Note 9 - Restructuring and Acquisition Related Expenses

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

9.

   

Restructuring and Acquisition Related Expenses

Acquisition Related Expenses

In connection with the acquisition of a business completed during the fiscal

2021

second

quarter (See Note

15

), the Company incurred acquisition expenses of

$84

during the

three

months ended

March 31, 2021

and

$294

during the

six

months ended

March 31, 2021,

which are included in Restructuring and acquisition related expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. There were

no

acquisition related expenses incurred during the

three

and

six

months ended

March 31, 2020.

Restructuring Activities

In

March 2020,

the Company recognized

$365

related to a reduction in force in its U.S. and Canada operations aimed at improving efficiencies by combining functions, certain responsibilities and eliminating redundancies, which resulted in a reduction of

15

positions. During the

three

and

six

months ended

March 31, 2020,

the Company paid

$155

related to this reduction in force. There were

no

restructuring related expenses incurred during the

three

and

six

months ended

March 31, 2021.