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Note 10 - Derivative Financial Instruments

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Note 10 - Derivative Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
10
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Derivative financial instruments
 
The Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations related to
a portion of the forecasted Canadian dollar and Mexican Peso denominated payroll, rent and utility cash flows for the
three
remaining months of fiscal
2017
and a portion of the
first
nine
months of fiscal
2018.
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 1, 2017:
 
Currency
Buy/Sell
Foreign Currency Amount
 
Notional
Contract
Value in USD
 
Canadian Dollar
Buy
CAD
3,020
  $
2,323
 
Mexican Peso
Buy
MXN
154,000
  $
8,171
 
 
The unrealized loss recognized in earnings for the
three
month period as a result of revaluing the outstanding instruments to fair value on
October 1, 2017
was
$118
(
October 2, 2016 –
unrealized loss
$4
), and the unrealized gain for the
nine
month period ended
October 1, 2017
was
$1,438
(
October 2, 2016 –
unrealized gain
$995
), which was included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The realized gain on the settled contracts for the
three
months period ended
October 1, 2017
was
$271
(
October 2, 2016 –
realized loss
$619
), and the realized loss for the
nine
month period ended
October 1, 2017
was
$179
(
October 2, 2016 –
realized loss
$2,197
), 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
1
,
 
201
7
 
 
January
1
,
201
7
 
Average USD:CAD contract rate
 
 
1.30
 
 
 
1.
34
 
Average USD:CAD mark-to-market rate
 
 
1.25
 
 
 
1.3
4
 
Average USD:PESO contract rate
 
 
18.85
 
 
 
1
8.47
 
Average USD:PESO mark-to-market rate
 
 
18.66
 
 
 
21.20
 
 
 
The derivative asset as at
October 1, 2017
was
$182
(
$Nil
as at
January 1, 2017)
and derivative liability as at
October 1, 2017
was
Nil
(
$1,256
as at
January 1, 2017)
which reflected the fair market value of the unsettled forward foreign exchange contracts.
 
Foreign exchange gains and losses are recorded in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss pertaining to translation of foreign denominated transactions during the period in addition to foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period. The total aggregate translated
foreign exchange gain of
$67
was recognized for the
three
months ended
October 1, 2017 (
October 2, 2016 –
gain of
$99
). The total aggregate translated foreign exchange loss of
$13
was recognized for the
nine
months ended
October 1, 2017 (
October 2, 2016 –
gain of
$203
).