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Note 11 - Geographic Regions
3 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
11
.   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 regions 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
 
 
 
May 31,
2015
 
 
June 1,
2014
 
Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
  $ 18,315     $ 21,295  
Asia
    17,234       24,497  
Europe
    2,280       3,025  
Total sales
 
$
37,829
 
 
$
48,817
 
 
 
 
May 31,
2015
 
 
March 1,
2015
 
Long-lived assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
  $ 23,147     $ 23,562  
Asia
    10,207       12,490  
Europe
    307       325  
Total long-lived assets
 
$
33,661
 
 
$
36,377