Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

4. Fair Value Measurements

We measure on a recurring basis and disclose the fair value of our financial instruments under the provisions of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, as amended (“ASC 820”). We define “fair value” as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for measuring fair value and requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. This valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability on the measurement date.

The three levels of that hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, included in Level 1, that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

Level 3 - Unobservable pricing inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own model with estimates and assumptions.

Financial instruments measured at fair value on recurring basis

Consistent with the fair value hierarchy, we categorized our financial assets and liabilities as follows:


(in thousands)	Classification	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	March 31, 2025		September 30, 2024
Financial Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts
Designated cash flow hedges	Other current assets	Level 2	$	614	$	—
Non-designated cash flow hedges	Other current assets	Level 2		195		1,207
Interest rate swap	Other assets	Level 2		365		—
Total assets			$	1,174	$	1,207
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Financial Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts
Designated cash flow hedges	Accrued liabilities	Level 2	$	111	$	—
Non-designated cash flow hedges	Accrued liabilities	Level 2		843		1,485
Interest rate swap	Other Liabilities	Level 2		—		635
Total liabilities			$	954	$	2,120

The fair value of each asset and liability were measured using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analyses and observable inputs, such as market interest rates and foreign exchange rates.

Other fair value disclosures

The carrying amounts, if any, of cash equivalents, trade and other accounts receivable, and accounts payable and borrowing under our $500 million asset-based senior secured loan facility (the “ABL facility”) approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. Carrying amounts and the related estimated fair value of our long-term debt, excluding finance lease obligations, debt issuance costs and original issue discounts, are as follows:


	Fair Value	March 31, 2025				September 30, 2024
(in thousands)	Hierarchy Level	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, excluding finance lease obligations
2032 Senior Notes	Level 2	$	600,000	$	601,500	$	600,000	$	615,000
Term Loan B	Level 2		317,000		315,811		394,000		393,508
Total long-term debt		$	917,000	$	917,311	$	994,000	$	1,008,508

The fair value of our senior notes was measured using unadjusted quoted market prices. The fair value of our Term Loan B agreement was measured using unadjusted quoted market prices for similar debt securities in active markets.

- 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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