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Note 21 -SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Note 21 -Segment Financial Information Tables |
Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets | Description of Products by Segments In accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, the chief operating decision maker has been identified as the chief operating officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company. According to the management approach, the Company currently operates in three operating segments: (1) manufacturing of wire and cable products (“Manufactured products”), (2) distribution of copper and cable products manufactured by PEWC and third party suppliers (“Distributed products”) and (3) SDI. Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on gross profit. The accounting policies of the reportable segments, including transactions entered between reportable segments, are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ 396,059 |  | $ 429,474 |  | $ 401,023
Distributed products |  | 26,935 |  | 25,500 |  | 54,797
Supply, delivery and installation of wires and cables |  | 23,600 |  | 16,972 |  | 6,445
Total revenues from external customers |  | $ 446,594 |  | $ 471,946 |  | $ 462,265
Intersegment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ 3,143 |  | $ 3,283 |  | $ –
Distributed products |  | 9,898 |  | 13,960 |  | 12,449
Total intersegment revenues |  | $ 13,041 |  | $ 17,243 |  | $ 12,449
Total segment revenues |  | $ 459,635 |  | $ 489,189 |  | $ 474,714
Reconciling item |  |  |  |  |  |
Elimination of intersegment revenues |  | (13,041) |  | (17,243) |  | (12,449)
Total revenues |  | $ 446,594 |  | $ 471,946 |  | $ 462,265
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
Segment profit |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ 53,429 |  | $ 42,876 |  | $ 44,665
Distributed products |  | 1,378 |  | 2,955 |  | 3,361
SDI |  | 242 |  | 57 |  | (1,015)
Inventory impairment |  | 1,974 |  | (1,993) |  | 4,804
Total segment profit |  | $ 57,023 |  | $ 43,895 |  | $ 51,815
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and other expenses |  | (28,371) |  | (42,079) |  | (32,984)
Exchange gain (loss) |  | 3,041 |  | (1,346) |  | 2,398
Interest income |  | 492 |  | 1,409 |  | 1,555
Recovery of loss from flooding |  | - |  | - |  | 4,762
Gain on liquidation of a subsidiary |  | - |  | - |  | 279
Interest expense |  | (1,364) |  | (2,217) |  | (2,195)
Share of net loss of equity investees |  | (21) |  | (58) |  | (21)
Other income |  | 1,032 |  | 1,032 |  | 1,684
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ 31,832 |  | $ 636 |  | $ 27,293
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2011 |  | 2012
Segment assets |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ 326,960 |  | $ 362,092
Distributed products |  | 4,369 |  | 16,711
SDI |  | 357 |  | 257
Total segment assets |  | $ 331,686 |  | $ 379,060
Reconciling items |  |  |  |
Corporate and other assets |  | 1,168 |  | 5,910
Investment in equity investee companies |  | 4,435 |  | 4,414
Total assets |  | $ 337,289 |  | $ 389,384
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ 3,650 |  | $ 8,775 |  | $ 10,922
Distributed products |  | – |  | – |  | –
SDI |  | – |  | – |  | –
Corporate |  | 3 |  | 113 |  | 15
Total expenditure for additions to long-lived assets |  | $ 3,653 |  | $ 8,888 |  | $ 10,937
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |
Depreciation expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ (6,474) |  | $ (6,014) |  | $ (4,918) |
Distributed products |  | – |  | – |  | – |
SDI |  | – |  | – |  | – |
Corporate |  | (14) |  | (52) |  | (57) |
Depreciation expenses of continuing operations |  | $ (6,488) |  | $ (6,066) |  | $ (4,975) |
Depreciation expenses of discontinued operations |  | (369) |  | (396) |  | – |
Total depreciation expenses |  | (6,857) |  | (6,462) |  | (4,975) |
Impairment loss of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ – |  | $ (8,816) |  | $ (22) |
Distributed products |  | – |  | – |  | – |
SDI |  | – |  | – |  | – |
Corporate |  | – |  | – |  | – |
Total impairment loss |  | $ – |  | $ (8,816) |  | $ (22) |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ 454 |  | $ 1,305 |  | $ 1,421 |
Distributed products |  | 27 |  | 81 |  | 65 |
SDI |  | 11 |  | 3 |  | 1 |
Corporate |  | – |  | 20 |  | 68 |
Total interest income of continuing operations |  | $ 492 |  | $ 1,409 |  | $ 1,555 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products |  | $ (1,203) |  | $ (2,050) |  | $ (2,017) |
Distributed products |  | (73) |  | (88) |  | (120) |
SDI |  | (39) |  | (39) |  | (11) |
Corporate |  | (49) |  | (40) |  | (47) |
Total interest expense of continuing operations and discontinuing operations |  | $ (1,364) |  | $ (2,217) |  | $ (2,195) |
There is no sales of 10% or more of the total revenue to a single customer for the year ended 2010, 2011 and 2012. Geographic Area Data Revenue from external customers is attributed to individual countries based on the customer’s country of domicile and is summarized as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
Revenues from external customers |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Thailand |  | $ 165,191 |  | $ 176,011 |  | $ 167,762
Singapore |  | 70,154 |  | 86,474 |  | 93,285
Australia |  | 46,288 |  | 61,457 |  | 64,402
PRC |  | 146,529 |  | 138,970 |  | 120,763
Vietnam |  | 9,752 |  | 5,106 |  | 6,366
Southeast Asia |  | 8,680 |  | 3,928 |  | 7,376
Northeast Asia |  | – |  | – |  | 2,311
|  | $ 446,594 |  | $ 471,946 |  | $ 462,265
Revenue from discontinued operations |  | $ 22,736 |  | $ 30,210 |  | $ –
Countries in the Southeast Asia region include: - - Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar Countries in the Northeast Asia region include: - - Japan and South Korea Long-lived assets by the country of domicile are summarized as follow:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
Long-lived assets by area: |  |  |  |  |  |
Thailand |  | $ 27,928 |  | $ 19,894 |  | $ 23,360
Singapore |  | 8,987 |  | 10,339 |  | 10,474
Australia |  | 3,520 |  | 6,119 |  | 6,035
PRC |  | 12,261 |  | 6,500 |  | 10,487
Others |  | 8 |  | 62 |  | 40
Total long-lived assets |  | $ 52,702 |  | $ 42,914 |  | $ 50,396
Revenue from external customers | Revenue from external customers is attributed to individual countries based on the customer’s country of domicile and is summarized as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Revenues from external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thailand |  | $ | 165,191 |  |  | $ | 176,011 |  |  | $ | 167,762 |
Singapore |  |  | 70,154 |  |  |  | 86,474 |  |  |  | 93,285 |
Australia |  |  | 46,288 |  |  |  | 61,457 |  |  |  | 64,402 |
The People’s Republic of China |  |  | 146,529 |  |  |  | 138,970 |  |  |  | 120,763 |
Vietnam |  |  | 9,752 |  |  |  | 5,106 |  |  |  | 6,366 |
Southeast Asia |  |  | 8,680 |  |  |  | 3,928 |  |  |  | 7,376 |
Northeast Asia |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,311 |
|  | $ | 446,594 |  |  | $ | 471,946 |  |  | $ | 462,265 |
Revenue from discontinued operations |  | $ | 22,736 |  |  | $ | 30,210 |  |  | $ | – |
Long-lived assets by the country of domicile are summarized as follow: |
Long-lived assets by area: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thailand |  | $ | 27,926 |  |  | $ | 19,894 |  |  | $ | 23,360 |
Singapore |  |  | 8,987 |  |  |  | 10,339 |  |  |  | 10,474 |
Australia |  |  | 3,520 |  |  |  | 6,119 |  |  |  | 6,035 |
The People’s Republic of China |  |  | 12,261 |  |  |  | 6,500 |  |  |  | 10,487 |
Others |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 40 |
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 52,702 |  |  | $ | 42,914 |  |  | $ | 50,396 |

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