CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,859	$ 8,440
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $428 and $846 at September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively	99,729	94,912
Inventories	397,481	357,556
Income taxes receivable	2,152
Other current assets	3,658	3,514
Total current assets	519,879	464,422
Property, plant and equipment, net	142,686	142,772
Deferred income taxes	5,858	5,680
Other assets	9,514	9,723
Goodwill	4,789	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	4,938	4,909
Total assets	687,664	632,295
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	51,167	54,886
Accrued expenses	18,146	19,294
Income taxes payable	677	828
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	3,371	3,371
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	75,861	80,879
Revolving credit facilities - Long-term	108,000	74,721
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	7,701	7,848
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	6,579	7,829
Deferred income taxes	3,285	3,103
Operating lease liabilities	486	576
Accrued pension benefits (less current portion)	18,079	21,090
Accrued postretirement benefits (less current portion)	61,914	60,761
Total liabilities	281,905	256,807
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,854,773 and 13,123,811 shares issued and 12,479,741 and 12,731,248 shares outstanding at September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively)	13	13
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	275,962	266,193
Accumulated earnings	149,514	135,040
Treasury stock, 375,032 shares at September 30, 2022 and 392,563 shares at March 31, 2023	(15,591)	(14,666)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,139)	(11,092)
Total stockholders' equity	405,759	375,488
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 687,664	$ 632,295