Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,306	$ 15,212
Marketable securities	50,057	25
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,111 and $2,390 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	29,598	28,592
Inventories	24,216	22,942
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,449	2,532
Current contract assets	3,834	3,566
Current assets held for sale	0	4,871
Total current assets	126,460	77,740
Property and equipment, net	52,501	50,633
Intangible assets, net	5,197	5,661
Goodwill	14,995	15,031
Right of use assets	8,162
Other non-current assets	5,809	5,484
Non-current contract assets	7,577	6,971
Non-current deferred income tax asset	195	226
Non-current assets held for sale	0	25,906
Total assets	220,896	187,652
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	16,974	16,735
Accrued compensation and employee-related expenses	4,783	4,947
Accrued other	11,467	9,602
Accrued product warranty costs	2,181	1,916
Current portion of long-term debt	2,000	9,928
Contract liabilities	8,119	7,647
Current operating lease liability	4,418
Liability for uncertain tax positions	675	631
Current liabilities held for sale	0	4,604
Total current liabilities	50,617	56,010
Other long-term liabilities	1,599	1,920
Long-term operating lease liability	3,760
Long-term contract liabilities	10,056	9,070
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	0	19,437
Non-current deferred income tax liability	868	887
Non-current liabilities held for sale	0	813
Total liabilities	66,900	88,137
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 30,000,000 shares; 19,319,933 and 19,026,393 shares issued at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; and 18,037,511 and 17,743,971 shares outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	193	190
Additional paid-in capital	141,856	139,617
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	25,600	(15,397)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,489)	(14,731)
Stockholders equity before treasury stock adjustment	164,160	109,679
Less: treasury stock at cost, common stock, 1,282,422 shares as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	(10,164)	(10,164)
Total stockholders’ equity	153,996	99,515
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 220,896	$ 187,652

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).