INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

NOTE 4         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consist of the following:

	September 30, 2024									September 30, 2023
	Trademarks			Customer Relationships			Total Intangible Assets			Trademarks			Customer Relationships			Total Intangible Assets
Gross carrying amount	$	585,000		$	1,390,000		$	1,975,000		$	585,000		$	1,390,000		$	1,975,000
Less accumulated amortization		(242,000	)		(1,053,000	)		(1,295,000	)		(203,000	)		(879,000	)		(1,082,000	)
Net carrying amount	$	343,000		$	337,000		$	680,000		$	382,000		$	511,000		$	893,000

The Company’s intangible assets resulted from the acquisitions of Kablooe and IPS in Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2018, respectively, and relate to the design segment of our business. Intangible assets are amortized over their expected useful lives of 15 years for the trademarks and eight years for the customer relationships. During Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, the Company recorded amortization expense related to intangible assets of $213,000, which is included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

At September 30, 2024, estimated amortization expense for the Company’s intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

Fiscal 2025	$	213,000
Fiscal 2026		121,000
Fiscal 2027		81,000
Fiscal 2028		78,000
Fiscal 2029		39,000
Thereafter		148,000
Total	$	680,000

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits of assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified or separately recognized. The Company’s goodwill resulted from the acquisitions of Kablooe and IPS in Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2018, respectively and are held under the design segment of our business. The goodwill associated with the IPS acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes, but the goodwill associated with the Kablooe acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

Due to historical losses of the Kablooe reporting unit, the Company elected to bypass the qualitative assessment and perform quantitative goodwill impairment testing for the Kablooe reporting unit at September 30, 2024. Using an income approach methodology, the fair value of the Kablooe reporting unit was estimated with a discounted cash flow analysis incorporating variables categorized within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy such as projected revenues, growth rate and discount rate. This quantitative testing indicated the carrying amount of the Kablooe reporting unit exceeded its fair value, resulting in a goodwill impairment charge of $200,000 in fiscal 2024, primarily driven by a reduction in the expected future performance of the Kablooe reporting unit.

The Company performed the annual goodwill impairment test for Fiscal 2023 and determined there was no impairment.

Below is the rollforward of goodwill for the design segment, the only reportable segment with goodwill:

Balance at September 30, 2023	$	1,759,000
Impairment of Kablooe reporting unit		(200,000	)
Balance September 30, 2024	$	1,559,000