The Middleby (The Middleby) Intangible Assets

: $4,179 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. The Middleby's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,179 Mil.

The Middleby Intangible Assets Historical Data

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

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The Middleby Annual Data

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Dec23

Intangible Assets

3,293.13

3,384.64

4,118.85

4,206.07

4,179.39

The Middleby Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Intangible Assets																4,206.07	4,220.23	4,242.64	4,227.97	4,179.39

The Middleby 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.

The Middleby (NAS:MIDD) 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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The Middleby (The Middleby) Business Description

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MBY:Germany

Address

1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, IL, USA, 60120

Website

https://www.middleby.com

The Middleby Corp is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and service of a broad line of foodservice equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling and packaging equipment for food processing operations, and premium kitchen equipment including ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation, dishwashers and outdoor cooking equipment primarily used in the residential market. The company conducts its business through three principal business segments namely the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, the Food Processing Equipment Group and the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. The firm derives majority revenue from Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment.

Executives

Chapin Sarah Palisi	director	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Pool Iii James K	officer: Chief Technology and*	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Robert A Nerbonne	director	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Miller John R Iii	director	C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Matthew R Fuchsen	officer: Chief Development Officer	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Brittany C Cerwin	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Cathy L Mccarthy	director	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Nassem Ziyad	director	C/O MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Timothy John Fitzgerald	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MIDDLEBY CORPORATON, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Steve Spittle	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Bryan E. Mittelman	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Martin M Lindsay	officer: Treasurer	C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DR, ELGIN IL 60120
Gordon Obrien	director	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Robert B Lamb	director	C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DR, ELGIN IL 60120
Selim A Bassoul	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O MIDDLEBY CORP, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 8477413300