34. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has entered into agreements in which it has committed to purchase a minimum amount of inventory, pay a minimum amount of royalty expenses, incur expenditures for property, plant and equipment and procure various other goods or services. The following summarizes the Company’s annual minimum commitments associated with its contractual agreements as of March 31, 2025. This amount excludes the Company’s debt and lease related commitments which are disclosed elsewhere in Notes 18 and 32, respectively in these consolidated financial statements.

2026

 

$

36,264

 

2027

 

 

204

 

2028

 

 

-

 

2029

 

 

-

 

2030

 

 

-

 

Thereafter

 

 

-

 

 

 

$

36,468

 

Legal proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is at times subject to various legal proceedings and disputes. The Company assesses the liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information available. Where it is probable that the Company will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, a liability is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Where a loss is only reasonably possible or the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, no liability is recorded in the consolidated financial statements, but disclosures, as necessary, are provided.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025May 30, 2025Showing above
2024May 30, 2024
2023Jun 22, 2023
2022May 31, 2022
2021Jun 1, 2021
2020Jun 1, 2020

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.