CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Sales (including excise taxes of $340.6 million and $335.8 million, respectively)	$ 1,041,631,892	$ 1,010,538,035
Cost of sales	967,467,852	938,830,204
Gross profit	74,164,040	71,707,831
Selling, general and administrative expenses	56,374,612	54,445,189
Depreciation and amortization	2,234,814	1,736,817
Total operating expenses	58,609,426	56,182,006
Operating income	15,554,614	15,525,825
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	1,433,790	1,504,899
Other (income), net	(225,212)	(85,886)
Total other expenses (income)	1,208,578	1,419,013
Income from operations before income tax expense	14,346,036	14,106,812
Income tax expense	6,282,000	5,141,000
Net income	8,064,036	8,965,812
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(286,397)	(297,025)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 7,777,639	$ 8,668,787
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 13.09	$ 15.36
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 10.44	$ 11.99
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	594,185	564,355
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	772,589	747,862

The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 5

-Section 03

-Paragraph 2

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(a),(d))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688