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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2024
Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
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Acquisitions

Onkyo

On April 29, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary, PAC, signed a Letter of Intent to acquire certain assets of the home audio/video business of Onkyo Home Entertainment Corporation (“OHEC”), along with Sharp Corporation (“Sharp”) as PAC’s partner. On May 26, 2021, PAC and Sharp signed an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) to jointly acquire the home audio/video business of OHEC through a joint venture entity. The APA was approved by OHEC’s shareholders at its ordinary general meeting of shareholders on June 25, 2021 and on June 28, 2021, the Company announced that PAC had entered into a joint venture with Sharp in order to execute the transaction. PAC owns 77.2% of the joint venture and has 85.1% voting interest and Sharp owns 22.8% of the joint venture and has 14.9% voting interest. On September 8, 2021, the newly formed joint venture, Onkyo Technology KK (“Onkyo”), completed the transaction to acquire certain assets of the home audio/video business of OHEC. The acquired assets consisted of intangible assets.

The joint venture agreement between PAC and Sharp also contains a put/call option, whereby Sharp has the right to put its interest in the joint venture back to Voxx and Voxx has the right to call Sharp’s ownership interest in the joint venture at any time after the approval of Onkyo’s annual financial statements for the year ending February 28, 2025 at a purchase price equal to the higher of (a) the assets of Onkyo minus the liabilities of Onkyo, or (b) five times the EBITDA of Onkyo, in either case (a) or (b), less any amounts distributed to Sharp at any time (provided all shareholder loans are repaid) multiplied by the percentage of votes attached to such shares and other interests, free from all encumbrances, and with the benefit of all rights attaching to them as at the date of the relevant notice.

The following summarizes the allocation of the purchase price based upon the fair value of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition:

 

 

 

September 8, 2021

 

 

Measurement Period Adjustments

 

 

September 8, 2021 (as adjusted)

 

Purchase price:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid

 

$

21,989

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

21,989

 

Assignment of notes and interest receivable

 

 

8,417

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,417

 

Fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

6,710

 

 

 

1,119

 

 

 

7,829

 

Total transaction consideration

 

$

37,116

 

 

$

1,119

 

 

$

38,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

26,929

 

 

$

(7,905

)

 

$

19,024

 

Goodwill

 

 

10,187

 

 

 

9,024

 

 

 

19,211

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

37,116

 

 

$

1,119

 

 

 

38,235

 

 

During Fiscal 2022 and during the third quarter of Fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a cumulative net measurement period adjustment that increased goodwill by $9,024. The measurement period adjustment would have resulted in a decrease in amortization expense related to tradenames and technology in the third quarter of Fiscal 2022 and was not significant. The Company made the measurement period adjustment to reflect facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and did not result from intervening

events subsequent to such date. The assets acquired include tradenames, technology, and goodwill. The amounts assigned to goodwill and intangible assets for the acquisition were as follows:

 

 

September 8, 2021 (as adjusted)

 

 

Amortization Period (Years)

Goodwill

 

$

19,211

 

 

N/A

Tradenames

 

 

12,468

 

 

10

Technology

 

 

6,556

 

 

5

 

 

$

38,235

 

 

 

 

The fair values of the intangible assets and contingent consideration were determined with the assistance of a third-party valuation expert. Goodwill was determined as the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, all of which is deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill represents workforce and expected cash flow generation for the Onkyo business that does not qualify for separate recognition as intangible assets.

The original terms of the contingent consideration payable to OHEC were based upon the calculation of 2% of the total price of certain future product purchases, as defined in the APA, by PAC. Such payments were due to OHEC in perpetuity. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using an income approach, by estimating potential payments based on projections of future inventory purchases multiplied by the 2% payment and discounting them back to their present values using a weighted average cost of capital. A second discount rate was applied to account for the Company’s credit risk to arrive at the present value of the payments. As there was no set term and the payments were intended to be made in perpetuity, a one-stage Gordon Growth Model was used to account for expected payments made beyond the last year of projections.

On May 13, 2022, OHEC filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan. The filing did not include the assets previously purchased by Onkyo on September 8, 2021. On February 10, 2023, the contingent consideration obligation was settled with the bankruptcy trustee of OHEC for $6,000, which resulted in a gain of $443. This settlement relieved Onkyo from the future payments of 2% of the total purchase price of certain future product purchases that were to be made in perpetuity. The $6,000 settlement amount was paid in installments of $1,500, $2,500, and $2,000. The first installment of $1,500 was made in February 2023. The remaining installments, totaling $4,500, were made during Fiscal 2024 after the completion of the obligation of the bankruptcy trustee of OHEC under the settlement agreement.

The following table provides a rollforward of the Company's contingent consideration balance for the year ended February 29, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at February 28, 2023

 

$

4,500

 

Payments

 

 

(4,500

)

Balance at February 29, 2024

 

$

-

 

The Company has consolidated the financial results of Onkyo since the acquisition date for financial reporting purposes. The non-controlling interest has been classified as redeemable non-controlling interest outside of equity on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as the exercise of the put/call option is not within the Company’s control. The carrying value of the redeemable non-controlling interest of Onkyo cannot be less than the redemption amount, which is the amount the put/call option would be settled for if exercised. Based upon the terms of the put/call option, the option remains exercisable in the event there is no redemption price, or if the redemption price is a negative amount, as determined by the redemption formula. In periods where the specific formula results in a negative amount, and thus no redemption value exists, no amounts would be paid to or received from the counterparty upon the exercise of the option. Adjustments to reconcile the carrying value to the redemption amount are recorded immediately to retained earnings and included in earnings per share. No adjustment was made to the carrying amount of the redeemable non-controlling interest as the excess of the redemption amount over the carrying amount was minimal, or a negative amount on February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023. In the event the formulaic redemption price is positive and

greater than the carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interest balance, an adjustment to the carrying amount of the non-controlling interest would be recorded.

The following table provides the rollforward of the redeemable non-controlling interest for the year ended February 29, 2024:

 

 

 

Redeemable Non-controlling Interest

 

Balance at February 28, 2021

 

$

-

 

Initial investment by Sharp

 

 

2,069

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(1,483

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(75

)

Balance at February 28, 2022

 

 

511

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(1,191

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(125

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(88

)

Balance at February 28, 2023

 

 

(893

)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(2,535

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

143

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

82

 

Balance at February 29, 2024

 

$

(3,203

)

 

The purpose of this acquisition was to expand the Company’s market share and product offerings within the premium audio industry. The joint venture owns the Onkyo and Integra brands and has the licensing rights to the Pioneer brands. The Company markets and sells a variety of products under the Onkyo, Integra, and Pioneer brands through the Company's subsidiary, 11 Trading Company. Onkyo’s results of operations are included in the consolidated financial statements of Voxx in our Consumer Electronics segment from September 8, 2021. Onkyo's sales eliminate in consolidation. Prior to the acquisition, PAC operated under a distribution agreement with OHEC through its 11TC subsidiary, selling Onkyo and Pioneer products to Voxx customers. No additional customer contracts were acquired in conjunction with the acquisition and 11TC continues to sell these products to the same pre-acquisition customer base.

Historical financial statements for Onkyo prior to the acquisition were not available and it is impracticable for the Company to determine the impact the acquisition would have had on the Company’s revenue or net loss had it been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the full year ended February 28, 2022.