What is MedAssets Gross Property, Plant and Equipment?
MedAssets's quarterly gross PPE
declined
from Mar. 2015 ($167.3 Mil) to Jun. 2015 ($164.7 Mil) and
declined
from Jun. 2015 ($164.7 Mil) to Sep. 2015 ($154.1 Mil).
MedAssets's annual gross PPE
increased
from Dec. 2012 ($239.2 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($282.3 Mil) and
increased
from Dec. 2013 ($282.3 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($335.6 Mil).
MedAssets Gross Property, Plant and Equipment Historical Data
The historical data trend for MedAssets's Gross Property, Plant and Equipment can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* Premium members only.
MedAssets Gross Property, Plant and Equipment Chart
MedAssets Gross Property, Plant and Equipment Calculation
Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) are the fixed assets of the company. Fixed assets are also known as non-current assets.
Property, plant, and equipment includes assets that will - in the normal course of business - neither be used up in the next year nor will become a part of any product sold to customers.
Some of the most common parts of property, plant, and equipment are:
Companies with lots of property, plant, and equipment often have special categories. For example, railroad property includes:
Track
Ties
Ballast
Bridges
Tunnels
Signals
Locomotives
Freight Cars
There is often a note in the financial statements - found in a company's 10-K - that will explain the different categories of property a company owns.
The market value of property, plant, and equipment can differ tremendously from the book value of property, plant, and equipment.
For example, when Berkshire Hathaway liquidated its textile mills, it had to pay the buyers of the company's manufacturing equipment to haul the equipment away. That property, plant, and equipment was literally worth less than zero. On the other hand, some companies own thousands of acres of land.
All property, plant, and equipment other than land is depreciated. Land is never depreciated. However, land is not marked up to market value either. Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), land is shown on the balance sheet at cost.
The property, plant, and equipment line shown on the balance sheet is usually net property, plant, and equipment. This means it is the cost of the property, plant, and equipment less accumulated depreciation.
MedAssets (NAS:MDAS) Gross Property, Plant and Equipment Explanation
A company with durable competitive advantage doesn't need to constantly upgrade its equipment to stay competitive. The company replaces when it wears out. On the other hand, a company without any advantages must replace to keep pace.
Difference between a company with a moat and one without is that the company with the competitive advantage finances new equipment through internal cash flows, whereas the no advantage company requires debt to finance.
Producing a consistent product that doesn't change equates to consistent profits. There is no need to upgrade plants which frees up cash for other ventures. Think Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson etc.
MedAssets Gross Property, Plant and Equipment Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of MedAssets's Gross Property, Plant and Equipment provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
MedAssets Inc was incorporated in 1999. It is a financial and performance improvement company providing technology-enabled products and services that, together, help mitigate the increasing financial challenges faced by hospitals, health systems, and other non-acute healthcare providers. Its solutions are designed to reduce the total cost of care delivery, enhance operational efficiency, align clinical delivery of physicians and staff to advance care coordination, and improve revenue performance mainly for hospitals and health systems. The Company's solutions integrate with its clients' existing operations and enterprise software systems, and require minimal upfront costs or capital expenditures for its clients. Its technology-enabled solutions are delivered through company-hosted software, sometimes referred to as software as a service or Web-based applications, supported by implementation, process improvement consulting and outsourced services, as well as enterprise-wide sales and client management support. The Company manages its business through two business segments, Spend and Clinical Resource Management (CM) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). Within the SCM segment it provides a comprehensive suite of cost management services, supply chain analytics and data capabilities that help its clients reduce their total cost of care delivery, enhance their operational efficiency and align their clinicians' delivery of care with advance care coordination. Its solutions lower operating costs through compliance to its strategic sourcing of supplies and purchased services at discounted prices, supply chain outsourcing and procurement services capabilities. It also help to improve care processes and reduce care variations through the use of its clinical and process improvement consulting services, workforce optimization solutions and business analytics and intelligence tools. The Company's RCM segment is a provider of revenue cycle management solutions to healthcare providers, mainly hospitals and health systems. It provides SaaS or Web-based software and technology-enabled services designed to improve revenue performance for healthcare organizations through patient access and financial responsibility, clinical documentation, charge capture and revenue integrity, pricing analysis, claims processing and denials management, payor contract management, extended business office revenue recovery, accounts receivable services and outsourcing. As of December 31, 2013, the Company's client base included more than 4,400 acute care hospitals and approximately 122,000 ancillary or non-acute provider locations. The Company competes with Allscripts Corporation, Epic Systems Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Siemens AG; Accenture Ltd., Accretive Health, Inc., Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Craneware Inc., Emdeon Inc. and among others. The Company is subject to federal and state laws and regulations designed to protect patients, government
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
MDAS has been successfully added to your 