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ACQUISITIONS | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
ACQUISITIONS | ACQUISITIONS On February 11, 2019, the Company acquired the outstanding shares of United Galvanizing ("United"), a provider of coatings services for $26,000 in cash. The agreed upon purchase price was $28,000, with $2,000 being held back for seller representations and warranties that will be settled within 12 months of the acquisition date. The acquisition of United, located in Houston, Texas further expands the Company's galvanizing footprint in North America and will be reported in the Coatings segment. The preliminary fair values assigned were $15,720 for goodwill, $3,092 for customer relationships, trade name of $894, $7,216 for property, plant, and equipment, and the remainder is net working capital. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and the customer relationship will be amortized over 10 years. The trade name has an indefinite life. The Company expects the purchase price allocation to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2019, once the hold back payment is settled and management reviews are complete. On December 31, 2018, the Company acquired the assets of Larson Camouflage ("Larson"), an industry leading provider of architectural and camouflage concealment solutions for the wireless telecommunication market for $31,106 in cash. The agreed upon purchase price was $34,562, with 10% being held back for seller representations and warranties and will be settled within 12 months of the acquisition date. Larson was acquired to grow our product offerings in the wireless communication market and will be reported in the ESS segment. The preliminary fair values assigned were $17,050 for customer relationships, $14,494 for goodwill, $1,151 for property, plant, and equipment and the remainder is net working capital. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes and the customer relationships will be amortized over 12 years. The Company expects the purchase price allocation to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2019, once the hold back payment is settled and management reviews are complete. On October 18, 2018, the Company acquired CSP Coatings Systems of Auckland, New Zealand, a provider of a wide range of coatings services for $17,711 in cash. The acquisition further strengthens the Company's Asia-Pacific market position and is reported in the Coatings segment. The preliminary fair values assigned were $7,373 to property, plant, and equipment, $3,113 for customer relationships, $5,120 for goodwill, with the remainder net working capital. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and the customer relationships will be amortized over 10 years. The Company expects the purchase price allocation to be finalized in the second quarter of 2019. On August 3, 2018, the Company purchased approximately 72% of the outstanding shares of Walpar, LLC ("Walpar") for $57,805 in cash. Walpar is an industry leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of overhead sign structures for the North America transportation market. Walpar is located in Birmingham, Alabama and its operations are reported in the ESS segment. The transaction was funded with cash on hand. The acquisition of Walpar was completed to expand the Company's product offering in the sign structure market. The preliminary fair value measurement disclosed below is subject to management reviews and completion of the fair value measurements of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Customer relationships will be amortized over 14 years and the trade name has an indefinite life. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. In January 2019, the 28% non-controlling interest shares of Walpar, LLC were acquired for $23,082. The Company expects the purchase price allocation to be finalized in the second quarter of 2019. 2) ACQUISITIONS (Continued) The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Walpar as of the date of acquisition:
|  | At August 3, 2018
Current assets |  | $ | 13,210 |
Customer relationships |  | 32,000 |
Trade name |  | 4,300 |
Goodwill |  | 42,216 |
Total fair value of assets acquired |  | $ | 91,726 |
Current liabilities |  | 2,185 |
Deferred taxes |  | 8,654 |
Total fair value of liabilities assumed |  | $ | 10,839 |
Non-controlling interest |  | 23,082 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 57,805 |
On August 3, 2018, the Company acquired 75% of the outstanding shares of Convert Italia SpA ("Convert") for $43,504 in cash. Additional purchase price will be paid contingent on Convert realizing specific EBITDA and revenue targets in calendar years 2018 and 2020. The Company recorded $11,608 in estimated contingent consideration liability. Convert is a designer and provider of engineered solar tracker solutions that is headquartered in Italy, with offices in Brazil and Argentina. The Company acquired Convert to grow market adjacencies in the Utility Support Structures segment. The preliminary fair value measurements disclosed below are subject to management reviews and completion of the fair value measurements of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Patents and proprietary technology will be amortized over 15 years and the trade name has an indefinite life. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The Company expects the fair value measurement process and purchase price allocation will be finalized in the third quarter of 2019. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Convert as of the date of acquisition:
|  | At August 3, 2018
Current assets |  | $ | 18,349 |
Other assets |  | 3,166 |
Patent and Proprietary Technology |  | 16,554 |
Trade name |  | 8,701 |
Goodwill |  | 34,280 |
Total fair value of assets acquired |  | $ | 81,050 |
Current liabilities |  | 5,376 |
Contingent consideration liability |  | 11,608 |
Deferred taxes |  | 6,061 |
Total fair value of liabilities assumed |  | $ | 23,045 |
Non-controlling interest |  | 14,501 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 43,504 |
2) ACQUISITIONS (Continued) On August 1, 2018, the Company acquired the operational assets of Derit Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. ("Derit") for $14,700 in cash, net of assumed liabilities. The Company acquired the net assets at fair value with no value assigned to intangible assets in the preliminary purchase price allocation. Derit has a manufacturing facility in India with production capabilities for steel lattice structures for power transmission, wireless communication, and a provider of zinc galvanizing services. Derit was acquired to provide the Company with lattice structure manufacturing capabilities and to further expand the geographic footprint of the galvanizing business. The majority of the business will be reported in the Utility Support Structures segment, while the galvanizing business will be reported in the Coatings segment. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2018. Proforma disclosures for Derit were omitted as this business does not have a significant impact on the Company's financial results. On January 26, 2018, the Company acquired 60% of the assets of Torrent Engineering and Equipment ("Torrent") for $4,800 in cash. Torrent operates in Indiana and is an integrator of prefabricated pump stations that involves designing high pressure water and compressed air process systems. Torrent has annual sales of approximately $9,000. In the purchase price allocation, goodwill of $3,922 and $4,020 of customer relationships and other intangible assets were recorded. A portion of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. Torrent is included in the Irrigation segment and was acquired to expand the Company's water management capabilities. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the second quarter of 2018. The Company's condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 included net sales of $41,557 and $932 and net earnings of $647 and $86 resulting from the United, Larson, CSP Coatings, Walpar, Convert, and Torrent acquisitions. The proforma effect of these acquisitions on the first quarter of 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
| Thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2019 | Thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2018
Net sales | $ | 694,558 |  | $ | 713,686 |
Net earnings | 36,719 |  | 39,879 |
Earnings per share-diluted | 1.67 |  | 1.75 |
Acquisitions of Noncontrolling Interests In March 2018, the Company acquired the remaining 10% of Valmont Industria e Commercio Ltda. that it did not own for $5,510. As this transaction was for the acquisition of all of the remaining shares of a consolidated subsidiary with no change in control, it was recorded within shareholders' equity and as a financing activity in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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