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Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017
Related Parties [Abstract]  
Related Parties

Note 10.  Related Parties



On October 11, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Gregory A. Sandfort as a director of WD-40 Company. Mr. Sandfort is the Chief Executive Officer of Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), which is a WD-40 Company customer that acquires products from the Company in the ordinary course of business.



The consolidated financial statements include sales to Tractor Supply of $1.2 million for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $1.1 million for fiscal year 2015.  Accounts receivable from Tractor Supply were not significant as of August 31, 2017 and 2016.