Segment Information | Segment Information Reportable operating segments are determined based on Comtech’s management approach. The management approach, as defined by FASB ASC 280 - "Segment Reporting" is based on the way that the CODM organizes the segments within an enterprise for making decisions about resources to be allocated and assessing their performance. Our CODM, for purposes of FASB ASC 280, is our Chief Executive Officer. Our Commercial Solutions segment offers satellite ground station technologies (such as modems and amplifiers) and public safety and location technologies (such as 911 call routing and mapping solutions) to commercial customers and smaller government customers, such as state and local governments. This segment also serves certain large government customers (including the U.S. government) that have requirements for off-the-shelf commercial equipment. Our Government Solutions segment provides tactical satellite-based networks and ongoing support for complicated communications networks and troposcatter systems and solid-state, high-power amplifiers to large government end-users (including those of foreign countries), large international customers and domestic prime contractors. Our CODM primarily uses a metric that we refer to as Adjusted EBITDA to measure an operating segment’s performance and to make decisions about resources to be allocated. Our Adjusted EBITDA metric for the Commercial Solutions and Government Solutions segments do not consider any allocation of indirect expense, or any of the following: income taxes, interest (income) and other, write-off of deferred financing costs, interest expense, amortization of stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation expense, estimated contract settlement costs, settlement of intellectual property litigation, acquisition plan expenses, restructuring costs, COVID-19 related costs, strategic emerging technology costs (for next-generation satellite technology), facility exit costs, strategic alternatives analysis expenses and other. These items, while periodically affecting our results, may vary significantly from period to period and may have a disproportionate effect in a given period, thereby affecting the comparability of results. Any amounts shown in the Adjusted EBITDA calculation for our Commercial Solutions and Government Solutions segments are directly attributable to those segments. Our Adjusted EBITDA is also used by our management in assessing the Company's operating results. Although closely aligned, the Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA is different than the Consolidated EBITDA (as such term is defined in our Credit Facility) utilized for financial covenant calculations and also may differ from the definition of EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA used by other companies and, therefore, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Operating segment information, along with a reconciliation of segment net income (loss) and consolidated net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA is presented in the tables below: Three months ended April 30, 2021 Commercial Solutions Government Solutions Unallocated Total Net sales $ 91,364,000 48,012,000 — $ 139,376,000 Operating income (loss) $ 9,318,000 768,000 (7,736,000) $ 2,350,000 Net income (loss) $ 9,020,000 752,000 (8,980,000) $ 792,000 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 302,000 (85,000) 99,000 316,000 Interest (income) and other (7,000) 101,000 (370,000) (276,000) Interest expense 3,000 — 1,515,000 1,518,000 Amortization of stock-based compensation — — 1,204,000 1,204,000 Amortization of intangibles 4,221,000 1,089,000 — 5,310,000 Depreciation 1,779,000 439,000 56,000 2,274,000 Acquisition plan expenses — — 5,267,000 5,267,000 Restructuring costs 594,000 — — 594,000 COVID-19 related costs — 416,000 — 416,000 Strategic emerging technology costs — 315,000 — 315,000 Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,912,000 3,027,000 (1,209,000) $ 17,730,000 Purchases of property, plant and equipment $ 3,159,000 1,389,000 3,000 $ 4,551,000 Long-lived assets acquired in connection with acquisitions $ 45,597,000 — — $ 45,597,000 Total assets at April 30, 2021 $ 721,857,000 237,798,000 38,937,000 $ 998,592,000 Three months ended April 30, 2020 Commercial Solutions Government Solutions Unallocated Total Net sales $ 78,311,000 56,810,000 — $ 135,121,000 Operating income (loss) $ 4,041,000 4,194,000 (11,371,000) $ (3,136,000) Net income (loss) $ 3,462,000 4,253,000 (11,704,000) $ (3,989,000) Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 481,000 (65,000) (1,175,000) (759,000) Interest (income) and other 89,000 — 19,000 108,000 Interest expense 9,000 6,000 1,489,000 1,504,000 Amortization of stock-based compensation — — 981,000 981,000 Amortization of intangibles 4,313,000 1,204,000 — 5,517,000 Depreciation 1,993,000 447,000 210,000 2,650,000 Estimated contract settlement costs 476,000 — — 476,000 Acquisition plan expenses 701,000 — 5,282,000 5,983,000 Adjusted EBITDA $ 11,524,000 5,845,000 (4,898,000) $ 12,471,000 Purchases of property, plant and equipment $ 1,263,000 531,000 118,000 $ 1,912,000 Long-lived assets acquired in connection with acquisitions $ 4,023,000 4,402,000 — $ 8,425,000 Total assets at April 30, 2020 $ 663,455,000 235,739,000 52,538,000 $ 951,732,000 Nine months ended April 30, 2021 Commercial Solutions Government Solutions Unallocated Total Net sales $ 260,991,000 174,895,000 — $ 435,886,000 Operating income (loss) $ 27,439,000 8,813,000 (114,216,000) $ (77,964,000) Net income (loss) $ 26,618,000 9,138,000 (116,599,000) $ (80,843,000) Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 858,000 (497,000) (2,439,000) (2,078,000) Interest (income) and other (40,000) 108,000 (344,000) (276,000) Interest expense 3,000 64,000 5,166,000 5,233,000 Amortization of stock-based compensation — — 3,190,000 3,190,000 Amortization of intangibles 12,794,000 2,877,000 — 15,671,000 Depreciation 5,709,000 1,285,000 289,000 7,283,000 Acquisition plan expenses (1,052,000) — 100,859,000 99,807,000 Restructuring costs 1,195,000 — 1,195,000 COVID-19 related costs — 576,000 — 576,000 Strategic emerging technology costs 315,000 315,000 Adjusted EBITDA $ 46,085,000 13,866,000 (9,878,000) $ 50,073,000 Purchases of property, plant and equipment $ 5,123,000 3,031,000 83,000 $ 8,237,000 Long-lived assets acquired in connection with acquisitions $ 45,597,000 2,443,000 — $ 48,040,000 Total assets at April 30, 2021 $ 721,857,000 237,798,000 38,937,000 $ 998,592,000 Nine months ended April 30, 2020 Commercial Solutions Government Solutions Unallocated Total Net sales $ 268,747,000 198,295,000 — $ 467,042,000 Operating income (loss) $ 26,501,000 16,280,000 (30,423,000) $ 12,358,000 Net income (loss) $ 26,031,000 16,364,000 (36,501,000) $ 5,894,000 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 382,000 (65,000) 1,186,000 1,503,000 Interest (income) and other 62,000 (26,000) 1,000 37,000 Interest expense 26,000 7,000 4,891,000 4,924,000 Amortization of stock-based compensation — — 3,098,000 3,098,000 Amortization of intangibles 13,037,000 2,915,000 — 15,952,000 Depreciation 6,372,000 1,072,000 578,000 8,022,000 Estimated contract settlement costs 444,000 — — 444,000 Acquisition plan expenses 701,000 — 13,696,000 14,397,000 Adjusted EBITDA $ 47,055,000 20,267,000 (13,051,000) $ 54,271,000 Purchases of property, plant and equipment $ 3,178,000 956,000 286,000 $ 4,420,000 Long-lived assets acquired in connection with acquisitions $ 6,060,000 34,609,000 — $ 40,669,000 Total assets at April 30, 2020 $ 663,455,000 235,739,000 52,538,000 $ 951,732,000 Unallocated expenses result from corporate expenses such as executive compensation, accounting, legal and other regulatory compliance related costs and also includes all of our amortization of stock-based compensation. During the three months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded $5,267,000 and $5,983,000 of acquisition plan expenses, respectively, and during the nine months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded $99,807,000 and $14,397,000 of acquisition plan expenses, respectively, most of which were recorded in our unallocated expenses. See Note (2) - " Acquisitions " for further information. During the three and nine months ended April 30, 2021, our Commercial Solutions segment recorded $594,000 and $1,195,000, respectively, of restructuring costs incurred to shift production of our key satellite earth station products to a new 146,000 square foot facility in Chandler, Arizona. In addition, during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2021, our Government Solutions segment recorded $416,000 and $576,000, respectively, of incremental operating costs incurred for our antenna facility located in the United Kingdom due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a temporary but complete shut-down of this facility. There were no such charges recorded in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2020. Interest expense in the tables above primarily relates to our Credit Facility, and includes the amortization of deferred financing costs. See Note (10) - " Credit Facility " for further discussion. In addition, interest expense for the nine months ended April 30, 2021 includes $1,178,000 of incremental interest expense related to a now terminated financing commitment letter, as discussed in more detail in Note (2) - " Acquisitions ." Intersegment sales for the three months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 by the Commercial Solutions segment to the Government Solutions segment were $827,000 and $3,115,000, respectively. Intersegment sales for the nine months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 by the Commercial Solutions segment to the Government Solutions segment were $2,622,000 and $6,876,000, respectively. There were nominal sales by the Government Solutions segment to the Commercial Solutions segment for these periods. All intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation and are excluded from the tables above. Unallocated assets at April 30, 2021 consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, income taxes receivable, corporate property, plant and equipment and deferred financing costs. The large majority of our long-lived assets are located in the U.S. |