| Note 12 - Intangible assets, net |
|
Year ended December 31, 2025
|
Information system projects
|
|
|
Licenses, patents and trademarks (*)
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
At the beginning of the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
661,605
|
|
|
575,607
|
|
|
2,474,693
|
|
|
1,776,037
|
|
|
5,487,942
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
(564,499
|
) |
|
(416,311
|
) |
|
(1,384,674
|
) |
|
(1,764,709
|
) |
|
(4,130,193
|
) |
|
Intangible assets, net at the beginning of the year
|
97,106
|
|
|
159,296
|
|
|
1,090,019
|
|
|
11,328
|
|
|
1,357,749
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Movements of the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustment
|
880
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,026
|
|
|
Increase due to business combinations (**)
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,324
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,324
|
|
|
Additions
|
37,449
|
|
|
11,313
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
48,762
|
|
|
Transfers / Reclassifications
|
(906
|
) |
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(906
|
) |
|
Disposals
|
(15
|
) |
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(15
|
) |
|
Amortization charge
|
(30,036
|
) |
|
(9,460
|
) |
|
-
|
|
|
(11,328
|
) |
|
(50,824
|
) |
|
Movements of the year
|
7,372
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
|
1,463
|
|
|
(11,328
|
) |
|
(633
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At the end of the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
692,274
|
|
|
586,938
|
|
|
2,476,156
|
|
|
1,776,057
|
|
|
5,531,425
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
(587,796
|
) |
|
(425,782
|
) |
|
(1,384,674
|
) |
|
(1,776,057
|
) |
|
(4,174,309
|
) |
|
Intangible assets, net at the end of the year
|
104,478
|
|
|
161,156
|
|
|
1,091,482
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,357,116
|
|
| (*) |
Includes Proprietary Technology. |
| (**) |
For the year 2025, related to the acquisition of a scrap processing business in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. For more information see note 34. |
|
Year ended December 31, 2024
|
Information system projects
|
|
|
Licenses, patents and trademarks (*)
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
At the beginning of the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
648,887
|
|
|
560,549
|
|
|
2,488,381
|
|
|
1,790,680
|
|
|
5,488,497
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
(576,722
|
) |
|
(407,217
|
) |
|
(1,384,674
|
) |
|
(1,742,774
|
) |
|
(4,111,387
|
) |
|
Intangible assets, net at the beginning of the year
|
72,165
|
|
|
153,332
|
|
|
1,103,707
|
|
|
47,906
|
|
|
1,377,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Movements of the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustment
|
(285
|
) |
|
(4
|
) |
|
(67
|
) |
|
(2
|
) |
|
(358
|
) |
|
Changes due to business combinations (**)
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(13,621
|
) |
|
(14,590
|
) |
|
(28,211
|
) |
|
Additions
|
43,445
|
|
|
14,998
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
58,443
|
|
|
Transfers / Reclassifications
|
4,476
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,546
|
|
|
Disposals
|
(31
|
) |
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(31
|
) |
|
Amortization charge
|
(22,664
|
) |
|
(9,100
|
) |
|
-
|
|
|
(21,986
|
) |
|
(53,750
|
) |
|
Movements of the year
|
24,941
|
|
|
5,964
|
|
|
(13,688
|
) |
|
(36,578
|
) |
|
(19,361
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At the end of the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
661,605
|
|
|
575,607
|
|
|
2,474,693
|
|
|
1,776,037
|
|
|
5,487,942
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
(564,499
|
) |
|
(416,311
|
) |
|
(1,384,674
|
) |
|
(1,764,709
|
) |
|
(4,130,193
|
) |
|
Intangible assets, net at the end of the year
|
97,106
|
|
|
159,296
|
|
|
1,090,019
|
|
|
11,328
|
|
|
1,357,749
|
|
| (*) |
Includes Proprietary Technology. |
| (**) |
For the year 2024, related to Mattr’s pipe coating business unit acquisition.
|
The geographical allocation of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $945.5 million for North America, $111.0 million for South America, $33.0 million for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and $2.0 million for Europe.
The geographical allocation of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $944.2 million for North America, $111.0 million for South America, $33.0 million for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and $1.8 million for Europe.
The carrying amount of goodwill allocated by CGU, as of December 31, 2025, was as follows:
|
(all amounts in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tubes Segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
CGU
|
Hydril Acquisition
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Tamsa
|
346
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
365
|
|
|
Siderca
|
265
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
Hydril
|
309
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
309
|
|
|
Other
|
-
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
Total
|
920
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
1,091
|
|
|