Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 767	$ (7,808)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,871	2,559
Write-down of inventory	448	116
Capitalized interest	307	0
Deferred income taxes	(10)	6
Non-cash share based compensation expense	978	1,059
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	107	0
Gain on sale of other assets	0	(2,576)
Loss (gain) from equity method investment	200	(227)
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts, net of provision	(898)	(143)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(3,576)	26
Accounts receivable	(8,997)	(3,538)
Inventories	(245)	(4,794)
Accrued income taxes	742	1,617
Vendor deposits and other assets	(5,521)	(644)
Accounts payable	6,616	2,842
Accrued liabilities and customer deposits	17,526	2,695
Deferred profit	626	(828)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	10,941	(9,638)
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(355)	(442)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	39	0
Proceeds from partial sale of subsidiary	0	7,012
Proceeds from sale of other assets	0	4,884
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(316)	11,454
Financing Activities
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	894	34
Payments on long-term debt	(485)	(549)
Borrowings on long-term debt	384	1,145
Net cash provided by financing activities	793	630
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents	87	(8)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	11,505	2,438
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	27,655	25,852
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	39,160	28,290
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	202	257
Income tax payments	116	112
Income tax refunds	262	0
Transfer capital equipment to inventory	$ 22	$ 521