Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Intangible Assets : $780 Mil (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is Whole Foods Market Intangible Assets?

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Whole Foods Market's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $780 Mil.

Whole Foods Market Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Whole Foods Market Annual Data

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Whole Foods Market Quarterly Data
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Intangible Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															786.00	784.00	782.00	781.00	780.00

Whole Foods Market 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.

Whole Foods Market (NAS:WFM) 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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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Business Description

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Whole Foods Market is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods by units and is the first certified organic grocer in the United States. Whole Foods' only operating segment consists of natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of fiscal 2016, the company had 456 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The average store size is about 39,000 square feet. About 15% of the company's sales were derived from the sale of private-label products. The company announced a pending acquisition by Amazon in June 2017.

Executives

Scott F Powers	director	STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
Sharon Mccollam	director	C/O OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED, 263 SHUMAN BLVD., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Ken C Hicks	director	150 N. ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASADENA CA 91103
Mary Ellen Coe	director	2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Gabrielle Sulzberger	director	450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 13, NEW YORK NY 10017
Glenda J Flanagan	officer: Executive Vice President	550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Joseph D Mansueto	director	C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robb Walter E Iv	director	550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Ralph Z Sorenson	director	WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. 550 BOWIE STREET AUSTIN TX 78703
William A Tindell	director	500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Green Equity Investors V, L.p.	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Gei Capital V, Llc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Green Equity Investors Side V, L.p.	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Green V Holdings, Llc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Lgp Management Inc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, STE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025