Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

October 31, 

 

2025

2024

 

Land

  ​ ​ ​

$

8,194

  ​ ​ ​

$

8,201

Buildings and improvements

 

30,096

 

30,404

Leasehold improvements

 

3,490

 

3,490

Equipment

 

79,075

 

79,735

Information systems - hardware and software

 

9,890

 

10,582

Construction in progress

 

1,073

 

133

 

131,818

 

132,545

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(82,383)

 

(78,345)

$

49,435

$

54,200

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Jan 14, 2026Showing above
2024Jan 14, 2025
2023Jan 31, 2024
2022Dec 20, 2022
2021Dec 21, 2021
2020Dec 21, 2020
2019Dec 19, 2019
2018Dec 20, 2018
2017Dec 22, 2017
2016Dec 23, 2016
2015Dec 30, 2015

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.