Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company is organized and managed on a global basis within three operating segments, Identification Solutions, Workplace Safety, and People Identification ("PeopleID"), which aggregate into two reportable segments that are organized around businesses with consistent products and services: IDS and WPS. The Identification Solutions and PeopleID operating segments aggregate into the IDS reporting segment, while the WPS reporting segment is comprised solely of the Workplace Safety operating segment. The Company evaluates short-term segment performance based on segment profit and customer sales. Interest expense, investment and other income (expense), income taxes, and certain corporate administrative expenses are excluded when evaluating segment performance.

The following is a summary of segment information for the three months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Three months ended October 31,
	2017		2016
Net Sales:
ID Solutions	$	209,705	$	201,264
Workplace Safety	80,446		78,912
Total Company	$	290,151	$	280,176
Segment Profit:
ID Solutions	$	35,837	$	33,068
Workplace Safety	6,445		6,450
Total Company	$	42,282	$	39,518

The following is a reconciliation of segment profit to earnings before income taxes for the three months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Three months ended October 31,
	2017			2016
Total profit from reportable segments	$	42,282		$	39,518
Unallocated amounts:
Administrative costs	(6,871		)	(6,310		)
Investment and other income (expense)	216			(489		)
Interest expense	(863		)	(1,732		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	34,764		$	30,987