Property and equipment at December 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

 

396

 

 

$

 

396

 

Lab equipment

 

 

 

477

 

 

 

 

477

 

Software

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

63

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

18

 

Computers and peripherals

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

7

 

Total property and equipment at cost

 

 

 

977

 

 

 

 

961

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(513

)

 

 

 

(465

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

 

464

 

 

$

 

496

 

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.