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Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks set forth in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 2024 Form 10-K and the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, and the additional information in the other reports we file with the SEC before making an investment decision. If any of the risks contained in those reports actually occur, our business, results of operation, financial condition, and liquidity could be harmed, the value of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. TheExcept as set forth below, there have been no material changes in the risk factors set forth in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors in our 2024 Form 10-K.
The risk factor in our 2024 Form 10-K entitled Any impairment in the value of our intangible assets, including Goodwill, would negatively affect our operating results and total capitalization is replaced in its entirety by the following:
Any further impairment in the value of our intangible assets, including Goodwill, would negatively affect our operating results and total capitalization.
Our Total assets reflect substantial intangible assets, primarily Goodwill. The Goodwill results from our acquisitions, representing the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets we have acquired. We assess annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change in the interim that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying amount, in order to determine whether there has been impairment in the value of our Goodwill. In connection with our annual assessment for the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized a non-cash Goodwill impairment charge of $645 million ($315 million for the Prevention Recovery reporting unit and $330 million for the Reconstructive reporting unit). Additionally, for the quarter ended October 3, 2025, we identified an impairment indicator associated with a sustained decrease in our publicly quoted share price and market capitalization, relative to the carrying value of our reporting units. As a result, we performed an interim quantitative assessment of Goodwill and recognized a non-cash Goodwill impairment charge of $541 million ($222 million for the Prevention Recovery reporting unit and $319 million for the Reconstructive reporting unit). See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCritical Accounting PoliciesGoodwill and Intangible Assets in our 2024 Form 10-K and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCritical Accounting Policies and EstimatesGoodwill and Intangible Assets in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 3, 2025.
If future operating performance at either of our reporting units were to fall significantly below current levels, if competing or alternative technologies emerge, if market conditions for an acquired business decline, or if there is a further sustained decrease in our publicly quoted share price and market capitalization, among other things, we could incur, under current applicable accounting rules, additional non-cash charges to operating earnings for Goodwill impairment, which could be material and may adversely affect our reported earnings.