CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 281,421	$ 255,812	$ 867,051	$ 778,562
Gross profit	166,727	148,785	506,892	450,464
Operating expenses:
Store expenses	116,335	104,932	341,472	307,004
General and administrative	20,060	17,876	54,869	48,961
Depreciation and amortization	8,158	8,026	24,942	23,977
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other	20	(29)	(149)	28
Other income	0	(2,632)	(765)	(5,097)
Total operating expenses	144,573	128,173	420,369	374,873
Operating income	22,154	20,612	86,523	75,591
Interest expense	3,539	3,414	10,381	12,994
Interest income	(2,931)	(2,584)	(8,452)	(5,146)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,263)	(1,523)	(4,135)	29,394
Other income	(191)	(5)	(627)	(159)
Income before income taxes	23,000	21,310	89,356	38,508
Income tax expense	5,050	3,088	21,457	10,298
Net income	$ 17,950	$ 18,222	$ 67,899	$ 28,210
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 1.23	$ 0.51
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.24	$ 0.89	$ 0.38
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	54,898	55,367	55,022	55,776
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	83,008	86,825	84,309	79,559
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 158,140	$ 147,980	$ 502,230	$ 464,274
Cost of revenues	101,211	95,069	322,680	297,285
Jewelry scrapping sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	15,395	13,931	43,191	34,640
Cost of revenues	13,483	11,958	37,479	30,813
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	107,830	93,819	321,442	279,442
Other revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 56	$ 82	$ 188	$ 206