Equity and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Summary of Equity Compensation Plans

Equity compensation plans as of September 30, 2025 are summarized in the table below:

Name of Plan	Shares Authorized		Shares Available for Grant		Options Outstanding		Unvested RSUs Outstanding		Plan Expiration
2022 Plan		1,000,000		825,647		821,116		168,024	Mar. 2032
2007 Plan		3,000,000		—		44,625		—	Mar. 2024
Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan		500,000		—		54,000		—	Mar. 2024
				825,647		919,741		168,024

Schedule of Fair Value of Stock Option Using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

We estimated the fair value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2025	2024
Risk free interest rate	4%	4%
Expected life	5 years	5 years
Dividend rate	0%	0%
Volatility	60%	60%

Summary of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes our stock option activity:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2025					2024
	Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of    period		1,087,016		$	6.97		672,924		$	8.76
Granted		120,000		$	5.14		620,500		$	5.66
Exercised		(71,521	)	$	5.11		(15,000	)	$	5.67
Forfeited/expired		(215,754	)	$	7.86		(191,408	)	$	9.12
Outstanding at end of period		919,741		$	6.67		1,087,016		$	6.97
Exercisable at end of period		741,727		$	7.05		532,185		$	7.64
Weighted average grant-date    fair value of options    granted during the period	$	2.66				$	2.50

Summary of Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable

The following table summarizes information for stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2025:

	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding		Remaining Contractual Life (in years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Number Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
$4.32-$5.07		80,666		7.52	$	4.74		35,318	$	4.77
$5.09-$5.09		100,000		4.85	$	5.09		—	$	—
$5.25-$5.75		83,825		6.08	$	5.42		53,825	$	5.47
$6.00-$6.00		400,000		3.42	$	6.00		400,000	$	6.00
$7.40-$8.82		41,750		6.15	$	8.12		41,750	$	8.12
$9.00-$9.00		150,000		7.87	$	9.00		150,000	$	9.00
$9.27-$9.99		23,500		6.84	$	9.45		20,834	$	9.48
$10.22-$10.22		18,000		6.42	$	10.22		18,000	$	10.22
$11.51-$11.51		12,000		5.48	$	11.51		12,000	$	11.51
$15.43-$15.43		10,000		6.13	$	15.43		10,000	$	15.43
$4.32-$15.43		919,741		5.23	$	6.67		741,727	$	7.05

Summary of RSU activity

The following table summarizes our RSU activity during the year ended September 30, 2025:

	Number			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of year		24,897		$	4.82
Granted		207,524			4.98		1,033,470
Vested, including shares withheld to cover taxes		(24,897	)		4.82		120,004	(1)
Forfeited		(39,500	)		4.99		197,105
Nonvested at end of period		168,024		$	4.98	$	1,555,902	(2)

(1) The aggregate fair value of vested RSU's represent the total pre-tax fair value, based on the closing stock price on the day of vesting, which would have been received by holders of RSU's had all such holders sold their underlying shares on that date.

(2) The aggregate fair value of the nonvested RSU's and represents the total pre-tax fair value, based on our closing stock price of $9.26 as of September 30, 2025, the last trading day of our fiscal year, which would have been received by holders of RSU's had all such holders sold their underlying shares on that date.