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Methode Electronics, Inc
(NYSE:MEI) 

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Methode Electronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets component and subsystem devices worldwide. It operates through four segments: Automotive, Industrial, Interface, and Medical. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices, and related products to automobile ori...

Founded: 1946
Full Time Employees: 6,044
Sector: Technology
Industry: Electronic Components
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    Unit: USD2026-05-02 2026-01-31 2025-11-01 2025-08-02 2025-05-03 2025-02-01 2024-11-02 2024-07-27 2024-04-27 2024-01-27 2023-10-28 2023-07-29 2023-04-29 2023-01-28 2022-10-29 2022-07-30 2022-04-30 2022-01-29 2021-10-30 2021-07-31 2021-01-30 2020-10-31 2020-08-01 2020-05-02 2020-02-01 2019-10-26 2019-07-27 2019-04-27 2019-01-26 2015-05-02 2015-01-31 2014-11-01 2001-07-31 
                                     
      net sales
    		298,100,000 233,700,000 246,900,000 240,500,000 257,100,000 239,900,000 292,600,000 258,500,000 277,300,000 259,500,000 288,000,000 289,700,000 301,200,000 280,100,000 315,900,000 282,400,000 288,700,000 291,600,000 295,500,000 287,800,000 295,300,000 300,800,000 190,900,000 210,600,000 285,900,000 257,200,000 270,200,000 266,000,000 246,900,000 227,300,000 206,000,000 229,700,000 79,596,000 
      yoy
    		15.95% -2.58% -15.62% -6.96% -7.28% -7.55% 1.60% -10.77% -7.93% -7.35% -8.83% 2.58% 4.33% -3.94% 6.90% -1.88% -2.24% -3.06% 54.79% 36.66% 3.29% 16.95% -29.35% -20.83% 15.80% 13.15% 31.17% 15.80% 210.19%     
      qoq
    		27.56% -5.35% 2.66% -6.46% 7.17% -18.01% 13.19% -6.78% 6.86% -9.90% -0.59% -3.82% 7.53% -11.33% 11.86% -2.18% -0.99% -1.32% 2.68% -2.54% -1.83% 57.57% -9.35% -26.34% 11.16% -4.81% 1.58% 7.74% 8.62% 10.34% -10.32% 188.58%  
      cost of products sold
    		225,900,000 194,900,000 199,200,000 197,000,000 237,500,000 198,600,000 234,700,000 213,900,000 241,800,000 222,500,000 235,700,000 235,700,000 237,900,000 215,200,000 241,800,000 220,600,000 233,800,000 222,500,000 226,300,000 216,100,000 222,700,000 220,000,000 145,800,000 151,400,000 206,600,000 188,600,000 194,400,000 195,400,000 182,600,000 175,300,000 149,800,000 169,500,000 64,604,000 
      gross profit
    		72,200,000 38,800,000 47,700,000 43,500,000 19,600,000 41,300,000 57,900,000 44,600,000 35,500,000 37,000,000 52,300,000 54,000,000 63,300,000 64,900,000 74,100,000 61,800,000 54,900,000 69,100,000 69,200,000 71,700,000 72,600,000 80,800,000 45,100,000 59,200,000 79,300,000 68,600,000 75,800,000 70,600,000 64,300,000 52,000,000 56,200,000 60,200,000  
      yoy
    		268.37% -6.05% -17.62% -2.47% -44.79% 11.62% 10.71% -17.41% -43.92% -42.99% -29.42% -12.62% 15.30% -6.08% 7.08% -13.81% -24.38% -14.48% 53.44% 21.11% -8.45% 17.78% -40.50% -16.15% 23.33% 31.92% 34.88% 17.28%      
      qoq
    		86.08% -18.66% 9.66% 121.94% -52.54% -28.67% 29.82% 25.63% -4.05% -29.25% -3.15% -14.69% -2.47% -12.42% 19.90% 12.57% -20.55% -0.14% -3.49% -1.24% -10.15% 79.16% -23.82% -25.35% 15.60% -9.50% 7.37% 9.80% 23.65% -7.47% -6.64%   
      gross margin %
    		24.22% 16.60% 19.32% 18.09% 7.62% 17.22% 19.79% 17.25% 12.80% 14.26% 18.16% 18.64% 21.02% 23.17% 23.46% 21.88% 19.02% 23.70% 23.42% 24.91% 24.59% 26.86% 23.62% 28.11% 27.74% 26.67% 28.05% 26.54% 26.04% 22.88% 27.28% 26.21% 0% 
      selling and administrative expenses
    		55,600,000 39,100,000 39,000,000 36,600,000 37,400,000 37,700,000 42,600,000 46,200,000 41,600,000 33,900,000 40,900,000 44,500,000 50,100,000 32,900,000 36,600,000 35,300,000 35,600,000 34,500,000 31,200,000 32,800,000 32,400,000 30,800,000 26,600,000 18,200,000 33,000,000 33,200,000 32,400,000 32,600,000 32,800,000 24,900,000 21,500,000 25,400,000 9,775,000 
      amortization of intangibles
    		5,700,000 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,900,000 5,900,000 6,000,000 6,100,000 6,200,000 5,700,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,800,000 4,800,000 4,800,000 4,800,000 5,000,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,800,000 4,700,000 4,800,000 5,000,000 5,500,000     
      income from operations
    		10,900,000 -6,100,000 2,900,000 1,100,000 -23,600,000 -2,200,000 9,400,000 -7,500,000 -61,500,000 -3,000,000 -51,300,000 3,800,000 8,500,000 27,300,000 32,800,000 21,800,000 14,600,000 29,800,000 33,200,000 34,100,000 35,400,000 45,000,000 13,800,000 36,300,000 41,500,000 30,700,000 38,600,000 33,000,000 26,000,000 14,500,000 34,700,000 34,800,000 5,738,000 
      yoy
    		-146.19% 177.27% -69.15% -114.67% -61.63% -26.67% -118.32% -297.37% -823.53% -110.99% -256.40% -82.57% -41.78% -8.39% -1.20% -36.07% -58.76% -33.78% 140.58% -6.06% -14.70% 46.58% -64.25% 10.00% 59.62% 111.72% 11.24% -5.17% 353.12%     
      qoq
    		-278.69% -310.34% 163.64% -104.66% 972.73% -123.40% -225.33% -87.80% 1950.00% -94.15% -1450.00% -55.29% -68.86% -16.77% 50.46% 49.32% -51.01% -10.24% -2.64% -3.67% -21.33% 226.09% -61.98% -12.53% 35.18% -20.47% 16.97% 26.92% 79.31% -58.21% -0.29% 506.48%  
      operating margin %
    		3.66% -2.61% 1.17% 0.46% -9.18% -0.92% 3.21% -2.90% -22.18% -1.16% -17.81% 1.31% 2.82% 9.75% 10.38% 7.72% 5.06% 10.22% 11.24% 11.85% 11.99% 14.96% 7.23% 17.24% 14.52% 11.94% 14.29% 12.41% 10.53% 6.38% 16.84% 15.15% 7.21% 
      interest expense
    		6,300,000 5,400,000 5,700,000 5,900,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 6,200,000 4,800,000 4,500,000 5,000,000 4,400,000 2,800,000 1,400,000 800,000 500,000  600,000 700,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 2,100,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 2,900,000 3,300,000 3,200,000 -300,000 -200,000 -100,000  
      other expense
    		-8,100,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 500,000 1,600,000 800,000 575,000 2,500,000   -425,000 3,500,000         -3,400,000   -1,000,000 100,000    -300,000 200,000  
      pre-tax income
    		12,700,000 -13,100,000 -4,200,000    1,600,000 -13,100,000 -63,100,000 -10,500,000 -55,500,000 1,000,000 7,800,000 23,000,000                    
      income tax expense
    		12,300,000 2,800,000 5,700,000 4,200,000 -2,100,000 6,200,000 3,200,000 5,200,000 -5,800,000 1,100,000 -200,000 100,000 -300,000 3,100,000 5,800,000 4,400,000 1,000,000 4,100,000 5,500,000 5,700,000 4,600,000 7,600,000 -5,100,000 10,000,000 2,800,000 5,200,000 7,300,000 7,500,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 8,100,000 8,700,000  
      net income
    		-9,025,000 -15,900,000 -9,900,000 -10,300,000 -8,575,000 -14,400,000 -1,600,000 -18,300,000 -57,300,000 -11,600,000 -55,300,000 900,000 8,100,000 19,900,000 27,600,000 21,500,000 16,200,000 29,400,000 27,500,000 29,100,000 31,900,000 38,600,000 20,700,000 30,100,000 41,200,000 23,800,000 28,300,000 22,600,000 30,700,000 26,500,000 27,100,000 26,000,000 4,254,000 
      yoy
    		5.25% 10.42% 518.75% -43.72% -85.03% 24.14% -97.11% -2133.33% -807.41% -158.29% -300.36% -95.81% -50.00% -32.31% 0.36% -26.12% -49.22% -23.83% 32.85% -3.32% -22.57% 62.18% -26.86% 33.19% 34.20% -10.19% 4.43% -13.08% 621.67%     
      qoq
    		-43.24% 60.61% -3.88% 20.12% -40.45% 800.00% -91.26% -68.06% 393.97% -79.02% -6244.44% -88.89% -59.30% -27.90% 28.37% 32.72% -44.90% 6.91% -5.50% -8.78% -17.36% 86.47% -31.23% -26.94% 73.11% -15.90% 25.22% -26.38% 15.85% -2.21% 4.23% 511.19%  
      net income margin %
    		-3.03% -6.80% -4.01% -4.28% -3.34% -6.00% -0.55% -7.08% -20.66% -4.47% -19.20% 0.31% 2.69% 7.10% 8.74% 7.61% 5.61% 10.08% 9.31% 10.11% 10.80% 12.83% 10.84% 14.29% 14.41% 9.25% 10.47% 8.50% 12.43% 11.66% 13.16% 11.32% 5.34% 
      income per share:
    		                                 
      basic
    		0.01 -0.45      -0.52 -1.62 -0.33 -1.55                       
      diluted
    		0.01 -0.45      -0.52 -1.62 -0.33 -1.55                       
      cash dividends per share
    		0.05 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11       
      loss per share:
    		                                 
      basic
    		  -0.28 -0.29 -0.243 -0.41 -0.05                           
      diluted
    		  -0.28 -0.29 -0.243 -0.41 -0.05                           
      pre-tax loss
    		   -6,100,000 -4,925,000 -8,200,000                            
      goodwill impairment
    		        49,400,000  56,500,000                       
      income per share attributable to methode:
    		                                 
      basic
    		0.01 -0.45      -0.52 -1.62 -0.33 -1.55                       
      diluted
    		0.01 -0.45      -0.52 -1.62 -0.33 -1.55                       
      net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
    		                                 
      net income attributable to methode
    		        -57,300,000 -11,600,000 -55,300,000 900,000                      
      other income
    		          -200,000    -1,100,000 -4,100,000 -3,200,000 -4,400,000 -900,000 -1,800,000 -2,400,000 -2,600,000  -5,900,000 -4,900,000   -400,000 -4,900,000     
      basic and diluted income per share attributable to methode:
    		                                 
      basic
    		           0.03 0.23 0.56 0.76 0.59 0.44 0.8 0.73 0.77 0.84 1.01 0.55 0.8 1.1 0.63 0.75 -1,839,997.55 820,000     
      diluted
    		           0.02 0.23 0.54 0.75 0.58 0.44 0.78 0.72 0.76 0.83 1.01 0.54 0.79 1.09 0.63 0.75 -1,829,997.57 820,000     
      basic and diluted income per share:
    		                                 
      basic
    		           0.03 0.23 0.56 0.76 0.59 0.44 0.8 0.73 0.77 0.84 1.01 0.55 0.8 1.1 0.63 0.75 -1,839,997.55 820,000     
      diluted
    		           0.02 0.23 0.54 0.75 0.58 0.44 0.78 0.72 0.76 0.83 1.01 0.54 0.79 1.09 0.63 0.75 -1,829,997.57 820,000     
      income before income taxes
    		              33,400,000 25,900,000 17,200,000 33,500,000 33,000,000 34,800,000 36,500,000 46,200,000 15,600,000 40,100,000 44,000,000 29,000,000 35,600,000 30,100,000 27,700,000 22,500,000 35,200,000 34,700,000  
      basic and diluted income per common share:
    		                                 
      basic
    		           0.03 0.23 0.56 0.76 0.59 0.44 0.8 0.73 0.77 0.84 1.01 0.55 0.8 1.1 0.63 0.75 -1,839,997.55 820,000     
      diluted
    		           0.02 0.23 0.54 0.75 0.58 0.44 0.78 0.72 0.76 0.83 1.01 0.54 0.79 1.09 0.63 0.75 -1,829,997.57 820,000     
      cash dividends per common share
    		                           82,500 110,000    50 
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
    		                                 
      basic
    		                            37,405,550,000,000  38,791,210,000,000 38,694,583,000,000 35,775,000 
      diluted
    		                            37,654,250,000,000  39,615,541,000,000 39,516,436,000,000 35,946,000 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    		                                 
      net income attributable to methode electronics, inc.
    		                             26,600,000 27,100,000 26,000,000  
      amounts per common share attributable to methode electronics, inc.:
    		                                 
      basic
    		                             482,500 690,000 670,000  
      diluted
    		                             475,000 680,000 660,000  
      cash dividends:
    		                                 
      common stock
    		                             -269,999.64 90,000 90,000  
      income
    		                                 
      other
    		                                521,000 
      total
    		                                80,117,000 
      costs and expenses
    		                                 
      interest
    		                                367,000 
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
    		                                6,389,000 
      income taxes
    		                                2,135,000 
      income from continuing operations
    		                                4,254,000 
      discontinued operations
    		                                 
      basic and diluted earnings per common share:
    		                                 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-05-02 2026-01-31 2025-11-01 2025-08-02 2025-05-03 2025-02-01 2024-11-02 2024-07-27 2024-04-27 2024-01-27 2023-10-28 2023-07-29 2023-04-29 2023-01-28 2022-10-29 2022-07-30 2022-04-30 2022-01-29 2021-10-30 2021-07-31 2021-01-30 2020-10-31 2020-08-01 2020-05-02 2020-02-01 2019-10-26 2019-07-27 2019-04-27 2019-01-26 2015-05-02 2015-01-31 2014-11-01 2001-07-31 
                                       
        assets
      		                                 
        current assets:
      		                                 
        cash and cash equivalents
      		139,600,000 133,700,000 118,500,000 121,100,000 103,600,000 103,800,000 97,000,000 111,300,000 161,500,000 122,900,000 122,500,000 147,900,000 157,000,000 164,700,000 129,600,000 152,400,000 172,000,000 153,100,000 177,200,000 207,900,000 218,700,000 242,300,000 211,000,000 217,300,000 79,900,000 95,600,000 73,800,000 83,200,000 73,700,000 168,100,000 167,800,000 144,200,000 49,039,000 
        accounts receivable
      		257,300,000 215,600,000 229,600,000 215,600,000 241,000,000 220,000,000 255,900,000 248,600,000 262,600,000 265,300,000 292,300,000 300,800,000 314,300,000 295,500,000 312,800,000 282,000,000 273,300,000 285,200,000 281,000,000 276,700,000 278,500,000 290,300,000 233,000,000  227,900,000 205,300,000 233,100,000  211,500,000  145,200,000 172,400,000 63,491,000 
        inventories
      		178,700,000 209,800,000 190,200,000 190,900,000 194,100,000 218,800,000 228,200,000 219,900,000 186,200,000 204,000,000 183,900,000 175,600,000 159,700,000 175,400,000 172,500,000 173,900,000 158,500,000 167,000,000 149,000,000 142,400,000 124,000,000 120,700,000 124,000,000 131,000,000 126,100,000 133,800,000 122,000,000 116,700,000      
        income tax receivable
      		3,200,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 5,700,000 4,100,000 4,200,000 4,900,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 18,600,000 16,700,000 13,400,000 12,900,000 7,500,000 8,200,000      5,500,000 10,800,000 13,600,000  9,700,000 12,000,000 13,400,000       
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      		21,200,000 23,200,000 14,500,000 15,900,000 17,100,000 22,700,000 24,200,000 23,200,000 18,700,000 19,000,000 21,100,000 19,800,000 20,500,000 27,900,000 35,300,000 23,100,000 16,900,000 20,900,000 21,900,000 20,600,000 18,300,000 18,200,000 16,400,000 15,900,000 20,300,000 18,700,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 22,500,000 12,100,000 12,400,000 14,800,000  
        total current assets
      		600,000,000 585,300,000 555,300,000 549,200,000 559,900,000 572,200,000 612,900,000 611,800,000 637,700,000 629,800,000 636,500,000 657,500,000 664,400,000 671,000,000 658,400,000 639,100,000 629,000,000 640,400,000 643,100,000 660,900,000 645,000,000 682,300,000 598,000,000 565,600,000 463,900,000 465,400,000 461,300,000 453,500,000 446,400,000 438,300,000 415,100,000 412,800,000 176,359,000 
        long-term assets:
      		                                 
        property, plant and equipment
      		209,300,000 225,600,000 225,500,000 224,500,000 221,600,000 208,600,000 217,200,000 213,800,000 212,100,000 232,500,000 224,600,000 225,200,000 220,300,000 200,700,000 189,600,000 194,600,000 197,000,000 200,600,000 206,600,000 214,600,000 205,400,000 203,200,000 208,600,000 201,900,000 199,000,000 198,100,000 196,400,000 191,900,000 189,100,000  310,800,000 320,000,000 198,753,000 
        goodwill
      		174,900,000 175,500,000 173,400,000 173,900,000 172,700,000 167,400,000 170,400,000 170,600,000 169,900,000 220,400,000 220,700,000 302,500,000 301,900,000 232,500,000 231,000,000 232,700,000 233,000,000 234,000,000 235,000,000 235,200,000 234,800,000 233,300,000 233,300,000 231,600,000 233,200,000 233,600,000 233,000,000 233,300,000 236,800,000 1,700,000 12,800,000 12,900,000 27,357,000 
        other intangible assets
      		218,900,000 225,600,000 228,600,000 234,900,000 238,400,000 235,700,000 246,000,000 252,200,000 256,700,000 264,300,000 264,700,000 251,300,000 256,700,000 193,300,000 196,700,000 202,600,000 207,700,000 213,300,000 219,100,000 224,100,000 233,700,000 237,000,000 242,100,000 244,800,000 251,000,000 255,800,000 260,400,000  267,600,000     
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      		20,500,000 20,600,000 20,600,000 22,100,000 23,700,000 24,900,000 27,200,000 25,400,000 26,700,000 25,900,000 26,900,000 29,500,000 28,400,000 29,400,000 24,200,000 18,200,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 21,800,000 20,600,000              
        deferred tax assets
      		39,500,000 41,100,000 38,800,000 37,800,000 37,800,000 34,300,000 35,700,000 36,000,000 34,700,000 36,100,000 33,000,000 33,700,000 33,600,000 37,600,000 35,400,000 36,200,000 36,800,000 38,800,000 39,200,000 40,200,000 41,900,000 40,700,000 41,000,000 31,400,000 34,300,000 34,100,000 34,100,000 34,300,000      
        pre-production costs
      		18,200,000 22,700,000 25,500,000 28,700,000 31,700,000 40,000,000 43,800,000 46,100,000 44,100,000 47,800,000 44,500,000 38,900,000 36,100,000 30,800,000 27,000,000 26,500,000 27,200,000 28,700,000 30,100,000 27,800,000 22,600,000 32,500,000 36,000,000 37,100,000 39,900,000 39,000,000 36,500,000 32,800,000 32,500,000 10,500,000 9,500,000 8,000,000  
        other long-term assets
      		24,800,000 9,900,000 19,700,000 20,200,000 20,000,000 21,500,000 21,900,000 22,000,000 21,600,000 34,700,000 34,000,000 35,500,000 37,700,000 33,200,000 32,000,000 40,000,000 38,400,000 37,500,000 35,800,000 35,600,000 37,800,000 36,800,000 37,100,000 34,700,000 33,700,000 28,100,000 21,100,000 21,000,000      
        total long-term assets
      		706,100,000 721,000,000 732,100,000 742,100,000 745,900,000 732,400,000 762,200,000 766,100,000 765,800,000 861,700,000 848,400,000 916,600,000 914,700,000 757,500,000 735,900,000 750,800,000 760,100,000 770,900,000 787,600,000 798,100,000 799,500,000 807,000,000 820,200,000 805,000,000 818,400,000 817,300,000 807,600,000       
        total assets
      		1,306,100,000 1,306,300,000 1,287,400,000 1,291,300,000 1,305,800,000 1,304,600,000 1,375,100,000 1,377,900,000 1,403,500,000 1,491,500,000 1,484,900,000 1,574,100,000 1,579,100,000 1,428,500,000 1,394,300,000 1,389,900,000 1,389,100,000 1,411,300,000 1,430,700,000 1,459,000,000 1,444,500,000 1,489,300,000 1,418,200,000 1,370,600,000 1,282,300,000 1,282,700,000 1,268,900,000 1,231,700,000 1,226,200,000 605,800,000 587,600,000 593,500,000  
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
      		                                 
        current liabilities:
      		                                 
        accounts payable
      		134,100,000 137,300,000 124,200,000 123,500,000 125,900,000 107,700,000 129,800,000 161,100,000 132,400,000 146,000,000 133,500,000 131,900,000 138,700,000 113,100,000 124,500,000 116,400,000 108,500,000 115,900,000 118,600,000 110,800,000 117,800,000 112,400,000 83,200,000 73,800,000 88,800,000 97,100,000 90,700,000 91,900,000 88,600,000 70,100,000 74,300,000 82,400,000  
        accrued employee liabilities
      		49,100,000 36,500,000 27,200,000 25,900,000 32,000,000 29,400,000 31,500,000 36,300,000 38,000,000 31,600,000 29,000,000 26,700,000 36,700,000 29,400,000 29,900,000 26,800,000 30,000,000 26,600,000 26,700,000 24,100,000 26,500,000 23,400,000 20,000,000 19,100,000 19,700,000 22,500,000 17,900,000 20,100,000      
        other accrued liabilities
      		45,600,000 47,100,000 46,600,000 45,600,000 50,200,000 42,300,000 45,400,000 46,500,000 46,000,000 38,200,000 38,700,000 33,700,000 34,500,000 33,300,000 31,000,000 27,600,000 24,500,000 24,700,000 23,600,000 28,700,000 32,900,000             
        short-term operating lease liabilities
      		8,900,000 8,000,000 7,600,000 7,400,000 7,400,000 7,500,000 7,600,000 6,900,000 6,700,000 6,300,000 6,600,000 6,900,000 6,800,000 6,800,000 6,300,000 5,600,000 6,000,000 6,100,000 6,900,000 5,900,000              
        short-term debt
      		200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 3,000,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 500,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,200,000 14,700,000 14,800,000 15,400,000 15,300,000 15,400,000 15,300,000 15,100,000 15,200,000 15,400,000 15,700,000 15,200,000     
        income tax payable
      		15,600,000 13,700,000 11,800,000 17,000,000 17,500,000 14,300,000 8,100,000 9,800,000 8,100,000 7,600,000 7,500,000 6,000,000 8,100,000 7,800,000 8,300,000 6,400,000 6,600,000 17,200,000 17,300,000 19,800,000 10,200,000 10,600,000 7,600,000 11,600,000 11,400,000 15,200,000 14,800,000 19,300,000 16,800,000 11,000,000    
        total current liabilities
      		253,500,000 242,800,000 217,600,000 219,600,000 233,200,000 201,400,000 222,600,000 260,800,000 231,400,000 229,900,000 218,300,000 208,400,000 228,000,000 190,900,000 213,000,000 195,800,000 188,600,000 203,700,000 207,800,000 204,100,000 209,200,000 198,700,000 160,000,000 143,800,000 163,600,000 184,300,000 180,800,000 180,900,000 176,400,000 130,600,000 125,200,000 130,000,000 52,203,000 
        long-term liabilities:
      		                                 
        long-term debt
      		324,800,000 340,700,000 332,300,000 323,200,000 317,400,000 327,700,000 340,400,000 295,800,000 330,700,000 331,100,000 329,000,000 335,800,000 303,600,000 200,800,000 191,000,000 194,200,000 197,500,000 202,400,000 208,400,000 220,600,000 229,200,000 332,300,000 334,400,000 336,800,000 241,900,000 259,900,000 267,700,000 276,900,000 287,700,000 5,000,000 20,000,000 30,000,000  
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      		14,800,000 15,200,000 15,300,000 16,800,000 18,200,000 19,800,000 21,500,000 19,900,000 20,600,000 19,900,000 20,900,000 22,400,000 21,800,000 23,000,000 19,000,000 13,500,000 14,800,000 12,900,000 16,000,000 16,100,000              
        other long-term liabilities
      		5,800,000 6,700,000 17,100,000 16,700,000 16,900,000 21,700,000 21,400,000 19,800,000 16,800,000 19,900,000 16,500,000 17,100,000 14,300,000 16,000,000 15,400,000 15,600,000 14,000,000 16,400,000 19,500,000 21,400,000 21,600,000 18,800,000 20,000,000 15,300,000 16,900,000 17,000,000 16,700,000 14,800,000      
        deferred tax liabilities
      		29,700,000 25,900,000 25,800,000 26,900,000 26,800,000 29,700,000 30,900,000 27,900,000 28,700,000 46,400,000 46,000,000 41,400,000 41,800,000 38,500,000 40,400,000 37,300,000 38,300,000 37,400,000 37,400,000 37,700,000 42,100,000 42,500,000 42,300,000 41,600,000 35,800,000 36,800,000 36,400,000 36,400,000      
        total long-term liabilities
      		375,100,000 388,500,000 390,500,000 383,600,000 379,300,000 398,900,000 414,200,000 372,700,000 406,100,000 426,600,000 421,700,000 433,400,000 398,200,000 295,000,000 282,500,000 282,700,000 286,700,000 291,200,000 303,400,000 320,600,000 337,700,000 439,200,000 444,400,000 443,400,000 345,800,000 365,800,000 373,800,000 361,100,000      
        total liabilities
      		628,600,000 631,300,000 608,100,000 603,200,000 612,500,000 600,300,000 636,800,000 633,500,000 637,500,000 656,500,000 640,000,000 641,800,000 626,200,000 485,900,000 495,500,000 478,500,000 475,300,000 494,900,000 511,200,000 524,700,000 546,900,000 637,900,000 604,400,000 587,200,000 509,400,000 550,100,000 554,600,000 542,000,000 552,100,000     
        shareholders' equity:
      		                                 
        common stock
      		18,400,000 18,400,000 18,400,000 18,300,000 18,600,000 18,500,000 18,300,000 18,300,000 18,300,000 18,400,000 18,500,000 18,700,000 18,600,000 18,600,000 18,700,000 19,000,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,400,000 19,800,000 19,900,000 19,400,000 19,400,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,900,000 19,800,000 19,800,000 18,129,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      		200,100,000 197,600,000 195,800,000 193,300,000 191,800,000 190,200,000 188,600,000 186,800,000 183,600,000 181,700,000 183,800,000 182,500,000 181,000,000 178,900,000 174,700,000 172,000,000 169,000,000 166,400,000 163,800,000 161,200,000 154,400,000 152,500,000 151,500,000 150,700,000 156,000,000 154,400,000 152,900,000 150,400,000 148,200,000 102,200,000 96,900,000 95,700,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      		-8,800,000 -10,500,000 -22,300,000 -23,000,000 -29,800,000 -51,200,000 -37,700,000 -36,300,000 -36,700,000 -31,200,000 -42,900,000 -23,100,000 -19,000,000 -21,600,000 -54,300,000 -36,200,000      -7,900,000 -10,200,000 -26,900,000 -16,400,000 -18,000,000 -15,200,000       
        treasury stock
      		-11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000  
        retained earnings
      		479,300,000 481,000,000 498,900,000 511,000,000 524,200,000 558,300,000 580,600,000 587,100,000 612,300,000 677,600,000 697,000,000 764,800,000 772,700,000 778,200,000 771,200,000 768,100,000 763,900,000 752,900,000 749,800,000 761,900,000 726,600,000 698,900,000 664,600,000 651,900,000 625,600,000 588,500,000 568,900,000 545,200,000 526,700,000 356,500,000 333,300,000 309,700,000 193,055,000 
        total shareholders' equity
      		677,500,000 675,000,000 679,300,000 688,100,000 693,300,000 704,300,000 738,300,000 744,400,000 766,000,000 835,000,000 844,900,000 931,400,000 941,800,000 942,600,000 898,800,000 911,400,000 913,800,000 916,400,000 919,500,000 934,300,000 897,600,000 851,400,000 813,800,000 783,400,000 772,900,000 732,600,000 714,300,000 689,700,000 674,100,000     
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
      		1,306,100,000 1,306,300,000 1,287,400,000 1,291,300,000 1,305,800,000 1,304,600,000 1,375,100,000 1,377,900,000      1,428,500,000 1,394,300,000 1,389,900,000 1,389,100,000 1,411,300,000 1,430,700,000 1,459,000,000 1,444,500,000 1,489,300,000 1,418,200,000 1,370,600,000 1,282,300,000 1,282,700,000 1,268,900,000 1,231,700,000 1,226,200,000     
        assets held for sale
      		     2,700,000 2,700,000 4,700,000 4,700,000                         
        long-term income tax payable
      		       9,300,000 9,300,000 9,300,000 9,300,000 16,700,000 16,700,000 16,700,000 16,700,000      26,200,000 26,200,000 29,300,000  29,300,000 29,300,000 32,400,000  33,000,000     
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
      		                                 
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
      		           900,000 11,100,000                     
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
      		        1,403,500,000 1,491,500,000 1,484,900,000 1,574,100,000 1,579,100,000                     
        income taxes receivable
      		               7,700,000 8,300,000 14,200,000 14,000,000 13,300,000    12,900,000    14,300,000      
        long-term income taxes payable
      		               22,100,000 22,100,000 22,100,000 22,100,000 24,800,000    29,300,000    33,000,000      
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      		                -26,800,000 -10,600,000 -2,000,000 2,900,000 8,200,000       -13,600,000 -8,500,000 -8,300,000 -7,900,000 8,600,000  
        current assets
      		                                 
        long-term assets
      		                                 
        operating lease assets
      		                    23,300,000 23,500,000 22,100,000 23,500,000 27,300,000 28,600,000 26,100,000       
        liabilities & shareholders' equity
      		                                 
        current liabilities
      		                                 
        short-term operating lease liability
      		                    6,400,000 6,000,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 6,500,000 6,200,000       
        long-term liabilities
      		                                 
        long-term operating lease liability
      		                    18,600,000 19,400,000 18,400,000 20,400,000 21,900,000 22,800,000 20,600,000       
        shareholders' equity
      		                                 
        other accrued expenses
      		                     31,000,000 28,300,000 18,500,000 22,600,000 27,800,000 35,800,000 33,900,000 34,400,000 17,200,000    
        accounts receivables
      		                       188,500,000    219,300,000  170,400,000    
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      		                                 
        shareholders’ equity
      		                                 
        non-current assets
      		                                 
        intangibles
      		                           264,900,000      
        total non-current assets
      		                           778,200,000      
        assets:
      		                                 
        inventories:
      		                                 
        finished products
      		                            33,900,000 16,000,000 20,200,000 18,000,000 10,202,000 
        work in process
      		                            9,300,000 12,200,000 14,300,000 13,700,000 26,209,000 
        materials
      		                            80,800,000 42,700,000 49,400,000 43,700,000 13,759,000 
        total inventories
      		                            124,000,000     
        prepaid and refundable income taxes
      		                            14,700,000 1,800,000    
        property plan and equipment:
      		                                 
        land
      		                            3,600,000 800,000    
        buildings and building improvements
      		                            74,700,000 44,400,000    
        machinery and equipment
      		                            390,300,000 264,000,000    
        property, plant and equipment, gross
      		                            468,600,000     
        less: allowances for depreciation
      		                            279,500,000     
        other assets:
      		                                 
        cash surrender value of life insurance
      		                            8,600,000 7,000,000    
        deferred income taxes
      		                            32,800,000 15,000,000 5,800,000 6,000,000  
        other
      		                            12,400,000 11,600,000    
        total other assets
      		                            590,700,000     
        liabilities and shareholders' equity:
      		                                 
        salaries, wages and payroll taxes
      		                            21,400,000 30,600,000    
        other liabilities
      		                            6,700,000 4,000,000 4,600,000 4,200,000 5,314,000 
        deferred compensation
      		                            9,400,000 7,200,000 6,900,000 6,700,000 5,145,000 
        less allowances for depreciation
      		                             215,900,000 218,100,000 223,400,000  
        other assets
      		                              20,400,000 20,200,000 21,744,000 
        other intangibles, less accumulated amortization
      		                             11,300,000    
        total methode electronics, inc. shareholders’ equity
      		                             458,800,000 430,600,000 422,300,000  
        noncontrolling interest
      		                             200,000 300,000 300,000  
        total equity
      		                             459,000,000 430,900,000 422,600,000  
        total liabilities and equity
      		                             605,800,000 587,600,000 593,500,000  
        intangible assets
      		                              11,700,000 12,200,000  
        liabilities and equity
      		                                 
        other current liabilities
      		                              50,900,000 47,600,000 27,330,000 
        inventories: - sum
      		                                50,170,000 
        current deferred income taxes
      		                                8,303,000 
        prepaid expenses
      		                                5,356,000 
        less allowance for depreciation
      		                                129,940,000 
        accounts and notes payable
      		                                24,873,000 
        paid in capital
      		                                33,756,000 
        other shareholders' equity
      		                                -13,329,000 
        shareholders' equity - sum
      		                                231,611,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-02 2026-01-31 2025-11-01 2025-08-02 2025-02-01 2024-11-02 2024-07-27 2023-10-28 2023-07-29 2023-04-29 2023-01-28 2022-10-29 2022-07-30 2021-10-30 2021-07-31 2021-01-30 2020-10-31 2020-08-01 2019-04-27 2015-05-02 2015-01-31 2014-11-01 2001-07-31 
                               
          operating activities:
        		                       
          net income
        		400,000      -18,300,000 -55,300,000 900,000 8,100,000 19,900,000 27,600,000 21,500,000 27,500,000 29,100,000 31,900,000 38,600,000 20,700,000 22,600,000 26,500,000 27,100,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
        		                       
          depreciation and amortization
        		14,300,000 14,600,000 15,000,000 14,900,000 14,100,000 14,300,000 14,100,000 14,400,000 14,000,000 12,700,000 12,300,000 12,200,000 12,300,000 13,300,000 12,600,000 13,500,000 12,600,000 12,100,000      
          stock-based compensation expense
        		2,600,000 1,700,000 3,000,000 1,200,000 1,800,000 1,500,000 2,200,000 1,300,000 2,600,000 2,100,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 4,000,000 2,600,000 4,000,000 2,400,000 1,000,000 900,000      
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        		400,000 400,000 500,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 300,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 200,000      
          partial write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs
        		0 0 0 600,000 0 0 1,200,000                 
          loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
        		         500,000 0             
          loss on sale of business
        		                       
          impairment of long-lived assets
        		1,100,000 0   0 100,000 300,000 0 600,000 300,000 0             
          inventory obsolescence
        		4,800,000 -200,000 1,700,000 1,700,000                    
          goodwill impairment
        		                       
          change in deferred income taxes
        		5,100,000 -1,500,000 -2,400,000 500,000 -2,700,000 3,000,000 -500,000 -500,000 -500,000 -5,300,000 -300,000 2,800,000 -1,800,000 200,000 -100,000 300,000 0 -6,200,000 -3,900,000     
          other
        		400,000 300,000 -600,000 -1,000,000 0 400,000 700,000   300,000 0   0 100,000 400,000 200,000 1,000,000     193,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        		                       
          accounts receivable
        		-44,800,000 18,400,000 -14,200,000 28,300,000 30,300,000 -9,200,000 14,400,000 1,000,000 11,500,000 -1,300,000 30,900,000 -38,700,000 -11,900,000 -5,600,000 4,700,000 17,200,000 -57,000,000 -37,300,000 -10,700,000     
          inventories
        		23,500,000 -17,300,000 -1,100,000 2,800,000 6,800,000 -8,200,000 -33,100,000 -12,600,000 -16,500,000 25,100,000 3,300,000 -2,100,000 -17,400,000 -7,300,000 -18,500,000 -1,200,000 3,900,000 9,100,000 7,000,000     
          prepaid expenses and other assets
        		-5,800,000 4,000,000 300,000 6,200,000 6,500,000 -1,100,000 -5,800,000 -8,500,000 -2,300,000 -8,100,000 -1,600,000 -11,400,000 -4,300,000 -5,500,000 -5,000,000 13,500,000 6,300,000 1,500,000 -300,000     
          accounts payable
        		-1,400,000 11,300,000 3,700,000 -6,200,000 -17,000,000 -34,400,000 32,400,000 3,900,000 -5,700,000 12,800,000 -14,500,000 11,000,000 10,500,000 6,800,000 -8,100,000         
          other liabilities
        		15,400,000 -400,000 -3,500,000 -13,400,000 2,400,000 -13,200,000 3,500,000 -1,500,000 -11,000,000 1,600,000 2,300,000 10,900,000 -600,000 -4,900,000 -8,500,000         
          net cash provided (used) by operating activities
        		4,900,000 15,400,000                      
          investing activities:
        		                       
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        		-5,800,000 -5,300,000 -4,200,000 -7,100,000 -8,500,000 -10,400,000 -13,600,000 -10,700,000 -13,800,000 -11,200,000 -12,800,000 -8,400,000 -9,600,000 -5,400,000 -15,900,000 -4,900,000 -3,600,000 -11,600,000 -12,800,000 -9,700,000 -2,000,000 -8,540,000 -2,260,000 
          proceeds from redemption of life insurance
        		1,500,000 1,200,000                      
          proceeds from settlement of net investment hedge
        		                       
          proceeds from disposition of assets
        		    -300,000                   
          proceeds from sale of business
        		                       
          net cash provided (used) by investing activities
        		14,900,000 -4,100,000                      
          financing activities:
        		                       
          taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
        		-300,000 -200,000 -500,000 -400,000 -3,000,000 0 -500,000 0 -3,800,000 0 0 0 -500,000 0 -300,000 0 0 -3,900,000 0     
          repayments of finance leases
        		-100,000 0 0 -100,000 -100,000 0 -100,000 0 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -200,000 -200,000 -100,000 -100,000      
          debt issuance costs
        		0 0 0 -1,600,000 0 0 -1,800,000   0              
          purchases of common stock
        		    0 0 -1,600,000   -8,500,000 -8,000,000 -19,700,000 -11,900,000 -34,100,000 -8,400,000         
          cash dividends
        		-1,800,000 -1,800,000 -1,900,000 -2,800,000 -5,300,000 -4,900,000 -5,100,000 -4,800,000 -5,300,000 -4,900,000 -5,000,000 -4,900,000 -5,000,000 -5,100,000 -5,200,000 -4,100,000 -4,100,000 -5,000,000 -3,600,000 -3,500,000 -3,400,000   
          purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest
        		       -700,000 -10,200,000               
          proceeds from borrowings
        		0 0 10,000,000 78,500,000 15,000,000   171,900,000 42,000,000 144,700,000      0   9,000,000     
          repayments of borrowings
        		-13,000,000 -100,000 0 -78,100,000 -15,100,000 0 -39,100,000 -169,200,000 -10,100,000 -64,400,000 -200,100,000 -3,200,000 -3,300,000 -12,100,000 -4,700,000 -104,300,000 -3,500,000 -4,100,000      
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
        		-15,200,000 -2,100,000                      
          effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        		1,300,000 6,000,000 900,000 2,700,000 -7,100,000 1,000,000 700,000 -5,700,000 -2,200,000 2,300,000 7,100,000 -5,400,000 -1,900,000 -1,000,000 -1,300,000 2,700,000 800,000 1,900,000      
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        		5,900,000 15,200,000 -2,600,000 17,500,000            -23,600,000   9,500,000 300,000 23,600,000 21,549,000 6,251,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
        		               0 0 217,300,000      
          cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
        		                       
          supplemental cash flow information:
        		                       
          cash paid during the period for:
        		                       
          interest
        		5,400,000 5,300,000 5,400,000 4,800,000 7,200,000 7,000,000 3,300,000 3,700,000 3,000,000 2,600,000 1,600,000 600,000 800,000 900,000 900,000 1,300,000 1,500,000 1,500,000      
          income taxes, net of refunds
        		5,700,000 3,600,000 9,600,000 5,700,000 2,100,000 11,800,000 3,700,000 12,300,000 2,200,000 10,200,000 2,900,000 6,900,000 5,600,000 12,600,000 7,300,000 -700,000 5,500,000 4,800,000      
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
        		                       
          gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
        		 0 0 -500,000          0 -400,000         
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
        		 0 0 1,300,000                    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
        		 0 0 103,600,000 0 0 161,500,000 0 157,000,000  0 0 172,000,000 0 233,200,000         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
        		 15,200,000 -2,600,000 121,100,000 6,800,000 -14,300,000 111,300,000 -25,400,000 147,900,000  35,100,000 -22,800,000 152,400,000 -30,700,000 207,900,000 -23,600,000 31,300,000 211,000,000      
          operating lease obligations
        		 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,300,000  2,500,000 2,100,000 1,900,000 2,600,000 1,900,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,100,000      
          net loss
        		  -9,900,000 -10,300,000 -14,400,000                   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
        		                       
          net cash from operating activities
        		   25,100,000 28,100,000 -48,000,000 10,900,000 -600,000 -5,600,000 49,000,000 55,700,000 15,400,000 12,700,000 27,000,000 9,700,000 87,100,000 40,300,000 16,400,000 37,700,000 14,300,000 45,400,000 51,550,000 11,650,000 
          capital expenditures
        		   -7,100,000 -8,500,000 -10,400,000 -13,600,000 -10,700,000 -13,800,000 -11,200,000 -12,800,000 -8,400,000 -9,600,000 -5,400,000 -15,900,000 -4,900,000 -3,600,000 -11,600,000 -12,800,000 -9,700,000 -2,000,000 -8,540,000 -2,260,000 
          free cash flows
        		   18,000,000 19,600,000 -58,400,000 -2,700,000 -11,300,000 -19,400,000 37,800,000 42,900,000 7,000,000 3,100,000 21,600,000 -6,200,000 82,200,000 36,700,000 4,800,000 24,900,000 4,600,000 43,400,000 43,010,000 9,390,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        		   -5,800,000 -5,700,000 -7,400,000 -13,600,000 -8,500,000 -13,800,000 -125,800,000 -12,800,000 -4,900,000 -9,600,000 -5,300,000 -15,400,000 -4,800,000 -3,600,000 -11,600,000 -12,500,000 1,500,000 -2,000,000 -5,641,000 -5,159,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        		   -4,500,000 -8,500,000 40,100,000 -48,200,000 -10,600,000 12,500,000 66,800,000 -14,900,000 -27,900,000 -20,800,000 -51,400,000 -18,300,000 -108,600,000 -6,200,000 -13,000,000 -14,900,000 -16,500,000 -13,400,000 -18,360,000 -240,000 
          loss on sale of assets
        		    0                   
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        		    6,800,000 -14,300,000 -50,200,000 -25,400,000 -9,100,000  35,100,000 -22,800,000 -19,600,000  -25,300,000   -6,300,000      
          change in cash surrender value of life insurance
        		      -400,000 -800,000 600,000 100,000 400,000 -400,000 200,000 -200,000 -400,000 -700,000 -100,000 -600,000      
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
        		                       
          proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment
        		                       
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        		         0    0 500,000 0 0 100,000  -2,300,000 0   
          sale of property, plant and equipment
        		          0   100,000 500,000         
          loss on sale of business/investment/property
        		                       
          sale of business/investment/property
        		                  800,000     
          operating activities
        		                       
          accounts payable and other liabilities
        		               9,600,000 34,700,000 15,000,000      
          investing activities
        		                       
          financing activities
        		                       
          supplemental cash flow information
        		                       
          gain on sale of business/investment/property
        		                       
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
        		                       
          acquisition of technology licenses
        		                       
          repayment of borrowings
        		                  -17,200,000 -15,000,000 -10,000,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        		                  0     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
        		                       
          cash paid during the year for:
        		                       
          gain on sale of fixed assets
        		                  200,000     
          gain on sale of licensing agreement
        		                       
          depreciation
        		                       
          amortization of intangible assets
        		                  5,000,000     
          provision for bad debt
        		                  100,000     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
        		                       
          accounts payable and other accrued expenses
        		                       
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash received
        		                       
          purchase of common stock
        		                       
          tax benefit from stock option exercises
        		                       
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        		                       
          depreciation of property, plant and equipment
        		                       
          stock-based compensation
        		                       
          accounts payable and other expenses
        		                       
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
        		                       
          purchases of technology licenses
        		                       
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        		                    23,600,000 95,161,000 49,039,000 
          loss on sale of fixed assets
        		                       
          impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
        		                       
          gain on sale of business
        		                       
          provision for depreciation
        		                   5,500,000 5,200,000   
          deferred income taxes
        		                       
          acquisition of businesses
        		                       
          sale of business/investment
        		                       
          effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash
        		                   1,000,000 -6,400,000   
          amortization of intangibles
        		                    300,000   
          amortization of stock awards and stock options
        		                    1,300,000   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
        		                    11,500,000 -1,799,000 3,399,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        		                    0 73,612,000 42,788,000 
          income from continuing operations
        		                      4,254,000 
          provision for depreciation and amortization
        		                      3,804,000 
          options exercised
        		                      474,000 
          dividends
        		                      -1,790,000 
          net cash from discontinued operations