Global Payments (Global Payments) Intangible Assets

: $36,912 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Global Payments's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $36,912 Mil.

Global Payments Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Payments's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Global Payments Annual Data

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Intangible Assets

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36,914.40

35,887.33

36,446.98

32,979.11

36,911.57

Global Payments Quarterly Data
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Intangible Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															32,979.11	37,438.55	37,233.15	36,776.83	36,911.57

Global Payments 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.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) 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.

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

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Global Payments (Global Payments) Business Description

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GPN:Mexico GLO:Germany

Address

3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30326

Website

https://www.globalpaymentsinc.com

Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and focuses on serving small and midsize merchants. The company operates in 30 countries and generates about one fourth of its revenue from outside North America, primarily in Europe and Asia. In 2019, Global Payments merged with Total System Services in an all-stock deal that gave Total System Services shareholders 48% of the combined company's shares. The merger added issuer processing operations.

Executives

M Troy Woods	director	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Baldwin Robert H B Jr	director	C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC., 90 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON NJ 08542
David M Sheffield	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NORTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30328
David Lawrence Green	officer: EVP and General Counsel	1431 FAIRVIEW ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30306
Kirsten Marie Kliphouse	director	531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Joshua J Whipple	officer: Senior Executive VP and CFO	3550 LENOX ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30326
Guido Francesco Sacchi	officer: EVP and CIO	533 ORME CIRCLE NE, ATLANTA GA 30306
Andrea M Carter	officer: Senior Executive VP and CHRO	600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY 40222
Jeffrey Steven Sloan	director, officer: CEO	5048 NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30327
John G Bruno	director
Sla Ii Galaxy Gp, L.l.c.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sla Ii Galaxy Holdings, L.p.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slp Galaxy Co-invest, L.p.	director	2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sla Ii Galaxy Aggregator, L.p.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Group, L.l.c.	director	2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025