Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Abstract]

Number of shares available for grant

	Qualified Employee Stock  Option Plans			Director Stock Option Plans
Shares available for grant at September 30, 2010		327,300			19,500
Options granted		(189,051	)		(12,500	)
Options forfeited		13,634			–
Shares available for grant at September 30, 2011		151,883			7,000
Stockholder approval to increase shares		600,000			50,000
Options granted		(180,350	)		(12,500	)
Options forfeited		30,393			–
Shares available for grant at September 30, 2012		601,926			44,500

Summary of option activity

	Years Ended September 30,
	2012					2011
	Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of year		785,547		$	11.52		764,718		$	10.98
Granted		192,850			9.03		201,551			12.64
Exercised		(42,499	)		5.75		(138,496	)		10.08
Forfeited		(89,618	)		11.12		(42,226	)		11.69
Outstanding at end of year		846,280		$	11.28		785,547		$	11.52
Exercisable at end of year		555,135					535,668
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year	$	3.45				$	5.39

Options outstanding segregated by range

	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
Exercise Prices	Options Outstanding at September 30, 2012		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options Exercisable at September 30, 2012		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$ 4.20 to $9.90		478,370		7.5	$	7.53		263,179	$	6.41
10.10 to 14.83		200,801		5.5		13.04		146,533		12.92
15.00 to 19.40		121,801		5.6		15.89		100,115		16.04
21.40 to 46.90		45,308		4.2		33.63		45,308		33.63
		846,280						555,135

A summary of the status of the Company's non-vested shares

	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested shares at October 1, 2011		249,879		$	5.05
Granted		192,850			3.45
Vested		(123,531	)		4.31
Forfeited		(28,053	)		4.27
Non-vested shares at September 30, 2012		291,145		$	4.40