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Operating Segments
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Operating Segments [Abstract]    
OPERATING SEGMENTS
  Years Ended September 30, 2012
         Commercial &      
   Communications Residential Industrial Corporate Total
Revenues $ 121,492 $ 129,974 $ 204,649 $ - $ 456,115
Cost of services   103,288   109,274   185,501   -   398,063
Gross profit   18,204   20,700   19,148   -   58,052
Selling, general and administrative   13,431   19,703   17,166   8,309   58,609
Loss (gain) on sale of assets   (60)   24   (132)   -   (168)
Income (loss) from operations $ 4,833 $ 973 $ 2,114 $ (8,309) $ (389)
Other data:               
 Depreciation and amortization expense $ 260 $ 375 $ 244 $ 1,196 $ 2,075
 Capital expenditures   569   666   341   301   1,877
 Total assets $ 29,603 $ 33,927 $ 65,929 $ 35,254 $ 164,713
                 

  Years Ended September 30, 2011
         Commercial &      
   Communications Residential Industrial Corporate Total
Revenues $ 83,615 $ 114,732 $ 207,794 $ - $ 406,141
Cost of services   71,142   96,042   194,573   -   361,757
Gross profit   12,473   18,690   13,221   -   44,384
Selling, general and administrative   9,578   18,441   21,788   13,514   63,321
Loss (gain) on sale of assets   -   116   (33)   (6,638)   (6,555)
Asset Impairments   72   -   71   4,661   4,804
Income (loss) from operations $ 2,823 $ 133 $ (8,605) $ (11,537) $ (17,186)
Other data:               
 Depreciation and amortization expense $ 278 $ 514 $ 1,575 $ 3,849 $ 6,216
 Capital expenditures $ 928 $ 181 $ 431 $ 1,148 $ 2,688
 Total assets $ 23,073 $ 23,584 $ 79,506 $ 54,081 $ 180,244
                 

  Years Ended September 30, 2010
         Commercial &      
   Communications Residential Industrial Corporate Total
Revenues $ 69,171 $ 115,947 $ 197,313 $ - $ 382,431
Cost of services   56,760   92,422   177,757   -   326,939
Gross profit   12,411   23,525   19,556   -   55,492
Selling, general and administrative   7,298   23,736   29,047   14,170   74,251
Loss (gain) on sale of assets   -   23   (86)   (65)   (128)
Restructuring charge   16   -   698   49   763
Income (loss) from operations $ 5,097 $ (234) $ (10,103) $ (14,154) $ (19,394)
Other data:               
 Depreciation and amortization expense $ 370 $ 949 $ 1,979 $ 1,534 $ 4,832
 Capital expenditures $ 31 $ 178 $ 363 $ 352 $ 924
 Total assets $ 28,092 $ 27,279 $ 86,335 $ 66,154 $ 207,860
                 

11. OPERATING SEGMENTS

 

We manage and measure performance of our business in three distinct operating segments: Communications, Residential and Commercial & Industrial. These segments are reflective of how the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews operating results for the purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance. The Company's CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Communications segment consists of low voltage installation, design, planning and maintenance for mission critical infrastructure such as data centers. The Residential segment consists of electrical installation, replacement and renovation services in single-family, condominium, townhouse and low-rise multifamily housing units. The Commercial & Industrial segment provides electrical design, installation, renovation, engineering and maintenance and replacement services in facilities such as office buildings, high-rise apartments and condominiums, theaters, restaurants, hotels, hospitals and critical-care facilities, school districts, light manufacturing and processing facilities, military installations, airports, outside plants, network enterprises, switch network customers, manufacturing and distribution centers, water treatment facilities, refineries, petrochemical and power plants, and alternative energy facilities.

 

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. We evaluate performance based on income from operations of the respective business units prior to the allocation of Corporate office expenses. Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation. Our Corporate office provides general and administrative as well as support services to our three operating segments. Management allocates costs between segments for selling, general and administrative expenses and depreciation expense.

 

Segment information for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows: