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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The provision for income taxes for fiscal year 2026, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Income before income taxes:
Domestic$412,281 $165,822 $123,955 
Foreign8,034 4,861 6,148 
Income before income taxes420,315 170,683 130,103 
Current provision:
Federal55,957 28,660 19,839 
Foreign2,206 1,738 2,189 
State and local12,104 3,350 1,716 
Total current provision for income taxes70,267 33,748 23,744 
Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal27,094 7,123 3,920 
Foreign494 (340)(316)
State and local5,200 1,319 1,148 
Total deferred provision for income taxes32,788 8,102 4,752 
Total provision for income taxes$103,055 $41,850 $28,496 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation from the federal statutory income tax amount and federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax amount and effective income tax rate is as follows for fiscal year 2026:
Year Ended
February 28, 2026
AmountPercent
U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate$88,266 21.0 %
State and Local Income Taxes, Net of Federal Income Tax Effect(1)
15,107 3.6 %
Foreign Tax Effects472 0.1 %
Effect of Cross-Border Tax Laws22 — %
Tax Credits
Research and development tax credits(4,588)(1.1)%
Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items1,587 0.4 %
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits1,169 0.3 %
Other Adjustments1,020 0.2 %
Effective Tax$103,055 24.5 %
(1)
Fiscal year 2026 State taxes in Illinois, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma contributed to the majority of the tax effect in this category.
A reconciliation from the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows for the fiscal years 2025 and 2024:
Year Ended
February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax21.0 %21.0 %
Permanent Differences1.0 0.5 
State Income Taxes, Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit2.3 1.9 
Stock Compensation(0.5)0.1 
Tax Credits(0.2)(1.7)
Foreign Tax Rate Differential0.2 0.2 
ASC 740-10 Uncertain Tax Positions0.1 (1.8)
Other0.6 1.7 
Effective Income Tax Rate24.5 %21.9 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax liability are as follows for fiscal year 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
As of
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025
Deferred income tax assets:
Employee related items$8,745 $10,867 
Inventories5,727 5,205 
Accrued warranty1,199 1,336 
Accounts receivable1,505 1,926 
Lease liabilities14,888 6,406 
Net operating loss and other credit carryforwards4,956 5,707 
Research and experiment expenses970 5,046 
Interest expense limitation3,701 8,565 
Outside basis difference—AVAIL JV5,720 274 
Other deferred income tax assets449 334 
Total deferred income tax assets47,860 45,666 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciation methods and property basis differences(51,711)(36,671)
Right-of-use lease assets(14,622)(6,219)
Other assets and tax-deductible goodwill(54,068)(41,975)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(120,401)(84,865)
Net deferred income tax liabilities$(72,541)$(39,199)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in "Other long-term liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheets for the years ended February 28, 2026 and February 28, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
As of
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025
Balance at beginning of period$1,699 $1,808 
Increase for tax positions related to current periods:
Gross increases— 73 
Increase for tax positions related to prior periods:
Gross increases919 — 
Gross decreases(104)— 
Lapse of statute of limitations(195)(182)
Balance at end of period$2,319 $1,699 
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid
To arrive at net cash provided by operating activities, net income is adjusted by, among other things, changes in current assets and current liabilities as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Decrease (increase) in current assets:
Accounts receivable, net$(5,790)$1,790 $14,261 
Other receivables(2,559)2,555 11,370 
Inventories214 5,045 26,276 
Contract assets(6,267)(27,183)(2,479)
Prepaid expenses and other166 756 177 
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
Accounts payable11,124 23,480 (801)
Income taxes payable(215)430 (100)
Accrued expenses3,924 10,237 5,298 
Changes in current assets and current liabilities$597 $17,110 $54,002 
Cash flows related to interest were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Cash paid for interest$43,048 $75,865 $97,812 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Accrued dividends on Series A Preferred Stock$— $— $2,400 
Income taxes paid by equity method investee $3,409 $— $— 
Accruals for capital expenditures$2,234 $3,558 $7,514 
The following table presents income taxes paid, net of refunds (in thousands):
Year Ended
February 28, 2026February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
U.S. Federal$59,314 $26,064 $13,629 
U.S. State and Local 14,944 2,050 3,582 
Foreign1,696 1,680 2,103 
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds$75,954 $29,794 $19,314