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Business Acquisitions
 6 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2025
Business Acquisitions  
Business Acquisitions

17. Business Acquisitions

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BlueHalo Acquisition

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On May 1, 2025, the Company closed its acquisition of BlueHalo for merger consideration, net of cash acquired, of $3,484,945,000. Through the acquisition, BlueHalo is incorporated into the Company’s AxS and SCDE segments. The Company believes that the acquisition will help to advance the combined company as a global defense technology leader across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company accounted for the acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations.

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(in thousands)

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Amount

Equity consideration transferred

$

2,640,365

Settlement of BlueHalo’s transaction expenses

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25,214

Settlement of BlueHalo’s debt

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863,207

Merger consideration

$

3,528,786

Less cash acquired

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(43,841)

Fair value of consideration transferred

$

3,484,945

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The fair value of the Company’s common stock issued is based on 17,425,849 shares issued as consideration, per the terms of the Merger Agreement, and the closing share price of $151.52 on April 30, 2025.

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The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the fair value of the merger consideration transferred to assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and subject to change as the Company continues to evaluate the fair values of certain assets and liabilities acquired. Open items in the purchase price allocation include the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed including, but not limited to technology, backlog and customer relationships intangibles; fair value adjustment to inventory, property, plant and equipment; leases; details surrounding tax matters; and assumptions underlying certain existing or potential reserves, such as those for inventory and legal matters. During the three months ended November 1, 2025, the Company recorded adjustments related to the preliminary allocation of the purchase price including a revision to the fair value of technology, backlog and customer relationships intangibles; fair value adjustment to inventory; and deferred tax liability resulting in a net increase to goodwill of $81,321,000. These adjustments resulted in a reduction of amortization expense of $4,956,000 related to the three months ended August 2, 2025 (in thousands):

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May 1,

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2025

Fair value of assets acquired:

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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $420 at May 1, 2025

    

$

80,752

Unbilled receivables and retentions

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99,333

Inventories, net

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94,167

Income taxes receivable

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3,941

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

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13,628

Long-term investments

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151

Property and equipment

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89,327

Operating lease right-of-use assets

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70,879

Intangibles

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1,025,500

Goodwill

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2,366,888

Other assets

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1,086

Total identifiable assets

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$

3,845,652

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Fair value of liabilities assumed:

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Accounts payable

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56,930

Wages and related accruals

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43,031

Customer advances

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42,700

Current operating lease liabilities

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6,707

Other current liabilities

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11,971

Non-current operating lease liabilities

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64,720

Deferred income taxes

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134,648

Total liabilities assumed

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360,707

Total identifiable net assets

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$

3,484,945

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Determining the fair value of the intangible assets acquired requires significant judgment, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, long-term growth rates and discount rates. The fair value assigned to intangible assets has been estimated based on third-party preliminary valuation studies utilizing income-based methodologies and corroborated with benchmarks of similar transactions in the industry. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield materially different results. All intangible assets acquired in the BlueHalo acquisition are subject to amortization.

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The goodwill is attributable to the differences between the estimated fair value of the consideration transferred and the estimated fair value of the assets acquired, and liabilities assumed. For income tax purposes the goodwill and intangibles are not deductible for tax purposes.

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The following table summarizes the valuation of the fair value of intangible assets acquired (in thousands):

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Preliminary Fair Value

Estimated Useful Life

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Years

Preliminary fair value of intangible assets acquired:

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Backlog

$

49,600

1-2

Customer relationships

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506,700

4-9

Developed technology

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469,200

4-10

Intangible assets acquired

$

1,025,500

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BlueHalo Supplemental Pro Forma Information (unaudited)

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BlueHalo revenue and loss from operations for the six months ended November 1, 2025 since its acquisition on May 1, 2025 was $480,337,000 and $(129,411,000), inclusive of $120,428,000 of intangible amortization, respectively. The following unaudited pro forma summary presents condensed consolidated information of the Company as if the business acquisition had occurred as if the acquisition was completed on the first day of the Company's fiscal year May 1, 2024. The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of the Company and BlueHalo prior to the acquisition. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the Company's results of operations that would have been obtained had the acquisition of BlueHalo been completed for the period presented, or which may be realized in the future (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended

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Six Months Ended

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November 1,

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October 26,

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November 1,

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October 26,

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2025

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2024

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2025

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2024

Revenue

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$

472,508

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$

403,551

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$

927,184

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$

782,475

Net loss attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

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$

(6,350)

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$

(29,186)

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$

(27,173)

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$

(118,323)

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The Company recognized a nonrecurring pro forma adjustment to pro forma earnings to amortize an increase in the fair value of inventory acquired during the three and six months ended November 1, 2025. In addition, for the three and six months ended November 1, 2025, the amortization expense associated with the Company's one-year intangible backlog has been eliminated within the pro forma adjustments.

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These pro forma amounts have been calculated by applying the Company’s accounting policies, assuming transaction costs had been incurred during the three months ended July 27, 2024, reflecting the additional amortization and depreciation that would have been charged, incremental interest expense associated with the initial financing for the acquisition under the term loan and revolver, and including the results of BlueHalo prior to acquisition.

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The Company incurred approximately $49,178,000 of BlueHalo acquisition-related expenses. The Company recognized a nonrecurring pro forma adjustment to the three and six months ended November 1, 2025 to remove the impact of the transaction costs from the historical balance, while recognizing the $49,178,000 of transaction expenses within the three months ended July 27, 2024 to reflect the costs as if the acquisition was completed during the three months ended July 27, 2024.

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The unaudited pro forma combined financial information presented above does not give effect to the July 2025 common stock issuance and Notes issuance, as such proceeds were not used to fund the BlueHalo acquisition. As the Company’s repayment of indebtedness using the proceeds of the common stock issuance and Notes issuance was not directly attributable to the acquisition, the related reduction in interest expense is not reflected in this unaudited pro forma combined financial information.