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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2011

Segment Information

Segment Information

(9) Segment Information

The Company reports three segments consistent with its sales product groups: Test & Measurement (T&M); QuickLabel Systems (QuickLabel) and Grass Technologies (Grass). The Company evaluates segment performance based on the segment profit before corporate expenses.

Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment:

		Three Months Ended
		Net Sales								Segment Operating Profit
(In thousands)		April 30, 2011				May 1, 2010				April 30, 2011				May 1, 2010
T&M		$	3,749			$	3,210			$	12			$	301
QuickLabel			10,774				10,153				781				652
Grass			4,337				3,714				665				700
Total		$	18,860			$	17,077				1,458				1,653
Corporate Expenses											901				1,031
Operating Income											557				622
Other Income—Net											150				107
Income Before Income Taxes											707				729
Income Tax Provision											276				299
Net Income										$	431			$	430

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- Definition

This element may be used to capture the complete disclosure of reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10% or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 131

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