Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment reporting (Tables)

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Segment reporting (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] The following financial information represents the operating results of the reportable segments of the Company:

Three months ended October 31, 2016   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 18,558                       $ 18,558  
Product revenues         $ 7,426                   7,426  
Royalty and license fee income           300                   300  
      18,558       7,726                   26,284  
Operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     10,896                         10,896  
Cost of product revenues           3,309                   3,309  
Research and development           627     $ 195             822  
Selling, general and administrative     5,952       2,946           $ 2,576       11,474  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     666       3                   669  
Legal fee expense     52       12             308       372  
Legal settlements, net                              
Total operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net     17,566       6,897       195       2,884       27,542  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     992       829       (195 )     (2,884 )     (1,258 )
                                         
Other income (expense):                                        
Interest     (29 )     10             65       46  
Other     102                   17       119  
Foreign exchange loss           (361 )                 (361 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ 1,065     $ 478     $ (195 )   $ (2,802 )   $ (1,454 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 401     $ 508     $     $ 18     $ 927  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 2                       $ 2  
Research and development                              
Selling, general and administrative     17     $ 11           $ 121       149  
Total   $ 19     $ 11     $     $ 121     $ 151  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 412     $ 102     $     $     $ 514  
Three months ended October 31, 2015   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                              
Clinical laboratory services   $ 17,090                       $ 17,090  
Product revenues         $ 7,687                   7,687  
Royalty and license fee income           400                   400  
      17,090       8,087                   25,177  
Operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     10,332                         10,332  
Cost of product revenues           3,611                   3,611  
Research and development           667     $ 200             867  
Selling, general and administrative     5,286       3,059           $ 1,880       10,225  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     708       (4 )                 704  
Legal fee expense     9       (22 )           1,614       1,601  
Legal settlement, net           (6,800 )                 (6,800 )
Total operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net     16,335       511       200       3,494       20,540  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     755       7,576       (200 )     (3,494 )     4,637  
                                         
Other income (expense):                                        
Interest     (19 )     14             (35 )     (40 )
Other     4       39             11       54  
Foreign exchange loss           (130 )                 (130 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ 740     $ 7,499     $ (200 )   $ (3,518 )   $ 4,521  
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 397     $ 530     $     $ 23     $ 950  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 1                       $ 1  
Research and development         $                    
Selling, general and administrative     10       5           $ 95       110  
Total   $ 11     $ 5     $     $ 95     $ 111  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 437     $ 68     $     $     $ 505