SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Information concerning operations of business segments

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1. Intersegment sales are accounted for at current market prices. The Company evaluates the performance of each segment principally based on operating income. The Company does not allocate income taxes, interest income and expense or foreign currency translation gains and losses to segments. Information concerning operations of these businesses is as follows:

(in thousands of dollars)

									2013
	Controls				Capacitors				Corporate				Total
Sales to external customers		$	30,320			$	1,883			$	-			$	32,203
Inter-segment revenues			-				8				-				8
Operating (loss) income			(739	)			75				(284	)			(948	)
Depreciation			514				85				2				601
Identifiable assets			21,545				1,325				490				23,360
Capital expenditures			410				25				-				435
											2012
	Controls				Capacitors				Corporate				Total
Sales to external customers		$	33,825			$	1,690			$	-			$	35,515
Inter-segment revenues			-				19				-				19
Operating income (loss)			1,584				(86	)			2				1,500
Depreciation			507				89				2				598
Identifiable assets			21,855				1,270				436				23,561
Capital expenditures			340				86				-				426

Analysis of revenues set out by location of business selling products

The Company has businesses located in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Korea and Japan. The analysis of revenues set out below is by the location of the business selling the products rather than by destination of the products.

(in thousands of dollars)

	2013		2012
Sales:-
U.S. sales	$	13,657	$	15,516
Foreign sales:
United Kingdom		10,627		10,137
France		7,919		9,862
Total Foreign		18,546		19,999
Total sales	$	32,203	$	35,515
Long-lived assets:
U.S.A.	$	2,235	$	2,342
Foreign:
United Kingdom		4,305		4,192
France		69		76
Korea and Japan		1		2
Total Foreign		4,375		4,270
Total	$	6,610	$	6,612

Revenues of electronic controls segment by products and services

In the controls business segment the revenues were derived from the following products and services:

(in thousands of dollars)

	2013		2012
Electronic controls for zero emission and hybrid electric vehicles	$	19,884	$	25,199
Accessory and aftermarket products and services		10,436		8,626
Total controls segment revenues	$	30,320	$	33,825

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