Designer Brands Inc. PP&E Disclosure
| (dollars in thousands) | Useful Life (years) | January 31, 2026 | February 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Land | Indefinite | $ | 1,110 | $ | 1,110 | ||||||||||||
| Buildings | 39 | 12,485 | 12,485 | ||||||||||||||
| Building and leasehold improvements | 3-20 or the lease term if shorter | 471,814 | 457,795 | ||||||||||||||
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 3-15 | 467,734 | 463,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Software | 3-5 | 209,598 | 203,415 | ||||||||||||||
| Finance leased equipment | 3-10 or the lease term if shorter | 32,836 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Construction-in-progress | 6,547 | 11,222 | |||||||||||||||
| Total property and equipment | 1,202,124 | 1,149,147 | |||||||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (988,833) | (940,948) | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 213,291 | $ | 208,199 | ||||||||||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 | |
| 2020 | May 1, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Mar 23, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | |
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.