Note 18 - Acquisition of Businesses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 18 – Acquisition of Businesses:

Guardian Products, Inc.

On May 1, 2022, the Company, through BAMKO, acquired substantially all of the assets of Guardian Products, Inc. (“Guardian”) based in Norcross, Georgia. Guardian is a branded merchandise company that is one of the leading providers of promotional products to automotive dealers nationwide. The purchase price for the acquisition consisted of the following: (a) $11.1 million in cash, (b) the issuance of 116,550 restricted shares of Superior’s common stock (the “Guardian Stock”) that vest ratably over a three-year period, and (c) estimated potential future payments of approximately $2.3 million in additional contingent consideration based on the results of the acquired business through April 2025. The Guardian Stock is subject to transfer restrictions over the three-year period following the closing of the acquisition.

Fair Value of Consideration Transferred

A summary of the purchase price is as follows (in thousands):

Cash consideration	$	11,077
Restricted shares of Superior common stock issued		2,000
Contingent consideration		1,119
Total Consideration	$	14,196

Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table presents the allocation of the total fair value of consideration transferred, as shown above, to the acquired tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of Guardian based on their estimated fair values as of the effective date of the transaction (in thousands):

Accounts receivable	$	1,656
Inventories		621
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		272
Property, plant and equipment		15
Intangible assets		5,886
Goodwill		6,463
Total assets	$	14,913
Accounts payable		533
Other current liabilities		184
Total liabilities	$	717

The Company recorded $5.9 million in identifiable intangibles at fair value, consisting of $5.0 million in acquired customer relationships, $0.2 million for a non-compete agreement and $0.7 million for the Guardian Products trade name. The intangible assets associated with the customer relationships are being amortized for seven years, the non-compete agreement is being amortized for five years and the trade name is being amortized for two years.

The difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred and the values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill, which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities. The acquisition of Guardian was treated as an asset purchase for income tax purpose, and therefore, the resulting goodwill from this acquisition is deductible for U.S. income tax purposes. The goodwill associated with the Guardian acquisition was fully impaired during the year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of the Company’s goodwill impairment test performed during the third quarter of 2022, which was triggered by the depressed market price of the Company’s common stock and corresponding significant decline in the Company’s market capitalization. See Note 6 for further details.