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Note 12 - Industry Segmentation and Sales by Major Customer
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
12.
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, ISR modifications, 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 electronics upgrades for classic weapon control systems used on military aircraft and vehicles. We provide the products through our subsidiary, Butler National Corporation - Tempe, Arizona ("Avionics").
 
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:
 
Butler National Service Corporation ("BNSC") provides management services to the Boot Hill Casino, a "state-owned casino".
 
BCS Design, Inc. provides licensed architectural services. These services include commercial and industrial building design.
 
 
Year ended April 30,
2019
 
Professional
Services
   
Aerospace
Products
   
Consolidated
 
Total revenues
  $
32,017
    $
26,693
    $
58,710
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,068
     
778
     
1,846
 
Operating income
   
1,480
     
3,798
     
5,278
 
Capital expenditures, net
   
1,023
     
3,962
     
4,985
 
Interest expense
   
-
     
-
     
(248
)
Refund of sales/use tax
   
-
     
-
     
1,995
 
Income before taxes
   
-
     
-
     
7,025
 
Income tax expense
   
-
     
-
     
1,375
 
Net income attributable to Butler National Corporation
   
-
     
-
     
3,853
 
Identifiable assets, net
   
22,432
     
26,470
     
48,902
 
 
 
Year ended April 30,
2018
 
Professional
Services
   
Aerospace
Products
   
Consolidated
 
Total revenues
  $
31,283
    $
16,977
    $
48,260
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,256
     
504
     
1,760
 
Operating income
   
1,721
     
402
     
2,123
 
Capital expenditures, net
   
631
     
1,658
     
2,289
 
Interest expense
   
-
     
-
     
(331
)
Other income (expense)
   
-
     
-
     
4
 
Income before taxes
   
-
     
-
     
1,796
 
Income tax expense
   
-
     
-
     
540
 
Net income attributable to Butler National Corporation
   
-
     
-
     
341
 
Identifiable assets, net
   
21,538
     
19,893
     
41,431
 
 
 
Major Customers:
Revenue from major customers (
10
percent or more of consolidated revenue) were as follows:
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Aerospace Products – one customer
   
15.1
%
   
12.3
%
Professional Services
   
-
     
-
 
 
In fiscal
2019
the Company derived
25.5%
of total sales from
five
Aerospace customers. The top customer provided
15.1%
of total sales while the next top
four
customers ranged from
2.2%
to
3.0%.