Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

8.     Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

Property, equipment and improvements, net consist of the following:

	September 30,		September 30,
	2019		2018
	(Amounts in thousands)
Leasehold improvements	$	224	$	224
Equipment		8,397		7,574
Automobiles		98		101
		8,719		7,899
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(7,446)		(7,052)
Property, equipment and improvements, net	$	1,273	$	847

The Company uses the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets to record depreciation expense. Depreciation expense was $405 thousand and $506 thousand for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.