SPECTRUM BRANDS GLOBAL AUTO CARE DIVISION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three month periods ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The accompanying interim condensed combined financial statements include the historical accounts of Spectrum Global Auto Care Division (“GAC”) of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (“SBH” or “Parent”). GAC consists of auto appearance, performance, and A/C recharge products sold primarily tobig-box auto, auto specialty retail, mass retailers, food and drug retailers, and small regional and convenience store retailers. Auto appearance products include protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners and washes designated to clear, shine, refresh and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand name Armor All®. Auto performance products include STP® branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids and automotive appearance products. A/C recharge products includedo-it-yourself automotive air conditioner recharge products under the A/C Pro® brand name, along with other refrigerant and oil recharge kits, sealants and accessories.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim condensed combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) from the interim condensed combined financial statements and accounting records of SBH using the historical results of GAC segment operations and historical cost basis of the assets and liabilities that comprise GAC. These financial statements have been prepared solely to demonstrate its historical results of operations, financial position, and cash flows for the indicated periods under SBH’s management. All intercompany balances and transactions within GAC have been eliminated. Transactions and balances between GAC and SBH and its subsidiaries are reflected as related party transactions and are considered to be effectively settled at the time the transaction is incurred, therefore no intercompany balances are reflected as outstanding on the interim condensed combined financial statements. Discrete financial information was not available for GAC within certain legal entities of SBH with shared operations including the operations of GAC and other SBH businesses. Certain transactions of SBH are not recorded by GAC but at the legal entity level of the Parent or its subsidiary. For shared entities for which discrete financial information was not available, allocation methodologies were applied to certain accounts to allocate amount to GAC discussed further inNote 13 – Related Parties.
Certain costs related to GAC have been allocated from the Parent. Those costs are derived from multiple levels of the organization including geographic business unit expenses, product line expenses, shared corporate expenses, and fees from the Parent. Costs incurred by the Parent for the acquisition and integration of the GAC business have been excluded from the interim condensed combined statements if they did not benefit the operations of GAC. GAC receives service and support functions from SBH and its subsidiaries and are dependent upon SBH and its subsidiaries’ ability to perform these services and support functions. The costs associated with these services and support functions have been allocated to GAC using the most meaningful respective allocation methodologies which were primarily based on proportionate sales, headcount, direct labor costs or other measures of GAC or its Parent. These allocated costs are primarily related to corporate administrative expenses, employee related costs including pensions and other benefits for corporate and shared employees, and rental and usage fees for shared assets for the functional groups such as accounting and finance services, human resources, information technology, facilities, legal services and contract support, tax and treasury management, corporate compliance and risk management, and other corporate and other corporate and infrastructural services.
The assets and liabilities related to GAC are primarily specifically identified as assets and liabilities of the business. In some instances, assets and liabilities may be considered shared with GAC other businesses of the Parent or its subsidiary, where they are allocated based upon an allocation methodology that is primarily based on proportionate sales, headcount or other measures of GAC or its Parent. In particular, property plant and equipment not specifically identified as a component of GAC operations, but shared with GAC and other businesses of the Parent or its subsidiary, are allocated to the predominant user of the facility, if one can be determined. Shared assets consist of corporate headquarters, shared service facilities, shared distribution centers, and sales offices, among others. Predominant user is based upon the proportionate net sales, headcount, square footage, and other measures deemed reasonable to define usage of the assets. When GAC is recognized as the predominant user of the assets, the asset is recognized as property plant and equipment on the Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, a usage charge is assessed on the other businesses of SBH for use of the asset and recognized as a reduction to general & administrative expenses on the Condensed Combined Statement of Income. When GAC is not recognized as the predominant user of the asset, the asset is not recognized on the Condensed Combined Balance Sheet.
SBH uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing its operations. As a result, substantially all cash is commingled with corporate funds and is not specifically identifiable to GAC. The net results of these transactions between GAC and SBH are reflected as net parent investment in the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets. In addition, the net parent investment represents SBH’s interest in the net assets of GAC and the cumulative net investment by SBH in GAC through the dates presented. Outside of certain capital leases of GAC operations, there is no debt that is specifically identified or attributable to GAC and therefore not recognized on the Condensed Combined Balance Sheet.
Management believes the assumptions and allocations underlying the interim condensed combined financial statements are reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances. The expenses and cost allocations have been determined on a basis considered by SBH to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by the GAC during the periods presented relative to the total costs incurred by SBH. However, the amounts recorded for these transactions and allocations are not necessarily representative of the amount that would have been reflected in the financial statements had GAC been an entity that operated independently of SBH. Actual costs that would have been incurred if the Company has been a stand-alone company would depend upon multiple factors, including organization structure and strategic decision made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. Consequently, future results of operations should the GAC be separated from SBH will include costs and expenses that may be materially different than historical results of operations, financial position, and cash flows. Accordingly, the financial statements for these periods are not indicative of the future results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financialstatements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Basis of Combination
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions within GAC have been eliminated in the preparation of the accompanying interim condensed combined financial statements. All significant intercompany transactions with SBH are deemed to have been paid in the period the cost was incurred.
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