Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment reporting (Tables)

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Segment reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 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:

Year ended July 31, 2016   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                              
Clinical laboratory services   $ 70,915                       $ 70,915  
Product revenues         $ 30,337                   30,337  
Royalty and license fee income           1,521                   1,521  
Total revenues     70,915       31,858                   102,773  
                                         
Operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     42,859                         42,859  
Cost of product revenues           14,331                   14,331  
Research and development           2,720     $ 804             3,524  
Selling, general and administrative     22,882       11,761           $ 8,943       43,586  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     2,375       (39 )                 2,336  
Legal fee expense     134       11             6,239       6,384  
Legal settlements, net     1,500       (58,750 )                 (57,250 )
Total costs, expenses and legal settlements, net     69,750       (29,966 )     804       15,182       55,770  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     1,165       61,824       (804 )     (15,182 )     47,003  
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (105 )     47             (78 )     (136 )
Other     10       38             74       122  
Foreign exchange gain           (474 )                 (474 )
                                         
Income (loss) before taxes   $ 1,070     $ 61,435     $ (804 )   $ (15,186 )   $ 46,515  
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,676     $ 2,091     $     $ 73     $ 3,840  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 6     $     $     $     $ 6  
Selling, general and administrative     51       30           $ 438       519  
Total   $ 57     $ 30     $     $ 438     $ 525  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 1,216     $ 314     $     $     $ 1,530  
Year ended July 31, 2015   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                              
Clinical laboratory services   $ 63,414                       $ 63,414  
Product revenues         $ 31,690                   31,690  
Royalty and license fee income           2,495                   2,495  
Total revenues     63,414       34,185                   97,599  
                                         
Operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     39,589                         39,589  
Cost of product revenues           15,183                   15,183  
Research and development           2,608     $ 742             3,350  
Selling, general and administrative     20,666       12,168           $ 8,235       41,069  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     2,418       (134 )                 2,284  
Legal fee expense     196       (67 )           8,659       8,788  
Legal settlements, net           (11,458 )                 (11,458 )
Total costs, expenses and legal settlements, net     62,869       18,300       742       16,894       98,805  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     545       15,885       (742 )     (16,894 )     (1,206 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (86 )     10             (169 )     (245 )
Other     28       9             58       95  
Foreign exchange gain           (936 )                 (936 )
                                         
Income (loss) before taxes   $ 487     $ 14,968     $ (742 )   $ (17,005 )   $ (2,292 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,443     $ 2,254     $ 3     $ 89     $ 3,789  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 5     $                 $ 5  
Research and development           2                   2  
Selling, general and administrative     43       15           $ 364       422  
Total   $ 48     $ 17           $ 364     $ 429  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 1,557     $ 226                 $ 1,783  
Year ended July 31, 2014   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                              
Clinical laboratory services   $ 58,689                       $ 58,689  
Product revenues         $ 32,850                   32,850  
Royalty and license fee income           4,408                   4,408  
Total revenues     58,689       37,258                   95,947  
                                         
Operating costs, expenses and legal settlements, net:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     38,948                         38,948  
Cost of product revenues           15,320                   15,320  
Research and development     14       2,350     $ 777             3,141  
Selling, general and administrative     20,460       13,374           $ 7,967       41,801  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     3,115       (52 )                 3,063  
Legal fee expense     736       940             5,278       6,954  
Legal settlements, net     2,000       (5,100 )                     (3,100 )
Total costs, expenses and legal settlements, net     65,273       26,832       777       13,245       106,127  
                                         
Operating (loss) income     (6,584 )     10,426       (777 )     (13,245 )     (10,180 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (43 )     9             (174 )     (208 )
Other     56       95             43       194  
Foreign exchange gain           289                   289  
                                         
(Loss) income before income taxes   $ (6,571 )   $ 10,819     $ (777 )   $ (13,376 )   $ (9,905 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,415     $ 2,455     $ 7     $ 94     $ 3,971  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 8     $ 1                 $ 9  
Research and development           1                   1  
Selling, general and administrative     36       6           $ 542       584  
Total   $ 44     $ 8           $ 542     $ 594  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 643     $ 195                 $ 838  
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] Geographic financial information is as follows:

Net sales to unaffiliated customers:   2016     2015     2014  
United States   $ 94,016     $ 87,875     $ 84,389  
Switzerland     2,709       3,131       4,130  
United Kingdom     1,730       1,904       2,023  
Other international countries     4,318       4,689       5,405  
Total   $ 102,773     $ 97,599     $ 95,947  
                         
Long-lived assets at July 31,                        
United States   $ 18,730     $ 19,799          
Switzerland     917       1,224          
United Kingdom     244       357          
Other international countries     197       175          
Total   $ 20,088     $ 21,555          
Schedule of Segment Revenue By Geographical [Table Text Block] The following is a summary of the Life Sciences segment revenues attributable to customers located in the United States and foreign countries:

    2016     2015     2014  
United States   $ 23,102     $ 24,461     $ 25,700  
Foreign countries     8,756       9,724       11,558  
    $ 31,858     $ 34,185     $ 37,258