AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (FRA:AV2B) Intangible Assets : €0.00 Mil (As of Sep. 2014)

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What is AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €0.00 Mil.

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AVANIR Pharmaceuticals 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.

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (FRA:AV2B) 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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Avanir Pharmaceuticals was incorporated in California in August 1988 and was reincorporated in Delaware in March 2009. The Company is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing novel therapeutic products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. The Company commenced promotion of NUEDEXTA in the United States in February 2011. The Company is also studying AVP-923 for use in different types of neuropathic pain. NUEDEXTA is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for pseudobulbar affect. NUEDEXTA is an combination of two components: dextromethorphan hydrobromide, the ingredient that is harmacologically active in the central nervous system, and quinidine sulfate, a metabolic inhibitor enabling dextromethorphan to reach therapeutic plasma concentrations. The Company currently markets NUEDEXTA to approximately 10,000 physicians and other healthcare providers who specialize in psychiatry, neurology or geriatric medicine and practice in outpatient or long-term care settings. NUEDEXTA may face competition from several products: Antidepressants, including Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, Elavil and Pamelor and others; Atypical antipsychotic agents, including Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel, Abilify, Geodon and others; and Miscellaneous agents, including Symmetrel, Lithium and others. The Company is subject to regulation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Export Control Act and other present and future laws of general application.

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