Segments

Segment Information

Net sales and operating income by segment for each period were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended August 31,						Six Months Ended August 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net sales:
Energy	$	106,515		$	97,299		$	253,501		$	210,504
Metal Coatings	116,272			99,030			231,522			191,108
Total net sales	$	222,787		$	196,329		$	485,023		$	401,612

Operating income (loss):
Energy	$	4,273		$	2,363		$	14,231		$	9,074
Metal Coatings	22,076			23,409			47,260			44,651
Corporate	(9,244		)	(8,385		)	(20,690		)	(16,315		)
Total operating income	$	17,105		$	17,387		$	40,801		$	37,410

Asset balances by segment for each period were as follows (in thousands):



	August 31, 2018		February 28, 2018
Total assets:
Energy	$	574,230	$	554,866
Metal Coatings	453,821		460,575
Corporate	9,973		12,768
Total	$	1,038,024	$	1,028,209

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2018, the Company recognized impairment charges of $0.8 million, which were classified within cost of sales in the consolidated statement of income and were related to property, plant and equipment in the Metal Coatings segment that was vacated or abandoned upon the consolidation of two galvanizing facilities in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. As part of the consolidation of facilities, the Company also recognized $0.5 million in employee severance and other disposal costs for the three and six months ended August 31, 2018, which were also classified within cost of sales in the consolidated statement of income.

Financial Information About Geographical Areas

The following table presents revenues by geographic region for each period (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended August 31,				Six Months Ended August 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net sales:
United States	$	188,278	$	162,490	$	401,834	$	329,219
International	34,509		33,839		83,189		72,393
Total	$	222,787	$	196,329	$	485,023	$	401,612

The following table presents fixed assets by geographic region for each period (in thousands):



	August 31, 2018		February 28, 2018
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	187,983	$	194,418
Canada	17,410		18,254
Other countries	4,011		4,183
Total	$	209,404	$	216,855