Note 17 - Operating Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE

17

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Operating Segment Information

:

The Company classifies its businesses into

three

operating segments based on the types of products and services provided. The Uniforms and Related Products segment consists of the sale of uniforms and related items. The Remote Staffing Solutions segment consists of sales of staffing solutions. The Promotional Products segment consists of sales to customers of promotional products and other branded merchandise.

The Company evaluates the performance of each operating segment based on several factors of which the primary financial measures are operating segment net sales and earnings before income taxes. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 

1

entitled Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Amounts for corporate expenses are included in the Uniforms and Related Products segment totals. Information related to the operations of the Company's operating segments is set forth below:

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016	Uniforms and Related Products		Remote Staffing Solutions		Promotional Products			Intersegment Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	210,373,000		17,953,000		27,816,000			(3,546,000	)	$	252,596,000
Gross margin	$	69,987,000		9,616,000		9,690,000			(2,311,000	)	$	86,982,000
Selling and administrative expenses		52,225,000		6,096,000		10,386,000			(2,311,000	)		66,396,000
Interest expense		462,000		-		226,000			-			688,000
Income before taxes on income (loss)	$	17,300,000		3,520,000		(922,000	)		-		$	19,898,000
Depreciation and amortization	$	4,023,000		494,000		418,000			-		$	4,935,000
Capital expenditures	$	3,383,000		3,872,000		130,000			-		$	7,385,000
Total assets	$	176,070,000		19,752,000		28,480,000			(27,454,000	)	$	196,848,000

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015	Uniforms and Related Products		Remote Staffing Solutions		Promotional Products		Intersegment Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	198,319,000	$	15,604,000	$	-	$	(3,606,000	)	$	210,317,000
Gross margin	$	65,247,000	$	8,579,000	$	-	$	(2,393,000	)	$	71,433,000
Selling and administrative expenses		49,225,000		5,186,000		-		(2,393,000	)		52,018,000
Interest expense		519,000		-		-		-			519,000
Income before taxes on income	$	15,503,000	$	3,393,000	$	-	$	-		$	18,896,000
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,561,000	$	312,000	$	-	$	-		$	3,873,000
Capital expenditures	$	3,003,000	$	5,066,000	$	-	$	-		$	8,069,000
Total assets	$	140,710,000	$	14,551,000	$	-	$	(3,530,000	)	$	151,731,000

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2014	Uniforms and Related Products		Remote Staffing Solutions		Promotional Products		Intersegment Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	188,199,000	$	11,424,000	$	-	$	(3,374,000	)	$	196,249,000
Gross margin	$	64,480,000	$	6,487,000	$	-	$	(2,230,000	)	$	68,737,000
Selling and administrative expenses		48,924,000		4,030,000		-		(2,230,000	)		50,724,000
Interest expense		484,000		-		-		-			484,000
Income before taxes on income	$	15,072,000	$	2,457,000	$	-	$	-		$	17,529,000
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,581,000	$	258,000	$	-	$	-		$	3,839,000
Capital expenditures	$	2,187,000	$	2,749,000	$	-	$	-		$	4,936,000
Total assets	$	131,627,000	$	9,797,000	$	-	$	(1,570,000	)	$	139,854,000