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ACQUISITIONS
6 Months Ended
Apr. 26, 2015
ACQUISITIONS  
ACQUISITIONS

 

NOTE BACQUISITIONS

 

On August 11, 2014, the Company acquired CytoSport Holdings, Inc. (CytoSport) of Benicia, California for a preliminary purchase price of $424.3 million in cash.  The purchase price is preliminary pending final working capital and other purchase accounting adjustments, and was funded by the Company with cash on hand and by utilizing funds from its revolving line of credit.  The agreement provides for a potential additional payment of up to $20.0 million subject to meeting specific financial performance criteria over the next two years.  The Company has recognized $10.3 million related to this potential payment as of April 26, 2015, based on the current estimated fair value determined by an independent appraisal.

 

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method.  The Company has estimated the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, using independent appraisals and other analyses, and is in the process of determining final working capital adjustments.  Therefore, a preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the acquired assets, liabilities, and goodwill is presented in the table below.

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

34,057

 

 

Inventory

 

62,246

 

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

3,133

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

8,119

 

 

Intangible assets

 

183,607

 

 

Goodwill

 

267,313

 

 

Current liabilities

 

(52,298

)

 

Long-term liabilities

 

(25,182

)

 

Deferred taxes

 

(56,667

)

 

Purchase price

 

$

424,328

 

 

The liabilities shown above include $15.0 million representing potential payments owed under a supplier agreement, which are contingent on future production levels.

 

Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets recognized.  The goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition primarily reflects the value of the assembled workforce, manufacturing synergies, and the potential to expand presence in alternate channels.  The goodwill balance is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill and intangible assets have been allocated to the Specialty Foods and International & Other reporting segments.

 

Operating results for this acquisition have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition and are reflected in the Specialty Foods and International & Other reporting segments.  The acquisition contributed $87.2 million and $151.4 million of net sales for the second quarter and six months ended April 26, 2015.

 

CytoSport is the maker of Muscle Milk® products and is a leading provider of premium protein products in the sports nutrition category.  CytoSport’s brands align with the Company’s focus on protein while further diversifying the Company’s portfolio.

 

On November 26, 2013, the Company acquired the China based SKIPPY peanut butter business from Conopco, Inc. (doing business as Unilever United States Inc.), of Englewood Cliffs, N.J. for a final purchase price of $41.9 million in cash.  This acquisition includes the Weifang, China manufacturing facility and all sales in Mainland China.  The purchase price was funded by the Company with cash on hand.

 

Operating results for this acquisition have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition and are reflected in the International & Other reporting segment.  The acquisition contributed an incremental $5.9 million of net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

 

SKIPPY is a well-established brand that allows the Company to expand its presence in the center of the store with a non-meat protein product and reinforces the Company’s balanced product portfolio.  The acquisition also provides the opportunity to strengthen the Company’s global presence and complements the international sales strategy for the SPAM family of products.

 

Pro forma results of operations are not presented, as no acquisition was considered material, individually or in the aggregate, to the consolidated Company.