BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Schedule of segment information

	Wholesale		Retail
	Segment		Segment		Other		Consolidated
FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2023:
External revenue:
Cigarettes	$	1,586,303,595	$	—	$	—	$	1,586,303,595
Tobacco		462,509,541		—		—		462,509,541
Confectionery		162,614,409		—		—		162,614,409
Health food		—		43,119,285		—		43,119,285
Foodservice & other		285,448,169		—		—		285,448,169
Total external revenue		2,496,875,714		43,119,285		—		2,539,994,999
Depreciation		5,856,980		1,304,488		—		7,161,468
Amortization		415,178		—		—		415,178
Operating income (loss)		39,701,536		(720,104)		(13,014,849)		25,966,583
Interest expense		—		—		8,550,431		8,550,431
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		38,653,470		214,203		(21,565,280)		17,302,393
Total assets		345,459,274		16,985,699		984,227		363,429,200
Capital expenditures		11,413,999		1,071,226		—		12,485,225

	Wholesale		Retail
	Segment		Segment		Other		Consolidated
FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2022:
External revenue:
Cigarettes	$	1,328,196,494	$	—	$	—	$	1,328,196,494
Tobacco		342,997,425		—		—		342,997,425
Confectionery		117,227,090		—		—		117,227,090
Health food		—		46,206,417		—		46,206,417
Foodservice & other		176,170,959		—		—		176,170,959
Total external revenue		1,964,591,968		46,206,417		—		2,010,798,385
Depreciation		2,366,108		1,206,845		—		3,572,953
Amortization		70,887		—		—		70,887
Operating income (loss)		35,597,978		526,509		(13,523,120)		22,601,367
Interest expense		—		—		2,249,552		2,249,552
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		34,225,516		569,797		(13,319,809)		21,475,504
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax		—		—		1,670,133		1,670,133
Total assets		271,202,838		17,208,581		713,108		289,124,527
Capital expenditures		13,327,713		1,327,493		—		14,655,206