11.

Goodwill

The goodwill recognized is as a result of expected synergies from combining operations through business acquisitions and none of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.

Goodwill is comprised of:

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

May 31,

2021

 

 

May 31,

2020

 

Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd.

 

Cannabis business

 

 

105,963

 

 

 

105,963

 

Nuuvera Corp.

 

Business under development

 

 

273,606

 

 

 

273,606

 

LATAM Holdings Inc.

 

Business under development

 

 

63,239

 

 

 

63,239

 

CC Pharma GmbH

 

Distribution business

 

 

4,458

 

 

 

4,458

 

SweetWater

 

Beverage alcohol business

 

 

100,202

 

 

 

 

Tilray

 

Cannabis business

 

 

2,144,143

 

 

 

 

Tilray

 

Wellness business

 

 

77,470

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange

 

 

 

 

63,713

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,832,794

 

 

$

447,330

 

 

During the year ended May 31, 2021, the Company completed its annual goodwill impairment assessment of the fair value of the Company’s reporting units compared to their carrying amount. For the year ended May 31, 2021 there were no impairment charges recognized. For the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company recorded the following impairment charges:

$3,581 (C$4,800) on CannInvest Africa Ltd. and Verve Dynamics Incorporated (Pty) Ltd., the Company used a discount rate of 38.5%;

$3,730 (C$5,000) on ABP, S.A., the Company used a discount rate of 23.3%;

$14,301 (C$19,171) on Marigold Projects Jamaica Limited (“Marigold”), the Company used a discount rate of 38.5%; and

$29,067 (C$35,000) on ColCanna S.A.S., the Company used a discount rate of 40.0%.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2021Jul 28, 2021Showing above
2020Feb 19, 2021
2019Mar 2, 2020
2018Mar 25, 2019

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.