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Distressed assets are securities issued by, or assets owned by, a financially distressed organisation.
1. ''Intangible assets - financial reporting.''
 
Goodwill is an intangible asset representing the additional premium - in excess of the value of net assets - paid to acquire control of a business.
 
Also known as positive goodwill.
 
 
2. ''Financial reporting - consolidated accounts.''
 
The excess of the total book value of the whole business, above the net value of its individual assets and liabilities.
 
Relevant accounting standards include Sections 18, 19 and 27 of FRS 102.
 
 
3. ''Intangible assets - reputational risk management.''
 
The positive reputation of a business.
 
It can sometimes be estimated as the difference between the market value of a business and its adjusted book value.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Cost of financial distress]]
* [[Acquisition accounting]]
* [[Distressed]]
* [[Book value]]
* [[Financial distress]]
* [[Consolidated group accounts]]
* [[Insolvency]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Vulture fund]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[Goodwill on consolidation]]
* [[Impairment]]
* [[Intangible assets]]
* [[Market value]]
* [[Negative goodwill]]
* [[Net assets]]
* [[Reputational risk]]
* [[Research & development]]


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[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 05:15, 17 January 2022

1. Intangible assets - financial reporting.

Goodwill is an intangible asset representing the additional premium - in excess of the value of net assets - paid to acquire control of a business.

Also known as positive goodwill.


2. Financial reporting - consolidated accounts.

The excess of the total book value of the whole business, above the net value of its individual assets and liabilities.

Relevant accounting standards include Sections 18, 19 and 27 of FRS 102.


3. Intangible assets - reputational risk management.

The positive reputation of a business.

It can sometimes be estimated as the difference between the market value of a business and its adjusted book value.


See also