CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,723	$ 8,440
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $428 and $459 at September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2023, respectively	106,292	94,912
Inventories	414,077	357,556
Income taxes receivable	2,372
Other current assets	5,702	3,514
Total current assets	539,166	464,422
Property, plant and equipment, net	142,540	142,772
Deferred income taxes	3,608	5,680
Other assets	10,523	9,723
Goodwill	4,789	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	5,655	4,909
Total assets	706,281	632,295
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	52,812	54,886
Accrued expenses	18,201	19,294
Income taxes payable	336	828
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	2,940	3,371
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	76,789	80,879
Revolving credit facilities - Long-term	114,843	74,721
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	7,448	7,848
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	5,329	7,829
Deferred income taxes	3,686	3,103
Operating lease liabilities	362	576
Accrued pension benefits (less current portion)	14,019	21,090
Accrued postretirement benefits (less current portion)	49,481	60,761
Total liabilities	271,957	256,807
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,854,773 and 13,124,401 shares issued and 12,479,741 and 12,731,661 shares outstanding at September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2023, respectively)	13	13
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	277,713	266,193
Accumulated earnings	165,825	135,040
Treasury stock, 375,032 shares at September 30, 2022 and 392,740 shares at September 30, 2023	(15,600)	(14,666)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	6,373	(11,092)
Total stockholders' equity	434,324	375,488
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 706,281	$ 632,295