Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Notes to Financial Statements

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14. Stockholders’ Equity

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had 50,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 22,954,712 shares were issued and outstanding, as well as 10,000,000 shares of preferred common stock authorized, of which none was issued and outstanding.

Share Repurchases

In May 2016, the Board authorized a two-year share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $10.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock. The Board subsequently extended the share repurchase program – most recently in May 2024 – and the current program will terminate on May 31, 2026. Repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase program may be made from time to time at management’s discretion on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. Repurchases of common stock may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which permits common stock to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended, modified or discontinued by the Company without prior notice. Between October 1, 2025 and December 8, 2025 (the latest practical date for making the determination), the Company has not repurchased any additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The dollar value of the shares of the Company’s common stock that may yet be repurchased under the share repurchase program is $8.1 million.

The following table summarizes share repurchase activity for the years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, dollars in thousands, except average price per common share acquired:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2023
Number of common shares acquired		—		—		17,998
Average price per common share acquired (including commissions)	$	—		—		10.07
Total cost of common shares acquired	$	—		—		181

During fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the Company reissued 6,497 and 11,501 treasury shares, respectively, each at a cost of $0.1 million, to satisfy the issuance of common stock pursuant to the vesting of certain restricted stock unit awards and the award of stock grants. At September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company held no shares in treasury.

Dividends

The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12, $0.10, and $0.10 per share of common stock in each quarter of fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.