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SEGMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
SEGMENTS
10. SEGMENTS

 

a. Segment Reporting

 

Through the third quarter of 2011, the Company segregated its operations into two reportable segments: Manufacturing and Retail and Distribution. In the fourth quarter of 2011, resulting from the execution of Company’s strategic initiative to expand its customer base, diversify its product offerings and revenues and extend its market leadership, it began reporting three segments: Commercial Trailer Products, Diversified Products and Retail. The Commercial Trailer Products segment produces and sells new trailers to the Retail segment or to customers who purchase trailers directly from the Company or through independent dealers. The Diversified Products segment focuses on the Company’s commitment to expand its customer base, diversify its product offerings and revenues and extend its market leadership by leveraging its proprietary DuraPlate® panel technology, drawing on its core manufacturing expertise and making available products that are complementary to truck trailers and transportation equipment. The Retail segment includes the sale of new and used trailers, as well as the sale of after-market parts and service, through its retail branch network.

  

The Company manages its business in multiple operating segments. Because of the similar economic characteristics of these operations, including the nature of the products, the same or similar customers and similar production and distribution processes, those operations have been aggregated for segment reporting purposes. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies except that the Company evaluates segment performance based on income from operations. The Company has not allocated certain corporate related administrative costs, interest and income taxes included in the corporate and eliminations segment to the Company’s other reportable segment. The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers at cost plus a specified mark-up. Reportable segment information is as follows (in thousands):

 

    Commercial     Diversified           Corporate and        
    Trailer Products     Products     Retail     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012                              
Net sales                                        
External customers   $ 233,560     $ 19,002     $ 25,120     $ -     $ 277,682  
Intersegment sales     9,820       12,588       -       (22,408 )     -  
Total net sales   $ 243,380     $ 31,590     $ 25,120     $ (22,408 )   $ 277,682  
                                         
Income (Loss) from operations   $ 6,187     $ 5,384     $ (75 )   $ (6,047 )   $ 5,449  
Assets   $ 292,495     $ 56,890     $ 137,622     $ (77,352 )   $ 409,655  
                                         
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011                                        
Net sales                                        
External customers   $ 185,680     $ 9,608     $ 26,696     $ -     $ 221,984  
Intersegment sales     14,388       10,471       -       (24,859 )     -  
Total net sales   $ 200,068     $ 20,079     $ 26,696     $ (24,859 )   $ 221,984  
                                         
Income (Loss) from operations   $ 5,555     $ 2,665     $ (127 )   $ (4,084 )   $ 4,009  
Assets   $ 237,698     $ 43,140     $ 101,988     $ (40,185 )   $ 342,641  

 

b. Product Information

 

The Company offers products primarily in four general categories: (1) new trailers, (2) used trailers, (3) components, parts and service and (4) equipment and other. The following table sets forth the major product categories and their percentage of consolidated net sales (dollars in thousands):

 

    Commercial     Diversified              
    Trailer Products     Products     Retail     Consolidated  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012   $     $     $     $     %  
New trailers     225,301     -     9,891     235,192       84.7  
Used trailers     4,148       -       3,437       7,585       2.7  
Components, parts and service     559       14,250       11,769       26,578       9.6  
Equipment and other     3,552       4,752       23       8,327       3.0  
Total net external sales   233,560     19,002     25,120     277,682       100.0  

 

      Commercial       Diversified                          
      Trailer Products       Products       Retail       Consolidated  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011      $        $        $        $        %  
New trailers     180,596     -     13,567     194,163       87.5  
Used trailers     2,313       -       2,646       4,959       2.2  
Components, parts and service     555       9,391       10,459       20,405       9.2  
Equipment and other     2,216       217       24       2,457       1.1  
Total net external sales     185,680     9,608     26,696     221,984       100.0