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Segment Information
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information

8.     Segment Information

 

The Company's businesses are organized, managed and internally reported as four operating segments.   A summary of the four reportable segments follows:

 

DSS Printing

Licenses security printing technologies and manufactures and sells secure documents such as vital records, transcripts, safety paper, secure coupons, voter ballots, event tickets, among others. In addition, sells general commercial printing services utilizing digital and offset printing capabilities.

 
DSS Plastics Manufactures and sells secure and non-secure plastic printed products such as ID cards, event badges and passes, and loyalty and gift cards, among others.    Plastic cards include RFID chips, magnetic strips with variable data, and high quality graphics with overt and covert security features.

 

DSS Packaging

 

Manufactures and sells secure and non-secure custom paperboard packaging serving clients in the pharmaceutical, beverage, photo packaging, toy, specialty foods and direct marketing industries, among others.

 
DSS Digital Develops, installs, hosts and services IT services including remote server and application hosting, cloud computing, secure document systems, back-up and disaster recovery services and custom program development services.

 

Approximate information concerning the Company's operations by reportable segment for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows. The Company relies on intersegment cooperation and management does not represent that these segments, if operated independently, would report the results contained herein:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013   DSS Printing     DSS Plastics     DSS Packaging     DSS Digital     Corporate     Total  
                                     
Revenues from external customers   $ 875,000       977,000       2,173,000       254,000       -     $ 4,279,000  
Revenues from transactions with other operating segments of the Company     140,000       -       71,000       -       -       211,000  
Depreciation and amortization     60,000       42,000       97,000       29,000       1,000       229,000  
Net (loss) profit     36,000       63,000       10,000       (177,000 )     (1,857,000 )     (1,925,000 )

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013   DSS Printing     DSS Plastics     DSS Packaging     DSS Digital     Corporate     Total  
                                     
Revenues from external customers   $ 2,018,000       1,805,000       3,725,000       501,000       -     $ 8,049,000  
Revenues from transactions with other operating segments of the Company     253,000       -       115,000       -       -       368,000  
Depreciation and amortization     110,000       91,000       194,000       57,000       2,000       454,000  
Net (loss) profit     193,000       40,000       (75,000 )     (395,000 )     (2,820,000 )     (3,057,000 )
Identifiable assets     2,696,000       2,080,000       6,904,000       903,000       734,000       13,317,000  

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012   DSS Printing     DSS Plastics     DSS Packaging     DSS Digital     Corporate     Total  
                                     
Revenues from external customers   $ 1,056,000       799,000       1,574,000       230,000       -     $ 3,659,000  
Revenues from transactions with other operating segments of the Company     135,000       -       79,000       -       -       214,000  
Depreciation and amortization     37,000       44,000       97,000       19,000       1,000       198,000  
Net (loss) profit     (72,000 )     43,000       (35,000 )     (74,000 )     (857,000 )     (995,000 )

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012   DSS Printing     DSS Plastics     DSS Packaging     DSS Digital     Corporate     Total  
                                     
Revenues from external customers   $ 1,873,000       1,479,000       3,670,000       480,000       -     $ 7,502,000  
Revenues from transactions with other operating segments of the Company     278,000       -       79,000       -       -       357,000  
Depreciation and amortization     74,000       88,000       194,000       33,000       2,000       391,000  
Net (loss) profit     (252,000 )     9,000       33,000       (107,000 )     (1,752,000 )     (2,069,000 )
Identifiable assets     2,274,000       2,092,000       7,225,000       935,000       1,178,000       13,704,000