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POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Reconciliation of Projected Benefit Obligations
The following tables summarize the changes in the benefit obligation funded status of the Pension Plan and amounts reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
20242023
Accumulated benefit obligation:$15,545 $12,957 
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of period$12,957 $12,812 
Other254 — 
Interest cost741 733 
Benefits paid(684)(570)
Foreign currency translation adjustment1,328 1,235 
Actuarial gains (losses)949 (1,253)
Projected benefit obligation at end of period15,545 12,957 
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period$15,993 $14,385 
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets1,764 (427)
Employer contributions— 1,226 
Foreign currency translation adjustment1,614 1,379 
Benefits paid(684)(570)
Fair value of plan assets, end of period18,687 15,993 
Funded status$3,142 $3,036 
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The net periodic benefit costs, which are presented within general and administrative expenses, under the Pension Plan were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
20242023
Components of net periodic benefit expense:
Interest cost741 733 
Expected return on assets(786)(798)
Amortization of prior gain(142)(152)
Net periodic benefit cost$(187)$(217)
Schedule of Major Assumptions for Net Periodic Benefit Costs and Calculated Benefit Obligation
The major assumptions used in determining the net periodic benefit costs for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
20242023
Discount rate5.67 %5.33 %
Expected return on plan assets4.85 %4.96 %
At September 30, 2024, we are increasing our long-term rate of return assumption to 5.20% for pension plan assets. The major assumptions used in determining benefit obligations were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
20242023
Discount rate5.04 %5.67 %
Rate of compensation increases0.00 %0.00 %
Schedule of Plan Assets Distribution
Plan assets distribution was as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
20242023
Cash2.69 %3.31 %
Equity securities3.47 2.35 
Debt securities91.05 91.23 
Real estate mutual fund1.10 1.20 
Other1.69 1.91 
Total100.00 %100.00 %
Schedule Plan Assets at Fair Value
The fair value of total plan assets by asset category and fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:
Fair value as of
September 30, 2024
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Cash$432 $432 $— $— 
Fixed income securities:
Investment grade corporate bonds9,300 — 9,300 — 
Government bonds7,360 — 7,360 — 
Other types of investments:
Multi-asset fund1,595 — 1,595 
Total$18,687 $432 $18,255 $— 
The fair value of total plan assets by asset category and fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:
Fair value as of
September 30, 2023
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Cash$431 $431 $— $— 
Fixed income securities:
Investment grade corporate bonds14,184 — 14,184 — 
Other types of investments:
Multi-asset fund1,378 — 1,378 — 
Total$15,993 $431 $15,562 $— 
Schedule of Anticipated Future Benefit Payments
Estimated pension benefit payments expected to be paid in cash in each of the next five years and in the aggregate for the following five years thereafter are as follows:
20252026202720282029ThereafterTotal
Projected Benefit Payments$726 $863 $1,080 $908 $897 $4,786 $9,260