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Vista Outdoor acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Vista Outdoor bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
QuietKat Inc. (QuietKat) Word for word“We acquired QuietKat Inc. (QuietKat) during the first fiscal quarter of 2022, Foresight Sports (Foresight) and Fiber Energy Products (Fiber) during the third fiscal quarter of 2022, and Stone Glacier during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	during the first fiscal quarter of 2022	—
Foresight Sports (Foresight) Word for word“On September 28, 2021, the Company acquired Foresight Sports for $471 million.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	September 28, 2021	—
Fiber Energy Products (Fiber) Word for word“During the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, we acquired Fiber Energy Products, a leader in all-natural wood grilling pellets.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	—	—
Stone Glacier Word for word“During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, we acquired Stone Glacier, a premium brand focused on ultralightweight, performance hunting gear designed for backcountry use.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	—	—
Foresight Word for word“During the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, we acquired Foresight, a leading designer and manufacturer of golf performance analysis, entertainment, and game enhancement technologies for approximately $ 470,772 .” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	during the third quarter of fiscal year 2022	approximately $ 470,772
QuietKat Word for word“During the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, we acquired QuietKat, an electric bicycle company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and marketing rugged, all-terrain eBikes.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022	—
Remington and HEVI-Shot Word for word“The fiscal year 2022 period includes sales from Remington and HEVI-Shot, which we acquired in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, of the prior fiscal year.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	—	—
Firearms Business Word for word“In connection with the sale of our Firearms business in, fiscal year 2020, we received a $ 12,000 interest-free, five-year pre-payable promissory note due June 2024.” 10-K for 2022	divestiture	fiscal year 2020	—
a non-strategic business in our Sporting Products segment Word for word“Corporate and Other —The increase in EBIT was primarily driven by fiscal year 2020 goodwill and intangible impairment expenses of $155,588, pretax gain on divestiture of $18,467 in fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2020 held for sale asset impairment of $9,429 in our Firearms business, and a reduction of fiscal year 2020 restructuring expenses.” 10-K for 2022	divestiture	fiscal year 2021	pretax gain on divestiture of $18,467
Fox Racing Word for word“During the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, the Company acquired Fox Racing for $575 million.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	During the second quarter of fiscal year 2023	$575 million
Simms Fishing Word for word“During the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, we acquired Simms Fishing Products (Simms), a premium fishing brand and leading manufacturer of waders, outerwear, footwear and technical apparel.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	During the second quarter of fiscal year 2023	—
The Kinetic Group business (formerly the Sporting Products business) Word for word“On October 15, 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to sell The Kinetic Group business (formerly the Sporting Products business) to CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP a.s. (“CSG”), for an enterprise value of $1,910,000 ("the base purchase price") on a cash-free, debt-free basis subject to working capital adjustments, in an all-cash transaction (the “Sporting Products Sale”).” 10-K for 2024	agreed divestiture	On October 15, 2023	$1,910,000
RCBS brand Word for word“On May 1, 2024, we completed the divestiture of the RCBS brand.” 10-K for 2024	divestiture	On May 1, 2024	—
PinSeeker Word for word“During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, we acquired PinSeeker, a leader in virtual network of golfers, allowing players to complete globally in real-time.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2017-03-31	$458.1 million	$0	$192.1 million
2018-03-31	$0	$0	—
2019-03-31	$0	$154.6 million	—
2020-03-31	$0	$156.6 million	—
2021-03-31	$95.6 million	$23.7 million	$5.7 million
2022-03-31	$545.5 million	$0	$395.8 million
2023-03-31	$761.6 million	$0	$316.6 million
2024-03-31	$16.5 million	—	$14.3 million

Deal filings since 2016

2024-11-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-11-27 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2024-10-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-09-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-07-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-07-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-06-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-05-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-10-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-08-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-08-08 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2022-07-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-07-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-09-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-03-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-08-08 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-07-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-11-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-09-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-09-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2018-07-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-02-08 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2017-05-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-04-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Vista Outdoor’s annual reports (10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2024-05-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.