Intangible Assets and Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 9 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Identifiable intangible assets

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets are associated with its acquisitions of HGP in 2012, NLEX in 2014 and ALT in 2021, as shown in the table below (in thousands except for lives) and are amortized using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives. The Company’s tradename that was acquired as part of the acquisition of NLEX in 2014 has an indefinite life and therefore is not amortized.


	Remaining		Carrying Value					Carrying Value
	Life		December 31,					September 30,
Amortized Intangible Assets	(years)		2021		Amortization			2022
Customer Relationships (HGP)		0.3	$	30	$	(22	)	$	8
Trade Name (HGP)		2.3		386		(96	)		290
Trade Name (ALT)		18.9		639		(24	)		615
Vendor Relationship (ALT)		3.9		1,073		(173	)		900
Total				2,128		(315	)		1,813

Unamortized Intangible Assets
Trade Name (NLEX)	NA			2,437		—			2,437
Total				2,437		—			2,437

Total			$	4,565	$	(315	)	$	4,250

Amortization expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $0.3 and $0.2 million respectively.

As of September 30, 2022, the estimated amortization expense for the remainder of the current fiscal year and the next five fiscal years and thereafter is shown below (in thousands):


Year	Amount
2022 (remainder of year from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)	$	105
2023		391
2024		391
2025		263
2026		186
Thereafter		477
Total	$	1,813

Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill is related to its asset liquidation business and is comprised of goodwill from the acquisitions of HGP in 2012, NLEX in 2014 and ALT in 2021, as shown in the table below (in thousands). There were no additions to goodwill and no impairment losses to the carrying amount of goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.


Acquisition	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
ALT	$	1,861	$	1,861
HGP		2,040		2,040
NLEX		3,545		3,545
Total goodwill	$	7,446	$	7,446