PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS

(N) Pension and Profit Sharing Plans

We offer our employees multiple retirement and profit sharing plans.

Pension Plans

We have several defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans which together cover substantially all of our employees. Benefits paid under the defined benefit plans covering certain hourly employees are based on years of service and each employee’s qualifying compensation over the last few years of employment. During fiscal 2020, the last of our pension plans that was still accruing benefits was frozen; therefore, none of our pension plans are accruing additional benefits. Our funding policy is to generally contribute amounts to ensure our pension assets are consistent with our pension liabilities. The annual measurement date is March 31 for the benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets, and the funded status of the defined benefit plans.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Obligations and Fair Values of Plan Assets for all defined benefit plans over the two-year period ended March 31, 2021, and a statement of the funded status as of March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the Years Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
	(dollars in thousands)
Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations -
Benefit Obligation at April 1,	$	36,701		$	33,730
Service Cost - Benefits Earned During the Period		—			339
Interest Cost on Projected Benefit Obligation		1,216			1,351
Actuarial (Gain) Loss		1,714			2,464
Benefits Paid		(1,251	)		(1,183	)
Sale of Business		(2,536	)		—
Benefit Obligation at March 31,	$	35,844		$	36,701
Reconciliation of Fair Value of Plan Assets -
Fair Value of Plan Assets at April 1,	$	39,009		$	36,541
Actual Return on Plan Assets		2,939			3,651
Benefits Paid		(1,251	)		(1,183	)
Sale of Business		(2,790	)		—
Fair Value of Plan Assets at March 31,		37,907			39,009
Funded Status -
Funded Status at March 31,	$	2,063		$	2,308
Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet Consist of -
Other Assets	$	2,063		$	2,308
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses:
Net Actuarial Loss		4,524			4,709
Prior Service Cost		—			—
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses	$	4,524		$	4,709
Tax impact		(1,086	)		(1,128	)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses, net of tax	$	3,438		$	3,581

The table below summarizes the Company’s Projected Benefit Obligation, Accumulated Benefit Obligation, and Fair Value of Plan Assets at March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	March 31,
	2021		2020
	(dollars in thousands)
Projected Benefit Obligation	$	35,844	$	36,701
Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$	35,844	$	36,701
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$	37,907	$	39,009

Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, included the following components:

	For the Years Ended March 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	(dollar in thousands)
Service Cost - Benefits Earned During the Period	$	—		$	339		$	399
Interest Cost of Projected Benefit Obligation		1,216			1,351			1,347
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(1,419	)		(1,702	)		(1,853	)
Recognized Net Actuarial Loss		133			153			230
Amortization of Prior-Service Cost		—			19			61
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	(70	)	$	160		$	184

Expected benefit payments over the next five years, and the following five years under the pension plans are expected to be as follows (dollars in thousands):

Fiscal Years	Total
2022	$	1,616
2023	$	1,651
2024	$	1,675
2025	$	1,774
2026	$	1,836
2027-2031	$	9,621

The following tables set forth the assumptions used in the actuarial calculations of the present value of Net Periodic Benefit Costs and Benefit Obligations:

	March 31,
	2021			2020			2019
Net Periodic Benefit Costs -
Discount Rate		3.64	%		4.09	%		4.12	%
Expected Return on Plan Assets		4.00	%		4.75	%		5.50	%
Rate of Compensation Increase	n/a				3.50	%		3.50	%

	March 31,
	2021			2020
Benefit Obligations -
Discount Rate		3.33	%		3.64	%
Rate of Compensation Increase	n/a				3.50	%

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is an assumption reflecting the anticipated weighted-average rate of earnings on the portfolio over the long term. To determine this rate, we developed estimates of the key components underlying capital asset returns which include: market-based estimates of inflation, real risk-free rates of return, yield curve structure, credit-risk premiums, and equity risk premiums. Because all of our pension plans are frozen beginning in fiscal 2021, the rate of compensation increase is not applicable. We used these components as appropriate to develop benchmark estimates for the expected long-term management approach that we employ.

The pension plans’ approximate weighted-average asset allocation at March 31, 2021 and 2020 and the range of target allocation are as follows:

		Percentage of Plan Assets at March 31,
	Range of Target Allocation	2021			2020
Asset Category -
Equity Securities	10 – 20%		19	%		9	%
Debt Securities	60 – 90%		79	%		89	%
Other	0 – 20%		2	%		2	%
Total			100	%		100	%

Our pension investment strategies have been developed as part of a comprehensive management process that considers the interaction between the assets and liabilities within each plan. These strategies consider not only the expected risks and returns on plan assets, but also the detailed actuarial projections of liabilities as well as plan-level objectives, such as projected contributions, expense, and funded status.

The principal pension investment strategies include asset allocation and active asset management. The range of target asset allocations has been determined given the current funded status of the plan. Each asset class is actively managed by one or more external money managers with the objective of generating returns, net of management fees, that exceed market-based benchmarks. None of the plans hold any Company stock.

Based on our current actuarial estimates, we do not anticipate making any contributions to our defined benefit plans for fiscal year 2022.

The fair values of our defined benefit plans’ consolidated assets by category as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	March 31,
	2021		2020
	(dollars in thousands)
Equity Securities	$	7,277	$	3,470
Fixed Income Securities		30,010		34,579
Real Estate Funds		160		107
Cash Equivalents		460		853
Total	$	37,907	$	39,009

The fair values of our defined benefit plans’ consolidated assets were determined using the fair value hierarchy of inputs described in Footnote (A) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The fair values by category of inputs as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Asset Categories	(dollars in thousands)
Equity Securities	$	—	$	7,277	$	—	$	7,277
Fixed Income Securities		—		30,010		—		30,010
Real Estate Funds		—		160		—		160
Cash Equivalents		460		—		—		460
	$	460	$	37,447	$	—	$	37,907

The fair values by category of inputs as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Asset Categories	(dollars in thousands)
Equity Securities	$	—	$	3,470	$	—	$	3,470
Fixed Income Securities		—		34,579		—		34,579
Real Estate Funds		—		107		—		107
Cash Equivalents		853		—		—		853
	$	853	$	38,156	$	—	$	39,009

Equity securities consist of funds that are not actively traded. These funds are maintained by an investment manager and are primarily invested in indexes. The remaining funds, excluding cash, primarily consist of investments in institutional funds.

Profit Sharing Plans

We also provide profit sharing plans, which cover substantially all salaried and certain hourly employees. The profit sharing plans are defined contribution plans funded by employer discretionary contributions; employees may also contribute a certain percentage of their base annual salary. Employees are fully vested in their own contributions and become fully vested in any Company contributions over a four-year period. Costs relating to the employer discretionary contributions for our plan totaled $8.3 million, $8.2 million, and $8.0 million in fiscal years 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

Individuals who became our employees as a result of a previous transaction are provided benefits substantially comparable to those provided under the seller’s benefit plans. These plans include the seller’s 401(k) plan, which allows for employer matching percentages of hourly employees. As a result, we made matching contributions to the hourly profit sharing plan totaling $1.1 million, $0.7 million, and $0.6 million for these employees during fiscal years 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

Approximately fifty of our employees belong to three different multi-employer plans. The collective bargaining agreements for the employees who participate in the multi-employer plans expire in February 2024 and March 2025. Our expense related to these plans was approximately $1.8 million, $1.7 million, and $1.5 million during fiscal years 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. We anticipate the total expense in fiscal 2022 related to these plans will be approximately $1.9 million.