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WTII (Water Technologies International) Intangible Assets : $0.00 Mil (As of . 20)


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What is Water Technologies International Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Water Technologies International's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in . 20 was $0.00 Mil.


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Water Technologies International 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.


Water Technologies International  (OTCPK:WTII) 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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Water Technologies International Business Description

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1432-B Skees Road, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, 33411
Water Technologies International Inc and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are in the business of designing, manufacturing and distributing Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs) and related water filtration products. It has several USPTO-issued patents and several international patents in China, India, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and South Korea. The company sells and distributes AWGs for the home and office, and for Commercial and Industrial use. The units produce drinking water, ranging from ten gallons, to several thousands of gallons per day by extracting water from the air. It also has a line of commercial wastewater and water filtration units for temporary and permanent solutions.

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