Note 11 - Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 11 – Segment Information

Based on the provisions of ASC 280, “Segment Reporting,” and the manner in which the Chief Operating Decision Maker analyzes the business, Qualstar has determined that it has two separate operating segments.

Segment revenue, loss before income taxes and total assets were as follows:

	Year Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Revenue	(in thousands)
Power Supplies	$	9,420	$	8,455	$	5,783
Tape Libraries:
Product		5,341		7,195		6,608
Service		2,320		2,652		2,879
Total Tape Libraries		7,661		9,847		9,487
Total Revenue	$	17,081	$	18,302	$	15,270

	Year Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2010
Income (Loss) before Taxes	(in thousands)
Power Supplies	$	356		$	944		$	98
Tape Libraries		(4,463	)		(1,624	)		(3,219	)
Total Loss before Income Taxes	$	(4,107	)	$	(680	)	$	(3,121	)

	June 30,
	2012		2011
Total Assets	(in thousands)
Cash and Marketable Securities:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	7,381	$	4,970
Marketable Securities		13,504		17,694
Total Cash and Marketable Securities	$	20,885	$	22,664
Power Supplies and Tape Libraries :
Power Supplies		2,142		1,336
Tape Libraries		5,797		7,935
Total Power Supplies and Tape Libraries	$	7,939	$	9,271
Total Assets	$	28,824	$	31,935

	June 30,
	2012			2011
Property and Equipment	(in thousands)
Power Supplies:
Gross fixed assets		513			454
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(389	)		(328	)
Net Power Supply fixed assets	$	124		$	126
Tape Libraries:
Gross fixed assets		2,533			3,189
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,389	)		(3,083	)
Net Library fixed assets	$	144		$	106

In its operation of the business, management reviews certain financial information, including segmented internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis consistent with U.S. GAAP. Our two segments are Power Supplies and Tape Libraries . The two segments discussed in this analysis are presented in the way we internally managed and monitored performance for the years ended June 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010. Allocations for internal resources were made for the years ended June 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010. The power supplies segment tracks certain assets separately, and all others are recorded in the tape library segment for internal reporting presentations.

The types of products and services provided by each segment are summarized below:

Power Supplies — We design, manufacture, and sell small, open frame, high efficiency switching power supplies. These power supplies are used to convert AC line voltage to DC voltages, or DC voltages to other DC voltages for use in a wide variety of electronic equipment such as telecommunications equipment, machine tools, routers, switches, wireless systems and gaming devices.

Tape Libraries — We design, develop, manufacture and sell automated magnetic tape libraries used to store, retrieve and manage electronic data primarily in network computing environments. Tape libraries consist of cartridge tape drives, tape cartridges and robotics to move the cartridges from their storage locations to the tape drives under software control. Our tape libraries provide data storage solutions for organizations requiring backup, recovery and archival storage of critical data.

Geographic Information

Information regarding revenues attributable to the Qualstar’s primary geographic operating regions is as follows:

	Year Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Total Revenue:
North America	$	9,039	$	11,700	$	10,176
Europe		3,028		3,200		2,483
Asia Pacific		4,724		3,127		1,981
Other		290		275		630
	$	17,081	$	18,302	$	15,270

	Year Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Power Supply Revenue:
North America	$	3,327	$	4,105	$	2,972
Europe		1,587		1,326		861
Asia Pacific		4,506		3,024		1,950
Other		—		—		—
	$	9,420	$	8,455	$	5,783

	Year Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Tape Library Revenue:
North America	$	5,712	$	7,595	$	7,204
Europe		1,441		1,874		1,622
Asia Pacific		218		103		31
Other		290		275		630
	$	7,661	$	9,847	$	9,487

The geographic classification of revenues is based upon the location to which the product is shipped. Qualstar does not have any significant long-lived assets outside of the United States.