Note 3 - Business Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 3 - BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating segments in annual financial statements and requires selected information of those segments to be presented in financial statements. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. While the Company has twelve operating segments, it has only three reportable operating business segments (Lighting, Graphics, and Electronic Components), an All Other Category, and Corporate and Eliminations.

The Lighting Segment includes outdoor, indoor, and landscape lighting utilizing both traditional and LED light sources, that has been fabricated and assembled for the commercial, industrial and multi-site retail lighting markets, the Company’s primary niche markets (petroleum / convenience store market, automotive dealership market, and quick service restaurant market), and LED solid state digital sports video screens. LED video screens are designed and manufactured by the Company’s Lighting Segment and by LSI Saco in the All Other Category. The Lighting Segment includes the operations of LSI Ohio Operations, LSI Metal Fabrication, LSI MidWest Lighting and LSI Lightron.  These operations have been integrated, have similar economic characteristics and meet the other requirements for aggregation in segment reporting.   

The Graphics Segment designs, manufactures and installs exterior and interior visual image elements related to traditional graphics along with digital signage. These products are used in visual image programs in several markets, including the petroleum / convenience store market and multi-site retail operations. The Graphics Segment includes the operations of Grady McCauley, LSI Retail Graphics and LSI Integrated Graphic Systems, which have been aggregated as such facilities manufacture two-dimensional graphics with the use of screen and digital printing, fabricate three-dimensional structural graphics sold in the multi-site retail and petroleum / convenience store markets, and each exhibit similar economic characteristics and meet the other requirements for aggregation in segment reporting.

The Electronic Components Segment designs, engineers and manufactures custom designed electronic circuit boards, assemblies and sub-assemblies, and various products used in various applications including the control of solid-state LED lighting and metal halide lighting.  The Electronic Components Segment includes the operations of LSI ADL Technology as well as LSI Virticus. LSI ADL Technology sells electronic circuit boards, assemblies and sub-assemblies directly to customers and also has significant inter-segment sales to the Lighting Segment. LSI Virticus sells lighting control systems directly to customers and to the Lighting Segment. Products produced by this segment may have applications in the Company’s other LED product lines such as digital scoreboards, advertising ribbon boards and billboards.  

The All Other Category includes the Company’s operating segments that neither meet the aggregation criteria, nor the criteria to be a separate reportable segment.  The Operations of LSI Images (menu board systems), LSI Adapt (implementation, installation and program management services related to products of the Graphics and Lighting Segments) and LSI Saco Technologies (designs and produces high-performance light engines, large format video screens using solid-state LED technology, and certain specialty LED lighting) are combined in the All Other Category.

The Company’s corporate administration activities are reported in a line item titled Corporate and Eliminations.  This primarily includes intercompany profit in inventory eliminations, expense related to certain corporate officers and support staff, the Company’s internal audit staff, expense related to the Company’s Board of Directors, stock option expense for options granted to corporate administration employees, certain consulting expenses, investor relations activities, and a portion of the Company’s legal, auditing and professional fee expenses. Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of cash, invested cash (if any), refundable income taxes, and deferred income tax assets.

There was no concentration of consolidated net sales in the three or nine months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013.  There was no concentration of accounts receivable at March 31, 2014 or June 30, 2013.

Summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable business segments is provided for the indicated periods and as of March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013:

(In thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31						Nine Months Ended March 31
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net Sales:
Lighting Segment	$	53,013		$	47,372		$	169,864		$	156,906
Graphics Segment		9,894			13,110			36,856			34,387
Electronic Components Segment		5,060			4,395			14,213			15,108
All Other Category		1,029			1,275			4,672			5,552
	$	68,996		$	66,152		$	225,605		$	211,953
Operating Income (Loss):
Lighting Segment	$	1,829		$	1,650		$	7,797		$	8,640
Graphics Segment		(1,656	)		5			(1,768	)		(1,490	)
Electronic Components Segment		498			(372	)		2,511			(1,145	)
All Other Category		(152	)		(186	)		(24	)		(1,617	)
Corporate and Eliminations		(1,465	)		(1,603	)		(5,112	)		(4,576	)
	$	(946	)	$	(506	)	$	3,404		$	(188	)
Capital Expenditures:
Lighting Segment	$	1,605		$	721		$	2,792		$	1,615
Graphics Segment		127			--			361			363
Electronic Components Segment		72			982			555			1,311
All Other Category		--			41			39			98
Corporate and Eliminations		3			800			781			2,290
	$	1,807		$	2,544		$	4,528		$	5,677
Depreciation and Amortization:
Lighting Segment	$	704		$	1,062		$	2,113		$	3,366
Graphics Segment		243			230			696			676
Electronic Components Segment		379			331			1,112			984
All Other Category		45			46			127			139
Corporate and Eliminations		243			69			535			249
	$	1,614		$	1,738		$	4,583		$	5,414

	March 31, 2014		June 30, 2013
Identifiable Assets:
Lighting Segment	$	93,593	$	90,536
Graphics Segment		21,612		28,792
Electronic Components Segment		30,800		30,926
All Other Category		5,437		6,361
Corporate and Eliminations		16,428		12,564
	$	167,870	$	169,179

The segment net sales reported above represent sales to external customers.  Segment operating income, which is used in management’s evaluation of segment performance, represents net sales less all operating expenses including impairment of goodwill, but excluding interest expense and interest income. Identifiable assets are those assets used by each segment in its operations. Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of cash, invested cash (if any), refundable income taxes, and deferred income tax assets. Inter-segment revenues were eliminated in consolidation as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31				Nine Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Lighting Segment inter-segment net sales	$	556	$	583	$	2,379	$	2,095
Graphics Segment inter-segment net sales	$	280	$	318	$	680	$	1,604
Electronic Components inter-segment net sales	$	8,116	$	6,654	$	26,070	$	20,273
All Other Category inter-segment net sales	$	1,865	$	2,227	$	6,057	$	4,481

The Company considers its geographic areas to be:  1) the United States, and 2) Canada.  The majority of the Company’s operations are in the United States, with one operation in Canada.  The geographic distribution of the Company’s net sales and long-lived assets are as follows:

(In thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31				Nine Months Ended March 31
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net Sales (a):
United States	$	68,711	$	66,085	$	224,444	$	211,738
Canada		285		67		1,161		215
	$	68,996	$	66,152	$	225,605	$	211,953

	March 31, 2014		June 30, 2013
Long-lived Assets (b):
United States	$	47,087	$	46,843
Canada		293		336
	$	47,380	$	47,179

a. Net sales are attributed to geographic areas based upon the location of the operation making the sale.

b. Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, assets held for sale, and other long term assets.  Goodwill and intangible assets are not included in long-lived assets.