REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

Griffon’s reportable segments are as follows:

• HBP is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial garage doors to professional dealers and to some of the largest home center retail chains in North America, as well as a global provider of long-handled tools and landscaping products for homeowners and professionals.

• Telephonics is recognized globally as a leading provider of highly sophisticated intelligence, surveillance and communications solutions for defense, aerospace and commercial customers.

• PPC is a global leader in the development and production of embossed, laminated and printed specialty plastic films for hygienic, health-care and industrial products and sells to some of the world's largest consumer products companies.

Griffon evaluates performance and allocates resources based on operating results before interest income or expense, income taxes and certain nonrecurring items of income or expense.

Information on Griffon’s reportable segments is as follows:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
REVENUE	2016		2015		2014
Home & Building Products:
AMES	$	513,973	$	535,881	$	503,687
CBP	527,370		516,320		475,756
Home & Building Products	1,041,343		1,052,201		979,443
Telephonics	435,692		$	431,090	$	419,005
PPC	480,126		$	532,741	$	593,363
Total consolidated net sales	$	1,957,161	$	2,016,032	$	1,991,811

	For the Years Ended September 30,
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES	2016			2015			2014
Segment operating profit:
Home & Building Products	$	79,682		$	58,883		$	40,538
Telephonics	42,801			43,006			45,293
PPC	20,313			33,137			28,881
Total segment operating profit	142,796			135,026			114,712
Net interest expense	(51,111		)	(47,872		)	(48,144		)
Unallocated amounts	(38,521		)	(33,518		)	(33,394		)
Loss from debt extinguishment	—			—			(38,890		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	53,164		$	53,636		$	(5,716	)

Griffon evaluates performance and allocates resources based on each segments’ operating results before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, unallocated amounts (mainly corporate overhead), restructuring charges, acquisition-related expenses , and gains (losses) from pension settlement and debt extinguishment, as applicable (“Segment adjusted EBITDA”, a non-GAAP measure). Griffon believes this information is useful to investors for the same reason.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Segment adjusted EBITDA to Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2014
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Home & Building Products	$	114,949		$	94,226		$	77,171
Telephonics	53,385			53,028			57,525
PPC	50,079			57,103			56,291
Total Segment adjusted EBITDA	218,413			204,357			190,987
Net interest expense	(51,111		)	(47,872		)	(48,144		)
Segment depreciation and amortization	(69,717		)	(69,331		)	(66,978		)
Unallocated amounts	(38,521		)	(33,518		)	(33,394		)
Loss from debt extinguishment	—			—			(38,890		)
Restructuring charges	(5,900		)	—			(6,136		)
Acquisition costs	—			—			(3,161		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	53,164		$	53,636		$	(5,716	)

	For the Years Ended September 30,
DEPRECIATION and AMORTIZATION	2016		2015		2014
Segment:
Home & Building Products	$	35,267	$	35,343	$	31,580
Telephonics	10,584		10,022		7,988
PPC	23,866		23,966		27,410
Total segment depreciation and amortization	69,717		69,331		66,978
Corporate	491		469		418
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	70,208	$	69,800	$	67,396
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Segment:
Home & Building Products	$	49,351	$	38,896	$	33,779
Telephonics	9,007		6,347		20,963
PPC	31,817		28,103		21,032
Total segment	90,175		73,346		75,774
Corporate	584		274		1,320
Total consolidated capital expenditures	$	90,759	$	73,620	$	77,094

ASSETS	At September 30, 2016		At September 30, 2015		At September 30, 2014
Segment assets:
Home & Building Products	$	1,020,297	$	1,034,032	$	1,031,904
Telephonics	334,631		302,560		319,327
PPC	365,920		343,519		389,464
Total segment assets	1,720,848		1,680,111		1,740,695
Corporate	59,061		29,211		64,381
Total continuing assets	1,779,909		1,709,322		1,805,076
Assets of discontinued operations	2,187		3,491		3,750
Consolidated total	$	1,782,096	$	1,712,813	$	1,808,826

Segment information by geographic region was as follows:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA - DESTINATION	2016		2015		2014
United States	$	1,396,086	$	1,383,775	$	1,386,575
Europe	198,897		227,203		254,460
Canada	112,650		132,133		134,637
Australia	111,587		113,077		62,567
South America	72,813		87,759		105,691
All other countries	65,128		72,085		47,881
Consolidated revenue	$	1,957,161	$	2,016,032	$	1,991,811
	For the Years Ended September 30,
LONG-LIVED ASSETS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA	2016		2015		2014
United States	$	466,266	$	454,255	$	439,737
Germany	64,316		66,367		74,457
Canada	35,984		36,449		42,374
Australia	26,196		22,136		28,155
All other countries	23,241		14,602		19,465
Consolidated property, plant and equipment, net	$	616,003	$	593,809	$	604,188

As a percentage of consolidated revenue, HBP sales to Home Depot approximated 13% in 2016 and 12% in both 2015 and 2014; PPC sales to P&G approximated 13% in 2016, and 14% in both 2015 and 2014; and Telephonics aggregate sales to the United States Government and its agencies approximated 16% in 2016, 14% in 2015 and 15% in 2014.