Matthews International Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Sales to external customers:
Memorialization:
Cemetery Products	$	52,824	$	45,150
Funeral Home Products		60,757		58,571
Cremation		11,102		9,434
		124,683		113,155
Brand Solutions:
Graphics Imaging		62,435		70,443
Marking and Fulfillment Systems		17,915		16,383
Merchandising Solutions		20,576		17,232
		100,926		104,058

	$	225,609	$	217,213

Operating profit:
Memorialization:
Cemetery Products	$	6,372	$	4,535
Funeral Home Products		7,693		6,488
Cremation		475		757
		14,540		11,780
Brand Solutions:
Graphics Imaging		292		4,981
Marking and Fulfillment Systems		376		1,368
Merchandising Solutions		1,291		796
		1,959		7,145

	$	16,499	$	18,925

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