CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 44,418	$ 49,045
Restricted cash (Note 16)	9,200
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $869 and $771 respectively	67,261	75,593
Inventories	245,626	247,836
Income taxes receivable	7,949	3,699
Deferred income taxes		6,295
Other current assets	3,052	2,974
Total current assets	377,506	385,442
Property, plant and equipment, net	192,129	185,351
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	53,906	53,958
Prepayments and deferred charges	1,933	1,877
Goodwill	4,789	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	6,399	6,774
Total assets	636,662	638,191
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	30,884	29,386
Accrued expenses	12,303	16,576
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,965	4,965
Deferred revenue-current portion	13,751	2,500
Total current liabilities	61,903	53,427
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	4,575	4,574
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	23,454	25,329
Deferred income taxes	1,707
Accrued pension benefits	103,381	107,208
Accrued postretirement benefits	104,714	105,664
Total liabilities	299,734	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 12,491,149 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2016, respectively)	12	12
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	246,081	244,488
Accumulated earnings	180,151	186,533
Treasury stock, 21,498 shares at September 30, 2015 and 29,159 shares at June 30, 2016	(1,380)	(1,091)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(87,936)	(87,953)
Total stockholders' equity	336,928	341,989
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 636,662	$ 638,191