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Segment information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment information
(i)  The Group reports under two segments: Trading and manufacturing, and Engineering.

 

Operating income represents total revenues less operating expenses, excluding other expense, interest and income taxes. The identifiable assets by segment are those used in each segment’s operations. Intersegment transactions are not significant and have been eliminated to arrive at consolidated totals.

 

    2018     2017     2016  
    US$’000     US$’000     US$’000  
Revenue                  
Trading and manufacturing     13,770       11,001       13,721  
Engineering     6,334       6,349       8,757  
      20,104       17,350       22,478  
Operating loss                        
Trading and manufacturing     (119 )     (153 )     (346 )
Engineering     (821 )     (306 )     (209 )
Unallocated corporate expenses     (119 )     (115 )     (115 )
      (1,059 )     (574 )     (670 )

 

    2018     2017     2016  
    US$’000     US$’000     US$’000  
Depreciation:                  
Trading and manufacturing     43       41       43  
Engineering     17       20       12  
      60       61       55  
Capital Expenditures, Gross                        
Trading and manufacturing     79       13       12  
Engineering     6       5       48  
      85       18       60  

 

    2018     2017  
    US$’000     US$’000  
Assets            
Trading and manufacturing     9,951       5,049  
Engineering     13,114       18,688  
      23,065       23,737  
Liabilities                
Trading and manufacturing     4,233       2,806  
Engineering     3,287       3,824  
      7,520       6,630  

 

(ii)      Geographical analysis of revenue by customer location is as follows:

 

    2018     2017     2016  
    US$’000     US$’000     US$’000  
Revenue -                  
The PRC     8,026       7,740       10,604  
Hong Kong     11,169       9,270       11,687  
Others     909       340       187  
      20,104       17,350       22,478  

 

(iii)      Long-lived assets (1)

 

Geographical analysis of long-lived assets is as follows:

 

    2018     2017  
    US$’000     US$’000  
             
Hong Kong     504       460  
The PRC     250       274  
      754       734  

 

(1)             Long-lived assets represent property, plant and equipment, net.

 

(iv)       Major suppliers

 

Details of individual suppliers accounting for more than 5% of the Group’s purchases are as follows:

 

    2018     2017     2016  
Supplier A     55 %     45 %     63 %
Supplier B     8 %     10 %     7 %
Supplier C     7 %     9 %     5 %
Supplier D     7 %     4 %     5 %

 

(v)       Major customers

 

Details of individual customers accounting for more than 5% of the Group’s revenue are as follows:

 

    2018     2017     2016  
                   
Customer A     15 %     10 %     13 %
Customer B     7 %     -       -  
Customer C     -       7 %     -  
Customer D     -       5 %     -  
Customer E     -       5 %     6 %
Customer F     -       -       6 %
Customer G     -       -       6 %