Getting Tangible About Intangibles
OCTOBER 26, 2021
SUMMARY
- Intangibles are a Significant Portion of Capital
- Companies with High-EVA Intangibles x Goodwill/Capital Outperform
- The Market Rewards Companies that Build Intangibles, but not if They Buy Them
- Combining Level of EVA Intangibles with Good Governance is Even Better
- Level of EVA Intangibles is Positively Correlated with ESG
- Growth in EVA Intangibles is Negatively Correlated with Governance, which is a Good Thing Since It is Negatively Correlated with Future EVA Momentum