Restructuring, Severance and Related Charges

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring, Severance and Related Charges

Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring, severance and related charges (in millions):


	Three months ended
		November 30, 2023		November 30, 2022
Employee severance and benefit costs		$	95	$	40

Asset write-off costs		22		1
Other costs		10		4
Total restructuring, severance and related charges(1)		$	127	$	45

(1)Charges for the three months ended November 30, 2023, related to the 2024 Restructuring Plan and included $29 million recorded in the EMS segment, $79 million recorded in the DMS segment and $19 million of non-allocated charges. Charges for the three months ended November 30, 2022, related to headcount reduction to further optimize the Company’s business activities and included $4 million recorded in the EMS segment, $33 million recorded in the DMS segment and $8 million of non-allocated charges. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring, severance and related charges are cash costs.

2024 Restructuring Plan

On September 26, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan to (i) realign the Company’s cost base for stranded costs associated with the Company’s sale and realignment of its mobility business and (ii) optimize the Company’s global footprint. This action includes headcount reductions across our Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) cost base and capacity realignment (the “2024 Restructuring Plan”). The 2024 Restructuring Plan reflects the Company’s intention only and restructuring decisions, and the timing of such decisions, at certain locations, are still subject to consultation with the Company’s employees and their representatives.

The Company currently expects to recognize approximately $300 million in pre-tax restructuring and other related costs over the course of the Company’s 2024 fiscal year. This information will be subject to the finalization of timetables for the transition of functions, consultation with employees and their representatives as well as the statutory severance requirements of the jurisdictions impacted, and the amount and timing of the actual charges may vary due to a variety of factors. The Company’s estimates for the charges discussed above exclude any potential income tax effects.

The table below summarizes the Company’s liability activity, primarily associated with the 2024 Restructuring Plan (in millions):


	Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Lease Costs		Asset Write-off Costs		Other Related Costs		Total
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Restructuring related charges	95		—		22		10		127
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity	—		—		(22)		(5)		(27)
Cash payments	(14)		—		—		—		(14)
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	81	$	—	$	—	$	5	$	86