BUSINESS SEGMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

BUSINESS SEGMENT

BUSINESS SEGMENT

18.  BUSINESS SEGMENT

The following are summaries of the Company’s sales and long-lived assets by geography:

	2023		2022		2021
U.S. sales (excluding U.S. government)	$	34,599,754	$	36,492,275	$	53,888,136
Sales to U.S. government		—		15,731,136		113,662,440
North and South America sales (excluding U.S.)		6,085,166		29,126,820		14,561,236
Other international sales		2,912,006		13,468,707		6,270,642
Total sales	$	43,596,926	$	94,818,938	$	188,382,454

	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Long-lived assets
U.S.	$	89,237,030	$	95,587,561
International		4,241,491		4,565,207
Total	$	93,478,521	$	100,152,768

The Company does not operate in separate reportable segments. Shipments to international customers generally require a prepayment either by wire transfer or an irrevocable confirmed letter of credit.  The Company does extend credit to international customers on some occasions depending upon certain criteria, including, but not limited to, the credit worthiness of the customer, the stability of the country, banking restrictions, and the size of the order.  All transactions are in U.S. currency.