5. Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired. There were no changes to the carrying amount of goodwill during fiscal 2025.

Goodwill amounts are not amortized but tested for impairment on an annual basis. There was no impairment of goodwill as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life. Intangible assets amortization was $8.5 million, $9.7 million and $8.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. There was no impairment of intangible assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Gross amount

 

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

Net carrying amount

 

 

Gross amount

 

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

Net carrying amount

 

 

Weighted average remaining useful life as of December 31, 2025 (in years)

 

Acquired developed technology

 

$

7,030

 

 

$

(3,255

)

 

$

3,775

 

 

$

18,824

 

 

$

(11,968

)

 

$

6,856

 

 

 

2.8

 

Customer relationships

 

 

23,725

 

 

 

(18,557

)

 

 

5,168

 

 

 

23,725

 

 

 

(14,171

)

 

 

9,554

 

 

 

1.5

 

Tradename

 

 

2,560

 

 

 

(2,232

)

 

 

328

 

 

 

2,560

 

 

 

(1,720

)

 

 

840

 

 

 

0.9

 

Website domain name

 

 

2,444

 

 

 

(429

)

 

 

2,015

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4.1

 

Other intangibles

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

(133

)

 

 

67

 

 

 

0.0

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

35,759

 

 

$

(24,473

)

 

$

11,286

 

 

$

45,309

 

 

$

(27,992

)

 

$

17,317

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2025, expected amortization expense for intangible assets was as follows:

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2025

 

2026

 

$

5,589

 

2027

 

 

3,544

 

2028

 

 

1,604

 

2029

 

 

489

 

Thereafter

 

 

60

 

Total

 

$

11,286

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 2, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 27, 2025
2023Feb 29, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022

About Goodwill & Intangibles Disclosures

Goodwill and intangible asset disclosures reveal the premium paid in acquisitions and how management assesses whether that premium retains its value. Since goodwill is no longer amortized under US GAAP, the annual impairment test is the only mechanism that adjusts carrying values downward — making the assumptions behind that test critically important for investors.

Key signals: a history of goodwill impairments suggests management consistently overpays for acquisitions. Watch the gap between reporting unit fair value and carrying amount — when fair value exceeds carrying amount by less than 10-20%, a small decline in business performance could trigger a write-down. For finite-lived intangibles, examine useful life assumptions across customer relationships, technology, and trade names; aggressive estimates inflate near-term earnings. Compare total intangibles-to-total-assets ratios against peers to assess acquisition dependency. Rising goodwill as a percentage of equity can signal balance sheet fragility.