CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$ 162,949	$ 171,728
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	98,777	106,727
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41,000	42,105
Amortization of intangible assets	4,948	5,810
Interest expense, net	541	2,421
Other expenses, net	23	295
Total costs and expenses	145,289	157,358
Earnings before income taxes	17,660	14,370
Income tax expense	3,974	3,606
Earnings from continuing operations	13,686	10,764
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $269		(601)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $23,734		76,614
Earnings from discontinued operations		76,013
Net earnings	$ 13,686	$ 86,777
Earnings per share:
Basic - Continuing operations	$ 0.53	$ 0.41
Basic - Discontinued operations		2.93
Basic - Net earnings	0.53	3.34
Diluted - Continuing operations	0.52	0.41
Diluted - Discontinued operations		2.91
Diluted - Net earnings	$ 0.52	$ 3.32