CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Operating activities
Net income	$ 3,796	$ 474
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	258	250
Amortization of intangibles	11	9
Loss on sale of fixed assets, net	0	15
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	709	(777)
Provision for losses (recoveries) on accounts receivable	34	(27)
Provision for obsolete inventory	103	17
Amortization of lease right-of-use assets	451	478
Stock-based compensation expense on stock options and restricted stock awards	832	726
Deferred income taxes	(2,053)	0
Decrease in cash surrender value of life insurance	(96)	(1,189)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	(569)	50
Decrease (increase) in inventories	89	(1,643)
Decrease in refundable income taxes	906	530
Increase in operating lease right-of-use assets	(393)	(63)
Decrease (increase) in other assets	2,609	(860)
Decrease in investment in lease	1	50
(Increase) decrease in long-term receivable	(950)	2,178
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(8,393)	(322)
Decrease in interest payable	(94)	(71)
Decrease in operating lease liabilities	(67)	(420)
(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue	(561)	2,775
Decrease in pension and retirement plans liabilities	(350)	(226)
Decrease in other long-term liabilities	(1,221)	(1,734)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(4,948)	220
Investing activities
Life insurance premiums paid	(64)	(70)
Purchase of held-to-maturity investments	(3,533)	0
Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity investments	1,182	0
Proceeds from corporate life insurance owned policy	0	322
Proceeds from sales of property, equipment, and improvements	0	2
Additions of intangible assets	(51)	0
Purchases of property, equipment and improvements	(215)	(223)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,681)	31
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(466)	0
Net borrowing under line-of-credit agreement	(1,816)	2,058
Repayments on notes payable	(406)	(647)
Principal payments on finance leases	(4)	(35)
Purchase of common stock	(6)	(151)
Proceeds from issuance of shares under equity compensation plans	98	90
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(2,600)	1,315
Effects of exchange rate on cash, net	95	(158)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(10,134)	1,408
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year	23,982	20,007
Cash and cash equivalents end of year	13,848	21,415
Supplementary cash flow information:
Cash paid (received) for income taxes	42	(233)
Cash paid for interest	308	184
Supplementary non-cash financing activities:
Obtaining a right-of-use asset in exchange for a lease liability	392	23
Customer financing for inventory sold (see Note 6 Accounts and Long-Term Receivable for details)	$ 5,436	$ 1,232