CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings	$ 6,650	$ 7,445
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities -
Depreciation	584	643
Amortization	66	69
Bad debt expense (recovery)	44	(13)
Deferred income taxes	(35)	(23)
Net foreign currency transaction gains	(9)	(48)
Share-based compensation expense	367	338
Pension expense	220	347
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	18
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	(105)	(105)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities -
Accounts receivable	(2,865)	520
Inventories	12,928	21,297
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2,633	1,943
Accounts payable	(3,053)	(8,411)
Accrued liabilities and other	(5,301)	(3,208)
Accrued income taxes	2,194	2,192
Net cash provided by operating activities	14,336	22,986
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities	215	510
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(170)	(659)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	45	(149)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash dividends paid	(4,664)	(4,561)
Shares purchased and retired	(5)	(1,540)
Net proceeds from stock options exercised		16
Payment of contingent consideration		(500)
Proceeds from bank borrowings		29,018
Repayments of bank borrowings		(39,514)
Net cash used for financing activities	(4,669)	(17,081)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(676)	(67)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	9,036	5,689
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at beginning of year	69,312	16,876
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at end of year	78,348	22,565
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$ 207	205
Interest paid		$ 423