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Note 6 - Business Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]
NOTE
6.
     
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
 
2019
Acquisitions
 
On
August 30, 2019,
our subsidiary, LMSE, acquired from Image Outdoor Advertising, LLC, which we refer to as “Image”,
61
billboard structures and related assets located in West Virginia. The acquisition was completed for the purpose of expanding our presence in the outdoor advertising market in the Southeastern United States. The purchase price consisted of
$6,915,501
 in cash, net of adjustments, and
34,673
 shares of our Class A common stock and includes
$398,750
 that was held back by LMSE and will be disbursed, subject to any claims for indemnification, over an
18
month period. Due to the timing of the transaction, the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete.  The provisional purchase price allocation is based on internal information derived from our previous acquisitions in the Southeastern United States. We are still in the process of obtaining and assessing documentation of the contracts for customer relationships and detailed reports for structures and permits.  Our preliminary purchase price allocation related to Image includes property, plant and equipment, intangibles and goodwill of
$1,565,065,
$3,145,000
and
$3,045,538,
respectively, as well as other net liabilities of
$129,999.
   
 
2018
Acquisitions
 
During the year ended
December 31, 2018
, we completed
three
acquisitions of billboards and related assets. These acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations under the provisions of ASC
805.
A summary of the acquisitions is provided below.
 
Billboard Acquisitions
 
Tammy Lynn Outdoor, LLC
 
On
July 31, 2018,
our subsidiary, LMSE, acquired from Tammy Lynn Outdoor, LLC, which we refer to as “Tammy Lynn,” billboard structures and related assets primarily located in West Virginia with additional acquired assets located in Virginia. The acquisition was completed for the purpose of expanding our presence in the outdoor advertising market in the Southeastern United States. The purchase price consisted of
$14,763,261
in cash, net of adjustments, and
85,170
shares of our Class A common stock. There were
no
adjustments made to the purchase price allocation recorded as of
December 31, 2018.  
Finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer relationships, permits, favorable leases, and a
five
year noncompetition agreement. We amortize the noncompetition agreement according to the terms of the asset purchase agreement. For other finite-lived assets, amortization is computed over the average period of expected benefit determined from internal information.
 
For the
three
and
nine
month periods ended
September 30, 2018,
revenues and earnings recognized from the date of acquisition in our consolidated statement of operations were 
$340,006
and (
$54,969
), respectively. Acquisition costs of
$113,679
 were expensed in professional fees during the same period.
 
Key Outdoor, Inc.
 
On
August 22, 2018,
our subsidiary, LMM acquired from Key Outdoor, Inc., which we refer to as “Key,” over
700
billboard structures and related assets. The billboards and related assets are located in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
 
The purchase price for the acquired assets was
$38,000,000,
subject to certain post-closing adjustments, which totaled
$233,894.
A portion of the purchase price equal to
$1,900,000
was held back by LMM to be disbursed, subject to any claims for indemnification, over a
12
month period. Another
$329,467
was held back as required consent holdback. Both holdbacks, net of
2018
payments, are included in the caption “Short-term payables for business acquisitions” on our consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2018
. Each of Key and Angela K. Dahl and Robert A. Dahl, Key's principals, entered into
five
year noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements in connection with the acquisition. Total cash paid at closing was
$36,004,427.
During the
nine
months ended  
September 30, 2019
, we made payments of
$1,964,990
on the short-term payable for business acquisitions.
 
During the
third
quarter of
2019,
 we completed our review of customer relationships, structures, permits, and lease contracts which allowed us to finalize the preliminary purchase price allocation. Finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer relationships, permits, and
five
year noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements. We amortize the noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements according to the terms of the asset purchase agreement. For other finite-lived assets, amortization is computed over the average period of expected benefit determined from internal information.
 
The final purchase price allocation, including current measurement-period adjustments, was recorded as follows:
 
     
 
 
 
Key
     
 
 
   
Sep. 30, 2019
   
Adjustments
   
Dec. 31, 2018
 
Assets Acquired
     
 
     
 
     
 
Property and Equipment:
                       
Structures and displays
  $
6,927,808
    $
(2,676,030
)   $
9,603,838
 
                         
Intangible Assets:
                       
Customer relationships
   
8,627,000
     
935,000
     
7,692,000
 
Permits, licenses, and lease acquisition costs
   
1,167,000
     
(17,000
)    
1,184,000
 
Easements
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Favorable leases
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements
   
100,000
     
-
     
100,000
 
Goodwill
   
21,257,030
     
1,758,030
     
19,499,000
 
                         
Total Intangible Assets
   
31,151,030
     
2,676,030
     
28,475,000
 
                         
Other Assets:
                       
Accounts receivable
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Prepaid expenses
   
233,894
     
-
     
233,894
 
                         
Total Other Assets
   
233,894
     
-
     
233,894
 
                         
Total Assets Acquired
   
38,312,732
     
-
     
38,312,732
 
                         
Liabilities Assumed
     
 
     
 
     
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Asset retirement obligations
   
(78,838
)    
-
     
(78,838
)
Other long-term liabilities
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
                         
Total Liabilities Assumed
   
(78,838
)    
-
     
(78,838
)
                         
Total
  $
38,233,894
    $
-
    $
38,233,894
 
 
Amortization expense for the
three
and
nine
month periods ended
September 30, 2019,
is increased by
$335,797
to reflect the effect on earnings as a result of the above adjustments to the provisional amounts recognized.  Depreciation expense for the same periods is decreased by
$193,269
as a result of the adjustments.
 
For the
three
and
nine
month periods ended
September 30, 2018,
revenues and earnings recognized from the date of acquisition in our consolidated statement of operations were 
$555,992
 and (
$6,756
), respectively. Acquisition costs of
$121,469
 were expensed in professional fees during the same period.
 
Waitt Outdoor, LLC
 
On
August 31, 2018,
our subsidiary, LMO acquired from Waitt Outdoor, LLC, which we refer to as “Waitt,” over
1,600
billboard structures and related assets. The billboards and related assets are located in Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska.
 
The purchase price for the acquired assets was
$82,000,000,
subject to certain post-closing adjustments, which totaled
$2,031,262,
resulting in a total purchase price of
$84,031,262.
Cash paid at closing was
$84,031,262
of which
$4,102,500
was initially held in escrow, subject to any claims for indemnification, and subsequently released to Waitt during the
third
quarter of
2019.
Waitt, WaittCorp Investments, LLC, and Mr. Michael J. Delich, the principal of Waitt, have also entered into
five
year noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements in connection with the acquisition.
 
During the
third
quarter of
2019,
 we completed our review of customer relationships, structures, permits, easements and lease contracts which allowed us to finalize the preliminary purchase price allocation. Finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer relationships, permits, and noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements. We amortize the noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements according to the terms of the asset purchase agreement. For other finite-lived assets, amortization is computed over the average period of expected benefit determined from internal information. We also acquired several easements. The easements are permanent easements which grant us the right to use real property
not
owned by us. Since the easements are perpetual, they are
not
amortized.
 
The final purchase price allocation, including current measurement-period adjustments, was recorded as follows:
 
     
 
 
 
Waitt
     
 
 
   
Sep. 30, 2019
   
Adjustments
   
Dec. 31, 2018
 
Assets Acquired
     
 
     
 
     
 
Property and Equipment:
                       
Structures and displays
  $
16,220,375
    $
(3,503,529
)   $
19,723,904
 
                         
Intangible Assets:
                       
Customer relationships
   
13,984,000
     
1,288,000
     
12,696,000
 
Permits, licenses, and lease acquisition costs
   
5,288,000
     
(53,000
)    
5,341,000
 
Easements
   
454,563
     
-
     
454,563
 
Favorable leases
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements
   
219,000
     
-
     
219,000
 
Goodwill
   
48,650,475
     
2,268,529
     
46,381,946
 
                         
Total Intangible Assets
   
68,596,038
     
3,503,529
     
65,092,509
 
                         
Other Assets:
                       
Accounts receivable
   
1,239,457
     
-
     
1,239,457
 
Prepaid expenses
   
1,551,084
     
-
     
1,551,084
 
                         
Total Other Assets
   
2,790,541
     
-
     
2,790,541
 
                         
Total Assets Acquired
   
87,606,954
     
-
     
87,606,954
 
                         
Liabilities Assumed
     
 
     
 
     
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
(761,779
)    
-
     
(761,779
)
Asset retirement obligations
   
(1,497,913
)    
-
     
(1,497,913
)
Other long-term liabilities
   
(1,316,000
)    
-
     
(1,316,000
)
                         
Total Liabilities Assumed
   
(3,575,692
)    
-
     
(3,575,692
)
                         
Total
  $
84,031,262
    $
-
    $
84,031,262
 
 
Amortization expense for the
three
and
nine
month periods ended
September 30, 2019,
is increased by
$459,369
to reflect the effect on earnings as a result of the above adjustments to the provisional amounts recognized.  Depreciation expense for the same periods is decreased by
$253,033
as a result of the adjustments.
 
For the
three
and
nine
month periods ended
September 30, 2018,
revenues and earnings recognized from the date of acquisition in our consolidated statement of operations were 
$1,117,509
 and
$32,312,
 respectively. Acquisition costs of
$140,165
 were expensed in professional fees during the same period.
 
Pro Forma Information
 
The following is the unaudited pro forma information assuming all business acquisitions occurred on
January 1, 2018.
For all of the business acquisitions depreciation and amortization have been included in the calculation of the pro forma information provided below, based upon the actual acquisition costs. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated remaining economic lives of the assets, ranging from
two
years to
fifteen
years. Amortization is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from
two
to
fifty
years.
 
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
                                 
Revenue
  $
11,037,522
    $
8,699,175
    $
30,931,950
    $
25,705,507
 
                                 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders
  $
487,184
    $
(3,399,022
)   $
(6,148,998
)   $
(10,045,212
)
                                 
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) per Share
  $
0.02
    $
(0.15
)   $
(0.27
)   $
(0.52
)
                                 
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Class A and Class B Common Shares Outstanding
   
22,833,411
     
22,094,087
     
22,594,263
     
19,313,588
 
 
The information included in the pro forma amounts is derived from historical information obtained from the sellers of the businesses. The pro forma amounts above for basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding have been adjusted to include the stock issued in connection with the acquisition of Tammy Lynn and Image.