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Dark Accounting Matter

Harvard Corporate Governance

The S&P 500 currently trades at a price to book value of 4.2, suggesting that book value accounts for less than 20% of the S&P 500’s market value. Human capital, for example, is an intangible asset omitted from balance sheets, and is commonly categorized under the S in ESG. more…)

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What is Adjusted Book Value?

Equilest

What is Adjusted Book Value? Book value of equity, also known as theoretical book value, is a valuation process in which a company's total assets are deducted from intangible assets and liabilities. . The company's Book Value is equivalent to 100,000 USD in that case. .

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Amortization vs. depreciation: What are the differences?

ThomsonReuters

Amortization expense vs. depreciation expense Benefits of amortization and depreciation Managing tangible and intangible assets Business clients need a lot of assets to run their company and they turn to you for help in ensuring tax compliance and to mitigate their tax liabilities when acquiring property.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

The Value of Intangible Assets Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated twentieth century to the technology and services focused economy of the twenty first century, that failure has become more apparent.

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The Importance of (and challenges with) Valuing Intangibles

IVSC

Searching for stocks with low price-to-book ratios was a good indication of a potential bargain. However, book values are no longer so informative as lots of intangibles are missing from the balance sheet, and some intangibles that are on the balance sheet, including many acquired intangibles and goodwill, are very hard to interpret.

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Mandatory Valuations for Financial Statement Compliance in a Company

RNC

If the recoverable amount (FVLCD or VIU) is less than the carrying (book) value, it indicates impairment. This means recognizing a loss because the asset’s value has declined. Read More : The use of intangible asset valuation in tax planning and litigation 2.

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Amortization in accounting 101

ThomsonReuters

Amortization in accounting is a technique that is used to gradually write-down the cost of an intangible asset over its expected period of use or, in other words, useful life. This shifts the asset to the income statement from the balance sheet. What are intangible assets? What is an amortization schedule?