BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

2.          BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On May 31, 2023, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Southern Hydraulic Cylinder, Inc., (“SHC”), a Tennessee corporation. SHC manufactures, sells and services hydraulic cylinders and related components. The operations of SHC align with those of the Company, which management believes will strengthen its efforts to enhance the stability of the Company’s supply chain.

The purchase price totaling approximately $17.4 million was comprised of cash on hand and by drawing on the existing revolving credit facility.

The preliminary allocation of the consideration for the net assets acquired from the acquisition of SHC were as follows:

(in thousands)
Sources of financing
Cash	$	17,376
Fair value of consideration transferred		17,376
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable		2,245
Fixed assets		3,735
Inventory		3,467
Prepaid insurance		71
Intangibles		193
Total identifiable assets acquired		9,711
Assumed liabilities		738
Goodwill	$	8,403

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and is  deductible for tax purposes. The acquisition of SHC resulted in the recognition of $8.4 million of goodwill. The Company believes goodwill is attributable to the Company’s investment for its ability to stabilize supply chain through vertical integration and introducing automation and improving production efficiency and the workforce of the acquired business.

The real property fair value of $3.0 million was comprised of land and buildings of $2.8 million and cranes of $0.2 million. The fair value was determined by a third-party appraisal performed using a sales comparison approach and income approach. Net book value was determined to approximate fair market value for the remaining fixed assets.

Identifiable intangible assets consisted of a restrictive covenant agreement of $25.0 thousand and order backlog of $168.0 thousand. The fair value of intangible assets was determined by a third party valuation. The restrictive covenant agreement and order backlog were valued using the income approach, specifically the with and without method and multi-period excess earnings method, respectively.

The fair value of the assets acquired includes trade receivables of $2.2 million that are not purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The Company does not anticipate any markdowns of trade receivables or corresponding credit losses.

The results of operations of SHC for the period from the May 31, 2023 acquisition date through December 31, 2023, are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations since the acquisition date. Transaction costs associated with the acquisition were not significant.

Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)

The results of operations for SHC, and the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since its respective date of acquisition. For the year ended December 31, 2023 and since the June 1, 2023 date of its acquisition, SHC contributed approximately $6.0 million to the Company’s revenues and increased pretax income by approximately $1.1 million. Earnings for the period include adjustments made for the elimination of intercompany sales and profits, as well as sales of finished goods recorded at market value as part of the acquisition.

The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of the Company’s operations and those of SHC for the periods as shown as if the acquisition of SHC had occurred on January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information presented below is for informational purposes only, and is subject to a number of estimates, assumptions and other uncertainties.

The Company did not have any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings.

	Pro forma for Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands)		2023		2022		2021
Revenue	$	1,157	$	861	$	728
Earnings	$	60	$	22	$	17