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As part of our risk management strategy, we utilize derivative financial instruments, from time to time, to hedge our exposure to changes in energy and raw material prices, foreign currencies, and interest rates.
−Removed: We monitor the third-party financial institutions which are our counterparties to these financial instruments on a daily basis and diversify our transactions among counterparties to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.
+Added: We monitor the third-party financial institutions which are our counterparties to these financial instruments daily and diversify our transactions among counterparties to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.
Fair values for derivatives were measured using exchange-traded prices for the hedged items including consideration of counterparty risk and the Company’s credit risk.
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Any gain or loss associated with this hedging arrangement was included in interest expense.
−Removed: There are no outstanding derivative interest rate contracts at March 30, 2025.
+Added: There are no outstanding derivative interest rate contracts at June 29, 2025.
Volatility of Energy Prices.
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Increases in energy costs, or changes in costs relative to energy costs paid by competitors, have and may continue to adversely affect our profitability.
−Removed: To the extent that these uncertainties cause suppliers and customers to be more cost sensitive,
−Removed: increased energy prices may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
+Added: To the extent that these uncertainties cause suppliers and customers to be more cost sensitive, increased energy prices may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We use approximately 6 to 8 million MMBtu’s of natural gas annually, depending upon business conditions, in the manufacture of our products.
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These approaches include incorporating an energy surcharge on many of our products and using financial derivatives to reduce exposure to energy price volatility.
−Removed: At March 30, 2025, the outstanding financial derivatives used to hedge our exposure to energy cost volatility consisted of natural gas hedges covering approximately 75% of our forecasted domestic requirements for natural gas for the remainder of 2025 and approximately 35% for 2026.
−Removed: At March 30, 2025, the net mark-to-market valuation of these outstanding natural gas hedges was an unrealized pre-tax gain of $5.5 million, comprised of $4.6 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $0.9 million in other long-term assets on the balance sheet.
−Removed: For the quarter ended March 30, 2025, natural gas hedging activity decreased cost of sales by $0.2 million.
+Added: At June 29, 2025, the outstanding financial derivatives used to hedge our exposure to energy cost volatility consisted of natural gas hedges covering approximately 65% of our forecasted domestic requirements for natural gas for the remainder of 2025 and approximately 35% for 2026.
+Added: At June 29, 2025, the net mark-to-market valuation of these outstanding natural gas hedges was an unrealized pre-tax gain of $2.9 million, comprised of $2.3 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, $0.8 million in other long-term assets and $0.2 million in other current liabilities on the balance sheet.
+Added: For the quarter ended June 29, 2025, natural gas hedging activity had an immaterial impact on cost of sales.
Volatility of Raw Material Prices.
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The majority of our products are sold utilizing raw material surcharges and index mechanisms.
−Removed: However, as of March 30, 2025, we had entered into financial hedging arrangements, primarily at the request of our customers related to firm orders, for an aggregate notional amount of approximately 4 million pounds of nickel with hedge dates through 2027.
+Added: However, as of June 29, 2025, we had entered into financial hedging arrangements, primarily at the request of our customers related to firm orders, for an aggregate notional amount of approximately 4 million pounds of nickel with hedge dates through 2027.
The aggregate notional amount hedged is approximately 6% of a single year’s estimated nickel raw material purchase requirements.
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Any gain or loss associated with these hedging arrangements is included in sales or cost of sales, depending on whether the underlying risk being hedged was the variable selling price or the variable raw material cost, respectively.
−Removed: At March 30, 2025, the net mark-to-market valuation of our outstanding raw material hedges was an unrealized pre-tax loss of $2.0 million, comprised of $0.3 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, $0.1 million in other long-term assets, $2.3 million in other current liabilities and $0.1 million in other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet.
+Added: At June 29, 2025, the net mark-to-market valuation of our outstanding raw material hedges was an unrealized pre-tax loss of $2.3 million, comprised of $2.2 million in other current liabilities and $0.1 million in other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet.
Foreign Currency Risk.
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In addition, we may also hedge forecasted capital expenditures and designate cash balances held in foreign currencies as hedges of forecasted foreign currency transactions.
−Removed: At March 30, 2025, we had no material outstanding foreign currency forward contracts.
+Added: At June 29, 2025, we had no material outstanding foreign currency forward contracts.
We may also use derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges to protect our results from certain fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, as well as to offset a portion of the foreign currency gains and losses generated by the remeasurement of certain assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies.
−Removed: Changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange contract derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded in cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations, and we recognized $1.8 million of income, net, for settled foreign currency forward contracts that were not designated as hedges during the quarter ended March 30, 2025, which offset foreign currency gains/losses in the relevant currency.
−Removed: We have no significant outstanding hedges that are not designated as of March 30, 2025.
+Added: Changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange contract derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded in cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations, and we recognized $1.1 million and $2.9 million of income, net, for settled foreign currency forward contracts that were not designated as hedges during the second quarter and year-to-date period ended June 29, 2025, respectively, and $0.5 million of expense during the second quarter and year-to-date period ended June 30, 2024, which offset foreign currency gains/losses in the relevant currency.
+Added: We have no significant outstanding hedges that are not designated as of June 29, 2025.
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