Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

The provision for income tax was an expense of $14.5 million in the three months ended July 31, 2019 compared to a benefit of $16.1 million in the three months ended July 31, 2018. This reflects a 24.9% (provision) and 29.5% (benefit) tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2019 was higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to U.S. state income taxes and taxable income outside the U.S. that is subject to higher statutory tax rates, partially offset by an excess tax benefit recorded in connection with stock-based awards that vested in the current quarter, which was discrete to the quarter. The excess tax benefit is the amount by which the Company’s tax deduction for these awards, based on the fair market value of the awards on the date of vesting, exceeds the expense recorded in the Company’s financial statements over the awards’ vesting period. The Company’s effective tax rate (benefit) for the three months ended July 31, 2018 was higher than the U.S. federal statutory due

to the trademark impairment charge and the excess tax benefit on vested stock-based awards, both of which were recorded as discrete to the quarter.