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Note 7 - Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

7.

Goodwill

 

The carrying amount of goodwill in our balance sheets at both November 29, 2025 and November 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

   

Recorded

   

Impairment

   

Carrying

 
   

Value

   

Losses

   

Amount

 
                         

Wholesale

  $ 9,188     $ (1,971 )   $ 7,217  

Retail

    1,926       (1,926 )     -  

Corporate and other

    5,409       (5,409 )     -  
                         

Total goodwill

  $ 16,523     $ (9,306 )   $ 7,217  

 

Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by reportable segment during fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

                   

Corporate

         
   

Wholesale

   

Retail

   

and Other

   

Total

 
                                 

Balance as of November 26, 2022

  $ 7,217     $ -     $ 5,554     $ 12,771  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    -       -       (145 )     (145 )

Full impairment of Noa Home goodwill

    -       -       (5,409 )     (5,409 )
                                 

Balance as of November 25, 2023

    7,217       -       -       7,217  

No changes in fiscal 2024

    -       -       -       -  
                                 

Balance as of November 30, 2024

    7,217       -       -       7,217  

No changes in fiscal 2025

    -       -       -       -  
                                 

Balance as of November 29, 2025

  $ 7,217     $ -     $ -     $ 7,217  

 

We performed the annual tests for impairment of the carrying value of our goodwill as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023. Based on the initial qualitative analysis performed under ASC Topic 350, we concluded that is was not more likely than not that the carrying value of our upholstery reporting unit within our wholesale segment exceeded its fair value at November 29, 2025, November 30, 2024 and November 25, 2023. In fiscal 2023, due to the actual and expected future underperformance of our Noa Home reporting unit relative to management's original expectations, we performed a strategic review of the operations as of the beginning of the fourth quarter and concluded that Noa Home should exit the Australian market and focus more on the North American market. Coupled with the financial underperformance and the exit from Australia, we performed a quantitative test of the carrying value of the goodwill recognized as part of the 2022 acquisition of Noa Home and concluded that it was necessary to fully impair the carrying value of the Noa Home goodwill, resulting in a non-cash impairment charge of $5,409 in fiscal 2023.

 

The determination of the fair value of our reporting units is based on a combination of a market approach, which considers benchmark company market multiples and comparable transactions occurring within the last two years and an income approach, which utilizes discounted cash flows for each reporting unit and other Level 3 inputs as specified in the fair value hierarchy in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (see Note 3) The valuation of the Noa Home reporting unit was primarily based on the market approach due to significant uncertainty in the future cash flows of Noa Home. Under the income approach, we determine fair value based on the present value of the most recent cash flow projections for each reporting unit as of the date of the analysis and calculate a terminal value utilizing a terminal growth rate. The significant assumptions under this approach include, among others: income projections, which are dependent on future sales, new product introductions, customer behavior, competitor pricing, operating expenses, the discount rate, and the terminal growth rate. The cash flows used to determine fair value are dependent on a number of significant management assumptions such as our expectations of future performance and the expected future economic environment, which are partly based upon our historical experience. Our estimates are subject to change given the inherent uncertainty in predicting future results. Additionally, the discount rate and the terminal growth rate are based on our judgment of the rates that would be utilized by a hypothetical market participant. As part of the goodwill impairment testing, we also consider our market capitalization in assessing the reasonableness of the combined fair values estimated for our reporting units.