Segment and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment and Geographic Information

19. Segment and Geographic 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 permanent reservoir monitoring systems and services, geophones and geophone strings, hydrophones, leader wire, 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 tables summarize the Company’s segment information:

	YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013			2012
Revenues:
Seismic	$	214,946		$	275,201		$	164,921
Non-Seismic		21,420			24,578			25,942
Corporate		546			828			801
Total		236,912			300,607			191,664
Income (loss) from operations:
Seismic		65,159			110,118			55,990
Non-Seismic		2,733			3,344			4,479
Corporate		(14,093	)		(12,235	)		(9,604	)
Total		53,799			101,227			50,865
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expenses:
Seismic		19,925			11,207			8,533
Non-Seismic		468			289			320
Corporate		1,500			1,277			1,496
Total		21,893			12,773			10,349
Interest income:
Seismic		74			781			581
Non-Seismic		5			2			5
Corporate		44			97			157
Total		123			880			743
Interest expense:
Seismic		—			141			199
Non-Seismic		—			—			—
Corporate		471			119			—
Total		471			260			199

* The Company’s manufacturing operations for its Seismic and Non-Seismic business segments are combined. Therefore, the Company does not segregate and report separate balance sheet accounts for these segments. As a result, the Company does not report business segment balance sheet information.

“Corporate” revenues consists of rental revenue earned from an operating lease of a surplus building located in Houston, Texas. “Corporate” loss from operations primarily consists of the Company’s Houston headquarter general and administrative expenses.

The Company generates revenues from product sales and rentals from its subsidiaries located in the United States, Canada, Colombia, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. Revenue information for the Company is as follows (in thousands):

	YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013			2012
United States	$	230,818		$	300,131		$	216,741
Canada		39,064			39,415			23,741
Colombia		3,222			608			—
Russian Federation		14,048			10,758			9,837
United Kingdom		2,229			2,021			4,064
Eliminations		(52,469	)		(52,326	)		(62,719	)
	$	236,912		$	300,607		$	191,664

A summary of revenues by geographic area for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

	YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014		2013		2012
Asia (excluding Middle East)	$	5,028	$	8,789	$	10,753
Canada		42,632		74,839		59,602
Europe		71,713		115,226		3,043
Middle East		7,550		2,385		8,542
United States		96,380		88,512		102,378
Other		13,609		10,856		7,346
	$	236,912	$	300,607	$	191,664

Revenues are attributed to countries based on the ultimate destination of the product sold, if known. If the ultimate destination is not known, revenues are attributed to countries based on the geographic location of the initial shipment.

Long-lived assets were as follows (in thousands):

	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014		2013
United States	$	63,369	$	46,712
Canada		32,270		32,078
Colombia		12,122		7,554
Russian Federation		2,549		6,820
United Kingdom		579		350
China		14		14
	$	110,903	$	93,528