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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 2 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
 
Sale of Nationwide Industries, Inc.
 
The Company, as part of its strategic plan to focus on expanding its position in the power-tool and accessories market, sold Nationwide in February 2016. On the Nationwide Closing Date, P&F, Countrywide, Nationwide and Argosy NWI Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), entered into a Stock Purchase and Redemption Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, after giving effect to certain contributions and redemptions of Nationwide’s common shares (“Nationwide Shares”), the Buyer acquired all of the outstanding Nationwide Shares from Countrywide (the “Acquisition”). The purchase price for the Nationwide Shares acquired in the Acquisition was approximately $22,200,000, before giving effect to an estimated working capital adjustment, as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement, of approximately $802,000 in favor of the Buyer. Further, in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company placed into escrow $1,955,000 (“escrow funds”), of which $250,000 related to the final working capital adjustment. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the final working capital adjustment amount was determined to be approximately $75,000 in the Company’s favor. As a result, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, the $250,000 portion of the escrow funds was released to the Company, and the final working capital adjustment amount of $75,000 was paid to the Company by the Buyer. In connection with the Acquisition, Countrywide agreed that, should it sell the real property it owned in Tampa, Florida (the “Premises”), it will contribute an additional $400,000 into the escrow funds. In November 2016, the Premises were sold, and as a result Countrywide contributed the additional $400,000 into the aforementioned escrow funds which, at that time, aggregated to approximately $2,105,000. In accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, in August 2017, as no claims were made against the Escrow funds, the Company received the full amount of the escrow plus interest.
 
At the closing of the Acquisition, after paying closing costs, the net cash received from the Buyer was approximately $18,700,000.
 
As Nationwide was a substantial and unique business unit of the Company, its sale was a strategic shift. Accordingly, in accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Company, in 2016, classified Nationwide as a discontinued operation.
 
The net income from discontinued operations, net of taxes in 2016 presented in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), is comprised of the following:
 
 
 
January 1, 2016
 
 
 
through February
 
 
 
11, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
1,830,000
 
Cost of goods sold
 
 
1,177,000
 
Gross margin
 
 
653,000
 
Selling and general and administrative expenses
 
 
483,000
 
Interest expense - net
 
 
60,000
 
Income before income taxes
 
 
110,000
 
Income taxes
 
 
38,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
72,000
 
 
   The Company recognized a gain of $12,185,000, on the sale of Nationwide during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, which represents the difference between the adjusted net purchase price and the carrying book value of Nationwide. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company incurred an additional $14,000 in expenses related to the sale. For income tax purposes, the Company’s tax basis in Nationwide was greater than the net proceeds, thus resulting in a tax loss. This tax loss may only be applied against future capital gain transactions.  During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016; the Company recorded a tax benefit of $141,000, net of a valuation allowance against the gain on sale.  In November 2016, Countrywide completed the sale of the real property located in Tampa Florida, which was treated as a capital gain transaction for tax purposes.  As a result, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, the Company removed the valuation allowance initially recorded against the tax loss, resulting in an additional $187,000 tax benefit recorded against the gain on sale.