Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

The Company leases certain office space and equipment under operating leases for use in our operations. We recognize operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of our lease agreements include one or more options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at our discretion. Variable lease expense primarily relates to maintenance and other monthly expense that do not depend on an index or rate.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at contract inception. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for as a single component for all leases. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the expected lease term, which includes optional renewal periods if we determine it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, the discount rate used in the present value calculation represents our incremental borrowing rate determined using information available at the commencement date.

Operating lease expense is included as a component of general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, we recorded operating lease expense of $4.3 million and $4.5 million, respectively. Under ASC Topic 840, Leases (ASC 840), the Company’s total rental expense was $5.8 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. Cash payments on lease liabilities during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 totaled $4.8 million and $4.6 million, respectively. Sublease income and variable lease expenses are de minimis.

At September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate were as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2021	2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term	4.8 years	5.1 years
Weighted-average discount rate	4.56%	4.87%

The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows reconciled to the carrying value of the operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2021:


Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
in thousands
2022	$	4,335
2023	3,592
2024	2,470
2025	2,122
2026	1,504
Thereafter	1,785
Total lease payments	15,808
Less: imputed interest	1,654
Total operating lease liabilities	$	14,154