NOTE 5 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 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 nine months ended September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the nine months ended September 26, 2015:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenue	$	38,174	$	24,191	$	—		$	62,365
Gross profit		5,852		6,652		—			12,504
SG&A		2,116		1,869		6,924			10,909
Operating income (loss)		3,736		4,783		(6,924	)		1,595
Other income									641
Interest expense, net									(98	)
Tax expense									(219	)
Net income								$	1,919

For the nine months ended September 27, 2014:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenue	$	37,742	$	43,252	$	—		$	80,994
Gross profit		6,268		11,688		—			17,956
SG&A		2,883		2,170		7,312			12,365
Operating income (loss)		3,385		9,518		(7,312	)		5,591
Other expense									118
Interest expense, net									(79	)
Tax expense									(412	)
Net income								$	5,218

Total Assets by Segment	As of  September 26, 2015		As of  December 27, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
EPCM	$	10,321	$	12,172
Automation		21,119		26,690
Corporate		13,723		12,794
Consolidated	$	45,163	$	51,656