Operating Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue by Principal Product by Operating Segment

Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):

	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Three Months Ended October 31,
Product	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cat Litter	$	3,876	$	3,697	$	40,794	$	36,379
Industrial and Sports	—		—		7,262		7,600
Agricultural and Horticultural	6,987		5,719		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	12,641		12,223		519		665
Animal Health and Nutrition	4,018		4,839		—		—
Net Sales	$	27,522	$	26,478	$	48,575	$	44,644

Operating Segments Information

We do not rely on any segment asset allocations and we do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance. 

	Assets
	October 31, 2020		July 31, 2020
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	72,687	$	72,987
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	101,170		95,838
Unallocated Assets	53,514		67,057
Total Assets	$	227,371	$	235,882

Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The corporate expenses line includes certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as research and development, information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service. Corporate expenses also include the estimated annual incentive plan bonus accrual.

	For the Three Months Ended October 31,
	Net Sales				Income
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	27,522	$	26,478	$	8,196	$	8,296
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	48,575		44,644		4,478		3,360
Net Sales	$	76,097	$	71,122
Corporate Expenses					(7,497)		(7,535)
Income from Operations					5,177		4,121
Total Other Expense, Net					(422)		(44)
Income before Income Taxes					4,755		4,077
Income Tax Expense					(806)		(617)
Net Income					3,949		3,460
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					(35)		(76)
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	3,984	$	3,536