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Stock Repurchase and Dividends
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Stock Repurchase And Dividends [Abstract]  
Stock Repurchase and Dividends Stock Repurchase and Dividends
On October 5, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program under which we could repurchase up to $400 million of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the first halves of fiscal 2024 and 2023. At March 31, 2024, we had a remaining balance of $347.8 million under our stock repurchase program.

The following table presents dividends declared and paid in the first halves of fiscal 2024 and 2023:

Declare DateDividend Paid Per ShareRecord DatePayment DateDividend Paid
(in thousands)
November 13, 2023$0.26 November 30, 2023December 13, 2023$13,873 
January 29, 2024$0.26 February 14, 2024February 27, 2024$13,908 
Total dividend paid as of March 31, 2024$27,781 
November 7, 2022$0.23 November 21, 2022December 9, 2022$12,186 
January 30, 2023$0.23 February 13, 2023February 24, 2023$12,242 
Total dividend paid as of April 2, 2023$24,428 

Subsequent Event.  On April 29, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share payable on May 31, 2024 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 20, 2024.