Business Segment Information | Note 8. 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 STATES OTHER NORTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA NORTH ASIA SOUTH ASIA EUROPE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND INDIA ELIMI- NATIONS CONSOLI- DATED For the three months ended September 30, 2021: Revenues $ 1,134,096 116,404 54,303 1,690,381 538,780 564,810 221,777 (1,290 ) 4,319,261 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1 $ 661,515 63,031 34,216 1,417,283 445,970 389,208 174,733 (466 ) 3,185,490 Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 238,943 33,077 14,759 141,109 54,003 126,475 36,598 (830 ) 644,134 Operating income $ 233,638 20,296 5,328 131,989 38,807 49,127 10,446 6 489,637 Identifiable assets at period end $ 3,417,496 256,638 110,406 1,558,109 457,615 990,123 328,671 (42,675 ) 7,076,383 Capital expenditures $ 6,001 248 175 435 351 2,254 406 — 9,870 Equity $ 2,451,584 93,084 37,087 368,535 129,941 258,805 123,304 (41,748 ) 3,420,592 For the three months ended September 30, 2020: Revenues 3 $ 686,243 77,414 39,193 795,155 259,069 359,107 133,447 (915 ) 2,348,713 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1,3 $ 379,586 44,196 23,361 632,858 192,175 242,384 100,301 (527 ) 1,614,334 Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 197,749 25,325 12,359 81,876 39,926 96,658 28,925 (384 ) 482,434 Operating income $ 108,908 7,893 3,473 80,421 26,968 20,065 4,221 (4 ) 251,945 Identifiable assets at period end $ 2,336,071 163,943 76,173 689,525 231,771 642,124 228,423 (9,476 ) 4,358,554 Capital expenditures $ 4,703 483 180 1,075 665 1,780 292 — 9,178 Equity $ 1,791,658 77,915 31,324 246,557 97,564 185,352 110,714 (36,611 ) 2,504,473 UNITED STATES OTHER NORTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA NORTH ASIA SOUTH ASIA EUROPE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND INDIA ELIMI- NATIONS CONSOLI- DATED For the nine months ended September 30, 2021: Revenues 3 $ 3,007,053 311,986 146,148 4,208,811 1,306,264 1,576,092 574,469 (3,649 ) 11,127,174 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1,3 $ 1,731,032 175,392 86,868 3,471,453 1,051,133 1,072,973 444,132 (1,576 ) 8,031,407 Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 718,762 90,114 41,871 354,841 146,214 359,338 100,899 (2,069 ) 1,809,970 Operating income $ 557,259 46,480 17,409 382,517 108,917 143,781 29,438 (4 ) 1,285,797 Identifiable assets at period end $ 3,417,496 256,638 110,406 1,558,109 457,615 990,123 328,671 (42,675 ) 7,076,383 Capital expenditures $ 11,931 434 300 1,192 1,462 7,908 1,573 — 24,800 Equity $ 2,451,584 93,084 37,087 368,535 129,941 258,805 123,304 (41,748 ) 3,420,592 For the nine months ended September 30, 2020: Revenues 3 $ 1,975,874 232,324 114,637 2,277,027 642,302 1,024,127 340,000 (2,733 ) 6,603,558 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1,3 $ 1,108,164 130,300 69,828 1,792,933 463,690 692,872 248,088 (1,423 ) 4,504,452 Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 631,396 74,320 36,220 236,480 109,018 274,269 80,063 (1,286 ) 1,440,480 Operating income $ 236,314 27,704 8,589 247,614 69,594 56,986 11,849 (24 ) 658,626 Identifiable assets at period end $ 2,336,071 163,943 76,173 689,525 231,771 642,124 228,423 (9,476 ) 4,358,554 Capital expenditures $ 28,276 1,692 498 1,785 1,035 3,418 715 — 37,419 Equity $ 1,791,658 77,915 31,324 246,557 97,564 185,352 110,714 (36,611 ) 2,504,473 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. 3 See Note 9 - Correction of Immaterial Errors. The Company’s consolidated financial results in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were each significantly impacted by the effects of the global pandemic in divergent ways. In all quarters of 2021, the Company experienced strong volumes and high average sell and buy rates as a result of imbalances between demand and carrier capacity and continuing effects of disruptions in supply chains originating in measures to combat the pandemic in 2020. This is in contrast with slower activity in North Asia in the first quarter of 2020 as the pandemic resulted in temporary closures and limited operations in the Company’s China offices. Shipments were also rerouted or delayed by customers and service providers as they were taking their own precautionary measures. This was followed by significant increases in airfreight services revenues and related expenses, in the second and third quarters of 2020, as a result of demand for time-sensitive delivery of technology equipment and medical equipment and supplies from China, which combined with reductions in airfreight supply resulted in significantly higher average buy and sell rates. These impacts are affecting all of the Company’s geographical segments and most notably the year-over-year comparability of the North Asia segment. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 32% and 27%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues and 21% and 26%, respectively, of the total operating income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 30% and 28%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues and 23% and 30%, respectively, of the total operating income. |