Note 2 - Management Contracts Purchased

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Management Contracts Purchased [Text Block]

(2) Management Contracts Purchased

Throughout its history, the Company has completed 12 purchases of the assets related to the management of 33 investment funds, some of which were reorganized into already existing Hennessy Funds. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its management contracts asset to determine if any impairment has occurred. The fair value of the management contracts asset was estimated as of September 30, 2023, by applying the income approach and is based on management estimates and assumptions, including third‑party valuations that utilize appropriate valuation techniques. It was determined there was no impairment as of such date. As of March 31, 2024, management performed a qualitative analysis and determined it was more likely than not that there continued to be no impairment.

Under Accounting Standards Codification 350 — Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested at least annually for impairment. The Company considered various factors, such as likelihood of continued renewal, whether there are foreseeable limits on net cash flows, and whether the Company is dependent on a limited number of investors, in determining the useful life of the management contracts. Based on analysis, the Company considers the management contract asset to be an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life and no impairment as of the end of the current period. 

The Company completed its most recent asset purchases on  November 10, 2023, and February 23, 2024, when it purchased assets related to the management of the CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund and the CCM Core Impact Equity Fund (each, a “CCM Fund,” and together, the “CCM Funds”), respectively. These asset purchases added approximately $12 million and $59 million to the Company’s assets under management at the time of closing with respect to the CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund and the CCM Core Impact Equity Fund, respectively. Each purchase was consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Transaction Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2023, between the Company and Community Capital Management, LLC. Upon completion of each transaction, the assets of the applicable CCM Fund were reorganized into the Hennessy Stance ESG ETF.

In the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company capitalized $1.0 million in purchase price and other costs for the purchase of assets related to the management of the CCM Funds.