Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 42,507,000	$ 41,844,000
Accounts receivable, net	113,943,000	124,962,000
Inventories, net	70,191,000	60,603,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	15,302,000	13,635,000
Total current assets	241,943,000	241,044,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	31,401,000	32,847,000
Goodwill	290,633,000	290,633,000
Intangibles with finite lives, net	256,602,000	261,871,000
Deferred financing costs, net	2,850,000	3,065,000
Other assets, net	2,803,000	2,603,000
Total assets	826,232,000	832,063,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	30,512,000	29,402,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	63,103,000	68,610,000
Dividends payable	2,351,000	2,343,000
Customer advances and deposits	22,668,000	25,771,000
Current portion of long-term debt	16,135,000	15,494,000
Current portion of capital lease obligations	2,064,000	2,309,000
Interest payable	69,000	282,000
Total current liabilities	136,902,000	144,211,000
Non-current portion of long-term debt, net	175,193,000	176,228,000
Non-current portion of capital lease obligations	1,293,000	1,771,000
Income taxes payable	2,550,000	2,515,000
Deferred tax liability, net	20,024,000	17,306,000
Customer advances and deposits, non-current	8,695,000	7,227,000
Other liabilities	5,556,000	2,655,000
Total liabilities	350,213,000	351,913,000
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 18)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.10 per share; shares authorized and unissued 2,000,000	0	0
Common stock, par value $.10 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 38,640,511 shares and 38,619,467 shares at October 31, 2017 and July 31, 2017, respectively	3,864,000	3,862,000
Additional paid-in capital	532,940,000	533,001,000
Retained earnings	381,064,000	385,136,000
Stockholders' equity before treasury stock	917,868,000	921,999,000
Treasury stock, at cost (15,033,317 shares at October 31, 2017 and July 31, 2017)	(441,849,000)	(441,849,000)
Total stockholders’ equity	476,019,000	480,150,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 826,232,000	$ 832,063,000

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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