Acquisitions (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]

Acquisitions

Consistent with the Company’s strategy to continue its expansion of pawn stores in selected markets, during the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company acquired 188 pawn stores in Mexico in two separate transactions and 18 pawn stores located in the U.S. in seven separate transactions. The all-cash aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was $44.0 million, net of cash acquired and subject to future post-closing adjustments. The purchases were composed of $36.2 million in cash paid during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and remaining payables to the sellers of approximately $7.8 million. The purchase price of each acquisition was allocated to assets and liabilities acquired based upon their estimated fair market values at the date of acquisition. The excess purchase price over the estimated fair market value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill. The goodwill arising from these acquisitions consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of the Company and the pawn stores acquired.

The estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary, as the Company is gathering information to finalize the valuation of these assets and liabilities. The preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price of the Company’s individually immaterial acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2018 is as follows:



Pawn loans	$	9,072
Pawn loan fees receivable	845
Inventory	6,483
Other current assets	306
Property and equipment	1,375
Goodwill ⁽¹⁾	26,355
Intangible assets ⁽²⁾	371
Other non-current assets	168
Current liabilities	(973		)
Aggregate purchase price	$	44,002


⁽¹⁾	Substantially all of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for U.S. or Mexico income tax purposes.


⁽²⁾	Intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships, which are generally amortized over 5 years.

The results of operations for the acquired stores have been consolidated since the acquisition dates. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, revenue from the combined acquisitions since the acquisition dates was $5.9 million and the net loss from the combined acquisitions since the acquisition dates (including transaction and integration costs) was approximately $0.9 million. Combined transaction and integration costs related to the acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2018 were approximately $1.3 million.