Maintaining your company's value. In today's complex business environment, asset management presents a host of challenges. For many US companies, asset planning, budgeting and forecasting are slow and expensive exercises. Some asset managers are overwhelmed and have limited time to spend on analyzing useful data. The rest of the time is spent collecting and integrating data, as well as trying to reconcile consolidated data.
Your financial officers must have a comprehensive view of your company's assets in order to allocate them effectively. They must be proficient at managing the relationships among those assets in a way that maximizes shareholder value. In addition, they will need to be prepared to address protection of intellectual property (IP) assets. For instance, they must be able to claim all IP royalty and licensee revenue, know the value of your IP assets, and be able to respond to disputes armed with credible information.
How PricewaterhouseCoopers can help you
At PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), our network of specialists can help your managers understand the value of your company's assets. We provide planning process assessments and improvement recommendations, and help companies implement our recommendations. We also understand that intellectual property assets are often the cornerstone of a business and that they must be rigorously protected to maintain your company's value. Therefore, when intellectual property and licensing disputes arise, PwC is there to help your organization quantify the assets at stake. Our specialists will also help you communicate the value of your assets to the marketplace. Our asset management capabilities address a broad range of issues, including:
- Capital structuring
- Cash flow management
- Intangible assets and intellectual property
- Inventory management
- IT investments
- Portfolio management
- R&D
- Real estate
- Retirement and pension programs
