Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2024

Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]

Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

Note 13 – Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

Defined Benefit Plan

We have a defined benefit pension plan covering employees who met eligibility requirements. This plan is closed to new participants. Eligibility and the level of benefits under the plan were primarily dependent on date of hire, age, length of service and compensation. The funding policy for our plan is consistent with the funding requirements of U.S. federal law and regulations.

The measurement date used to determine the pension plan measurements disclosed herein is March 31 for both 2024 and 2023. The overfunded status of Monro’s defined benefit plan is recognized as an Other non-current asset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 30, 2024 and March 25, 2023, respectively.

Funded Status
(thousands)		2024		2023
Projected benefit obligations	$	16,489	$	17,104
Fair value of plan assets		17,272		17,176
Overfunded status	$	783	$	72

Contributions and Estimated Future Benefit Payment

Our obligations to plan participants can be met over time through a combination of Company contributions to these plans and earnings on plan assets. There are no required or expected contributions in our fiscal year ending March 29, 2025 (“fiscal 2025”) to the plan. However, depending on investment performance and plan funded status, we may elect to make a contribution.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments
(thousands)		Pension Benefits
2025	$	1,134
2026		1,172
2027		1,199
2028		1,213
2029		1,256
2030 - 2034		6,285

Cost of Plans

Net Pension Benefits Expense
(thousands)		2024		2023		2022
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	$	812	$	683	$	638
Expected return on plan assets		(818)		(982)		(1,041)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss		192		378		501
Total	$	186	$	79	$	98

Assumptions

Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumption	2024		2023
Discount rate	5.22	%	4.94	%

Net Periodic Benefit Expense Weighted Average Assumptions	2024		2023		2022
Discount rate	4.94	%	3.58	%	3.01	%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	5.00	%	5.00	%	5.00	%

Our expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption is based upon historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio.

Benefit Obligation

Change in Projected Benefit Obligation
(thousands)		2024		2023
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	17,104	$	20,826
Interest cost		812		683
Actuarial gain		(258)		(3,290)
Benefits paid		(1,169)		(1,115)
Benefit obligation at end of year (a)	$	16,489	$	17,104

(a) Accumulated benefit obligation-the present value of benefits earned to date assuming no future salary growth-is materially consistent with the projected benefit obligation in each period presented.

Plan Assets

Change in Plan Assets
(thousands)		2024		2023
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	17,176	$	20,464
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets		1,265		(2,173)
Benefits paid		(1,169)		(1,115)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	17,272	$	17,176

Our asset allocation strategy is to conservatively manage the assets to meet the plan’s long-term obligations while maintaining sufficient liquidity to pay current benefits. This is achieved by holding equity investments while investing a portion of assets in long duration bonds to match the long-term nature of the liabilities.

Asset Category	Current Targeted		Actual Allocation
	Allocation		2024		2023
Cash and cash equivalents			2.1	%	0.7	%
Fixed income	70.0	%	70.0	%	62.7	%
Equity securities	30.0	%	27.9	%	36.6	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Fair Value Measurements		Fair Value at
(thousands)	Pricing Category (a)		March 30, 2024		March 25, 2023
Assets in the fair value hierarchy
Shares of registered investment companies	Level 1	$	9,713	$	11,200
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy			9,713		11,200
Common collective trusts (b)			7,195		5,855
Pooled separate accounts (b)			364		121
Total plan assets		$	17,272	$	17,176

(a) Fair value measurements are reported in one of three levels based on the lowest level of significant input used: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable market inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data). The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the assets in the fair value hierarchy to total plan assets at end of year.

(b) Certain investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values presented are intended to permit reconciliation of the total assets in the fair value hierarchy to the total plan assets.

Amounts included in Shareholders’ Equity

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(thousands)		2024		2023
Unamortized net actuarial loss	$	4,570	$	5,467
Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a)	$	4,570	$	5,467

(a) $3,451 and $4,115, net of tax, at the end of 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Amounts included in Comprehensive Income

Amounts in Other Comprehensive Income
(thousands)		2024		2023		2022
Net actuarial income	$	897	$	513	$	166
Amounts in Other Comprehensive Income (a)	$	897	$	513	$	166

(a) $664, $379, and $125, net of tax, during 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Defined Contribution Plan

Our employees are eligible to participate in a defined contribution 401(k) plan that covers full-time employees who meet the age and service requirements of the plan. The plan is funded by employee and employer contributions. We match 50 percent of the first 6 percent of employee contributions. Employer contributions totaled approximately $1.9 million, $1.7 million, and $2.0 million for 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. We may also make annual profit-sharing contributions to the plan at the discretion of Monro’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

In addition, we maintain an executive deferred compensation plan (the “Executive Deferred Compensation Plan”) for a broad management group whose participation in our 401(k) plan is limited by statute or regulation. The Executive Deferred Compensation Plan permits participants to defer all or any portion of the compensation that would otherwise be payable to them for the calendar year. We credit to the participants’ accounts such amounts as would have been contributed to Monro’s 401(k) plan but for the limitations that are imposed by statute or regulation. The Executive Deferred Compensation Plan is an unfunded arrangement and the participants or their beneficiaries have an unsecured claim against the general assets of Monro to the extent of their Executive Deferred Compensation Plan benefits. We maintain accounts to reflect the amounts owed to each participant. At least annually, the accounts are credited with earnings or losses calculated based on an interest rate or other formula as determined by Monro’s Compensation Committee. The total liability recorded in our financial statements at March 30, 2024 and March 25, 2023 related to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan was approximately $1.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively.