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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 763,816 $ 643,252
Accounts receivable (less allowance for uncollectibles of $282,829 and $76,934, respectively) 4,659,087 3,478,983
Materials and supplies 983,899 824,139
Gas in storage 5,445,275 7,436,785
Prepaid income taxes 0 1,550,836
Other 1,273,224 1,548,329
Total current assets 13,125,301 15,482,324
UTILITY PROPERTY:    
In service 199,152,544 185,577,286
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (58,895,489) (56,156,287)
In service, net 140,257,055 129,420,999
Construction work in progress 4,709,968 2,707,139
Utility plant, net 144,967,023 132,128,138
OTHER ASSETS:    
Regulatory assets 14,504,029 14,332,451
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate 5,704,091 3,496,404
Fair value of marked-to-market transactions 118,606 0
Other 115,707 113,532
Total other assets 20,442,433 17,942,387
TOTAL ASSETS 178,534,757 165,552,849
CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Line-of-credit 0 14,556,785
Dividends payable 1,048,710 970,244
Accounts payable 5,730,734 5,345,575
Capital contributions payable 402,589 287,794
Customer credit balances 715,139 1,605,608
Income taxes payable 552,148 0
Customer deposits 1,532,074 1,627,105
Accrued expenses 2,485,160 3,194,255
Over-recovery of gas costs 3,258,221 909,687
Total current liabilities 15,724,775 28,497,053
LONG-TERM DEBT:    
Notes payable 42,820,200 33,896,200
Line-of-credit 10,516,426 0
Less unamortized debt issuance costs (252,117) (260,149)
Long-term debt net of unamortized debt issuance costs 53,084,509 33,636,051
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:    
Asset retirement obligations 5,867,216 5,682,556
Regulatory cost of retirement obligations 10,014,380 9,348,443
Benefit plan liabilities 13,557,156 13,763,820
Deferred income taxes 20,615,021 18,957,854
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 50,053,773 47,752,673
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Common stock, $5 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 7,231,535 and 7,182,434, respectively 36,157,675 23,941,445
Preferred stock, no par, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding 0 0
Capital in excess of par value 182,031 9,509,548
Retained earnings 25,636,416 24,713,310
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,304,422) (2,497,231)
Total stockholders’ equity 59,671,700 55,667,072
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 178,534,757 $ 165,552,849