Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue by Principal Product by Operating Segment

Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):

	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
Product	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cat Litter	$	7,247	$	6,502	$	74,970	$	67,613
Industrial and Sports	—		—		15,012		15,429
Agricultural and Horticultural	10,296		12,698		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	24,605		24,454		1,196		1,197
Animal Health and Nutrition	8,801		8,130		—		—
Net Sales	$	50,949	$	51,784	$	91,178	$	84,239
	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
Product	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cat Litter	$	3,550	$	3,287	$	38,591	$	35,218
Industrial and Sports	—		—		7,412		7,652
Agricultural and Horticultural	4,577		6,646		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	12,382		12,559		531		552
Animal Health and Nutrition	3,962		3,966		—		—
Net Sales	$	24,471	$	26,458	$	46,534	$	43,422

Operating Segments Information

We do not rely on any 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. We have refined the basis of allocation for certain of our assets as of January 31, 2020 and we have restated the allocation of assets as of July 31, 2019 presented below to enhance comparability. 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. 

	Assets
	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	63,744	$	66,655
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	96,043		95,593
Unallocated Assets	49,292		42,979
Total Assets	$	209,079	$	205,227

Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The corporate expenses line includes 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 estimated annual incentive plan bonus accrual.

	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income
	2020		2019		2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	50,949	$	51,784	$	15,848		$	14,304
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	91,178		84,239		8,968			2,662
Net Sales	$	142,127	$	136,023
Corporate Expenses					(14,822		)	(13,136		)
Income from Operations					9,994			3,830
Total Other Expense, Net					(159		)	(158		)
Income before Income Taxes					9,835			3,672
Income Tax Expense					(1,626		)	(456		)
Net Income					8,209			3,216
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					(157		)	23
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	8,366		$	3,193
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income
	2020		2019		2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	24,471	$	26,458	$	7,552		$	7,272
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	46,534		43,422		5,608			2,653
Net Sales	$	71,005	$	69,880
Corporate Expenses					(7,287		)	(7,098		)
Income from Operations					5,873			2,827
Total Other Expense, Net					(115		)	(39		)
Income before Income Taxes					5,758			2,788
Income Tax Expense					(1,009		)	(506		)
Net Income					4,749			2,282
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					(81		)	(5		)
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	4,830		$	2,287