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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS  
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

F.       BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

We completed the following acquisitions in 2018, none in 2019, which were accounted for using the purchase method in thousands unless otherwise noted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net 

 

Company

Acquisition 

 

Intangible 

Tangible 

Operating

Name

Date

Purchase Price

Assets

Assets

Segment

 

October 22, 2018

$15,115
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 8,592

$

 6,523

North

Pak-Rite, LTD ("Pak-Rite")

A designer and manufacturer of packaging for high-value products, such as medical, aerospace and automation equipment.  Pak-Rite had annual sales of approximately $15 million.  The acquisition of Pak-Rite allows us to grow our portfolio of packaging products and our presence in this region.

 

July 31, 2018

$1,016
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 250

$

 766

West

The Pallet Place, LLC ("Pallet Place")

A manufacturer and distributor of total packaging solutions in timber, crates, skids, and pallets.  Pallet Place had annual sales of approximately $5 million.  The acquisition of Pallet Place allows us to increase our industrial business and creates operating leverage by consolidating with another regional operation.

 

June 1, 2018

$23,866
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 12,497

$

 11,369

South

North American Container Corporation ("NACC")

A manufacturer of structural packaging products, including steel, corrugated and hardwood packaging.  NACC had annual sales of approximately $71 million.  The acquisition of NACC allows us to enhance our presence in this region, expand our product offering, and serve customers more cost effectively.

 

April 9, 2018

$3,890
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 2,235

$

 1,655

West

Fontana Wood Products ("Fontana")

A manufacturer and distributor of lumber and trusses in the Southern California region.  Fontana had annual sales of approximately $12 million.  The acquisition of Fontana allows us to expand our manufactured housing business and creates operating leverage by consolidating with another regional operation.

 

April 3, 2018

$1,347
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 1,287

$

 60

All Other

Expert Packaging ("Expert")

A manufacturer and distributor of total packaging solutions in timber, crates, pallets, and skids.  Expert had annual sales of approximately $3.6 million.  The acquisition of Expert allows us to make progress on our goal of becoming a global provider of packaging solutions.

 

January 23, 2018

$2,942
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 850

$

 2,092

West

Spinner Wood Products, LLC ("Spinner")

A manufacturer and distributor of agricultural bin and various industrial packaging.  Spinner had annual sales of approximately $8 million.  The acquisition of Spinner allows us to expand our industrial packaging product offering and creates operating leverage by consolidating with other regional operations.

 

January 15, 2018

$5,784
cash paid for 100% asset purchase

$

 50

$

 5,734

North

Great Northern Lumber, LLC

A manufacturer of industrial products as well as serving the concrete forming market in the Chicago area.  Great Northern Lumber had annual sales of approximately $25 million.  The acquisition of Great Northern Lumber enables us to expand our concrete forming product offering and regional coverage.

The intangible assets for each acquisition were finalized and allocated to their respective identifiable intangible asset and goodwill accounts during 2018, except for the NACC and Pak-Rite acquisitions.  In aggregate, acquisitions completed since the end of March 2018 and not consolidated with other operations contributed approximately $28.5 million in revenue and a $1.2 million operating profit during the first quarter of 2019.