Note 6 - Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

6. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):  

	June 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
Finished goods	$	16,588		$	18,555
Work in process		6,748			11,992
Raw materials		28,187			26,832
Obsolescence reserve (net realizable value adjustment)		(9,604	)		(14,061	)
		41,919			43,318
Less current portion		24,557			18,430
Non-current portion	$	17,362		$	24,888

Inventory obsolescence expense for each of the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.1 million.  Inventory obsolescence expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, was $0.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively.  Raw materials include semi-finished goods and component parts that totaled approximately $8.3 million and $10.6 million at June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.