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Segments of Business
9 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2011
Segments of Business  
Segments of Business
16      Segments of Business

The Company conducts its worldwide operations through separate business units, each of which represents major product lines. Operations are conducted in the United States and various foreign countries, primarily in Europe, Canada and the Pacific Basin. The Company had no single customer that represented more than 10% of its total net sales during the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010.

Net sales and operating profit include both sales to customers, as reported in the Company's accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and interunit transfers, which are priced to recover cost plus an appropriate profit margin. Total assets represent assets that are used in the Company's operations in each business segment at the end of the periods presented.
 
A summary of the Company's operations by business unit is presented below:
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
     
 
 
July 1
2011
   
July 2
2010
   
July 1
2011
   
July 2
2010
   
October 1 2010
Net sales:
                   
 
     
Marine electronics
                           
Unaffiliated customers
  $ 64,089     $ 61,879     $ 185,774     $ 156,924      
Interunit transfers
    83       87       242       233      
Outdoor equipment
                                   
Unaffiliated customers
    11,306       15,550       32,017       38,026      
Interunit transfers
    16       28       42       52      
Watercraft
                                   
Unaffiliated customers
    21,743       24,536       45,980       50,961      
Interunit transfers
    112       69       126       113      
Diving
                                   
Unaffiliated customers
    25,099       21,757       65,841       61,009      
Interunit transfers
    301       237       670       674      
Other/Corporate
    244       232       433       391      
Eliminations
    (512 )     (421 )     (1,080 )     (1,072 )    
 
  $ 122,481     $ 123,954     $ 330,045     $ 307,311      
Operating profit (loss):
                                   
Marine electronics
  $ 8,994     $ 8,790     $ 22,194     $ 16,381      
Outdoor equipment
    1,597       2,490       3,750       5,155      
Watercraft
    1,061       2,873       (14 )     1,862      
Diving
    2,179       1,805       3,323       2,021      
Other/Corporate
    (2,021 )     (2,605 )     (7,354 )     (7,567 )    
 
  $ 11,810     $ 13,353     $ 21,899     $ 17,852      
Total assets (end of period):
                                   
Marine electronics
                  $ 99,035     $ 91,542   $
    85,164
Outdoor equipment
                    23,175       20,808    
23,192
Watercraft
                    45,031       42,632    
34,420
Diving
                    75,676       69,349    
70,388
Other/Corporate
                    15,080       12,557    
13,592
 
                  $ 257,997     $ 236,888   $
 226,756