Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 3,741	$ 5,611
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	553	539
Bad debt expense	91	12
Inventory reserve	81	100
Gain on sale of property	0	(1,495)
Change in value of workers’ compensation liability	(113)	(986)
Net (gain) loss on investments	(225)	19
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	2,219	(3,369)
Inventory	(1,951)	(691)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	509	831
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	(47)	1,332
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	841	610
Deposit liability	0	(87)
Liabilities of discontinued operations	(125)	(1,247)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,574	1,179
Investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(519)	(746)
Sale of marketable securities, trading	298	1,303
Net change in securities sold short	1,139	642
Proceeds from sale of property	0	9,483
Change in restricted cash	(900)	(416)
Net cash provided by investing activities	18	10,266
Financing activities:
Payments on revolving credit facility	(1,684)	(4,797)
Payment of preferred dividend	(76)	(57)
Bank overdraft	(1,827)	545
Payments on long-term debt - real estate held for sale	0	(5,397)
Payments on long-term debt	(11)	(11)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,598)	(9,717)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(205)	245
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,789	1,973
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	3,480	1,507
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	5,269	3,480
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	13	296
Cash paid for taxes	$ 1,342	$ 666