Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information

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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Information  
Segment Information

8. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our reportable segments are Installation (TruTeam) and Distribution (Service Partners).

Our Installation segment installs insulation and other building products.  We sell primarily to the residential new construction market, with increasing activity in both the commercial construction industry and repair/remodel of residential housing.  In addition to insulation, we install other building products including rain gutters, glass and windows, afterpaint products, fireproofing, garage doors, fireplaces, shower enclosures and closet shelving.  

Our Distribution segment sells and distributes insulation and other building products including rain gutters, fireplaces, closet shelving, and roofing materials.  Distributed products are sold primarily to contractors and dealers (including lumber yards) from distribution centers in various parts of the United States.

Our segments are based on our operating units, for which financial information is regularly evaluated by our Chief Operating Decision Maker in determining resource allocation and assessing performance.  The key performance metric we use to evaluate our businesses is segment operating profit.  Operating profit for the individual segments includes corporate costs which are allocated to the segments based on various metrics including sales and headcount.  

Intercompany sales from the Distribution segment to the Installation segment are recorded by the Distribution segment with a profit margin and by our Installation segment at cost.

Key information by segment is as follows, for the years ended December 31, in thousands:

Net Sales

Operating Profit (b)

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017

Our operations by segment were (a):

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Installation (exclusive of significant legal settlement, shown separately below)

$

1,906,730

$

1,680,967

$

1,281,296

$

253,230

$

196,986

$

139,316

Significant legal settlement (Installation segment) (c)

(30,000)

Distribution

862,143

820,309

719,759

90,388

78,739

68,733

Intercompany eliminations and other adjustments

(144,752)

(117,027)

(94,789)

(23,921)

(20,899)

(16,463)

Total

$

2,624,121

$

2,384,249

$

1,906,266

319,697

254,826

161,586

General corporate expense, net (d)

(30,174)

(45,873)

(24,722)

Operating profit, as reported

289,523

208,953

136,864

Other expense, net

(35,745)

(28,129)

(8,824)

Income before income taxes

$

253,778

$

180,824

$

128,040

 

Property Additions

 

Depreciation and
Amortization

 

Total Assets

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2019

 

2018

Our operations by segment were (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation

 

$

34,101

$

69,497

$

21,956

$

42,682

$

31,661

$

12,208

$

1,669,396

$

1,618,032

Distribution

 

8,404

11,121

5,845

8,245

6,616

3,561

715,526

698,337

Corporate

 

2,993

6,796

1,620

1,773

1,142

684

219,041

138,162

Total, as reported

 

$

45,498

$

87,414

$

29,421

$

52,700

$

39,419

$

16,453

$

2,603,963

$

2,454,531

(a)

All of our operations are located in the U.S.

(b)

Segment operating profit includes an allocation of general corporate expenses attributable to the operating segments which is based on direct benefit or usage (such as salaries of corporate employees who directly support the segment).  

(c)

Significant legal settlement expense of $30 million incurred for the year ended December 31, 2017, related to the settlement agreement with Owens Corning.  For more information see Note 11 – Other Commitments and Contingencies.

(d)

General corporate expense, net includes expenses not specifically attributable to our segments for functions such as corporate human resources, finance, and legal, including salaries, benefits, and other related costs.