CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jan. 27, 2024	Jan. 28, 2023	Jan. 27, 2024	Jan. 28, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 259.5	$ 280.1	$ 837.2	$ 878.4
Cost of products sold	222.5	215.2	693.9	677.6
Gross profit	37.0	64.9	143.3	200.8
Selling and administrative expenses	33.9	32.9	119.3	104.8
Goodwill impairment	0.0		56.5
Amortization of intangibles	6.1	4.7	18.0	14.1
(Loss) income from operations	(3.0)	27.3	(50.5)	81.9
Interest expense, net	5.0	0.8	12.2	1.3
Other expense (income), net	2.5	3.5	2.3	(1.7)
Pre-tax (loss) income	(10.5)	23.0	(65.0)	82.3
Income tax expense	1.1	3.1	1.0	13.3
Net (loss) income	(11.6)	19.9	(66.0)	69.0
Net (loss) income attributable to Methode	$ (11.6)	$ 19.9	$ (66.0)	$ 69.0
(Loss) income per share attributable to Methode:
Basic	$ (0.33)	$ 0.56	$ (1.86)	$ 1.91
Diluted	(0.33)	0.54	(1.86)	1.87
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.42	$ 0.42

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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- Definition

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-1