7.
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

The Company monitors the recoverability of goodwill annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Purchased intangible assets subject to amortization consist of acquired technology and other intangible assets that include trade names, customer relationships and developed intellectual property (IP) processes.

Acquired Technology

Acquired technology primarily consists of acquired license rights for patents and know-how obtained from Merck KGaA, BASF and Fujifilm. These intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Merck KGaA

 

 

66,012

 

 

 

66,012

 

BASF

 

 

95,989

 

 

 

95,989

 

Fujifilm

 

 

109,462

 

 

 

109,462

 

Other

 

 

5,712

 

 

 

5,712

 

 

 

 

277,175

 

 

 

277,175

 

Less: Accumulated amortization

 

 

(220,392

)

 

 

(203,621

)

Acquired technology, net

 

$

56,783

 

 

$

73,554

 

Amortization expense related to acquired technology was $16.8 million, $16.8 million and $14.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Amortization expense is included in amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets expense line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be $12.0 million in the year ending December 31, 2026, $7.2 million in each of the years ending December 31, 2027 and 2028, $7.1 million in each of the years ending December 31, 2029 and 2030, and $16.2 million in total thereafter.

Merck KGaA Patent Acquisitions

In April 2023, UDC Ireland entered into a Patent Sale and License Agreement with Merck KGaA. Under this agreement, Merck KGaA sold to UDC Ireland all of its rights, title and interest to over 550 of its owned and licensed OLED-related patents and patent applications in exchange for a cash payment of $66.0 million. The Patent Sale and License Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. UDC Ireland recorded the payment of $66.0 million as acquired technology, which is being amortized over a period of 10 years.

In October 2025, UDC Ireland entered into an Intellectual Property Sales Agreement with Merck KGaA. Under this agreement, UDC Ireland agreed to acquire from Merck KGaA all of its rights, title and interest to more than 300 of its OLED-related patents and patent applications in exchange for cash payments totaling $50.0 million. The Intellectual Property Sale Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. In November 2025, an initial payment of $10.0 million was made toward the purchase price and is included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025. The transaction closed during January 2026 and the acquired assets will be amortized over a period of 10 years.

BASF Patent Acquisition

On June 28, 2016, UDC Ireland entered into and consummated an IP Transfer Agreement with BASF. Under the IP Transfer Agreement, BASF sold to UDC Ireland all of its rights, title and interest to certain of its owned and co-owned intellectual property rights relating to the composition, development, manufacture and use of OLED materials, including OLED lighting and display stack technology, as well as certain tangible assets. The intellectual property includes knowhow and more than 500 issued and pending patents in the area of phosphorescent materials and technologies. These assets were acquired in exchange for a cash payment of €86.8 million ($95.8 million). In addition, UDC Ireland also took on certain rights and obligations under three joint research and development agreements to which BASF was a party. The IP Transfer Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. UDC Ireland recorded the payment of €86.8 million ($95.8 million) and acquisition costs incurred of $217,000 as acquired technology, which is being amortized over a period of 10 years.

Other Intangible Assets

As a result of the Adesis acquisition in June 2016, the Company recorded $16.8 million of other intangible assets, including $10.5 million assigned to customer relationships with a weighted average life of 11.5 years, $4.8 million to internally developed IP, processes and recipes with a weighted average life of 15 years, and $1.5 million to trade name and trademarks with a weighted average life of 10 years.

At December 31, 2025, these other intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Customer relationships

 

$

10,520

 

 

$

(8,632

)

 

$

1,888

 

Developed IP, processes and recipes

 

 

4,820

 

 

 

(3,028

)

 

 

1,792

 

Trade name/Trademarks

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

(1,418

)

 

 

82

 

Other

 

 

448

 

 

 

(191

)

 

 

257

 

Total identifiable other intangible assets

 

$

17,288

 

 

$

(13,269

)

 

$

4,019

 

 

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $1.4 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. Amortization expense is included in amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets expense line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be $1.4 million for the year ending December 31, 2026, $1.3 million for the year ending December 31, 2027, $426,000 for the year ending December 31, 2028, $366,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2029 and 2030, and $219,000 in total thereafter.

Goodwill

As a result of the Adesis acquisition, the Company recorded $15.5 million of goodwill. The Company performs its annual assessment of goodwill during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year unless events suggest an impairment may have been incurred in an interim period using Adesis’ standalone financial operating performance information. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires the exercise of judgment, including the determination of the fair value of each reporting unit, as Adesis is the reporting unit. As part of the annual assessment of goodwill completed during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, there were no significant indicators to conclude that an impairment of the goodwill associated with the acquisition of Adesis had occurred.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 19, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 20, 2025
2023Feb 22, 2024
2022Feb 23, 2023
2021Feb 23, 2022
2020Feb 18, 2021
2019Feb 20, 2020
2018Feb 21, 2019
2017Feb 22, 2018
2016Feb 23, 2017

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.