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17. Business Acquisitions

BlueHalo Acquisition

On May 1, 2025, the Company closed its acquisition of BlueHalo LLC for merger consideration, net of cash acquired, of $3,484,945,000. Through the acquisition, BlueHalo is incorporated into the Company’s AxS and SCDE segments. The acquisition will help to advance the combined company as a global defense technology leader across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company accounted for the acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations.

(in thousands)

Amount

Merger consideration transferred

$

2,640,365

Settlement of BlueHalo’s transaction expenses

25,214

Settlement of BlueHalo’s debt

863,207

Merger consideration

$

3,528,786

Less cash acquired

(43,841)

Fair value of consideration transferred

$

3,484,945

The fair value of the Company’s common stock issued is based on 17,425,849 shares issued as consideration, per the terms of the Merger Agreement, and the closing share price of $151.52 on April 30, 2025.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the fair value of the merger consideration transferred to assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and subject to change as the Company continues to evaluate the fair values of certain assets and liabilities acquired. Open items in the purchase price allocation include the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed including, but not limited to technology, backlog and customer relationships intangibles and fair value adjustment to inventory; property, plant and equipment; leases; details surrounding tax matters; and assumptions underlying certain existing or potential reserves, such as those for inventory and legal matters (in thousands):

May 1,

2025

Fair value of assets acquired:

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $420 at May 1, 2025

    

$

80,753

Unbilled receivables and retentions

99,333

Inventories, net

99,642

Income taxes receivable

3,941

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

13,553

Long-term investments

152

Property and equipment

88,295

Operating lease right-of-use assets

70,879

Intangibles

1,128,000

Goodwill

2,282,779

Other assets

1,086

Total identifiable assets

$

3,868,413

Fair value of liabilities assumed:

Accounts payable

54,108

Wages and related accruals

40,736

Customer advances

42,700

Current operating lease liabilities

7,409

Other current liabilities

11,333

Non-current operating lease liabilities

64,720

Deferred income taxes

162,462

Total liabilities assumed

383,468

Total identifiable net assets

$

3,484,945

Determining the fair value of the intangible assets acquired requires significant judgment, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, long-term growth rates and discount rates. The fair value assigned to intangible assets has been estimated based on third-party preliminary valuation studies utilizing income-based methodologies and corroborated with benchmarks of similar transactions in the industry. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield materially different results. All intangible assets acquired in the BlueHalo acquisition are subject to amortization.

The goodwill is attributable to the differences between the estimated fair value of the consideration transferred and the estimated fair value of the assets acquired, and liabilities assumed. For income tax purposes the goodwill and intangibles are not deductible for tax purposes.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the fair value of intangible assets acquired (in thousands):

Preliminary Fair Value

Estimated Useful Life

Years

Preliminary fair value of intangible assets acquired:

Backlog

$

62,000

1

Customer relationships

670,000

5-7

Developed technology

396,000

4-10

Intangible assets acquired

$

1,128,000

BlueHalo Supplemental Pro Forma Information (unaudited)

BlueHalo revenue and loss from operations for the three months ended August 2, 2025 since its acquisition on May 1, 2025 was $235,282,000 and $(49,451,000), respectively. The pro forma results for the first quarter ended August 2, 2025 were prepared as if the acquisition was completed on the first day of the Company's fiscal year May 1, 2024. The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of the Company and BlueHalo prior to the acquisition. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the Company's results of operations that would have been obtained had the acquisition of BlueHalo been completed for the period presented, or which may be realized in the future (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

August 2,

July 27,

2025

2024

Revenue

$

454,675

$

378,924

Net loss attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

$

(36,110)

$

(88,402)

The Company recognized a nonrecurring pro forma adjustment to pro forma earnings to amortize an increase in the fair value of inventory acquired during the three months ended August 2, 2025. In addition, for the three months ended August 2, 2025, the amortization expense associated with the Company's one-year intangible backlog has been eliminated within the pro forma adjustments.

These pro forma amounts have been calculated by applying the Company’s accounting policies, assuming transaction costs had been incurred during the three months ended July 27, 2024, reflecting the additional amortization and depreciation that would have been charged, incremental interest expense associated with the initial financing for the acquisition under the term loan and revolver, and including the results of BlueHalo prior to acquisition.

The Company incurred approximately $43,020,000 of BlueHalo acquisition-related expenses. The Company recognized a nonrecurring pro forma adjustment to the three months ended August 2, 2025 to remove the impact of the transaction costs from the historical balance, while recognizing the $43,020,000 of transaction expenses within the three months ended July 27, 2024 to reflect the costs as if the acquisition was completed during the three months ended July 27, 2024.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information presented above does not give effect to the July 2025 common stock issuance and Notes issuance, as such proceeds were not used to fund the BlueHalo acquisition. As the Company’s repayment of indebtedness using the proceeds of the common stock issuance and Notes issuance was not directly attributable to the acquisition, the related reduction in interest expense is not reflected in this unaudited pro forma combined financial information.