They bought the company and stripped it of its 'assets'. [=they sold the property owned by the company]
She is a great 'asset to' the team. [=she's a valuable member of the team]
The state's natural 'assets' include mountains and beautiful lakes.
(..) and dropped the six of us in a meat grinder. What happened to you, Dillon? You used to be somebody I could trust. I woke up. Why don't you? You're an asset, an expendable asset, and I used you to get the job done. Got it? My men are not expendable. And I don't do this kind of work. (..)1987 Predator