Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
A summary of the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each segment as well as the changes in such amounts are as follows:
Memorialization Industrial Technologies Brand
Solutions
Consolidated
Net goodwill at September 30, 2025
$ 387,537  $ 100,024  $ —  $ 487,561 
Additions —  1,331  —  1,331 
Divestitures —  (57,471) —  (57,471)
Translation and other adjustments 63  310  —  373 
Net goodwill at December 31, 2025
$ 387,600  $ 44,194  $ —  $ 431,794 

The net goodwill balances at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 included $45,673 of accumulated impairment losses. Accumulated impairment losses at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 were $5,000 and $39,867 for the Memorialization and Industrial Technologies segments, respectively.

In fiscal 2026, additions reflect a small acquisition in the Industrial Technologies segment, and divestitures reflect the sale of the warehouse automation business.

The Company performed its annual impairment review of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 (January 1, 2025) and determined that the estimated fair values for all goodwill reporting units exceeded their carrying values, and, therefore, no impairment charges were necessary at such time.

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively.

Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
December 31, 2025        
Indefinite-lived trade names $ 30,540  $ —  $ 30,540 
Definite-lived trade names 28,729  (19,940) 8,789 
Customer relationships 135,713  (87,025) 48,688 
Copyrights/patents/other 20,935  (15,190) 5,745 
  $ 215,917  $ (122,155) $ 93,762 
September 30, 2025:
     
Indefinite-lived trade names $ 30,540  $ —  $ 30,540 
Definite-lived trade names 31,673  (22,393) 9,280 
Customer relationships 165,477  (105,876) 59,601 
Copyrights/patents/other 20,776  (14,239) 6,537 
$ 248,466  $ (142,508) $ 105,958 

The net change in intangible assets during the three months ended December 31, 2025 primarily reflected the divestitures of the warehouse automation and European roto-gravure packaging and tooling and flexographic print businesses, the impact of foreign currency fluctuations during the period and additional amortization.
Amortization expense on intangible assets was $2,966 and $8,608 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The fiscal 2026 decrease in intangible amortization reflected lower amortization following the Company's fiscal 2025 divestiture of its interest in the SGK Business. Amortization expense is estimated to be $7,639 for the remainder of fiscal 2026, $6,710 in 2027, $5,222 in 2028, $4,543 in 2029 and $4,159 in 2030.