John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Intangible Assets

: $1,726 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. John Wiley & Sons's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,726 Mil.

John Wiley & Sons Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Wiley & Sons's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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John Wiley & Sons Annual Data

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Intangible Assets

2,023.71

1,977.84

2,319.64

2,233.57

2,058.84

John Wiley & Sons Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Intangible Assets																2,071.52	2,058.84	1,759.59	1,712.08	1,725.56

John Wiley & Sons 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.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) 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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Address

111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 07030

Website

https://www.wiley.com

John Wiley & Sons Inc is one of the foremost global providers of academic journals, books, pre- and post-hire assessments and training, test preparation materials, and online education program management solutions. Wiley derived more than 85% of its total revenue from digital products and tech-enabled services, The company has reorganized our Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. The Academic segment addresses the university customer group and includes Academic Publishing and University Services. The Talent segment addresses the corporate customer group and is focused on delivering training, sourcing, and upskilling solutions.

Executives

Deirdre P. Silver	officer: EVP, General Counsel	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Christopher Caridi	officer: SVP, Global Corp Controller	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Todd Zipper	officer: EVP & GM, Talent	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Brian A. Napack	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Kevin Monaco	officer: SVP, Treasurer & Tax	2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Matthew Leavy	officer: EVP & GM, APL	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Aref Matin	officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O, 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Danielle Mcmahan	officer: EVP, Chief People and Bus Ops	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Tassell Christina Van	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Inder M Singh	director	C/O UNISYS CORPORATION, 801 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100, BLUE BELL PA 19422
George Bell	director	117 KENDRICK STREET, STE 200, NEEDHAM MA 02494
David C Dobson	director	C/O 111 RIVER ST., HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Mari Jean Baker	director	125 SHAWNEE PASS, PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028
Laurie A Leshin	director	111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Beth A Birnbaum	director	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030