CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,045	$ 45,871
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $861 and $869, respectively	75,593	72,439
Inventories	247,836	254,027
Income taxes receivable	3,699	3,235
Deferred income taxes	6,295	6,297
Other current assets	2,974	2,964
Total current assets	385,442	384,833
Property, plant and equipment, net	185,351	174,083
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	53,958	44,639
Prepayments and deferred charges	1,877	2,031
Goodwill	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	6,774	5,185
Total assets	638,191	610,771
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	53,958	44,639
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	29,386	41,957
Accrued expenses	16,576	13,213
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,965	4,572
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	53,427	62,242
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	4,574	745
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	25,329	27,829
Accrued pension benefits	107,208	72,315
Accrued postretirement benefits	105,664	100,910
Total liabilities	$ 296,202	$ 264,041
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9 and 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,434,748 and 12,467,498 shares issued and 12,418,471 and 12,446,000 outstanding at September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively)	$ 12	$ 12
Additional paid-in capital	244,488	242,387
Accumulated earnings	186,533	166,999
Treasury stock, 16,277 shares at September 30, 2014 and 21,498 shares at September 30, 2015	(1,091)	(840)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(87,953)	(61,828)
Total stockholders' equity	341,989	346,730
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 638,191	$ 610,771