Business Segment Information | Note 7. Business Segment Information The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenue, salaries and other operating expenses, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin. Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows: UNITED OTHER LATIN NORTH SOUTH EUROPE MIDDLE ELIMI- CONSOLI- For the three months ended March 31, 2023: Revenues $ 945,494 109,850 54,695 582,421 224,127 534,464 142,703 ( 1,165 ) 2,592,589 Directly related cost of transportation 1 $ 539,957 69,205 32,302 452,342 157,623 372,260 95,949 ( 536 ) 1,719,102 Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 267,683 35,824 19,502 71,140 46,798 127,372 29,832 ( 633 ) 597,518 Operating income $ 137,854 4,821 2,891 58,939 19,706 34,832 16,922 4 275,969 Identifiable assets at period end $ 3,005,502 206,459 119,334 633,970 284,028 844,049 254,458 ( 15,223 ) 5,332,577 Capital expenditures $ 5,444 469 230 590 167 2,983 243 — 10,126 Equity $ 2,284,489 35,977 57,026 317,325 153,321 191,116 154,143 ( 43,029 ) 3,150,368 For the three months ended March 31, 2022: Revenues $ 1,241,224 104,610 57,707 1,769,016 646,329 575,791 270,681 ( 1,060 ) 4,664,298 Directly related cost of transportation 1 $ 763,423 64,232 33,857 1,480,093 538,883 417,620 218,100 ( 97 ) 3,516,111 Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 333,649 24,869 13,101 123,113 45,329 109,269 38,042 ( 945 ) 686,427 Operating income $ 144,152 15,509 10,749 165,810 62,117 48,902 14,539 ( 18 ) 461,760 Identifiable assets at period end $ 4,199,798 283,674 147,391 1,329,469 591,672 1,076,451 358,722 ( 31,184 ) 7,955,993 Capital expenditures $ 9,477 1,078 109 531 290 2,058 869 14,412 Equity $ 2,753,888 108,208 52,188 337,802 189,168 317,436 133,250 ( 42,609 ) 3,849,331 1 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. 2 Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. |