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Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania (Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania) Intangible Assets : $0.00 Mil (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $0.00 Mil.


Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania 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.


Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania  (NAS:ALLB) 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.


Be Aware

Companies may change the way intangible assets are amortized, and this will affect their reported earnings.


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Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania (Alliance Bancorp Of Pennsylvania) Business Description

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Alliance Bancorp Inc Of Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania corporation and a savings and loan holding company, which is a Pennsylvania chartered community oriented savings bank. Alliance Bank operates a total of eight banking offices located in Delaware and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania, which are suburbs of Philadelphia. Its primary business consists of attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds, together with funds it borrows, to originate loans to its customers and invest in securities such as U.S. Government and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal obligations. Its loan originations are obtained by a variety of sources, including referrals from real estate brokers, builders, existing customers, advertising, walk-in customers and, to a significant extent, mortgage brokers who obtain credit reports, appraisals and other documentation involved with a loan. In most cases, property valuations are performed by independent outside appraisers. Title and hazard insurance are generally required on all security property other than property securing a home equity loan, in which case the Company obtains a title opinion. The majority of the Company's loans are secured by property located in its primary lending area. The Company originates and, to a lesser extent, purchases mortgage loans for the acquisition and refinancing of existing multi-family residential and commercial real estate properties. The Company also originates residential and commercial construction loans, and to a limited degree, land acquisition and development loans. Construction loans are classified as either residential construction loans or commercial real estate construction loans at the time of origination, depending on the nature of the property securing the loan. The Company's construction lending activities generally are limited to the Company's primary market area. The Company's residential construction loans are primarily made to local real estate builders and developers for the purpose of constructing single-family homes and single-family residential developments. The Company offers consumer loans in order to provide a full range of financial services to its customers and because such loans generally have shorter terms and higher interest rates than mortgage loans. The Company has a commercial loan department, which provides a full range of commercial loan products to small business customers in its primary marketing area. These loans generally have shorter terms and higher interest rates as compared to mortgage loans. In addition to interest earned on loans, the Company receives income from fees in connection with loan originations, loan modifications, late payments, prepayments and for miscellaneous services related to its loans. The Company faces competition both in attracting deposits and making real estate loans. The Company is subject to supervision and regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal R

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