Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION SEGMENT INFORMATION:
The Company manages its businesses under three reportable segments: Memorialization, Industrial Technologies and Brand Solutions. The Memorialization segment consists primarily of bronze and granite memorials and other memorialization products, caskets, cremation-related products, and cremation and incineration equipment primarily for the cemetery and funeral home industries. The Industrial Technologies segment includes the design, manufacturing, service and sales of high-tech custom energy storage solutions; product identification and warehouse automation technologies and solutions, including order fulfillment systems for identifying, tracking, picking and conveying consumer and industrial products; and coating and converting lines for the packaging, pharma, foil, décor and tissue industries. The Brand Solutions segment consists of brand management, pre-media services, printing plates and cylinders, imaging services, digital asset management, merchandising display systems, and marketing and design services primarily for the consumer goods and retail industries. On May 1, 2025, the
Company contributed its SGK Business to a newly-formed entity, Propelis, in exchange for a 40% ownership interest in Propelis and other consideration. Propelis is a leading global provider of brand solutions. Following the completion of this transaction, the Company's Brand Solutions segment consists of its cylinders business, and its 40% ownership interest in Propelis. Activity prior to May 1, 2025 for the SGK Business is included within the consolidated financial statements of the Company. As of May 1, 2025 the SGK Business has been deconsolidated from the financial statements and is now accounted for as part of the Company's equity-method investment in Propelis. See Notes 8, "Investments" and 23, "Acquisitions and Divestitures" for further information with respect to the Company's sale of its interest in the SGK Business.

The Company's primary measure of segment profitability is adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("adjusted EBITDA"). Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain non-cash and/or non-recurring items that do not contribute directly to management’s evaluation of its operating results. These items include stock-based compensation, the non-service portion of pension and postretirement expense, acquisition and divestiture costs, gains and losses on divestitures, enterprise resource planning ("ERP") integration costs, and strategic initiatives and other charges. This presentation is consistent with how the Company's chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”), identified as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the results of operations and makes strategic and resource allocation decisions about the business. For these reasons, the Company believes that adjusted EBITDA represents the most relevant measure of segment profit and loss.

In addition, the CODM manages and evaluates the operating performance of the segments, as described above, on a pre-corporate cost allocation basis. Accordingly, for segment reporting purposes, the Company does not allocate corporate costs to its reportable segments. Corporate costs include management and administrative support to the Company, which consists of certain aspects of the Company’s executive management, legal, compliance, human resources, information technology (including operational support) and finance departments. These costs are included within "Corporate and Non-Operating" in the following table to reconcile to consolidated adjusted EBITDA and are not considered a separate reportable segment. Management does not allocate non-operating items such as investment income, other income (deductions), net and noncontrolling interest to the segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." Intersegment sales are accounted for at negotiated prices. Segment assets include those assets that are used in the Company's operations within each segment. Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation), goodwill, and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization).

The following tables present sales and significant expense categories that align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Information about the Company’s reportable segments follows:

Year Ended September 30, 2025
  Memorialization Industrial Technologies
Brand Solutions (1)
Reportable Segments Total
Sales $ 809,514  $ 342,229  $ 345,946  $ 1,497,689 
Cost of sales (2)
(452,991) (231,166) (257,886) (942,043)
Gross profit (2)
356,523  111,063  88,060  555,646 
Selling expense (2)
(83,037) (29,957) (2,770) (115,764)
Administrative expense (2)
(103,960) (53,170) (51,338) (208,468)
Other segment items (3)
—  —  6,359  6,359 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 169,526  $ 27,936  $ 40,311  $ 237,773 
Intersegment sales $ —  $ 2,319  $ 433  $ 2,752 
Depreciation and amortization 30,332  21,870  16,949  69,151 
Total assets 885,386  448,195  327,241  1,660,822 
Capital expenditures 16,468  12,185  7,031  35,684 
Year Ended September 30, 2024
  Memorialization Industrial Technologies Brand Solutions Reportable Segments Total
Sales $ 829,731  $ 433,156  $ 532,850  $ 1,795,737 
Cost of sales (2)
(490,456) (303,367) (388,641) (1,182,464)
Gross profit (2)
339,275  129,789  144,209  613,273 
Selling expense (2)
(76,903) (30,578) (31,717) (139,198)
Administrative expense (2)
(99,786) (59,495) (50,872) (210,153)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 162,586  $ 39,716  $ 61,620  $ 263,922 
Intersegment sales $ —  $ 1,367  $ 3,707  $ 5,074 
Depreciation and amortization 27,768  23,772  38,667  90,207 
Total assets 790,098  460,650  532,178  1,782,926 
Capital expenditures 13,749  17,757  12,520  44,026 


Year Ended September 30, 2023
  Memorialization Industrial Technologies Brand Solutions Reportable Segments Total
Sales $ 842,997  $ 505,751  $ 532,148  $ 1,880,896 
Cost of sales (2)
(504,725) (349,673) (393,380) (1,247,778)
Gross profit (2)
338,272  156,078  138,768  633,118 
Selling expense (2)
(75,301) (29,800) (32,217) (137,318)
Administrative expense (2)
(98,985) (60,000) (49,423) (208,408)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 163,986  $ 66,278  $ 57,128  $ 287,392 
Intersegment sales $ —  $ 1,829  $ 1,073  $ 2,902 
Depreciation and amortization 23,738  23,184  44,842  91,764 
Total assets 794,129  482,444  572,601  1,849,174 
Capital expenditures 16,868  16,253  14,589  47,710 
(1) Amounts do not include revenue recognized by, costs and expenses attributable to, or assets owned by Propelis, since Propelis is a non-consolidated subsidiary accounted for under the equity-method. (see Note 8, "Investments" for further information).
(2) Amounts do not include certain non-cash and/or non-recurring items that do not contribute directly to management's evaluation of its operating results (as described further in the reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA in the table below) and also exclude depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense.
(3) Fiscal 2025 includes the Company's portion of depreciation, intangible amortization, interest expense, and other items incurred by Propelis (see Note 8, "Investments" for further information with respect to the equity-method investment in Propelis).
A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income follows:
2025 2024 2023
Reportable Segments Adjusted EBITDA $ 237,773  $ 263,922  $ 287,392 
Corporate and Non-Operating (50,265) (58,765) (61,583)
Acquisition and divestiture related items (1)**
(9,271) (5,576) (5,293)
Strategic initiatives and other charges (2)**†
(39,586) (65,586) (13,923)
Gain on sale of SGK Business 55,139  —  — 
Highly inflationary accounting losses (primarily non-cash) (3)
(1,135) (1,027) (1,360)
Goodwill and asset write-downs (4)
(7,911) (33,574) — 
Stock-based compensation (23,065) (18,478) (17,308)
Non-service pension and postretirement expense (5)
(550) (439) (1,640)
Depreciation and amortization *
(71,746) (94,770) (96,530)
Interest expense, including RPA and factoring financing fees (6)
(66,815) (55,364) (48,690)
Propelis depreciation, amortization, interest and other items (7)
(6,359) —  — 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  —  (155)
Income (loss) before income taxes 16,209  (69,657) 40,910 
Income tax (provision) benefit (40,680) 9,997  (1,774)
Net (loss) income $ (24,471) $ (59,660) $ 39,136 
(1) Includes certain non-recurring items associated with recent acquisition and divestiture activities, and also includes a loss of $2,072 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 related to the divestiture of a business in the Industrial Technologies segment (See Note 23, "Acquisitions and Divestitures). Fiscal 2023 includes a gain of $1,827 related to the divestiture of a business in the Industrial Technologies segment.
(2) Includes certain non-recurring costs associated with commercial, operational and cost-reduction initiatives and costs associated with global ERP system integration efforts. Also includes legal costs related to an ongoing dispute with Tesla, which totaled $22,166 and $12,399 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively (See Note 20, "Commitments and Contingent Liabilities"). Fiscal 2025 includes costs related to the Company's 2025 contested proxy which totaled $5,109. Fiscal 2025 includes $8,000 of expense related to the settlement of a contractual licensing matter within the Memorialization segment (See Note 20, "Commitments and Contingent Liabilities"). Fiscal 2025 includes net gains on the sales of certain significant property and other assets of $3,556. Fiscal 2025 and 2023 include loss recoveries totaling $1,708 and $2,154, respectively, which were related to a previously disclosed theft of funds by a former employee initially identified in fiscal 2015.
(3) Represents exchange losses associated with highly inflationary accounting related to the Company's Turkish subsidiaries.
(4) Fiscal 2025 includes asset write-downs within the Brand Solutions segment of $7,911 (see Note 25, "Asset Write-Downs"). Fiscal 2024 includes goodwill write-downs within the Industrial Technologies segment of $16,727 (see Note 24, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets"), asset write-downs within the Memorialization segment of $13,716 (see Note 25, "Asset Write-Downs"), and investment write-downs within Corporate and Non-operating of $3,131 (see Note 8, "Investments").
(5) Non-service pension and postretirement expense includes interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of actuarial gains and losses, curtailment gains and losses, and settlement gains and losses. These benefit cost components are excluded from adjusted EBITDA since they are primarily influenced by external market conditions that impact investment returns and interest (discount) rates. Curtailment gains and losses and settlement gains and losses are excluded from adjusted EBITDA since they generally result from certain non-recurring events, such as plan amendments to modify future benefits or settlements of plan obligations. The service cost and prior service cost components of pension and postretirement expense are included in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA, since they are considered to be a better reflection of the ongoing service-related costs of providing these benefits. Please note that GAAP pension and postretirement expense or the adjustment above are not necessarily indicative of the current or future cash flow requirements related to these employee benefit plans.
(6) Includes fees for receivables sold under the RPA and factoring arrangements totaling $3,920, $4,830 and $4,042 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(7) Represents the Company's portion of depreciation, intangible amortization, interest expense, and other items incurred by Propelis (see Note 8, "Investments" for further information with respect to the equity-method investment in Propelis).
* Depreciation and amortization was $30,332, $27,768, and $23,738 for the Memorialization segment, $21,870, $23,772, and $23,184 for the Industrial Technologies segment, $16,949, $38,667, and $44,842 for the Brand Solutions segment, and $2,595, $4,563, and $4,766 for Corporate and Non-Operating, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
** Acquisition and divestiture costs, ERP integration costs, and strategic initiatives and other charges were $13,876, $3,514, and $1,002 for the Memorialization segment, $27,868, $54,357, and $4,108 for the Industrial Technologies segment, $4,024, $3,001, and $10,905 for the Brand Solutions segment, and $3,089, $10,290, and $3,201 for Corporate and Non-Operating, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
† Strategic initiatives and other charges includes charges for exit and disposal activities (including severance and other employee termination benefits) totaling $1,158, $45,705 and $13,210 in fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Refer to Note 13, "Restructuring" for further details.
Information about the Company's operations by geographic area follows:

  North America Central and South America Europe Australia Asia Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2025 $ 1,070,084  $ 3,089  $ 357,077  $ 17,451  $ 49,988  $ 1,497,689 
2024 1,182,523  5,456  522,196  19,514  66,048  1,795,737 
2023 1,219,238  5,260  572,736  19,913  63,749  1,880,896 
Long-lived assets:          
2025 692,024  2,229  108,878  5,415  9,548  818,094 
2024 799,545  10,040  238,214  14,412  40,437  1,102,648 
2023 806,182  11,690  255,748  14,099  41,194  1,128,913