Note 14 - Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

(14) Business Segment Information

Our operations are entirely focused on the manufacture and marketing of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. Our concrete reinforcing products consist of two product lines: PC strand and WWR. Based on the criteria specified in ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, we have one reportable segment.

Our net sales and long-lived assets (consisting of net property, plant and equipment, the cash surrender value of life insurance policies, goodwill and intangible assets) by geographic region are as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 1,		October 3,		September 27,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Net sales:
United States	$	416,391	$	444,475	$	402,675
Foreign		2,156		3,029		6,303
Total	$	418,547	$	447,504	$	408,978
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	112,130	$	108,557	$	114,034
Foreign		-		-		-
Total	$	112,130	$	108,557	$	114,034

Our net sales by product line are as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 1,		October 3,		September 27,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Net sales:
Welded wire reinforcement	$	256,801	$	255,219	$	255,294
Prestressed concrete strand		161,746		192,285		153,684
Total	$	418,547	$	447,504	$	408,978

There were no customers that accounted for 10% or more of our net sales in 2016, 2015 and 2014.