Segment Information
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2011
Segment Information  
Segment Information

9.      Segment Information

 

ASC Topic 280 – "Segment Reporting" establishes annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprise's operating segments. Operating segments are generally defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available as the basis for management to allocate resources and assess performance. 

 

Based on internal reporting and management structure, the Company has two reportable segments: Company-owned Drive-Ins and Franchise Operations.  The Company-owned Drive-Ins segment consists of the drive-in operations in which the Company owns a controlling ownership interest and derives its revenues from operating drive-in restaurants.  The Franchise Operations segment consists of franchising activities and derives its revenues from royalties and initial franchise fees received from franchisees.  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Segment information for total assets and capital expenditures is not presented as such information is not used in measuring segment performance or allocating resources between segments.

 

The following table presents the revenues and income from operations for each reportable segment, along with reconciliation to reported revenue and income from operations:

 

 

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May 31,

 

2011

2010

 

2011

2010

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned Drive-Ins

$   113,745

$ 108,752

 

$   297,454

$  298,963

Franchise Operations

35,210

33,661

 

89,921

88,557

Unallocated revenues

3,143

3,632

 

7,392

8,335

 

$ 152,098

$ 146,045

 

$   394,767

$  395,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned Drive-Ins

$     18,031

$   15,474

 

$     39,062

$    41,889

Franchise Operations

35,210

33,661

 

89,921

88,557

Unallocated income

3,123

3,448

 

7,647

7,629

Unallocated expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

(17,212)

(17,096)

 

(48,778)

(50,552)

Depreciation and amortization

(10,139)

(10,645)

 

(30,806)

(31,958)

Provision for impairment of long-lived assets

(49)

(188)

 

(313)

(188)

Income from Operations

$     28,964

$   24,654

 

$     56,733

$      55,377