Manufacturing Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue From External Customers Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	October 31,								October 31,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
Domestic	$	11.5	50	%	$	9.8	41	%	$	35.7	52	%	$	28.7	40	%
International		11.3	50	%		14.4	59	%		33.5	48	%		43.0	60	%
Total	$	22.8	100	%	$	24.2	100	%	$	69.2	100	%	$	71.7	100	%

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The table below represents information about reported manufacturing segments for the years noted therein:

	Three Months Ended October 31 (in millions of dollars)				Nine Months Ended October 31 (in millions of dollars)
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net Sales:
USA	$	12.40	$	10.58	$	37.60	$	30.77
Other foreign		5.36		5.99		17.48		16.44
Mexico		0.90		0.69		2.35		1.75
China		11.17		9.53		32.53		27.79
Brazil		1.91		4.28		5.40		14.17
Corporate		0.37		0.14		1.50		0.53
Less intersegment sales		(9.32)		(6.97)		(27.70)		(19.73)
Consolidated sales	$	22.79	$	24.24	$	69.16	$	71.72
External Sales:
USA	$	11.47	$	9.83	$	35.65	$	28.69
Other foreign		5.14		5.69		16.02		15.91
Mexico		0.38		0.24		0.88		0.50
China		3.90		4.20		11.29		12.45
Brazil		1.90		4.28		5.32		14.17
Consolidated external sales	$	22.79	$	24.24	$	69.16	$	71.72
Intersegment Sales:
USA	$	0.93	$	0.75	$	1.95	$	2.08
Other foreign		0.21		0.30		1.50		0.53
Mexico		0.52		0.45		1.47		1.25
China		7.27		5.33		21.24		15.34
Brazil		0.02		0.00		0.08		0.00
Corporate		0.37		0.14		1.46		0.53
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	9.32	$	6.97	$	27.70	$	19.73
Operating Profit (Loss):
USA	$	1.07	$	0.40	$	4.20	$	0.52
Other foreign		0.06		0.42		0.56		0.91
Mexico		0.04		0.01		(0.03)		(0.05)
China		1.06		1.01		2.65		2.15
Brazil		(1.93)		(0.37)		(3.74)		(0.24)
Corporate		(1.25)		(1.25)		(3.61)		(3.62)
Less intersegment profit		(0.08)		0.05		0.00		0.77
Consolidated operating profit	$	(1.03)	$	0.27	$	0.03	$	0.44

	2013		2012		2013		2012
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
USA	$	0.05	$	0.07	$	0.16	$	0.20
Other foreign		0.04		0.03		0.14		0.13
Mexico		0.01		0.01		0.04		0.03
China		0.08		0.09		0.20		0.26
Brazil		0.09		0.09		0.28		0.27
Corporate		0.19		0.09		0.42		0.24
Less intersegment		(0.01)		0.00		(0.01)		0.00
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	0.45	$	0.38	$	1.23	$	1.13
Interest Expense:
USA	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00
Other foreign		0.04		0.04		0.12		0.12
Mexico		0.03		0.01		0.07		0.04
Brazil		0.34		0.24		0.87		0.76
Corporate		0.33		0.17		0.74		0.41
Less intersegment		(0.09)		(0.19)		(0.41)		(0.56)
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.65	$	0.27	$	1.39	$	0.77
Income Tax Expense (Benefits):
USA	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00
Other foreign		0.17		0.02		0.33		0.13
Mexico		0.00		0.00		0.01		0.01
China		0.25		0.03		0.73		0.40
Brazil		0.00		(0.14)		0.00		(0.43)
Corporate		(0.04)		(0.32)		(3.91)		(1.06)
Less intersegment		(0.05)		0.11		(0.26)		0.28
Consolidated income tax benefit	$	0.33	$	(0.30)	$	(3.10)	$	(0.67)

	October 31
	2013		2012
	(in millions of dollars)
	(Unaudited)
Total Assets:
USA	$	28.63	$	23.66
Other foreign		19.93		13.19
Mexico		3.69		3.59
China		26.16		26.66
India		(1.12)		1.61
Brazil		8.65		14.14
Corporate		1.40		0.47
Consolidated assets	$	87.34	$	83.32
Long-Lived Assets:
USA	$	2.39	$	2.55
Other foreign		2.25		2.38
Mexico		2.11		2.21
China		2.63		3.28
India		0.02		—
Brazil		2.21		2.75
Corporate		0.97		0.92
Consolidated long-lived assets	$	12.58	$	14.09