Financing receivables, net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Receivables [Abstract]

Financing receivables, net

3.     Financing Receivables, net

In the TS-US division financing of goods and services is offered to certain customers within the United States. This involves amounts due reflecting sales whose payment terms exceed one year. This financing is separate from agreements with a leasing component, see Note 10 Leases for financing through leases. Determining whether to offer financing involves looking at the customer’s payment history, economic conditions, and capacity to pay. These financing arrangements do not contain collateral.

The Company assigns an internal risk rating to each customer at inception, which groups customers into a portfolio based on this risk rating. A risk rating is assigned by analyzing a customer’s financial statements and the latest Fitch rating, if publicly available, as well as recent payment activity. The credit quality of customers is continually monitored by these items. Accounts rated low risk have the equivalent of a Fitch rating of BBB– or higher, accounts rated moderate risk have the equivalent of BB, and accounts rated high risk have the equivalent of B.

The risk characteristics of each portfolio are consistent with the Fitch rating or equivalent. According to Fitch Ratings:

‘BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low

'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments

‘B’ ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

Financing receivables, net carry a weighted average interest rate of 8.7%, which reflects the approximate interest rate consistent with a separate financing transaction with the customer at the inception of the agreement.

Interest income attributable to financing receivables is recognized on the accrual basis using the effective interest method. The amount of interest income earned from sales whose payment terms exceed one year for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $641 thousand and $700 thousand, respectively. Interest income from these agreements is recorded in Interest income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table presents the components of the Company’s Financing receivables, net segregated by portfolio (risk rating) for the periods indicated:

	As of September 30, 2025								As of September 30, 2024
	Risk Rating								Risk Rating
		Low		Moderate		High		Total		Low		Moderate		High		Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
Financing receivables, net:
Financing receivables, gross	$	13,651	$	1,751	$	891	$	16,293	$	7,153	$	874	$	-	$	8,027
Unearned interest income		(1,038)		(156)		(95)		(1,289)		(599)		(85)		-		(684)
Allowance for credit losses		(50)		(18)		(32)		(100)		(27)		(10)		-		(37)
Financing receivables, net	$	12,563	$	1,577	$	764	$	14,904	$	6,527	$	779	$	-	$	7,306
Short-term	$	7,778	$	791	$	370	$	8,939	$	4,013	$	371	$	-	$	4,384
Long-term	$	4,785	$	786	$	394	$	5,965	$	2,514	$	408	$	-	$	2,922

The following table presents the changes in Allowance for credit losses for Financing receivables, net for the periods indicated:

	Year ended
	September 30, 2025								September 30, 2024
	Risk Rating								Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High		Total		Low		Moderate		High		Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses for financing receivables:
Balances at beginning of the period	$	27	$	10	$	-	$	37	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Adjustment for adoption of new accounting standard		-		-		-		-		27		55		-		82
Provision (benefit) charged to Consolidated Statements of Operations		23		8		32		63		-		(45)		-		(45)
Balances at end of the period	$	50	$	18	$	32	$	100	$	27	$	10	$	-	$	37

The Company recognizes an allowance for credit losses for financing receivables in an amount equal to the probable losses net of recoveries. A probability method for calculating credit losses is used based on historical data of defaults of Fitch ratings and length of time. Various factors are also assessed in the allowance for credit losses including internal historical data as well as macroeconomic forecast assumptions and management judgments applicable to and through the expected life of the portfolios. Macroeconomic conditions include the level of gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth and unemployment rates, which directly correlate with our historical credit losses. The expense associated with the allowance for expected credit losses is recognized in Selling, general, and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Financing receivables whose payment terms exceed one year are placed on non-accrual status, meaning interest income stops being recorded, when the customer has a past due amount in excess of 30 days or reasonable doubt exists in collecting all interest and principal. A payment due in excess of 30 days is considered delinquent. If a payment is received

for a receivable on non-accrual status the payment is first applied to interest and then principal. Recording interest income resumes once no reasonable doubt exists regarding collecting all interest and principal. There were no financing receivables placed on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2025 or September 30, 2024.

The following table presents Financing receivables, gross, including accrued interest and excluding any allowance for credit loss, by credit quality indicator segregated by risk rating and year of origination as of September 30, 2025:

	September 30, 2025
	Fiscal year of origination
Risk Rating	2025		2024		2023		Total
High	$	891	$	—	$	—	$	891
Moderate		1,268		369		114		1,751
Low		10,888		1,507		1,256		13,651
Total	$	13,047	$	1,876	$	1,370	$	16,293

Contractual maturities of outstanding financing receivables are as follows:

Fiscal year ending September 30:	(Amounts in thousands)
2026	$	9,883
2027		5,257
2028		1,153
Total payments	$	16,293
Less: unearned interest income		(1,289)
Less: allowance for credit losses		(100)
Total, net of unearned interest income and allowance for credit losses	$	14,904