Tangible assets in business refer to physical items of value that a company owns and uses in its operations to generate income. Examples include buildings, machinery, vehicles, computers and inventory ...

As businesses shift toward knowledge-based industries and digital innovation, intangible assets are becoming increasingly important in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and overall ...

Intangible assets play a key role in a company’s success, yet their true value often goes unnoticed due to the traditional focus on fixed assets in business valuation models and reporting. Peter ...

Tangible assets are alternative assets in physical form. In this respect, they differ markedly from traditional assets. Because of their intrinsic value, they offer a certain level of protection ...

WIPO reveals $5.9 trillion contribution of intangible capital to value of manufactured goods Average contribution of intangible capital – including brands and designs – is 30.4% For every iPhone 7 ...

Q: I’m considering selling my business. Over the course of more than a decade, my business’s name and logo have become well-known within the local community. How is this community awareness taken into ...

Mention business “assets,” and most people think of actual physical items, such as equipment and real estate-;things that are tangible. But intangible assets--such as copyrights, trademarks, a brand, ...

ASEAN’s steady rise in the Global Innovation Index (GII) marks a pivotal milestone in the journey towards becoming a global innovation hub, highlighting the region's growing creativity, technological ...

The evolution of the digital economy changed the way we value companies Caleb has been the Editor in Chief of Investopedia since 2016, and was announced as People Inc.'s Chief Business Editor in 2025.