Company: ACEL
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001698991-25-000011
Chunk: 55

Company: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 16
Chunk 55
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 triggered and the Company assesses it as probable of being recovered, a receivable will be recorded. Upfront payments with a claw-back prior to a location going live are capitalized and will not begin amortization until the respective location commences operations. The Company’s route and customer acquisition costs also consists of prepaid commission costs to the Company's internal sales employees. The commissions paid to internal sales employees are subsequently expensed once the respective gaming location goes live and the commission is earned by the employee.Business acquisitions: The Company evaluates the inputs, processes and outputs of each business acquisition to determine if the transaction is a business combination or asset acquisition. If an acquisition qualifies as a business combination, the related transaction costs are recorded as an expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. If an acquisition qualifies as an asset acquisition, the related transaction costs are generally capitalized and amortized over the useful life of the acquired assets. The Company accounts for acquisitions that meet the definition of a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Acquired tangible personal property such as gaming equipment and buildings are generally measured at fair value using a cost approach which measures the fair value based on the cost to reproduce or replace the asset, while land is valued using a market approach which looks at the values of similar properties. Location contract intangibles, which primarily represent the acquisition-date fair value of the preexisting relationships between the acquired company, gaming locations, and other third parties, are generally measured at fair value using an income approach which measures the fair value based on the estimated future cash flows using certain projected financial information such as revenue projections, cost of revenue margins and other assumptions such as discount rates. Operating licenses that the acquired company holds to operate in its applicable gaming jurisdiction, are valued using an income approach which measures the fair value based on the estimated future cash flows using certain projected financial information such as revenue projections, cost of revenue margins and other assumptions, such as discount rates. Any contingent consideration is measured at its fair value on the acquisition date, recorded as a liability, and accreted over its payment term in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income as other expenses, net.Location contracts acquired: Location contracts acquired are accounted for as intangible assets and consist of expected cash flows to be generated from location contracts acquired through business and asset acquisitions. Location contracts acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of primarily 15 years. Location contracts are tested for impairment when triggering events occur. If a triggering event were to occur, the Company compares the carrying