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Annual Report 2014

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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 > Forging new frontiers. $ 1 9 1.7 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 N R E (i n V E m illi U o n E $ 3 0 0.6 $ 2 3 6.9 $ 3 5.1 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 $ 3 6.9 2 0 1 2 C O N E T I (i n N m illi o n M s ) E $ 6 9.6 2 9.3 % 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 8.5 % T E U P R E S T A H X A R R E E Q H U O I T L R D N s ) Rick Wheeler Y E O R N Dear Fellow Shareholder: Throughout my 30 years in the industry the market for seismic products and services has been governed by cycles of expansion and contraction. We’ve recently experienced both, including an earlier period of enormous growth in the sale of wireless products, which have truly been a game-changer for the industry. Our wireless, cablefree systems – the GSX, GCX and OBX – are opening frontiers for new exploration on land and in the sea. Clients report greater efficiencies in operations as fewer crew members are needed to deploy and retrieve the lightweight, small footprint units. They are also pleased with the absolute reduction in health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues that they face as crew members no longer have to carry enormous weights of cables and equipment into the field. Wireless, Cablefree Systems Open New Frontiers On land the small GSX and GCX units present a low profile and can be strategically placed so that people are virtually unaware of their presence. Once in place, their advanced power conservation design allows the units to record continuously and reliably for over 30 days, so that crews don’t have to revisit sensitive or hard-to-get-to locations. All of this couldn’t have been said ten years ago when operations were dominated by the management of lengthy cables stretching across roads, fences, yards and fields. Today, seismic operations in mountainous regions, sensitive geopolitical regions and adverse climates are not only possible, but are relatively straightforward to accomplish. Contractors are additionally grateful that they don’t have to appeal to governmental authorities for use of limited radio frequencies to transmit seismic data – a cumbersome prospect at best. Our cableless marine systems, comprised of various versions of the ocean bottom recorder (OBX), work reliably in shallow water and in deep ocean at depths of up to 3,450 meters. Oil company clients are ecstatic with the quality of the data recorded by these systems, and we expect that they will play an ever increasing role in offshore reservoir monitoring using retrievable systems. Geospace now offers end-to-end, land-to-marine seismic solutions Today, we offer end-to-end solutions for contractors and oil companies who are seeking to image both new exploration prospects and producing reservoirs underlying land and sea. We’re pleased with both the scope of our offerings and their reception in the marketplace. 4 7.0 % 1 Frontiers once considered off-limits, inaccessible, too costly or too risky – that’s where the industry is going today with Geospace’s technology. Terrain and territory thought to be out of reach can now be explored safely, sensitively and cost-effectively. Geospace isn’t just forging new frontiers, we’re also forging new possibilities. F O R W A R D - L O O K I N G S TAT E M E N T S : This Annual Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein including statements regarding potential future products and markets, our potential future revenues, future financial position, business strategy, future expectations and other plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, they are based on certain assumptions about our industry and our business that may in the future prove to be inaccurate. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include the level of seismic exploration worldwide, which is influenced primarily by prevailing prices for oil and gas, the extent to which our new products are accepted in the market, the availability of competitive products that may be more technologically advanced or otherwise preferable to our products, tensions in the Middle East and other factors disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Form 10-K which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, all written and verbal forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. However, while we have strived to provide the very best solutions for our clients and unparalleled customer service to support their operations, the overall market for seismic services has seen a decline. Exploration and production companies today have been focusing their expenditures far more on production, capitalizing on peaked oil prices, than they have on seeking to replace their reserves. While this is part of the cyclicality we experience in the industry – the swing from finding reserves to producing reserves – other forces are accentuating the crests and troughs in the cycle. Shifting Geographical Demand has Major Implications for Energy Search The demand for energy is shifting geographically from traditional large energy consumers such as the United States to other rapidly growing and urbanizing populations, such as China and India. In parallel, supplies of energy resources are increasingly sought out from within these and nearby regions, as well as from expansive new territories around the world. On land, many of these areas have large numbers of low-cost workers available to support land seismic operations. This low-cost labor somewhat mitigates the otherwise poor economics that result from all the inefficiencies, both in people and time, of utilizing legacy seismic equipment and methods. As a result, the immediate demand in some of these areas for our higher technology equipment is lessened, despite its clear advantages. Russia was once a large market opportunity for our geophysical products and can be again. However, at the time of this writing, economic and structural sanctions have impeded further introduction of our wireless technology into this important market. In addition, access to capital has been, and still is, very much a constraint for the geophysical operators in the Former Soviet Union. Russia, too, has a large available pool of labor, which facilitates the use of legacy equipment, and techniques that have been used over many years of seismic exploration. Thus far, Russian operators have rented equipment from us to explore its new capabilities, and experience its benefits first hand. Their efforts have certainly met with success, but there is much more success in store for those in Russia that continue to discover what our new cableless technology has to offer. Rental Options Open Opportunities for Contractors In this world of shifting priorities, our rental fleet has become one of our most important means of introducing new seismic capabilities worldwide. We offer a variety of rental and rent-to-own options, which can make the use of our leading edge technology even more attractive to capital constrained contractors. It has played a strategic role in our introduction of wireless technology throughout the world. Through the rental option, contractors around the globe are able to use and test the equipment, gaining experience and revenues, which they can subsequently use to purchase systems. This past year, rental income contributed significantly to our revenues and our bottom line. We expect it to continue to do so in the near future. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, we recorded revenues of $236.9 million, and net income of $36.9 million, or $2.81 per diluted share. This compares with record revenues of $300.6 million, and net income of $69.6 million, or $5.38 per diluted share last year when we were in full swing with the manufacturing and delivery of the large permanent reservoir monitoring system order for Statoil. We know that fossil fuels will continue to play a large role in fueling economic growth and fulfilling the demands of a multitude of industries, ranging from the automobile and home-heating industries to plastics and electronics. Clearly, we expect to see additional large orders for equipment as the oil industry refocuses operations on seeking replacement oil and gas reserves and as they broaden their reservoir monitoring activities. However, because of the shifting dynamics of the seismic market, how and when these orders will materialize has become more difficult to predict. What is less clear is when exploration and production companies will intensify exploring for new reserves and, importantly, will actively expand monitoring the withdrawal of hydrocarbon resources from their existing reservoirs. Our Commitment is to Improve our Customer’s Operations Geospace’s over-arching commitment has been to engineer and manufacture products that improve our client’s operations, both from the viewpoint of HSE concerns and from the standpoint of long- term reliability and profitability. Each day we seek incremental improvements, if not monumental advances. We are also known for the best customer service in the industry. We will not waiver in either of these commitments. Overall, we recognize there are forces at work that are continually changing the nature and character of our industry and we will take the actions we deem appropriate to manage the business during this challenging period. Rick Wheeler President & Chief Executive Officer 2 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 3 Until recently, operators in Europe have been among the most hesitant to adopt Geospace’s GSX wireless technology because it means giving up real-time data monitoring, an integral part of traditional cabled seismic acquisition. The reluctance is understandable, given that real-time data visibility represented a crew’s window into how a system was operating and where problems were occurring. Shooting – without that constant reassurance that good data was being collected – required a new mindset. But more and more, operators are choosing the GSX system, not only for its wireless advantages, but for its superior reliability and data quality – even without telemetry. With performance comes confidence, and GSX has been performing around the world. KGF is a Russian-owned geophysical contractor based in the city of Kaliningrad. The company operates both land and transition zone crews in the Baltic Sea basin and had been using traditional cabled systems that relied on “see it as you go” real time data telemetry for many years. They weren’t an instant sell on the idea of operating without real-time data, but the GSX system’s many advantages eventually won them over. In the past year, KGF has completed two successful projects in the Serbian Republic using GSX modules and GS-ONE single element geophones. In Serbia, the GSX’s data fidelity tips the scales Logistical advantages and rock-solid reliability make the case for wireless use “It took time for KGF to become comfortable with the idea of operating without real-time data for QC,” says Peter Bakman, Representative, Sales and Marketing, Russia and FSU countries. “But the logistical advantages of the system and its rock- solid track record for reliability and data accuracy gave them the confidence they needed in the end – and everyone has been very happy with the decision.” That GSX and GS-ONE geophone technology overcame KGF’s reservations is testament not only to its compelling operational benefits, but also to its proven reliability. “On GSX surveys, our customers see results well below the contractually allowable number of missing traces,” says Jorgen Skjott, VP of Sales for Geospace Technologies. “The level of reliability is more than acceptable to the users. That’s what really moved the needle for GSX. Not only does it dramatically reduce the system complexity, cost and risk of projects – the data is excellent, even without real-time monitoring.” 4 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 5 Using GSX systems requires a different approach to quality control. Rather than using the data stream itself to monitor system health, stations can be tested at deployment and periodically during the survey according to the operator’s needs. Crews on the ground or in helicopters interrogate the units for test results using GSX Line Viewer technology to identify any faults in GPS satellite reception, ambient noise, low batteries or other problems that impact data collection. The challenging logistics of these Serbian projects added to the appeal of the wireless GSX system. The area encompassed multiple agricultural villages patched with private farms, numerous rivers and canals with few bridges, and even small oil fields in production. Those features would make deploying and maintaining a heavy and cumbersome cabled system costly and difficult at best. Both crews started operations in December 2013, and both projects were completed two months ahead of schedule. Despite significant flooding in the area, each crew achieved an average 500-700 shot points per day production rate. Maximum productivity reached 1,180 shot points per day. “Both KGF and its customer have been giving us good grades, and they are bidding out new wireless projects – proof-positive of their new confidence in this approach,” adds Skjott. Advances in technology, especially ones with the potential to fundamentally change the way things get done, often have a difficult time finding acceptance. Wireless seismic acquisition technology is no exception. But as international acceptance grows, more contractors are experiencing the operational and economic benefits of wireless acquisition. Users of Geospace’s GSX system have come to trust its quality assurance tools and have found it possible to collect high-fidelity data in areas where conventional cabled can’t. 6 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 7 The GSX, Geospace’s operationally proven land-based wireless seismic data acquisition system performs flawlessly in any terrain. Optimizing productivity for one of Canada’s largest 3D wireless surveys • 515 square miles near Fort Nelson, BC • 45,000 total shot points • 20,000 GSX units and GS-ONE Geophones • 60,000 channels • 500 TB+ raw data reaped With wireless GSX technology, Eagle takes urgency, snow and scale in stride. Make hay while the sun shines, says the proverb. Those were words to live by during a large-scale 3D seismic survey conducted by Eagle Canada, Inc. in the Liard Basin last winter. Volatile weather conditions and downstream project pressure meant that every minute of available time had to be used productively and efficiently. Those factors were just a few reasons that Geospace’s GSX wireless acquisition system and GS-ONE geophone technologies were selected for the job. “Some of the challenges we anticipated were managing battery discharge expectancy; the enormous amount of raw data that had to be stored; file management and radio communication to overcome the vast number of live channels; and having the ability to initiate the shooting system,” recalls Rob Wood, president of Eagle Canada, Inc. The 515 sq.-mile survey shoot was located about 150 miles northwest of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The terrain comprised miles of boreal forest, with rugged mountains and rivers, roaming moose and caribou, and a variety of rodents to contend with. But perhaps the biggest threat to operations was the weather, which could quickly shift from high winds to heavy snow and back again. The area is important in part because the Liard is considered the best gas-shale reservoir yet evaluated in North America, and it is strategically located near Kitimat, home to an LNG export terminal and premium port access to Asian markets. Any slowdown could delay the anticipated $25 million drilling program, so the data had to be available on time. Less intervention, less delay “Not having to manage a cable network to maintain such a large active spread and the ability to overcome obstacles in terrain and access were big advantages of using the GSX,” adds Wood. Not only did using the small, lightweight wireless GSX units provide for maximum agility in deploying and retrieving devices, it required far less intervention and in-and-out traffic for field maintenance. “We needed to get this project done in one season of unpredictable weather. Trying to keep all those cables active would have required lots of traffic and production delays,” says Mike Dahl, operations manager for Geospace Technologies Canada, Inc. “But because of its long battery life, high reliability and high data storage capacity, a GSX box can stay out there doing its job for 28 days straight - regardless of the cold and weather.” In fact, GSX batteries are rated to -40°F, temperatures at which typical lithium batteries enter reset mode. That turned out to be a vital threshold, as the warmest day during the entire shoot was -5°F and the coldest a daunting -35°F. 8 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 9 “Bandwidth limitations of cabled systems would have made shooting a job of this magnitude difficult.” Mike Dahl Operations Manager Geospace Technologies Canada, Inc. Savings in the air Significantly lighter and less bulky than cabled systems, GSX technology also enabled Eagle to standardize its fleet of helicopters to smaller aircraft that could be used for transporting both crews and equipment and for line viewing. With more equipment loaded per flight, less airtime was required – conserving costs, reducing safety risks and, again, enabling Eagle to meet production targets as weather permitted. Quality data Using the Geospace GS-ONE geophone system also contributed to streamlined operations. “The GS-ONE is a superior sensor in data quality alone,” says Wood. “The reduction in unnecessary cabling required for arrays significantly reduces leakage risk as well as cross-feed and other inherent issues of array strings.” The single-element GS-ONE system enabled crews to record full-wave data using a single geophone vs. a 3x2 or 6x1 cabled array – with equivalent fidelity. The GS-ONE also provides a better signal-to-noise ratio than conventional systems. “There is a lot of wind up in that area coming across the plains, and if you had cables and arrays, they pick up a lot of that wind noise,” adds Dahl. Liard survey marks an important milestone With an estimated 48 tcf of marketable gas within the client’s Liard Basin properties, the efficient conclusion of this record-setting shoot in April of 2014 was an important milestone for both Eagle and the operator. In vast, unexplored and challenging environments like this one, wireless GSX technology continues to make 3D surveys less risky and costly than ever before. 10 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 11 For seismic contractor SAE, it wasn’t a loyalty to a familiar technology that stood in the way of its next acquisition success – it was dizzying mountains, dense jungle and tons of cables. For this company and others like it, GSX wireless technology is opening up huge areas of previously unexplored terrain where cabled systems simply can’t be operated economically. In less than two months, SAE wrapped up a massive shoot in Bolivia (27,500 channels) that represents the largest wireless 3D shoot in South America to date. Reliability has been excellent, and the time and expense the company has saved by using wireless nodes is virtually incalculable. Unlocking South America’s largest ever wireless acquisition Wireless units conquer challenges of mountains and jungle The Bolivian landscape is imposing by any measure, with sheer cliffs and tall peaks on every horizon. The contractor needed freedom from cables so its crews could easily navigate the terrain without heavy loads and install units with ease. It also wanted extended battery life to maximize recording time and minimize the need for frequent deploy-retrieve-redeploy maintenance cycles throughout the project. “For this customer, the GSX’s 45-day battery life was a huge advantage,” says Edwin Jimeno, Geospace Seismic Sales Manager, Latin America. “They could lay out and shoot the entire project without having to go back into this challenging terrain to recharge batteries – that was a huge edge.” SAE will be moving rapidly on to its next wireless project using GSX and GS-ONE technology. This time, the terrain will be thick, wet jungles with dense canopy in Peru – another environment where wireless freedom is a must. This 19,000-channel project will be another first, representing the largest wireless acquisition ever undertaken in Peru. 12 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 13 A 3D seismic survey conducted from July to September by a major oil and gas company in Alaska had it all. It traversed state and private lands and federal and state waters in the Prudhoe Bay area of the Beaufort Sea, and it featured extreme environmental sensitivity, complex logistics, inhospitable transition zones, and an abundance of regulation. And there was mud – lots of it. Like so many shoots now being conducted with Geospace’s wireless technology, this large and complicated survey simply would not have been possible with conventional cabled seismic technology. But using Geospace wireless systems, it was completed successfully and seamlessly over the course of the Alaskan summer, with positive outcomes in terms of logistics, safety, environmental performance and data quality. A first look Not only was this the first seismic survey conducted on this area of Alaska’s North Slope, it was also the first survey of this size to merge both GSX (land acquisition) and OBX (marine acquisition) data into a single 3D seismic dataset. The shoot comprised 3,500 ocean- Innovative onshore/offshore wireless survey charts new possibilities at Prudhoe Bay bottom nodes using four sensor OBX recorders and a total of 6,500 traces using GSX wireless nodes on land, in surf zones and in wetlands. The GSX is designed for autonomous, cable-free/radio- free seismic data recording on land, while the OBX system is designed for cable-free subsea recording. This challenging multi-terrain survey shows once again how Geospace wireless seismic technology is making it possible to operate safely, unobtrusively and cost- effectively in the world’s most extreme and logistically challenging environments. Priority 1: staying safe and environmentally sound The project’s name “Dead Horse” could not have been less aligned with the operator’s goals. Environmental and safety measures were as rigorous as they come. The energy sources used for the survey were airgun arrays towed behind source vessels. To help ensure no wildlife was disturbed by the 40-day shoot, biologists were on duty at all times using binoculars to spot mammals in the survey shooting zones. 14 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 15 The industry has to be accountable in these environments if they want these opportunities for exploration, and the only way they can do it safely, responsibly and cost-effectively is with a wireless seismic system. “This was by far the most complicated operation that I have ever seen.” Sam Sobhi Geospace Field Engineer To reduce shooting time as much as possible, onshore far offset data was collected from the offshore sources using the GSX static spread, eliminating the need for additional source activity on land. “Wireless technology is particularly appropriate in environmentally sensitive areas, because you can get it in and leave it in place without a lot of traipsing in and out,” says Sam Sobhi, Geospace trainer and field engineer who was onsite at Dead Horse. “Especially with the muddy conditions there in Alaska, trucks would have completely torn up the terrain. But these small, lightweight units could be deployed on foot and left in place untouched for as long as 60 days.” A small footprint also means wireless technology presents fewer safety and injury risks for crews during deployment and pickup. And safety was serious business at Dead Horse. Badges were a must, enforcement was tough, and permits were required for virtually every activity in the camp. Daily safety meetings were conducted for each shift to brief them on any new or emerging safety hazards or risks, and safety-related priorities and expectations for the day. Complex choreography With hundreds of moving parts on land and at sea, the Dead Horse project was a study in expert coordination. Two 145-ft. boats were used offshore for deployment and recovery. Multiple 75-ft. boats and inflatable Zodiacs were used to access shallower waters and marshy transition zones. Multiple data managers had to be on-board and on-duty 24/7 to manage the 3D data volumes and deliver shot-gather, receiver-gather and continuous receiver-gather microseismic data. This challenging multi-terrain survey shows once again how Geospace wireless seismic technology is making it possible to operate safely, unobtrusively and cost-effectively in the world’s most extreme and logistically challenging environments. The largest boats were fully equipped to deploy, retrieve, download and recharge OBX nodes on board without returning to shore. They carried their own chargers and servers to download collected data, which was then brought onshore in RAID arrays where it could be merged with other survey data from land and the transition zone. Smaller boats carried data to shore for download to servers at the base camp. For hard-to-reach areas, Zodiacs performed the drop and pickup of GSX devices deployed on floats anchored in hard-to-reach areas close to docks or in the near shore transition zone where cabled systems would have been a nightmare to use. On land, a secure centralized camp served as HQ, with servers and software set up to harvest data brought in from the recording nodes and to combine it with data gathered by the two main work boats offshore. Besides the simple retrieval of data back to base camp, logistical complexity was added by a continual flow of smaller boats shuttling supplies and shift changes to and from the larger work vessels. Clearly, to keep everyone safe and the project operating smoothly, precise coordination was required to keep track of every node, every bit of data on the hard drives, every employee and every boat on the water. “Back in the 70s and 80s, shipboard crews would think nothing of throwing small trash items into the ocean,” muses Sobhi. “Now every tiny detail is carefully monitored. The industry has to be accountable in these environments if they want these opportunities for exploration. The only way they can do it safely, responsibly and cost-effectively is with a wireless seismic acquisition system.” 16 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers 17 O F F I C E R S D I R E C T O R S Walter R. Wheeler President & Chief Executive Officer Robbin Adams Executive Vice President & Chief Project Engineer Thomas T. McEntire Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Michael J. Sheen Senior Vice President Chief Technical Officer Left to right: Richard Miles, William Moody, Charles Still, Gary Owens, Michael Sheen, Tina Langtry and Thomas Davis. Gary D. Owens Chairman of the Board Thomas L. Davis, Ph.D. Professor of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines Tina M. Langtry Retired Senior Manager ConocoPhillips Richard F. Miles Retired Industry Executive William H. Moody Retired Partner KPMG Michael J. Sheen Senior Vice President Chief Technical Officer Charles H. Still Retired Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Reliability and confidence Throughout the complex project, Geospace systems performed reliably and seamlessly. “With cabled systems, we would have started and stopped shooting continuously to swap out failed cables and components in order to maintain the data viability,” adds Sobhi. “All that in-and-out and down-time would have been havoc and added expense to the project.” High reliability, long battery life and minimal maintenance needs made Geospace wireless systems a far more practical and cost-effective solution. “The project client was already very comfortable with our wireless systems reliability and with the idea of capturing data nodal technology,” says Sobhi. “The client used the GSX in Libya where they experienced first-hand its very reliable operation in the field, so they knew how well the system would perform, and the high quality data they could expect in this complicated Alaskan project.” Geospace’s wireless seismic acquisition systems are demonstrating again and again the clear advantages of wireless seismic data acquisition in even the most extreme and sensitive environments. By eliminating the environmental, logistical, time and safety drawbacks of cabled acquisition systems, Geospace wireless nodal acquisition systems have become the most widely accepted and used wireless acquisition systems in the industry. From the North Slope to North Africa, they significantly reduce the costs and risks associated with traditional seismic data acquisition — without risking signal fidelity and data quality. 18 Geospace Technologies – Forging New Frontiers UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K  Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2014 OR  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Commission file number 001-13601 GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 76-0447780 (I.R.S. 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Yes  No  There were 13,146,416 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on October 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $846 million (based upon the closing price of $66.17 on March 31, 2014, as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market). Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the Registrant’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Item 1. Business Business Overview PART I Geospace Technologies Corporation is a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 27, 1994. Unless otherwise specified, the discussion in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refers to Geospace Technologies Corporation and its subsidiaries. We design and manufacture instruments and equipment used in the oil and gas industry to acquire seismic data in order to locate, characterize and monitor hydrocarbon producing reservoirs. We also design and manufacture non-seismic products, including industrial products, offshore cables, thermal printing equipment and film. We report and categorize our customers and products into two different segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. We have engaged in the seismic instrument and equipment business since 1980 and market our products primarily to the oil and gas industry. Demand for our products has been, and will likely continue to be, vulnerable to downturns in the economy and the oil and gas industry in general. For more information, please refer to the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors”. Products and Product Development Seismic Products Our seismic business segment accounts for the majority of our sales. Geoscientists use seismic data primarily in connection with the exploration, development and production of oil and gas reserves to map potential and known hydrocarbon bearing formations and the geologic structures that surround them. Our seismic product lines currently consist of land and marine nodal data acquisition systems, permanent land and seabed reservoir monitoring products and services, geophones and geophone strings, hydrophones, leader wire, connectors, telemetry cables, marine streamer retrieval and steering devices and various other products. Our seismic products are compatible with most major competitive seismic data acquisition systems currently in use. We believe that our seismic products are among the most technologically advanced instruments and equipment available for seismic data acquisition. Traditional Products An energy source and a data recording system are combined to acquire seismic data. We provide many of the components of seismic data recording systems, including geophones, hydrophones, multi-component sensors, leader wire, geophone strings, connectors, seismic telemetry cables and other seismic related products. On land, our customers use geophones, leader wire, cables and connectors to receive and measure seismic reflections resulting from an energy source into data recording units, which store the seismic information for subsequent processing and analysis. In the marine environment, large ocean-going vessels tow long seismic cables known as “streamers” containing hydrophones which are used to detect pressure changes. Hydrophones transmit electrical impulses back to the vessel’s data recording unit where the seismic data is stored for subsequent processing and analysis. Our marine seismic products help steer streamers while being towed and help recover streamers if they become disconnected from the vessel. Our seismic sensor, cable and connector products are compatible with most major competitive seismic data acquisition systems currently in use. Sales result primarily from seismic contractors purchasing our products as components of new seismic data acquisition systems or to repair and replace components of seismic data acquisition systems already in use. Our products used in marine seismic data acquisition include our marine seismic streamer retrieval devices (“SRDs”). Occasionally, streamer cables are severed and become disconnected from the vessel as a result of obstacles, inclement weather, vessel traffic or human error. Our SRDs, which are attached to the streamer cables, contain air bags which are designed to inflate automatically at a given water depth, bringing the severed streamer cables to the surface. These SRDs save the seismic contractors significant time and money compared to the alternative of losing the streamer cable. We also produce seismic streamer steering devices, or “birds,” which are fin-like devices that attach to the streamer cable. These birds help maintain the streamer cable at a certain desired depth as it is being towed through the water. Our wholly-owned subsidiary in the Russian Federation manufactures international standard geophones, sensors, seismic leader wire, seismic telemetry cables and related seismic products for customers in the Russian Federation and other international seismic marketplaces. We have a branch office in Colombia that primarily rents seismic equipment to our customers in the South American market. Operating in foreign locations involves certain risks as discussed under the heading “Risk Factors – Our Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Marketing Efforts Face Additional Risks and Difficulties” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 1 Wireless Products We have developed a land-based wireless (or nodal) seismic data acquisition system called the GSX. Each GSX station operates independently and therefore can be deployed in virtually unlimited channel configurations. Rather than utilizing interconnecting cables as required by most traditional land data acquisition systems, each GSX station operates as an independent data collection system. As a result, our GSX system requires less maintenance, which we believe allows our customers to operate more effectively and efficiently because of its reduced environmental impact, lower weight and ease of operation. Our GSX system is designed into configurations ranging from one to four channels per station. Since its introduction in 2008 and through September 30, 2014, we have sold 325,000 GSX channels and we have 134,000 GSX channels in our rental fleet. We do not expect to expand our GSX rental fleet significantly in fiscal year 2015. We have also developed a marine-based wireless seismic data acquisition system called the OBX. Similar to our GSX land- based wireless system, the marine OBX system can be deployed in virtually unlimited channel configurations and does not require interconnecting cables between each station. Our deep water versions of the OBX system can be deployed in depths of up to 3,000 meters. Through September 30, 2014, we have sold over 400 OBX stations and we have 4,300 OBX stations in our rental fleet. We expect to make significant investments in our OBX rental fleet in fiscal year 2015. Reservoir Products Seismic surveys repeated over selected time intervals show dynamic changes within the reservoir and can be used to monitor the effects of oil and gas production. In this regard, we have developed permanently installed high-definition reservoir monitoring systems for land and ocean-bottom applications in producing oil and gas fields. We also produce a retrievable version of our ocean-bottom system for use on fields where permanently installed systems are not appropriate or economical. Utilizing these tools, producers can enhance the recovery of oil and gas deposits over the life of a reservoir. Our high-definition reservoir monitoring products include the HDSeis™ product line and a suite of borehole and reservoir monitoring products and services. Our HDSeis™ system is a high-definition seismic data acquisition system with flexible architecture that allows it to be configured as a borehole seismic system or as a subsurface system for both land and marine reservoir-monitoring projects. The scalable architecture of the HDSeis™ system enables custom designed system configuration for applications ranging from low-channel engineering and environmental-scale surveys requiring a minimum number of recording channels to high-channel surveys required to efficiently conduct permanent reservoir imaging and monitoring. Modular architecture allows virtually unlimited channel expansion. In addition, multi-system synchronization features make the HDSeis™ system well suited for multi-well or multi- site acquisition, simultaneous surface and downhole acquisition and continuous reservoir monitoring projects. Reservoir monitoring requires special purpose or custom designed systems in which portability becomes less critical and functional reliability assumes greater importance. This reliability factor helps assure successful operations in inaccessible locations over a considerable period of time. Additionally, reservoirs located in deep water or harsh environments require special instrumentation and new techniques to maximize recovery. Reservoir monitoring also requires high-bandwidth, high-resolution seismic data for engineering project planning and reservoir management. We believe our HDSeis™ System and tools, designed for cost-effective deployment and lifetime performance, will make borehole and seabed seismic acquisition a cost-effective and reliable process for the challenges of reservoir monitoring. Our multi-component seismic product developments include an omni-directional geophone for use in reservoir monitoring, a compact marine three-component or four-component gimbaled sensor and special-purpose connectors, connector arrays and cases. In regards to recent customer orders for our permanent reservoir monitoring systems, in February 2012 we received an $18.0 million order from Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (“the Shell Order”) to instrument a reservoir off the coast of Brazil, and in November 2012 we received an order from Statoil (the “Statoil Order”) for $171.7 million, including amendments, to instrument two reservoirs in the North Sea. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, we recognized revenue of $18.0 million from delivery of the Shell Order, and we recognized revenues of $109.6 million from the Statoil Order using the percentage of completion revenue recognition method. We recognized the remaining $62.1 million from the Statoil Order during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, we also recognized revenues of $22.2 million from other reservoir product customer orders. In addition, we produce seismic borehole acquisition systems which employ a fiber optic augmented wireline capable of very high data transmission rates. These systems are used for several reservoir monitoring applications, including an application pioneered by us allowing operators and service companies to monitor and measure the results of fracturing operations. 2 Non-Seismic Products Our non-seismic businesses leverage upon our existing manufacturing facilities and engineering capabilities. We have found that many of our seismic products, with little or no modification, have direct application to industries beyond those involved in oil and gas exploration and development. For example, our customers utilize our borehole tools to monitor subsurface carbon dioxide injections and for mine safety applications. Our non-seismic products include thermal imaging products targeted at the commercial graphics industry as well as various industrial products. Our industrial products include (i) sensors and tools for vibration monitoring, mine safety application and earthquake detection, (ii) cables for power and communication for the offshore oil and gas and offshore construction industries, and (iii) water meter cables and other specialty cable and connector products. Business Strategy Our business strategy is focused on continued investment in research and development, expansion of our manufacturing and engineering capacity, expansion of our seismic equipment rental business, selective acquisitions of non-seismic businesses, reinvestment of profits and minimizing debt obligations.     Continue Investment in Research and Development – Historically, our growth has been driven through our internal development of new products targeted at the seismic industry. In past years, our seismic product innovations included the introduction of borehole seismology tools, seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems and wireless data acquisition systems. These innovative technologies are the result of our continuous investment in research and development initiatives, even during difficult industry cycles when we experience a significant decline in customer demand for our products. We believe our past growth is a direct result of this strategy and we intend to continue such research and development investments. Attract and Retain Enineering Staff – Since our engineering staff has been key to our success, we intend to continue our tradition of retaining and attracting engineering staff and providing appropriate compensation. Expand Manufacturing and Engineering Capacity to Accommodate Future Growth – Our new product innovations have led to significant revenue growth is previous years. Since our initial public offering in 1997 and through fiscal year 2014, we have expanded our manufacturing, warehousing, engineering and office space from 99,000 square feet to 648,000 square feet. In 2012, we received a large order from Statoil to design and manufacture two seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems. This order required substantially all of our manufacturing capacity and capabilities for a period of approximately 18 months, requiring us to outsource many of our routine manufacturing activities and to turn away potential customer orders for other products. Furthermore, we had no spare manufacturing capacity to accommodate any other large order for a permanent reservoir monitoring system, should one have occurred. We believe we are the world leader in the design and manufacture of these systems. As such, we expect to receive future orders for large-scale reservoir monitoring systems which may exceed the magnitude of the Statoil Order, although the timing and frequency of such orders, if any, is unknown. In order to accommodate potential new orders for permanent reservoir monitoring systems and other future product developments, we plan to expand our manufacturing and engineering facilities at our Pinemont facility in Houston, Texas. Expand our Seismic Equipment Rental Business – We have offered seismic equipment to our customers on a rental basis for many years, originally through our subsidiary in Canada. Following the introduction of the GSX product in 2008, we began offering our newly introduced GSX wireless data acquisition systems for rent in 2009, and at that time we initiated a rental fleet of 2,000 GSX channels. At the conclusion of fiscal year 2014, our rental fleet contained 134,000 GSX channels which are warehoused in North America, South America and Europe. Many current owners of our GSX channels were initially introduced to the product through a rental. We believe this rental strategy has contributed to the sale of over 325,000 GSX channels since its introduction in 2008. Opportunities exist to expand this rental strategy to our new marine OBX wireless system. At the conclusion of fiscal year 2014, we had established a rental fleet containing 4,300 OBX stations. We expect rental demand for this product to increase significantly in fiscal year 2015, and we plan to meet this demand by adding additional OBX stations to our rental fleet. We believe our rental business creates opportunities for us to demonstrate the qualities and benefits of new products like the GSX and OBX to potential customers without requiring the customer to make a large upfront capital investment. As a result, we will continue adding new product technologies to our rental fleet to meet customer demand. 3   Selectively Pursue Acquisitions of Business with Technological and Engineering Overlap – The seismic industry periodically experiences volatile business cycles requiring us to rapidly increase and decrease our business activities to meet the industry’s demand for our products. The seismic industry generally offers equipment manufacturers like us limited visibility into new orders creating challenges for us to manage our manufacturing capacity, workforce and working capital. While our primary growth initiative is to expand our seismic product offerings, we may also seek out other non-seismic business opportunities which complement our existing products, engineering and manufacturing capabilities, and company-wide culture. While we routinely evaluate both seismic and non-seismic business acquisition opportunities, we may direct these efforts toward non-seismic businesses in order to diversify our revenue base and expose us to different markets with different business cycles. Reinvest Profits and Minimize Debt Obligations – Our growth over the years has resulted from the reinvestment of our cash profits into engineering projects, plant additions, rental fleet development and expansion, small niche acquisitions and working capital expansion. While we are not opposed to moderate amounts of short-term debt during favorable business cycles, we choose to minimize our exposure to long-term debt obligations which, in our view, restrict our ability to operate during periodic difficult business cycles in the seismic industry. We believe this strategy has allowed us to achieve higher revenue and profit growth than our peers, many of whom have significant long-term debt burdens. We also believe that the value of our common shares outstanding will be best served in the long-term by reinvesting our cash profits back into the business. In this regard, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, nor do we expect to initiate a buy-back program to repurchase our common stock. Segment and Geographic Information Effective October 1, 2012, the Company reports and categorizes its sales and products into two business segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. Segment data from prior periods has been reclassified to conform to these new categories. Prior to October 1, 2012, the Company reported its business segments as Seismic and Thermal Solutions. Our Seismic product lines currently include land and marine wireless data acquisition systems, seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems and services, geophones and geophone strings, hydrophones, leader wire, connectors, telemetry cables, marine streamer retrieval and steering devices and various other products. Our Non-Seismic product lines include thermal imaging and industrial products. The Company frequently has a minor amount of Seismic product sales to its Non-Seismic customers. For a discussion of financial information by segment and geographic area, see Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Competition Seismic Products We believe that we are one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of seismic related products. The principal competitors for many of our traditional seismic products are Sercel (a division of CGG), ION Geophysical (“ION”), INOVA (a joint venture formed in 2009 between ION and Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company) and Steward Cable (a division of Amphenol Corporation). Furthermore, entities in China affiliated with Sercel as well as other Chinese manufacturers produce low-cost geophones meeting current industry standards. Geophones are generally price sensitive, so the ability to manufacture these products at a low cost is essential to maintain market share. With respect to our marine seismic products, we are not aware of any competing companies that manufacture a product functionally similar to our patented seismic streamer retrieval device. We believe our primary competitors in the manufacture of our streamer depth positioning device, or “birds,” are ION and Sercel. We believe the primary competitors for our land wireless data acquisition systems are Sercel, Fairfield Industries, INOVA Wireless Seismic and numerous smaller entities.. We believe the primary competitors for our marine nodal data acquisition systems are marine seismic data acquisition service providers like Fairfield Industries and Magseis ASA, each of whom utilizes their own proprietary nodal technology. For land and marine wireless data acquisition systems, while price is an important factor in a customer’s decision to purchase the product, we believe customers also place a high value on a product’s historical performance and the ongoing engineering and field support provided by the product’s manufacturer. We believe our primary competitors for rental of our traditional and wireless seismic equipment are Mitcham Industries, Inc. and Seismic Equipment Solutions. We believe our primary competitors for our seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems are Alcatel-Lucent and Petroleum Geo-Services ASA. We believe our primary competitors for high-definition borehole seismic data acquisition systems are Avalon Sciences Ltd and Sercel. A product’s historical performance, field support and engineering capabilities are important factors for receiving orders for our seismic reservoir products. 4 We believe that the principal keys for success in the seismic instruments and equipment market are technological superiority, product durability, reliability, and customer support. We also believe that price and product delivery are always important considerations for our customers. In general, most customers prefer to standardize data acquisition systems, geophones and hydrophones, particularly if they are used by seismic companies that have multiple crews which are able to support each other. This standardization makes it difficult for competitive manufacturers to gain market share from other manufacturers with existing customer relationships. As mentioned above, a key factor for seismic instruments and equipment manufacturers is durability under harsh field conditions. Seismic instruments and equipment must meet not only rigorous technical specifications regarding signal integrity and sensitivity, but must also be extremely rugged and durable to withstand the rigors of field use, often in harsh environments. Non-Seismic Products We believe there are numerous competitors and competitive technologies for our thermal imaging products including other thermal device manufacturers and manufacturers of direct-to-screen and inkjet solutions similar to those offered by Hewlett Packard. Our non-seismic industrial products face competition from numerous domestic and international specialty product manufacturers. Suppliers We purchase raw materials from a variety of suppliers located in various countries. We typically have multiple suppliers for our critical materials. We produce our own brand of dry thermal film internally. We also purchase a substantial quantity of dry thermal film manufactured by Agfa-Gevaert N.V. (“AGFA”). For a discussion of the risks related to our reliance on AGFA, see “Risk Factors – We Rely on a Key Supplier for a Significant Portion of Our Dry Thermal Film.” We do not currently experience any significant difficulties in obtaining raw materials from our suppliers for the production of our seismic or non-seismic products. Product Manufacturing and Assembly Our manufacturing and product assembly operations consist of machining, molding or cabling the necessary component parts, configuring these parts along with components received from various vendors and assembling a final product. We manufacture seismic equipment to the specifications of our customers. For example, we can armor cables for applications such as deep water uses. We assemble geophone strings and seismic telemetry cables based on a number of customer choices such as length, gauge, tolerance and color of molded parts. With regard to dry thermal film, we mix and react various chemicals to formulate a reactive layer that is then coated onto a clear polyester film. Upon completion of our manufacturing and assembly operations, we test our final products to the functional and, in the case of seismic equipment, environmental extremes of product specifications and inspect the products for quality assurance. Consistent with industry practice, we normally manufacture and ship our products based on customer orders and, therefore, typically do not maintain significant inventories of finished goods held for sale, although we do stock significant amounts of finished good sub-assemblies in anticipation of future customer orders. 5 Markets and Customers Our principal customers for our traditional and wireless seismic products are seismic contractors and, to a lesser extent, major independent and government-owned oil and gas companies that either operate their own seismic crews or specify seismic instrument and equipment preferences to contractors. For our deep water permanent reservoir monitoring products, our customers are generally large international oil and gas companies that operate long-term offshore oil and gas producing properties. Our thermal imaging customers primarily consist of direct users of our equipment as well as specialized resellers that focus on the newsprint, silkscreen and corrugated box printing industries. Our industrial product customers consist of specialty manufacturers, research institutions and industrial product distributors. Revenue recognition for the Statoil Order comprised 26.2% and 36.5% of our revenues for fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively. Two customers comprised 16.9% and 11.0% of our revenues during fiscal year 2012. The following table describes our sales by customer type (in thousands): YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 Traditional seismic exploration product revenues ........... $ Wireless seismic exploration product revenues ............... Seismic reservoir product revenues ................................. Non-seismic product revenues ......................................... Other ................................................................................ $ 52,001 $ 78,636 84,309 21,420 546 236,912 $ 49,782 $ 87,316 138,103 24,578 828 300,607 $ 66,849 82,646 15,426 25,942 801 191,664 Intellectual Property We seek to protect our intellectual property by means of patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other measures. Although we do not consider any single patent essential to our success, we consider our patents regarding our marine seismic cable retrieval devices to be of particular value to us. These patents are scheduled to expire in 2022. At this time we are not able to predict the effect of the patent expiration. Research and Development We expect to incur significant future research and development expenditures aimed at the development of additional seismic and non-seismic products. We have incurred company-sponsored research and development expenses of $16.5 million, $14.7 million and $12.2 million during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Employees As of September 30, 2014, we employed 1,149 people predominantly on a full-time basis, of which 790 were employed in the United States, 316 in the Russian Federation and the remainder in the United Kingdom, Canada, China and Colombia. Our employees in the Russian Federation belong to a national union for machine manufacturers. Our remaining employees are not unionized. We have never experienced a work stoppage and consider our relationship with our employees to be satisfactory. Financial Information by Segment and Geographic Area For a discussion of financial information by segment and geographic area, see Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For a description of risks attendant to our foreign operations, please see the risk factor below entitled “Our Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Marketing Efforts Face Additional Risks and Difficulties.” Available Information We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our SEC filings are available to the public over the internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on their public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public on our website at http://www.geospace.com. Please note that information contained on our website, whether currently posted or posted in the future, is not a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or the documents incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 6 Item 1A. Risk Factors Risk Factors Commodity Price Levels May Affect Demand for Our Products Demand for many of our products and the profitability of our operations depend primarily on the level of worldwide oil and gas exploration activity. Prevailing oil and gas prices, with an emphasis on crude oil prices, and market expectations regarding potential changes in such prices significantly affect the level of worldwide oil and gas exploration activity. During periods of improved energy commodity prices, the capital spending budgets of oil and natural gas operators tend to expand, which results in increased demand for our products. Conversely, in periods when these energy commodity prices deteriorate, such as is occurring in 2014, capital spending budgets of oil and natural gas operators tend to contract and the demand for our products generally weakens. Historically, the markets for oil and gas have been volatile and are subject to wide fluctuation in response to changes in the supply of and demand for oil and gas, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control. These factors include the level of consumer demand, supplies of oil and natural gas, regional and international economic conditions, weather conditions, domestic and foreign governmental regulations (including those related to climate change), price and availability of alternative fuels, political conditions, instability and hostilities in the Middle East and other significant oil-producing regions, increases and decreases in the supply of oil and gas, the effect of worldwide energy conservation measures and the ability of OPEC to set and maintain production levels and prices of foreign imports. Slow economic recovery in the United States, uncertainty in the European markets and slowing economic growth in growing economies like those in China and India could lead to a decline in demand for crude oil and natural gas. Further slowdowns in economic activity would likely reduce worldwide demand for energy and result in an extended period of lower crude oil and natural gas prices. Any material changes in oil and gas prices or other market trends that adversely impact seismic exploration activity would likely affect the demand for our products and could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and liquidity. Our New Products May Not Achieve Market Acceptance Our outlook and assumptions are based on various macro-economic factors and internal assessments, and actual market conditions could vary materially from those assumed. In recent years, we have incurred significant expenditures to fund our research and development efforts, and we intend to continue those expenditures in the future. However, research and development is by its nature speculative, and we cannot assure you that these expenditures will result in the development of new products or services or that any new products and services we have developed recently or may develop in the future will be commercially marketable or profitable to us. In particular, we have incurred substantial expenditures to develop our land and marine wireless nodal seismic data acquisition systems, as well as other seismic products for permanent reservoir monitoring applications. In addition, we try to use some of our capabilities, particularly our cable manufacturing capabilities, to supply products to new markets. Further, we have incurred substantial expense and expended significant effort to develop our thermal solutions products. We cannot assure you that we will realize our expectations regarding acceptance of and revenues generated by our new products and services in existing or new markets. We May Experience Fluctuations in Quarterly Results of Operations, Including Fluctuations from Delayed or Cancelled Orders Historically, the rate of new orders for our products has varied substantially from quarter to quarter. Moreover, we typically operate, and expect to continue operation, on the basis of orders in-hand for our products before we commence substantial manufacturing “runs.” The short-term nature of our order backlog for most products generally does not allow us to predict with any accuracy demand for our products more than approximately three months in advance. Thus, our ability to replenish orders and the completion of orders, particularly large orders for deep water permanent reservoir monitoring projects, can significantly impact our operating results and cash flow for any quarter, and results of operations for any one quarter may not be indicative of results of operations for future quarters. Additionally, customers can delay or even cancel orders and rental contracts before delivery as occurred in 2014 in connection with a large order for our OBX system. For larger orders, we attempt to negotiate for a non-refundable deposit depending on our relationship with the customer. However, such deposits, even when obtained, may not fully compensate us for our inventory investment and forgone profits if the order is ultimately cancelled. These periodic fluctuations in our operating results and the impact of any order delays/cancellations could adversely affect our stock price. 7 Our Use of Percentage-of-Completion Method of Accounting Could Result in Volatility in our Results of Operations We recognize revenues and profits from larger orders like the Statoil Order using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Although we currently have no orders in hand that will require us to utilize the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, we anticipate that such contracts will again occur in the future although we can give no assurances in this regard. This accounting method requires us to estimate contract costs and the profitability of our long-term contracts. While such estimates may be reasonably reliable when made, these estimates can change as a result of uncertainties associated with these types of contracts. Accordingly, we review the contract price and cost estimates periodically as our manufacturing efforts progress, and the cumulative impact of any periodic revisions to the contract price or cost estimates will be reflected in the period in which these changes become known, including, to the extent required, the recognition of losses at the time such losses are known and estimable, and such losses could be material. In addition, change orders can increase (sometimes substantially) the future scope and cost of a job. Therefore, change order awards (although frequently beneficial in the long-term) can have the short-term effect of reducing the contract’s percentage-of-completion and, thus, the revenues and profits that otherwise would be recognized to date. Our Credit Risk Could Increase if Our Customers Face Difficult Economic Circumstances We believe that our allowance for bad debts is adequate in light of known circumstances. However, we cannot assure you that additional amounts attributable to uncollectible receivables and bad debt write-offs will not have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations. Many of our seismic customers are not well capitalized and as a result cannot always pay our invoices when due. We have in the past incurred write-offs in our accounts receivable due to customer credit problems. We have found it necessary from time to time to extend trade credit, including promissory notes, to long-term customers and others where some risks of non-payment exist. With the recent decline in oil prices and a decline in seismic activities around the world, some of our customers may experience significant liquidity difficulties, which increase those credit risks. An increase in the level of bad debts and any deterioration in our credit risk could adversely affect the price of our stock. In addition, we rent equipment to our customers which utilize such equipment in various countries around the world. If our rental customers experience financial difficulties, it could be difficult or impossible to retrieve our rental equipment from foreign countries. Our Industry is Characterized by Rapid Technological Development and Product Obsolescence Our instruments and equipment are constantly undergoing rapid technological improvement. Our future success depends on our ability to continue to:        improve our existing product lines, address the increasingly sophisticated needs of our customers, maintain a reputation for technological leadership, maintain market acceptance of our products, anticipate changes in technology and industry standards, respond to technological developments on a timely basis and develop new markets for our products and capabilities. Current competitors or new market entrants may develop new technologies, products or standards that could render our products obsolete. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in developing and marketing, on a timely and cost effective basis, product enhancements or new products that respond to technological developments, that are accepted in the marketplace or that comply with new industry standards. Additionally, in anticipation of customer product orders, from time to time we acquire substantial quantities of inventories, which if not sold or integrated into products within a reasonable period of time, could become obsolete. In such case, we would be required to impair the value of such inventories on our balance sheet. We Operate in Highly Competitive Markets The markets for most of our products are highly competitive. Many of our existing and potential competitors have substantially greater marketing, financial and technical resources than we do. Some competitors currently offer a broader range of instruments and equipment for sale than we do and may offer financing arrangements to customers on terms that we may not be able to match. In addition, new competitors may enter the market and competition could intensify. As to our non-seismic thermal solutions products, we compete with other printing solutions, including inkjet and laser printing technologies, many of which are provided by large companies with significant resources. 8 We cannot assure you that sales of our products will continue at current volumes or prices if current competitors or new market entrants introduce new products with better features, performance, price or other characteristics than our products. Competitive pressures or other factors may also result in significant price competition that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. We Have a Limited Market for Our Seismic Products In our seismic business segment, we generally market our traditional and wireless products to seismic service contractors. We estimate that, based on published industry sources, fewer than 50 seismic contracting companies are currently operating worldwide (excluding those operating in the Russian Federation and the former Soviet Union, India, the People’s Republic of China and certain Eastern European countries, where seismic data acquisition activity is difficult to verify). We estimate that fewer than 20 seismic contractors are engaged in marine seismic exploration. Due to these market factors, a relatively small number of customers, some of whom are experiencing financial difficulties, account for most of our sales. From time to time, these seismic contractors have sought to vertically integrate and acquire our competitors, which has influenced their supplier decisions before and after such transactions. In addition, consolidation among our customers may further concentrate our business to a limited number of customers and expose us to increased risks related to dependence on a small number of customers. The loss of a small number of these customers could materially and adversely impact sales of our seismic products. We market our seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems products to large oil and gas companies. Since this product’s introduction in 2002, we have received system orders from three offshore oil and gas operators including BP, Shell and Statoil, which have accounted for a significant portion of our revenue in fiscal year 2014 and prior fiscal years. If we do not receive new large orders for our permanent reservoir monitoring systems, our future revenues and profits from our seismic reservoir product segment will decline significantly. We Cannot Be Certain of the Effectiveness of Patent Protection We hold and from time to time apply for certain patents relating to some of our seismic products. We also own several patents which relate to the development of dry thermal film. We cannot assure you that our patents will prove enforceable or free of challenge, that any patents will be issued for which we have applied or that competitors will not develop functionally similar technology outside the protection of any patents we have or may obtain. Our Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Marketing Efforts Face Additional Risks and Difficulties Based on customer billing data, sales to foreign customers outside the United States accounted for approximately 56% of our sales during fiscal year 2014; however, we believe the percentage of sales outside the United States is much higher since many of our products are first delivered to a domestic location and ultimately shipped to a foreign location. We again expect sales outside of the United States to represent a substantial portion of our sales for fiscal year 2015 and subsequent years. Foreign sales are subject to special risks inherent in doing business outside of the United States, including the risk of war, terrorist activities, civil disturbances, embargo and government activities, shifting foreign attitudes about conducting business activities with the United States, restrictions of the movement and exchange of funds, inhibitions of our ability to collect accounts receivable, international sanctions, expropriation and nationalization of our assets or those of our customers, currency fluctuations, devaluations and conversion restrictions, confiscatory taxation or other adverse tax policies and governmental actions that may result in the deprivation of our contractual rights, all of which may disrupt markets or our operations. A portion of our manufacturing is conducted through our subsidiary Geospace Technologies Eurasia, which is based in the Russian Federation. Our business could be directly affected by political and economic conditions in the Russian Federation, including the current geopolitical instability involving the Russian Federation and Ukraine. In regards to Ukraine, sanctions levied by the United States government preclude the export of seismic equipment to the Russian Federation if it will be used directly or indirectly in Russia’s energy sector for exploration or production in (i) deepwater (greater than 500 feet), (ii) Artic offshore or (iii) shale projects in Russia that have the potential to produce oil or gas. Furthermore, if an exporter is unable to determine whether its seismic equipment will be used in such projects, the export is prohibited. In fiscal year 2014, we imported $10.2 million of products from Geospace Technologies Eurasia for resale elsewhere in the world. If imports of these products from the Russian Federation are restricted by government regulation, we may be forced to find other sources for these products at potentially higher costs. Boycotts, protests, unfavorable regulations, additional governmental sanctions and other actions in the region could also adversely affect our ability to operate profitably. Delays in obtaining governmental approvals can affect our ability to timely deliver our products pursuant to contractual obligations, which could result in us being liable to our customers for damages. The risk of doing business in the Russian Federation and other economically or politically volatile areas could adversely affect our operations and earnings. 9 Foreign sales are also generally subject to the risk of compliance with additional laws, including tariff regulations and import and export restrictions. International sales of our products containing hydrophones require prior U.S. government approval in the form of an export license, which may be withheld by the U.S. government based upon factors which we cannot predict. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, we lost a $1.1 million order from a Russian customer due to an indefinite deferral by the U.S. government for the issuance of an export license. We may experience difficulties in connection with future foreign sales. Additionally, due to foreign laws and restrictions, should we experience substantial growth in certain foreign markets, for example in the Russian Federation, we may not be able to transfer cash balances to the United States to assist with debt servicing or other obligations. Our Global Operations Expose Us to Risks Associated with Conducting Business Internationally, Including Failure to Comply with U.S. Laws Which Apply to International Operations, Such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and US Export Control Laws, as well as the Laws of Other Countries We have offices in Colombia, Canada, China, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, in addition to our offices in the Unites States. We face several risks inherent in conducting business internationally, including compliance with international and U.S. laws and regulations that apply to our international operations. These laws and regulations include data privacy requirements, labor relations laws, tax laws, anti-competition regulations, import and trade restrictions, export control laws, U.S. laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws in other countries which also prohibit certain payments to governmental officials or certain payments or remunerations to customers. Many of our products are subject to U.S. export law restrictions that limit the destinations and types of customers to which our products may be sold, or require an export license in connection with sales outside the United States. Given the high level of complexity of these laws, there is a risk that some provisions may be inadvertently or intentionally breached, for example through fraudulent or negligent behavior of individual employees, our failure to comply with certain formal documentation requirements or otherwise. Additionally, we may be held liable for actions taken by our local dealers and partners. Violations of these laws and regulations could result in fines, criminal sanctions against us, our officers or our employees, and prohibitions on the conduct of our business. Any such violations could include prohibitions on our ability to offer our products in one or more countries and could materially damage our reputation, our brand, our international expansion efforts, our ability to attract and retain employees, our business and our operating results. Our Strategy of Leasing Seismic Products Exposes Us to Additional Risks Relating to Equipment Recovery, Lease Renewals, Technological Obsolescence and Impairment of Assets Our rental fleet of seismic equipment represents a significant portion of our assets and accounts for a growing portion of our revenue. Equipment leased by our customers is frequently located in foreign countries where retrieval of the equipment after the termination of the lease is difficult or impossible if the customer does not return the equipment. The costs associated with retrieving this equipment or the loss of equipment that is not retrieved could be significant and could adversely affect our operations and earnings. The advancement of seismic technology having a significant competitive advantage over the equipment in our rental fleet could have an adverse effect on our ability to profitably lease and/or sell this equipment. Significant improvements in technology may also require us to recognize an asset impairment charge to our rental fleet investment and to invest significant sums to upgrade or replace our rental fleet with newer equipment demanded by our customers. In addition, rental contracts may not be renewed for equipment in our rental fleet, whether or not it has become obsolete. Significant technology improvements by our customers could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and earnings. Our equipment leasing business has high fixed costs, which primarily consist of depreciation expenses. In periods of declining rental revenues, these fixed costs generally do not decline. As a result, any significant decline in rental revenues caused by reduced demand could adversely affect our results of operations. 10 Cybersecurity Breaches and Other Disruptions of our Information Technology Network and Systems Could Adversely Affect our Business We rely on information technology networks and systems, some of which are owned and operated by third parties, to process, transmit and store electronic information. In particular, we depend on our information technology infrastructure for a variety of functions, including worldwide financial reporting, inventory management, procurement, invoicing and email communications. Any of these systems may be susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorist attacks and similar events. Despite the implementation of network security measures, our systems and those of third parties on which we rely may also be vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins, malware and similar disruptions. Malware, if surreptitiously installed on our systems and not timely detected and removed, could collect and disclose sensitive information relating to our customers, employees or others, exposing us to legal liability and causing us to suffer reputational damage. It could also lead to disruptions in critical systems or the corruption or destruction of critical data. If we are unable to prevent such outages and breaches, these events could damage our reputation and lead to financial losses from remedial actions, loss of business or potential liability. Because We Have No Plans to Pay Any Dividends for the Foreseeable Future, Investors Must Look Solely to Stock Appreciation for a Return on Their Investment in Us We have not paid cash dividends on our common stock since our incorporation and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to support our operations and growth. Any payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent on the amount of funds legally available, our financial condition, capital requirements and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment. Unfavorable Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuations Could Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations Substantially all of our third-party sales from the United States are made in U.S. dollars, though from time to time we may make sales in foreign currencies including intercompany sales. As a result, we may be subject to foreign currency fluctuations on our sales. The reporting currency for our financial statements is the U.S. dollar. However, the assets, liabilities, revenues and costs of our Russian, Canadian, United Kingdom, Chinese and Colombian subsidiaries are denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. To prepare our consolidated financial statements, we must translate those assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars at then-applicable exchange rates. Consequently, increases and decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar versus these other currencies will affect the amount of these items in our consolidated financial statements, even if their value has not changed in their original currency. These translations could result in significant changes to our results of operations from period to period. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, approximately 18.7% of our consolidated revenues related to the operations of our foreign subsidiaries. We Have a Relatively Small Public Float, and Our Stock Price May be Volatile In October 2012, we implemented a 2-for-1 split of our common stock effected in the legal form of a stock dividend. Other than the disclosure of the authorized number of shares of our common stock, we have adjusted all share and per-share disclosures for all periods presented in our consolidated financial statements to give effect to the stock split. Despite the 2-for-1 stock split, at September 30, 2014, we have approximately 13.1 million shares outstanding held by non-affiliates. This small float results in a relatively illiquid market for our common stock. Our daily trading volume for the year ended September 30, 2014 averaged approximately 211,000 shares. Our small float and daily trading volumes have in the past caused, and may in the future result in, significant volatility in our stock price. We Rely on a Key Supplier for a Significant Portion of Our Dry Thermal Film While we currently manufacture dry thermal film, we also purchase a large quantity of dry thermal film from a European manufacturer through its distributor in the United Kingdom. Except for the film produced by us and sold to us by this manufacturer/distributor, we know of no other source for dry thermal film that performs well in our thermal imaging equipment. If we are unable to economically manufacture dry thermal film internally or the European manufacturer/distributor we rely on were to discontinue producing dry thermal film, were to become unwilling to contract with us on competitive terms or were unable to supply dry thermal film in sufficient quantities to meet our requirements, our ability to compete in the thermal imaging marketplace could be impaired, which could adversely affect our financial performance. Our Success Depends Upon a Limited Number of Key Personnel Our success depends on attracting and retaining highly skilled professionals. A number of our employees are highly skilled engineers and other professionals. In addition, our success depends to a significant extent upon the abilities and efforts of the members of our senior management team. If we fail to continue to attract and retain such professionals, our ability to compete in the industry could be adversely affected. 11 A General Downturn in the Economy in Future Periods May Adversely Affect Our Business Slow economic recovery in the United States, uncertainty in the European markets and slowing growth in China and India and any other economic slowdown in future periods, could adversely affect our business in ways that we cannot predict. During times of economic slowdown, our customers may reduce their capital expenditures and defer or cancel pending projects and product orders. Such developments occur even among customers that are not experiencing financial difficulties. Any economic downturn may adversely affect the demand for oil and gas generally or cause volatility in oil and gas commodity prices and, therefore, adversely affect the demand for delivery of our products to the oil and gas industry. It could also adversely affect the demand for consumer products, which could in turn adversely affect our thermal solutions business. To the extent these factors adversely affect other seismic companies in the industry, there could be an oversupply of products and services and downward pressure on pricing for seismic products and services, which could adversely affect us. Additionally, bankruptcies or financial difficulties among our customers could reduce our cash flows and adversely impact our liquidity and profitability. See “We Have a Limited Market for Our Seismic Products,” above. We Have a Minimal Disaster Recovery Program at our Houston Facilities Due to its proximity to the Texas Gulf Coast, our facilities in Houston, Texas are annually subject to the threat of hurricanes, and the aftermath that follows. Hurricanes may cause, among other types of damage, the loss of electrical power for extended periods of time. If we lost electrical power at our Pinemont facility, or if a fire or other natural disaster occurred, we would be unable to continue our manufacturing operations during the power outage because we do not own a generator or any other back-up power source large enough to provide for our manufacturing power consumption needs. Additionally, we do not have an alternative manufacturing or operating location in the United States. Therefore, a significant disruption in our manufacturing operations could materially and adversely affect our business operations during an extended period of a power outage, fire or other natural disaster. We have a back-up generator to provide power for our information technology operations. We store our back-up data offsite and we replicate our mission critical data to an alternative cloud-based data center on a real-time basis. In the event of a major service interruption in our data center, we believe we would be able to activate our mission critical applications within less than 24 hours. The Credit Agreement Imposes Restrictions on Our Business We and several of our subsidiaries are parties to a credit agreement with a bank. The credit agreement contains covenants and requires maintenance of certain financial ratios and tests, which impose restrictions on our business and on the business of our guarantor-subsidiaries. Our ability to comply with these restrictions may be affected by events beyond our control, including, but not limited to, prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions and continuing declines in our sales of products. The breach of any of these covenants or restrictions, as well as any failure to make a payment of interest or principal when due, could result in a default under the credit agreement. Such a default would permit our lender to declare any amounts borrowed from it to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, and the ability to borrow under the credit agreement could be terminated. If we are unable to repay any debts owed to our lender, the lender could proceed against the collateral securing that debt. While we intend to seek alternative sources of cash in such a situation, there is no guarantee that any alternative cash source would be available or would be available on terms favorable to us. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments None. 12 Item 2. Properties As of September 30, 2014, our operations included the following locations: Owned/Leased Location Houston, Texas ........................................ Owned Houston, Texas ........................................ Owned Houston, Texas ........................................ Owned Houston, Texas ........................................ Owned Houston, Texas ........................................ Leased Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia ...................... Owned Calgary, Alberta, Canada ......................... Owned Luton, Bedfordshire, England ............................................... Owned Leased Beijing, China .......................................... Bogotá, Colombia .................................... Owned Approximate Square Footage/Acrea ge Use 387,000 See Note 1 below 77,000 See Note 2 below 30,000 See Note 3 below 17.3 acres See Note 4 below 38,000 See Note 5 below Seismic and non-seismic Corporate Seismic Seismic Seismic 120,000 Manufacturing, sales and service Seismic Segment 45,000 Manufacturing, sales and service Seismic and non-seismic 8,000 Sales and service 1,000 Sales and service 19,000 Sales and service Non-seismic Seismic Seismic While we believe that our facilities are adequate for our immediate needs, we are currently evaluating plans for the expansion of our Houston manufacturing and engineering facilities. (1) This property is located at 7007 Pinemont Drive in Houston, Texas (the “Pinemont Facility”). The Pinemont Facility contains substantially all manufacturing activities and all engineering, selling, marketing and administrative activities for our company in the United States. The Pinemont facility also serves as our international corporate headquarters. (2) This property is located at 7334 N. Gessner in Houston, Texas. The property previously contained a manufacturing operation and certain support functions. The property is currently leased to a tenant under a lease agreement which expires in July 2020. (3) This property is located at 6410 Langfield Road in Houston, Texas. This facility provides additional warehousing and testing capacity for our manufacturing operations. (4) This property is located adjacent to the Pinemont Facility. It is currently being used as additional parking for the Pinemont Facility and legacy structures are being used to support our manufacturing operations. Our future expansion plans are expected to more fully utilize this property. (5) This property is located at 6855 Wynnwood, Houston, Texas. This property is used to assemble products and to warehouse inventories. The lease term for this facility expires on March 31, 2016. Item 3. Legal Proceedings We are involved in various pending or potential legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Management is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation. However, management believes that the most probable, ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures None. 13 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Stock Performance Graph The following graph compares the performance of the Company’s common stock with the performance of the Russell 2000 index and the Standard & Poor’s Oil & Gas Equipment and Services index as of each of the dates indicated. The graph assumes $100 invested on September 30, 2009 (a) in the Company’s common stock, (b) in the stocks comprising the Russell 2000 index on that day and (c) in the stocks comprising the Standard & Poor’s Oil & Gas Equipment and Services index on that day. Reinvestment of all dividends on stocks comprising the two indices is assumed. The foregoing graphs are based on historical data and are not necessarily indicative of future performance. These graphs shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or subject to the Regulations of 14A or 14C under the Exchange Act or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Holders of Record Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “GEOS”. On October 31, 2014, there were approximately 74 holders of record of our common stock, and the closing price per share on such date was $29.27 as quoted by The NASDAQ Global Market. Market Information for Common Stock In October 2012, we implemented a 2-for-1 split of our common stock effected in the legal form of a stock dividend. Other than the disclosure of the authorized number of shares of our common stock, we have adjusted all share and per-share disclosures for all periods presented in our consolidated financial statements, and the high and low stock prices presented in the table below, to give effect to the stock split. 14 The following table shows the high and low per share sales prices for our common stock reported on The NASDAQ Global Market. Year Ended September 30, 2014: Fourth Quarter ................................................ $ Third Quarter .................................................. Second Quarter ............................................... First Quarter ................................................... Year Ended September 30, 2013: Fourth Quarter ................................................ $ Third Quarter .................................................. Second Quarter ............................................... First Quarter ................................................... Low High 34.01 $ 41.63 60.70 79.60 66.87 $ 65.31 82.28 57.00 55.50 66.84 94.82 107.93 84.82 108.86 113.73 89.13 Dividends Since our initial public offering in 1997, we have not paid dividends, and we do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We presently intend to retain our earnings for use in our business, with any future decision to pay cash dividends dependent upon our growth, profitability, financial condition and other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant. Our existing credit agreement also has covenants that materially limit our ability to pay dividends. For a discussion of our credit agreement, see the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation – Liquidity and Capital Resources” contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans The following equity plan information is provided as of September 30, 2014: Equity Compensation Plan Information Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) Weighted-average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b) Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (c) 89,700 $ 17.27 1,487,000 Plan Category Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders ................................ During fiscal year 2014, we issued a total of 197,000 restricted shares of Common Stock to its officers, directors and certain key employees. The weighted average grant date fair value of the shares issued was $95.18 per share. The restrictions on the shares issued lapse in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary date of the issuance. The issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds None. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers None. 15 Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data The following table sets forth certain selected historical financial data on a consolidated basis. We have derived the selected consolidated financial information as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 from our audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We have derived the selected consolidated financial information as of September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 and for fiscal years 2011 and 2010 from audited consolidated formation not included herein. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in item 7 and our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Statement of Operations Data: Revenues ................................................................................... $ Cost of revenues ........................................................................ Gross profit ............................................................................... Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative ................................. Research and development .............................................. Bad debt expense (recovery) ........................................... Total operating expenses ........................................................... Income from operations ............................................................ Other income (expense), net ..................................................... Income before income taxes ..................................................... Income tax expense ................................................................... Net income ................................................................................ $ Net income per share: Year Ended September 30, 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 236,912 $ 140,453 96,459 300,607 $ 160,846 139,761 191,664 $ 109,600 82,064 172,970 $ 98,857 74,113 128,533 81,307 47,226 25,291 16,536 833 42,660 53,799 (256) 53,543 16,632 36,911 $ 23,383 14,694 457 38,534 101,227 (134) 101,093 31,536 69,557 $ 18,914 12,167 118 31,199 50,865 997 51,862 16,744 35,118 $ 18,051 11,529 128 29,708 44,405 214 44,619 14,908 29,711 $ 16,672 9,925 (479) 26,118 21,108 (206) 20,902 6,820 14,082 Basic (1) .......................................................................... $ Diluted (1) ....................................................................... $ 2.82 $ 2.81 $ 5.40 $ 5.38 $ 2.76 $ 2.74 $ 2.39 $ 2.36 $ 1.17 1.14 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic (1) .......................................................................... 12,950,958 Diluted (1) ....................................................................... 12,997,009 12,886,372 12,735,520 12,441,313 12,938,661 12,836,239 12,572,647 12,062,627 12,386,036 Other Financial Data: Depreciation and amortization expenses ................................... $ Stock-based compensation expense .......................................... Capital expenditures.................................................................. 17,774 $ 4,119 33,511 12,229 $ 544 41,659 9,587 $ 762 35,729 7,047 $ 736 20,144 5,184 445 6,117 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 As of September 30, (in thousands) Balance Sheet Data: Working capital ......................................................................... $ Total assets ................................................................................ Short-term debt ......................................................................... Long-term debt ......................................................................... Stockholders’ equity ................................................................. 220,657 $ 354,986 — — 329,258 198,464 $ 327,225 — 931 289,058 146,036 $ 124,900 $ 196,801 259,022 — — — — 177,013 214,987 91,577 163,496 440 7,260 136,586 We did not declare or pay any cash dividends during any of the periods noted in the above tables. (1) In October 2012, we implemented a 2-for-1 split of our common stock effected in the legal form of a stock dividend. Other than the disclosure of the authorized number of shares of our common stock, we have adjusted all share and per- share disclosures for all periods presented in our consolidated financial statements. 16 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following is management’s discussion and analysis of the major elements of our consolidated financial statements. You should read this discussion and analysis together with our consolidated financial statements, including the accompanying notes, and other detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including under the heading “Risk Factors”. The discussion of our financial condition and results of operations includes various forward-looking statements about our markets, the demand for our products and services and our future plans and results. These statements are based on assumptions that we consider to be reasonable, but that could prove to be incorrect. For more information regarding our assumptions, you should refer to the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements and Assumptions” contained in this Item 7 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-Looking Statements and Assumptions This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated by reference herein, if any, contain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “budget”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue”, “evaluating” or similar words. Statements that contain these words should be read carefully because they discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position or state other forward-looking information. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements that we make regarding our expected operating results, the adoption and sale of our products in various geographic regions, anticipated levels of capital expenditures and the sources of funding therefore, and our strategy for growth, product development, market position, financial results and reserves. These forward-looking statements reflect our best judgment about future events and trends based on the information currently available to us. However, there will likely be events in the future that we are not able to predict or control. The factors listed under the caption “Risk Factors”, as well as cautionary language in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. You should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position, and actual events and results of operations may vary materially from our current expectations. Background We design and manufacture instruments and equipment used by the oil and gas industry to acquire seismic data in order to locate, characterize and monitor hydrocarbon producing reservoirs. The Company also designs and manufactures non-seismic products, including industrial products, offshore cables, thermal printing equipment and film. See the information under the heading “Business” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Consolidated Results of Operations As we have reported in the past, our revenues and operating profits have varied significantly from quarter-to-quarter, and even year-to-year, and are expected to continue that trend in the future, especially when our quarterly or annual financial results are impacted by the presence or absence of relatively large, but somewhat erratic, shipments of permanent seabed reservoir monitoring systems and/or wireless data acquisition systems for land and marine applications. 17 We report and evaluate financial information for two segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. Summary financial data by business segment follows (in thousands): 2014 Year Ended September 30, 2013 2012 Seismic Traditional exploration product revenues .............. $ Wireless exploration product revenues .................. Reservoir product revenues .................................... Total revenues ........................................................ Operating income ................................................... 52,001 $ 78,636 84,309 214,946 65,159 49,781 $ 87,316 138,103 275,200 110,118 Non-Seismic Revenues ................................................................ Operating income ................................................... 21,420 2,733 24,578 3,344 Corporate Revenues ................................................................ Operating loss ........................................................ 546 (14,093) 829 (12,235 ) Consolidated Totals 66,849 82,646 15,426 164,921 55,990 25,942 4,479 801 (9,604) Revenues ................................................................ Operating income ................................................... 236,912 53,799 300,607 101,227 191,664 50,865 Overview Fiscal Year 2014 Compared to Fiscal Year 2013 Consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2014 decreased $63.7 million, or 21.2%, from fiscal year 2013. The decrease was primarily due to lower seismic reservoir product revenue attributable to the completion of the Statoil Order in April 2014. Consolidated gross profit for fiscal year 2014 decreased by $43.3 million, or 31.0%, from fiscal year 2013. The decrease was primarily due to lower seismic reservoir product revenue attributable to the completion of Statoil Order in April 2014 resulting in lower gross profit margins due to reduced efficiencies in our manufacturing operations. Consolidated operating expenses for fiscal year 2014 increased $4.1 million, or 10.7%, from fiscal year 2013. The increase in operating expenses reflects higher stock-based compensation expenses and higher costs resulting from increased staffing of our administrative and research and development departments. The U.S. statutory tax rate applicable to us for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 was 35.0%; however, our effective tax rate was 31.1% and 31.2% for fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for both fiscal years resulted from (i) the impact of the manufacturers’/producers’ deduction available in the United States, (ii) lower tax rates applicable to income earned in foreign tax jurisdictions and (iii) research and experimentation tax credits. Fiscal Year 2013 Compared to Fiscal Year 2012 Consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2013 increased $108.9 million, or 56.8%, from fiscal year 2012. This increase in revenue reflected greater demand for our seismic permanent reservoir monitoring products resulting from the Statoil Order. Consolidated gross profit for fiscal year 2013 increased by $57.7 million, or 70.3%, from fiscal year 2012. The increase in gross profit resulted from increased revenues of our permanent reservoir monitoring products resulting from the Statoil Order. Consolidated operating expenses for fiscal year 2013 increased $7.3 million, or 23.5%, from fiscal year 2012. The increase in operating expenses reflected higher personnel costs and other general expense increases associated with our sales growth and asset expansion. The U.S. statutory tax rate applicable to us for fiscal years 2013 and 2012 was 35.0%; however, our effective tax rate was 31.2% and 32.3% for fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for both fiscal years resulted from (i) the impact of the manufacturers’/producers’ deduction available in the United States and (ii) research and experimentation tax credits. 18 Segment Results of Operations Seismic Products Fiscal Year 2014 Compared to Fiscal Year 2013 Revenues Revenues from our seismic products for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 decreased by $60.3 million, or 21.9%, from the prior fiscal year. The components of this decrease include the following:    Traditional Exploration Product Revenues – For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, revenues from our traditional products increased $2.2 million, or 4.5%, from the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. The increase reflects higher demand for our geophone products, primarily in connection with the sale of two large GSX wireless systems in our first quarter ended December 31, 2013. Due to increased crude oil production by non-OPEC nations and a recent decline in crude oil commodity prices, we are expecting continued softness in the seismic industry and we expect sales of our traditional seismic products to decline in fiscal year 2015. Wireless Exploration Product Revenues – For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, revenues from our GSX and OBX wireless products decreased by $8.7 million, or 9.9%. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to lower demand for sales of our GSX wireless products resulting from continued industry softness and increasing competition for sales of wireless data acquisition systems. The lower product revenue was partially offset by significantly higher GSX and OBX rental revenues. During fiscal year 2014, we sold approximately 86,000 GSX channels compared to 81,000 in the prior fiscal year, with a significant portion of the fiscal year 2014 sales comprised of 3-channel stations yielding a lower sales price per channel. Due to soft market conditions in the seismic industry, we expect fiscal year 2015 sales of our wireless products to be lower than fiscal year 2014 levels. Beyond fiscal year 2015, we believe future demand for our GSX and OBX products will increase as seismic contractors seek to transition their equipment to wireless systems to improve efficiencies and lower operating costs in lieu of less efficient cabled land and marine systems, although we expect order flow to continue to be erratic from quarter to quarter. Reservoir Product Revenues – For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, revenues from our reservoir products decreased $53.8 million, or 39.0%. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to the completion of the manufacturing of the Statoil Order in April 2014 resulting in a substantial decline in revenues from our permanent reservoir monitoring systems. During the year ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $62.1 million of Statoil Order revenues compared to prior fiscal year revenues of $109.6 million and $18.0 million from permanent reservoir monitoring systems sold to Statoil and Shell Brasil Petróleo, respectively. While the manufacturing portion of the Statoil Order is complete, we expect to continue to have minor amounts of future revenues from the Statoil Order for services and support. We expect future revenues from our reservoir products to decline significantly in fiscal year 2015 compared to fiscal year 2014 due to the absence of any large-scale permanent reservoir monitoring systems being requested by major oil and gas producers for delivery in fiscal year 2015. We continue to actively market these products to our customers. Customer orders for our seismic products, especially large orders for our GSX and OBX wireless systems and our seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems, generally occur irregularly making it difficult for us to predict our sales and production levels each quarter. Furthermore, product shipping dates are generally determined by our customers and are not at our discretion. As a result, these factors have caused past sales of our seismic products to be unpredictable, or “lumpy,” and we expect this trend to continue into the future. Operating Income Operating income for fiscal year 2014 decreased by $47.4 million, or 46.9%, from fiscal year 2013. The decrease was primarily due to lower seismic reservoir product revenue attributable to the completion of the Statoil Order in April 2014. Fiscal Year 2013 Compared to Fiscal Year 2012 Revenues Revenues of our seismic products for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 increased by $110.3 million, or 66.9%, from the prior fiscal year. The components of this increase include the following:  Traditional Exploration Product Revenues – For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, revenues from our traditional products decreased $17.1 million, or 25.5%, from the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. The decline in revenues resulted from lower demand for our geophone products, marine products and connector products. We believe this decline in sales of our traditional products was partially due to a general decline in seismic exploration activities in North America caused by producers focusing investment activities on oil and gas distribution infrastructure during 2013. 19  Wireless Exploration Product Revenues – For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, sales and rental revenues from our GSX and OBX wireless products increased by $4.7 million, or 5.7%, from the prior fiscal year. During fiscal year 2013, we sold approximately 81,000 GSX channels, including the sale of 33,000 channels of used wireless equipment from our rental fleet which generated revenues of $22.9 million.  Reservoir Product Revenues – For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, revenues from our reservoir products increased $122.7 million, or 795.3%, from the prior fiscal year. During the year ended September 30, 2013, we recorded revenues of approximately $18.0 million for delivery of a permanent reservoir monitoring system to Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda and we recognized revenues under the percentage of completion method of approximately $109.6 million from production of the Statoil Order. Operating Income Operating income for fiscal year 2013 increased $54.1 million, or 96.7%, from fiscal year 2012. The higher level of operating income resulted primarily from the recognition of revenues from our permanent reservoir monitoring systems. Non-Seismic Products Fiscal Year 2014 Compared to Fiscal Year 2013 Revenues Revenues of our non-seismic products for the year ended September 30, 2014 decreased by $3.2 million, or 12.8%, from fiscal year 2013. This decrease in revenues resulted from lower sales of our offshore cable and thermal imaging products. Sales of our offshore cable products were impacted due to constrained manufacturing capacity caused by the Statoil Order through the first half of fiscal year 2014. Operating Income Our operating income associated with sales of our non-seismic products for the year ended September 30, 2014 decreased by $0.6 million, or 18.3%, from fiscal year 2013. The decrease in operating income resulted from lower sales and profit margins from sales of our industrial products. Fiscal Year 2013 Compared to Fiscal Year 2012 Revenues Revenues of our non-seismic products for the year ended September 30, 2013 decreased by $1.4 million, or 5.3%, from fiscal year 2012. This decrease is primarily due to lower sales of our thermal solutions and industrial sensor products to our European customers which appear to have been impacted by the region’s economic crisis. Operating Income Our operating income associated with sales of our non-seismic products for the year ended September 30, 2013 decreased by $1.1 million, or 25.3%, from the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in operating income resulted from lower sales levels, and lower profit margins due to less favorable sales mix and higher operating expenses. Liquidity and Capital Resources Fiscal Year 2014 At September 30, 2014, we had $33.4 million in cash and cash equivalents. For fiscal year 2014, we generated approximately $67.7 million of cash from operating activities. Sources of cash generated in our operating activities included our net income of $36.9 million. Our net income included net non-cash charges of $26.2 million for deferred income taxes, depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, inventory obsolescence and bad debts. Other sources of cash and changes in working capital included (i) a $25.6 million decrease in trade accounts and notes receivable due to reduced product shipments in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 compared to the prior year period and (ii) a $12.4 million decrease in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings due to the completion of revenue recognition of the Statoil Order. These sources of cash were primarily offset by (i) a $11.8 million decrease in accounts payable due to a reduction in inventory buying activities caused by the slowdown in customer orders, (ii) a $9.0 million adjustment to transfer gross profits from rental equipment sales to investing activities since such transactions involve the sale of long-lived assets and (iii) a $10.5 million increase in inventories (excluding the impact of $10.7 million of non-cash transfers of inventories to our rental equipment fleet). 20 For fiscal year 2014, we used approximately $36.7 million of cash in investing activities. The primary use of cash was for capital expenditures of $33.5 million, including $26.7 million to expand our rental equipment fleet and $6.8 million for property and equipment. Cash of $21.6 million was used to purchase short-term investments in order to enhance investment earnings on our available cash resources. These uses of cash were partially offset by $16.4 million of proceeds from the sale of used rental equipment. We expect customer demand for rentals of our OBX nodal products to increase in fiscal year 2015, resulting in estimated cash investments into our rental fleet of approximately $7 million and potential non-cash transfers from our inventory account of up to $27 million. We estimate that cash investments in machinery and equipment will be approximately $11 million in fiscal year 2015. In addition, capital investments related to the expansion of our Houston manufacturing and engineering facilities are estimated to be $15 million. We expect these capital expenditures will be financed from our cash on hand, internal cash flow, rental equipment sales proceeds and/or from borrowings under our Credit Agreement. For fiscal year 2014, we used approximately $0.3 million of cash in financing activities. We received cash proceeds of $0.6 million from the exercise of stock options and the associated tax benefit related to such exercised stock options. These proceeds were more than offset by the payment of $0.9 million outstanding under our credit agreement. Fiscal Year 2013 At September 30, 2013, we had $2.7 million in cash and cash equivalents. For fiscal year 2013, we used approximately $57.2 million of cash from operating activities. Sources of cash generated in our operating activities included our net income of $69.6 million. Additional sources of cash included net non-cash charges of $13.1 million for deferred income taxes, depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, inventory obsolescence and bad debts and a $3.3 million increase accrued expenses and other. These sources of cash were offset by uses of cash which included (i) a $73.4 million increase in inventories due to current and expected future production for the Statoil Order and for production of marine and land wireless products in anticipation of future orders, (ii) a $33.7 million increase in trade accounts and notes receivable primarily resulting from increased sales and the timing of cash collections, (iii) a $13.6 million adjustment to transfer gross profits from rental equipment sales to investing activities since such transactions involve the sale of long-lived assets, (iv) a $12.4 million increase in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings for the Statoil Order (v) a $7.5 million decrease in deferred revenue primarily due to the revenue recognition of advance payments received from Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda, (vi) a $1.1 million decrease in income tax payable resulting from the timing of our income tax payments, (vii) a $0.7 million increase in prepaid income taxes related to intercompany product sales, (viii) a $0.5 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets due to vendor prepayment requirements and tax deposits and (iv) a $0.4 million decrease in accounts payable due to the timing of payments to our vendors. For fiscal year 2013, we generated approximately $3.4 million of cash from investing activities. We generated $25.5 million of cash proceeds from the sale of used rental equipment and we generated $19.6 million of cash proceeds from the sale of short-term investments. These cash proceeds were offset by an investment of $22.3 million to expand our rental equipment fleet to meet customer demand, and a $19.4 million investment in other property and equipment, including $8.5 million of real property acquisitions in Houston and Bogotá. For fiscal year 2013, we generated approximately $5.8 million of cash from financing activities. We generated $4.8 million from the exercise of stock options and related tax benefits and we borrowed $0.9 million under our Credit Facility for working capital purposes. Such borrowings were subsequently repaid during October 2013. Fiscal Year 2012 At September 30, 2012, we had $50.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. In addition, we had $20.0 million of short-term investments at September 30, 2012. For fiscal year 2012, we generated approximately $43.2 million of cash from operating activities. The primary sources of cash generated in our operating activities resulted from net income of $35.1 million. Additional sources of cash included net non-cash charges of $13.3 million for deferred income tax expense, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, inventory obsolescence and bad debts. Other sources of cash from operating activities included (i) a $12.2 million increase in accounts payable due to increased purchases of raw materials, (ii) a $7.9 million increase in deferred revenue resulting from an increase in the amount of advanced payments received from our customers, (iii) a $3.8 million decrease in trade accounts and notes receivable primarily resulting from improved cash receipts from customers during fiscal year 2012 and (iv) a $0.6 million increase in accrued expenses and other, including a $1.6 million increase in incentive compensation expenses due to increased consolidated pretax earnings. These sources of cash were offset by (i) a $15.6 million increase in inventories due to increasing levels of work-in-process resulting from known and anticipated product orders, rental equipment demands and the production of a permanent seabed acquisition for Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda , (ii) a $10.0 million adjustment to transfer gross profits from rental equipment sales to investing activities since such transactions involve the sale of long-lived assets, and (iii) a $4.5 million increase in prepaid income taxes related to intercompany sales. 21 For fiscal year 2012, we used approximately $26.3 million of cash in investing activities. The uses of cash primarily resulted from (i) our investment of $31.7 million for rental equipment, (ii) $4.0 million of capital expenditures for property and equipment, and (iii) a $14.8 million net increase in our short-term investments. In addition, we transferred $2.0 million of inventories to our rental equipment during fiscal year 2011 which had a non-cash impact. The uses of cash outlined above were partially offset by $24.2 million of proceeds from the sale of used rental equipment. For fiscal year 2012, we generated approximately $2.5 million of cash in the financing activities from the exercise of stock options and related tax benefits. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We do not have any obligations which meet the definition of an off-balance sheet arrangement and which have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial statements or the items contained therein that are material to investors. Contractual Obligations For information regarding our contractual obligations over the course of the next five years, please refer to Note 11 and Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report, which provide detailed information regarding repayment of our Credit Agreement and an operating lease. Critical Accounting Policies The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. We consider many factors in selecting appropriate operational and financial accounting policies and controls, and in developing the estimates and assumptions that are used in the preparation of these financial statements. We continually evaluate our estimates, including those related to percentage of completion revenue recognition, bad debt reserves, inventory obsolescence reserves, self- insurance reserves for medical expenses, product warranty reserves, intangible assets, stock-based compensation and deferred income tax assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other factors, including the impact from the current economic conditions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different conditions or assumptions. Our normal credit terms for trade receivables are 30 days. In certain situations, credit terms for trade receivables may be extended to 60 days or longer and such receivables generally do not require collateral. Additionally, we provide long-term financing in the form of promissory notes when competitive conditions require such financing and, in such cases, we may require collateral. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ accounts and notes receivable and allowances are recognized for potential credit losses. Our long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. The impairment review, if necessary, includes a comparison of expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by an asset group with the associated carrying value of the related assets. If the carrying value of the asset group exceeds the expected future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of the asset group exceeds its fair value. Management makes judgments regarding the interpretation of tax laws that might be challenged upon an audit and causes changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In addition, we operate within multiple taxing jurisdictions and are subject to audit in these jurisdictions as well as by the Internal Revenue Service. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all open tax years. The potential outcomes of examinations are regularly assessed in determining the adequacy of the provision for income taxes and income tax liabilities. Management believes that adequate provisions have been made for reasonable and foreseeable outcomes related to uncertain tax matters. We record a write-down of our inventories when the cost basis of any manufactured product, including any estimated future costs to complete the manufacturing process, exceeds its net realizable value. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out method, except that our subsidiary in the Russian Federation uses an average cost method to value its inventories. 22 We periodically review the composition of our inventories to determine if market demand, product modifications, technology changes, excessive quantities on-hand and other factors hinder our ability to recover its investment in such inventories. Management’s assessment is based upon historical product demand, estimated future product demand and various other judgments and estimates. Inventory obsolescence reserves are recorded when such assessments reveal that portions or components of our inventory investment will not be realized in our operating activities. Except for revenues recognized using the percentage-of-completion method discussed below, we primarily derive our revenues from product sales and product rentals under short-term operating leases. Our products are produced in a standard manufacturing operation. We recognize revenue from product sales when (i) title passes to the customer, (ii) the customer assumes risks and rewards of ownership, (iii) the product sales price has been determined, (iv) collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured and (v) product delivery occurs as directed by our customer. We recognize rental revenues as earned over the rental period. Rentals of our equipment generally range from daily rentals to rental periods of up to six months or longer. Service revenues are recognized when services are rendered and are generally priced on a per day rate. Except for certain of our permanent reservoir monitoring products, our products are generally sold without any customer acceptance provisions and our standard terms of sale do not allow customers to return products for credit. We utilize the percentage-of-completion method (the “POC Method”) to recognize revenues and costs on future contracts having the following characteristics:     the contract requires significant custom designs for customer specific applications; the product design requires significant engineering efforts; the contract requires the customer to make progress payments during the contract term; and the contract requires at least 90-days of engineering and manufacturing effort. The POC Method requires our senior management to make estimates, at least quarterly, of the (i) total costs of the contract, (ii) manufacturing progress against the contract and (iii) the estimated cost to complete the contract. These estimates will impact the amount of revenue and gross profit we will recognize for each reporting period. Significant estimates that may affect future cost to complete a contract include the cost and availability of raw materials and component parts, engineering services, manufacturing equipment, labor, manufacturing capacity, factory productivity, contract penalties and disputes, product warranties and other contingent factors. The cumulative impact of periodic revisions to the future cost to complete a contract will be reflected in the period in which these changes become known, including, to the extent required, the recognition of losses at the time such losses are known and estimable on contracts in progress. Due to the various estimates inherent in the POC Method, actual results could differ from those estimates. Most of our products do not require installation assistance or sophisticated instruction. We offer a standard product warranty, which obligates us to repair or replace equipment with manufacturing defects. We maintain a reserve for future warranty costs based on historical experience or, in the absence of historical experience, management estimates. Management’s Current Outlook and Assumptions Our estimates as to future results and industry trends, to the extent described in this document, are primarily based on assumptions regarding the future level of seismic exploration activity and permanent reservoir monitoring projects, and in turn, their effect on the demand and pricing of our products and services. Our analysis of the market and its impact on us is based upon the following assumptions:  We believe the impact of political conditions and hostilities around the world, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East, which may impact oil and gas commodity prices, will not cause a significant increase or decrease in demand for our seismic products for the foreseeable future.  Over the past several years, significant seismic activities in North America were focused on the continent’s numerous shale reservoirs. While these seismic activities have aided in the finding and definition of these reservoirs, improved drilling and completion techniques have allowed producers to economically extract crude oil from these unconventional shale basins. As crude oil production from these reservoirs continues to increase, the net U.S. demand for foreign sources of crude oil is decreasing, which has caused volatility in worldwide crude oil commodity prices. These factors along with a recently announced price cut by OPEC have resulted in crude oil commodity price declines of more than 25% since June 2014. Despite this recent decline in crude oil prices, many economical drilling prospects remain in these shale basins, and we expect North American producers to target a majority of their 2015 capital budgets on shale basin drilling and completion activities while capital spending for exploratory activities such as new seismic data will remain low. Therefore, we believe demand for seismic services and new seismic equipment in North America will again be challenged in fiscal year 2015, and we expect that our traditional and wireless seismic product sales to our North American customers will decline compared to fiscal year 2014 levels. 23  Many of our traditional seismic products are characterized as low margin commodity products with intense international competition. Sales levels for these products have been relatively flat or declining since fiscal year 2010, and we do not expect sales levels for these lower margin products to grow during fiscal year 2015. As we focus our product development and production activities toward higher margin specialty products and new technologies, especially our wireless and reservoir products, we expect sales of these lower margin traditional seismic products to decline in the future.   Equipment rentals were 11.5% of our fiscal year 2014 consolidated revenues. Rental revenues are primarily derived from short-term lease of our GSX and OBX wireless products and, to a lesser extent, from our traditional and reservoir products. We expect moderate customer demand for our GSX land-based wireless equipment in fiscal year 2015 and, therefore, we do not expect to expand our GSX rental fleet significantly in fiscal year 2015. However, we do expect increasing demand for our OBX ocean-bottom wireless products in fiscal year 2015 and, therefore, we expect to make significant investments into our OBX rental fleet in fiscal year 2015. Primarily as a result of the expected increase in OBX rental demand, we expect fiscal year 2015 rental revenues from our seismic products to increase over fiscal year 2014 levels. During fiscal year 2013, we recognized revenues of $127.6 million related to our permanent reservoir monitoring systems, with such revenues representing 42% of our consolidated revenues during fiscal year 2013. During fiscal year 2014, we recognized revenues of $71.5 million related to our permanent reservoir monitoring systems, with such revenues representing 30.2% of our consolidated revenues during fiscal year 2014. We did not receive any significant orders for large-scale seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems in fiscal year 2014 and we currently do not expect to receive any such orders in fiscal year 2015 which could significantly impact our fiscal year 2015 revenues and profits. As a result, we expect revenues and profits from our reservoir products to decline significantly in fiscal year 2015.  We expect fiscal year 2015 revenues from our non-seismic products to modestly increase over fiscal year 2014 levels, with our offshore and industrial products contributing the majority of this increase. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk We have market risk relative to sensitive instruments entered into for trading purposes and have only very limited risk as to arrangements entered into other than for trading purposes. We do not engage in commodity or commodity derivative instrument purchase or sales transactions. Because of the inherent unpredictability of foreign currency rates and interest rates, as well as other factors, actual results could differ materially from those projected in this Item 7A. Foreign Currency and Operations Risk One of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Geospace Technologies Eurasia, is located in the Russian Federation. In addition, we operate a branch office, Geospace Technologies Sucursal Sudamericana, in Colombia. Our financial results for these entities may be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates, weak economic conditions or changes in the political climate. Our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2014 reflected approximately $11.4 million and $1.8 million of net working capital related to our Russian and Colombian operations, respectively. Both of these entities receive a portion of their revenues and pay a majority of their expenses primarily in their local currency. To the extent that transactions of these entities are settled in their local currency, a devaluation of these currencies versus the U.S. dollar could reduce any contribution from these entities to our consolidated results of operations and total comprehensive income as reported in U.S. dollars. We do not hedge the market risk with respect to our operations in these countries; therefore, such risk is a general and unpredictable risk of future disruptions in the valuation of such currencies versus U.S. dollars to the extent such disruptions result in any reduced valuation of these foreign entities’ net working capital or future contributions to our consolidated results of operations. At September 30, 2014, the foreign exchange rate for $1.00 (one U.S. dollar) was equal to 39.5 Russian Rubles and 2,056 Colombian Pesos, respectively. If the value of the U.S. dollar were to decline by ten percent against these foreign currencies, our working capital in the Russian Federation and Colombia could decline by $1.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. 24 Foreign Currency Intercompany Accounts and Notes Receivable From time to time, we provide access to capital to our foreign subsidiaries through U.S. dollar denominated interest bearing promissory notes. Such funds are generally used by our foreign subsidiaries to purchase capital assets and for general working capital needs. In addition, we sell products to our foreign subsidiaries on trade credit terms in both U.S. dollars and in the subsidiary’s local currency. Because we have intercompany debts denominated in foreign currencies, any appreciation or devaluation of such foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar will result in a gain or loss, respectively, to our consolidated statement of operations. At September 30, 2014, we had outstanding intercompany accounts receivable of $26.6 million from our Canadian subsidiary which are denominated in Canadian dollars. In August 2014, we entered into a $30.0 million hedge agreement with a United States bank to hedge our Canadian dollar exposure, resulting in the hedge exceeding our Canadian dollar intercompany accounts receivable by $3.4 million at September 30, 2014. The foreign exchange rate for $1.00 (one U.S. dollar) was equal to 0.89 Canadian dollars at September 30, 2014. If the U.S. dollar exchange rate were to weaken by ten percent against the Canadian dollar, we would recognize a foreign exchange loss of $0.3 million in our consolidated financial statements. Floating Interest Rate Risk The Credit Agreement contains a floating interest rate, which subjects us to the risk of increased interest costs associated with any upward movements in bank market interest rates. Under the Credit Agreement our borrowing interest rate is a LIBOR based rate plus 250 to 325 basis points. The interest rate at September 30, 2014 was 2.7%. As of September 30, 2014 and 2013, we had zero and $0.9 million, respectively, borrowed under the Credit Agreement. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Our consolidated financial statements, including the reports thereon, the notes thereto and supplementary data begin at page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated herein by reference. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be no assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover all failures of persons within the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to report material information otherwise required to be set forth in our reports. In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the CEO and CFO, as of September 30, 2014 of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of September 30, 2014. Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control Integrated Framework (1992). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of September 30, 2014, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria. 25 Our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014 has been audited by UHY LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Item 9B. Other Information None. 26 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance The information required by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement to be distributed in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the captions “Election of Directors”, “Executive Officers and Compensation,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Code of Ethics” and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 11. Executive Compensation The information required by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement to be distributed in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Executive Officers and Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters The information required by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement to be distributed in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and is incorporated herein by reference, and in Item 5, “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters,” contained in Part II hereof. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence The information required by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement to be distributed in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services The information required by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement to be distributed in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Independent Public Accountants” and is incorporated herein by reference. 27 Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules PART IV The financial statements and financial statement schedules listed on the accompanying Index to Financial Statements (see page F-1) are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Exhibits Exhibit Number Description of Documents 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of OYO Geospace Corporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed September 30, 1997 (Registration No. 333-36727)). 3.2 Certificate of Ownership and Merger effective October 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2012). 3.3 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Geospace Technologies Corporation dated September 27, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2012). 4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of OYO Geospace Corporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed September 30, 1997 (Registration No. 333-36727)). 10.1 Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1997, between the Company and Gary D. Owens (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed September 30, 1997 (Registration No. 333-36727)).* 10.2 Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1997, between the Company and Michael J. Sheen (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed September 30, 1997 (Registration No. 333-36727)).* 10.3 OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed November 5, 1997 (Registration No. 333-36727)).* 10.4 Amendment No. 1 to OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, dated February 2, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).* 10.5 Amendment No. 2 to OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, dated November 16, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).* 10.6 10.7 Amendment No. 3 to OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, dated November 10, 2000 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed February 15, 2005 (Registration No. 333-122835)).* Amendment No. 4 to OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, dated February 8, 2005 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed February 15, 2005 (Registration No. 333-122835)).* 10.8 Amendment No. 5 to OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, dated January 1, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013).* 10.9 Amendment No. 6 to OYO Geospace Corporation 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, approved by stockholders August 20, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013). * 10.10 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form S- 8 filed May 21, 2014).* 10.11 Form of Employee Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed May 21, 2014).* 10.12 Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed May 21, 2014).* 10.13 Form of Consultant Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed May 21, 2014).* 28 Exhibit Number Description of Documents 10.14 Form of Consultant Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed May 21, 2014).* 10.15 Form of Director Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed May 21, 2014).* 10.16 Form of Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed May 21, 2014).* 10.17 Geospace Technologies Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on December 11, 2013).* 10.18 Form of Director Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed November 18, 1997 (Registration No. 333-36727)). 10.19 Geospace Technologies Corporation Fiscal Year 2013 Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 filed February 7, 2013).* 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 First Amendment effective October 1, 2008 to Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1997, between the Company and Gary D. Owens (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, filed February 5, 2010).* First Amendment effective October 1, 2008 to Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1997, between the Company and Michael J. Sheen (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, filed February 5, 2010).* Loan Agreement dated September 27, 2013 among Geospace Technologies Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of Geospace Technologies Corporation, as guarantors, and Frost Bank, as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2013). First Amendment to Loan Agreement effective September 27, 2013 among Geospace Technologies Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of Geospace Technologies Corporation, as guarantors, and Frost Bank, as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 18, 2013). 10.24 Revolving Promissory Note dated September 27, 2013 made by Geospace Technologies Corporation payable to Frost Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2013). 10.25 Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 2012, by and between OYO Geospace Corporation and Walter R. Wheeler (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 9, 2011).* 10.26 Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 2012, by and between OYO Geospace Corporation and Robbin B. Adams (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 9, 2011).* 10.27 Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 2012, by and between OYO Geospace Corporation and Thomas T. McEntire (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 9, 2011).* 10.28 Geospace Technologies Corporation Fiscal Year 2014 Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 filed February 6, 2014).* 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.** 23.1 Consent of UHY LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.** 31.1 Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** 31.2 Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** 32.1 Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** 32.2 Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** 101 Interactive data file.** * ** This exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement. Filed herewith. 29 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. SIGNATURES GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION By: /s/ WALTER R. WHEELER Walter R. Wheeler, President and Chief Executive Officer November 21, 2014 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ WALTER R. WHEELER Walter R. Wheeler President and Chief Executive Officer November 21, 2014 (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ THOMAS T. McENTIRE Thomas T. McEntire Vice President, Chief Financial Officer November 21, 2014 (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer and Secretary) /s/ GARY D. OWENS Gary D. Owens /s/ WILLIAM H. MOODY William H. Moody /s/ TINA M. LANGTRY Tina M. Langtry /s/ MICHAEL J. SHEEN Michael J. Sheen /s/ THOMAS L. DAVIS Thomas L. Davis /s/ CHARLES H. STILL Charles H. Still /s/ RICHARD F. MILES Richard F. Miles Chairman of the Board November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 Director Director Director Director Director Director 30  GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ............................................................................................................. F-2 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 .................................................................................................... F-4 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 .................................................. F-5 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 .............................. F-6 Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 ................................... F-7 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 ................................................. F-8 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................................................................................................................... F-9 Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts ............................................................................................................................. F-27 F-1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Geospace Technologies Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Geospace Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 30, 2014. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index. These consolidated financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Geospace Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 30, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Geospace Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated November 21, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. /s/ UHY LLP Houston, Texas November 21, 2014 F-2 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Geospace Technologies Corporation: We have audited Geospace Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries’ (“the Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Part II, Item 9A of this Form 10-K. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, Geospace Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Geospace Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 30, 2014, and our report dated November 21, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. /s/ UHY LLP Houston, Texas November 21, 2014 F-3 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share amounts) Current assets: ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents ................................................................................................... $ Short-term investments ........................................................................................................ Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,125 and $376 ....................................... Current portion of notes receivable ..................................................................................... Inventories, net .................................................................................................................... Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings .............................................................. Deferred income tax assets .................................................................................................. Prepaid expenses and other current assets ........................................................................... Total current assets .................................................................................................... Rental equipment, net ................................................................................................................... Property, plant and equipment, net ............................................................................................... Goodwill ....................................................................................................................................... Non-current deferred income tax assets ........................................................................................ Non-current notes receivable ........................................................................................................ Prepaid income taxes .................................................................................................................... Other assets ................................................................................................................................... Total assets ................................................................................................................. $ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable trade ........................................................................................................ $ Accrued expenses and other current liabilities .................................................................... Deferred revenue ................................................................................................................. Deferred income tax liabilities ............................................................................................ Income tax payable .............................................................................................................. Total current liabilities ............................................................................................... Long-term debt ............................................................................................................................. Non-current deferred income tax liabilities................................................................................... Total liabilities ........................................................................................................... Commitments and contingencies Stockholders’ equity: AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 33,357 $ 19,861 24,602 3,786 145,890 — 7,244 9,268 244,008 53,873 49,205 1,843 75 28 5,848 106 354,986 $ 4,964 $ 14,590 3,752 23 22 23,351 — 2,377 25,728 2,726 — 49,756 5,290 149,548 12,400 7,056 6,327 233,103 36,908 48,480 1,843 594 — 6,201 96 327,225 16,737 16,638 1,093 12 159 34,639 931 2,597 38,167 Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding ................ Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized,13,147,416 and 12,942,066 shares issued and outstanding ......................................................................................... Additional paid-in capital .................................................................................................... Retained earnings ................................................................................................................ Accumulated other comprehensive loss .............................................................................. Total stockholders’ equity .......................................................................................... Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity ................................................................... $ — — 131 70,704 260,919 (2,496 ) 329,258 354,986 $ 129 65,985 224,008 (1,064) 289,058 327,225 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. F-4 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) Revenues: Products ............................................................................................... $ Rental equipment ................................................................................. Total revenues ............................................................................ Cost of revenues: Products ............................................................................................... Rental equipment ................................................................................. Total costs of revenues .............................................................. Gross profit ................................................................................................... Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses ...................................... Research and development expenses ................................................... Bad debt expense ................................................................................. Total operating expenses............................................................ Income from operations ................................................................................ Other income (expense): Interest expense ................................................................................... Interest income .................................................................................... Foreign exchange gains (losses) .......................................................... Other, net ............................................................................................. Total other income (expense), net .............................................. Income before income taxes ......................................................................... Income tax expense ....................................................................................... Net income .................................................................................................... $ Earnings per common share: Basic .................................................................................................... $ Diluted ................................................................................................. $ Weighted average common shares outstanding: 2014 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 209,581 $ 27,331 236,912 125,497 14,956 140,453 96,459 25,291 16,536 833 42,660 53,799 (471) 123 182 (90) (256) 53,543 16,632 36,911 $ 2.82 $ 2.81 $ 287,233 $ 13,374 300,607 152,659 8,187 160,846 139,761 23,383 14,694 457 38,534 101,227 (260) 880 (708) (46) (134) 101,093 31,536 69,557 $ 5.40 $ 5.38 $ 175,378 16,286 191,664 103,789 5,811 109,600 82,064 18,914 12,167 118 31,199 50,865 (199) 743 457 (4) 997 51,862 16,744 35,118 2.76 2.74 Basic .................................................................................................... Diluted ................................................................................................. 12,950,958 12,997,009 12,886,372 12,938,661 12,735,520 12,836,239 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. F-5 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (In thousands) Net income .................................................................................................... $ Other comprehensive income (loss): Change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 2014 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 36,911 $ 69,557 $ 35,118 (net of tax) ...................................................................................... (26) (11) 41 Reclassification adjustment (gains) losses included in net income (net of tax) ...................................................................................... Foreign currency translation adjustments ............................................ Other comprehensive loss ............................................................................. Total comprehensive income ........................................................................ $ — (26) (1,406) (1,432) 35,479 $ (19) (30) (809) (839) 68,718 $ 1 42 (437) (395) 34,723 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. F-6 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity For the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (In thousands, except share amounts) Common Stock Shares Amount Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Balance at October 1, 2011 .............................. 12,702,516 Net income ....................................................... Other comprehensive loss ................................ Excess tax benefit from share-based $ — — 128 $ — — 57,382 $ — — 119,333 $ 35,118 — 170 $ — (395) Total 177,013 35,118 (395) compensation ............................................... — 1,131 — — 1,131 Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of options, net of tax ...................... Stock-based compensation expense ................. Balance at September 30, 2012 ........................ 12,802,160 Net income ....................................................... Other comprehensive loss ................................ Excess tax benefit from share-based 99,644 — — — — — 128 — — 1,358 762 60,633 — — — — 154,451 69,557 — — — (225) — (839) 1,358 762 214,987 69,557 (839) compensation ............................................... — — 3,390 — — 3,390 Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of options, net of tax ...................... Stock-based compensation expense ................. Balance at September 30, 2013 ........................ 12,942,066 Net income ....................................................... Other comprehensive loss ................................ Excess tax benefit from share-based 139,906 — — — compensation ............................................... Issuance of restricted stock .............................. Forfeiture of restricted stock Issuance of common stock pursuant to — 197,000 (8,000) exercise of options, net of tax ...................... Stock-based compensation expense ................. Balance at September 30, 2014 ........................ 13,147,416 16,350 — $ 1 — 129 — — — 2 — 1,418 544 65,985 — — 178 (2) — — — 224,008 36,911 — — — — — — (1,064) — (1,432) 1,419 544 289,058 36,911 (1,432) — — — 178 — — — — $ 131 424 4,119 70,704 — — 260,919 $ $ — — (2,496) $ 424 4,119 329,258 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. F-7 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income .............................................................................................. $ Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Deferred income tax expense (benefit) ............................................... Depreciation and amortization ............................................................ Accretion of discounts on short-term-investments ............................. Stock-based compensation expense .................................................... Bad debt expense ................................................................................ Inventory obsolescence expense ......................................................... Gross profit from sale of used rental equipment ................................. (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment .................. Realized (gain) loss on short-term investments .................................. Effects of changes in operating assets and liabilities: Trade accounts and notes receivable .............................................. Inventories ..................................................................................... Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings ........................ Prepaid expenses and other current assets ..................................... Prepaid income taxes ..................................................................... Accounts payable trade .................................................................. Accrued expenses and other .......................................................... Deferred revenue ........................................................................... Income taxes payable ..................................................................... Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities .................. Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of property, plant and equipment ............................................. Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment ....................... Investment in rental equipment ............................................................... Proceeds from the sale of used rental equipment .................................... Purchases of short-term investments ....................................................... Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments ................................... Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ................... Cash flows from financing activities: Net (payments) borrowings under line of credit ...................................... Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation ............................... Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other ................................. Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities .................. Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ...................................................... Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ......................................... Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year .................................... Cash and cash equivalents, end of fiscal year .............................................. $ YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 36,911 $ 69,557 $ 35,118 818 17,774 49 4,119 833 2,617 (9,031) (64) — 25,605 (10,452) 12,400 (1,641) 353 (11,756) (3,435) 2,685 (135) 67,650 (6,792) 27 (26,719) 16,390 (21,610) 2,000 (36,704) (931) 178 424 (329) 14 30,631 2,726 33,357 $ (523 ) 12,229 162 544 457 187 (13,627 ) 301 (19 ) (33,717 ) (73,357 ) (12,400 ) (458 ) (722 ) (442 ) 3,324 (7,541 ) (1,116 ) (57,161 ) (19,384 ) -- (22,275 ) 25,497 (1,587 ) 21,139 3,390 931 3,390 1,419 5,740 5 (48,026 ) 50,752 2,726 $ 808 9,587 208 762 118 1,793 (9,992) (34) 1 3,781 (15,630) — (293) (4,500) 12,151 576 7,897 873 43,224 (4,013) 17 (31,716) 24,184 (16,823) 2,030 (26,321) — 1,131 1,358 2,489 (28) 19,364 31,388 50,752 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. F-8 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: The Company Geospace Technologies Corporation (“Geospace”) designs and manufactures instruments and equipment used by the oil and gas industry to acquire seismic data in order to locate, characterize and monitor hydrocarbon producing reservoirs. Geospace also designs and manufactures non-seismic products, including industrial products, offshore cables, thermal imaging equipment and film. Geospace and its subsidiaries are referred to collectively as the “Company”. The significant accounting policies followed by the Company are summarized below. Basis of Presentation The accompanying financial statements present the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Reclassifications Certain amounts previously presented in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on net income, stockholders’ equity or cash flows. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company considers many factors in selecting appropriate operational and financial accounting policies and controls, and in developing the estimates and assumptions that are used in the preparation of these financial statements. The Company continually evaluates its estimates, including those related to bad debt reserves, inventory obsolescence reserves, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, self-insurance reserves, product warranty reserves, long-lived assets, intangible assets and deferred income tax assets. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different conditions or assumptions. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original or remaining maturity at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Short-term Investments The Company classifies its short-term investments consisting of corporate bonds, government bonds and other such similar investments as available-for-sale securities. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair market value with net unrealized holding gains and losses reported each period as a component of comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. The Company’s short-term investments have contractual maturities ranging from July 2015 to October 2016. See Note 2 for additional information. Concentrations of Credit Risk The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, exceed federally insured limits. Management of the Company believes that the financial strength of the financial institutions holding such deposits minimizes the credit risk of such deposits. Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) The Company sells products to customers throughout the United States and various foreign countries. The Company’s normal credit terms for trade receivables are 30 days. In certain situations, credit terms may be extended to 60 days or longer. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral for its trade receivables. Additionally, the Company provides long-term financing in the form of promissory notes when competitive conditions require such financing. In such cases, the Company may require collateral. Allowances are recognized for potential credit losses. At September 30, 2014, the Company had three customers comprising 22.8%, 15.6% and 14.2% of its trade accounts receivable. At September 30, 2013, the Company had one customer comprising 25.4% of its trade accounts receivable. The Company had two customers comprising 71.8% and 27.1% of its notes receivable balance at September 30, 2014. The Company had two customers comprising 60.0% and 39.1% of its notes receivable balance at September 30, 2013. One customer comprised 26.4% of the Company’s revenues during fiscal year 2014. One customer comprised 36.5% of the Company’s revenues during fiscal year 2013. One customer comprised 17.7% of the Company’s revenues during fiscal year 2012. One of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Geospace Technologies Eurasia, is located in the Russian Federation. In addition, we operate a branch office, Geospace Technologies Sucursal Sudamericana, in Colombia. Our financial results for these entities may be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates, weak economic conditions or changes in the political climate. Our consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2014 reflected approximately $11.4 million and $1.8 million of net working capital related to our Russian and Colombian operations, respectively. Both of these entities receive a portion of their revenues and pay a majority of their expenses primarily in their local currency. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, our Russian subsidiary received approximately $10.2 million and $7.7 million, respectively of its revenues in U.S. dollars as a result of intercompany sales to our subsidiary located in the United States. To the extent that transactions of these entities are settled in their local currency, a devaluation of these currencies versus the U.S. dollar could reduce any contribution from these entities to our consolidated results of operations and total comprehensive income as reported in U.S. dollars. We do not hedge the market risk with respect to our operations in these countries; therefore, such risk is a general and unpredictable risk of future disruptions in the valuation of such currencies versus U.S. dollars to the extent such disruptions result in any reduced valuation of these foreign entities’ net working capital or future contributions to our consolidated results of operations. Inventories The Company records a write-down of its inventories when the cost basis of any manufactured product, including any estimated future costs to complete the manufacturing process, exceeds its net realizable value. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out method, except that the Company’s subsidiary in the Russian Federation uses an average cost method to value its inventories. Property, Plant and Equipment and Rental Equipment Property, plant and equipment and rental equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation expense is calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Rental equipment .............................................................. Property, plant and equipment: Machinery and equipment ....................................... Buildings and building improvements ..................... Other ........................................................................ Years 3-5 3-15 10-50 5-10 Expenditures for renewals and betterments are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance expenditures are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss thereon is reflected in the statements of operations. Patents Patents are amortized over the legal life of the patent or the estimated useful life of the patent, whichever is shorter. At September 30, 2014, the Company’s patents were fully amortized. No patent amortization expense was incurred during fiscal year 2014. Patent amortization expense was approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, during each of fiscal years 2013 and 2012. F-10 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) Impairment of Long-lived Assets The Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. The impairment review, if necessary, includes a comparison of expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by an asset group with the associated carrying value of the related assets. If the carrying value of the asset group exceeds the expected future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of the asset group exceeds its fair value. Goodwill For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Company follows the simplified procedures for analyzing goodwill impairment. The guidance on the testing of goodwill for impairment provides the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine if the annual two-step test of goodwill for impairment must be performed. If, based on the qualitative assessment of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is more likely than not that the goodwill fair value is more than its carrying amount then it is not necessary to perform the two-step impairment test. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then the two-step impairment test must be performed to identify potential impairment and to measure the amount of goodwill impairment, if any. The Company determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of its goodwill was more than its carrying amount of $1.8 million and the two-step process was not necessary for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. Revenue Recognition The Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of its manufactured products, including revenues derived from the sale of its manufactured rental equipment. In addition, the Company generates revenue from the short-term rental under operating leases of its manufactured products. Except for revenues recognized using the percentage-of-completion method discussed below, the Company recognizes revenue from product sales, including the sale of used rental equipment, when (i) title passes to the customer, (ii) the customer assumes risks and rewards of ownership, (iii) the product sales price has been determined, (iv) collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured and (v) product delivery occurs as directed by the customer. Except for certain of the Company’s permanent reservoir monitoring products, the Company’s products are generally sold without any customer acceptance provisions and the Company’s standard terms of sale do not allow customers to return products for credit. The Company recognizes rental revenues as earned over the rental period. Rentals of the Company’s equipment generally range from daily rentals to rental periods of up to six months or longer. Revenues from engineering services are recognized as services are rendered over the duration of a project, or as billed on a per hour basis. Field service revenues are recognized when services are rendered and are generally priced on a per day rate. Revenue Recognition – Percentage of Completion The Company utilizes the percentage-of-completion method (the “POC Method”) to recognize revenues and costs on contracts having the following characteristics:     the order/contract requires significant custom designs for customer specific applications; the product design requires significant engineering efforts; the order/contract requires the customer to make progress payments during the contract term; and the order/contract requires at least 90 days of engineering and manufacturing effort. The POC Method requires the Company’s senior management to make estimates, at least quarterly, of the (i) total expected costs of the contract, (ii) manufacturing progress against the contract and (iii) the estimated cost to complete the contract. These estimates impact the amount of revenue and gross profit the Company recognizes for each reporting period. Significant estimates that may affect the future cost to complete a contract include the cost and availability of raw materials and component parts, engineering services, manufacturing equipment, labor, manufacturing capacity, factory productivity, contract penalties and disputes, product warranties and other contingent factors. Change orders are included in the total estimated contract revenue when it is probable that the change order will result in additional value that can be reliably estimated and realized. The Company defers recognition of the entire amount of revenue or portion thereof associated with unapproved change orders if there is substantial uncertainty as to amounts involved or ultimate realization. The cumulative impact of periodic revisions to the future cost to complete a contract will be reflected in the period in which these changes become known, including, to the extent required, the recognition of losses at the time such losses are known and estimable. Due to the various estimates inherent in the POC Method, actual final results at the conclusion of a contract could differ from management’s previous estimates. F-11 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) The Company analyzes a variety of indicators to determine manufacturing progress, including actual costs incurred to date compared to total estimated costs and actual quantities produced to date compared to total contract quantities. Cost of sales includes direct contract costs, such as materials and labor, and indirect costs that are attributable to a contract’s production activity. The timing of when the Company invoices its customer is dependent upon the completion of certain production milestones as defined in the contract. Cumulative contract costs and estimated earnings to date in excess of cumulative billings are reported as a current asset on the consolidated balance sheet as “costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings.” Cumulative billings in excess of cumulative costs and estimated earnings are reported as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheet as “billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings.” Any uncollected billed revenue, including contract retentions, is included in trade accounts receivable, net. Deferred Revenue The Company records deferred revenue when funds are received prior to the recognition of the associated revenue. Research and Development Costs The Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. Research and development costs include salaries, employee benefit costs, department supplies, direct project costs and other related costs. Product Warranties Most of the Company’s products do not require installation assistance or sophisticated instructions. The Company offers a standard product warranty obligating it to repair or replace equipment with manufacturing defects. The Company maintains a reserve for future warranty costs based on historical experience or, in the absence of historical product experience, management’s estimates. Reserves for future warranty costs are included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the product warranty reserve are reflected in the following table (in thousands): Balance at October 1, 2011 ............................................... $ Accruals for warranties issued during the year ................. Settlements made (in cash or in kind) during the year ...... Balance at September 30, 2012 ......................................... Accruals for warranties issued during the year ................. Settlements made (in cash or in kind) during the year ...... Balance at September 30, 2013 ......................................... Accruals for warranties issued during the year ................. Settlements made (in cash or in kind) during the year ...... Balance at September 30, 2014 ......................................... $ 2,123 1,354 (1,169 ) 2,308 681 (1,037 ) 1,952 324 (1,325 ) 951 Stock-Based Compensation The Company expenses the grant date fair value of equity awards over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to value its new stock option grants. The share-based payment framework also requires the Company to estimate forfeitures in calculating the expense related to stock-based compensation. In addition, the share-based payment framework requires the Company to reflect the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash inflow. During fiscal year 2014, the Company issued 197,000 shares of restricted stock. The weighted average grant date fair value of the shares issued was $95.18 per share. No restricted stock was issued during fiscal years 2013 and 2012. No stock options were granted during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $4.1 million, $0.5 million and $0.8 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. F-12 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) Foreign Currency Gains and Losses The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Results of operations have been translated using the average exchange rates during the year. Resulting translation adjustments have been recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the statement of operations as they occur. Shipping and Handling Costs Amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction related to reimbursable shipping and handling costs are included in revenues and the associated costs incurred by the Company for reimbursable shipping and handling expenses are reported in cost of sales. The Company had shipping and handling expenses of $0.9 million, $1.4 million and $1.0 million for each of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Income Taxes Income taxes are presented in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance for accounting for income taxes. The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as operating loss and tax credit carrybacks and carryforwards are recorded. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities (temporary differences) and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of tax assets recorded on the balance sheet and provides valuation allowances if it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Income taxes are presented in accordance with FASB guidance for accounting for income taxes. In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customer (Topic 606).” The amendment applies a new five- step revenue recognition model to be used in recognizing revenues associated with customer contracts. The amendment requires disclosure sufficient to enable readers of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures, significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill the contract. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements. 2. Short-term Investments During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Company purchased short-term investments of $21.6 million and sold short-term investments of $2.0 million. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 the Company realized gains (losses) of zero, $19,000 and ($1,000), respectively, from the sale of short-term investments. The realized gains and losses are recorded in Other Income (Expense). At September 30, 2014, the Company’s short-term investments were composed of the following (in thousands): Short-term investments: Corporate bonds ...................................................... $ Government bonds ................................................... Total ......................................................................... $ 14,262 $ 5,638 19,900 $ — $ — — $ (27 ) $ (12 ) (39) $ 14,235 5,626 19,861 Amortized Cost AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Unrealized Unrealized Losses Gains Estimated Fair Value The Company had no short-term investments outstanding at September 30, 2013. F-13 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) 3. Derivative Financial Instruments At September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary had $26.6 million and $28.3 million, respectively, of Canadian dollar denominated intercompany accounts payable owed to the Company’s U.S. subsidiary. In order to mitigate its exposure to movements in foreign currency rates between the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar, the Company routinely enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion or all of its exposure to changes in the value of the Canadian dollar. At September 30, 2014, the Company was a party to a $30.0 million foreign currency forward contract. This contract reduces the impact on cash flows from movements in the Canadian dollar/U.S. dollar currency exchange rate. At September 30, 2014, the Company had an accrued unrealized foreign exchange gain of $0.8 million under this contract. The following table summarizes the gross fair value of all derivative instruments, which are not designated as hedging instruments and their location in the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): Derivative Instrument Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Location Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets ................... $ Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities ............ $ SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 795 $ — 795 $ — 351 351 The following table summarizes the impact of the Company’s derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands): Derivative Instrument Location of Gain (loss) on Derivative Instrument SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Other Income (Expense) ........................ $ $ 2,439 $ 2,439 $ 398 $ 398 $ (394) (394) Amounts in the above table include realized and unrealized derivative gains and losses. 4. Fair Value of Financial Instruments At September 30, 2014, the Company’s financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, other current assets, accounts payable, other current liabilities and long-term debt. Due to the short-term maturities of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, other current assets, accounts payable, other current liabilities and long-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate fair value on the respective balance sheet dates. The Company measures short-term investments and derivatives at fair value on a recurring basis. The following tables present the fair value of the Company’s short-term investments and foreign currency forward contracts at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, by valuation hierarchy and input (in thousands): AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Significant Other Observable (Level 2) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Unobservable (Level 3) Total Short-term investments: Corporate bonds ...................................................... $ Government bonds .................................................. Foreign currency forward contract ................................... Total ........................................................................ $ 14,235 $ 5,626 795 20,656 $ 14,235 $ 5,626 — 19,861 $ — $ — 795 795 $ — — — — F-14 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) Foreign currency forward contract ................................... $ Total ........................................................................ $ (351) $ (351) $ — $ — $ (351 ) $ (351 ) $ — — As of SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable (Level 2) Significant Unobservable (Level 3) Total 5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following (in thousands): Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for- Sale Securities Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Total Balance at October 1, 2011 ............................................. $ (12) $ 182 $ Other comprehensive income before reclassifications ................................................ 43 (437 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income ..................................... Net period other comprehensive income (loss) .............. Balance at September 30, 2012 ...................................... $ Other comprehensive income before (1) 42 30 $ — (437 ) (255 ) $ reclassifications ................................................ (11) (809 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income ..................................... Net period other comprehensive loss .............................. Balance at September 30, 2013 ...................................... Other comprehensive loss ..................................... Balance at September 30, 2014 ...................................... $ (19) (30) — (26) (26 ) $ — (809 ) (1,064 ) (1,406 ) (2,470 ) $ 170 (394) (1) (395) (225) (820) (19) (839) (1,064) (1,432) (2,496) 6. Inventories Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands): Finished goods and sub-assemblies .............................. $ Work in progress ........................................................... Raw materials ............................................................... Obsolescence reserve .................................................... $ 42,473 $ 28,582 82,599 (7,764) 145,890 $ 44,391 25,156 86,933 (6,932) 149,548 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 Inventory obsolescence expense was approximately $2.6 million, $0.2 million and $1.8 million during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. F-15 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) 7. Percentage of Completion The Company utilizes the POC Method to recognize revenues under certain customer contracts. The balance sheets reflect cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings as follows (in thousands): Cumulative contract revenues earned to date ............... $ Less contract billings to date ........................................ Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings ....... $ — $ — — $ 109,565 97,165 12,400 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 8. Accounts and Notes Receivable The Company’s current trade accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands): Trade accounts receivable ............................................. $ Allowance for doubtful accounts .................................. $ 25,727 $ (1,125) 24,602 $ 50,132 (376) 49,756 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the Company’s best estimate of probable credit losses. The Company determines the allowance based upon historical experience and a review of its balances. Accounts receivable balances are charged off against the allowance whenever it is probable that the receivable will not be recoverable. The Company does not have any off- balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers. Notes receivable are reflected in the following table (in thousands): SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Notes receivable ............................................................ $ Allowance for doubtful notes ....................................... Less current portion ...................................................... Non-current notes receivable ....................................... $ 3,814 $ — 3,814 3,786 28 $ 5,290 — 5,290 5,290 — Notes receivable are generally collateralized by the products sold, and bear interest at rates ranging up to 11.0% per year. The notes receivable of $3.8 million will mature at various times through May 2017. The Company has, on occasion, extended or renewed notes receivable as they mature, but there is no obligation to do so. 9. Rental Equipment Rental equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): Rental equipment, primarily geophones and related products .................................................................... $ Accumulated depreciation ............................................ $ AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 76,193 $ (22,320) 53,873 $ 50,878 (13,970) 36,908 Rental equipment depreciation expense was $12.4 million, $7.3 million and $5.5 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We transferred $10.7 million and $4.9 million of inventories to our rental equipment during fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively, which had a non-cash impact. F-16 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) 10. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 Land and land improvements ........................................ $ Buildings and building improvements .......................... Machinery and equipment ............................................ Furniture and fixtures ................................................... Transportation equipment ............................................. Tools and molds ............................................................ Leasehold improvements .............................................. Construction in progress ............................................... Accumulated depreciation ............................................ $ 8,828 $ 30,255 46,806 1,399 30 1,629 71 3,226 92,244 (43,039) 49,205 $ 8,714 30,075 43,627 1,343 30 1,496 8 2,495 87,788 (39,308) 48,480 Property, plant and equipment depreciation expense was $5.4 million, $4.8 million and $3.8 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. 11. Long-Term Debt Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands): Working capital line of credit ....................................... $ Less current portion ...................................................... $ AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 — $ — — — $ 931 931 — 931 On March 2, 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a bank. On September 27, 2013, the Company amended the credit agreement and increased its borrowing availability to $50.0 million (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Company’s borrowings are principally secured by its accounts receivable, inventories and equipment. In addition, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company have guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement and such subsidiaries have secured the obligations by the pledge of certain of the assets of such subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement expires on April 27, 2016 and all borrowed funds are due and payable at that time. The Company is required to make quarterly interest payments on borrowed funds. The Credit Agreement limits the incurrence of additional indebtedness, requires the maintenance of certain financial ratios, restricts the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to pay cash dividends and contains other covenants customary in agreements of this type. The interest rate for borrowings under the Credit Agreement is a LIBOR based rate with a margin spread of 250 to 325 basis points depending upon the maintenance of certain ratios. At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, there were borrowings of zero and $0.9 million, respectively, outstanding under the Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, there were standby letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $51,000 and $42,000, respectively. Additional borrowings available under the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2014 were $49.9 million. F-17 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) 12. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): Employee bonuses ........................................................ $ Product warranty ........................................................... Compensated absences ................................................. Legal and professional fees ........................................... Payroll ........................................................................... Property taxes ............................................................... Medical claims .............................................................. Other ............................................................................. $ AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 6,611 $ 951 1,626 275 665 2,043 852 1,567 14,590 $ 6,598 1,952 1,614 258 923 2,652 576 2,065 16,638 The Company is self-insured for certain losses related to employee medical claims. The Company has purchased stop-loss coverage for individual claims in excess of $150,000 per claimant per year in order to limit its exposure to any significant levels of employee medical claims. Self-insured losses are accrued based on the Company’s historical experience and on estimates of aggregate liability for uninsured claims incurred using certain actuarial assumptions followed in the insurance industry. 13. Employee Benefits The Company’s U.S. employees are participants in the Geospace Technologies Corporation’s Employee’s 401(k) Retirement Plan (the “Plan”), which covers substantially all eligible employees in the United States. The Plan is a qualified salary reduction plan in which all eligible participants may elect to have a percentage of their compensation contributed to the Plan, subject to certain guidelines issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company’s share of discretionary matching contributions was approximately $1.1 million, $0.9 million and $0.7 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s stock incentive plan in which key employees may participate are discussed in Note 14 to these Consolidated Financial Statements. 14. Stockholders’ Equity In September 1997, the board of directors and stockholders approved the 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (as amended the “1997 Plan”) and, following amendments thereto, there has been reserved an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of common stock for issuance thereunder. In August 2013, the board of directors and stockholders approved an amendment that extended the 1997 Plan to November 14, 2017. Under the 1997 Plan, the Company is authorized to grant nonqualified and incentive stock options to purchase common stock and restricted stock awards of common stock to key employees of the Company. Options have a term not to exceed ten years, with the exception of incentive stock options granted to employees owning ten percent or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, which have a term not to exceed five years. The exercise price of any option may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. In the case of incentive stock options granted to an employee owning ten percent or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, the exercise price of such option may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Options vest over a four-year period commencing on the date of grant in 25% annual increments. Under the 1997 Plan, the Company may issue shares of restricted stock to employees for no payment by the employee or for a payment below the fair market value on the date of grant. The restricted stock is subject to certain restrictions described in the 1997 Plan, with no restrictions continuing for more than ten years from the date of the award. F-18 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) In February 2014, the board of directors and stockholders approved the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), which replaced the 1997 Plan. Under the 2014 Plan, an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of common stock may be issued. The Company is authorized to issue nonqualified and incentive stock options to purchase common stock and restricted stock awards of common stock to key employees, directors and consultants under the 2014 Plan. Options have a term not to exceed ten years, with the exception of incentive stock options granted to employees owning ten percent or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, which have a term not to exceed five years. The exercise price of any option may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. In the case of incentive stock options granted to an employee owning ten percent or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, the exercise price of such option may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Under the 2014 Plan, the Company may issue shares of restricted stock to employees for no payment by the employee or for a payment below the fair market value on the date of grant. The restricted stock is subject to certain restrictions described in the 2014 Plan. At September 30, 2014, an aggregate of 1,487,000 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 2014 Plan. No shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 1997 Plan. The following table summarizes the combined activity under the equity incentive plans for the indicated periods: Number of Nonqualifed Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Number of Restricted Stock Awards Weighted Average Grant-date fair- value per Share Outstanding at October 1, 2011 ......................................... Granted .................................................................... Exercised ................................................................. Forfeited .................................................................. Expired .................................................................... Outstanding at September 30, 2012 .................................. Granted .................................................................... Exercised ................................................................. Forfeited .................................................................. Expired .................................................................... Outstanding at September 30, 2013 .................................. Granted .................................................................... Exercised ................................................................. Forfeited .................................................................. Expired .................................................................... Outstanding at September 30, 2014 .................................. 345,600 $ — (99,644) — — 245,956 — (139,906) — — 106,050 — (16,350) — — 89,700 $ 13.82 — 13.63 — — 13.90 — 10.36 — — 18.61 — 25.94 — — 17.27 — $ — — — — — — — — — — 197,000 — (8,000) — 189,000 $ — — — — — — — — — — — 95.18 — 98.68 — 95.03 The restricted stock outstanding at September 30, 2014 was issued from the 2014 Plan. The stock options outstanding at September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 represent nonqualified options issued under the 1997 Plan. The number of nonqualified stock options vested during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 were zero, 106,500 and 102,500, respectively. The fair values of nonqualified stock options vested during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 were zero, $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of nonqualified stock options exercised during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $0.7 million, $10.4 million and $4.0 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had no unvested nonqualified stock options. F-19 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) The following table summarizes information about nonqualified stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2014: Options Outstanding Options Exercisable Range of Exercise Prices $6.76 to $9.99 ................................ 38,200 $10.00 to $26.98 ............................ 51,500 89,700 Shares Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Intrinsic Value Weighted Average Remaining Term Shares (in years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Intrinsic Value 8.78 1,007,334 38,200 4.2 $ 5.6 23.57 596,160 51,500 5.0 $ 17.27 1,603,494 89,700 4.2 $ 8.78 $1,007,334 5.6 23.57 596,160 5.0 $ 17.27 $1,603,494 As of September 30, 2014, we had unrecognized compensation expense, net of forfeitures, of approximately $13.3 million related to restricted stock awards. As of September 30, 2014, our issued and outstanding nonqualified stock options were fully expensed. In October 2012, the Company implemented a 2-for-1 split of its common stock effected in the legal form of a stock dividend. Other than the disclosure of the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock, all share and per-share disclosures have been adjusted for all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements to give effect to the stock split. 15. Income Taxes: Components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in thousands): United States .................................................................... $ Foreign ............................................................................ $ 48,988 $ 4,555 53,543 $ 103,349 $ (2,256 ) 101,093 $ 50,819 1,043 51,862 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands): YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 15,352 $ 393 69 15,814 41 777 818 16,632 $ 31,954 $ (19 ) 124 32,059 43 (566 ) (523 ) 31,536 $ 15,543 24 369 15,936 413 395 808 16,744 Current: Federal .................................................................. $ Foreign .................................................................. State ...................................................................... Deferred: Federal .................................................................. Foreign .................................................................. $ F-20 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) Actual income tax expense (benefit) differs from income tax expense computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate of 35.0% for each of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 as follows (in thousands): YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 Provision for U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate ... $ Effect of foreign income taxes ........................................ Manufacturers’/producers’ deduction ............................. Research and experimentation tax credits ...................... State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit .... Nondeductible expenses ................................................. Resolution of prior years’ tax matters ............................ Contingency for uncertainty in income taxes ................. Other items ..................................................................... $ Effective tax rate ........................................................... $ 18,740 (629) (1,496) (208) 45 205 20 — (45) 16,632 $ 31.1% $ 35,382 130 (3,048) (661) 81 253 (467) (51) (83) $ 31.2% 31,536 18,153 (140) (1,868) (99) 240 165 544 (335) 84 16,744 32.3% Deferred income taxes under the liability method reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax asset were as follows (in thousands): AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Non U.S. U. S. Total AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Non U.S. U. S. Total Deferred income tax assets: Allowance for doubtful accounts ............ $ Inventories .............................................. Net operating loss carry-forwards, tax credits and deferrals ........................... Stock-based compensation ..................... Accrued product warranty ...................... Accrued compensated absences .............. Comprehensive income .......................... Insurance and other reserves ................... Deferred income tax liabilities: Intangible assets...................................... Property, plant and equipment and 214 $ 5,035 73 $ (125) 287 $ 4,910 120 $ 4,762 4 $ (71) — 1,658 317 579 1,344 1,088 10,235 871 — 8 — — 31 858 871 1,658 325 579 1,344 1,119 11,093 — 298 644 549 573 973 7,919 1,204 — 22 — — 63 1,222 124 4,691 1,204 298 666 549 573 1,036 9,141 (285) — (285) (230 ) — (230) other ................................................... Subtotal deferred income tax asset ................... Valuation allowance ......................................... Net deferred income tax asset .......................... $ (4,768) 5,182 — 5,182 $ (1,121) (263) — (263) $ (5,889) 4,919 — 4,919 $ (3,238 ) 4,451 — 4,451 $ (632) 590 — 590 $ (3,870) 5,041 — 5,041 Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are reported as follows in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): Current deferred income tax asset ................................. $ Noncurrent deferred income tax asset ........................... Current deferred income tax liability ............................ Noncurrent deferred income tax liability ...................... $ AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 7,244 $ 75 (23) (2,377) 4,919 $ 7,056 594 (12 ) (2,597 ) 5,041 F-21 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) The financial reporting basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries exceed their tax basis. A deferred tax liability is not recorded for this temporary difference because the investment is essentially permanent. A reversal of the Company’s plans to permanently invest in these foreign operations would cause the excess to become taxable. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, the temporary difference related to undistributed earnings for which no deferred taxes have been provided was approximately $16.1 million and $12.7 million, respectively. The Company will need to reassess and reassert its ability and intent to indefinitely reinvest the remaining foreign earnings in order to continue the application of the exception under FASB guidelines. The Company follows the provisions of the FASB guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The Company classifies interest and penalties associated with the payment of income taxes in the Other Income (Expense) section of its consolidated statements of operations. Tax return filings which are subject to review by local tax authorities by major jurisdiction are as follows:        United States—fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 through 2014 State of Texas—fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 through 2014 State of New York—fiscal years ended September 30, 2003 through 2014 Russian Federation—calendar years 2011 through 2014 Canada—fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 through 2014 United Kingdom—fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Colombia—calendar years 2013 and 2014 The following table is a reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax liabilities (in thousands): Balance at October 1, 2011 .............................................. $ Change in prior year tax positions .................................... Current tax positions ........................................................ Settlements with taxing authorities .................................. Lapse of statute of limitations .......................................... Balance at September 30, 2012 ........................................ Change in prior year tax positions .................................... Current tax positions ........................................................ Settlements with taxing authorities .................................. Lapse of statute of limitations .......................................... Balance at September 30, 2013 ........................................ Change in prior year tax positions .................................... Current tax positions ........................................................ Settlements with taxing authorities .................................. Lapse of statute of limitations .......................................... Balance at September 30, 2014 ........................................ $ 852 (420 ) 63 (145 ) 5 355 (22 ) 142 (47 ) (114 ) 314 9 23 — (45 ) 301 The Company believes that it is reasonably possible these unrecognized tax liabilities could change within the next twelve months based on the resolution of on-going income tax audits. At this time it is not possible to determine the range of such changes. These unrecognized tax liabilities would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate in future periods if they are favorably resolved. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had netoperating loss (“NOL”) carry-forwards of approximately $3.1 million in Canada and approximately $0.2 million in the United Kingdom to offset future taxable income in those jurisdictions. The Company, using the “more likely than not” criteria, has determined these NOL carry-forwards will be utilized in full before they begin to expire. The NOL carry-forwards for Canada expire in 2021. The NOL carry-forwards for the United Kingdom currently have no expiration. Therefore, no valuation allowance against the Company’s deferred tax assets was considered necessary. Management believes that adequate provisions for income taxes have been reflected in the consolidated financial statements and it is not aware of any significant exposure items that have not been reflected in the financial statements. Amounts considered probable of settlement within one year have been included in the accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. F-22 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) 16. Earnings Per Common Share In connection with the issuances of restricted stock during fiscal year 2014, the Company applied the two-class method in calculating per share data for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share during the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined on the assumption that outstanding dilutive stock options have been exercised and the aggregate proceeds as defined were used to reacquire common stock using the average price of such common stock for the period. Other than the disclosure of the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock, all share and per-share disclosures for 2012 have been adjusted in the consolidated financial statements to give effect to the 2012 2-for-1 stock split. The following table summarizes the calculation of net earnings and weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding for purposes of the computation of earnings per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts): Net income ..................................................................... $ Less: Income allocable to unvested restricted stock ...... Income available to common shareholders ..................... Reallocation of participating earnings ............................ Income attributable to common shareholders for diluted YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 36,911 $ (444) 36,467 2 $ 69,557 — 69,557 — 35,118 — 35,118 — earnings per share ...................................................... $ 36,469 $ 69,557 $ 35,118 Weighted average number of common share equivalents: Common shares used in basic earnings per share .. Common share equivalents outstanding related to stock options .................................................... Total weighted average common shares and common 12,950,958 12,886,372 12,735,520 46,051 52,289 100,719 share equivalents used in diluted earnings per share .. 12,997,009 12,938,661 12,836,239 Earnings per share: Basic .......................................................................... $ Diluted ....................................................................... $ 2.82 $ 2.81 $ 5.40 5.38 $ $ 2.76 2.74 For the calculation of diluted earnings per share for each of fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, no stock options were excluded in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding as a result of their impact being antidilutive. 17. Commitments and Contingencies Operating Leases The Company leases a warehouse under a non-cancelable operating lease which expires on March 31, 2016. Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands): YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 ......................................................................... $ 2016 ......................................................................... $ 189 95 284 The Company also leases office space and certain equipment on a month to month basis. Rent expense was approximately $0.7 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Legal Proceedings The Company is involved in various pending or potential legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Management is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation. However, management believes that the most probable, ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. F-23 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) 18. Supplemental Cash Flow Information Supplemental cash flow information is as follows (in thousands): Cash paid for: Interest ................................................................... $ Income taxes .......................................................... 438 $ 15,163 119 $ 29,837 10 14,068 Noncash investing and financing activities: Inventory transferred to rental equipment .............. 10,742 4,902 2,000 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 19. Segment and Geographic Information Effective October 1, 2012, the Company reports and categorizes its sales and products into two business segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. Prior to October 1, 2012, the Company reported its business segments as Seismic and Thermal Solutions. Effective October 1, 2012, the Seismic product lines include land and marine wireless data acquisition systems, seabed permanent reservoir monitoring systems and services, geophones and geophone strings, hydrophones, leader wire, connectors, telemetry cables, marine streamer retrieval and steering devices and various other products. The Non-Seismic product lines include thermal imaging products and industrial products. The Company frequently has a minor amount of Seismic product sales to its Non-Seismic customers. The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information: YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 Revenues: Seismic .................................................................. $ Non-Seismic .......................................................... Corporate .............................................................. Total ...................................................................... Income (loss) from operations: Seismic .................................................................. Non-Seismic .......................................................... Corporate .............................................................. Total ...................................................................... Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expenses: 214,946 $ 21,420 546 236,912 65,159 2,733 (14,093) 53,799 275,201 $ 24,578 828 300,607 110,118 3,344 (12,235 ) 101,227 Seismic .................................................................. Non-Seismic .......................................................... Corporate .............................................................. Total ...................................................................... 19,925 468 1,500 21,893 11,207 289 1,277 12,773 Interest income: Seismic .................................................................. Non-Seismic .......................................................... Corporate .............................................................. Total ...................................................................... Interest expense: Seismic .................................................................. Non-Seismic .......................................................... Corporate .............................................................. Total ...................................................................... 74 5 44 123 — — 471 471 781 2 97 880 141 — 119 260 164,921 25,942 801 191,664 55,990 4,479 (9,604) 50,865 8,533 320 1,496 10,349 581 5 157 743 199 — — 199 * The Company’s manufacturing operations for its Seismic and Non-Seismic business segments are combined. Therefore, the Company does not segregate and report separate balance sheet accounts for these segments. As a result, the Company does not report business segment balance sheet information. “Corporate” revenues consists of rental revenue earned from an operating lease of a surplus building located in Houston, Texas. “Corporate” loss from operations primarily consists of the Company’s Houston headquarter general and administrative expenses. F-24 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) The Company generates revenues from product sales and rentals from its subsidiaries located in the United States, Canada, Colombia, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. Revenue information for the Company is as follows (in thousands): YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 United States .................................................................... $ Canada ............................................................................. Colombia ......................................................................... Russian Federation .......................................................... United Kingdom .............................................................. Eliminations..................................................................... $ 230,818 $ 39,064 3,222 14,048 2,229 (52,469) 236,912 $ 300,131 $ 39,415 608 10,758 2,021 (52,326 ) 300,607 $ 216,741 23,741 — 9,837 4,064 (62,719) 191,664 A summary of revenues by geographic area for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands): YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 2012 2014 Asia (excluding Middle East) .......................................... $ Canada ............................................................................. Europe ............................................................................. Middle East...................................................................... United States .................................................................... Other ................................................................................ $ 5,028 $ 42,632 71,713 7,550 96,380 13,609 236,912 $ 8,789 $ 74,839 115,226 2,385 88,512 10,856 300,607 $ 10,753 59,602 3,043 8,542 102,378 7,346 191,664 Revenues are attributed to countries based on the ultimate destination of the product sold, if known. If the ultimate destination is not known, revenues are attributed to countries based on the geographic location of the initial shipment. Long-lived assets were as follows (in thousands): AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 2013 United States ................................................................. $ Canada .......................................................................... Colombia ...................................................................... Russian Federation ........................................................ United Kingdom ........................................................... China ............................................................................. $ 63,369 $ 32,270 12,122 2,549 579 14 110,903 $ 46,712 32,078 7,554 6,820 350 14 93,528 20. Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited): The following table represents summarized data for each of the quarters in fiscal years 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts): Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Second Quarter First Quarter 2014 Revenues ........................................................................... $ Gross profit ........................................................................ Income (loss) from operations ........................................... Other income (expense), net .............................................. Net income (loss) .............................................................. Basic earnings per share .................................................... $ Diluted earnings per share ................................................. $ 26,285 $ 6,089 (3,282) 10 (1,833) (.14) $ (.14) $ 40,728 $ 15,376 5,458 (129) 3,752 .29 $ .29 $ 68,551 $ 27,903 15,956 11 10,816 .83 $ .82 $ 101,348 47,091 35,667 (148) 24,176 1.86 1.85 F-25 Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued) Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Second Quarter First Quarter 2013 Revenues ........................................................................... $ Gross profit ........................................................................ Income from operations ..................................................... Other income (expense), net .............................................. Net income ........................................................................ Basic earnings per share .................................................... $ Diluted earnings per share ................................................. $ 68,288 $ 29,780 19,132 274 13,684 1.06 $ 1.05 $ 78,148 $ 33,875 24,991 (50) 16,991 1.32 $ 1.31 $ 76,420 $ 35,561 25,556 (532 ) 16,869 1.31 $ 1.30 $ 77,751 40,545 31,548 174 22,013 1.72 1.70 F-26 Schedule II Geospace Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (In thousands) Balance at Beginning of Period Charged to Costs And Expenses Charged to Other Assets (Deductions) And Additions Balance at End of Period Year ended September 30, 2014 Allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts and notes receivable ............................................. $ 376 $ 833 $ — $ (84) $ 1,125 Year ended September 30, 2013 Allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts and notes receivable ............................................. 280 457 — (361) 376 Year ended September 30, 2012 Allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts and notes receivable ............................................. 411 118 — (249) 280 Balance at Beginning of Period Charged to Costs And Expenses Charged to Other Assets (Deductions) And Additions Balance at End of Period Year ended September 30, 2014 Inventory obsolescence reserve ................................................ $ Year ended September 30, 2013 Inventory obsolescence reserve ................................................ Year ended September 30, 2012 Inventory obsolescence reserve ................................................ 6,932 $ 2,617 $ — $ (1,785) $ 7,764 9,324 187 — (2,579) 6,932 9,552 1,793 — (2,021) 9,324 F-27 Exhibit 21.1 Subsidiaries of Geospace Technologies Corporation GTC, Inc., a Texas corporation Geospace Technologies Canada, Inc., an Alberta corporation Geospace Technologies Corporation Azerbaijan Branch, an Azerbaijan company Geospace Engineering Resources International, Inc., a Texas corporation Geospace Finance Corp., a Texas corporation GTC Inc. Beijing Representative Office, a Chinese company Exile Technologies Corporation, a Texas Corporation Exile Technologies Limited, a United Kingdom company Geospace J.V., Inc., a Texas corporation Geospace Technologies Eurasia, LLC, a Russian limited liability company Geospace Technologies, Sucursal Sudamericana LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company Geospace Technologies Sucursal Sudamericana a Colombia Branch Office CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-196149, No. 333-40893, No. 333-80003, No. 333-122834 and No. 333-122835) and Form S-3 (No. 333-177964) of Geospace Technologies Corporation of our reports dated November 21, 2014, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 30, 2014, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014, which appear in this Form 10-K. Exhibit 23.1 /s/ UHY LLP Houston, Texas November 21, 2014 CERTIFICATIONS Exhibit 31.1 I, Walter R. Wheeler, certify that: 1. 2. 3. 4. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Geospace Technologies Corporation; Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. November 21, 2014 /s/ Walter R. Wheeler Name:Walter R. Wheeler Title: President and Chief Executive Officer CERTIFICATIONS Exhibit 31.2 I, Thomas T. McEntire, certify that: 1. 2. 3. 4. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Geospace Technologies Corporation; Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. November 21, 2014 /s/ Thomas T. McEntire Name:Thomas T. McEntire Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Informational Addendum to Report on Form 10-K Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Not Filed Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Exhibit 32.1 The undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer of Geospace Technologies Corporation does hereby certify as follows: Solely for the purpose of meeting the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and solely to the extent this certification may be applicable to this Report on Form 10-K, the undersigned hereby certifies that this Report on Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in this Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Geospace Technologies Corporation. /s/ Walter R. Wheeler Name:Walter R. Wheeler Title: President and Chief Executive Officer November 21, 2014 Informational Addendum to Report on Form 10-K Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Not Filed Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Exhibit 32.2 The undersigned Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Geospace Technologies Corporation does hereby certify as follows: Solely for the purpose of meeting the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and solely to the extent this certification may be applicable to this Report on Form 10-K, the undersigned hereby certifies that this Report on Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in this Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Geospace Technologies Corporation. /s/ Thomas T. McEntire Name:Thomas T. McEntire Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary November 21, 2014 O F F I C E R S D I R E C T O R S Walter R. Wheeler President & Chief Executive Officer Robbin Adams Executive Vice President & Chief Project Engineer Thomas T. McEntire Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Michael J. Sheen Senior Vice President Chief Technical Officer Left to right: Richard Miles, William Moody, Charles Still, Gary Owens, Michael Sheen, Tina Langtry and Thomas Davis. Gary D. Owens Chairman of the Board Thomas L. Davis, Ph.D. Professor of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines Tina M. Langtry Retired Senior Manager ConocoPhillips Richard F. Miles Retired Industry Executive William H. Moody Retired Partner KPMG Michael J. Sheen Senior Vice President Chief Technical Officer Charles H. Still Retired Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Corporate Headquarters and Operating Facility Geospace Technologies Corporation 7007 Pinemont Drive Houston, Texas 77040 (713) 986-4444 GTC, Inc. (713) 986-4444 Geospace Offshore (713) 986-4444 EXILE Technologies Corporation (713) 986-4444 Geospace Engineering Resources International, Inc. (713) 986-4444 Geospace Technologies Eurasia LLC Kirovogradskaya, 36, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia 450001 (7) 3472 25 3973 Geospace Technologies Canada, Inc. 2735-37 Avenue, N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T1Y 5R8 (403) 250-9600 geospacetech.ca Geospace Technologies, China Room 700, 7th Floor, Lido Office Tower Lido Place Jichang Road Beijing 100004, P. R. China 86 10 64378768 www.geospace.com EXILE Technologies Limited F3 Bramingham Business Park Enterprise Way, Luton, Bedfordshire LU3 4BU, England 44 (0) 1582 573 980 exiletech.co.uk Geospace Technologies, Sucursal Sudamericana Carrera 127# 22G-28 INT 30 Bogota, Colombia w w w . g e o s p a c e . c o m 

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