Property, Plant, and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant, and Equipment

5. Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated primarily on the straight-line method, 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, including amortization of assets under capital lease, for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2018 was $2.9 million and $8.2 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2017 was $1.9 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

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

(Dollars in thousands)	December 29, 2018		March 31, 2018
	(unaudited)
Land and improvements	$	34,797	$	22,071
Buildings and improvements		85,863		58,179
Machinery and equipment		40,459		31,924
Construction in progress		3,122		919
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		164,241		113,093
Less accumulated depreciation		52,881		45,133
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	111,360	$	67,960