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Orell Fussli AG (XSWX:OFN) Property, Plant and Equipment : CHF55.9 Mil (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Orell Fussli AG Property, Plant and Equipment?

Orell Fussli AG's quarterly net PPE declined from Jun. 2023 (CHF56.7 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (CHF56.5 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2023 (CHF56.5 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (CHF55.9 Mil).

Orell Fussli AG's annual net PPE declined from Dec. 2021 (CHF58.3 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (CHF55.6 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (CHF55.6 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (CHF56.5 Mil).


Orell Fussli AG Property, Plant and Equipment Historical Data

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Orell Fussli AG Property, Plant and Equipment Chart

Orell Fussli AG Annual Data
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Property, Plant and Equipment
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Orell Fussli AG Semi-Annual Data
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Orell Fussli AG 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.


Orell Fussli AG  (XSWX:OFN) 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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Orell Fussli AG Business Description

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Dietzingerstrasse 3, Zurich, CHE, CH-8036
Orell Fussli AG is a diversified industrial and trading group engaged in the core businesses of banknote and security printing, industrial systems used in the individualization of security documents and branded products, bookstore and Rest business area. In its banknote and security printing operations, it produces banknotes, identity documents, and securities, and is noted for applications of printing processes and technologies. The industrial systems business unit manufactures industrial systems for the digital printing and encoding of banknotes, passports and security documents, plastic cards, labels, and packaging. The geographic presence in Switzerland, Germany, Rest of Europe and Africa, North and South America and Asia and Oceania. Majority of its revenue derive from Switzerland.

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