Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,781	$ 32,961
Restricted Cash	64	260
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net of allowance of $697 and $736, respectively	129,202	124,368
Retainage	21,849	20,135
Inventories	18,311	13,236
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	19,045	15,554
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,059	3,214
Total current assets	215,311	209,728
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	24,425	15,694
GOODWILL	43,484	39,936
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	31,040	31,723
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS	90,347	93,549
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET	3,367	3,710
Total assets	407,974	394,340
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	114,558	108,822
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	25,712	24,229
Total current liabilities	140,270	133,051
LONG-TERM DEBT	29,376	29,257
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	7,414	6,832
Total liabilities	177,060	169,140
Noncontrolling interest	1,739	1,795
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 shares issued and 21,471,893 and 21,456,539 outstanding, respectively	220	220
Treasury stock, at cost, 577,636 and 592,990 shares, respectively	(4,666)	(4,781)
Additional paid-in capital	196,164	195,221
Retained earnings	37,457	32,745
Total stockholders' equity	229,175	223,405
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 407,974	$ 394,340

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.

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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.