VeriFone Systems (VeriFone Systems) Goodwill-to-Asset : 0.48 (As of Apr. 2018)

VeriFone Systems Goodwill-to-Asset Chart

VeriFone Systems Annual Data
	Trend	Oct08	Oct09	Oct10	Oct11	Oct12	Oct13	Oct14	Oct15	Oct16	Oct17
Goodwill-to-Asset		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.42	0.44	0.44	0.45	0.48

VeriFone Systems Quarterly Data
	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17	Jan18	Apr18
Goodwill-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.45	0.46	0.48	0.49	0.48

Competitive Comparison of VeriFone Systems's Goodwill-to-Asset

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, VeriFone Systems's Goodwill-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Goodwill-to-Asset data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

VeriFone Systems's Goodwill-to-Asset Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, VeriFone Systems's Goodwill-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where VeriFone Systems's Goodwill-to-Asset falls into.

VeriFone Systems Goodwill-to-Asset Calculation

Goodwill to Asset ratio measures how much goodwill a company is recording compared to the total level of its assets.

It is calculated by dividing goodwill by total assets.

VeriFone Systems's Goodwill to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

VeriFone Systems's Goodwill to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2018 is calculated as

* 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.

VeriFone Systems  (NYSE:PAY) Goodwill-to-Asset Explanation

If the goodwill-to-asset ratio increases, it can mean that the company is recording a proportionately higher amount of goodwill, assuming total assets are remaining constant. It is generally good to see a company increasing its assets regularly; however, if these increases are coming from intangible assets, such as goodwill, the increases may not be as good.

Increases in the goodwill-to-asset ratio might suggest that a company has been aggressively acquiring other firms or has seen its tangible assets decrease in value. When a large portion of total assets are attributable to intangible assets (such as goodwill), the company may be at risk of having that portion of its asset base wiped out quickly if it must record any goodwill impairments. Decreases in the goodwill-to-assets ratio suggest that the company has either written down some goodwill or increased its tangible assets.

Asset needs vary from industry to industry. This is why comparing goodwill-to-assets ratios is generally most meaningful among companies within the same industry. By comparing a company's goodwill to assets ratio to those of other companies within the same industry, investors can get a feel for how a company is managing its goodwill.

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