Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

17. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

		First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fiscal
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)		Quarter	Quarter	Quarter	Quarter	Year
2011
Net sales	$	159,936	166,748	176,326	190,701	693,711
Net earnings		10,813	13,227	13,078	15,383	52,501
Basic earnings per share:
Net earnings		0.41	0.50	0.49	0.58	1.97
Diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings		0.40	0.49	0.49	0.57	1.95
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.32
2010
Net sales	$	112,705	129,281	157,582	207,925	607,493
Net earnings		436	5,966	14,547	23,897	44,846
Basic earnings per share:
Net earnings		0.02	0.23	0.55	0.90	1.70
Diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings		0.02	0.22	0.55	0.89	1.68
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.32

See Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of acquisition and divestiture activity.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a $6.5 million charge related to the write-down of certain Aclara inventory which was determined to be obsolete as next generation AMI products are currently being offered for sale and a $6.6 million gain representing the revaluation of a contingent consideration liability related to a previous acquisition.