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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions Acquisitions
Acquisition of a Business – Noonlight

On September 23, 2022, Alarm.com Incorporated, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired 85% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Noonlight. Noonlight provides a connected safety and event management software and services platform that enables new applications and provides enhanced emergency response capabilities. We believe the acquisition of Noonlight will enhance our comprehensive suite of interactive cloud-based services and allow us to expand markets for emergency response services as well as accelerate innovation in those services.

In consideration for the purchase of 85% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Noonlight, we paid $31.9 million in cash on September 23, 2022, after deducting $1.5 million related to an outstanding loan issued to Noonlight during May of 2022 and $4.9 million related to agreed holdback provisions. See Note 9 for further details on the loan to Noonlight, including the settlement of the outstanding principal and interest. Pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement, following the preliminary determination of the working capital of Noonlight as of the closing date, the purchase price decreased by less than $0.1 million. The working capital adjustment is expected to be finalized by the first quarter of 2023 and $0.3 million of the holdback is expected to be paid to the stockholders of Noonlight at that time. The remaining amount of the holdback of $4.6 million is expected to be paid to the stockholders of Noonlight by the end of the first quarter of 2024, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. As a result of the acquisition of Noonlight, we recorded approximately $0.8 million in acquisition-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2022. These costs include expenses directly related to acquiring Noonlight, are expensed as incurred and are included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

We recorded a measurement period adjustment related to changes in working capital, which resulted in an increase to the purchase consideration by $0.2 million, a decrease to accounts payable of $0.1 million, a decrease accrued expenses by less than $0.1 million and an increase to other current assets of less than $0.1 million. Additionally, we recorded a measurement period adjustment related to the assessment of the net operating losses acquired, which resulted in us recording a deferred tax asset of $2.6 million, which is presented net of the deferred tax liability of $2.3 million previously recorded in the acquisition, and a decrease to goodwill of $2.6 million. The purchase price allocation was not finalized as of December 31, 2022 and is pending the final determination of the working capital adjustment as well as potential future tax adjustments.
The table below sets forth the purchase consideration and the preliminary allocation used to estimate the fair value of the tangible and intangible net assets acquired (in thousands):
September 23, 2022
Calculation of Purchase Consideration:
Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment$31,840 
Outstanding principal and interest of loan provided to Noonlight1,537 
Holdback consideration4,910 
Total consideration$38,287 
Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets:
Cash$188 
Accounts receivable 291 
Other current and non-current assets200 
Property and equipment45 
Deferred tax assets272 
Developed technology9,335 
Trade names150 
Accounts payable(321)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities(318)
Deferred revenue(67)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest(6,770)
Goodwill35,282 
Total tangible and intangible net assets$38,287 

Goodwill of $35.3 million reflects the value of acquired workforce and synergies we expect to achieve from integrating Noonlight's suite of emergency response cloud-managed application program interfaces into our existing comprehensive suite of interactive cloud-based services. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes in future periods. We allocate goodwill to reporting units based on expected benefit from synergies and have allocated the goodwill to the Alarm.com segment.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles

The acquired activities and assets in the purchase of Noonlight constituted a business and with the exception of contract liabilities accounted for under Topic 606, in accordance with ASC 805, "Business Combinations," the assets and liabilities were recorded at their respective fair values as of September 23, 2022. We developed our estimate of the fair value of intangible net assets using a multi-period excess earnings method for developed technology and the relief from royalty method for the trade name.

Developed Technology

Developed technology primarily consists of intellectual property of proprietary software that is marketed for sale. We valued the developed technology using the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach. The significant assumptions used in the income approach include estimates about future expected cash flows from the developed technology, the obsolescence factor and the discount rate. We are amortizing the Noonlight developed technology, valued at $9.3 million, on an attribution method based on the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of seven years.

Trade Names

We valued the trade names acquired using a relief from royalty method. The significant assumptions used in the income approach include future expected cash flows from the trade name, the royalty rate and the discount rate. We are amortizing the trade names, valued at $0.2 million, on an attribution basis derived from the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of five years.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Our redeemable noncontrolling interest relates to our 85% equity ownership interest in Noonlight. The Noonlight stockholder agreement contains a put option that gives the minority Noonlight stockholders the right to sell their remaining 15% equity ownership interest to us based on the fair value of the shares and also contains a call option that gives us the right to purchase the remaining Noonlight shares from the minority Noonlight stockholders based on the fair value of the shares. The put and call options can each be exercised beginning in the first quarter of 2026. The redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded at fair value on September 23, 2022, by applying the income approach using unobservable inputs for projected cash flows, including projected financial results and a discount rate, which are considered Level 3 inputs. This redeemable noncontrolling interest is considered temporary equity and we report it between liabilities and stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets. The redemption value of the Noonlight noncontrolling interest was $6.8 million as of September 23, 2022 and $6.6 million as of December 31, 2022.

Business Combinations in Operations - Noonlight

The operations of the Noonlight business combination discussed above were included in the consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition date. The pro forma information as well as the revenue and net losses of the business combination were not material to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Acquisition of a Business - Shooter Detection Systems

On December 14, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding ownership interest units of Shooter Detection Systems, LLC, or SDS. SDS provides an indoor gunshot detection solution through the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System, which uses a combination of acoustic and infrared sensors and proprietary algorithms to detect gunshots and communicate shooting incident details to building occupants and security teams. The acquisition of SDS expands our commercial solutions and helps our partners outfit commercial and enterprise customers with the indoor gunshot detection solution.

In consideration for the purchase of 100% of the issued and outstanding ownership interest units of SDS, we paid $26.6 million in cash on December 14, 2020. Pursuant to the terms of the unit purchase agreement, following the preliminary determination of the working capital of SDS as of the closing date, the purchase price decreased by $0.1 million. The purchase price allocation was finalized during the second quarter of 2021, including the working capital adjustment, resulting in a measurement period adjustment to increase the purchase consideration by $0.1 million and to increase goodwill by $0.1 million.
The table below sets forth the purchase consideration and the fair value allocation of the tangible and intangible net assets acquired (in thousands):
December 14, 2020
Calculation of Purchase Consideration:
Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment$26,577 
Total consideration$26,577 
Tangible and Intangible Net Assets:
Cash$311 
Accounts receivable 1,179 
Inventory917 
Other current assets240 
Property and equipment77 
Operating lease right-of-use assets384 
Other assets348 
Customer relationships2,362 
Developed technology13,522 
Trade name512 
Accounts payable(19)
Accrued expenses(111)
Operating lease current liabilities(51)
Operating lease liabilities(333)
Goodwill7,239 
Total tangible and intangible net assets$26,577 

Goodwill of $7.2 million reflects the value of acquired workforce and synergies we expect to achieve from expanding our commercial solutions through SDS's indoor gunshot detection solution. The goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes in future periods. We allocate goodwill to reporting units based on expected benefit from synergies and have allocated the goodwill to the Alarm.com segment.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles

In accordance with ASC 805, SDS constituted a business and the assets and liabilities were recorded at their respective fair values as of December 14, 2020. We developed our estimate of the fair value of intangible net assets using the with-and-without method for customer relationships, the multi-period excess earnings method for the developed technology and the relief-from-royalty method for the trade name.

Customer Relationships

We recorded the customer relationships intangible separately from goodwill based on determination of the length, strength and contractual nature of the relationship that SDS shared with its customers. We valued the single group of customer relationships using the with-and-without method, an income approach. The significant assumptions used in the with-and-without method include estimates about future expected cash flows from customer contracts and the discount rate. We are amortizing the customer relationships, valued at $2.4 million, on an attribution basis derived from the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of six years.

Developed Technology

Developed technology primarily consists of intellectual property of proprietary software that is marketed for sale. We valued the developed technology by applying the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach. The significant assumptions used in the multi-period excess earnings method include estimates about future expected cash flows from the developed technology, the obsolescence factor and the discount rate. We are amortizing the SDS developed technology, valued at $13.5 million, on an attribution method based on the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of seven years.
Trade Name

We valued the trade names acquired using a relief from royalty method. The significant assumptions used in relief from royalty method include future expected cash flows from the trade name, the royalty rate and the discount rate. We are amortizing the trade names, valued at $0.5 million, on an attribution basis derived from the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of five years.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information - SDS

The following unaudited pro forma data is presented as if SDS were included in our historical consolidated statements of operations beginning January 1, 2019. These pro forma results do not necessarily represent what would have occurred if all the business combination had taken place on January 1, 2019, nor do they represent the results that may occur in the future.

This pro forma financial information includes our historical financial statements and those of our SDS business combination with the following adjustments: (i) we adjusted the pro forma amounts for income taxes, (ii) we adjusted for amortization expense assuming the fair value adjustments to intangible assets had been applied beginning January 1, 2019, and (iii) we adjusted for transaction fees incurred and reclassified them to January 1, 2019.

The pro forma adjustments were based on available information and upon assumptions that we believe are reasonable to reflect the impact of these acquisitions on our historical financial information on a supplemental pro forma basis, as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Pro Forma
Year Ended December 31,
20202019
Revenue$626,080 $508,662 
Net income attributable to common stockholders75,258 52,999 
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share - basic$1.54 $1.08 
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share - diluted$1.48 $1.04 

Business Combinations in Operations - SDS

The operations of the SDS business combination discussed above were included in the consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition date. The following table presents the revenue and losses of the business combination in the year of acquisition as reported within the consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenue$334 
Net loss(413)

Asset Acquisitions

On December 16, 2021, EnergyHub, Inc., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired certain assets of an unrelated third party. Substantially all of the acquired assets consisted of developed technology. We believe the acquisition of the developed technology will continue to advance our load-shaping energy management solution allowing additional devices to participate in utility programs that reduce or shift power consumption during peak demand periods.

In consideration for the purchase of the developed technology, we paid $4.2 million in cash in December 2021, with the remaining $0.9 million expected to be paid 18 months following the acquisition date, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. Additionally, we incurred $0.2 million in direct transaction costs related to legal fees during 2021 that were capitalized as a component of the consideration transferred. The combined $5.3 million consideration related to developed technology was recorded as an intangible asset at the time of the asset acquisition and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of seven years.

On March 31, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated acquired certain assets of an unrelated third party. Substantially all of the acquired assets consisted of in-process research and development, or IPR&D. We believe the acquisition of the IPR&D will continue to further our commitment to make significant investments in innovative research and development in the intelligently connected property market to broaden our suite of solutions.
In consideration for the purchase of the IPR&D, we paid $2.1 million in cash on March 31, 2020, $0.1 million in December 2019 and the remaining $0.7 million in April 2021. The $2.9 million consideration related to IPR&D was expensed at the time of the asset acquisition and was included in research and development expense in our consolidated statements of operations during 2020, as the IPR&D had no alternative future use.

On March 12, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated acquired certain assets of an unrelated third party. Substantially all of the acquired assets consisted of IPR&D. We believe the acquisition of the IPR&D will continue to strengthen our smart intercom capability, including building access security and convenience within the multiple dwelling unit market for residents, guests and deliveries.

In consideration for the purchase of the IPR&D, we paid $1.2 million in cash on March 12, 2020 and the remaining $0.3 million in September 2021. The $1.5 million consideration related to IPR&D was expensed at the time of the asset acquisition and was included in research and development expense in our consolidated statements of operations during 2020, as the IPR&D had no alternative future use.