September 27,

2025

   

September 28,

2024

   

Estimated

useful lives (in

years)

 
   

(in thousands)

           
                           

Land

  $ 3,684     $ 3,684     -  

Buildings & Improvements

    127,022       122,919     5 - 39.5  

Plant machinery and equipment

    488,771       475,194     5 - 20  

Marketing equipment

    309,371       317,269     5 - 7  

Transportation equipment

    16,720       15,796     5  

Office equipment

    49,996       48,589     3 - 5  

Construction in Progress

    13,899       28,592     -  
      1,009,463       1,012,043            

Less accumulated depreciation

    619,310       620,858            

Property, plant and equipment, net

  $ 390,153     $ 391,185            

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Nov 26, 2025Showing above
2024Nov 26, 2024
2023Nov 28, 2023
2022Nov 22, 2022
2021Nov 23, 2021
2020Nov 25, 2020
2019Nov 27, 2019
2018Nov 28, 2018
2017Nov 28, 2017
2016Nov 22, 2016
2015Nov 23, 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.