The Company utilizes derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates under established procedures and controls. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative purposes. The Company’s agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions and the Company anticipates performance by counterparties to these contracts and therefore no material loss is expected.

The Company enters into lead forward contracts to fix the price for a portion of its lead purchases. Management considers the lead forward contracts to be effective against changes in the cash flows of the underlying lead purchases. The vast majority of such contracts are for a period not extending beyond one year. At October 3, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the Company has hedged the price to purchase approximately 49.0 million pounds and 54.5 million pounds of lead, respectively, for a total purchase price of $50,847 and $50,567, respectively.

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts and options to hedge a portion of the Company’s foreign currency exposures for lead, as well as other foreign currency exposures so that gains and losses on these contracts offset changes in the underlying foreign currency denominated exposures. The vast majority of such contracts are for a period not extending beyond one year. As of October 3, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the Company had entered into a total of $27,192 and $26,033, respectively, of such contracts.

In the coming twelve months, the Company anticipates that $2,770 of pretax gain relating to lead and foreign currency forward contracts will be reclassified from AOCI (“Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”) as part of cost of goods sold. This amount represents the current net unrealized impact of hedging lead and foreign exchange rates, which will change as market rates change in the future, and will ultimately be realized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income as an offset to the corresponding actual changes in lead costs to be realized in connection with the variable lead cost and foreign exchange rates being hedged.

The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge foreign currency fluctuations on intercompany loans and foreign currency denominated receivables and payables. These are not designated as hedging instruments and changes in fair value of these instruments are recorded directly in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. As of October 3, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the notional amount of these contracts was $26,027 and $28,995, respectively.

Presented below in tabular form is information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and derivative gains and losses in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income:


	Derivatives and Hedging Activities Designated as Cash Flow Hedges				Derivatives and Hedging Activities Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
	October 3, 2021		March 31, 2021		October 3, 2021		March 31, 2021
Prepaid and other current assets:
Lead forward contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts	295		524		—		—
Total assets	$	295	$	524	$	—	$	—
Accrued expenses:
Lead forward contracts	$	2,913	$	1,980	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		—		130		100
Total liabilities	$	2,913	$	1,980	$	130	$	100


Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges	Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)		Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Lead forward contracts	$	(2,409)	Cost of goods sold	$	817
Foreign currency forward contracts	442		Cost of goods sold	132
Total	$	(1,967)		$	949


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Pretax Gain (Loss)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	123
Total		$	123


Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges	Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)		Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Lead forward contracts	$	(2,219)	Cost of goods sold	$	(4,854)
Foreign currency forward contracts	(454)		Cost of goods sold	257
Total	$	(2,673)		$	(4,597)


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Pretax Gain (Loss)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	260
Total		$	260


Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges	Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)		Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Lead forward contracts	$	5,163	Cost of goods sold	$	3,276
Foreign currency forward contracts	253		Cost of goods sold	(28)
Total	$	5,416		$	3,248


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Pretax Gain (Loss)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	117
Total		$	117


Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges	Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)		Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Lead forward contracts	$	(3,493)	Cost of goods sold	$	(8,653)
Foreign currency forward contracts	(193)		Cost of goods sold	(26)
Total	$	(3,686)		$	(8,679)


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Pretax Gain (Loss)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	372
Total		372