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The NCAV strategy produced a return of 33.7% compared to 12.1% for the benchmark. [5] A 2014 study found that the NCAV strategy produced an annualized geometric return of 24.7% from 2003 to 2010; the excess returns were unexplainable by either the capital asset pricing model or the Fama-French-Carhart model. [6]
Amortization is the acquisition cost minus the residual value of an asset, calculated in a systematic manner over an asset's useful economic life. Depreciation is a corresponding concept for tangible assets. Methodologies for allocating amortization to each accounting period are generally the same as those for depreciation.
When the purchaser of an intangible asset is allowed to amortize the price of the asset as an expense for tax purposes, the value of the asset is enhanced by this tax amortization benefit. [1] Specifically, the fair market value of the asset is increased by the present value of the future tax savings derived from the tax amortization of the ...
An asset's initial book value is its actual cash value or its acquisition cost. Cash assets are recorded or "booked" at actual cash value. Assets such as buildings, land and equipment are valued based on their acquisition cost, which includes the actual cash cost of the asset plus certain costs tied to the purchase of the asset, such as broker fees.
Financial assets are usually more liquid than tangible assets, such as commodities or real estate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The opposite of financial assets is non-financial assets , which include both tangible property (sometimes also called real assets ) such as land, real estate or commodities, and intangible assets such as intellectual property ...
ROTE is computed by dividing net earnings (or annualized net earnings for annualized ROTE) applicable to common shareholders by average monthly tangible common shareholders' equity. [1] Tangible common shareholders' equity equals total shareholders' equity less preferred stock, goodwill, and identifiable intangible assets.
A fixed asset (also known as long-lived assets or property, plant and equipment (PP&E)) is a term used in accounting for assets and property that may not easily be converted into cash. [1] Fixed assets are different from current assets , such as cash or bank accounts, because the latter are liquid assets .
ROCE is used to prove the value the business gains from its assets and liabilities. Companies create value whenever they are able to generate returns on capital above the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). [3] A business which owns much land will have a smaller ROCE compared to a business which owns little land but makes the same profit.