Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Korn Ferry's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2022 was $789 Mil.
Korn Ferry Intangible Assets Historical Data
The historical data trend for Korn Ferry's Intangible Assets can be seen below:
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Korn Ferry Annual Data
Trend
Apr12
Apr13
Apr14
Apr15
Apr16
Apr17
Apr18
Apr19
Apr20
Apr21
Intangible Assets
794.18
787.44
661.25
725.87
719.62
Korn Ferry Quarterly Data
Apr17
Jul17
Oct17
Jan18
Apr18
Jul18
Oct18
Jan19
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Intangible Assets
723.25
719.62
713.55
708.23
789.09
Korn Ferry 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.
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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Korn Ferry is a United States-based firm engaged in organizational consulting and management recruitment that helps clients fill mid- to high-level management positions. The largest of its revenue segments is its advisory segment, which provides consulting services related to organizational structure. The executive search segment provides executive-level talent sourcing. The recruitment process outsourcing and professional search segment provide broad-level talent sourcing and digital segment. The company has operations in North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and other regions.
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