Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Feb. 28, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 2,817,000	$ 6,079,000	[1]
Restricted cash	[1]		2,916,000
Trade accounts receivable, net		28,746,000	29,667,000	[1]
Inventory, net		40,180,000	39,545,000	[1]
Marketable securities, trading		4,155,000	1,368,000	[1]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,818,000	5,094,000	[1]
Total current assets		81,020,000	84,669,000	[1]
Non-current Assets:
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		8,387,000	8,848,000	[1]
Other assets :
Operating lease right-of-use assets		11,963,000	12,810,000	[1]
Other assets, net		1,402,000	1,424,000	[1]
Total assets		102,772,000	107,751,000	[1]
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable		19,622,000	16,535,000	[1]
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		4,053,000	6,632,000	[1]
Liability for short sales of trading securities		1,294,000	2,916,000	[1]
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		2,609,000	2,653,000	[1]
Current portion of long-term debt		116,000	5,209,000	[1]
Total current liabilities		27,694,000	33,945,000	[1]
Non-current Liabilities:
Long-term debt		4,638,000	4,698,000	[1]
Operating lease liabilities		9,405,000	10,289,000	[1]
Total liabilities		41,737,000	48,932,000	[1]
Commitments and Contingencies				[1]
Shareholders' Equity:
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 36,000 shares outstanding (liquidation value $900)		1,000	1,000	[1]
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 8,000,000 shares authorized; 4,861,590 shares outstanding		49,000	49,000	[1]
Additional paid-in capital		12,378,000	12,378,000	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive income		797,000	788,000	[1]
Retained earnings		47,810,000	45,603,000	[1]
Total shareholders' equity		61,035,000	58,819,000	[1],[2]
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 102,772,000	$ 107,751,000	[1]

[1] *      Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Form 10K for the year ended August 31, 2020 filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2020.

[2] *      Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Form 10K for the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 as filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2020 and November 27, 2019, respectively