Financial Risk Management and Derivatives

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Financial Risk Management and Derivatives [Abstract]

Financial Risk Management and Derivatives

13. Financial Risk Management and Derivatives

Purchases and expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, which are primarily related to the Company’s overseas facilities, expose the Company to market risk from material movements in foreign exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the foreign currencies. The Company’s primary risk exposure is from fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso and to a lesser extent the Chinese yuan. To mitigate these risks, the Company enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to exchange U.S. dollars for these foreign currencies. The extent to which forward foreign currency exchange contracts are used, is modified periodically in response to the Company’s estimate of market conditions and the terms and length of anticipated requirements.

The Company enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to reduce the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and not to engage in currency speculation. The use of derivative financial instruments allows the Company to reduce its exposure to the risk that the eventual cash outflow resulting from funding the expenses of the foreign operations will be materially affected by changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the foreign currencies. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes. The Company designates forward foreign currency exchange contracts for forecasted expenditure requirements to fund foreign operations.

The Company had forward foreign currency exchange contracts with a U.S. dollar equivalent notional value of $37,601,000 and $42,052,000 at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively. These contracts generally have a term of one year or less, at rates agreed at the inception of the contracts. The counterparty to this derivative transaction is a major financial institution with investment grade credit rating; however, the Company is exposed to credit risk with this institution. The credit risk is limited to the potential unrealized gains (which offset currency fluctuations adverse to the Company) in any such contract should this counterparty fail to perform as contracted. Any changes in the fair values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are included in “foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts” in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following shows the effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of income:

	Gain Recognized as Foreign Exchange Impact of Lease Liabilities and Forward Contracts
Derivatives Not Designated as	Three Months Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
Hedging Instruments	2020		2019		2020		2019
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	$	3,817,000	$	1,644,000	$	9,016,000	$	1,016,000

The fair value of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts of $2,732,000 is included in prepaid and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020. The fair value of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts of $6,284,000 is included in other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2020. The changes in the fair values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are included in “foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts” in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.