Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Note 13. Subsequent Events On February 28, 2023, the Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will launch a recommended public tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Nordic Lights Group Corporation (“Nordic Lights”), at an offer price of €6.30 per share, for a total equity value of approximately €132 million. Nordic Lights is a premium provider of high-quality lighting solutions for heavy-duty equipment and a public limited liability company incorporated in Finland with its shares admitted to trading on Nasdaq First North. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Methode) of customary closing conditions for the acquisition of a public company in Finland, including, among others, (i) that the tender offer is irrevocably accepted by shareholders holding more than 90 percent of the shares and voting rights in Nordic Lights, which will enable the Company to compulsorily acquire the remaining shares in the capital of Nordic Lights under Finnish law, and (ii) the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed (including completion of the compulsory acquisition of Nordic Lights shares from any non-tendering minority) in the second half of calendar 2023.

Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2023

Note 13. Subsequent Events

On February 28, 2023, the Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will launch a recommended public tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Nordic Lights Group Corporation (“Nordic Lights”), at an offer price of €6.30 per share, for a total equity value of approximately €132 million. Nordic Lights is a premium provider of high-quality lighting solutions for heavy-duty equipment and a public limited liability company incorporated in Finland with its shares admitted to trading on Nasdaq First North.

The transaction is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Methode) of customary closing conditions for the acquisition of a public company in Finland, including, among others, (i) that the tender offer is irrevocably accepted by shareholders holding more than 90 percent of the shares and voting rights in Nordic Lights, which will enable the Company to compulsorily acquire the remaining shares in the capital of Nordic Lights under Finnish law, and (ii) the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed (including completion of the compulsory acquisition of Nordic Lights shares from any non-tendering minority) in the second half of calendar 2023.