A summary of property, plant, and equipment follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

depreciable lives
(in years)

 

April 27,
2025

 

 

April 28,
2024

 

 

land and improvements

 

0-10

 

$

596

 

 

$

947

 

 

buildings and improvements

 

7-40

 

 

25,286

 

 

 

30,774

 

 

leasehold improvements

 

**

 

 

2,044

 

 

 

2,388

 

 

machinery and equipment

 

3-15

 

 

50,361

 

 

 

67,703

 

 

data processing equipment and software

 

3-7

 

 

8,500

 

 

 

8,597

 

 

office furniture and equipment

 

3-10

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

1,456

 

 

capital projects in progress

 

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

1,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,586

 

 

 

113,461

 

 

accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

(63,750

)

 

 

(80,279

)

 

 

 

 

$

24,836

 

 

$

33,182

 

 

** Shorter of life of lease or useful life.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Jul 11, 2025Showing above
2024Jul 12, 2024
2023Jul 14, 2023

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.