Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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						Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012
Net sales:
Seismic	$	69,758		$	48,716		$	141,842		$	86,008
Non-Seismic		6,444			7,317			11,911			13,105
Corporate		218			200			418			401
Total	$	76,420		$	56,233		$	154,171		$	99,514
Income (loss) from operations:
Seismic	$	27,842		$	17,716		$	61,803		$	31,677
Non-Seismic		892			1,326			1,357			2,319
Corporate		(3,178	)		(2,570	)		(6,056	)		(4,926	)
Total	$	25,556		$	16,472		$	57,104		$	29,070