Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS

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ACQUISITIONS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition of the Stainless Pipe and Tube Assets of Marcegaglia USA, Inc.
On December 9, 2016, the Company's subsidiary Bristol Metals, LLC ("BRISMET"), entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the stainless steel pipe and tube assets of MUSA located in Munhall, PA (the "Bristol Metals-Munhall") to enhance its on-going business with additional capacity and technological advantages. The transaction closed on February 28, 2017 and was funded through an increase to the Company's current credit facility (See Note 10). The purchase price for the transaction, which excludes real estate and certain other assets, totaled $14,953,513. The assets purchased from MUSA include inventory, production and maintenance supplies and equipment. In accordance with the agreement, on December 9, 2016, BRISMET entered into an escrow agreement and deposited $3,000,000 into the escrow fund. The deposit was remitted to MUSA at the close of the transaction and was reflected as a credit against the purchase price.
The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Under this method, the total consideration transferred to consummate the acquisition is allocated to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values as of the closing date of the acquisition. The acquisition method of accounting requires extensive use of estimates and judgments to allocate the consideration transferred to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets, if any, acquired and liabilities assumed. Since the acquisition closed on February 28, 2017, the allocation of the consideration transferred in the consolidated financial statements is preliminary and will be adjusted upon completion of the final valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such adjustments could be significant. The final valuation is expected to be completed as soon as practicable but no later than twelve months after the closing date of the acquisition ("measurement period").
MUSA will receive quarterly earn-out payments for a period of four years following closing. Aggregate earn-out payments will be at least $3,000,000, with no maximum. Actual payouts will equate to three percent of BRISMET’s incremental revenue, if any, from the amount of small diameter stainless steel pipe and tube (outside diameter of ten inches or less) sold. At February 28, 2017, the acquisition date, the Company forecasted earn out payments to be $4,063,204, which was discounted to a present value of $3,604,330 using a discount rate applicable to future revenue of five percent. In determining the appropriate discount rate to apply to the contingent payments, the risk associated with the functional form of the earn-out, the credit risk associated with the payment of the earn-out and the methodology to quantify the earn-out were all considered. The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated by applying the Monte Carlo Simulation approach using management's estimates of pounds shipped.
In the second quarter of 2017, Management adjusted the selling price used in the earn-out calculation associated with the MUSA Stainless Acquisition. Since this adjustment was determined within the measurement period, the beginning earn-out liability and goodwill were increased by $1,059,453. Goodwill related to Bristol Metals-Munhall increased from $3,589,342 to $4,648,795 and the fair value on contingent consideration was increased from $3,604,330 to $4,663,783.
The total purchase price was allocated to BRISMET's Munhall facility's net tangible and identifiable intangible assets based on their estimated fair values as of February 28, 2017. The finalization of these allocations is subject to change based on the results of the final review and acceptance of the independent appraiser’s valuation report, which is expected to be completed within the measurement period. The fair value assigned to the customer list intangible will be amortized on an accelerated basis over 15 years. The excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities is reflected as goodwill. Goodwill consists of manufacturing cost synergies expected from combining MUSA's laser mill capabilities acquired as part of Bristol Metals-Munhall with BRISMET's current operations. All of the goodwill recognized was assigned to the Company's Metals Segment and is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table shows the initial estimate of value as reported at March 31, 2017 and revisions made during the second quarter of 2017:
 
Initial
 
Revised
 
estimate
Revisions
estimate
Inventories
$
5,434,000

$
—

$
5,434,000

Other current assets - production and maintenance supplies
1,548,701

—

1,548,701

Equipment
7,576,733

—

7,576,733

Customer list intangible
992,000

—

992,000

Goodwill
3,589,342

1,059,453

4,648,795

Contingent consideration
(3,604,330
)
(1,059,453
)
(4,663,783
)
Other liabilities assumed
(582,933
)
—

(582,933
)
 
$
14,953,513

$
—

$
14,953,513


Bristol Metals-Munhall's results of operations since acquisition are reflected in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The amount of Bristol Metals-Munhall's revenues and pre-tax loss included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $8,675,104 and $621,881, respectively. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, Bristol Metals-Munhall's revenues and pre-tax loss were $17,087,030 and $259,801, respectively. The following unaudited pro-forma information is provided to present a summary of the combined results of the Company's operations with Bristol Metals-Munhall as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2016. The unaudited pro-forma financial information is for information purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had the acquisition been completed on the date indicated above. The three months ended September 30, 2017 are not presented as those results already include Bristol Metal-Munhall's results.
Pro-Forma (Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
Pro-forma revenues


 
$
40,172,000

Pro-forma net loss


 
(3,573,000
)
Loss per share:
 
 
 
   Basic


 
$
(0.41
)
   Diluted


 
$
(0.41
)
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Sep 30, 2017
 
Sep 30, 2016
Pro-forma revenues
$
153,235,000

 
$
122,117,000

Pro-forma net income (loss)
368,000

 
(7,347,000
)
Earnings (loss) per share:
 
 
 
   Basic
$
0.04

 
$
(0.85
)
   Diluted
$
0.04

 
$
(0.85
)

The pro-forma calculation excludes non-recurring acquisition costs of $698,587 which were incurred by the Company during 2017. The stainless steel operations of MUSA's historical financial results were adjusted for both years to eliminate interest expense charged by the prior owner. Pro-forma net income was reduced for both years for the amount of amortization on MUSA's customer list intangible and an estimated amount of interest expense associated with the additional line of credit borrowings.