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Aquarius Platinum (Aquarius Platinum) Property, Plant and Equipment : $142.2 Mil (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Aquarius Platinum Property, Plant and Equipment?

Aquarius Platinum's quarterly net PPE declined from Dec. 2014 ($198.9 Mil) to Jun. 2015 ($163.4 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2015 ($163.4 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($142.2 Mil).

Aquarius Platinum's annual net PPE declined from Jun. 2013 ($230.8 Mil) to Jun. 2014 ($209.2 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2014 ($209.2 Mil) to Jun. 2015 ($163.4 Mil).


Aquarius Platinum Property, Plant and Equipment Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aquarius Platinum's Property, Plant and Equipment can be seen below:

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Aquarius Platinum Property, Plant and Equipment Chart

Aquarius Platinum Annual Data
Trend Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15
Property, Plant and Equipment
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Aquarius Platinum Semi-Annual Data
Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15
Property, Plant and Equipment Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 211.02 209.21 198.87 163.44 142.25

Aquarius Platinum 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:


Land
Buildings (and leasehold improvements)
Transportation equipment
Manufacturing equipment
Office equipment
Office furniture

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.


Aquarius Platinum  (OTCPK:AQPTY) 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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Aquarius Platinum (Aquarius Platinum) Business Description

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Aquarius Platinum Ltd was incorporated in Bermuda as an exempted company and is subject to Bermudian law. The Company is a producer of the platinum group metals, which comprise platinum, palladium, rhodium, osmium, ruthenium and iridium. The Ruthenium and iridium are produced in smaller quantities as co-products, with the base metals nickel, copper and chrome produced as by-products. The Company's operations include Kroondal and Mimosa. The Kroondal is located up-dip of Amplat's Rustenburg Platinum Mine, exploits the UG2 reef in the Townlands and Kroondal ore bodies via five operating decline shafts to depths of up to 700m. The Mimosa is located on the Wedza sub-chamber of the southern portion of the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe.

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