Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
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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 and Fulfillment Systems, Merchandising Solutions). 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 noncontrolling interests.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Note 2). Intersegment sales are accounted for at negotiated prices. Operating profit is total revenue less operating expenses. Segment assets include those assets that are used in the Company's operations within each segment. Assets classified under "Other" principally consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments, deferred income taxes and corporate headquarters' assets. Long-lived
assets include property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation), goodwill, and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization).
 
Information about the Company's segments follows:

   
Memorialization
    
Brand Solutions
              
                           
Marking and
                    
   
Cemetery
    
Funeral Home
          
Graphics
    
Fulfillment
    
Merchandising
              
   
Products
    
Products
    
Cremation
    
Imaging
    
Systems
    
Solutions
    
Other
    
Consolidated
  
                                                 
Sales to external customers:
                                      
2012
   $ 215,943     $ 230,943     $ 45,981     $ 259,865     $ 74,621     $ 72,964     $ -     $ 900,317  
2011
     224,773       243,291       39,278       268,975       61,938       60,566       -       898,821  
2010
     224,247       216,849       32,786       239,957       51,069       56,921       -       821,829  
                                                                 
Intersegment sales:
                                                  
2012
     262       4       60       2       22       702       -       1,052  
2011
     251       -       52       177       21       90       -       591  
2010
     272       -       68       1       16       281       -       638  
                                                                 
Depreciation and amortization:
                                                  
2012
     3,255       6,416       396       14,175       1,048       2,330       1,201       28,821  
2011
     2,955       6,371       244       13,580       530       1,949       2,032       27,661  
2010
     2,442       6,672       197       13,234       526       1,850       2,401       27,322  
                                                                 
Operating profit:
                                                  
2012
     33,195       26,525       3,869       14,843       10,061       5,084       -       93,577  
2011
     52,474       29,039       3,479       22,427       7,819       3,278       -       118,516  
2010
     56,167       27,506       3,646       21,077       5,817       2,368       -       116,581  
                                                                 
Total assets:
                                                  
2012
     211,205       299,248       41,099       356,458       75,217       66,170       78,645       1,128,042  
2011
     197,127       311,841       35,018       351,595       67,193       60,491       74,190       1,097,455  
2010
     194,110       291,216       28,223       319,480       36,740       54,876       69,180       993,825  
                                                                 
Capital expenditures:
                                                  
2012
     3,811       2,540       396       18,693       2,513       1,496       3,787       33,236  
2011
     1,618       3,850       501       10,820       295       3,165       2,191       22,440  
2010
     6,107       1,129       241       8,058       450       1,028       4,424       21,437  

Information about the Company's operations by geographic area follows:

   
United States
    
Mexico
    
Canada
    
Europe
    
Australia
    
Asia
    
Consolidated
  
 
                                          
Sales to external customers:
                                      
2012
   $ 569,435     $ -     $ 11,967     $ 290,283     $ 13,778     $ 14,854     $ 900,317  
2011
     559,362       -       13,086       298,773       13,437       14,163       898,821  
2010
     520,083       -       14,000       264,833       11,160       11,753       821,829  
                                                         
Long-lived assets:
                                                  
2012
     395,565       4,743       507       260,809       7,041       10,580       679,245  
2011
     380,059       5,726       476       259,860       6,752       9,459       662,332  
2010
     334,471       6,367       484       235,902       6,957       8,691       592,872