Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage variability in the amount of known or expected cash payments related to portions of its variable rate debt. On May 28, 2021, the Company entered into four interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $200 million to hedge part of the variable rate interest payments under the Term Loan Facility. The interest rate swaps became effective on May 28, 2021 and will terminate on May 30, 2025. The interest rate swaps economically convert a portion of the variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. The Company receives floating interest payments monthly based on one-month LIBOR and pays a fixed rate of 0.5980% to the counterparty.

The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges. Changes in fair value are recorded to other comprehensive income. The risk management objective in using interest rate swaps is to add stability to interest expense and to manage the Company's exposure to interest rate movements. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the contract agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Realized gains or losses from interest rate swaps are recorded in earnings, as a component of interest expense, net to offset variability in interest expense associated with the underlying debt's cash flows.

For the year ended April 30, 2022, unrealized gains, net of deferred taxes, of $10.2 million, were recorded in other comprehensive income, and $0.9 million of realized losses were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense due to payments made to the swap counterparties. As of April 30, 2022, the Company anticipates reclassifying approximately $3.5 million of net hedging gains from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings during the next 12 months to offset the variability of the hedged items during this period. Since the Company did not have outstanding interest rate swaps in the prior year, there were no gains or losses recorded for the year ended April 30, 2021.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

At April 30, 2022, the Company held no forward contracts.