Company: OFIX
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-026066
Chunk: 290

Company: Orthofix Medical Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 290
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 under audit, and new audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision, which could have a material impact to the financial statements. 

We establish a valuation allowance when measuring deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future. This process requires significant judgment as we must project the current tax liability and estimate the deferred tax assets and liabilities into future periods, including net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider recent operating results, availability of taxable income in carryback years, future reversals of taxable temporary differences, future taxable income projections (exclusive of reversing temporary differences), and all prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. 

We recognize the tax impact of including certain foreign earnings in US taxable income as a period cost.

Tax matters are "critical accounting estimates" because changes in the assumptions used to develop the estimates could materially affect key financial measures, including net income.

Share-based compensation 

We use the Black-Scholes valuation model to calculate the fair value of service-based stock options. The value is recognized as expense over the service period net of actual forfeitures. The expected term of options granted is estimated based on a number of factors, including the vesting and expiration terms of the award, historical employee exercise behavior for both options that are currently outstanding and options that have been exercised or are expired, the historical volatility of our common stock, and an employee’s average length of service. The risk-free interest rate is determined based upon a constant U.S. Treasury security rate with a contractual life that approximates the expected term of the option award. We estimate expected volatility based on the historical volatility of our stock.

We use the Monte Carlo valuation methodology to calculate the fair value of market-based restricted stock units, with any discounts for post-vesting restrictions estimated using the Chaffe Model. The value is recognized as expense over the requisite service period and adjusted for forfeitures as they occur. The Monte Carlo methodology that we use to estimate the fair value of the awards incorporates the possibility that the market condition may not be satisfied.

The fair value of performance-based restricted stock units is calculated based upon (i) the closing stock price at the date of grant and (ii) the number of stock units expected to vest at the conclusion of the performance period. The value is recognized as expense over the derived requisite service period beginning in the period in which the grants are deemed probable to vest