10-Q

FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026

☐   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File Number 001-36423

HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	68-0176227
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
7250 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 200
Novato, California	94945
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(415) 899-1555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value	HNNA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.875% Notes due 2026	HNNAZ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒         No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒         No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒
Smaller reporting company	☒	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐         No ☒

As of May 4, 2026, there were 7,902,394 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I	Financial Information
Item 1	Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements	1
	Balance Sheets	1
	Statements of Income	2
	Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	3
	Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements	6
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	23
PART II	Other Information
Item 5	Other Information	23
Item 6	Exhibits	24
	Signatures	25

PART I:         FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:          Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	March 31,		September 30,
	2026		2025
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	73,055	$	72,431
Investments in marketable securities, at fair value		13		12
Investment fee income receivable		2,714		2,767
Interest income receivable		213		225
Prepaid expenses		717		797
Other accounts receivable		397		283
Total current assets		77,109		76,515
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,600 and $1,643, respectively		498		524
Operating lease right-of-use asset		500		676
Management contracts		82,252		82,562
Other assets		181		182
Total assets	$	160,540	$	160,459
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accrued liabilities and accounts payable	$	2,950	$	4,864
Notes payable, net of issuance costs - current portion		39,981		-
Accrued payment related to management contract		-		123
Operating lease liability		382		365
Income taxes payable		40		661
Total current liabilities		43,353		6,013
Notes payable, net of issuance costs		-		39,807
Long-term operating lease liability		134		330
Net deferred income tax liability		17,037		16,573
Total liabilities		60,524		62,723
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, no par value, 22,500,000 shares authorized; 7,902,287 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026, and 7,889,941 as of September 30, 2025	$	24,188	$	23,478
Retained earnings		75,828		74,258
Total stockholders' equity		100,016		97,736
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	160,540	$	160,459

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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Statements of Income

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026			2025			2026			2025
Revenue
Investment advisory fees	$	7,581		$	8,673		$	15,342		$	17,734
Shareholder service fees		552			603			1,111			1,250
Total revenue		8,133			9,276			16,453			18,984
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits		2,563			2,674			5,038			5,440
General and administrative		1,637			1,799			3,551			3,452
Fund distribution and other		233			251			450			516
Sub-advisory fees		1,004			1,032			2,048			2,165
Depreciation		86			69			152			130
Total operating expenses		5,523			5,825			11,239			11,703
Net operating income		2,610			3,451			5,214			7,281
Interest income		(614	)		(677	)		(1,265	)		(1,386	)
Interest expense		578			572			1,154			1,144
Income before income tax expense		2,646			3,556			5,325			7,523
Income tax expense		736			973			1,485			2,106
Net income	$	1,910		$	2,583		$	3,840		$	5,417
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.25		$	0.33		$	0.49		$	0.70
Diluted	$	0.24		$	0.33		$	0.48		$	0.69
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		7,897,040			7,784,225			7,893,840			7,782,152
Diluted		8,002,047			7,912,156			7,982,858			7,890,031
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.15		$	0.14		$	0.29		$	0.28

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
								Total
	Common Stock				Retained			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Earnings			Equity
Balance at September 30, 2025		7,889,941	$	23,478	$	74,258		$	97,736
Net income		-		-		1,930			1,930
Dividends paid		-		-		(1,085	)		(1,085	)
Shares issued for auto-investments pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		77		1		-			1
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		1,899		19		-			19
Stock-based compensation		-		309		-			309
Balance at December 31, 2025		7,891,917	$	23,807	$	75,103		$	98,910
Net income		-		-		1,910			1,910
Dividends paid		-		-		(1,185	)		(1,185	)
Employee and director restricted stock vested		7,425		-		-			-
Shares issued for auto-investments pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		798		8		-			8
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		2,147		22		-			22
Stock-based compensation		-		351		-			351
Balance at March 31, 2026		7,902,287	$	24,188	$	75,828		$	100,016

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Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2025
									Total
	Common Stock					Retained			Stockholders'
	Shares			Amount		Earnings			Equity
Balance at September 30, 2024		7,778,335		$	22,592	$	68,719		$	91,311
Net income		-			-		2,834			2,834
Dividends paid		-			-		(1,070	)		(1,070	)
Employee and director restricted stock vested		3,294								-
Repurchase of vested employee restricted stock for tax withholding		(1	)		-		-			-
Shares issued for auto-investments pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		213			2		-			2
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		1,771			18		-			18
Stock-based compensation		-			299		-			299
Balance at December 31, 2024		7,783,612			22,911		70,483			93,394
Net income		-		$	-	$	2,583		$	2,583
Dividends paid		-			-		(1,070	)		(1,070	)
Shares issued for auto-investments pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		164			2		-			2
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan		1,774			20		-			20
Stock-based compensation		-			274		-			274
Balance at March 31, 2025		7,785,550		$	23,207	$	71,996		$	95,203

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026			2025
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	3,840		$	5,417
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation		152			130
Unrealized gain on marketable securities		(1	)		-
Change in right-of-use asset and operating lease liability		(3	)		3
Amortization of note issuance costs		174			163
Deferred income taxes		464			477
Stock-based compensation		660			573
Expense related to previously capitalized management contract costs		310			-
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Investment fee income receivable		53			(19	)
Interest income receivable		12			16
Prepaid expenses		80			151
Other accounts receivable		(114	)		2
Other assets		1			1
Accrued liabilities and accounts payable		(2,037	)		(965	)
Income taxes payable		(621	)		30
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,970			5,979
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(126	)		(198	)
Payments related to management contracts		-			(43	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(126	)		(241	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from shares issued pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Repurchase Plan		9			4
Dividend payments		(2,229	)		(2,102	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(2,220	)		(2,098	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		624			3,640
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		72,431			63,922
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	73,055		$	67,562
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes	$	1,642		$	1,599
Cash paid for interest	$	981		$	981
Dividend reinvestment issued in shares	$	41		$	38

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited interim condensed financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and comprise the accounts of Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Certain information and footnote disclosures in these unaudited interim condensed financial statements, that may be otherwise included in financial statements presented in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position at March 31, 2026, the Company’s operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the Company’s cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for fiscal year 2025, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. Accordingly, the actual results could differ substantially from those estimates.

The Company’s operating activities consist primarily of providing investment advisory services to 16 open-end mutual funds and one exchange‑traded fund (“ETF”) branded as the Hennessy Funds. The Company serves as the investment advisor to all classes of the Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund, the Hennessy Focus Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund, the Hennessy Total Return Fund, the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund, the Hennessy Balanced Fund, the Hennessy Energy Transition Fund, the Hennessy Midstream Fund, the Hennessy Gas Utility Fund, the Hennessy Japan Fund, the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund, the Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund, the Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund, and the Hennessy Technology Fund (collectively, the “Hennessy Mutual Funds”), as well as to the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. The Company also provides shareholder services to investors in the Hennessy Mutual Funds.

The Company’s operating revenues consist of contractual investment advisory and shareholder service fees paid to it by the Hennessy Funds. The Company earns investment advisory fees from each Hennessy Fund by, among other things:

● acting as portfolio manager for the fund or overseeing the sub‑advisor acting as portfolio manager for the fund, which includes managing the composition of the fund’s portfolio (including the purchase, retention, and disposition of portfolio securities in accordance with the fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions), seeking best execution for the fund’s portfolio, managing the use of soft dollars for the fund, and managing proxy voting for the fund;

● performing a daily reconciliation of portfolio positions and cash for the fund;

● monitoring the liquidity of the fund;

● monitoring the fund’s compliance with its investment objectives and restrictions and federal securities laws;

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● maintaining a compliance program (including a code of ethics), conducting ongoing reviews of the compliance programs of the fund’s service providers (including any sub‑advisor), including their codes of ethics, as appropriate, conducting onsite visits to the fund’s service providers (including any sub-advisor) as feasible, monitoring incidents of abusive trading practices, reviewing fund expense accruals, payments, and fixed expense ratios, evaluating insurance providers for fidelity bond, directors and officers and errors and omissions insurance, and cybersecurity insurance coverage, managing regulatory examination compliance and responses, conducting employee compliance training, reviewing reports provided by service providers, and maintaining books and records;

● if applicable, overseeing the selection and continued employment of the fund’s sub‑advisor, reviewing the fund’s investment performance, and monitoring the sub‑advisor’s adherence to the fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions;

● overseeing service providers that provide accounting, administration, distribution, transfer agency, custodial, sales, marketing, public relations, audit, information technology, and legal services to the fund;

● maintaining in‑house marketing and distribution departments on behalf of the fund;

● preparing or directing the preparation of all regulatory filings for the fund, including writing and annually updating the fund’s prospectus and related documents;

● for each annual report of the fund, preparing or reviewing a written summary of the fund’s performance during the most recent 12‑month period;

● monitoring and overseeing the accessibility of the fund on financial institution platforms;

● paying the incentive compensation of the fund’s compliance officer and employing other staff such as legal, marketing, national accounts, distribution, sales, administrative, and trading oversight personnel, as well as management executives;

● providing a quarterly compliance certification to the Board of Trustees of Hennessy Funds Trust (the “Funds’ Board of Trustees”); and

● preparing or reviewing materials for the Funds’ Board of Trustees, presenting to or leading discussions with the Funds’ Board of Trustees, preparing or reviewing all meeting minutes, and arranging for training and education of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The Company earns shareholder service fees from Investor Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds by, among other things, maintaining a toll-free number that the current investors in the Hennessy Funds may call to ask questions about their accounts and actively participating as a liaison between investors in the Hennessy Funds and U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.

Investment advisory and shareholder service fee revenues are earned and calculated daily by the Hennessy Funds’ accountants at U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and are subsequently reviewed by management.

The Company recognizes revenues when its obligations related to the investment advisory and shareholder services are satisfied, and it is probable that a significant reversal of the revenue amount would not occur in future periods. Management judgment is required in assessing the probability of significant revenue reversal and in identification of distinct services. Investment advisory and shareholder services are performed over time because investors in the Hennessy Funds are receiving and consuming the benefits as they are provided by the Company. Fees are based on contractual percentages of net asset values of each Hennessy Fund and recognized for services provided during the period, which are distinct from services provided in other periods. Such fees are affected by changes in such net asset values, including market appreciation or depreciation, foreign exchange translation as applicable, and net inflows or outflows of shareholders in each Hennessy Fund. Assets under management represent the broad range of financial assets the Company manages for the Hennessy Funds on a discretionary basis pursuant to investment management and shareholder servicing agreements that are expected to continue for at least 12 months. In general, reported assets under management reflect the valuation methodology that corresponds to the basis used for determining revenue. The fees are computed and billed monthly, at which time they are recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

The Company’s contractual agreements for investment advisory and shareholder services prove that a contract exists with fixed and determinable fees, and the services are rendered daily. The collectability is deemed probable because the fees are received from the Hennessy Funds in the month subsequent to the month in which the services are provided.

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(2) Management Contracts Purchased

Throughout its history, the Company has completed 12 purchases of the assets related to the management of 33 investment funds, some of which were reorganized into already existing Hennessy Funds. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its management contract asset to determine if any impairment has occurred. The fair value of the management contract asset was estimated as of September 30, 2025, by applying the income approach and is based on management estimates and assumptions, including third‑party valuations that utilize appropriate valuation techniques. It was determined there was no impairment as of such date. As of March 31, 2026, management performed a qualitative analysis and determined it was more likely than not that there continued to be no impairment.

Under Accounting Standards Codification 350 — Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested at least annually for impairment. The Company considered various factors, such as likelihood of continued renewal, whether there are foreseeable limits on net cash flows, and whether the Company is dependent on a limited number of investors, in determining the useful life of the management contracts. Based on its analysis, the Company considers the management contract asset to be an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life and no impairment as of the end of the current period. 

On March 14, 2025, the Company signed a definitive agreement with STF Management, LP to purchase the assets related to the management of two ETFs. On January 1, 2026, the agreement was terminated. As a result, for the six months ended March 31, 2026, the Company expensed $0.3 million in costs associated with the agreement that had previously been capitalized, and the Company expensed an additional $0.1 million in costs associated with the agreement incurred in the current period.

(3) Investment Advisory Agreements

The Company has investment advisory agreements with Hennessy Funds Trust under which it provides investment advisory services to all classes of the 16 Hennessy Mutual Funds and the Hennessy Sustainable ETF.

The investment advisory agreements must be renewed annually (except in limited circumstances) by (i) the Funds’ Board of Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable Hennessy Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the trustees of Hennessy Funds Trust who are not interested persons of the Hennessy Funds. If an investment advisory agreement is not renewed, it terminates automatically. There are two additional circumstances in which an investment advisory agreement terminates. First, an investment advisory agreement automatically terminates if the Company assigns them to another advisor (assignment includes “indirect assignment,” which is the direct or indirect transfer of the Company’s common stock in sufficient quantities deemed to constitute a controlling block). Second, an investment advisory agreement may be terminated prior to its expiration upon 60 days’ written notice by either the applicable Hennessy Fund or the Company.

As provided in each investment advisory agreement, the Company receives investment advisory fees monthly based on a percentage of the applicable fund’s average daily net asset value.

The Company has entered into sub-advisory agreements for the Hennessy Focus Fund, the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund, the Hennessy Japan Fund, the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund, and the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. Under each of these sub-advisory agreements, the sub‑advisor is responsible for the investment and reinvestments of the assets of the applicable Hennessy Fund in accordance with the terms of such agreement and the applicable Hennessy Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. The sub‑advisors are subject to the direction, supervision, and control of the Company and the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The sub‑advisory agreements must be renewed annually (except in limited circumstances) in the same manner as, and are subject to the same termination provisions as, the investment advisory agreements.

In exchange for sub-advisory services, the Company (not the Hennessy Funds) pays sub-advisory fees to the sub-advisors out of its own assets. Sub‑advisory fees are calculated as a percentage of the applicable fund’s average daily net asset value.

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(4) Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies Accounting Standards Codification 820 — Fair Value Measurement for all financial assets and liabilities, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” It also establishes a fair value hierarchy consisting of the following three levels that prioritize the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value:

● Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access at the measurement date;

● Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and model‑derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets); and

● Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the entity’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are not available.

Based on the definitions, the following tables represent the Company’s assets categorized in the Level 1 to Level 3 hierarchies:

	March 31, 2026
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Money market fund deposits	$	71,014	$	-	$	-	$	71,014
Mutual fund investments		13		-		-		13
Total	$	71,027	$	-	$	-	$	71,027
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	71,014	$	-	$	-	$	71,014
Investments in marketable securities		13		-		-		13
Total	$	71,027	$	-	$	-	$	71,027

	September 30, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Money market fund deposits	$	66,739	$	-	$	-	$	66,739
Mutual fund investments		12		-		-		12
Total	$	66,751	$	-	$	-	$	66,751
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	66,739	$	-	$	-	$	66,739
Investments in marketable securities		12		-		-		12
Total	$	66,751	$	-	$	-	$	66,751

There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2026, or the year ended September 30, 2025.

The fair values of receivables, payables, and accrued liabilities approximate their book values given the short-term nature of those instruments.

The fair value of the 2026 Notes (see Note 7) was approximately $39.9 million as of March 31, 2026, based on the last trading price of the notes on that date (Level 1). The Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to the carrying value of the 2026 Notes under Accounting Standards Codification 825 — Financial Instruments.

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(5) Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right‑of‑use assets and current and long‑term operating lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the Company renewed the lease for its office in Novato, California for an additional three years. The renewed lease will expire on July 31, 2027. The renewal created a long‑term operating lease asset recorded during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. There were no other long‑term operating leases as of March 31, 2026.

Upon renewal of the lease for its office in Novato, California, the Company recorded a right‑of‑use asset of $1.1 million on its balance sheet. Right‑of‑use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right‑of‑use assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. In determining the present value of lease payments, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise any such options. For its leases, the Company concluded that it is not reasonably certain that any renewal options would be exercised, and, therefore, the amounts are not recognized as part of operating lease right‑of‑use assets or operating lease liabilities. Leases with initial terms of 12 months or less, and certain office equipment leases that are deemed insignificant, are not recorded on the balance sheet and are expensed as incurred and included within rent expense under general and administrative expense. Lease expense related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease terms.

The Company’s most significant leases are real estate leases of office facilities. The Company leases office space under non-cancelable operating leases. Its principal executive office is located in Novato, California, and it has additional offices in Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Only the office lease in Novato, California has been capitalized because the other operating leases have terms of 12 months or less, including leases that are month‑to‑month in nature. The classification of the Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities and other supplemental information related to the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

	March 31, 2026			September 30, 2025
Weighted average remaining lease term	1.3 years			1.8 years
Weighted average discount rate		6.15	%		6.15	%

The undiscounted cash flows for future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities and the reconciliation to the balance of operating lease liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet are as follows:

	March 31, 2026
	(In thousands)
Remainder of fiscal year 2026	$	199
Fiscal year 2027		337
Total undiscounted cash flows		536
Present value discount		(20	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	516

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(6) Accrued Liabilities and Accounts Payable

Details relating to accrued liabilities and accounts payable reflected on the Company’s balance sheet are as follows:

	March 31, 2026		September 30, 2025
	(In thousands)
Accrued bonus liabilities	$	1,643	$	3,711
Accrued sub-advisor fees		331		338
Other accrued expenses		976		815
Total accrued liabilities and accounts payable	$	2,950	$	4,864

(7) Debt Outstanding

On October 20, 2021, the Company completed a public offering of 4.875% notes due 2026 in the aggregate principal amount of $40,250,000 (the “2026 Notes”), which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. The initial net proceeds received were approximately $38,607,000 after considering the impact of issuance costs and underwriter discounts. The 2026 Notes bear interest at 4.875% per annum, payable on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity, beginning December 31, 2021. The 2026 Notes mature on December 31, 2026.

The 2026 Notes are direct unsecured obligations, rank equally in right of payment with any of the Company’s future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness, senior to any of the Company’s future indebtedness that expressly provides that it is subordinate to the 2026 Notes, effectively subordinate to all of the Company’s future secured indebtedness, and structurally subordinate to all future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company’s future subsidiaries.

(8) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rates for the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were 27.9% and 28.0%, respectively. 

The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. 

(9) Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the operating leases discussed in Note 5, the Company has contractual expense ratio limitations in place with respect to the Hennessy Midstream Fund, the Hennessy Technology Fund, and the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. Such contractual expense ratio limitations will expire February 28, 2027, unless extended. Total fees waived during the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025,were $0.11 million and $0.09 million, respectively. To date, the Company has only waived fees based on contractual obligations but has the ability to waive fees at its discretion. Any decision to waive fees would apply only on a going forward basis.

The Company has no other commitments and no significant contingencies with original terms in excess of one year.

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(10) Equity

2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan

Effective as of February 8, 2024, the Company adopted, and the Company’s shareholders approved, the 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”). The Omnibus Plan replaced the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Under the Omnibus Plan, participants may be granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”), each of which represents an unfunded, unsecured right to receive a share of the Company’s common stock on the date specified in the recipient’s award. The Company issues new shares of its common stock when it is required to deliver shares to an RSU recipient. The RSUs granted under the Omnibus Plan vest over four years at a rate of 25% per year. The Company recognizes stock‑based compensation expense on a straight‑line basis over the four-year vesting term of each award.

A summary of RSU activity is as follows:

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Non-vested balance at beginning of period		395,365		$	8.52
Granted		-			-
Vested		(7,425	)		(8.44	)
Forfeited		-			-
Non-vested balance at end of period		387,940		$	8.52

Additional information related to RSUs is as follows:

	March 31, 2026
	(In thousands, except years)
Unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs	$	2,668
Weighted average remaining years to expense for RSUs		1.4

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

In January 2024, the Company adopted a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRSPP”), replacing the previous Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan that had been in place since 2021. The DRSPP provides shareholders and new investors with a convenient and economical means of purchasing shares of the Company’s common stock and reinvesting cash dividends paid on the Company’s common stock. Under the DRSPP and its predecessor plan, the Company issued 4,921 and 3,922 shares of common stock during the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the DRSPP is 1,530,000, of which 1,508,507 remained available for issuance as of March 31, 2026.

Stock Buyback Program

In August 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a stock buyback program pursuant to which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 1,500,000 shares of its common stock in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The program has no expiration date. In August 2022, the Board of Directors increased the number of shares that may be repurchased under the program to 2,000,000 shares. As a result, 1,096,368 shares remain available for repurchase under the stock buyback program. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock pursuant to the stock buyback program during the six months ended March 31, 2026.

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(11) Earnings per Share and Dividends per Share

 The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic earnings per share and weighted average common shares outstanding, adjusted for common stock equivalents, used in the computation of diluted earnings per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic		7,897,040		7,784,225
Dilutive impact of RSUs		105,007		127,931
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted		8,002,047		7,912,156

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic		7,893,840		7,782,152
Dilutive impact of RSUs		89,018		107,879
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted		7,982,858		7,890,031

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company included all common stock equivalents in the diluted earnings per share calculations as all common stock equivalents were dilutive. 

The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on March 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2026.

(12) Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

The Company has reviewed accounting pronouncements issued between the filing date of its most recent Form 10-K, which was December 3, 2025, and the filing date of this Form 10-Q and has determined that no accounting pronouncements issued would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or disclosures, except as disclosed below.

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which expands disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and requires more enhanced information about a reportable segment’s expenses, interim segment profit or loss, and how a public entity’s chief operating decision maker uses reported segment profit or loss information in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The Company adopted this standard in its 10-K filing for fiscal year 2025.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company operates in one business segment, which is its investment advisory business. The determination of a single business segment is consistent with the financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), and included consideration of factors such as revenue coming from a single source (investment advisory fees generated by the Hennessy Funds) and the Company utilizing the same technology, marketing, sales, and distribution programs to support all of the Hennessy Funds. The key measure of segment profitability that the CODM uses to allocate resources and assess performance is consolidated net income, as reported on the statement of income. The CODM does not regularly review disaggregated expense categories beyond those presented in the accompanying statements of income. The measure of segment assets is reported in the accompanying balance sheets as “Total assets.” Expenditures for long-lived assets are reported as “Purchases of property and equipment” on the statements of cash flows.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires more detailed income tax disclosures. The guidance requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation as well as expanded information on income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is required to adopt this standard prospectively in fiscal year 2026. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its financial statements.

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In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” as amended by ASU 2025-01, which requires public business entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. In particular, this amendment requires public business entities to disclose detailed information about specific costs that are presented in commonly referred expense captions, such as general and administrative expenses. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statements.

(13) Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and has concluded that no material events occurred during this period that require recognition or disclosure.

Item 2.            Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward‑Looking Statements

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws, for which we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward‑looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “assume,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “continue,” “seek,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events, based on information currently available to us. Forward‑looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at which, or means by which, such performance or results will be achieved.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those described in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, including under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in such report. Unforeseen developments could cause actual performance or results to differ substantially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Management does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these forward-looking statements. There is no regulation requiring an update of any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

Our business activities are affected by many factors, including, without limitation, redemptions by investors in the Hennessy Funds, taxes, general economic and business conditions, interest rate movements, inflation, the personal savings rate, competitive conditions, industry regulation, and fluctuations in the stock market, many of which are beyond the control of our management. Further, the business and regulatory environments in which we operate remain complex, uncertain, and subject to change. We expect that regulatory requirements and developments will cause us to incur additional administrative and compliance costs. Notwithstanding the variability in our economic and regulatory environments, we remain focused on the investment performance of the Hennessy Funds and on providing high‑quality customer service to investors.

Our business strategy centers on (i) the identification, completion, and integration of future acquisitions and (ii) organic growth, through both the retention of the fund assets we currently manage and the generation of inflows into the funds we manage. The success of our business strategy may be influenced by the factors discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. All statements regarding our business strategy, as well as statements regarding market trends and risks and assumptions about changes in the marketplace, are forward-looking by their nature.

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Overview

Our primary business activity is providing investment advisory services to a family of 16 open-end mutual funds and one ETF branded as the Hennessy Funds. We manage 12 of the 17 Hennessy Funds internally. For the remaining five funds, we have delegated the day‐to‑day portfolio management responsibilities to sub‑advisors, subject to our oversight. We oversee the selection and continued employment of each sub‑advisor, review each fund’s investment performance, and monitor each sub‑advisor’s adherence to each applicable fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. In addition, we conduct ongoing reviews of the compliance programs of sub‑advisors and make onsite visits to sub‑advisors, as feasible. Our secondary business activity is providing shareholder services to investors in the Hennessy Mutual Funds.

We derive our operating revenues from investment advisory fees paid to us by the Hennessy Funds and shareholder service fees paid to us by the Hennessy Mutual Funds. These fees are calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Hennessy Fund. The percentage amount of the investment advisory fees varies by fund. The percentage amount of the shareholder service fees is consistent across all Hennessy Mutual Funds, but shareholder service fees are charged on Investor Class shares only. The dollar amount of the fees we receive fluctuates with changes in the average net asset value of each Hennessy Fund, which is affected by each fund’s investment performance, purchases and redemptions of shares, general market conditions, and the success of our marketing, sales, and public relations efforts.

On a total return basis, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.71% for the six months ended March 31, 2026. During the most recent quarter, equity prices declined as geopolitical fears coupled with prospective interest rate cuts have seemed to cause investors to reconsider the case for continued economic growth. A joint United States and Israeli military campaign against Iran has had the effect of both spiking oil prices and closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas shipping channel. The uncertainty around the potential length of the action and its implications for oil and gas prices has caused global unease. The immediate effect of these dynamics has been rising gasoline prices, the prospect of dampened consumer spending, and the possibility of increased inflation. While the bond market had been expecting two interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2026, currently the bond market is not pricing in any rate cuts this year on account of an expectation of elevated rates of inflation returning, according to Bloomberg.

Long-term U.S. bond yields rose during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Higher oil and gas prices may portend a higher level of inflation, especially if a resolution with Iran is not reached soon. Before the conflict in the Middle East, inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal but was slowly making progress toward that goal. Projections compiled by Bloomberg estimate that the Consumer Price Index will advance by 3.1% in 2026, after increasing by 2.7% in 2025.

The Japanese equity market was up 4.69% in U.S. dollar terms over the six months ended March 31, 2026, as measured by the Tokyo Stock Price Index. During the period, Japanese equities traded higher as aggressive corporate governance reforms, a weak yen boosting exporter profits, a return to moderate inflation, and renewed foreign investment drove an increase in share values.

For the one‑, three‑, five-, and ten year periods ending March 31, 2026, all 17 Hennessy Funds posted positive total returns (except that the Hennessy Sustainable ETF does not have ten years of performance history).

As always, we are committed to providing superior service to investors and employing a consistent and disciplined approach to investing based on a buy‑and‑hold philosophy that rejects the idea of market timing. Our goal is to provide products that investors can have confidence in, knowing their money is invested as promised and with their best interests in mind. Accordingly, we continually seek new and improved ways to support investors in the Hennessy Funds, including by providing market insights, sector highlights, and other resources to help them manage their fund investments with confidence. We operate a robust and leading‑edge marketing automation and customer relationship management (CRM) system, with a database of over 100,000 financial advisors, in addition to retail investors. We utilize this technology both to help retain assets and to drive new purchases into the Hennessy Funds. We employ a comprehensive marketing and sales program consisting of content, digital, social media, and traditional marketing initiatives and proactive meetings. In addition, our consistent annual public relations campaigns have resulted in the Hennessy brand name appearing on TV, radio, print, or online media on average once every four days.

We provide service to nearly 170,000 fund accounts nationwide, including accounts held by investors who employ financial advisors to assist them with investing as well as accounts held by retail investors who invest directly with us. We serve approximately 10,200 financial advisors who utilize the Hennessy Funds on behalf of their clients, including roughly 200 who purchased one of our Funds for the first time during the most recent quarter. Approximately 17% of such advisors own two or more Hennessy Funds, and approximately 700 advisors hold a position of over $500,000. While numbers have declined in recent years, we continue to focus significant efforts on building and maintaining brand loyalty among our top tier of advisors.

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Total assets under management as of March 31, 2026, was $3.9 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion, or 7.8%, compared to March 31, 2025. The decrease in total assets was attributable to net outflows from the Hennessy Funds, partly offset by market appreciation.

The following table illustrates the quarter‑by‑quarter changes in our assets under management since the quarter ended March 31, 2025:

	Fiscal Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025			September 30, 2025			June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025
	(In thousands)
Beginning assets under management	$	4,094,155		$	4,244,768		$	4,280,005		$	4,255,690		$	4,778,982
Acquisition inflows		-			-			-			-			-
Organic inflows		151,133			129,602			168,609			230,592			411,904
Redemptions		(329,410	)		(386,594	)		(377,338	)		(451,681	)		(786,936	)
Market appreciation (depreciation)		9,322			106,379			173,492			245,404			(148,260	)
Ending assets under management	$	3,925,200		$	4,094,155		$	4,244,768		$	4,280,005		$	4,255,690

As stated above, the fees we receive for providing investment advisory and shareholder services are based on average assets under management. The following table shows average assets under management for each quarter since the quarter ended March 31, 2025:

	Fiscal Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2026		December 31, 2025		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025
	(In thousands)
Hennessy Mutual Funds
Investor Class	$	2,235,630	$	2,220,417	$	2,253,847	$	2,192,046	$	2,443,179
Institutional Class		1,840,965		1,855,458		1,913,241		1,818,345		2,204,908
Hennessy ETFs		92,986		94,885		94,128		88,393		98,293
Average assets under management	$	4,169,581	$	4,170,760	$	4,261,216	$	4,098,784	$	4,746,380

The principal asset on our balance sheet, the management contract asset, represents the capitalized costs incurred in connection with the purchase of the assets related to the management of investment funds. As of March 31, 2026, this asset had a net balance of $82.3 million, compared to $82.6 million as of September 30, 2025. This decrease is related to a current period expense of previously capitalized costs as a result of the termination on January 1, 2026 of the definitive agreement signed with STF Management, LP in March 2025.

On October 20, 2021, we completed a public offering of the 2026 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $40.25 million, which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. The 2026 Notes mature on December 31, 2026, and may now be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The 2026 Notes bear interest at 4.875% per annum, payable on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity, beginning December 31, 2021. The 2026 Notes are direct unsecured obligations, rank equally in right of payment with any of our future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness, senior to any of our future indebtedness that expressly provides that it is subordinate to the 2026 Notes, effectively subordinate to all of our future secured indebtedness, and structurally subordinate to all future indebtedness and other obligations of any future subsidiaries of ours.

The 2026 Notes are the principal liability on our balance sheet at $40.0 million, net of issuance costs. At December 31, 2025, the 2026 Notes were reclassified from long-term to current as the maturity date is within twelve months. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We continually review our capital requirements to ensure that we have funding available to support our business model. Management anticipates that cash and other liquid assets on hand as of March 31, 2026, will be sufficient to meet our capital requirements for one year from the issuance date of this report, as well as our longer-term capital requirements for periods beyond one year from the issuance date of this report. To the extent that liquid resources and cash provided by operations are not adequate to meet long-term capital requirements, management plans to raise additional capital by either, or both, seeking bank financing or accessing the capital markets. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital.

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As discussed above, on October 20, 2021, we completed a public offering of our 2026 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $40.25 million. The 2026 Notes mature on December 31, 2026, and may now be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. 

Our total assets under management as of March 31, 2026, was $3.9 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion, or 7.8%, compared to March 31, 2025. The primary sources of our revenue, liquidity, and cash flow are our investment advisory fees and shareholder service fees, which are based on and generated by our average assets under management. Our average assets under management for the six months ended March 31, 2026, was $4.2 billion, a decrease of $0.6 billion, or 12.9%, compared to the six months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $73.0 million.

The following table summarizes key financial data relating to our liquidity and use of cash:

	For the Six Months
	Ended March 31,
	2026			2025
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2,970		$	5,979
Net cash used in investing activities		(126	)		(241	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(2,220	)		(2,098	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	624		$	3,640

The decrease in cash provided by operating activities of $3.0 million was primarily due to decreased net income and decreased accrued liabilities and accounts payable in the current period.

The decrease in cash used in investing activities of $0.1 million was due to decreased purchases of property and equipment in the current period.

The increase in cash used in financing activities of $0.1 million was due to the increased dollar amount of dividends paid as a result of an increased dividend rate and having more shares outstanding in the current period than in the prior comparable period.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth items in the statements of income as dollar amounts and as percentages of total revenue:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026						2025
	Amount			Percent of Total Revenue			Amount			Percent of Total Revenue
	(In thousands, except percentages)
Revenue
Investment advisory fees	$	7,581			93.2	%	$	8,673			93.5	%
Shareholder service fees		552			6.8			603			6.5
Total revenue		8,133			100.0			9,276			100.0
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits		2,563			31.5			2,674			28.8
General and administrative		1,637			20.1			1,799			19.5
Fund distribution and other		233			2.9			251			2.7
Sub-advisory fees		1,004			12.3			1,032			11.1
Depreciation		86			1.1			69			0.7
Total operating expenses		5,523			67.9			5,825			62.8
Net operating income		2,610			32.1			3,451			37.2
Interest income		(614	)		(7.5	)		(677	)		(7.3	)
Interest expense		578			7.1			572			6.2
Income before income tax expense		2,646			32.5			3,556			38.3
Income tax expense		736			9.0			973			10.5
Net income	$	1,910			23.5	%	$	2,583			27.8	%

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026						2025
	Amount			Percent of Total Revenue			Amount			Percent of Total Revenue
	(In thousands, except percentages)
Revenue
Investment advisory fees	$	15,342			93.2	%	$	17,734			93.4	%
Shareholder service fees		1,111			6.8			1,250			6.6
Total revenue		16,453			100.0			18,984			100.0
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits		5,038			30.6			5,440			28.7
General and administrative		3,551			21.6			3,452			18.2
Fund distribution and other		450			2.8			516			2.7
Sub-advisory fees		2,048			12.4			2,165			11.4
Depreciation		152			0.9			130			0.7
Total operating expenses		11,239			68.3			11,703			61.7
Net operating income		5,214			31.7			7,281			38.3
Interest income		(1,265	)		(7.7	)		(1,386	)		(7.3	)
Interest expense		1,154			7.0			1,144			6.0
Income before income tax expense		5,325			32.4			7,523			39.6
Income tax expense		1,485			9.1			2,106			11.1
Net income	$	3,840			23.3	%	$	5,417			28.5	%

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Revenue – Investment Advisory Fees and Shareholder Service Fees

Total revenue comprises investment advisory fees and shareholder service fees. Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, total revenue decreased by 12.3%, from $9.3 million to $8.1 million, investment advisory fees decreased by 12.6%, from $8.7 million to $7.6 million, and shareholder service fees decreased by 8.5%, from $0.60 million to $0.55 million. Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, total revenue decreased by 13.3%, from $19.0 million to $16.5 million, investment advisory fees decreased by 13.5%, from $17.7 million to $15.3 million, and shareholder service fees decreased by 11.1%, from $1.3 million to $1.1 million.

In each period, the decrease in investment advisory fees was due mainly to decreased average daily net assets of the Hennessy Funds, and the decrease in shareholder service fees was due to a decrease in the average daily net assets held in Investor Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds. Assets held in Investor Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds are subject to a shareholder service fee, whereas assets held in Institutional Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds are not subject to a shareholder service fee. 

We collect investment advisory fees from each of the Hennessy Funds at differing annual rates. These annual rates range between 0.40% and 1.25% of average daily net assets. Average daily net assets of the Hennessy Funds for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $4.2 billion, which represents a decrease of $0.6 billion, or 12.2%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, and average daily net assets of the Hennessy Funds for the six months ended March 31, 2026, was $4.2 billion, which represents a decrease of $0.6 billion, or 12.9%, compared to the six months ended March 31, 2025. The Hennessy Fund with the largest average daily net assets for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026, was the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund, with $1.2 billion for both periods. We collect an investment advisory fee from the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund at an annual rate of 0.74% of average daily net assets. The Hennessy Fund with the second largest average daily assets for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026, was the Hennessy Focus Fund, with $0.5 billion for both periods. We collect an investment advisory fee from the Hennessy Focus Fund at an annual rate of 0.90% of average daily net assets. However, we pay a sub‑advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.29% to the fund’s sub-advisor, which reduces the net operating profit contribution of the fund to our financial operations.

Total assets under management as of March 31, 2026, was $3.9 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion, or 7.8%, compared to March 31, 2025. The decrease in total assets was attributable to net outflows from the Hennessy Funds, partly offset by market appreciation.

The only Hennessy Fund with net inflows was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026				Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
Fund Name	Amount			Fund Name	Amount
Hennessy Energy Transition Fund	$	5	million	Hennessy Energy Transition Fund	$	5	million

The Hennessy Funds with the three largest amounts of net outflows were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026					Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
Fund Name	Amount				Fund Name	Amount
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund	$	(87	)	million	Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund	$	(177	)	million
Hennessy Focus Fund		(21	)	million	Hennessy Focus Fund		(79	)	million
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund		(17	)	million	Hennessy Japan Fund		(48	)	million

Redemptions as a percentage of assets under management decreased from an average of 5.5% per month during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to an average of 2.6% per month during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Redemptions as a percentage of assets under management decreased from an average of 4.0% per month during the six months ended March 31, 2025 to an average of 2.8% per month during the six months ended March 31, 2026. 

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Operating Expenses

Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, total operating expenses decreased by 5.2% from $5.8 million to $5.5 million. As a percentage of total revenue, total operating expenses increased 5.1 percentage points to 67.9%. The dollar value decrease in operating expenses was due to decreases in the compensation and benefits, general and administrative, fund distribution and other, and sub-advisory fees categories, partly offset by an increase in depreciation expense.

Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, total operating expenses decreased by 4.0% from $11.7 million to $11.2 million. As a percentage of total revenue, total operating expenses increased 6.6 percentage points to 68.3%. The dollar value decrease in operating expenses was due to decreases in the compensation and benefits, fund distribution and other, and sub-advisory fees categories, partly offset by increases in general and administrative and depreciation expense categories.

Compensation and Benefits Expense: Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, compensation and benefits expense decreased by 4.2%, from $2.7 million to $2.6 million. As a percentage of total revenue, compensation and benefits expense increased 2.7 percentage points to 31.5%. 

Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, compensation and benefits expense decreased by 7.4%, from $5.4 million to $5.0 million. As a percentage of total revenue, compensation and benefits expense increased 1.9 percentage points to 30.6%.

In each period, the dollar value decrease in compensation and benefit expense was due to a decrease in incentive-based compensation in the current period. 

General and Administrative Expense: Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, general and administrative expense decreased by 9.0%, from $1.8 million to $1.6 million. As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expense increased 0.6 percentage points to 20.1%. The dollar value decrease in general and administrative expense was primarily due to decreased sales and distribution expense in the current period. 

Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, general and administrative expense increased by 2.9%, from $3.5 million to $3.6 million. As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expense increased 3.4 percentage points to 21.6%. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to the termination on January 1, 2026, of the definitive agreement signed with STF Management, LP in March 2025 and the related expense of previously capitalized costs in the current period. 

Fund Distribution and Other Expense: Fund distribution and other expense consists primarily of financial institution fees incurred by us for distribution of the Hennessy Funds and also for the operations of the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. Fund distribution and other expense does not include sub‑advisory fees, which are shown separately.

The distribution component of fund distribution and other expense consists of fees paid to various financial institutions that offer the Hennessy Funds as potential investments to their clients. When the Hennessy Funds are purchased through one of these financial institutions, the institution typically charges an asset‑based fee, which is recorded as a fund distribution expense on our statement of operations to the extent paid by us. The Hennessy Mutual Funds, but not the Hennessy Sustainable ETF, may be purchased directly and when purchased directly, we do not incur any such expense. These fees generally increase or decrease in line with the net assets of the Hennessy Funds held through these financial institutions, which are affected by inflows, outflows, and fund performance. In addition, some financial institutions charge a minimum fee if the average daily net assets of a Hennessy Fund held by such an institution are less than a threshold amount. In such cases, we pay the minimum fee.

The distribution component of fund distribution and other expenses is affected by many factors, including the following:

● average daily net assets held by financial institutions;

● the split of average daily net assets held by financial institutions in Institutional Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds versus Investor Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds; and

● fee minimums at various financial institutions.

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The other component of fund distribution and other expense consists of fees incurred by us for the operations of the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. We receive a unitary investment advisory fee from the Hennessy Sustainable ETF and then pay all of its operating expenses (with limited exceptions), including fund administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, licensing, audit, and tax services.

Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, fund distribution and other expense decreased by 7.2%, from $0.3 million to $0.2 million. As a percentage of total revenue, fund distribution and other expense increased 0.2 percentage points to 2.9%.

Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, fund distribution and other expense decreased by 12.8%, from $0.52 million to $0.45 million. As a percentage of total revenue, fund distribution and other expense increased 0.1 percentage points to 2.8%.

In each period, the dollar value decrease in fund distribution and other expense was primarily due to decreased average daily net assets across the Hennessy Funds in the current period, which in turn decreases the fees we pay to financial institutions. 

Sub-Advisory Fees Expense: Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, sub-advisory fees expense decreased by 2.7%, from $1.03 million to $1.00 million. As a percentage of total revenue, sub-advisory fees expense increased 1.2 percentage points to 12.3%. 

Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, sub-advisory fees expense decreased by 5.4%, from $2.2 million to $2.0 million. As a percentage of total revenue, sub-advisory fees expense increased 1.0 percentage points to 12.4%.

In each period, the dollar value decrease in sub-advisory fees expense was due to decreased average daily net assets of the sub‑advised Hennessy Funds in the current period. 

Depreciation Expense: Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, depreciation expense increased by 24.6% from $0.07 million to $0.09 million. As a percentage of total revenue, depreciation expense increased 0.4 percentage points to 1.1%. 

Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, depreciation expense increased by 16.9% from $0.13 million to $0.15 million. As a percentage of total revenue, depreciation expense increased 0.2 percentage points to 0.9%.

In each period, the increase in depreciation expense resulted from more fixed asset purchases in the current period.

Interest Income

Interest income consists of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents. Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, interest income decreased from $0.7 million to $0.6 million. Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, interest income decreased from $1.4 million to $1.3 million. In each period, the decrease in interest income resulted from decreased interest rates in the current period.

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Interest Expense

Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, interest expense increased from $0.57 million to $0.58 million. Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, interest expense increased from $1.14 million to $1.15 million. In each period, the increase in interest expense was due to the manner in which interest expense is calculated under U.S. GAAP. The issuance costs related to the 2026 Notes that have been capitalized are amortized over time and therefore increase the carrying amount of the 2026 Notes. As the carrying amount of the 2026 Notes increases, the interest expense on the 2026 Notes for financial statement purposes also increases.

Income Tax Expense

Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, income tax expense decreased by 24.4%, from $1.0 million to $0.7 million. Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, income tax expense decreased by 29.5%, from $2.1 million to $1.5 million. In each period, the decrease in income tax expense was due to decreased net operating income.

Net Income

Comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025, to the three months ended March 31, 2026, net income decreased by 26.1%, from $2.6 million to $1.9 million. Comparing the six months ended March 31, 2025, to the six months ended March 31, 2026, net income decreased by 29.1%, from $5.4 million to $3.8 million. In each period, the decrease in net income was primarily due to decreased revenue in the current period.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which require the use of estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. These accounting policies, methods, and estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are based upon management’s current judgments. Those judgments are normally based on knowledge and experience with regard to past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain accounting policies, methods, and estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements and because future events affecting them may differ markedly from management’s current judgment. For a discussion of the accounting policies and estimates that we believe are most critical to understanding our results of operations and financial position, see the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. There has been no material change to our critical accounting estimates disclosed in such Annual Report.

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Item 3.            Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4.            Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026, and that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II:  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.            Other Information

(c) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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Item 6.            Exhibits

Set forth below is a list of all exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

31.1	Rule 13a-14a Certification of the Principal Executive Officer.
31.2	Rule 13a-14a Certification of the Principal Financial Officer.
32.1	Written Statement of the Principal Executive Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
32.2	Written Statement of the Principal Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
101	Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of Hennessy Advisors, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed on May 6, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Condensed Balance Sheets; (ii) the Condensed Statements of Income; (iii) the Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; (iv) the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows; (v) the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements; and (vi) the information included in Part II, Item 5(c).
104	The cover page for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:

	HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.
Date: May 6, 2026	By:	/s/ Teresa M. Nilsen
		Teresa M. Nilsen
		President, Chief Operating Officer, and Secretary (As a duly authorized officer on behalf of the registrant and as Principal Executive Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Rule 13a – 14a Certification of the Principal Executive Officer

I, Teresa M. Nilsen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hennessy Advisors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a‑15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a‑15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Teresa M. Nilsen

Teresa M. Nilsen, President

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.

Date: May 6, 2026

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Rule 13a – 14a Certification of the Principal Financial Officer

I, Kathryn R. Fahy, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hennessy Advisors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a‑15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a‑15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Kathryn R. Fahy

Kathryn R. Fahy, Chief Financial Officer

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.

Date: May 6, 2026

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Written Statement of the Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, I, the undersigned President of Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Teresa M. Nilsen

Teresa M. Nilsen, President

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.

Date: May 6, 2026

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Written Statement of the Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, I, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kathryn R. Fahy

Kathryn R. Fahy, Chief Financial Officer

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.

Date: May 6, 2026

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Dividends paid						0	(1,185)	(1,185)
Shares issued for auto-investments pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)					798
Shares issued for auto-investments pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan						8	0	8
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)					2,147
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan						22	0	22
Stock-based compensation						351	0	351
Employee and director restricted stock vested (in shares)					7,425
Employee and director restricted stock vested						0	0	0
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2026					7,902,287
Balance at Mar. 31, 2026						$ 24,188	$ 75,828	$ 100,016

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Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 3,840	$ 5,417
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation	152	130
Unrealized gain on marketable securities	(1)	0
Change in right-of-use asset and operating lease liability	(3)	3
Amortization of note issuance costs	174	163
Deferred income taxes	464	477
Stock-based compensation	660	573
Expense related to previously capitalized management contract costs	310	0
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Investment fee income receivable	53	(19)
Interest income receivable	12	16
Prepaid expenses	80	151
Other accounts receivable	(114)	2
Other assets	1	1
Accrued liabilities and accounts payable	(2,037)	(965)
Income taxes payable	(621)	30
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,970	5,979
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(126)	(198)
Payments related to management contracts	0	(43)
Net cash used in investing activities	(126)	(241)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividend payments	(2,229)	(2,102)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,220)	(2,098)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	624	3,640
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	72,431	63,922
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	73,055	67,562
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes	1,642	1,599
Cash paid for interest	981	981
Dividend reinvestment issued in shares	41	38
Two Thousand Twenty Four Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from shares issued pursuant to the 2024 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Repurchase Plan	$ 9	$ 4

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Note 1 - Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

(1) Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2025, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited interim condensed financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and comprise the accounts of Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Certain information and footnote disclosures in these unaudited interim condensed financial statements, that may be otherwise included in financial statements presented in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position at March 31, 2026, the Company’s operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the Company’s cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for fiscal year 2025, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. Accordingly, the actual results could differ substantially from those estimates.

The Company’s operating activities consist primarily of providing investment advisory services to 16 open-end mutual funds and one exchange‑traded fund (“ETF”) branded as the Hennessy Funds. The Company serves as the investment advisor to all classes of the Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund, the Hennessy Focus Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund, the Hennessy Total Return Fund, the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund, the Hennessy Balanced Fund, the Hennessy Energy Transition Fund, the Hennessy Midstream Fund, the Hennessy Gas Utility Fund, the Hennessy Japan Fund, the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund, the Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund, the Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund, and the Hennessy Technology Fund (collectively, the “Hennessy Mutual Funds”), as well as to the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. The Company also provides shareholder services to investors in the Hennessy Mutual Funds.

The Company’s operating revenues consist of contractual investment advisory and shareholder service fees paid to it by the Hennessy Funds. The Company earns investment advisory fees from each Hennessy Fund by, among other things:

● acting as portfolio manager for the fund or overseeing the sub‑advisor acting as portfolio manager for the fund, which includes managing the composition of the fund’s portfolio (including the purchase, retention, and disposition of portfolio securities in accordance with the fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions), seeking best execution for the fund’s portfolio, managing the use of soft dollars for the fund, and managing proxy voting for the fund;

● performing a daily reconciliation of portfolio positions and cash for the fund;

● monitoring the liquidity of the fund;

● monitoring the fund’s compliance with its investment objectives and restrictions and federal securities laws;

● maintaining a compliance program (including a code of ethics), conducting ongoing reviews of the compliance programs of the fund’s service providers (including any sub‑advisor), including their codes of ethics, as appropriate, conducting onsite visits to the fund’s service providers (including any sub-advisor) as feasible, monitoring incidents of abusive trading practices, reviewing fund expense accruals, payments, and fixed expense ratios, evaluating insurance providers for fidelity bond, directors and officers and errors and omissions insurance, and cybersecurity insurance coverage, managing regulatory examination compliance and responses, conducting employee compliance training, reviewing reports provided by service providers, and maintaining books and records;

● if applicable, overseeing the selection and continued employment of the fund’s sub‑advisor, reviewing the fund’s investment performance, and monitoring the sub‑advisor’s adherence to the fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions;

● overseeing service providers that provide accounting, administration, distribution, transfer agency, custodial, sales, marketing, public relations, audit, information technology, and legal services to the fund;

● maintaining in‑house marketing and distribution departments on behalf of the fund;

● preparing or directing the preparation of all regulatory filings for the fund, including writing and annually updating the fund’s prospectus and related documents;

● for each annual report of the fund, preparing or reviewing a written summary of the fund’s performance during the most recent 12‑month period;

● monitoring and overseeing the accessibility of the fund on financial institution platforms;

● paying the incentive compensation of the fund’s compliance officer and employing other staff such as legal, marketing, national accounts, distribution, sales, administrative, and trading oversight personnel, as well as management executives;

● providing a quarterly compliance certification to the Board of Trustees of Hennessy Funds Trust (the “Funds’ Board of Trustees”); and

● preparing or reviewing materials for the Funds’ Board of Trustees, presenting to or leading discussions with the Funds’ Board of Trustees, preparing or reviewing all meeting minutes, and arranging for training and education of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The Company earns shareholder service fees from Investor Class shares of the Hennessy Mutual Funds by, among other things, maintaining a toll-free number that the current investors in the Hennessy Funds may call to ask questions about their accounts and actively participating as a liaison between investors in the Hennessy Funds and U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.

Investment advisory and shareholder service fee revenues are earned and calculated daily by the Hennessy Funds’ accountants at U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and are subsequently reviewed by management.

The Company recognizes revenues when its obligations related to the investment advisory and shareholder services are satisfied, and it is probable that a significant reversal of the revenue amount would not occur in future periods. Management judgment is required in assessing the probability of significant revenue reversal and in identification of distinct services. Investment advisory and shareholder services are performed over time because investors in the Hennessy Funds are receiving and consuming the benefits as they are provided by the Company. Fees are based on contractual percentages of net asset values of each Hennessy Fund and recognized for services provided during the period, which are distinct from services provided in other periods. Such fees are affected by changes in such net asset values, including market appreciation or depreciation, foreign exchange translation as applicable, and net inflows or outflows of shareholders in each Hennessy Fund. Assets under management represent the broad range of financial assets the Company manages for the Hennessy Funds on a discretionary basis pursuant to investment management and shareholder servicing agreements that are expected to continue for at least 12 months. In general, reported assets under management reflect the valuation methodology that corresponds to the basis used for determining revenue. The fees are computed and billed monthly, at which time they are recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

The Company’s contractual agreements for investment advisory and shareholder services prove that a contract exists with fixed and determinable fees, and the services are rendered daily. The collectability is deemed probable because the fees are received from the Hennessy Funds in the month subsequent to the month in which the services are provided.

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Note 2 - Management Contracts Purchased

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Management Contracts Purchased [Text Block]

(2) Management Contracts Purchased

Throughout its history, the Company has completed 12 purchases of the assets related to the management of 33 investment funds, some of which were reorganized into already existing Hennessy Funds. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its management contract asset to determine if any impairment has occurred. The fair value of the management contract asset was estimated as of September 30, 2025, by applying the income approach and is based on management estimates and assumptions, including third‑party valuations that utilize appropriate valuation techniques. It was determined there was no impairment as of such date. As of March 31, 2026, management performed a qualitative analysis and determined it was more likely than not that there continued to be no impairment.

Under Accounting Standards Codification 350 — Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested at least annually for impairment. The Company considered various factors, such as likelihood of continued renewal, whether there are foreseeable limits on net cash flows, and whether the Company is dependent on a limited number of investors, in determining the useful life of the management contracts. Based on its analysis, the Company considers the management contract asset to be an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life and no impairment as of the end of the current period. 

On March 14, 2025, the Company signed a definitive agreement with STF Management, LP to purchase the assets related to the management of two ETFs. On January 1, 2026, the agreement was terminated. As a result, for the six months ended March 31, 2026, the Company expensed $0.3 million in costs associated with the agreement that had previously been capitalized, and the Company expensed an additional $0.1 million in costs associated with the agreement incurred in the current period.

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Note 3 - Investment Advisory Agreements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Investment Advisory Agreements [Text Block]

(3) Investment Advisory Agreements

The Company has investment advisory agreements with Hennessy Funds Trust under which it provides investment advisory services to all classes of the 16 Hennessy Mutual Funds and the Hennessy Sustainable ETF.

The investment advisory agreements must be renewed annually (except in limited circumstances) by (i) the Funds’ Board of Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable Hennessy Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the trustees of Hennessy Funds Trust who are not interested persons of the Hennessy Funds. If an investment advisory agreement is not renewed, it terminates automatically. There are two additional circumstances in which an investment advisory agreement terminates. First, an investment advisory agreement automatically terminates if the Company assigns them to another advisor (assignment includes “indirect assignment,” which is the direct or indirect transfer of the Company’s common stock in sufficient quantities deemed to constitute a controlling block). Second, an investment advisory agreement may be terminated prior to its expiration upon 60 days’ written notice by either the applicable Hennessy Fund or the Company.

As provided in each investment advisory agreement, the Company receives investment advisory fees monthly based on a percentage of the applicable fund’s average daily net asset value.

The Company has entered into sub-advisory agreements for the Hennessy Focus Fund, the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund, the Hennessy Japan Fund, the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund, and the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. Under each of these sub-advisory agreements, the sub‑advisor is responsible for the investment and reinvestments of the assets of the applicable Hennessy Fund in accordance with the terms of such agreement and the applicable Hennessy Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. The sub‑advisors are subject to the direction, supervision, and control of the Company and the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The sub‑advisory agreements must be renewed annually (except in limited circumstances) in the same manner as, and are subject to the same termination provisions as, the investment advisory agreements.

In exchange for sub-advisory services, the Company (not the Hennessy Funds) pays sub-advisory fees to the sub-advisors out of its own assets. Sub‑advisory fees are calculated as a percentage of the applicable fund’s average daily net asset value.

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Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

(4) Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies Accounting Standards Codification 820 — Fair Value Measurement for all financial assets and liabilities, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” It also establishes a fair value hierarchy consisting of the following three levels that prioritize the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value:

● Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access at the measurement date;

● Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and model‑derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets); and

● Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the entity’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are not available.

Based on the definitions, the following tables represent the Company’s assets categorized in the Level 1 to Level 3 hierarchies:

	March 31, 2026
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Money market fund deposits	$	71,014	$	-	$	-	$	71,014
Mutual fund investments		13		-		-		13
Total	$	71,027	$	-	$	-	$	71,027
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	71,014	$	-	$	-	$	71,014
Investments in marketable securities		13		-		-		13
Total	$	71,027	$	-	$	-	$	71,027

	September 30, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Money market fund deposits	$	66,739	$	-	$	-	$	66,739
Mutual fund investments		12		-		-		12
Total	$	66,751	$	-	$	-	$	66,751
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	66,739	$	-	$	-	$	66,739
Investments in marketable securities		12		-		-		12
Total	$	66,751	$	-	$	-	$	66,751

There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2026, or the year ended September 30, 2025.

The fair values of receivables, payables, and accrued liabilities approximate their book values given the short-term nature of those instruments.

The fair value of the 2026 Notes (see Note 7) was approximately $39.9 million as of March 31, 2026, based on the last trading price of the notes on that date (Level 1). The Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to the carrying value of the 2026 Notes under Accounting Standards Codification 825 — Financial Instruments.

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Note 5 - Leases

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

(5) Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right‑of‑use assets and current and long‑term operating lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the Company renewed the lease for its office in Novato, California for an additional three years. The renewed lease will expire on July 31, 2027. The renewal created a long‑term operating lease asset recorded during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. There were no other long‑term operating leases as of March 31, 2026.

Upon renewal of the lease for its office in Novato, California, the Company recorded a right‑of‑use asset of $1.1 million on its balance sheet. Right‑of‑use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right‑of‑use assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. In determining the present value of lease payments, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise any such options. For its leases, the Company concluded that it is not reasonably certain that any renewal options would be exercised, and, therefore, the amounts are not recognized as part of operating lease right‑of‑use assets or operating lease liabilities. Leases with initial terms of 12 months or less, and certain office equipment leases that are deemed insignificant, are not recorded on the balance sheet and are expensed as incurred and included within rent expense under general and administrative expense. Lease expense related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease terms.

The Company’s most significant leases are real estate leases of office facilities. The Company leases office space under non-cancelable operating leases. Its principal executive office is located in Novato, California, and it has additional offices in Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Only the office lease in Novato, California has been capitalized because the other operating leases have terms of 12 months or less, including leases that are month‑to‑month in nature. The classification of the Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities and other supplemental information related to the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

	March 31, 2026			September 30, 2025
Weighted average remaining lease term	1.3 years			1.8 years
Weighted average discount rate		6.15	%		6.15	%

The undiscounted cash flows for future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities and the reconciliation to the balance of operating lease liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet are as follows:

	March 31, 2026
	(In thousands)
Remainder of fiscal year 2026	$	199
Fiscal year 2027		337
Total undiscounted cash flows		536
Present value discount		(20	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	516

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Note 6 - Accrued Liabilities and Accounts Payable

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

(6) Accrued Liabilities and Accounts Payable

Details relating to accrued liabilities and accounts payable reflected on the Company’s balance sheet are as follows:

	March 31, 2026		September 30, 2025
	(In thousands)
Accrued bonus liabilities	$	1,643	$	3,711
Accrued sub-advisor fees		331		338
Other accrued expenses		976		815
Total accrued liabilities and accounts payable	$	2,950	$	4,864

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Note 7 - Debt Outstanding

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

(7) Debt Outstanding

On October 20, 2021, the Company completed a public offering of 4.875% notes due 2026 in the aggregate principal amount of $40,250,000 (the “2026 Notes”), which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. The initial net proceeds received were approximately $38,607,000 after considering the impact of issuance costs and underwriter discounts. The 2026 Notes bear interest at 4.875% per annum, payable on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity, beginning December 31, 2021. The 2026 Notes mature on December 31, 2026.

The 2026 Notes are direct unsecured obligations, rank equally in right of payment with any of the Company’s future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness, senior to any of the Company’s future indebtedness that expressly provides that it is subordinate to the 2026 Notes, effectively subordinate to all of the Company’s future secured indebtedness, and structurally subordinate to all future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company’s future subsidiaries.

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Note 8 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

(8) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rates for the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were 27.9% and 28.0%, respectively. 

The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. 

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Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(9) Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the operating leases discussed in Note 5, the Company has contractual expense ratio limitations in place with respect to the Hennessy Midstream Fund, the Hennessy Technology Fund, and the Hennessy Sustainable ETF. Such contractual expense ratio limitations will expire February 28, 2027, unless extended. Total fees waived during the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025,were $0.11 million and $0.09 million, respectively. To date, the Company has only waived fees based on contractual obligations but has the ability to waive fees at its discretion. Any decision to waive fees would apply only on a going forward basis.

The Company has no other commitments and no significant contingencies with original terms in excess of one year.

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Note 10 - Equity

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

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(10) Equity

2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan

Effective as of February 8, 2024, the Company adopted, and the Company’s shareholders approved, the 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”). The Omnibus Plan replaced the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Under the Omnibus Plan, participants may be granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”), each of which represents an unfunded, unsecured right to receive a share of the Company’s common stock on the date specified in the recipient’s award. The Company issues new shares of its common stock when it is required to deliver shares to an RSU recipient. The RSUs granted under the Omnibus Plan vest over four years at a rate of 25% per year. The Company recognizes stock‑based compensation expense on a straight‑line basis over the four-year vesting term of each award.

A summary of RSU activity is as follows:

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Non-vested balance at beginning of period		395,365		$	8.52
Granted		-			-
Vested		(7,425	)		(8.44	)
Forfeited		-			-
Non-vested balance at end of period		387,940		$	8.52

Additional information related to RSUs is as follows:

	March 31, 2026
	(In thousands, except years)
Unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs	$	2,668
Weighted average remaining years to expense for RSUs		1.4

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

In January 2024, the Company adopted a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRSPP”), replacing the previous Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan that had been in place since 2021. The DRSPP provides shareholders and new investors with a convenient and economical means of purchasing shares of the Company’s common stock and reinvesting cash dividends paid on the Company’s common stock. Under the DRSPP and its predecessor plan, the Company issued 4,921 and 3,922 shares of common stock during the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the DRSPP is 1,530,000, of which 1,508,507 remained available for issuance as of March 31, 2026.

Stock Buyback Program

In August 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a stock buyback program pursuant to which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 1,500,000 shares of its common stock in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The program has no expiration date. In August 2022, the Board of Directors increased the number of shares that may be repurchased under the program to 2,000,000 shares. As a result, 1,096,368 shares remain available for repurchase under the stock buyback program. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock pursuant to the stock buyback program during the six months ended March 31, 2026.

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Note 11 - Earnings per Share and Dividends per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

(11) Earnings per Share and Dividends per Share

 The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic earnings per share and weighted average common shares outstanding, adjusted for common stock equivalents, used in the computation of diluted earnings per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic		7,897,040		7,784,225
Dilutive impact of RSUs		105,007		127,931
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted		8,002,047		7,912,156

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic		7,893,840		7,782,152
Dilutive impact of RSUs		89,018		107,879
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted		7,982,858		7,890,031

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company included all common stock equivalents in the diluted earnings per share calculations as all common stock equivalents were dilutive. 

The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on March 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2026.

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Note 12 - Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Text Block]

(12) Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

The Company has reviewed accounting pronouncements issued between the filing date of its most recent Form 10-K, which was December 3, 2025, and the filing date of this Form 10-Q and has determined that no accounting pronouncements issued would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or disclosures, except as disclosed below.

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which expands disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and requires more enhanced information about a reportable segment’s expenses, interim segment profit or loss, and how a public entity’s chief operating decision maker uses reported segment profit or loss information in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The Company adopted this standard in its 10-K filing for fiscal year 2025.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company operates in one business segment, which is its investment advisory business. The determination of a single business segment is consistent with the financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), and included consideration of factors such as revenue coming from a single source (investment advisory fees generated by the Hennessy Funds) and the Company utilizing the same technology, marketing, sales, and distribution programs to support all of the Hennessy Funds. The key measure of segment profitability that the CODM uses to allocate resources and assess performance is consolidated net income, as reported on the statement of income. The CODM does not regularly review disaggregated expense categories beyond those presented in the accompanying statements of income. The measure of segment assets is reported in the accompanying balance sheets as “Total assets.” Expenditures for long-lived assets are reported as “Purchases of property and equipment” on the statements of cash flows.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires more detailed income tax disclosures. The guidance requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation as well as expanded information on income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is required to adopt this standard prospectively in fiscal year 2026. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” as amended by ASU 2025-01, which requires public business entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. In particular, this amendment requires public business entities to disclose detailed information about specific costs that are presented in commonly referred expense captions, such as general and administrative expenses. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statements.

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Note 13 - Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

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(13) Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and has concluded that no material events occurred during this period that require recognition or disclosure.

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Insider Trading Arrangements

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Mar. 31, 2026

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Item 5.            Other Information

(c) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]

false

Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]

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Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes Tables

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2026
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Money market fund deposits	$	71,014	$	-	$	-	$	71,014
Mutual fund investments		13		-		-		13
Total	$	71,027	$	-	$	-	$	71,027
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	71,014	$	-	$	-	$	71,014
Investments in marketable securities		13		-		-		13
Total	$	71,027	$	-	$	-	$	71,027

	September 30, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Money market fund deposits	$	66,739	$	-	$	-	$	66,739
Mutual fund investments		12		-		-		12
Total	$	66,751	$	-	$	-	$	66,751
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	66,739	$	-	$	-	$	66,739
Investments in marketable securities		12		-		-		12
Total	$	66,751	$	-	$	-	$	66,751

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Note 5 - Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes Tables

Schedule of Operating Lease Right of Use Assets Lease Liabilities and Other Supplemental Information [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2026			September 30, 2025
Weighted average remaining lease term	1.3 years			1.8 years
Weighted average discount rate		6.15	%		6.15	%

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Maturity [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2026
	(In thousands)
Remainder of fiscal year 2026	$	199
Fiscal year 2027		337
Total undiscounted cash flows		536
Present value discount		(20	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	516

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Note 6 - Accrued Liabilities and Accounts Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2026		September 30, 2025
	(In thousands)
Accrued bonus liabilities	$	1,643	$	3,711
Accrued sub-advisor fees		331		338
Other accrued expenses		976		815
Total accrued liabilities and accounts payable	$	2,950	$	4,864

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Note 10 - Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes Tables

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Non-vested balance at beginning of period		395,365		$	8.52
Granted		-			-
Vested		(7,425	)		(8.44	)
Forfeited		-			-
Non-vested balance at end of period		387,940		$	8.52

	March 31, 2026
	(In thousands, except years)
Unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs	$	2,668
Weighted average remaining years to expense for RSUs		1.4

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Note 11 - Earnings per Share and Dividends per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Notes Tables

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic		7,897,040		7,784,225
Dilutive impact of RSUs		105,007		127,931
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted		8,002,047		7,912,156

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic		7,893,840		7,782,152
Dilutive impact of RSUs		89,018		107,879
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted		7,982,858		7,890,031

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Note 1 - Basis of Financial Statement Presentation (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2026
Open-end Mutual Funds [Member]
Number of Funds	16
Exchange-traded Fund [Member]
Number of Funds	1

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Note 2 - Management Contracts Purchased (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Number of Purchases of Assets	12	12
Number of Investment Funds	33	33
Management Contracts Purchased, Impairment		$ 0
Previously Capitalized Management Contract Costs	$ 100	$ 310	$ 0

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Note 3 - Investment Advisory Agreements (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026
Number of Open End Mutual Funds		16
Notice Period for Termination of Agreement (Day)	60 days

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Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 39.9

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Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements - Assets Categorized on Basis of Various Levels (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Assets, fair value	$ 71,027	$ 66,751
Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets, fair value	71,014	66,739
Mutual Fund Investment [Member]
Assets, fair value	13	12
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Assets, fair value	71,014	66,739
Marketable Securities [Member]
Assets, fair value	13	12
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets, fair value	71,027	66,751
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets, fair value	71,014	66,739
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Fund Investment [Member]
Assets, fair value	13	12
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Assets, fair value	71,014	66,739
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Marketable Securities [Member]
Assets, fair value	13	12
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Fund Investment [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Marketable Securities [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Fund Investment [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Marketable Securities [Member]
Assets, fair value	$ 0	$ 0

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Note 5 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 500	$ 676
Office in Novato, California [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term (Year)			3 years
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 1,100
Lease Expiration Date	Jul. 31, 2027
Other Long-term Operating Leases [Member]
Contractual Obligation	$ 0

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Note 5 - Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Lease Information (Details)	Mar. 31, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Weighted average remaining lease term (Year)	1 year 3 months 18 days	1 year 9 months 18 days
Weighted average discount rate	6.15%	6.15%

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Note 5 - Leases - Schedule of Future Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)
Remainder of fiscal year 2026	$ 199
Fiscal year 2027	337
Total undiscounted cash flows	536
Present value discount	(20)
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 516

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Note 6 - Accrued Liabilities and Accounts Payable - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities and Accounts Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Accrued bonus liabilities	$ 1,643	$ 3,711
Accrued sub-advisor fees	331	338
Other accrued expenses	976	815
Total accrued liabilities and accounts payable	$ 2,950	$ 4,864

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Note 7 - Debt Outstanding (Details Textual) - The 2026 Notes [Member]	Oct. 20, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.875%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 40,250,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 38,607,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2026

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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	27.90%	28.00%

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Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Investment Company, Contractual Fee Waived	$ 110	$ 90
Other Commitment	$ 0

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Note 10 - Equity (Details Textual) - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2010
Stock Buyback Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Number of Shares (in shares)			2,000,000	1,500,000
Share Repurchase Program, Remaining Shares Authorized, Number of Shares (in shares)			1,096,368
Shares Repurchased During Period, Shares (in shares)	0
The Omnibus Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
The Omnibus Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
The Omnibus Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	25.00%
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRSPP) [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Dividend Reinvestment Plan (in shares)	4,921	3,922
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)	1,530,000
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)	1,508,507

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Note 10 - Equity - Schedule of RSU Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Non-vested balance at beginning of period (in shares) | shares	395,365
Non-vested balance, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 8.52
Granted (in shares) | shares	0
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0
Vested (in shares) | shares	(7,425)
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ (8.44)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares	0
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0
Non-vested balance at end of period (in shares) | shares	387,940
Non-vested balance, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 8.52
Unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs | $	$ 2,668
Weighted average remaining years to expense for RSUs (Year)	1 year 4 months 24 days

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Note 11 - Earnings per Share and Dividends per Share (Details Textual) - O 2026 Q2 Dividends [Member]	Mar. 04, 2026 $ / shares
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15
Dividends Payable, Date of Record	Feb. 18, 2026

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Note 11 - Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Weighted Average Number Shares (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic (in shares)	7,897,040	7,784,225	7,893,840	7,782,152
Dilutive impact of RSUs (in shares)	105,007	127,931	89,018	107,879
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted (in shares)	8,002,047	7,912,156	7,982,858	7,890,031