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ACQUISITION
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITION

NOTE 18 — ACQUISITION

Acquisition of Voltrek

Effective on October 5, 2022, Orion acquired all the membership interests of Voltrek, an electric vehicle charging station solutions provider for a purchase price of $5.0 million in cash and $1.0 million of shares of common stock of Orion, subject to normal and customary closing adjustments of $0.9 million (the “Voltrek Acquisition”). In addition, depending upon the relative EBITDA growth of Voltrek’s business in fiscal 2023, 2024 and 2025, Orion could pay up to an additional $3.0 million, $3.5 million and $7.15 million, respectively, in earn-out payments. These compensatory payments do not fall within the scope of ASC 805, Business Combinations, and will be expensed over the course of the earn-out periods to the extent they are earned. As of September 30, 2023, Orion recorded $3.0 million to accrued expenses for its fiscal 2023 earn-out payment and an additional $2.1 million to other long-term liabilities for the cumulative potential earn-out opportunity which is anticipated to be paid in fiscal 2026. The Voltrek Acquisition was funded with cash and Orion shares. Voltrek operates as Voltrek, an Orion Energy Systems business. The Voltrek Acquisition leverages Orion’s project management and maintenance expertise into a rapidly growing sector.
 

Orion has accounted for the Voltrek Acquisition as a business combination. Orion has allocated a purchase price of approximately $6.9 million to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at estimated fair values, and the excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair values is recorded as goodwill. The purchase price and closing adjustments were paid in cash and 620,067 shares of common stock with a total fair market value of $1.0 million, which is recorded in the opening balance sheet at fair value of $0.8 million, the discount on which is due to lock-up requirements on the shares.

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation for Voltrek:
 

(in thousands)

 

Opening Balance Sheet

 

Cash

 

$

416

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,363

 

Revenue earned but not billed

 

 

325

 

Inventory

 

 

880

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

39

 

Property and equipment

 

 

4

 

Goodwill

 

 

920

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

4,300

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

223

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(1,133

)

Accrued expenses and other

 

 

(286

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(180

)

Net purchase consideration

 

$

6,871

 

 

Goodwill recorded from the Voltrek Acquisition is attributable to the skillset of the acquired workforce. The goodwill resulting from the Voltrek Acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets include amounts recognized for the fair value of the trade name, vendor relationship and customer relationships.

The tradename intangible asset was valued using a relief from royalty method. The significant assumptions used include the estimated revenue and royalty rate, among other factors.

The vendor relationship intangible asset was valued using the income approach – excess earnings method. The significant assumptions include estimated revenue, cost of goods sold, and probability of renewal, among other factors.
 

The customer relationship intangible asset was valued using the income approach – with-and-without method. The significant assumptions include estimated cash flows (including appropriate revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses attributable to the asset, retention rate, among other factors), and discount rate, reflecting the risks inherent in the future cash flow stream, among other factors.

The categorization of the framework used to measure fair value of the intangible assets is considered to be within the Level 3 valuation hierarchy due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used.

The following table presents the details of the intangible assets acquired at the date of Voltrek Acquisition (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Estimated Useful Life (Years)

 

Tradename

 

$

300

 

 

5

 

Vendor relationship

 

 

2,600

 

 

7

 

Customer relationships

 

 

1,400

 

 

3

 

Voltrek's post-acquisition results of operations since October 5, 2022 are included in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The operating results of Voltrek are included in the EV segment. See note 17 – Segments, for results.

Transaction costs related to the Voltrek Acquisition are recorded in acquisition costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Transaction costs totaled $3 thousand and $0.1 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.3 million in each of the three and six months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

If Voltrek had been acquired on April 1, 2022, the pro forma Orion revenue for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 would have been $18.8 million and $37.9 million, respectively. Proforma net loss for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 would have been $(2.7) million and $(6.0) million, respectively.

The pro forma information was determined based on the historical results of Orion and unaudited financial results from Voltrek. These proforma results reflect additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant, and equipment and intangible asset occurred at the beginning of the period, along with consequential tax effects. The unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the business combinations been completed at the beginning of the period or the results that may occur in the future. Furthermore, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect the impact of any synergies resulting from the acquisitions.