Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

July 2, 2023

 

Land and improvements

 

$

6,697

 

 

$

6,963

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

39,927

 

 

 

41,218

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

258,622

 

 

 

251,995

 

 

 

 

305,246

 

 

 

300,176

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(219,062

)

 

 

(205,730

)

 

 

$

86,184

 

 

$

94,446

 

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.