Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

(2) Acquisitions

The Company has acquired a number of entities since its formation in 2009, which were financed through a combination of debt and contributions from investors. The operations of each acquisition have been included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations since the respective dates of the acquisitions. The Company measures all assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date fair value.

2014 Acquisitions

West region

 

    On September 30, 2014, the Company acquired all of the outstanding ownership interests in Colorado County Sand & Gravel Co., L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, M & M Gravel Sales, Inc., a Texas corporation, Marek Materials Co. Operating, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, and Marek Materials Co., L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Colorado County S&G”). Colorado County S&G provides aggregates to the West Houston, Texas market. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

    On September 19, 2014, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Southwest Ready-Mix LLC (“Southwest Ready Mix”), which included two ready-mixed concrete plants and serves the downtown and southwest Houston, Texas markets. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

    On September 4, 2014, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares and certain shareholder notes of Rock Head Holdings Ltd. and B.I.M. Holdings Ltd., which collectively indirectly owned all of Mainland Sand and Gravel Ltd.’s shares. The surviving entity, Mainland Sand & Gravel ULC. (“Mainland”), based in Surrey, British Columbia, is a supplier of aggregates to the Vancouver metropolitan area. The acquisition was funded with a portion of the proceeds from the September 8, 2014 issue and sale of $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10 12% senior notes due 2020.

 

    On July 29, 2014, the Company acquired all of the assets of Canyon Redi-Mix, Inc. and CRM Mixers LP (collectively “Canyon Redi-Mix”). The acquired assets include two ready-mixed concrete plants, which serve the Permian Basin region of West Texas. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

    On March 31, 2014, the Company acquired all of the stock of Troy Vines, Inc., an integrated aggregates and ready-mixed concrete business headquartered in Midland, Texas, which serves the Permian Basin region of West Texas. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand.

 

    On January 17, 2014, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Alleyton, an aggregates and ready-mixed concrete business in Houston, Texas. The Alleyton acquisition was funded with a portion of the proceeds from the January 17, 2014 issue and sale of $260.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10 12% senior notes due 2020.

Central region

 

    On October 3, 2014, the Company acquired the stock of Concrete Supply, an aggregates and ready-mixed concrete business with operations in Kansas and Missouri. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

East region

 

    On June 9, 2014, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Buckhorn Materials LLC, an aggregates quarry in South Carolina, and Construction Materials Group LLC, a sand pit in South Carolina. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

2013 Acquisitions

West region

 

    On April 1, 2013, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Westroc, LLC, an aggregates and ready-mixed concrete provider near Salt Lake City, Utah, with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

Central region

 

    On April 1, 2013, the Company acquired certain aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt assets of Lafarge North America, Inc. in and around Wichita, Kansas, with borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

2012 Acquisitions

West region

 

    On November 30, 2012, the Company acquired all of the stock of Sandco, Inc., an aggregates and ready-mixed concrete business in Colorado, with cash on-hand.

Central region

 

    On February 29, 2012, the Company acquired certain assets of Norris Quarries, LLC, an aggregates business in northwest Missouri, with proceeds from debt, including the Company’s revolving credit facility.

East region

 

    On October 5, 2012, the Company acquired certain assets of Kay & Kay Contracting, LLC, an aggregates, asphalt and paving business in Kentucky, with cash on-hand.

Revenue and net income from these acquisitions in the year ended December 27, 2014 was $197.5 million and $35.6 million, respectively, of which $150.9 million and $32.6 million, respectively, was attributable to Alleyton, Southwest Ready Mix and Colorado County S&G. Southwest Ready Mix and Colorado County S&G were integrated with Alleyton as of their respective acquisition dates such that disaggregated financial data is not available. The 2013 and 2012 acquisitions were integrated with existing operations on the respective acquisition dates such that disaggregated financial data is not available.

Pro Forma Financial Information (unaudited)— The following unaudited supplemental pro forma information presents the financial results as if the 2014, 2013 and 2012 acquisitions occurred on the first day of fiscal year 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. This supplemental pro forma information has been prepared for comparative purposes and does not purport to be indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisitions been made on the first day of the preceding fiscal year, nor is it indicative of any future results. The pro forma effect on revenue in the year ended December 28, 2013 was $305.7 million and $8.6 million from 2014 and 2013 acquisitions, respectively, and was $33.7 million and ($3.4) million, respectively, on net loss. The pro forma effect on revenue in the year ended December 29, 2012 was $82.4 million and $13.8 million from 2013 and 2012 acquisitions, respectively, and was $4.7 million and ($0.5) million, respectively, on net loss.

 

     Year Ended  
     December 27, 2014      December 28, 2013      December 29, 2012  

Revenue

   $ 1,326,861       $ 1,230,491       $ 1,022,535   

Net income (loss)

     8,181         (104,705      (46,405

The purchase price allocation for the Canyon Redi-Mix, Mainland, Southwest Ready Mix, Colorado County S&G and Concrete Supply acquisitions has not yet been finalized due to the recent timing of the acquisitions. The following table summarizes aggregated information regarding the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the respective acquisition dates in 2014, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Alleyton
January 17, 2014
     Year Ended
December 27, 2014
(excluding Alleyton)
     Year Ended
December 28,
2013
     Year Ended
December 29,
2012
 

Financial assets

   $ 15,489      $ 22,101      $ 8,302      $ 1,397  

Inventories

     2,548        8,249        3,954        6,988  

Property, plant and equipment

     47,985        74,687        40,580        21,543  

Intangible assets(1)

     —          3,398        7,428        3,172  

Other assets

     2,595        3,337        52        1,330  

Financial liabilities

     (10,054 )      (17,610 )      (6,164 )      (944 )

Other long-term liabilities

     (990 )      (11,727 )      (1,050 )      (364 )
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

  57,573     82,435     53,102     33,122  

Goodwill

  147,064     148,838     16,120     26,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchase price

  204,637     231,273     69,222     59,352  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Acquisition related liabilities

  (22,123 )   (10,656 )   (7,902 )   (10,547 )

Other

  (2,087 )   (3,190 )   281     (48 )
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash paid for acquisitions

$ 180,427    $  217,427    $ 61,601    $  48,757  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Intangible assets acquired in 2013 related to aggregate reserves to which the Company has the rights of ownership, but does not own the reserves ($5.9 million) and the differential between contractual lease rates and market rates for leases of aggregate reserves and office space. The acquired intangible assets in total, the reserve rights and the lease assets have weighted-average lives of 18 years, 20 years and 11 years, respectively.