ACQUISITION (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements
Revenue	$ 32,474,000	$ 37,837,000	$ 109,943,000	$ 84,504,000
Cost of goods sold	27,395,000	33,097,000	96,491,000	69,756,000
Gross profit	5,079,000	4,741,000	13,452,000	14,748,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,367,000	2,531,000	7,645,000	6,346,000
Income from operations			5,807,000	8,402,000
Other income and expense			(768,000)	(727,000)
Net income	$ 2,711,000	$ 2,209,000	$ 5,039,000	$ 7,675,000
Earnings per common share-Basic	$ 0.30	$ 0.18	$ 0.50	$ 0.88
Earnings per common share-Diluted	$ 0.17	$ 0.13	$ 0.35	$ 0.53

The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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