Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 9: Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was 0.1 percent and (71.7) percent, respectively.  The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was 8.7 percent and (95.7) percent, respectively.

The effective tax rates in the fiscal 2021 and 2022 periods were significantly impacted by the Company’s accounting for the liquid-cooled automotive business.  During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company initially classified its liquid-cooled automotive business as held for sale and recorded $134.4 million of impairment charges.  The income tax benefits associated with these impairment charges totaled $37.7 million and increased the deferred tax assets in the applicable jurisdictions.  Upon evaluating the deferred tax assets for realizability, the Company recorded income tax charges totaling $109.9 million related to valuation allowances in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.  In fiscal 2022, the Company recorded net impairment reversals totaling $56.0 million related to this business, primarily driven by the remeasurement of its property, plant and equipment assets upon reverting back to held and used classification during the third quarter of fiscal 2022.  In addition, the effective tax rates for the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2022 were favorably impacted by $8.2 million and $11.4 million, respectively, from income tax benefits related to valuation allowances on deferred tax assets in foreign jurisdictions, as further described below.  See Note 2 for additional information regarding the impairment charges and reversals related to the liquid-cooled automotive business. 

The Company records valuation allowances against its net deferred tax assets to the extent it determines it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized in the future.  Each quarter, the Company evaluates the probability that its deferred tax assets will be realized and determines whether valuation allowances or adjustments thereto are needed.  This determination involves judgement and the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including expectations of future taxable income and tax planning strategies.  In addition, the Company considers the duration of statutory carryforward periods and historical financial results.

Based upon its quarterly analyses in fiscal 2022, the Company determined it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions will be realized.  As a result, the need for the valuation allowances recorded thereon was eliminated and the Company recorded income tax benefits of $4.8 million and $8.2 million during the first and third quarters of fiscal 2022, respectively.  The Company’s analyses in these quarters included consideration of the transaction perimeter modification during the first quarter and the termination of the sale agreement during the third quarter for the liquid-cooled automotive business and the related impairment reversals.  Based upon its analysis as of September 30, 2021, the Company recorded an income tax charge of $1.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 since it determined it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets in a foreign jurisdiction would not be realized.  This income tax charge partially offset the $13.0 million of income tax benefits recorded during the first and third quarters.  Together, these valuation allowance adjustments resulted in a net income tax benefit of $11.4 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

Based upon its quarterly analyses for the first three quarters of fiscal 2021, the Company determined it was more likely than not that deferred tax assets in the U.S. and in certain foreign jurisdictions would not be realized and, as a result, recorded income tax charges of $6.6 million and $109.9 million during the second and third quarters of fiscal 2021, respectively.  These fiscal 2021 valuation allowance adjustments resulted in income tax charges totaling $116.5 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2021.

As of December 31, 2021, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets in the U.S. and in certain foreign jurisdictions totaled $90.1 million and $21.9 million, respectively.  These totals include the valuation allowances recorded for certain net deferred tax assets of the liquid-cooled automotive business which was previously classified as held for sale. The Company will maintain the valuation allowances in each applicable tax jurisdiction until it determines it is more likely than not the deferred tax assets will be realized, thereby eliminating the need for a valuation allowance.  Future events or circumstances, such as lower taxable income or unfavorable changes in the financial outlook of the Company’s operations in certain foreign jurisdictions, could necessitate the establishment of further valuation allowances.

Accounting policies for interim reporting require the Company to adjust its effective tax rate each quarter to be consistent with its estimated annual effective tax rate.  Under this methodology, the Company applies its estimated annual income tax rate to its year-to-date ordinary earnings to derive its income tax provision each quarter.  The Company records the tax impacts of certain significant, unusual or infrequently occurring items in the period in which they occur.  The Company excluded the impact of its operations in the U.S. and certain foreign locations from the overall effective tax rate methodology and recorded them discretely based upon year-to-date results because the Company anticipates net operating losses for the full fiscal year in these jurisdictions.  The Company does not anticipate a significant change in unrecognized tax benefits during the remainder of fiscal 2022.