Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 46,313	$ 49,360
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net of allowance of $944 and $842, respectively	87,510	92,976
Retainage	16,745	17,453
Inventories	13,370	13,977
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	8,093	12,318
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,481	2,956
Total current assets	178,512	189,040
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	12,695	11,683
GOODWILL	19,407	17,249
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	7,928	4,723
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, net	4,536	4,015
Total assets	223,078	226,710
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	4
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	74,482	82,910
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	24,068	25,165
Total current liabilities	98,550	108,079
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities	10,241	10,234
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	6,930	6,983
Total liabilities	115,721	125,296
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,049,529 and 22,049,529 shares issued and 21,461,242 and 21,475,741 outstanding, respectively	220	220
Treasury stock, at cost, 588,287 and 573,788 shares, respectively	(4,523)	(4,401)
Additional paid-in capital	193,894	193,628
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Retained deficit	(82,234)	(88,033)
Total stockholders' equity	107,357	101,414
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 223,078	$ 226,710

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

Name:	us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.