Property, Plant, and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

4. Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated primarily on a straight-line basis, generally over the following estimated useful lives: land improvements – 3 to 10 years; buildings and improvements – 8 to 25 years; and vehicles and machinery and equipment – 3 to 8 years. Depreciation expense for the three months ended January 1, 2022 and December 26, 2020 was $3.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended January 1, 2022 and December 26, 2020 was $9.9 million and $9.0 million, respectively.

The components of property, plant, and equipment were as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	January 1, 2022			April 3, 2021
Land and improvements	$	39,411		$	36,470
Buildings and improvements		97,206			97,005
Machinery and equipment		64,286			57,790
Construction in progress		13,913			1,889
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost		214,816			193,154
Less: accumulated depreciation		(87,620	)		(78,014	)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	127,196		$	115,140