BUSINESS SEGMENTS | 8. BUSINESS SEGMENTS The Company has two reportable business segments: the wholesale distribution of consumer products and the retail sale of health and natural food products. The retail health food stores’ operations are aggregated to comprise the Retail Segment because such operations have similar economic characteristics, as well as similar characteristics with respect to the nature of products sold, the type and class of customers for the health food products and the methods used to sell the products. Included in the “Other” column are intercompany eliminations, equity method investment earnings, net of tax and assets held and charges incurred and income earned by our holding company. The segments are evaluated on revenues, gross margins, operating income (loss), and income (loss) before taxes. Wholesale Retail Segment Segment Other Consolidated THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2021 External revenues: Cigarettes $ 294,690,427 $ — $ — $ 294,690,427 Tobacco 68,525,147 — — 68,525,147 Confectionery 25,703,325 — — 25,703,325 Health food — 11,745,769 — 11,745,769 Foodservice & other 37,648,362 — — 37,648,362 Total external revenue 426,567,261 11,745,769 — 438,313,030 Depreciation 445,831 295,349 — 741,180 Operating income (loss) 6,349,783 621,421 (2,671,795) 4,299,409 Interest expense 56,924 — 273,005 329,929 Income (loss) from operations before taxes 6,304,328 624,447 (2,915,858) 4,012,917 Equity method investment earnings, net of tax — — 754,293 754,293 Total assets 159,766,283 17,140,050 11,874,597 188,780,930 Capital expenditures 384,429 133,732 — 518,161 Wholesale Retail Segment Segment Other Consolidated THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2020 External revenue: Cigarettes $ 276,348,474 $ — $ — $ 276,348,474 Tobacco 59,487,110 — — 59,487,110 Confectionery 20,614,034 — — 20,614,034 Health food — 11,538,319 — 11,538,319 Foodservice & other 28,866,387 — — 28,866,387 Total external revenue 385,316,005 11,538,319 — 396,854,324 Depreciation 452,025 349,658 — 801,683 Operating income (loss) 4,350,347 (159,706) (1,717,685) 2,472,956 Interest expense 31,623 — 429,958 461,581 Income (loss) from operations before taxes 4,329,679 (157,273) (2,118,506) 2,053,900 Equity method investment earnings, net of tax — — 111,666 111,666 Total assets 146,782,772 19,584,013 10,551,204 176,917,989 Capital expenditures 575,462 174,374 — 749,836 Wholesale Retail Segment Segment Other Consolidated NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2021 External revenue: Cigarettes $ 826,838,177 $ — $ — $ 826,838,177 Tobacco 194,802,459 — — 194,802,459 Confectionery 65,769,418 — — 65,769,418 Health food — 35,199,199 — 35,199,199 Foodservice & other 98,962,041 — — 98,962,041 Total external revenue 1,186,372,095 35,199,199 — 1,221,571,294 Depreciation 1,405,528 889,862 — 2,295,390 Operating income (loss) 16,569,154 1,167,737 (6,178,910) 11,557,981 Interest expense 144,569 — 872,333 1,016,902 Income (loss) from operations before taxes 16,499,529 1,176,481 (6,965,406) 10,710,604 Equity method investment earnings, net of tax — — 1,403,124 1,403,124 Total assets 159,766,283 17,140,050 11,874,597 188,780,930 Capital expenditures 977,860 277,098 — 1,254,958 Wholesale Retail Segment Segment Other Consolidated NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2020 External revenue: Cigarettes $ 750,264,131 $ — $ — $ 750,264,131 Tobacco 165,443,803 — — 165,443,803 Confectionery 59,477,946 — — 59,477,946 Health food — 34,629,465 — 34,629,465 Foodservice & other 85,026,598 — — 85,026,598 Total external revenue 1,060,212,478 34,629,465 — 1,094,841,943 Depreciation 1,327,431 990,614 — 2,318,045 Operating income (loss) 10,907,179 (1,216,491) (4,661,555) 5,029,133 Interest expense 98,187 — 1,223,080 1,321,267 Income (loss) from operations before taxes 10,852,250 (1,209,665) (5,855,497) 3,787,088 Equity method investment earnings, net of tax — — 111,666 111,666 Total assets 146,782,772 19,584,013 10,551,204 176,917,989 Capital expenditures 1,808,162 1,124,143 — 2,932,305 |