BlackRock (BlackRock) Intangible Assets

: $33,782 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. BlackRock's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $33,782 Mil.

BlackRock Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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BlackRock Annual Data

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Intangible Assets

32,931.00

32,814.00

33,804.00

33,643.00

33,782.00

BlackRock Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Intangible Assets																33,643.00	33,604.00	33,566.00	33,807.00	33,782.00

BlackRock Intangible Assets Calculation

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Examples of intangible assets include trade secrets, copyrights, patents, trademarks. If a company acquires assets at the prices above the book value, it may carry goodwill on its balance sheet. Goodwill reflects the difference between the price the company paid and the book value of the assets.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) Intangible Assets Explanation

If a company (company A) received a patent through their own work, though it has value, it does not show up on its balance sheet as an intangible asset. However, if company A sells this patent to company B, it will show up on company B's balance sheet as an intangible asset.

The same applies to brand names, trade secrets etc. For instance, Coca-Cola's brand is extremely valuable, but the brand does not appear on its balance sheet, because the brand was never acquired.

Some intangibles are amortized. Amortization is the depreciation of intangible assets.

Many intangibles are not amortized. They may still be written down when the company decides the asset is impaired.

Whenever you see an increase in goodwill over a number of years, you can assume it's because the company is out buying other businesses above book value. GOOD if buying businesses with durable competitive advantage.

If goodwill stays the same, the company when acquiring other companies is either paying less than book value or not acquiring. Businesses with moats never sell for less than book value.

Intangibles acquired are on balance sheet at fair value.

Internally developed brand names (Coke, Wrigleys, Band-Aid) however are not reflected on the balance sheet.

One of the reasons competitive advantage power can remain hidden for so long.

Be Aware

Companies may change the way intangible assets are amortized, and this will affect their reported earnings.

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BlackRock (BlackRock) Business Description

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Address

50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, USA, 10001

Website

https://www.blackrock.com

BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with $9.101 trillion in AUM at the end of September 2023. Product mix is fairly diverse, with 52% of the firm's managed assets in equity strategies, 28% in fixed income, 9% in multi-asset class, 8% in money market funds, and 3% in alternatives. Passive strategies account for around two thirds of long-term AUM, with the company's ETF platform maintaining a leading market share domestically and on a global basis. Product distribution is weighted more toward institutional clients, which by our calculations account for around 80% of AUM. BlackRock is also geographically diverse, with clients in more than 100 countries and more than one third of managed assets coming from investors domiciled outside the U.S. and Canada.

Executives

Laurence Fink	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	BLACKROCK, INC., 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Mark Wiedman	officer: Senior Managing Director	50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Amin H. Nasser	director	50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
J. Richard Kushel	officer: Senior Managing Director	BLACKROCK, INC., 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Martin Small	officer: CFO & Senior Managing Director	50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Marc D. Comerchero	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	BLACKROCK, INC., 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Stephen Cohen	officer: Senior Managing Director	55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Caroline Heller	officer: Senior Managing Director	50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Manish Mehta	officer: Senior Managing Director	55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Rachel Lord	officer: Senior Managing Director	55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Mark Mccombe	officer: Senior Managing Director	BLACKROCK, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Robert Kapito	director, officer: President	100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
William E Ford	director	55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Kristin C Peck	director	C/O ZOETIS INC., 10 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Beth Ford	director	C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012