ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ 10-Q

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk We have market risk with respect to foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in these rates as discussed below. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk We have manufacturing plants and sales transactions worldwide and therefore are subject to foreign currency risk. This risk is composed of both potential losses from the translation of foreign currency financial statements and the remeasurement of foreign currency transactions. To manage this risk, we periodically enter into forward exchange contracts either to hedge the net assets of a foreign investment or to provide an economic hedge against future cash flows. The total net assets of non-U.S. operations and long-term intercompany loans denominated in nonfunctional currencies subject to potential loss amount to approximately $718.9 million. The potential loss in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in quoted foreign currency exchange rates amounts to $71.9 million. Furthermore, related to foreign currency transactions, we have exposure to various nonfunctional currency balances totaling $154.9 million. This amount includes, on an absolute basis, exposures to assets and liabilities held in currencies other than our local entities’ functional currencies. On a net basis, we had $55.6 million of foreign currency assets as of March 31, 2024. As currency rates change, these nonfunctional currency balances are revalued, and the corresponding adjustment is recorded in the income statement. A hypothetical change of 10% in currency rates could result in an adjustment to the income statement of approximately $5.6 million. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Interest Rate Risk We are exposed to interest rate fluctuations with respect to our variable rate debt, depending on general economic conditions. On March 31, 2024, we had the following variable rate debt: (in thousands, except interest rates) Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt Foreign Bank Debt $ 40 Long-term debt Credit agreement with borrowings outstanding, net of fixed rate portion, at an end of period interest rate of 7.05% in 2024, due in 2028 $ 79,000 Foreign Bank Debt 39 Total $ 79,079 Assuming borrowings were outstanding for an entire year, an increase of one percentage point in weighted average interest rates would increase interest expense by $0.8 million. To manage interest rate risk, we may periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the interest rates on variable debt to a specific rate for a period of time. Our current interest rate swap agreements expire in October 2024, which will result in a significant increase in our interest cost, which will be calculated using a floating rate based on the one-month term SOFR at that time, which was 5.33% as of March 31, 2024. (See Note 14. Financial Instruments in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference).