CarParts.com, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property And Equipment, Net

Property And Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Note 4 – Property and Equipment, Net

The Company's fixed assets consisted of computer software (purchased and internally developed), machinery and equipment, furniture and fixtures, and vehicles, and are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable and amortizable assets to operations over their estimated service lives. Depreciation expense for the thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011 was $3.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts and the resultant gain or loss is reflected in earnings.

Property and equipment consisted of the following at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(unaudited)
Land	$	630		$	630
Building		10,680			10,680
Machinery and equipment		13,610			13,429
Computer software (purchased and developed) and equipment		39,257			37,880
Vehicles		232			221
Leasehold improvements		2,166			2,122
Furniture and fixtures		1,271			1,244
Construction in process		3,754			2,467

		71,600			68,673
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(37,836	)		(34,046	)

Property and equipment, net	$	33,764		$	34,627

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $1.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively, of the Company's net property and equipment was located in the Philippines.

Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes, at rates based on the following estimated useful lives:


	Years
Building		21
Machinery and equipment		2 - 5
Computer software (purchased and developed)		2 - 5
Computer equipment		2 - 5
Vehicles		3 - 5
Leasehold improvements*		3 - 5
Furniture and fixtures		3 - 7

*	The estimated useful life is the lesser of 3-5 years or the lease term.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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