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Whitecap Resources (TSX:WCP) Intangible Assets : C$0 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Whitecap Resources Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Whitecap Resources's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$0 Mil.


Whitecap Resources Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whitecap Resources's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Whitecap Resources Intangible Assets Chart

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Whitecap Resources 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.


Whitecap Resources  (TSX:WCP) 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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Whitecap Resources Business Description

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Address
3800, 525 - 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1G1
Whitecap Resources Inc is engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, and holding interests in petroleum and natural gas properties and assets. The company acquires assets with discovered petroleum initially in place and low current recovery factors. Light oil is the primary byproduct of Whitecap's Canadian assets. To extract petroleum products from its resources, the company uses horizontal drilling, in addition to multistage fracturing technology. Crude oil is the revenue generator out of the basket of energy products sold.
Executives
Thanh Chan Kang Senior Officer
Bradley John Wall Director
Grant Bradley Fagerheim Director, Senior Officer
Mary-jo Case Director
Chandra Henry Director
Vineeta Maguire Director
Joel Maxwell Armstrong Senior Officer
David Michael Mombourquette Senior Officer
Grant A. Zawalsky Director
Daryl Harvey Gilbert Director
Gregory Scott Fletcher Director
Kenneth Stickland Director
Stephen Curtis Nikiforuk Director
Darin Roy Dunlop Senior Officer
Glenn Mcnamara Director

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