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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2021
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions Acquisitions
Fiscal 2021
For fiscal year 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of all the assets of Acme Galvanizing, Inc., which was not significant. Accordingly, disclosures of the purchase price allocations and unaudited pro forma results of operations have not been provided. The goodwill arising from this acquisition was allocated to the Metal Coatings segment and is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. In addition, in conjunction with the acquisition, the Company assumed liabilities related to environmental remediation of approximately $0.6 million.
Fiscal 2020
In April 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of K2 Partners, Inc. ("K2") and Tennessee Galvanizing, Inc. ("Tennessee Galvanizing"), two privately held companies. K2 provides powder coating and
electroplating solutions to customers in the Midwest and Southeast from locations in Texas and Florida. Tennessee Galvanizing provides galvanizing solutions to customers throughout the United States. These acquisitions expanded the Company's geographical reach in metal coating solutions and broadened its offerings in strategic markets. The goodwill arising from these acquisitions was allocated to the Metal Coatings segment and is not deductible for income tax purposes.
In August 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of NuZinc, LLC, a privately held plating company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The acquisition increased the Company's capability and capacity in electroplating solutions within its Metal Coatings segment. The goodwill arising from this acquisition was allocated to the Metal Coatings segment and is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
In September 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of all the assets of Preferred Industries, Ltd. ("Preferred"), a privately held company based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Preferred provides powder and e-coating solutions to the automotive, HVAC, marine, transportation, medical, industrial, and plastics industries. The acquisition broadened the Company's offerings and expanded its network of surface technology plants. This goodwill arising from this acquisition was included in the Metal Coatings segment and is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, in aggregate, related to the acquisitions in fiscal 2020, as of the date of each respective acquisition (in thousands):
Assets
Accounts receivable$4,591 
Inventories1,830 
Prepaid expenses and other22 
Property, plant and equipment5,336 
Intangibles15,512 
Goodwill39,419 
Liabilities
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities(1,575)
Contingent consideration(2,000)
Deferred income taxes(2,507)
Total purchase price$60,628 
In addition to the initial cash payment upon closing for the K2 acquisition, contingent consideration of up to $2.0 million is payable based on the achievement of specified operating results over the three-year period following completion of the acquisition.
The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of each respective acquisition (in thousands):
Fair ValueUseful Life
Customer relationships$15,360 15 years
Non-compete agreements152 3 years
Total intangible assets$15,512 
During fiscal 2020, the acquired companies described above generated net sales of $27.9 million and net income of $2.6 million in the Company’s consolidated statements of income from the date of each respective acquisition.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and the companies included as part of the fiscal 2020 acquisitions, as though the companies were combined as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2019.  The pro forma amounts presented are not necessarily indicative of either the actual consolidated results had the acquisitions occurred as of the beginning of fiscal 2019 or of future consolidated operating results.
The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows (in thousands):
20202019
Revenues$1,072,633 $966,007 
Net income49,702 57,693 
Pro forma results presented above reflect: (i) incremental depreciation relating to fair value adjustments to property, plant, and equipment and (ii) amortization adjustments relating to fair value estimates of intangible assets. Pro forma adjustments described above have been tax affected using the Company's effective rate during the respective periods.
Fiscal 2019
In March 2018, the Company purchased certain assets through a bankruptcy sales process from Lectrus Corporation, a privately-held corporation based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lectrus designs and manufactures custom electrical metal enclosures and provides electrical and mechanical integration. This acquisition expanded the Company's market reach to the Southwest states, brought additional capability to process large, multi-segment enclosures in Lectrus' large manufacturing facility and complemented AZZ's current metal enclosure businesses in the Infrastructure Solutions segment.
Supplemental Disclosures
During fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid approximately $4.4 million, $60.6 million and $8.0 million, respectively, for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and expensed acquisition related costs of approximately $0, $0.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
The goodwill resulting from these acquisitions during fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 consists largely of the Company’s expected future product and services sales and synergies from combining the products and services and technology with the Company’s existing product and services portfolio.
For fiscal year 2019, the acquisitions were not significant individually or in the aggregate. Accordingly, disclosures of the purchase price allocations and unaudited pro forma results of operations have not been provided.