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Segment Information

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Segment Information
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Note 10.   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 (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 minority interests.

Information about the Company's segments follows:

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
Sales to external customers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorialization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cemetery Products
 
$
60,913
 
 
$
58,423
 
 
$
169,427
 
 
$
157,148
 
Funeral Home Products
 
 
58,523
 
 
 
56,115
 
 
 
187,276
 
 
 
176,453
 
Cremation
 
 
11,408
 
 
 
12,342
 
 
 
34,830
 
 
 
32,874
 
 
 
 
130,844
 
 
 
126,880
 
 
 
391,533
 
 
 
366,475
 
Brand Solutions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graphics Imaging
 
 
78,505
 
 
 
62,429
 
 
 
219,459
 
 
 
197,711
 
Marking and Fulfillment Systems
 
 
23,653
 
 
 
19,310
 
 
 
63,918
 
 
 
53,449
 
Merchandising Solutions
 
 
17,650
 
 
 
18,859
 
 
 
57,741
 
 
 
52,601
 
 
 
 
119,808
 
 
 
100,598
 
 
 
341,118
 
 
 
303,761
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
250,652
 
 
$
227,478
 
 
$
732,651
 
 
$
670,236
 


 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
Operating profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorialization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cemetery Products
 
$
11,709
 
 
$
12,591
 
 
$
23,932
 
 
$
27,291
 
Funeral Home Products
 
 
12,089
 
 
 
6,936
 
 
 
29,533
 
 
 
20,751
 
Cremation
 
 
(67
)
 
 
1,314
 
 
 
1,405
 
 
 
3,303
 
 
 
 
23,731
 
 
 
20,841
 
 
 
54,870
 
 
 
51,345
 
Brand Solutions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graphics Imaging
 
 
4,204
 
 
 
2,588
 
 
 
10,006
 
 
 
11,300
 
Marking and Fulfillment Systems
 
 
2,527
 
 
 
2,862
 
 
 
5,310
 
 
 
6,275
 
Merchandising Solutions
 
 
298
 
 
 
1,222
 
 
 
2,143
 
 
 
2,805
 
 
 
 
7,029
 
 
 
6,672
 
 
 
17,459
 
 
 
20,380
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
30,760
 
 
$
27,513
 
 
$
72,329
 
 
$
71,725