SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

The Company conducts its worldwide operations through separate business segments, each of which represent major product lines. Operations are conducted in the U.S. and various foreign countries, primarily in Europe, Canada and the Pacific Basin. During the years ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018, combined net sales to one customer of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments represented approximately $93,056 and $90,554, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues. As of September 29, 2017, two customers of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments combined into a single entity. The combined net sales to these two customers represented approximately $80,795 of the Company's consolidated revenues during fiscal 2017.

Net sales and operating profit include both sales to customers, as reported in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, and inter-unit transfers, which are priced to recover costs 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 years presented.

A summary of the Company’s operations by business segment is presented below:



	2019			2018			2017
Net sales:
Fishing:
Unaffiliated customers	$	411,566		$	390,679		$	327,796
Interunit transfers	555			431			342
Camping:
Unaffiliated customers	40,339			37,732			37,887
Interunit transfers	40			38			33
Watercraft Recreation:
Unaffiliated customers	33,405			36,120			48,126
Interunit transfers	93			160			146
Diving
Unaffiliated customers	76,279			78,907			76,080
Interunit transfers	27			25			652
Other / Corporate	830			830			676
Eliminations	(715		)	(654		)	(1,173		)
Total	$	562,419		$	544,268		$	490,565
Operating profit (loss):
Fishing	$	84,092		$	83,696		$	58,697
Camping	2,896			1,867			1,946
Watercraft Recreation	(2,822		)	(1,555		)	2,860
Diving	3,043			2,766			1,847
Other / Corporate	(23,435		)	(23,753		)	(19,759		)
	$	63,774		$	63,021		$	45,591
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Fishing	$	8,730		$	8,174		$	8,437
Camping	705			816			888
Watercraft Recreation	1,051			977			950
Diving	1,005			1,166			1,573
Other / Corporate	2,473			1,972			1,232
	$	13,964		$	13,105		$	13,080
Capital expenditures:
Fishing	$	13,712		$	9,709		$	6,774
Camping	210			253			372
Watercraft Recreation	727			859			988
Diving	955			1,109			695
Other / Corporate	1,182			7,222			2,784
	$	16,786		$	19,152		$	11,613
Goodwill, net:
Fishing	$	11,186		$	11,199
Camping	—			—
Watercraft Recreation	—			—
Diving	—			—
	$	11,186		$	11,199
Total assets (end of period):
Fishing	$	153,926		$	135,808
Camping	31,525			32,728
Watercraft Recreation	14,436			16,994
Diving	57,682			56,498
Other / Corporate	178,875			153,908
	$	436,444		$	395,936

A summary of the Company’s operations by geographic area is presented below:



	2019			2018			2017
Net sales:
United States:
Unaffiliated customers	$	482,326		$	456,816		$	404,073
Interunit transfers	20,991			20,886			19,725
Europe:
Unaffiliated customers	35,114			37,014			34,521
Interunit transfers	9,792			10,438			10,983
Canada:
Unaffiliated customers	30,039			33,358			32,553
Interunit transfers	—			25			2
Other:
Unaffiliated customers	14,940			17,080			19,418
Interunit transfers	29			231			22
Eliminations	(30,812		)	(31,580		)	(30,732		)
	$	562,419		$	544,268		$	490,565
Total assets:
United States	$	356,419		$	316,903
Europe	41,333			42,048
Canada and other	38,692			36,985
	$	436,444		$	395,936
Long-term assets ⁽¹⁾:
United States	$	96,769		$	91,949
Europe	3,294			3,553
Canada and other	2,404			2,992
	$	102,467		$	98,494


(1)	Long term assets consist of net property, plant and equipment, net intangible assets, goodwill and other assets excluding deferred income taxes.