Note 11 - Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Revenue
Power Supplies	$	5,874	$	6,489	$	9,420
Tape Libraries:
Product		2,922		4,337		5,341
Service		2,145		1,816		2,320
Total Tape Libraries		5,067		6,153		7,661
Total Revenue	$	10,941	$	12,642	$	17,081

	Year Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
(Loss) before Taxes
Power Supplies	$	(865	)	$	(1,239	)	$	356
Tape Libraries		(4,759	)		(9,124	)		(4,463	)
Total Loss before Income Taxes	$	(5,624	)	$	(10,363	)	$	(4,107	)

	June 30,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Total Assets
Cash and Marketable Securities:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	5,462	$	1,966
Marketable Securities		1,763		11,851
Total Cash and Marketable Securities	$	7,225	$	13,817
Power Supplies and Tape Libraries :
Power Supplies		2,329		538
Tape Libraries		3,231		5,852
Total Power Supplies and Tape Libraries	$	5,560	$	6,390
Total Assets	$	12,785	$	20,207

	June 30,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Property and Equipment
Power Supplies:
Gross fixed assets	$	624			576
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(491	)		(448	)
Net Power Supply fixed assets	$	133		$	128
Tape Libraries:
Gross fixed assets		2,081			2,706
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,551	)		(2,289	)
Net Library fixed assets	$	530		$	417

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, 2014, 2013, and 2012. Allocations for internal resources were made for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012. 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,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Total Revenue:
North America	$	6,104	$	6,357	$	9,039
Europe		1,992		3,195		3,028
Asia Pacific		2,641		2,936		4,724
Other		204		154		290
	$	10,941	$	12,642	$	17,081

	Year Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Power Supply Revenue:
North America	$	2,122	$	2,564	$	3,327
Europe		1,232		1,218		1,587
Asia Pacific		2,520		2,707		4,506
Other		—		—		—
	$	5,874	$	6,489	$	9,420

	Year Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Tape Library Revenue:
North America	$	3,982	$	3,793	$	5,712
Europe		760		1,977		1,441
Asia Pacific		121		229		218
Other		204		154		290
	$	5,067	$	6,153	$	7,661

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.