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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
The components of the income tax provision were as follows (in thousands): 
 Year Ended September 30,
 202420232022
Current: 
Federal$45,271 $18,129 $557 
State8,101 4,036 403 
Foreign342 107 
 53,714 22,272 967 
Deferred: 
Federal(11,872)(7,458)(154)
State(1,620)(1,499)(41)
Foreign6,018 1,110 (4,666)
 (7,474)(7,847)(4,861)
Total income tax provision (benefit)$46,240 $14,425 $(3,894)
Schedule of Income Before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes was as follows (in thousands): 
 Year Ended September 30,
 202420232022
U.S.$167,887 $56,923 $3,175 
Foreign28,201 12,027 6,668 
Income before income taxes$196,088 $68,950 $9,843 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the effective income tax rate, as computed on earnings before income tax provision (benefit) in each of the three years presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:
 Year Ended September 30,
 202420232022
Statutory rate21 %21 %21 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Research and development credit(1)(2)(14)
Foreign rate differential— — 
Valuation allowance— (3)(62)
Deferred tax rate differential— — (1)
Non-deductible expenses
Impact of U.S. global intangible taxes and benefits
Stock-based compensation(1)— — 
Effective rate24 %21 %(40)%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of temporary differences between U.S. GAAP accounting and federal income tax accounting creating deferred income tax assets and liabilities was as follows (in thousands):
 September 30,
 20242023
Deferred Tax Assets: 
Research and experimental expenditures(1)
$12,552 $8,118 
Long-term contracts7,480 — 
Deferred compensation2,868 2,274 
Uniform capitalization and inventory1,511 1,253 
Credit carryforwards1,304 1,378 
Warranty accrual1,304 752 
Stock-based compensation1,269 1,555 
Net operating loss1,248 7,432 
Reserve for accrued employee benefits1,029 988 
Other655 317 
Deferred tax assets$31,220 $24,067 
Deferred Tax Liabilities: 
Depreciation and amortization(1)
$(3,773)$(3,545)
Retention and other(1,310)(1,491)
Deferred tax liabilities$(5,083)$(5,036)
Less: valuation allowance(1,599)(1,967)
Net deferred tax asset$24,538 $17,064 
(1)Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the unrecognized tax benefits follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended September 30,
 202420232022
Balance at beginning of period$1,889 $1,377 $1,409 
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current period460 400 240 
Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior period70 112 92 
Decreases related to expiration of statute of limitations(680)— (327)
Decreases related to settlement with taxing authorities— — (37)
Balance at end of period$1,739 $1,889 $1,377