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Note 6 - Business Acquisitions | 12 Months Ended
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Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block] | NOTE 6. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS 2022 Acquisitions During the year ended December 31, 2022, we completed the acquisition of a broadband service provider and its related assets as well as an outdoor advertising businesses and its related assets. These acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations under the provisions of ASC 805. A summary of the acquisitions is provided below. InfoWest & Go Fiber On April 1, 2022, FIF St George, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired substantially all of the business assets of InfoWest, Inc. (“InfoWest”) and Go Fiber LLC (“Go Fiber”), who are fiber and fixed wireless internet service providers located in St. George, Utah. The InfoWest and Go Fiber businesses together provide high-speed internet services to over 20,000 customers throughout Southern and Central Utah, Northern Arizona and Moapa Valley, Nevada. Under the terms of the Agreement, FIF St George, LLC assumed only certain liabilities of InfoWest and Go Fiber. The total purchase price of $48,573,149 was paid 80% in cash, and the remaining 20% of the purchase price was paid by issuing to InfoWest and Go Fiber 20% of the outstanding equity of FIF St George, LLC. A portion of the cash purchase price is held in escrow to provide a source of indemnification for any breaches of the representations and warranties, covenants and other obligations of InfoWest and Go Fiber under the Agreement. At any time, InfoWest and Go Fiber have the option, but not the obligation, to sell FIF St George, LLC its entire ownership interest in FIF St George, LLC. FIF St George, LLC would be obligated to purchase the units and pay for the purchase over a three-year period if InfoWest and Go Fiber elect to exercise this option. Subject to the occurrence of certain future events, FIF St George, LLC has the option, but not the obligation, to purchase InfoWest and Go Fiber’s ownership interest in FIF St George, LLC, with payment due in full upon exercise of the option. The purchase price for the units under either of these put/call options is based upon a multiple of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and certain other expenses. The 20% interest owned by InfoWest and Go Fiber is included within "Redeemable Noncontrolling interest" in our consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022. The following is a summary of the allocation of the purchase price, which includes the final fair value allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
|  | InfoWest & Go Fiber |
Assets Acquired |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 5,983,410 |
Trade names and trademarks |  |  | 7,300,000 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 16,900,000 |
Goodwill |  |  | 18,071,004 |
Right of use assets |  |  | 3,155,434 |
Other |  |  | 358,614 |
Total Assets Acquired |  |  | 51,768,462 |
Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  |  | 3,149,194 |
Other |  |  | 46,119 |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  |  | 3,195,313 |
Total |  | $ | 48,573,149 |
InfoWest and Go Fiber’s results of operations are recognized from April 1, 2022, the date of acquisition, through December 31, 2022. During this period, revenues and earnings were $12,075,264 and $1,224,430, respectively. Acquisition costs, incurred primarily in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, of $746,159 were expensed in professional fees. The intangible assets include customer relationships and trade names and trademarks which have useful lives of ten years and twenty years, respectively. Elevation On November 21, 2022, our subsidiary, LMO, purchased the outdoor advertising assets of Elevation Outdoor Advertising, which we refer to as “Elevation,” based in Knoxville, TN for a purchase price of $14,239,257. Elevation was founded in 2002 and operates over 265 billboard faces, including 8 digital displays, in Knoxville and East Tennessee. Due to the timing of the transaction, the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete. We are still in the process of obtaining and assessing documentation of the contracts for customer relationships and detailed reports for structures and permits. The provisional purchase price allocation is based on internal information derived from our previous acquisitions in the Midwestern United States. The following is a summary of the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, which includes the fair value allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
|  | Elevation |
Assets Acquired |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 3,717,734 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 2,484,000 |
Goodwill |  |  | 8,017,554 |
Right of use assets |  |  | 2,098,194 |
Other |  |  | 310,794 |
Total Assets Acquired |  |  | 16,628,276 |
Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other |  |  | 290,825 |
Lease liabilities |  |  | 2,098,194 |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  |  | 2,389,019 |
Total |  | $ | 14,239,257 |
The intangible assets include customer relationships and permits which have useful lives of fifteen years and ten years, respectively. 2021 Acquisitions During the year ended December 31, 2021, we completed three acquisitions of outdoor advertising businesses and related assets as well as the acquisition of a surety brokerage company. The outdoor advertising businesses were acquired for the purpose of expanding our presence in the outdoor advertising market in the Midwestern United States. The membership units of the surety brokerage company were acquired for the purpose of expanding our presence in the surety and fidelity insurance business in the United States. These acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations under the provisions of ASC 805. A summary of the acquisitions is provided below. Insurance Acquisition American Contracting Services On April 1, 2021, our subsidiary, GIG, acquired 100% of the stock of American Contracting Services, Inc., which we refer to as "ACS," a surety brokerage company located in Ohio, for a purchase price of $3,455,000. The total purchase price consists of $2,225,000 of cash, ten percent of which was held back by GIG and will be disbursed, subject to any claims for indemnification, over an 18-month period, and $1,230,000 in contingent consideration. Our purchase price allocation related to ACS includes property, plant and equipment, intangibles, and goodwill of $87,780, $970,000 and $2,605,844, respectively, as well as other net liabilities of $208,624. The intangible assets include customer relationships and trade names and trademarks, each of which have a fifteen year useful life. Outdoor Advertising Acquisitions Thomas Outdoor On January 26, 2021, our subsidiary, LMO, acquired from Thomas Outdoor Advertising, Inc., which we refer to as “Thomas,” 238 billboard structures and related assets located in Kansas for a purchase price of $6,102,508 paid in cash. Our purchase price allocation related to Thomas includes property, plant and equipment, intangibles, and goodwill of $1,706,708, $1,551,000 and $2,618,431, respectively, as well as other net assets of $226,369. The intangible assets include customer relationships and permits which have useful lives of fifteen years and ten years, respectively. Keleher Outdoor On November 19, 2021, Link Billboards Oklahoma, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, which we refer to as "LBO," purchased the outdoor advertising assets of Keleher Outdoor Advertising, Inc. and Keleher Enterprises, Inc. (together "Keleher"), based in Bartlesville, OK for a purchase price of $12,220,000. Keleher was founded in 1975 and operates over 600 billboard faces in Oklahoma and southeast Kansas. The following is a summary of the final allocation of the purchase price, which includes the fair value allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
|  | Keleher |
Assets Acquired |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 3,276,245 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 996,000 |
Permits |  |  | 179,257 |
Goodwill |  |  | 8,065,314 |
Right of use assets |  |  | 1,634,263 |
Other |  |  | 199,329 |
Total Assets Acquired |  |  | 14,350,408 |
Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  |  | 1,634,263 |
Other |  |  | 496,145 |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  |  | 2,130,408 |
Total |  | $ | 12,220,000 |
The intangible assets include customer relationships and permits which have useful lives of fifteen years and ten years, respectively. 2021 Acquisitions (Continued) Missouri Neon On December 30, 2021, LBO purchased the outdoor advertising assets of Missouri Neon Outdoor, based in Springfield, MO. At the time of the asset purchase, Missouri Neon Outdoor operated over 800 billboard faces in Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The following is a summary of the final allocation of the purchase price, which includes the fair value allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
|  | Neon |
Assets Acquired |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 8,419,759 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 1,174,000 |
Permits |  |  | 422,177 |
Goodwill |  |  | 12,701,472 |
Right of use assets |  |  | 4,093,478 |
Other |  |  | 205,272 |
Total Assets Acquired |  |  | 27,016,158 |
Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  |  | 4,093,478 |
Other |  |  | 777,332 |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  |  | 4,870,810 |
Total |  | $ | 22,145,348 |
The intangible assets include customer relationships and permits which have useful lives of fifteen years and ten years, respectively. Pro Forma Information The following is the unaudited pro forma information assuming all business acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2021. 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 or preliminary acquisition costs. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated remaining economic lives of the assets, ranging from two years to forty 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 Year Ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Revenue |  | $ | 87,237,938 |  |  | $ | 80,311,613 |
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders |  | $ | 8,711,892 |  |  | $ | 57,851,032 |
Basic Net Income per Share |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | 2.00 |
Basic Weighted Average Class A and Class B Common Shares Outstanding |  |  | 29,698,732 |  |  |  | 28,978,223 |
Diluted Net Income per Share |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | 1.99 |
Diluted Weighted Average Class A and Class B Common Shares Outstanding |  |  | 29,766,247 |  |  |  | 29,046,514 |
The information included in the pro forma amounts is derived from historical information obtained from the sellers of the businesses.

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