Note 11 - Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Revenue
Power Supplies	$	6,489	$	9,420	$	8,455
Tape Libraries:
Product		4,337		5,341		7,195
Service		1,816		2,320		2,652
Total Tape Libraries		6,153		7,661		9,847
Total Revenue	$	12,642	$	17,081	$	18,302

	Year Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
(Loss) Income before Taxes
Power Supplies	$	(1,239	)	$	356		$	944
Tape Libraries		(9,124	)		(4,463	)		(1,624	)
Total Loss before Income Taxes	$	(10,363	)	$	(4,107	)	$	(680	)

	June 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Total Assets
Cash and Marketable Securities:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	1,966	$	7,381
Marketable Securities		11,851		13,504
Total Cash and Marketable Securities	$	13,817	$	20,885
Power Supplies and Tape Libraries :
Power Supplies		538		2,142
Tape Libraries		5,852		5,797
Total Power Supplies and Tape Libraries	$	6,390	$	7,939
Total Assets	$	20,207	$	28,824

	June 30,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Property and Equipment
Power Supplies:
Gross fixed assets	$	576			513
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(448	)		(389	)
Net Power Supply fixed assets	$	128		$	124
Tape Libraries:
Gross fixed assets		2,706			2,533
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,289	)		(2,389	)
Net Library fixed assets	$	417		$	144

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, 2013, 2012, and 2011. Allocations for internal resources were made for the years ended June 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011. 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,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Total Revenue:
North America	$	6,357	$	9,039	$	11,700
Europe		3,195		3,028		3,200
Asia Pacific		2,936		4,724		3,127
Other		154		290		275
	$	12,642	$	17,081	$	18,302

	Year Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Power Supply Revenue:
North America	$	2,564	$	3,327	$	4,105
Europe		1,218		1,587		1,326
Asia Pacific		2,707		4,506		3,024
Other		—		—		—
	$	6,489	$	9,420	$	8,455

	Year Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Tape Library Revenue:
North America	$	3,793	$	5,712	$	7,595
Europe		1,977		1,441		1,874
Asia Pacific		229		218		103
Other		154		290		275
	$	6,153	$	7,661	$	9,847

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.