Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) Intangible Assets : A$12.4 Mil (As of Jun. 2013)

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What is Bluestone Global Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Bluestone Global's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was A$12.4 Mil.

Bluestone Global Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluestone Global's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Bluestone Global Intangible Assets Chart

Bluestone Global Annual Data

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Intangible Assets

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21.51

47.90

45.70

12.44

Bluestone Global Semi-Annual Data
	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13
Intangible Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-	21.51	47.90	45.70	12.44

Bluestone Global 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.

Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) 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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Bluestone Global Limited is a specialist labour hire, professional placement and international recruitment firm trading under three key brands: Bluestone Recruitment, ResCo Services and Bluestone International. The Group has core capabilities encompassing temporary, permanent and international recruitment with a focus on the skills and labour constrained industries, including energy (coal, oil & gas), resources, transport and logistics, information technology, health, aged care and financial services. The Company operates its business in three segments: labour hire segment, mining segment and international segment. The Labor Hire segment engages in the placement of temporary and permanent workers domestically and overseas. The Mining segment provides solutions to the resources sector including the delivery of skilled labour, operations of mining sites, maintenance of plant and equipment and the provision of critical spares and consumables. The International segment engages in placement of temporary and permanent workers in Australia, sourced internationally.

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