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Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

6.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated over their useful lives. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred. Property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2025

  

2024

 

Land

 $1,133,034  $1,133,034 

Buildings and improvements

  11,248,687   10,710,202 

Machinery & equipment

  29,162,144   27,995,645 

Total property, plant & equipment

  41,543,865   39,838,881 

Less: accumulated depreciation

  17,390,497   16,659,301 

Property plant & equipment, net

 $24,153,368  $23,179,580 

 

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company acquired Rahn, which included property, plant and equipment valued at $1.4 million.

 

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company acquired Heany, which included property, plant and equipment valued at $2.2 million. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company exercised a purchase option for the building and land that CAD Enterprises, Inc. ("CAD") operates out of for $6.9 million, which was financed as described in the debt footnote (Note 7). During the third quarter of 2024, the Company acquired AIC, which included property, plant and equipment valued at $1.1 million.

 

During the second quarter of 2024, the Company issued 741 Class A Common Shares, valued at $30,011, to Air Power Dynamics, LLC in an arms-length exchange for an aerospace tooling machine. Air Power Dynamics, LLC was controlled by Ambassador Edward Crawford, who is the chairman of the Company's board. 

 

Depreciation expense was $731,196 and $679,959 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.