Business Segments And Foreign Operations

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Business Segments And Foreign Operations [Abstract]

Business Segments And Foreign Operations

Note 13.  Business Segments and Foreign Operations

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on sales and operating income. The Company is organized on the basis of geographical area into the following three segments: the Americas; EMEA; and Asia-Pacific. Segment data does not include inter-segment revenues. Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to the operating segments and are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments. The corporate overhead costs include expenses for the Company’s accounting and finance, information technology, human resources, research and development, quality control and executive management functions, as well as all direct costs associated with public company compliance matters including legal, audit and other professional services costs.

Summary information about reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):

							Unallocated
For the Three Months Ended	Americas		EMEA		Asia-Pacific		Corporate (1)		Total
November 30, 2014:
Net sales	$	44,773	$	34,591	$	16,989	$	-	$	96,353
Income from operations	$	9,966	$	6,380	$	4,446	$	(5,199)	$	15,593
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	1,028	$	542	$	55	$	8	$	1,633
Interest income	$	3	$	100	$	31	$	-	$	134
Interest expense	$	293	$	-	$	1	$	-	$	294
November 30, 2013:
Net sales	$	44,062	$	36,516	$	14,963	$	-	$	95,541
Income from operations	$	10,024	$	8,935	$	4,027	$	(6,219)	$	16,767
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	1,068	$	247	$	52	$	11	$	1,378
Interest income	$	1	$	101	$	29	$	-	$	131
Interest expense	$	213	$	-	$	2	$	-	$	215

⁽¹⁾ Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to any one of the operating segments. These expenses are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments and are included in Selling, General and Administrative expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker does not review assets by segment as part of the financial information provided and therefore, no asset information is provided in the above table.

Net sales by product group are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2014		2013
Multi-purpose maintenance products	$	84,904	$	83,986
Homecare and cleaning products		11,449		11,555
Total	$	96,353	$	95,541