Credit Acceptance (Credit Acceptance) Intangible Assets

: $0 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. Credit Acceptance's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

Credit Acceptance Intangible Assets Historical Data

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

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Credit Acceptance Annual Data

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Credit Acceptance 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.

Credit Acceptance (NAS:CACC) 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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Credit Acceptance (Credit Acceptance) Business Description

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Address

25505 W. Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034-8339

Website

https://www.creditacceptance.com

Credit Acceptance Corp is a consumer finance company that specializes in automobile loans. These loans are offered through a U.S. nationwide network of automobile dealers that benefit from sales of vehicles to consumers who could otherwise not obtain financing. The company also benefits from repeat and referral sales, and from sales to customers responding to advertisements for financing, but qualify for traditional financing. The company derives its revenue from finance charges, premiums earned on the reinsurance of vehicle service contracts, and other fees. Of these, financing charges, including servicing fees, are by far the largest source of revenue.

Executives

Wendy A Rummler	officer: Senior VP, Human Resources	25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Douglas W Busk	officer: Sr. Vice President & Treasurer	25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTH FIELD MI 48034
Nicholas J Elliott	officer: Chief Alignment Officer	25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Arthur L Smith	officer: Chief Analytics Officer	25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Sean Edward Quinn	director	C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Thomas W Smith	10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group	2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott J Vassalluzzo	director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group	2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Donald A. Foss Irrevocable Trust Dated August 14, 2022	10 percent owner	39395 W. TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 200, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48331
Daniel A. Ulatowski	officer: Chief Sales Officer	25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Andrew K Rostami	officer: Chief Mktg and Product Officer	25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Prescott General Partners Llc	10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group	2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Ravi Mohan Valiyaveettil	officer: Chief Technology Officer	25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Thomas N Tryforos	director	323 RAILROAD AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Kenneth Booth	officer: Chief Financial Officer	25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Donald A Foss	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman	29777 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 2611, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034