Note 10 - Geographic Regions

9 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

10 . GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

The Company is a global advanced materials company which develops, manufactures, markets and sells high technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace markets. The Company’s products are sold to customers in North America, Asia and Europe. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company operates as a single operating segment, which is advanced materials for the electronics and aerospace markets, with common management and identical or very similar economic characteristics, products, raw materials, manufacturing processes and equipment, customers and markets, marketing, sales and distribution methods and regulatory environments. The chief operating decision maker reviews financial information on a consolidated basis.

Sales are attributed to geographic region based upon the region in which the materials were delivered to the customer. Sales between geographic regions were not significant.

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic region is as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended				39 Weeks Ended
	November 30, 2014		December 1, 2013		November 30, 2014		December 1, 2013
Sales:
North America	$	17,357	$	20,196	$	57,941	$	63,814
Asia		14,251		17,135		59,150		54,809
Europe		3,071		2,347		8,754		8,990
Total sales	$	34,679	$	39,678	$	125,845	$	127,613

	November 30, 2014		March 2, 2014
Long-lived assets:
North America		27,118		26,899
Asia		12,757		13,557
Europe		353		397
Total long-lived assets	$	40,228	$	40,853