Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

14.   Segment Information

The Company reports and evaluates financial information for three operating segments:  Oil and Gas Markets, Adjacent Markets and Emerging Markets.  The Oil and Gas Markets segment products include wireless seismic data acquisition systems, reservoir characterization products and services, and traditional seismic exploration products such as geophones, hydrophones, leader wire, connectors, cables, marine streamer retrieval and steering devices and various other seismic products.  The Adjacent Markets segment products include imaging equipment, water meter products, offshore cables, and seismic sensors used for vibration monitoring and geotechnical applications such as mine safety applications and earthquake detection.  The Emerging Markets segment was added in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Quantum, which designs and markets seismic products targeted at the border and perimeter security markets.

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2020			June 30, 2019			June 30, 2020			June 30, 2019
Revenue:
Oil and Gas Markets	$	17,509		$	14,449		$	47,452		$	44,122
Adjacent Markets		5,106			8,234			18,306			22,128
Emerging Markets		88			11			557			145
Corporate		—			179			—			476
Total	$	22,703		$	22,873		$	66,315		$	66,871
Income (loss) from operations:
Oil and Gas Markets	$	1,496		$	(280	)	$	(1,088	)	$	451
Adjacent Markets		605			1,717			2,670			4,350
Emerging Markets		(1,170	)		(1,388	)		(5,035	)		(3,760	)
Corporate		(3,495	)		(3,384	)		(10,423	)		(9,417	)
Total	$	(2,564	)	$	(3,335	)	$	(13,876	)	$	(8,376	)