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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]  
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

The Company monitors the recoverability of goodwill annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Purchased intangible assets subject to amortization consist of acquired technology and other intangible assets that include trade names, customer relationships and developed intellectual property (IP) processes.

Acquired Technology

Acquired technology primarily consists of acquired license rights for patents and know-how obtained from Merck KGaA, BASF and Fujifilm. These intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Merck KGaA

 

$

116,012

 

 

$

66,012

 

BASF

 

 

95,989

 

 

 

95,989

 

Fujifilm

 

 

109,462

 

 

 

109,462

 

Other

 

 

5,712

 

 

 

5,712

 

 

 

 

327,175

 

 

 

277,175

 

Less: Accumulated amortization

 

 

(225,627

)

 

 

(220,392

)

Acquired technology, net

 

$

101,548

 

 

$

56,783

 

 

Amortization expense related to acquired technology was $5.2 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Amortization expense is included in the amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets expense line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be $11.5 million for the nine months ending December 31, 2026, $12.2 million in each of the years ending December 31, 2027 and 2028, $12.1 million in each of the years ending December 31, 2029 and 2030, and $41.4 million in total thereafter.

Merck KGaA Patent Acquisitions

In April 2023, UDC Ireland entered into a Patent Sale and License Agreement with Merck KGaA. Under this agreement, Merck KGaA sold to UDC Ireland all of its rights, title and interest to over 550 of its owned and licensed OLED-related patents and patent applications in exchange for a cash payment of $66.0 million. The Patent Sale and License Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. UDC Ireland recorded the payment of $66.0 million as acquired technology, which is being amortized over a period of 10 years.

In October 2025, UDC Ireland entered into an Intellectual Property Sales Agreement with Merck KGaA. Under this agreement, UDC Ireland agreed to acquire from Merck KGaA all of its rights, title and interest to more than 300 of its OLED-related patents and patent applications in exchange for cash payments totaling $50.0 million. The Intellectual Property Sale Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. In November 2025, an initial payment of $10.0 million was made toward the purchase price and was included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025. In January 2026 the transaction closed and UDC Ireland recorded the total cash payments of $50.0 million as acquired technology, which is being amortized over a period of 10 years.

BASF Patent Acquisition

On June 28, 2016, UDC Ireland entered into and consummated an IP Transfer Agreement with BASF. Under the IP Transfer Agreement, BASF sold to UDC Ireland all of its rights, title and interest to certain of its owned and co-owned intellectual property rights relating to the composition, development, manufacture and use of OLED materials, including OLED lighting and display stack technology, as well as certain tangible assets. The intellectual property includes knowhow and more than 500 issued and pending patents in the area of phosphorescent materials and technologies. These assets were acquired in exchange for a cash payment of €86.8 million ($95.8 million). In addition, UDC Ireland also took on certain rights and obligations under three joint research and development agreements to which BASF was a party. The IP Transfer Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. UDC Ireland recorded the payment of €86.8 million ($95.8 million) and acquisition costs incurred of $217,000 as acquired technology, which is being amortized over a period of 10 years.

Other Intangible Assets

As a result of the Adesis acquisition in June 2016, the Company recorded $16.8 million of other intangible assets, including $10.5 million assigned to customer relationships with a weighted average life of 11.5 years, $4.8 million to internally developed IP, processes and recipes with a weighted average life of 15 years, and $1.5 million to trade name and trademarks with a weighted average life of 10 years.

At March 31, 2026, these other intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Customer relationships

 

$

10,520

 

 

$

(8,857

)

 

$

1,663

 

Developed IP, processes and recipes

 

 

4,820

 

 

 

(3,108

)

 

 

1,712

 

Trade name/Trademarks

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

(1,455

)

 

 

45

 

Other

 

 

448

 

 

 

(202

)

 

 

246

 

Total identifiable other intangible assets

 

$

17,288

 

 

$

(13,622

)

 

$

3,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2025, these other intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Customer relationships

 

$

10,520

 

 

$

(8,632

)

 

$

1,888

 

Developed IP, processes and recipes

 

 

4,820

 

 

 

(3,028

)

 

 

1,792

 

Trade name/Trademarks

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

(1,418

)

 

 

82

 

Other

 

 

448

 

 

 

(191

)

 

 

257

 

Total identifiable other intangible assets

 

$

17,288

 

 

$

(13,269

)

 

$

4,019

 

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $353,000 and $352,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Amortization expense is included in the amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets expense line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be $1.0 million for the nine months ending December 31, 2026, $1.3 million for the year ending December 31, 2027, $426,000 for the year ending December 31, 2028, $366,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2029 and 2030, and $219,000 in total thereafter.