Manufacturing Segment Data

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting Disclosure Abstract

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Manufacturing Segment Data

Domestic and international sales are as follows in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	July 31,								July 31,
	2011				2010				2011				2010
Domestic	$	13.6	51.7	%	$	14.2	58.0	%	$	28.2	54.4	%	$	29.9	59.8	%
International		12.6	48.3	%		10.3	42.0	%		23.7	45.6	%		20.0	40.2	%
Total	$	26.2	100	%	$	24.5	100.0	%	$	51.9	100	%	$	49.9	100.0	%

We manage our operations by evaluating each of our geographic locations. Our North American operations include our facilities in Decatur, Alabama (primarily the distribution to customers of the bulk of our products and the manufacture of our chemical, glove and disposable products), Celaya, Mexico (primarily disposable, glove and chemical suit production) and St. Joseph, Missouri and Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania (primarily woven products production). We also maintain three manufacturing facilities in China (primarily disposable and chemical suit production) and a glove manufacturing facility in New Delhi, India. Our China facilities and our Decatur, Alabama facility produce the majority of the Company’s products. The accounting policies of these operating entities are the same as those described in Note 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2011. We evaluate the performance of these entities based on operating profit, which is defined as income before income taxes, interest expense and other income and expenses. We have sales forces in Canada, Europe, Chile and China, which sell and distribute products shipped from the United States, Mexico or China. The table below represents information about reported manufacturing segments for the three-month and six-month periods noted therein:

	Three Months Ended July 31, (in millions of dollars)						Six Months Ended July 31, (in millions of dollars)
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net Sales:
North America and other foreign	$	20.20		$	18.42		$	40.48		$	38.91
Brazil		4.03			2.95			8.08			5.86
China		8.25			8.57			14.81			14.98
India		0.35			0.41			0.52			0.90
Less intersegment sales		(6.65	)		(5.80	)		(11.95	)		(10.74	)
Consolidated sales	$	26.18		$	24.55		$	51.94		$	49.91
Operating Profit:
North America and other foreign	$	(0.04	)	$	0.37		$	0.55		$	0.01
Brazil		(0.08	)		(0.20	)		0.06			(0.15	)
China		0.81			1.21			1.46			1.88
India		(0.08	)		(0.17	)		(0.32	)		(0.37	)
Less intersegment profit		0.17			(0.37	)		0.57			(0.24	)
Consolidated profit	$	0.78		$	0.84		$	2.32		$	1.13
Identifiable Assets (at Balance Sheet date):
North America and other foreign	$	—		$	—		$	53.84		$	46.89
Brazil		—			—			29.65			21.31
China		—			—			21.85			17.39
India		—			—			4.69			4.79
Consolidated assets	$	—		$	—		$	110.03		$	90.38
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
North America and other foreign	$	0.20		$	0.22		$	0.42		$	0.44
Brazil		0.13			0.09			0.24			0.17
China		0.08			0.09			0.16			0.17
India		0.11			0.11			0.23			0.22
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	0.52		$	0.51		$	1.05		$	1.00