Property, Plant and Equipment:

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2024

   

2023

 

Machinery and equipment

  $ 8,139     $ 8,154  

Computer equipment and software

    8,923       6,493  

Leasehold improvements

    2,565       2,417  

Furniture and fixtures

    1,243       1,244  

Automobiles

    56       58  
      20,926       18,366  

Less: accumulated depreciation

    (15,820 )     (14,385 )

Property, plant and equipment, net

  $ 5,106     $ 3,981  
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Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2024Mar 14, 2025Showing above
2019Mar 16, 2020
2018Mar 18, 2019
2017Mar 16, 2018
2016Mar 17, 2017
2015Apr 29, 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.