approximately $2,800 over a period of two years subject to adjustment based on certain performance targets. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined to be $2,330 as of the acquisition date.

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as at the acquisition date, which are subject to change pending finalization of the working capital adjustment and valuation of tangible and intangible assets. The Company expects to finalize these amounts no later than one year from the acquisition date.

	$
Current assets	2,220
Machinery and equipment	3,414
Intangible assets(1)	2,459
Current liabilities	(687)
Net identifiable assets acquired	7,406
Goodwill(2)	1,636
Net assets acquired	9,042

(1)Intangible assets comprise customer relationships and non-competition arrangements, which will be amortized over an estimated weighted-average useful life of approximately 19 years.

(2) The total amount of goodwill has been assigned to the Consumer Products operating segment.

Revenue and Earnings

Revenues of Citrusource and Niagara Natural for the periods from the respective acquisition dates to October 3, 2015 were approximately $20,000, in the aggregate, and earnings, net of income taxes, were approximately $700, in the aggregate, which included the effects of the acquisition accounting adjustments.

Pro Forma Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table presents pro forma consolidated results of operations for the quarters and three quarters ended October 3, 2015 and October 4, 2014, as if the acquisitions of Citrusource and Niagara Natural had occurred as of December 29, 2013.

		Quarter ended		Three quarters ended
		October 3, 2015	October 4, 2014	October 3, 2015	October 4, 2014
		$	$	$	$
Pro forma revenues		307,504	315,011	925,716	980,037
Pro forma earnings (loss) attributable to SunOpta Inc.		483	(404)	8,568	14,615
Pro forma earnings (loss) per share
	Basic	0.01	(0.01)	0.13	0.22
	Diluted	0.01	(0.01)	0.13	0.21

The pro forma consolidated results of operations were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting and are based on unaudited historical financial information of the Company, Citrusource and Niagara Natural. Except to the extent realized, the pro forma information does not reflect any operating synergies or other benefits that the Company may achieve as a result of these acquisitions, or the costs that may be necessary to achieve these operating synergies and other benefits. The pro forma information reflects primarily the following adjustments:

• incremental amortization expense related to the fair value of the identified intangible asset acquired;

• additional depreciation expense related to fair value adjustments to machinery and equipment acquired;

• additional interest costs associated with an increase in borrowings under the Company’s syndicated credit facilities to fund the upfront cash consideration paid as at the acquisition dates;

• exclusion of acquisition-related costs from earnings for the three quarters endedOctober 3, 2015, and the inclusion of those costs in earnings for the comparative periods; and

• consequential tax effects of the preceding adjustments.

The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s consolidated results of operations actually would have been had the acquisitions of Citrusource and Niagara Natural been completed on December 29, 2013. In addition, the pro forma information does not purport to project the future results of operations of the Company.