Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. The authoritative guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability, developed based upon the best information available in the circumstances. The categorization of financial assets and liabilities within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels:


Level 1:			Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:			Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3:			Inputs are unobservable for the asset or liability.

See the section below titled “Valuation techniques” for further discussion of how Hillenbrand determines fair value for certain assets and liabilities.


	Carrying Value at December 31, 2023		Fair Value at December 31, 2023 Using Inputs Considered as:
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	198.4	$	198.4	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash	1.2		1.2		—		—

Investments in rabbi trust	4.0		4.0		—		—
Derivative instruments	2.0		—		2.0		—

Liabilities:
Facility	530.6		—		530.6		—
$200 term loan	190.0		—		190.0		—
€185 term loan	203.0		—		203.0		—
$350 senior unsecured notes	350.0		305.2		—		—
$400 senior unsecured notes	400.0		400.1		—		—
$375 senior unsecured notes	374.8		371.1		—		—

Derivative instruments	1.2		—		1.2		—


	Carrying Value at September 30, 2023		Fair Value at September 30, 2023 Using Inputs Considered as:
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	242.9	$	242.9	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash	7.3		7.3		—		—

Investments in rabbi trust	3.3		3.3		—		—
Derivative instruments	1.5		—		1.5		—

Liabilities:
Facility	505.1		—		505.1		—
$200 term loan	192.5		—		192.5		—
€185 term loan	195.0		—		195.0		—
$350 senior unsecured notes	350.0		281.6		—		—
$400 senior unsecured notes	400.0		395.1		—		—
$375 senior unsecured notes	374.7		355.0		—		—

Derivative instruments	1.7		—		1.7		—

Valuation techniques

•Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in rabbi trust are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Financial instruments classified as Level 1 are based on quoted market prices in active markets. The types of financial instruments the Company classifies within Level 1 include most bank deposits, money market securities, and publicly traded mutual funds. The Company does not adjust the quoted market price for such financial instruments.

•The Company estimates the fair value of foreign currency derivatives using industry accepted models. The significant Level 2 inputs used in the valuation of derivatives include spot rates, forward rates, and volatility. These inputs were obtained from pricing services, broker quotes, and other sources.

•The fair values of the Facility, $200 term loan, and €185 term loan were estimated based on internally-developed models using current market interest rate data for similar issues, as there is no active market for the Facility, $200 term loan, and €185 term loan, and therefore, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

•The fair values of the $350 senior unsecured notes, $400 senior unsecured notes and $375 senior unsecured notes were based on quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company does not adjust the quoted market prices for such financial instruments.

Derivative instruments

The Company has hedging programs in place to manage its currency exposures. The objectives of the Company’s hedging programs are to mitigate exposures in gross margin and non-functional-currency-denominated assets and liabilities. Under these programs, the Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage the economic impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates. These include foreign currency exchange forward contracts, which generally have terms up to 24 months. The aggregate notional value of derivatives was $181.0 and $164.6 at December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The derivatives are recorded at fair value in other current assets and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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