Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017		Feb. 29, 2016
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,408		$ 1,231
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	359		287
Bad debt expense	62		24
Change in inventory reserve	81		118
Net loss (gain) on investments	102		(171)
(Increase) decrease in:
Restricted cash	(1,041)		736
Trade accounts receivable	(266)		(1,117)
Inventory	(3,135)		(1,019)
Marketable securities, trading	212		(913)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(3)		(242)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	(672)		962
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(2,431)		(2,024)
Liability for short sales of trading securities	1,041		(727)
Net cash used in operating activities	(4,283)		(2,855)
Investing activities:
Purchase of equipment and leasehold improvements	(898)		(168)
Net cash used in investing activities	(898)		(168)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	4,016		987
Preferred stock dividend	(38)		(38)
Bank overdraft	1,445		1,248
Payments on long-term debt	0		(2)
Net cash provided by financing activities	5,423		2,195
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(119)		(67)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	123		(895)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	4,878	[1]	5,269
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	5,001		4,374
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	34		14
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 2,627		$ 2,194

[1] Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2016 as filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2016.