Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) Intangible Assets : A$1,148 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Ventia Services Group Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Ventia Services Group's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$1,148 Mil.

Ventia Services Group Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ventia Services Group's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Ventia Services Group Intangible Assets Chart

Ventia Services Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Intangible Assets

1,220.80

1,173.00

1,147.90

Ventia Services Group Semi-Annual Data
	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Intangible Assets	1,220.80	1,189.50	1,173.00	1,154.00	1,147.90

Ventia Services Group 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.

Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) 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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Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) Business Description

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VNT:New Zealand

Address

80 Pacific Highway, Level 8, North Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2060

Website

https://www.ventia.com

While Ventia is not the largest player with an estimated 7.5% share of addressable markets, it is a leading infrastructure maintenance services provider in Australia and New Zealand. Its capabilities span the full asset lifecycle including operations and maintenance, facilities management, minor capital works, environmental services, and other solutions. And its business model is favorably capital-light via flexing of a large contractor base complementing a deep pool of talented employees. Ventia has long-term relationships with a diverse range of public and private sector clients with many client relationships maintained for decades. Contracts are favorably long with an average five-year duration at inception and most containing some form of embedded price escalation.