Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

v3.23.1
Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]  
Components of Postretirement Benefit Expense (Income) and Pension Cost (Benefit)

The components of pension (benefit) cost are:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Service cost during the period

 

$

333

 

 

$

373

 

 

$

461

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

 

1,185

 

 

 

1,147

 

 

 

1,211

 

Expected return on assets

 

 

(2,169

)

 

 

(2,727

)

 

 

(2,513

)

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial loss

 

 

633

 

 

 

669

 

 

 

1,039

 

Net pension cost (benefit)

 

$

(18

)

 

$

(538

)

 

$

198

 

Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine and Develop Net Pension Cost

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine net pension cost are:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.66

%

 

 

3.21

%

 

 

3.44

%

Rate of increase in compensation levels

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Long-term rate of return on plan assets

 

 

5.50

%

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

6.50

%

Changes in Company's Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and Funded Status for Plan

Changes in the Company's benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status for the pension plan are presented below:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Change in the benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

32,991

 

 

$

36,320

 

Service cost

 

 

333

 

 

 

373

 

Interest cost

 

 

1,185

 

 

 

1,147

 

Actuarial loss

 

 

(5,364

)

 

 

(2,486

)

Benefit payments

 

 

(1,116

)

 

 

(1,084

)

Liability released through annuity purchase

 

 

(1,383

)

 

 

(1,279

)

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

26,646

 

 

$

32,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

40,049

 

 

$

42,536

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

(4,797

)

 

 

(124

)

Benefit and administrative expense payments

 

 

(1,116

)

 

 

(1,084

)

Annuities purchased

 

 

(1,383

)

 

 

(1,279

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

32,753

 

 

$

40,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

6,107

 

 

$

7,058

 

Amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

$

6,107

 

 

$

7,058

 

Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine and Develop Net Pension Cost

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation are:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.03

%

 

 

3.66

%

Rate of increase in compensation levels

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Summary of Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Tax

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax, consist of:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net actuarial loss

 

$

7,506

 

 

$

6,753

 

Summary of Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Tax

The increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax, consists of:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net actuarial loss arising during the year

 

$

1,246

 

 

$

284

 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

(493

)

 

 

(521

)

 

 

$

753

 

 

$

(237

)

 

Summary of Benefit Payments, Which Reflect Future Service, are Expected to be Paid

The following benefit payments, which reflect future service, are expected to be paid during the fiscal years ending March 31:

 

2024

 

$

1,128

 

2025

 

 

1,145

 

2026

 

 

1,108

 

2027

 

 

1,118

 

2028

 

 

1,227

 

2029-2033

 

 

7,704

 

Total

 

$

13,430

 

Summary of Weighted Average Asset Allocation of Plan Assets by Asset Category

The weighted average asset allocation of the plan assets by asset category is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Asset Category

 

Target Allocation

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Equity securities

 

 

20

%

 

 

20

%

 

 

21

%

Debt securities

 

 

80

%

 

 

80

%

 

 

79

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

Fair Values of Company's Pension Plan Assets by Asset Category

The fair values of the Company's pension plan assets at March 31, 2023 and 2022, by asset category, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

Asset Category

 

At
March 31, 2023

 

 

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)

 

 

Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)

 

 

Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)

 

Cash

 

$

91

 

 

$

91

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. companies

 

 

3,824

 

 

 

3,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International companies

 

 

2,555

 

 

 

2,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bond funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term

 

 

26,283

 

 

 

26,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,753

 

 

$

32,753

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

Asset Category

 

At
March 31, 2022

 

 

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)

 

 

Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)

 

 

Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)

 

Cash

 

$

98

 

 

$

98

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. companies

 

 

5,861

 

 

 

5,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International companies

 

 

2,462

 

 

 

2,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bond funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term

 

 

31,628

 

 

 

31,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,049

 

 

$

40,049

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]  
Components of Postretirement Benefit Expense (Income) and Pension Cost (Benefit)

The components of postretirement benefit expense are:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Interest cost on accumulated benefit obligation

 

$

15

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

18

 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

12

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

27

 

Net postretirement benefit expense

 

$

27

 

 

$

38

 

 

$

45

 

Changes in Company's Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and Funded Status for Plan

Changes in the Company's benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status for the plan are as follows:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Change in the benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

478

 

 

$

587

 

Interest cost

 

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

Actuarial loss (gain)

 

 

(95

)

 

 

(66

)

Benefit payments

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(56

)

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

355

 

 

$

478

 

 

Change in fair value of plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

 

 

$

 

Employer contribution

 

 

43

 

 

 

56

 

Benefit payments

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(56

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

(355

)

 

$

(478

)

Amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

$

(355

)

 

$

(478

)

Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine and Develop Net Pension Cost

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used to develop the accrued postretirement benefit obligation were:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.76

%

 

 

3.32

%

Medical care cost trend rate

 

 

7.00

%

 

 

7.00

%

Summary of Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Tax

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax, consist of:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net actuarial loss

 

$

11

 

 

$

94

 

Summary of Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Tax

The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax, consists of:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net actuarial gain arising during the year

 

$

(74

)

 

$

(51

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

$

(83

)

 

$

(70

)

Summary of Benefit Payments, Which Reflect Future Service, are Expected to be Paid

The following benefit payments are expected to be paid during the fiscal years ending March 31:

 

2024

 

$

49

 

2025

 

 

45

 

2026

 

 

42

 

2027

 

 

39

 

2028

 

 

36

 

2029-2033

 

 

134

 

Total

 

$

345