Operating segments (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating segments

Operating Segments

Segment Information

Information about segments during the periods presented were as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	February 28, 2019			February 28, 2018			February 28, 2017
Net sales:
Energy	$	486,823		$	421,033		$	488,002
Metal Coatings	440,264			389,397			375,536
Total net sales	$	927,087		$	810,430		$	863,538
Operating income (loss):
Energy	$	31,332		$	(1,766	)	$	52,577
Metal Coatings	83,591			84,332			79,033
Corporate	(37,967		)	(34,318		)	(32,702		)
Total operating income	$	76,956		$	48,248		$	98,908

	Year Ended
	February 28, 2019		February 28, 2018		February 28, 2017
Depreciation and amortization:
Energy	$	19,405	$	19,996	$	19,624
Metal Coatings	29,124		28,617		28,650
Corporate	1,716		1,913		2,083
Total	$	50,245	$	50,526	$	50,357

	Year Ended
	February 28, 2019		February 28, 2018		February 28, 2017
Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash, and property, plant and equipment:
Energy	$	14,608	$	32,903	$	31,474
Metal Coatings	16,046		39,474		32,099
Corporate	2,962		2,020		540
Total	$	33,616	$	74,397	$	64,113

	February 28, 2019		February 28, 2018
Assets:
Energy	$	630,134	$	554,866
Metal Coatings	440,090		460,575
Corporate	18,346		12,768
Total assets	$	1,088,570	$	1,028,209

Financial Information About Geographical Areas

Financial information about geographical areas for the periods presented was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	February 28, 2019		February 28, 2018		February 28, 2017
Geographic net sales:
United States	$	785,194	$	653,150	$	705,820
Other countries	141,893		157,280		157,718
Total	$	927,087	$	810,430	$	863,538

	February 28, 2019		February 28, 2018
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	189,281	$	194,418
Canada	16,961		18,254
Other Countries	3,985		4,183
Total	$	210,227	$	216,855