EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

5. EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

In April 2020, the Company completed its previously announced transaction with Chas. M. Sledd Company (“Sledd”), a West Virginia wholesale distributor serving the convenience store industry, to jointly own and operate a limited liability company (“Team Sledd”) formed for the purpose of owning and operating Sledd’s wholesale distribution business. In conjunction with the transaction, Sledd contributed substantially all of its assets and stated liabilities to Team Sledd, while the Company contributed $10.0 million in cash, of which $6.5 million was structured as equity and $3.5 million was structured as a secured loan to Team Sledd which is subordinate to the liens of Team Sledd's existing secured lenders.

At June 2020, AMCON owned approximately 44% of Team Sledd’s outstanding equity, with a carrying value of $6.6 million. For the three months ended June 2020, the Company recognized $0.1 million in equity in earnings (net of income taxes) from its investment in Team Sledd. The Company’s secured loan to Team Sledd had a carrying value of $3.5 million as of June 2020.