MGT Capital Investments (MGT Capital Investments) Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization : $0.26 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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MGT Capital Investments Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Chart

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MGT Capital Investments 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.26 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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MGT Capital Investments  (OTCPK:MGTI) 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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MGT Capital Investments (MGT Capital Investments) Business Description

Executives

Stephen Schaeffer	officer: Chief Operating Officer	512 S. MANGUM STREET, SUITE 408, DURHAM NC 27701
Robert Ladd	director, 10 percent owner	C/O LADDCAP VALUE ADVISORS LLC, 650 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 600, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert S Lowrey	officer: CFO, Treasurer, Secretary	512 S MAGNUM STREET, STE 408, DURHAM NC 27701
Nolan K Bushnell	director	5443 BEETHOVEN ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90066
Hugh Robert Holmes	director	500 MAMARONECK AVENUE, SUITE 204, HARRISON NY 10528
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd.	10 percent owner	641 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Joshua Silverman	10 percent owner	IROQUOIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 205 EAST 42ND ST - 20TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10017
Iroquois Capital Management, Llc	10 percent owner	641 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10022
Michael Onghai	director	122 WEST 26TH ST. 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
J&s Gaming, Inc.	10 percent owner	12 MAY HILL LANE, DIX HILLS NY 11746
Laddcap Value Partners Iii Llc	other: Managing Member	335 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1100, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert Paul Traversa	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC., 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE, SUITE 204, HARRISON NY 10528
Neal Wyman	director	KENSINGTON CENTRE, 66 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 W14 8UD
Peter Venton	director	KENSINGTON CENTRE, 66 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 W14 8UD
Richard Wolfe Cohen	director	ONE NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 509, WHITE PLAINS NY 10601