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Business Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisitions  
Business Acquisitions

(5) Business Acquisitions

 

PVI Industries, LLC

 

On November 2, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of PVI Riverside Holdings, Inc., the parent company of PVI Industries, LLC (“PVI”). The aggregate purchase price, including the final working capital adjustment, was approximately $79.1 million.

 

PVI is a leading manufacturer of commercial stainless steel water heating equipment, focused on the high capacity market in North America and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. PVI’s water heater product offering complements AERCO’s boiler products, allowing the Company to address customers’ heating and hot water requirements. The results for PVI are included in the Company’s Americas segment.

 

The Company accounted for the transaction as a purchased business combination and the acquisition was funded partially with available cash and partially from borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company finalized the purchase price allocation for the PVI purchase. The acquisition resulted in the recognition of $41.1 million in goodwill and $31.0 million in intangible assets. The intangible assets acquired consist of customer relationships valued at $17.6 million with estimated lives of 15 years, developed technology valued at $10.2 million with estimated lives of 10 years, and the trade name valued at $3.2 million with an estimated life of 20 years.  The goodwill is attributable to the workforce of PVI and the strategic platform adjacency that will allow Watts to extend its product offerings as a result of the acquisition.  Approximately $6.9 million of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.  The following table summarizes the value of the assets and liabilities acquired (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

    

$

5.7

 

Inventory

 

 

12.7

 

Fixed assets

 

 

8.1

 

Other assets

 

 

2.8

 

Intangible assets

 

 

31.0

 

Goodwill

 

 

41.1

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(4.0)

 

Accrued expenses and other

 

 

(9.2)

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(9.1)

 

Purchase price

 

$

79.1

 

 

Watts Korea

 

On February 26, 2016, the Company acquired an additional 50% of the outstanding shares of Watts Korea for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4 million. Prior to February 26, 2016, the Company held a 40% interest in Watts Korea, which operated as a joint venture. The Company acquired the remaining 10% ownership in the fourth quarter of 2016 for $0.7 million and now owns 100% of Watts Korea.  Watts Korea strengthens Watts’ strategic vision to expand solutions sales into the Korean market. The Company accounted for the transaction as a step acquisition within a business combination. The Company recognized a $1.7 million pre-tax gain on the previously held 40% ownership interest in the first quarter of 2016.

 

The Company completed a valuation of the assets and liabilities acquired that resulted in the recognition of $3.3 million in goodwill, $1.6 million in intangible assets and $0.8 million as the estimate of the acquisition date fair value on commitment to purchase the remaining 10% ownership by December 31, 2017. The intangible assets acquired consisted entirely of customer relationships. The amortization period of these customer relationships is 10 years. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The balance sheet and results of operations for Watts Korea are included in the Company’s APMEA segment since acquisition date.

 

Apex Valves Limited

 

On November 30, 2015, the Company acquired 80% of the outstanding shares of Apex Valves Limited (“Apex”). Apex specializes in the design and manufacturing of control valves for low and high pressure hot water and filtration systems. Apex also produces an extensive range of float and reservoir valves for the agricultural industry. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $20.4 million and the Company recorded a long-term liability of $5.5 million as the estimate of the acquisition date fair value on the contractual call option to purchase the remaining 20% within three years of closing.  The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination. The Company completed a purchase price allocation that resulted in the recognition of $12.9 million in goodwill and $10.1 million in intangible assets. Intangible assets consist primarily of customer relationships with an estimated life of 10 years and a trade name with an estimated life of 15 years. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The results of operations for Apex are included in the Company’s APMEA segment since acquisition date.

 

The Company acquired an additional 10% ownership in the first quarter of 2017 for approximately $2.9 million and now owns 90% of the outstanding shares of Apex. The Company maintains a current liability of approximately $2.9 million for the estimated fair value on the remaining 10% contractual call option, which is expected to be exercised in 2018.