v3.26.3
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
Intangible Asset, Goodwill and Other [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 9 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the year ended August 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025 is as follows:

 

($ in thousands)

 

Irrigation

 

 

Infrastructure

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of August 31, 2024

 

 

68,352

 

 

 

15,842

 

 

 

84,194

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

24

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

265

 

Balance as of August 31, 2025

 

 

68,376

 

 

 

16,083

 

 

 

84,459

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

13

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(13

)

Balance as of August 31, 2026

 

$

68,389

 

 

$

16,057

 

 

$

84,446

 

 

The components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets and their weighted average remaining life at August 31, 2026 and 2025 are included in the table below.

 

 

 

August 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

average

 

 

carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

($ in thousands)

 

years

 

 

amount

 

 

amortization

 

 

years

 

 

amount

 

 

amortization

 

Definite lived intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patents and developed technology

 

 

2.2

 

 

$

30,305

 

 

$

(27,485

)

 

 

2.5

 

 

$

29,641

 

 

$

(26,545

)

Customer relationships

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

26,054

 

 

 

(18,566

)

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

26,056

 

 

 

(17,818

)

Indefinite lived intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tradenames

 

N/A

 

 

 

11,992

 

 

 

—

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

11,997

 

 

 

—

 

Total

 

 

5.1

 

 

$

68,351

 

 

$

(46,051

)

 

 

5.5

 

 

$

67,694

 

 

$

(44,363

)

 

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets was $1.7 million, $2.2 million, and $2.9 million for fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

Future estimated amortization of intangible assets for the next five years is as follows:

 

Fiscal years

 

$ in thousands

 

 2027

 

 

1,717

 

 2028

 

 

1,676

 

 2029

 

 

1,272

 

 2030

 

 

902

 

 2031

 

 

651

 

 Thereafter

 

 

4,090

 

 

 

$

10,308

 

 

The Company updated its impairment evaluation of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives at August 31, 2026. No impairment losses were indicated as a result of the annual impairment testing for fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024.