Total lease expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025 is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025		2026			2025
Operating lease expense – fixed payments	$	1,154	$	1,079	$	2,310		$	2,188
Variable lease expense	351		364		755			759
Short-term and other lease expense (includes $89 and $89 recorded in advertising and marketing for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively, and $183 and $191 for the six months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively; and $190 and $133 recorded in repairs and maintenance for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively, and $343 and $275 for the six months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively; see Note 6)	364		316		702			658
Total lease expense, net	$	1,869	$	1,759	$	3,767		$	3,605

Other information:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	1,946	$	1,821	$	3,915		$	3,779
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases					8.6 years			9.3 years
Weighted average discount rate – operating leases					5.8		%	5.7		%


	Principal Payments		Interest Payments		Total Payments
April 2026 - March 2027	$	3,379	$	1,516	$	4,895
April 2027 - March 2028	3,003		1,325		4,328
April 2028 - March 2029	2,814		1,155		3,969
April 2029 - March 2030	2,659		985		3,644
April 2030 - March 2031	2,469		841		3,310
Thereafter	14,683		2,067		16,750
	$	29,007	$	7,889	$	36,896