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Segment Information and Concentrations:
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Information and Concentrations:

 

4.Segment Information and Concentrations:

 

The Company views its operations as three segments: the manufacture and marketing of standard benchtop laboratory equipment for research in university, hospital and industrial laboratories sold primarily through laboratory equipment distributors (ABenchtop Laboratory Equipment), the manufacture and marketing of custom-made catalyst research instruments for universities, government laboratories, and chemical and petrochemical companies sold on a direct basis (ACatalyst Research Instruments) and the marketing and production of bioprocessing systems for laboratory research in the biotechnology industry sold directly to customers and through distributors (“Bioprocessing Systems”).

 Segment information is reported as follows:

 

   Benchtop Laboratory Equipment  Catalyst Research Instruments  Bioprocessing Systems  Corporate and Other  Consolidated
                
Three months ended March 31, 2012            
                
Net Sales  $1,025,300   $418,300   $75,900   $—     $1,519,500 
Foreign Sales   613,900    405,900    3,600    —      1,023,400 
Profit (Loss)   85,000    (76,000)   (16,300)   (4,100)   (11,400)
Assets   2,446,300    1,239,700    842,700    1,492,500    6,021,200 
Long-Lived Asset Expenditures   7,500    —      —      —      7,500 
Depreciation and Amortization   12,500    5,900    24,000    —      42,400 
                          
    Benchtop Laboratory Equipment    Catalyst Research Instruments    Bioprocessing Systems    Corporate and Other    Consolidated 
                          
Three months ended March 31, 2011                    
                          
Net Sales  $1,164,900   $295,400   $—     $—     $1,460,300 
Foreign Sales   720,800    201,400    —      —      922,200 
Profit (Loss)   138,900    (74,200)   —      9,800    74,500 
Assets   2,313,900    1,300,400    —      1,318,400    4,932,700 
Long-Lived Asset Expenditures   5,800    800    —      —      6,600 
Depreciation and Amortization   13,800    32,800    —      —      46,600 

 

 

Approximately 62% and 70% of net sales of benchtop laboratory equipment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were derived from the Company=s main product, the Vortex-Genie 2 mixer, excluding accessories.

 

Two benchtop laboratory equipment customers accounted for approximately 27% and 23% of the segment=s net sales,(42% and 19% of total net sales) for the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Sales of catalyst research instruments are generally pursuant to large orders averaging more than $100,000 per order to a limited numbers of customers. Sales to two customers in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and two different customers in the three months ended March 31, 2011, accounted respectively for 92% and 93% of the segment=s net sales (25% and 19% of total net sales) for the respective periods.

 

Nine months ended March 31, 2012            
                
                          
    Benchtop Laboratory Equipment    Catalyst Research Instruments    Bioprocessing Systems    Corporate and Other    Consolidated 
Net Sales  $3,208,900   $973,200   $75,900   $—     $4,258,000 
Foreign Sales   1,977,700    527,000    3,600    —      2,508,300 
Profit (Loss)   357,400    (252,400)   (48,600)   (62,300)   (5,900)
Assets   2,446,300    1,239,700    842,700    1,492,500    6,021,200 
Long-Lived Asset Expenditures   21,500    49,500    876,000    —      947,000 
Depreciation and Amortization   36,700    68,900    36,000    —      141,600 
                          
    Benchtop Laboratory Equipment    Catalyst Research Instruments    Bioprocessing Systems    Corporate and Other    Consolidated 
                          
Nine months ended March 31, 2011                    
                          
Net Sales  $3,431,900   $1,315,300   $—     $—     $4,747,200 
Foreign Sales   1,946,300    746,000    —      —      2,692,300 
Profit (Loss)   486,800    (161,900)   —      25,400    350,300 
Assets   2,313,900    1,300,400    —      1,318,400    4,932,700 
Long-Lived Asset Expenditures   38,100    23,400    —      —      61,500 
Depreciation and Amortization   42,600    99,600    —      —      142,200 

 

Approximately 63% and 69% of net sales of benchtop laboratory equipment for the nine month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were derived from the Company=s main product, the Vortex-Genie 2 mixer, excluding accessories.

 

Two benchtop laboratory equipment customers, accounted for approximately 26% and 29% of the segment=s net sales (20% and 21% of total net sales) for the nine month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Sales of catalyst research instruments to three customers in the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and to three other customers in the nine months ended March 31, 2011 accounted for approximately 65% and 43% of that segment's net sales (15% and 12% of total net sales) for the respective nine month periods.

 

The Company’s foreign sales are principally made to customers in Europe and Asia.