Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2025	Aug. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 250,575	$ 190,879
Receivables, net of allowance of $6,089 and $5,151, respectively	113,027	116,601
Inventories, net	136,859	154,453
Other current assets	32,303	31,279
Total current assets	532,764	493,212
Property, plant, and equipment, net	142,307	112,815
Intangible assets, net	23,331	25,366
Goodwill	84,459	84,194
Operating lease right-of-use assets	18,096	15,693
Deferred income tax assets	19,525	14,431
Equity method investment	8,763
Other noncurrent assets	11,591	14,521
Total assets	840,836	760,232
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	48,670	37,417
Current portion of long-term debt	233	228
Other current liabilities	94,689	88,171
Total current liabilities	143,592	125,816
Pension benefits liabilities	3,418	4,167
Long-term debt	114,810	114,994
Operating lease liabilities	17,354	15,541
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,024	678
Other noncurrent liabilities	27,788	18,143
Total liabilities	307,986	279,339
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock of $1 par value - authorized 2,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock at $1 par value - authorized 25,000 shares; 19,167 and 19,124 shares issued at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively	19,167	19,124
Capital in excess of stated value	113,042	104,369
Retained earnings	745,397	687,093
Less treasury stock - at cost, 8,363 and 8,277 shares, respectively	(311,224)	(299,692)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(33,532)	(30,001)
Total shareholders' equity	532,850	480,893
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 840,836	$ 760,232