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Pension Plan (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Company's Pension Plan Asset Allocation, by Asset Category

The Company’s Pension Plan asset allocation, by asset category, is as follows for the fiscal years ended:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Equity securities

 

 

57

%

 

 

57

%

Debt securities

 

 

40

%

 

 

40

%

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

3

%

 

 

3

%

Total

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

Company's Target Asset Allocation Percentage, by Asset Class The Company’s target asset allocation percentage, by asset class, for the year ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

Asset Class

 

Target
Allocation
Percentage

Cash

 

1 – 5%

Fixed Income

 

35 – 55%

Equity

 

45 – 60%

Pension Plan's Fair Value Hierarchy for Assets Measured at Fair Value

The following tables present the Pension Plan’s fair value hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value as of February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 (in thousands):

 

 

 

February 28, 2022

 

Description

 

Total

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,172

 

 

$

2,172

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Government bonds

 

 

8,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,623

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

14,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,941

 

 

 

 

Domestic equities

 

 

26,582

 

 

 

26,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign equities

 

 

6,705

 

 

 

6,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

59,023

 

 

$

35,459

 

 

$

23,564

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2021

 

Description

 

Total

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,545

 

 

$

1,545

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Government bonds

 

 

8,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,592

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

15,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,593

 

 

 

 

Domestic equities

 

 

20,935

 

 

 

20,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign equities

 

 

13,054

 

 

 

13,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

59,719

 

 

$

35,534

 

 

$

24,185

 

 

$

 

Summary of Pension Expense Composed of Components Included in Cost of Goods Sold and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Pension expense is composed of the following components included in cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for fiscal years ended (in thousands):

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

1,075

 

 

$

1,271

 

 

$

1,088

 

Interest cost

 

 

1,682

 

 

 

1,754

 

 

 

2,254

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(3,723

)

 

 

(4,074

)

 

 

(4,198

)

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized net loss

 

 

2,558

 

 

 

3,358

 

 

 

2,036

 

Settlement charge

 

 

1,097

 

 

 

1,619

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

 

2,689

 

 

 

3,928

 

 

 

1,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other changes in Plan Assets and Projected
   Benefit Obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized in Other comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial loss (gain)

 

 

1,396

 

 

 

(1,588

)

 

 

13,371

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

 

(3,655

)

 

 

(4,977

)

 

 

(2,036

)

 

 

 

(2,259

)

 

 

(6,565

)

 

 

11,335

 

Total recognized in net periodic pension cost and
   other comprehensive income

 

$

430

 

 

$

(2,637

)

 

$

12,515

 

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Pension Cost

The following table represents the assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic pension cost for fiscal years ended:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Weighted average discount rate (net periodic
   pension cost)

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

4.10

%

Earnings progression (net periodic pension cost)

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets
   (net periodic pension cost)

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

7.00

%

Weighted average discount rate (benefit
   obligations)

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

2.65

%

Earnings progression (benefit obligations)

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligation, Change in Projected Benefit Obligation, Change in Pension Plan Assets, Funded Status, and Reconciliation to Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets The accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”), change in projected benefit obligation (“PBO”), change in Pension Plan assets, funded status, and reconciliation to amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Change in benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

66,018

 

 

$

69,536

 

Service cost

 

 

1,075

 

 

 

1,271

 

Interest cost

 

 

1,682

 

 

 

1,754

 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

(151

)

 

 

(638

)

Other assumption change

 

 

155

 

 

 

(347

)

Benefits paid

 

 

(4,148

)

 

 

(5,126

)

Settlement

 

 

121

 

 

 

(432

)

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

64,752

 

 

$

66,018

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

59,719

 

 

$

60,600

 

Company contributions

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

Gain on plan assets

 

 

2,452

 

 

 

4,245

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(4,148

)

 

 

(5,126

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

59,023

 

 

$

59,719

 

Funded (unfunded) status

 

$

(5,729

)

 

$

(6,299

)

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

60,216

 

 

$

60,981

 

Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments which Reflect Expected Future Service

Estimated future benefit payments which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid to the Pension Plan participants in the fiscal years ended (in thousands):

 

Year

 

Projected Payments

 

2023

 

$

2,300

 

2024

 

 

3,900

 

2025

 

 

3,800

 

2026

 

 

4,100

 

2027

 

 

4,000

 

2028 – 2032

 

 

20,000