CommScope Holding Co (CommScope Holding Co) Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization : $510 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)

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CommScope Holding Co Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Chart

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CommScope Holding Co Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Calculation

Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.

Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.

Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $510 Mil.

* 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.

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CommScope Holding Co  (NAS:COMM) Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Explanation

One of the key tenets of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the matching principle. The matching principle states that companies should report associated costs and benefits at the same time.

For example:

If a company buys a $300 million cruise ship in 1982 and then sells tickets to passengers for the next 30 years, the company should not report a $300 million expense in 1982 and then ticket sales for 1982 through 2012. Instead, the company should spread the purchase price of the ship (the cost) over the same time period it sells tickets (the benefit).

To create income statements that meet the matching principle, accountants use an expense called depreciation.

So, instead of reporting a $300 million purchase expense in 1982, the company might:

Report a $30 million depreciation expense in 1982, 1983, 1984...and every year after that for the 30 years the company expects to sell tickets to passengers on this cruise ship.

To calculate depreciation, a company must make estimates and choices such as:

The cost of the asset
The useful life of the asset
The salvage value of the asset at the end of its useful life
And a way of spreading the cost of the asset to match the time when the asset provides benefits

The range of different ways of spreading the cost under GAAP accounting is too long to list. However, public companies in the United States explain their depreciation choices to shareholders in a note to their financial statements. It is critical that investors read this note. Investors can find this note in the company's 10-K.

Past depreciation expenses accumulate on the balance sheet. Most public companies choose not to show this contra asset account on the balance sheet they present to shareholders. Instead, they simply show a single item. This single asset item may be marked Net. Such as Property, Plant, and Equipment - Net. It is actually the asset account netted against the contra asset account.

A contra asset account is an account that offsets an asset account. So, for example a company might have:

Property, Plant, and Equipment - Gross: $150 million
Accumulated Depreciation: $120 million
Property, Plant, and Equipment - Net: $30 million

In this case, the only item likely to be shown on the balance sheet is Property, Plant, and Equipment - Net. This is the cost of the company's property, plant, and equipment (asset account) minus the accumulated depreciation (the contra asset account). It means the company's assets cost $150 million, the company has reported $120 million in depreciation expense over the years, and the company is now reporting the assets have a book value of $30 million.

It is possible for a company to have fully depreciated assets on its balance sheet. This means the company's estimate of the useful life of the asset was shorter than the asset's actual useful life. As a result, the asset - although it is still being used - is carried on the balance sheet at its salvage value.

This is a reminder that depreciation involves estimates and choices. It is not an infallible process.

Companies do not have cash layout for depreciation. Therefore, depreciation is added back in the cash flow statement.

Although depreciation is not a cash cost, it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when it purchases them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EDITDA because depreciation is not included as an expense. Warren Buffett even jokingly said We prefer earnings before everything when criticizing the abuse of EDITDA.

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Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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CommScope Holding Co (CommScope Holding Co) Business Description

Executives

Linde Koen Ter	officer: SVP & President, CCS	COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 3642 US 70, CLAREMONT NC 28610
Watts Claudius E. Iv	director	THE CARLYLE GROUP, 101 S. TRYON STREET, 25TH FLOOR, CHARLOTTE NC 28280
Justin C Choi	officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec	ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., 2301 PATRIOT BLVD., GLENVIEW IL 60026
Kyle David Lorentzen	officer: EVP & CFO	9968 GLASGOW COURT, DUBLIN OH 43017
Timothy T Yates	director	ONE SYMBOL PLAZA, HOLTSVILLE NY 11742
Charles L. Treadway	director, officer: President and CEO	8155 T&B BOULEVARD, MEMPHIS TN 38125
John R. Carlson	officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer	C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Bartolomeo Giordano	officer: SVP & President, NICS	1100 COMMSCOPE PL SE, C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., HICKORY NC 28602
Joanne M Maguire	director	6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Farid Firouzbakht	officer: SVP & President, OWN	3790 VIA DE LA VALLE, SUITE 311, DEL MAR CA 92014
Laurie S. Oracion	officer: SVP & CAO	C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Frank M Drendel	director, officer: Chairman of Board	NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
Mindy Mackenzie	director	510 LAKE COOK ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Markus R. Ogurek	officer: SVP & President, NICS	C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Guy Sucharczuk	officer: SVP & President, ANS	C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE, HICKORY NC 28602