Note 4 – Acquisition

On the Closing Date, the Company completed the Manhattan Acquisition for a purchase price of $17.0 million, subject to adjustments for cash as of the Closing Date and to the extent that actual net working capital as of the Closing Date differs from target net working capital of $13.75 million. The Manhattan Acquisition was funded with cash available on the Closing Date and borrowings under the Company’s revolving line of credit with CIT.

The Manhattan Acquisition has been accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. The Company is currently determining the allocation of the acquisition cost with the assistance of an independent third party. The identifiable assets acquired were recorded at their estimated fair value, which has been preliminarily determined based on available information and the use of multiple valuation approaches. The estimated useful lives of the identifiable intangible assets acquired were determined based upon the remaining time that these assets are expected to directly or indirectly contribute to the future cash flow of the Company. Certain data necessary to complete the acquisition cost allocation is not yet available, including the settlement of the working capital acquired and the final appraisals and valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

The acquisition cost paid on the Closing Date amounted to $17.4 million, which included an estimate for cash as of the Closing Date and an estimate for the net working capital acquired.  The following table represents the Company’s preliminary allocation of the acquisition cost (in thousands) to the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the acquisition cost over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is reflected as goodwill.

The Company expects to complete the acquisition cost allocation during the 12-month period following the Closing Date, during which time the values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the goodwill, may need to be revised as appropriate.

Based upon the preliminary allocation of the acquisition cost, the Company has recognized $787,000 of goodwill, the entirety of which has been assigned to the reporting unit of the Company that produces and markets infant and toddler bibs, developmental toys, bath care and disposable products, and the entirety of which is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The Manhattan Acquisition resulted in net sales of $773,000 of developmental toy, feeding and baby care products during fiscal year 2023. Amortization is computed for the acquired amortizable intangible assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are 15 years for the tradename, 10 years for the customer and licensing relationships and 11 years on a weighted-average basis for the grouping taken together.

The Company has determined, on a pro forma basis, that the combined net sales of the Company and Manhattan, giving effect to the Manhattan Acquisition as if it had been completed on March 29, 2021, is $100.8 million and $115.8 million for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively, and the combined net income for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 is $2.8 million and $9.1 million, respectively.  These amounts combine the net sales and net income (or loss, as applicable) from the Company’s consolidated statements of income for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 with the respective amounts from Manhattan’s consolidated statements of operations for its fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.  The combined amounts of net income or loss include adjustments related to the amortization of the amortizable intangible assets acquired and estimates of the interest expense and income tax expense or benefit that would have been incurred, but otherwise do not reflect the costs of any integration activities or benefits that may result from the realization of future cost savings from operating efficiencies, or any revenue, tax or other synergies that may result from the Manhattan Acquisition.