Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals (Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals) Intangible Assets : $0.00 Mil (As of Mar. 2016)

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What is Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $0.00 Mil.

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals 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.

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:CPP) 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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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company. It was originally incorporated under the laws of the state of Arizona on June 9, 2008, as Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, LLC and on December 22, 2009, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware. The Company currently operates mainly in the development and commercialization of compound CPP-1X, otherwise known as DFMO or eflornithine. It is involved in familial adenomatous polyposis, neuroblastoma and the prevention of recurrence in colon cancer survivors. However, CPP also has therapeutic prevention approaches for prostate cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancers which will be developed together with the National Cancer Institute (as resources become available in the future) and multiple academic partners. Its competitors are Marina Biotech, Inc., SLA Pharma AG, StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc. and Thetis Pharmaceuticals LLC. The Company holds license to approximately six issued patents in the United States. The Company's activities are subject to risks and uncertainties including failure to obtain required regulatory approvals to market the products, once developed, in the USA or foreign markets.