Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions (Notes)

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Acquisitions (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]
ST Fastening Systems
On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Hargis Industries, LP doing business as ST Fastening Systems ("STFS") and other related parties pursuant to which Hillman acquired substantially all of the assets, and assumed certain liabilities, of STFS. STFS, which is located in Tyler, Texas, specializes in manufacturing and distributing threaded self-drilling fasteners, foam closure strips, and other accessories to the steel-frame, post-frame, and residential building markets. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Hillman paid a cash purchase price of $47,339. The transaction was financed with additional borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility. The STFS business is included in the Company’s United States reportable segment.
The following table reconciles the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities to the finalized total purchase price of the STFS acquisition:
Accounts receivable
 
$
3,975

Inventory
 
7,820

Property and equipment
 
16,281

Goodwill
 
9,045

Customer relationships
 
13,500

Other non-current assets
 
6

Total assets acquired
 
50,627

Less:
 
 
Liabilities assumed
 
(3,288
)
Total purchase price
 
$
47,339


The excess of the purchase price over the net assets has been allocated to goodwill and intangibles based on a valuation appraisal. The customer relationships have been assigned a useful life of 13 years based on the limited turnover and long-standing relationships STFS has with its existing customer base. The acquired customer relationships were valued using the discounted cash flow approach, and significant assumptions used in the valuation included the customer attrition rate assumed and the expected level of future sales.
Net sales and operating loss from STFS included in the Company's consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 30, 2017 was approximately $5,876 and $479, respectively. Pro forma financial information has not been presented for STFS as the financial results of STFS were insignificant to the financial results of the Company on a standalone basis.
Minute Key Holdings, Inc.
On August 10, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Minute Key Holdings, Inc. ("MinuteKey"), an innovative leader in self-service key duplicating kiosks, for a total consideration reflecting an enterprise value of $156,289. The Company financed the acquisition with the unfunded delayed draw term loan facility of $165,000. MinuteKey is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado and has operations in the United States and Canada. MinuteKey will be included in the Company's United States and Canada reportable segments.
The following table reconciles the preliminary fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities to the total purchase price of the MinuteKey acquisition, net of purchase price accounting adjustments:
Cash
 
$
1,791

Inventory
 
4,267

Other current assets
 
766

Property and equipment
 
29,888

Goodwill
 
58,289

Customer relationships
 
50,000

Developed technology
 
19,000

Trade names
 
5,400

Other non-current assets
 
16

Total assets acquired
 
169,417

Less:
 
 
Liabilities assumed
 
(13,128
)
Total purchase price
 
$
156,289


The amount of net sales and operating loss from MinuteKey included in the Company's consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended December 29, 2018 was approximately $18,585 and $3,042, respectively. Pro forma financial information has not been presented for MinuteKey as their associated financial results are insignificant to the financial results of the Company on a standalone basis.
Big Time Products
On October 1, 2018, the Company acquired NB Parent Company, Inc. and its affiliated companies including Big Time Products, LLC and Rooster Products International, Inc. (collectively, "Big Time"), a leading provider of personal protection and work gear products ranging from work gloves, tool belts and jobsite storage for a purchase price of $348,834. Coinciding with the Big Time acquisition, the Company entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Company's existing term loan credit agreement dated May 31, 2018 (the "Term Credit Agreement"). The Amendment provided approximately $365,000 of incremental term loans. Refer to Note 7 - Long-Term Debt for further details on the Term Credit Agreement. Big Time has business operations throughout North America and its financial results reside in the Company's United States, Canada and Mexico reportable segments.
The following table reconciles the preliminary fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities to the total purchase price of the Big Time acquisition:
Cash
 
$
2,507

Accounts receivable
 
41,150

Inventory
 
42,303

Other current assets
 
1,648

Property and equipment
 
3,703

Goodwill
 
127,323

Customer Relationships
 
189,000

Trade names
 
21,000

Other non-current assets
 
159

Total assets acquired
 
428,793

Less:
 

Liabilities assumed
 
(79,959
)
Total purchase price
 
$
348,834



The amount of net sales and operating income from Big Time included in the Company's consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended December 29, 2018 was approximately $55,447 and $4,664, respectively. 
Pro forma Information (Unaudited)
The following table provides unaudited pro forma results of the combined entities of Hillman and Big Time Products, had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2017:
 
(Unaudited)
Fiscal Year-ended
 
2018
 
2017
Net revenues
$
1,139,562

 
$
1,045,447

Net earnings (loss)
$
(74,976
)
 
$
52,010

The pro forma results are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under certain circumstances. The pro forma results presented are not intended to be indicative of results that may occur in the future. The underlying pro forma information includes historical results of the Company, the Company's financing arrangements related to the Big Time acquisition, and certain purchase price accounting adjustments, including amortization of acquired intangibles.