Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments |
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block] |
During the three months ended March 29, 2020, the Company entered into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations related to forecasted Mexican peso expenditures. These contracts were effective as hedges from an economic perspective, but do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these contracts were recognized into net income in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The Company had no outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts in the first quarter of 2019.
The following table presents a summary of the outstanding foreign currency forward contracts as at March 29, 2020:
The unrealized loss recognized in earnings as a result of revaluing the instruments to fair value on March 29, 2020 was $512 ( March 31, 2019–
$Nil ) which was included in cost of sales in the interim consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. Fair value is determined using the market approach with valuation based on market observables (Level 2 quantitative inputs in the hierarchy set forth under ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements”).The average contract and mark-to-market rates for outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts were as follows;
The derivative liability was
$512 ( March 31, 2019
–Nil ) which reflected the fair market value of the unsettled forward foreign exchange contracts. There were
no March 29, 2020 or March 31, 2019.
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