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MFRI, Inc.

Exhibit B

Response to February 13, 2006 SEC Comment Letter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Unit Data requested - $thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial

Industrial

 

 

 

 

Midwesco

TDC

Nordic

 

 

 

 

Process

Process

 

 

 

 

Filter

Filter

Air

Filtration

Piping

Thermal

Boe-

Cooling

Cooling

Combined

 

MFRI

 

Resources

Mfg.

Filtration

Products

Systems

Care

Therm

Equipment

Equipment

Operating

 

Consoli-

 

Inc.

Inc.

A/S

Total

Business

Inc.

A/S

Eliminations

Total

Segments

Corporate

dated

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

33,617

15,989

12,134

61,740

54,053

25,014

4,694

(405)

29,303

145,096

 

145,096

Gross profit

5,486

4,039

2,795

12,320

10,284

7,381

1,143

 

8,524

31,128

 

31,128

Gross profit %

16.3%

25.3%

23.0%

20.0%

19.0%

29.5%

24.4%

 

29.1%

 

 

21.5%

Operating profit

628

1,448

1,463

3,539

5,405

1,251

319

 

1,570

10,514

(5,337)

5,177

Operating profit %

1.9%

9.1%

12.1%

5.7%

10.0%

5.0%

6.8%

 

5.4%

 

 

3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

31,557

13,802

9,513

54,872

40,523

22,075

3,692

(273)

25,494

120,889

 

120,889

Gross profit

4,401

3,487

1,894

9,782

7,516

6,306

994

 

7,300

24,598

 

24,598

Gross profit %

13.9%

25.3%

19.9%

17.8%

18.5%

28.6%

26.9%

 

28.6%

 

 

20.3%

Operating profit

(776)

1,216

705

1,145

2,281

469

269

 

738

4,164

(4,885)

(721)

Operating profit %

-2.5%

8.8%

7.4%

2.1%

5.6%

2.1%

7.3%

 

2.9%

 

 

-0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

33,154

13,351

6,669

53,174

44,037

22,779

3,228

(321)

25,686

122,897

 

122,897

Gross profit

4,874

3,234

1,390

9,498

10,187

6,506

749

 

7,255

26,940

 

26,940

Gross profit %

14.7%

24.2%

20.8%

17.9%

23.1%

28.6%

23.2%

 

28.2%

 

 

21.9%

Operating profit

(1,366)

1,094

672

400

4,321

608

94

 

702

5,423

(4,509)

914

Operating profit %

-4.1%

8.2%

10.1%

0.8%

9.8%

2.7%

2.9%

 

2.7%

 

 

0.7%