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OPERATING SEGMENTS Level 1 (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019
OPERATING SEGMENTS [Abstract]  
Operating Segments
OPERATING SEGMENTS

We have two reportable operating segments: (1) Retail and Wholesale Products Group and (2) Business to Business Products Group. These operating segments are managed separately and each segment's major customers have different characteristics. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group customers include mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores, distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies and sports field product users. The Business to Business Products Group customers include: processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal health and nutrition products; and marketers of consumer products.

Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):
 
Business to Business Products Group
 
Retail and Wholesale Products Group
 
Year Ended July 31,
Product
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Cat Litter
$
13,764

 
$
13,301

 
$
135,489

 
$
124,635

Industrial and Sports

 

 
33,341

 
34,224

Agricultural and Horticultural
24,311

 
23,897

 

 

Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification
51,905

 
49,783

 
2,318

 
2,098

Animal Health and Nutrition
15,897

 
18,062

 

 

Net Sales
$
105,877

 
$
105,043

 
$
171,148

 
$
160,957

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We do not rely on any operating segment asset allocations and we do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance.

The corporate expenses line in the table below represents certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as research and development, information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service. Corporate expenses also include the annual incentive plan bonus accrual. Other income in fiscal year 2019 included net proceeds upon resolution of legal proceedings. The amount received under a confidential agreement resolving these legal proceedings was material to our financial results for the period.
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Business to Business Products
$
65,282

 
$
65,143

Retail and Wholesale Products
94,809

 
89,623

Unallocated assets
45,136

 
39,916

Total Assets
$
205,227

 
$
194,682

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended July 31,
 
 
Net Sales
Income
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(in thousands)
Business to Business Products
 
$
105,877

 
$
105,043

 
$
31,388

 
$
35,120

Retail and Wholesale Products
 
171,148

 
160,957

 
8,683

 
6,975

Net Sales
 
$
277,025

 
$
266,000

 


 


Corporate Expenses
(29,659
)
 
(26,218
)
Income from Operations
10,412

 
15,877

Total Other Income (Expense), Net
4,136

 
(1,011
)
Income Before Income Taxes
14,548

 
14,866

Income Tax Expense
(1,933
)
 
(6,644
)
Net Income
$
12,615

 
$
8,222

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
$
4

 
$
(18
)
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri
$
12,611

 
$
8,240



The following is a summary by fiscal year of financial information by geographic region (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
   Sales to unaffiliated customers by:
 
 
 
 
      Domestic operations
 
$
264,476

 
$
254,158

      Foreign subsidiaries
 
$
12,549

 
$
11,842

   Sales or transfers between geographic areas:
 
 
 
 
     Domestic operations
 
$
5,097

 
$
5,570

   Income before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
      Domestic operations
 
$
14,280

 
$
14,742

      Foreign subsidiaries
 
$
268

 
$
124

   Net Income (Loss) attributable to Oil-Dri:
 
 
 
 
     Domestic operations
 
$
12,456

 
$
8,249

      Foreign subsidiaries
 
$
155

 
$
(9
)
   Identifiable assets:
 
 
 
 
      Domestic operations
 
$
195,032

 
$
185,361

      Foreign subsidiaries
 
$
10,195

 
$
9,321




Sales to Walmart, our largest customer, are included in our Retail and Wholesale Products Group. The percentage of consolidated net sales and net accounts receivable attributed to Walmart are shown in the table below:
 
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales for the years ended July 31
 
20%
 
18%
Net accounts receivable as of July 31
 
26%
 
26%


There are no other customers with sales equal to or greater than 10% of our total sales.