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Basis of Presentation

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Basis of Presentation
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Westell Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) is a holding company. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Westell, Inc., designs and distributes telecommunications products which are sold primarily to major telephone companies. Noran Tel, Inc., a manufacturer of transmission, power distribution and remote monitoring products, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Westell, Inc. On February 27, 2012, the Company approved a plan to relocate the majority of its Noran Tel operations to the Company’s location in Aurora, Illinois, with the intent to optimize operations (the “Noran Tel relocation”). The Noran Tel relocation is scheduled to be completed during the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 and will impact approximately 35 employees located in Canada. Noran Tel’s remaining Canadian operations are expected to be focused on product development and sales.

Business Acquisition

On May 15, 2012, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of ANTONE Wireless Corporation (“ANTONE”), including rights to ANTONE products, for $2.5 million in cash, subject to an adjustment for working capital, plus contingent cash consideration of up to $3.5 million. The contingent consideration is based upon profitability of the acquired products for post-closing periods through June 30, 2016. The acquisition included inventories, property and equipment, contract rights, technology and customer relationship intangible assets, and certain specified operating liabilities that existed at the closing date. The Company hired nine of ANTONE’s employees. ANTONE products include high-performance tower-mounted amplifiers, multi-carrier power amplifier boosters, and cell-site antenna-sharing products. The acquisition qualifies as a business combination and is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting.

The results of ANTONE’s operations have been included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of acquisition and are reported in the Westell operating segment.

In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations, the Company allocated the total purchase price to identifiable tangible and intangible assets based on each element’s estimated fair value. The Company is in the process of determining the fair value of the intangible assets and the contingent consideration. The Company may adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation once the fair-value analysis is complete. Purchased intangibles will be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives. Goodwill recorded from this acquisition is the residual purchase price after allocating the total consideration to the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and represents the expected synergies and other benefits from this acquisition related to the Company’s market position, customer relationships and supply chain capabilities. All goodwill recorded on the acquisition of ANTONE is expected to be deductible for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes.

The following tables summarize the preliminary consideration and the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities assumed on May 15, 2012, at the acquisition date:

 

         
(in thousands)      

Inventories

  $ 349  

Deposit

    3  

Intangibles

    3,600  

Liabilities

    (585

Goodwill

    1,603  
   

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

  $ 4,970  
   

 

 

 
   

Cash consideration transferred

  $ 2,524  

Contingent Consideration

    2,965  

Working capital adjustment (shortfall)

    (519
   

 

 

 

Total preliminary consideration

  $ 4,970  
   

 

 

 

Identifiable intangible assets of $3.3 million and $0.3 million were designated to technology and customer relationships, respectively. The value was calculated on a preliminary basis based on the present value of the future estimated cash flows derived from operations attributable to technology and exiting customer contracts and relationships.

 

Sale of Conference Plus, Inc.

On December 31, 2011, the Company sold its wholly owned subsidiary, Conference Plus, Inc. including Conference Plus Global Services, Ltd , a wholly owned subsidiary of ConferencePlus (collectively, “ConferencePlus”) to Arkadin for $40.3 million in cash (the “ConferencePlus sale”). Of the total purchase price, $4.1 million was placed in escrow at closing for one year as security for certain indemnity obligations of the Company. The escrow amount has been recorded as Restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012. The results of operations of ConferencePlus presented herein have been classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2011 include discontinued operations from the sale of ConferencePlus.

ConferencePlus revenue and income before income taxes reported in discontinued operations is as follows:

 

         
(in thousands)   Three months ended June 30, 2011  

Revenue

  $ 11,155  

Income before income taxes

  $ 1,488  

CNS Asset Sale

On April 15, 2011, the Company sold certain assets and transferred certain liabilities of the Customer Networking Solutions (“CNS”) segment to NETGEAR, Inc. for $36.6 million in cash (the “CNS asset sale”). The Company retained a major CNS customer relationship and contract, and also retained the Homecloud product development program. The Company completed the remaining contractually required product shipments under the retained contract in December 2011.

As part of the agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify NETGEAR following the closing of the sale against specified losses in connection with the CNS business and generally retain responsibility for various legal liabilities that may accrue. An escrow of $3.4 million was established for this purpose or for other claims and is reflected as Restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012. NETGEAR has made claims against the escrow balance for a dispute and indemnity claims. The Company believes the escrow will be released in due course. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $31.6 million on this asset sale. In connection with the CNS asset sale, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement and an Irrevocable Site License Agreement under which the Company provided transition services and office space to NETGEAR. The site license expired in April 2012.

The pre-tax gain on the CNS asset sale for the three months ended June 30, 2011 is calculated as follows:

 

         

Cash Proceeds

  $ 36,637  

Less: Net value of assets and liabilities sold or transferred as of April 15, 2011

    (5,029
   

 

 

 

Total CNS asset sale gain before income taxes

  $ 31,608  
   

 

 

 

Basis of Presentation and Reporting

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, and consistent with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and accordingly they do not include all of the information and footnotes required in the annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements, and that affect revenue and expenses during the period reported. Estimates are used when accounting for the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, excess and obsolete inventory, net realizable value of inventory, product warranty accrued, relative selling prices, stock-based compensation, goodwill and intangible asset fair value, depreciation, income taxes, and contingencies, among other things. These estimates are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In addition, certain reclassification adjustments have been made to historical results to achieve consistency in presentation.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position and the results of operations and cash flows at June 30, 2012 and for all periods presented. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year 2013.

Reclassification

Previously reported amounts in the Consolidated Statement of Operations have been adjusted for the effects of the discontinued operations described above. The reclassifications related to discontinued operations had no impact on previously reported amounts for total assets, total liabilities, total stockholders’ equity or net income.