Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Acquisition of USU

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Acquisition of USU
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition of USU

Note 8. Acquisition of USU


On December 1, 2017 (“acquisition date”) USU acquired United States University and assumed certain liabilities from ESL. USU is a wholly owned subsidiary of AGI and was formed for the purpose of completing the asset purchase transaction. For purposes of purchase accounting, AGI is referred to as the acquirer. AGI acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of ESL for a purchase price of approximately $14.8 million. The purchase consideration consisted of a cash payment of $2,500,000 less an adjustment for working capital of approximately $110,000 plus approximately $200,000 of additional costs paid to/on behalf of and for the benefit of the seller, a convertible note of $2,000,000 and 1,203,209 shares of AGI stock valued at the quoted closing price of $8.49 per share as of November 30, 2017. The stock consideration represents $10,215,244 of the purchase consideration.


The acquisition was accounted for by AGI in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and pushdown accounting was applied to record the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on United States University, Inc. Under this method, the purchase price is allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the amount paid over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets was $5,011,432 which has been reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as goodwill.


The following is a summary of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:


 

 

Purchase Price Allocation

 

 

Useful Life

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

 

 

 

Current assets acquired

 

 

244,465

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets acquired

 

 

176,667

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accreditation and regulatory approvals

 

 

6,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

Trade name and trademarks

 

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

Student relationships

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

2 years

 

Curriculum

 

 

200,000

 

 

1 year

 

Goodwill

 

 

5,011,432

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(727,601

)

 

 

 

 

Total purchase price

 

$

14,804,963

 

 

 

 

 


We determined the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on assumptions that reasonable market participants would use while employing the concept of highest and best use of the respective items. We used the following assumptions, the majority of which include significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), and valuation methodologies to determine fair value:


·

Intangibles - We used the multiple period excess earnings method to value the Accreditation and regulatory approvals. The Trade name and trademarks were valued using the relief-from-royalty method, which represents the benefit of owning these intangible assets rather than paying royalties for their use. The Student relationships were valued using the excess earnings method. The curriculum was valued using the replacement cost approach.

·

Other assets and liabilities - The carrying value of all other assets and liabilities approximated fair value at the time of acquisition.


The goodwill resulting from the acquisition may become deductible for tax purposes in the future. The goodwill resulting from the acquisition is principally attributable to the future earnings potential associated with enrollment growth and other intangibles that do not qualify for separate recognition such as the assembled workforce.


We have selected an April 30th annual goodwill impairment test date.


We assigned an indefinite useful life to the accreditation and regulatory approvals and the trade name and trademarks as we believe they have the ability to generate cash flows indefinitely. In addition, there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, economic or other factors to limit the intangibles’ useful life and we intend to renew the intangibles, as applicable, and renewal can be accomplished at little cost. We determined all other acquired intangibles are finite-lived and we are amortizing them on either a straight-line basis or using an accelerated method to reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits of the assets are expected to be consumed. Amortization expense for the three months ended July 31, 2018 was $275,000.


Intangible assets consisted of the following at July 31, 2018 and April 30, 2018,


 

 

July 31,

 

 

April 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

10,100,000

 

 

$

10,100,000

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(733,333

)

 

 

(458,333

)

Net intangible assets

 

$

9,366,667

 

 

$

9,641,667

 


The expected benefits from the business acquisition will allow USU, Inc. to achieve its vision of making college affordable again on a much broader scale along with providing various accreditations.