Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Compensation Related Costs [Abstract]

Compensation Related Costs, General

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

The Company’s Stock Incentive Plan provides for the granting of stock options and restricted stock units to executive officers, other key employees and non-management directors. RSU awards may be based on performance (performance-based) or on service over a requisite time period (time-based). Performance-based and time-based RSU equity awards represent the contingent right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock per RSU if the vesting conditions and/or performance criteria are satisfied. The RSUs have no dividend or voting rights until vested.

In October 2021, the Company granted 390,000 performance-based RSU equity awards to its executive officers. These awards vest at the end of a three-year performance period ending September 30, 2024. The number of units that ultimately vest depends on the Company’s relative position as compared to its peers in achieving certain performance criteria and can range from 0% to 200% of the number of units granted. The performance criteria are total shareholder return; return on investment; selling, general and administrative expense containment; and gross profit. The grant date fair value of these equity awards was $89.95 per unit. Compensation expense related to this grant was $4.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2021 based on an estimate of the Company’s performance against its peer group, the elapsed portion of the performance period and the grant date fair value of the award.

Total stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s performance-based and time-based RSUs was $21.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2021 compared to $21.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2020.