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Industry Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2012
Industry Segment Information  
Industry Segment Information

3. Industry Segment Information

        Griffin defines its reportable segments by their products and services, which are comprised of the real estate and landscape nursery segments. Management operates and receives reporting based upon these segments. Griffin has no operations outside the United States. Griffin's export sales and transactions between segments are not material.

 
  For the Fiscal Years Ended,  
 
  Dec. 1,
2012
  Dec. 3,
2011
  Nov. 27,
2010
 

Net sales and other revenue

                   

Rental revenue and property sales

  $ 23,748   $ 22,183   $ 17,904  

Landscape nursery net sales and other revenue

    12,843     15,010     16,083  
               

 

  $ 36,591   $ 37,193   $ 33,987  
               

Operating profit (loss)

                   

Real estate

  $ 8,091   $ 6,548   $ 2,740  

Landscape nursery

    (1,713 )   (2,685 )   (2,761 )
               

Industry segment totals

    6,378     3,863     (21 )

General corporate expense

    (4,252 )   (4,088 )   (3,998 )
               

Operating profit (loss)

    2,126     (225 )   (4,019 )

Interest expense

    (3,533 )   (4,167 )   (4,456 )

Investment income

    613     210     302  
               

Loss before income tax benefit

  $ (794 ) $ (4,182 ) $ (8,173 )
               

        The above table reflects the net sales and other revenue and operating profit (loss) included in continuing operations on Griffin's consolidated statements of operations. Operating results of the Manchester, Connecticut warehouse and the gain on the sale of that building are included in the results of the discontinued operation on Griffin's consolidated statements of operations (see Note 2).

        Revenue from the continuing operations of the real estate segment includes:

 
  For the Fiscal Years Ended,  
 
  Dec. 1,
2012
  Dec. 3,
2011
  Nov. 27,
2010
 

Rental revenue

  $ 17,906   $ 17,964   $ 17,352  

Property sales revenue (see Note 7)

    5,759     4,000     466  

Other revenue

    83     219     86  
               

Total

  $ 23,748   $ 22,183   $ 17,904  
               

        Interest expense in fiscal 2012, fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 includes $3,757, $3,951 and $3,982, respectively, of interest on nonrecourse mortgage loans of the real estate segment.

        In fiscal 2009, Imperial shut down operations on its Florida farm and entered into a lease with another grower for that property. Other revenue of the landscape nursery segment includes revenue from the rental of Imperial's Florida farm as follows:

 
  For the Fiscal Years Ended,  
 
  Dec. 1,
2012
  Dec. 3,
2011
  Nov. 27,
2010
 

Rental revenue from Imperial's Florida farm

  $ 467   $ 474   $ 482  
               


 

 
  Dec. 1,
2012
  Dec. 3,
2011
  Nov. 27,
2010
 

Identifiable assets

                   

Real estate

  $ 142,440   $ 140,409   $ 144,458  

Landscape nursery

    20,693     21,303     22,662  
               

Industry segment totals

    163,133     161,712     167,120  

General corporate

    16,981     14,963     16,031  
               

Total assets

  $ 180,114   $ 176,675   $ 183,151  
               


 

 
  Capital Expenditures   Depreciation and Amortization  
 
  For the Fiscal Years Ended,   For the Fiscal Years Ended,  
 
  Dec. 1,
2012
  Dec. 3,
2011
  Nov. 27,
2010
  Dec. 1,
2012
  Dec. 3,
2011
  Nov. 27,
2010
 

Real estate

  $ 13,700   $ 3,232   $ 9,797   $ 5,752   $ 6,091   $ 6,252  

Landscape nursery

    130     249     106     551     669     786  
                           

Industry segment totals

    13,830     3,481     9,903     6,303     6,760     7,038  

General corporate

        1     1     1     1     1  
                           

Total

  $ 13,830   $ 3,482   $ 9,904   $ 6,304   $ 6,761   $ 7,039