A Goodwill is an intangible asset that arises as a result of the acquisition of one company by another for a premium value. The value of a company's brand name, solid customer base, good customer relations, good employee relations and any patents or proprietary technology represent goodwill. Applied Micro Circuits's goodwill for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $11.4 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.
A Goodwill is an intangible asset that arises as a result of the acquisition of one company by another for a premium value. The value of a company's brand name, solid customer base, good customer relations, good employee relations and any patents or proprietary technology represent goodwill. Goodwill is considered an intangible asset because it is not a physical asset like buildings or equipment. The goodwill account can be found in the assets portion of a company's balance sheet.
* 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.
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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Applied Micro Circuits (Applied Micro Circuits) Business Description
Applied Micro Circuits Corp was incorporated and commenced operations in California in 1979 and was reincorporated in Delaware in 1987. The Company is engaged in providing silicon solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers, as well as connectivity products for edge, metro and long haul communications equipment. Its products include the X-Gene ARM 64-bit Server on a Chip solution, or X-Gene. The X-Gene family of products targets existing and emerging hyperscale cloud, scientific and high-performance computing and enterprise applications. It also offers embedded computing products based on Power Architecture, sometimes referred to as PowerPC products. The Company's HeliX family of embedded products is based on the ARM Instruction Set Architecture. The Company's embedded processor products are deployed in applications such as control- and data-plane management, wireless access points, residential gateways, wireless base stations, storage controllers, network attached storage, network switches and routing products, and multi-function printers. The Company's connectivity portion provides high-speed, high-bandwidth, high-reliability communications products. Its connectivity products include devices for Optical Transport Network (OTN) equipment and physical layer (PHY) devices that transmit and receive signals in a very high speed serial format. Its embedded computing products are deployed in applications in markets such as control- and data-plane functionality, wireless access points, residential gateways, wireless base-stations, storage controllers, network attached storage, network switches and routing products, and multi-function printers. The Company holds approximately 348 issued patents which cover aspects of the design and architecture of its integrated circuit ("IC") and enterprise storage products. The Company's registered trademarks include AppliedMicro, AMCC, APM, X-Gene, Server on a Chip, Cloud Server, OTNsec, Arming the Cloud and Hard Silicon, among others. It is subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental regulations related to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of toxic, volatile or otherwise hazardous chemicals that were used in its manufacturing process.
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