ARTIVION, INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 18, 2026.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Business
Artivion, Inc. (“Artivion,” the “Company,” “we,” or “us”), is a leader in the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of medical devices and implantable human tissues used in cardiac and vascular surgical procedures for patients with aortic disease. We have four major product families: aortic stent grafts, On-X mechanical heart valves and related surgical products (“On-X” products), surgical sealants, and implantable cardiac and vascular human tissues. Aortic stent grafts include aortic arch stent grafts, abdominal stent grafts, and synthetic vascular grafts. Aortic arch stent grafts include our E-vita Open NEO, E-vita Open Plus, Arcevo™ LSA Hybrid Stent Graft System (“Arcevo LSA”), the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent (“AMDS”) hybrid prosthesis, the NEXUS ONETM (“NEXUS ONE”), NEXUS DUOTM(“NEXUS DUO”), and the NEXUS TRETM(“NEXUS TRE”) aortic arch stent graft systems (the “NEXUS family of products”), and E-vita Thoracic 3G products. Abdominal stent grafts include our E-xtra Design Engineering, E-nside, Artivex, E-tegra, E-ventus BX, Tuva BX, and E-liac products. Surgical sealants include our BioGlue Surgical Adhesive (“BioGlue”) products. In addition to these four major product families, we sell or distribute PhotoFix bovine surgical patches (“PhotoFix”) and CardioGenesis cardiac laser therapy (prior to our abandonment of that business as of June 2023). We began to manufacture and supply PerClot hemostatic powder (“PerClot”) during the second quarter of 2023 (as part of the Transitional Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (“TMSA”) of the Baxter Transaction, described in more detail in Note 2 below).
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
Assets and liabilities of international subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency are translated at the rate of exchange in effect on the balance sheet date; income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates throughout the year. The related translation adjustments, including the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature, net of tax, are reflected in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the stockholders’ equity section of our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Foreign currency exchange rate realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from transactions are included in Other expense, net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and resulted in a net gain of $7.2 million, a net loss of $5.4 million, and a net gain of $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Currency translation adjustments resulting from intra-entity loans that are of a long-term investment nature, net of tax, are included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and resulted in a net gain of $13.6 million, a net loss of $8.6 million, and a net gain of $6.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are used when accounting for trade receivables allowances, inventories, deferred preservation costs, acquired assets or businesses, intangible assets, deferred income taxes, valuation of loan receivables and purchase options, commitments and contingencies (including product and tissue processing liability claims, claims incurred but not reported, and amounts recoverable from insurance companies), non-cash compensation, certain accrued liabilities (including accrued procurement fees, income taxes, and financial instruments including contingent consideration), and other items as appropriate.
Revenue Recognition
Contracts with Customers
We routinely enter into contracts with customers that include general commercial terms and conditions, notification requirements for price increases, shipping terms and, in most cases, prices for the products and services that we offer. These agreements, however, do not obligate us to provide goods or services to the customer, and there is no consideration promised to us at the onset of these arrangements. For customers without separate agreements, we have a standard list price established by geography and by currency for all products and services, and our invoices contain standard terms and conditions that are applicable to those customers where a separate agreement is not controlling. Our performance obligations are established when a customer submits a purchase order notification (in writing, electronically or verbally) for goods and services, and we accept the order. We identify performance obligations as the delivery of the requested product or service in appropriate quantities and to the location specified in the customer’s contract and/or purchase order. We generally recognize revenue upon the satisfaction of these criteria when control of the product or service has been transferred to the customer at which time we have an unconditional right to receive payment. Our prices are fixed and are not affected by contingent events that could impact the transaction price. We do not offer price concessions and do not accept payment that is less than the price stated when we accept the purchase order. We do not have any material performance obligations where we are acting as an agent for another entity.
Revenues for products, including: aortic stent grafts, surgical sealants, On-X products, and other medical devices, are typically recognized at the time the product is shipped, at which time the title passes to the customer, and there are no further performance obligations. Revenues from consignment inventory are recognized when we receive a notification of implantation. We recognize revenues for preservation services when tissue is shipped to the customer.
Significant Judgments
There are no significant judgments associated with the satisfaction of our performance obligations. We generally satisfy performance obligations upon shipment of the product or service obligation to the customer. This is consistent with the time in which the customer obtains control of the product or service. Performance obligations are also generally settled quickly after the purchase order acceptance, therefore, the value of unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of any reporting period is immaterial.
We consider variable consideration in establishing the transaction price. Forms of variable consideration potentially applicable to our arrangements include sales returns, rebates, volume-based bonuses, and prompt pay discounts. We use historical information along with an analysis of the expected value to properly calculate and to consider the need to constrain estimates of variable consideration. Such amounts are included as a reduction to revenue in the periods in which the related revenue is recognized and adjusted in future periods as necessary.
Commissions and Contract Costs
Sales commissions are earned upon completion of each performance obligation, and therefore, are expensed when incurred. These costs are included in General, administrative, and marketing expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We generally do not incur incremental charges associated with securing agreements with customers which would require capitalization and recovery over the life of the agreement.
Practical Expedients
Our payment terms for sales direct to customers are substantially less than the one-year collection period that falls within the practical expedient in the determination of whether a significant financing component exists.
Shipping and Handling Charges
Fees charged to customers for shipping and handling of products and tissues are included in Product and preservation service revenues. The costs for shipping and handling of products and tissues are included as a component of Cost of products and cost of preservation services.
Taxes Collected from Customers
Taxes collected on the value of transaction revenueare excluded from Revenues and Cost of products and preservation servicesand are included in Accrued expenses until remitted to governmental authorities.
Advertising Costs
The costs to develop, produce, and communicate our advertising are expensed as incurred and are reflected as General, administrative, and marketing expenses. The total amount of advertising costs included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) was $2.0 million, $1.7 million, and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
We have stock option and stock incentive plans for employees and non-employee directors that provide for grants of restricted stock awards (“RSA”s), restricted stock units (“RSU”s), performance stock units (“PSU”s), and options to purchase shares of our common stock at exercise prices generally equal to the fair values of such stock at the dates of grant. We also maintain a stockholder approved Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) for the benefit of our employees. The ESPP allows eligible employees the right to purchase common stock on a regular basis at the lower of 85% of the market price at the beginning or end of each offering period. The RSAs, RSUs, PSUs, and stock options typically vest over aone tothree-year period. The stock options typically expire within seven years of the grant date.
We value our RSAs, RSUs, and PSUs based on the stock price on the date of grant. We expense the related compensation cost of RSAs and RSUs using the straight-line method over the vesting period. We expense the related compensation cost of PSUs based on the number of shares expected to be issued, if achievement of the performance component is probable, using a straight-line method over each vesting tranche of the award which results in accelerated recognition of expenses. The amount of compensation costs expensed related to PSUs is adjusted as needed if we deem that achievement of the performance component is no longer probable or if our expectation of the number of shares to be issued changes. We use a Black-Scholes model to value our stock option grants and expense the related compensation cost using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The fair value of our ESPP options is also determined using a Black-Scholes model and is expensed over the vesting period.
The fair value of stock options and ESPP options is determined on the grant date using assumptions for the expected term, volatility, dividend yield, and the risk-free interest rate. The expected term is primarily based on the contractual term of the option and our data related to historic exercise and post-vesting forfeiture patterns, which is adjusted based on our expectations of future results. Our anticipated volatility level is primarily based on the historic volatility of our common stock, and adjusted based on our expectations of future volatility, for the life of the option or option group. Our model includes a zero-dividend yield assumption and we do not anticipate paying dividends in the future. The risk-free interest rate is based on recent US Treasury note auction results with a similar life to that of the option. Our model does not include a discount for post-vesting restrictions, as we have not issued awards with such restrictions.
The period expense for our stock compensation is determined based on the valuations discussed above and forfeitures are accounted for in the period awards are incurred.
Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) per common share is computed using the two-class method, which requires us to include unvested RSAs that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends (whether paid or unpaid) as participating securities in the income per common share calculation.
Under the two-class method, net income is allocated to the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period and the weighted-average participating securities outstanding during the period. The portion of net income that is allocated to the participating securities is excluded from basic and dilutive net income per common share. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effects of outstanding stock options and awards and other dilutive instruments as appropriate.
Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, and debt obligations. The carrying values of financial assets and liabilities, such as receivables and accounts payable, approximate their fair value due to their short-term duration, and the carrying value of debt obligations approximate their fair value as they contain variable interest rates that approximate market values. Other financial instruments are recorded as discussed in the sections below.
Fair Value Measurements
We record certain financial instruments, including cash equivalents, at fair value on a recurring basis. We may make an irrevocable election to measure other financial instruments at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Fair value financial instruments are recorded in accordance with the fair value measurement framework.
We also measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These non-recurring valuations include evaluating assets such as certain financial assets, long-lived assets, and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment, allocating value to assets in an acquired asset group, applying accounting for business combinations, and the initial recognition of liabilities such as contingent consideration. We use the fair value measurement framework to value these assets and liabilities and report these fair values in the periods in which they are recorded or written down.
The fair value measurement framework includes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair values in their broad levels. These levels from highest to lowest priority are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities or observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market data; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs or valuation techniques that are used when little or no market data is available.
The determination of fair value and the assessment of a measurement’s placement within the hierarchy requires judgment. Level 3 valuations often involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. Level 3 valuations may require the use of various cost, market, or income valuation methodologies applied to our unobservable estimates and assumptions. Our assumptions could vary depending on the asset or liability value and the valuation method used. Such assumptions could include: estimates of prices, earnings, costs, actions of market participants, market factors, or the weighting of various valuation methods. We may also engage external advisors to assist in determining fair value as appropriate.
Although we believe that the recorded fair values of our financial instruments are appropriate, these fair values may not be indicative of future fair values.
Fair Value Measurements - Contingent Consideration
Contingent consideration represents a recurring fair value estimate of potential future payments. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability is estimated by discounting to present value the contingent payments expected to be made based on a probability-weighted scenario approach. A discount rate is applied based on our unsecured credit spread and the term commensurate risk-free rate to the additional consideration to be paid, and then we apply a risk-based estimate of the probability of achieving each scenario to calculate the fair value of the contingent consideration. This fair value measurement is based on unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions about the future achievement of milestones and future estimate of revenues, and is, therefore, classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Notes 3 and 5 for further discussion.
Fair Value Measurements - Loan Receivables
We elect to account for certain loan receivables under the fair value option on a recurring basis, resulting in increases and decreases in the fair value of such loans being recorded to Other expense, net for each reporting period. This fair value measurement is based on unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions about the probability of future achievement of milestones, and is, therefore, classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Notes 4 and 5 for further discussion.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of highly liquid investments at the time of acquisition. The carrying value of cash equivalents approximates fair value. We maintain depository accounts with certain financial institutions. Although these depository accounts may exceed government insured depository limits, we have evaluated the credit worthiness of these applicable financial institutions and determined the risk of material financial loss due to the exposure of such credit risk to be minimal.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Cash paid during the year for: | |||
| Interest | $28,232 | $24,523 | $23,332 |
| Income taxes | 2,543 | 13,702 | 4,865 |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities | $2,128 | $2,067 | $6,181 |
| Operating lease liabilities settled in purchase of leased buildings | 3,776 | — | — |
| Accrued capital expenditures | 1,800 | — | — |
Accounts Receivable and Allowances
Our accounts receivable are primarily from hospitals and distributors that either use or distribute our products and tissues. We assess the likelihood of collection based on a number of factors, including past transaction history and the credit worthiness of the customer, as well as the potential increased risks related to international customers and large distributors. We determine the allowance for uncollectible accounts based upon specific reserves for known collection issues, as well as a non-specific reserve based upon historical aging trends. We charge off uncollectible amounts against the reserve in the period in which we determine they are uncollectible. Our accounts receivable balances are reported net of allowances of $1.9 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are comprised of finished goods for our product lines including: aortic stent grafts; surgical sealants; On-X products; other medical devices; work-in-process; and raw materials. Inventories for finished goods are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis and raw materials are valued on a moving average cost basis. Typically, upon shipment or upon notification of implant of a medical device on consignment, revenue is recognized, and the related inventory costs are expensed as cost of products. Cost of products also includes, as applicable, lower of cost or net realizable value of write-downs and impairments for products not deemed to be recoverable and, as incurred, idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, extra freight, and re-handling costs.
Inventory costs for manufactured products consist primarily of direct labor and materials (including salary and fringe benefits, raw materials, and supplies) and indirect costs (including allocations of costs from departments that support manufacturing activities and facility allocations). The allocation of fixed production overhead costs is based on actual production levels, to the extent that they are within the range of the facility’s normal capacity. Inventory costs for products purchased for resale or manufactured under contract consist primarily of the purchase cost, freight-in charges, and indirect costs as appropriate.
We regularly evaluate our inventory to determine if the costs are appropriately recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We also evaluate our inventory for costs not deemed to be recoverable, including inventory not expected to ship prior to its expiration. Lower of cost or net realizable value write-downs are recorded if the book value exceeds the estimated net realizable value of the inventories, based on recent sales prices at the time of the evaluation. Impairment write-downs are recorded based on the book value of inventory deemed to be impaired. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Write-downs of inventories are expensed as Cost of products, and these write-downs are permanent impairments that create a new cost basis, which cannot be restored to its previous levels if our estimates change. Write-downs to our inventories totaled $3.3 million, $3.8 million, and $4.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Deferred preservation costs include costs of cardiac and vascular tissues available for shipment, tissues currently in active processing, and tissues held in quarantine pending release to implantable status. By federal law, human tissues cannot be bought or sold; therefore, the tissues we preserve are not held as inventory. The costs we incur to procure and process cardiac and vascular tissues are instead accumulated and deferred. Deferred preservation costs are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis and are deferred until revenue is recognized. Upon shipment of tissue to an implanting facility, revenue is recognized, and the related deferred preservation costs are expensed as cost of preservation services. Cost of preservation services also includes, as applicable, lower of cost or net realizable value write-downs and impairments for tissues not deemed to be recoverable, and includes, as incurred, excessive spoilage, extra freight, and re-handling costs.
The calculation of deferred preservation costs involves judgment and complexity and uses the same principles as inventory costing. Donated human tissue is procured from deceased human donors by organ and tissue procurement organizations (“OPOs”) and tissue banks that provide the tissue to us for processing, preservation, and distribution. Deferred preservation costs consist primarily of the procurement fees charged by the OPOs and tissue banks, direct labor and materials (including salary and fringe benefits, laboratory supplies and expenses, and freight-in charges), and indirect costs (including allocations of costs from support departments and facility allocations). Fixed production overhead costs are allocated based on actual tissue processing levels, to the extent that they are within the range of the facility’s normal capacity.
These costs are then allocated among the tissues processed during the period based on cost drivers, such as the number of donors or number of tissues processed. We apply a yield estimate to all tissues in process and in quarantine to estimate the portion of tissues that will ultimately become implantable. We estimate quarantine and in process yields based on our historical yield experience with similar tissues and re-evaluate these estimates periodically. Actual yields could differ significantly from our estimates, which could result in a change in tissues available for shipment and could increase or decrease the balance of deferred preservation costs. These changes could result in additional cost of preservation services expense or could increase per tissue preservation costs, which would impact gross margins on tissue preservation services in future periods.
We regularly evaluate our deferred preservation costs to determine if the costs are appropriately recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We also evaluate our deferred preservation costs for costs not deemed to be recoverable, including tissues not expected to ship prior to the expiration date of their packaging. Lower of cost or net realizable value write-downs are recorded if the tissue processing costs incurred exceed the estimated market value of the tissue services, based on recent average service fees at the time of the evaluation. Impairment write-downs are recorded based on the book value of tissues deemed to be impaired. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Write-downs of deferred preservation costs are expensed as cost of preservation services, and these write-downs are permanent impairments that create a new cost basis, which cannot be restored to its previous levels if our estimates change. Write-downs to our deferred preservation costs totaled $1.6 million, $0.6 million, and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, primarily due to tissues not expected to ship prior to the expiration date of the packaging.
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net is stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation expense is recorded over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally three toforty years, on a straight-line basis. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term at the time the assets are capitalized or the estimated useful lives of the assets, whichever is shorter.
In September 2025 we entered into agreements to purchase three office and manufacturing buildings in Austin, Texas for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $20.3 million. The first transaction relates to the purchase oftwo office buildings currently leased and occupied by the Company, comprising approximately 75,000 square feet of manufacturing, administrative, laboratory, warehouse, and office space that support our On-X manufacturing operations, together with the underlying land and certain appliances and equipment. The second transaction relates to the purchase of an adjacent building comprising approximately 87,000 square feet, together with the underlying land and certain appliances and equipment, which is intended to support future capacity expansion. Upon closing of the transactions in December 2025, the acquired properties were capitalized as property, plant and equipment.
Property and equipment, net consists of the following (in thousands)
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Equipment and software | $81,190 | $67,125 |
| Leasehold improvements | 53,596 | 51,213 |
| Building and building improvements | 19,935 | — |
| Furniture and fixtures | 8,111 | 7,233 |
| Total property and equipment | 162,832 | 125,571 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (97,844) | (89,168) |
| Property and equipment, net | $64,988 | $36,403 |
Depreciation expense was as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Depreciation expense | $8,683 | $8,350 | $7,878 |
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Our intangible assets consist of goodwill, acquired technology, customer lists and relationships, patents, and other intangible assets, as discussed in Note 7. Our goodwill is attributable to a segment or segments of our business, as appropriate, as the related acquired business that generated the goodwill is integrated into our operations.
We evaluate goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis during the fourth quarter of the year, and, if necessary, during interim periods if factors indicate that an impairment review is warranted. As of October 31, 2025 and 2024 our indefinite lived intangible assets consisted of goodwill, in-process research and development, and acquired procurement contracts and agreements. We performed a qualitative analysis of our indefinite lived intangible assets as of October 31, 2025 and determined that the fair value of the asset groups and the fair value of the reporting unit more likely than not exceeded their associated carrying values and were, therefore, not impaired. No impairment indicators were identified from the date of our annual assessment through December 31, 2025.
Our definite lived intangible assets consist of acquired technologies, customer lists and relationships, patents, and other intangible assets. We amortize our definite lived intangible assets over their expected useful lives using the straight-line method, which we believe approximates the period of economic benefits of the related assets. Our indefinite lived intangible assets do not amortize but are instead subject to periodic impairment testing as discussed below.
Impairments of Long and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
We assess the potential impairment of our: (i) net property and equipment, (ii) amortizing intangible long-lived assets to be held and used and (iii) operating lease right-of-use assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that could trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, the following:
Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results;
Significant negative industry or economic trends;
Significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period; or
Significant decline in our market capitalization relative to net book value.
If we determine that an impairment review is necessary, we will evaluate the assets or asset groups by comparing their carrying values to the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from their use and eventual disposition. If the carrying values exceed the future cash flows, then the asset or asset group is considered impaired, and we will write down the value of the asset or asset group to its concluded fair value. We determined thatno impairments existed for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
Accrued Procurement Fees
Donated tissue is procured from deceased human donors by OPOs and tissue banks that provide the tissue to us for processing, preservation, and distribution. We reimburse the OPOs and tissue banks for their costs to recover the tissue and include these costs as part of deferred preservation costs, as discussed above. We accrue estimated procurement fees due to the OPOs and tissue banks at the time tissues are received based on contractual agreements between us and the OPOs and tissue banks.
Leases
We have operating and finance lease obligations resulting from the lease of land and buildings that comprise our corporate headquarters and various manufacturing facilities; leases related to additional manufacturing, office, and warehouse space; leases on vehicles; and leases on certain office and other equipment, as discussed in Note 9. Certain of our leases contain escalation clauses, rent concessions, and renewal options for additional periods.
We exercise judgment in the determination of whether a financial arrangement includes a lease and in determining the appropriate discount rates to be applied to leases based on our general collateralized credit standing and the geographical market considerations impacting lease rates across all locations. When available, we use the implicit discount rate in the lease contract to discount lease payments to present value. If an implicit discount rate is not available in the lease contract, we use our incremental borrowing rate. We elected the package of practical expedients that allow us to omit leases with initial terms of 12 months or less from our balance sheet, which are expensed on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. We have elected not to separate lease and non-lease components for future leases.
Our leases do not include terms or conditions which would result in variable lease payments other than for small office equipment leases with an additional charge for usage volume. These incremental payments are excluded from our calculation of lease liability and the related right-of-use asset. We do not include option terms in the determination of lease liabilities and the related right-of-use assets unless we determine at lease commencement that the exercise of the option is reasonably certain. Our leases do not contain residual value guarantee provisions or other restrictions or financial covenant provisions.
Debt Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs
Direct costs incurred in connection with the issuance of debt and debt discounts are deferred and amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt. Debt issuance costs and debt discounts associated with term loans and convertible debt are amortized to Interest expense using the effective interest method and are reflected as reductions of the loan balances in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Debt issuance costs and debt discounts associated with revolving credit facilities are amortized to Interest expense on a straight-line basis and are reflected as a component of Other long-term assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Liability Claims
In the normal course of business, we are made aware of adverse events involving our products and tissues. Future adverse events could ultimately give rise to a lawsuit against us, and liability claims may be asserted against us in the future based on past events that we are not aware of at the present time. We maintain claims-made insurance policies to mitigate our financial exposure to product and tissue processing liability claims. Claims-made insurance policies generally cover only those asserted claims and incidents that are reported to the insurance carrier while the policy is in effect. Thus, a claims-made policy does not generally represent a transfer of risk for claims and incidents that have been incurred but not reported to the insurance carrier during the policy period. Any punitive damage components of claims are uninsured.
We accrue our estimate of unreported product and tissue processing liability claims as a component of Other long-term liabilities and record the related recoverable insurance amounts as a component of Other long-term assets. The amounts recorded represent our estimate of the probable losses and anticipated recoveries for unreported claims related to products sold and services performed prior to the balance sheet date.
Legal Contingencies
We accrue losses from a legal contingency when the loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. The accuracy of our estimates of losses for legal contingencies is limited by uncertainties surrounding litigation. Therefore, actual results may differ significantly from the amounts accrued, if any. We accrue for legal contingencies as a component of Accrued expenses and/or Other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains from legal contingencies are recorded when the contingency is resolved.
Uncertain Tax Positions
We periodically assess our uncertain tax positions and recognize tax benefits if they are “more-likely-than-not” to be upheld upon review by the appropriate taxing authority. We measure the tax benefit by determining the maximum amount that has a “greater than 50 percent likelihood” of ultimately being realized. We reverse previously accrued liabilities for uncertain tax positions when audits are concluded, statutes expire, administrative practices dictate that a liability is no longer warranted, or in other circumstances, as deemed necessary. These assessments can be complex, and we often obtain assistance from external advisors to make these assessments. We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense, net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 8 for further discussion of our liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and tax return purposes. We assess the recoverability of our deferred tax assets and provide a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets when, as a result of this analysis, we believe it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Assessing the recoverability of deferred tax assets involves judgment and complexity including the consideration of prudent and feasible tax planning. Estimates and judgments used in the determination of the need for a valuation allowance and in calculating the amount of a needed valuation allowance include, but are not limited to, the following:
The ability to carry back deferred tax asset attributes to a prior tax year;
Timing of the anticipated reversal of book/tax temporary differences;
Projected future operating results;
Anticipated future state tax apportionment;
Timing and amounts of anticipated future taxable income;
Evaluation of statutory limits regarding usage of certain tax assets; and
Evaluation of the statutory periods over which certain tax assets can be utilized.
Significant changes in the factors above, or other factors, could affect our ability to use our deferred tax assets. Such changes could have a material, adverse impact on our profitability, financial position, and cash flows. We will continue to assess the recoverability of our deferred tax assets, as necessary, when we experience changes that could materially affect our prior determination of the recoverability of our deferred tax assets.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted
In December 2023 the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes Topic 740 - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This amendment is expected to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring public business entities, on an annual basis, to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation, additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold and certain information about income taxes paid. This revised guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We adopted ASU 2023-09 on a prospective basis in fiscal year 2025. See Note 8 for further discussion regarding the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures.
In November 2024 the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments. This amendment clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. We early adopted ASU 2024-04 as of June 30, 2025 on a prospective basis, as part of the settlement of the Convertible Senior Notes. See Note 10 for further discussion regarding the settlement of the Convertible Senior Notes.
Not Yet Effective
In September 2025 the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software costs under Subtopic 350-40. The amendments remove references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages and clarify when entities begin capitalizing internal-use software costs. The updated standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the new standard.
In July 2025 the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides a practical expedient for estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under this practical expedient, entities may assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The updated standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the new standard.
In November 2024 the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses to improve the disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses for more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions such as cost of sales; selling, general, and administrative expenses; and research and development. The updated accounting guidance, among other things, requires quantitative disclosures for employee compensation, selling expenses, and purchases of inventory. The updated guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the new standard.
- Sale of PerClot
On July 28, 2021 we entered into an asset purchase agreement, Transitional Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (“TMSA”), and other ancillary agreements related to the sale of PerClot®, a polysaccharide hemostatic agent used in surgery (“PerClot”), to a subsidiary of Baxter International, Inc. (“Baxter”) and an agreement to terminate all of our material agreements with Starch Medical, Inc. (“SMI”) related to PerClot (collectively the “Baxter Transaction”). Under the terms of the Baxter Transaction, Baxter will pay an aggregate of up to $54.5 million in consideration (we will receive up to $41.0 million and SMI will receive up to $13.5 million), consisting of (i) $25.0 million we received at closing, of which $6.0 million was paid to SMI; (ii) $18.8 million upon our receipt of Premarket Approval (“PMA”) from the US Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for PerClot and our transfer of the PMA to Baxter, of which $4.5 million was paid to SMI; and (iii) up to $10.0 million upon Baxter’s achievement of certain cumulative worldwide net sales of PerClot prior to December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2027, of which up to $3.0 million would be payable to SMI. In addition, at the conclusion of our manufacturing and supply services for Baxter, Baxter will pay $0.8 million upon transfer of our PerClot manufacturing equipment. Under the terms of the Baxter Transaction, we will continue to provide to Baxter certain transition services relating to the sale of SMI PerClot outside of the US. Within the terms of the TMSA, we will manufacture and supply PerClot for Baxter post PMA for a contractual period. The TMSA has been extended for an additional 24-month term and will expire in February 2027.
PerClot PMA
On May 23, 2023 the FDA granted PMA of PerClot for use to control bleeding in certain open and laparoscopic surgical procedures. Pursuant to the terms of the TMSA of the Baxter Transaction, we transferred the ownership of the PMA to Baxter following approval. In May 2023 we received a payment of $18.8 million from Baxter, of which $4.5 million was paid to SMI. As a result, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $14.3 million as the assets were previously derecognized upon closing of the Baxter Transaction in fiscal year 2021, which was included as Gain from sale of non-financial assets within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Following receipt of the PMA, under the terms of the TMSA, we began manufacturing and supplying PerClot for Baxter and recorded $3.5 million and $3.3 million of PerClot revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) during the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
We accounted for the TMSA in accordance with the provision of ASU 2016-02, Leases Topic 842 (“ASC 842”) by bifurcating the lease and non-lease components and recognizing each component based on ASC 842 and ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Topic 606. The amount of lease revenue was $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
PerClot Sales Milestone
During the second half of 2025, upon Baxter’s achievement of certain cumulative worldwide net sales of PerClot, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $7.0 million included as Gain from sale of non-financial assets within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2025. The gain is comprised of a cash payment of $5.0 million from Baxter, a receivable of $5.0 million due from Baxter, and a payable of $3.0 million due to SMI. The receivable and payable are reflected in Other receivables and Other current liabilities, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025.
- Acquisition of Ascyrus
On September 2, 2020 we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Ascyrus Agreement”) to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Ascyrus Medical LLC (“Ascyrus”). Ascyrus developed the AMDS, the world’s first aortic arch remodeling device for use in the treatment of acute Type A aortic dissections.
Under the terms of the Ascyrus Agreement, we will pay an aggregate of up to $200.0 million in consideration, consisting of: (i) a cash payment of approximately $60.0 million and the issuance of $20.0 million in shares of Artivion common stock, in each case, that were delivered at the closing of the acquisition, (ii) a cash payment of $10.0 million and the issuance of $10.0 million in shares of Artivion common stock upon FDA approval of the Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) application for the AMDS in 2021, (iii) if the FDA approves PMA application submitted for the AMDS, a cash payment of $25.0 million, (iv) if regulatory approval of the AMDS is obtained in Japan on or before June 30, 2027, a cash payment of $10.0 million, (v) if regulatory approval of the AMDS is obtained in China on or before June 30, 2027, a cash payment of $10.0 million and (vi) a potential additional consideration cash payment capped at $55.0 million (or up to $65.0 million to $75.0 million if the Japanese or Chinese approvals are not secured on or before June 30, 2027 and those approval milestone payments are added to the potential additional consideration cash payment cap) calculated as two times the incremental worldwide sales of the AMDS (or any other acquired technology or derivatives of such acquired technology) outside of the European Union during thethree-year period following the date the FDA approves a PMA application submitted for the AMDS.
Accounting for the Transaction
As part of the acquisition, we may be required to pay additional consideration up to $100.0 millionto the former shareholders of Ascyrus upon the achievement of certain milestones and the sales-based additional earnout described above. On September 2, 2020 the fair value of the total potential purchase consideration of $200.0 million included the total purchase consideration, as well as the contingent consideration liability discussed below. Our allocation of the purchase consideration was allocated to Ascyrus’s tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of September 2, 2020.
The contingent consideration represents the estimated fair value of future potential payments. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated by discounting to present value the contingent payments expected to be made based on a probability-weighted scenario approach. We applied a discount rate based on our unsecured credit spread and the term commensurate risk-free rate to the additional consideration to be paid, and then applied a risk-based estimate of the probability of achieving each scenario to calculate the fair value of the contingent consideration. This fair value measurement was based on unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions about the future achievement of milestones and future estimate of revenues, and is, therefore, classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy presented in Note 5. We used a discount rate of approximately 16% and estimated future achievement of milestone dates between 2025 and 2026 to calculate the fair value of contingent consideration as of December 31, 2025. We remeasure this liability at each reporting date and record changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration in General, administrative, and marketing expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Increases or decreases in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability can result from changes in the passage of time, discount rates, the timing and amount of our revenue estimates, and the timing and expectation of regulatory approvals.
We perform quarterly assessments of the fair value of the contingent consideration and recorded a net fair value loss of $7.7 million and a net fair value gain of $11.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, in General, administrative, and marketing expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The $7.7 million increase in the fair value of liability for the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily due to the passage of time and a higher assumed probability of PMA approval. The $11.0 million reduction in the fair value of liability for the year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to an increase in the credit risk spread resulting from the change in the inputs related to the newly issued Credit Facilities in the first quarter of 2024, as further discussed in Note 10. The contingent consideration liability reflected in the Consolidated Balances Sheets as of December 31, 2025 was $60.6 million, of which $20.7 million was included in current liabilities. The $20.7 million represents the fair value of the $25.0 million contingent payment associated with FDA approval of the PMA application, which is expected to be achieved in mid-2026. The contingent consideration liability reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 was $52.9 million.
In December 2021 the FDA approved our IDE application for AMDS. Upon the approval, we funded a cash payment of $10.0 million and issued $10.0 million in shares of Artivion common stock pursuant to the Ascyrus Agreement.
In December 2024 the FDA granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption (“HDE”) for use of the AMDS™ Hybrid Prosthesis in acute DeBakey Type I dissections in the presence of malperfusion. The HDE allows for commercial distribution of AMDS in the US prior to anticipated approval of a Premarket Approval (“PMA”) Application which we continue to pursue and anticipate receiving in mid-2026.
- Agreements with Endospan
On September 11, 2019 Artivion’s wholly owned subsidiary, JOTEC, entered into an exclusive distribution agreement (“Endospan Distribution Agreement”) with Endospan Ltd. (“Endospan”), an Israeli corporation, pursuant to which JOTEC obtained exclusive distribution rights for NEXUS ONE, and under subsequent amendments, the NEXUS DUO and NEXUS TRE(collectively the “NEXUS family of products”) and accessories in certain countries in Europe in exchange for a fixed distribution fee of $9.0 million paid in September 2019 which has been reflected in “Other intangibles, net” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We also entered into a loan agreement to provide Endospan a secured loan of up to $15.0 million (“Endospan Loan”).
We also entered into a securities purchase option agreement (“Endospan Option”) with Endospan for $1.0 million paid in September 2019. The Endospan Option Agreement prior to amendment described below provided Artivion the option to purchase all the outstanding securities of Endospan from Endospan’s securityholders at the time of acquisition, or the option to acquire all of Endospan’s assets, in each case, for a price between $350.0 and $450.0 million before, or within a certain period of time after FDA approval of NEXUS, with such option expiring if not exercised within 90 days after receiving notice that Endospan has received approval from the FDA for NEXUS.
On July 1, 2024 Artivion and Endospan entered into an amendment to the Endospan Option (“Endospan Option Amendment”) which amended the terms of the previously existing Endospan Option. Under the terms of the Endospan Option Amendment, the price to acquire all of Endospan’s outstanding securities from Endospan’s securityholders at the time of acquisition, or the option to acquire all of Endospan’s assets under the Endospan Option was reduced from $250.0 million to $175.0 million, resulting in an upfront acquisition purchase price of $135.0 million, inclusive of the loan off-set. There isno longer a minimum earnout payment of $100.0 million and the maximum earnout payment of $200.0 million remains the same. We also agreed to fund Endospan additional secured loans of up to $25.0 million (“Additional Endospan Loan” and together with the Endospan Loan, the “Endospan Loans”).
Variable Interest Entity Assessment
We consolidate the results of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) when it is determined that we are the primary beneficiary. Based on our initial evaluation of Endospan and the related agreements with Endospan, we determined that Endospan is a VIE. Although the arrangement with Endospan resulted in our holding a variable interest, it did not empower us to direct those activities of Endospan that most significantly impact the VIE economic performance. Therefore, we are not the primary beneficiary, and we have not consolidated Endospan into our financial results. We evaluated Endospan for VIE classification as of December 31, 2025,2024, and 2023 and determined that Endospan meets the criteria of a non-consolidating VIE.
Valuation
The agreements with Endospan were entered into concurrently and had certain terms that are interrelated. In our evaluation of the initial relative fair value of each of the Endospan agreements to determine the amount to record, we utilized discounted cash flows to estimate the fair market value for the Endospan Loan and for the Endospan Distribution Agreement. We estimated the fair value of the Endospan Option utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model. Inputs in our valuation of the Endospan agreements included cash payments and anticipated payments based on the executed agreements with Endospan, projected discounted cash flows in connection with the Endospan transaction, our expected internal rate of return and discount rates, and our assessed probability and timing of receipt of certification of certain approvals and milestones in obtaining FDA approval.
Endospan Option
Utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model, we determined that the fair value of the Endospan Option in 2019 was $4.9 million. As a result of a decrease in forecasted operating results, we fully impaired the value of the Endospan Option primarily during the fourth quarter of December 31, 2021.
Due to the revised terms in the Endospan Option Amendment in July 2024, we performed another fair value measurement utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model and revalued the Endospan Option. We determined that the fair value of the Endospan Option was $3.1 million. The Endospan Option was valued at $3.1 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, which is reflected in Other current assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 and Other long-term assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024.
Endospan Loans
Artivion and Endospan entered into the Endospan Loan, dated September 11, 2019, in which Artivion agreed to provide Endospan a secured loan of up to $15.0 million to be funded inthree tranches of $5.0 million each in 2019, 2020, and 2023, respectively.
We elected the fair value option for recording the Endospan Loan. We assess the fair value of the Endospan Loan based on quantitative and qualitative characteristics, and adjust the amount recorded to its current fair market value at each reporting period. We performed an assessment of the fair value of the Endospan Loan and determined that the fair value of the first two tranches decreased and hadno value as of December 31, 2021. In 2023 we funded the $5.0 million third tranche payment and determined that the loan continued to haveno fair value. Consequently, we recorded an expense of $5.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. After entering into an amendment to the Endospan Loan in July 2024 (the “Endospan Loan Amendment”), we determined that the Endospan Loan had a fair value of $0.8 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
As a part of the Endospan Loan Amendment, Artivion agreed to fund the Additional Endospan Loan up to $25.0 million. The Additional Endospan Loan is contracted to be funded inthree tranches of $7.0 million, $10.0 million, and $8.0 million, subject to Endospan’s achievement of milestones related to its pursuit of regulatory approval for NEXUS ONE that are specified in the Endospan Loan Amendment. The first two tranches totaling $17.0 million were funded during the year ended December 31, 2024. The third tranche of $8.0 million was funded in November 2025. We performed a fair value assessment of the Additional Endospan Loan and determined that the fair value was $19.1 million and $9.2 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is reflected in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and Other long-term assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024.
Distribution Agreement
The Endospan Distribution Agreement, reflected in Other intangibles, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized on a straight-line basis, was $1.8 million as of December 31, 2023 and was fully amortized as of December 31, 2024.
- Financial Instruments
A summary of financial instruments measured at fair value was as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $20,725 | $— | $— | $20,725 |
| Certificates of deposit | 1,080 | — | — | 1,080 |
| Endospan Loans | — | — | 19,872 | 19,872 |
| Total assets | $21,805 | $— | $19,872 | $41,677 |
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Current portion of contingent consideration | $— | $— | $20,690 | $20,690 |
| Non-current contingent consideration | — | — | 39,890 | 39,890 |
| Total liabilities | $— | $— | $60,580 | $60,580 |
| December 31, 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $18,182 | $— | $— | $18,182 |
| Certificates of deposit | 5,069 | — | — | 5,069 |
| Endospan Loans | — | — | 9,535 | 9,535 |
| Total assets | $23,251 | $— | $9,535 | $32,786 |
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||
| Contingent consideration | $— | $— | $52,880 | $52,880 |
| Total liabilities | $— | $— | $52,880 | $52,880 |
We used prices quoted from our investment advisors to determine the Level 1 valuation of our investments in money market funds. The estimated market value of all cash equivalents is equal to cost basis as there wereno gross realized gains or losses on cash equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
The fair value of the contingent consideration component of the Ascyrus acquisition and Endospan Loans were updated using Level 3 inputs. Changes in fair value of Level 3 assets and liabilities are listed in the tables below (in thousands):
| Contingent Consideration | |
|---|---|
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $63,890 |
| Change in valuation | (11,010) |
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $52,880 |
| Change in valuation | 7,700 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $60,580 |
| Endospan Loans | |
|---|---|
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $— |
| Initial value of Additional Endospan Loan | 8,912 |
| Change in valuation | 623 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $9,535 |
| Additional Endospan Loan - Tranche 3 | 8,000 |
| Change in valuation | 2,337 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $19,872 |
- Inventories and Deferred Preservation Costs
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Raw materials and supplies | $36,355 | $35,295 |
| Work-in-process | 17,133 | 13,926 |
| Finished goods | 38,939 | 30,545 |
| Inventories | $92,427 | $79,766 |
Deferred preservation costs consist of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Cardiac tissues | $27,183 | $26,489 |
| Vascular tissues | 27,348 | 25,212 |
| Deferred preservation costs | $54,531 | $51,701 |
To facilitate product usage, we maintain consignment inventory of our On-X heart valves at domestic hospital locations and On-X heart valves, aortic stent grafts, and AMDS products at international hospital locations. We retain title and control over this consignment inventory until we receive a notification of implantation, at which time we invoice the hospital and recognize revenue. As of December 31, 2025 we had $14.9 million in consignment inventory, with approximately 33% in domestic locations and 67% in foreign locations. As of December 31, 2024 we had $12.2 million in consignment inventory, with approximately 39% in domestic locations and 61% in foreign locations.
- Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
The carrying values of our indefinite lived intangible assets were as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Goodwill | $254,091 | $240,958 |
| In-process R&D | 2,291 | 2,026 |
| Procurement contracts and agreements | 2,013 | 2,013 |
We monitor the phases of development of our acquired in-process research and development projects, including the risks associated with further development and the amount and timing of benefits expected to be derived from the completed projects. Incremental costs associated with development are charged to expense as incurred. Capitalized costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the developed asset once completed. Our in-process research and development projects are reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently, if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. We evaluate our goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis during the fourth quarter of the year, and, if necessary, during interim periods if factors indicate that an impairment review is warranted. We didnot record any impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets, including goodwill, during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. In-process research and development, procurement contracts and agreements are included in Other intangibles, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Based on our experience with similar agreements, we believe that our acquired procurement contracts and agreements have indefinite useful lives, as we expect to continue to renew these contracts for the foreseeable future.
Changes in the carrying value of our goodwill, all of which was related to our Medical Devices segment, was as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Balance as of January 1, | $240,958 | $247,337 |
| Foreign currency translation | 13,133 | (6,379) |
| Balance as of December 31, | $254,091 | $240,958 |
Definite Lived Intangible Assets
The definite lived intangible assets balance includes balances related to acquired technology, customer relationships, distribution and manufacturing rights and know-how, patents, and other definite lived intangible assets. The major intangible asset classes consist of the following (in thousands, except weighted average useful life):
| December 31, 2025 | Gross CarryingValue | AccumulatedAmortization | Net CarryingValue | Weighted AverageUseful Life(Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquired technology | $208,235 | $84,571 | $123,664 | 18.1 |
| Other intangibles: | ||||
| Customer lists and relationships | $28,853 | $13,057 | $15,796 | 21.5 |
| Patents | 4,658 | 3,523 | 1,135 | 17.0 |
| Other | 18,552 | 6,956 | 11,596 | 5.0 |
| Other intangibles, net | $52,063 | $23,536 | $28,527 | 9.8 |
| December 31, 2024 | Gross CarryingValue | AccumulatedAmortization | Net CarryingValue | Weighted AverageUseful Life(Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquired technology | $195,912 | $67,861 | $128,051 | 18.3 |
| Other intangibles: | ||||
| Customer lists and relationships | $28,611 | $11,617 | $16,994 | 21.6 |
| Distribution and manufacturing rights and know-how | 9,033 | 9,033 | — | 5.0 |
| Patents | 4,428 | 3,460 | 968 | 17.0 |
| Other | 11,776 | 5,445 | 6,331 | 5.0 |
| Other intangibles, net | $53,848 | $29,555 | $24,293 | 9.4 |
Amortization Expense
Amortization expense recorded in General, administrative, and marketing expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) was as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Amortization expense | $13,775 | $15,855 | $15,198 |
The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets with definite lives as of December 31, 2025 for the next five years is as follows (in thousands):
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization expense | $14,416 | $14,393 | $14,177 | $13,942 | $13,623 | $70,551 |
- Income Taxes
Income Tax Expense
Income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Domestic | $5,309 | $4,559 | $(24,658) |
| Foreign | 9,471 | (12,073) | 3,072 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $14,780 | $(7,514) | $(21,586) |
Income tax expense consists of the following (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Current: | |||
| Federal | $1,001 | $5,857 | $5,573 |
| State | 156 | 834 | 1,004 |
| Foreign | 3,818 | 665 | 3,851 |
| $4,975 | $7,356 | $10,428 | |
| Deferred: | |||
| Federal | $463 | $538 | $222 |
| State | (67) | 277 | 157 |
| Foreign | (359) | (2,326) | (1,703) |
| 37 | (1,511) | (1,324) | |
| Income tax expense | $5,012 | $5,845 | $9,104 |
Tax Payment Summary
Income taxes paid, net of refunds, consists of the following (in thousands):
| Year ended December 31, | |
|---|---|
| 2025 | |
| Federal | $2,000 |
| State | 1,040 |
| Foreign | |
| Germany | (1,972) |
| Italy | 282 |
| Poland | 253 |
| Spain | 174 |
| France | 143 |
| Other | 623 |
| Total income taxes paid, net of refunds | $2,543 |
Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation
Based on prospective adoption of ASU 2023-09, the following table represents a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the 21% statutory US federal income tax rate to income before income taxes after the adoption of ASU 2023-09 for the year ended December 31, 2025.
($ in thousands)
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percentage | |
| Income tax expense at statutory rate | $3,104 | 21.0% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal (national) benefit | 57 | 0.4% |
| Foreign tax effects | ||
| Germany | ||
| German trade tax | 714 | 4.8% |
| Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period | (998) | (6.8)% |
| Other | 877 | 5.9% |
| Other foreign jurisdictions | 876 | 5.9% |
| Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period | — | —% |
| Effect of cross-border tax laws | (195) | (1.3)% |
| Tax credits | ||
| Research and development credits | (855) | (5.8)% |
| Changes in valuation allowances | (2,986) | (20.2)% |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible items | ||
| Debt conversion cost | 559 | 3.8% |
| Nondeductible compensation1 | 1,740 | 11.8% |
| Other | 230 | 1.6% |
| Other | ||
| Tax accrual adjustments | 1,083 | 7.3% |
| Intercompany elimination tax effects | 599 | 4.1% |
| Other | 70 | 0.5% |
| Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 137 | 0.9% |
| Total income tax expense | $5,012 | 33.9% |
(1) Amount includes $(4.2) million of windfall tax deductions, $5.6 million of compensation limited by Section 162(m), and $0.4 million of shortfalls and other non-deductible compensation
The states and local jurisdictions that contribute to the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category include California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the 21% statutory US federal income tax rate to loss before income taxes in accordance with the requirements prior to ASU 2023-09 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Income tax benefit at statutory rate | $(1,578) | $(4,533) |
| Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from: | ||
| Valuation allowance change | 4,091 | 9,964 |
| Nondeductible executive compensation | 1,432 | 989 |
| State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 936 | 281 |
| Equity compensation | 577 | 872 |
| Provision to return adjustments | 536 | (937) |
| Research and development credit | (425) | (800) |
| Foreign income taxes | (323) | 2,969 |
| Nondeductible entertainment expenses | 201 | 262 |
| Foreign derived intangible income deduction | (60) | (501) |
| Net change in uncertain tax positions | (56) | 652 |
| Other | 514 | (114) |
| Income tax expense | $5,845 | $9,104 |
Deferred Taxes
The tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Finance and operating leases | $10,748 | $11,774 |
| Excess interest carryforward | 9,911 | 9,203 |
| Loan revaluation | 4,647 | 5,240 |
| Property | 583 | 2,974 |
| Loss carryforwards | 3,943 | 2,880 |
| Stock compensation | 2,539 | 2,545 |
| Inventory and deferred preservation costs write-downs | — | 2,441 |
| Deferred compensation | 2,289 | 2,055 |
| Unrealized gains and losses | 4,001 | 1,119 |
| Debt costs | 287 | 475 |
| Credit carryforwards | 636 | 323 |
| Accrued expenses | 2,361 | 165 |
| Other | 1,325 | 672 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 43,270 | 41,866 |
| Less: Valuation allowance | (36,590) | (32,607) |
| Total deferred tax assets, net | $6,680 | $9,259 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Intangible assets | $(20,134) | $(14,746) |
| Finance and operating leases | (8,809) | (11,972) |
| Prepaid items | (295) | (455) |
| Other | (549) | (1,201) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (29,787) | (28,374) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities, net | $(23,107) | $(19,115) |
We regularly assess the realizability of deferred tax assets and establish valuation allowances if it is more likely than not that some or all deferred tax assets will not be realized. The following table reflects changes in the valuation allowance (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Beginning balance | $32,607 | $32,860 | $17,942 |
| (Reductions) additions in estimates recorded to deferred income tax expense, net | (2,660) | 4,091 | 9,964 |
| Additions (reductions) related to Other comprehensive income, net | 6,536 | (4,081) | 5,109 |
| Currency translation and other | 107 | (263) | (155) |
| Ending balance | $36,590 | $32,607 | $32,860 |
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024 we maintained a net deferred tax liability of $23.1 million and $19.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024 we maintained valuation allowances against our deferred tax assets of $36.6 million and $32.6 million, respectively, primarily related to net operating loss carryforwards and disallowed excess interest carryforwards.
As of December 31, 2025 we had $4.6 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards related to prior acquisitions for which we have a full valuation allowance against and will fully expire at the end of 2032, $16.8 million of state net operating loss carryforwards, the majority of which will expire in 2026 and are offset by valuation allowance, $9.9 million of foreign net operating loss carryforwards, all of which is offset by a valuation allowance and have an indefinite carryforward period, and $0.6 million in research and development tax credit carryforwards, the majority of which will expire in 2032. We also generated a federal net operating loss of $3.8 million in the current year, which is fully offset by valuation allowance. The federal net operating loss carries forward indefinitely.
As of December 31, 2025 we had a deferred tax asset of $9.9 million of disallowed interest expense deduction carryforwards. This deferred tax asset can be carried forward indefinitely. This rule disallows interest expense to the extent it exceeds 30% of adjusted taxable income. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 our interest deduction was limited to $22.3 million and $18.5 million, respectively.
Reinvestment of Unremitted Earnings
We intend to reinvest substantially all of the unremitted earnings of our non-US subsidiaries to fund working capital, strategic investments, and debt repayment and postpone their remittance indefinitely. Accordingly, no material provision for US federal or foreign withholding taxes was recorded on these unremitted earnings in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company is permanently reinvested with respect to the outside basis differences in its significant non-US subsidiaries.
Uncertain Tax Positions
The following table reflects changes in our uncertain tax position liability, excluding interest and penalties (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Beginning balance | $4,460 | $4,832 | $4,508 |
| Decrease related to prior year tax positions | (269) | (467) | (508) |
| Increase related to current year tax positions | 448 | 338 | 2,728 |
| Increase (decrease) for foreign exchange differences | 561 | (267) | 116 |
| Increase related to prior year tax positions | 118 | 199 | 26 |
| Decrease due to the lapsing of statutes of limitations | (170) | (175) | (158) |
| Decrease due to settlements of prior year tax positions | — | — | (1,880) |
| Ending balance | $5,148 | $4,460 | $4,832 |
We recorded non-current liabilities of $0.6 million related to interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. We included expense of less than $0.1 million for December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
As of December 31, 2025 our uncertain tax liability of $5.8 million, including interest and penalties, was recorded as a reduction to deferred tax assets of $0.3 million, and a non-current liability of $5.5 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount of uncertain tax liabilities that are expected to affect our tax rate if recognized were $4.9 million, $4.0 million, and $4.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 our uncertain tax liability, including interest and penalties of $5.1 million, was recorded as a reduction to deferred tax assets of $0.5 million and a non-current liability of $4.6 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Other
Our tax years 2020 and forward generally remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which we are subject. However, certain returns from years prior to 2020, in which net operating losses and tax credits have arisen, are still open for examination by the tax authorities.
- Leases
We have operating and finance lease obligations resulting from the lease of land and buildings that comprise our corporate headquarters and various manufacturing facilities; leases related to additional manufacturing, office, and warehouse space; leases on company vehicles; and leases on a variety of office and other equipment.
In December 2025 we purchased two office buildings in Austin, Texas that were previously leased by us. These buildings serve as the basis for our On-X manufacturing operation. The related operating lease right-of-use asset and lease liabilities were derecognized, and the acquired properties were recorded as property, plant and equipment. See Note 1 - Property and Equipment, net - for further discussion of the purchase.
Balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operating leases: | 2025 | 2024 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | $34,701 | $39,726 |
| Current maturities of operating leases | $4,649 | $4,489 |
| Non-current maturities of operating leases | 34,427 | 39,988 |
| Total operating lease liabilities | $39,076 | $44,477 |
| Finance leases: | ||
| Property and equipment, at cost | $7,678 | $6,746 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (4,553) | (3,557) |
| Property and equipment, net | $3,125 | $3,189 |
| Current portion of finance lease obligations | $726 | $601 |
| Non-current finance lease obligations | 2,698 | 2,833 |
| Total finance lease liabilities | $3,424 | $3,434 |
| Weighted average remaining lease term (in years): | ||
| Operating leases | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Finance leases | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Weighted average discount rate: | ||
| Operating leases | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Finance leases | 2.4% | 2.3% |
The components of lease expense included in General, administrative, and marketing expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) consists of the following (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Depreciation of property and equipment | $752 | $627 | $542 |
| Interest expense on finance leases | 94 | 89 | 84 |
| Total finance lease expense | 846 | 716 | 626 |
| Operating lease expense | 7,872 | 7,822 | 7,354 |
| Sublease income | (354) | (465) | (278) |
| Total lease expense | $8,364 | $8,073 | $7,702 |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Operating cash flows for operating leases | $7,957 | $6,627 | $7,263 |
| Financing cash flows for finance leases | 699 | 623 | 539 |
| Operating cash flows for finance leases | 94 | 89 | 84 |
Future maturities of lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
| FinanceLeases · OperatingLeases | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $792 | $6,798 |
| 2027 | 791 | 6,271 |
| 2028 | 749 | 5,405 |
| 2029 | 685 | 4,980 |
| 2030 | 601 | 4,896 |
| Thereafter | — | 23,056 |
| Total lease payments | $3,618 | $51,406 |
| Less: Amount representing interest | (194) | (12,330) |
| Present value of lease liabilities | 3,424 | 39,076 |
| Less: Current maturities of lease liabilities | (726) | (4,649) |
| Lease liabilities, less current maturities | $2,698 | $34,427 |
- Debt
Debt consists of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Term Loan Facility | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Revolving Credit Facility | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Convertible Senior Notes | — | 100,000 |
| 1.40% Sparkasse Zollernalb (KFW Loan 2) | — | 195 |
| Total principal debt | 220,000 | 320,195 |
| Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs(a) | (4,886) | (5,848) |
| Total debt | 215,114 | 314,347 |
| Less: Current portion of long-term debt | — | (195) |
| Long-term debt, net | $215,114 | $314,152 |
(a) Additional unamortized debt issuance costs totaling $1.5 million and $1.7 million related to the Revolving Credit Facility are included in “Other long-term assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Additional unamortized debt issuance costs totaling $1.1 million related to the New Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility is included in “Other long-term assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 as a result of the Amendment discussed below.
Maturities
The aggregate principal amount of maturities of debt for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Thereafter | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturities | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $220,000 | $220,000 |
Our liquidity needs arise from the funding of our cost of operations and capital expenditures and from debt service on our indebtedness. We believe that cash generated from operations, together with amounts available under our Credit Facilities, as defined below, will be adequate to permit us to meet our obligations over the next twelve months from the date of this report.
Credit Facilities
On January 18, 2024 we entered into a credit and guaranty agreement with Ares Management Credit funds for $350.0 million of senior secured, interest-only, credit facilities, consisting of a $190.0 million secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), a $100.0 million secured delayed draw term loan facility (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Term Loan Facilities”) and a $60.0 million “senior-priority” secured revolving credit facility which has a priority claim ahead of the other secured facilities (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan Facilities, the “Credit Facilities”). Upon closing, we borrowed $190.0 million under the Term Loan Facility and $30.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. The proceeds of the borrowings were used along with cash on hand to pay off our previously existing credit agreement (the “Old Credit Facilities” as defined below) and pay related fees and expenses.
The remaining $30.0 million of undrawn availability under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025 may be drawn for working capital, capital expenditures, and other general corporate purposes. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility remained undrawn and was terminated on July 2, 2025 as we entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements with the Holders of the Convertible Senior Notes as discussed below.
On September 12, 2025 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) we entered into a Second Amendment to the credit and guaranty agreement (the “Amendment”), with Ares Management Credit funds, which amends the credit and guaranty agreement dated as of January 18, 2024. The Amendment provides for (i) an extension of the maturity date of the existing term loans (the “Existing Term Loan Facility”) and the existing revolving credit facility (the “Existing Revolving Credit Facility”) under the Credit Agreement by one year to January 18, 2031, (ii) a reduction in the interest rate margin applicable to the Existing Term Loan Facility and the Existing Revolving Credit Facility and (iii) a new $150.0 million secured delayed draw term loan facility (the “New Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Existing Term Loan Facility, the “Term Loan Facilities”).
Subject to the satisfaction of a specified maximum total net leverage ratio and other customary conditions, we may borrow under the New Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility at any time and from time to time on or prior to September 12, 2027. The proceeds of borrowings under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility may be used to fund permitted acquisitions (including any earnouts and other similar payments in connection therewith), other investments permitted by the Credit Agreement and capital expenditures, among other things. Loans borrowed under the New Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility will have the same terms and interest rate margins as the loans under the Existing Term Loan Facility.
Ranking; Guarantees
The Credit Facilities are secured by a security interest in substantially all existing and after-acquired real and personal property (subject to certain exceptions and exclusions) of us and the Guarantors.
Maturity and Prepayment
The final scheduled maturity date of the amended Credit Facilities is January 18, 2031. There are no scheduled repayments of principal required to be made prior to the final maturity date. We have the right to prepay loans under the Credit Agreement in whole or in part at any time, provided that any prepayment of loans under the Term Loan Facilities (or loans under the Revolving Credit Facility to the extent of reducing the balance of outstanding loans below $30.0 million) will be subject to a prepayment premium of 1.00% if the prepayment occurs prior to July 18, 2027. Amounts repaid in respect of loans under the Term Loan Facilities may not be reborrowed.
Covenants
The Credit Facilities contain certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things, grant liens, incur debt, dispose of assets, make loans and investments, make acquisitions, make certain restricted payments (including cash dividends), merge or consolidate, change business or accounting or reporting practices, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type. The covenants include a financial maintenance covenant that requires the company’s total net leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement, to be not greater than 6.25 x for the test periods from the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 and not greater than 5.75 x from the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and thereafter. As of December 31, 2025 we are in compliance with our debt covenants.
Interest
On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Facility bears interest, at our option, at a floating annual rate equal to either the base rate plus a margin of 2.50%, or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin of 3.50%. In addition, we will be required to pay fees of 0.50% per annum on the daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility and 1.00% per annum on the daily unused amount of the New Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility. The Term Loan Facilities initially bear interest, at our option, at a floating annual rate equal to either the base rate plus a margin of 3.75%, or SOFR plus a margin of 4.75%. As of December 31, 2025 the stated and effective interest rate for the Term Loan Facility was 8.74% and 9.38%, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 the stated interest rate was 7.49% per annum for the Revolving Credit Facility.
Convertible Senior Notes
On June 18, 2020 we issued $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes with a maturity date of July 1, 2025 (the “Convertible Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from this offering, after deducting initial purchasers’ discounts and costs directly related to this offering, were approximately $96.5 million. On January 1, 2021 we adopted ASU 2020-06 and adjusted the carrying balance of the Convertible Senior Notes to notional.
In May 2025 we entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements (“Exchange Agreements”) with the Holders ofthe Convertible Senior Notes. The transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreements closed on May 28, 2025. Under the terms of the Exchange Agreements, the Holders exchanged an aggregate principal amount of approximately $99.5 million of the Convertible Senior Notes held by the Holders in exchange for an aggregate of 4,334,347 shares of our common stock. In addition, pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, we made a cash payment of approximately $1.7 million to the Holders in respect of accrued and unpaid interest on the exchanged Convertible Senior Notes. The remaining$0.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes were settled on July 1, 2025 resulting in the issuance of 19,605 shares of our common stock. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility was terminated on July 2, 2025 after all of the Convertible Senior Notes were settled.
The Convertible Senior Notes could have been settled in cash, stock, or a combination thereof, solely at our discretion. The initial conversion rate of the Convertible Senior Notes is 42.6203 shares per $1,000 principal amount, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $23.46 per share, subject to adjustments. We used the if-converted method for assumed conversion of the Convertible Senior Notes for the diluted earnings per share calculation in periods prior to inducement.
Interest expense recognized on the Convertible Senior Notes includes approximately $2.1 million, $5.0 million, and $5.0 million for the aggregate of the contractual coupon interest and the amortization of the debt issuance costs during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Interest on the Convertible Senior Notes began accruing upon issuance and was payable semi-annually. There wereno unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Convertible Senior Notes as of December 31, 2025 as a result of the settlement discussed above. The unamortized debt issuance costs were approximately$0.4 million as of December 31, 2024.
As a result of the Exchange Agreements, we recorded$2.7 million of convertible debt inducement expense, which is the fair value of the additional consideration transferred and included in Losses on inducement/extinguishment of debt, in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Old Credit Facilities and Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Our Old Credit Facilities, entered into on December 1, 2017, provided for a $255.0 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $225.0 million secured term loan facility (the “Old Term Loan Facility”) and a $30.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Old Revolving Credit Facility”). On June 2, 2021 we entered into an amendment to our Credit Agreement to extend the maturity dates of both our Term Loan and its Revolving Credit Facility. As part of the amendment, the maturity dates of both our Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility were each extended by two and one-half years, until June 1, 2027 and June 1, 2025, respectively, subject to earlier springing maturities as defined.
In connection with the proceeds received from our new Credit Facilities, we repaid all outstanding amounts under the Old Credit Facilities and recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $3.7 million, primarily comprised of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Debt Discount and Debt Issuance Costs
In connection with the debt issued under the Credit Facilities, we capitalized $0.5 million in debt issuance costs under the Existing Term Loan Facility, $0.2 million in other long-term assets under the Existing Revolving Credit Facility, and $1.1 million in other long-term assets under the New Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility. Non-cash amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts for our Credit Facilities, Convertible Senior Notes, and Old Credit Facilities totaled $1.7 million,$3.9 million, and $1.9 million for the years ended 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Other Borrowings
Government Supported Bank Debt
In April 2014 JOTEC obtained the first loan Sparkasse Zollernalb, which is government sponsored by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Bank (KFW). The first loan carried an interest rate of 2.45% and was fully repaid in the first quarter of 2024. In December 2015 JOTEC obtained the second loan Sparkasse Zollernalb sponsored by KFW. The second loan carried an interest rate of 1.40% and was fully repaid in the third quarter of 2025.
Financed Insurance Premiums
In April 2025 we issued notes payable in the aggregate of $3.1 million to finance our insurance premiums. The notes payable had a term ofone year at an interest rate of 6.05% per annum. The notes payable reflected in Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 was $0.9 million.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Liability Claims
In the normal course of business, we are made aware of adverse events involving our products and tissues. Future adverse events could ultimately give rise to a lawsuit against us, and liability claims may be asserted against us in the future based on past events that we are not aware of at the present time. We maintain claims-made insurance policies to mitigate our financial exposure to product and tissue processing liability claims. Claims-made insurance policies generally cover only those asserted claims and incidents that are reported to the insurance carrier while the policy is in effect. The amounts recorded in these Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 represent our estimate of the probable losses and anticipated recoveries for incurred but not reported claims related to products sold and services performed prior to the balance sheet date.
Italian Payback Measure
In 2015 the Italian government introduced a law regarding public contracts with the National Healthcare System for the supply of goods and services. In particular, the law introduced a payback measure requiring medical device manufacturers to repay previously paid amounts to the extent that such expenditures ostensibly exceed annual regional maximum ceilings. In 2022, a decree was published that provided guidance and timetables for the payback measure. In July 2024, the Constitutional Court determined that the payback law is compliant with the Italian Constitution. Ultimately, following the conclusion of judicial challenges, in August 2025, the Italian parliament agreed to a 75% reduction in the amounts due for the 2015–2018 period. The Italian government is currently assessing the amounts due for the 2019–2024 period. Accordingly, we recorded a liability of $2.3 million as of December 31, 2025, reflected in accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and as a reduction to revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Discussions are ongoing between the Italian government and industry groups related to the applicability of this legislation for years 2019 and beyond, as such, it is possible that the amount of our liability could materially differ from the amount currently recorded.
- Employee Benefit Plans
401(k) Plan
We have a 401(k) savings plan (“401(k) Plan”) providing retirement benefits to all US employees who have completed at least three months of service. We made matching contributions of each participant’s contribution up to 4.0% of each participant’s salary in 2025, 2024, and 2023. Our contributions approximated $3.2 million, $2.8 million, and $2.6 million for the years ended 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. We may make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) Plan; however, no discretionary contributions were made in any of the past three years.
Deferred Compensation Plan
Our Deferred Compensation Plan (“Deferred Plan”) allows certain of our US employees to defer receipt of a portion of their salary and cash bonus. The Deferred Plan provides for tax-deferred growth of deferred compensation. Pursuant to the terms of the Deferred Plan, we agree to return the deferred amounts plus gains and losses, based on investment fund options chosen by each respective participant, to the plan participants upon distribution. All deferred amounts and deemed earnings thereon are vested at all times. We have no current plans to match any contributions. Amounts owed to plan participants are unsecured obligations of the Company. We have established a rabbi trust in which it will make contributions to fund our obligations under the Deferred Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the trust, we will be required to make contributions each year to fully match our obligations under the Deferred Plan. The trust’s funds are primarily invested in Company Owned Life Insurance (“COLI”), and we plan to hold the policies until the deaths of the insured.
Deferred compensation liabilities are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the anticipated distribution dates. Deferred compensation liabilities of less than $0.1 million and $9.5 million are reflected in Other current liabilities and Deferred compensation liability, respectively, as of December 31, 2025 in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred compensation liabilities of $0.3 million and $8.0 million are reflected in Other current liabilities and Deferred compensation liability, respectively, as of December 31, 2024 in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The cash surrender value of COLI reflected in Other long-term assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $9.4 million and $7.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Changes in the value of participant accounts and changes in the cash surrender value of COLI are recorded as part of our operating expenses and are subject to our normal allocation of expenses to inventory and deferred preservation costs.
- Revenue Recognition
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenues are disaggregated by following geographic regions:
North America: consists of US and Canada. We market our medical device products and preservation services (predominantly in the US), primarily to physicians through our direct sales representatives who are managed by regional managers.
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”): in certain countries, we market approved medical device products to physicians, hospitals, and distributors through our direct sales force. In countries where we have no direct sales forces, regional sales managers market to distributors who buy medical device products directly from us and sell to hospitals in their respective countries.
Asia Pacific (“APAC”): we market medical device products that are approved in each country to distributors in the region.
Latin America (“LATAM”): we market medical device products that are approved in each country to distributors in the region except for Brazil where we sell directly to end customers and distributors.
Net revenues by geographic location based on the location of the customer were as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| North America | 221,742 | 197,940 | 187,603 |
| EMEA | 151,368 | 131,518 | 114,814 |
| APAC | 44,250 | 37,202 | 33,577 |
| LATAM | 23,970 | 21,877 | 18,010 |
| Total revenues | $441,330 | $388,537 | $354,004 |
Also see segment disclosure in Note 16 below.
- Stock Compensation
We are currently authorized to grant and have available for grant the following number of shares under our stock plans as of December 31, 2025:
| AuthorizedShares · Available for Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan · 2025 · 2024 | |||
| 1996 Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended | 2,900,000 | 611,000 | 709,000 |
| 2020 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan | 10,715,000 | 4,235,000 | 2,033,000 |
| Total | 13,615,000 | 4,846,000 | 2,742,000 |
During 2020 the Stockholders approved a new 2020 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (“ECIP”) and funded it with 2.7 million of newly issuable shares. On August 11, 20204.1 million shares were registered under the 2020 ECIP, consisting of the newly issuable shares as well as 1.4 million of the shares that remained available for grant under the 2009 ECIP as of that date. On May 16, 2023 the Stockholders approved additional 3.0 million shares to be registered under the 2020 ECIP. On May 13, 2025 the Stockholders approved additional 3.6 million shares to be registered under the 2020 ECIP.
Stock Awards
In 2025 the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Committee”) authorized awards from approved stock incentive plans of RSAs to non-employee directors and RSUs and PSUs to certain employees and Company officers, which, assuming that performance under the PSUs at target levels, together totaled 916,000 shares and had an aggregate grant date market value of $24.1 million. The PSUs granted in 2025 (“2025 Annual PSU”) have aone-year performance period and are based on attaining specified levels of revenue growth and specified levels of EBITDA, as defined in the PSU grant documents, for the 2025 calendar year. If the highest performance threshold was met, the 2025 Annual PSU represented the right to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares of common stock. The 2025 Annual PSU earned approximately 119% of the target number of shares.
In 2024 the Committee authorized awards from approved stock incentive plans of RSAs to non-employee Directors and RSUs and PSUs to certain employees and Company officers, which, assuming that performance under the PSUs at target levels, together totaled 781,000 shares and had an aggregate grant date market value of $16.2 million. The PSUs granted in 2024 (“2024 Annual PSU”) have aone-year performance period and are based on attaining specified levels of revenue growth and specified levels of EBITDA, as defined in the PSU grant documents, for the 2024 calendar year. If the highest performance threshold was met, the 2024 Annual PSU represented the right to receive up to 150% of the target number of shares of common stock. The 2024 Annual PSU earned approximately 104% of the target number of shares and was subsequently modified during February 2025 to earn approximately 130% of the target number of shares. The February 2025 modification resulted in incremental stock compensation expense of approximately $3.7 million, with a portion recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025 and the remaining amount recognized over the remaining vesting period.
In 2023 the Committee authorized awards from approved stock incentive plans of RSAs to non-employee Directors and RSUs and PSUs to certain employees and Company officers, which, counting PSUs at target levels, together totaled 681,000 shares and had an aggregate grant date market value of $9.7 million. Two types of PSUs were granted in 2023, an annual grant (“2023 Annual PSU”) with aone-year performance period and an LTIP PSU grant (“2023 LTIP PSU”) with aone-year performance period. If the highest performance threshold was met, the 2023 Annual PSU represented the right to receive up to 150% of the target number of shares of common stock. The performance component of the 2023 Annual PSU was based on attaining specified levels of revenue growth and specified levels of EBITDA, as defined in the PSU grant documents, for the 2023 calendar year. The 2023 Annual PSU earned approximately 148% of the target number of shares. If the highest performance threshold was met, the 2023 LITP PSU grant represented a right to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares of common stock. The 2023 LTIP PSU grant earned approximately 200% of target number of shares.
A summary of the RSA activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:
| RSAs | Shares | WeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value |
|---|---|---|
| Unvested at December 31, 2024 | 50,000 | $23.85 |
| Granted | 51,000 | 28.46 |
| Vested | (50,000) | 23.85 |
| Forfeited | — | — |
| Unvested at December 31, 2025 | 51,000 | $28.46 |
The weighted average per share grant date fair value of RSAs granted during 2024 and 2023 were $23.85 and $15.45, respectively. The total fair value of RSAs that vested during 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $1.2 million, $3.3 million, and $1.8 million, respectively.
A summary of the RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:
| RSUs | Units | WeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value |
|---|---|---|
| Unvested at December 31, 2024 | 1,171,000 | $16.72 |
| Granted | 623,000 | 26.47 |
| Vested | (715,000) | 15.26 |
| Forfeited | (36,000) | 20.89 |
| Unvested at December 31, 2025 | 1,043,000 | $23.40 |
The weighted average per share grant date fair value of RSUs granted during 2024 and 2023 were $20.55 and $14.59, respectively. The total fair value of RSUs that vested during 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $10.9 million, $3.7 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.
A summary of the PSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:
| PSUs | Units | WeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value |
|---|---|---|
| Unvested at December 31, 2024 | 319,000 | $18.48 |
| Granted | 332,000 | 26.93 |
| Vested | (172,000) | 22.38 |
| Forfeited | — | — |
| Unvested at December 31, 2025 | 479,000 | $25.78 |
The weighted average per share grant date fair value of PSUs granted during 2024 and 2023 was $19.79 and $14.43, respectively. The total fair value of PSUs that vested during 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $3.8 million, $5.6 million, and $2.8 million, respectively.
Stock Options
The Committee didnot authorize any grants of stock options during 2025 and 2024. The Committee authorized grants of stock options from approved stock incentive plans to certain Company officers and employees totaling 110,000 shares in 2023, with exercise prices equal to the stock prices on the respective grant dates.
A summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:
| Shares | WeightedAverageExercise Price | WeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm in years | AggregateIntrinsicValue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 1,627,000 | $18.19 | ||
| Granted | — | — | ||
| Exercised | (513,000) | 21.28 | ||
| Forfeited | — | — | ||
| Expired | — | — | ||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 1,114,000 | $16.76 | 3.3 | $32,131,000 |
| Vested and expected to vest | 1,114,000 | $16.76 | 3.3 | $32,131,000 |
| Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | 1,077,000 | $16.73 | 3.2 | $31,103,000 |
The weighted average per share grant date fair value of stock options granted during 2023 was $7.87. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $8.4 million,$0.3 million, and $0.7 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is the difference between the market value of the shares on the exercise date and the exercise price of the option.
Employees purchased common stock totaling 97,000,118,000, and 141,000 shares in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, through our ESPP.
Stock Compensation Expense
The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the fair value of options:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| StockOptions | ESPPOptions | StockOptions | ESPPOptions | StockOptions | ESPPOptions | |
| Expected life of options | N/A | 0.5 Years | N/A | 0.5 Years | 5.0 Years | 0.5 Years |
| Expected stock price volatility | N/A | 31% | N/A | 43% | 45% | 57% |
| Risk-free interest rate | N/A | 4.26% | N/A | 5.30% | 4.11% | 5.03% |
The following table summarizes stock compensation expense and the associated income tax benefits recognized (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| RSA, RSU, and PSU expense | $22,699 | $12,543 | $11,875 |
| Stock option and ESPP option expense | 1,686 | 2,425 | 3,271 |
| Total stock compensation expense | $24,385 | $14,968 | $15,146 |
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we recognized tax benefits on total stock compensation expense, which are reflected in Income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), of $0.6 million, $2.4 million, and $3.2 million, respectively. We recorded the majority of our stock compensation expenses directly in general, administrative, and marketing expenses.
Included in the total stock compensation expense, as applicable in each period, were expenses related to RSAs, RSUs, PSUs, and stock options issued in each respective year, as well as those issued in prior periods that continue to vest during the period, and compensation related to our ESPP.
As of December 31, 2025 we had total unrecognized compensation expense of $17.9 million related to RSAs, RSUs, PSUs, and $0.3 million related to unvested stock options. As of December 31, 2025 this expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.82 years for RSUs,1.40 years for PSUs,0.97 years for stock options, and 0.42 years for RSAs.
- Income (Loss) Per Common Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic income (loss) per common share | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Net income (loss) | $9,768 | $(13,359) | $(30,690) |
| Net (income) loss allocated to participating securities | (11) | 24 | 123 |
| Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders | $9,757 | $(13,335) | $(30,567) |
| Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding | 45,335 | 41,676 | 40,743 |
| Basic income (loss) per common share | $0.22 | $(0.32) | $(0.75) |
| Diluted income (loss) per common share | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Net income (loss) | $9,768 | $(13,359) | $(30,690) |
| Net (income) loss allocated to participating securities | (11) | 24 | 123 |
| Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders | $9,757 | $(13,335) | $(30,567) |
| Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding | 45,335 | 41,676 | 40,743 |
| Effect of dilutive options and awards | 1,827 | — | — |
| Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding | 47,162 | 41,676 | 40,743 |
| Diluted income (loss) per common share | $0.21 | $(0.32) | $(0.75) |
We excluded stock options from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding if the per share value, including the sum of (i) the exercise price of the options and (ii) the amount of the compensation cost attributed to future services and not yet recognized, was greater than the average market price of the shares because the inclusion of these stock options would be antidilutive to loss per common share. For the year ended December 31, 2025 only dilutive stock options and awards were included in the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. Antidilutive potential common shares were immaterial and excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 all stock options and awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding as these would be antidilutive to the net loss.
- Segment and Geographic Information
We havetwo reportable segments organized according to our products and services: Medical Devices and Preservation Services. The Medical Devices segment includes external revenues from product sales of aortic stent grafts, On-X, surgical sealants, and other product revenues. Aortic stent grafts include aortic arch stent grafts, abdominal stent grafts, and synthetic vascular grafts. Aortic arch stent grafts include our E-vita® Open NEO, E-vita Open Plus, Arcevo LSA, AMDSTM, NEXUS ONETM, NEXUS DUOTM, NEXUS TRETM, E-vita Thoracic 3G. Abdominal stent grafts include our E-xtra Design Engineering, E-nside TM, Artivex TM, E-tegra TM, E-ventus TM BX, Tuva TM BX, and E-liac TM products. Surgical sealants include BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive products. The Preservation Services segment includes external services revenues from the preservation of cardiac and vascular tissues. There areno intersegment revenues.
Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the Company’s Chairman, President, and CEO. The CODM reviews financial information to assess segment performance and determine how to allocate resources across segments.
The primary measure of segment performance, as assessed by our CODM, is segment gross margin or net external revenues less cost of products and preservation services. The CODM regularly reviews these costs, recognizing them as significant segment expenses. We do not segregate assets by segment; therefore, asset information is excluded from the segment disclosures below.
The following table summarizes revenues, cost of products and preservation services, and gross margins for our reportable segments (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Revenues: | |||
| Medical devices | $345,825 | $290,230 | $261,185 |
| Preservation services | 95,505 | 98,307 | 92,819 |
| Total revenues | 441,330 | 388,537 | 354,004 |
| Cost of products and preservation services: | |||
| Medical devices | 112,781 | 99,385 | 84,595 |
| Preservation services | 44,322 | 40,371 | 40,233 |
| Total cost of products and preservation services | 157,103 | 139,756 | 124,828 |
| Gross margin: | |||
| Medical devices | 233,044 | 190,845 | 176,590 |
| Preservation services | 51,183 | 57,936 | 52,586 |
| Total gross margin | $284,227 | $248,781 | $229,176 |
Net revenues by product were as follows (in thousands): `
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Products: | |||
| Aortic stent grafts | $159,371 | $123,081 | $107,469 |
| On-X | 101,740 | 83,982 | 74,528 |
| Surgical sealants | 76,602 | 73,898 | 68,016 |
| Other | 8,112 | 9,269 | 11,172 |
| Total products | 345,825 | 290,230 | 261,185 |
| Preservation services: | 95,505 | 98,307 | 92,819 |
| Total revenues | $441,330 | $388,537 | $354,004 |
Net revenues by geographic location attributed to countries based on the location of the customer were as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| US | $214,075 | $189,994 | $179,485 |
| International | 227,255 | 198,543 | 174,519 |
| Total revenues | $441,330 | $388,537 | $354,004 |
Revenues attributed to customers in Germany accounted for 9%,9%, and 8% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, $43.5 million and $18.4 million of our long-lived assets were held in the US, respectively, where the corporate headquarters and a portion of our manufacturing facilities are located. Our long-lived international assets were $21.5 million and $18.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, of which 96% were located in Hechingen, Germany. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, $254.1 million and $241.0 million, respectively, of our goodwill was allocated entirely to our Medical Devices segment.
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