Note 8 - Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

 8. Goodwill

The following table provides a rollforward of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

	Year Ended December 31, 2020			Year Ended December 31, 2019
Balance, beginning	$	7,694		$	7,851
Effect of foreign currency adjustments		719			(157	)
Acquisitions		42,520			-
Impairment		(42,520	)		-
Balance, ending	$	8,413		$	7,694

In January and February 2020, the Company acquired Parcus Medical and Arthrosurface, respectively, as further discussed in Note 3, Business Combinations. As a result of the acquisitions, the Company has two reporting units. The newly formed reporting unit includes Parcus Medical and Arthrosurface, which share similar economic and qualitative characteristics. This reporting unit produces soft tissue repair surgical tools, instruments and joint implants. The legacy Anika business remains in one reporting unit, which specializes in therapies based on its hyaluronic acid, or HA, technology platform.

U.S. and international government policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting changes in healthcare guidelines caused a temporary suspension of global elective surgical procedures. As a result, the widespread economic volatility triggered impairment testing in the first quarter of 2020, and accordingly, the Company performed interim impairment testing on the goodwill balances of its reporting units. The Company also performed its annual impairment testing in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The Company estimated the fair value of the reporting units using a discounted cash flow method, which is based on the present value of projected cash flows and a terminal value, which represents the expected normalized cash flows of the reporting units beyond the cash flows from the discrete projection period. The Company determined that a discounted cash flow model provided the best approximation of fair value of the reporting units for the purpose of performing the impairment test. This approach incorporates significant estimates and assumptions related to the forecasted results including revenues, expenses, the achievement of certain cost synergies, terminal growth rates and discount rates to estimate future cash flows. While assumptions utilized are subject to a high degree of judgment and complexity, the Company made its best estimate of future cash flows under a high degree of economic uncertainty that existed as of November 30, 2020. In developing its assumptions, the Company also considered observed trends of its industry participants.

For the legacy Anika reporting unit, the Company performed a qualitative assessment including consideration of (i) general macroeconomic factors, (ii) industry and market conditions, and (iii) the extent of the excess of the fair value over the carrying value indicated in prior impairment testing. The Company determined it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the legacy Anika reporting unit is less than its carrying amount and thus goodwill was not impaired as of March 31, 2020. As part of its annual impairment testing, the Company decided to perform a quantitative assessment related to the legacy Anika reporting unit as of November 30, 2020, due to the expectation that the economic recovery will take longer than expected to materialize. The results of the impairment test indicated that the estimated fair value of the legacy Anika reporting unit was greater than its carrying value, therefore the Company did not record any impairment charges related to the legacy Anika reporting unit for the year ended December 31, 2020.

For its newly created reporting unit, which includes Parcus Medical and Arthrosurface, the Company also performed an interim quantitative assessment of goodwill impairment as of March 31, 2020. The Company estimated the fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash flow method. The results of the interim impairment test indicated that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value. This was primarily due to decreases in near term revenue and related cash flows as a result of the temporary suspension of domestic elective procedures which directly impact the reporting unit. Consequently, a non-cash goodwill impairment charge was recorded in the amount of $18.1 million during the first quarter of 2020. As part of its annual impairment testing, the Company also performed a quantitative assessment related to the new reporting unit as of November 30, 2020. The results of the annual impairment test indicated that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value. This was primarily due to a decline in projected net cashflows as a result of the continued impact of COVID-19 on revenue and related cash flows, the expectation that the economic recovery will take longer than expected to materialize, and additional projected investment to support future growth. Consequently, a non-cash goodwill impairment charge was recorded in the amount of $24.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2020. The total non-cash goodwill impairment charge with respect to the reporting unit amounted to $42.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.