Note 6 - Derivative Financial Instruments - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2024

Apr. 27, 2024

Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities, Current

$ 49,767

$ 46,565

Assets, Current [Abstract]

Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current

$ 9,516

$ 22,385

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

6. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

From time to time, we enter into aluminum swap contracts to partially mitigate our exposure to changes in the cost of aluminum containers. Such financial instruments are designated and accounted for as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, gains or losses attributable to the effective portion of the cash flow hedge 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 ineffective portion of the change in fair value of our cash flow hedge was immaterial. The following summarizes the gains (losses) recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and AOCI:

	Three Months Ended
	July 27, 2024			July 29, 2023
Recognized in AOCI:
Loss before income taxes	$	(7,198	)	$	(4,040	)
Less: income tax benefit		(1,704	)		(966	)
Net		(5,494	)		(3,074	)
Reclassified from AOCI to cost of sales:
Gain (loss) before income taxes		732			(3,763	)
Less: income tax provision (benefit)		173			(900	)
Net		559			(2,863	)
Net change to AOCI	$	(6,053	)	$	(211	)

As of July 27, 2024, the notional amount of our outstanding aluminum swap contracts was $102.0 million and, assuming no change in commodity prices, $1.7 million of unrealized loss before tax will be reclassified from AOCI and recognized in earnings over the next 12 months.  The maximum length of time for which the Company hedges its exposure to the variability of future cash flows is less than three years.

As of July 27, 2024, the fair value of the short-term derivative liability was $1.9 million, which was included in accrued liabilities, the fair value of the long-term derivative liability was $0.7 million, which was included in other liabilities, and the fair value of the derivative asset was $0.4 million, of which $0.2 million was included in prepaids and other assets and $0.2 million in other assets. As of April 27, 2024, the fair value of the derivative asset, which was included in prepaid and other assets, was $5.7 million. 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.