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Acquisitions and Divestitures
9 Months Ended
Dec. 23, 2023
Acquisitions and Divestitures [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestitures Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions

Monro’s acquisitions are strategic moves in our plan to fill in and expand our presence in our existing and contiguous markets, expand into new markets and leverage fixed operating costs such as distribution, advertising, and administration.

During 2023, we acquired six retail tire and automotive repair stores. We accounted for the 2023 acquisitions as business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” See Note 2 of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 25, 2023 for additional information.

We refined the valuation data and estimates primarily related to inventory, warranty reserves, intangible assets, real property leases, and certain liabilities for the 2023 acquisitions and completed the valuations prior to the first anniversary date of the acquisitions. Any adjustments were made to the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such amounts are immaterial to our consolidated financial statements.

Divestiture

On June 17, 2022, we completed the divestiture of assets relating to our wholesale tire operations (seven locations) and internal tire distribution operations to American Tire Distributors, Inc. (“ATD”). We received $62 million from ATD at the closing of the transaction, of which $5 million was held in escrow and subsequently paid in December 2023. The remaining $40 million (“Earnout”) of the total consideration of $102 million will be paid quarterly over approximately two years based on our tire purchases from or through ATD pursuant to a distribution and fulfillment agreement with ATD. We received $11.1 million of the Earnout during the first nine months of fiscal 2024, $8.7 million of the Earnout during fiscal 2023 and $20.2 million of the Earnout is outstanding as of December 23, 2023. Under a distribution agreement between us and ATD, ATD agreed to supply and sell tires to retail locations we own. After ATD satisfies the Earnout payments, our company-owned retail stores will be required to purchase at least 90 percent of their forecasted requirements for certain passenger car tires, light truck replacement tires, and medium truck tires from or through ATD. Any tires that ATD is unable to supply or fulfill from those categories will be excluded from the calculation of our requirements for tires. The initial term of the distribution agreement is five years after the completion of the Earnout Period, with automatic 12-month renewal periods thereafter. The divestiture enables us to focus our resources on our core retail business operations. The divestiture did not meet the criteria to be reported as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements as our decision to divest this business did not represent a strategic shift that would have a major effect on our operations and financial results.

In connection with this transaction, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $2.4 million within OSG&A expenses, as finalized in June 2022. We also expensed $0.4 million of closing costs and costs associated with the closing of a related warehouse within OSG&A expenses, as finalized in September 2022. We finalized the impact of these associated closing costs and the subsequent gain on the sale of related warehouses of $2.3 million during the remainder of fiscal 2023, in addition to a subsequent final inventory adjustment of $0.3 million of expense in November 2023. Additionally, in August 2022 we incurred $1.3 million in costs in connection with restructuring and elimination of certain executive management positions upon completion of the divestiture.

See Note 2 of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 25, 2023 for additional information. For additional information regarding discrete tax impacts because of the divestiture, see Note 4.