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Note M - Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE M – SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Nathan’s considers itself to be a brand marketer of the Nathan’s Famous signature products to the foodservice industry pursuant to its various business structures. Nathan’s sells its products directly to consumers through its restaurant operations segment consisting of Company-owned and franchised restaurants, including virtual kitchens, to distributors that resell our products to the foodservice industry through the Branded Product Program and by third party manufacturers pursuant to license agreements that sell our products to club stores and grocery stores nationwide. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) who evaluates performance and allocates resources for the Branded Product Program, Product Licensing and Restaurant Operations segments based upon a number of factors, the primary profit measure being income from operations. Certain administrative expenses are not allocated to the segments and are reported within the Corporate segment.

 

Branded Product Program – This segment derives revenue principally from the sale of hot dog products either directly to foodservice operators or to various foodservice distributors who resell the products to foodservice operators.

 

Product licensing – This segment derives revenue, primarily in the form of royalties, from licensing a broad variety of Nathan’s Famous branded products, including our hot dogs, sausage and corned beef products, frozen French fries and additional products through retail grocery channels and club stores throughout the United States.

 

 

Restaurant operations – This segment derives revenue from the sale of our products at Company-owned restaurants and earns fees and royalties from its franchised restaurants, including its virtual kitchens.

 

Revenues from operating segments are from transactions with unaffiliated third parties and do not include any intersegment revenues.

 

Income from operations attributable to Corporate consists principally of administrative expenses not allocated to the operating segments such as executive management, finance, information technology, legal, insurance, corporate office costs, corporate incentive compensation and compliance costs and expenses of the Advertising Fund.

 

Interest expense, interest income, and other (expense) income, net, are managed centrally at the corporate level, and, accordingly, such items are not presented by segment since they are excluded from the measure of profitability reviewed by the CODM.

 

Operating segment information is as follows (in thousands):

 

   

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Revenues                                

Branded Product Program

   $ 16,661     $ 16,901     $ 61,862     $ 51,960  

Product licensing

     6,337       5,878       26,064       24,218  

Restaurant operations

     2,655       2,655       13,941       12,495  

Corporate (1)

     501       479       1,504       1,437  

Total revenues

   $ 26,154     $ 25,913     $ 103,371     $ 90,110  
                                 
Income from operations                                

Branded Product Program

   $ 2,451     $ 1,681     $ 7,003     $ 5,096  

Product licensing

     6,292       5,832       25,928       24,081  

Restaurant operations

     (238 )     (69 )     1,879       623  

Corporate

     (2,173 )     (1,831 )     (6,784 )     (6,046 )

Income from operations

   $ 6,332     $ 5,613     $ 28,026     $ 23,754  
                                 

Interest expense

     (1,944 )     (2,650 )     (5,831 )     (7,951 )

Interest income

     158       24       260       88  

Other (expense) income, net

     (60 )     3       (4 )     24  

Income before provision for income taxes

   $ 4,486     $ 2,990     $ 22,451     $ 15,915  
   

 
 

(1)

Represents advertising fund revenue.