Operating Segment | Note 8. Business Segments Beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company modified the structure of its internal organization in an effort to better serve the market place. Retail inventory typically has a shorter more defined life cycle and is, typically, ultimately used by individual end users. Commercial inventory typically has a life cycle that tends to be tied to changes in regulation or technology and includes products typically used by business entities or governments. Reflective of these differences, our sales and product teams have been reorganized and each now report to either a retail or commercial leader. The Company concluded that corresponding changes to its reportable segments are warranted and now evaluates its business within two segments: commercial and retail. The commercial segment consists of the following customer markets: (1) public carriers, that are generally responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure system and provide airtime service to individual subscribers; (2) government including federal agencies and state and local governments that run wireless networks for their own use as well as value-added resellers who specialize in selling to the government; (3) private system operators including commercial entities such as enterprise customers, major utilities and transportation companies; and (4) value-added resellers that sell, install and/or service cellular telephone, wireless networking, broadband and two-way radio communications equipment primarily for the enterprise market. The retail segment consists of the market which includes retailers, independent dealer agents and carriers. All prior financial periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect this change. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, in conjunction with the modification of the structure of the internal organization of the Company, as described above, the Company reviewed several customer types, including a large repair center customer, and reclassified them from the private system operators market to either the value-added resellers market or the retail market, based on their purchase history. The Company has restated prior periods reflected in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect these changes. The Company evaluates goodwill at the reporting unit level. In conjunction with the change in segments, the Company evaluated its goodwill using Level 3 fair value inputs, and no impairment indicators were identified. To provide investors with better visibility, the Company also discloses revenue and gross profit by its four product categories: · Base station infrastructure products are used to build, repair and upgrade wireless telecommunications systems. Products include base station antennas, cable and transmission lines, small towers, lightning protection devices, connectors, power systems, miscellaneous hardware, and mobile antennas. Base station infrastructure service offerings include connector installation, custom jumper assembly, site kitting and logistics integration. · Network systems products are used to build and upgrade computing and internet networks. Products include fixed and mobile broadband equipment, distributed antenna systems (DAS), wireless networking, filtering systems, two-way radios and security and surveillance products. This product category also includes training classes, technical support and engineering design services. · Installation, test and maintenance products are used to install, tune, maintain and repair wireless communications equipment. Products include sophisticated analysis equipment and various frequency-, voltage- and power-measuring devices, as well as an assortment of tools, hardware, GPS, safety and replacement and component parts and supplies required by service technicians. · Mobile device accessories include cellular phone and data device accessories such as replacement batteries, cases, speakers, mobile amplifiers, power supplies, headsets, mounts, car antennas, music accessories and data and memory cards. Retail merchandising displays, promotional programs, customized order fulfillment services and affinity-marketing programs, including private label internet sites, complement our mobile devices and accessory product offering. The Company evaluates revenue, gross profit, and income before provision for income taxes at the segment level. Certain cost of sales and other applicable expenses have been allocated to each segment based on a percentage of revenues and/or gross profit, where appropriate. Segment activity for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal years 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended December 24, 2017 December 25, 2016 Commercial Retail Commercial Retail Segment Segment Total Segment Segment Total Revenues Public Carrier $ 22,721 $ — $ 22,721 $ 25,851 $ — $ 25,851 Government 10,680 — 10,680 8,250 — 8,250 Private System Operators 24,844 — 24,844 22,927 — 22,927 Value-Added Resellers 33,557 — 33,557 31,069 — 31,069 Retail — 54,458 54,458 — 59,101 59,101 Total revenues $ 91,802 $ 54,458 $ 146,260 $ 88,097 $ 59,101 $ 147,198 Gross Profit Public Carrier $ 3,178 $ — $ 3,178 $ 4,070 $ — $ 4,070 Government 2,256 — 2,256 1,843 — 1,843 Private System Operators 5,305 — 5,305 4,902 — 4,902 Value-Added Resellers 8,512 — 8,512 8,712 — 8,712 Retail — 10,349 10,349 — 10,442 10,442 Total gross profit $ 19,251 $ 10,349 $ 29,600 $ 19,527 $ 10,442 $ 29,969 Directly allocable expenses 7,418 3,899 11,317 8,256 4,656 12,912 Segment net profit contribution $ 11,833 $ 6,450 18,283 $ 11,271 $ 5,786 17,057 Corporate support expenses 16,211 14,986 Income before provision for income taxes $ 2,072 $ 2,071 Nine Months Ended December 24, 2017 December 25, 2016 Commercial Retail Commercial Retail Segment Segment Total Segment Segment Total Revenues Public Carrier $ 76,742 $ — $ 76,742 $ 60,961 $ — $ 60,961 Government 30,150 — 30,150 27,092 — 27,092 Private System Operators 70,093 — 70,093 64,222 — 64,222 Value-Added Resellers 103,548 — 103,548 98,769 — 98,769 Retail — 150,822 150,822 — 159,648 159,648 Total revenues $ 280,533 $ 150,822 $ 431,355 $ 251,044 $ 159,648 $ 410,692 Gross Profit Public Carrier $ 11,083 $ — $ 11,083 $ 10,323 $ — $ 10,323 Government 6,672 — 6,672 6,075 — 6,075 Private System Operators 14,966 — 14,966 14,081 — 14,081 Value-Added Resellers 26,415 — 26,415 27,218 — 27,218 Retail — 29,554 29,554 — 28,133 28,133 Total gross profit $ 59,136 $ 29,554 $ 88,690 $ 57,697 $ 28,133 $ 85,830 Directly allocable expenses 23,736 11,365 35,101 24,501 12,414 36,915 Segment net profit contribution $ 35,400 $ 18,189 53,589 $ 33,196 $ 15,719 48,915 Corporate support expenses 47,208 44,676 Income before provision for income taxes $ $ Supplemental revenue and gross profit information by product category for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal years 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended December 24, 2017 December 25, 2016 Revenues Base station infrastructure $ 57,282 $ 52,193 Network systems 24,024 25,242 Installation, test and maintenance 9,255 9,633 Mobile device accessories 55,699 60,130 Total revenues $ 146,260 $ 147,198 Gross Profit Base station infrastructure $ 13,280 $ 13,857 Network systems 3,420 3,186 Installation, test and maintenance 1,759 1,594 Mobile device accessories 11,141 11,332 Total gross profit $ 29,600 $ 29,969 Nine Months Ended December 24, 2017 December 25, 2016 Revenues Base station infrastructure $ 175,800 $ 157,090 Network systems 77,041 65,133 Installation, test and maintenance 23,927 25,269 Mobile device accessories 154,587 163,200 Total revenues $ 431,355 $ 410,692 Gross Profit Base station infrastructure $ 41,423 $ 40,738 Network systems 11,170 9,505 Installation, test and maintenance 4,611 4,538 Mobile device accessories 31,486 31,049 Total gross profit $ 88,690 $ 85,830 |