Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company employs a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The Company’s valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value and the definition of the three levels (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3) of the fair value hierarchy are disclosed in Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Part IV, “Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023.

The Company uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market disruption. In periods of market disruption, the ability to observe prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be reclassified from Level 1 to Level 2, or from Level 2 to Level 3. The Company recognizes transfers between levels at either the actual date of the event or a change in circumstances that caused the transfer. At December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Company did not have any financial assets or financial liabilities based on Level 3 measurements.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company:


	December 31, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in thousands)

Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government bonds	$	10,859	$	—	$	—	$	10,859
Municipal securities	—		7,153		—		7,153
Commercial notes	—		—		—		—
Corporate debt securities	—		144,052		—		144,052
Total available-for sale debt securities	10,859		151,205		—		162,064
Money market instruments	6,489		—		—		6,489
Total financial assets	$	17,348	$	151,205	$	—	$	168,553


	September 30, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in thousands)

Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government bonds	$	31,553	$	—	$	—	$	31,553
Municipal securities	—		7,093		—		7,093
Commercial notes	—		22,205		—		22,205
Corporate debt securities	—		231,884		—		231,884
Total available-for-sale debt securities	31,553		261,182		—		292,735
Money market instruments	347		—		—		347
Total financial assets	$	31,900	$	261,182	$	—	$	293,082

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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