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Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments

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Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
9.
Derivative financial instruments
 
The Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations related to forecasted Canadian dollar and Mexican Peso denominated payroll, rent and utility cash flows for the three remaining months of fiscal 2016 and a portion of the first nine months of fiscal 2017. These contracts are effective economic hedges but do not qualify for hedge accounting under ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these derivative contracts are recognized into cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company does not enter into forward foreign exchange contracts for trading or speculative purposes.
 
The following table presents a summary of the outstanding foreign currency forward contracts as at October 2, 2016:
 
Currency
Buy/Sell
Foreign Currency Amount
  
Notional
Contract
Value in USD
  
Canadian Dollar
Buy
CAD 6,000
   $ 4,496  
Mexican Peso
Buy
MXN 197,070
   $ 11,160  
 
The unrealized loss recognized in earnings for the three month period as a result of revaluing the outstanding instruments to fair value on October 2, 2016 was $4 (September 27, 2015 – unrealized loss $805), and the unrealized gain for the nine month period ended October 2, 2016 was $995 (September 27, 2015 – unrealized loss $334), which was included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The realized loss on the settled contracts for the three months period ended October 2, 2016 was $619 (September 27, 2015 – realized loss $1,237), and the realized loss for the nine month period ended October 2, 2016 was $2,197 (September 27, 2015 – realized loss $3,119), which is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Fair value was 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”).
 
 
 
October 2,
2016
 
 
January 3,
2016
 
Average USD:CAD contract rate
     1.33       1.26  
Average USD:CAD mark-to-market rate
     1.31       1.38  
Average USD:PESO contract rate
     17.66       15.88  
Average USD:PESO mark-to-market rate
     19.74       17.47  
 
 
The derivative asset as at October 2, 2016 was $83 ($Nil as at January 3, 2016) and derivative liability as at October 2, 2016 was $1,175 ($2,087 as at January 3, 2016) which reflected the fair market value of the unsettled forward foreign exchange contracts.