Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

The following table shows the changes in stockholders’ equity by quarter during the six months ended October 31, 2020:

(Dollars in millions)	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		AOCI		Treasury Stock		Total
Balance at April 30, 2020	$	25	$	47	$	—	$	2,708	$	(547)	$	(258)	$	1,975
Net income							324						324
Net other comprehensive income (loss)									24				24
Declaration of cash dividends							(167)						(167)
Stock-based compensation expense					3								3
Stock issued under compensation plans											10		10
Loss on issuance of treasury stock issued under compensation plans					(3)		(16)						(19)
Balance at July 31, 2020	25		47		—		2,849		(523)		(248)		2,150
Net income							240						240
Net other comprehensive income (loss)									15				15
Stock-based compensation expense					3								3
Stock issued under compensation plans											5		5
Loss on issuance of treasury stock issued under compensation plans					(3)		(7)						(10)
Balance at October 31, 2020	$	25	$	47	$	—	$	3,082	$	(508)	$	(243)	$	2,403

The following table shows the changes in stockholders’ equity by quarter during the six months ended October 31, 2021:

(Dollars in millions)	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		AOCI		Treasury Stock		Total
Balance at April 30, 2021	$	25	$	47	$	—	$	3,243	$	(422)	$	(237)	$	2,656
Net income							192						192
Net other comprehensive income (loss)									8				8
Declaration of cash dividends							(172)						(172)
Stock-based compensation expense					4								4
Stock issued under compensation plans											5		5
Loss on issuance of treasury stock issued under compensation plans					(2)		(8)						(10)
Balance at July 31, 2021	25		47		2		3,255		(414)		(232)		2,683
Net income							236						236
Net other comprehensive income (loss)									2				2
Stock-based compensation expense					3								3
Stock issued under compensation plans											1		1
Loss on issuance of treasury stock issued under compensation plans					(2)		—						(2)
Balance at October 31, 2021	$	25	$	47	$	3	$	3,491	$	(412)	$	(231)	$	2,923

The following table shows the change in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of tax, during the six months ended October 31, 2021:

(Dollars in millions)	Currency Translation Adjustments		Cash Flow Hedge Adjustments		Postretirement Benefits Adjustments		Total AOCI
Balance at April 30, 2021	$	(179)	$	(16)	$	(227)	$	(422)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(22)		24		8		10
Balance at October 31, 2021	$	(201)	$	8	$	(219)	$	(412)

The following table shows the cash dividends declared per share on our Class A and Class B common stock during the six months ended October 31, 2021:

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payable Date	Amount per Share
May 27, 2021	June 8, 2021	July 1, 2021	$0.1795
July 22, 2021	September 3, 2021	October 1, 2021	$0.1795

As announced on November 18, 2021, our Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend on our Class A and Class B common stock from $0.1795 per share to $0.1885 per share. The quarterly cash dividend is payable on December 28, 2021, to stockholders of record on December 3, 2021.

In addition, the Board declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share on our Class A and Class B common stock. The special cash dividend is payable on December 29, 2021, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2021