Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following table shows revenues, earnings, and other financial information by business segment for each of the three years ended April 30:

$ in thousands	Domestic		International		Corporate			Total
Fiscal Year 2018
Revenues from external customers	$	114,594	$	43,456	$	—		$	158,050
Intersegment revenues		11,333		4,104		(15,437	)		—
Depreciation		2,532		229		—			2,761
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		10,732		4,986		(6,238	)		9,480
Income tax expense (benefit)		5,892		1,656		(3,433	)		4,115
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		—		177		—			177
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation		4,840		3,153		(2,805	)		5,188
Segment assets		60,879		23,479		—			84,358
Expenditures for segment assets		2,826		569		—			3,395
Revenues (excluding intersegment) from customers in foreign countries		1,468		43,456		—			44,924
Fiscal Year 2017
Revenues from external customers	$	113,081	$	25,477	$	—		$	138,558
Intersegment revenues		4,463		3,691		(8,154	)		—
Depreciation		2,478		224		—			2,702
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		8,221		3,507		(4,982	)		6,746
Income tax expense (benefit)		2,522		1,199		(1,595	)		2,126
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		—		105		—			105
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation		5,699		2,203		(3,387	)		4,515
Segment assets		57,246		23,670		—			80,916
Expenditures for segment assets		2,572		39		—			2,611
Revenues (excluding intersegment) from customers in foreign countries		1,568		25,477		—			27,045
Fiscal Year 2016
Revenues from external customers	$	103,047	$	25,579	$	—		$	128,626
Intersegment revenues		3,612		3,309		(6,921	)		—
Depreciation		2,375		217		—			2,592
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		7,471		2,738		(4,470	)		5,739
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,834		1,104		(1,076	)		1,862
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		—		75		—			75
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation		5,637		1,559		(3,394	)		3,802
Segment assets		54,030		18,375		—			72,405
Expenditures for segment assets		1,995		192		—			2,187
Revenues (excluding intersegment) from customers in foreign countries		1,794		25,579		—			27,373