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Note 5 - Derivative Financial Instruments
6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

5. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

From time to time, we enter into aluminum swap contracts to partially mitigate our exposure to changes in the cost of aluminum cans. Such financial instruments are designated and accounted for as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, gains or losses attributable to the effective portion of the cash flow hedges are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and reclassified into cost of sales in the period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of our cash flow hedges was immaterial. The following summarizes the gains (losses) recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and AOCI :

 

  

(In thousands)

 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  

2020

  

2019

  2020  2019 

Recognized in AOCI:

                

Gain (loss) before income taxes

 $2,131  $(619) $7,211  $(2,043)

Less income tax provision (benefit)

  510   (148)  1,725   (489)

Net

  1,621   (471)  5,486   (1,554)

Reclassified from AOCI to cost of sales:

                

(Loss) before income taxes

  (12)  (1,170)  (1,844)  (2,614)

Less income tax (benefit)

  (3)  (280)  (441)  (625)

Net

  (9)  (890)  (1,403)  (1,989)

Net change to AOCI

 $1,630  $419  $6,889  $435 

 

As of October 31, 2020, the notional amount of our outstanding aluminum swap contracts was $26.1 million and, assuming no change in commodity prices, $2.2 of unrealized gain before tax will be reclassified from AOCI and recognized in earnings over the next 12 months.

 

As of October 31, 2020, the fair value of the derivative asset was $2.2 million, which was included as a component of prepaid and other assets.  At May 2, 2020, the fair value of the derivative liability was $6.9 million, which was included as a component of accrued liabilities. Such valuation does not entail a significant amount of judgment and the inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement are Level 2 as defined by the fair value hierarchy as they are observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.