Note 7 - Impairment of Long-lived Assets

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]

Note 7 - Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company's assessment of long-lived assets, and other identifiable intangibles is based upon factors that market participants would use in accordance with the accounting guidance for the fair value measurement of assets. At  July 31, 2024, the Company performed an assessment to determine whether there were any triggering events that may have occurred which could indicate that the carrying value of the Company's long-lived assets are not recoverable, and an impairment may exist. Based on this assessment, the Company did not identify any triggering events that would indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable with respect to long-lived assets at  July 31, 2024.  The Company will continue testing for potential impairment at least annually or as otherwise required by applicable accounting standards.

Goodwill. The purchase price of an acquired company is allocated between intangible assets and the net tangible assets of the acquired business with the residual of the purchase price recorded as goodwill. All identifiable goodwill as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 is attributable to the purchase of the remaining 50% interest in Perma-Pipe Canada, Ltd., which occurred in 2016.

The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill:

	January 31, 2024		Foreign exchange change effect			July 31, 2024
Goodwill	$	2,222	$	(66	)	$	2,156

The Company performs an impairment assessment of goodwill annually as of January 31, or more frequently if triggering events occur, based on the estimated fair value of the related reporting unit or intangible asset. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. During the period ended  July 31, 2024, the Company performed a periodic assessment to determine whether there were any triggering events that may have occurred which could indicate that more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit did not exceed its carrying value, resulting in an impairment. Based on this assessment, the Company did not identify any triggering events that would indicate that the fair value is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit at  July 31, 2024. Accordingly, the Company did not proceed with performing an impairment test as a result of this periodic assessment. The Company will continue testing for impairment at least annually as of January 31, or as otherwise required by applicable accounting standards.