Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
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:
                                      
2013
   $ 226,586     $ 242,803     $ 48,522     $ 294,571     $ 93,505     $ 79,370     $ -     $ 985,357  
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  
                                                                 
Intersegment sales:
                                                  
2013
     39       172       951       416       10       527       -       2,115  
2012
     262       4       60       2       22       702       -       1,052  
2011
     251       -       52       177       21       90       -       591  
                                                                 
Depreciation and amortization:
                                                  
2013
     4,034       6,267       351       21,968       1,675       2,324       1,246       37,865  
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  
                                                                 
Operating profit:
                                                  
2013
     32,571       37,263       3,097       9,724       8,862       4,275       -       95,792  
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  
                                                                 
Total assets:
                                                  
2013
     210,242       286,576       40,072       425,823       113,420       69,012       69,782       1,214,927  
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  
                                                                 
Capital expenditures:
                                                  
2013
     8,415       2,399       174       9,027       2,904       737       1,268       24,924  
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  

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

   
United States
    
Mexico
    
Canada
    
Europe
    
Australia
    
Asia
    
Consolidated
  
 
                                          
Sales to external customers:
                                      
2013
   $ 617,371     $ -     $ 12,014     $ 328,266     $ 13,534     $ 14,172     $ 985,357  
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  
                                                         
Long-lived assets:
                                                  
2013
     421,697       3,731       483       324,731       6,338       13,404       770,384  
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