Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Acquisitions

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Acquisitions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
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ACQUISITIONS

On December 7, 2023, the Company acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Cultured Foods. Cultured Foods manufactures and distributes plant-based food products. Cultured Foods is based in Poland. This acquisition provided the Company with growth opportunities in both plant-based food products and distribution of CBD products into Europe.

The acquisition closed on December 7, 2023 and, accordingly, the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) included Cultured Foods' results of operations for the period from December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2023. As a result of the business combination, acquisition costs of $0.1 million was expensed as incurred during the year ended December 31, 2023.

The following table outlines the total consideration transferred (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

192

 

Common shares

 

 

250

 

Earn-out

 

 

88

 

Total consideration transferred

 

$

530

 

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

18

 

Accounts receivable and other receivables

 

 

11

 

Inventories

 

 

133

 

Intangible assets

 

 

78

 

Other current assets

 

 

17

 

Fixed assets

 

 

38

 

Goodwill

 

 

334

 

Total assets

 

 

629

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

27

 

Current note payable

 

 

50

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

22

 

Total liabilities

 

 

99

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

530

 

The fair value of acquired intangible assets were determined using a forecasted cash flow and a cost approach. Acquired intangible assets consists of trade names and customer relationships. The Company assigned a 5-year useful life to the acquired intangible assets. The Company determined that Cultured Foods carrying costs approximates fair value for all other acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

Included in the purchase agreement is an earn-out provision whereby the Company agreed to pay the Cultured Foods' selling shareholder additional consideration contingent on achievement of certain annual revenue results of Cultured Foods in 2024. The Company accrued the fair value of $88,000 for this earn-out provision and recorded this amount as additional goodwill and accrued expenses as of March 31, 2024. The valuation and purchase price allocation for the Cultured Foods acquisition remains preliminary and will be finalized no later than one year after the acquisition date. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, management is still in the process of evaluating the estimated fair value of the consideration transferred. In addition, management is still evaluating the allocation of the acquisition purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and the resulting goodwill. Management's analysis of these items has not yet been completed because of the inherent complexities of estimating fair values. Therefore, the business combination amounts presented were determined by management based on its consideration of all currently available information; however, management has not fully completed its business combination analysis and such amounts must be considered provisional amounts.