CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales (including excise taxes of $569.5 million and $564.6 million, respectively)	$ 2,710,981,108	$ 2,539,994,999
Cost of sales	2,528,626,652	2,369,150,102
Gross profit	182,354,456	170,844,897
Selling, general and administrative expenses	154,878,763	137,301,668
Depreciation and amortization	9,495,179	7,576,646
Total operating expenses	164,373,942	144,878,314
Operating income	17,980,514	25,966,583
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	10,413,228	8,550,431
Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest	1,040,968	1,307,599
Other (income), net	(936,171)	(1,193,840)
Total other expenses (income)	10,518,025	8,664,190
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	7,462,489	17,302,393
Income tax expense	3,126,000	5,706,000
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 4,336,489	$ 11,596,393
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 7.24	$ 19.85
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 7.15	$ 19.46
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	599,020	584,148
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	606,782	595,850
Dividends paid per common share	$ 1.00	$ 5.72