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Note 3 - Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

(3)    Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

  

April 30, 2025

  

January 31, 2025

 
  

Weighted Average Remaining Life

  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Amount

  

Weighted Average Remaining Life

  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Amount

 

Developed software/courseware

  1.9  $369,728  $257,749  $111,979   2.0  $365,108  $238,941  $126,167 

Customer contracts/relationships

  8.4   269,334   106,998   162,336   8.6   267,286   96,777   170,509 

Trademarks and trade names

  11.3   52,927   11,405   41,522   11.5   52,378   10,161   42,217 

Publishing rights

  1.1   41,100   31,944   9,156   1.4   41,100   29,889   11,211 

Backlog

  0.7   49,700   49,271   429   0.9   49,700   49,128   572 

Skillsoft trademark

  Indefinite   76,545      76,545   Indefinite   76,545      76,545 

Total intangible assets

     $859,334  $457,367  $401,967      $852,117  $424,896  $427,221 

 

Amortization expense related to the existing finite-lived intangible assets is expected to be as follows (in thousands) for the fiscal years ended  January 31:

 

  

Amortization Expense

 

2026 (nine months remaining)

 $95,088 

2027

  81,342 

2028

  40,517 

2029

  29,410 

2030

  22,845 

Thereafter

  56,220 

Total future amortization

 $325,422 

 

Amortization expense related to intangible assets in the aggregate was $31.6 million for both the three months ended April 30, 2025 and  April 30, 2024.

 

Refer to Note 5 “Intangible Assets” to the 2025 AFS for information regarding impairment review requirements and assumption uncertainty. This process was completed for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and we concluded that there were no indicators of impairment for our intangible assets or reporting units.

 

A roll forward of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):

 

  

TDS

  

GK

  

Consolidated

 

Goodwill January 31, 2025

 $287,650  $29,421  $317,071 

Increase (decrease)

         

Goodwill April 30, 2025

 $287,650  $29,421  $317,071