Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

6.     Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

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

	September 30,		September 30,
	2020		2019
	(Amounts in thousands)
Leasehold improvements	$	224	$	224
Equipment		8,603		8,397
Automobiles		116		98
		8,943		8,719
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(7,896)		(7,446)
Property, equipment and improvements, net	$	1,047	$	1,273

The Company uses the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets to record depreciation expense. Depreciation expense was $443 thousand and $405 thousand for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.