Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information

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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information

Note 15. Segment Information

The Company has six reportable segments: Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC, Citrus Groves, Sugarcane, Cattle, Real Estate and Leasing. All of the Company's operations are located in the State of Florida. Intersegment sales and transfers are accounted by the Company as if the sales or transfers were to third parties at current market prices.

Agricultural Segments:

 

   

Bowen operations include supply chain management services citrus for both Alico and other growers citrus fruit. Bowen's operations also include the purchase and resale of citrus fruit.

 

   

Citrus Grove operations consist of cultivating citrus trees in order to produce citrus fruit for delivery to fresh and processed citrus markets.

 

   

Sugarcane operations consist of cultivating sugarcane for sale to a sugar processor.

 

   

Cattle operations primarily include the production of beef cattle and the raising of replacement heifers.

Goods and services produced by these segments are sold to wholesalers and processors in the United States who prepare the products for consumption.

Nonagricultural Segments

 

   

The Real Estate segment, operated on behalf of Alico by ALDI, is engaged in the planning and strategic positioning of all Company owned land, which includes seeking entitlement of the land assets in order to preserve rights to develop the property in the future and negotiating and/or renegotiating sales contracts.

 

   

The Leasing segment leases land to others on a tenant-at-will basis for grazing, farming, oil and mineral exploration and recreational uses.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Total revenues represent sales to unaffiliated customers, as reported in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately and decisions about allocations of resources are determined by management based on these strategic business units. The Company evaluates the segments performance based on direct margins from operations before general and administrative costs, interest expense and income taxes not including nonrecurring gains and losses.

 

Information by business segment is as follows:

 

     Year ended September 30  
     2011     2010     2009  

Revenues (from external customers except as noted):

      

Bowen

   $ 36,115      $ 28,896      $ 27,998   

Intersegment sales through Bowen

     9,679        7,900        8,374   

Citrus Groves

     47,088        36,469        36,030   

Sugarcane

     7,796        4,097        7,624   

Cattle

     4,613        4,035        8,201   

Real Estate

     —          —          1,372   

Land leasing and rentals

     2,432        2,357        2,691   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue from segments

     107,723        83,754        92,290   

Other operations (c)

     548        3,938        5,612   

Less: intersegment revenue eliminated

     (9,679     (7,900     (8,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

   $ 98,592      $ 79,792      $ 89,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

      

Bowen

   $ 35,109      $ 28,169      $ 26,660   

Intersegment sales through Bowen

     9,679        7,900        8,374   

Citrus Groves

     27,764        25,730        27,299   

Sugarcane

     6,834        3,707        9,809   

Cattle (a)

     3,178        3,772        10,161   

Real Estate (b)

     585        1,610        5,265   

Land leasing and rentals

     1,220        1,103        1,117   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating expenses

     84,369        71,991        88,685   

Other operations (c)

     469        5,778        7,379   

Less: intersegment expenses eliminated

     (9,679     (7,900     (8,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 75,159      $ 69,869      $ 87,690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit:

      

Bowen

   $ 1,006      $ 727      $ 1,338   

Citrus Groves

     19,324        10,739        8,731   

Sugarcane

     962        390        (2,185

Cattle

     1,435        263        (1,960

Real Estate

     (585     (1,610     (3,893

Land leasing and rentals

     1,212        1,254        1,574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit from segments

     23,354        11,763        3,605   

Other operations

     79        (1,840     (1,767
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

   $ 23,433      $ 9,923      $ 1,838   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes an impairment charge of $0.8 million in 2009.
(b) Includes impairments charges of $1.0 million and $4.3 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively.
(c) Includes sod, plants and trees, rock and sand royalties and vegetables (2010 and 2009).

 

     Year ended September 30  
     2011      2010      2009  

Capital expenditures:

        

Bowen

   $ 65       $ 373       $ 73   

Citrus Groves

     2,102         1,273         1,551   

Sugarcane

     4,633         3,586         2,186   

Cattle

     1,214         1,260         1,154   

Real Estate

     583         1,096         708   

Land leasing and rentals

     16         62         65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment capital expenditures

     8,613         7,650         5,737   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other capital expenditures

     3,652         553         968   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 12,265       $ 8,203       $ 6,705   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization:

        

Bowen

   $ 213       $ 315       $ 358   

Citrus Groves

     1,977         2,021         2,127   

Sugarcane

     2,873         1,713         1,498   

Cattle

     937         1,292         1,643   

Real Estate

     —           1         —     

Land leasing and rentals

     481         546         621   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment depreciation, depletion and amortization

     6,481         5,888         6,247   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other depreciation, depletion and amortization

     846         1,333         1,297   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 7,327       $ 7,221       $ 7,544   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     September 30  
     2011      2010  

Total assets:

     

Bowen

   $ 2,888       $ 3,032   

Citrus Groves

     45,554         46,244   

Sugarcane

     53,213         47,529   

Cattle

     6,241         12,314   

Real Estate (d)

     12,932         6,706   

Land leasing and rentals

     5,524         4,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment assets

     126,352         119,844   

Other assets

     53,683         68,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 180,035       $ 188,817   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(d) Includes $6.6 million for a foreclosed parcel of property See Note 7, Property, Building and Equipment.