other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
QuidelOrtho appoints KPMG as auditor, dismisses EY; material weaknesses disclosed
QuidelOrtho Corp
- Audit Committee selected KPMG as independent auditor for FY 2025, dismissing EY effective Feb 28, 2025, after competitive process.
- EY's audit reports for 2024 and 2023 had no adverse opinion and no disagreements on accounting principles.
- EY identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting related to revenue recognition and deferred tax asset realizability.
- An interim material weakness in goodwill impairment assessment (Q1 2024) was fully remediated by Q4 2024.
- EY agreed with the disclosures; no prior consultations with KPMG on accounting matters occurred.