Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 57,986 $ 58,259
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,009 and $11,177, respectively 188,405 174,632
Inventories 130,768 130,690
Deferred income taxes 9,826 9,814
Other current assets 18,997 19,950
Total current assets 405,982 393,345
Investments 22,288 18,842
Property, plant and equipment, net 180,731 144,049
Deferred income taxes 1,871 24,527
Other assets 14,402 12,083
Goodwill 524,551 476,181
Other intangible assets, net 65,102 59,015
Total assets 1,214,927 1,128,042
Current liabilities:    
Long-term debt, current maturities 22,614 21,566
Trade accounts payable 45,232 44,294
Accrued compensation 41,916 30,222
Accrued income taxes 5,910 7,632
Customer prepayments 13,531 15,883
Contingent consideration 3,726 13,298
Other current liabilities 51,077 47,978
Total current liabilities 184,006 180,873
Long-term debt 351,068 298,148
Accrued pension 61,642 78,563
Postretirement benefits 17,956 27,725
Deferred income taxes 20,332 18,624
Other liabilities 26,993 33,194
Total liabilities 661,997 637,127
Arrangement with noncontrolling interest 0 10,481
Commitments and Contingencies      
Shareholders' equity-Matthews:    
Preferred stock, $100 par value, authorized 10,000 shares, none issued 0 0
Additional paid-in capital 47,315 47,893
Retained earnings 775,762 727,176
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (26,940) (65,083)
Treasury stock, 9,083,910 and 8,711,924 shares, respectively, at cost (283,006) (268,499)
Total shareholders' equity-Matthews 549,465 477,821
Noncontrolling interests 3,465 2,613
Total shareholders' equity 552,930 480,434
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 1,214,927 1,128,042
Class A common stock [Member]
    
Shareholders' equity-Matthews:    
Class A common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 70,000,000 shares; 36,333,992 shares issued $ 36,334 $ 36,334