Recent accounting pronouncements

The following table summarizes recently issued accounting standards that are applicable to the Company. Certain other standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board have been excluded because they are not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements
Accounting Standards Update (ASU)DescriptionDate of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Standards adopted
ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

The standard requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. For public business entities (PBEs), the requirement will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted.
January 31, 2026
The Company adopted this guidance on a retrospective basis by enhancing income tax footnote disclosures to include the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. Refer to Note 12, “INCOME TAXES.”
Standards not yet adopted
ASU 2024-03 - Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

ASU 2025-01 - Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date
The update requires a disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses. The amendments in this update require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted.Other than the new disclosure requirements, the adoption of this guidance will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2025-06 - Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software
The update removes all references to project stages and clarifies that costs may begin to be capitalized once management has authorized the project and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The update specifies disclosure of capitalized internal-use software balance and accumulated amortization at the balance sheet date, the amortization for the period and a general description of the method used in computing amortization. The update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
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Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2026Mar 26, 2026Showing above
2025Mar 31, 2025
2024Apr 1, 2024
2023Mar 27, 2023
2022Mar 28, 2022
2021Mar 29, 2021
2020Mar 31, 2020
2019Apr 1, 2019
2018Apr 2, 2018
2017Mar 27, 2017
2016Mar 28, 2016

About New Standards Disclosures

New accounting standards disclosures describe recently adopted pronouncements and those not yet effective, along with management's assessment of their expected impact. This section provides an early warning system for upcoming changes to how a company reports its financial results, often years before the new rules take effect.

Key signals: when management describes a not-yet-adopted standard's impact as "material" or "still being evaluated," it signals potential significant changes to reported metrics upon adoption. Watch for standards that affect a company's core operations — for example, revenue recognition changes for software companies or lease accounting changes for retailers with large store footprints. The transition method chosen (full retrospective versus modified retrospective) affects comparability with prior periods. Companies that delay adoption to the latest permitted date may be struggling with implementation complexity. Compare the disclosed impact assessments against peers in the same industry to gauge whether management's expectations are reasonable.