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. Inteliquent's goodwill for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $1.7 Mil.
Inteliquent Goodwill Historical Data
The historical data trend for Inteliquent's Goodwill can be seen below:
* 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.
Inteliquent (NAS:IQNT) Goodwill Explanation
Goodwill to Asset ratio measures how much goodwill a company is recording compared to the total level of its assets.
It is calculated by dividing goodwill by total assets.
Inteliquent's Goodwill-to-Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
* 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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Inteliquent Inc was incorporated on April 19, 2001 in Delaware and commenced its operations in 2004. The Company provides voice telecommunications services on a wholesale basis. It offers telecommunication services using an all-IP network, which enables it to deliver connectivity for a variety of media, including voice, and historically data and video. The Company's solutions enable carriers and other providers to deliver voice traffic or other services where it does not own a network or elect not to use their own network. These solutions are sometimes called off-net services. The Company also provides its solutions to customers, such as over-the-top providers, who also typically do not have their own network. Its services include Local Transit Service, Long Distance Service, Switched Access Service, International Voice Service, Direct Inward Dialing Service, 8XX (Toll-Free) Service. Its customers include AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Its competitors are the traditional ILECs (AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink), other competitive carriers that provide tandem or similar services (Level 3, Peerless Network, and Hypercube), and direct connections between carriers. It is subject to the jurisdiction of both federal and state regulatory agencies, which have the authority to review prices, terms and conditions of service.
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