Novartis Ag NVS
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2015)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Amortization - Intangibles of -$3.8 billion for Q4 2015, down 35.32% sequentially from -$2.8 billion in Q4 2014, and down 35.32% YoY from -$5.8 billion in Q4 2014.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Amortization - Intangibles for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$3.8 billion in Q4 2015.

  • Quarterly Amortization - Intangibles fell 35.32% year-over-year to -$3.8 billion in Q4 2015, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2015 was -$9.2 billion (down 39.65% YoY) and the FY2010 annual result came in at -$1.1 billion, down 10.73% from the prior year.
  • Amortization - Intangibles declined to -$3.8 billion in Q4 2015 per NVS's latest filing, from -$2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Amortization - Intangibles peaked at $147.0 in Q1 2011 and troughed at -$3.8 billion in Q4 2015.
  • A 4-year average of -$2.3 billion and a median of -$2.7 billion in 2013 frame the typical range for Amortization - Intangibles.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Amortization - Intangibles fell 2.85% in 2014, then slumped 35.32% in 2015.
  • Over 4 years, Amortization - Intangibles stood at $147.0 in 2011, then slumped by 1835374249.66% to -$2.7 billion in 2013, then decreased by 2.85% to -$2.8 billion in 2014, then slumped by 35.32% to -$3.8 billion in 2015.
  • According to Business Quant data, Amortization - Intangibles over the past three periods registered -$3.8 billion, -$2.8 billion, and -$2.7 billion for Q4 2015, Q4 2014, and Q4 2013 respectively.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 -3.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -2.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 147.00
Dec 31, 2010 -1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 164.00
Dec 31, 2009 -1.03 Bn