Note 11 - Geographic Regions

9 Months Ended

Nov. 29, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

11 . GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

The Company is a global advanced materials company which develops, manufactures, markets and sells high technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies and low- volume tooling for the aerospace markets. The Company’s products are sold to customers in North America, Asia and Europe. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company operates as a single operating segment, which is advanced materials for the electronics and aerospace markets, with common management and identical or very similar economic characteristics, products, raw materials, manufacturing processes and equipment, customers and markets, marketing, sales and distribution methods and regulatory environments. The chief operating decision maker reviews financial information on a consolidated basis.

Sales are attributed to geographic regions based upon the region in which the materials were delivered to the customer. Sales between geographic regions were not significant.

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic region is as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended				39 Weeks Ended
	November 29, 2015		November 30, 2014		November 29, 2015		November 30, 2014
Sales:
North America	$	18,006	$	17,357	$	57,651	$	57,941
Asia		13,782		14,251		45,572		59,150
Europe		2,535		3,071		6,876		8,754
Total sales	$	34,323	$	34,679	$	110,099	$	125,845

	November 29, 2015		March 1, 2015
Long-lived assets:
North America	$	22,140	$	23,562
Asia		9,680		12,490
Europe		277		325
Total long-lived assets	$	32,097	$	36,377