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Segment Information

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Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Note 10.   Segment Information

The Company's products and operations consist of two principal businesses that are comprised of three operating segments each, as described under Nature of Operations (Note 1):  Memorialization Products (Cemetery Products, Funeral Home Products, Cremation) and Brand Solutions (Graphics Imaging, Marking Products, Merchandising Solutions).  Effective October 1, 2011, the cremation casket manufacturing operation has been included in the Funeral Home Products segment.  All prior periods have been restated to reflect the current presentation.  Management evaluates segment performance based on operating profit (before income taxes) and does not allocate non-operating items such as investment income, interest expense, other income (deductions), net and minority interest.

Information about the Company's segments follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2011
 
 
2010
 
Sales to external customers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorialization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cemetery Products
 
$
45,150
 
 
$
50,513
 
Funeral Home Products
 
 
58,571
 
 
 
61,657
 
Cremation
 
 
9,434
 
 
 
8,241
 
 
 
113,155
 
 
 
120,411
 
Brand Solutions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graphics Imaging
 
 
70,443
 
 
 
60,027
 
Marking Products
 
 
16,383
 
 
 
12,920
 
Merchandising Solutions
 
 
17,232
 
 
 
13,986
 
 
 
104,058
 
 
 
86,933
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
217,213
 
 
$
207,344
 

Operating profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorialization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cemetery Products
 
$
4,535
 
 
$
10,127
 
Funeral Home Products
 
 
6,488
 
 
 
6,371
 
Cremation
 
 
757
 
 
 
529
 
 
 
11,780
 
 
 
17,027
 
Brand Solutions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graphics Imaging
 
 
4,981
 
 
 
3,718
 
Marking Products
 
 
1,368
 
 
 
1,025
 
Merchandising Solutions
 
 
796
 
 
 
196
 
 
 
7,145
 
 
 
4,939
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,925
 
 
$
21,966