NOTE 13 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 13 - 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.

Sales, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and depreciation 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 years ended December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the year ended December 26, 2015:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	49,277	$	30,328	$	—		$	79,605
Operating income		4,219		6,832		(8,951	)		2,100
Depreciation and amortization		177		614		665			1,456
Tangible assets		12,289		17,253		19,621			49,163
Goodwill		720		2,086		—			2,806
Other intangible assets		—		231		—			231
Total assets		13,009		19,570		19,621			52,200
Capital expenditures		—		26		507			533

For the year ended December 27, 2014:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	50,437	$	57,463	$	—		$	107,900
Operating income		4,364		12,385		(9,869	)		6,880
Depreciation and amortization		498		937		891			2,326
Tangible assets		11,452		24,164		12,794			48,410
Goodwill		720		2,086		—			2,806
Other intangible assets		—		440		—			440
Total assets		12,172		26,690		12,794			51,656
Capital expenditures		16		60		1,120			1,196

Financial information by geographic area and segments

Revenue from our Caspian Pipeline Consortium Project in Russia and Kazakhstan contributed $11.8 million and $17.7 million in revenues in our Automation segment for the years ended December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively. Company assets, other than cash and trade receivables, located in this region are insignificant.