Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Impairment Expense

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Impairment Expense
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Impairment Expense
Note O – Impairment Expense

The table below presents the impairment expense recorded during the following periods:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023 September 30, 2022 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2022
Property, plant and equipment, net $ —  $ —  $ —  $ 12,941 
Intangible assets, net —  —  —  28,213 
Goodwill —  —  —  39,308 
Total impairment expense $ —  $ —  $ —  $ 80,462 
During the second quarter of 2022, there was a significant and prolonged decline in the Company’s market capitalization driven by general economic conditions, including heightened inflation, rising interest rates and volatility in the capital markets. Specifically for the Mission Solutions reporting unit, the Company observed a significant decline in discounted future cash flows, primarily attributable to a decrease in forecasted revenues as well as increased production costs and subcontractor delays that had extended the timeline for fulfillment of existing performance obligations and deferred pipeline realization. After considering the totality of events and circumstances, the Company determined that these triggering events indicated that certain recorded intangible assets, including goodwill, and property, plant and equipment may be impaired. After considering the totality of events and circumstances described above, the Company performed an interim quantitative impairment assessment of all reporting units and asset groups as of June 30, 2022, which resulted in a partial impairment of goodwill and certain tangible and intangible assets recorded on the Mission Solutions reporting unit and its underlying asset groups. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company concluded that there were no indicators of impairment requiring further impairment testing.

Fair value estimates used in the Company’s quantitative impairment assessments result from a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties and rely heavily on estimates and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by management as of the measurement date. Additional information related to these impairment activities is provided below.

Impairment activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 did not have any impact on the Company’s compliance with the Adams Street Credit Agreement, as amended, or other contract related covenants.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not identify any indicators of impairment and, therefore, no impairment expense was recorded for the respective periods.

Property, plant and equipment, net
During the second quarter of 2022, as a result of the qualitative factors described above, the Company performed an interim quantitative impairment test and determined that the carrying value of two asset groups within the Mission Solutions reporting unit were not recoverable based on entity-specific, undiscounted net cash flows. Accordingly, impairment expense was measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset groups exceeded their fair value as of the respective reporting date. The fair value of the two asset groups was determined using an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model. Based on the results of the quantitative impairment test performed as of June 30, 2022, the Company recognized impairment expense related to property and equipment and leasehold improvements of $12.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Intangible assets, net
During the second quarter of 2022, as a result of the qualitative factors described above, the Company performed an interim quantitative impairment test of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets and definite-lived intangible assets. The fair value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets was determined using the relief from royalty method, which assumes that the asset’s fair value is the present value of license fees avoided by owning it. Please refer to the property, plant and equipment, net discussions above regarding the methodologies used for definite-lived intangibles.

Impairment expense was measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the intangible assets exceeded their fair value as of the respective reporting date. Based on the results of the quantitative impairment test as of June 30, 2022, the Company recognized impairment expense related to customer relationships, technology, trademarks, internal-use software licenses and IPR&D of $28.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Goodwill
During the second quarter of 2022, as a result of the qualitative factors described above, the Company performed an interim quantitative goodwill impairment test. The fair value of the Company’s reporting units was determined using a combination and applied weighting of an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model as well as two market approaches based on (i) guideline public company revenues and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization multiples and (ii) guideline transactions, whereby consideration is given to prices paid in market comparable transactions.

Based on the interim impairment test, the Company determined that the estimated fair value of the Mission Solutions reporting unit was lower than its carrying value as of June 30, 2022. Accordingly, the Company recorded total non-cash, pre-tax and post-tax impairment charges of $39.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which reduced the reporting unit’s goodwill balance to $10.7 million as of September 30, 2022.
The impairment of goodwill of the Mission Solutions reporting unit was due to a significant decline in discounted future cash flows, primarily attributable to a decrease in forecasted revenues as well as increased production costs and subcontractor delays that had extended the timeline for fulfillment of existing performance obligations and deferred pipeline realization.