CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,791	$ 49,045
Restricted cash (Note 16)	9,200
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $869 and $771 respectively	68,063	75,593
Inventories	249,402	247,836
Income taxes receivable	7,544	3,699
Deferred income taxes		6,295
Other current assets	3,692	2,974
Total current assets	385,692	385,442
Property, plant and equipment, net	189,773	185,351
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	55,180	53,958
Prepayments and deferred charges	2,184	1,877
Goodwill	4,789	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	6,523	6,774
Total assets	644,141	638,191
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	30,865	29,386
Accrued expenses	12,029	16,576
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,965	4,965
Deferred revenue-current portion	18,569	2,500
Total current liabilities	66,428	53,427
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	4,575	4,574
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	24,079	25,329
Deferred income taxes	1,707
Accrued pension benefits	104,625	107,208
Accrued postretirement benefits	104,612	105,664
Total liabilities	$ 306,026	$ 296,202
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,467,498 and 12,520,508 shares issued and 12,446,000 and 12,491,449 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively)	$ 12	$ 12
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	$ 245,543	$ 244,488
Accumulated earnings	180,107	186,533
Treasury stock, 21,498 shares at September 30, 2015 and 29,159 shares at March 31, 2016	(1,380)	(1,091)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(86,167)	(87,953)
Total stockholders' equity	338,115	341,989
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 644,141	$ 638,191