Nature of operations and presentation of financial statements	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of operations and presentation of financial statements	1. Nature of operations and presentation of financial statements We are a global manufacturer and distributor that provides products and services to customers in the biopharmaceutical, healthcare, education & government and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Basis of presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to SEC regulations whereby certain information normally included in GAAP financial statements has been condensed or omitted. The financial information presented herein reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. We believe that the disclosures included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading in any material respect when read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report. Those audited consolidated financial statements include a summary of our significant accounting policies. Principles of consolidation All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the financial statements. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported throughout the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Segment Reporting Effective January 1, 2024, we changed our operating model and reporting segment structure from three reportable segments to two reportable segments: Laboratory Solutions and Bioscience Production. This structure aligns with how our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, measures segment operating performance and allocates resources across our operating segments. Asset impairment - Ritter The Company’s long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, finite-lived intangible assets and certain other assets. For impairment testing purposes, long-lived assets may be grouped with working capital and other types of assets or liabilities if they generate cash flows on a combined basis. We evaluate long-lived assets or asset groups for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a potential inability to recover their carrying amounts. The test to determine if long-lived assets or asset groups are impaired first compares their carrying values to their estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If the carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is calculated as the amount that the carrying values exceed their fair values. In the second quarter of 2023, persistently high customer inventory in the end markets served by Ritter and an overall slowdown in research activity caused Ritter’s revenue to decline compared to prior expectations. Due to these circumstances, we performed an impairment test of the Ritter asset group, which resulted in a fair value that was lower than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded impairment charges of $106.4 million on Ritter’s finite-lived intangible assets and $54.4 million on Ritter’s property, plant & equipment in the second quarter of 2023. These charges impacted our Laboratory Solutions reportable segment. Our impairment test was performed as of June 30, 2023 and utilized our then latest estimates of Ritter’s projected cash flows, including revenues, gross margin, SG&A expenses, capital expenditures to maintain the acquired assets, and investments in debt free net working capital, as well as current market assumptions for the discount rate. We have not identified any further events or changes in circumstances that would indicate a potential inability to recover the remaining carrying amounts of the Ritter asset group following the recognition of the impairment charges in the second quarter of 2023.

We are a global manufacturer and distributor that provides products and services to customers in the biopharmaceutical, healthcare, education & government and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to SEC regulations whereby certain information normally included in GAAP financial statements has been condensed or omitted. The financial information presented herein reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

We believe that the disclosures included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading in any material respect when read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report. Those audited consolidated financial statements include a summary of our significant accounting policies.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported throughout the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Effective January 1, 2024, we changed our operating model and reporting segment structure from three reportable segments to two reportable segments: Laboratory Solutions and Bioscience Production. This structure aligns with how our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, measures segment operating performance and allocates resources across our operating segments.

The Company’s long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, finite-lived intangible assets and certain other assets. For impairment testing purposes, long-lived assets may be grouped with working capital and other types of assets or liabilities if they generate cash flows on a combined basis. We evaluate long-lived assets or asset groups for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a potential inability to recover their carrying amounts. The test to determine if long-lived assets or asset groups are impaired first compares their carrying values to their estimated undiscounted future

cash flows. If the carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is calculated as the amount that the carrying values exceed their fair values.

In the second quarter of 2023, persistently high customer inventory in the end markets served by Ritter and an overall slowdown in research activity caused Ritter’s revenue to decline compared to prior expectations. Due to these circumstances, we performed an impairment test of the Ritter asset group, which resulted in a fair value that was lower than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded impairment charges of $106.4 million on Ritter’s finite-lived intangible assets and $54.4 million on Ritter’s property, plant & equipment in the second quarter of 2023. These charges impacted our Laboratory Solutions reportable segment.

Our impairment test was performed as of June 30, 2023 and utilized our then latest estimates of Ritter’s projected cash flows, including revenues, gross margin, SG&A expenses, capital expenditures to maintain the acquired assets, and investments in debt free net working capital, as well as current market assumptions for the discount rate.

We have not identified any further events or changes in circumstances that would indicate a potential inability to recover the remaining carrying amounts of the Ritter asset group following the recognition of the impairment charges in the second quarter of 2023.