Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure
United Parcel Service Inc., balance sheet: property, plant and equipment
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21).
Item | Description | The company |
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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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s property, plant and equipment, gross increased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
Property, plant 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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s property, plant and equipment, net increased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
Asset Age Ratios (Summary)
United Parcel Service Inc., asset age ratios
Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | ||
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Average age ratio | 49.70% | 50.74% | 53.18% | 56.44% | 58.84% |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21).
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s average age ratio of depreciable property, plant and equipment improved from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
Average Age
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-02-22), 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-20), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21).
2020 Calculations
1 Average age = 100 × Accumulated depreciation and amortization ÷ (Property, plant and equipment, gross – Land)
= 100 × 29,837 ÷ (62,091 – 2,052) = 49.70%
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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s average age ratio of depreciable property, plant and equipment improved from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |