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Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
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Fair Value Measurements

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements

We measure fair value based on the prices that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are based on a three-tier hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. These tiers include the following:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted market prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

In determining fair value, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as consider counterparty credit risk in the assessment of fair value.

We did not elect the fair value option, as allowed, to account for financial assets and liabilities that were not previously carried at fair value. Therefore, material financial assets and liabilities that are not carried at fair value, such as trade accounts receivable and payable, are reported at their historical carrying values.

The carrying values of our assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 approximate fair value because of our ability to immediately convert these instruments into cash with minimal expected change in value which are classified in the table below in one of the three categories of the fair value hierarchy described above (in thousands):

    

Fair Value Measurements

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

March 31, 2025

 

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Money market mutual fund

$

3,157

$

$

$

3,157

Mutual funds

 

98,333

 

 

 

98,333

U.S. Treasury notes

 

32,261

 

 

 

32,261

Corporate debt securities

 

77,335

 

 

 

77,335

$

211,086

$

$

$

211,086

Liabilities:

Convertible Senior Notes

$

$

198,537

$

$

198,537

Contingent consideration

 

 

580

 

580

$

$

198,537

$

580

$

199,117

Fair Value Measurements 

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

December 31, 2024

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Money market mutual fund

$

134

$

$

$

134

Mutual funds

 

97,675

 

 

 

97,675

U.S. Treasury notes

 

41,948

 

 

 

41,948

Corporate debt securities

 

76,837

 

 

 

76,837

$

216,594

$

$

$

216,594

Liabilities:

Convertible Senior Notes

$

$

198,217

$

$

198,217

Contingent consideration

 

 

6,559

 

6,559

$

$

198,217

$

6,559

$

204,776

Our equity securities and available-for-sale debt securities, including U.S. Treasury notes and U.S. Treasury bills, are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities and are therefore classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

We did not have any financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025.

We carry the Convertible Senior Notes (see Note 11) at face value less the unamortized discount and issuance costs on our consolidated balance sheets and present fair value for disclosure purposes only. We estimate the fair value of the Convertible Senior Notes using the net present value of the payments, discounted at an interest rate that is consistent with market and risk-adjusted interest rates, which is a Level 2 input.

The following table presents the estimated fair values and the carrying values (in thousands):

    

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

2026 Senior Notes

$

184,211

$

166,558

$

183,919

$

164,525

2025 Senior Notes

$

14,326

$

14,367

$

14,298

$

14,125

Under the terms of the Critical Transport Solutions Australia (“CTSA”) acquisition, contingent consideration may be payable in cash based on the achievement of a certain EBITDA target for 2024, with no maximum limit as to the contingent consideration achievable. Under the terms of the F-airGate, Cell&Co, Polar Expres, and Bluebird Express acquisitions, contingent consideration may be payable in cash based on the achievement of certain future revenue and/or EBITDA targets during each annual period following the acquisition dates for a total of four years, up to a maximum of $26.1 million (undiscounted) in the aggregate. The fair value of the contingent consideration was measured at the end of each reporting period using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of the contingent consideration for the F-airGate and Polar Expres acquisitions was determined using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. The contingent consideration was determined to have an aggregate fair value of $0.6 million and $6.6 million which is reflected as contingent consideration liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Certain assumptions used in estimating the fair value of the contingent consideration are uncertain by nature. Actual results may differ materially from estimates.

The gains recognized in earnings and the change in net assets related to the contingent consideration at March 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

    

Fair Value

    

Gains

    

Reclassification

    

Foreign

    

Fair Value

December 31, 

recognized in

to current

currency

March 31, 

2024

earnings

payables

adjustment

2025

2021 Acquisitions

$

909

$

(85)

$

(833)

$

9

$

2022 Acquisitions

 

742

 

(190)

 

 

28

 

580

2023 Acquisitions

4,908

(4,908)

$

6,559

$

(5,183)

$

(833)

$

37

$

580

The gains recognized in earnings have been reported in operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.