Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2024

We have contractual obligations as a lessee with respect to offices, warehouses and distribution centers, automobiles, and office equipment.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the contract in accordance with guidance detailed in the lease standard and we perform the lease classification test as of the lease commencement date. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term.

The present value of the lease payments is calculated using an incremental borrowing rate, which was determined based on the rate of interest that we would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. We use an unsecured borrowing rate and risk-adjust that rate to approximate a collateralized rate.

We recognize operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Lease payments may be fixed or variable. Only lease payments that are fixed, in-substance fixed or depend on a rate or index are included in determining the lease liability. Variable lease payments include payments made to the lessor for taxes, insurance and maintenance of the leased asset and are recognized as operating costs as incurred.

We apply certain practical expedients allowed by ASC Topic 842, “Leases”. Leases that are more than one year in duration are capitalized and recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are recognized as short term lease operating costs on a straight-line basis over the term. We have also elected to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single component. Some of our leases offer an option to extend the term of such leases. We utilize the reasonably certain threshold criteria in determining which options we will exercise.

For operating leases, the ROU assets and liabilities as of April 30 are presented in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as follows:


	2024		2023
Operating lease ROU assets	$	69,074	$	91,197
Short-term portion of operating lease liabilities	18,294		19,673
Operating lease liabilities, non-current	$	94,386	$	115,540

During the year ended April 30, 2024, we added $2.4 million to the ROU assets and $2.2 million to the operating lease liabilities due to lease renewals, as well as modifications to our existing operating leases.

As a result of the Global Restructuring Program, which included the exit of certain leased office space, we recorded restructuring and related charges, which included impairment charges and the acceleration of expense associated with certain operating lease ROU assets. See Note 7, “Restructuring and Related Charges (Credits)” for more information on this program and the charges incurred.

Our total net lease costs were as follows:


	For the Years Ended April 30,
	2024		2023		2022
Operating lease cost	$	14,575	$	18,620	$	24,180
Variable lease cost	1,096		1,326		1,496
Short-term lease cost	1,059		744		187
Sublease income	(847)		(770)		(945)
Total net lease cost(1)	$	15,883	$	19,920	$	24,918


(1)			Total net lease cost does not include those costs and sublease income for operating leases we had identified as part of our restructuring programs that would be subleased. The costs and sublease income for those leases are included in Restructuring and related charges (credits) on our Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income. See Note 7, “Restructuring and Related Charges (Credits)” for more information on these programs.

Other supplemental information includes the following:


	For the Years Ended April 30,
	2024			2023			2022
Weighted-average remaining contractual lease term (years)	7			8			9
Weighted-average discount rate	6.05		%	5.95		%	5.84		%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	25,852		$	26,919		$	29,737

The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the first five years and total of the remaining years to the operating lease liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of April 30, 2024:


Fiscal Year	Operating Lease Liabilities
2025	$	24,173
2026	22,339
2027	17,251
2028	13,306
2029	13,280
Thereafter	50,906
Total future undiscounted minimum lease payments	141,255

Less: Imputed interest	28,575

Present value of minimum lease payments	112,680

Less: Current portion	18,294

Noncurrent portion	$	94,386