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Inventories | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2025
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | Note 8 - Inventories
|  | August 31, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Raw materials and supplies |  | $ | 70,510 |  |  | $ | 84,725 |
Work in process |  |  | 7,186 |  |  |  | 10,192 |
Finished goods and purchased parts |  |  | 78,631 |  |  |  | 80,877 |
Total inventory value before LIFO adjustment |  |  | 156,327 |  |  |  | 175,794 |
Less adjustment to LIFO value |  |  | (19,468 | ) |  |  | (21,341 | )
Inventories, net |  | $ | 136,859 |  |  | $ | 154,453 |
Of the $136.9 million and $154.5 million of inventories at August 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, $35.0 million and $42.7 million, respectively was valued on the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") basis, and $101.9 million and $111.8 million, respectively, was valued on first-in, first-out ("FIFO") or average cost methods.

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