CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ (210)	$ 304
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	175	197
Amortization of intangibles	5	5
Loss on sale of fixed assets, net	1
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(159)	621
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	(45)	36
Provision for obsolete inventory	21	24
Amortization of lease right-of-use assets	360	320
Stock-based compensation expense on stock options and restricted stock awards	472	505
Deferred income taxes		1,149
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	156	(61)
Adjustment for financing activities recognized in net income - Gain on forgiveness of debt		(2,196)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	1,687	(1,824)
Increase in life insurance receivable	(322)
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(87)	1,043
Increase in refundable income taxes	(55)	(423)
(Increase) decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets	(42)	9
Decrease (increase) in other assets	1,005	(1,005)
Decrease in investment in lease	34	208
Decrease (increase) in long-term receivable	2,179	(4,176)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(3,743)	1,701
Increase in interest payable	42	68
Decrease in operating lease liabilities	(321)	(279)
Increase in deferred revenue	771	455
(Decrease) increase in pension and retirement plans liabilities	(244)	31
(Decrease) increase in other long-term liabilities	(407)	5,100
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,273	1,812
Investing activities
Life insurance premiums paid	(60)	(70)
Proceeds from sales of property, equipment, and improvements	2
Purchases of property, equipment and improvements	(195)	(43)
Net cash used in investing activities	(253)	(113)
Financing activities
Net payments under line-of-credit agreement	(62)	(382)
Repayments on debt	(559)	(164)
Principal payments on finance leases	(23)	(173)
Purchase of common stock	(100)
Proceeds from issuance of shares under equity compensation plans	90	106
Net cash used in financing activities	(654)	(613)
Effects of exchange rate on cash	(41)	47
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	325	1,133
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	20,007	19,264
Cash and cash equivalents end of period	20,332	20,397
Supplementary cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes		107
Cash paid for interest	184	100
Supplementary non-cash financing activities:
Gain on forgiveness of debt		2,196
Customer financing for inventory sold (see Note 6 Accounts and Long-Term Receivable for details)	$ 450	$ 9,000