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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are shown below (in thousands except for lives):
|  | Remaining |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying Value |
|  | Life |  |  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | (years) |  |  | 2024 |  |  | Amortization |  |  | 2025 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Name (ALT) |  |  | 15.9 |  |  | $ | 542 |  |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | 517 |
Vendor Relationship (ALT) |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 383 |  |  |  | (173 | ) |  |  | 210 |
Total amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 925 |  |  |  | (198 | ) |  |  | 727 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Name (NLEX) |  | N/A |  |  |  | 2,437 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,437 |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,362 |  |  | $ | (198 | ) |  | $ | 3,164 |
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense Intangible Assets | As of September 30, 2025, the estimated amortization expense for the remainder of the current fiscal year and the next five fiscal years and thereafter is shown below (in thousands):
Year |  | Amount |
2025 (remainder of year from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025) |  | $ | 66 |
2026 |  |  | 186 |
2027 |  |  | 33 |
2028 |  |  | 33 |
2029 |  |  | 33 |
Thereafter |  |  | 376 |
Total estimated amortization expense |  | $ | 727 |
Schedule of Goodwill | The Company’s goodwill relates to its acquisition of various entities. Goodwill consists of the following at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
|  | September 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
ALT |  | $ | 1,861 |  |  | $ | 1,861 |
HGP |  |  | 2,041 |  |  |  | 2,041 |
NLEX |  |  | 3,544 |  |  |  | 3,544 |
Total goodwill |  | $ | 7,446 |  |  | $ | 7,446 |

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