Note 14. Business Segments and Foreign Operations

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on sales and operating income. The Company is organized on the basis of geographical area into the following three segments: the Americas; EMEA; and Asia-Pacific. Segment data does not include inter-segment revenues. Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to the operating segments and are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments. The corporate overhead costs include expenses for the Company’s accounting and finance, information technology, human resources, research and development, quality control and executive management functions, as well as all direct costs associated with public company compliance matters including legal, audit and other professional services costs.

Summary information about reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):



							Unallocated
For the Three Months Ended	Americas		EMEA		Asia-Pacific		Corporate (1)		Total
February 28, 2019:
Net sales	$	43,897	$	40,966	$	16,472	$	-	$	101,335
Income from operations	$	9,992	$	10,630	$	5,143	$	(6,050)	$	19,715
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	1,132	$	644	$	71	$	53	$	1,900
Interest income	$	10	$	2	$	33	$	-	$	45
Interest expense	$	620	$	63	$	2	$	-	$	685

February 28, 2018:
Net sales	$	44,967	$	39,632	$	16,657	$	-	$	101,256
Income from operations	$	10,336	$	10,532	$	5,181	$	(6,681)	$	19,368
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	1,046	$	646	$	81	$	196	$	1,969
Interest income	$	-	$	118	$	13	$	-	$	131
Interest expense	$	999	$	-	$	3	$	-	$	1,002

Six Months Ended:
February 28, 2019:
Net sales	$	91,688	$	79,711	$	31,218	$	-	$	202,617
Income from operations	$	21,294	$	19,005	$	8,884	$	(13,067)	$	36,116
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	2,263	$	1,316	$	141	$	105	$	3,825
Interest income	$	16	$	20	$	60	$	-	$	96
Interest expense	$	1,328	$	63	$	4	$	-	$	1,395

February 28, 2018:
Net sales	$	91,130	$	74,660	$	33,063	$	-	$	198,853
Income from operations	$	21,366	$	18,368	$	9,801	$	(13,031)	$	36,504
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	2,140	$	1,205	$	153	$	388	$	3,886
Interest income	$	1	$	237	$	26	$	-	$	264
Interest expense	$	1,838	$	-	$	5	$	-	$	1,843

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Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to any one of the business segments. These expenses are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments and are included in Selling, General and Administrative expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker does not review assets by segment as part of the financial information provided. Therefore, no asset information is provided in the above table.

Net sales by product group are as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended February 28,				Six Months Ended February 28,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Maintenance products	$	92,370	$	92,319	$	184,838	$	180,349
Homecare and cleaning products		8,965		8,937		17,779		18,504
Total	$	101,335	$	101,256	$	202,617	$	198,853