Acquisition of Jamalco

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

On May 2, 2023, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Century Aluminum Jamaica Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of all the outstanding share capital of General Alumina Holdings Limited, the holder of a 55% interest in Jamalco JV ("Jamalco"), an unincorporated joint venture engaged in bauxite mining and alumina production in Jamaica. The remaining 45% interest in Jamalco is owned by Clarendon Alumina Production Limited ("CAP"), which in turn is owned by the Government of Jamaica. The purchase price for the acquisition was $1.00. The acquisition resulted in a bargain purchase gain in part due to the seller experiencing financial distress following curtailment of Jamalco's operations in the second half of 2021 due to a facility fire, with operations restarting in the second half of 2022.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 - Business Combinations, resulting in the Company recognizing the assets and liabilities at fair value with the excess over fair value of consideration transferred to the seller presented as a bargain purchase gain of $245.9 million recognized within the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company finalized the Jamalco purchase price allocation and recognized measurement period adjustments, which primarily resulted from third-party valuation adjustments to risk premiums, reducing the value of property, plant and equipment by $29.0 million. This reduction in value of property plant and equipment resulted in a corresponding reduction to the bargain purchase gain of $29.0 million decreasing the value of the previously deferred bargain purchase gain of $273.4 million as of December 31, 2023. The Company finalized its purchase accounting as of March 31, 2024.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of identified assets acquired, liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition:


Purchase price allocation	Amount
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19.4
Restricted cash	8.3
Accounts receivable - net	7.7
Non-trade receivables	40.4
Inventories	103.9
Prepaid and other current assets	4.2
Property, plant and equipment	217.2
Other assets	26.1
Accounts payable, trade	(94.6)
Accrued and other current liabilities	(29.5)
Other liabilities	(36.5)
Asset retirement obligations	(23.9)
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed	242.7
Less: noncontrolling interest	(3.2)
Bargain purchase gain	245.9

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, Jamalco contributed $150.3 million to our total revenues and a loss of $41.1 million to our total earnings. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $1.4 million of transaction costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the results of operations of the Company for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as if the acquisition of Jamalco had been completed on January 1, 2022. This unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared for informational purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the actual consolidated results of operations had the acquisition been completed on January 1, 2022, nor is the information indicative of future results of operations of the combined companies.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022
Revenue	$	2,235.1	$	2,831.0
Earnings	$	(45.9)	$	(33.1)