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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Acquisitions  
Acquisitions

2.     Acquisitions

2024

On November 9, 2023, we acquired MPE for a purchase price of approximately $56.2 million, net of cash acquired. MPE is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance EMC/EMP filters and capacitor products for military, utility, telecommunication, and other critical infrastructure applications. Since the date of acquisition, the operating results for the MPE business have been included as part of ETS-Lindgren in the Test segment. MPE contributed $10 million in revenue in 2024 since the date of acquisition. The acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed primarily were as follows: approximately $0.4 million of accounts receivable, $1.1 million of inventory, $1.7 million of property, plant and equipment, $0.7 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses, $8.1 million of deferred tax liabilities, and $31.1 million of identifiable intangible assets, mainly consisting of customer relationships totaling $29.1 million. The acquired goodwill of $30.6 million related to excess value associated with opportunities to expand the services and products that we can offer to our customers. We do not anticipate that the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. We paid a $0.2 million working capital settlement in the third quarter of 2024.

2023

On February 1, 2023, we acquired CMT Materials, LLC and its affiliate Engineered Syntactic Systems, LLC (together, CMT) for a purchase price of approximately $18 million, net of cash acquired. CMT, based in Attleboro, Massachusetts, is a supplier of syntactic

materials for buoyancy and specialty applications. Since the date of acquisition, the operating results for the CMT business have been included as part of Globe in the A&D segment. The acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed primarily were as follows: approximately $1.7 million of accounts receivable, $3.0 million of inventory, $1.3 million of property, plant and equipment, $1.2 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses, and $7.3 million of identifiable intangible assets mainly consisting of customer relationships totaling $6.2 million. The acquired goodwill of $5.6 million related to excess value associated with opportunities to expand the services and products that we can offer to our customers. The full amount of acquired goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. We received a $0.2 million working capital settlement during the third quarter of 2023.

2022

On November 4, 2021, we acquired Networks Electronic Company, LLC (NEco) for a purchase price of approximately $15.4 million, net of cash acquired. NEco, based in Chatsworth, California, provides miniature electro-explosive devices utilized in mission-critical defense and aerospace applications. Since the date of acquisition, the operating results for the NEco business have been included as part of PTI in the A&D segment. The acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed primarily were as follows: approximately $0.6 million of accounts receivable, $1.5 million of inventory, $0.2 million of property, plant and equipment, $0.7 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses, $8.1 million of identifiable intangible assets, mainly consisting of customer relationships totaling $6.3 million. The acquired goodwill of $5.7 million related to excess value associated with opportunities to expand the services and products that we can offer to our customers, with $5.6 million of goodwill deductible for tax purposes.