Note 7. Business Acquisition

On October 15, 2021, the Company acquired a majority ownership position in RFM Integrated Device, Inc. (“RFMi”), a fabless supplier of acoustic wave RF resonators and filters, to expand product offerings and provide access to new markets. The Company acquired a 51% ownership interest in RFMi from Tai-Saw Technology Co., Ltd. (“TST”) in exchange for $6.0 million in cash and approximately $2.5 million payable in common stock of the Company. The Company has the option to acquire the remaining 49% ownership interest in RFMi from TST on or before June 30, 2022, for an additional $3.5 million in cash and approximately $4.0 million in unregistered shares of common stock of the Company.

Additionally, earn-out payments payable in cash and/or shares of common stock of the Company may be payable to TST based on the achievement of sales targets for RFMi products in each of calendar year 2022 and 2023, with potential payouts in the range of $0 to $3.0 million. The estimated fair value of the associated liability was based on the present value of the expected future payouts resulting from the projected RFMi product sales, applying a volatility rate of 30% against those future projected revenues and, using a discount rate of 9.9% and 10.2% for the first and second earnouts, respectively, and thus represented a Level 3 fair value measurement. The contingent consideration is re-measured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved, and those changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. There have been no material changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration at December 31, 2021 since the acquisition date.

The purchase price was preliminarily allocated based on the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):

The Company will continue to evaluate the fair market value and other estimates of certain assets, liabilities and tax estimates over the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date) as provided for in ASC 805-10.

The provisional values of the intangible assets acquired included trademarks of $1.6 million, developed technology of $1.2 million and customer relationships of $6.9 million.

The fair value of the trademarks acquired was determined based on an income approach using the “relief-from-royalty” method which estimated the value of the intangible asset by discounting the future cash flows of the asset to present value. Key inputs include a royalty rate of 3% and a discount rate of 19.5% as of the valuation date. The acquired trademarks assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of five years.

The fair value of the developed technology acquired was determined based on an income approach using the “relief-from-royalty” method which estimated the value of the intangible asset by discounting the future cash flows of the asset to present value. Key inputs include a royalty rate of 4% and a discount rate of 19.5% as of the valuation date. The acquired developed technology assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of seven years.

The fair value of the customer relationships acquired was determined based on an income approach using the “multi-period excess earnings” method in which the value of the intangible asset is determined by discounting the future cash flows of the asset to present value. Key inputs include a discount rate of 19.5%, an attrition rate of 5% and an operating expense adjustment factor of 5% as of the valuation date. These customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life of seven years.

The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was determined by applying a lack of control discount of 16.7% to the implied fair value based on the total consideration paid for the 51% ownership.

The goodwill resulting from the acquisition of RFMi, which has been recorded in the RF Product segment, is attributed to synergies and other benefits that are expected to be generated from this transaction and is not deductible for income tax purposes. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded acquisition costs associated with the acquisition of RFMi totaling $0.1 million in “General and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

Pro Forma Results

The following unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes the revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, as if the acquisition had been completed as of July 1, 2020 (in thousands). The unaudited pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred at the beginning of the year prior to acquisition, nor of the results that may be reported in the future. Pro-forma earnings were not materially different from reported results for the periods presented and thus have not been included.