Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Reporting

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Segment Reporting
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Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT REPORTING

18. SEGMENT REPORTING

Historically the Company had four operating and reportable segments, which were based on the geographic location of its subsidiaries. In 2012, the Company re-evaluated its operating and reportable segments, resulting in a change to a single reportable segment in manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing its products worldwide. This change was made because, increasingly, the Company is shipping products directly from the factory of origin to end-customers worldwide. Management believes the discrete financial information of the Company’s individual foreign subsidiaries is no longer representative of the business level in those locations, and management no longer makes decisions or assesses performance based on this information. Management believes the investment community will have a better understanding, with less confusion, when reviewing our results as one operating segment. The additional information related to the region to which our products are sold, as opposed to the region where the sale was recorded, is more aligned with managerial decision-making and will best inform all interested parties.

The individual subsidiaries comprising the Company operate predominantly in a single industry as manufacturers and distributors of hydraulic components. Given the similar nature of products offered for sale, the type of customers, the methods of distribution and how the Company is managed, the Company determined that it now has only one operating and reporting segment for both internal and external reporting purposes. Prior period financial information included herein has been restated to reflect the financial position and results of operations as one segment.

Geographic Region Information:

Net sales are measured based on the geographic destination of sales. Total and long-lived assets are shown based on the physical location of the assets. Long-lived assets primarily include net property, plant and equipment:

 

                         
    2012     2011     2010  

Net sales

                       

Americas

    104,987       95,963       68,428  

Europe/Africa/ME

    59,818       64,845       48,984  

Asia/Pacific

    39,562       43,363       33,283  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    204,367       204,171       150,695  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

Total assets

                       

Americas

    110,392       114,354       87,471  

Europe/Africa/ME

    50,054       41,178       34,028  

Asia/Pacific

    14,675       11,996       10,535  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    175,121       167,528       132,034  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

Long-lived assets

                       

Americas

    60,240       54,188       45,502  

Europe/Africa/ME

    8,085       7,753       8,569  

Asia/Pacific

    4,351       1,657       1,684  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    72,676       63,598       55,755