Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018		Feb. 28, 2017
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,514		$ 1,408
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	498		359
Bad debt expense	44		62
Change in inventory reserve	123		81
Net (gain) loss on trading securities	(251)		102
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	(3,188)		(266)
Inventory	(1,760)		(3,135)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(1,030)		(3)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	2,515		(672)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(1,161)		(2,431)
Net cash used in operating activities	(1,696)		(4,495)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property, equipment and leasehold improvements	(1,214)		(898)
(Purchase) sale of marketable securities, trading	(338)		212
Net change in securities sold short	(90)		1,041
Change in restricted cash	90		(1,041)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,552)		(686)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	1,525		4,016
Preferred dividend	(38)		(38)
Bank overdraft	1,145		1,445
Payments on long-term debt	(35)		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,597		5,423
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	67		(119)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(584)		123
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	3,870	[1]	4,878
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	3,286		5,001
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	2,241		2,627
Cash paid for interest	$ 243		$ 34

[1] Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2017 as filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2017.