FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC Fair Value Disclosure
8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Accounting standards provide a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value and sets forth a definition of fair value and establishes a hierarchy prioritizing the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable value inputs. Levels within the hierarchy are defined as follows:
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Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets. |
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Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly. |
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Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. |
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
At March 31, 2026, our financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices |
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| in Active |
Significant |
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| Markets for |
Other |
Significant |
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| Identical |
Observable |
Unobservable |
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| Assets |
Inputs |
Inputs |
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(Level 2) |
(Level 3) |
Total |
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| Commodity futures – financial liabilities, net |
$ | (273 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (273 | ) | ||||||
| Contingent consideration for business combination - financial liability |
— | — | $ | (2,160 | ) | $ | (2,160 | ) | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | (273 | ) | $ | — | $ | (2,160 | ) | $ | (2,433 | ) | |||||
At March 31, 2025, our financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices |
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| in Active |
Significant |
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| Markets for |
Other |
Significant |
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| Identical |
Observable |
Unobservable |
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| Assets |
Inputs |
Inputs |
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| (Level 1) |
(Level 2) |
(Level 3) |
Total |
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| Commodity futures – financial assets, net |
$ | 349 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 349 | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 349 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 349 | ||||||||
At March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not have any fair value measurements on a non-recurring basis.
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Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
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| 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| 2024 | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Jul 14, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 | |
About Fair Value Disclosures
Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.
Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.