Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

May 01, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

From time to time, the Company enters 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 hedge was immaterial. The following summarizes the gains (losses) recognized in the consolidated statements of income and AOCI for Fiscal 2021, Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019:         

	(In thousands)
	Fiscal		Fiscal			Fiscal
	2021		2020			2019
Recognized in AOCI-
Gain (loss) before income taxes	$	12,973	$	(9,613	)	$	(6,138	)
Less income tax provision (benefit)		3,103		(2,299	)		(1,468	)
Net		9,870		(7,314	)		(4,670	)
Reclassified from AOCI to cost of sales-
Gain (loss) before income taxes		2,550		(4,786	)		2,100
Less income tax provision (benefit)		610		(1,145	)		452
Net		1,940		(3,641	)		1,648
Net change to AOCI	$	7,930	$	(3,673	)	$	(6,318	)

As of May 1, 2021, the notional amount of our outstanding aluminum swap contracts was $6.2 million and, assuming no change in the commodity prices, $3.6 million of unrealized gain before tax will be reclassified from AOCI and recognized in earnings over the next 12 months.

As of May 1, 2021, the fair value of the derivative asset was $3.6 million, which was included in prepaid and other assets. As of 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.