Note 9 - Business Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

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NOTE 9 – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

The Company has engaged in a number of business acquisitions.  During fiscal year 2013, Transcat completed the following:

· On January 25, 2013, the Company, through Transmation (Canada) Inc., acquired 7506155 Canada Inc. and its operating subsidiary, Cal-Matrix Metrology Inc. (collectively “Cal-Matrix”).  Cal-Matrix is a provider of commercial and accredited calibration and coordinate measurement inspection services to customers throughout Canada and has locations in Burlington, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.

· On July 16, 2012, the Company, through Anacor Acquisition, acquired substantially all of the assets of Anacor Compliance Services, Inc. (“Anacor”), a nationally recognized provider of specialized analytical, calibration, validation and remediation services to the life science sector.

These transactions align with the Company’s acquisition strategy of targeting service businesses that expand the Company’s geographic reach and leverage its infrastructure while also increasing the depth and breadth of the Company’s service capabilities.

The acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting.  Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of the underlying net assets of the businesses acquired.  Other intangible assets, namely customer base and covenants not to compete, represent an allocation of a portion of the purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of the acquired businesses.  Intangible assets are being amortized for financial reporting purposes on an accelerated basis over the estimated useful life of up to 10 years.  Goodwill and the intangible assets relating to the Anacor acquisition are deductible for tax purposes.  Goodwill and the intangible assets relating to the Cal-Matrix acquisition are not deductible for tax purposes.

The total purchase price paid for the businesses acquired in fiscal year 2013 was approximately $7.0 million.  The following is a summary of the purchase price allocation, in the aggregate, for the businesses acquired in fiscal year 2013:

Allocation of Purchase Price:
Goodwill		$	4,234
Intangible Assets – Customer Base			1,493
Intangible Assets – Covenants Not to Compete			569
Deferred Tax Liability			(375	)
			5,921
Plus:	Current Assets		1,184
	Non-Current Assets		331
Less:	Current Liabilities		(407	)
Total Purchase Price		$	7,029

Acquisition costs of $0.4 million in fiscal year 2013 were recorded as incurred as an administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The results of operations of the acquired businesses are included in Transcat’s consolidated operating results as of the date the businesses were acquired.  The following unaudited pro forma information presents the Company’s results of operations as if the business acquisitions completed in fiscal year 2013 had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year.

	(Unaudited)
	FY 2013
Total Revenue	$	115,708
Net Income	$	4,382
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	0.59
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	0.58