Acquisition and Divestiture

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2024

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Sierra Wireless, Inc.

On January 12, 2023 (the "Acquisition Date"), the Company completed the acquisition of Sierra Wireless, Inc. (“Sierra Wireless”), pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement dated as of August 2, 2022 (the "Arrangement Agreement") by and among the Company, 13548597 Canada Inc., a corporation formed under the Canada Business Corporations Act, and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Purchaser"), and Sierra Wireless. Pursuant to terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement, the Purchaser, among other things, acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Sierra Wireless (the "Sierra Wireless Acquisition"). The Sierra Wireless Acquisition was implemented by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Plan of Arrangement") in accordance with the Canada Business Corporations Act. Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement and Plan of Arrangement, at the effective time of the Sierra Wireless Acquisition, which constituted a change in control of Sierra Wireless, each common share of Sierra Wireless that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time was transferred to the Purchaser in consideration for the right to receive $31.00 per share of Sierra Wireless’ common shares, in an all-cash transaction representing a total purchase consideration of approximately $1.3 billion. The acquisition was financed with a combination of cash on hand and $895.0 million of capital from term loans as described in Note 10, Long-Term Debt.

The transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, "Business Combinations." Acquisition-related transaction costs are not included as a component of consideration transferred, but are accounted for as an expense in the period in which the costs are incurred. Any excess of the acquisition consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. The goodwill resulted from expected synergies from the transaction, including complementary products that were expected to enhance the Company’s overall product portfolio, and opportunities within new markets, and is not deductible for tax purposes. The fair value of the developed technology rights acquired was preliminarily determined by estimating the probability-weighted net cash flows attributable to these rights discounted to present value using a discount rate that represented the estimated rate that market participants would use to value this intangible asset. The fair value of the customer relationships was preliminarily determined by estimating the amount that would be required to replace the customers from lead generations to product shipment.

The purchase price allocation for the Sierra Wireless Acquisition was completed during fiscal year 2024. The fair values of acquired intangibles were determined based on estimates and assumptions that were deemed reasonable by the Company. In fiscal year 2023, a preliminary goodwill balance of $931.4 million was recognized for the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets acquired and represented the expected revenue and cost synergies of the combined company and assembled workforce. In fiscal year 2024, the Company finalized measurement period adjustments related to identifiable intangible assets, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, income and non-income based taxes, legal matters, and other assets and liabilities, which were recorded to reflect facts and circumstances that existed as of the Acquisition Date. These adjustments increased the goodwill balance by $23.9 million to $955.3 million. In fiscal year 2024, the Company also finalized its determination of the reporting units related to the Sierra Wireless Acquisition and completed an allocation of the goodwill balance to these reporting units. See Note 8, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for additional information.

The purchase price consideration was as follows:


(in thousands)	January 29, 2023
Cash consideration paid to common shareholders	$	1,213,091
Cash consideration paid to holders of Sierra Wireless equity compensation awards (1)	37,669
Total cash consideration paid to selling equity holders	$	1,250,760
Sierra Wireless debt settled at close	58,791
Total purchase price consideration	$	1,309,551

(1) Consideration for Sierra Wireless equity compensation awards consisted of $37.7 million paid for the pre-combination portion of unvested equity awards that were accelerated as part of the Arrangement Agreement. The fair value of the unvested equity awards attributable to the post-combination period of $45.7 million is included in the Company's Statements of Operations for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2023.

The following table presents the fair values of assets and liabilities assumed on the Acquisition Date based on valuations and management's estimates:


(in thousands)	Amounts recognized as of Acquisition Date (as initially reported)		Measurement period adjustments		Amounts recognized as of Acquisition Date (as adjusted)
Total purchase price consideration, net of cash acquired $68,794	$	1,240,757			$	1,240,757
Assets:					—
Accounts receivable, net	92,633		—		92,633
Inventories	96,339		(1,899)		94,440
Other current assets	72,724		5,003		77,727
Property, plant and equipment	29,086		(2,628)		26,458
Intangible assets	214,780		—		214,780
Prepaid taxes	3,001		—		3,001
Deferred tax assets	22,595		285		22,880
Other assets	14,878		—		14,878
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	50,413		210		50,623
Accrued liabilities	148,654		26,232		174,886
Deferred tax liabilities	4,824		350		5,174
Other long-term liabilities	32,785		(2,106)		30,679
Net assets acquired, excluding goodwill	$	309,360	$	(23,925)	285,435
Goodwill	$	931,397	$	23,925	$	955,322

Goodwill is the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represented the expected revenue and cost synergies of the combined company and assembled workforce as of the Acquisition Date. Goodwill recognized as a result of the acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. See Note 8, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for additional information about goodwill impairments recorded in fiscal year 2024 related to the Sierra Wireless Acquisition.

A summary of the purchase price allocation to amortizable intangible assets is as follows:

(in thousands)

Estimated Useful Life

January 12, 2023

Amortizable intangible assets:

Developed technology

1-6 years

152,780

Customer relationships

2-10 years

53,000

Trade name

2-10 years

9,000

Total amortizable intangible assets

214,780

The Company recognized $74.5 million of acquisition-related costs that were expensed in the Statements of Operations in fiscal year 2023 as follows:


(in thousands)	Share-based compensation acceleration expense		Other acquisition costs expensed		Total
Cost of sales	$	802	$	—	$	802
Selling, general and administrative	33,937		28,798		$	62,735
Product development and engineering	11,010		—		$	11,010
Total acquisition costs expensed	$	45,749	$	28,798	$	74,547

Net sales attributable to Sierra Wireless from the Acquisition Date through January 29, 2023 was $15.0 million and net loss attributable to Sierra Wireless from the Acquisition Date through January 29, 2023 was $52.4 million, which included $45.7 million of share-based compensation acceleration expense.

Pro Forma Financial Information

The results of operations of Sierra Wireless have been included in the Statements of Operations since the Acquisition Date.

The following table provides a summary of the pro forma unaudited consolidated results of operations of Sierra Wireless as if the Sierra Wireless Acquisition had been completed on February 1, 2021 (the first day of fiscal year 2022):


	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 29, 2023		January 30, 2022
(in thousands)	(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Total revenues	$	1,415,721	$	1,214,067
Net (loss) income	22,174		(144,342)

The unaudited pro forma information presented does not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated at the beginning of each period presented nor of the results which may occur in the future. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma information does not include any adjustments for any restructuring activities, operating efficiencies or cost savings. The Company ends its fiscal year on the last Sunday in January. Prior to the transaction, Sierra Wireless's fiscal year ended on December 31. To comply with SEC rules and regulations for companies with different fiscal year ends, the pro forma combined financial information has been prepared utilizing periods that differ by up to a month.

Divestiture

On May 3, 2022, the Company completed the divestiture of its high reliability discrete diodes and assemblies business (the “Disposal Group”) to Micross Components, Inc. for $26.2 million, net of cash disposed, in an all-cash transaction. The divestiture resulted in a gain $18.3 million in fiscal year 2023, which was recorded in "Gain on sale of business" in the Statements of Operations. As a result of the transaction, the Company disposed of $0.8 million of goodwill based on the relative fair value of the Disposal Group and the portion of the applicable reporting unit that was retained. The estimated fair value of the Disposal Group less estimated costs to sell exceeded its carrying amount as of the transaction date. As the sale of the Disposal Group was not considered a strategic shift that would have a major effect on the Company’s operations or financial results, it was not reported as discontinued operations.