NOTE 10 GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill associated with the Company’s purchases of Crest in December 2024, Emlenton in January 2023 and other past acquisitions totaled $167.5 million at both  December 31, 2025 and  December 31, 2024. Impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value, which is determined through an impairment test. Management performs goodwill impairment testing on an annual basis as of September 30, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying value. As of September 30, 2025, no events or changes in circumstances indicated that the fair value of the reporting unit was below its carrying value. The Company will continue to monitor its goodwill for possible impairment.

 

Acquired Intangible Assets

 

Acquired intangible assets were as follows:

 

  

2025

  

2024

 
  

Gross

      

Gross

     
  

Carrying

  

Accumulated

  

Carrying

  

Accumulated

 
  

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Amount

  

Amortization

 

Other intangible:

                

Customer relationship intangibles

 $7,975  $(7,253) $7,975  $(7,088)

Non-compete contracts

  457   (435)  457   (426)

Trade Name

  1,131   (494)  1,131   (468)

Core deposit intangible

  32,115   (15,645)  32,115   (12,946)

Total

 $41,678  $(23,827) $41,678  $(20,928)

 

Aggregate intangible amortization expense was $2.9 million for 2025, $2.9 million for 2024 and $3.4 million for 2023.

 

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter:

 

2026

 $2,798 

2027

  2,684 

2028

  2,674 

2029

  2,665 

2030

  2,382 

Thereafter

  4,648 

Total

 $17,851 

  

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 5, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 6, 2025
2023Mar 7, 2024
2022Mar 9, 2023
2021Mar 9, 2022
2020Mar 4, 2021
2019Mar 5, 2020
2018Mar 5, 2019
2017Mar 6, 2018
2016Mar 7, 2017
2015Mar 10, 2016

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.