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Accounts Receivable
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Receivables [Abstract]  
Accounts Receivable . Accounts Receivable
December 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Accounts receivable$508,811 $646,592 
Allowance for doubtful accounts 10,312 8,775 
Accounts receivable, net$498,499 $637,817 

During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement (RPA), under which the Company continuously sells its interest in designated pools of trade accounts receivables, at a discount, to a special purpose entity, which in turn sells certain of the receivables to an unaffiliated financial institution ("unaffiliated financial institution") on a monthly basis. The Company may sell certain US-originated accounts receivable balances up to a maximum amount of $150,000. In return for these sales, the Company receives a cash payment equal to the face value of the receivables and is charged a fee of Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 85 basis points against the sold receivable balance. The program is conducted through EnerSys Finance LLC ("EnerSys Finance"), an entity structured to be bankruptcy remote, and
matures in December 2025. The Company is deemed the primary beneficiary of EnerSys Finance as the Company has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive the benefits that could potentially be significant to the entity from the transfer of the trade accounts receivables into the special purpose entity. Accordingly, EnerSys Finance is included in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

Receivables sold to unaffiliated financial institutions under the program are excluded from “Accounts receivable, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, and cash receipts are reflected as cash provided by operating activities on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows. The purchase price is received in cash when the receivables are sold, and fees charged relating to this balance are recorded to other (income) expense. Certain unsold receivables held by EnerSys Finance serve as collateral to unaffiliated financial institutions. These unsold receivables are included in “Accounts receivable, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The Company continues servicing the receivables which were sold and in exchange receives a servicing fee from EnerSys Finance under the program.

During the third quarter and the nine months of fiscal 2024, the Company sold $156,398 and $513,161, respectively, of accounts receivables for approximately $156,398 and $513,161, respectively, in proceeds to an unaffiliated financial institution, of which $180,446 and $542,931, respectively, were collected as of December 31, 2023. During the third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2023, the Company sold $150,000 of accounts receivables for approximately $149,700 in net proceeds to an unaffiliated financial institution, of which $25,623 were collected as of January 1, 2023. Total collateralized accounts receivables of approximately $183,512 were held by EnerSys Finance at December 31, 2023.
Any accounts receivables held by EnerSys Finance would likely not be available to other creditors of the Company in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings relating to the Company until the outstanding balances under the RPA are satisfied. Additionally, the financial obligations of EnerSys Finance to the unaffiliated financial institutions under the program are limited to the assets it owns and there is no recourse to the Company for receivables that are uncollectible as a result of the insolvency of EnerSys Finance or its inability to pay the account debtors.