Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Information

9. Segment Information

Effective October1, 2012, the Company reports and categorizes its sales and products into two business segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. Prior to October1, 2012, the Company reported its business segments as Seismic and Thermal Solutions. Effective October1, 2012, the Seismic product lines include land and marine wireless data acquisition systems, seabed reservoir characterization products and services, geophones and hydrophones, leader wire, geophone string and acquisition system connectors, telemetry cables, marine streamer retrieval and steering devices and various other products. The Non-Seismic product lines include thermal imaging products and industrial products. The Company frequently has a minor amount of Seismic product sales to its Non-Seismic customers.

The following table summarizes the Company’s segment information (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June30,2013			June30,2012				June30,2013				June30,2012
Net sales:
Seismic	$	71,261			$	47,919			$	213,103			$	133,928
Non-Seismic		6,683				7,082				18,594				20,186
Corporate		204				200				622				601
Total	$	78,148			$	55,201			$	232,319			$	154,715
Income (loss) from operations:
Seismic	$	26,932			$	16,840			$	88,735			$	48,518
Non-Seismic		972				1,146				2,329				3,464
Corporate		(2,913	)			(2,385	)			(8,969	)			(7,311	)
Total	$	24,991			$	15,601			$	82,095			$	44,671