Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017		May 31, 2016
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,686		$ 2,850
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	550		433
Bad debt expense	61		39
Change in inventory reserve	7		178
Net (gain) loss on investments	177		(195)
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	(413)		(3,829)
Inventory	(4,496)		(2,997)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	52		(151)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	(981)		2,138
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(1,986)		(745)
Net cash used in operating activities	(4,343)		(2,279)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(8,306)		(239)
Sale of marketable securities, trading	250		12
Net change in securities sold short	257		(279)
Change in restricted cash	(257)		279
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,056)		(227)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	6,515		1,352
Preferred dividend	(57)		(57)
Bank overdraft	1,073		1,248
Borrowings on long-term debt	5,400		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	12,931		2,543
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3)		33
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	529		70
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	4,878	[1]	5,269
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	5,407		5,339
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	75		8
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 2,833		$ 2,196

[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.