Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Operating Segments

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Operating Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Abstract]  
Operating Segments
10.
Operating Segments

In accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, we define an operating segment as a business activity:

 
·
from which we may earn revenue and incur expenses;

 
·
whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Officer to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and
 
 
·
for which discrete financial information is available.

We currently have two reporting segments, which are based on a service offering approach.  This, however, excludes corporate headquarters, which does not generate revenue, and our discontinued operations, which includes all facilities as discussed in Note 9 – “Discontinued Operations and Divestitures.”
Our reporting segments are defined as follows:

TREATMENT SEGMENT, which includes:
- nuclear, low-level radioactive, mixed waste (containing both hazardous and low-level radioactive constituents), hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, processing and disposal services primarily through four uniquely licensed and permitted treatment and storage facilities; and,
- research and development activities to identify, develop and implement innovative waste processing techniques for problematic waste streams.

SERVICES SEGMENT, which includes:
- On-site waste management services to commercial and governmental customers;
- Technical services, which include:
o professional radiological measurement and site survey of large government and commercial installations using advance methods, technology and engineering;
o integrated Occupational Safety and Health services including industrial hygiene (“IH”) assessments; hazardous materials surveys, e.g., exposure monitoring; lead and asbestos management/abatement oversight; indoor air quality evaluations; health risk and exposure assessments; health & safety plan/program development, compliance auditing and training services; and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) citation assistance;
o global technical services providing consulting, engineering, project management, waste management, environmental, and decontamination and decommissioning field, technical, and management personnel and services to commercial and government customers; and,
o augmented engineering services (through our Schreiber, Yonley & Associates subsidiary – “SYA”) providing consulting environmental services to industrial and government customers:
§ including air, water, and hazardous waste permitting, air, soil and water sampling, compliance reporting, emission reduction strategies, compliance auditing, and various compliance and training activities; and,
§ engineering and compliance support to other segments;
- Nuclear services, which include:
o technology-based services including engineering, decontamination and decommissioning (“D & D”), specialty services and construction, logistics, transportation, processing and disposal;
o remediation of nuclear licensed and federal facilities and the remediation cleanup of nuclear legacy sites. Such services capability includes: project investigation; radiological engineering; partial and total plant D & D; facility decontamination, dismantling, demolition, and planning; site restoration; site construction; logistics; transportation; and emergency response; and
- A company owned equipment calibration and maintenance laboratory that services, maintains, calibrates, and sources (i.e., rental) of health physics, IH and customized nuclear, environmental, and occupational safety and health (“NEOSH”) instrumentation.
The table below presents certain financial information of our operating segments as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).

Segment Reporting for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013
   
     
   
 
 
 
Treatment
   
Services
   
Segments
Total
     
Corporate (1)
   
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 
$
8,929
   
$
10,143
   
$
19,072
 
(2) 
 
$
¾
   
$
19,072
 
Intercompany revenues
   
82
     
11
     
93
       
¾
     
¾
 
Gross profit
   
1,801
     
1,328
     
3,129
       
¾
     
3,129
 
Interest income
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
8
     
8
 
Interest expense
   
10
     
1
     
11
       
176
     
187
 
Interest expense-financing fees
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
40
     
40
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
999
     
248
     
1,247
       
20
     
1,267
 
Segment profit (loss)
   
616
     
387
     
1,003
       
(1,571
)
   
(568
)
Expenditures for segment assets
   
192
     
6
     
198
       
¾
     
198
 
 
                                         
Segment Reporting for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
                           
 
 
Treatment
   
Services
   
Segments
Total
     
Corporate (1)
   
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 
$
11,405
   
$
17,785
   
$
29,190
 
(2) 
 
$
¾
   
$
29,190
 
Intercompany revenues
   
265
     
50
     
315
       
¾
     
¾
 
Gross profit
   
3,097
     
1,129
     
4,226
       
¾
     
4,226
 
Interest income
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
10
     
10
 
Interest expense
   
2
     
4
     
6
       
217
     
223
 
Interest expense-financing fees
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
23
     
23
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,104
     
226
     
1,330
       
19
     
1,349
 
Segment profit (loss)
   
1,352
     
(47
)
   
1,305
       
(1,777
)
   
(472
)
Expenditures for segment assets
   
24
     
1
     
25
       
¾
     
25
 
 
                                         
Segment Reporting for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
                           
 
 
Treatment
   
Services
   
Segments
Total
     
Corporate (1)
   
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 
$
26,379
   
$
35,306
   
$
61,685
 
(2) 
 
$
¾
   
$
61,685
 
Intercompany revenues
   
1,149
     
66
     
1,215
       
¾
     
¾
 
Gross profit
   
3,968
     
3,722
     
7,690
       
¾
     
7,690
 
Interest income
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
27
     
27
 
Interest expense
   
38
     
(3
)
   
35
       
497
     
532
 
Interest expense-financing fees
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
87
     
87
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
3,063
     
708
     
3,771
       
72
     
3,843
 
Segment profit (loss)
   
524
     
(432
)
   
92
       
(4,528
)
   
(4,436
)
Expenditures for segment assets
   
367
     
6
     
373
       
¾
     
373
 
 
                                         
Segment Reporting for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
                           
 
 
Treatment
   
Services
   
Segments
Total
     
Corporate (1)
   
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 
$
34,284
   
$
66,540
   
$
100,824
 
(2) 
 
$
¾
   
$
100,824
 
Intercompany revenues
   
1,423
     
167
     
1,590
       
¾
     
¾
 
Gross profit
   
6,904
     
5,621
     
12,525
       
¾
     
12,525
 
Interest income
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
31
     
31
 
Interest expense
   
7
     
9
     
16
       
626
     
642
 
Interest expense-financing fees
   
¾
     
¾
     
¾
       
84
     
84
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
3,359
     
688
     
4,047
       
55
     
4,102
 
Segment profit (loss)
   
2,517
     
1,047
     
3,564
       
(5,852
)
   
(2,288
)
Expenditures for segment assets
   
266
     
142
     
408
       
4
     
412
 

(1)
Amounts reflect the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.

(2) Includes revenues generated from CH Plateau Remediation Company (“CHPRC”) of $6,082,000 or 31.9% and $18,522,000 or 30.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively and $6,036,000 or 20.7% and $18,669,000 or 18.6% for the corresponding period of 2012, respectively.