Rekor Systems, Inc. Segments Disclosure
FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, requires that an enterprise report selected information about reportable segments in its financial reports issued to its stockholders. Beginning with the first quarter of 2019, the Company changed its operating and reportable segments from one segment to two segments: the Technology Segment and the Professional Services Segment. The two segments reflect the Company’s separate focus on technology products and services versus professional services.
The Company provides general corporate services to its segments; however, these services are not considered when making operating decisions and assessing segment performance. These services are reported under “Corporate Services” below and these include costs associated with executive management, financing activities and public company compliance.
Transfer prices between the operating segments were determined on current market values or cost plus markup of the seller’s business segment.
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is presented below (dollars in thousands):
| Technology | Professional Services | Corporate Services | Elimination | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 5,469 | $ | 13,874 | $ | - | $ | (23 | ) | $ | 19,320 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,817 | 6,468 | - | (23 | ) | 10,262 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations* | (2,259 | ) | (1,560 | ) | (5,293 | ) | 23 | (9,089 | ) | |||||||||||
| Loss from operations held for sale (including impairment of goodwill of $1,022,000) | - | (1,146 | ) | - | - | (1,146 | ) | |||||||||||||
| * Including intangible assets impairment | - | 1,549 | - | - | 1,549 | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 3,522 | $ | 16,532 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 20,054 | ||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,880 | 8,196 | - | - | 10,076 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (832 | ) | (381 | ) | (3,910 | ) | - | (5,123 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income from operations held for sale | - | 86 | - | - | 86 | |||||||||||||||
Information about the Company’s revenue in different geographic regions, which is attributable to the Company’s operations located primarily in the United States, Canada, and other countries is as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Technology | Professional Services | |||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | 4,052 | $ | 3,449 | $ | 13,851 | $ | 16,357 | ||||||||
| Canada | 654 | 73 | - | 78 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 763 | - | - | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | 5,469 | $ | 3,522 | $ | 13,851 | $ | 16,532 | ||||||||
Except for the United States and Canada, total revenue in any single country was less than 10% of consolidated revenue.
Additional information relating to the Company’s business segments is as follows (dollars in thousands):
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Technology | $ | 16,625 | $ | 4,294 | ||||
| Professional services | 5,726 | 5,510 | ||||||
| Corporate services | 509 | 1,461 | ||||||
| Total assets from continuing operations | 22,860 | 11,265 | ||||||
| Assets from operations held for sale | 6,132 | 6,790 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 28,992 | $ | 18,055 | ||||
Information about the Company’s total assets in different geographic regions is as follows (dollars in thousands):
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| United States | $ | 1,220 | $ | 1,320 | ||||
| Canada | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation | (807 | ) | (928 | ) | ||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | 483 | $ | 462 | ||||
Long-lived assets by segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Technology | $ | 14,875 | $ | 3,122 | ||||
| Professional Services | 540 | 2,195 | ||||||
| Corporate | 430 | 3 | ||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 15,845 | $ | 5,320 | ||||
Total net additions to long-lived assets by segment are as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Technology | $ | 12,998 | $ | 1,013 | ||||
| Professional Services | 701 | 376 | ||||||
| Corporate | 564 | - | ||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 14,263 | $ | 1,389 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization expense are allocated to all segments based on usage. Total depreciation and amortization expense, by segment, is as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Technology | $ | 1,245 | $ | 322 | ||||
| Professional Services | 485 | 725 | ||||||
| Corporate | 137 | - | ||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 1,867 | $ | 1,047 | ||||
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.