THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A. Organization and Basis of Presentation
The
Boston Beer Company, Inc. and certain subsidiaries (the “Company”)
are engaged in the
business of selling alcohol beverages throughout the United States
and in selected international markets, under the trade names “The
Boston Beer Company
®
”, “Hard Seltzer Beverage Company”, “Twisted Tea Brewing Company
®
”, “Angry Orchard
®
Cider Company”, “Dogfish Head
®
Craft Brewery”, “Angel City
®
Brewing Company”, “Concrete Beach Brewery
®
”, “Coney Island
®
Brewing Company” and “American Fermentation Company”.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of
September 26, 2020, and the
consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’
equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended
September 26, 2020 and September 28, 2019 have been
prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. All intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated. These consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 28, 2019.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Company’s unaudited
consolidated balance sheet as of September 26, 2020 and the
results of its consolidated operations, stockholders’ equity, and
cash flows for the interim periods ended September 26, 2020
and September 28, 2019, reflect all adjustments (consisting
only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present
fairly the results of the interim periods presented. The operating
results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily
indicative of the results expected for the full year.
The Company began seeing the impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on its business in early March. The direct financial
impact of the pandemic has primarily shown in significantly reduced
keg demand from the
on-premise
channel and higher labor and safety related costs at the Company’s
breweries. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2020,
the Company recorded
COVID-19
related
pre-tax
reductions in net revenue and increases in other costs that total
$14.2 million of which $10.0 million was recorded in the
first quarter, $4.1 million was recorded in the second quarter
and $0.1 million was recorded in the third quarter. The
total amount consists of a $3.4 million reduction in net
revenue for estimated keg returns from distributors and retailers
and $10.8 million for inventory write-downs for obsolescence,
increased costs for health and safety, increased salaries and
benefits and other
COVID-19
related direct costs, of which $7.4 million are recorded in
cost of goods sold and $3.4 million are recorded in operating
expenses. In addition to these direct financial impacts,
COVID-19
related safety measures resulted in a reduction of brewery
productivity. This has shifted more volume to third-party
breweries, which increased production costs and negatively impacted
gross margins. While the duration of the disruption and related
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is
currently uncertain, the Company expects to continue to incur
increased costs related to health and safety for the foreseeable
future.
C. Dogfish Head Brewery Transaction
On May 8, 2019, the Company entered into definitive agreements
to acquire Dogfish Head Brewery (“Dogfish Head”) and various
related operations (the “Transaction”) through the acquisition of
all of the equity interests held by certain private entities in
Off-Centered
Way LLC, the parent holding company of the Dogfish Head operations.
In accordance with these agreements, the Company made a payment of
$158.4 million, which was placed in escrow pending the
satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The Transaction closed
on July 3, 2019, for total consideration of
$336.0 million consisting of $173.0 million in cash and
429,291 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock that had an
aggregate market value as of July 3, 2019 of
$163.0 million, after taking into account a post-closing cash
related adjustment. As required under the definitive agreements,
127,146 of the 429,291 shares of restricted Class A Stock have
been placed in escrow and will be released no later than
July 3, 2029. These shares had a market value on
July 3, 2019 of $48.3 million.
The
timing of the release of these escrowed shares is primarily related
to the continued employment with the Company of Samuel A.
Calagione, III, one of the two Dogfish Head founders.