Operating segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operations and assets by segment

	2020			2019			2018
Net sales:
Metal Coatings	$	498,989		$	440,264		$	389,397
Energy	562,828			486,823			421,033
Total net sales	$	1,061,817		$	927,087		$	810,430
Operating income (loss):
Metal Coatings	$	107,926		$	83,591		$	84,332
Energy	32,845			31,332			(1,766		)
Corporate	(42,796		)	(37,967		)	(34,318		)
Loss on disposal of business	(18,632		)	—			—
Total operating income	$	79,343		$	76,956		$	48,248

	2020		2019		2018
Depreciation and amortization:
Metal Coatings	$	30,042	$	29,124	$	28,617
Energy	18,414		19,405		19,996
Corporate	1,738		1,716		1,913
Total	$	50,194	$	50,245	$	50,526

	2020		2019		2018
Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash, and property, plant and equipment:
Metal Coatings	$	82,972	$	16,046	$	39,474
Energy	9,588		14,608		32,903
Corporate	3,112		2,962		2,020
Total	$	95,672	$	33,616	$	74,397

Asset information by segment was as follows as of February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 (in thousands):

	2020		2019
Assets:
Metal Coatings	$	504,632	$	440,090
Energy	548,032		630,134
Corporate	21,167		18,346
Total assets	$	1,073,831	$	1,088,570

Financial Information About Geographical Areas

Financial information about geographical areas for the periods presented was as follows for fiscal year 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	2020		2019		2018
Geographic net sales:
United States	$	850,656	$	785,194	$	653,150
Other countries	211,161		141,893		157,280
Total	$	1,061,817	$	927,087	$	810,430

 

	2020		2019
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	190,365	$	189,281
Canada	16,385		16,961
Other Countries	6,354		3,985
Total	$	213,104	$	210,227