CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ 1,515	$ 1,282
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	150	171
Amortization of intangibles	4	6
Foreign exchange loss	142	616
Provision for credit losses	28	15
Provision for obsolete inventory	106	70
Amortization of lease right-of-use assets	244	299
Stock-based compensation expense on restricted stock awards	705	539
Deferred income taxes	98	0
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	(68)	(49)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable	204	664
Decrease in financing receivable	1,529	893
Decrease (increase) in inventories	965	(2,037)
(Increase) decrease in refundable income taxes	0	228
Increase in operating lease right-of-use assets	0	(1)
Decrease in other assets	611	2,308
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(1,197)	(8,479)
Increase in interest payable	57	59
Decrease in operating lease liabilities	(248)	(304)
Decrease in deferred revenue	(230)	(356)
Decrease in pension and retirement plans liabilities	(67)	(309)
Decrease in income taxes payable	(994)	0
Decrease in other long-term liabilities	(230)	(140)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	3,324	(4,525)
Investing activities
Life insurance premiums paid	(53)	(64)
Purchase of held-to-maturity investments	0	(3,533)
Additions of intangible assets	(6)	(51)
Purchases of property, equipment and improvements	(134)	(181)
Net cash used in investing activities	(193)	(3,829)
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(433)	(278)
Net borrowing under line-of-credit agreement	(469)	(1,786)
Repayments on note payable	(427)	(406)
Principal payments on finance leases	0	(2)
Proceeds from issuance of shares under equity compensation plans	83	97
Net cash used in by financing activities	(1,246)	(2,375)
Effects of exchange rate on cash, net	17	59
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,902	(10,670)
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period	25,217	23,982
Cash and cash equivalents end of period	27,119	13,312
Supplementary cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	1,085	35
Cash paid for interest	22	73
Supplementary non-cash financing activities:
Customer financing for inventory sold (see Note 5 Financing receivables for details)	$ 1,742	$ 2,852