The phrase "acquired intangible" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to finance, accounting, or legal discussions, particularly when referring to intangible assets that have been obtained or purchased.
Example: "The company's balance sheet reflects the value of its acquired intangible assets, including patents and trademarks."
Alternatives: "purchased intangible" or "obtained intangible".
Delphi expects 2013 EPS accretion to be $0.24, excluding acquisition-related costs and including approximately $0.12 amortization of acquired intangible assets.
While Enron was bankrupt before the time came to report those earnings, the company announced the expected effect of that change, which altered the accounting for acquired intangible assets known as good will and did not include the $700 million effect involving Wessex Water Services.
(LinkedIn notes that non-GAAP net income excludes tax affected non-cash items, such as stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets).
Operating loss before exceptionals and amortisation of acquired intangibles was £6.6m (2008 £0.1m profit) on turnover of £46.6m (2008 £48.8m).
Additionally, RightNow expects increased expenses from the acquisition in amortization of acquired intangibles, which will be finalized once the purchase price accounting valuation is complete.
On a non-GAAP basis, excluding a one-time write down of deferred revenue when the transaction closes and amortization of acquired intangibles, Intel expects the combination to be slightly accretive in the first year and improve beyond that.
(See the exhibit "Translating Vision and Strategy: Four Perspectives"). It therefore enabled companies to track financial results while simultaneously monitoring progress in building the capabilities and acquiring the intangible assets they would need for future growth.
New accounting rules that came into force in 2010 sweeten the incentives, for example by permitting companies to report part of the R&D expenses of an acquired firm as intangible assets rather than as an expense that must be booked all at once.
With recent changes in accounting rules for goodwill and intangibles, acquired assets with indefinite useful lives will not be amortized.
But one thing is certain: One of the intangible assets Cablevision acquired was the loyalty of Rangers fans.
Contrary to the State Supreme Court's view, the fact that an intangible asset was acquired pursuant to a long-term corporate strategy of acquisitions and investment does not turn an otherwise passive investment into an integral operation one.
