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Note 11 - Business Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
1
1
– Business Segment Information
 
The Company operates in
one
business segment comprising the design, manufacture and sale of pumps and pump systems. The Company’s products are used in water, wastewater, construction, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), military and other liquid-handling applications.
 
The pumps and pump systems are marketed in the United States and worldwide through a broad network of distributors, through manufacturers’ representatives (for sales to many original equipment manufacturers), through
third
-party distributor catalogs, and by direct sales. International sales are made primarily through foreign distributors and representatives.
 
The Company sells to approximately
140
countries around the world. The following tables disaggregate total net sales by major product category and geographic location:
 
   
Product Category
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Pumps and pump systems
  $
341,304
    $
357,882
    $
322,201
 
Repair parts for pumps and pump systems and other
   
56,875
     
56,452
     
57,188
 
Total net sales
  $
398,179
    $
414,334
    $
379,389
 
 
   
Geographic Location
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
United States
  $
275,290
    $
271,820
    $
241,746
 
Foreign countries
   
122,889
     
142,514
     
137,643
 
Total net sales
  $
398,179
    $
414,334
    $
379,389
 
 
As of
December 
31,
2019
and
2018,
87%
of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in the United States.