NOTE 4 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 4 – 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 three months ended March 26, 2016 and March 28, 2015 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the three months ended March 26, 2016:	EPCM			Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenue	$	8,527		$	6,285	$	—		$	14,812
Gross profit		634			1,039		—			1,673
SG&A		769			743		1,878			3,390
Operating income (loss)		(135	)		296		(1,878	)		(1,717	)
Other income										6
Interest expense, net										(36	)
Tax benefit										998
Net loss									$	(749	)

For the three months ended March 28, 2015:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenue	$	13,298	$	9,804	$	—		$	23,102
Gross profit		2,058		2,064		—			4,122
SG&A		724		706		2,574			4,004
Operating income (loss)		1,334		1,358		(2,574	)		118
Other income									619
Interest expense, net									(22	)
Tax expense									(92	)
Net income								$	623

Total Assets by Segment	As of March 26, 2016		As of December 26, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)
EPCM	$	8,931	$	13,009
Automation		18,167		19,570
Corporate		24,210		19,621
Consolidated	$	51,308	$	52,200