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Note 5 - Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Business Combination, Disposal and Discontinued Operations Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5 ACQUISITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

(a)

Business Combinations

 

M.L.C. Plumbing, LLC (d/b/a Bud's Plumbing)

 

On March 14, 2025, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding membership interests of M.L.C. Plumbing, LLC (d/b/a Bud's Plumbing Service, "Bud's Plumbing") for aggregate consideration consisting of cash and a seller note, of approximately $5.0 million, less certain escrowed amounts for purposes of indemnification claims. The final purchase price was subject to a working capital true-up of less than $0.1 million that was paid during the second quarter of 2025.  Bud's Plumbing, based in Evansville, Indiana, is a provider of various plumbing installation, service and repair services to residential and commercial customers.  As further discussed in Note 19, "Segmented Information," Bud's Plumbing is included in the Kingsway Search Xcelerator segment.  This acquisition was the Company’s seventh acquisition under its novel CEO Accelerator program and further expands the Company’s portfolio of businesses with recurring revenue and low capital intensity.

 

This acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting.  The purchase price was provisionally allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition and are subject to adjustment during a measurement period subsequent to the acquisition date, not to exceed one year, as permitted under U.S. GAAP.  The Company expects to complete its purchase price allocation within the next three months.  These estimates, allocations and calculations are subject to change as we obtain further information; therefore, the final fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed could change from the estimates included in these consolidated financial statements.

 

Refer to Note 8,"Intangible Assets," for further disclosure of the intangible assets related to this acquisition.  The goodwill of $0.9 million represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, which the Company paid to grow its portfolio of companies and acquire an assembled workforce. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price of Bud's Plumbing:

 

(in thousands)

    

Preliminary purchase price:

 

March 14, 2025

 

Cash paid at closing

 $3,829 

Working capital adjustment

  31 

Seller note

  1,100 

Total purchase price

 $4,960 

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the Bud's Plumbing purchase price and the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

(in thousands)

    
   March 14, 2025 
     

Preliminary purchase price

 $4,960 
     

Cash and cash equivalents

 $308 

Service fee receivable

  46 

Property and equipment

  173 

Intangible asset not subject to amortization - trade name

  3,100 

Intangible asset subject to amortization - customer relationships

  500 

Other assets - inventory and prepaid expenses

  226 

Total assets

 $4,353 
     

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 $332 

Total liabilities

 $332 
     

Total identifiable assets and liabilities

 $4,021 
     

Excess purchase price allocated to goodwill

 $939 

 

The preliminary fair value of the acquired service fee receivable of less than $0.1 million is equivalent to its gross contractual amount.  The unaudited consolidated statements of operations include the earnings of Bud's Plumbing from the date of acquisition. From the date of acquisition through  June 30, 2025, Bud's Plumbing earned revenue of $2.0 million and had net income of $0.2 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred expenses related to the acquisition of Bud's Plumbing of $0.4 million, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.  The proforma effects of the Bud’s Plumbing acquisition are not material to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended  June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024.

 

Image Solutions, LLC

 

On September 26, 2024, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding membership interests of Image Solutions, LLC ("Image Solutions") for aggregate cash consideration of $20.4 million, less certain escrowed amounts for purposes of indemnification claims and working capital adjustments.  Image Solutions, based in Fletcher, North Carolina, is an information technology managed services provider.  As further discussed in Note 19, "Segmented Information," Image Solutions is included in the Kingsway Search Xcelerator segment.  This acquisition was the Company’s sixth acquisition under its novel CEO Accelerator program and further expands the Company’s portfolio of businesses with recurring revenue and low capital intensity.

 

This acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting.  The purchase price was provisionally allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition and are subject to adjustment during a measurement period subsequent to the acquisition date, not to exceed one year, as permitted under U.S. GAAP.  The Company expects to complete its purchase price allocation within the next three months.  These estimates, allocations and calculations are subject to change as we obtain further information; therefore, the final fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed could change from the estimates included in these consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company records measurement period adjustments in the period in which the adjustments occur.  During the six months ended  June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a measurement period adjustment that increased goodwill by $0.1 million compared to the amount recorded at December 31, 2024.  The measurement period adjustment primarily reflects changes in the estimated fair value of inventory.    

 

Refer to Note 8,"Intangible Assets," for further disclosure of the intangible assets related to this acquisition.  The goodwill of $6.6 million represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, which the Company paid to grow its portfolio of companies and acquire an assembled workforce. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the Image Solutions purchase price and the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

(in thousands)

    
   September 26, 2024 
     

Purchase Price

 $20,354 
     

Cash and cash equivalents

 $293 

Service fee receivable

  575 

Other receivables

  160 

Property and equipment

  85 

Intangible asset not subject to amortization - trade name

  1,500 

Intangible asset subject to amortization - customer relationships

  11,100 

Other assets - inventory and prepaid expenses

  869 

Total assets

 $14,582 
     

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 $799 

Total liabilities

 $799 
     

Total identifiable assets and liabilities

 $13,783 
     

Excess purchase price allocated to goodwill

 $6,571 
     

The preliminary fair value of the acquired service fee receivable of $0.6 million is equivalent to its gross contractual amount.  

 

(b)

Discontinued Operations

 

Leased Real Estate Segment

 

The Company’s subsidiaries, VA Lafayette, LLC ("VA Lafayette") and CMC Industries Inc. ("CMC"), which included CMC’s subsidiaries Texas Rail Terminal LLC and TRT Leaseco, LLC ("TRT"), comprised the Company's entire Leased Real Estate segment prior to the fourth quarter of 2022.  Each of CMC, through indirect wholly owned subsidiary, TRT, and VA Lafayette own a single asset, which is real estate property.  On December 29, 2022, TRT sold its assets and at December 31, 2022, VA Lafayette was classified as held for sale.

 

In accordance with ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting of Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, a disposal is categorized as a discontinued operation if the disposal group is a component of an entity or group of components that meets the held for sale criteria, is disposed of by sale, or is disposed of other than by sale, and represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results.

 

Leased Real Estate was a component of Kingsway since its operations and cash flows could be clearly distinguished, both operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the reporting entity.  A component of an entity may consist of multiple disposal groups and does not need to be disposed of in a single transaction. The disposal of the Leased Real Estate segment represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results, as the disposal of the Leased Real Estate assets was in excess of 20% of the entity's total assets.  As a result, the operating results and cash flows related to Leased Real Estate have been classified as discontinued operations in the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements for all periods presented.

 

VA Lafayette

 

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company began executing a plan to sell its subsidiary, VA Lafayette.  VA Lafayette owns the LA Real Property, that is subject to a long-term lease and the LA Mortgage.  During the second quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a letter of intent for the sale of VA Lafayette. On August 16, 2024, the Company completed the sale of VA Lafayette to an entity associated with a current holder of the Company's Class B Preferred Stock (the sale occurred prior to negotiations regarding the issuance of the Class B Preferred Stock).  Refer to Note 21, "Related Parties," for further disclosure.  The purchase price paid by the purchaser at the closing consisted of $1.3 million in cash plus the assumption of the unpaid principal balance as of the closing of the LA Mortgage of approximately $11.8 million, netting cash proceeds of $1.1 million to Kingsway after expenses.

 

As part of recognizing the business as held for sale, the Company was required to measure VA Lafayette at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. As a result of this analysis, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company recognized an estimated non-cash, loss on disposal of $0.4 million, which is included in loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes in the consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The loss is a result of adjusting the net carrying value of VA Lafayette to be equal to the estimated selling price and was determined by comparing the expected cash consideration received for the sale of VA Lafayette with the net assets of VA Lafayette.

 

Summary financial information for Leased Real Estate included in income from discontinued operations, net of taxes in the unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 is presented below:

 

(in thousands)

  Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
  

2024

  

2024

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes:

        

Revenues:

        

Rental revenue

 $360  $733 

Total revenues

  360   733 

Expenses:

        

Cost of services sold

  52   105 

General and administrative expenses

  60   120 

Leased real estate segment interest expense

  87   175 

Total expenses

  199   400 

Non-operating other revenue

  6   25 

Income from discontinued operations before income tax expense

  167   358 

Income tax expense

      

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 $167  $358 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, all of the pre-tax income from discontinued operations disclosed in the table above is attributable to the controlling interest.

 

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes, related to Leased Real Estate, in the unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended  June 30, 2024 is comprised of $0.4 million of loss on disposal of discontinued operations before income tax benefit and income tax benefit of zero.