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Segment Data
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Data

12. Segment data

The Company’s operations are comprised of two reportable segments: the sale of CEWs, accessories and other products and services, the TASER Weapons segment; and the EVIDENCE.com & Video segment, which includes the TASER Cam, AXON video products and EVIDENCE.com. The Company includes only revenues and costs directly attributable to the EVIDENCE.com & Video business in that segment. Direct costs included in EVIDENCE.com & Video segment costs are: cost of sales for both products and services, overhead allocation based on direct labor, selling expense for the segment sales team, segment product management expenses, segment trade shows and related expenses, and research and development for products included in the segment. All other costs are included in the TASER Weapons segment.

 

Information relative to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2013      Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     TASER      EVIDENCE.com            TASER     EVIDENCE.com        
     Weapons      & Video     Total      Weapons     & Video     Total  

Product sales

   $ 31,626,484       $ 3,103,781      $ 34,730,265       $ 27,085,180      $ 1,528,347      $ 28,613,527   

Service revenue

     —           466,557        466,557         —          159,429        159,429   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

     31,626,484         3,570,338        35,196,822         27,085,180        1,687,776        28,772,956   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

     10,906,999         1,896,691        12,803,690         9,673,370        1,181,906        10,855,276   

Cost of services delivered

     —           297,127        297,127         —          1,114,668        1,114,668   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     20,719,485         1,376,520        22,096,005         17,411,810        (608,798     16,803,012   

Sales, general & administrative

     11,130,971         1,645,009        12,775,980         8,618,250        921,746        9,539,996   

Research & development

     1,160,400         1,279,412        2,439,812         1,043,607        942,094        1,985,701   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 8,428,114       $ (1,547,901   $ 6,880,213       $ 7,749,953      $ (2,472,638   $ 5,277,315   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

   $ 229,965       $ 105,460      $ 335,425       $ 217,092      $ 68,215      $ 285,307   

Purchases of intangible assets

     66,844         2,107        68,951         76,148        9,728        85,876   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,025,164         62,907        1,088,071         1,054,239        664,307        1,718,546   
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013      Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     TASER      EVIDENCE.com            TASER     EVIDENCE.com        
     Weapons      & Video     Total      Weapons     & Video     Total  

Product sales

   $ 89,901,959       $ 6,853,388      $ 96,755,347       $ 78,774,581      $ 3,464,606      $ 82,239,187   

Service revenue

     —           1,050,924        1,050,924         —          397,604        397,604   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

     89,901,959         7,904,312        97,806,271         78,774,581        3,862,210        82,636,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

     31,534,576         4,440,236        35,974,812         28,068,676        2,712,678        30,781,354   

Cost of services delivered

     —           1,542,087        1,542,087         —          3,308,794        3,308,794   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     58,367,383         1,921,989        60,289,372         50,705,905        (2,159,262     48,546,643   

Sales, general & administrative

     30,622,109         4,275,896        34,898,005         24,373,401        2,425,228        26,798,629   

Research & development

     3,126,589         3,317,843        6,444,432         2,806,043        3,350,708        6,156,751   

Litigation judgment recovery

     —           —          —           (2,200,000     —          (2,200,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 24,618,685       $ (5,671,750   $ 18,946,935       $ 25,726,461      $ (7,935,198   $ 17,791,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

   $ 827,896       $ 346,524      $ 1,174,420       $ 530,383      $ 357,226      $ 887,609   

Purchases of intangible assets

     260,431         10,713        271,144         322,337        15,526        337,863   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,997,848         1,038,489        4,036,337         3,336,403        1,777,586        5,113,989   

The CODM does not review assets by segment as part of the financial information provided; therefore, no asset information is provided in the above table.