8.Investments in Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method

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Investment in Limited Partnership Fund

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In July 2019, the Company made its initial capital contribution to a limited partnership fund focusing on highly relevant technologies and start-up companies serving defense and industrial markets. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company contributed a total of $10,000,000 during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2021 and 2022, and there were no further contribution commitments to this fund as of April 30, 2022. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026 the Company received a distribution of $528,000. In March 2022, the Company entered into a similar second limited partnership fund and committed to contributions totaling $20,000,000 over an expected five year period. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2026, 2025 and 2024, the Company made total contributions of $4,543,000, $5,674,000 and $3,074,000, respectively. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company has committed to make additional capital contributions of $931,000 to the fund expected to be paid over the next two fiscal years. In May 2026, the Company entered into a third similar limited partnership and committed to contributions totaling $20,000,000 over an expected five year period. The Company accounts for investments in limited partnerships as equity method investments as the Company is deemed to have influence when it holds more than a minor interest. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2026, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded its ownership percentage of the net gain (loss) of the limited partnership, or $17,441,000, $4,816,000, and $(1,782,000) respectively, in equity method investment income (loss), net of deferred taxes $0, respectively, in the consolidated statements of income (loss). At April 30, 2026 and 2025, the carrying value of the investment in the limited partnership of $51,880,000 and $30,423,000, respectively, was recorded in available-for-sale long-term investments.