What is Summit Midstream Partners LP Intangible Assets?
Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Summit Midstream Partners LP's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $175.6 Mil.
Summit Midstream Partners LP Intangible Assets Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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.
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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Summit Midstream Partners LP (Summit Midstream Partners LP) Business Description
Summit Midstream Partners LP is a United States-based energy solutions provider involved in the oil and gas industry. The company develops, owns, and operates midstream energy infrastructure assets. The company conduct and reports operations in the midstream energy industry through five reportable segments: Northeast, Rockies, Permian, Piceance, and Barnett. It offers systems that gather natural gas from pad sites, wells, and central receipt points connected to the company's systems with provisions to supply to processing plants, contractors, and end-users. The Majority of its assets are located in the producing areas of unconventional resource basins in the continental United States. It derives the majority of its revenues from the Piceance.
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