Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

2023

 

 

2022

 

Laboratory equipment

$

1,483

 

 

$

1,395

 

Computer equipment

 

435

 

 

 

435

 

Construction-in-progress

 

 

 

 

104

 

Total property and equipment

 

1,918

 

 

 

1,934

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and impairment

 

(1,918

)

 

 

(1,004

)

Property and equipment, net

$

 

 

$

930

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2023Mar 15, 2024Showing above
2022Feb 15, 2023
2021Feb 10, 2022
2020Feb 12, 2021

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.