Viasat VSAT Material Reconciling Items — Amortization Of Acquired Intangible Asset
Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Viasat in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept vsat:AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset.
The official record: Viasat’s 10-K, filed May 30, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
Questions, answered.
- What does material reconciling items — amortization of acquired intangible asset mean?
- The non-cash cost of writing down the value of intangible assets acquired during past company acquisitions.
- How do you interpret material reconciling items — amortization of acquired intangible asset?
- An increase in this metric typically reflects recent M&A activity and the resulting amortization schedule of acquired assets, which reduces reported GAAP earnings without impacting cash flow. A decrease suggests that older acquisitions are becoming fully amortized or that there has been a reduction in the carrying value of intangible assets.
- How does material reconciling items — amortization of acquired intangible asset compare across companies?
- This is a standard non-GAAP adjustment found in most acquisitive technology and telecommunications firms, often categorized under 'Amortization of Acquired Intangibles' in reconciliation tables.