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Investments
6 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2025
Investments  
Investments

2. Investments

Investments consist of the following (in thousands):

November 1,

April 30,

    

2025

    

2025

 

Short-term investments:

Available-for-sale securities:

U.S. government securities

160,928

Corporate securities

68,118

Total short-term investments

229,046

Long-term investments:

Available-for-sale securities:

U.S. government securities

35,228

Equity securities and warrants

10,055

1,204

Total long-term available-for-sale securities investments

 

45,283

 

1,204

Equity method investments

Investments in limited partnership funds

 

35,687

 

30,423

Total equity method investments

 

35,687

 

30,423

Total long-term investments

$

80,970

$

31,627

Available-For-Sale Securities

As of November 1, 2025, the balance of available-for-sale securities consisted of U.S. government securities and high-grade corporate bonds. Interest earned from these investments is recorded in interest income (expense), net. Realized

gains on sales of these investments on the basis of specific identification are recorded in interest income (expense), net. As of April 30, 2025, the company held no available-for-sale securities.

The following table is a summary of the activity related to the available-for-sale investments recorded in short-term and long-term investments as of November 1, 2025 (in thousands):

    

November 1, 2025

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

Cost

    

Gains

Losses

Value

Corporate securities

$

68,185

$

$

(67)

$

68,118

U.S. government securities

196,232

5

(81)

196,156

Total available-for-sale securities

$

264,417

$

5

$

(148)

$

264,274

Equity Securities

Equity securities and warrants are measured at fair value with net unrealized gains and losses from changes in the fair value recognized in other income (expense), net. Unrealized gain (loss) recorded (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Six Months Ended

November 1, 2025

October 26, 2024

November 1, 2025

October 26, 2024

Net gain (loss) recognized during the period on equity securities

$

6,150

$

54

$

8,851

$

(267)

Less: Net loss recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period

Unrealized gain (loss) recognized during the period on equity securities still held at the reporting date

$

6,150

$

54

$

8,851

$

(267)