Note 11 - Business Segment and Geographic Financial Data

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

11.     Business Segment and Geographic Financial Data

Business Segment Financial Data

We segregate our financial results into two reportable segments representing two broad technology segments as follows:

• The Air Pollution Control technology segment includes technologies to reduce NOx emissions in flue gas generated by the firing of natural gas or coal from boilers, incinerators, furnaces, and other stationary combustion sources. These include Over-Fire Air systems, NOxOUT^® and HERT™ Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction systems, and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems. Our SCR systems can also include Ammonia Injection Grid, and Graduated Straightening Grid GSG™ systems to provide high NOx reductions at significantly lower capital and operating costs than conventional SCR systems. ULTRA^® technology creates ammonia at a plant site using safe urea for use with any SCR application. Electrostatic Precipitator technologies make use of electrostatic precipitator products and services to reduce particulate matter. Flue Gas Conditioning systems are chemical injection systems offered in markets outside the U.S. and Canada to enhance electrostatic precipitator and fabric filter performance in controlling particulate emissions.

• The FUEL CHEM^® technology segment, which uses chemical processes in combination with advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics Modeling boiler modeling, for the control of slagging, fouling, corrosion, opacity and other sulfur trioxide-related issues in furnaces and boilers through the addition of chemicals into the furnace using TIFI^® Targeted In-Furnace Injection™ technology.

The “Other” classification includes those profit and loss items not allocated to either reportable segment. There are no inter-segment sales that require elimination.

We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on reviewing gross margin by reportable segment. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (Note 1 in our annual report on Form 10-K). We do not review assets by reportable segment, but rather, in aggregate for the Company as a whole.

Information about reporting segment net sales and gross margin from operations are provided below:

	Air Pollution			FUEL CHEM
Three months ended September 30, 2022	Control Segment			Segment			Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	2,728		$	5,289		$	—		$	8,017
Cost of sales		(1,801	)		(2,544	)		—			(4,345	)
Gross margin		927			2,745			—			3,672
Selling, general and administrative		—			—			(3,273	)		(3,273	)
Research and development		—			—			(207	)		(207	)
Operating income (loss) from operations	$	927		$	2,745		$	(3,480	)	$	192

	Air Pollution			FUEL CHEM
Three months ended September 30, 2021	Control Segment			Segment			Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	1,944		$	5,615		$	—		$	7,559
Cost of sales		(1,134	)		(2,706	)		—			(3,840	)
Gross margin		810			2,909			—			3,719
Selling, general and administrative		—			—			(2,801	)		(2,801	)
Research and development		—			—			(340	)		(340	)
Operating income (loss) from operations	$	810		$	2,909		$	(3,141	)	$	578

	Air Pollution			FUEL CHEM
Nine months ended September 30, 2022	Control Segment			Segment			Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	7,670		$	12,250		$	—		$	19,920
Cost of sales		(5,032	)		(6,248	)		—			(11,280	)
Gross margin		2,638			6,002			—			8,640
Selling, general and administrative		—			—			(9,201	)		(9,201	)
Research and development		—			—			(716	)		(716	)
Operating income (loss) from operations	$	2,638		$	6,002		$	(9,917	)	$	(1,277	)

	Air Pollution			FUEL CHEM
Nine months ended September 30, 2021	Control Segment			Segment			Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	3,837		$	13,973		$	—		$	17,810
Cost of sales		(2,172	)		(6,978	)		—			(9,150	)
Gross margin		1,665			6,995			—			8,660
Selling, general and administrative		—			—			(8,858	)		(8,858	)
Research and development		—			—			(1,070	)		(1,070	)
Operating income (loss) from operations	$	1,665		$	6,995		$	(9,928	)	$	(1,268	)

Geographic Segment Financial Data

Information concerning our operations by geographic area is provided below. Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the end-user. Assets are those directly associated with operations of the geographic area.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenues:
United States	$	6,972	$	6,049	$	14,939	$	15,100
Foreign		1,045		1,510		4,981		2,710
	$	8,017	$	7,559	$	19,920	$	17,810

	September 30,		December 31,
	2022		2021
Assets:
United States	$	47,170	$	46,271
Foreign		2,512		3,703
	$	49,682	$	49,974