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Note 10 - Industry Segmentation and Sales by Major Customer
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
INDUSTRY SEGMENTATION AND SALES BY MAJOR CUSTOMER:
 
Industry Segmentation
 
Current Activities
-
The Company focuses on
two
primary activities, Professional Services and Aerospace Products.
 
Aerospace Products:
 
Aircraft Modifications principally includes the modification of customer and company owned business-size aircraft from passenger to freighter configuration, radar systems, addition of aerial photography capabilities, and stability enhancing modifications for Learjet, Beechcraft, Cessna, and Dassault Falcon aircraft along with other specialized modifications. We provide these services through our subsidiary, Avcon Industries, Inc. ("Aircraft Modifications" or "Avcon").
 
Avionics principally includes the manufacture, sale, and service of airborne electronic switching units used in DC-
9,
DC-
10,
DC-
9/80,
MD-
80,
MD-
90,
and the KC-
10
aircraft, Transient Suppression Devices (TSDs) for fuel tank protection on Boeing Classic
737
and
747
aircraft, and other Classic aircraft using a capacitance fuel quantity indicating system ("FQIS"), airborne electronics upgrades for classic weapon control systems used on military aircraft and vehicles, and consulting services with airlines and equipment manufacturers regarding fuel system safety requirements. We provide the products through our subsidiary, Butler National Corporation - Tempe, Arizona and the services through Butler National Corporation - Olathe, Kansas ("Avionics", "Classic Aviation Products", "Safety Products", or "Switching Units").
 
Butler Avionics sells, installs and repairs avionics equipment (airplane radio equipment and flight control systems). These systems are flight display systems which include intuitive touchscreen controls with large display to give users unprecedented access to high-resolution terrain mapping, graphical flight planning, geo-referenced charting, traffic display, satellite weather and much more. Butler Avionics is also recognized nationwide for its troubleshooting and repair work particularly on autopilot systems.
 
Professional Services:
 
BCS Design, Inc. provides licensed architectural services. These services include commercial and industrial building design.
 
Butler National Service Corporation ("BNSC") provides management services to the Boot Hill Casino, a "state-owned casino" and to The Stables, an "Indian-owned casino".
 
 
Year ended April 30, 2017
 
Professional
Services
 
 
Aerospace
Products
 
 
Consolidated
 
Total revenues
 
$
30,849
 
 
$
19,770
 
 
$
50,619
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
 
1,423
 
 
 
 
562
 
 
 
 
1,985
 
Operating income
 
 
 
1,622
 
 
 
 
1,878
 
 
 
 
3,500
 
Capital expenditures, net
 
 
2,296
 
 
 
 
884
 
 
 
 
3,180
 
Interest expense
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
(403
)
 
Other income (expense)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
(16
)
 
Income before taxes
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
3,082
 
Income tax expense
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
768
 
Net income attributable to Butler National Corporation
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
1,534
 
Identifiable assets, net
 
 
21,863
 
 
 
20,915
 
 
 
 
42,778
 
 
 
Year ended April 30, 2016
 
Professional
Services
 
 
Aerospace
Products
 
 
Consolidated
 
Total revenues
 
$
29,784
 
 
$
15,010
 
 
$
44,794
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
1,390
 
 
 
784
 
 
 
2,174
 
Operating income (loss)
 
 
1,597
 
 
 
(975
)
 
 
622
 
Capital expenditures, net
 
 
1,183
 
 
 
1,574
 
 
 
2,757
 
Interest expense
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
(471
)
Other income (expense)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
21
 
Income before taxes
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
908
 
Income tax expense
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
93
 
Net income attributable to Butler National Corporation
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
24
 
Identifiable assets, net
 
 
22,462
 
 
 
20,235
 
 
 
42,697
 
 
 
Major Customers:
Revenue from major customers (
10
percent or more of consolidated revenue) were as follows:
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
Aerospace Products
– one customer
   
10.5
%    
N/A *
 
Professional Services
   
N/A *
     
N/A *
 
*Revenue represented less than
10%
of consolidated revenue.
 
In fiscal
201
7
the Company derived
25.2%
of total sales from
five
Aerospace customers. The top customer provided
10.5%
of total sales while the next top
four
customers ranged from
0.9%
to
9.2%.