Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership, Employee Stock Purchase and Pension Plans

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Defined Contribution Pension Plan Contribution Expense

Retirement Plans

Company Sponsored Plans. The majority of our non-bargaining unit employees are eligible to participate in a company-sponsored profit sharing plan. Contributions are made at our discretion subject to a maximum amount allowed under the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The profit sharing plan contribution level for each employee depends upon date of hire, and was 2.5% or 5.0% of each employee’s eligible compensation for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022. We also have in place a retirement plan covering our collective bargaining unit employees. The retirement plan provides for a contribution of 2.5% or 5.0% of each employee’s eligible annual wages depending on their hire date. In addition to the employer contributions described above, both the profit sharing plan and the retirement plan include a 401(k) plan that allows employees to contribute pre-tax earnings up to the maximum amount allowed under the IRC, with an employer match of up to 5% of the employee’s eligible compensation.

We have two employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”), one covering the majority of our non-bargaining unit employees and the other covering our collective bargaining unit employees. Contributions to the plan covering our non-bargaining unit employees are made at our discretion. Contributions to both plans are subject to a maximum amount allowed under the IRC, and were 2.5% or 5.0% of each employee’s eligible wages, depending on each eligible employee’s hire date, for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022.

We have a nonqualified deferred compensation plan covering employees who are classified as “highly compensated employees” as determined by IRS guidelines for the plan year and who were hired on or before April 1, 2012. Employees who are eligible for the nonqualified deferred compensation plan for any plan year are not eligible for the profit sharing plan contribution or the ESOP contributions described above for that plan year. Our contribution to the nonqualified deferred compensation plan for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 was 10% of each employee’s eligible compensation, subject to the maximum amount allowed under the IRC.

We have an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) covering substantially all of our employees. The ESPP allows employees to purchase newly-issued shares of the Company’s common shares at a discount from market. The number of new shares issued under the ESPP was 61,981 in fiscal 2024, 65,597 in fiscal 2023 and 71,692 in fiscal 2022.

The following represents the contribution expense for these company-sponsored plans for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022:

(In thousands)	2024		2023		2022
Non-bargaining unit employee plans:
Profit sharing	$	2,340	$	1,067	$	1,056
401(k) matching contributions	3,564		3,247		3,122
ESOP	2,340		1,067		1,056
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	2,060		1,633		1,355
Bargaining unit employee plans	652		618		589
ESPP - all employees	689		619		549
Total contribution expense	$	11,645	$	8,251	$	7,727

In 2013, we withdrew from a collectively bargained multiemployer pension plan and recorded a liability for our share of the unfunded vested benefits. Payments of approximately $0.5 million per year are being made through 2034.