Telefonica Brasil (Telefonica Brasil) Intangible Assets : $9,993 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Telefonica Brasil Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Telefonica Brasil's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,993 Mil.

Telefonica Brasil Intangible Assets Historical Data

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Telefonica Brasil Annual Data

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Intangible Assets

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10,056.02

7,888.14

7,799.31

9,479.78

9,992.85

Telefonica Brasil Quarterly Data
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Intangible Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9,438.20	9,479.78	10,107.35	9,935.21	9,992.85

Telefonica Brasil 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.

Telefonica Brasil (NYSE:VIV) 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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Avenida Engenheiro Luis Carlos Berrini, 1376, 32nd Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04571-936

Website

https://www.telefonica.com.br

Telefonica Brasil, known as Vivo, is the largest wireless carrier in Brazil with 98 million customers, equal to about 40% market share. The firm is strongest in the postpaid business, where it has 60 million customers, about 42% share of this market. It is the incumbent fixed-line telephone operator in Sao Paulo state and, following the acquisition of GVT, the owner of an extensive fiber network across the country. The firm provides internet access to 6 million households on this network. Following its parent Telefonica's footsteps, Vivo is cross-selling fixed-line and wireless services as a converged offering. The firm also sells pay-tv services to its fixed-line customers.