D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. (XAMS:DE) Property, Plant and Equipment : €377 Mil (As of Jun. 2012)

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What is D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Property, Plant and Equipment?

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s quarterly net PPE increased from . 20 (€0 Mil) to Jun. 2011 (€370 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2011 (€370 Mil) to Jun. 2012 (€377 Mil).

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s annual net PPE increased from . 20 (€0 Mil) to Jun. 2011 (€370 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2011 (€370 Mil) to Jun. 2012 (€377 Mil).

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Property, Plant and Equipment Historical Data

The historical data trend for D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Property, Plant and Equipment can be seen below:

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D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Property, Plant and Equipment Chart

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Annual Data

Trend

Jun11

Jun12

Property, Plant and Equipment

369.86

377.44

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Semi-Annual Data
	Jun11	Jun12
Property, Plant and Equipment	369.86	377.44

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. 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.

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. (XAMS:DE) 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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D E Master Blenders 1753 NV was incorporated on February 27, 2012 as a private company with limited liability. On April 4, 2012, it changed its name to D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 B.V. and moved its corporate seat to Joure (SkasterlÃ¢n), the Netherlands. The Company is a pure-play coffee and tea company that offers high-quality, coffee and tea products that are known in retail and out of home markets across Europe, Brazil, Australia and Thailand. It has a portfolio of coffee and tea brands that address the needs of both its retail and out of home customers in its markets. The Company's segments are Retail-Western Europe, Retail-Rest of World and Out of Home. In Retail-Western Europe and Retail-Rest of World segments, its principal products are multi-serve coffee, single-serve coffee pads and capsules, instant coffee and tea. It sells these products predominantly to supermarkets, hypermarkets and through international buying groups. In its Out of Home segment, it offers hot beverage products but focus on its liquid roast products and related coffee machines. Its products and the related machines in the Out of Home segment are sold either directly to businesses, hotels, hospitals and restaurants or to foodservice distributors for distribution to the customer. Douwe Egberts is the Company's established brand in the multi-serve category and coffee brand in the Netherlands and Belgium and also has solid market positions in the United Kingdom and Hungary. In addition to Douwe Egberts, its multi-serve coffee is sold under the following brands: L'OR and Maison du CafÃ© in France, Marcilla in Spain,Merrild in Denmark, Harris in Australia, Kanis & Gunnink in the Netherlands, Jacqmotte in Belgium, Prima in Poland, and PilÃ£o, Caboclo, Damasco and Moka in Brazil. Its single-serve coffee is sold under the brand name Senseo which is generally co-branded, such as Douwe Egberts Senseo and L'OR Senseo, in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, and Spain and selected other countries. In April 2010, it launched the L'OR EspressO capsules brand in France, and L'OR EspressO has subsequently been successfully launched in the Netherlands and Belgium. In May 2011, it successfully launched its capsules brand in Spain as L'aRÃ´me EspressO. The Company's instant coffee is sold under the Moccona brand in Australia and Thailand, under the Douwe Egberts brand in the United Kingdom and under local brands in certain of its markets. Its tea is sold under the brand names Pickwick in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Denmark and Hornimans in Spain. The Out of Home segment operates under the Cafitesse umbrella brand, which is principally co-branded Douwe Egberts Cafitesse, for its liquid roast coffee products and machines and under its Piazza D'Oro brand for premium espresso products and machines. The Company competes with other large international and national coffee and tea companies as well as smaller regional and specialty coffee and te