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Equity Method Investments | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 01, 2025
Equity Method Investments |
Equity Method Investments | 5. Equity Method Investments ​ Investments in Limited Partnership Funds ​ In July 2019, the Company made its initial capital contribution to a limited partnership fund focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company contributed a total of $10,000,000 during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2021 and 2022, and there were no further contribution commitments to this fund as of April 30, 2022. ​ In March 2022, the Company entered into a limited partnership agreement with a second limited partnership fund also focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company is committed to contributions totaling $20,000,000 over an expected five year period. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company made total contributions of $5,674,000, $3,074,000, and $5,778,000 respectively. During the six months ended November 1, 2025, the Company made contributions of $2,123,000. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company has committed to make additional capital contributions of $3,351,000 to the fund, which are expected to be made over the next two fiscal years. ​ The Company accounts for investments in limited partnerships as equity method investments as the Company is deemed to have significant influence when it holds more than a minor interest. For the three and six months ended November 1, 2025, the Company recorded its ownership percentage of the net gain of equity method investments, of $1,196,000 and $2,983,000, respectively, in equity method investment income, net of $0 tax in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, respectively. For the three and six months ended October 26, 2024, the Company recorded its ownership percentage of the net gains of the limited partnerships, or $1,001,000 and $1,066,000, respectively, in equity method investment income (loss), net of $0 tax in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, respectively. At November 1, 2025 and April 30, 2025, the carrying value of the equity method investments of $35,687,000 and $30,423,000, respectively, was recorded in long-term investments on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. ​

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/recommendedDisclosureRef -Topic 740 -SubTopic 323 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478156/740-323-50-2 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (d) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/323/tableOfContent + Details
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