NOTE 6 - GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill of $8.6 and $2.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, consist of the following acquisitions (in thousands):

  

Acquisitions  2025   2024 
 
Sleep Center of Nevada  $5,729   $- 
BioModeling   2,619    2,619 
Empowered Dental   52    52 
Lyon Dental   172    172 
Total goodwill  $8,572   $2,843 

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist of assets acquired from First Vivos and costs paid to (i) MyoSync, from whom we acquired certain assets related to its OMT service in March 2021, (ii) Lyon Dental, from whom we acquired certain medical billing and practice management software, licenses and contracts in April 2021 (including the software underlying AireO2) for work related our acquired patents, intellectual property and customer contracts and (iii) AFD, from whom we acquired certain U.S. and international patents, trademarks, product rights, and other miscellaneous intellectual property in March 2023, and (iv) SCN, from whom we acquired tradenames and referral relationships. Internal-use software of $2.4 million represents capitalized software development costs for cloud-based ordering platform placed in service early 2025.

 

 

The identifiable intangible assets acquired from First Vivos and Lyon Dental for customer contracts are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated life of the assets, which approximates five years. The costs paid to MyoSync, Lyon Dental and AFD for patents and intellectual property are amortized over the life of the underlying patents, which approximates 15 years. The identifiable intangible assets acquired from SCN for tradenames are to be amortized over four years, and the referral relationships are to be amortized over eight years (see Note 3).

 

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, identifiable intangible assets were as follows (in thousands):

 

   2025   2024 
         
Patents and developed technology  $3,802   $2,302 
Internal-use software   2,377    117 
Trade name   730    330 
Other   27    27 
           
Total intangible assets   6,936    2,776 
Less accumulated amortization   (2,891)   (2,367)
           
Net intangible assets  $4,045   $409 

 

Amortization expense of identifiable intangible assets was $0.6 and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

As of December 31,    
     
2026   808 
2027   764 
2028   761 
2029   667 
2030   251 
Thereafter   794 
      
Total  $4,045 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Apr 15, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 31, 2025
2023Mar 28, 2024
2022Mar 30, 2023
2021Mar 31, 2022
2020Mar 25, 2021

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.