August 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Operating property, plant, and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

7,385

 

 

$

7,291

 

Buildings

 

 

61,139

 

 

 

58,145

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

115,112

 

 

 

105,061

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

9,741

 

 

 

9,157

 

Computer hardware and software

 

 

27,139

 

 

 

27,907

 

Construction in progress

 

 

46,535

 

 

 

24,854

 

Total operating property, plant, and equipment

 

 

267,051

 

 

 

232,415

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(142,538

)

 

 

(139,892

)

Total operating property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

124,513

 

 

 

92,523

 

Property held for lease:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machines

 

 

15,787

 

 

 

15,914

 

Barriers

 

 

32,222

 

 

 

32,286

 

Total property held for lease

 

 

48,009

 

 

 

48,200

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(30,215

)

 

 

(27,908

)

Total property held for lease, net

 

 

17,794

 

 

 

20,292

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

$

142,307

 

 

$

112,815

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Oct 23, 2025Showing above
2024Oct 24, 2024
2023Oct 19, 2023
2022Oct 20, 2022
2021Oct 21, 2021
2020Oct 22, 2020
2019Oct 31, 2019
2018Oct 24, 2018
2017Oct 13, 2017
2016Oct 18, 2016
2015Oct 20, 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.