NOTE 5 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (“EPCM”) segment provides services relating to the development, management and execution of projects requiring professional engineering and related project services primarily to the energy industry throughout the United States. The EPCM segment includes the government services group, which provides engineering, design, installation and operation and maintenance of various government, public sector and international facilities. The Automation segment provides services related to the design, fabrication and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automation, information technology and electrical projects primarily to the upstream and downstream sectors throughout the United States as well as a specific project in Central Asia.

Revenues, operating income, and identifiable assets for each segment are set forth in the following table. The amount identified as Corporate includes those activities that are not allocated to the operating segments and include costs related to business development, executive functions, finance, accounting, safety, human resources and information technology that are not specifically identifiable with the segments. 

Segment information for the six months ended June 27, 2015 and June 28, 2014 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the six months ended June 27, 2015:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenue	$	26,229	$	17,926	$	—		$	44,155
Gross profit		4,132		4,599		—			8,731
SG&A		1,463		1,285		4,811			7,559
Operating income (loss)		2,669		3,314		(4,811	)		1,172
Other income									645
Interest expense, net									(66	)
Tax expense									(152	)
Net income								$	1,599

For the six months ended June 28, 2014:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenue	$	25,392	$	28,676	$	—		$	54,068
Gross profit		4,678		7,196		—			11,874
SG&A		2,014		1,415		4,936			8,365
Operating income (loss)		2,664		5,781		(4,936	)		3,509
Other expense									123
Interest expense, net									(43	)
Tax expense									(181	)
Net income								$	3,408

Total Assets by Segment	As of  June 27,  2015		As of  December 27,  2014
	(dollars in thousands)
EPCM	$	12,763	$	12,172
Automation		23,708		26,690
Corporate		11,171		12,794
Consolidated	$	47,642	$	51,656