Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash	$ 331,420	$ 605,380
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.7 million at December 2016 and $0.7 million at September 2016	26,427,248	30,033,104
Inventories, net	49,731,837	48,404,882
Deferred income taxes	1,088,148	1,441,919
Income taxes receivable	136,825	164,959
Prepaid and other current assets	6,638,196	8,608,049
Total current assets	84,353,674	89,258,293
Property and equipment, net	12,375,237	12,607,877
Goodwill	6,349,827	6,349,827
Other intangible assets, net	3,693,061	3,759,311
Other assets	264,008	288,082
TOTAL ASSETS	107,035,807	112,263,390
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	15,819,728	18,164,983
Accrued expenses	5,657,934	6,792,884
Accrued wages, salaries and bonuses	1,656,895	3,580,996
Current maturities of long-term debt	365,243	362,495
Total current liabilities	23,499,800	28,901,358
Credit facility	9,804,445	10,537,226
Deferred income taxes	4,074,770	4,021,569
Long-term debt, less current maturities	2,929,414	3,021,824
Other long-term liabilities	31,134	30,815
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized
Common stock, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 678,938 shares outstanding and issued at December 2016 and 677,057 shares outstanding and issued at September 2016	8,314	8,184
Additional paid-in capital	20,784,552	19,525,554
Retained earnings	59,417,819	58,693,241
Treasury stock at cost	(13,514,441)	(12,476,381)
Total shareholders' equity	66,696,244	65,750,598
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 107,035,807	$ 112,263,390

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.