Segment, Customer and Geographical Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The Company’s segment information is summarized below:

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,

2014

 

	Contract Research			Optics			Instruments			Biomedical			Total
Revenue	$	21,935,000		$	19,590,000		$	773,000		$	11,000		$	42,309,000
Gross Profit		9,301,000			7,100,000			318,000			11,000			16,730,000
GM %		42.4	%		36.2	%		41.1	%		100.0	%		39.5	%
SG&A		8,546,000			5,482,000			527,000			778,000			15,333,000
Gain on sale of assets		-			-			1,297,000			-			1,297,000
Operating Income (Loss)		755,000			1,618,000			1,087,000			(765,000)			2,695,000
Depreciation and Amortization		280,000			781,000			2,000			60,000			1,123,000
Capital expenditures		12,000			1,326,000			-			110,000			1,448,000
Intangibles, Net		299,000			854,000			-			230,000			1,383,000
Goodwill		4,939,000			1,308,000			-			-			6,247,000
Total Assets	$	8,857,000		$	16,019,000		$	313,000		$	1,188,000		$	26,377,000

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,

2013

 

	Contract Research			Optics			Instruments			Biomedical			Total
Revenue	$	21,889,000		$	15,564,000		$	5,105,000		$	195,000		$	42,753,000
Gross Profit		9,822,000			5,647,000			2,422,000			195,000			18,086,000
GM %		44.9	%		36.3	%		47.4	%		100.0	%		42.3	%
SG&A		9,345,000			5,624,000			3,487,000			970,000			19,426,000
Impairment of goodwill & long-lived assets		-			-			6,829,000			-			6,829,000
Operating Income (Loss)		477,000			23,000			(7,894,000)			(775,000)			(8,169,000)
Depreciation and Amortization		317,000			765,000			454,000			60,000			1,596,000
Capital expenditures		32,000			506,000			7,000			-			545,000
Intangibles, Net		333,000			882,000			2,090,000			180,000			3,485,000
Goodwill		4,939,000			1,302,000			-			-			6,241,000
Total Assets	$	9,831,000		$	12,380,000		$	4,254,000		$	212,000		$	26,677,000

Schedule Of Segment Revenue By Geographical Location [Table Text Block]

Revenues by geographic location in total and as a percentage of total revenue, for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

	2014				2013
Geographic Location	Revenue		% of Total		Revenue		% of Total
United States	$	33,936,000	80	%	$	35,018,000	82	%
Europe		3,001,000	7	%		3,719,000	9	%
Other		5,372,000	13	%		4,016,000	9	%
	$	42,309,000	100	%	$	42,753,000	100	%