Business Segments | Note 7. Business Segments The Company 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; and (2) value-added resellers and integrators, which results from the consolidation of our previously identified value-added resellers, government channels and private system operator markets, and reflects implementation over the 2019 fiscal year of an enhanced go-to-market strategy. This go-to-market strategy and the corresponding consolidation of these customer markets is designed to increase sales opportunities across the consolidated markets, as well as to provide better coverage to customers and to better align territories with supplier partners. The retail segment consists of the retail market which includes retailers, independent dealer agents and carriers. To provide investors with better visibility, the Company also discloses revenue and gross profit by its four product categories: · Base Station Infrastructure - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 Commercial Retail Commercial Retail Segment Segment Total Segment Segment Total Revenues Public carrier $ 37,793 $ — $ 37,793 $ 33,593 $ — $ 33,593 Value-added resellers and integrators 63,051 — 63,051 65,373 — 65,373 Retail — 38,734 38,734 — 53,329 53,329 Total revenues $ 100,844 $ 38,734 $ 139,578 $ 98,966 $ 53,329 $ 152,295 Gross Profit Public carrier $ 4,508 $ — $ 4,508 $ 4,583 $ — $ 4,583 Value-added resellers and integrators 15,139 — 15,139 16,013 — 16,013 Retail — 3,427 3,427 — 10,403 10,403 Total gross profit $ 19,647 $ 3,427 $ 23,074 $ 20,596 $ 10,403 $ 30,999 Directly allocable expenses 7,620 3,273 10,893 8,079 4,038 12,117 Segment net profit contribution $ 12,027 $ 154 12,181 $ 12,517 $ 6,365 18,882 Corporate support expenses 18,523 15,626 Income before provision for income taxes $ (6,342) $ 3,256 Nine Months Ended December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 Commercial Retail Commercial Retail Segment Segment Total Segment Segment Total Revenues Public carrier $ 110,448 $ — $ 110,448 $ 113,647 $ — $ 113,647 Value-added resellers and integrators 192,727 — 192,727 199,570 — 199,570 Retail — 108,943 108,943 — 148,633 148,633 Total revenues $ 303,175 $ 108,943 $ 412,118 $ 313,217 $ 148,633 $ 461,850 Gross Profit Public carrier $ 13,621 $ — $ 13,621 $ 14,989 $ — $ 14,989 Value-added resellers and integrators 46,432 — 46,432 48,842 — 48,842 Retail — 14,604 14,604 — 29,261 29,261 Total gross profit $ 60,053 $ 14,604 $ 74,657 $ 63,831 $ 29,261 $ 93,092 Directly allocable expenses 25,058 9,299 34,357 24,722 12,391 37,113 Segment net profit contribution $ 34,995 $ 5,305 40,300 $ 39,109 $ 16,870 55,979 Corporate support expenses 49,933 49,488 Income before provision for income taxes $ (9,633) $ 6,491 Supplemental revenue and gross profit information by product category for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal years 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 Revenues Base station infrastructure $ 69,688 $ 67,988 Network systems 21,564 21,477 Installation, test and maintenance 7,772 8,306 Mobile device accessories 40,554 54,524 Total revenues $ 139,578 $ 152,295 Gross Profit Base station infrastructure $ 14,808 $ 14,822 Network systems 3,055 3,453 Installation, test and maintenance 1,410 1,623 Mobile device accessories 3,801 11,101 Total gross profit $ 23,074 $ 30,999 Nine Months Ended December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 Revenues Base station infrastructure $ 210,230 $ 217,817 Network systems 66,971 66,818 Installation, test and maintenance 21,037 24,628 Mobile device accessories 113,880 152,587 Total revenues $ 412,118 $ 461,850 Gross Profit Base station infrastructure $ 43,894 $ 46,072 Network systems 10,445 10,677 Installation, test and maintenance 3,723 4,899 Mobile device accessories 16,595 31,444 Total gross profit $ 74,657 $ 93,092 |