Note 3 - Business Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Feb. 25, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

3

. Business Acquisitions

During the

twenty

-

six

weeks ended

February

25,

2017,

the Company completed

three

business acquisitions (including Arrow discussed below) with an aggregate purchase price of approximately

$119.1

million. The results of operations of these acquisitions have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial results since their respective acquisition dates. These acquisitions were not significant in relation to the Company’s consolidated financial results and, therefore, pro forma financial information has not been presented.

On

September

19,

2016,

the Company completed an acquisition of Arrow Uniform (“Arrow”) for approximately

$118.3

million and contingent consideration subject to certain holdback provisions of

$1.5

million. The all-cash transaction was structured as an asset acquisition, with the Company acquiring substantially all of Arrow’s assets and a limited amount of liabilities. Arrow, headquartered in Taylor, Michigan, provided uniform and facility service rental programs as well as direct sales uniform programs to a wide range of large and small customers. Arrow operated from

12

locations with nearly

700

employees in

five

Midwestern states.

The Arrow acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The initial allocation of the purchase price is incomplete with respect to certain assets acquired from Arrow. The Company is still in the process of identifying and measuring the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company has engaged specialists to assist in the valuation of intangible assets for which certain assumptions have not yet been finalized. The table below summarizes the current purchase price allocation to the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the net assets recognized and represents the estimated future economic benefits arising from expected synergies and growth opportunities for the Company. All of the goodwill and intangible assets were allocated to the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment and are deductible for tax purposes. The cash paid upon closing for the acquisition was approximately

$119.9

million. The difference between the cash paid and the total purchase price represents amounts owed from the seller as a result of final closing adjustments. As such, a receivable due from the seller of

$1.6

million is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of

February

25,

2017.

Receivables	$	7,365
Inventories		1,824
Rental merchandise in service		7,175
Prepaid expense and other current assets		1,722
Property, plant and equipment		4,140
Goodwill		51,189
Customer contracts		40,256
Other intangible assets		2,580
Other assets		4,790
Accrued liabilities		(2,705	)
Total Purchase Price	$	118,336

Goodwill, customer contracts and other intangible assets are estimated utilizing Level

3

valuation inputs to the fair value hierarchy, which are unobservable and consist of discounted future cash flow estimates, while the remaining assets acquired and liabilities assumed were measured using Level

2

inputs which principally include estimated market values of comparable assets.