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Note 21 -SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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