Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2023

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following tables represent the financial assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2022, and the basis for that measurement:


	Total Fair Value Measurement January 1, 2023		Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Lead forward contracts	$	8,085	$	—	$	8,085	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts	464		—		464		—
Net investment hedges	(14,384)		—		(14,384)		—
Total derivatives	$	(5,835)	$	—	$	(5,835)	$	—


	Total Fair Value Measurement March 31, 2022		Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Lead forward contracts	$	2,520	$	—	$	2,520	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts	(256)		—		(256)		—
Net investment hedges	298		—		298		—
Total derivatives	$	2,562	$	—	$	2,562	$	—

The fair values of lead forward contracts are calculated using observable prices for lead as quoted on the London Metal Exchange (“LME”) and, therefore, were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, as described in Note 1- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2022 Annual Report.

The fair values for foreign currency forward contracts and net investment hedges are based upon current quoted market prices and are classified as Level 2 based on the nature of the underlying market in which these derivatives are traded.

Financial Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to their short maturities.

The fair value of the Company’s short-term debt and borrowings under the Third Amended Credit Facility (as defined in Note 13), approximate their respective carrying value, as they are variable rate debt and the terms are comparable to market terms as of the balance sheet dates and are classified as Level 2.

In fiscal 2020, the Company issued its 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), with an original face value of $300,000. The Company's 5.00% Senior Notes due April 30, 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), with an original face value of $300,000, were issued in fiscal 2016. The fair value of the 2027 Notes and 2023 Notes (collectively, the “Senior Notes”) represent the trading values based upon quoted market prices and are classified as Level 2. The 2027 Notes were trading at approximately 90% and 95% of face value on January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively. The 2023 Notes were trading at approximately 99% and 101% of face value on January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s derivatives and Senior Notes at January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2022 were as follows:


	January 1, 2023				March 31, 2022
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Derivatives (1)	$	(5,835)	$	(5,835)	$	2,562	$	2,562
Financial liabilities:
Senior Notes (2)	$	600,000	$	567,450	$	600,000	$	585,750

(1)Represents lead, foreign currency forward contracts and net investment hedges (see Note 7 for asset and liability positions of the lead, foreign currency forward contracts and net investment hedges at January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2022).

(2)The fair value amount of the Senior Notes at January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2022 represent the trading value of the instruments.

Non-recurring fair value measurements

On June 29, 2022, the Company committed to a plan to close its facility in Ooltewah, Tennessee, which focused on manufacturing flooded motive power batteries for electric forklifts. Management determined that future demand for traditional motive power flooded cells will decrease as customers transition to maintenance free product solutions in lithium and Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL). As a result, the Company concluded that the carrying value of the asset group was not recoverable and recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2023 a write-off of $7,300 of the fixed assets, for which there is expected to be no salvageable value. The valuation technique used to measure the fair value of fixed assets was a combination of the income and market approaches. The inputs used to measure the fair value of these fixed assets under the income approach were largely unobservable and accordingly were classified as Level 3.

- 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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