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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

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Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment

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Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure

Pfizer Inc., balance sheet: property, plant and equipment

US$ in millions

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Land
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Furniture, fixtures and other
Construction in progress
Property, plant and equipment, gross
Accumulated depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-29).

Item Description The company
Property, plant 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. Pfizer Inc.’s property, plant and equipment, gross decreased from 2017 to 2018 but then increased from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation 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. Pfizer Inc.’s property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation decreased from 2017 to 2018 but then increased from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level.

Asset Age Ratios (Summary)

Pfizer Inc., asset age ratios

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Average age ratio

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-29).

Asset age ratio Description The company
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. Pfizer Inc.’s average age ratio of depreciable property, plant and equipment deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.

Average Age

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Accumulated depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, gross
Land
Asset Age Ratio
Average age1

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-29).

2019 Calculations

1 Average age = 100 × Accumulated depreciation ÷ (Property, plant and equipment, gross – Land)
= 100 × ÷ ( – ) =

Asset age ratio Description The company
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. Pfizer Inc.’s average age ratio of depreciable property, plant and equipment deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.