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Note 1. Business Description and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies Business Description and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Business Description:
Kimball Electronics, Inc. (also referred to herein as “Kimball Electronics,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a global, multifaceted manufacturing solutions provider. We provide electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”), including engineering and supply chain support, to customers in the automotive, medical, and industrial end markets. We further produce higher level and final assemblies and offer contract manufacturing organization (“CMO”) solutions which include the production of medical disposables and drug delivery devices, from precision molded plastics and cold chain management to drug integration. Our design and manufacturing expertise coupled with robust processes and procedures help us ensure that we deliver the highest levels of quality, reliability, and service throughout the entire life cycle of our customers’ products. We deliver award-winning service across our highly integrated global footprint, which is enabled by our largely common operating system, procedures, and standardization. We are well recognized by customers and industry trade publications for our excellent quality, reliability, and innovative service.
Basis of Presentation:
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements presented herein reflect the consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025, results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and share owners’ equity for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The financial data presented herein is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the annual Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2025 and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. As such, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Management believes the financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly the financial statements for the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results for any future interim period or for the entire fiscal year.
Revenue Recognition:
We recognize revenue in accordance with the standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all the related amendments. Our revenue from contracts with customers is generated primarily from manufacturing services provided for the production of electronic assemblies, components, medical devices, medical disposables, and precision molded plastics built to customers’ specifications. Our customer agreements are generally not for a definitive term but continue for the relevant product’s life cycle. Typically, our customer agreements do not commit the customer to purchase our services until a purchase order or a contractually binding forecast is provided, which are generally short term in nature. Customer purchase orders and contractually binding forecasts primarily have a single performance obligation. Generally, the prices stated in the customer purchase orders or committed to in contractually binding forecasts are agreed upon prices for the manufactured product and do not vary over the term of the order or the contractually binding forecast period, and therefore, the majority of our contracts do not contain variable consideration. In limited circumstances, we may enter into a contract which contains minimum quantity thresholds to cover our capital costs, and we may offer our customer a rebate for specific volume thresholds or other incentives; in these cases, the rebates or incentives are accounted for as variable consideration.
The majority of our revenue is recognized over time as manufacturing services are performed as we manufacture a product to customer specifications with no alternative use and we have an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. The remaining revenue for manufacturing services is recognized when the customer obtains control of the product, typically either upon shipment or delivery of the product dependent on the terms of the contract, and the customer is able to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset. We generally recognize revenue over time using costs based input methods, in which judgment is required to evaluate assumptions including anticipated margins to estimate the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize. Costs used as a basis for estimating anticipated margins include material, direct and indirect labor, and appropriate applied overheads. Anticipated margins are determined based on historical or quoted customer pricing. Costs based input methods are considered a faithful depiction of our efforts and progress toward satisfying our performance obligations for manufacturing services and for which we believe we are entitled to payment for performance completed to date. The cumulative effect of revisions to estimates related to net contract revenues or costs are recorded in the period in which the revisions to estimates are identified and the amounts can be reasonably estimated.
We have elected to account for shipping and handling activities related to contracts with customers as costs to fulfill our promise to transfer the associated services and products. Accordingly, we record customer payments of shipping and handling costs as a component of net sales and classify such costs as a component of cost of sales. We recognize sales net of applicable sales or value add taxes. Based on estimated product returns and price concessions, a reserve for returns and allowances is recorded at the time revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction of net revenue.
Direct incremental costs to obtain and fulfill a contract are capitalized as a contract asset only if they are material, expected to be recovered, and are not accounted for in accordance with other guidance. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense in the period incurred.
Trade Accounts Receivable:
The Company’s trade accounts receivable are recorded per the terms of the agreement or sale, and accrued interest is recognized when earned. Our policy for estimating the allowance for credit losses on trade accounts receivable includes analysis of such items as aging, credit worthiness, payment history, and historical bad debt experience. Management uses these specific analyses in conjunction with an evaluation of the general economic and market conditions to estimate expected credit losses. Management believes that historical loss information generally provides a basis for its assessment of expected credit losses. Trade accounts receivable are written off after exhaustive collection efforts occur and the receivable is deemed uncollectible. Adjustments to the allowance for credit losses are recorded in Selling and Administrative Expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
In the ordinary course of business, customers periodically negotiate extended payment terms on trade accounts receivable. Customary terms require payment within 30 to 45 days, with any terms beyond 45 days being considered extended payment terms. We participate in our customers’ supply chain financing arrangements for certain of our accounts receivables in order to extend terms for the customer without negatively impacting our cash flow. These arrangements in all cases do not contain recourse provisions which would obligate us in the event of our customers’ failure to pay. Receivables are considered sold when they are transferred beyond the reach of Kimball Electronics and its creditors, the purchaser has the right to pledge or exchange the receivables, and we have surrendered control over the transferred receivables. In the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we sold, without recourse, $208.7 million and $236.2 million of accounts receivable, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, factoring fees were $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and $1.8 million and $1.5 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Factoring fees are recorded in Non-operating income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
We are also a party to receivables purchase agreements (“RPA’s”) with third-party banking institutions for the sale of trade receivables generated from sales to certain customers, subject to acceptance by, and a funding commitment from, the banks that are a party to the RPA’s. Receivables sold pursuant to the RPA’s are serviced by us.
Under the RPA’s, we sell our entire interest in certain receivables at the invoice amount less a discount. Upon sale, these receivables are removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and cash received is presented as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. We are required to remit amounts collected as a servicer under the RPA’s timely to the financial institution that purchased the receivables. Our risks with respect to receivables we service include commercial disputes regarding such receivables and, under one of the RPA’s, no greater than 5% of sold and outstanding receivables in the event of customer insolvency.
In the nine months ended March 31, 2026, under the RPA’s, we sold $100.1 million of receivables and incurred discount fees of $0.7 million, recorded in Non-operating income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Receivables sold under the RPA and subject to our servicing that remained outstanding and uncollected as of March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025 were $35.6 million and $19.4 million, respectively. Of the $35.6 million outstanding and uncollected at March 31, 2026, $22.0 million is subject to the 5% customer insolvency provision.
In fiscal year 2024, we recorded an allowance for credit losses of $2.0 million related to a customer, not in bankruptcy, but the allowance was deemed necessary in consideration of the expected timing of payments and risk of default. We continue to pursue full recovery. The amount expected to be collected after twelve months is included in Other Assets, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2026, the noncurrent receivable associated with this customer in Other Assets, net of allowance for expected credit losses, totaled $2.4 million. The current portion of receivables from this customer is $1.7 million at March 31, 2026.
In limited circumstances, our China operation may receive banker’s acceptance drafts from customers as payment on account. The banker’s acceptance drafts are non-interest bearing and primarily mature within six months from the origination date. The Company has the ability to sell the drafts at a discount or transfer the drafts in settlement of current accounts payable prior to
the scheduled maturity date. There are no drafts outstanding at March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025. Drafts received and outstanding would be reflected in Receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until the banker’s drafts are sold at a discount, transferred in settlement of current accounts payable, or cash is received at maturity. Banker’s acceptance drafts sold at a discount or transferred in settlement of current accounts payable during the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $35.6 million and $0.1 million.
Property, Equipment, and Depreciation
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the assets using the straight-line method for most assets and units of production method for certain fully dedicated machinery and equipment. Generally, maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and expenses for maintenance and repairs are included in both Cost of Sales and Selling and Administrative Expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Non-operating Income (Expense), net:
Non-operating income (expense), net includes the impact of such items as foreign currency rate movements and related derivative gain or loss, fair value adjustments on supplemental employee retirement plan (“SERP”) investments, government subsidies, factoring fees, bank charges, and other miscellaneous non-operating income and expense items that are not directly related to operations. The gain (loss) on SERP investments is offset by a change in the SERP liability that is recognized in Selling and Administrative Expenses.
Components of Non-operating income (expense), net:
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
 March 31March 31
(Amounts in Thousands)2026202520262025
Foreign currency/derivative gain (loss)$39 $(847)$(1,179)$(1,638)
Gain (loss) on SERP investments(76)234 285 
Factoring fees(761)(477)(2,491)(1,530)
Credit facilities and bank fees(223)(209)(667)(739)
Other(78)(202)(300)(533)
Non-operating income (expense), net$(1,099)$(1,726)$(4,403)$(4,155)
Income Taxes:
In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, we use an estimated annual effective tax rate which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates, and available tax planning opportunities in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Unusual or infrequently occurring items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“2025 U.S. tax reform”) was enacted into law. The 2025 U.S. tax reform contains several key tax laws, including extensions and modifications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company is required to recognize the effect of the tax law changes in the period of enactment, such as remeasuring the estimated U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as potential impacts to previously existing valuation allowances. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective in fiscal year 2026 and others implemented through fiscal year 2028. The impact from this legislation has resulted in a partial release of the valuation allowance against the business interest limitation deferred tax asset in the nine months ended March 31, 2026. The Company will continue to monitor and assess future impacts from the 2025 U.S. tax reform.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities, recorded in Other Assets, net and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. These assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. We evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets each quarter by assessing the likelihood of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not likely, we provide a valuation allowance based on our best estimate of future taxable income in the various taxing jurisdictions and the amount of deferred taxes ultimately realizable. Future events could change management’s assessment.
We operate within multiple taxing jurisdictions and are subject to tax audits in these jurisdictions. These audits can involve complex uncertain tax positions, which may require an extended period of time to resolve. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. We maintain a liability for uncertain income tax and other tax positions, including accrued interest and penalties on those positions. As tax positions are effectively settled, the tax liability is adjusted accordingly. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in Provision for Income Taxes on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
New Accounting Standards:
Not Yet Adopted:
In December 2025, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance on Interim Reporting, intended to improve the navigability of the guidance in ASC 270, Interim Reporting, and clarify when it applies. The guidance is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the guidance can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance on Accounting for Internal-Use Software, intended to modernize the accounting for software costs and changing the requirements for capitalization of software costs. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and for interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period, and the guidance can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or on a modified transition approach. We intend to early adopt this guidance prospectively, effective July 1, 2026, and are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance on Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, requiring more disclosure about the types of expenses presented in our expense captions. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the guidance can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance on Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted, and the guidance is to be adopted prospectively with the option to adopt retrospectively. The Company plans to adopt the standard for the year ending June 30, 2026 using a prospective approach and will include the required additional disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year.