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Investment in ECN Capital Corporation
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment in ECN Capital Corporation

5. Investment in ECN Capital Corporation

In September 2023, the Company entered into a share subscription agreement with ECN Capital Corp. ("ECN") and made a $137.8 million equity investment in ECN on a private placement basis. The Company purchased 33.6 million common shares, representing approximately 12% of the total outstanding common shares of ECN, and 27.5 million mandatory convertible preferred shares (the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred Shares receive cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of 4.0%. Following the private placement, the Company owns approximately 19.9% of the voting shares of ECN.

The Company's interest in the common stock investment in ECN is accounted for under the equity method and the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of ECN are recorded on a three-month lag. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2023, there were no earnings or losses recognized related to the equity method investment. At September 30, 2023, the investment in the common stock of ECN totaled $78.9 million, including $3.1 million of capitalized transaction costs, and is included in Other Noncurrent Assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company's investment in the Preferred Shares is included in Other Noncurrent Assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The investment is measured using the measurement alternative for equity investments without a readily determinable fair value. The carrying amount of $64.5 million at September 30, 2023 represents the purchase price and capitalized transaction costs of $2.5 million. There have been no adjustments to the carrying amount or impairment of the investment.

Amounts due to ECN, a related party, were not material at September 30, 2023. ECN, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Triad Financial Services, Inc. ("Triad") provides loan servicing for the Company's floor plan receivables, for which we pay a fee that was immaterial for the period subsequent to the investment in ECN. Triad also provides floor plan financing of the Company's products to independent retailers. At September 30, 2023, the Company had repurchase commitments on retailer floor plan loans outstanding with Triad of $55.7 million.