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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

2. INVENTORIES

The Company values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Raw steel is valued on the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method. Other inventories are valued on the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Inventories valued on the LIFO method would have been approximately $1.7 million higher at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, if they had been valued on the FIFO method. At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012 the total value of LIFO inventory was $2.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively. A comparison of inventories is as follows:



(in thousands)	December 31,		June 30,
	2012		2012
Raw materials	$	9,641	$	10,410
Work in process and finished parts		5,248		5,288
Finished goods		72,842		66,991
Total	$	87,731	$	82,689

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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