Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
In the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk that could impact our financial position and results of operations. Current market events have not required us to materially modify our financial risk management strategies with respect to our exposures to foreign currency exchange risk or interest rate risk.
Foreign Currency
Transaction Risk
As we operate globally, we are exposed to the risk that our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. During the three months ended November 30, 2025, we maintained a series of foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion of our projected operating expenses in these primary currency exposures, namely the British Pound Sterling, Euro, Indian Rupee and Philippine Peso. As of November 30, 2025, the hedge maturity periods of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts range from the second quarter of fiscal 2026 through the first quarter of fiscal 2027. Based on the operating income for the three months ended November 30, 2025, comparing the average foreign currency exchange rates for the three months ended November 30, 2025 to the respective rates for the three
months ended November 30, 2024, net of hedge activity, resulted in an increase in operating income of $0.1 million. We utilize cash flow hedges to manage risk and not for speculative or trading purposes.
We performed a sensitivity analysis to determine the effects on both the fair value of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts and our operating income, excluding these forward contracts, of a hypothetical devaluation of the U.S. dollar by 10% as of November 30, 2025, relative to the other foreign currencies in which we transact. The sensitivity analysis indicated that a devaluation of the U.S. dollar by 10% would have increased the fair value of our outstanding forward contracts by approximately $19 million as of November 30, 2025 and decreased our operating income, excluding these forward contracts, by an estimated $12 million for three months ended November 30, 2025. This sensitivity analysis has inherent limitations as it disregards the possibility that rates of multiple foreign currencies will not always move in the same direction relative to the value of the U.S. dollar over time and does not account for our forward contracts that we utilize to mitigate fluctuations in exchange rates.
Translation Risk
We are exposed to foreign currency risk due to the translation of our results from certain international operations into U.S. Dollars, as part of the consolidation process. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can create volatility in our results of operations and our financial condition.
The following table reflects the foreign currency translation adjustment gains and losses recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss):
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| November 30, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment gains (losses) | $ | (7,390) | $ | (17,619) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments
Interest Rate Risk
As of November 30, 2025, we had Cash and cash equivalents of $275.4 million and Investments of $17.2 million. Our Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments including demand deposits and money market funds and our Investments consist of mutual funds. We are exposed to interest rate risk through fluctuations of interest rates on these investments. As we have a restrictive investment policy, our financial exposure to fluctuations in interest rates is expected to remain low. Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our Cash and cash equivalents.
Credit Risk
We are exposed to credit risk for our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash held in financial institutions in the event of a default, to the extent that such amounts are in excess of applicable insurance limits; however, we do not believe our concentration of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash presents a significant credit risk as the counterparties to the instruments consist of multiple high-quality, credit-worthy financial institutions.
Debt
Interest Rate Risk
As of November 30, 2025, our outstanding floating rate debt included $375.0 million under the 2025 Credit Agreement. As of November 30, 2025, the outstanding borrowings under the 2025 Credit Agreement bore interest at a rate equal to the applicable one-month Term SOFR plus a 0.975% spread (comprised of a 0.875% interest rate margin, based on a pricing grid determined by reference to our senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term debt rating and our total leverage ratio, plus a 0.1% credit spread adjustment).
To mitigate our exposure to interest rate volatility due to changes in SOFR, we entered into the 2025 Swap Agreement on April 24, 2025, to hedge a portion of our outstanding floating SOFR debt with a fixed interest rate of 4.086%. As of November 30, 2025, the notional amount of the 2025 Swap Agreement was $50.0 million and matures on February 28, 2026.
Our Senior Notes have a fixed interest rate and are not subject to interest rate change. As such, our interest rate exposure as of November 30, 2025 is limited to the outstanding principal balance of our floating rate debt under our 2025 Credit Facilities in excess of the 2025 Swap Agreement. As of November 30, 2025, our interest rate exposure equals the Term SOFR applied to $325.0 million, our outstanding debt, net of our 2025 Swap Agreement. Assuming the principal balance of our outstanding floating rate debt, net of the 2025 Swap Agreement, remained at $325.0 million, a hypothetical 25 basis point change (up or down) in the one-month SOFR would result in an approximate $1 million change to our annual interest expense.
Refer to Note 10, Debt in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on our outstanding borrowings and swap agreement as of November 30, 2025.
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