Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Information

9. Segment Information

Effective October 1, 2012, the Company reports and categorizes its sales and products into two business segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. Prior to October 1, 2012, the Company reported its business segments as Seismic and Thermal Solutions. Effective October 1, 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
	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Net sales:
Seismic	$	72,084		$	37,292
Non-Seismic		5,467			5,788
Corporate		200			201
Total	$	77,751		$	43,281
Income (loss) from operations:
Seismic	$	33,961		$	13,961
Non-Seismic		465			993
Corporate		(2,878	)		(2,356	)
Total	$	31,548		$	12,598