Asia Resource Minerals (LSE:ARMS) Intangible Assets : £335.5 Mil (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Asia Resource Minerals Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Asia Resource Minerals's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was £335.5 Mil.

Asia Resource Minerals Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Resource Minerals's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Asia Resource Minerals Intangible Assets Chart

Asia Resource Minerals Annual Data

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Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Intangible Assets

859.00

323.74

320.25

335.48

Asia Resource Minerals Semi-Annual Data
	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14
Intangible Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			323.74	337.98	320.25	310.28	335.48

Asia Resource Minerals 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.

Asia Resource Minerals (LSE:ARMS) 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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Asia Resource Minerals PLC was incorporated on December 03, 2010. The Company, together with its subsidiaries is engaged in coal mining operations and exploration and development of mineral mining concessions. The Company's coal operations are located near Tanjung Redeb, East Kalimantan, in Indonesia. Its subsidiary, PT Berau, has three open cut mining operations, namely Lati, Binungan and Sambarata, located in an 118,400 hectare concession area in East Kalimantan. Production of thermal coal is blended to adjust the overall quality grade of the product, with current calorific values ranging from 5,000 kcal/kg to 6,100 kcal/kg (on a gross as received' basis) for use in coal fired power plants.

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