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Acquisitions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Business Combination [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

14. Acquisitions

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.

On June 1, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed its merger (the "Merger") with Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (“Thermon”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated February 23, 2026, entered into by the Company with Longhorn Merger Sub, Inc. and Longhorn Merger Sub LLC, each a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (together, the “Merger Subs”) and Thermon. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into Thermon (the “First Merger”), with Thermon surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of CECO. Immediately after the First Merger, Thermon merged with and into Merger Sub LLC (the “Second Merger”), with Merger Sub LLC surviving the Second Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of CECO. In connection with the Second Merger, the name of the surviving entity was changed to Thermon Group Holdings, LLC. The First Merger and the Second Merger are collectively referred to as the “Merger.”

The Merger was accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805 Business Combinations, with the Company identified as the accounting acquirer. Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, on February 23, 2026, the Company entered into the financing (as further described in Note 8), which was also completed on June 1, 2026.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each holder of Thermon common stock ("Thermon Common Stock", and "Thermon Shareholders") had the ability to elect to receive, for each share of Thermon Common Stock they own, one of the following forms of consideration: (i) consideration consisting of $10.00 in cash and 0.6840 shares of CECO common stock (“Mixed

Consideration”), (ii) consideration of $63.89 per share (“All-Cash Consideration”), or (iii) consideration of 0.8110 shares of CECO common stock per share (“All-Stock Consideration”), in each case subject to proration and allocation procedures designed to ensure that the aggregate amount of cash and stock paid in the transaction does not exceed certain limits specified in the Merger Agreement. Thermon Shareholders who did not make an election received the Mixed Consideration. The share value of the Mixed, All-Cash Consideration, and All-Stock Consideration are all approximately $64, based on the closing stock price of $79.03 per share of CECO on June 1, 2026, which represents an approximate 4.7% premium to the closing stock price of $61.14 per share of Thermon on its last day of trading on May 29, 2026. Per the Merger Agreement, Thermon’s existing restricted stock units (“RSU Awards”) and performance unit awards (“PU Awards”) were assumed by the Company and converted into awards based on the Company's common stock, while in‑the‑money stock options (“In-the-Money Options”) were cancelled in exchange for cash consideration equal to the All-Cash Consideration less the exercise price per share of Thermon Common Stock subject to the In-the-Money Options, as of immediately prior to the closing (the “Option Consideration”), and out‑of‑the‑money options were cancelled for no consideration. Under the provisions of the Merger Agreement, the Company elected to cancel the RSU Awards and PU Awards held by individuals residing or providing services outside the U.S. at closing (“Non-U.S. Award”), and pay cash consideration equal to the number of underlying shares multiplied by the per‑share All-Cash Consideration (“Non-U.S. Award Cash Consideration”). The following table summarizes the fair value of consideration transferred for the Merger:

 

 

Amount

 

Mixed Consideration (Mixed elections and non-electors)

 

 

 

Stock component

 

 

 

Number of Thermon's Common Stock shares

 

 

 

17,231,130

 

Exchange ratio per Merger Agreement

 

 

 

0.6840

 

Number of CECO Common Stock shares issued to Thermon shareholders

 

 

 

11,786,093

 

CECO Common Stock closing price as of June 1, 2026

 

 

$

79.03

 

Consideration in the form of CECO's Common Stock

 

 

$

931,455

 

Cash component

 

 

 

 

Number of Thermon's Common Stock shares

 

 

 

17,231,130

 

Per Share Cash Consideration

 

 

$

10.00

 

Consideration in form of cash

 

 

$

172,311

 

Total Mixed Consideration

 

 

$

1,103,766

 

Cash Consideration

 

 

 

Number of Thermon's Common Stock shares

 

 

 

2,142,408

 

Per share Cash Consideration

 

 

$

63.89

 

All-Cash Consideration

 

 

$

136,878

 

Cash issued due to Maximum Aggregate Stock Shares proration per the Merger Agreement

 

 

$

20,207

 

Total Cash Consideration

 

 

$

157,085

 

Stock Consideration

 

 

 

Number of Thermon's Common Stock shares

 

 

 

13,566,156

 

Exchange ratio per Merger Agreement

 

 

 

0.8110

 

Number of CECO Common Stock shares

 

 

 

11,002,153

 

Less: CECO Common Stock shares due to Maximum Aggregate Stock Shares proration per the Merger Agreement

 

 

 

(257,495

)

Number of CECO Common Stock shares issued pursuant to the Maximum Aggregate Stock Shares proration per the Merger Agreement

 

 

 

10,744,658

 

CECO Common Stock closing price as of June 1, 2026

 

 

$

79.03

 

Total Stock Consideration

 

 

$

849,150

 

Fractional Shares

 

 

$

68

 

Total Merger Consideration per the Merger Agreement

 

 

$

2,110,069

 

Pre-combination value of replaced Thermon equity awards

 

 

$

11,609

 

Cash settlement of Thermon equity awards

 

 

$

2,111

 

Repayment of Thermon indebtedness

 

 

$

141,682

 

Less: D&O tail insurance premium

 

 

$

(1,371

)

Total preliminary consideration transferred

 

 

$

2,264,100

 

 

The purchase price was allocated, on a preliminary basis, among assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on available information. The determination of the estimated fair value of assets acquired requires management’s judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, royalty rates, customer attrition rates, asset lives, and market multiples, among other items. Fair values were determined by management using a variety of methodologies and resources, including external independent valuation experts. The valuation methods consisted of multi-period excess earnings, relief from royalty, current replacement cost, and other valuation techniques to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

The Company preliminarily recognized fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and allocated $1,210.5 million to goodwill. Goodwill primarily represents expected synergies from combining operations, expanded market opportunities, acquired workforce, future technologies, and other benefits that do not qualify for separate recognition. Goodwill is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is subject to change as the Company continues to obtain and assess relevant information that existed as of the acquisition date. A final determination of the fair value of assets acquired, including any identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed will be performed within one year of the Closing Date. The preliminary allocation of the total estimated purchase consideration is as follows:

(in thousands)

 

Preliminary Fair Value

 

Total preliminary consideration transferred

$

2,264,100

 

Assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

35,724

 

Restricted cash

 

 

5,831

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

103,832

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

28,138

 

Inventories

 

158,366

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

10,182

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

1,235

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

129,785

 

Right-of-use assets from operating leases

 

 

15,097

 

Intangible assets – finite life

 

 

911,000

 

Deferred charges and other assets

 

 

11,681

 

Total assets

$

1,410,871

 

Liabilities

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

37,569

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

79,570

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

8,349

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

2,185

 

Deferred income tax liability

 

207,797

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

12,334

 

Other liabilities

 

 

9,438

 

Total liabilities

 

357,242

 

Net assets

 

 

1,053,629

 

Goodwill

$

1,210,471

 

Acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Technology

 

 

195,000

 

Customer lists

 

 

570,000

 

Tradenames

 

 

120,000

 

Backlog

 

 

26,000

 

Total acquired intangible assets

 

$

911,000

 

Acquired intangible assets are amortized on a straight line or accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives of approximately 20 years for technology, 20 to 25 years for customer lists, 20 years for tradenames, and 3 years for customer backlog. From the

June 1, 2026 Closing Date through June 30, 2026, Thermon accounted for $49.6 million in revenue, and $5.3 million in net loss, in the Company's results. Thermon's net loss includes the impact of $3.6 million of intangible amortization from the Closing Date through June 30, 2026, as well as a $9.5 million charge related to the recognition of costs stemming from the step up of fair value of inventory.

Total acquisition-related costs related to the Thermon acquisition of $22.6 million and $34.3 million were reported in "Acquisition and integration expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

The Company incurred approximately $8.9 million of acquisition-related costs associated with executive transition and separation arrangements for certain legacy Thermon executives in connection with the acquisition. These costs were recorded within "Acquisition and other integration expenses" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Flexible Specialty Products LLC

On February 13, 2026, the Company, through its PPI JV, completed its acquisition of FSP for $6.8 million in cash. The transaction was financed through cash on hand. As additional consideration in the acquisition of FSP, the former owners of FSP are also entitled to earn-out payments up to $4.0 million based upon specified financial results through December 31, 2029. Based on projections at the acquisition date, the Company estimated the fair value of the earn-out to be $3.3 million. FSP is a custom manufacturer and supplier of industrial fabric expansion joints, metal bellows, metal hose, and other specialty flexible connectors for ductwork and piping with its primary operations in Englewood, Florida and is reported within the Engineered Systems segment. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Current assets (including cash of $134 and accounts receivable of $861)

 

$

1,420

 

Intangible - finite life

 

 

6,050

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,671

 

Other assets

 

 

447

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

10,588

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(247

)

Other liabilities assumed

 

 

(291

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

10,050

 

The Company acquired customer lists intangible assets valued at $6.1 million. This asset was determined to have a useful life of 10 years.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, FSP accounted for $1.4 million and $1.8 million in revenue, respectively, and $0.5 million and $0.7 million in net income, respectively, in the condensed consolidated results.

Profire Energy, Inc.

On January 3, 2025, the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Profire for $122.7 million in cash, including $4.6 million of cash used to settle outstanding equity awards for which $2.3 million represents the acceleration of such awards and thus recorded within "Acquisition and integration expenses" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Resulting consideration transferred for the acquisition was $120.4 million. The transaction was financed through a combination of cash on hand and a draw on the Company's revolving credit facility. Profire is a technology company and provider of intelligent control solutions that enhance the efficiency, safety, and reliability of industrial combustion appliances. The business operates primarily from locations in Lindon, Utah and Acheson, Alberta and is reported within the Engineered Systems segment. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $22,675 and accounts receivable of $14,151)

 

$

54,867

 

Property and equipment

 

 

17,416

 

Intangible - finite life

 

 

41,810

 

Goodwill

 

 

25,572

 

Other assets

 

 

801

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

140,466

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(8,567

)

Deferred income tax liability

 

 

(11,226

)

Other liabilities assumed

 

 

(291

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

120,382

 

The Company acquired property and equipment consisting of $14.7 million of land, building and improvements, $2.1 million of vehicles, and $0.6 million of machinery and equipment and other.

The Company acquired technology, customer lists, and tradename intangible assets valued at $3.6 million, $34.5 million, and $3.7 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7, 10, and 10 years, respectively.

The acquisitions disclosed above, with the exception of Profire, are subject to final adjustment, primarily for the valuation of intangible assets pending final valuation results for such assets and tax balances for the further assessment of the acquiree’s tax positions. These preliminary estimates and assumptions could change significantly during the purchase price measurement period as the Company finalizes the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These changes could result in material variances in the Company's future financial results, including variances in the estimated purchase price, fair values recorded and expenses associated with these items.

Goodwill recognized represents value the Company expects to be created by combining the various operations of the acquired businesses with the Company’s operations, including the expansion into markets within existing business segments, access to new customers and potential cost savings and synergies. Goodwill related to these acquisitions is not deductible for tax purposes. Acquisition and integration expenses, recorded within "Other operating expenses" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are related to acquisition activities, which include retention, legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses.

The unaudited supplemental pro forma information is based on estimates and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable and reflects the effects of the Thermon acquisition and related financing, including the recognition of certain cost of sales and acquired intangible assets, depreciation of acquired property, plant and equipment, amortization of the prepaid directors' and officers' ("D&O") liability insurance tail policy required under the Merger Agreement, incremental share-based compensation expense associated with the conversion and cash settlement of Thermon equity awards, and incremental interest expense, including the amortization of deferred financing costs. Material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the Thermon acquisition include transaction costs of $34.3 million that were incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2026, which are assumed to have occurred on the pro forma closing date of January 1, 2025 and recognized as if incurred in the first quarter of 2025.

The unaudited supplemental pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent what the Company's results of operations would have been had the acquisition of Thermon and the related financing occurred on January 1, 2025, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results.

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Net sales

 

$

359,763

 

 

$

294,289

 

 

$

714,014

 

 

$

605,066

 

Net income (loss) attributable to CECO Environmental Corp.

 

 

16,403

 

 

 

1,992

 

 

 

13,376

 

 

 

(19,470

)