LEASES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

LEASES

Schedule of components of lease costs

	Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
	March 31,		March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	372	$	393
Interest on lease liabilities		216		233
Operating lease cost		1,874		1,853
Total lease costs	$	2,462	$	2,479

	Six Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	March 31,			March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2024			2023
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	765	$	786
Interest on lease liabilities		439		469
Operating lease cost		3,738		3,498
Total lease costs	$	4,942	$	4,753

Schedule of additional information related to leases

	Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
	March 31,		March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	1,824	$	1,779
Operating cash flows from finance leases		216		233
Financing cash flows from finance leases		328		330
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities		1,679		618

	Six Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	March 31,		March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	3,643	$	3,380
Operating cash flows from finance leases		439		469
Financing cash flows from finance leases		683		658
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities		1,679		14,582

	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases	10.8	years	11.5	years
Finance leases	11.1	years	11.5	years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.55	%	4.40	%
Finance leases	4.68	%	4.61	%

Schedule of reconciliation of future undiscounted cash flows to the operating and finance lease liabilities, and the related ROU assets

(Dollars in thousands)	Operating		Finance
Years Ending September 30:	Leases		Leases
2024 (excluding the six months ended March 31, 2024)	$	3,389	1,090
2025		6,014	2,233
2026		4,729	2,297
2027		4,479	2,357
2028 and thereafter		33,206	16,470
Total minimum lease payments		51,817	24,447
Less: amounts representing interest		11,540	5,795
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	40,277	18,652
Less: current portion of lease obligations		4,833	1,375
Non-current portion of lease obligations		35,444	17,277
ROU assets	$	38,322	14,427