Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

The Company leases certain office space and equipment under operating leases for use in our operations. We recognize operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of our lease agreements include one or more options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at our discretion. Variable lease expense primarily relates to maintenance and other monthly expense that do not depend on an index or rate.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at contract inception. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for as a single component for all leases. Operating lease right to use assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the expected lease term, which includes optional renewal periods if we determine it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, the discount rate used in the present value calculation represents our incremental borrowing rate determined using information available at the commencement date.

Operating lease expense is included as a component of general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. Sublease income and variable lease expenses are de minimis. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recorded operating lease expense of $4.4 million, $4.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Cash payments on lease liabilities during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022 totaled $4.2 million, $4.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2024 and 2023, weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate were as follows:


	September 30,
	2024	2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term	6.6 years	7.0 years
Weighted-average discount rate	6.30%	5.98%

The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows reconciled to the carrying value of the operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024:


Fiscal Years Ending September 30,
in thousands
2025	$	4,572
2026	4,117
2027	3,215
2028	2,982
2029	2,905
Thereafter	7,084
Total lease payments	24,875
Less: imputed interest	5,097
Total operating lease liabilities	$	19,778