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Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

9. Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The Company uses interest rate derivative contracts to hedge interest rate exposures on the Company’s variable rate debt. The Company enters into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce the risk that its cash flows and earnings will be adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company’s hedging program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The Company records changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of the derivatives that have been designated as accounting hedges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as cost of revenue, interest expense or to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company uses interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements designated as cash flow hedges to limit exposure to variable interest rates on portions of the Company’s debt. The Company initially reports any gain on the effective portion of a cash flow hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Depending on the type of cash flow hedge, the gain is subsequently reclassified against interest expense when the interest expense on the variable rate debt is recognized. If the hedged transaction becomes probable of not occurring, any gain or loss related to interest rate swap or interest rate cap agreements would be recognized in other income.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the hedged debt index was changed from LIBOR to SOFR. The notional principal, fixed rates and related effective and expiration dates of the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements were as follows:


September 30, 2024
Notional Amount		Notional Amount			Fixed		Effective		Expiration
Currency		(in millions)			Rate		Date		Date
USD			400.0		1.283	%	February 2023		March 2028


September 30, 2023
Notional Amount		Notional Amount			Fixed		Effective		Expiration
Currency		(in millions)			Rate		Date		Date
USD			400.0		1.283	%	February 2023		March 2028

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company entered into new interest rate swap agreements with a notional value of $400.0 million to manage the interest rate exposure of its variable rate loans. The new swaps became effective February 2023 and terminate in March 2028. By entering into the swap agreements, the Company converted a portion of the SOFR rate-based liability into a fixed rate liability. The Company will pay a fixed rate of 1.283% and receive payment at the prevailing one-month SOFR.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company purchased interest rate cap agreements with a notional value of $300.0 million to manage interest rate exposure of its variable rate loans. The caps became effective on June 30, 2022 and terminate in March 2028. The caps reduce the Company’s exposure to one-month SOFR. In the event one-month SOFR exceeds 3.465%, the Company will pay the spread between prevailing one-month SOFR and 3.465%.

See Note 17 for accumulated balances and reporting period activities of derivatives related to reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the years ended September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022. Additionally, there were no material losses recognized in income due to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing from the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

Other Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts which are not designated as accounting hedges to hedge intercompany transactions and other monetary assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of a subsidiary. Gains and losses on these contracts were not material for the years ended September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022.

Fair Value Measurements

The fair values of the interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements were derived by taking the net present value of the expected cash flows using observable market inputs (Level 2) such as SOFR rate curves, futures, volatilities and basis spreads (when applicable).

As discussed in Note 3, The Company received an equity investment in the civil infrastructure construction business buyer and concurrently participated as a member of a lending group in a revolving credit facility. The Company elected the fair value option for its equity investment due to the availability of quoted prices of identical assets. The fair value option was also elected for the credit facility investment. Changes in fair value of both investments are classified within other income on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company records interest income at the stated coupon rate of the credit facility and classifies it within interest income on the consolidated statement of operations. Fair value for the equity investment is determined using Level 1 inputs, and fair value of the credit facility investment is determined using Level 3 inputs, such as estimated cash flows and estimated discount rates. The Company recorded a gain of $7.2 million in other income during the year ended September 30, 2024 representing the increase in fair value of these investments.

Below are the Company’s non-pension financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis within the ASC 820-10 fair value hierarchy:


		As of September 30, 2024
				Quoted Prices in						Significant
				Active Markets for			Significant			Unobservable
				Identical Assets			Observable			Inputs			Total
		Balance Sheet Location		(Level 1)			Inputs (Level 2)			(Level 3)			Fair Value

		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts		Other current assets		$	—		$	9.2		$	—		$	9.2
Interest rate contracts		Other non-current assets			—			16.5			—			16.5
Interest rate contracts		Other current liabilities			—			(0.9)			—			(0.9)
Interest rate contracts		Other long-term liabilities			—			(3.6)			—			(3.6)
Credit facility investment		Other non-current assets			—			—			21.9			21.9
Equity investment		Other non-current assets			19.4			—			—			19.4
Total net assets at fair value				$	19.4		$	21.2		$	21.9		$	62.5


		As of September 30, 2023
				Quoted Prices in						Significant
				Active Markets for			Significant			Unobservable
				Identical Assets			Observable			Inputs				Total
		Balance Sheet Location		(Level 1)			Inputs (Level 2)			(Level 3)			Fair Value

		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts		Other current assets		$	—		$	17.2		$	—		$	17.2
Interest rate contracts		Other non-current assets			—			37.5			—			37.5
Total net assets at fair value				$	—		$	54.7		$	—		$	54.7

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investment assets:


		Year-ended September 30, 2024
		Beginning			Investment
		Balance			Gains/(Losses)		Interest Earned		Purchases		Sales		Ending Balance

			(in millions)
Credit facility investment including accrued interest		$	—		0.5		0.5		32.5		(11.6)		$	21.9