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Artio Global Investors, (FRA:A1I) Property, Plant and Equipment : €0.00 Mil (As of Mar. 2013)


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Artio Global Investors, Property, Plant and Equipment Historical Data

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Artio Global Investors, Property, Plant and Equipment Calculation

Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) are the fixed assets of the companyFixed 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:


Land
Buildings (and leasehold improvements)
Transportation equipment
Manufacturing equipment
Office equipment
Office furniture

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.


Artio Global Investors,  (FRA:A1I) 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.


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Artio Global Investors, (FRA:A1I) Business Description

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Artio Global Investors Inc. was incorporated in Delaware. The Company is an asset management Company that provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. In addition to International Equity, it offers a select group of other equity and fixed income strategies, including Global Equity, a series of U.S. Equity strategies, High Grade Fixed Income, High Yield and Local Emerging Markets Debt. Currently, it manage and advise the following investment vehicles through which clients can access its investment capabilities: proprietary funds; commingled institutional investment vehicles; institutional separate accounts; sub-advisory accounts; and a hedge fund. Its operations and clients are based principally in the U.S.; however, a substantial portion of its AuM is invested outside of the U.S. Its revenues are mainly billed in U.S. dollars, driven by investment management fees earned from managing clients' assets, and are calculated on the U.S. dollar value of the investment assets it manage for clients. Its distribution efforts target institutions and organizations that demonstrate institutional buying behavior and longer-term investment horizons, such as pension fund consultants, broker dealers, registered investment advisors ('RIAs'), mutual fund platforms and sub-advisory relationships, enabling it to achieve significant leverage from its focused sales force and client service infrastructure. It also manage assets for more than 700,000 retail mutual fund shareholders through SEC-registered funds and other retail investors through 10 funds that it sub-advise for others. It competes in all aspects of its business with other investment management companies. The Company's business is subject to extensive regulation in the U.S. at both the federal and state level, as well as by self-regulatory organizations and outside the U.S.

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