Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Intangible Assets

: $4,656 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. Motorola Solutions's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,656 Mil.

Motorola Solutions Intangible Assets Historical Data

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

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Motorola Solutions Annual Data

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Dec23

Intangible Assets

3,394.00

3,453.00

3,670.00

4,654.00

4,656.00

Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Intangible Assets																4,654.00	4,589.00	4,556.00	4,495.00	4,656.00

Motorola Solutions 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.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) 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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Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Business Description

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Address

500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661

Website

https://www.motorolasolutions.com

Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.

Executives

John P Molloy	officer: EVP and COO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Cynthia Yazdi	officer: SVP, Communications & Brand	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Jason J Winkler	officer: EVP and CFO	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Rajan Naik	officer: SVP, Strategy & Ventures	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James A Niewiara	officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Katherine A Maher	officer: CVP and CAO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Gregory Q Brown	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Kenneth D Denman	director
Karen E Dunning	officer: SVP, Human Resources	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Mark S. Hacker	officer: EVP, GC & Chief Admin Officer	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Joseph M Tucci	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Clayton M Jones	director	400 COLLINS ROAD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52498
Judy C Lewent	director	PO BOX 100, WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889
Ayanna Howard	director	111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Mahesh Saptharishi	officer: EVP and CTO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661