Intangible assets and their effects on business performance: an analysis for Colombian companies

Alberto Méndez-Morales (), Camilo Anzola-Morales (), Liliana Elizabeth Ruiz-Acosta () and David Andrés Camargo-Mayorga ()

Revista Galega de Economía, 2024, vol. 33, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: Intangible assets (IAs) are fundamental for the creation of firm value. However, the literature is inconclusive regarding the relationship between IAs and profitability. This paper uses financial data from Colombian firms from 2005 to 2015 to determine if this relationship exists. Thirty dynamic panel models have been used to see whether IAs are related to Return on Equity, Return on Assets, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, Gross margin, and Net margin. The results, despite a limited sample size and missing variables, are related to the literature in that they signal the negative relationship between IAs and profitability. Thus, the capitalized value of IAs seems to negatively affect Colombian firms' performance in the short and long term.

Keywords: Profitability; Dynamic panel model; Accounting practices; Unbalanced panels; IFRS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 M41 M49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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