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Knights Group Holdings (LSE:KGH) Intangible Assets : £90.9 Mil (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Knights Group Holdings Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Knights Group Holdings's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was £90.9 Mil.


Knights Group Holdings Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Knights Group Holdings's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Knights Group Holdings Intangible Assets Chart

Knights Group Holdings Annual Data
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Intangible Assets
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Knights Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Apr16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
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Knights Group Holdings 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.


Knights Group Holdings  (LSE:KGH) 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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Knights Group Holdings Business Description

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The Brampton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, GBR, ST5 0QW
Knights Group Holdings PLC is engaged in providing regional legal and professional service businesses. The group provides corporate and commercial legal services at scale and across a broad sector basis, like the larger national law firms. The company generates fee income across various individual departments, which includes niche areas to service the specific needs of its clients. Its service lines include real estate, Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Employment, CL Medilaw, and private client.

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