GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The following table reflects changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period by reportable segment:


(in thousands)		PeopleReady		PeopleScout		PeopleManagement		Total company
Balance at	December 31, 2023
Goodwill before impairment		$	105,284	$	142,191	$	81,092	$	328,567
Accumulated impairment charge		(46,210)		(118,642)		(79,601)		(244,453)
Goodwill, net		59,074		23,549		1,491		84,114

Impairment charge		(59,074)		—		—		(59,074)
Foreign currency translation		—		(126)		—		(126)

Balance at	June 30, 2024
Goodwill before impairment		105,284		142,065		81,092		328,441
Accumulated impairment charge		(105,284)		(118,642)		(79,601)		(303,527)
Goodwill, net		$	—	$	23,423	$	1,491	$	24,914

Annual impairment test

We performed an interim impairment test as of the last day of the fiscal first quarter of 2024 as management determined that a triggering event had occurred as a result of continued decline for our services, overall economic uncertainty, and a sustained decrease in our stock price, which did not result in impairment of goodwill for any reporting unit. Given the proximity of our first quarter interim impairment measurement date to our annual goodwill impairment measurement date (first day of the fiscal second quarter), we performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units was less than the carrying value. We considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions and concluded it was unlikely the goodwill associated with our reporting units was impaired as of the first day of our fiscal second quarter.

Interim impairment test

During the fiscal second quarter of 2024, subsequent to our annual test as of the first day of our fiscal second quarter, management determined that a triggering event had occurred as a result of additional decline in demand for our services, prolonged economic uncertainty, and a further decrease in our stock price. Therefore, we performed an interim impairment test as of the last day of fiscal May 2024 for our reporting units with remaining goodwill.

The fair value of each reporting unit was estimated using a weighting of the income and market valuation approaches. The income approach applied a fair value methodology to each reporting unit based on discounted cash flows. This analysis requires significant judgments, including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internally-developed forecasts of revenue and profitability, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, estimation of the useful life over which cash flows will occur, and determination of our weighted average cost of capital, which is risk-adjusted to reflect the specific risk profile of the reporting unit being tested. The weighted average cost of capital used in our most recent impairment test ranged from 13.5% to 14.5%. We also applied a market approach, which develops a value correlation based on the market capitalization of similar publicly traded companies, referred to as a multiple, to apply to the operating results of the reporting units. The primary market multiples used are revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The income and market approaches were equally weighted in our most recent annual impairment test, except for PeopleScout MSP which relied only on the income approach.

The combined fair values for all reporting units were then reconciled to our aggregate market value of our shares of common stock on the date of valuation, while considering a reasonable control premium. We consider a reporting unit’s fair value to be substantially in excess of its carrying value at a 20% premium or greater. Based on our most recent impairment test, all of our reporting units’ fair values were substantially in excess of their respective carrying values, except PeopleReady.

As a result of our May 2024 interim impairment test, we concluded that the carrying amount of the PeopleReady reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value. Thus, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $59.1 million, representing the remaining goodwill balance for PeopleReady, which was included in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2024. The goodwill impairment was primarily driven by recent performance of the PeopleReady reporting unit and the temporary industrial staffing industry since our annual impairment testing date, as well as a delay in the projected timing of recovery.

Additionally, following performance of the interim impairment test as of the last day of fiscal May 2024 we did not identify any events or conditions that make it more likely than not that an additional impairment may have occurred during the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2024. Accordingly, no further impairment charge was recognized during the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2024.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

We held indefinite-lived trade names/trademarks of $4.8 million and $5.4 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, related to businesses within our PeopleScout and PeopleManagement segments.

During the fiscal second quarter of 2024, we concluded that the carrying amount of a trade name/trademark related to the PeopleManagement segment exceeded its estimated fair value and we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $0.6 million, which was included in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2024. The charge was primarily driven by recent revenue performance of the related business given a decline in demand and overall economic uncertainty. The remaining balance for this trade name/trademark was $2.7 million as of June 30, 2024. The fair value of the trade name/trademark related to the PeopleScout segment was substantially in excess of its carrying amount of $2.1 million as of June 30, 2024, and therefore did not result in an impairment.