Property and Equipment - net

Property and equipment - net as of August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024 consists of the following:

 

 

 

As of August 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

Leasehold improvements

 

$

129,909

 

 

$

100,345

 

Lease assets

 

 

6,080

 

 

 

6,108

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

 

70,634

 

 

 

50,951

 

Computer equipment

 

 

4,632

 

 

 

3,714

 

Vehicles

 

 

342

 

 

 

243

 

Software

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

1,017

 

Construction in progress

 

 

11,203

 

 

 

15,080

 

Property and equipment – gross

 

 

223,817

 

 

 

177,458

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and
   amortization

 

 

(52,627

)

 

 

(38,869

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property and equipment – net

 

$

171,190

 

 

$

138,589

 

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.