BUSINESS SEGMENTS: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Schedule of segment information

	Wholesale Distribution		Retail		Other			Consolidated
FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2015:
External revenues:
Cigarettes	$	919,708,097	$	—	$	—		$	919,708,097
Tobacco		148,373,140		—		—			148,373,140
Confectionery		83,201,334		—		—			83,201,334
Health food		—		31,325,389		—			31,325,389
Foodservice & other		99,247,936		—		—			99,247,936
Total external revenues		1,250,530,507		31,325,389		—			1,281,855,896
Depreciation		1,427,011		470,299		1,874			1,899,184
Amortization		365,000		—		—			365,000
Operating income (loss)		16,487,097		661,835		(5,613,969	)		11,534,963
Interest expense		129,397		194,349		517,993			841,739
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		16,408,321		485,918		(6,131,961	)		10,762,278
Total assets		107,220,546		12,813,643		149,618			120,183,807
Capital expenditures		854,924		163,467		—			1,018,391
FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2014:
External revenues:
Cigarettes	$	890,603,305	$	—	$	—		$	890,603,305
Tobacco		141,594,384		—		—			141,594,384
Confectionery		77,635,706		—		—			77,635,706
Health food		—		34,314,947		—			34,314,947
Foodservice & other		92,607,046		—		—			92,607,046
Total external revenues		1,202,440,441		34,314,947		—			1,236,755,388
Depreciation		1,511,929		505,724		3,749			2,021,402
Amortization		365,000		—		—			365,000
Operating income (loss)		13,715,414		768,417		(5,087,462	)		9,396,369
Interest expense		153,841		217,833		563,686			935,360
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		13,599,019		569,991		(5,577,482	)		8,591,528
Total assets		95,261,175		13,182,458		236,319			108,679,952
Capital expenditures		2,648,857		147,469		—			2,796,326