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Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure
Costco Wholesale Corp., balance sheet: property, plant and equipment
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14).
Item | Description | The company |
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Property and equipment, gross | Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s property and equipment, gross increased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
Property and equipment, net | Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s property and equipment, net increased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
Asset Age Ratios (Summary)
Costco Wholesale Corp., asset age ratios
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14).
Asset age ratio | Description | The company |
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Average age ratio | As long as straight-line depreciation is used, this is an accurate estimate of asset age as a percentage of depreciable life. The relative age is a useful measure of whether the company’s fixed asset base is old or new. Newer assets are likely to be more efficient. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s average age ratio of depreciable property, plant and equipment improved from 2018 to 2019 but then deteriorated significantly from 2019 to 2020. |
Average Age
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14).
2020 Calculations
1 Average age = 100 × Accumulated depreciation and amortization ÷ (Property and equipment, gross – Land)
= 100 × ÷ ( – ) =
Asset age ratio | Description | The company |
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Average age | As long as straight-line depreciation is used, this is an accurate estimate of asset age as a percentage of depreciable life. The relative age is a useful measure of whether the company’s fixed asset base is old or new. Newer assets are likely to be more efficient. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s average age ratio of depreciable property, plant and equipment improved from 2018 to 2019 but then deteriorated significantly from 2019 to 2020. |