GEOGRAPHIC AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

GEOGRAPHIC AND SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

GEOGRAPHIC AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 15. GEOGRAPHIC AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

Through 2010, we had two reportable business segments, our main operations, Bovie Medical Corporation located in the United States and Bovie Canada ulc, our Canada operations located in Windsor, Canada. During 2010 we closed the Canadian facility and consolidated the operations to the parent company located in Clearwater, Florida: therefore the 2010 amounts represent only a partial year for Bovie Canada ulc. Because Bovie Canada ulc operations represented a loss greater than 10% of our consolidated net income (on an absolute value basis) we are required to report certain information broken out by segment in the table listed below for the years ended December 31, 2010, and 2009 (in thousands).

	Bovie Medical Corp 2010			Bovie Canada 2010			Bovie Medical Corp 2009		Bovie Canada 2009
Sales, net	$	24,189		$	41		$	26,768	$	185
Gross profit	$	10,088		$	(100	)	$	11,713	$	142
Operating expenses	$	12,499		$	241		$	10,298	$	842
Net income (loss)	$	(1,194	)	$	(341	)	$	1,295	$	(700	)

While international sales in 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 21%, 21% and 16.5% of sales, respectively, substantially all of these sales are denominated in U.S. dollars.