CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 285,639	$ 258,423	$ 585,630	$ 522,750
Gross profit	167,592	149,182	340,165	301,679
Operating expenses:
Store expenses	114,582	101,269	225,137	202,072
General and administrative	18,266	15,609	34,809	31,085
Depreciation and amortization	8,219	7,963	16,784	15,951
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other	3	73	(169)	57
Other income	(765)	(2,465)	(765)	(2,465)
Total operating expenses	140,305	122,449	275,796	246,700
Operating income	27,287	26,733	64,369	54,979
Interest expense	3,402	3,390	6,842	9,580
Interest income	(2,882)	(1,898)	(5,521)	(2,562)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,719)	32,501	(2,872)	30,917
Other (income) expense	(165)	80	(436)	(154)
Income (loss) before income taxes	28,651	(7,340)	66,356	17,198
Income tax expense (benefit)	7,172	(550)	16,407	7,210
Net income (loss)	$ 21,479	$ (6,790)	$ 49,949	$ 9,988
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ (0.12)	$ 0.91	$ 0.18
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ (0.12)	$ 0.65	$ 0.11
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	55,093	55,648	55,084	55,981
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	83,045	55,648	84,948	65,269
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 164,687	$ 152,507	$ 344,090	$ 316,294
Cost of revenues	106,259	97,339	221,469	202,216
Jewelry scrapping sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	13,714	12,825	27,796	20,709
Cost of revenues	11,788	11,902	23,996	18,855
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	107,163	93,030	213,612	185,623
Other revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 75	$ 61	$ 132	$ 124