Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. PP&E Disclosure
The components of property and equipment as of April 30, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
| April 30, 2025 | April 30, 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Equipment | $ | 1,569 | $ | 1,530 | ||||
| Computer equipment & software | 620 | 790 | ||||||
| Office furniture & equipment | 425 | 422 | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 683 | 683 | ||||||
| Leased WAM-V’s | 1,735 | 1,547 | ||||||
| Leased Buoys | 949 | 444 | ||||||
| 5,981 | 5,416 | |||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (2,537 | ) | (1,973 | ) | ||||
| $ | 3,444 | $ | 3,443 | |||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Jul 15, 2016 | |
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.