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Note 9 - Segmented Information

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Note 9 - Segmented Information
6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
9
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Segmented information
 
General description
 
The Company is operated and managed geographically and has production facilities in the United States, Mexico and China. The Company utilizes reportable segment’s site contribution (site revenues minus operating expenses, excluding unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on unsettled forward exchange contracts, corporate allocations and restructuring expenses) to monitor reportable segment performance. Site contribution is utilized by the chief operating decision-maker as the indicator of reportable segment performance, as it reflects costs which our operating site management is directly responsible for. Intersegment adjustments reflect intersegment sales that are generally recorded at prices that approximate arm’s-length transactions. In assessing the performance of the reportable segments, management attributes site revenue to the reportable segment that ships the product to the customer, irrespective of the product’s destination. Information about the reportable segments is as follows:
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
Six months ended
 
 
 
July
2
,
201
7
 
 
July 3,
2016
 
 
July
2
,
201
7
 
 
July 3,
2016
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
  $
23,996
    $
25,672
    $
46,487
    $
52,464
 
China
   
7,775
     
15,100
     
16,097
     
26,757
 
U.S.
   
3,928
     
4,722
     
8,910
     
10,680
 
Total
  $
35,699
    $
45,494
    $
71,494
    $
89,901
 
                                 
Intersegment revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
  $
    $
(139
)
  $
(12
)   $
(255
)
China
   
(2,659
)    
(1,535
)
   
(5,170
)    
(3,844
)
U.S.
   
(45
)    
(205
)
   
(139
)    
(267
)
Total
  $
(2,704
)   $
(1,879
)
  $
(5,321
)   $
(4,366
)
                                 
Net external revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
  $
23,996
    $
25,533
    $
46,475
    $
52,209
 
China
   
5,116
     
13,565
     
10,927
     
22,913
 
U.S.
   
3,883
     
4,517
     
8,771
     
10,413
 
Total segment revenue (which also equals consolidated revenue)
  $
32,995
    $
43,615
    $
66,173
    $
85,535
 
                                 
Site Contribution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
  $
1,338
    $
2,343
    $
2,685
    $
4,871
 
China
   
(1,599
)    
550
     
(1,174
)    
1,165
 
U.S.
   
(1,679
)    
(472
)
   
(2,114
)    
(440
)
Total
  $
(1,940
)   $
2,421
    $
(603
)   $
5,596
 
                                 
Corporate allocations
   
2,635
     
2,645
     
5,449
     
5,534
 
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss on unsettled forward exchange contracts
   
(284
)    
47
     
(1,556
)    
(999
)
Interest
   
217
     
203
     
396
     
434
 
Restructuring charges
   
1,351
     
     
1,351
     
176
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
  $
(5,859
)   $
(474
)
  $
(6,243
)   $
451
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
 
The following table contains additions to property, plant and equipment including those acquired through capital leases for the
three
and
six
months ended
July 2, 2017
and
July 3, 2016:
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
Six months ended
 
 
 
July
2
,
201
7
 
 
July 3,
2016
 
 
July
2
,
201
7
 
 
July 3,
2016
 
Mexico
  $
25
    $
153
    $
180
    $
334
 
China
   
9
     
321
     
75
     
480
 
U.S.
   
234
     
54
     
309
     
291
 
Segment total
   
268
     
528
     
564
     
1,105
 
Corporate and other
   
118
     
115
     
124
     
171
 
Total
  $
386
    $
643
    $
688
    $
1,276
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(a)
 
 
 
July
2
, 201
7
 
 
January 1,
2017
 
Mexico
  $
8,213
    $
9,505
 
China
   
2,219
     
3,290
 
U.S
   
897
     
2,469
 
Corporate and other
   
245
     
219
 
Segment assets
  $
11,574
    $
14,437
 
 
 
(a)
Property, plant and equipment information is based on the principal location of the asset.
 
Geographic revenues
 
The following table contains geographic revenues based on the product shipment destination, for the
three
and
six
months ended
July 2, 2017
and
July 3, 2016:
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
Six months ended
 
 
 
July
2
,
201
7
 
 
July 3,
2016
 
 
July
2
,
201
7
 
 
July 3,
2016
 
U.S.
  $
24,101
    $
25,194
    $
50,175
    $
54,378
 
Canada
   
5,082
     
14,736
     
10,504
     
23,700
 
Europe
   
     
114
     
     
905
 
China
   
1,181
     
1,541
     
2,356
     
2,652
 
Africa
   
2,631
     
2,030
     
3,138
     
3,900
 
Total
  $
32,995
    $
43,615
    $
66,173
    $
85,535
 
 
Significant customers and concentration of credit risk:
 
   Sales of the Company’s products are concentrated in certain cases among specific customers in the same industry. The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk in trade receivables. The Company considers concentrations of credit risk in establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts and believes the recorded allowances are adequate. The increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts from
January 1, 2017
to
July 2, 2017
predominantly related to
one
customer for which management has concluded a provision was required for the outstanding accounts receivable due to the deterioration of the credit risk associated with
one
customer.
 
 
The Company expects to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of its revenue. In addition to having a limited number of customers, the Company manufactures a limited number of products for some customers. If the Company loses any of its larger customers or any product line manufactured for
one
of its larger customers, it could experience a significant reduction in revenue. Also, the insolvency of
one
or more of its larger customers or the inability of
one
or more of its larger customers to pay for its orders could decrease revenue. As many costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in net revenue can decrease profit margins and adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
During the
three
months ended
July 2, 2017,
four
customers exceeded
10%
of total revenues representing
13.5%,
11.4%,
11.0%
and
10.3%
respectively (
July 3, 2016 –
two
customers represented
22.1%
and
17.6%
) of total revenue for the
second
quarter of
2017.
During the
six
months ended
July 2, 2017,
three
customers individually comprised
12.1%,
10.3%
and
10.1%
(
July 3, 2016 –
two
customers individually comprised
18.2%
and
15.8%
) of total revenue for the
six
months ended
July 2, 2017.
 
As of
July 2, 2017,
two
customers represented
13.2%
and
12.4%
respectively, (
January 1, 2017,
one
customer represented
11.8%
) of the Company’s accounts receivable.