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Contingent consideration in goodwill

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 1 year ago by Stephen Widberg.
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  • November 21, 2023 at 6:59 pm #695214
    simran98
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    Hi,

    Below is the question

    On 1 January 20X7, Banana Co acquired an 80% equity interest in Grape Co. The following is a summary of Grape Co’s equity at the date.

    Equity share capital ($1 each) 20

    Other components of equity 8

    Retained earnings 42

    Total 70

    The 10 million of Banana Co’s shares which had a nominal value of St each and a market price of $6.80 each , cash of $18 million was due to be paid on 1 20X9 if the net profit after tax of Grape Co grew by 5% in each of the two years following . The present value of the total contingent at 1 20X7 was $16 million. It was felt that there was a 25% chance of the profit target being met. At acquisition, the only to the net assets of Grape Co was for land which had a fair value $5 million higher than its carrying . This is not within the $70 million equity of Grape Co at 1 January 20X7.

    Consolidated goodwill:

    Share consideration 68
    Add NCI 14
    Less net assets at acquisition (70)
    Goodwill at acquisition 12

    The financial director did not take into account the contingent cash since it was not probable would be paid. , he measured the interest using the proportionate of net assets despite the group having a published policy to interest at fair value. The share price of Grape Co at acquisition was $4.25 and should be used to value the NCI.

    Sir, can you explain the calculation of contingent consideration in the question? According to the answer, we are supposed to take 25% of 16, why is that so?

    Thanks in advance!

    November 22, 2023 at 9:54 am #695240
    Stephen Widberg
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    Please don’t copy out whole questions. 🙂 Otherwise they may be deleted. 🙁

    Contingent consideration must be measured at FV. Best estimate would be 25% of 16.

    November 22, 2023 at 4:53 pm #695264
    simran98
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    So if there was no probable profit percentage given, the FV would have been 16?

    November 24, 2023 at 7:44 am #695371
    Stephen Widberg
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    No – only 16 if 100% likely to happen.

    They will tell you how to calculate FV.

    November 24, 2023 at 8:49 pm #695431
    simran98
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    Sorry, sir I am still bit confused.

    I previously had come across a contingent consideration question where they had taken the FV of the consideration in the goodwill as there was no probability given.

    So how will we calculate FV in such case?

    November 25, 2023 at 4:15 pm #695478
    Stephen Widberg
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    Every question is different. If they give you FV you can just copy it.

    In the question you asked originally 16 was not a FV – it was a figure which had a 25% chance of being paid.

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