Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016		Nov. 30, 2015
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 661		$ 500
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	169		144
Bad debt expense	4		8
Change in inventory reserve	135		30
Net loss on investments	102		9
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	173		(1,543)
Inventory	(1,959)		(248)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(90)		(392)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	190		1,270
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(3,310)		(2,345)
Net cash used in operating activities	(3,925)		(2,567)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(585)		(50)
Sale (purchase) of marketable securities, trading	234		(831)
Net change in securities sold short	439		370
Change in restricted cash	(439)		(366)
Net cash used in investing activities	(351)		(877)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	4,079		961
Preferred dividend	(19)		(19)
Bank overdraft	485		1,697
Payments on long-term debt	0		(2)
Net cash provided by financing activities	4,545		2,637
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(59)		(1)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	210		(808)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	4,878	[1]	5,269
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	5,088		4,461
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 2,627		$ 2,194

[1] Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2016 as filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2016.