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Note 11 - Derivative Financial Instruments

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Note 11 - Derivative Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
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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 to the end of
July 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 net earnings in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive 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
April 1, 2018:
 
Currency
 
Buy/Sell
 
Foreign Currency
Amount
 
Notional
Contract
Value
in USD
 
Canadian Dollar
 
Buy
 
1,100 CAD
  $
870
 
Mexican Peso
 
Buy
 
55,000 MXN
  $
2,988
 
 
The unrealized gain recognized in earnings as a result of revaluing the instruments to fair value on
April 1, 2018
was
$319
(
April 2, 2017 –
$1,272
unrealized gain) which was included in cost of sales in the interim consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The realized gain on settled contracts was
$48
(
April 2, 2017 –
$465
realized loss), which is also included in of cost of sales. 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”).
 
   
April
1
,
201
8
   
December
3
1,
2017
 
Average USD:CAD contract rate
   
1.26
     
1.29
 
Average USD:CAD mark-to-market rate
   
1.29
     
1.26
 
Average USD:PESO contract rate
   
18.41
     
18.69
 
Average USD:PESO mark-to-market rate
   
18.43
     
20.11
 
 
The derivative assets as at
April 1, 2018
was
$Nil
(
December 31, 2017 –
$37
) and derivative liabilities was
$19
(
December 31, 2017 –
$375
) 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. A total aggregate translated foreign exchange loss of
$113
was recognized for the
three
months ended
April 1, 2018 (
April 2, 2017 –
gain of
$90
).