CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 32,229	$ 45,871
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $861 and $932, respectively	87,509	72,439
Inventories	254,390	254,027
Income taxes receivable		3,235
Deferred income taxes	9,361	6,297
Other current assets	3,935	2,964
Total current assets	387,424	384,833
Property, plant and equipment, net	179,881	174,083
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	40,950	44,639
Prepayments and deferred charges	1,711	2,031
Goodwill	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	7,044	5,185
Total assets	621,799	610,771
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	40,868	41,957
Accrued expenses	14,947	13,213
Income taxes payable	1,134
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,572	4,572
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	64,021	62,242
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	745	745
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	26,579	27,829
Accrued pension benefits	71,881	72,315
Accrued postretirement benefits	101,176	100,910
Total liabilities	264,402	264,041
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,434,748 and 12,467,498 shares issued, 12,418,471 and 12,446,000 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and March 31, 2015, respectively)	12	12
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	243,418	242,387
Accumulated earnings	179,624	166,999
Treasury stock, 16,277 shares at September 30, 2014 and 21,498 shares at March 31, 2015	(1,091)	(840)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64,566)	(61,828)
Total stockholders' equity	357,397	346,730
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 621,799	$ 610,771