CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 320,170	$ 299,991
Gross profit	185,404	172,573
Operating expenses:
Store expenses	116,451	110,555
General and administrative	18,669	16,543
Depreciation and amortization	8,335	8,565
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other	8	(172)
Total operating expenses	143,463	135,491
Operating income	41,941	37,082
Interest expense	3,147	3,440
Interest income	(2,093)	(2,639)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,475)	(1,153)
Other expense (income)	978	(271)
Income before income taxes	41,384	37,705
Income tax expense	10,368	9,235
Net income	$ 31,016	$ 28,470
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.57	$ 0.52
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.36
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	54,827	55,076
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	83,347	86,812
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 186,343	$ 179,403
Cost of revenues	121,824	115,210
Jewelry scrapping sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	16,732	14,082
Cost of revenues	12,942	12,208
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	117,052	106,449
Other revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 43	$ 57