Alliance Imaging Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 14, 2011
Alliance Imaging Inc. (AIQ, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Alliance Healthcare Services Inc. has a market cap of $218.69 million; its shares were traded at around $4.14 with and P/S ratio of 0.46.

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In the second quarter of 2010, we purchased a majority of the outstanding membership interests of Radiology 24/7, LLC (RAD 24/7), a teleradiology services company, which provides primarily final, subspecialty professional radiology interpretation services and outsourced staffing services for MRI, PET/CT, CT, mammography, X-Ray and other imaging modalities and also preliminary radiology interpretation services nationwide. The purchase price consisted of $8.9 million in cash, $3.8 million in contingent payments, and $0.7 million in assumed liabilities. We financed this acquisition using internally generated funds. As a result of this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $9.9 million and acquired intangible assets of $8.0 million, of which $6.5 million was assigned to customer relationships, which are being amortized over 10 years, and $1.5 million was assigned to trademarks, which are being amortized over seven years. The intangible assets were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. All recorded goodwill and intangible assets are capitalized for tax purposes and are being amortized over 15 years. The acquisition included $3.8 million for contingent payments due upon the achievement of certain revenue targets, which is expected to be resolved over the two years following the acquisition date. All contingent payments were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. The fair value of noncontrolling interest related to this transaction was $5.0 million as of the acquisition date. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized $0.3 million in earnings related to decreasing the estimated value of contingent consideration. The year ended December 31, 2010 included nine months of operations from this acquisition.

center operates in a Certificate-of-Need (CON) state, and is a multi-modality imaging center which provides MRI, CT, digital mammography, X-Ray and other imaging services. The purchase price consisted of $13.7 million in cash and $0.6 million in assumed liabilities. We financed this acquisition using internally generated funds. As a result of this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $3.8 million and acquired intangible assets of $8.1 million, of which $6.4 million was assigned to the physician referral network, which is being amortized over 10 years, and $1.8 million was assigned to certificates of need held by DHC, which have indefinite useful lives and are not subject to amortization. The intangible assets were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. All recorded goodwill and intangible assets are capitalized for tax purposes and are being amortized over 15 years. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we increased goodwill by $0.1 million as a result of changes in the original valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The year ended December 31, 2010 included seven months of operations from this acquisition.

In the third quarter of 2010, we purchased certain assets from Arkansas Cancer Center, P.A., located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Pine Bluff). This is our third Arkansas-based radiation therapy facility and is a strategic addition to the Companys Bethesda cancer network, now totaling eleven centers located throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Missouri. The purchase price consisted of $9.5 million in cash, $0.4 million in contingent payments and an immaterial amount of assumed liabilities. We financed this acquisition using internally generated funds. As a result of this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $4.1 million and acquired intangible assets of $5.3 million, of which $3.8 million was assigned to the physician referral network, which is being amortized over 10 years, $1.0 million was assigned to trademarks, which are being amortized over 10 years, $0.4 million was assigned to a professional services agreement, which is being amortized over nine years and $0.1 million was assigned to the non-compete agreement, which is being amortized over nine years. The intangible assets were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. The acquisition included a one-third interest in a joint venture which was recorded at a fair value of $0.3 million at the acquisition date. All recorded goodwill and intangible assets are capitalized for tax purposes and are being amortized over 15 years. The acquisition included $0.4 million for contingent payments due upon the resolution of certain claims, which are expected to be resolved over the six months following the acquisition date. All contingent payments were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. As of December 31, 2010, the amounts recognized for the contingent consideration arrangements and the assumptions used to develop the estimates have not changed. During 2010, we paid $0.3 million in contingent payments. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we decreased goodwill by an immaterial amount as a result of changes in the original valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The year ended December 31, 2010 included six months of operations from this acquisition.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, we purchased certain assets from Cancer Treatment Center of Hazleton, located in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (Hazleton). This is our first Pennsylvania-based radiation therapy facility. The purchase price consisted of $2.1 million in cash and $0.1 million in assumed liabilities. We financed this acquisition using internally generated funds. As a result of this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $0.5 million and acquired intangible assets of $1.4 million, of which $0.9 million was assigned to the physician referral network, which is being amortized over ten years, $0.4 million was assigned to trademarks, which have indefinite useful lives and are not subject to amortization, and $0.2 million was assigned to the non-compete agreement, which is being amortized over five years. The intangible assets were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. All recorded goodwill and intangible assets are capitalized for tax purposes and are being amortized over 15 years. The values assigned to the assets and liabilities acquired are preliminary and may be subject to adjustment. The year ended December 31, 2010 included one month of operations from this acquisition.

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