Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
17. SEGMENT INFORMATION:

Beginning October 1, 2014, the Company realigned its operations into three reporting segments, SGK Brand Solutions, Memorialization and Industrial. The SGK Brand Solutions segment is comprised of the graphics imaging business, including Schawk, and the merchandising solutions operations. The Memorialization segment is comprised of the Company's cemetery products, funeral home products and cremation operations.  The Industrial segment is comprised of the Company's marking and automation products and fulfillment systems.  Prior periods have been revised to conform with 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 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:

   
SGK Brand Solutions
   
Memorialization
   
Industrial
   
Other
   
Consolidated
 
Sales to external customers:
 
2015
 
$
798,339
   
$
508,058
   
$
119,671
   
$
-
   
$
1,426,068
 
2014
   
497,328
     
508,420
     
100,849
     
-
     
1,106,597
 
2013
   
373,941
     
517,911
     
93,505
     
-
     
985,357
 
Intersegment sales:
 
2015
   
478
     
77
     
25
     
-
     
580
 
2014
   
463
     
35
     
31
     
-
     
529
 
2013
   
464
     
12
     
10
     
-
     
486
 
Depreciation and amortization:
 
2015
   
46,594
     
12,410
     
2,294
     
1,322
     
62,620
 
2014
   
27,700
     
11,486
     
2,203
     
1,475
     
42,864
 
2013
   
24,292
     
10,652
     
1,675
     
1,246
     
37,865
 
Operating profit:
 
2015
   
21,864
     
70,064
     
13,095
     
-
     
105,023
 
2014
   
2,536
     
67,937
     
11,049
     
-
     
81,522
 
2013
   
13,999
     
71,754
     
8,862
     
-
     
94,615
 
Total assets:
 
2015
   
1,171,914
     
766,089
     
116,867
     
108,148
     
2,163,018
 
2014
   
1,278,869
     
557,089
     
115,470
     
72,620
     
2,024,048
 
2013
   
495,808
     
536,890
     
113,420
     
63,144
     
1,209,262
 
Capital expenditures:
 
2015
   
23,676
     
10,922
     
5,866
     
7,787
     
48,251
 
2014
   
16,734
     
8,257
     
3,325
     
921
     
29,237
 
2013
   
9,764
     
10,988
     
2,904
     
1,268
     
24,924
 
                                         
 
Information about the Company's operations by geographic area follows:

   
United States
   
Central and South America
   
Canada
   
Europe
   
Australia
   
Asia
   
Consolidated
 
                             
Sales to external customers:
                         
2015
 
$
936,513
   
$
8,806
   
$
30,367
   
$
398,533
   
$
21,225
   
$
30,624
   
$
1,426,068
 
2014
   
676,764
     
3,272
     
14,471
     
380,229
     
13,994
     
17,867
     
1,106,597
 
2013
   
617,371
     
-
     
12,014
     
328,266
     
13,534
     
14,172
     
985,357
 
                                                         
Long-lived assets:
                                                 
2015
   
1,016,703
     
17,488
     
41,690
     
349,533
     
22,072
     
50,650
     
1,498,136
 
2014
   
918,996
     
10,739
     
36,543
     
391,944
     
21,300
     
31,122
     
1,410,644
 
2013
   
421,697
     
3,731
     
483
     
324,731
     
6,338
     
13,404
     
770,384