OmniVision Technologies (OmniVision Technologies) Intangible Assets : $58 Mil (As of Oct. 2015)

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What is OmniVision Technologies Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. OmniVision Technologies's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was $58 Mil.

OmniVision Technologies Intangible Assets Historical Data

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

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OmniVision Technologies Quarterly Data
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Intangible Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															71.61	68.12	64.64	61.46	57.97

OmniVision Technologies 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.

OmniVision Technologies (NAS:OVTI) 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.

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

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OmniVision Technologies (OmniVision Technologies) Business Description

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OmniVision Technologies Inc is a Delaware corporation, incorporated in May 1995 in California, and reincorporated in Delaware in March 2000. The Company designs, develops and markets high-performance, highly integrated and cost-efficient semiconductor image-sensor devices. Its products include image-sensing devices namely CameraChip image sensors. Its image sensors capture an image electronically and are used in a number of consumer and commercial mass-market applications. Its CameraChip image sensors are manufactured using the complementary metal oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, fabrication process and are predominantly single-chip solutions that integrate several distinct functions including image capture, image processing, color processing, signal conversion and output of a fully processed image or video stream. It sells directly to OEMs and VARs and indirectly through distributors. OEMs include branded camera device manufacturers and contract manufacturers. The Company sells its products through a direct sales force and indirectly through distributors. It relies on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as nondisclosure agreements and other methods, to protect various aspects of its CameraChip and CameraCubeChip image sensors. Its competitors include ON Semiconductor, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba.

Executives

Dwight Steffensen

director