Cardiovascular — Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss

How to read this metric

An increase indicates that past acquisitions in the cardiovascular space have failed to meet original performance expectations, potentially signaling overpayment or deteriorating market conditions for those specific assets. A stable or zero balance suggests that the segment's acquired assets continue to provide the expected economic value.

Detailed definition

Peer comparison

Peers in the medical device industry typically report goodwill impairment as a component of overall segment asset health, with large, frequent write-downs often viewed negatively by investors as a sign of poor M&A discipline.