Property and equipment is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     January 28,
2017
     January 30,
2016
 

Equipment

   $ 72,265      $ 65,579  

Furniture and fixtures

     78,492        70,908  

Leasehold improvements

     109,494        97,622  

Projects in progress

     5,520        5,911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     265,771        240,020  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (154,901      (134,478
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 110,870      $ 105,542  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2017Mar 31, 2017Showing above
2016Apr 8, 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.