LEASES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

12. LEASES

The Company determines at lease inception whether an arrangement that provides control over the use of an asset is a lease. The Company recognizes at lease commencement a right-of-use (ROU) asset and lease liability based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. The Company has elected not to recognize a ROU asset and lease liability for leases with terms of 12 months or less. Certain of the Company’s leases include options to extend the term of the lease for up to 20 years. When it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option, Management includes the impact of the option in the lease term for purposes of determining total future lease payments. As most of the Company’s lease agreements do not explicitly state the discount rate implicit in the lease, Management uses the Company’s incremental borrowing rate on the commencement date to calculate the present value of future payments based on the tenor of each arrangement.

The Company’s leases for real estate commonly include escalating payments. These variable lease payments are included in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. In addition to the present value of the future lease payments, the calculation of the ROU asset also includes any deferred rent, lease pre-payments and initial direct costs of obtaining the lease.

In addition to the base rent, real estate leases typically contain provisions for common-area maintenance and other similar services, which are considered non-lease components for accounting purposes. Non-lease components are excluded from our ROU assets and lease liabilities and expensed as incurred.

The Company’s leases are for office space, manufacturing facilities, and selective machinery and equipment.

The components of lease costs are shown below:


		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
		June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)		2026			2025
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets		$	372			372
Interest on lease liabilities			184			199
Operating lease cost			2,233			2,067
Total lease costs		$	2,789			2,638


		Nine Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
		June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)		2026			2025
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets		$	1,116			1,116
Interest on lease liabilities			563			607
Operating lease cost			6,665			5,528
Total lease costs		$	8,344			7,251

Additional information related to leases are shown below:


		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
		June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)		2026			2025
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	2,149			1,958
Operating cash flows from finance leases		$	184			199
Financing cash flows from finance leases		$	390			358
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities		$	—			10,259


		Nine Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
		June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)		2026			2025
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	6,266			5,271
Operating cash flows from finance leases		$	563			607
Financing cash flows from finance leases		$	1,157			1,065
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities		$	4,609			14,232


		June 30,		June 30,
		2026		2025
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases		9.0	years	9.6	years
Finance leases		9.1	years	9.8	years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases		4.86	%	4.75	%
Finance leases		4.78	%	4.73	%

The following is a reconciliation of future undiscounted cash flows to the operating and finance lease liabilities, and the related ROU assets, presented on our condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on June 30, 2026:


(Dollars in thousands)	Operating		Finance
Years Ending September 30:	Leases		Leases
2026 (excluding the nine months ended June 30, 2026)	$	2,089	577
2027		8,292	2,357
2028		8,124	2,417
2029		6,643	2,478
2030 and thereafter		37,584	11,575
Total minimum lease payments		62,732	19,404
Less: amounts representing interest		12,472	4,008
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	50,260	15,396
Less: current portion of lease obligations		6,153	1,647
Non-current portion of lease obligations		44,107	13,749

ROU assets	$	47,271	11,078

Operating lease liabilities are included in the condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in accrued other expenses (current portion) and as a caption on the Consolidated Balance Sheet (long-term portion). Finance lease liabilities are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in accrued other expenses (current portion) and other liabilities (long-term portion). Operating lease ROU assets are included as a caption on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and finance lease ROU assets are included in property, plant and equipment on the Consolidated Balance sheet.