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ACQUISITION OF OMNIMETRIX
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
ACQUISITION OF OMNIMETRIX [Abstract]  
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]
ACQUISITION OF OMNIMETRIX
 
On February 15, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which it acquired, through its XYZ Holdings, Inc. wholly-owned Georgia subsidiary ("Holdings" which has been renamed OMX Holdings, Inc.), all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company membership interests (the "Interests") in OmniMetrix, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("OmniMetrix"). OmniMetrix is in the business of designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling (i) wireless remote systems that monitor standby power generation, backup power generators, remote powered equipment, cellular towers, emergency towered communications and remote tower sites (the "Power Generator Monitoring" segment - see Note 11), and (iii) cathodic protection products to monitor pipeline integrity (the "Cathodic Protection" segment - included in the Company's "Other" segment - see Note 11). Holdings purchased the Interests in OmniMetrix from its three individual holders (the "Sellers") in consideration for an aggregate cash payment of $8,500. The Company incurred approximately $300 of transaction costs in connection with the acquisition of OmniMetrix which are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The acquisition of OmniMetrix adds to the Company's growing product lines of remote monitoring systems for aging energy infrastructure.
The transaction was accounted for as a purchase business combination. OmniMetrix's results from operations for the period from acquisition (February 15, 2012) to September 30, 2012 have been included in the Company’s consolidated Statement of Operations. In the period since our acquisition, the Company recorded $952 of revenues and a net loss of $1,381 associated with OmniMetrix's activities. Pro forma information with respect to the acquisition of OmniMetrix are not included in these condensed financial statements as the information is not material.

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the fair value of OmniMetrix is allocated to OmniMetrix's identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the date of the transaction. Based upon a third-party valuation of intangible assets as of that date, the Company allocated the $8,500 consideration of the fair value to assets and liabilities as follows:

Cash
$
665

Accounts receivable
328

Inventory
234

Other current assets
10

Property and equipment
26

Intangible assets
5,581

Goodwill (see Note 7 for allocation to segments)
1,930

Total assets acquired
8,774

 
 

Current liabilities
(274
)
Fair value of assets and liabilities acquired
$
8,500


 
Intangible assets with estimated useful lives are amortized over that period. The intangible assets acquired and their weighted average estimated useful life in years is noted in the table below:
Intangible Asset Acquired
Estimated value
 
Weighted average estimated useful life in years
OmniMetrix technologies
$
2,319

 
10
Customer relationships
3,236

 
14
Non-compete agreements
26

 
6
 
$
5,581

 
 


Goodwill is not amortized for financial statement purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.