Fair Value Measurement	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurement	11. Fair Value Measurement The Company measures and records 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 prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date; Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Cash and cash equivalents. The Company had $93.0 million and $79.3 million of money market funds considered cash equivalents at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively. These assets were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented. Short-term investments. The Company had $11.6 million and $11.2 million of guaranteed investment certificates considered investments as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively. As these investments have maturity dates of 12 months or less from the balance sheet date, they have been classified as short-term in nature. These assets were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented. Other Current Assets and Liabilities. The Company did not have any foreign exchange derivative instruments, classified as Level 2 assets within the fair value hierarchy, as of December 31, 2025. The Company had a short-term foreign exchange derivative instrument that had an immaterial fair value as of September 30, 2025, using Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value are cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payables to sellers. The Company believes the carrying values of these instruments approximate fair value. As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, the Company did not have any material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Fair Value Measurement

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

11.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company measures and records 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 prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date;

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Cash and cash equivalents. The Company had $93.0 million and $79.3 million of money market funds considered cash equivalents at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively. These assets were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.

Short-term investments. The Company had $11.6 million and $11.2 million of guaranteed investment certificates considered investments as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively. As these investments have maturity dates of 12 months or less from the balance sheet date, they have been classified as short-term in nature. These assets were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.

Other Current Assets and Liabilities. The Company did not have any foreign exchange derivative instruments, classified as Level 2 assets within the fair value hierarchy, as of December 31, 2025. The Company had a short-term foreign exchange derivative instrument that had an immaterial fair value as of September 30, 2025, using Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, 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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