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Inventories
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

6. Inventories

Inventories are principally stated at the lower of cost or market using the specific identification method and include direct labor, materials and overhead, with cost of product sales determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventories consisted of the following components:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Raw materials

 

$

1,539

 

 

$

1,264

 

Finished products

 

 

1,796

 

 

 

1,715

 

Total

 

$

3,335

 

 

$

2,979