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Note 3 - Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

(3)    Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands, except for remaining life):

 

  

July 31, 2025

  

January 31, 2025

 
  Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years)  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Amount

  Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years)  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Amount

 

Developed software/courseware

  1.8  $373,884  $276,326  $97,558   2.0  $365,108  $238,941  $126,167 

Customer contracts/relationships

  8.2   269,283   116,528   152,755   8.6   267,286   96,777   170,509 

Trademarks and trade names

  11.1   52,914   12,505   40,409   11.5   52,378   10,161   42,217 

Publishing rights

  0.9   41,100   33,999   7,101   1.4   41,100   29,889   11,211 

Backlog

  0.4   49,700   49,414   286   0.9   49,700   49,128   572 

Skillsoft trademark

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

Total intangible assets

     $863,426  $488,772  $374,654      $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 (six months remaining)

 $63,823 

2027

  82,474 

2028

  41,725 

2029

  30,225 

2030

  23,415 

Thereafter

  56,447 

Total future amortization

 $298,109 

 

Amortization expense related to intangible assets in the aggregate was $31.4 million, $63.1 million, $31.8 million and $63.4 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2025 and the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, respectively.

 

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 six months ended  July 31, 2025 and we concluded that there were no indicators of impairment for our intangible assets or reporting units.

 

Our goodwill as of the dates indicated is as follows (in thousands):

 

  

TDS

  

GK

  

Consolidated

 

Goodwill January 31, 2025

 $287,650  $29,421  $317,071 

Increase (decrease)

         

Goodwill July 31, 2025

 $287,650  $29,421  $317,071