Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,
2024

 

 

December 31,
2023

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Machinery and equipment

 

$

2,761

 

 

$

2,597

 

Software and software development

 

 

2,858

 

 

 

2,438

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

1,679

 

 

 

1,700

 

Tooling

 

 

14,062

 

 

 

11,250

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

2,323

 

 

 

1,988

 

Demonstration units and convention booths

 

 

17,818

 

 

 

15,767

 

Total property and equipment, gross

 

 

41,501

 

 

 

35,740

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(35,657

)

 

 

(30,916

)

Total property and equipment, net

 

$

5,844

 

 

$

4,824

 

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.