13. SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company derives revenues from the manufacture and sale of flexible metal hose and accessories (the “flexible metal hose” segment). These applications include carrying fuel gases within residential and commercial buildings; gasoline and diesel gasoline products (both above and below the ground) in a double containment piping to contain any possible leaks, which is used in automotive and marina refueling, and fueling for back-up generation; and medical gases in health care facilities.

 

The accounting policies of the flexible metal hose segment are the same as described in Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), which includes the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman, and President, assesses performance for the flexible metal hose segment and decides how to allocate resources based on the measures which are also reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income as Operating Profit and Net Income. Segment assets are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Total Assets.

 

The CODM uses Operating Profit and Net Income to evaluate performance and income generated from segment assets (return on assets) in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the flexible metal hose segment or into other areas, such as for acquisitions or to pay dividends. Significant segment expense categories reviewed by the CODM are consistent with the categories reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Historical Timeline

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2025Mar 12, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 7, 2025

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.