Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

From time to time, the Company enters into aluminum swap contracts to partially mitigate our exposure to changes in the cost of aluminum cans. Such financial instruments are designated and accounted for as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, gains or losses are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) and reclassified into cost of sales in the period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The following summarizes the gains (losses) recognized in the consolidated statements of income and AOCI:         

	(In thousands)
	Fiscal			Fiscal		Fiscal
	2023			2022		2021
Recognized in AOCI-
(Loss) gain before income taxes	$	(21,100	)	$	15,105	$	12,973
Less income tax (benefit) provision		(5,047	)		3,613		3,103
Net		(16,053	)		11,492		9,870
Reclassified from AOCI to cost of sales-
(Loss) gain before income taxes		(7,785	)		10,001		2,550
Less income tax (benefit) provision		(1,862	)		2,391		610
Net		(5,923	)		7,610		1,940
Net change to AOCI	$	(10,130	)	$	3,882	$	7,930

At April 29, 2023, the notional amount of our outstanding aluminum swap contracts was $60.9 million and, assuming no change in the commodity prices, $4.6 million of unrealized loss before tax will be reclassified from AOCI and recognized in earnings over the next 12 months.

At April 29, 2023, the fair value of the derivative liability was $4.6 million, which was included in accrued liabilities. At April 30, 2022, the fair value of the derivative asset was $8.8 million, which was included in prepaid and other assets. Such valuation does not entail a significant amount of judgment and the inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement are Level 2 as defined by the fair value hierarchy as they are observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.