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Note 12 - Segments and Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | 12. Segments and Geographic Information The Company has two reportable segments: products segment featuring pool lighting, general commercial lighting alternatives, government products, and research and development services, each of which markets and sells lighting systems; and solutions segment providing turnkey, high-quality, energy-efficient lighting application alternatives. The Company’s products are sold through a combination of direct sales employees, independent sales representatives, and various distributors in different geographic markets throughout the world. The Company’s solutions sales are designed to enhance total value by positively impacting customers’ profitability, the environment, and the communities it serves. These solutions are sold through the Company’s direct sales employees as well as our SRC subsidiary, and include not only its proprietary energy-efficient lighting solutions, but also sourced lighting systems, energy audits and service agreements. The following summarizes the Company’s reportable segment data for periods indicated (in thousands):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Solutions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 10,569 |  |  | $ | 9,563 |  |  | $ | 19,763 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 9,150 |  |  |  | 8,041 |  |  |  | 16,332 |
Gross profit |  |  | 1,419 |  |  |  | 1,522 |  |  |  | 3,431 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and marketing |  |  | 1,312 |  |  |  | 1,332 |  |  |  | 1,407 |
General and administrative |  |  | 769 |  |  |  | 939 |  |  |  | 1,377 |
Loss on impairment |  |  | 672 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 2,753 |  |  |  | 2,271 |  |  |  | 2,784 |
Segment (loss) income |  | $ | (1,334 | ) |  | $ | (749 | ) |  | $ | 647 |
Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 19,268 |  |  | $ | 16,189 |  |  | $ | 15,366 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 14,450 |  |  |  | 12,540 |  |  |  | 12,394 |
Gross profit |  |  | 4,818 |  |  |  | 3,649 |  |  |  | 2,972 |
Operating expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and development |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | (515 | ) |  |  | (202 | )
Sales and marketing |  |  | 3,641 |  |  |  | 4,629 |  |  |  | 4,796 |
General and administrative |  |  | 261 |  |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | 293 |
Loss on impairment |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 156 |
Restructuring |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 26 |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 4,270 |  |  |  | 4,432 |  |  |  | 5,069 |
Segment income (loss) |  | $ | 548 |  |  | $ | (783 | ) |  | $ | (2,097 | )
Reconciliation of segment (loss) income to net loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment (loss) income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Solutions |  | $ | (1,334 | ) |  | $ | (749 | ) |  | $ | 647 |
Products |  |  | 548 |  |  |  | (783 | ) |  |  | (2,097 | )
Total segment loss |  |  | (786 | ) |  |  | (1,532 | ) |  |  | (1,450 | )
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and marketing |  |  | 743 |  |  |  | 239 |  |  |  | 212 |
General and administrative |  |  | 3,616 |  |  |  | 3,805 |  |  |  | 4,445 |
Valuation of equity instruments |  |  | - |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 1,812 |
Change in estimate of contingent liabilities |  |  | (102 | ) |  |  | (411 | ) |  |  | - |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 4,257 |  |  |  | 3,689 |  |  |  | 6,469 |
Other expense |  |  | (666 | ) |  |  | (836 | ) |  |  | (592 | )
Loss before income taxes |  |  | (5,709 | ) |  |  | (6,057 | ) |  |  | (8,511 | )
Benefit from (Provision for) income taxes |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (6 | )
Net loss |  | $ | (5,709 | ) |  | $ | (6,055 | ) |  | $ | (8,517 | )
The following table provides additional business unit gross profitability detail for the Company’s Products-based business segment for the periods indicated (in thousands):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Products segment net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pool and commercial products |  | $ | 14,948 |  |  | $ | 11,911 |  |  | $ | 12,265 |
Government products/R&D services |  |  | 4,320 |  |  |  | 4,278 |  |  |  | 3,101 |
Total products segment net sales |  |  | 19,268 |  |  |  | 16,189 |  |  |  | 15,366 |
Products segment cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pool and commercial products |  |  | 10,367 |  |  |  | 8,560 |  |  |  | 7,988 |
Government products/R&D services |  |  | 4,083 |  |  |  | 3,980 |  |  |  | 3,104 |
Unallocated manufacturing overhead 1 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,302 |
Total products segment cost of sales |  |  | 14,450 |  |  |  | 12,540 |  |  |  | 12,394 |
Products segment gross profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pool and commercial products |  |  | 4,581 |  |  |  | 3,351 |  |  |  | 4,277 |
Government products/R&D services |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 298 |  |  |  | (3 | )
Unallocated manufacturing overhead 1 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,302 | )
Total products segment gross profit |  | $ | 4,818 |  |  | $ | 3,649 |  |  | $ | 2,972 |
1. Unallocated manufacturing overhead is defined as costs associated with the operation and shut down of the Solon manufacturing facility which was relocated to the Mexico facility; and specific expenses which are not attributable to a specific business unit but rather are calculated on the total products business segment. A geographic summary of net sales from continuing operations is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
United States Domestic |  | $ | 26,798 |  |  | $ | 21,730 |  |  | $ | 31,314 |
International |  |  | 3,039 |  |  |  | 4,022 |  |  |  | 3,815 |
Net sales |  | $ | 29,837 |  |  | $ | 25,752 |  |  | $ | 35,129 |
A geographic summary of long-lived assets, which consists of property and equipment, goodwill, and intangible assets, is as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
United States |  | $ | 2,350 |  |  | $ | 3,747 |
International |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 57 |
Long-lived assets, net |  | $ | 2,408 |  |  | $ | 3,804 |

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