Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

The Company is organized and managed on a global basis within three operating segments, Identification Solutions ("IDS"), Workplace Safety ("WPS"), and People Identification ("People ID"), which aggregate into two reportable segments that are organized around businesses with consistent products and services: IDS and WPS. The Identification Solutions and People ID 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 net sales by segment and geographic region for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017:



	Three months ended October 31,
	2018		2017
Net sales:
ID Solutions
Americas	$	145,791	$	139,404
Europe	48,828		47,131
Asia	23,481		23,170
Total	$	218,100	$	209,705
Workplace Safety
Americas	$	24,751	$	26,488
Europe	37,655		41,384
Australia	12,690		12,574
Total	$	75,096	$	80,446
Total Company
Americas	$	170,542	$	165,892
Europe	86,483		88,515
Asia-Pacific	36,171		35,744
Total	$	293,196	$	290,151

Segment profit for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:



	Three months ended October 31,
	2018		2017
Segment profit:
ID Solutions	$	41,562	$	35,837
Workplace Safety	5,541		6,445
Total Company	$	47,103	$	42,282

The following is a reconciliation of segment profit to earnings before income taxes for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017:



	Three months ended October 31,
	2018			2017
Total profit from reportable segments	$	47,103		$	42,282
Unallocated amounts:
Administrative costs	(6,481		)	(6,871		)
Investment and other (expense) income	(17		)	216
Interest expense	(712		)	(863		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	39,893		$	34,764