What is E-House China Holdings Property, Plant and Equipment?
E-House China Holdings's quarterly net PPE
increased
from Jun. 2015 ($125 Mil) to Sep. 2015 ($125 Mil) but then
declined
from Sep. 2015 ($125 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($120 Mil).
E-House China Holdings's annual net PPE
declined
from Dec. 2013 ($50 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($49 Mil) but then
increased
from Dec. 2014 ($49 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($120 Mil).
E-House China Holdings Property, Plant and Equipment Historical Data
The historical data trend for E-House China Holdings's Property, Plant and Equipment can be seen below:
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E-House China Holdings Property, Plant and Equipment Chart
E-House China Holdings Property, Plant and Equipment Calculation
Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) are the fixed assets of the companyFixed assets are also known as non-current assets.
Property, plant, and equipment includes assets that will - in the normal course of business - neither be used up in the next year nor will become a part of any product sold to customers.
Some of the most common parts of property, plant, and equipment are:
Companies with lots of property, plant, and equipment often have special categories. For example, railroad property includes:
Track
Ties
Ballast
Bridges
Tunnels
Signals
Locomotives
Freight Cars
There is often a note in the financial statements - found in a company's 10-K - that will explain the different categories of property a company owns.
The market value of property, plant, and equipment can differ tremendously from the book value of property, plant, and equipment.
For example, when Berkshire Hathaway liquidated its textile mills, it had to pay the buyers of the company's manufacturing equipment to haul the equipment away. That property, plant, and equipment was literally worth less than zero. On the other hand, some companies own thousands of acres of land.
All property, plant, and equipment other than land is depreciated. Land is never depreciated. However, land is not marked up to market value either. Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), land is shown on the balance sheet at cost.
The property, plant, and equipment line shown on the balance sheet is usually net property, plant, and equipment. This means it is the cost of the property, plant, and equipment less accumulated depreciation.
E-House China Holdings (NYSE:EJ) Property, Plant and Equipment Explanation
A company with durable competitive advantage doesn't need to constantly upgrade its equipment to stay competitive. The company replaces when it wears out. On the other hand, a company without any advantages must replace to keep pace.
Difference between a company with a moat and one without is that the company with the competitive advantage finances new equipment through internal cash flows, whereas the no advantage company requires debt to finance.
Producing a consistent product that doesn't change equates to consistent profits. There is no need to upgrade plants which frees up cash for other ventures. Think Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson etc.
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E-House China Holdings (E-House China Holdings) Business Description
E-House China Holdings Ltd was incorporated on August 27, 2004 in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides services to the real estate industry, including online services, primary sales agency, secondary brokerage, information and consulting, promotional events, real estate advertising and real estate fund management services in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The Company's main business has traditionally been providing primary real estate agency services to real estate developers. It provides secondary real estate brokerage services, including brokerage services for both sales and rentals. Secondary real estate brokerage services accounted for 1.5% of its total revenues in 2013. As of December 31, 2013, it had a total of 53 stores, including 27 in Shanghai, 22 in Hangzhou, 3 in Hong Kong and 1 in Macau. Its real estate information and consulting services are tailored to meet the needs of developer clients at various stages of the project development and sales process and other clients with particular requests and needs. Real estate information and consulting services accounted 10.5% of its total revenues in 2013. It provides two levels of real estate information services relying upon its CRIC system: data subscription services, in which it market and sell, on a subscription basis, the use of its CRIC system; and data integration services, which provide periodic research reports and analysis that suit the specific needs and requirements of individual clients in addition to access to the CRIC system. Its consulting services include, land acquisition consulting, where the Company is retained by real estate developers as consultant or intermediary to advise on and facilitate the transfer of land development rights; project consulting, where it offers services to developers who have obtained land development rights, including project feasibility studies, analysis of the real estate transaction history of nearby development projects, marketing and advertising consulting, and development of comprehensive plans for their development projects. The Company has advertising arrangements with many Chinese national and regional consumer media outlets, including television stations, newspapers, industry publications and internet websites. It also advertises and distributes informational brochures, posters and flyers at various real estate conferences, exhibitions and trade shows. Its E-House Research and Training Institute frequently organizes seminars and workshops for real estate developers and other participants in the real estate industry. The Company created E-House Membership Club to attract real estate buyers. In the primary real estate agency services market, the Company's main competitors include World Union Real Estate Consultancy (China) Ltd., Hopefluent Group Holdings Limited, Centaline Group, SYSWIN Inc. a
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