Instil Bio, Inc.TIL

Instil Bio, Inc. Goodwill & Intangibles Disclosure

10-KFiled Mar 21, 20241 min read
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In March 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Immetacyte. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and, accordingly, the total fair value of purchase consideration was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values on the acquisition date. Due to the Company’s pre-commercialization stage, many of the processes and methods used in the production of TILs were still in experimental development and pre-clinical stages.
As a result of the 2022 Plan, the Company determined that the carrying amount of its goodwill and intangible assets exceeded its fair value. The fair value was determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis, which took into account multiple factors including future cash flows, discount rates, and market conditions. As a result of this analysis, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $5.7 million for goodwill and $10.1 million for intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2022. The impairment charge was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the line item “restructuring and impairment charges.”

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2023Mar 21, 2024Showing above
2022Mar 31, 2023

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.

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