Tangible Assets. The following provides some guidance to the companies long-term (tangible) assets. (There is no magic number such as 10% is considered significant. In accounting and economics, anything which might change one's investment decision is considered significant. Walmart's inventories are significant tangible assets. However, for UBER, its tangible asset is not "significant". Its intangible asset is "significant".) What makes tangible assets significant or insignificant to a company? What are tangible assets and where do you find them?