Unlike physical assets such as machinery or real estate, intangible assets lack a physical presence. They include things like brand recognition, customer loyalty, patents, copyrights and business ...

Accountants recognize three types of assets: tangible, intangible and financial. Intangible assets are ones that you can't touch, including copyrights, patents, mailing lists, trademarks, names, ...

How valuable are a company’s IT systems, employee skills, culture? For many, they are worth far more than the physical and financial assets that can be tallied on a balance sheet. Measuring the value ...

The Google/Motorola Mobility (MMI) acquisition (2011) [2] represents one of the largest and better-known intellectual property (IP)-driven acquisitions. The consensus around this US$12.5 billion deal ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Although there is no doubt that brands, IP and intangible assets are valuable, ...

The balance sheet comprises assets, liabilities and owner's equity -- that is, the capital contributed by the owner of the business. These three items essentially represent the net worth of a business ...

New research has highlighted the importance of strong brands, with intangible assets now accounting for around half of global enterprise value (EV). For policymakers and management accountants alike, ...

A balance sheet is a financial document that presents the financial status of a business through an accounting of a company’s assets, liabilities, and equity. A balance sheet, when looked at with a ...

The assets you cannot touch or see but that have value. Intangible assets include franchise rights, goodwill, noncompete agreements and patents, among others. One of the line entries on your balance, ...