Fair Value Measurement

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

The Company measures and records in the accompanying consolidated financial statements certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Authoritative guidance issued by the FASB establishes a fair value hierarchy for those instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company's assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:


Level 1						Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2						Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3						Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions developed by the Company, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

The Company had $40.0 million and $30.0 million of money market funds considered cash equivalents at September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These assets were measured at fair value at September 30, 2021 and 2020 and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value are cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The Company believes the carrying values of these instruments approximate fair value.

As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not have any material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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