5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill consisted of the following:

 

       
   As of December 31, 
   2025   2024 
         
Beginning balance  $-   $- 
           
Additions – See Note 16   5,165    - 
Ending balance  $5,165   $- 

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following

 

       
   As of December 31, 
   2025   2024 
         
Beginning balance  $178   $117 
           
Additions   980    86 
Impairment   (940)   - 
Amortization   (170)   (25)
Ending balance  $48   $178 

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company amortized $170 and $25, respectively, of its intangible assets. See Note 16 – Acquisition.

 

Capitalized software development costs, net consisted of the following:

 

       
   As of December 31, 
   2025   2024 
         
Beginning balance  $2,992   $3,990 
           
Additions   100    - 
Impairment   (2,070)   - 
Amortization   (1,022)   (998)
Ending balance  $-   $2,992 

 

In 2020, the Company began developing MARKET.live, a livestream ecommerce platform, and has capitalized $7,131 of internal and external development costs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. In October 2021, the Company entered into a 10-year license and services agreement with a third party (the “Primary Contractor”) to develop on a work-for-hire basis certain components of MARKET.live. The Primary Contractor’s fees for developing such components, including the license fee, is $5,750. The Primary Contractor was paid an additional $500 bonus in April 2022 for services rendered pursuant to the license and service agreement.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company amortized $1,022 and $998, respectively, of its capitalized software development costs.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 31, 2026Showing above
2022Apr 17, 2023
2021Mar 31, 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.