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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001026608-19-000040
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191018
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191018
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191018

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACME UNITED CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000002098
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				060236700
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07698
		FILM NUMBER:		191157107

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		55 WALLS DRIVE
		CITY:			FAIRFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06824
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203-254-6060

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		55 WALLS DRIVE
		CITY:			FAIRFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06824

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ACME SHEAR CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710713
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/20pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">Date of report (date of earliest
event reported): <B>October 18, 2019</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">On October 18, 2019, Acme United Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0pt">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</P>

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    <TD><A HREF="acu_8k101819ex991.htm">99.1</A></TD>
    <TD>Press release dated October 18, 2019. </TD></TR>
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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3">ACME UNITED CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;By</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Walter C. Johnsen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">Walter C. Johnsen</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">Chairman and</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3">Dated: October 18, 2019</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>By</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Paul
G. Driscoll</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">Paul G. Driscoll</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><A HREF="acu_8k101819ex991.htm">99.1</A></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>ACME UNITED
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Acme United Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">55 Walls Drive</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fairfield, CT 06824</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Phone: (203) 254-6060</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">FAX: (203) 254-6521</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 95%; text-align: right; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>FOR
    IMMEDIATE RELEASE&nbsp;&nbsp; October 18, 2019</U></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ACME
UNITED REPORTS 7% NET SALES INCREASE AND 30% DILUTED EPS<BR>
 INCREASE FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 2019</FONT></P>

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CT. &ndash; October 18, 2019 &ndash; Acme United Corporation (NYSE American: ACU) today announced that net sales for the three
months ended September 30, 2019 were $37.0 million, compared to $34.7 million for the same period of 2018, an increase of 7%.
Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $108.6 million, compared to $106.2 million for the same period in
2018, a 2% increase.</FONT></P>

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income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $1.1 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to $.8 million, or
$0.23 per diluted share, for the same period in 2018, increases of 31% <FONT STYLE="line-height: 150%">and 30%, respectively</FONT>.
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $4.5 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, compared to $4.0 million,
or $1.12 per diluted share, in last year&rsquo;s same period, increases of 13% and <FONT STYLE="line-height: 150%">18%, respectively</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman
and CEO Walter C. Johnsen, said, &ldquo;We are very pleased with our third quarter sales and earnings. We had excellent performance
with our First Aid Only safety products line, driven by success of SmartCompliance kits and refills. International sales both
in Europe and Canada were strong. Our on-line business was excellent, reflecting strength in first aid products and back-to-school
items.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Johnsen added, &ldquo;We expect continued good performance&nbsp;in the fourth quarter of 2019, particularly as our focus on productivity
and sales growth continues.&nbsp; Based on the trends we are currently seeing, we are updating our financial guidance for the
year.&nbsp; We now expect net sales of approximately $142 million compared to our previously provided range of $140 million -
$143 million; net income of approximately $5.2 million compared to our previously provided range of $5.0 million - $5.3 million;
and earnings per share of approximately $1.48 compared to our previously provided range of $1.41 - $1.50.</FONT></P>

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the U.S. segment, net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2019 increased 6% compared to the same period in 2018. Sales
of first aid and safety products were strong, more than offsetting softness in the sales of certain school and office products.
Net sales for the first nine months of 2019 in the U.S. segment increased 2% compared to the same period in 2018.</FONT></P>

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sales in Europe for the three months ended September 30, 2019 increased 15% in U.S. dollars and 21% in local currency compared
to the same 2018 period. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased 14% in U.S. dollars and 22% in local
currency compared to the first nine months of 2018. The sales increases in the quarter and nine months were mainly due to new
customers in the office products channel and continued growth of DMT sharpening products.</FONT></P>

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sales in Canada for the three months ended September 30, 2019 increased 5% in U.S. dollars and 6% in local currency compared to
the same 2018 period. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 decreased 6% in U.S. dollars and 3% in local currency
compared to the first nine months of 2018.</FONT></P>

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margin was 35.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 35.8% in the same period in 2018. Gross margin was
36.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 37.0% in the same period in 2018.</FONT></P>

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Company&rsquo;s bank debt less cash on September 30, 2019 was $35.9 million compared to $46.8 million on September 30, 2018. During
the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2019, the Company distributed $1.6 million in dividends on its common stock, repurchased
$0.4 million in treasury stock and generated $14 million in free cash flow, including a $2.3 million reduction in inventory.</FONT></P>

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Call and Webcast Information</B></FONT></P>

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United will hold a conference call to discuss its quarterly results, which will be broadcast on Friday, October 18, 2019, at 12:00
p.m. EDT. To listen or participate in a question and answer session, dial 800-767-8973. International callers may dial 334-777-6979.
You may access the live webcast of the conference call through the Investor Relations section of the Company&rsquo;s website,
www.acmeunited.com. A replay may be accessed under Investor Relations, Audio Archives.</FONT></P>

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Acme United</B></FONT></P>

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UNITED CORPORATION </B>is a leading worldwide supplier of innovative safety solutions and cutting technology to the school, home,
office, hardware, sporting goods and industrial markets. <FONT STYLE="line-height: 150%">Its leading brands include First Aid
Only&reg;, Physicians<I>Care</I>&reg;, Pac-Kit&reg;,Spill Magic&reg;, Westcott&reg;, Clauss&reg;, Camillus&reg;, Cuda&reg;, and
DMT&reg;. For more information, visit www.acmeunited.com.</FONT></FONT></P>

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Looking Statements</B></FONT></P>

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statements in this report, including without limitation, statements related to the Company&rsquo;s plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including,
without limitation, the following: (i) changes in the Company&rsquo;s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions,
which may be made at any time at the discretion of the Company; (ii) the impact of uncertainties in global economic conditions,
including the impact on the Company&rsquo;s suppliers and customers; (iii) changes in client needs and consumer spending habits;
(iv) the impact of competition and technological changes on the Company; (v) the Company&rsquo;s ability to manage its growth
effectively, including its ability to successfully integrate any business it might acquire; (vi) currency fluctuations; (vii)
increases in the cost of borrowings resulting from rising interest rates; (viii) international trade policies and their impact
on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff&nbsp;rates;&nbsp;and
(ix) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company&rsquo;s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</FONT></P>

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UNITED CORPORATION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">THIRD
QUARTER REPORT 2019</FONT></P>

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(Unaudited)</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Three Months Ended</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Three Months Ended</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Amounts in 000's except per share
    data</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">September
    30, 2019</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">September
    30, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Net sales</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">36,995</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">34,731</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Cost of goods sold</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">23,861</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">22,281</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Gross profit</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,134</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">12,450</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Selling, general, and administrative
    expenses</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">11,408</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">11,077</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Operating Income</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1,726</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1,373</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Interest expense, net</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">469</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">496</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other expense, net</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">40</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">23</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total other expense, net</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">509</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">519</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Income before income tax expense</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1,217</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">854</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Income tax expense</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">158</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">47</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Net income</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1,059</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">807</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Shares outstanding - Basic</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">3,352</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">3,374</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Shares outstanding - Diluted</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">3,486</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">3,551</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Earnings per share - Basic</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0.32</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0.24</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Earnings per share - Diluted</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0.30</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0.23</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Nine Months Ended</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Nine Months Ended</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Amounts in 000's except per share data</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">September 30, 2019</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">September 30, 2018</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Net sales</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">108,585</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">106,191</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Cost of goods sold</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">68,877</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">66,905</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Gross profit</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">39,708</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">39,286</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Selling, general, and administrative expenses</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">32,679</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">32,923</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Operating Income</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">7,029</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">6,363</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Interest expense, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,463</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,346</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Other expense, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">52</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">84</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total other expense, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,515</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,430</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Income before income tax expense</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">5,514</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,933</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Income tax expense</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">977</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">926</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Net income</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,537</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,007</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Shares outstanding - Basic</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,352</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,374</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Shares outstanding - Diluted</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,445</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,574</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Earnings per share - Basic</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.35</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.19</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Earnings per share - Diluted</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.32</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1.12</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Amounts in 000's</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">September 30, 2019</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">September 30, 2018</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Assets:</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Current assets:</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Cash and cash equivalents</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">5,698</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,021</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Accounts receivable, less allowance</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">30,635</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">30,869</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Inventories, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">38,970</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">41,274</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 30px">Prepaid expenses and other current assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,787</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">2,270</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Total current assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">77,090</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">78,434</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Property, Plant and equipment, net</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">14,006</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">14,488</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Operating lease right of use asset</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">2,123</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">16,107</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">16,959</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Goodwill</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,696</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,696</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 30px">Other assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">202</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">606</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Total assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">114,224</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">115,183</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: left">Liabilities and stockholders' equity:</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Current liabilities:</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Accounts payable</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">7,217</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">6,654</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Operating lease liability - short term</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">920</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Mortgage payable</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">267</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">267</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 30px">Other accrued liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">8,202</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">4,417</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Total current liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">16,606</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">11,338</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Long term debt</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">38,125</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">47,028</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Mortgage payable, net of current portion</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,244</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">3,511</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px">Operating lease liability - long term</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">1,210</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 30px">Other non-current liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">15</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">815</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Total liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">59,200</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">62,692</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total stockholders' equity</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">55,024</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">52,491</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Total liabilities and stockholders' equity</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">114,224</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right">115,183</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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