Operating segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operations and assets by segment

Information regarding operations and assets by segment was as follows:

	2017			2016			2015
Net sales:	(In thousands)
Energy	$	483,394		$	500,830		$	458,339
Galvanizing	375,536			402,362			358,348
	$	858,930		$	903,192		$	816,687
Operating income:
Energy	$	52,029		$	58,471		$	38,703
Galvanizing	79,033			94,766			88,562
Corporate	(32,702		)	(30,949		)	(20,440		)
Total Operating Income	98,360			122,288			106,825
Interest expense	14,732			15,155			16,561
Net (gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and insurance proceeds	76			(327		)	(2,525		)
Other (income) expense, net	(1,197		)	3,092			2,659
Income before income taxes	$	84,749		$	104,368		$	90,130
Depreciation and amortization:
Energy	$	19,624		$	19,131		$	20,725
Galvanizing	28,650			26,863			23,964
Corporate	2,083			1,423			1,400
	$	50,357		$	47,417		$	46,089
Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash, and property, plant and equipment:
Energy	$	31,474		$	12,863		$	10,647
Galvanizing	32,099			86,724			26,928
Corporate	540			858			3,320
	$	64,113		$	100,445		$	40,895
Total assets:
Energy	$	536,042		$	500,078		$	523,247
Galvanizing	428,330			436,471			378,823
Corporate	13,467			45,461			34,844
	$	977,839		$	982,010		$	936,914
Geographic net sales:
United States	$	701,368		$	724,559		$	631,544
Other countries	157,718			179,832			189,855
Eliminations	(156		)	(1,199		)	(4,712		)
	$	858,930		$	903,192		$	816,687
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	205,079		$	204,587		$	173,712
Canada	18,002			17,868			20,289
Other Countries	5,529			3,878			2,582
	$	228,610		$	226,333		$	196,583