What does capitalized software write-off mean?

This represents the non-cash charge taken when the carrying value of capitalized software assets exceeds their recoverable amount. It indicates a reduction in the expected future economic benefits of previously developed or acquired software technology. High levels of this metric may signal issues with product development strategy or technological obsolescence.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. DLB Capitalized software write-off

Capitalized software write-off at other companies

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.DLB

$0—

Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC

$775K+82.4%

NiSourceNI

$19M-10.8%

Take-Two Interactive SoftwareTTWO

$129.9M-14.9%

SIT

SiteOne Landscape SupplySITE

$14.7M-5.2%

Texas InstrumentsTXN

$21M+5.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$395.6M+7.1%

Gross profit$350.9M+5.1%

Operating income$112.9M+4.8%

Net income$94.9M+3.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.99+5.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$673.8M-10.2%

Total debt$49.7M+22.9%

Total equity$2.6B+1.7%

Total assets$3.2B+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$92.5M-47.1%

CapEx$9.1M+31.4%

Free cash flow$83.4M-50.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.95B-25.9%

Profitability

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Gross margin87.4%-1.5pp

Operating margin18.5%-2.0pp

Net margin17.9%-1.6pp

FCF margin22.1%-7.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.4%-0.9pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CapitalizedComputerSoftwareImpairments1.

The official record: Dolby Laboratories, Inc.’s 10-K, filed November 18, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s capitalized software write-off?: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) reported capitalized software write-off of $0 in Q3 2025.
What does capitalized software write-off mean?: This represents the non-cash charge taken when the carrying value of capitalized software assets exceeds their recoverable amount. It indicates a reduction in the expected future economic benefits of previously developed or acquired software technology. High levels of this metric may signal issues with product development strategy or technological obsolescence.