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PENSION PLAN
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
PENSION PLAN

NOTE M - PENSION PLAN

 

The Company had a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”) covering all eligible employees. On January 26, 2006, the Plan was frozen and amended to eliminate future benefit accruals after February 15, 2006.

 

Plan assets are invested in six diversified investment funds of the Pentegra Retirement Trust (the “Trust”), a no load series open-ended mutual fund. The Trust has been given discretion by the Plan Sponsor to determine the appropriate strategic asset allocation versus plan liabilities, as governed by the Trust’s Statement of Investment Objectives and Guidelines. The long-term investment objective is to be invested 65% in equity securities (equity mutual funds) and 35% in debt securities (bond mutual funds). Asset rebalancing is performed at least annually, with interim adjustments made when the investment mix varies more than 5% from the target (i.e., a 10% target range). Risk/volatility is further managed by the distinct investment objectives of each of the Trust funds and the diversification within each fund.

 

The following table sets forth the Plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017.

 

   September 30, 
   2018   2017 
   (In thousands) 
         
Actuarial present value of benefit obligations  $4,390   $4,550 
           
Change in benefit obligations          
Projected benefit obligation, beginning  $4,550   $4,779 
Interest cost   178    175 
Actuarial (gain) loss   (149)   (214)
Annuity payments and lump sum distributions   (189)   (190)
           
Projected benefit obligation, end  $4,390   $4,550 
           
Change in plan assets          
Fair value of assets, beginning  $3,237   $2,951 
Actual return on plan assets   155    312 
Employer contributions   200    164 
Annuity payments and lump sum distributions   (189)   (190)
           
Fair value of assets, end  $3,403   $3,237 
           
Funded status included with other liabilities  $(987)  $(1,313)

 

Net pension cost for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 included the following components:

 

   September 30, 
   2018   2017 
   (In thousands) 
         
Service cost benefits earned during the year  $   $ 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation   178    175 
Expected return on plan assets   (222)   (202)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss   119    166 
Net pension cost  $75   $139 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average discount rate used in determining the actuarial net periodic pension cost was 4.00% and 3.75%, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average discount rate used in determining the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation was 4.25% and 4.00%, respectively.

 

The long-term rate-of-return-on-assets assumption was set based on historical returns earned by equities and fixed income securities, adjusted to reflect expectations of future returns as applied to the plan’s target allocation of asset classes. Equities and fixed income securities were assumed to earn rates of return in the ranges of 6-8% and 3-5%, respectively, with an assumed long-term inflation rate of 2.5% reflected within these ranges for the year ended September 30, 2018. When these overall return expectations are applied to the plan’s target allocation, the result is an expected rate of return of 5.0% to 7.0%. Accordingly, the expected long-term rate of return on assets was 7.00% for both 2018 and 2017.

 

Current Asset Allocation

 

The Plan’s weighted-average asset allocations at September 30, 2018 and 2017, by asset category are as follows:

 

   September 30, 
   2018   2017 
         
Equity securities   64%   68%
Debt securities (bond mutual funds)   36%   32%
Other (money market fund)   0%   0%
Total   100%   100%

 

The target asset allocation set for the assets of the Plan are in equity securities ranging from 40 percent to 70 percent and in debt securities ranging from 30 percent to 60 percent. In general, the Plan assets are investment securities that are well-diversified in terms of industry, capitalization and asset class. The Plan assets are mostly a mix of U.S. Treasury security indexed funds, mutual funds indexed to the performance of Fortune 500 U.S. companies, debt securities held in bond funds, domestic and foreign common equity funds, and a money market fund. The Plan’s exposure to a concentration of credit risk is limited by the diversification of the investments into various investment options with multiple asset managers.

 

Expected Contributions

 

For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, the Company expects to contribute $67,299 to the Plan.

 

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

 

The following benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows (in thousands):

 

October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019  $207 
October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020   210 
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021   211 
October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022   211 
October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023   215 
October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028   1,247 
 Total  $2,301 

  

Included in the funded status of the Plan at September 30, 2018 and 2017, are actuarial losses of $1,292,000 and $1,494,000, respectively. These amounts are included, net of related income tax effects of $363,000 and $597,000, respectively, in the accumulated other comprehensive loss component of stockholders’ equity. During the year ending September 30, 2019, approximately $105,000 of the actuarial losses is expected to be amortized into net periodic pension expense.

 

The following table presents the Plan assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy under ASC Topic 820. Financial assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. See Note R for further detail regarding fair value hierarchy.

       Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using: 
       Quoted Prices   Significant     
       in Active Markets   Other   Significant 
       for Identical   Observable   Unobservable 
   Total   Assets (Level 1)   Inputs (Level 2)   Inputs (Level 3) 
   (In thousands) 
At September 30, 2018                
Investment Type                    
Mutual Funds- Equity                    
Large-Cap Value  $468   $468   $   $ 
Large-Cap Core   480    480         
Mid-Cap Core   198    198         
Small-Cap Core   201    201         
Non-U.S. Core   815    815         
Mutual Funds- Fixed Income                    
Intermediate-Term Core   1,241    1,241         
Cash Equivalents                    
Money Market                
Total Investment  $3,403   $3,403   $   $ 

 

       Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using: 
       Quoted Prices   Significant     
       in Active Markets   Other   Significant 
       for Identical   Observable   Unobservable 
   Total   Assets (Level 1)   Inputs (Level 2)   Inputs (Level 3) 
   (In thousands) 
At September 30, 2017                    
Investment Type                    
Mutual Funds- Equity                    
Large-Cap Value  $462   $462   $   $ 
Large-Cap Core   482    482         
Mid-Cap Core   224    224         
Small-Cap Core   222    222         
Non-U.S. Core   803    803         
Mutual Funds- Fixed Income                    
Intermediate-Term Core   1,033    1,033         
Cash Equivalents                    
Money Market   11    11         
Total Investment  $3,237   $3,237   $   $ 

 

Equity and debt securities are reported at fair value in the table above utilizing exchange quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments (Level 1 inputs).