CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Sales (including excise taxes of $371.3 million and $340.6 million, respectively)	$ 1,174,167,758	$ 1,041,631,892
Cost of sales	1,095,105,573	967,467,852
Gross profit	79,062,185	74,164,040
Selling, general and administrative expenses	63,250,681	56,374,612
Depreciation and amortization	2,392,414	2,234,814
Total operating expenses	65,643,095	58,609,426
Operating income	13,419,090	15,554,614
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	1,359,241	1,433,790
Other (income), net	(340,713)	(225,212)
Total other expenses (income)	1,018,528	1,208,578
Income from operations before income tax expense	12,400,562	14,346,036
Income tax expense	5,033,000	6,282,000
Net income	7,367,562	8,064,036
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(269,095)	(286,397)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 7,098,467	$ 7,777,639
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 11.56	$ 13.09
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 9.40	$ 10.44
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	614,046	594,185
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	784,108	772,589