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CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
Whitmore Joint Venture

On April 1, 2021, Whitmore Manufacturing, LLC (“Whitmore”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSW, completed the formation of the joint venture (the “Whitmore JV”) with Pennzoil-Quaker State Company dba SOPUS Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Oil Company that comprises Shell’s U.S. lubricants business.

The Whitmore JV is deemed to be a VIE as the equity investors at risk, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. The major factor that led to the conclusion that the Company is the primary beneficiary of this VIE is that Whitmore has the power to direct the most significant activities due to its ability to direct the manufacturing decisions of the Whitmore JV. Whitmore JV’s total net assets are presented below (in thousands):
December 31, 2025March 31, 2025
Cash$4,081 $9,591 
Accounts receivable, net8,727 8,407 
Inventories, net4,920 4,823 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets241 254 
Property, plant and equipment, net15,143 13,452 
Intangible assets, net4,252 4,859 
Other assets783 597 
Total assets$38,147 $41,983 
Accounts payable$5,606 $7,755 
Accrued and other current liabilities2,031 1,605 
Other long-term liabilities807 414 
Total liabilities$8,444 $9,774 

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2025, the Whitmore JV generated net income of $0.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

The Whitmore JV’s LLC Agreement contains a put option that gives either member the right to sell its 50% equity interest in the Whitmore JV to the other member at a dollar amount equivalent to 90% of the initiating member's equity interest determined based on the fair market value of the Whitmore JV’s net assets. This put option can be exercised, at either member’s discretion, by providing written notice to the other member during the month of July 2024 and every two years thereafter. No put option was provided in July 2024. This redeemable noncontrolling interest is recorded at the higher of the redemption value or carrying value each reporting period. Changes in redeemable noncontrolling interest for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Balance at beginning of the fiscal year$20,187 $19,355 
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest738 839 
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interest shareholder(2,000)— 
Ending balance$18,925 $20,194