Manufacturing Segment Data

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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9.  Manufacturing Segment Data

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

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	October 31,								October 31,
	2011				2010				2011				2010
Domestic	$	12.7	51	%	$	16.2	63	%	$	41.0	53	%	$	45.8	61	%
International		12.0	49	%		9.5	37	%		35.2	47	%		28.9	39	%
Total	$	24.7	100	%	$	25.7	100	%	$	76.2	100	%	$	74.7	100	%

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), Jerez, 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 companies in China (primarily disposable and chemical suit production), a wovens manufacturing facility in Brazil and a glove manufacturing facility in New Delhi, India (about to be closed). Our China and Brazil facilities produce the majority of the Company’s revenues. 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, Latin America and China, which sell and distribute products shipped from the United States, Mexico, Brazil or China. The table below represents information about reported manufacturing segments for the three-month and nine-month periods noted therein:

	Three Months Ended October 31 (in millions of dollars)						Nine Months Ended October 31 (in millions of dollars)
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net Sales from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	13.61		$	16.44		$	44.36		$	47.52
Other foreign		4.37			3.72			14.09			11.56
China		6.54			9.12			21.35			24.10
Brazil		4.87			3.11			12.96			8.96
Less intersegment sales		(4.65	)		(6.71	)		(16.60	)		(17.45	)
Consolidated sales	$	24.74		$	25.68		$	76.16		$	74.69
External Sales from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	12.88		$	16.10		$	41.36		$	45.83
Other foreign		3.65			2.65			11.85			8.71
China		3.34			3.82			9.99			11.19
Brazil		4.87			3.11			12.96			8.96
Consolidated external sales	$	24.74		$	25.68		$	76.16		$	74.69
Intersegment Sales from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	0.73		$	0.34		$	3.0		$	1.69
Other foreign		0.72			1.07			2.24			2.85
China		3.20			5.30			11.36			12.91
Brazil		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	4.65		$	6.71		$	16.60		$	17.45
Operating Profit from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	(0.60	)	$	.24		$	(0.45	)	$	0.21
Other foreign		0.09			(0.09	)		0.49			(0.05	)
China		0.46			1.37			1.94			3.25
Brazil		0.11			0.08			0.17			(0.07	)
Less intersegment profit		0.17			(.70	)		0.73			(0.94	)
Consolidated operating profit	$	0.23		$	.90		$	2.88		$	2.40
Depreciation and Amortization Expense from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	0.16		$	0.18		$	0.51		$	0.57
Other foreign		0.04			0.04			0.11			0.09
China		0.08			0.06			0.24			0.24
Brazil		0.10			0.08			0.35			0.25
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	0.38		$	0.36		$	1.21		$	1.15
Interest Expense from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	0.11		$	0.03		$	0.27		$	0.09
Other foreign		0.06			0.05			0.18			0.15
China		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
Brazil		0.08			0.04			0.18			0.16
Less intersegment		(0.09	)		(0.05	)		(0.21	)		(0.14	)
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.16		$	0.07		$	0.42		$	0.26
Income Tax Expense from Continuing Operations:
USA	$	(0.28	)	$	0.09		$	(0.29	)	$	0.16
Other foreign		0.05			(0.37	)		0.19			(0.29	)
China		0.18			0.31			0.56			0.78
Brazil		(0.06	)		0.37			(0.20	)		0.16
Less intersegment		0.02			(0.26	)		0.15			(0.36	)
Consolidated income tax expense	$	(0.09	)	$	0.14		$	0.41		$	0.45
Total Assets (at Balance Sheet Date):
USA		—			—		$	37.43		$	36.78
Other foreign		—			—			14.75			12.90
China		—			—			22.32			18.14
India		—			—			3.73			4.63
Brazil		—			—			27.16			22.75
Consolidated assets		—			—		$	105.39		$	95.20
Long-lived Assets (at Balance Sheet Date)
USA		—			—		$	5.33		$	4.14
Other foreign		—			—			0.03			1.40
China		—			—			2.49			2.29
India		—			—			2.49			2.89
Brazil		—			—			3.25			3.06
Consolidated long-lived assets		—			—		$	13.59		$	13.78