CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 12,202	$ 47,726
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $553 and $618 at September 30, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively	75,351	57,964
Inventories	292,097	248,495
Income taxes receivable	2,001	1,292
Other current assets	5,176	6,129
Total current assets	386,827	361,606
Property, plant and equipment, net	145,658	147,248
Deferred income taxes	12,311	16,397
Other assets	10,664	10,829
Goodwill	4,789	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	5,264	5,586
Total assets	565,513	546,455
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	50,046	47,680
Accrued expenses	17,899	20,100
Income taxes payable	385	379
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	3,554	3,554
Revolving credit facilities	21,500
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	95,884	74,213
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	8,111	8,301
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	9,079	10,329
Deferred income taxes	3,425	3,459
Operating lease liabilities	846	664
Accrued pension benefits (less current portion)	22,686	26,663
Accrued postretirement benefits (less current portion)	80,172	79,505
Total liabilities	220,203	203,134
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,757,778 and 12,822,397 shares issued and 12,562,140 and 12,458,953 shares outstanding at September 30, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively)	13	13
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	264,098	262,057
Accumulated earnings	108,619	101,015
Treasury stock, 195,638 shares at September 30, 2021 and 363,444 shares at March 31, 2022	(14,218)	(7,423)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,202)	(12,341)
Total stockholders' equity	345,310	343,321
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 565,513	$ 546,455