UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
OR
☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number 001-38027
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
British Columbia
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Floor 22, 100 Queens Quay East
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1V3
(Address of principal executive offices)
David M. Forrest
General Counsel
Floor 22, 100 Queens Quay East
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1V3
Tel: (416) 780-9850
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(Name, telephone, email and/or facsimile number and address of Company contact person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Subordinate voting shares
GOOS
New York Stock Exchange
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
Subordinate voting shares
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close
of the period covered by the Annual Report: At March 31, 2024, 45,528,438 subordinate voting shares and
51,004,076 multiple voting shares were issued and outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act of 1933. ☒ Yes ☐ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ☐ Yes ☒ No
Note—checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes
☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if
any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated Filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment
of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
(15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, indicate by check mark
whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to
previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of
incentive-based compensation received by any officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to
§240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements
included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP ☐
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒
Other ☐
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement
item the registrant has elected to follow. ☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an Annual Report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). ☐ Yes ☒ No
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST
FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections
12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. ☐ Yes ☐ No
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Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................
5
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ......................
6
PART I ................................................................................................................................................
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ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS .......
8
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE ..........................................
8
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION ..................................................................................................
8
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY ......................................................................
31
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS ...................................................................
43
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS ............................
43
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES .............................
94
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ........... 112
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 117
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING ...................................................................................... 117
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ................................................................................ 117
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK ............................................................................................................................................ 133
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES ..... 133
PART II ............................................................................................................................................... 134
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES ................... 134
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
AND USE OF PROCEEDS ...................................................................................................... 134
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES ....................................................................... 134
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT ...................................................... 134
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS ................................................................................................ 134
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES ...................................... 135
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT
COMMITTEES ........................................................................................................................... 135
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND
AFFILIATED PURCHASERS .................................................................................................. 135
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT ........................ 137
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
........................................................................... 137
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE ............................................................................ 138
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT
PREVENT INSPECTIONS ...................................................................................................... 139
PART III .............................................................................................................................................. 141
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .................................................................................... 141
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .................................................................................... 141
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS .................................................................................................................. 142
EXHIBIT INDEX ......................................................................................................................... 142
SIGNATURES ................................................................................................................................... 144
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................... F-1
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INTRODUCTION
Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Annual Report on Form 20-F to “Canada
Goose,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “the company” or similar terms refer to Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
and its consolidated subsidiaries. We publish our consolidated financial statements in
Canadian dollars. In this Annual Report, unless otherwise specified, all monetary amounts are
in Canadian dollars, all references to “$,” “C$,” “CDN$,” “CAD$,” and “dollars” mean Canadian
dollars and all references to “US$” and “USD” mean U.S. dollars.
This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains our audited consolidated financial statements and
related notes for the years ended March 31, 2024, April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022 (“Annual
Financial Statements”). Our Annual Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
Our fiscal year is a 52 or 53-week reporting cycle with the fiscal year ending on the Sunday
closest to March 31. Each fiscal quarter is 13 weeks for a 52-week fiscal year. The additional
week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the third quarter. Fiscal 2022 was the first 53-week
fiscal year, which ended on April 3, 2022. Fiscal 2024 is a 52-week fiscal year.
Unless otherwise indicated in this Annual Report, all references to: "fiscal 2022" are to the 53-
week period ended April 3, 2022; "fiscal 2023" are to the 52-week period ended April 2, 2023;
and "fiscal 2024" are to the 52-week period ended March 31, 2024.
Trademarks and Service Marks
This Annual Report contains references to a number of trademarks which are our registered
trademarks or trademarks for which we have pending applications or common law rights. Our
major trademarks include the CANADA GOOSE word mark and the ARCTIC PROGRAM &
DESIGN trademark (our disc logo consisting of the colour-inverse design of the North Pole and
Arctic Ocean) as well as the BAFFIN word mark and BAFFIN Half Maple Leaf design
trademark.
Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this
Annual Report are listed without the ®, (sm) and (TM) symbols, but we will assert, to the
fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these
trademarks, service marks and trade names.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements. These statements are neither historical
facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on our current beliefs,
expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies,
and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,”
“predict,” “project,” “potential,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar expressions, although
not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking
statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in many places
throughout this Annual Report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current
expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition,
liquidity, business prospects, growth, strategies, expectations regarding industry trends and the
size and growth rates of addressable markets, our business plan and our growth strategies,
including plans for expansion to new markets and new products, expectations for seasonal
trends, and the industry in which we operate.
Certain assumptions made in preparing the forward-looking statements contained in this
Annual Report include:
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our ability to implement our growth strategies;
•
our ability to maintain strong business relationships with our customers, suppliers,
wholesalers and distributors;
•
our ability to keep pace with changing consumer preferences;
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our ability to protect our intellectual property;
•
our ability to adapt to changes to our business as a whole due to environmental,
social and governance ("ESG") considerations;
•
the continued absence of material global supply chain disruptions to our business
and our ability to fulfill demand and maintain sufficient inventory levels, which we
continue to monitor; and
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the absence of material adverse changes in our industry or the global economy.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate
to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe
that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in the “Risk
Factors” section of this Annual Report and other risk factors described herein which include,
but are not limited to, the following risks:
•
we may not open retail stores or expand e-Commerce access on our planned
timelines;
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we may be unable to maintain the strength of our brand or to expand our brand to
new products and geographies;
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unanticipated changes in the effective tax rate or adverse outcomes from audit
examinations of corporate income or other tax returns;
•
our indebtedness may adversely affect our financial condition, and we may not be
able to refinance or renegotiate such indebtedness on favourable or satisfactory
terms;
•
an economic downturn and general economic conditions (for example, inflation and
rising interest rates) may further affect discretionary consumer spending;
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we may not be able to satisfy changing consumer preferences;
•
global political events, including the impact of political disruptions and protests, which
may cause business interruptions;
•
our ability to procure high quality raw materials and certain finished goods globally;
•
our ability to manage inventory and forecast our inventory need, which we continue
to monitor, and to manage our production distribution networks. If our supply
exceeds demand, we may be required to take certain actions to reduce inventory
which could damage our brand;
•
we may not be able to protect or preserve our brand image and proprietary rights
globally;
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the success of our business strategy;
•
our ability to manage our exposure to data security and cyber security events;
•
disruptions to manufacturing and distribution activities due to factors such as
operational issues, disruptions in transportation logistic functions or labour shortages
or disruptions;
•
risks and global disruptions associated with geopolitical events, which may further
affect general economic and operating conditions;
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fluctuations in raw material costs, interest rates and currency exchange rates;
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we may be unable to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; and
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our ability to successfully execute our Transformation program.
Although we base the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on
assumptions that we believe are reasonable, we caution you that actual results and
developments (including our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the
development of the industry in which we operate) may differ materially from those made in or
suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report. Additional
impacts may arise that we are not aware of currently. The potential of such additional impacts
intensifies the business and operating risks that we face, and should be considered when
reading the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report. In addition, even if
results and developments are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this
Annual Report, those results and developments may not be indicative of results or
developments in subsequent periods. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in
this Annual Report may prove to be inaccurate. We have included important factors in the
cautionary statements included in this Annual Report on Form 20-F, particularly in Section 3.D of
this Annual Report on Form 20-F titled “Risk Factors”, that we believe could cause actual results
or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. No forward-
looking statement is a guarantee of future results. Moreover, we operate in a highly competitive
and rapidly changing environment in which new risks often emerge. It is not possible for our
management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or
the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make.
You should read this Annual Report and the documents that we reference herein and have
filed as exhibits hereto completely and with the understanding that our actual future results
may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements contained
herein are made as of the date of this Annual Report, and we do not assume any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable laws.
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PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
A.
[Reserved]
B.
Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not applicable.
C.
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
D.
Risk Factors
Risks Related to our Business
A downturn in the global economy, including as a result of recent geopolitical events and
general economic conditions such as inflation, will likely affect or has substantially
affected and will likely continue to affect, consumer purchases of discretionary items,
which could materially harm our sales, profitability, and financial condition.
Our sales are significantly affected by changes in discretionary spending by consumers. Many
factors outside our control influence and affect the level of consumer spending for discretionary
items. These factors include actual and perceived economic conditions, interest and tax rates,
inflation, energy prices, the availability of consumer credit, disposable consumer income,
consumer indebtedness level, unemployment and consumer confidence in future economic
conditions. Consumer purchases of discretionary items, such as our outerwear, tend to decline
during recessionary periods when disposable income is lower. During our history, we have
experienced recessionary periods, but we cannot predict the effect of future recessionary
periods on our sales and profitability. A downturn in the economy in markets in which we sell our
products or unfavourable changes related to interest rates, rates of economic growth, fiscal and
monetary policies of governments, inflation, deflation, tax rates and policy, unemployment
trends, energy prices, and other matters that influence the availability and cost of merchandise,
consumer confidence or spending may materially harm our sales, profitability and financial
condition.
Recent geopolitical events and general economic conditions, such as rising inflation and interest
rates, has led to a slow-down in certain segments of the global economy and affected the
amount of discretionary income available for certain consumers to purchase our products. If
global economic and financial market conditions persist, our sales could decrease, and our
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Unstable political
conditions, civil unrest, armed conflicts or events of extreme violence, including the ongoing
conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, and any escalation thereof, and related economic and
other retaliatory measures taken by Canada, the United States, the European Union and others,
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may disrupt commerce globally and could negatively affect our business and results of
operations. The risk of recession in one or several of the countries where we operate is growing,
notably in light of the significant increase of interest and inflation rates, and could further have
an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
Our growth strategy continues to involve expansion of our Direct-to-Consumer (“DTC”)
channel, including retail stores and e-Commerce, which may present risks and
challenges.
Our business has continued to evolve from one in which we only distributed products on a
wholesale basis for resale by others to a multi-channel distribution model. As of March 31, 2024,
our DTC channel includes 57 national e-Commerce markets and 68 directly operated
permanent retail stores across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Our global DTC
expansion has been the largest driver of operational and financial growth historically. We expect
this to continue in the future.
Growing our e-Commerce platforms and number of retail stores is essential to our future
strategy. This strategy has and will continue to require significant investment in cross-functional
operations and management focus, along with investment in supporting technologies and retail
store spaces. If we are unable to provide a user-friendly, convenient and consistent experience
for our customers, our ability to compete and our results of operations could be adversely
affected. In addition, if our e-Commerce platforms or retail store formats do not appeal to our
customers, reliably function as designed, or maintain the privacy of customer data, or if we are
unable to consistently meet our brand promise to our customers, we may experience a loss of
customer confidence or lost sales, or be exposed to fraudulent purchases, which could
adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.
To the extent our e-Commerce business grows, we will need an increasing amount of IT
infrastructure to continue to satisfy consumer demand and expectations. If we fail to effectively
scale and adapt our e-Commerce platform to accommodate increased consumer demand, our
business may be subject to interruptions, delays or failures and consumer demand for our
products and digital experiences could decline. In the event we fail to successfully respond to
these risks, it might adversely affect sales and order flow in our e-Commerce business, as well
as adversely impact our reputation and brand.
Furthermore, with our increasing retail footprint, lower profitability levels at new or existing retail
stores will adversely affect our margins.
We are also subject to different and evolving local laws and regulatory requirements in the
various jurisdictions in which we operate. In particular, we are subject to different and evolving
laws and orders governing the operation and marketing of e-Commerce websites, as well as the
collection, storage and use of information on consumers interacting with those websites. We
may incur additional costs and operational challenges in complying with these laws, and
differences in these laws may cause us to operate our businesses differently in different
territories. If so, we may incur additional costs and may not fully realize the investment in our
global DTC expansion.
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Our business depends on our strong brand and reputation, as well as our ability to
maintain and enhance our brand.
The Canada Goose name and brand image are integral to the growth of our business, and to
the implementation of our strategies for expanding our business. We believe that the brand
image we have developed has significantly contributed to the success of our business and is
critical to maintaining and expanding our customer base. Maintaining and enhancing our brand
may require us to make substantial investments in areas such as product design, store
openings and operations, marketing, e-Commerce, community relations and employee training,
and these investments may not be successful.
We anticipate that, as our business continues to expand into new markets and new product
categories and as the market becomes increasingly competitive, maintaining and enhancing our
brand may become difficult and expensive. Conversely, as we penetrate these new markets and
our brand becomes more widely available, it could potentially detract from the appeal stemming
from the scarcity of our brand. Our brand may also be adversely affected if our public image or
reputation is tarnished by negative publicity. In addition, ineffective marketing, product diversion
to unauthorized distribution channels, product defects, counterfeit products, unfair labour
practices, and failure to protect the intellectual property rights in our brand are some of the
potential threats to the strength of our brand, and those and other factors could rapidly and
severely diminish consumer confidence in us. Maintaining and enhancing our brand will depend
largely on our ability to be a leader in our industry and to continue to offer a range of high-quality
products to our customers, which we may not execute successfully. Any of these factors could
harm our sales, profitability or financial condition.
A key element of our growth strategy is the expansion of our product offerings into new product
categories. We may be unsuccessful in designing products that meet our customers’
expectations for our brand or that are attractive to new customers. If we are unable to anticipate
customer preferences or industry changes, or if we are unable to modify our products on a
timely basis or expand effectively into new product categories, we may lose customers or fail to
gain new customers. Our ability to successfully implement our growth strategy may be affected
by the global economic contraction, including as a result of ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and
the rising inflationary pressures. As we expand into new geographic markets, consumers in
these new markets may be less compelled by our brand image and may not be willing to pay a
higher price to purchase our products as compared to traditional outerwear. Our operating
results would also suffer if our investments and innovations do not anticipate the needs of our
customers, are not appropriately timed with market opportunities or are not effectively brought to
market.
Our plans to improve and expand our product offerings may not be successful, and
implementation of these plans may divert our operational, managerial and administrative
resources, which could harm our competitive position and reduce our revenue and
profitability.
In addition to our global DTC expansion plans, we are growing our business by expanding our
product offerings outside down-filled jackets, including windwear, rainwear, apparel, fleece,
accessories and footwear. The principal risks to our ability to successfully carry out our plans to
expand our product offering include:
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the success of new products and new product lines will depend on market demand
and there is a risk that new products and new product lines will not deliver expected
results, which could negatively impact our future sales and results of operations;
•
if our expanded product offerings fail to maintain and enhance our distinctive brand
identity, our brand image may be diminished and our sales may decrease;
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implementation of these plans may divert management’s attention from other aspects
of our business and place a strain on our management, operational and financial
resources, as well as our information systems; and
•
incorporation of novel materials or features into our products may not be accepted by
our customers or may be considered inferior to similar products offered by our
competitors.
In addition, our ability to successfully carry out our plans to expand our product offerings may be
affected by economic and competitive conditions, changes in consumer spending patterns
(including reductions in discretionary consumer spending as a result of geopolitical events or
general economic downturns) and changes in consumer preferences and styles. These plans
could be abandoned, could cost more than anticipated and could divert resources from other
areas of our business, any of which could negatively impact our competitive position and reduce
our revenue and profitability.
Our success depends on our ability to anticipate trends and to identify and respond to
new and changing consumer preferences.
In fiscal 2024, our core outerwear offering represented the majority of our sales. Consumer
preferences often change rapidly. Therefore, our business is substantially dependent on our
ability to attract customers who are willing to pay a premium for our products. Any future shifts in
consumer preferences away from spending for our products would also have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations.
In addition, we believe that continued increases in sales of outerwear will largely depend on
customers continuing to demand technical superiority from their products. If the number of
customers demanding outerwear does not continue to increase, or if our customers are not
convinced that our products are more functional or stylish than other outerwear alternatives, we
may not achieve the level of sales necessary to support new growth platforms and our ability to
grow our business will be severely impaired.
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.
As of March 31, 2024, we had $203.7m of unused borrowing capacity under our Revolving
Facility (as defined below), with no principal amount outstanding, $393.1m of term loans under
our Term Loan (as defined below), no amounts owing under the Mainland China Facilities, and
$5.4m owing on our Japan Facility (as defined below), for total indebtedness of $398.5m. As at
March 31, 2024, cash on hand was $144.9m (April 2, 2023 - $286.5m). We also generally
experience significant fluctuations in our aggregate indebtedness and working capital over our
operating cycle due to the seasonality in our business. Our debt could have important
consequences, including:
•
limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital
expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate requirements and increasing
our cost of borrowing;
•
requiring a portion of our cash flow to be dedicated to debt service payments instead
of other purposes, thereby reducing the amount of cash flow available for working
capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
•
requiring the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings to be used to prepay our
debt as opposed to being applied for other purposes;
•
exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of our borrowings,
including borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities, are at variable rates of
interest; and
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limiting our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which
we compete.
The credit agreements governing our senior secured credit facilities contain a number of
restrictive covenants that impose operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions
on our ability to incur certain liens, make investments and acquisitions, incur or guarantee
additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of, or repurchase
or redeem our shares, or enter into certain other types of contractual arrangements affecting our
subsidiaries or indebtedness. In addition, the restrictive covenants in the credit agreement
governing our Revolving Facility (as defined below) require us to maintain a minimum fixed
charge coverage ratio if excess availability under our Revolving Facility (as defined below) falls
below a specified threshold.
If we are unable to comply with these restrictions and covenants at times and to the extent they
are applicable, including as a result of events beyond our control, we may risk an event of
default under the credit facilities, which could accelerate the payment of any amounts then due,
and limit our ability to incur future borrowings under the credit facilities, either of which could
have a material adverse effect on our business.
Although the credit agreements governing our senior secured credit facilities contain restrictions
on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, those restrictions are subject to a number of
qualifications and exceptions and the additional indebtedness incurred in compliance with those
restrictions could be substantial. We may also seek to amend or refinance one or more of our
debt instruments to permit us to finance our growth strategy or improve the terms of our
indebtedness.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive.
The market for outerwear is highly fragmented. We compete against a wide range of brands and
retailers. Many of our competitors have significant competitive advantages, including larger and
broader customer bases, more established relationships with a broader set of suppliers, greater
brand recognition, larger product offering, greater financial resources, more established
research and development processes, a longer history of store development, greater marketing
resources, more established distribution processes, and other resources which we do not have.
Our competitors may be able to achieve and maintain brand affinity and market share more
quickly and effectively than we can. Our competitors may also be able to increase sales in their
new and existing markets faster than we can by emphasizing different distribution channels than
we can. If we fail to compete with such competitors, our business, financial condition and
performance could be materially adversely affected.
Our business could be harmed if we fail to manage our operations and future growth
effectively, or if we fail to successfully execute our Transformation Program.
If our operations continue to grow, of which there can be no assurance, we will be required to
continue to expand our sales and marketing, product development, manufacturing and
distribution functions, to upgrade our management information systems and other processes,
and to obtain more space for our expanding administrative support and other personnel.
Continued or fluctuating growth could strain our resources, and we could experience operating
difficulties, including difficulties in hiring, training and managing an increasing number of
employees and manufacturing capacity to produce our products, and delays in production and
shipments. These difficulties may result in the erosion of our brand image, divert the attention of
management and key employees and impact financial and operational results. In order to
continue to expand our DTC channel, we expect to add selling, general & administrative
(“SG&A”) expenses and depreciation and amortization expenses to our cost base. These costs,
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which include lease commitments, headcount and capital assets, could result in decreased
margins if we are unable to drive commensurate DTC revenue growth.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we launched our Transformation Program with the aim to
strengthen the foundation of our company to drive efficient and scalable operations and deliver
strong revenue growth, which we believe will contribute to margin expansion over the long-term.
This multiphase program includes the following workstreams: the organizational and operating
model, stores, production and procurement, product, planning and supply chain, marketing and
experience, and technology. If we are unable to successfully execute our Transformation
Program, our business, financial condition and performance could be materially adversely
affected.
Our financial performance is subject to significant seasonality and variability, which
could cause the price of our subordinate voting shares to decline.
Our business is affected by a number of factors common to our industry and by other factors
specific to our business model, which drive seasonality and variability. Historically, key metrics,
including those related to our growth, profitability and financial condition, have fluctuated
significantly across fiscal periods. We expect this to continue in the future.
Consumer purchases of outerwear are naturally heavily concentrated in the Fall / Winter
season. As a result, the majority of our DTC revenue is recognized in the third and fourth fiscal
quarter. Our wholesale revenue is weighted in the second and third fiscal quarters, when most
orders are shipped to wholesale partners in time for the Fall/Winter season. Our net income is
typically negative in the first quarter and reduced or negative in the fourth quarter.
Guided by expected demand in both channels, we manufacture on a linear basis throughout the
fiscal year, while adding capacity where relevant to our manufacturing network, resulting in the
buildup and staging of inventory for future periods. These dynamics cause significant
fluctuations in our working capital, cash conversion, and leverage throughout the fiscal year. At
certain points in time, our inventory has increased at a significantly higher rate than our
historical revenue growth in the same period.
Historical results, especially comparisons across fiscal quarters, should not be considered
indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods. In addition to the seasonality of
demand for our products, our financial performance is influenced by a number of factors which
are difficult to predict and variable in nature. These include input cost volatility, the timing of
consumer purchases, and wholesale deliveries, which very often shift between fiscal quarters,
demand forecast accuracy, inventory availability, and the evolution of our channel mix, as well
as external trends in weather, traffic and discretionary consumer spending.
A number of other factors which are difficult to predict could also affect the seasonality or
variability of our financial performance. Therefore, you should not rely on the results of a single
fiscal quarter as an indication of our annual results or future performance.
Our success depends on our ability to attract new customers and retain existing
customers.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to attract new customers. In order to expand our
customer base, we must appeal to and attract consumers who identify with our brand and
products. We have made significant investments in enhancing our brand and attracting new
customers. We expect to continue to make significant investments to promote our current
products to new customers and new products to current and new customers, including through
our e-Commerce platforms and retail store presence. Such marketing investments can be
expensive and may not result in increased sales. Further, as our brand becomes more widely
known, we may not attract new customers as we have in the past. If we are unable to attract
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enough new customers, or grow revenues from existing customers, we may not be able to
increase our sales.
Our operations and business may be adversely affected by global climate trends.
There is increasing concern that a gradual rise in global average temperatures due to increased
concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will cause
significant changes in weather patterns around the globe, an increase in the frequency, severity,
and duration of extreme weather conditions and natural disasters, and water scarcity and poor
water quality. Climate change may also exacerbate challenges relating to the availability and
quality of water and raw materials, including those used in the production of our products, and
may result in changes in regulations or consumer preferences, which could in turn affect our
business, operating results and financial condition. For example, there has been increased
focus by governmental and non-governmental organizations, consumers, customers, employees
and other stakeholders on products that are sustainably made and other sustainability matters,
including responsible sourcing and deforestation, the use of plastic, energy and water, the
recyclability or recoverability of packaging and materials transparency, any of which may require
us to incur increased costs for additional transparency, due diligence and reporting. These
events could also compound adverse economic conditions and impact consumer confidence
and discretionary spending. As a result, the effects of climate change are unpredictable and
could have a long-term adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows.
Climate change related transition risks are also growing in many countries, as governmental
bodies are enacting new legislation and regulations to reduce or mitigate the potential impacts
of climate change. If we, our suppliers, or our manufacturers are required to comply with these
laws and regulations, or if we choose to take voluntary steps to reduce or mitigate our impact on
climate change, we may experience increases in energy, production, transportation, and raw
material costs, capital expenditures, or insurance premiums and deductibles. Varied legislation
and regulations across jurisdictions may also make it more challenging and affect the costs of
compliance with such laws and regulations. Any assessment of the potential impact of future
climate change legislation, regulations or industry standards, as well as any international
treaties and accords, is uncertain given the wide scope of potential regulatory change.
A significant portion of our business is highly dependent on cold-weather seasons and patterns
to generate consumer demand for our products. Consumer demand for our products may be
negatively affected to the extent global climate patterns trend warmer, reducing typical patterns
of cold-weather events or increasing weather volatility, which could have an adverse effect on
our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Unexpected obstacles in new markets may limit our expansion opportunities, which
could negatively impact our business and financial performance.
Our growth strategy has led to our expansion into markets outside of North America, including in
developing markets. There are varying regulatory environments and market practices in these
regions, and such regulations may be unfamiliar to us and we may experience unexpected
barriers. It may take us time to penetrate or successfully operate in any new market. In
connection with our expansion efforts we may encounter obstacles, including cultural and
linguistic differences, differences in regulatory environments, economic or governmental
instability, labour practices and market practices, difficulties in keeping abreast of market,
business and technical developments, and foreign customers’ tastes and preferences. In
developing markets, potential challenges include relatively higher risk of political instability,
economic volatility, crime, corruption and social unrest. Such challenges may be exacerbated in
many cases by uncertainties regarding how local law is applied and enforced, and with respect
to judiciary and administrative mechanism. Health concerns related to COVID-19 still give rise to
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uncertainties, and resurgences in new COVID-19 cases and/or the emergence and progression
of new variants could cause governments to reintroduce restrictive measures. Other pandemics,
epidemics and health risks could also occur, any of which could reduce traffic, result in
temporary or permanent closures of stores, offices, and factories, could negatively impact the
flow of goods, as well as the ability of our suppliers to provide us with products and services we
need to operate our business. Any such pandemics, epidemics and other health risks could
have an adverse effect on the economy and financial markets resulting in a declining level of
retail and commercial activity, which could have a negative impact on the demand for, and
prices of, our products.
We may also encounter difficulty expanding into new international markets because of limited
brand recognition leading to delayed acceptance of our products by customers in these new
international markets. In the event we fail to develop our business in new international markets
or experience disappointing growth or undertake inadequate management of risks outside of
existing markets, this could harm our business and results of operations.
Fluctuations in the price or quality of, or disruptions in the availability of, raw materials
used in our products from a limited number of third-party suppliers could cause us to
incur increased costs or disrupt our manufacturing processes.
Our products require high quality raw materials, including polyester, nylon, blend fabrics and
down. The price of raw materials depends on a wide variety of factors largely beyond the control
of Canada Goose. A shortage, delay or interruption of supply for any reason, including by
reason of health concerns and global supply chain issues, could negatively impact our sales and
have an adverse impact on our financial results.
In addition, while our suppliers, in turn, source from a number of sub-suppliers, we rely on a very
small number of direct suppliers for certain raw materials. As a result, any disruption to these
relationships could have an adverse effect on our business. Events that adversely affect our
suppliers could impair our ability to obtain inventory in the quantities and at the quality that we
require. Such events include difficulties or problems with our suppliers’ businesses, finances,
labour relations and availability, shipping, ability to import raw materials, increases in labour, fuel
and raw material costs, production, weather trends, insurance and reputation, as well as natural
disasters, public health emergencies, including epidemics, pandemics and other health
concerns, and responsive actions thereto such as border closures, restrictions on product
shipments and travel restrictions, or other catastrophic occurrences. A significant slowdown in
the retail industry as a whole may also result in bankruptcies or permanent closures of some of
our suppliers and other vendors. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our suppliers will
continue to provide fabrics and raw materials or provide products that are consistent with our
standards. Finally, raw materials and shipping costs have and may continue to increase as a
result of inflation, recent geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain issues. Any such increases
could adversely impact our financial performance if we are unable to offset such increases with
price increases on our products.
More generally, if we need to replace an existing supplier, additional supplies or additional
manufacturing capacity may not be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us,
or at all, and any new supplier may not meet our strict quality requirements. In the event we are
required to find new sources of supply, we may encounter delays in production, inconsistencies
in quality and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train our suppliers and
manufacturers in our methods, products and quality control standards. Any delays, interruption
or increased costs in the supply of our raw materials could have an adverse effect on our ability
to meet customer demand for our products and result in lower sales and profitability both in the
short and long-term.
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Significant disruptions in supply from our current sources and disruptions of our supply
chain could have a material adverse effect on our operating and financial results.
We generally do not enter into long-term formal written agreements with our suppliers, and
typically transact business with our suppliers on an order-by-order basis. There can be no
assurance that there will not be a disruption in the supply of raw materials and certain finished
goods from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, that we would be able to locate
alternative suppliers of materials or finished goods of comparable quality at an acceptable price,
or at all. Identifying a suitable supplier is an involved process that requires us to become
satisfied with their quality control, responsiveness and service, financial stability and labour and
other ethical practices. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of fabric or
manufacture of our products could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet customer
demand for our products and result in lower revenue and operating income both in the short and
long-term.
Disruptions in our supply chain capabilities, including due to trade restrictions, political instability,
severe weather and natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics and other health concerns, war,
labour shortages, reduced freight availability and increased costs, port disruptions, rising
inflationary pressures and other factors, could impair our ability to distribute or manufacture
products. These factors are beyond our control and to the extent we are unable to mitigate the
likelihood or potential impact of such events, there could be a material adverse effect on our
operating and financial results.
Our business and results of operations could be harmed if we are unable to accurately
forecast demand for our products.
To ensure adequate inventory supply, we forecast inventory needs, which are subject to
seasonal and quarterly variations in consumer demand. If we fail to accurately forecast demand,
we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of product. Our ability to forecast
accurately has become increasingly important as we have expanded our DTC channel globally
and could be affected by many factors outside of our control, including an increase or decrease
in consumer demand for our products or for products of our competitors, in the event we fail to
accurately forecast consumer acceptance of new products, product introductions by
competitors, unanticipated changes in general market conditions and, therefore, consumer
spending in the sector (for example, because of unexpected effects on inventory supply and
consumer demand), and weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future
economic conditions. In our wholesale channel, the majority of orders delivered in a given fiscal
year are received in the prior fiscal year, enabling us to manufacture inventory relative to a
defined order book. In the DTC channel, we manufacture according to our forecasts of
consumer demand. If we overestimate the demand for our products, we could face inventory
levels in excess of demand, which could result in inventory write-downs or write-offs and the
sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would harm our gross margins and our
brand management efforts. The potential for overestimation is expected to increase as a larger
portion of our sales comes through our DTC channel, and as we expand our product offerings. If
we underestimate the demand for our products, we may not be able to produce products to
meet demand, and this could result in delays in the shipment of our products and a potential
failure to capitalize on demand, as well as damage to our reputation and wholesale partner
relationships. In addition, failures to accurately predict the level of demand for our products
could harm our profitability and financial condition.
If we are unable to protect or preserve our intellectual property rights, brand image and
proprietary rights, our business may be harmed.
We expect that there is a high likelihood that counterfeit products or other products infringing on
our intellectual property rights will continue to emerge, seeking to benefit from the consumer
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demand for Canada Goose products. These counterfeit products do not provide the functionality
of our products and we believe they are of substantially lower quality, and if customers are not
able to differentiate between our products and counterfeit products, this could damage our
brand image. In order to protect our brand, we devote significant resources to the registration
and protection of our trademarks and to anti-counterfeiting efforts worldwide. We actively pursue
entities involved in the trafficking and sale of counterfeit merchandise through legal action or
other appropriate measures. In spite of our efforts, counterfeiting still occurs and, if we are
unsuccessful in challenging a third-party’s rights related to trademark, copyright or other
intellectual property rights, this could adversely affect our future sales, financial condition and
results of operations. We cannot guarantee that the actions we have taken to curb counterfeiting
and protect our intellectual property will be adequate to protect the brand and prevent
counterfeiting in the future or that we will be able to identify and pursue all counterfeiters who
may seek to benefit from our brand.
As our business has expanded, our competitors have imitated, and will likely continue to imitate,
our product designs and branding, which could harm our business and results of operations.
Competitors who manufacture products seeking to imitate our products could divert sales and
dilute the value of our brand. We believe our trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual
property rights are extremely important to our success and our competitive position.
However, enforcing rights to our intellectual property may be difficult and costly, and we may not
be successful in stopping infringement of our intellectual property rights, particularly in foreign
countries, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share. Intellectual
property rights necessary to protect our products and brand may also be unavailable or limited
in certain countries. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our trademarks, copyrights and other
intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking
the validity and enforceability of our trademark and other intellectual property rights. Continued
sales of competing products by our competitors could harm our brand and adversely impact our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Labour-related matters, including labour disputes, may adversely affect our operations.
As of March 31, 2024, approximately 37% of our employees are members of labour unions,
comprised of active employees at 6 of our 10 operated manufacturing and warehouse facilities
(comprised of 8 manufacturing facilities, 1 warehouse facility and 1 Baffin manufacturing facility).
The exposure to unionized labour in our workforce presents an increased risk of strikes and
other labour disputes, and our ability to alter labour costs will be subject to collective bargaining,
which could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, potential labour disputes at
independent factories where our goods are produced, shipping ports, or transportation carriers
create risks for our business, particularly if a dispute results in work slowdowns, lockouts, strikes
or other disruptions during our peak manufacturing, shipping and selling seasons. Any potential
labour dispute, either in our own operations or in those of third parties, on whom we rely, could
materially affect our costs, decrease our sales, harm our reputation or otherwise negatively
affect our sales, profitability or financial condition.
The majority of our workforce is composed of manufacturing employees based in the provinces
of Ontario, Manitoba and Québec, a sizeable portion of whom are paid minimum wage rates
based on the applicable provincial minimum wage, as well as a number of other benefits
including variable pay components. Many jurisdictions, including certain Canadian provinces,
either have increased or plan to increase their minimum wage and other benefits requirements,
which may materially increase our manufacturing costs. Minimum wage increases such as the
foregoing may not only increase the wages of our minimum wage employees, but also the
wages paid to our other hourly or salaried employees who, in recognition of their tenure,
performance, responsibilities and other similar considerations, historically received a rate of pay
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exceeding the applicable minimum wage. Further, if we fail to pay such higher wages, we could
suffer increased employee turnover. It is difficult to predict when such increases may take place
and any such increase could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects.
Further, the risks to our business due to a pandemic or other public health emergency, such as
the recent COVID-19 pandemic, include risks to employee health and safety, prolonged
restrictive measures put in place in order to control the crisis and limitations on travel, which
may result in temporary shortages of staff or unavailability of certain employees or consultants
with key expertise or knowledge of our business and, impact on workforce productivity.
We rely significantly on information technology systems for our distribution systems and
other critical business functions, and are increasing our reliance on these functions as
our DTC channel expands. Any failure, inadequacy, or interruption of those systems
could harm our ability to operate our business effectively.
We rely on information systems to effectively manage all aspects of our business, including
merchandise planning, manufacturing, allocation, distribution, sales and financial reporting. Our
reliance on these systems, and their importance to our business, will continue to increase as we
expand our DTC channel and global operations. We rely on a number of third parties to help us
effectively manage these systems. If information systems we rely on fail to perform as expected,
our business could be disrupted. The failure by us or our vendors to manage and operate our
information technology systems as expected could disrupt our business, result in not providing
adequate product, losing sales or market share, and reputational harm, causing our business to
suffer. Any such failure or disruption could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our information technology systems and vendors also may be vulnerable to damage or
interruption from circumstances beyond our or their control, including fire, flood, natural
disasters, systems failures, network or communications failures, power outages, public health
emergencies, security breaches, cyber-attacks and terrorism. For example, we have
implemented a hybrid work-from-home policy for our corporate workforce in North America and
Europe. This increase in working remotely could increase our cyber security risk, create data
accessibility concerns, and make us more susceptible to communication disruptions, any of
which could adversely impact our business operations. We maintain disaster recovery
procedures intended to mitigate the risks associated with such events, but there is no guarantee
that these procedures will be adequate in any particular circumstance. As a result, such an
event could materially disrupt, and have a material adverse effect on, our business.
A portion of our sales are to wholesale partners, directly and through distributors, and
we depend on them to display and present our products to customers in our wholesale
channel. Our failure or inadvertent failure to maintain our relationships with our existing
wholesale partners could harm our business.
A portion of our sales are made to wholesale partners, either directly or indirectly, through
distributors. Our wholesale partners service customers by stocking and displaying our products
and explaining our product attributes. We have progressively shifted sales from our wholesale
channel to our DTC channel to drive sustainable growth, better control our brand, and manage
relationships with our customers. Nevertheless, our relationships with our existing wholesale
partners are important to the authenticity of our brand and the marketing programs we continue
to deploy.
If we fail to maintain relationships with our existing wholesale partners, they could decide to
emphasize products from our competitors, to redeploy their retail floor space to other product
categories, or to take other actions that reduce their purchases of our products. We do not
receive long-term purchase commitments from our wholesale partners, and confirmed orders
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received from our wholesale partners may be difficult to enforce. Factors that could affect our
ability to maintain our sales to these wholesale partners include: (a) failure to accurately identify
the needs of our customers; (b) lack of customer acceptance of new products, product
expansions or changes in products (including the ceasing of the use of fur in our products); (c)
unwillingness of our wholesale partners and customers to attribute premium value to our new or
existing products or product expansions relative to competing products; (d) failure to obtain shelf
space from our wholesale partners; and (e) new, well-received product introductions by
competitors. If we lose any of our existing wholesale partners, or if they reduce their purchases
of our existing or new products, or their number of stores or operations are reduced, or they
promote products of our competitors over ours, or they suffer financial difficulty or insolvency,
our sales and profitability could be harmed. Financial difficulties experienced by our existing
wholesale partners could further harm our business.
We cannot ensure that our wholesale partners will continue to purchase and carry our products
in accordance with current practices or carry any new products that we develop. The recent
decline in the overall retail sector, including disruptions related to the recent COVID-19
pandemic, has been challenging for our wholesale partners. Such conditions, among other
things, have resulted, and in the future may result, in financial difficulties leading to
restructurings, bankruptcies, liquidations and other unfavorable events for our wholesale
partners and may cause such partners to reduce or discontinue orders of our products or be
unable to pay us for products they have purchased from us. This has caused us to negotiate
shortened payment terms and reduce credit limits in certain cases. If the overall retail
environment continues to decline or if one or more of our existing wholesale partners is unable
or unwilling to meet our payment terms, our business and results of operations could be
harmed.
Our marketing programs, our e-Commerce initiatives and our collection, use and
disclosure of transactional and personal information about our customers are governed
by an evolving set of laws and enforcement trends and changes in those laws or trends.
Our failure or inadvertent failure to comply with existing or future laws, could
substantially harm our business and results of operations.
We collect, process, disclose, maintain and otherwise use data, including personal information
about individuals, including data available to us through online activities and other customer
interactions in our business. Our current and future marketing programs may depend on our
ability to collect, maintain, disclose and otherwise use this information, and our ability to do so is
subject to evolving and increasingly demanding international, U.S., Canadian, Chinese,
European legislation, jurisprudence, and regulatory guidelines such as the European Union’s
General Data Privacy Regulation, Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act and China’s Personal Information Protection Law. In Canada and the United
States multiple provinces and states have implemented personal information protection
legislation. These information and privacy laws require companies to satisfy new data
governance requirements including implementing appropriate security measures to protect the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the personal information and allowing data subjects,
depending on the jurisdiction, the right to access, correct or delete such data about themselves.
Failure to comply with the data protection regulatory landscape could result in significant
penalties. Companies are also facing an increasing number of class actions from consumer
groups that claim loss or misuse of their personal information.
Although we strive to comply with all applicable laws and other security requirements related to
privacy and information security, it is possible that these requirements are inconsistent from one
jurisdiction to another. They may conflict with other rules or inadvertently not be reflected by our
practices, our employees’ behaviour or our agreements with business partners. If so, we may
suffer damage to our reputation and be subject to proceedings or actions against us by
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governmental entities or private parties, including a class of plaintiffs in the event of a class
action. Any such proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, force us to spend significant
amounts to defend our practices, distract our management or otherwise have an adverse effect
on our business.
We post our privacy policies and practices concerning the collection, use and disclosure of
personal information on our websites. Any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy
policies or other privacy-related laws and regulations could result in proceedings which could
potentially harm our business. In addition, certain of our marketing practices rely upon the
sending of commercial electronic messages, including e-mails, to communicate with consumers.
We may face risk if our use of commercial electronic messages is found to violate applicable
laws and regulations. As information and privacy laws and anti-spam laws change, we may incur
additional costs to ensure we remain in compliance. If information and data privacy laws and
anti-spam laws become more restrictive at the international, federal, provincial or state levels,
our compliance costs may increase, our ability to effectively engage customers via personalized
marketing may decrease, our investment in our e-Commerce platform may not be fully realized,
our opportunities for growth may be curtailed by our compliance burden and our potential
reputational harm or liability for breaches may increase.
Data security breaches and other cyber security events could result in disruption to our
operations or financial losses and could negatively affect our reputation, credibility and
business.
We and our service providers are subject to risks associated with data security breaches and
other cyber security events. We collect, process, maintain and use personal information relating
to our customers and employees. We also disclose personal information about consumers and
employees to third party service providers, who help us with our business operations, including
the operation of our e-Commerce site and the provision of various social media tools and
websites we use as part of our marketing strategy. Any attempted or actual unauthorized
disclosure of personal information could harm our reputation and credibility, reduce our e-
Commerce sales, impair our ability to attract website visitors, reduce our ability to attract and
retain customers and could result in litigation, including class action lawsuits, against us or the
imposition of significant fines or penalties.
Our online activities, including our e-Commerce websites, may also be subject to denial of
service or other forms of cyber-attacks. While we have taken measures we believe are
reasonable to protect against those types of attacks, those measures may not adequately
protect our online activities from such attacks. If a denial of service attack or other cyber event
were to affect our e-Commerce sites or other information technology systems, our business
could be disrupted, we may lose sales or valuable data, and our reputation, results of operations
and financial condition may be adversely affected. Additionally, new and evolving data protection
legislation could impose more onerous requirements that could increase the risks associated
with data security breaches.
We have procedures and technology in place designed to safeguard our customers’ debit and
credit cards and our customers’ and employees’ other personal information under our control,
and we continue to devote significant resources to network security, backup and disaster
recovery, and other security measures. Nevertheless, these security measures cannot provide
absolute security or guarantee that we will be successful in preventing and responding to
breaches, loss, theft, or unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification of
personal information under our control.
As consumers are gaining more data privacy awareness, in the future there may be new foreign,
federal, provincial and state laws and legislative proposals addressing data privacy and security,
as well as increased data protection obligations imposed on merchants by credit card issuers.
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As a result, we may become subject to more extensive requirements to protect the personal
information that we collect, use and disclose, resulting in, for example, increased compliance
costs.
A significant portion of our business functions operate out of our headquarters in
Toronto. As a result, our business is vulnerable to disruptions due to local weather,
economics and other factors.
Most of our significant business functions reside at our headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Events
such as public health emergencies, including epidemics and pandemics, extreme local weather,
natural disasters, transportation strikes, acts of terrorism, significant economic disruptions or
unexpected damage to the facility have resulted and could result in an unexpected disruption to
our business as a whole. If a disruption of this type should occur, our ability to conduct our
business could be adversely affected or interrupted entirely and adversely affect our financial
and operating results.
Our success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior
management.
Our success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management,
including Dani Reiss, who is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of the services
of our senior management could make it more difficult to successfully operate our business and
achieve our business goals. We also may be unable to retain existing management, technical,
sales and client support personnel that are critical to our success, which could result in harm to
our customer and employee relationships, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and
unanticipated recruitment and training costs.
We have not obtained key man life insurance policies on any members of our senior
management team. As a result, we would not be protected against the associated financial loss
if we were to lose the services of members of our senior management team.
Talent management, employee retention and experience are important factors in our
success.
Our future success also depends on our ability to attract, develop, and retain talent with the
necessary knowledge, skills and experience and establish a positive work culture to maintain
operations and institutional knowledge, and ensure we are competitive in our industry.
Competition for experienced and well-qualified personnel is intense amidst a tight labour market
with labour shortages and increased wage expectations. We, or the suppliers and service
providers we rely on, may not be successful in attracting, hiring and retaining such personnel,
which could impact our ability to remain competitive or operate efficiently and effectively. If we
are unable to retain, hire, attract and motivate talented employees with the appropriate skill sets,
or if changes to our organizational structure, operating results, or business model adversely
affect morale or retention, we may not achieve our objectives and our results of operations could
be adversely impacted.
We rely on credit card processors to receive payments, and are subject to payment-
related risks.
For our DTC sales, as well as for sales to certain wholesale partners, we accept a variety of
payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards and electronic funds transfers.
Accordingly, we are, and will continue to be, subject to significant and evolving regulations and
compliance requirements relating to payment card processing. This includes laws governing the
collection, processing and storage of sensitive consumer information, as well as industry
requirements such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI-DSS”). These
laws and obligations may require us to implement enhanced authentication and payment
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processes that could result in increased costs and liability, and reduce the ease of use of certain
payment methods. For certain payment methods, including credit and debit cards, we pay
interchange and other fees, which may increase over time. We rely on independent service
providers for payment processing, including credit and debit cards. If these independent service
providers become unwilling or unable to provide these services to us or if the cost of using these
providers increases, our business could be harmed. We are also subject to payment card
association operating rules and agreements, including PCI-DSS, certification requirements and
rules governing electronic funds transfers, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it
difficult or impossible for us to comply. If we fail to comply with these rules or requirements, or if
our data security systems are breached or compromised, we may be liable for losses incurred
by card issuing banks or consumers, subject to fines and higher transaction fees, lose our ability
to accept credit or debit card payments from our consumers, or process electronic fund transfers
or facilitate other types of payments. Any failure to comply could significantly harm our brand,
reputation, business, and results of operations.
Increased scrutiny from investors and others regarding our environmental, social,
governance, or sustainability responsibilities could result in additional costs or risks and
adversely impact our reputation, employee retention, and willingness of customers and
suppliers to do business with us.
Investor advocacy groups, certain institutional investors, investment funds, other market
participants, stockholders, current and prospective employees, and customers have focused
increasingly on the ESG or “sustainability” practices of companies, including those associated
with climate change. These parties have placed increased importance on the implications of the
social cost of their investments. If our ESG practices do not meet investor or other industry
stakeholder expectations and standards, which continue to evolve, our brand, reputation and
employee retention may be negatively impacted based on an assessment of our ESG practices.
Any sustainability report which we publish or other sustainability disclosures we make may
include our policies and practices on a variety of social and ethical matters, including corporate
governance, environmental compliance, employee health and safety practices, human capital
management, product quality, supply chain management, and workforce inclusion and diversity.
For instance, we have ceased the use of fur in our products and, in fiscal 2022, we achieved
certification under Responsible Down Standard, which stipulates that all down is a by-product of
the poultry industry. Nonetheless, it is possible that stakeholders may not be satisfied with our
ESG practices or the speed of their adoption. We could also incur additional costs and require
additional resources to monitor, report, and comply with various ESG practices, including the
integration of ESG into our financial reporting in due course. Further, our failure, or perceived
failure, to meet the standards included in any sustainability disclosure could negatively impact
our reputation, employee retention, and the willingness of our customers and suppliers to do
business with us.
If our independent manufacturers or our suppliers fail to use ethical business practices
and fail to comply with changing laws and regulations or our applicable guidelines, our
brand image could be harmed due to negative publicity.
Our core values, which include developing the highest quality products while operating with
integrity, are an important component of our brand image, which makes our reputation sensitive
to allegations of unethical or improper business practices, whether real or perceived. We have
no or limited control over our suppliers and manufacturers or their business practices.
Accordingly, we cannot guarantee their compliance with our guidelines or the law. A lack of
compliance could lead to reduced sales or recalls or damage to our brand or cause us to seek
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alternative suppliers, which could increase our costs and result in delayed delivery of our
products, product shortages or other disruptions of our operations.
In addition, many of our products include materials that are heavily regulated in many
jurisdictions. Certain jurisdictions in which we sell have various regulations related to
manufacturing processes and the chemical content of our products, including their component
parts. Monitoring compliance by our manufacturers and suppliers is complicated, and we are
reliant on their compliance reporting in order to comply with regulations applicable to our
products. This is further complicated by the fact that expectations of ethical business practices
continually evolve and may be substantially more demanding than applicable legal
requirements. Ethical business practices are also driven in part by legal developments and by
diverse groups active in publicizing and organizing public responses to perceived ethical
shortcomings. Accordingly, we cannot predict how such regulations or expectations might
develop in the future and cannot be certain that our guidelines or current practices would satisfy
all parties who are active in monitoring our products or other business practices worldwide.
Our current and future products may experience quality problems from time to time that
can result in negative publicity, litigation, product recalls and warranty claims, which
could result in decreased revenue and operating margin, and harm to our brand.
There can be no assurance we will be able to detect, prevent, or fix all defects that may affect
our products. Failure to detect, prevent, or fix defects, or the occurrence of real or perceived
quality, health or safety problems or material defects in our current and future products, could
result in a variety of consequences, including a greater number of product returns than expected
from customers and our wholesale partners, litigation, product recalls, and credit, warranty or
other claims, among others, which could harm our brand, sales, profitability and financial
condition. We stand behind every Canada Goose product with a warranty against defects with
reasonable use, for the expected lifetime of the product. Because of this comprehensive
warranty, quality problems could lead to increased warranty costs, and divert the attention of our
manufacturing facilities. Such problems could hurt our premium brand image, which is critical to
maintaining and expanding our business. Any negative publicity or lawsuits filed against us
related to the perceived quality and safety of our products could harm our brand and decrease
demand for our products.
Our business could be adversely affected by protestors or activists.
Our products may include certain animal products, including goose and duck down in our
outerwear and we previously included coyote fur on the hoods of some of our parkas, which has
drawn the attention of animal welfare activists. As a result, we have been the target of protestors
and activists in the past, including litigation commenced by such activists related to our use of
certain animal products. While we ended the purchase of all fur at the end of 2021 and ceased
manufacturing with fur at the end of 2022, we may continue to be targeted by protestors and
activists in the future. We have been, and may in the future, also be impacted by widespread
protests in any country or region that we trade.
Protestors can disrupt sales at our stores, cause or prolong store closures, and lead to property
damage. Protestors can also use social media or other campaigns to sway public opinion
against our products. In addition, such activism could influence laws or regulations applicable to
the jurisdictions in which we operate, including laws and regulations related to the use of animal
by-products. If any such activists are successful, our sales and results of operations may be
adversely affected.
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The cost of raw materials could increase our cost of goods sold and cause our results of
operations and financial condition to suffer.
The raw materials used in our supply chain include synthetic fabrics and natural products,
including blend fabrics, nylon, polyester and down. Significant price fluctuations, including as a
result of inflation, or shortages in the cost of these raw materials may increase our cost of goods
sold and cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer.
Additionally, increasing costs of labour, freight and energy could increase our and our suppliers’
cost of goods. If our suppliers are affected by increases in their costs of labour, freight and
energy, (for example, because of rising global energy prices, increased global worker shortages
impacting shipping and ports, truck driver shortages, increased congestion or other disruptions
affecting the global distribution chain) they may attempt to pass these cost increases on to us. If
we pay such increases, we may not be able to offset them through increases in our pricing,
which could adversely affect our results of operation and financial condition.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could harm our results of operations as
well as the price of our subordinate voting shares.
The presentation currency for our consolidated financial statements is the Canadian dollar.
Because we recognize sales in U.S. dollars, Euros, British pounds sterling, Swiss francs,
Swedish kronor, Hong Kong dollars, Chinese yuan, and Japanese yen, if any of these
currencies weakens against the Canadian dollar it would have a negative impact on our local
operating results upon translation of those results into Canadian dollars for the purposes of
financial statement consolidation. Although we engage in short-term hedging transactions for a
portion of our foreign currency denominated cash flows to mitigate foreign exchange risks,
depending upon changes in future currency rates, including those fluctuations derived from the
broader impact on the global economy caused by rising inflationary pressures, rising interest
rates and geopolitical uncertainty, such gains or losses could have a significant, and potentially
adverse, effect on our results of operations. Foreign exchange variations have been significant
in the past and current foreign exchange rates may not be indicative of future exchange rates.
Significant variations in foreign exchange rates may also make hedging contracts ineffective for
hedge accounting purposes in future periods.
Our earnings per share are reported in Canadian dollars, and accordingly may be translated into
U.S. dollars by analysts or our investors. As a result, the perceived value of an investment in our
subordinate voting shares to a U.S. shareholder will fluctuate as the U.S. dollar rises and falls
against the Canadian dollar. As a result, U.S. and other shareholders seeking U.S. dollar total
returns, including increases in the share price, are subject to foreign exchange risk as the U.S.
dollar fluctuates in value against the Canadian dollar.
Political uncertainty and an increase in trade protectionism could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition.
As a prominent Canadian brand, geopolitical events that involve Canada may have an impact
on our business and share price. In addition, our brand and Canadian heritage may be
detrimental to the company in the context of geopolitical disputes aimed at Canada or actors or
situations with significant actual or perceived connection to Canada. We sell a significant portion
of our products to customers outside of Canada and changes, potential changes or uncertainties
in regulatory and economic conditions or laws and policies governing foreign trade,
manufacturing, and development and investment in the territories and countries where we
operate, could adversely affect our business and consolidated financial statements. Consumer
sentiment in countries outside Canada may be affected by unforeseen factors leading to harm to
our brand or may impact our business. Any potential or ongoing governmental action related to
tariffs or international trade agreements has the potential to adversely impact demand for our
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products, our costs, customers, suppliers and/or the Canadian, U.S. or world economy or
certain sectors thereof and, thus, to adversely impact our business.
We could be adversely affected by violations of the Canadian Corruption of Foreign
Public Officials Act, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-
bribery and anti-kickback laws.
We conduct our business in Canada and increasingly outside Canada, including the sourcing of
an increasingly significant portion of our products from outside Canada. The Canadian
Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K.
Bribery Act and other similar anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws and regulations generally
prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments government
officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. While we take steps to ensure that
our distributors, consultant and personnel comply with applicable law, we cannot assure you that
we will be successful in preventing our employees or other agents from taking actions in
violation of these laws or regulations. Such violations, or allegations of such violations, could
disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
We have been and may become involved in legal or regulatory proceedings and audits.
Litigation and other claims may arise in the ordinary course of our business and may include
employee and client claims, commercial disputes involving business partners and clients,
landlord-tenant disputes, intellectual property disputes, product-oriented allegations and
personal injury claims. These claims can raise complex factual and legal issues that are subject
to risks and uncertainties and could require significant management time. Moreover, our
business requires compliance with many laws and regulations, including labour and
employment, sales and other taxes, customs, and consumer protection laws and ordinances
that regulate retailers generally and/or govern the importation, promotion and sale of
merchandise, and the operation of stores and warehouse facilities. Failure to comply with these
laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits and other proceedings, and could also lead to
damage awards, fines and penalties.
We have in the past and may become involved in legal proceedings or audits, including
commercial, contractual, employment, tort and other litigation, and other government and
agency investigations. The outcome of some of these legal proceedings, audits, and other
contingencies could require us to take, or refrain from taking, actions that could harm our
operations or require us to pay substantial amounts of money, harming our financial condition.
Additionally, defending against these lawsuits and proceedings may be necessary, which could
result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, harming our
financial condition. There can be no assurance that any pending or future legal or regulatory
proceedings and audits will not harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to many hazards and operational risks that can disrupt our business,
some of which may not be insured or fully covered by insurance.
Our operations are subject to many hazards and operational risks inherent to our business,
including: general business risks, product liability, false or misleading advertising claims, product
recall and damage to third parties, our infrastructure or properties caused by fires, floods and
other natural disasters, power losses, telecommunications failures, terrorist attacks, public
health emergencies (including epidemics and pandemics, such as the recent COVID-19
pandemic), cyber security events, human errors, political instability, social and labour unrest or
war and similar events.
Our insurance coverage may exclude or may be inadequate to cover our liabilities related to
such hazards or operational risks. In addition, we may not be able to maintain adequate
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insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable and commercially justifiable, and
insurance may not continue to be available on terms as favorable as our current arrangements.
The occurrence of a significant uninsured claim, or a claim in excess of the insurance coverage
limits maintained by us could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Furthermore, our inability to successfully recover should we experience a disaster or other
business continuity problem could cause material financial loss, loss of human capital,
regulatory actions, reputational harm, or legal liability.
We may be subject to in-store and workplace health and safety liability, claims and
penalties.
We are committed to protecting the health and well-being of our customers and employees in all
of our stores and workplaces. We have workplace and in-store health and safety programs in
place and have established policies and procedures aimed at ensuring compliance with
applicable legislative requirements within our stores. Failure to comply with established policies
and procedures or applicable legislative requirements could result in increased workplace or in-
store injury-related liability and penalties. Any workplace or in-store injuries could lead to claims
or litigation being brought against our company, which could adversely affect the reputation of
our company and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and
financial condition. Although we maintain insurance policies we deem sufficient to address those
situations, there is no guarantee a particular claim would be accepted by the insurer or that the
insurance coverage would be sufficient.
Any failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could have a
material adverse effect on our ability to produce accurate and timely financial
statements, which could harm our operating results, financial condition, and cash flows,
our ability to operate our business and our reputation.
The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that
requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and to expend resources to
maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a
public company. The measures we take may not be sufficient to satisfy our obligations as a
public company and if we are unable to establish or maintain appropriate internal financial
reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations on a
timely basis, result in material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements and harm
our results of operations.
We cannot provide assurances that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies will not
occur in the future and that we will be able to remediate such weaknesses or deficiencies in a
timely manner, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to produce accurate
and timely financial statements, which could harm our operating results, financial condition, and
cash flows, our ability to operate our business and our reputation.
If we identify any material weakness in the future, it could negatively impact the company’s
ability to prepare its future financial statements in conformity with IFRS. If the company were
unable to prepare its future financial statements in conformity with IFRS, we may be unable to
report our financial results accurately, which could increase operating costs, trigger an event of
default under our credit agreements and harm our business, including our investors’ perception
of our business, our share price and our ability to finance our operations.
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Risks Related to Our Subordinate Voting Shares
The dual-class structure contained in our articles has the effect of concentrating voting
control and the ability to influence corporate matters with Bain Capital and our Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, who held our shares prior to our initial public offering.
Our multiple voting shares have 10 votes per share and our subordinate voting shares have 1
vote per share. As of March 31, 2024, shareholders who hold multiple voting shares (Bain
Capital and our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (including their respective affiliates)),
together hold approximately 91.8% of the voting power of our outstanding voting shares and
therefore have significant influence over our management and affairs and over all matters
requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and significant corporate
transactions.
In addition, because of the 10-to-1 voting ratio between our multiple voting shares and
subordinate voting shares, the holders of our multiple voting shares will control a majority of the
combined voting power of our voting shares even where the multiple voting shares represent a
substantially reduced percentage of our total outstanding shares. The concentrated voting
control of holders of our multiple voting shares limits the ability of holders of our subordinate
voting shares to influence corporate matters for the foreseeable future, including the election of
directors as well as with respect to decisions regarding amending of our share capital, creating
and issuing additional classes of shares, making significant acquisitions, selling significant
assets or parts of our business, merging with other companies and undertaking other significant
transactions. As a result, holders of multiple voting shares will have the ability to influence or
control many matters affecting us and actions may be taken that holders of our subordinate
voting shares may not view as beneficial. The market price of our subordinate voting shares
could be adversely affected due to the significant influence and voting power of the holders of
multiple voting shares. Additionally, the significant voting interest of holders of multiple voting
shares may discourage transactions involving a change of control, including transactions in
which an investor, as a holder of the subordinate voting shares, might otherwise receive a
premium for the subordinate voting shares over the then-current market price, or discourage
competing proposals if a going private transaction is proposed by one or more holders of
multiple voting shares.
Future transfers by holders of multiple voting shares, other than permitted transfers to such
holders’ respective affiliates or direct family members or to other permitted holders, will result in
those shares automatically converting to subordinate voting shares, which will have the effect,
over time, of increasing the relative voting power of those holders of multiple voting shares who
retain their multiple voting shares.
Bain Capital is expected to continue to have significant influence over us in the future,
including control over decisions that require the approval of shareholders, which could
limit shareholders’ ability to influence the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders
for a vote.
We are currently controlled by Bain Capital. As of March 31, 2024, Bain Capital beneficially
owned approximately 60.5% of our outstanding multiple voting shares, or approximately 55.6%
of the combined voting power of our multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares
outstanding. In addition, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer beneficially owns
approximately 39.5% of our outstanding multiple voting shares, or approximately 36.2% of the
combined voting power of our multiple voting shares and outstanding voting shares. As long as
Bain Capital owns or controls at least a majority of our outstanding voting power, it will have the
ability to exercise substantial control over all corporate actions requiring shareholder approval,
irrespective of how our other shareholders may vote, including the election and removal of
directors and the size of our board of directors, any amendment of our notice of articles and
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articles, or the approval of any merger or other significant corporate transaction, including a sale
of substantially all of our assets. Even if its ownership falls below 50% of the voting power of our
outstanding multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares, Bain Capital will continue to
be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions. Bain Capital’s multiple voting
shares convert automatically to subordinate voting shares at the time that Bain Capital and its
affiliates no longer beneficially own at least 15% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares
and multiple voting shares on a non-diluted basis. Even once Bain Capital’s multiple voting
shares convert into subordinate voting shares, we may continue to be a controlled company so
long as an entity controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer continues to hold
multiple voting shares.
Additionally, Bain Capital’s interests may not align with the interests of our other shareholders.
Bain Capital is in the business of making investments in companies and may acquire and hold
interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. Bain Capital may also pursue
acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and, as a result, those
acquisition opportunities may not be available to us.
We are a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and, as a
result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate
governance requirements. Our shareholders will not have the same protections afforded
to shareholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.
We are a controlled company within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the
NYSE. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the
election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a controlled company
and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the
requirements that:
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we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent
directors; and
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we have a nominating and governance committee that is composed entirely of
independent directors.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain U.S. securities law disclosure
requirements that apply to a domestic U.S. issuer, which may limit the information
publicly available to our shareholders.
As a foreign private issuer we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and
current reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”) and therefore there may be less publicly available information about us than if we were a
U.S. domestic issuer. For example, we are not subject to the proxy rules in the United States
and disclosure with respect to our annual meetings and any special meeting of shareholders will
be governed by Canadian requirements. In addition, our officers, directors and principal
shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Furthermore, as a foreign private
issuer, we may take advantage of certain provisions in the NYSE listing rules that allow us to
follow Canadian law for certain governance matters.
Our articles, and certain Canadian legislation contain provisions that may have the effect
of delaying or preventing a change in control.
Certain provisions of our articles, together or separately, could discourage potential acquisition
proposals, delay or prevent a change in control and limit the price that certain investors may be
willing to pay for our subordinate voting shares. For instance, our articles contain provisions that
establish certain advance notice procedures for nomination of candidates for election as
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directors at shareholders’ meetings. A non-Canadian must file an application for review with the
Minister responsible for the Investment Canada Act and obtain approval of the Minister prior to
acquiring control of a “Canadian business” within the meaning of the Investment Canada Act,
where prescribed financial thresholds are exceeded. Furthermore, acquisitions of our
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares may be reviewed pursuant to the
Competition Act (Canada). This legislation permits the Commissioner of Competition, or
Commissioner, to review any acquisition or establishment, directly or indirectly, including
through the acquisition of shares, of control over or of a significant interest in us. Otherwise,
there are no limitations either under the laws of Canada or British Columbia, or in our articles on
the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote our subordinate voting shares and multiple voting
shares. Any of these provisions may discourage a potential acquirer from proposing or
completing a transaction that may have otherwise presented a premium to our shareholders.
Because we are a corporation incorporated in British Columbia and some of our
directors and officers are resident in Canada, it may be difficult for investors in the
United States to enforce civil liabilities against us based solely upon the federal
securities laws of the United States. Similarly, it may be difficult for Canadian investors
to enforce civil liabilities against our directors and officers residing outside of Canada.
We are a corporation incorporated under the laws of British Columbia with our principal place of
business in Toronto, Canada. Some of our directors and officers and the auditors or other
experts named herein are residents of Canada and all or a substantial portion of our assets and
those of such persons are located outside the United States. Consequently, it may be difficult for
U.S. investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors or
officers or such auditors who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United
States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liabilities under the
Securities Act. Investors should not assume that Canadian courts: (1) would enforce judgments
of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability
provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws or the securities or blue sky laws of any state
within the United States or (2) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against us or such
persons predicated upon the U.S. federal securities laws or any such state securities or blue sky
laws.
Similarly, some of our directors and officers are residents of countries other than Canada and all
or a substantial portion of the assets of such persons are located outside Canada. As a result, it
may be difficult for Canadian investors to initiate a lawsuit within Canada against these non-
Canadian residents. In addition, it may not be possible for Canadian investors to collect from
these non-Canadian residents judgments obtained in courts in Canada predicated on the civil
liability provisions of securities legislation of certain of the provinces and territories of Canada. It
may also be difficult for Canadian investors to succeed in a lawsuit in the United States, based
solely on violations of Canadian securities laws.
Changes in tax laws and regulations or trade rules may impact our effective tax rate and
may adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
We are subject to income taxes in the jurisdictions in which we operate and, consequently,
income tax expense is a function of the allocation of taxable income by jurisdiction and the
various activities that impact the timing of taxable events.
Legislation implementing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s
(OECD) model rules outlining a structure for a new 15% global minimum tax regime (the “Pillar
Two Rules”) has been enacted or substantively enacted locally in a number of jurisdictions in
which the Company operates in, where they would be effective for the financial year beginning
on April 1, 2024. Based on a preliminary assessment, the Pillar Two Rules effective tax rate in
most of the jurisdictions in which the company operates in, is already above 15%. As a result,
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any impact of these rules is not expected to be material. However, the Company will continue to
monitor and reassess the impact of the Pillar Two Rules and any change may impact our
financial condition and operating results.
Changes in tax laws in any of the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, or adverse
outcomes from tax audits that we may be subject to in any of the jurisdictions in which we
operate, could result in an unfavorable change in our effective tax rate, which could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or
PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in
adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares.
Under United States federal income tax laws, a non-U.S. corporation will be a passive foreign
investment company (a “PFIC”) for any taxable year if either (1) at least 75% of its gross income
for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income; or (2) at least 50% of the value of its
assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such year is
attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive
income. We do not believe that we were a PFIC in 2022, and we do not expect to be a PFIC in
the foreseeable future. However, since the determination of whether we are a PFIC is a factual
determination made annually based on all the facts and circumstances and thus is subject to
change, and the principles and methodology used in determining whether a company is a PFIC
are subject to interpretation, there can be no assurance given in this regard. Moreover, we
cannot guarantee that the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, will agree with our conclusion.
Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year or
that the IRS will not take a position contrary to any position we take. United States holders of
our subordinate voting shares are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning United States
federal income tax consequences of holding our subordinate voting shares if we are considered
to be a PFIC.
If we were to be or become a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder (as defined
in “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation.”) holds our subordinate voting shares, certain
adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to such U.S. Holder. See “Item 10.
Additional Information—E. Taxation—Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations.”
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is a holding company with no operations of its own and, as
such, it depends on its subsidiary for cash to fund its operations and expenses,
including future dividend payments, if any.
As a holding company, our principal source of cash flow is distributions from our main operating
subsidiary, Canada Goose Inc. Therefore, our ability to fund and conduct our business, service
our debt and pay dividends, if any, in the future will depend on the ability of our subsidiary to
generate sufficient cash flow to make upstream cash distributions to us. Our subsidiary is a
separate legal entity, and although it is wholly-owned and controlled by us, it has no obligation to
make any funds available to us, whether in the form of loans, dividends or otherwise. The ability
of our subsidiary to distribute cash to us will also be subject to, among other things, restrictions
that may be contained in our subsidiary agreements (as entered into from time to time),
availability of sufficient funds in such subsidiary and applicable laws and regulatory restrictions.
Claims of any creditors of our subsidiary generally will have priority as to the assets of such
subsidiary over our claims and claims of our creditors and shareholders. To the extent the ability
of our subsidiary to distribute dividends or other payments to us is limited in any way, our ability
to fund and conduct our business, service our debt and pay dividends, if any, could be harmed.
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If securities or industry analysts cease publishing research or reports about us, our
business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our
subordinate voting shares adversely, the price and trading volume of our subordinate
voting shares could decline.
The trading market for our subordinate voting shares is influenced by the research and reports
that industry or securities analysts publish about us, our business, our market or our
competitors. If any of the analysts who cover us or may cover us in the future change their
recommendation regarding our subordinate voting shares adversely, or provide more favorable
relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our subordinate voting shares may
decline. If any analyst who covers us or may cover us in the future were to cease coverage of
our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial
markets, which in turn could cause the price or trading volume of our subordinate voting shares
to decline.
Our constating documents permit us to issue an unlimited number of subordinate voting
shares and multiple voting shares without additional shareholder approval.
We may, from time to time, issue additional subordinate voting shares in the future. Subject to
the requirements of the NYSE and the TSX, we will not be required to obtain the approval of
shareholders for the issuance of additional subordinate voting shares. Although the rules of the
TSX generally prohibit us from issuing additional multiple voting shares, there may be certain
circumstances where additional multiple voting shares may be issued, including upon receiving
shareholder approval. Any further issuances of subordinate voting shares or multiple voting
shares will result in immediate dilution to existing shareholders and may have an adverse effect
on the value of their shareholdings. Additionally, any further issuances of multiple voting shares
may significantly lessen the combined voting power of our subordinate voting shares due to the
10-to-1 voting ratio between our multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares.
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History
In December 2013, we partnered with Bain Capital through a sale of a 70% equity interest in our
business. In connection with such sale, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. was incorporated under
the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) on November 21, 2013. The
initial public offering of our subordinate voting shares in the United States and Canada was
completed on March 21, 2017.
In November 2018, we acquired the business of Baffin Inc. (“Baffin”), a Canadian designer and
manufacturer of performance outdoor and industrial footwear. Field-tested and trusted in
extreme cold weather conditions, Baffin products are predominantly sold through distributors
and retailers in Canada and the United States. As a wholly-owned subsidiary, Baffin is managed
and operated on a stand-alone basis, with distinct products, sales channels, and customers.
In 2020, Canada Goose announced HUMANATURE, its purpose platform that unites its
sustainability and values-based initiatives.
In April 2022, we entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Sazaby League, Ltd.
pursuant to which we acquired 50% of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the legal
entity comprising the joint venture, Canada Goose Japan, K.K. (“CG Japan”). CG Japan
markets, distributes, and sells Canada Goose products in Japan. It also operates a number of
directly operated stores across Japan, a national digital commerce site, as well as wholesale
points of distribution across the country.
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On November 1, 2023, a newly incorporated subsidiary of the Company, Paola Confectii
Manufacturing Limited (“Paola Confectii”), acquired the business of Paola Confectii SRL, a
luxury knitwear manufacturer. This acquisition is expected to enhance product margins and
supply control, while deepening in-house product expertise and capability.
Our principal office is located at Floor 22, 100 Queens Quay East, Toronto, Canada, M5E 1V3
and our telephone number is (416) 780-9850. Our registered office is located at Suite 1700,
Park Place, 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2X8. Our website
address is www.canadagoose.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our
website is not a part of this Annual Report and the inclusion of our website address in this
Annual Report is an inactive textual reference. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov
that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding
registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. Corporation
Service Company, located at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, is the company’s
agent for service of process in the United States.
B. Business Overview
Canada Goose is a performance luxury outerwear, apparel, footwear, and accessories brand.
For more than 60 years, we have designed, manufactured, and sold products that inspire people
to thrive in the world outside. Founded in 1957 in Toronto, Canada, our products are designed
with purpose, inspired by a rich heritage of functionality, craftsmanship, and innovation.
We believe the following differentiators are primary drivers of Canada Goose’s historical
success and are the foundation on which to build for the future.
Our deep heritage and brand authenticity. Leveraging decades of experience, field testing,
and obsessive attention to detail, we develop high-quality luxury and lifestyle products designed
to protect from weather elements, offer stylish comfort, and provide an overall sense of well-
being.
Relentless innovation and product evolution. Our expertise in matching our technical fabrics
with the optimal blends of down enables us to create warmer, lighter, more durable, and
versatile products across seasons and applications. Our commitment to superior quality and
lasting performance now also extends into our emerging product categories, including apparel,
rain and wind outerwear, footwear, and accessories.
Strong Canadian manufacturing capabilities. We are committed to investing in producing
most of our down-filled products in Canada, the country from which we draw our inspiration. Our
Canadian production facilities and craftspeople allow us to deliver high-quality, functional
products, which we believe has set us apart on the international stage and in the minds of our
customers. As we expand our product categories, we intend to manufacture our products in the
regions we believe are best equipped to meet our high standards of quality and craftsmanship.
In fiscal 2024, the majority of our goods were manufactured in Canada, including nearly all of
our down-filled outerwear.
Vertically integrated supply chain. We directly control the design, innovation, engineering,
and testing of our products, which we believe allows us to achieve greater operating efficiencies
and deliver high-quality products. We manage our production through a combination of in-house
manufacturing facilities and long-standing relationships with third-party sub-contractors. Our
flexible supply chain gives us distinct advantages, including the ability to scale our operations,
adapt to customer demand, shorten product development cycles, and achieve higher margins.
Our strategic positioning is underpinned by:
Increasingly controlled distribution through a primarily Direct-to-Consumer sales
channel. Our products are sold directly to consumers around the world through our brick-and-
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mortar and online stores, as well as to wholesale distributors. We have progressively shifted
sales from our wholesale channel to our DTC channel to drive sustainable growth, better control
our brand, and manage relationships with our customers.
Our sustainability practices. Canada Goose is committed to contributing to a more
sustainable future – one that supports the long-term success of our business, our communities,
and the environment. Our commitment is reflected in how we conduct responsible business,
including the selection and sourcing of materials, our manufacturing, distribution, and store
operations, and how we nurture our talent and impact our communities. See Sustainability
section for more information.
Growth Strategies
Canada Goose is on a journey to become a leading global luxury and lifestyle brand that reflects
our unique qualities and rich heritage. We intend to maintain our leading position in warm
outerwear, preserving our brand’s strength in performance and function, and enhancing the
exclusivity of the brand as we build our product architecture to attract and retain more
customers throughout the year. In fiscal 2024, we focused on the following themes:
Build a global retail network
Our Direct-to-Consumer store network has grown from one retail store in Canada in 2016 to 68
stores at the end of fiscal 2024 spanning 13 markets. In addition, we have a direct e-Commerce
presence in more than 50 markets. Together, through complementary digital and retail
experiences, we aim to offer customers a seamless omnichannel experience.
We see opportunity in multiple new markets and expect to increase our DTC penetration within
existing markets, with a focus on improving sales per square foot in our existing stores and
selecting locations that offer the optimal mix of traffic, adjacencies, and economics. See DTC
channel section for more detail.
Drive customer-focused growth
We are broadening our appeal and how we engage with our target customer segments through
our brand and marketing campaigns, partnerships, and elevated shopping experiences. We are
also improving brand clarity by strengthening the connection between our brand campaigns and
our products. See Brand and Marketing section for more information.
Product expansion
As a product-led, function-first brand, we expect to continue to evolve and expand our offering
across styles, uses, and seasons as we seek to drive higher penetration and expand our
geographic appeal. In May 2024, we announced the appointment of our first ever Creative
Director, Haider Ackermann, who, alongside Dani Reiss, is tasked with leading the evolution of
our product portfolio and elevation of the Canada Goose brand.
We intend to deliver year-round relevance consistent with Canada Goose’s position as a luxury
and lifestyle brand. While continuing to grow our heavyweight down product category, we also
intend to focus on emerging product lines such as rainwear, apparel and footwear and the
addition of further categories. See Our Products section for more detail.
Advance our Transformation Program
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we launched our Transformation Program to strengthen the
foundation of our company to drive efficient and scalable operations and deliver strong revenue
growth, contributing to margin expansion over the long-term. This multiphase program includes
the following workstreams: the organization and operating model, stores, production and
procurement, product, planning and supply chain, marketing and experience, and technology.
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In fiscal 2024, key initiatives executed against these workstreams were as follows:
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Organization and operational model. We undertook a significant review of the
organizational structure and roles needed to achieve our objectives of simplifying
decision-making, moving with agility, and increasing efficiencies across our operating
platform. This resulted in a streamlining of the organization, including two phases of
workforce reductions implemented in August 2023 and March 2024.
•
Stores. We introduced new labour planning tools to optimize scheduling in our retail
stores and implemented new tools and training to enhance our customer experience
both in-store and online.
•
Production and procurement. We completed the consolidation of one of our
manufacturing facilities in Montreal to improve the efficiencies in our supply chain and
continued to apply LEAN methodology driving further efficiencies in our plants. We also
in-housed production, counter sourced our raw materials, and established new
production partnerships in Europe.
•
Product, planning, and supply chain. We implemented enhanced merchandising
planning and practices to support optimal placement of product according to the demand
relevant for each store location. In addition, we optimized our distribution network
focusing on continuous improvement initiatives, merged smaller warehouses into larger
facilities and strengthened our transportation services.
In fiscal 2025, we will operationalize the workstreams of our Transformation Program into three
key operating imperatives to deliver progress and measurement. These include implementing
best-in-class luxury retail operations, setting the foundation for the next phase of brand and
product evolution, and simplifying and focusing the way we operate internally.
Our Products
Our products are designed with expertise with a focus on function and style. The products we
manufacture and sell are marketed under the Company’s brands: Canada Goose and Baffin.
Further, following the acquisition of Romanian-based Paola Confectii Manufacturing in fiscal
2024, we, through our Paola Confectii subsidiary, manufacture for and supply products to select
leading luxury and lifestyle brands.
We offer customers main collections plus a number of capsule collections and collaborations.
The collections include a high proportion of continuative products, which are generally sold
across seasons with minimal style changes, are highly distinctive, and are recognized as iconic
products. Our capsule collections are mainly inspired by regional artists and local traditions,
while our product collaborations leverage partnerships that help to drive brand heat and cultural
relevancy with new and diverse audiences.
Our products include heavyweight down, lightweight down, other outerwear such as for rain and
wind, apparel, and footwear and accessories. Revenue from heavyweight down products
represented 54% of our total revenue in fiscal 2024 (57% in fiscal 2023).
Canada Goose created the Thermal Experience Index (TEI), an easy-to-understand five point
system that enables customers to make an informed choice in their search for the right parka,
jacket, or knitwear for a specific environment and activity. It works using a scale, in which 1
indicates the lightest insulation (e.g. shells, lightweight down for active pursuits) and 5 indicates
the warmest parkas we make.
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Heavyweight down – our Heavyweight down products include styles designed to protect
individuals in temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius and range from traditional to
contemporary pieces. These products are given a TEI rating between 3 and 5.
Lightweight down – our Lightweight down products include a variety of styles designed to be
worn in temperatures above -15 degrees Celsius. These products are given a TEI rating
between 1 to 3.
Other outerwear – our other outerwear products include rain and everyday collections, jackets
for everyday occasions, fleece, and vests.
Apparel – our apparel products include men’s and women’s leisure wear, including knitwear,
sweats, and t-shirts.
Footwear and Accessories – our footwear and accessories products encompass men’s,
women’s, and children’s products, including sneakers, boots, hats, scarves, gloves, hood trims,
socks, and bags. In fiscal 2024, we launched our sneaker line.
Our Sales Channels and Key Markets
The channels through which we interact and sell to our customers have evolved over time to
align with the evolution of our brand position from a pure performance and functional brand to a
luxury and lifestyle brand. We have moved along the continuum from wholesale toward a
primarily direct-to-consumer retail channel to deepen relationships with our customers through
direct experience with the brand, capture more of our sales data to improve our products and
customer experiences, manage our inventory through controlled distribution, and elevate the
overall brand. In addition, we leverage alternative channels, including friends and family and
employee sales to aid with exiting slow-moving and discontinued inventory and make room to
offer new products in our stores. Sales via these alternative channels are reported under the
Other segment.
The proportion of sales through our DTC and Wholesale channels varies by region.
The table below represents approximate values for each region and segment.
Percentage of DTC, Wholesale, and Other Revenue by Region
Region
Fiscal 2024
Fiscal 2023
Fiscal 20221
North America
70% DTC, 20%
Wholesale, 10% Other
68% DTC, 27%
Wholesale, 5% Other
70% DTC, 29%
Wholesale, 1% Other
EMEA2
45% DTC, 50%
Wholesale, 5% Other
46% DTC, 53%
Wholesale, 1% Other
48% DTC, 52% Wholesale
Asia Pacific
85% DTC, 14%
Wholesale, 1% Other
80% DTC, 19%
Wholesale, 1% Other
79% DTC, 21% Wholesale
1.
Less than 1% of Other revenue in EMEA and Asia Pacific in Fiscal 2022.
2.
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
DTC Channel
We operate our business using an omnichannel strategy that aims to deliver a seamless and
consistent experience to our customers across our direct channels, regardless of whether
customers are shopping for products in our physical stores or online. Our current omnichannel
capabilities include buy-online-return-in-store and endless aisle.
We also continue to develop our retail capabilities to enhance the shopping experience and
deepen our relationships with our customers.
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Retail Stores
We strive to provide an immersive experience in our stores where consumers can engage with
our brand and products.
In fiscal 2024, we introduced our new customer experience program, Canadian Warmth,
primarily delivered in our retail stores. Canadian Warmth provides a distinctive approach to the
guest experience through the conversations that our brand ambassadors have with guests, their
expert guidance as customers explore product, and the attention provided to our customers as
they are guided to the right purchase to serve their needs. The objective of Canadian Warmth is
to educate customers about our brand and products, nurture desire for the brand, and improve
sales conversion through a distinctive elevated luxury retail experience.
We have expanded our retail network in a strategic and selective manner with a portfolio of
stores in premier locations. We do not employ a one-size-fits-all approach, with the
determination of store size, location, and product assortment based on local demand factors
and our overarching global company strategy.
We operate the following types of retail stores:
Permanent stores represent the vast majority of our store network and are located either in
premier shopping malls or as standalone stores. The end-to-end store experience including
store design, merchandising, and customer service is owned and operated by us. We have
three types of permanent stores.
•
Flagship. Flagship stores are our lead stores and typically are our largest stores by size,
conveying the fullest expression of the brand, showcasing the most unique products,
design, and technology. They offer a comprehensive product assortment and typically
include our award-winning snow or cold rooms. As of March 31, 2024, we operated four
flagship stores (one in Canada, one in the United Kingdom, and two in Asia Pacific).
•
Branded. Our branded stores are generally smaller in size than our flagship stores and
carry an assortment of products based on the store’s size, location, and customer
preferences. Some branded stores include our cold rooms. Most of the stores in our
global retail network are branded stores. As of March 31, 2024, we operated 61 branded
stores.
•
Concessions. Our concession stores, which are located on department store premises,
have the smallest footprint among our retail store types. As of March 31, 2024, we
operated three concessions, located in Asia Pacific.
We also operate pop-up and temporary stores that are opened seasonally and typically for less
than a year. These stores enable us to test and learn in new markets before opening a
permanent store and/or serve our customers during peak shopping periods at new or existing
locations. The product assortment in these stores is tailored to the store’s size, local relevance,
and demand.
As at March 31, 2024, our DTC segment by geography included the following directly operated
permanent retail stores:
Geography
March 31, 2024
Number of stores
March 31, 20243
Square feet
April 2, 2023
Number of stores
April 2, 20233
Square feet
Canada
9
9
United States
16
8
North America
25
69,270
17
46,740
Greater China1
26
23
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Asia Pacific, ex
Greater China
8
3
Asia Pacific
34
79,420
26
59,760
EMEA2
9
27,860
8
23,670
Total
68
176,550
51
130,170
1.
Greater China comprises Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
2.
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
3.
Approximate net selling square footage at the end of the fiscal year.
We opened 17 net new permanent stores in fiscal 2024 and ended the fiscal year with 68
permanent retail stores in 13 markets globally and 83 total stores, including temporary and pop-
up stores, totaling approximately 201,720 square feet at March 31, 2024 compared with
approximately 150,550 square feet at April 2, 2023.
Our average sales per square foot1, was $3,963 and $3,964 for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023,
respectively. Sales per square foot is calculated using total revenue from our DTC retail stores
that have been open for the full 52 weeks of the fiscal year divided by average net selling space.
Average net selling space is defined as the sum of a store’s selling square footage at the end of
each month divided by 12 fiscal periods. Revenue from our directly operated retail stores
represented approximately 74% and 67% of total DTC channel revenue in fiscal 2024 and fiscal,
2023, respectively.
E-Commerce
E-Commerce channels include both directly-owned brand websites as well as third-party digital
platforms, primarily in Asia. Our digital commerce platforms provide customers the benefit of
added accessibility and flexibility to shop our products wherever and whenever they choose with
access to the entire collection. As of March 31, 2024, we had a direct digital presence in more
than 50 markets. Revenue from our e-Commerce business represented approximately 26% and
33% of total DTC channel revenue in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.
Wholesale
Our wholesale channel is complementary to our DTC channel. This business is a highly curated
expression of Canada Goose as we partner with high end retailers to raise brand awareness
and test emerging markets. We work closely with our wholesale partners to optimize inventory
levels across wholesale doors and tailor the product assortment to align with the preferences of
consumers in each local market. We have a long tail of wholesale partners, and in fiscal 2024,
the majority of our wholesale revenue was generated by approximately 10% of our traditional
wholesale partners.
Our wholesale business includes the following categories:
•
Traditional wholesale partners. These partners include department stores, independent
multi-brand stores, and online retailers. We have a presence through these types of
wholesale partners in EMEA, North America, and Asia Pacific. As part of our strategy to
shift to our more profitable DTC channel segment, we have been intentionally and
proactively streamlining our wholesale partners, optimizing for partners that are aligned
with our luxury brand positioning. At the end of fiscal 2024, our wholesale door count
was approximately 1,400 (approximately 1,500 wholesale doors at the end of fiscal
2023).
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1 Sales per square foot is a supplementary financial measure. Please refer to the Non-IFRS measures and other
financial measures section of our Management’s Discussion & Analysis for a definition of and explanation around this
supplementary financial measure.
•
International distributors. Our partners in this category have partial or full exclusive
territory rights to sell our products to a particular market through their own DTC channels
or local wholesalers. In fiscal 2024, we worked with international distributors based in
Asia Pacific.
•
Travel retail. Our travel retail partners operate in airports and duty-free locations that
cater to customers traveling abroad. In fiscal 2024, we opened travel retail locations
through a third-party partner in Germany and South Korea.
In fiscal 2024, EMEA was our largest wholesale market, followed by North America and then
Asia Pacific.
Other
The Other segment primarily includes revenue from friends and family sales and employee
sales. In fiscal 2024, we launched a new employee sales program that enables employees to
purchase select products from our current collections at attractive price points. This is a
deliberate strategy to improve employee access to our in-line product, encouraging employees
to engage with the brand and act as brand ambassadors.
Our friends and family sales program is a considered part of our inventory management strategy
to create space for new product categories and assortments by proactively reducing excess
inventory. Our approach allows us to directly oversee and manage the customer experience and
our inventory while mitigating environmental impact. We believe this approach enables us to
attract new customers, create desire with aspirational buyers, engage with existing customers in
new ways, and generate incremental cash flow. In fiscal 2024, we significantly increased the
number of friends and family sales events to exit slow moving and discontinued product at lower
than previously available market price points.
Other also includes revenue generated by our manufacturing facility in Romania via the
manufacturing of third-party products.
Brand and Marketing
Our global brand strategy is focused on building awareness, generating brand heat, and
stimulating cultural and consumer connections. Our strength lies in our storytelling and
amplifying those stories through a variety of channels and relationships. We target both
attracting new customers and nurturing existing ones to drive customer lifetime value.
In fiscal 2024, our key marketing initiatives included our Fall/Winter Live in the Open campaign
focused on inspiring women and multiple campaigns to support our product collaborations and
amplify our partnership with the NBA.
Our authentic approach to storytelling has helped fuel brand awareness, drive brand heat, and
build strategic relationships with influencers and celebrities and within relevant industries,
represented through our product collaborations, Goose People, and our work in the film and
entertainment industry.
Product collaborations. From time-to-time, we leverage product collaborations to drive cultural
relevancy and tap into new and diverse audiences. These collaborations allow both us and our
partners to flex outside of our design ethos, reinterpreting our iconic products in fresh, new
ways. We also appear in different places, including leading international fashion shows, such as
the KidSuper Men’s Fall 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week. In fiscal 2024, we executed
nine collaborations with artists and designers around the world.
Goose People. Goose People, who include adventurers, athletes, scientists, and artists, are a
diverse group of global brand ambassadors that embody our brand’s values and continue to be
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an important way for us to authentically tell our stories. In fiscal 2024, we announced eco-
explorer and athlete, Mario Rigby as a Goose Person.
Film and entertainment. For more than three decades, our jackets have been a staple on film
sets around the world. Our jackets offer film crews and talent the warmth and functionality they
need to survive long shoots in the most demanding environments. Our products have naturally
transitioned from behind the scenes to on-camera to authenticate cold-weather scenes.
Once a consumer is engaged, we aim to drive further connectivity and increase lifetime value,
inviting them to our insider community, further engaging them through email campaigns, and
ultimately delivering elevated and innovative product and shopping experiences, such as our
Canadian Warmth customer experience program (see DTC Channel section).
We primarily measure our brand position and momentum through proprietary research
conducted across our key markets that assesses how consumers perceive our brand. We
leverage the insights from these studies as well as metrics from other sources, including our
loyalty community, social media and search engines, in addition to our stores, to measure
progress against our strategic objectives and inform long-term decision-making.
Warranty
We aim to strengthen relationships post-purchase, through customer service excellence and our
lifetime warranty program, which applies to much of our outerwear.
Canada Goose products purchased from an Authorized Retailer are fully warranted against
defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the product – which means the usual
and customary wearable life of the product, by the original owner. If a product fails due to a
manufacturing defect, we repair the product free of charge, or replace it at our discretion. If the
exact style is not available for replacement, a product of equal value and similar style is
provided. Knitwear, accessories and collaborations are excluded from the Canada Goose
warranty program, unless otherwise stated.
Sourcing and Manufacturing
Canada Goose operates a vertically-integrated supply chain, affording us increased quality
control and direct involvement from end-to-end. This includes raw material sourcing, our own
manufacturing facilities, domestic contract manufacturing partners, offshore manufacturers,
quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and supporting sustainability commitments throughout
our global supply chain and logistics network.
Sourcing
We source the necessary raw materials, trimmings and finished goods through our network of
selected suppliers, based on our forecasts and confirmed wholesale order book.
Our materials are sourced globally and suppliers must comply with our Supplier Code of
Conduct, which sets out our standards for inclusive, safe, and healthy working conditions and
environmental responsibility throughout our supply chain.
We prioritize preferred fibers and materials (PFMs) in domestic production, which represents the
significant majority of our finished goods in our domestically-manufactured products.
In 2021, we achieved our commitment to end the purchase of all fur, and in 2022, we ended the
production of fur in our products.
Manufacturing
In fiscal 2024, nearly all of our down-filled outerwear were manufactured in Canada. Over 80%
of these products were manufactured directly in our facilities.
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As of March 31, 2024, we operated eight Canada Goose manufacturing facilities (seven in
Canada; one in Romania). We also work with domestic and international manufacturing partners
who offer specialized expertise, which provides us with flexibility to scale our production and
effectively offer a broader range of product categories.
At our Canadian facilities, we conduct comprehensive training programs for our manufacturing
employees that help them to develop and become experts at their craft. Our manufacturing
talent combined with our approach with domestic partners provides us with a high level of
flexibility, which continues to fulfill our commitment to producing our down-filled product
outerwear exclusively in Canada.
Our international partners, primarily based in Europe, produce finished goods for our wind wear,
rainwear, knitwear, accessories, and footwear lines.
Logistics
Our logistics network includes third-party warehouses located around the world in addition to our
own manufacturing facilities. Given the greater unit volume produced in Canada, our primary
warehouse is located in Ontario, Canada. This unique point of origin is a competitive advantage
as it allows us to operate, directionally, against traditional shipping routes.
Inventory Management
We aim to actively manage our inventory in line with the growing size of our business. Our
owned manufacturing allows us to achieve our goal to ensure product quality and our Made in
Canada heritage for our down-filled products. We strive to have inventory levels that are
consistent with demand. Our partnerships with contract manufacturers helps us flex production
capacity higher and lower depending on business needs. Contract manufactured product comes
back to our owned facilities for final inspection and the application of our logo.
In fiscal 2024, we decelerated inventory growth and shifted more to in-house production,
supporting alignment between production levels, anticipated revenue, and utilization of on-hand
evergreen product.
Sustainability
Sustainability practices and principles are at the core of our culture. It drives how we conduct
our business and the decisions that we make across our products and our operations. Our
climate, materials and packaging, and community initiatives are executed through our purpose
platform, HUMANATURE, which embeds our sustainability commitments across our company’s
operations. Please refer to our fiscal 2023 Sustainability Report for more information on the
initiatives described below.
Climate
We have achieved carbon neutrality for company operations (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions)
in every year since fiscal 2019, by investing in projects that reduce, avoid, or sequester the
equivalent of 200% of each year’s greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, in fiscal 2023, we
launched energy retrofit projects in our manufacturing plants, with energy savings expected in
future years.
In addition to our building sustainable operations, Canada Goose has promoted Arctic
preservation through our support of Polar Bears International’s research and conservation work
since 2007.
Materials and Packaging
We design our products for longevity, which is reflected in the high quality of our materials and
our craftsmanship. Over time, we have increased the sourcing of PFMs in the domestic supply
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of our products that have demonstrated improved environmental and social sustainability
impacts compared to conventional production. This includes recycled, organic, and responsible
standards.
We have also been Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified since 2022 as both a brand
and manufacturer. The RDS is an international, voluntary program that monitors the chain of
custody for certified down and ensures that RDS down standards are maintained throughout the
entire supply chain.
In fiscal 2023, we launched our recommerce platform Canada Goose Generations in the US,
offering an authorized reselling platform that keeps Canada Goose products in circulation, giving
them multiple lifetimes, and expanding our initiatives in the circular economy. In fiscal 2024, we
introduced Generations in Canada. Canada Goose first entered the circular economy through
our Resource Centres Program, which provides excess fabrics and materials to communities in
Canada’s North, which we began in 2009.
We are also making progress toward more sustainable packaging solutions. In fiscal 2023, we
eliminated redundant packaging, upgraded boxes to 100% recycled content, and developed
plans to transition to 100% recycled plastic poly bags, after consuming and depleting inventory.
In addition, in fiscal 2023, all Canada Goose retail stores ended the purchase of any single-use
plastics.
Community
We believe in engaging communities and supporting the people who are making a difference in
those communities. In addition to our work with Polar Bears International and our Resource
Centres Programs, we have formed deep partnerships with Indigenous communities in the
Canadian North to honour and celebrate their traditions in a way that is linked to the Canada
Goose ethos, such as elevating Canadian and Arctic narratives through our art program on
display at our global retail locations, which prioritize Inuit art. At the end of fiscal 2024, we had
over 600 artworks on display in over 25 stores around the world.
Intellectual Property
We own the trademarks used in connection with the marketing, distribution and sale of all of our
products in the United States, Canada and in the other countries in which our products are sold.
Our major trademarks include the CANADA GOOSE word mark and the ARCTIC PROGRAM &
DESIGN trademark (our disc logo consisting of the colour-inverse design of the North Pole and
Arctic Ocean). In addition to the registrations in Canada and the United States, our word mark
and design are registered in other jurisdictions which cover approximately 75 countries.
Furthermore, in certain jurisdictions we register as trademarks certain elements of our products,
such as fabric, warmth categorization and style names such as our Snow Mantra parka.
We enforce our trademarks and we have taken several measures to protect our customers from
counterfeiting activities. Since 2011, we have sewn a unique hologram, designed exclusively for
us, into every jacket and accessory as proof of authenticity. Additionally, our website has a tool
for potential online customers to verify the integrity of third party retailers that purport to sell our
products. We are also active in enforcing rights on a global basis to our trademarks and taking
action against counterfeiters, online and in physical stores.
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal in nature. See Item 5.A - “Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects” - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results” - “Factors Affecting
our Performance” - “Seasonality” and Item 3.D - “Risk Factors” - “Risks Related to our Business”
for a discussion.
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Government Regulation
In Canada and in the other jurisdictions in which we operate, we are subject to labour and
employment laws, laws governing advertising, privacy and data security laws, safety regulations
and other laws, including consumer protection regulations that apply to retailers and/or the
promotion and sale of merchandise and the operation of stores and warehouse facilities. Our
products sold outside of Canada are subject to tariffs, treaties and various trade agreements as
well as laws affecting the importation of consumer goods. We monitor changes in these laws,
regulations, treaties and agreements, and believe that we are in material compliance with
applicable laws.
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C. Organizational Structure
The following chart reflects our organizational structure (including the jurisdiction of formation or
incorporation of the various entities) as of May 18, 2024.
D. Property, Plants and Equipment
We maintain leased facilities for our corporate headquarters and to conduct our principal
manufacturing and retail activities, which we believe are in good condition and working order.
As of March 31, 2024, we lease properties globally, which is comprised of (i) 68 permanent retail
stores, (ii) eight offices (two in Switzerland, two in Greater China, one in the United Kingdom,
one in Japan, one in the United States and one in Canada (iii) nine manufacturing facilities
(eight in Canada including one manufacturing facility for Baffin and one in Romania), (iv) one
warehouse facility in Canada and (v) one distribution centre in the United States. Our
manufacturing and warehouse properties range in size from 50,000 to 190,000 square feet. We
also occupy inventory space in the warehouses of several third party logistics providers in all of
our primary regions.
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
See below for Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of
Operations.
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CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for Canada Goose Holdings
Inc. (“us,” “we,” “our,” “Canada Goose” or the “Company”) is dated May 15, 2024 and provides
information concerning our results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter
and fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (“fiscal 2024”). You should read this MD&A together with
our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the year ended March
31, 2024 (“Annual Financial Statements”). Additional information about Canada Goose is
available on our website at www.canadagoose.com, on the SEDAR+ website at
www.sedarplus.ca, and on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov, including this Annual Report on Form 20-F.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. These statements are neither historical facts
nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on our current beliefs,
expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies,
and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,”
“predict,” “project,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” and other similar expressions, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements
include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in many places throughout this
MD&A and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations
concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, business
prospects, growth, strategies, expectations regarding industry trends and the size and growth
rates of addressable markets, our business plan and our growth strategies, including plans for
expansion to new markets and new products, expectations for seasonal trends, and the industry
in which we operate.
Certain assumptions made in preparing the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A
include:
•
our ability to implement our growth strategies;
•
our ability to maintain strong business relationships with our customers, suppliers,
wholesalers, and distributors;
•
our ability to keep pace with changing consumer preferences;
•
our ability to protect our intellectual property;
•
our ability to adapt to changes to our business as a whole due to environmental,
social and governance (“ESG”) considerations;
•
the continued absence of material global supply chain disruptions to our business
and our ability to fulfill demand and maintain sufficient inventory levels, which we
continue to monitor; and
•
the absence of material adverse changes in our industry or the global economy.
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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate
to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that
these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors”
section of our Annual Report and other risk factors described herein, which include, but are not
limited to, the following risks:
•
we may not open retail stores or expand e-Commerce access on our planned
timelines;
•
we may be unable to maintain the strength of our brand or to expand our brand to
new products and geographies;
•
unanticipated changes in the effective tax rate or adverse outcomes from audit
examinations of corporate income or other tax returns;
•
our indebtedness may adversely affect our financial condition, and we may not be
able to refinance or renegotiate such indebtedness on favourable or satisfactory
terms;
•
an economic downturn and general economic conditions (for example, inflation and
rising interest rates) may further affect discretionary consumer spending;
•
we may not be able to satisfy changing consumer preferences;
•
global political events, including the impact of political disruptions and protests, which
may cause business interruptions;
•
our ability to procure high quality raw materials and certain finished goods globally;
•
our ability to manage inventory and forecast our inventory need, which we continue
to monitor, and to manage our production distribution networks. If our supply
exceeds demand, we may be required to take certain actions to reduce inventory
which could damage our brand;
•
we may not be able to protect or preserve our brand image and proprietary rights
globally;
•
the success of our business strategy;
•
our ability to manage our exposure to data security and cyber security events;
•
disruptions to manufacturing and distribution activities due to factors such as
operational issues, disruptions in transportation logistic functions or labour shortages
or disruptions;
•
risks and global disruptions associated with geopolitical events, which may further
affect general economic and operating conditions;
•
fluctuations in raw material costs, interest rates and currency exchange rates;
•
we may be unable to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; and
•
our ability to successfully realize expected benefits from our Transformation
Program.
Although we base the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A on assumptions that
we believe are reasonable, we caution you that actual results and developments (including our
results of operations, liquidity and capital resources, and the development of the industry in
which we operate) may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking
statements contained in this MD&A. Additional impacts may arise that we are not aware of
currently. The potential of such additional impacts intensifies the business and operating risks
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which we face, and these should be considered when reading the forward-looking statements
contained in this MD&A. In addition, even if results and developments are consistent with the
forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A, those results and developments may not be
indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. As a result, any or all of our
forward-looking statements in this MD&A may prove to be inaccurate. No forward-looking
statement is a guarantee of future results. Moreover, we operate in a highly competitive and
rapidly changing environment in which new risks often emerge. It is not possible for our
management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or
the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make.
You should read this MD&A and the documents that we reference herein completely and with
the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this MD&A, and we
do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by
applicable laws.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Annual Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
(“IASB”), and this accompanying MD&A are presented in millions of Canadian dollars, except
where otherwise indicated. Certain financial measures contained in this MD&A are non-IFRS
financial measures and are discussed further under “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” below.
The Annual Financial Statements and the accompanying notes have been prepared using the
accounting policies described in “Note 2. Material accounting policy information” to the Annual
Financial Statements.
All references to “$”, “CAD” and “dollars” refer to Canadian dollars, “USD” refers to U.S. dollars,
“GBP” refers to British pounds sterling, “EUR” refers to euros, “CHF” refers to Swiss francs,
“CNY” refers to Chinese yuan, “RMB” refers to Chinese renminbi, “HKD” refers to Hong Kong
dollars and “JPY” refers to Japanese yen unless otherwise indicated. Certain totals, subtotals
and percentages throughout this MD&A may not reconcile due to rounding.
All references to “fiscal 2022” are to the Company’s fiscal year ended April 3, 2022; to “fiscal
2023” are to the Company’s fiscal year ended April 2, 2023; and to “fiscal 2024” are to the
Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53-week reporting cycle with the fiscal year ending on the
Sunday closest to March 31. Each fiscal quarter is 13 weeks for a 52-week fiscal year. The
additional week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the third quarter. Both fiscal 2024 and fiscal
2023 were 52-week fiscal years.
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Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year
presentation, where foreign exchange gains and losses related to the outstanding principal
balance on the Term Loan (as defined below), net of hedging, are reflected in the presentation
of net interest, finance and other costs; previously this was presented in selling, general and
administrative ("SG&A") expenses. This change was made to present all financing costs related
to the Term Loan within the same financial statement caption in the consolidated statements of
income. For the fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023, we reclassified foreign exchange
losses of $0.4m and $12.1m, respectively. For the year ended April 3, 2022, we reclassified
foreign exchange losses of $2.8m. This reclassification did not impact net income, earnings per
share, or the consolidated statement of financial position in the comparative periods.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company amended the allocation basis for certain
SG&A expenses between the operating segments to provide more relevant information on
financial performance of each operating segment. The reclassification did not impact net
income, earnings per share, or the consolidated statements of financial position in the
comparative year. Comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year
presentation.
FACTORS AFFECTING OUR PERFORMANCE
We believe that our performance depends on many factors including those discussed below.
•
Growth in our DTC Channel. We plan to continue executing our global strategy through retail
and e-Commerce expansion, though the scale of such expansion may be delayed due to
current global conditions. We continue to monitor these conditions and their potential impact
on our ability to achieve positive comparable sales growth in our DTC channel.
•
Wholesale. We plan to increasingly control our distribution through progressively shifting
sales from our wholesale channel to our DTC channel.
•
New Products. We intend to continue investing in design, innovation and the development
and introduction of new products, including talent development, as well as expand offerings
in our existing product categories, across styles, uses, and climates.
•
Inflationary Environment. Inflationary pressures may persist in future fiscal periods and may
fluctuate materially between markets. Such pressures may, among other impacts globally,
have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current gross margin and SG&A expenses
as a percentage of revenue. Elevated interest rates may impact our business, including
borrowing and other costs, and the markets in which we operate. In addition, inflationary
pressures may affect the amount of discretionary income available for certain customers to
purchase our products.
•
Macroeconomic Conditions. We are subject to risks and exposures from the evolving
macroeconomic environment, including supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainty,
customer budgetary constraints, inflation, and resulting fears of potential economic
slowdowns or recessions, all of which may negatively impact consumer demand for our
products. We continuously monitor the direct and indirect impacts of these circumstances on
our business and financial results.
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Seasonality. We experience seasonal fluctuations in our revenue and operating results and
have historically realized a significant portion of our annual wholesale revenue during our
second and third fiscal quarters, and our annual DTC revenue in our third and fourth fiscal
quarters. We generated 78.1%, 78.9% and 82.5% of our annual wholesale revenue in the
combined second and third fiscal quarters of fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023, and fiscal 2022,
respectively. Additionally, we generated 82.6%, 83.9% and 85.0% of our annual DTC
revenue in the combined third and fourth fiscal quarters of fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023, and fiscal
2022, respectively. Because of seasonal fluctuations in revenue and fixed costs associated
with our business, particularly the headcount growth and premises costs associated with our
expanding DTC channel, we typically experience negative and substantially reduced net
income and adjusted EBIT1 in the first and fourth quarters, respectively. As a result of our
seasonality, changes that impact gross margin and adjusted EBIT1 among others can have a
disproportionate impact on the quarterly results when they are recorded in our off-peak
revenue periods. Business performance can also be impacted by the timing and intensity of
cold weather, which may affect purchasing behaviour, including causing earlier or later
purchases relative to prior periods, especially in our DTC channel.
1
Adjusted EBIT is a non-IFRS measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other Specified Financial
Measures” for a description of this measure.
Working capital requirements typically increase as inventory builds. We finance these needs
through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings on our Revolving Facility, the
Mainland China Facilities, and the Japan Facility, as defined below. Historically, cash flows
from operations have been highest in the third and fourth fiscal quarters of the fiscal year
due to revenue from the DTC channel and the collection of receivables from wholesale
revenue earlier in the year.
•
Global Climate Trends. A portion of our business is dependent on cold-weather seasons and
patterns to generate consumer demand for our products. Consumer demand for our
products may be negatively affected to the extent global climate patterns trend warmer,
reducing typical patterns of cold-weather events or increasing weather volatility.
•
Foreign Exchange. We sell a significant portion of our products to customers outside of
Canada, which exposes us to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In fiscal years
2024, 2023 and 2022, we generated 70.5%, 70.1% and 72.5%, respectively, of our revenue
in currencies other than Canadian dollars.
Refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk - Foreign exchange
risk” below for more details on foreign exchange.
•
Global Political Events and Other Disruptions. We are conscious of risks related to social,
economic, and political instability, including geopolitical tensions, regulatory matters, market
volatility, and social unrest that are affecting consumer spending, international travel, credit
markets, logistics and foreign exchange in certain countries and travel corridors.
We remain concerned about the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and continue to
suspend all wholesale and e-Commerce sales to Russia. We also continue to monitor the
ongoing conflicts and the impacts on human life.
We have been, and may in the future be, impacted by widespread protests and other
disruptions. To the extent that such disruptions persist, we expect that operations and traffic
at our retail stores may be impacted.
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS
Business Combination
On November 1, 2023, a newly incorporated subsidiary of the Company, Paola Confectii
Manufacturing Limited (“Paola Confectii”), acquired the business of Paola Confectii SRL, a
luxury knitwear manufacturer for total cash consideration of $15.9m. Based in Romania, Paola
Confectii SRL has been a trusted partner in manufacturing knitwear for Canada Goose since we
launched the category in 2017. This acquisition is expected to enhance product margins and
supply control, while deepening in-house product expertise and capability.
In connection with the business combination, subject to the controlling shareholders of Paola
Confectii SRL (“PCML Vendors”) remaining employees through November 1, 2025, a further
amount is payable to the PCML Vendors if certain performance conditions are met based on
financial results (“Earn-Out”). The estimated value is calculated as a pre-determined percentage
of net equity value, determined as a multiple of EBITDA and EBITDA margin for the fiscal year
ending March 30, 2025, subject to a floor, less net debt adjustments. As at the reporting date,
the estimated value of the payout was $7.4m. The Company recognized the amount as
remuneration for future services to be performed conditional on employment until November 1,
2025, which will be expensed over two years.
Paola Confectii’s results of operations have been consolidated with those of the Company from
the date of acquisition and are presented in the Other operating segment. The results of Paola
Confectii were not significant for the period beginning on the date of acquisition and ended on
March 31, 2024, and would not have been either during fiscal 2024 if the acquisition had
occurred as of the beginning of the fiscal year.
See “Note 5. Business combination” in our Annual Financial Statements for detailed information
on the acquisition of Paola Confectii SRL.
Transformation Program
In fiscal 2023, the Company announced its Transformation Program. This multi-phase program
is expected to increase operational efficiencies by optimizing production and procurement,
developing people and resources, and focusing on our consumers to allow sustainable growth,
profitability and long term value.
•
During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company completed the consolidation of one
of our manufacturing facilities in Montreal to improve efficiencies in our supply chain.
•
During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company reduced its global corporate
workforce by approximately 10% to improve efficiencies in the workforce and yield
savings in labour costs moving forward.
•
On March 26, 2024, the Company undertook a workforce reduction as part of the
Transformation Program, to streamline our business, accelerate decision-making, and
increase efficiencies across our operating platform impacting approximately 17% of
headcount.
SEGMENTS
Our reporting segments align with our sales channels: DTC, Wholesale, and Other. We measure
each reportable operating segment’s performance based on revenue and operating income.
Our DTC segment includes sales to customers through our directly operated retail stores and
our e-Commerce website available across numerous markets, which includes the newly
launched recommerce platform Canada Goose Generations, currently available in the United
States and Canada.
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Through our Wholesale segment, we sell to a mix of retailers and international distributors, who
are partners that have partial or full exclusive territory rights to sell our products to a particular
market through their own DTC channels or local wholesalers. The Wholesale segment includes
the introduction of travel retail starting in the second quarter ended of fiscal 2024.
The Other segment comprises revenue and costs that are not related to the Company’s DTC or
Wholesale segments, such as sales to employees, friends and family sales, and results from the
newly acquired Paola Confectii business (see "Business Developments" above).
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the performance measure for our Other segment was
revised to exclude corporate general and administrative expenses; these expenses are now
presented as a reconciling item to the Company’s consolidated operating income. This change
in segment reporting was made to improve the understanding of financial performance in the
Other segment.
Corporate expenses comprises costs that do not occur through the DTC, Wholesale, or Other
segments, including the cost of marketing expenditures to build brand awareness across all
segments, management overhead costs in support of manufacturing operations, other corporate
costs, and foreign exchange gains and losses not specifically associated with segment
operations.
As at March 31, 2024, our DTC segment by geography included the following directly operated
permanent retail stores:
Fiscal 2024
April 2,
2023
Q1
Additions
Q2
Additions
Q3
Additions
Q4
Additions
March 31,
2024
Canada
9
—
—
—
—
9
United States
8
2
3
2
1
16
North America
17
2
3
2
1
25
Greater China1
23
—
2
—
1
26
Asia Pacific (excluding
Greater China1)
3
—
3
1
1
8
Asia Pacific
26
—
5
1
2
34
EMEA2
8
1
—
—
—
9
Total permanent stores
51
3
8
3
3
68
Fiscal 2023
April 3,
2022
Q1
Additions
Q2
Additions
Q3
Additions
Q4
Additions
April 2,
2023
Canada
9
—
—
—
—
9
United States
6
—
—
2
—
8
North America
15
—
—
2
—
17
Greater China1
19
1
2
1
—
23
Asia Pacific (excluding
Greater China1)
—
1
—
2
—
3
Asia Pacific
19
2
2
3
—
26
EMEA2
7
—
—
1
—
8
Total permanent stores
41
2
2
6
—
51
1
Greater China comprises Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
2
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The following table summarizes results of operations for the years ended March 31, 2024,
April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022 and the fourth quarters ended March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023,
and expresses the percentage relationship to revenues of certain financial statement captions.
Basis points (“bps”) expresses the changes between percentages. See “Results of Operations”
for additional details and for the comparison discussions between the years ended March 31,
2024 and April 2, 2023.
For the comparison discussions between the years ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022,
please see Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” of our Annual Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended April 2, 2023, filed with Canadian securities commissions on
SEDAR+ and with the SEC on May 18, 2023. See “Basis of Presentation” for details on impacts
of reclassifications on comparative information.
CAD $ millions (except per share
data)
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Statement of Operations data:
Reclassified Reclassified
Reclassified
Revenue
1,333.8
1,217.0
1,098.4
358.0
293.2
Gross profit
917.4
815.2
733.6
233.0
190.3
Gross margin
68.8 %
67.0 %
66.8 %
65.1 %
64.9 %
Operating income
124.5
147.6
159.5
23.1
17.6
Net income (loss)
58.1
68.9
94.6
7.6
(10.0)
Net income (loss) attributable to
shareholders of the Company
58.4
72.7
94.6
5.0
(3.1)
Earnings (loss) per share
attributable to shareholders of
the Company
Basic
$
0.58
$
0.69
$
0.87
$
0.05
$
(0.03)
Diluted1
$
0.57
$
0.69
$
0.87
$
0.05
$
(0.03)
1.
Subordinate voting shares issuable on exercise of stock options are not treated as dilutive if including them
would decrease the loss per share, or if the weighted average daily closing share price for the period was greater
than the exercise price. For the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024, there were 3,904,366 and
3,904,366 shares, respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - 643,505 and 2,231,231 shares,
respectively) that were not taken into account in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect
was anti-dilutive.
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Financial Position:
Cash
144.9
286.5
Total assets
1,481.6
1,590.0
Total non-current liabilities
748.2
760.1
Equity
423.5
477.5
COMPONENTS OF OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue
DTC revenue consists of sales through our e-Commerce operations and retail stores. DTC
revenue is recognized upon delivery of the goods to the customer and when consideration is
received, net of an estimated provision for sales returns.
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Wholesale revenue comprises sales to third party resellers, which includes retailers and
distributors of our products. Wholesale revenue from the sale of goods, net of an estimated
provision for sales returns, discounts, and allowances, is recognized when control of the goods
has been transferred to the reseller, which, depending on the terms of the agreement with the
reseller, occurs when the products have been shipped to the reseller, are picked up from our
third party warehouse, or arrive at the reseller’s facilities.
Other revenue comprises of sales that do not occur through DTC or Wholesale segments,
including sales to employees, friends and family sales, and results from the newly acquired
Paola Confectii business.
Gross Profit
Gross profit is our revenue less cost of sales. Cost of sales comprises the cost associated with
manufacturing our products, goods purchased from other manufacturers and bringing products
to their place of sale. These include:
Manufacturing costs including raw materials, direct labour, and overhead. Cost of sales also
includes depreciation on our manufacturing right-of-use assets and plant assets as well as
inventory provisions, and allowances related to obsolescence and shrinkage. The primary
drivers of our cost of sales are the costs of raw materials (which are sourced in both Canadian
dollars and U.S. dollars), manufacturing labour rates, and the allocation of overhead.
Costs of goods purchased include the cost to source the product at our third party
manufacturers, the product cost, freight and duty costs of shipping to our warehouses around
the world.
Costs related to bringing products to their place of sale include freight, duty, and non-refundable
taxes incurred in delivering the goods to distribution centres managed by third parties or to our
retail stores.
Gross margin measures our gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
SG&A Expenses
SG&A expenses are incurred in our operating segments and at the corporate level. SG&A
expenses consist of selling costs to support our customer relationships and to deliver our
products to our e-Commerce customers, retail stores, and wholesale partners. It also includes
our marketing and brand investment activities and the corporate infrastructure required to
support our ongoing operations, as well as depreciation and amortization other than on
manufacturing right-of-use assets and plant assets.
SG&A expenses within our operating segments include:
•
Selling costs which generally correlate to revenue timing and would typically experience
similar seasonal trends. As a percentage of sales, we expect these selling costs to
change as our business evolves. This change has been and is expected to be primarily
driven by the expansion of our DTC segment, including the investment required to
support e-Commerce sites and retail stores. Retail store costs are mostly fixed and are
incurred throughout the year.
•
General and administrative expenses which are directly related to our operating
segments primarily include personnel costs (including salaries, variable incentive
compensation, and benefits), technology support, other professional service costs, and
marketing.
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•
Depreciation and amortization which represent the economic benefit incurred in using
the Company’s property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and right-of-use assets.
We expect depreciation and amortization to increase, primarily driven by the expansion
of our DTC segment.
SG&A expenses at the corporate level include:
•
General and administrative expenses which generally represent costs incurred in our
corporate offices, primarily related to marketing, personnel costs (including salaries,
variable incentive compensation, benefits, and share-based compensation), technology
support, and other professional service costs. We have invested considerably in this
area to support the growing volume and complexity of our business.
•
Depreciation and amortization which represent the economic benefit incurred in using
corporate property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and right-of-use assets.
Operating Income and Operating Margin
Operating income is our gross profit less SG&A expenses. Operating margin measures our
operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Net Interest, Finance and Other Costs
Net interest, finance and other costs represents interest expense on our borrowings including
the Revolving Facility, the Term Loan, the Mainland China Facilities, the Japan Facility, each as
defined below, and lease liabilities, as well as standby fees and other financing costs, net of
interest income. Net interest, finance and other costs also includes the fair value
remeasurements of the contingent consideration, put option liability related to the agreement
entered between the Company and Sazaby League to form the Japan Joint Venture (“Joint
Venture Agreement”), and foreign exchange gains and losses related to the outstanding
principal balance on the Term Loan, net of the impact of hedging which previously was
presented in SG&A expenses.
See “Note 5. Business Combination” of the Annual Financial Statements for a description of the
put option and contingent consideration under Japan Joint Venture.
Income Taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the jurisdictions in which we operate and, consequently,
income tax expense is a function of the allocation of taxable income by jurisdiction and the
various activities that impact the timing of taxable events.
Changes in tax laws in any of the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, or adverse
outcomes from tax audits that we may be subject to in any of the jurisdictions in which we
operate, could result in an unfavorable change in our effective tax rate, which could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to the year ended April 2, 2023
The following table summarizes results of operations and expresses the percentage relationship
to revenue of certain financial statement captions. Basis points (“bps”) expresses the changes
between percentages.
CAD $ millions
(except share and per share data)
Year ended
$
Change
%
Change
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Statement of Income data:
Revenue
1,333.8
1,217.0
116.8
9.6
%
Cost of sales
416.4
401.8
(14.6)
(3.6) %
Gross profit
917.4
815.2
102.2
12.5
%
Gross margin
68.8 %
67.0 %
180 bps
SG&A expenses
792.9
667.6
(125.3)
(18.8) %
SG&A expenses as % of revenue
59.4 %
54.9 %
(450) bps
Operating income
124.5
147.6
(23.1)
(15.7) %
Operating margin
9.3 %
12.1 %
(280) bps
Net interest, finance and other costs
48.8
54.1
5.3
9.8
%
Income before income taxes
75.7
93.5
(17.8)
(19.0) %
Income tax expense
17.6
24.6
7.0
28.5
%
Effective tax rate
23.2 %
26.3 %
310 bps
Net income
58.1
68.9
(10.8)
(15.7) %
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
(0.3)
(3.8)
3.5
92.1
%
Net income attributable to shareholders of the
Company
58.4
72.7
(14.3)
(19.7) %
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding
Basic
100,816,758 105,058,643
Diluted1
101,823,073 105,622,312
Earnings per share attributable to
shareholders of the Company
Basic
$
0.58
$
0.69
(0.11)
(15.9) %
Diluted
$
0.57
$
0.69
(0.12)
(17.4) %
1.
Subordinate voting shares issuable on exercise of stock options are not treated as dilutive if including them
would decrease the loss per share, or if the weighted average daily closing share price for the period was greater
than the exercise price. As at March 31, 2024, there were 3,904,366 shares (April 2, 2023 - 2,231,231 shares)
that were not taken into account in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-
dilutive.
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Revenue
Year ended
$ Change
% Change
CAD $
millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
As
reported
Foreign
exchange
impact
In
constant
currency1
As
reported
In
constant
currency1
DTC
950.7
807.3
143.4
(3.5)
139.9
17.8 %
17.3 %
Wholesale
312.3
373.8
(61.5)
(9.2)
(70.7)
(16.5) %
(18.9) %
Other
70.8
35.9
34.9
0.1
35.0
97.2 %
97.5 %
Total revenue
1,333.8
1,217.0
116.8
(12.6)
104.2
9.6 %
8.6 %
1
Constant currency revenue is a non-IFRS financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Revenue by geography
Year ended
$ Change
% Change
CAD $
millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
As
reported
Foreign
exchange
impact
In constant
currency3
As
reported
In constant
currency3
Canada
246.3
241.0
5.3
—
5.3
2.2 %
2.2 %
United States
324.6
340.2
(15.6)
(6.8)
(22.4)
(4.6) %
(6.6) %
North America
570.9
581.2
(10.3)
(6.8)
(17.1)
(1.8) %
(2.9) %
Greater China1
422.2
287.2
135.0
(0.2)
134.8
47.0 %
46.9 %
Asia Pacific
(excluding
Greater China1)
84.7
67.0
17.7
3.6
21.3
26.4 %
31.8 %
Asia Pacific
506.9
354.2
152.7
3.4
156.1
43.1 %
44.1 %
EMEA2
256.0
281.6
(25.6)
(9.2)
(34.8)
(9.1) %
(12.4) %
Total revenue
1,333.8
1,217.0
116.8
(12.6)
104.2
9.6 %
8.6 %
1
Greater China comprises Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
2
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
3
Constant currency revenue is a non-IFRS financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
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Revenue for the year ended March 31, 2024 increased by $116.8m, or 9.6%, to $1,333.8m from
$1,217.0m for the year ended April 2, 2023. On a constant currency1 basis, revenue increased
by 8.6% the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to the year ended April 2, 2023. The strength
of the US dollar and the euro compared to the Canadian dollar and its impacts on revenue in the
period outweighed the depreciation of the Japanese yen relative to the Canadian dollar.
1
Constant currency revenue is a non-IFRS financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Within our product categories, non-Heavyweight Down grew year-over-year across all
geographies except EMEA, expanding its share of revenue and units sold within the overall mix.
Heavyweight Down revenue remained flat year-over-year on a consolidated basis with strong
growth in Asia Pacific compared to the year ended April 2, 2023, offsetting declines in other
regions.
Revenue generated from our DTC and Wholesale segments represented 71.3% and 23.4%,
respectively, of total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to 66.3% and 30.7%,
respectively, for the year ended April 2, 2023.
DTC
Revenue from our DTC segment for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $950.7m compared to
$807.3m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase of $143.4m or 17.8% was attributable
largely to:
•
Our retail stores had increased revenue across all geographies due to:
•
Retail expansion, mainly in the United States and Mainland China, with 14 new
permanent stores and three temporary stores converted to permanent stores
during the year ended March 31, 2024, in addition to 10 stores in fiscal 2023
running for the full duration of the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to partial
operations in fiscal 2023;
•
Comparable retail sales growth was mixed with:
◦
Strong performance in Asia Pacific with positive comparable sales growth
due to:
▪
Strong domestic and tourist shopping in Greater China;
▪
Positive response to our product assortment;
▪
Sales were bolstered by Lunar New Year;
▪
Elevation of traffic across our retail network in the region; and
▪
Reduced working hours and store closures as result of COVID-19
related restrictions in fiscal 2023 that did not reoccur in fiscal
2024.
◦
Weakness in North America and EMEA with negative comparable sales
growth due to a pressured consumer and an intense promotional
environment.
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•
The e-Commerce channel experienced a decline in revenue and a decline in comparable
sales growth in North America and EMEA, which was partially offset by a strong
performance in Greater China.
DTC comparable sales growth1 of 0.3%. The slight increase was driven by Asia Pacific, which
was partially offset by North America and EMEA.
Our average sales per square foot1, was $3,963 and $3,964 for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023,
respectively, with higher sales per square foot in Asia Pacific offset by lower sales per square
foot in North America and EMEA in fiscal 2024 compared to prior year.
1
DTC comparable sales growth and average sales per square foot are supplementary financial measures. See
“Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Wholesale
Revenue from our Wholesale segment for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $312.3m
compared to $373.8m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The decrease of $61.5m or (16.5)% was
due to:
•
Lower order book value due to higher levels of inventory on hand for existing customers
as our partners experienced the same intense promotional environment as we did in our
DTC channel; and
•
Continued streamlining of the Wholesale segment by reducing partnerships as we
optimize for greater DTC sales within our channel mix, consistent with our expectations,
particularly in EMEA.
Other
Revenue from our Other segment for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $70.8m compared to
$35.9m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase of $34.9m or 97.2% was attributable to:
•
Increased product sales to employees with the expansion of our employee purchase
program;
•
Larger number of friends and family events related to our strategic management of slow
moving inventory; and
•
Revenue generated from Paola Confectii in fiscal 2024 as a result of the business
combination.
Gross Profit
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Gross
margin
Reported
Gross
margin
$
Change
Change
in bps
Gross profit
917.4
68.8 %
815.2
67.0 %
102.2
180 bps
Gross profit and gross margin for the year ended March 31, 2024 were $917.4m and 68.8%,
respectively, compared to $815.2m and 67.0%, respectively, for the year ended April 2, 2023.
The increase in gross profit of $102.2m was attributable to higher DTC revenue as noted above
and margin expansion. Gross margin in the current period has been favourably impacted by
pricing (+180 bps) across all geographies within both DTC and Wholesale.
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SG&A Expenses
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
% of
segment
revenue
Reported
% of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
Reclassified Reclassified
SG&A expenses
792.9
59.4 %
667.6
54.9 %
(125.3)
(18.8) %
SG&A expenses were $792.9m for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to $667.6m for
the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in SG&A expenses of $125.3m or 18.8% was
attributable to:
•
An increase of $76.2m in costs related to our operating segments, driven by:
◦
$26.7m of higher personnel costs primarily due to headcount growth related to
the expanded retail network in the United States and Greater China;
◦
$22.2m in increased rent, occupancy, and maintenance costs primarily due to the
expansion of the retail network, prior year store openings running for the full
period in fiscal 2024, and higher costs from variable rent in Greater China
resulting from increased revenue compared to fiscal 2023;
◦
$14.9m in higher depreciation and amortization, including depreciation on right-
of-use assets, driven by the continued retail expansion;
◦
$4.2m in increased technology costs for licenses and fees related to the e-
Commerce infrastructure; and
◦
$3.9m in fees to our service providers in support of our friends and family events.
•
An increase of $49.1m in costs related to corporate expenses, driven by:
◦
$40.1m of activities related to the Transformation Program, including $23.5m of
consultancy fees and $16.6m of severance costs, net of share-based award
forfeitures, associated with the reduction in workforce, which are not expected to
recur; and
◦
$9.8m of incremental corporate personnel costs driven by headcount growth and
wage rate increases. During fiscal 2024, the Company experienced headcount
growth from corporate personnel from the prior year, however the organizational
redesign that took place at the end of March 2024 resulted in a reduction of
corporate personnel.
The increase in corporate expenses described above was partially offset by $3.8m of
favourable foreign exchange fluctuations and $3.1m of lower spend on marketing
activities.
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Operating Income and Operating Margin
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Operating
margin
Reported
Operating
margin
$
Change
Change
in bps
Reclassified Reclassified
DTC
387.1
40.7 %
347.4
43.0 %
39.7
(230) bps
Wholesale
114.0
36.5 %
131.2
35.1 %
(17.2)
140 bps
Other
14.0
19.8 %
10.5
29.2 %
3.5
(940) bps
Total segment
operating income1
515.1
489.1
26.0
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Operating
margin
Reported
Operating
margin
$
Change
Change
in bps
Total segment
operating income1
515.1
489.1
26.0
Corporate expenses
(390.6)
(341.5)
(49.1)
Total operating income
124.5
9.3 %
147.6
12.1 %
(23.1)
(280) bps
1.
Segment operating income is a non-IFRS measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other Specified
Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Operating income and operating margin were $124.5m and 9.3%, respectively, for the year
ended March 31, 2024 compared to $147.6m and 12.1%, respectively, for the year ended April
2, 2023. The decrease in operating income of $23.1m and operating margin of 280 bps was
attributable to higher operating costs, partially offset by higher gross profit as discussed above.
DTC
DTC segment operating income and operating margin were $387.1m and 40.7% for the year
ended March 31, 2024 compared to $347.4m and 43.0% for the year ended April 2, 2023. The
increase in operating income of $39.7m was attributable to improved revenue and gross profit
from expansion of the retail network, partially offset by higher operating costs.
The decrease in operating margin of (230) bps was attributable to:
•
Gross margin - favourably increased by 30 bps to 76.6% for the year ended March 31,
2024, compared to 76.3% for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in gross margin
was mainly driven by favourable pricing (+150 bps), partially offset by inventory
adjustments (-70 bps), primarily related to Canada Goose Generations, freight and duty
(-20 bps), and product mix (-20 bps).
•
SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue - unfavourably increased by 260 bps to
35.9% for the year ended March 31, 2024, compared to 33.3% for the year ended April
2, 2023. The increase was driven by higher personnel and infrastructure costs in the e-
Commerce channel relative to a decline in revenue in the channel, and higher costs from
variable rent in Greater China resulting from increased revenue compared to fiscal 2023.
There were no COVID-19 related temporary store closure costs in the year ended March 31,
2024 compared to $3.2m in the comparative period.
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Wholesale
Wholesale segment operating income and operating margin were $114.0m and 36.5% for the
year ended March 31, 2024 compared to $131.2m and 35.1% for the year ended April 2, 2023.
The decrease in operating income of $17.2m was attributable to lower gross profit, driven by a
decline in revenue from a lower order book value and the continued streamlining of the
Wholesale segment, and relatively flat SG&A expenses year-over-year.
The increase in operating margin of 140 bps was attributable:
•
Gross margin - favourably increased by 360 bps to 53.3% for the year ended March 31,
2024, compared to 49.7% for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in gross margin
was driven by favourable pricing (+280 bps), which included positive foreign exchange
results due to the strengthening of the euro relative to the Canadian dollar and inventory
adjustments (+160 bps), partially offset by cost variances (-140 bps).
•
SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue - unfavourably increased by 220 bps to
16.8% for the year ended March 31, 2024, compared to 14.6% for the year ended April
2, 2023. The increase was driven by lower revenue.
Other
Other segment operating income was $14.0m for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to
$10.5m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in operating income of $3.5m was
attributable to higher revenue as described above, partially offset by increased SG&A expenses.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the performance measure for our Other segment was
revised to exclude corporate general and administrative expenses; these expenses are now
presented as a reconciling item to the Company’s consolidated operating income.
Net Interest, Finance and Other Costs
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Reported
$
Change
%
Change
Reclassified
Net interest, finance and other costs
48.8
54.1
5.3
9.8 %
Net interest, finance and other costs were $48.8m for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared
to $54.1m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The decrease of $5.3m or 9.8% was attributable to
favourable foreign exchange fluctuations related to the Term Loan (as defined below) which is
denominated in USD, net of hedging impacts, of $10.0m. The decrease was also due to the
decrease in net loss of $3.6m on the fair value remeasurement of the put option liability (liability
decrease of $13.6m, excluding translation losses of $4.3m) and the contingent consideration
(liability increase of $4.1m, excluding translation losses of $1.6m) related to the Japan Joint
Venture. The change in fair values of the contingent consideration and put option liability were
driven by updated cash flow forecasts, progression through the 4-year and 10-year terms,
respectively, and lower cost of equity in the market.
The decrease was partially offset by $6.1m of higher interest from principal payments on lease
liabilities related to new stores, and $2.6m of higher interest charges due to higher gross
borrowings during the period on our facilities from the comparative period.
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Income Taxes
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Effective
tax rate
Reported
Effective
tax rate
$
Change
Change in
bps
Income tax expense
17.6
23.2 %
24.6
26.3 %
7.0
310 bps
Income tax expense was $17.6m for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to $24.6m for
the year ended April 2, 2023. For the year ended March 31, 2024, the effective and statutory tax
rates were 23.2% and 25.5%, respectively, compared to 26.3% and 25.3% for the year ended
April 2, 2023, respectively. Given our global operations, the effective tax rate is largely impacted
by our profit or loss in taxable jurisdictions relative to the applicable tax rates.
Net Income
Net income for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $58.1m compared to $68.9m for the year
ended April 2, 2023, driven by the factors described above.
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For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to the fourth quarter ended April
2, 2023
The following table summarizes results of operations and expresses the percentage relationship
to revenues of certain financial statement captions. Basis points (“bps”) expresses the changes
between percentages.
CAD $ millions
(except share and per share data)
Fourth quarter ended
$
Change
%
Change
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Statement of income (loss) data:
Reclassified
Revenue
358.0
293.2
64.8
22.1
%
Cost of sales
125.0
102.9
(22.1)
(21.5) %
Gross profit
233.0
190.3
42.7
22.4
%
Gross margin
65.1 %
64.9 %
20 bps
SG&A expenses
209.9
172.7
(37.2)
(21.5) %
SG&A expenses as % of revenue
58.6 %
58.9 %
30 bps
Operating income
23.1
17.6
5.5
31.3
%
Operating margin
6.5 %
6.0 %
50 bps
Net interest, finance and other costs
5.9
22.2
16.3
73.4
%
Income (loss) before income taxes
17.2
(4.6)
21.8
473.9
%
Income tax expense
9.6
5.4
(4.2)
(77.8) %
Effective tax rate
55.8 %
(117.4) %
(17,320) bps
Net income (loss)
7.6
(10.0)
17.6
176.0
%
Net income (loss) attributable to non-
controlling interest
2.6
(6.9)
9.5
137.7
%
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders
of the Company
5.0
(3.1)
8.1
261.3
%
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding
Basic
99,355,838
104,519,045
Diluted1
100,395,330 104,519,045
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to
shareholders of the Company
Basic
$
0.05
$
(0.03)
$
0.08
266.7
%
Diluted
$
0.05
$
(0.03)
$
0.08
266.7
%
1
Subordinate voting shares issuable on exercise of stock options are not treated as dilutive if including them
would decrease the loss per share, or if the weighted average daily closing share price for the period was greater
than the exercise price. For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, there were 3,904,366 shares (fourth
quarter ended April 2, 2023 - 643,505 shares) that were not taken into account in the calculation of diluted
earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.
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Revenue
Fourth quarter ended
$ Change
% Change
CAD $
millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
As
reported
Foreign
exchange
impact
In
constant
currency1
As
reported
In
constant
currency1
DTC
271.5
227.5
44.0
3.2
47.2
19.3 %
20.7 %
Wholesale
41.4
45.5
(4.1)
0.6
(3.5)
(9.0) %
(7.7) %
Other
45.1
20.2
24.9
0.1
25.0
123.3 %
123.8 %
Total revenue
358.0
293.2
64.8
3.9
68.7
22.1 %
23.4 %
1
Constant currency revenue is a non-IFRS financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of these measures.
Fourth quarter ended
$ Change
% Change
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
As
reported
Foreign
exchange
impact
In
constant
currency3
As
reported
In
constant
currency3
Canada
70.0
55.2
14.8
—
14.8
26.8 %
26.8 %
United States
82.8
67.5
15.3
(0.4)
14.9
22.7 %
22.1 %
North America
152.8
122.7
30.1
(0.4)
29.7
24.5 %
24.2 %
Greater China1
128.4
99.0
29.4
2.3
31.7
29.7 %
32.0 %
Asia Pacific
(excluding
Greater China1)
19.5
15.1
4.4
1.4
5.8
29.1 %
38.4 %
Asia Pacific
147.9
114.1
33.8
3.7
37.5
29.6 %
32.9 %
EMEA2
57.3
56.4
0.9
0.6
1.5
1.6 %
2.7 %
Total revenue
358.0
293.2
64.8
3.9
68.7
22.1 %
23.4 %
1
Greater China comprises Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
2
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
3
Constant currency revenue is a non-IFRS financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Revenue for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 was $358.0m, an increase of $64.8m, or
22.1%, from $293.2m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. On a constant currency1 basis,
revenue increased by 23.4% for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to the
fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023.
1
Constant currency revenue is a non-IFRS financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Within our product categories, non-Heavyweight Down grew year-over-year across all
geographies in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, expanding its share of revenue and
units sold within the overall mix. Heavyweight Down revenue remained flat year-over-year on a
consolidated basis with strong growth in United States and Asia Pacific compared to the fourth
quarter ended April 2, 2023.
Revenue generated from our DTC and Wholesale segments represented 75.8% and 11.6%,
respectively of total revenue for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to 77.6%
and 15.5% respectively, for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023.
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DTC
Revenue from our DTC segment was $271.5m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $227.5m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase of $44.0m or
19.3% was driven by the following factors:
•
Our retail stores had increased revenue across all geographies, primarily due to:
◦
Retail expansion mainly in the United States and Asia Pacific with three new
permanent stores in the quarter and 11 new permanent stores opened earlier in
the fiscal year running for the full duration of the current quarter compared to the
comparative quarter;
◦
Comparable retail sales growth had mixed results due to:
▪
Strong performance across Asia Pacific with positive comparable sales
growth due to:
•
Strong domestic and tourist shopping in Greater China with
elevation of traffic and increased units per transaction across our
retail network in the region, as a result of enhanced product
planning and Lunar New Year; and
•
Continued improvements in tourism in the region.
▪
Negative comparable retail sales growth in EMEA due to pressured
consumers and an intense promotional environment, although traffic,
conversion and units per transaction increased compared to the same
period last year.
•
Strong performance in the e-Commerce channel driven by the United States and Greater
China, as traffic, conversion and units per transaction increased compared to the same
period last year.
DTC comparable sales growth1 of 3.5% was driven by higher e-Commerce revenue and
relatively flat comparable store growth.
1
DTC comparable sales growth is a supplementary financial measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and
Other Specified Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Wholesale
Revenue from our Wholesale segment was $41.4m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $45.5m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The decrease of $4.1m or
(9.0)% was due to a planned lower order book value resulting from fewer orders from existing
customers, compared to the same period last year, and the ongoing streamlining of our
wholesale accounts.
Other
Revenue from our Other segment was $45.1m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $20.2m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase of $24.9m was
mainly attributable to larger number of friends and family events related to our strategic
management of slow moving inventory, which we leveraged to exit slow moving and
discontinued inventory as part of our broader strategy to optimize inventory levels.
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Gross Profit
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Gross
margin
Reported
Gross
margin
$
Change
Change
in bps
Gross profit
233.0
65.1 %
190.3
64.9 %
42.7
20 bps
Gross profit and gross margin for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 were $233.0m and
65.1%, respectively, compared to $190.3m and 64.9%, respectively, for the fourth quarter ended
April 2, 2023. The increase in gross profit of $42.7m was attributable to higher revenue and
gross margin expansion. Gross margin in the current quarter was favourably impacted by pricing
(+110 bps), freight and duty (+60 bps) and inventory adjustments (+30 bps) partially offset by
product mix (-100 bps) and channel mix (-80 bps).
SG&A Expenses
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
% of
segment
revenue
Reported
% of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
Reclassified
Reclassified
SG&A expenses
209.9
58.6 %
172.7
58.9 %
(37.2)
(21.5) %
SG&A expenses were $209.9m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to
$172.7m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase in SG&A expenses of $37.2m
or 21.5% was attributable to:
•
An increase of $23.4m in costs related to our operating segments, driven by:
◦
$7.7m of higher personnel costs primarily due to headcount growth related to the
expanded retail network in the United States and Greater China;
◦
$3.8m in higher depreciation and amortization driven by the continued retail
expansion, including new stores opened in fiscal 2024;
◦
$2.9m in increased technology costs for licenses and fees related to the e-
Commerce infrastructure; and
◦
$2.8m in fees to our service providers in support of our friends and family events;
and
◦
$2.6m in increased rent, occupancy, and maintenance costs primarily due to the
expansion of the retail network, prior year store openings running for the full
quarter in fiscal 2024, and higher costs from variable rent in Asia Pacific resulting
from increased revenue compared to fiscal 2023.
•
An increase of $13.8m in costs related to corporate expenses, driven by $13.5m of
activities related to the Transformation Program, including $2.4m of consultancy fees
and $11.1m of severance costs, net of share-based award forfeitures, associated with
the reduction in workforce which are not expected to recur.
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Operating Income and Operating Margin
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Operating
margin
Reported
Operating
margin
$
Change
Change
in bps
Reclassified Reclassified
DTC
104.8
38.6 %
90.4
39.7 %
14.4
(110) bps
Wholesale
3.9
9.4 %
3.7
8.1 %
0.2
130 bps
Other
9.9
22.0 %
5.2
25.7 %
4.7
(370) bps
Total segment operating
income1
118.6
99.3
19.3
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Operating
margin
Reported
Operating
margin
$
Change
Change
in bps
Total segment operating
income1
118.6
99.3
19.3
Corporate expenses
(95.5)
(81.7)
(13.8)
Total operating income
23.1
6.5 %
17.6
6.0 %
5.5
50 bps
1.
Segment operating income is a non-IFRS measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other Specified
Financial Measures” for a description of this measure.
Operating income and operating margin were $23.1m and 6.5% for the fourth quarter ended
March 31, 2024 compared to operating income and operating margin of $17.6m and 6.0% the
fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase in operating income of $5.5m was attributable
to higher gross profit, partially offset by higher operating costs noted above. The increase in
operating margin of 50 bps was attributable to higher gross margin partially offset by higher
SG&A expenses.
DTC
DTC segment operating income and operating margin were $104.8m and 38.6% for the fourth
quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to $90.4m and 39.7% for the fourth quarter ended
April 2, 2023. The increase in operating income of $14.4m was attributable to higher sales,
partially offset by costs associated with the expansion of the retail network.
The decrease in operating margin of (110) bps was attributable to:
•
Gross margin - favourably increased by 60 bps to 73.9% in the fourth quarter ended
March 31, 2024, compared to 73.3% for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The
increase in gross margin was driven by pricing (+110 bps), freight and duty (+50 bps)
and product mix (+40 bps), partially offset by inventory adjustments (-130 bps).
•
SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue - unfavourably increased by 170 bps to
35.3% for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to 33.6% for the fourth
quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase was attributable to higher personnel and
infrastructure costs in the e-Commerce channel relative to revenue growth in the channel
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and higher personnel costs in the retail channel relative to revenue growth in the
channel.
Wholesale
Wholesale segment operating income and operating margin were $3.9m and 9.4%, respectively,
for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to $3.7m and 8.1% for the fourth quarter
ended April 2, 2023. The increase in operating income of $0.2m was attributable to higher gross
profit despite a decline in revenue from a lower order book value and the continued streamlining
of the Wholesale segment. SG&A expenses are consistent with the comparative quarter.
The increase in operating margin of 130 bps was attributable to:
•
Gross margin - favourably increased by 400 bps to 39.6% in the fourth quarter ended
March 31, 2024, compared to 35.6% for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The
increase in gross margin was driven by inventory adjustments (+1,170 bps) primarily due
to higher inventory provisioning in the comparative quarter that did not reoccur in the
current quarter. The increase was partially offset by product mix (-740 bps) primarily due
to a lower proportion of Heavyweight Down sales.
•
SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue - unfavourably increased by 270 bps to
30.2% for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to 27.5% for the fourth
quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase was attributable to lower segment revenue, as
SG&A expenses from the current quarter are consistent with the comparative quarter.
Other
Other segment operating income was $9.9m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $5.2m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase in operating income
of $4.7m was attributable to higher revenue as described above, partially offset by increased
SG&A expenses.
Net Interest, Finance and Other Costs
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Reported
$
Change
%
Change
Reclassified
Net interest, finance and other costs
5.9
22.2
16.3
73.4 %
Net interest, finance and other costs were $5.9m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $22.2m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The decrease of $16.3m or
73.4% was driven by the decrease in net loss of $19.2m on the fair value remeasurement of the
put option liability (liability decrease of $25.6m, excluding translation losses of $1.8m) and the
contingent consideration (liability increase of $4.3m, excluding translation losses of $0.3m)
related to the Japan Joint Venture. The change in fair values of the contingent consideration and
put option liability were driven by updated cash flow forecasts, progression through the 4-year
and 10-year terms, respectively, and lower cost of equity in the market.
The decrease was partially offset by unfavourable foreign exchange fluctuations related to the
Term Loan (as defined below) which is denominated in USD, net of hedging impacts, of $1.7m
and $1.5m of higher interest related to principal payments on lease liabilities.
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Income Taxes
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Reported
Effective
tax rate
Reported
Effective
tax rate
$
Change
Change in
bps
Income tax expense
9.6
55.8 %
5.4
(117.4) %
(4.2) (17,320) bps
Income tax expense was $9.6m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to
$5.4m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024,
the effective and statutory tax rates were 55.8% and 25.5%, respectively, compared to (117.4)%
and 25.3% for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. Given our global operations, the quarter to
date effective tax rate is largely impacted by our profit or loss in taxable jurisdictions relative to
the applicable tax rates.
Net Income
Net income for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 was $7.6m compared to a net loss of
$10.0m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023, driven by the factors described above.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following is a summary of selected consolidated financial information for each of the eight
most recently completed quarters:
CAD $
millions
(except per
share data)
Revenue
% of
fiscal
year
revenue
Net income
(loss)
attributable
to
shareholders
of the
Company
Earnings (loss)
per share
attributable to
shareholders of
the Company
Operating
income
(loss)
(reclassified)
Adjusted
EBIT1
(restated)
Adjusted net
income
(loss) per
diluted share
attributable
to
shareholders
of the
Company1
(restated)
DTC
Wholesale
Other
Total
Basic
Diluted
Fiscal 2024
Fourth
Quarter
271.5
41.4 45.1 358.0
26.8 %
5.0 $ 0.05 $ 0.05
23.1
40.1 $
0.19
Third Quarter
514.0
81.8 14.1 609.9
45.7 %
130.6 $ 1.30 $ 1.29
198.8
207.2 $
1.37
Second
Quarter
109.4
162.0
9.7 281.1
21.1 %
3.9 $ 0.04 $ 0.04
2.3
15.6 $
0.16
First Quarter
55.8
27.1
1.9 84.8
6.4 %
(81.1) $ (0.78) $ (0.78)
(99.7)
(91.1) $
(0.70)
Fiscal 2023
Fourth
Quarter
227.5
45.5 20.2 293.2
24.1 %
(3.1) $ (0.03) $ (0.03)
17.6
26.6 $
0.13
Third Quarter
450.2
114.4 12.1 576.7
47.4 %
134.9 $ 1.28 $ 1.28
190.7
197.1 $
1.27
Second
Quarter
94.8
180.7
1.7 277.2
22.8 %
3.3 $ 0.03 $ 0.03
21.5
26.3 $
0.19
First Quarter
34.8
33.2
1.9 69.9
5.7 %
(62.4) $ (0.59) $ (0.59)
(82.2)
(75.9) $
(0.56)
1
Adjusted EBIT and adjusted net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of the Company are non-IFRS
financial measures and adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share attributable to shareholders of the Company
is a non-IFRS ratio. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other Specified Financial Measures” for a
description of these measures and a reconciliation to the nearest IFRS measure.
Revenue in our Wholesale segment is highest in our second and third quarters as we fulfill
wholesale customer orders in time for the Fall and Winter retail seasons, and, in our DTC
segment, in the third and fourth quarters. Our net income is typically negative in the first quarter
and negative or reduced in the fourth quarter as we invest ahead of our peak season.
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Revenue
Over the last eight quarters, revenue has been impacted by the following:
•
timing of store openings;
•
launch and expansion of international e-Commerce sites;
•
timing and extent of SG&A, including demand generation activities;
•
successful execution of global pricing strategy;
•
shift in mix of revenue from Wholesale to DTC, which has impacted the seasonality
of our financial performance;
•
shift in geographic mix of sales to increase sales outside of Canada, where average
unit retail pricing is generally higher;
•
fluctuation of foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar;
•
revenue generated from the Japan Joint Venture formed on April 4, 2022;
•
revenue generated from the new subsidiary Paola Confectii formed on November 1,
2023, in connection with the business combination; and
•
impacts from COVID-19 that began in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020.
Net Income (Loss)
Over the last eight quarters, net income (loss) has been affected by the following factors:
•
impact of the items affecting revenue, as discussed above;
•
increase and timing of our investment in brand, marketing, and administrative
support as well as increased investment in property, plant, and equipment and
intangible assets to support growth initiatives;
•
increase in fixed SG&A costs associated with our business, particularly the
headcount growth and premises costs associated with our expanding DTC channel,
resulting in net losses in our seasonally low-revenue first and fourth quarters,
respectively;
•
impact of foreign exchange;
•
fluctuations in average cost of borrowings to address growing working capital
requirements and higher seasonal borrowings in the first and second quarters of
each fiscal year to address the seasonal nature of revenue;
•
pre-store opening costs incurred, timing of leases signed, and opening of stores;
•
the nature and timing of transaction costs in connection with the Japan Joint Venture
and amendments to long-term debt agreements;
•
the proportion of taxable income in non-Canadian jurisdictions and changes to rates
and tax legislation in those jurisdictions;
•
increased freight costs, limitations on shipping and other disruptions in the
transportation and shipping infrastructure;
•
increased product costs due to cost inflation and higher interest rates;
•
the repurchase of our subordinate voting shares pursuant to our normal course
issuer bids;
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•
costs associated with the formation of the Japan Joint Venture on April 4, 2022 and
the business combination resulting in the acquisition of Paola Confectii on November
1, 2023; and
•
the introduction of the Transformation Program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023
and related activities under this program as described above.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES AND OTHER SPECIFIED FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company uses certain financial measures that are “non-IFRS financial measures”, including
adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to the shareholders of the
Company, constant currency revenue, and net debt, certain financial measures that are “non-
IFRS ratios”, including adjusted EBIT margin, adjusted net income per basic and diluted share
attributable to shareholders of the Company and, net debt leverage, as well as certain financial
measures that are “supplementary financial measures”, including DTC comparable sales growth
and average sales per square foot, in each case in this document and other documents. These
financial measures are employed by the Company to measure its operating and economic
performance and to assist in business decision-making, as well as providing key performance
information to senior management. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional
measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors and analysts use this information
to evaluate the Company’s operating and financial performance and its financial position. These
financial measures are not defined under IFRS nor do they replace or supersede any
standardized measure under IFRS. Other companies in our industry may calculate these
measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions (except per share data)
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Restated
Restated
Adjusted EBIT
171.8
174.1
40.1
26.6
Adjusted EBIT margin
12.9 %
14.3 %
11.2 %
9.1 %
Adjusted EBITDA
298.2
276.7
75.3
56.0
Adjusted net income attributable to
shareholders of the Company
101.0
110.0
19.3
14.0
Adjusted net income per basic share
attributable to shareholders of the Company
$
1.00
$
1.05
$
0.19
$
0.13
Adjusted net income per diluted share
attributable to shareholders of the Company
$
0.99
$
1.04
$
0.19
$
0.13
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Net debt
(584.1)
(468.1)
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Adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to
shareholders of the Company, and adjusted net income per basic and diluted share attributable
to shareholders of the Company
These measures exclude the impact of certain non-cash items and certain other adjustments
related to events that are non-recurring or unusual in nature, that we believe are not otherwise
reflective of our ongoing operations and/or that make comparisons of underlying financial
performance between periods difficult. We use, and believe that certain investors and analysts
use, this information to evaluate our core financial and operating performance for business
planning purposes, as well as to analyze how our business operates in, or responds to, swings
in economic cycles or to other events that impact the apparel industry.
Constant currency revenue
Constant currency revenue is calculated by translating the prior year reported amounts into
comparable amounts using a single foreign exchange rate for each currency calculated based
on the current period exchange rates. We use, and believe that certain investors and analysts
use, this information to assess how our business and geographic segments performed
excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. See “Results of Operations
- Revenue” for a reconciliation of reported revenue and revenue on a constant currency basis.
Net debt and net debt leverage
We define net debt as cash less total borrowings and lease liabilities, and net debt leverage as
the ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA, measured on a spot basis. We use, and believe that
certain investors and analysts use, these non-IFRS financial measures and ratios to determine
the Company’s financial leverage and ability to meet its debt obligations. See “Liquidity and
Capital Resources - Indebtedness” below for a table providing the calculation of net debt and
discussion of net debt leverage.
DTC comparable sales growth
DTC comparable sales growth is a supplementary financial measure defined as sales on a
constant currency basis from e-Commerce sites and stores which have been operating for one
full year (12 successive fiscal months). The measure excludes store sales from both periods for
the specific trading days when the stores were closed, whether those closures occurred in the
current period or the comparative period. The DTC comparable sales growth metric we report
may not be equivalent to similarly titled metrics reported by other companies.
Average sales per square foot
Average sales per square foot is a supplementary financial measure, calculated as total revenue
from our stores that have been open for the full 52 weeks of the fiscal year divided by average
net selling space. Average net selling space is defined as the sum of a store’s selling square
footage at the end of each month divided by 12 fiscal periods. We use this metric to assess the
performance of our stores relative to their square footage. The average sales per square foot
metric we report may not be equivalent to similarly titled metrics reported by other companies.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income is a non-IFRS measure defined as sales minus cost of goods sold
and SG&A expenses directly related to the operating segment. The segment operating income
metric we report may not be equivalent to similarly titled metrics reported by other companies.
The tables below reconcile net income to adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net
income attributable to shareholders of the Company for the periods indicated. Adjusted EBIT
margin is equal to adjusted EBIT for the period presented as a percentage of revenue for the
same period.
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Beginning in fiscal 2024, impairment losses for retail stores are no longer included in the
reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income
attributable to shareholders of the Company, as we believe these costs have become sufficiently
recurring and are therefore part of our normal course of business. Comparable periods have
been restated to reflect this change.
Beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2024, foreign exchange gains and losses related to the
Term Loan (as defined below), net of hedging, are now reflected in the presentation of net
interest, finance and other costs; which was previously presented in SG&A expenses. As such,
this item is no longer included as a reconciling item to adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, and
adjusted EBITDA. Comparable periods have been reclassified to reflect this change.
See “Basis of Presentation” for additional details on the updates made to the comparable
periods.
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Net income (loss)
58.1
68.9
7.6
(10.0)
Add (deduct) the impact of:
Income tax expense
17.6
24.6
9.6
5.4
Net interest, finance and other costs
48.8
54.1
5.9
22.2
Operating income
124.5
147.6
23.1
17.6
Net temporary store closure costs (a)
—
3.2
—
—
Head office transition costs (c)
0.8
6.7
—
2.0
Japan Joint Venture costs (e)
4.9
10.2
2.5
1.9
Transformation Program costs (g)
40.1
4.1
13.5
4.1
Legal proceeding costs (h)
—
2.2
—
—
Paola Confectii Earn-Out costs (j)
1.5
—
1.0
—
Other (k)
—
0.1
—
1.0
Total adjustments
47.3
26.5
17.0
9.0
Adjusted EBIT
171.8
174.1
40.1
26.6
Adjusted EBIT margin
12.9 %
14.3 %
11.2 %
9.1 %
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Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Net income (loss)
58.1
68.9
7.6
(10.0)
Add (deduct) the impact of:
Income tax expense
17.6
24.6
9.6
5.4
Net interest, finance and other costs
48.8
54.1
5.9
22.2
Operating income
124.5
147.6
23.1
17.6
Net temporary store closure costs (a)
—
3.2
—
—
Head office transition costs (c)
0.8
6.7
—
2.0
Japan Joint Venture costs (e)
4.9
10.2
2.5
1.9
Transformation Program costs (g)
40.1
4.1
13.5
4.1
Legal proceeding costs (h)
—
2.2
—
—
Paola Confectii Earn-Out costs (j)
1.5
—
1.0
—
Net depreciation and amortization (n)
126.4
102.6
35.2
29.4
Other (k)
—
0.1
—
1.0
Total adjustments
173.7
129.1
52.2
38.4
Adjusted EBITDA
298.2
276.7
75.3
56.0
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Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Net income (loss)
58.1
68.9
7.6
(10.0)
Add (deduct) the impact of:
Net temporary store closure costs (a) (b)
—
3.3
—
—
Head office transition costs (c) (d)
1.2
8.3
—
2.4
Japan Joint Venture costs (e)
4.9
10.2
2.5
1.9
Japan Joint Venture remeasurement loss (gain)
on contingent consideration and put option (f)
4.4
8.0
(6.4)
12.7
Transformation Program costs (g)
40.1
4.1
13.5
4.1
Legal proceeding costs (h)
—
2.2
—
—
Unrealized foreign exchange loss on Term Loan
(i)
2.1
12.1
2.1
0.4
Paola Confectii Earn-Out costs (j)
1.5
—
1.0
—
Other (k)
—
0.1
—
1.0
54.2
48.3
12.7
22.5
Tax effect of adjustments
(10.1)
(6.2)
(3.9)
(1.9)
Deferred tax adjustment (l)
3.1
3.7
3.6
3.7
Adjusted net income
105.3
114.7
20.0
14.3
Adjusted net income attributable to non-
controlling interest (m)
(4.3)
(4.7)
(0.7)
(0.3)
Adjusted net income attributable to
shareholders of the Company
101.0
110.0
19.3
14.0
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding
Basic
100,816,758 105,058,643 99,355,838 104,519,045
Diluted1
101,823,073 105,622,312 100,395,330 104,519,045
Adjusted net income per basic share
attributable to shareholders of the Company
1.00
1.05
0.19
0.13
Adjusted net income per diluted share
attributable to shareholders of the Company
0.99
1.04
0.19
0.13
1.
Subordinate voting shares issuable on exercise of stock options are not treated as dilutive if including them
would decrease the loss per share, or if the weighted average daily closing share price for the period was greater
than the exercise price. For the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024, there were 3,904,366 and
3,904,366 shares, respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - 643,505 and 2,231,231 shares,
respectively) that were not taken into account in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect
was anti-dilutive.
(a) Net temporary store closure costs of $nil and $nil were incurred in the fourth quarter and
year ended March 31, 2024, respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - $nil
and $3.2m, respectively).
(b) Net temporary store closure costs incurred in (a) as well as $nil and $nil of interest expense
on lease liabilities for temporary store closures for the fourth quarter and year ended March
31, 2024, respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - $nil and $0.1m,
respectively).
(c) Costs incurred for the corporate head office transition, including depreciation on right-of-use
assets.
(d) Corporate head office transition costs incurred in (c) as well as $nil and $0.4m of interest
expense on lease liabilities for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024,
respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - $0.4m and $1.6m, respectively).
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(e) Costs incurred in connection with the establishment of the Japan Joint Venture. This is
driven by the impact of gross margin that would otherwise have been recognized on the sale
of inventory recorded at net realizable value less costs to sell, as well as other costs of
establishing the Japan Joint Venture.
(f) Changes to the fair value remeasurement of the contingent consideration and put option
liability related to the Japan Joint Venture. The Company recorded a gain of $(6.4)m and a
loss of $4.4m on the fair value remeasurement of the contingent consideration and put
option during the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024, respectively (fourth quarter
and year ended April 2, 2023 - losses of $12.7m and $8.0m, respectively. These gains and
losses are included in net interest, finance and other costs within the statements of income.
(g) Transformation Program costs includes consultancy fees of $2.4m and $23.5m, respectively,
as well as severance costs, net of shared-based award forfeitures of $11.1m and $16.6m,
respectively, associated with the reduction in workforce for the fourth quarter and year ended
March 31, 2024.
(h) Costs for legal proceeding fees including for the defense of class action lawsuits.
(i) Unrealized gains and losses on the translation of the Term Loan (as defined below) from
USD to CAD, net of the effect of derivative transactions entered into to hedge a portion of
the exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. These costs were previously presented in
SG&A expenses, are now reflected in the presentation of net interest, finance and other
costs.
(j) Remuneration recognized for the Earn-Out related to the acquisition of Paola Confectii SRL.
See “Business Developments” for detailed information on the Earn-Out in connection with
the business combination.
(k) Costs related to the transition of logistics agencies, restructuring costs related to the
company’s manufacturing facilities, rent abatements received as well as individually
immaterial items.
(l) Deferred tax adjustment recorded as the result of Swiss tax reform in Canada Goose
International AG.
(m)Calculated as net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest within the statements
of income of $2.6m and $(0.3)m plus $(1.9)m and $4.6m for the gross margin adjustment
and the put option liability and contingent consideration revaluation related to the non-
controlling interest within the Japan Joint Venture for the fourth quarter and year ended
March 31, 2024, respectively. Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest within the
statements of income of $(6.9)m and $(3.8)m plus $7.2m and $8.5m for the gross margin
adjustment and the put option liability and contingent consideration revaluation related to the
non-controlling interest within the Japan Joint Venture for the fourth quarter and year ended
April 2, 2023, respectively.
(n) Calculated as depreciation and amortization as determined in accordance with IFRS, less
the depreciation impact for temporary store closures (a), and corporate head office transition
costs (c). Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on right-of-use assets under
IFRS 16, Leases.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the
year ended March 31, 2024 compared to the year ended April 2, 2023, and for the fourth quarter
ended March 31, 2024 compared to the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023.
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
Change
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
Change
Total cash from (used in):
Operating activities
164.6
116.3
48.3
82.8
7.0
75.8
Investing activities
(72.4)
(45.3)
(27.1)
(12.7)
(23.9)
11.2
Financing activities
(232.8)
(80.7)
(152.1)
(79.5)
(45.4)
(34.1)
Effects of foreign
currency exchange rate
changes on cash
(1.0)
8.5
(9.5)
0.0
4.6
(4.6)
Decrease in cash
(141.6)
(1.2)
(140.4)
(9.4)
(57.7)
48.3
Cash, beginning of
period
286.5
287.7
(1.2)
154.3
344.2
(189.9)
Cash, end of period
144.9
286.5
(141.6)
144.9
286.5
(141.6)
Cash Requirements
Our primary need for liquidity is to fund working capital and capital expenditures including new
stores, debt services, and general corporate requirements of our business. Our primary source
of liquidity to meet our cash requirements is cash generated from operating activities over our
annual operating cycle. We also utilize the Mainland China Facilities, the Japan Facility, the
Revolving Facility, as defined below, and the trade accounts receivable factoring program to
provide short-term liquidity and to have funds available for working capital. Our ability to fund
our operations, invest in planned capital expenditures, meet debt obligations, and repay or
refinance indebtedness depends on our future operating performance and cash flows, which are
subject, but not limited to, prevailing economic, financial, and business conditions, some of
which are beyond our control. Cash generated from operating activities is significantly impacted
by the seasonality of our business. Historically, cash flows from operating activities have been
highest in the third and fourth fiscal quarters of the fiscal year due to revenue from the DTC
channel and the collection of receivables from wholesale revenue recognized earlier in the year.
As at March 31, 2024, the decrease in total inventory compared to April 2, 2023 was attributable
to lower raw materials and finished goods. Raw material decreases were driven by an
adjustment to purchasing processes to better align supply with production needs. Lower finished
goods levels were achieved by:
•
management of slow moving inventory through revenue generated in the Other segment;
•
inventory provisioning for Canada Goose Generations;
•
a decrease in total production; and
•
continued focus on optimizing product planning.
The decrease in production was driven by optimizing production levels to better align the supply
of product with anticipated revenue growth and utilize the evergreen product we have on-hand.
We continue to monitor the levels of inventory in each of our sales channels and across
geographic regions and intend to continue to align inventory with demand that we forecast in
each region.
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Inventory of $1.6m was acquired through Paola Confectii, and its inventory level is $6.6m as at
March 31, 2024.
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities were $164.6m for the year ended March 31, 2024
compared to $116.3m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in cash from operating
activities of $48.3m was driven by deceleration of inventory production compared to investments
in inventory in the prior year. This was partially offset by higher income taxes paid of $29.3m.
Cash flows from operating activities were $82.8m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $7.0m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase in cash from
operating activities of $75.8m was driven by higher net income, lower inventory production and
decreased accounts payable and accrued liabilities driven by the $20.0m liability to our
designated broker under the automatic share purchase plan (the “Fiscal 2023 ASPP”) in the
comparative quarter.
Cash flows used in investing activities
Cash flows used in investing activities were $72.4m for the year ended March 31, 2024
compared to $45.3m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in cash flows used in
investing activities of $27.1m was driven by $15.9m for the acquisition of Paola Confectii and
increased capital expenditures of $9.7m driven by the expansion of the retail network.
Cash flows used in investing activities were $12.7m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $23.9m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The decrease in cash flows used
in investing activities of $11.2m was primarily due to $13.7m lower capital expenditures related
to upcoming retail expansion, partially offset by $3.6m on the final cash consideration payment
for the newly acquired Paola Confectii business.
Cash flows used in financing activities
Cash flows used in financing activities were $232.8m for the year ended March 31, 2024
compared to $80.7m for the year ended April 2, 2023. The increase in cash flows used in
financing activities of $152.1m was driven by $114.7m of higher payments for the purchase of
subordinate voting shares that were cancelled related to the normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”)
that begun during fiscal 2023 (the “Fiscal 2023 NCIB”) and the NCIB that begun during fiscal
2024 (the “Fiscal 2024 NCIB”) as described below, repayments of $9.8m principal outstanding
balance on the Mainland China Facilities (as defined below) from fiscal 2023, increased
principal payments on lease liabilities of $7.0m, primarily for additional retail stores, and the
settlement of the term loan derivative contracts of $8.6m in the comparative period.
Cash flows used in financing activities were $79.5m for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024
compared to $45.4m for the fourth quarter ended April 2, 2023. The increase in cash flows used
in financing activities of $34.1m was largely driven by $19.1m of higher payments for the
purchase of subordinate voting shares that were cancelled related to the Fiscal 2023 NCIB and
Fiscal 2024 NCIB as described below, increased repayments of $3.4m on the Mainland China
Facilities (as defined below), and the settlement of the term loan derivative contracts of $8.6m in
the comparative quarter.
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Indebtedness
The following table presents our net debt1 as of March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023.
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
Change
Cash
144.9
286.5
(141.6)
Mainland China Facilities
—
(9.8)
9.8
Japan Facility
(5.4)
(13.7)
8.3
Revolving Facility
—
—
—
Term Loan
(393.1)
(396.3)
3.2
Lease liabilities
(330.5)
(334.8)
4.3
Net debt1
(584.1)
(468.1)
(116.0)
1
Net debt is a non-IFRS measure. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other Specified Financial Measures”
for a description of this measure.
As at March 31, 2024, net debt was $584.1m compared to $468.1m as at April 2, 2023. The
increase of $116.0m was driven by a decrease in cash of $141.6m, partially offset by decreased
borrowings on the Mainland China Facilities, Japan Facility and the Term Loan, as defined
below. Net debt leverage1 as at March 31, 2024 was 2.0 times adjusted EBITDA, compared to
1.7 times adjusted EBITDA as at April 2, 2023.
1.
Net debt and net debt leverage are non-IFRS measures. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Other
Specified Financial Measures” for a description of these measures.
Amendments to borrowings
Effective June 30, 2023, LIBOR rates were no longer published for U.S Dollars. As a result, in
the first quarter ended July 2, 2023, the Company transitioned facilities and contracts
denominated in U.S dollars applying LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“SOFR”). At this time, the Company entered into
further amendments to its Revolving Facility (as defined below), the Term Loan (as defined
below) and the interest rate swaps to transition to SOFR. In connection with the amendments,
during the first quarter ended July 2, 2023 the Company also extended the maturity of the
Revolving Facility to May 15, 2028 and incurred transaction costs of $0.7m, on the extension of
the Revolving Facility, which are being amortized using the effective interest rate method over
the new term to maturity. There were no amendments to borrowings in the fourth quarter ended
March 31, 2024.
Revolving Facility
The Company has an agreement with a syndicate of lenders for a senior secured asset-based
revolving credit facility (“Revolving Facility”) in the amount of $467.5m, with an increase in
commitments to $517.5m during the peak season (June 1 - November 30). The Revolving
Facility matures on May 15, 2028. Amounts owing under the Revolving Facility may be
borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed for general corporate purposes. The Company has pledged
substantially all of its assets as collateral for the Revolving Facility. The Revolving Facility
contains financial and non-financial covenants which could impact the Company’s ability to draw
funds.
As at March 31, 2024, the Company had repaid all principal amounts owing on the Revolving
Facility (April 2, 2023 - $nil). As at March 31, 2024, no interest and administrative fees remain
outstanding (April 2, 2023 - $nil). Deferred financing charges in the amounts of $1.0m (April 2,
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2023 - $0.5m), were included in other long-term liabilities. As at and during the year ended
March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
The Company had unused borrowing capacity available under the Revolving Facility of $203.7m
as at March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 - $238.4m).
As at March 31, 2024, the Company had letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving
Facility of $1.5m (April 2, 2023 - $1.8m).
Term Loan
The Company has a senior secured loan agreement with a syndicate of lenders that is secured
on a split collateral basis (“Term Loan”) alongside the Revolving Facility. The Term Loan has an
aggregate principal amount of USD300.0m, with quarterly repayments of USD0.75m on the
principal amount and a maturity date of October 7, 2027. Moreover, the Term Loan has an
interest rate of SOFR plus a term SOFR adjustment of 0.11448% with an applicable margin of
3.50% payable monthly in arrears. SOFR plus the term SOFR adjustment may not be less than
0.75%.
Voluntary prepayments of amounts owing under the Term Loan may be made at any time
without premium or penalty but once repaid may not be reborrowed. The Company has pledged
substantially all of its assets as collateral for the Term Loan. The Term Loan contains financial
and non-financial covenants which could impact the Company’s ability to draw funds. As at and
during the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
As the Term Loan is denominated in U.S. dollars, the Company remeasures the outstanding
balance in Canadian dollars at each balance sheet date. As at March 31, 2024, we had $393.1m
(USD290.3m) aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan (April 2, 2023 -
$396.3m (USD293.3m)). The difference in amounts in these periods is the result of the change
in the CAD:USD exchange rate.
Mainland China Facilities
A subsidiary of the Company in Mainland China has two uncommitted loan facilities in the
aggregate amount of RMB266.4m ($50.0m) ("Mainland China Facilities"). The term of each
draw on the loans is one, three or six months or such other period as agreed upon and shall not
exceed 12 months (including any extension or rollover). The interest rate on each facility is
equal to loan prime rate of 1 year, minus a marginal rate between 0.35% and 0.45%, and
payable at one, three or six months, depending on the term of each draw. Proceeds drawn on
the Mainland China Facilities are being used to support working capital requirements and build
up of inventory for peak season sales. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had no amounts
owing on the Mainland China Facilities (April 2, 2023 - $9.8m (RMB50.0m)).
Japan Facility
A subsidiary of the Company in Japan has a loan facility in the aggregate amount of
JPY4,000.0m ($35.8m) ("Japan Facility") with a floating interest rate of Japanese Bankers
Association Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (“JBA TIBOR”) plus an applicable margin of 0.30%.
The term of the facility is 12 months and each draw on the facility is payable within the term.
Proceeds drawn on the Japan Facility are being used to support build up of inventory for peak
season sales. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had $5.4m (JPY600.0m) owing on the Japan
Facility (April 2, 2023 - $13.7m (JPY1,350.0m)).
Short-term Borrowings
As at March 31, 2024, the Company has short-term borrowings in the amount of $9.4m. Short-
term borrowings include $5.4m (April 2, 2023 - $13.7m) owing on the Japan Facility, and $4.0m
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(April 2, 2023 - $4.1m) for the current portion of the quarterly principal repayments on the Term
Loan. For the year ended April 2, 2023, short-term borrowings included $9.8m on the Mainland
China Facilities. Short-term borrowings are all due within the next 12 months.
Lease Liabilities
The Company had $330.5m (April 2, 2023 - $334.8m) of lease liabilities as at March 31, 2024,
of which $79.9m (April 2, 2023 - $76.1m) are due within one year. Lease liabilities represent the
discounted amount of future payments under leases for right-of-use assets.
Normal Course Issuer Bid
Share capital transactions for the year ended March 31, 2024
Normal course issuer bid for Fiscal 2024
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has renewed its NCIB in relation to its
subordinate voting shares. The Company is authorized to make purchases under the Fiscal
2024 NCIB from subordinate voting shares over the 12-month period from November 22, 2023
and ending no later than November 21, 2024, in accordance with the requirements of the
Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to
repurchase up to 4,980,505 subordinate voting shares, representing 10.0% of the Public Float
(as defined in the rules of the TSX) for the subordinate voting shares as at November 10, 2023.
Purchases will be made by means of open market transactions on both the TSX and the New
York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), or alternative trading systems, if eligible, and will conform to
their regulations. Under the Fiscal 2024 NCIB, the Company is allowed to repurchase daily,
through the facilities of the TSX, a maximum of 71,846 subordinate voting shares, representing
25% of the average daily trading volume, as calculated per the TSX rules for the six-month
period starting on May 1, 2023 and ending on October 31, 2023. A copy of the Company's
notice of intention to commence a NCIB through the facilities of the TSX may be obtained,
without charge, by contacting the Company. The Company believes that the purchase of its
subordinate voting shares under the Fiscal 2024 NCIB is an appropriate and desirable use of
available excess cash.
In connection with the Fiscal 2024 NCIB, the Company also entered an automatic share
purchase plan (the “Fiscal 2024 ASPP”) under which a designated broker may purchase
subordinate voting shares under the Fiscal 2024 NCIB during the regularly scheduled quarterly
trading blackout periods of the Company. The repurchases made under the Fiscal 2024 ASPP
will be made in accordance with certain purchasing parameters and will continue until the earlier
of the date in which the Company has purchased the maximum value of subordinate voting
shares pursuant to the Fiscal 2024 ASPP or upon the date of expiry of the Fiscal 2024 NCIB.
During the year ended March 31, 2024, under the Fiscal 2024 NCIB, the Company purchased
3,586,124 subordinate voting shares for cancellation for total cash consideration of $56.9m. The
amount to purchase the subordinate voting shares was charged to share capital, with the
remaining $48.8m charged to retained earnings. Of the 3,586,124 subordinate voting shares
purchased, 3,088,648 were purchased under the Fiscal 2024 ASPP for total cash consideration
of $49.6m.
For the trading blackout period relating to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company
elected not to rely on the Fiscal 2024 ASPP. Therefore, there was no liability due to the
designated broker as at March 31, 2024.
Normal course issuer bid for Fiscal 2023
The Board of Directors authorized the Company to initiate a normal course issuer bid, in
accordance with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange, to purchase and cancel up to
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5,421,685 subordinate voting shares over the 12-month period from November 22, 2022 and
concluded on November 21, 2023 (the “Fiscal 2023 NCIB”).
In connection with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, the Company also entered into the Fiscal 2023 ASPP
under which a designated broker purchased subordinate voting shares under the Fiscal 2023
NCIB during the regularly scheduled quarterly trading blackout periods of the Company. This
Fiscal 2023 ASPP terminated on November 21, 2023, along with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, and the
liability to the broker was fully settled.
During the three fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2023, under the Fiscal 2023 NCIB until its
expiration, the Company purchased 4,268,883 subordinate voting shares for cancellation for
total cash consideration of $83.3m. The amount to purchase the subordinate voting shares was
charged to share capital, with the remaining $73.6m charged to retained earnings. Of the
4,268,883 subordinate voting shares purchased, 1,184,152 were purchased under the
automatic share purchase plan in connection with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB for total cash
consideration of $25.3m.
During the validity of the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, the Company purchased 5,421,685, which
represents the total authorized subordinate voting shares for cancellation for total cash
consideration of $111.2m. Purchases were made during the validity of the Fiscal 2023 NCIB by
means of open market transactions on the TSX, the NYSE and alternative trading systems in
Canada and the United States.
Share capital transactions for the year ended April 2, 2023
In connection with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, during the year ended April 2, 2023, the Company
purchased 1,152,802 subordinate voting shares for cancellation for total cash consideration of
$26.7m. The amount to purchase the subordinate voting shares has been charged to share
capital, with the remaining $25.4m charged to retained earnings. Of the 1,152,802 subordinate
voting shares purchased, 821,622 were purchased under the Fiscal 2023 ASPP for total cash
consideration of $20.0m.
A liability representing the maximum amount that the Company could be required to pay the
designated broker under the Fiscal 2023 ASPP was $20.0m as at April 2, 2023. The amount
was charged to contributed surplus.
Capital Management
The Company manages its capital and capital structure with the objectives of safeguarding
sufficient working capital over the annual operating cycle and providing sufficient financial
resources to grow operations to meet long-term consumer demand. The Board of Directors
monitors the Company’s capital management on a regular basis. We aim to continually assess
the adequacy of the Company’s capital structure and capacity and make adjustments within the
context of the Company’s strategy, economic conditions, and risk characteristics of the
business.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes certain significant contractual obligations and other obligations
of the Company, as at March 31, 2024:
CAD $ millions
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Thereafter
Total
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
177.7
—
—
—
—
— 177.7
Japan Facility
5.4
—
—
—
—
—
5.4
Term Loan
4.0
4.1
4.1 380.9
—
— 393.1
Interest commitments relating to
borrowings1
35.2
35.2
35.2
17.5
—
— 123.1
Lease obligations
92.0
75.8
66.3
42.1
32.5
81.6 390.3
Pension obligation
—
—
—
—
—
1.8
1.8
Total contractual obligations
314.3 115.1 105.6 440.5
32.5
83.4 1,091.4
1
Interest commitments are calculated based on the loan balance and the interest rate payable on the Japan Facility
and the Term Loan of 0.45% and 8.94% respectively, as at March 31, 2024.
As at March 31, 2024, we had additional liabilities which included provisions for warranty, sales
returns, asset retirement obligations, deferred income tax liabilities, the Earn-Out to the PCML
Vendors, and the put option liability and the contingent consideration on the Japan Joint
Venture. These liabilities have not been included in the table above as the timing and amount of
future payments are uncertain.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company uses off-balance sheet arrangements including letters of credit and guarantees in
connection with certain obligations, including leases. In Europe, a subsidiary of the Company
also entered into an agreement to factor, on a limited recourse basis, certain of its trade
accounts receivable up to a limit of EUR20.0m in exchange for advanced funding equal to 100%
of the principal value of the invoice. See the “Credit risk” section of this MD&A for additional
details on the trade accounts receivable factoring program. Other than those items disclosed
here and elsewhere in this MD&A and our financial statements, we did not have any material off-
balance sheet arrangements or commitments as at March 31, 2024.
Letter of guarantee facility
On April 14, 2020, Canada Goose Inc. entered into a letter of guarantee facility in the amount of
$10.0m. Within the facility, letters of guarantee are available for terms of up to 12 months from
the date of issuance and will be charged a fee equal to 1.0% per annum calculated against the
face amount and over the term of the guarantee. Amounts issued on the facility will be used to
finance working capital requirements through letters of guarantee, standby letters of credit,
performance bonds, counter guarantees, counter standby letters of credit, or similar credits. The
Company immediately reimburses the issuing bank for amounts drawn on issued letters of
guarantees. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had $7.4m outstanding.
In addition, a subsidiary of the Company in Mainland China entered into letters of guarantee and
as at March 31, 2024 the amount outstanding was $9.1m. Amounts will be used to support retail
operations of such subsidiaries through letters of guarantee, standby letters of credit,
performance bonds, counter guarantees, counter standby letters of credit, or similar credits.
OUTSTANDING SHARE CAPITAL
Canada Goose is a publicly traded company and the subordinate voting shares are listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GOOS) and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: GOOS).
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As at May 10, 2024, there were 45,543,872 subordinate voting shares issued and outstanding,
and 51,004,076 multiple voting shares issued and outstanding.
As at May 10, 2024, there were 4,375,016 options, 469,660 restricted share units, and 330,881
performance share units outstanding under the Company’s equity incentive plans, of which
1,929,815 options were vested as of such date. Each option is exercisable for one subordinate
voting share. We expect that vested restricted share units (including performance restricted
share units) will be paid at settlement through the issuance of one subordinate voting share per
restricted share unit.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to certain market risks arising from transactions in the normal course of our
business. Such risk is principally associated with credit risk, foreign exchange risk and interest
rate risk.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument
or customer contract, leading to a financial loss.
Credit risk arises from the possibility that certain parties will be unable to discharge their
obligations. The Company manages its credit risk through a combination of third party credit
insurance and internal house risk. Credit insurance is provided by a third party for customers
and is subject to continuous monitoring of the credit worthiness of the Company's customers.
Insurance covers a specific amount of revenue, which may be less than the Company's total
revenue with a specific customer. The Company has an agreement with a third party who has
insured the risk of loss for up to 90% of trade accounts receivable from certain designated
customers subject to a total deductible of $0.1m, to a maximum of $30.0m per year. As at
March 31, 2024, trade accounts receivable totaling approximately $14.8m (April 2, 2023 -
$10.3m) were insured subject to the policy cap. Complementary to third party insurance, the
Company establishes payment terms with customers to mitigate credit risk and continues to
closely monitor its trade accounts receivable credit risk exposure.
Within CG Japan, the Company has an agreement with a third party who has insured the risk of
trade accounts receivable for certain designated customers for a maximum of JPY540.0m per
annum subject to a deductible of 10% and applicable to accounts with receivables over
JPY100k. As at March 31, 2024, trade accounts receivable totalling approximately $0.3m
(JPY32.5m) were insured subject to the policy cap (April 2, 2023 - $0.7m (JPY72.8m)).
Customer deposits are received in advance from certain customers for seasonal orders to
further mitigate credit risk, and applied to reduce accounts receivable when goods are shipped.
As at March 31, 2024, customer deposits of $22.9m (April 2, 2023 - $0.2m) were included in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
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The aging of trade receivables was as follows:
Past due
CAD $ millions
Total
Current
< 30 days
31-60 days
> 61 days
$
$
$
$
$
Trade accounts receivable
57.1
33.5
10.0
5.1
8.5
Credit card receivables
3.7
3.7
—
—
—
Other receivables
12.3
11.8
0.3
—
0.2
March 31, 2024
73.1
49.0
10.3
5.1
8.7
Trade accounts receivable
30.4
22.2
4.4
1.1
2.7
Credit card receivables
2.5
2.5
—
—
—
Other receivables
19.5
18.9
0.5
—
0.1
April 2, 2023
52.4
43.6
4.9
1.1
2.8
Trade accounts receivable factoring program
A subsidiary of the Company in Europe has an agreement to factor, on a limited recourse basis,
certain of its trade accounts receivable up to a limit of EUR20.0m in exchange for advanced
funding equal to 100% of the principal value of the invoice.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company received total cash proceeds from the sale of
trade accounts receivable with carrying values of $46.3m which were derecognized from the
Company’s statement of financial position (April 2, 2023 - $45.7m). Fees of $0.4m were incurred
during the year ended March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 - $0.3m) and included in net interest,
finance and other costs in the statements of income. As at March 31, 2024, the outstanding
amount of trade accounts receivable derecognized from the Company’s statement of financial
position, but which the Company continued to service, was $0.6m (April 2, 2023 - $1.1m).
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has terminated its factoring
program.
Foreign exchange risk
Foreign exchange risk in operating cash flows
Our Annual Financial Statements are expressed in Canadian dollars, but a substantial portion of
the Company’s revenues, purchases, and expenses are denominated in foreign currencies,
primarily U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds sterling, Swiss francs, Chinese yuan, Hong Kong
dollars, and Japanese yen. Furthermore, as our business in Greater China grows, transactions
in Chinese yuan, Hong Kong dollar and Taiwanese dollar are expected to increase. Net
monetary assets denominated in currencies other than Canadian dollars that are held in entities
with Canadian dollar functional currency are translated into Canadian dollars at the foreign
currency exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses of all
foreign operations are translated into Canadian dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates
that approximate the rates in effect at the dates when such items are recognized. As a result, we
are exposed to foreign currency translation gains and losses from our foreign operations into
Canadian dollars. Appreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar, to the extent
they are not hedged, will positively impact operating income and net income by increasing our
revenue, while depreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar will have the
opposite impact.
We are also exposed to fluctuations in the prices of U.S. dollar and euro denominated
purchases as a result of changes in U.S. dollar or euro exchange rates. Most of our raw
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materials are sourced outside of Canada, primarily in U.S. dollars, and SG&A expenses are
typically denominated in the currency of the country in which they are incurred. As a result, we
are exposed to foreign currency exchange fluctuations on multiple currencies. A depreciating
Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar or euro will negatively impact operating income and
net income by increasing our costs of raw materials, while an appreciating Canadian dollar
relative to the U.S. dollar or euro will have the opposite impact.
The Company has entered into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce the foreign
exchange risk to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound sterling, Swiss franc, Chinese
yuan, Hong Kong dollar, and Japanese yen exchange rates for revenues and purchases.
Certain forward foreign exchange contracts were designated at inception and accounted for as
cash flow hedges. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company completed executing
the operating hedge program for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
The Company recognized the following unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income:
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Net gain
Tax
recovery
Net loss
Tax
recovery
Net loss
Tax
recovery
Net loss
Tax
recovery
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Forward foreign
exchange
contracts
designated as
cash flow hedges
1.3
0.1
(3.7)
0.9
(0.2)
—
(0.7)
0.1
The Company reclassified the following losses and gains from other comprehensive income on
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to locations in the consolidated financial statements
described below:
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Loss (gain) from other comprehensive
income
$
$
$
$
Forward foreign exchange contracts
designated as cash flow hedges
Revenue
1.8
5.5
0.5
1.5
SG&A expenses
(0.4)
0.1
0.2
(0.2)
Inventory
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.8
For the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024, an unrealized loss of $2.2m and an
unrealized gain of $1.7m, respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - unrealized
gains of $0.2m and $4.5m, respectively) on forward exchange contracts that were not treated as
hedges were recognized in SG&A expenses in the statements of income.
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Foreign currency forward exchange contracts outstanding as at March 31, 2024 related to
operating cash flows were:
(in millions)
Aggregate Amounts
Currency
Forward contract to purchase Canadian dollars USD
62.1
U.S. dollars
€
89.3
euros
¥
2,085.8
Japanese yen
Forward contract to sell Canadian dollars
USD
22.4
U.S. dollars
€
40.1
euros
Forward contract to purchase euros
CNY
525.4
Chinese yuan
£
25.5
British pounds sterling
HKD
32.9
Hong Kong dollars
CHF
0.1
Swiss francs
Forward contract to sell euros
CHF
3.3
Swiss francs
£
1.5
British pounds sterling
CNY
9.2
Chinese yuan
HKD
7.0
Hong Kong dollars
Foreign exchange risk on borrowings
Amounts available for borrowing under part of our Revolving Facility are denominated in U.S.
dollars. As at March 31, 2024, there were no principal amounts owing under the Revolving
Facility.
Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan are denominated in U.S. dollars. Based on our
outstanding balances of $393.1m (USD290.3m) under the Term Loan as at March 31, 2024, a
$0.01 depreciation in the value of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar would have
resulted in a decrease in our pre-tax income of $2.9m solely as a result of that exchange rate
fluctuation’s effect on the debt.
The Company enters into derivative transactions to hedge a portion of its exposure to interest
rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk related to principal and interest payments on the
Term Loan denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company also entered into a five-year forward
exchange contract by selling $368.5m and receiving USD270.0m as measured on the trade
date, to fix the foreign exchange risk on a portion of the Term Loan.
The Company recognized the following unrealized losses and gains in the fair value of
derivatives designed as hedging instruments in other comprehensive income:
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
CAD $ millions
Net loss
Tax
recovery
Net gain
Tax
expense
Net gain
Tax
expense
Net loss
Tax
recovery
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Swaps
designated as
cash flow
hedges
(1.8)
0.3
4.1
(0.8)
1.2
(0.3)
(3.4)
1.8
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The Company reclassified the following gains and losses from other comprehensive income on
derivatives designated as hedging instruments to net interest, finance and other costs:
Year ended
Fourth quarter ended
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
(Gain) loss from other
comprehensive income
$
$
$
$
Swaps designated as cash
flow hedges
(2.0)
0.5
(0.4)
(0.1)
For the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024, an unrealized gain of $6.4m and an
unrealized loss of $1.3m, respectively (fourth quarter and year ended April 2, 2023 - unrealized
loss of $1.3m and unrealized gain of $17.5m, respectively) in the fair value of the long-dated
forward exchange contract related to a portion of the Term Loan were recognized in net interest,
finance and other costs in the statements of income.
Interest rate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to the effect of interest rate changes on the
borrowings outstanding under the Mainland China Facilities, Japan Facility, and the Term Loan,
which currently bear interest rates at 3.10%, 0.45%, and 8.94%, respectively.
Interest rate risk on the Term Loan is partially mitigated by interest rate swap hedges. The
Company entered into five-year interest rate swaps agreements terminating December 31, 2025
to pay fixing interest rate and receiving floating interest rates on notional debt of USD270.0m.
Effective June 30, 2023, the floating interest benchmark reference rate contained within the
swap agreements were amended from LIBOR to SOFR and the average fixed rates were
reduced from 1.97% to 1.76%. These swap agreements fix the interest rate on the USD300.0m
Term Loan. Following the amendment, the interest rate swaps continue to be designated and
accounted for as cash flow hedges.
Based on the closing balance of outstanding borrowings, a 1.00% increase in the closing
interest rate during the year ended March 31, 2024 would have increased interest expense on
the Japan Facility and the Term Loan before hedging by $0.1m and $3.9m, respectively (April 2,
2023 - $0.3m, and $3.9m, respectively).
Until the third quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company calculated interest rate
sensitivity on debt facilities using the average balance of the facility and average interest rate in
the reporting period. Following the third quarter, and applicable for the fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended March 31, 2024, the Company calculated interest rate sensitivity on debt facilities
using the closing balance of the facility and the closing interest rate. The Company believes this
change provides more relevant information on interest rate sensitivity. The Company has
recognized this change as a change in estimates and had adjusted the disclosure prospectively.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company enters into transactions from time to time with its principal shareholders and
organizations affiliated with members of the Board of Directors by incurring expenses for
business services. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company had transactions with
related parties of $1.1m (April 2, 2023 - $1.3m, April 3, 2022 - $1.7m) from companies related to
certain shareholders. Net balances owing to related parties as at March 31, 2024 were $0.2m
(April 2, 2023 - $0.4m).
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A lease liability due to the previous controlling shareholder of the acquired Baffin Inc. business
(the "Baffin Vendor") for leased premises was $2.5m as at March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 -
$3.1m). During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid principal and interest on the
lease liability, net of rent concessions, and other operating costs to entities affiliated with the
Baffin Vendor totaling $1.6m (April 2, 2023 - $1.4m, April 3, 2022 - $1.4m). No amounts were
owing to Baffin entities as at March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023.
The Japan Joint Venture has lease liabilities due to the non-controlling shareholder, Sazaby
League, for leased premises. Lease liabilities were $1.9m as at March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 -
$2.7m). During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred principal and interest on
lease liabilities, royalty fees, and other operating costs to Sazaby League totalling $5.2m
(April 2, 2023 - $5.9m, April 3, 2022 - $nil). Balances owing to Sazaby League as at March 31,
2024 were $0.3m (April 2, 2023 - $0.2m).
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Japan Joint Venture sold inventory of $1.5m to
companies wholly owned by Sazaby League (April 2, 2023 - $1.7m, April 3, 2022 - $nil). As at
March 31, 2024, the Japan Joint Venture recognized a trade receivable of $0.1m from these
companies (April 2, 2023 - $0.1m).
Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, during the year ended April 2, 2023, the Company
sold inventory of $11.9m to Sazaby League for repurchase by the Japan Joint Venture for
inventory fulfillment. There was no outstanding receivable from Sazaby League as at April 2,
2023. During the year ended April 2, 2023, the Japan Joint Venture repurchased $11.9m of
inventory from Sazaby League. The Japan Joint Venture had no amounts owing to Sazaby
League as at April 2, 2023. These transactions were measured based on pricing established
through the Joint Venture Agreement at market terms and were not recognized as sales
transactions.
In connection with the business combination, for the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company
recognized $1.5m of remuneration costs related to the Earn-Out based on the estimated value
of $7.4m for the payout. These costs have been included in other long-term liabilities on the
statement of financial position, and reflects the amount owing to the PCML Vendors as at
March 31, 2024.
A lease liability due to one of the PCML Vendors for leased premises was $1.2m as at
March 31, 2024. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid principal and
interest on the lease liability, to one of the PCML Vendors totalling less than $0.1m. No amounts
were owing to one of the PCML Vendors as at March 31, 2024.
Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties
Transactions with related parties are conducted on terms pursuant to an approved agreement,
or are approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.
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Key management compensation
Key management consists of the Board of Directors, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
and the executives who report directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
CAD $ millions
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
Short term employee benefits
10.8
10.1
12.5
Long term employee benefits
0.2
0.1
0.1
Termination benefits
1.0
—
—
Share-based compensation
7.3
11.2
11.5
Compensation expense
19.3
21.4
24.1
WITHDRAWAL OF LONG TERM OUTLOOK
In a press release dated February 7, 2023 entitled “Canada Goose Presents its Updated
Strategic Growth Plan and Five-Year Financial Outlook” (the “February 2023 Press Release”),
the Company released guidance relating to its 2028 fiscal year and related long-term targets. As
more fully described in the earnings press release of the Company dated May 16, 2024, a copy
of which is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR
at www.sec.gov, the Company is withdrawing the long-term guidance noted above as disclosed
in the February 2023 Press Release.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our Annual Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the
IASB. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are
reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions. While our material accounting policies are more fully
described in the notes to our Annual Financial Statements, we believe that the following
accounting policies and estimates are critical to our business operations and understanding our
financial results.
The following are the accounting policies subject to judgments and key sources of estimation
uncertainty that we believe could have the most material impact on the amounts recognized in
the Annual Financial Statements.
Revenue recognition. Revenue comprises DTC, Wholesale, and Other segment revenues.
Revenue is measured at the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be
entitled in exchange for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities.
Revenue is presented net of sales tax, estimated returns, sales allowances, and discounts. The
Company recognizes revenue when the Company has agreed terms with its customers, the
contractual rights and payment terms have been identified, the contract has commercial
substance, it is probable that consideration will be collected by the Company, and when control
of the goods is transferred to the customer have been met.
It is the Company’s policy to sell merchandise through the DTC segment with a limited right to
return, typically within 30 days. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for
such returns.
Inventories. Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realizable value which requires
us to use estimates related to fluctuations in obsolescence, shrinkage, future retail prices,
seasonality and costs necessary to sell the inventory.
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We periodically review our inventories and make provisions as necessary to appropriately value
obsolete or damaged raw materials and finished goods. In addition, as part of inventory
valuations, we accrue for inventory shrinkage for lost or stolen items based on historical trends
from actual physical inventory counts.
Leases. We exercise judgment when contracts are entered into that may give rise to a right-of-
use asset that would be accounted for as a lease. Judgment is required in determining the
appropriate lease term on a lease by lease basis. We consider all facts and circumstances that
create an economic incentive to exercise a renewal option or to not exercise a termination
option at inception and over the term of the lease, including investments in major leaseholds,
operating performance, and changed circumstances. The periods covered by renewal or
termination options are only included in the lease term if we are reasonably certain to exercise
that option. Changes in the economic environment or changes in the retail industry may impact
the assessment of the lease term.
We determine the present value of future lease payments by estimating the incremental
borrowing rate specific to each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets. We determine the
incremental borrowing rate of each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets by incorporating
our creditworthiness, the security, term, and value of the underlying leased asset, and the
economic environment in which the leased asset operates. The incremental borrowing rates are
subject to change mainly due to macroeconomic changes in the environment.
Impairment of non-financial assets (goodwill, intangible assets, property, plant and equipment,
and right-of-use assets). We are required to use judgment in determining the grouping of assets
to identify their cash generating units (“CGU”) for the purposes of testing non-financial assets for
impairment. Judgment is further required to determine appropriate groupings of CGUs for the
level at which goodwill and intangible assets are tested for impairment. For the purpose of
goodwill and intangible assets impairment testing, CGUs are grouped at the lowest level at
which goodwill and intangible assets are monitored for internal management purposes.
Judgment is also applied in allocating the carrying amount of assets to CGUs. In addition,
judgment is used to determine whether a triggering event has occurred requiring an impairment
test to be completed.
In determining the recoverable amount of a CGU or a group of CGUs, various estimates are
employed. We determine value-in-use by using estimates including projected future revenues,
earnings, working capital, and capital investment consistent with strategic plans presented to the
Board of Directors of the Company. Discount rates are consistent with external industry
information reflecting the risk associated with the specific cash flows.
Income and other taxes. Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in the statements of
income, except when it relates to a business combination, or items recognized in equity or in
other comprehensive income. Application of judgment is required regarding the classification of
transactions and in assessing probable outcomes of claimed deductions including expectations
about future operating results, the timing and reversal of temporary differences and possible
audits of income tax and other tax filings by the tax authorities in the various jurisdictions in
which the Company operates.
Warranty. The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the warranty provision at
the statement of financial position date are: the number of jackets expected to require repair or
replacement; the proportion to be repaired versus replaced; the period in which the warranty
claim is expected to occur; the cost of repair; the cost to replace a jacket; and the risk-free rate
used to discount the provision to present value. We review our inputs to this estimate on an
annual basis to ensure the provision reflects the most current information regarding our
products.
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CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Summary of accounting policies adopted
Standards issued and not yet adopted
Certain new standards, amendments, and interpretations to existing IFRS standards have been
published but are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Company.
Management anticipates that pronouncements will be adopted in the Company’s accounting
policy for the first period beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement. Information on
new standards, amendments, and interpretations is provided below.
In January 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
(“IAS 1”) to clarify its requirements for the presentation of liabilities in the statement of financial
position. The limited scope amendment affected only the presentation of liabilities in the
statement of financial position and not the amount or timing of their recognition. The amendment
clarified that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current is based on rights that are in
existence at the end of the reporting period and specified that classification is unaffected by
expectations about whether an entity will exercise its right to defer settlement of a liability. It also
introduced a definition of ‘settlement’ to make clear that settlement refers to the transfer to the
counterparty of cash, equity instruments, other assets or services. On October 31, 2022, the
IASB issued Non-Current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to IAS 1). These
amendments specify that covenants to be complied with after the reporting date do not affect
the classification of debt as current or non-current at the reporting date. The amendment is
effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Earlier application
is permitted, however the Company has elected not to early adopt this amendment. The
Company has performed an initial assessment on the impact of the amendment and the
Company expects that adoption will result in a reclassification of the non-current portion of
warranty provisions to be reported as current in nature, based on the terms and conditions of
the Company’s warranty program. The impact is expected to be material in the consolidated
statements of financial position.
Standards issued and adopted
In February 2021, the IASB issued narrow-scope amendments to IAS 1, IFRS Practice
Statement 2, Making Materiality Judgements and IAS 8, Accounting Polices, Changes in
Accounting Estimates and Errors. The amendments require the disclosure of material
accounting policy information rather than disclosing significant accounting policies and clarified
how to distinguish changes in accounting policies from changes in accounting estimates.
Beginning April 3, 2023, the Company adopted the amendments. The adoption of the
amendments did not have a material impact on the Annual Financial Statements.
In May 2023, the IASB issued International Tax Reform, Pillar Two Model Rules, Amendments to
IAS 12, Income Taxes (the “Amendments”). The Amendments provide the Company with an
exception from recognition and disclosure requirements for deferred tax assets and liabilities
arising from the OECD Pillar Two international tax reform. The mandatory temporary exception
has been adopted by the Company.
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company and Sazaby League amended the
Joint Venture Agreement to extend the period by which the deferred contingent consideration is
payable if an agreed cumulative adjusted EBIT target is not reached through the period ended
June 30, 2026, to April 2, 2028.
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has terminated its trade
receivables factoring program.
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, including the CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange
Act). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that such disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as at March 31, 2024 to provide reasonable assurance that the
information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the appropriate time periods and is accumulated and
communicated to management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under
the supervision of, the CEO and the CFO and effected by the Board of Directors, management
and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards. The Company’s internal control over financial
reporting includes policies and procedures that:
•
Pertain to the maintenance of records that accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable
detail, the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company;
•
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS and that the receipts and
expenditures of the Company are made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors; and
•
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the assets of the Company that could have a material
effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the CEO and
CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, using the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework (2013) (“COSO 2013”). Based on evaluation performed, management concluded
that, as of March 31, 2024, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Deloitte LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the effectiveness of
our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024.
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Limitations of Controls and Procedures
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the
year ended March 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
all misstatements. Management's projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directors and Senior Management
The following table sets forth certain information relating to our directors and executive officers
as of May 5, 2024. The business address for our directors and officers is c/o Canada Goose
Holdings Inc., Floor 22, Queen’s Quay East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1V3 .
Name
Age
Position
Dani Reiss
50
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Neil Bowden
43
Chief Financial Officer
Carrie Baker
48
President, Brand and Commercial
Beth Clymer
42
President, Finance, Strategy & Administration
Matt Blonder
46
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer
Daniel Binder
60
Chief Transformation Officer and Executive Vice
President, Global Stores and Sales Planning &
Operations
Ana Mihaljevic
43
President, North America
Juliette Streichenberger
54
President, Canada Goose International AG and Europe,
Middle East and Africa
Jonathan Sinclair
62
President, Asia Pacific; former Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Johannson
51
Chief Human Resources Officer
David Forrest
44
General Counsel
Patrick Bourke
40
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development &
Indirect Procurement
Paul Hubner
63
President and Chief Executive Officer, Baffin Limited
Jodi Butts
51
Director
Maureen Chiquet
61
Director
Ryan Cotton
45
Director
John Davison
65
Director
Stephen Gunn
69
Director
Michael D. Armstrong
51
Director
Belinda Wong
53
Director
Jennifer Davis
47
Director
Gary Saage
63
Director
Dani Reiss C.M., OOnt (Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario), Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Reiss joined the company in 1997 and has transformed the small outerwear manufacturer
founded by his grandfather into a global performance luxury lifestyle brand, while upholding our
renowned functionality and authenticity. He has worked in almost every area of the company
and successfully developed our international sales channels prior to assuming the role of
President and Chief Executive Officer in 2001. In March 2022, he was named Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the company, bringing leadership and operational experience to
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Canada Goose and our board of directors. Mr. Reiss received a Bachelor of Arts from University
of Toronto.
Neil Bowden, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Bowden joined the company in June 2016 as Director of Finance and was named Vice
President, Corporate Controller in September 2018, Senior Vice President, Group Finance in
October 2019, Deputy Chief Financial Officer in April 2023, and Chief Financial Officer in April
2024. Prior to joining the company, his career at KPMG spanned more than a decade in both
Toronto and Chicago, where he audited public companies in the Consumer Markets practice.
Mr. Bowden is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from
Queen’s University.
Carrie Baker, President, Brand & Commercial
Ms. Baker joined the company in May 2012 as the Vice President of Communications and was
named Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President in January 2017, Executive Vice President,
Chief of Staff in April 2018, President, North America in June 2020, President in March 2022 and
President, Brand & Commercial in April 2024. Prior to joining the company Ms. Baker spent 12
years at High Road Communications, a North American communications agency, from May
2000 to April 2012, serving most recently as Senior Vice President. In 2019, Ms. Baker was
named WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women Canada. She currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Trillium Health Partners Foundation. Ms. Baker received a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Western Ontario.
Beth Clymer, President, Finance, Strategy & Administration
Ms. Clymer joined the company in January 2024 as President, Finance, Strategy &
Administration. Ms. Clymer brings a track record as a data-driven leader and results-oriented
builder to her role as President of Finance, Strategy and Administration. Ms. Clymer responsible
for ensuring the critical functions of finance, human resources, legal, strategy and corporate
development support and drive the business, while also providing strategic and operational
counsel to the executive team. Before Canada Goose, Ms. Clymer was the Chief Financial
Officer at Jobcase, a social platform for hourly and front-line workers and previously spent a
decade at Bain Capital Private Equity, partnering with many high-growth consumer investments
including Burlington Stores, Bob’s Discount Furniture and notably, Canada Goose. Ms. Clymer
worked with Canada Goose from 2015 to 2019 – a pivotal time in its growth – and helped lead
its IPO. Ms. Clymer holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSE from Princeton
University.
Matt Blonder, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer
Mr. Blonder joined the company in March 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital
Officer. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Blonder served as President of Global e-Commerce at
Wolverine Worldwide from January 2021 to March 2023, where he oversaw the digital and e-
Commerce strategy across the company’s portfolio of brands, and Chief Digital Officer at
Reebok from August 2017 to January 2021. Prior to that, he held various e-Commerce and
digital marketing leadership roles across a variety of industries, including positions at Barnes &
Noble, Inc. and Toys “R” Us. He brings over 20 years of experience in e-Commerce, digital
experience, marketing, merchandising, social and omnichannel to his role. Mr. Blonder received
a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with secondary areas of emphasis in Business and
Anthropology, from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Daniel Binder, Chief Transformation Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Stores and
Sales Planning & Operations
Mr. Binder joined the company in March 2023 as Chief Transformation Officer and Executive
Vice President, Sales Operations & Planning and was named Chief Transformation Officer and
Executive Vice President, Global Stores and Sales Planning & Operations in April 2024. Prior to
joining our team, Mr. Binder spent 18 years at DFS, a division of LVMH, most recently serving
as President of Global Retail Planning & Allocation, Supply Chain and Digital Transformation.
Prior to that, he held a number of senior roles at Macy’s. Mr. Binder brings nearly 40 years of
global retail expertise to his role, leading high-performing teams with intense focus on business
process, performance improvement and organizational design. Mr. Binder received a Bachelor
of Science from the University of Michigan.
Ana Mihaljevic, President, North America
Ms. Mihaljevic joined the company in April 2015 as Vice President of Planning and became Vice
President of Planning and Sales Operations in April 2016, Senior Vice President of Planning and
Sales Operations in April 2017, Chief Commercial Officer in April 2019, President, North
America and Executive Vice President, Sales Operations & Planning in March 2022, President,
North America and Head of Global Stores in April 2023 and President, North America in April
2024. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Mihaljevic served as the Director of Business Planning
at Marc Jacobs International, a designer apparel company and a brand in the LVMH portfolio,
from March 2013 to March 2015, the Director of Sales and Planning at Jones Apparel Group, a
women’s apparel company, from May 2011 to March 2013, and as an Account Executive at
Ralph Lauren from April 2008 to May 2011. Ms. Mihaljevic received a Bachelor in Commerce
(Honours) from Queen’s University.
Juliette Streichenberger, President, Canada Goose International AG and Europe, the Middle
East and Africa
Ms. Streichenberger joined the Company in 2023 with almost 30 years of global luxury
experience. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Streichenberger previously served as the
Managing Director for Hermès Europe and held senior leadership roles with various luxury
brands across the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Europe. Ms.
Streichenberger is known for her empowering leadership, achievements in commercial
expansion and driving remarkable growth for globally renowned organizations. She is
responsible for all our operations in EMEA, bringing the brand’s vision and values to life across
the region. Ms. Streichenberger received a Master’s Degree in Economics & Finance from
SciencesPo and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and History from Paris Nanterre University.
Jonathan Sinclair, President, Asia Pacific
Mr. Sinclair joined the company in June 2018 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. In April 2024, Mr. Sinclair stepped down as Chief Financial Officer and assumed the
position of President, Asia Pacific. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sinclair served as Chief
Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Operations at Jimmy Choo PLC from
June 2014 to May 2018, Chief Operating Officer at Vertu from June 2013 to June 2014, Chief
Operating Officer at Jimmy Choo from December 2008 to May 2013, and Group Finance
Director at Pentland Brands Plc from November 2003 to December 2008. He brings more than
25 years of global financial and operational experience to his role. Mr. Sinclair received a
Bachelor of Arts from Loughborough University of Technology.
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Jessica Johannson, Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Johannson joined the company in November 2022 as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior
to joining our team, she served as the Chief People Officer at Tucows Inc., an Internet services
and telecommunications company, from May 2019 to October 2022 and Vice President, People
from January 2017 to April 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Johannson served in progressively senior
human resources roles across a wide range of industries at companies such as Capgemini
Canada Inc., Brookfield Renewable Energy Group and Johnson Controls. Ms. Johannson
received a Bachelor of Commerce from the Asper School of Business at the University of
Manitoba, with a double major in Human Resources and Marketing.
David Forrest, General Counsel
Mr. Forrest joined the company in May 2014 as Director, Legal and was named Senior Director,
Legal in May 2015, Vice President, Legal in October 2016, Senior Vice President, General
Counsel in April 2017 and General Counsel in March 2022. Prior to joining the company, Mr.
Forrest served as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Thomas Cook North
America from May 2012 to May 2014, prior to which he practiced law at Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP, from August 2006 until May 2012. Mr. Forrest received a Bachelor of Laws (with
distinction) from Western University in 2006 and a Honours Bachelor of Arts, Applied Economics
from Queen’s University in 2002.
Patrick Bourke, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Indirect Procurement
Mr. Bourke joined the company in October 2017 as Senior Director, Strategy and was named
Vice President, Strategy & Investor Relations in April 2020 and Senior Vice President, Strategy
& Corporate Development in April 2023. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bourke spent 10 years
in the investment banking industry, where he advised on equity, debt and M&A transactions for
corporate and private equity clients. Mr. Bourke received a Bachelor of Arts, Business
Administration (Honors) from Ivey Business School at Western University and a Masters of
Science, Corporate Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Paul Hubner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baffin Limited
Mr. Hubner is the founder of Baffin, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of
performance outdoor and industrial footwear, and currently serves as President and Chief
Executive Officer. With more than 30 years of footwear construction and design expertise and
senior management experience, he has led the expansion and growth of the brand since 1997.
Prior to founding Baffin, Mr. Hubner worked at Deloitte as a Certified Management Accountant.
He graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
Jodi Butts, Director
Ms. Butts has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2017. She is
currently a Partner at WATSON Advisors Inc. and serves as a board member of Tilray Inc., Dot
Health Inc., and chairs the board of directors of Pharmala Inc. and The Walrus Foundation. She
also holds several board advisory roles, including with Bayshore Home Healthcare and the
Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation. She received a Bachelor of Laws from the
University of Toronto where she also received her Master of Arts in Canadian History.
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Maureen Chiquet, Director
Ms. Chiquet has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2017. Ms. Chiquet
began her career in marketing at L’Oreal Paris in 1985, started working at The Gap in 1988,
where she helped launch and build the Old Navy brand, and served as President of Banana
Republic in 2002 prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer and President of U.S. Operations of
Chanel in 2003. In 2007, Ms. Chiquet became Chanel’s first Global Chief Executive Officer. She
left Chanel in 2016. Ms. Chiquet served as a Trustee to the New York Academy of Art. Ms.
Chiquet also served as a Trustee to the Yale Corporation and was a fellow of Yale University,
where she received a Bachelor of Arts in literature. She serves as the chairwoman of the board
of Golden Goose as well as on the board of directors of Kering, and previously served on the
board of directors of Credo and as a non-executive director of the board of MatchesFashion.
Ms. Chiquet provides strong executive, product, marketing and business operations skills to the
board of directors.
Ryan Cotton, Director
Mr. Cotton has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2013. He joined
Bain Capital in 2003, and is currently a partner and Head of Bain Capital Real Estate. Prior to
joining Bain Capital, Mr. Cotton was a consultant at Bain & Company from 2001 to 2003. Mr.
Cotton serves as a director of Maesa, Varsity Brands, Virgin Australia, and City Year New York.
He previously served as a member of the board of directors of Virgin Voyages, Blue Nile,
Advantage Solutions, Inc., Apple Leisure Group, International Market Centers, Inc., Daymon
Worldwide, TOMS Shoes, Sundial Brands and The Michaels Companies, Inc. Mr. Cotton
received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Cotton provides strong executive and
business operations skills to our board of directors and valuable experience gained from
previous and current board service.
John Davison, Director
Mr. Davison has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2017. Mr. Davison
was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons Holdings Inc.
(“Four Seasons”) from 2019 to 2022, the luxury hotel and resort management company, where
he oversaw all aspects of the company’s global portfolio of hotels, resorts and branded
residences. Initially joining Four Seasons as Senior Vice President, Project Financing in 2002,
Mr. Davison later served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to
2019. Prior to joining Four Seasons, Mr. Davison spent four years as a member of the Audit and
Business Investigations Practices at KPMG in Toronto, followed by 14 years at IMAX
Corporation from 1987 to 2001, ultimately holding the position of President, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Currently he also serves on the boards of IMAX China
Holding, Inc., Four Seasons and FreshBooks. Mr. Davison has been a Chartered Professional
Accountant since 1986, and a Chartered Business Valuator since 1988. He received a Bachelor
of Commerce from the University of Toronto. Mr. Davison provides strong executive and
business operations skills to our board of directors.
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Stephen Gunn, Director
Mr. Gunn has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2017. He previously
served as a Co-Chair of Sleep Country Canada Inc. (“Sleep Country”). He co-founded Sleep
Country in 1994 and served as its Chair and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2014. Prior to
founding Sleep Country, Mr. Gunn was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company
from 1981 to 1987 and then co-founded and was President of Kenrick Capital, a private equity
firm. Mr. Gunn serves as the Chair of the board of directors of Dollarama Inc. Mr. Gunn
previously served as a member of the board of directors of Recipe Unlimited Corporation
(formerly Cara Operations Limited) from 2013 to 2022 and Golf Town Canada Inc. from 2008 to
2019. He received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University and a Master of
Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Gunn provides strong
executive and business operations skills to our board of directors and valuable experience
gained from previous and current board service.
Michael D. Armstrong, Director
Mr. Armstrong has served as a member of our board of directors since January 2021. He is a
global media expert as well as a business development and operations executive. He was
formerly the Executive Vice President, Worldwide Television Licensing & Operations at
ViacomCBS, Global Distribution Group, and spent most of his career developing and launching
revenue generating brands around the world. Mr. Armstrong previously served as General
Manager of BET Networks, and was Executive Vice President and General Manager, Revenue
and Emerging Brands at Viacom International Media Networks. He is on the board of the
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association and INSPIRATO, and is a member of the Board of
Trustees at his alma mater Hampton University. In addition, Mr. Armstrong is a member of the
Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Kings and previously served as an ambassador for the LA
Opera. He previously chaired the boards of Dance Theatre of Harlem and the National
Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). He is also a member of the
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and received an MBA at the University of
Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Armstrong provides strong executive and business
operations skills to our board of directors.
Belinda Wong, Director
Ms. Wong has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2022. She is currently
the Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks China, where she is responsible for
delivering a holistic, long-term strategy for Starbucks China. She is also a member of the
Starbucks global executive leadership team, contributing more than 20 years of field knowledge
and leadership in the Asia Pacific region. She serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director
for Hysan Development Company and Television Broadcasts Limited. Ms. Wong also serves on
the Faculty Advisory Board for her alma mater, the University of British Columbia’s Sauder
School of Business, where she received a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in
finance. Ms. Wong provides strong international expansion and growth, as well as executive and
business operation skills to our board of directors.
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Jennifer Davis, Director
Ms. Davis is a partner in Bain Capital’s North American Private Equity team, where she helps
lead the firm’s investments in the consumer and retail sectors. Prior to joining Bain Capital in
2022, Ms. Davis spent 19 years at Goldman Sachs and was a partner in Consumer/Retail
Investment Banking where she served as Head of Retail Investment Banking and Head of
Consumer/Retail Client Coverage. Ms. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of Bob’s
Discount Furniture and The Opportunity Network, an education-focused non-profit focused on
increasing opportunity and access for potential students from historically underrepresented
communities, and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University. Ms. Davis
holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS from Cornell University.
Gary Saage, Director
Mr. Saage is a financial executive with over 35 years of relevant experience. After four years
with Coopers & Lybrand in New York, Mr. Saage joined Cartier in 1988 ultimately holding the
Chief Operating Officer position until 2001. After four years in London working for Alfred Dunhill
Limited as Chief Operating Officer he moved to Geneva, taking up the role of Group Chief
Financial Officer for Compagnie Financiere Richemont. Mr. Saage has served on the Board of
Directors for Richemont, Peter Millar, Net-A-Porter and Yoox Net a Porter. Gary is a Certified
Public Accountant and earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson
University.
B. Compensation
Board of Director Compensation
Only the company’s directors who are not related to our significant shareholders (referred to
herein as the “external directors”), being Mses. Chiquet, Butts and Wong and Messrs.
Armstrong, Davison, Gunn and Saage received compensation in respect of fiscal 2024 for their
service on our board of directors. Messrs. Reiss and Cotton and Ms. Davis do not receive any
compensation as directors of the company. Mr. Reiss’ compensation for serving as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer is included with that of the other named executive officers. Canada
Goose does not compensate representatives of Bain Capital for their service on our board. The
following table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid by the company to
Mses. Chiquet, Butts and Wong and Messrs. Davison, Armstrong, Gunn and Saage in respect
of fiscal 2024:
Name
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)(1)
Stock Awards
($)(2) Option Awards
($)(3)
All other
compensation
($)(4)
Total ($)
John Davison
149,851
101,948
100,658
—
352,457
Stephen Gunn
134,867
101,948
100,658
—
337,473
Maureen Chiquet
124,974
109,598
108,198
337,168
679,938
Jodi Butts
138,239
104,484
103,171
—
345,894
Michael D. Armstrong
138,239
104,484
103,171
—
345,894
Belinda Wong
101,150
76,461
75,483
—
253,094
Gary Saage
64,456
37,497
36,654
—
138,607
(1)
Compensation paid in U.S. dollars converted at an exchange rate of US$1.00 to $1.39
which is an average rate determined in accordance with the company's policies based
on exchange rates available as at the applicable payment dates for the fiscal year.
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(2)
Amount shown reflects the grant date fair value of restricted share unit (“RSU”) and
performance share unit (“PSU”) awards granted to Messrs. Davison, Gunn, Saage and
Armstrong and Mses. Chiquet, Butts and Wong in fiscal 2024. The value was determined
in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”.
(3)
Amount shown reflects the grant date fair value of options to purchase subordinate
voting shares granted to Messrs. Davison, Gunn, Saage and Armstrong and Mses.
Chiquet, Butts and Wong in fiscal 2024. The value was determined in accordance with
IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”.
(4)
Amounts under “All other compensation” paid in U.S. dollars converted at the same
exchange rate of USD1.00 to $1.39. Amount shown reflects compensation awarded to
Ms. Chiquet in fiscal 2024 pursuant to her consulting agreement with the Company,
dated April 24, 2023.
As compensation for service on our board of directors, the Company pays each of its external
directors US$75,000 per year (the “Board Retainer”). In addition, external directors who serve
as members of committees of our board of directors are paid an additional US$12,500 per year
for their committee service. Mr. Armstrong is paid US$15,000 per year for his service as the
Chair of the Environmental and Social Committee. Mr. Davison is paid US$25,000 per year for
his service as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Butts is paid US$15,000 per year for her
service as the Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Davison, who as Lead
Director of our board of directors is paid US$20,000 per year for his service as Lead Director.
On May 29, 2023, (i) each of Messrs. Davison, and Gunn was granted an award of 4,526
options to purchase our subordinate voting shares (“Options”) under the Omnibus Plan; (ii) each
of Mr. Armstrong and Mses. Butts was granted an award of 4,639 Options under the Omnibus
Plan; (iii) Ms. Chiquet was granted an award of 4,865 Options under the Omnibus Plan; and (iv)
Ms. Wong was granted an award of 3,394 Options under the Omnibus Plan. On November 10,
2023, Mr. Saage was granted an award of 2,565 Options under the Omnibus Plan. The Options
are subject to time-based vesting of one-fourth on each of the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the grant date. The Options have an exercise price of $22.24 per share and
expire on May 29, 2023.
On May 29, 2023, (i) each of Messrs. Davison and Gunn was granted an award of 1,528 RSUs
under the Omnibus Plan; (ii) each of Mr. Armstrong and Mses. Butts was granted an award of
1,566 RSUs under the Omnibus Plan; (iii) Ms. Chiquet was granted an award of 1,643 RSUs
under the Omnibus Plan; and (iv) Ms. Wong was granted an award of 1,146 RSUs under the
Omnibus Plan. On November 10, 2023, Mr. Saage was granted an award of 875 RSUs under
the Omnibus Plan. The RSUs are subject to time-based vesting of one-third on each of the first,
second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
On May 29, 2023, (i) each of Messrs. Davison and Gunn was granted an award of 3,056 PSUs
under the Omnibus Plan; (ii) each of Mr. Armstrong and Mses. Butts was granted an award of
3,132 RSUs under the Omnibus Plan; (iii) Ms. Chiquet was granted an award of 3,285 PSUs
under the Omnibus Plan; and (iv) Ms. Wong was granted an award of 2,292 PSUs under the
Omnibus Plan. On November 10, 2023, Mr. Saage was granted an award of 1,749 PSUs under
the Omnibus Plan. The PSUs vest on the third anniversary of the award date and are earned
only if certain performance targets are achieved. Shares underlying the PSUs at the vesting
determination date can decrease or increase if minimum or maximum performance targets are
achieved ranging from 0% to 200% of the PSU award granted.
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Executive Compensation
Components of Executive Compensation
Each year, the compensation committee of our board of directors is responsible for determining
our executive compensation framework, which consisted of the following elements for fiscal
2024: (i) base salary; (ii) annual bonus; (iii) equity-based long-term incentives; and (iv)
employee benefits and other compensation.
Named Executive Officers
The following tables and discussion relate to the compensation paid to or earned by our
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dani Reiss; our former Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (and current President, Asia Pacific), Jonathan Sinclair; and our three
most highly compensated executive officers (other than Messrs. Reiss and Sinclair) who were
serving as executive officers on March 31, 2024, being the last day of fiscal 2024. They are Beth
Clymer, our President, Finance, Strategy, Administration and Operations; Matthew Blonder, our
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer; and Daniel Binder, Chief Transformation
Officer and Executive Vice President, Sales Operations & Planning. Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair,
Blonder, and Binder and Ms. Clymer are referred to collectively in this Annual Report as our
“named executive officers”. After fiscal 2024, the Company announced changes to its leadership
team in order to align management with its recently unveiled five-year strategic growth plan. As
a result of such changes, Mr. Sinclair stepped down as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer and assumed the role of President, Asia Pacific.
The following table sets forth information about certain compensation awarded to, earned by, or
paid to our named executive officers in respect of fiscal 2024:
Name and principal
position
Salary ($)(1) Bonus ($)(2)
Stock
awards
($)(3)
Option
awards
($)(4)
All other
compensation
($)(5)
Total
compensation
($)
Dani Reiss, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
1,377,000
— 4,130,991 1,377,001
82,431
6,967,423
Jonathan Sinclair,
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer(6)
801,431
—
595,432
198,482
188,286
1,783,631
Beth Clymer, President,
Finance, Strategy and
Administration(7)
155,616
— 1,009,413 3,028,230
7,387
4,200,646
Matt Blonder, Executive
Vice President and Chief
Digital Officer(8)
683,785
—
509,741
169,913
518,710
1,882,149
Daniel Binder, Chief
Transformation Officer and
Executive Vice President,
Sales Operations &
Planning(7)
674,337
—
407,793
135,930
63,007
1,281,067
(1)
Amounts shown reflect the salaries earned by the named executive officers in fiscal
2024.
(2)
No bonuses were earned by Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Blonder, and Binder and Ms.
Clymer in respect of fiscal 2024 (see “Bonus” below).
(3)
Amounts shown reflect the grant date fair value of RSU and PSU awards granted to
Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Blonder, and Binder and RSU awards granted to Ms. Clymer in
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fiscal 2024. The value was determined in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based
Payment”.
(4)
Amounts shown reflect the grant date fair value of Options granted to Messrs. Reiss,
Sinclair, Blonder, and Binder and Ms. Clymer in fiscal 2024. The values were determined
in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”.
(5)
For more detail on the amounts included in this column, see “All Other Compensation -
Benefits and Perquisites” below.
(6)
Salary paid in pounds sterling converted at an exchange rate of GBP1.00 to $1.70 which
is an average rate determined in accordance with the company’s policies based on
exchange rates available as at the applicable payment dates for the fiscal year.
(7)
Salary paid in U.S. dollars converted at an exchange rate of USD1.00 to $1.39 which is
an average rate determined in accordance with the company's policies based on
exchange rates available as at the applicable payment dates for the fiscal year. Certain
amounts under “All other compensation” paid in U.S. dollars converted at the same
exchange rate of USD1.00 to $1.39.
(8)
A portion of Mr. Blonder’s salary was paid in U.S. dollars and the salary paid in U.S.
dollars converted at an exchange rate of USD1.00 to $1.39 which is an average rate
determined in accordance with the company's policies based on exchange rates
available as at the applicable payment dates for the fiscal year. Certain amounts under
“All other compensation” paid in U.S. dollars converted at the same exchange rate of
USD1.00 to $1.39.
Base Salary
Base salaries provide our named executive officers with a fixed amount of compensation each
year. Base salary levels are established based on a range of factors, including peer company
compensation, the executive’s role, responsibilities and prior experience and the overall market
demand for the executive. During Fiscal 2024, Mr. Reiss’ annual base salary was $1,377,000,
Mr. Sinclair’s annual base salary was GBP472,770, Ms. Clymer’s annual base salary was
USD$500,000, Mr. Blonder’s annual base salary was $670,000, and Mr. Binder’s annual base
salary was USD$500,000.
Bonus
Each named executive officer is eligible to receive an annual bonus pursuant to his or her
employment agreement and in accordance with the bonus plan of the Company. As reflected in
the compensation table above, none of the named executive officers received bonuses in fiscal
2024 as a result of the Company not achieving its applicable EBIT targets for fiscal 2024.
For fiscal 2024, Mr. Reiss was eligible to earn a target annual bonus equal to 150% of his base
salary (“Reiss Bonus Target”), based on achievement of the fiscal 2024 global EBIT target (the
“Global EBIT Target”). The payout of Mr. Reiss’s bonus is eligible to be earned at 100% of the
Reiss Bonus Target upon achievement of 100% of Global EBIT Target. Achievement of EBIT
above 100% of the Global EBIT Target would have resulted in Mr. Reiss’s bonus being earned
at 100% of the Reiss Bonus Target plus 8% of the Reiss Bonus Target for each 1% over the
Global EBIT Target.
Messrs. Sinclair, Blonder and Binder were eligible to earn annual bonuses for fiscal 2024
targeted at 45% (in respect of Messrs. Sinclair and Blonder) or 40% (in respect of Mr. Binder) of
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their respective annual base salary. Ms. Clymer was not eligible to earn an annual bonus for
fiscal 2024. For Messrs. Sinclair, Blonder and Binder, target EBIT for purposes of our fiscal 2024
annual bonus plan was determined the same as for Mr. Reiss (being the Global EBIT Target).
Achievement above the Global EBIT Target can result in bonus being earned above 100% of
target annual bonus. Achievement of EBIT above 100% of the Global EBIT Target would have
resulted in each of Messrs. Sinclair, Blonder and Binder’s bonus being earned at 100% of
target, plus 4% of target for each 1% over the Global EBIT Target.
Executive Employment Agreements
We have entered into an employment agreement with each of our named executive officers. The
material terms of the agreements are as follows.
Compensation and Bonus Opportunities
Under his amended and restated employment agreement, effective March 9, 2017, Mr. Reiss is
entitled to an annual base salary of $1,000,000, subject to annual review. Mr. Reiss is also
eligible for an annual incentive bonus, which was originally targeted at 75% of his annual base
salary under his employment agreement, and which was subsequently increased to 150% of his
annual base salary. The employment agreement also provides for an annual equity grant to Mr.
Reiss under our long-term equity incentive plan, equal to 400% of his annual base salary.
Under his employment agreement, effective August 13, 2021, Mr. Sinclair is entitled to an
annual base salary of GBP450,000, subject to annual review. Mr. Sinclair is also eligible for an
annual incentive bonus targeted at 45% of his annual base salary. Mr. Sinclair’s employment
agreement also provides for an annual equity grant to Mr. Sinclair under our long-term equity
incentive plan, equal to 100% of his annual base salary. In connection with Mr. Sinclair’s
overseas assignment, Mr. Sinclair’s employment agreement further provides for certain benefits
and perquisites, as described below under “All Other Compensation - Benefits and Perquisites”.
Under her employment agreement, effective December 19, 2023, Ms. Clymer is entitled to an
annual base salary of USD$500,000, subject to annual review. The employment agreement also
provided for a signing bonus in the form of a grant of stock options with a 10 year term, valued
at USD$2,250,000 and vesting in four equal annual installments and a grant of restricted stock
units valued at USD$750,000 and vesting over five annual installments. Ms. Clymer is also
eligible for an annual incentive bonus targeted at 65% of her annual base salary. Ms. Clymer’s
employment agreement also provides for an annual equity grant to Ms. Clymer under our long-
term equity incentive plan, equal to 125% of her annual base salary. In connection with Ms.
Clymer’s residency in the United States, Ms. Clymer’s employment agreement entitles her to
housing allowances and tax gross-ups related to such allowances. The employment agreement
further provides for certain benefits and perquisites, as described below under “All Other
Compensation - Benefits and Perquisites”.
Under his employment agreement, effective January 3, 2023, Mr. Blonder is entitled to an
annual base salary of $670,000, subject to annual review. Mr. Blonder is also eligible for an
annual incentive bonus targeted at 45% of his annual base salary. The employment agreement
also provided for a signing bonus in the form of a cash amount of USD$600,000, less applicable
withholdings, paid to Mr. Blonder on his start date. Mr. Blonder’s employment agreement also
provides for an annual equity grant to Mr. Blonder under our long-term equity incentive plan,
equal to 100% of his annual base salary. The employment agreement further provides for
certain benefits and perquisites, as described below under “All Other Compensation - Benefits
and Perquisites”.
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Under his employment agreement, effective March 1, 2023, Mr. Binder is entitled to an annual
base salary of USD$500,000, subject to annual review. Mr. Binder is also eligible for an annual
incentive bonus targeted at 40% of his annual base salary. The employment agreement also
provided for a signing bonus in the form of a cash amount of USD$175,000, less applicable
withholdings, paid to Mr. Binder on his start date. Mr. Binder’s employment agreement also
provides for an annual equity grant to Mr. Binder under our long-term equity incentive plan,
equal to 80% of his annual base salary. The employment agreement further provides for certain
benefits and perquisites, as described below under “All Other Compensation - Benefits and
Perquisites”.
Severance
If Mr. Reiss’s employment were terminated by us without cause or he resigned for good reason,
he would be entitled to (i) a severance amount representing two times his annual base salary
plus two times the average amount of the annual bonus earned by Mr. Reiss in the two
complete fiscal years preceding the date of his termination of employment, (ii) a pro rata bonus
amount for the year in which the termination occurs, based on the actual bonus amount paid in
the prior year and (iii) continued participation in our benefit plans for a period of 24 months
following the date of termination of employment.
If Mr. Sinclair’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to 12
months’ notice, or pay in lieu of notice and benefit continuation for 12 months following such
termination of employment.
If Ms. Clymer’s employment were terminated by us without cause, she would be entitled to (i) 12
months’ notice, or pay in lieu of notice, (ii) continued vesting of all outstanding unvested time-
based equity awards held as at the date of termination scheduled to vest during such 12 month
period, (iii) a pro rata bonus amount for the year in which the termination occurs and (iv) benefit
continuation for 12 months following such termination of employment.
If Mr. Blonder’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to six
months’ notice, or pay in lieu of notice and benefit continuation for six months following such
termination of employment.
If Mr. Binder’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to six
months’ notice, or pay in lieu of notice and benefit continuation for six months following such
termination of employment.
Equity-Based Compensation
On May 29, 2023, Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Blonder and Binder were granted 183,397, 26,435,
22,630, and 18,104 Options, respectively. One-fourth of each Option award will vest on each of
May 29, 2024, May 29, 2025, May 29, 2026 and May 29, 2027, subject to the executive’s
continued employment with us through the applicable vesting date.
On February 12, 2024, Ms. Clymer was granted 519,884 Options. One-fourth of this Option
award will vest on each of February 12, 2025, February 12, 2026, February 12, 2027 and
February 12, 2028, subject to her continued employment with us through the applicable vesting
date.
On May 29, 2023, Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Blonder and Binder were granted 61,915, 8,924,
7,640, and 6,112 RSUs, respectively. One-third of these RSUs vest on each of May 29, 2024,
May 29, 2025 and May 29, 2026, subject to the executive’s continued employment with us
through the applicable vesting date.
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On February 12, 2024, Ms. Clymer was granted 62,271 RSUs. One-fifth of these RSUs vest on
each of February 12, 2025, February 12, 2026 and February 12, 2027 and two-fifths vest on
December 15, 2027, subject to her continued employment with us through the applicable
vesting date.
On May 29, 2023, Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Blonder and Binder were granted 123,831, 17,849,
15,280 and 12,224 PSUs, respectively. The PSUs vest on the third anniversary of the award
date and are earned only if certain performance targets are achieved. Shares underlying the
PSUs at the vesting determination date can decrease or increase if minimum or maximum
performance targets are achieved ranging from 0% to 200% of the PSU award granted.
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The following table sets forth information regarding equity awards held by our named executive
officers as of March 31, 2024:
Name
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
unexercisable
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
unearned
(#)
Option
exercise
price ($)
Option
expiration
date
Number
of
shares
of stock
that
have
not
vested
(#)
Market
value of
shares of
stock
that have
not
vested
($)
Dani
Reiss(1)(2)
72,297
—
—
83.53
6/26/2028
—
—
191,319
—
—
63.03
4/3/2029
—
—
175,044
87,522
—
33.97
6/12/2030
—
—
187,500
62,500
—
50.00
6/12/2030
—
—
128,452
128,453
—
48.93
6/2/2031
—
—
128,889
386,670
—
24.64
5/31/2032
—
—
—
183,397
—
22.24
5/31/2033
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 21,342 348,515
—
—
—
—
— 36,528 596,502
—
—
—
—
— 123,831 2,022,160
—
—
—
—
— 61,915 1,011,072
Jonathan
Sinclair(3)(4)
35,396
—
—
83.53
6/26/2028
—
—
31,975
—
—
63.03
4/3/2029
—
—
38,487
17,677
—
33.97
6/12/2030
—
—
20,338
20,339
—
48.93
6/2/2031
—
—
17,718
53,156
—
24.64
5/31/2032
—
—
—
26,435
—
22.24
5/31/2033
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,558
41,772
—
—
—
—
—
5,022
82,009
—
—
—
—
— 17,849 291,474
—
—
—
—
—
8,924 145,729
Beth
Clymer5)(6)
—
519,884
—
16.21
2/12/2034
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 62,271 1,016,885
Matt
Blonder(7)(8)
—
22,630
—
22.24
5/31/2033
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 15,280 249,522
—
—
—
—
—
7,640 124,761
Daniel
Binder(9)(10)
—
18,104
—
22.24
5/31/2033
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 12,224 199,618
—
—
—
—
—
6,112
99,809
(1)
Mr. Reiss was granted 105,263 Options on June 1, 2017, 72,297 Options on June 26,
2018, 191,319 Options on April 3, 2019, 600,088 options on June 12, 2020, 256,905
Options on June 2, 2021, 515,559 Options on May 31, 2022 and 183,397 Options on
May 29, 2023. His Options are subject to time-based vesting of one-fourth on each of the
first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the respective grant dates.
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(2)
Mr. Reiss was granted 31,680 RSUs on June 12, 2020, 64,025 RSUs on June 2, 2021,
54,791 RSUs on May 31, 2022 and 61,915 RSUs on May 29, 2023. His RSUs are
subject to time-based vesting of one-third on each of the first, second and third
anniversaries of the grant date. The market value of Mr. Reiss’ RSUs was calculated by
multiplying the number of RSUs subject to his award by $16.33 which was the closing
price of our subordinate voting shares on the TSX on March 28, 2024, the last trading
day of fiscal 2024.
(3)
Mr. Sinclair was granted 35,396 Options on June 26, 2018, 31,975 Options on April 3,
2019, 70,706 Options on June 12, 2020, 40,677 Options on June 2, 2021, 70,874
Options on May 31, 2022 and 26,435 Options on May 29, 2023. His Options are subject
to time-based vesting of one-fourth on each of the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the grant date.
(4)
Mr. Sinclair was granted 10,650 RSUs on July 5, 2018, 5,733 RSUs on June 12, 2020,
7,674 RSUs on June 2, 2021, 7,532 RSUs on May 31, 2022 and 8,924 RSUs on May
29, 2023. His RSUs are subject to time-based vesting of one-third on each of the first,
second and third anniversaries of the grant date. The market value of Mr. Sinclair’s
RSUs was calculated by multiplying the number of RSUs subject to his award by $16.33,
which was the closing price of our subordinate voting shares on the TSX on March 28,
2024, the last trading day of fiscal 2024.
(5)
Ms. Clymer was granted 519,884 Options on February 12, 2024. These Options are
subject to time-based vesting of one-fourth on each of the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the grant date.
(6)
Ms. Clymer was granted 62,271 RSUs on February 12, 2024. Her RSUs are subject to
time-based vesting of one-fifth on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the
grant date and two-fifths on December 15, 2027. The market value of Ms. Clymer’s
RSUs was calculated by multiplying the number of RSUs subject to her award by $16.33
which was the closing price of our subordinate voting shares on the TSX on March 28,
2024, the last trading day of fiscal 2024.
(7)
Mr. Blonder was granted 22,630 Options on May 29, 2023. These Options are subject to
time-based vesting of one-fourth on each of the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the grant date.
(8)
Mr. Blonder was granted 7,640 RSUs on May 29, 2023. His RSUs are subject to time-
based vesting of one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the
grant date. The market value of Mr. Blonder’s RSUs was calculated by multiplying the
number of RSUs subject to his award by $16.33 which was the closing price of our
subordinate voting shares on the TSX on March 28, 2024, the last trading day of fiscal
2024.
(9)
Mr. Binder was granted 18,104 Options on May 29, 2023. These Options are subject to
time-based vesting of one-fourth on each of the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the grant date.
(10)
Mr. Binder was granted 6,112 RSUs on May 29, 2023. His RSUs are subject to time-
based vesting of one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the
grant date. The market value of Mr. Binder’s RSUs was calculated by multiplying the
number of RSUs subject to his award by $16.33 which was the closing price of our
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subordinate voting shares on the TSX on March 28, 2024, the last trading day of fiscal
2024.
All Other Compensation - Benefits and Perquisites
Our full-time employees, including our named executive officers, are eligible to participate in our
health and welfare benefit plans, which include medical, dental, vision, basic and dependent life,
supplemental life, accidental death, dismemberment and specific loss, long-term disability, and
optional critical illness insurance. Employees are also eligible to receive continuing education
support and to participate in our employee purchase program, which allows employees to
purchase a specified number of jackets and accessories at 75% of the manufacturer’s
suggested retail price. Our named executive officers participate in these plans on a slightly
better basis than other salaried employees, including in some instances with slightly lower
deductibles, better cost-sharing rates and the ability to purchase supplemental health coverage.
Our named executive officers are also entitled to complimentary jackets each calendar year.
Our named executive officers received additional benefits and perquisites pursuant to the terms
of their employment with us, including for Mr. Sinclair with respect to benefits and perquisites
related to his overseas assignment. In fiscal 2024, (1) each of our named executive officers
received company-paid personal insurance premiums, and Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Blonder and
Binder and Ms. Clymer also received supplemental health coverage; (2) each of our named
executive officers received complimentary jackets and/or other Canada Goose products; (3) Mr.
Sinclair received housing allowances and tax gross-ups related to such allowances; and (4) Mr.
Reiss received board retainer fees for his service as director of Canada Goose International AG.
Retirement Plans
In fiscal 2024, none of our named executive officers participated in the Group Retirement
Savings Plan for the Employees of Canada Goose Inc. (referred to as the RSP), a broad-based
registered defined contribution plan offered to all of our full-time Canada-based employees. In
fiscal 2024, we did not make any contributions to the Deferred Profit Sharing Plan for the
Employees of Canada Goose Inc. on behalf of our named executive officers and we did not
otherwise set aside or accrue any amounts for pension, retirement or similar benefits for our
named executive officers pursuant to retirement plans sponsored by the company. We do not
sponsor or maintain any qualified or non-qualified defined benefit plans or supplemental
executive retirement plans.
C. Board Practices
Composition of our Board of Directors
Under our articles, our board of directors consists of a number of directors as determined from
time to time by the directors. Our board of directors is currently comprised of 10 directors. Our
articles provide that a director may be removed with or without cause by a resolution passed by
a special majority comprised of 66 2⁄3% of the votes cast by shareholders present in person or by
proxy at a meeting and who are entitled to vote. The directors are elected by the shareholders at
each annual general meeting of shareholders, and all directors hold office for a term expiring at
the close of the next annual shareholders meeting or until their respective successors are
elected or appointed. Our board of directors is led by Dani Reiss, as Chairman. Mr. Reiss is not
considered to be an independent director as he is also our Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Chiquet
is not considered to be an independent director as she entered into a consulting agreement with
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the Company on April 24, 2023, whereby she received compensation in excess of $75,000 per
year for consultancy services to the Company and its management. The Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer responsibility is, among other things, to effectively manage the affairs of the
board of directors in accordance with corporate governance guidelines. The Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer is also responsible for the general direction and management of the business
and affairs of the company within the authority limitations delegated by the board of directors,
focused on meeting the corporate goals and objectives approved by the board of directors.
Under the BCBCA and our articles, between annual general meetings of our shareholders, the
directors may appoint one or more additional directors, but the number of additional directors
may not at any time exceed one-third of the number of current directors who were elected or
appointed other than as additional directors.
Director Term Limits and Other Mechanisms of Board Renewal
Our board of directors has not adopted director term limits, a retirement policy for its directors or
other automatic mechanisms of board renewal. Rather than adopting formal term limits,
mandatory age-related retirement policies and other mechanisms of board renewal, the
nominating and governance committee of our board of directors develop appropriate
qualifications and criteria for our board of directors as a whole and for individual directors. In
accordance with its mandate, the nominating and governance committee oversees a process for
the assessment of our board of directors, each committee and individual director regarding his,
her or its effectiveness and contribution, and also reports evaluation results to our board of
directors at least annually. It is further the responsibility of the nominating and governance
committee to develop a succession plan for the board of directors, including maintaining a list of
qualified candidates for director positions. The company is not in the practice of providing any
severance benefits to directors upon termination of service.
Board Committees
Each of our board committees operates under its own written charter adopted by our board of
directors.
Audit Committee
Our audit committee is composed of Mr. Davison, Mr. Gunn and Mr. Saage, with Mr. Davison
serving as chairperson of the committee. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Gunn,
Mr. Davison and Mr. Saage meet the independence requirements under the rules of the NYSE,
the BCBCA and under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. Our board of directors has determined
that Mr. Davison is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC’s
regulations and applicable Listing Rules of the NYSE.
Our audit committee reviews and approves the scope of the annual audits of our financial
statements, reviews our internal control over financial reporting, recommends to the board of
directors the appointment of our independent auditors, reviews and approves any non-audit
services performed by the independent auditors, reviews the findings and recommendations of
the internal and independent auditors and periodically reviews major accounting policies.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee is composed of Mr. Cotton, Mr. Armstrong and Ms. Chiquet, with
Mr. Cotton serving as chairperson of the committee. Its primary purpose, with respect to
compensation, is to assist our board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and to
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make recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation of our
directors and executive officers.
Nominating and Governance Committee
Our nominating and governance committee is composed of Mr. Gunn, Mr. Reiss, Ms. Wong
and Ms. Butts, with Ms. Butts serving as chairperson of the committee. The nominating and
governance committee’s primary responsibilities are to develop and recommend to the board
of directors criteria for board and committee membership and recommend to the board of
directors the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each of the committees
of the board of directors. The nominating and governance committee also reviews and makes
recommendations in respect of the company’s corporate governance principles and practices
and associated disclosure.
Environmental and Social Committee
Our environmental and social committee is composed of Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Butts, and Ms.
Davis with Mr. Armstrong serving as the chairperson of the committee. The environmental and
social committee’s primary responsibilities are to provide oversight of the company’s ongoing
commitment to environmental and social policies, plans and programs to ensure a
comprehensive environmental, social and governance program.
D. Employees
As of March 31, 2024, April 2, 2023, and April 3, 2022, we had 4,462, 4,760, and 4,353
employees, including both full-time and part-time employees however excluding those on leave.
The number of employees by function as of the end of the period for our fiscal years ended
March 31, 2024, April 2, 2023, and April 3, 2022 was as follows:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
By Function:
Canadian manufacturing
2,630
2,964
2,872
Selling and retail
1,015
881
742
Corporate head offices
817
915
739
Total
4,462
4,760
4,353
As of March 31, 2024, the company has 232 employees who are on leave for maternity,
medical, disability and/or unpaid leave. The increase in the number of selling and retail
employees was primarily due to the expansion of our DTC retail store network. The decrease
in the number of Canadian manufacturing and corporate head office employees was primarily
due to the Transformation Program.
E. Share Ownership
See Item 6.B. - “Compensation” and Item 7 - “Major Shareholders and Related Party
Transactions.”
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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. Major Shareholders.
Security Ownership
The following table sets forth information relating to the beneficial ownership of our shares as of
May 5, 2024, by:
•
each person or group who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our
subordinate voting shares;
•
each of our directors; and
•
each of our named executive officers.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules. The information is not
necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In general, under these
rules a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares voting power or
investment power with respect to such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial
owner of a security if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security
within 60 days. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable community property
laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares held by that person.
The percentage of voting shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of 45,543,872
subordinate voting shares and 51,004,076 multiple voting shares outstanding as of May 5,
2024.
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Subordinate Voting Shares
Multiple Voting Shares
Name and address of beneficial
owner
Number
of
shares
Percentage
of
shares
Number
of
shares
Percentage
of
shares
5% shareholders:
Entities affiliated with Bain Capital
Investors, LLC(1)
—
—
30,873,742
60.5 %
Dani Reiss(2)
1,349,910
2.9 %
20,130,334
39.5 %
FMR(3)
5,782,631
12.7 %
—
—
Goldman Sachs(4)
3,409,138
7.5 %
—
—
Morgan Stanley(5)
5,239,460
11.5 %
—
—
MFS(6)
3,543,561
7.8 %
—
—
Named executive officers and
directors:
Jodi Butts
54,290
*
—
—
Maureen Chiquet
74,855
*
—
—
Ryan Cotton (7)
—
— %
—
—
Jennifer Davis(7)
—
— %
—
—
Stephen Gunn
88,566
*
—
—
John Davison
85,164
*
—
—
Michael D. Armstrong
14,482
*
—
—
Gary Saage
8,000
*
—
—
Belinda Wong
8,683
*
—
—
Jonathan Sinclair
204,129
*
—
—
Beth Clymer
2,140
*
—
—
Matt Blonder
8,203
*
—
—
Dan Binder
6,563
*
—
—
* Less than 1%
(1)
Includes 10,773,742 multiple voting shares registered in the name of Bain Capital
Integral Investors 2008, L.P. (“Integral 2008”) and 20,100,000 Multiple Voting Shares
registered in the name of BCPE Fund X Goose Borrower, L.P. (together with Integral
2008, the “Bain Capital Entities”). Bain Capital Investors, LLC (“BCI”) is the ultimate
general partner of each of the Bain Capital Entities. As a result, BCI may be deemed
to exercise voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the Bain
Capital Entities. Voting and investment decisions with respect to the shares held by
the Bain Capital Entities are made by the managing directors of BCI, of whom there
are three or more and none of whom individually has the power to direct such
decisions. The address of each of the Bain Capital Entities is c/o Bain Capital Private
Equity, LP, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
(2)
Includes multiple voting shares registered in the name of DTR LLC, an entity
indirectly controlled by Dani Reiss. Based on information obtained from Schedule
13G/A filed by Dani Reiss on February 13, 2024.
(3)
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G/A filed by FMR LLC and its
affiliates (“FMR”) on February 9, 2024. According to that report, FMR possesses sole
power to vote or to direct the voting of 5,782,631 of such shares and possesses
shared power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares and possesses
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sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 5,782,631 of such shares and
possesses shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of such
shares. In addition, according to that report, FMR’s business address is 245 Summer
Street., Boston, MA 02210.
(4)
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by Goldman Sachs and its
affiliates (“Goldman Sachs”) on February 7, 2023. According to that report, Goldman
Sachs possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares
and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of 3,409,088 of such
shares and possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of
such shares and possesses shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
3,409,138 of such shares. In addition, according to that report, Goldman Sachs’
business address is 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282.
(5)
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G/A filed by Morgan Stanley and its
affiliates (“Morgan Stanley”) on February 12, 2024. According to that report, Morgan
Stanley possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares
and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of 5,239,460 of such
shares and possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of
such shares and possesses shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
5,239,460 of such shares. In addition, according to that report, Morgan Stanley’s
business address is 1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036.
(6)
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by Massachusetts Financial
Services Company (“MFS”) on February 9, 2024. According to that report, MFS
possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 3,543,561 of such shares and
possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares and
possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,543,561 of such
shares and possesses shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of
such shares. In addition, according to that report, MFS’s business address is 111
Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199.
(7)
Does not include shares held by the Bain Capital Entities. Mr. Cotton is a Managing
Director of BCI and Ms. Davis is a Partner of BCI, and as a result may be deemed to
share beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Bain Capital Entities. The
address for Mr. Cotton and Ms. Davis is c/o Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, 200
Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Significant Changes in Ownership
We are not aware of significant changes in ownership of our multiple voting shares and
subordinate voting shares during fiscal 2024.
Voting Rights
Holders of our multiple voting shares are entitled to 10 votes per multiple voting share and
holders of subordinate voting shares held in the United States (and outside the United States)
are entitled to one vote per subordinate voting share on all matters upon which holders of
shares are entitled to vote.
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U.S. Shareholders. On March 31, 2024, we had 4 registered shareholders with addresses in the
United States (which may include addresses of investment managers holding securities on
behalf of non-U.S. beneficial owners) holding approximately 20,242,914 subordinate voting
shares. Residents of the United States may beneficially own subordinate voting shares or
multiple voting shares registered in the names of non-residents of the United States, and non-
U.S. residents may beneficially own subordinate voting shares or multiple voting shares
registered in the names of U.S. residents.
Controlled Company
We are currently controlled by Bain Capital. As of March 31, 2024, Bain Capital indirectly
beneficially owns approximately 60.5% of our outstanding multiple voting shares, or
approximately 55.6% of the combined voting power of our multiple voting and subordinate voting
shares outstanding.
B. Related Party Transactions
Investor Rights Agreement
In connection with our IPO, we entered into an Investor Rights Agreement with Bain Capital and
DTR LLC, an entity indirectly controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (the
“Investor Rights Agreement”).
The following is a summary of certain registration rights and nomination rights of our principal
shareholders (including their permitted affiliates and transferees) under the Investor Rights
Agreement, which summary is not intended to be complete. The following discussion is qualified
in its entirety by the full text of the Investor Rights Agreement.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, Bain Capital is entitled to certain demand
registration rights which enable it to require us to file a registration statement and/or a Canadian
prospectus and otherwise assist with public offerings of subordinate voting shares (including
subordinate voting shares issuable upon conversion of multiple voting shares) under the
Securities Act and applicable Canadian securities laws, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement. DTR LLC is entitled to similar demand registration
rights at such time as Bain Capital no longer holds securities subject to registration rights, as
well as certain incidental registration rights in connection with demand registrations initiated by
Bain Capital, and each of Bain Capital and DTR LLC is entitled to certain “piggy-back”
registration rights in the event that we propose to register securities as part of a public offering.
We are entitled to postpone or suspend a registration request for a period of up to 60 days
during any 12-month period where such registration request would require us to make any
adverse disclosure. In addition, in connection with an underwritten offering, the number of
securities to be registered thereunder may be limited, for marketing reasons, based on the
opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters for such offering.
All costs and expenses associated with any demand registration or “piggy-back” registration will
be borne by us other than underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes, if any,
attributable to the sale of the subordinate voting shares (including following the conversion of
multiple voting shares) by the applicable selling shareholder. We will also be required to provide
indemnification and contribution for the benefit of Bain Capital and DTR LLC and their
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respective affiliates and representatives in connection with any demand registration or “piggy-
back” registration.
Nomination Rights
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, Bain Capital is entitled to designate 50% of our
directors (rounding up to the next whole number) and will continue to be entitled to designate
such percentage of our directors for so long as it holds at least 40% of the number of
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares outstanding, provided that this percentage
will be reduced (i) to the greater of one director or 30% of our directors (rounding up to the next
whole number) once Bain Capital holds less than 40% of the subordinate voting shares and
multiple voting shares outstanding, (ii) to the greater of one director or 10% of our directors
(rounding up to the next whole number) once Bain Capital holds less than 20% of the
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares outstanding, and (iii) to none once Bain
Capital holds less than 5% of the subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares
outstanding. DTR LLC is entitled to designate one director for as long as it holds 5% or more of
the subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares outstanding.
The nomination rights contained in the Investor Rights Agreement provide that Bain Capital and
DTR LLC, at the relevant time, will cast all votes to which they are entitled to elect directors
designated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement.
Other Related Party Transactions
During fiscal 2024, the company contributed approximately $0.5m to Polar Bears International
(PBI), a charitable organization for which our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dani Reiss,
serves as a board member. The company also paid the Baffin vendor and related entities, which
continue to be controlled by Paul Hubner, a member of management of the company,
approximately $0.6m for lease costs associated with the Baffin manufacturing facility and other
operating costs.
Interest of Management and Others in Material Transactions
Except as set out above or described elsewhere in this Annual Report, there are no material
interests, direct or indirect, of any of our directors or executive officers, any shareholder that
beneficially owns, or controls or directs (directly or indirectly), more than 10% of any class or
series of our outstanding voting securities, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing
persons, in any transaction within the three years before the date in this Annual Report that has
materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect us or any of our subsidiaries.
Indebtedness of Directors, Executive Officers and Employees
Except as set out above or described elsewhere in this Annual Report, as of the date of this
Annual Report, none of our directors, executive officers, employees, former directors, former
executive officers or former employees or any of our subsidiaries, and none of their respective
associates, is indebted to us or any of our subsidiaries or another entity whose indebtedness is
the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or
understanding provided by us or any of our subsidiaries, except, as the case may be, for routine
indebtedness as defined under applicable securities legislations.
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C. Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information
See Item 18. — “Financial Statements.”
A.7 Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal or regulatory proceedings and claims in the
ordinary course of business, including proceedings to protect our intellectual property rights. As
part of our monitoring program for our intellectual property rights, from time to time we file
lawsuits for acts of trademark counterfeiting, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, patent
infringement or breach of other state or foreign laws. These actions often result in seizure of
counterfeit merchandise and negotiated settlements with defendants. Defendants sometime
raise the invalidity or unenforceability of our proprietary rights as affirmative defenses or
counterclaims.
A.8 Dividend Policy
Our board of directors does not currently intend to pay dividends on our subordinate voting
shares or multiple voting shares. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund
business development and growth, and we do not expect to pay any dividends in the
foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the
discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on a number of
factors, including our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual
restrictions, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem
relevant. Currently, the provisions of our senior secured credit facilities place certain limitations
on the amount of cash dividends that our main operating subsidiary can pay.
B. Significant Changes
We have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our Annual Financial
Statements included in this Annual Report.
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
Not applicable except for Item 9.A.4 and Item 9.C.
Our subordinate voting shares have been listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and the
Toronto Stock Exchange since March 16, 2017 under the symbol “GOOS.”
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. Share Capital
Not applicable.
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B. Notice of Articles and Articles
The following is a summary of certain important provisions of our articles and certain related
sections of the BCBCA. Please note that this is only a summary and is not intended to be
exhaustive. This summary is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
provisions of our articles and the BCBCA.
Stated Objects or Purposes
Our articles do not contain stated objects or purposes and do not place any limitations on the
business that we may carry on.
Directors
Power to vote on matters in which a director is materially interested. Under the BCBCA a
director who has a material interest in a contract or transaction, whether made or proposed, that
is material to us, must disclose such interest to us, subject to certain exceptions such as if the
contract or transaction: (i) is an arrangement by way of security granted by us for money loaned
to, or obligations undertaken by, the director for our benefit or for one of our affiliates’ benefit;
(ii) relates to an indemnity or insurance permitted under the BCBCA; (iii) relates to the
remuneration of the director in his or her capacity as director, officer, employee or agent of our
company or of one of our affiliates; (iv) relates to a loan to our company while the director is the
guarantor of some or all of the loan; or (v) is with a corporation that is affiliated with us while the
director is also a director or senior officer of that corporation or an affiliate of that corporation.
A director who holds such disclosable interest in respect of any material contract or transaction
into which we have entered or propose to enter may be required to absent himself or herself
from the meeting while discussions and voting with respect to the matter are taking place.
Directors will also be required to comply with certain other relevant provisions of the BCBCA
regarding conflicts of interest.
Directors’ power to determine the remuneration of directors. The remuneration of our directors, if
any, may be determined by our directors subject to our articles. The remuneration may be in
addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any of our employees (including executive
officers) who are also directors.
Number of shares required to be owned by a director. Neither our articles nor the BCBCA
provide that a director is required to hold any of our shares as a qualification for holding his or
her office. Our board of directors has discretion to prescribe minimum share ownership
requirements for directors. To align the economic interests of directors with those of our
shareholders, directors are granted share-based compensation on an annual basis for their
services and are further encouraged to purchase securities of the company. Moreover, the
company has adopted director share ownership guidelines for non-executive directors, which
are set at two times (2x) each director’s annual retainer, such ownership requirement to be
progressively achieved over a period of five years from each director’s appointment to the board
of directors. The director share ownership requirement can be satisfied through the ownership of
shares directly owned, vested in-the-money stock options and restricted share units.
Issuance of Additional Multiple Voting Shares
The rules of the TSX generally prohibit us from issuing additional multiple voting shares,
however there may be certain circumstances where additional multiple voting shares may be
issued, including upon receiving shareholder approval. Notably, approval is not required in
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connection with a subdivision or consolidation on a pro rata basis as between the subordinate
voting shares and the multiple voting shares.
Subdivision or Consolidation
No subdivision or consolidation of the subordinate voting shares or the multiple voting shares
may be carried out unless, at the same time, the multiple voting shares or the subordinate voting
shares, as the case may be, are subdivided or consolidated in the same manner and on the
same basis.
Certain Amendments and Change of Control
In addition to any other voting right or power to which the holders of subordinate voting shares
shall be entitled by law or regulation or other provisions of our articles from time to time in effect,
but subject to the provisions of our articles, holders of subordinate voting shares shall be entitled
to vote separately as a class, in addition to any other vote of our shareholders that may be
required, in respect of any alteration, repeal or amendment of our articles which would adversely
affect the rights or special rights of the holders of subordinate voting shares or affect the holders
of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares differently, on a per share basis,
including an amendment to our articles that provides that any multiple voting shares sold or
transferred to a Person that is not a Permitted Holder shall be automatically converted into
subordinate voting shares.
Pursuant to our articles, holders of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares will be
treated equally and identically, on a per share basis, in certain change of control transactions
that require approval of our shareholders under the BCBCA, unless different treatment of the
shares of each such class is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of our
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares, each voting separately as a class.
Our articles do not otherwise contain any change of control limitations with respect to a merger,
acquisition or corporate restructuring that involves us.
Shareholder Meetings
Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, we must hold a general meeting of our
shareholders at least once every calendar year at a time and place determined by our board of
directors, provided that the meeting must not be held later than 15 months after the preceding
annual general meeting. A meeting of our shareholders may be held anywhere in or outside
British Columbia.
A notice to convene a meeting, specifying the date, time and location of the meeting, and, where
a meeting is to consider special business, the general nature of the special business must be
sent to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting and to each director not less than 21
days and no more than 60 days prior to the meeting, although, as a result of applicable
securities laws, the minimum time for notice is effectively longer in most circumstances. Under
the BCBCA, shareholders entitled to notice of a meeting may waive or reduce the period of
notice for that meeting, provided applicable securities laws are met. The accidental omission to
send notice of any meeting of shareholders to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any person
entitled to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting.
A quorum for meetings of shareholders is present if shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at
least 25% of the issued shares plus at least a majority of multiple voting shares entitled to be
voted at the meeting are present in person or represented by proxy. If a quorum is not present
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within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of any meeting of shareholders, the
meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, unless
the meeting was requisitioned by shareholders, in which case the meeting is dissolved.
Under the BCBCA, shareholders holding not less than 5% of our issued voting shares may
requisition a shareholder meeting for the purpose of transacting any business that may be
transacted at a shareholder meeting by delivering a requisition in the prescribed form to us.
Upon receiving such a requisition, we must call a meeting of shareholders to transact the
business stated in the requisition on a date that is not more than four months after the date on
which the requisition was received, unless one of the exemptions set out in the BCBCA apply. In
this respect, if we do not call a shareholders’ meeting within 21 days after receiving the
requisition, any shareholder who signed the requisition may call the meeting, subject to certain
exceptions.
Holders of our subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares are entitled to attend and
vote at meetings of our shareholders except meetings at which only holders of a particular class
are entitled to vote. Except as otherwise provided with respect to any particular series of
preferred shares, and except as otherwise required by law, the holders of our preferred shares
are not entitled as a class to receive notice of, or to attend or vote at any meetings of our
shareholders. Our directors, our officers, our auditor and any other persons invited by our
chairman or directors or with the consent of those at the meeting are entitled to attend any
meeting of our shareholders but will not be counted in the quorum or be entitled to vote at the
meeting unless he or she is a shareholder or proxyholder entitled to vote at the meeting.
Shareholder Proposals and Advance Notice Procedures
Under the BCBCA, qualified shareholders holding shares that constitute (i) at least one percent
(1%) of our issued voting shares or (ii) have a fair market value in excess of C$2,000 may make
proposals for matters to be considered at the annual general meeting of shareholders. Such
proposals must be sent to us in advance of any proposed meeting by delivering a timely written
notice in proper form to our registered office in accordance with the requirements of the BCBCA.
The notice must include information on the business the shareholder intends to bring before the
meeting. To be a qualified shareholder, a shareholder must currently be and have been a
registered or beneficial owner of at least one share of the company for at least two years before
the date of signing the proposal.
We have included certain advance notice provisions with respect to the election of our directors
in our articles (the “Advance Notice Provisions”). The Advance Notice Provisions are intended
to: (i) facilitate orderly and efficient annual general meetings or, where the need arises, special
meetings; (ii) ensure that all shareholders receive adequate notice of board nominations and
sufficient information with respect to all nominees; and (iii) allow shareholders to register an
informed vote. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the Advance Notice
Provisions will be eligible for election as directors at any annual meeting of shareholders, or at
any special meeting of shareholders if one of the purposes for which the special meeting was
called was the election of directors.
Under the Advance Notice Provisions, a shareholder wishing to nominate a director would be
required to provide us notice, in the prescribed form, within the prescribed time periods. These
time periods include, (i) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders (including annual and
special meetings), not less than 30 days prior to the date of the meeting of shareholders;
provided, that if the first public announcement of the date of the meeting of shareholders (the
“Notice Date”) is less than 50 days before the meeting date, not later than the close of business
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on the 10th day following the Notice Date; and (ii) in the case of a special meeting (which is not
also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for any purpose which includes electing
directors, not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the Notice Date, provided
that, in either instance, if notice-and-access (as defined in National Instrument 54-101-
Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer) is used for delivery
of proxy related materials in respect of a meeting described above, and the Notice Date in
respect of the meeting is not less than 50 days prior to the date of the applicable meeting, the
notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 40th day before the
applicable meeting.
These provisions could have the effect of delaying until the next shareholder meeting the
nomination of certain persons for director that are favored by the holders of a majority of our
outstanding voting securities.
Take-Over Bid Protection
Under applicable securities laws in Canada, an offer to purchase multiple voting shares would
not necessarily require that an offer be made to purchase subordinate voting shares. In
accordance with the rules of the TSX designed to ensure that, in the event of a take-over bid,
the holders of subordinate voting shares will be entitled to participate on an equal footing with
holders of multiple voting shares, the holders of multiple voting shares have entered into a
customary coattail agreement with us and a trustee (the “Coattail Agreement”). The Coattail
Agreement contains provisions customary for dual-class, TSX-listed corporations designed to
prevent transactions that otherwise would deprive the holders of subordinate voting shares of
rights under applicable securities laws in Canada to which they would have been entitled if the
multiple voting shares had been subordinate voting shares.
The undertakings in the Coattail Agreement do not apply to prevent a sale by the holders of
multiple voting shares (including applicable transferees from time to time) if concurrently an offer
is made to purchase subordinate voting shares that:
(a) offers a price per subordinate voting share at least as high as the highest price per share
to be paid pursuant to the take-over bid for the multiple voting shares;
(b) provides that the percentage of outstanding subordinate voting shares to be taken up
(exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the offeror or persons acting
jointly or in concert with the offeror) is at least as high as the percentage of multiple
voting shares to be sold (exclusive of multiple voting shares owned immediately prior to
the offer by the offeror and persons acting jointly or in concert with the offeror);
(c) has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for subordinate
voting shares tendered if no shares are purchased pursuant to the offer for multiple
voting shares; and
(d) is in all other material respects identical to the offer for multiple voting shares.
In addition, the Coattail Agreement does not prevent the transfer of multiple voting shares to
Permitted Holders, provided such transfer is not or would not have been subject to the
requirements to make a take-over bid (if the vendor or transferee were in Canada) or constitutes
or would be exempt from certain requirements applicable to take-over bids under applicable
securities laws in Canada. The conversion of multiple voting shares into subordinate voting
shares, whether or not such subordinate voting shares are subsequently sold, would not
constitute a disposition of multiple voting shares for the purposes of the Coattail Agreement.
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Under the Coattail Agreement, any sale of multiple voting shares by a holder of multiple voting
shares party to the Coattail Agreement is conditional upon the transferee becoming a party to
the Coattail Agreement, to the extent such transferred multiple voting shares are not
automatically converted into subordinate voting shares in accordance with our articles.
The Coattail Agreement contains provisions for authorizing action by the trustee to enforce the
rights under the Coattail Agreement on behalf of the holders of the subordinate voting shares.
The obligation of the trustee to take such action is conditional on us or holders of the
subordinate voting shares providing such funds and indemnity as the trustee may reasonably
require. No holder of subordinate voting shares will have the right, other than through the
trustee, to institute any action or proceeding or to exercise any other remedy to enforce any
rights arising under the Coattail Agreement unless the trustee fails to act on a request
authorized by holders of not less than 10% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares and
reasonable funds and indemnity have been provided to the trustee.
Other than in respect of non-material amendments and waivers that do not adversely affect the
interests of holders of subordinate voting shares, the Coattail Agreement provides that, among
other things, it may not be amended, and no provision thereof may be waived, unless, prior to
giving effect to such amendment or waiver, the following have been obtained: (a) the consent of
the TSX and any other applicable securities regulatory authority in Canada; and (b) the approval
of at least two-thirds of the votes cast by holders of subordinate voting shares represented at a
meeting duly called for the purpose of considering such amendment or waiver, excluding votes
attached to subordinate voting shares held by the holders of multiple voting shares or their
affiliates and related parties and any persons who have an agreement to purchase multiple
voting shares on terms which would constitute a sale or disposition for purposes of the Coattail
Agreement, other than as permitted thereby.
No provision of the Coattail Agreement limits the rights of any holders of subordinate voting
shares under applicable law.
Forum Selection
We have included a forum selection provision in our articles that provides that, unless we
consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Superior Court of Justice of the
Province of Ontario, Canada and the appellate courts therefrom, will be the sole and exclusive
forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any action or
proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers,
or other employees to us; (iii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim arising pursuant to any
provision of the BCBCA or our articles; or (iv) any action or proceeding asserting a claim
otherwise related to the relationships among us, our affiliates and their respective shareholders,
directors and/or officers, but excluding claims related to our business or such affiliates. The
forum selection provision also provides that our securityholders are deemed to have consented
to personal jurisdiction of the provincial and federal courts located in the Province of Ontario and
to service of process on their counsel in any foreign action initiated in violation of the foregoing
provisions.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
Under the BCBCA, a company may indemnify: (i) a current or former director or officer of that
company; (ii) a current or former director or officer of another corporation if, at the time such
individual held such office, the corporation was an affiliate of the company, or if such individual
held such office at the company’s request; or (iii) an individual who, at the request of the
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company, held, or holds, an equivalent position in another entity (an “indemnifiable person”)
against all costs, charges and expenses, and all eligible penalties, including an amount paid to
settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of any civil,
criminal, administrative or other legal proceeding or investigative action (whether current,
threatened, pending or completed) in which he or she is involved because of that person’s
position as an indemnifiable person, unless: (i) the individual did not act honestly and in good
faith with a view to the best interests of such company or the other entity, as the case may be; or
(ii) in the case of a proceeding other than a civil proceeding, the individual did not have
reasonable grounds for believing that the individual’s conduct was lawful. A company cannot
indemnify an indemnifiable person if it is prohibited from doing so under its articles or by
applicable law. A company may pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an
eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable person
in respect of that proceeding only if the indemnifiable person has provided an undertaking that, if
it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses was prohibited, the indemnifiable
person will repay any amounts advanced. Subject to the aforementioned prohibitions on
indemnification, a company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the
expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable person in respect of such
eligible proceeding if such indemnifiable person has not been reimbursed for such expenses,
and was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of such eligible
proceeding or was substantially successful on the merits in the outcome of such eligible
proceeding. On application from an indemnifiable person or the company, a court may make any
order the court considers appropriate in respect of an eligible proceeding, including the
indemnification of penalties imposed or expenses incurred in any such proceedings and the
enforcement of an indemnification agreement. As permitted by the BCBCA, our articles require
us to indemnify our directors, officers, former directors or officers (and such individual’s
respective heirs and legal representatives) and permit us to indemnify any person to the extent
permitted by the BCBCA.
C. Material Contracts
The following is a summary of each material contract, other than material contracts entered into
in the ordinary course of business, to which we are a party, for the two years immediately
preceding the date of this Annual Report:
Employment Agreements
See Item 6.B. — “Directors, Senior Management and Employees” — “Compensation” —
“Employment Agreements and Arrangements with Directors and Related Parties”.
Revolving Facility Credit Agreement
On June 3, 2016, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canada
Goose Inc. and Canada Goose International AG, entered into a senior secured asset-based
revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”), with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as
administrative agent, and certain financial institutions as lenders. A copy of the Revolving
Facility Credit Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.3 to the company’s Registration Statement
on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-216078), filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017, and
is incorporated by reference herein. As amended through the date hereof, the amended
Revolving Facility consists of the existing Revolving Facility with a reduced commitment in the
amount of $417.5m with a seasonal increase of up to $467.5m during the peak season (being
June 1 through November 30), and a first-in, last-out (“FILO”) Revolving Facility in the amount of
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$50.0m. Borrowings under the existing Revolving Facility were transferred to the FILO
Revolving Facility on the transaction date and future amounts will be drawn in priority of the
FILO Revolving Facility. Amounts drawn on the FILO Revolving Facility are subject to an interest
rate charge that is 2.00% higher than the existing Revolving Facility. The FILO Revolving Facility
matured on May 25, 2021 and upon maturity, the credit commitments on the existing Revolving
Facility were restored. On May 15, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the
Revolving Facility. Following the amendment, the Revolving Facility has multiple interest rate
charge options that are based on the Canadian prime rate, Banker's Acceptance rate, the
lenders' Alternate Base Rate, European Base Rate, SOFR rate, or EURIBOR rate plus an
applicable margin, with interest payable the earlier of quarterly or at the end of the then current
interest period (whichever is earlier) and the term has been extended to May 15, 2028, which
was previously expiring on June 3, 2024.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On December 2, 2016, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and Canada Goose Inc. entered into a
senior secured term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), with Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain
financial institutions as lenders, providing for the Term Loan. A copy of the Term Loan Credit
Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.4 to the company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as
amended (File No. 333-216078), filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017, and is incorporated
by reference herein.
On August 15, 2017, the company entered into an amendment (the “2017 Term Loan
Amendment”) to the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The 2017 Term Loan Amendment was
executed in connection with the syndication of the outstanding term loans by the existing term
loan lenders and, among other things: (i) added a provision whereby the company would be
required to pay a 1% prepayment premium on any prepayment of the term loans made in
connection with a “Repricing Transaction” (as defined in the 2017 Term Loan Amendment) or in
connection with an amendment that constitutes a Repricing Transaction, in each case, within
six months from August 15, 2017 and (ii) reset the “most-favored nation” protection in favor of
the term loan lenders in the incremental facilities provisions of the Term Loan Credit Agreement,
whereby if the company were to issue additional term loans under such incremental facilities
provisions within 18 months from August 15, 2017 and the all-in yield on such additional term
loans were to exceed the all-in-yield on the existing term loans by more than 50 basis points,
the all-in-yield on such existing term loans would be increased so that the all-in-yield of the
additional term loans does not exceed the all-in-yield on the existing term loans by more than
50 basis points. As further amended through the date hereof, the maturity date for the Term
Loan Credit Agreement is October 7, 2027.
On April 9, 2021, the company entered into an amendment (the “2021 Term Loan Amendment)
to the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The term loans issued in connection with the 2021 Term
Loan Amendment (the “2021 Refinancing Term Loans”) were used, in part, to refinance in full all
of the existing term loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The interest rates
for the 2021 Refinancing Term Loans are LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.50%, payable
quarterly in arrears.
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On May 9, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Term Loan Credit Agreement
(the “2023 Term Loan Amendment”). The interest rate governing the Term Loan following the
2023 Term Loan Amendment is SOFR plus an applicable margin of 3.50% payable quarterly in
arrears, and SOFR may not be less than 0.75%.
Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers
pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify them against a number of liabilities and
expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being a
director or executive officer of the company. A copy of the Form of Indemnification Agreement is
included as Exhibit 10.28 to the company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended
(File No. 333-216078), filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017, and is incorporated by
reference herein.
D. Exchange Controls
We are not aware of any governmental laws, decrees, regulations or other legislation in Canada
that restrict the export or import of capital, including the availability of cash and cash
equivalents for use by our affiliated companies, or that affect the remittance of dividends,
interest or other payments to non-resident holders of our securities. Any remittances of
dividends to residents of the United States and to other non-resident holders are, however,
subject to withholding tax. See Item 10.E. - “Taxation”.
E. Taxation
Subject to the limitations and qualifications stated herein, this discussion sets forth certain
material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the ownership and disposition by
U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the subordinate voting shares. The discussion is based on
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), its legislative history,
existing and proposed regulations thereunder, published rulings and court decisions, all as
currently in effect and all subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. This
summary applies only to U.S. Holders and does not address tax consequences to a non-U.S.
Holder (as defined below) holding our subordinate voting shares.
This discussion of a U.S. Holder’s tax consequences addresses only those persons that hold
our subordinate voting shares as capital assets and does not address the tax consequences to
any special class of holders, including without limitation, holders (directly, indirectly or
constructively) of 10% or more of our equity (based on voting power or value), dealers in
securities or currencies, banks, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, financial
institutions, broker-dealers, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts,
traders in securities that elect the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities
holdings, persons that hold securities that are a hedge or that are hedged against currency or
interest rate risks or that are part of a straddle, conversion or “integrated” transaction, U.S.
expatriates, partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes
and U.S. Holders whose functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not the U.S.
dollar. This discussion does not address the effect of the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax,
U.S. federal estate and gift tax, the 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income or
any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws on a holder of subordinate voting shares.
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of subordinate voting
shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident
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of the United States; (b) a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia; (c) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal
income taxation regardless of its source; or (d) a trust (i) if a court within the United States can
exercise primary supervision over its administration, and one or more U.S. persons have the
authority to control all of the substantial decisions of that trust, or (ii) that has a valid election in
effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. The term “non-U.S.
Holder” means any beneficial owner of our subordinate voting shares that is not a U.S. Holder, a
partnership (or an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership or other pass-through
entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or a person holding our subordinate voting shares
through such an entity or arrangement.
If a partnership or an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes holds our subordinate voting shares, the tax treatment of a partner will
generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners in
partnerships that hold our subordinate voting shares should consult their own tax advisors.
You are urged to consult your own independent tax advisor regarding the specific U.S.
federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations relating to the
ownership and disposition of our subordinate voting shares.
Cash Dividends and Other Distributions
As described in Item 8.A.8 above, we currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund
business development and growth, and we do not expect to pay any dividends in the
foreseeable future. However, to the extent there are any distributions made with respect to our
subordinate voting shares, subject to the passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” rules
discussed below, a U.S. Holder generally will be required to treat distributions received with
respect to its subordinate voting shares (including the amount of Canadian taxes withheld, if
any) as dividend income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits
(computed using U.S. federal income tax principles), with the excess treated as a non-taxable
return of capital to the extent of the holder’s adjusted tax basis in its subordinate voting shares
and, thereafter, as capital gain recognized on a sale or exchange of such subordinate voting
shares. There can be no assurance that we will maintain calculations of our earnings and profits
in accordance with U.S. federal income tax accounting principles. U.S. Holders should therefore
assume that any distribution with respect to our subordinate voting shares will constitute
ordinary dividend income. Dividends paid on the subordinate voting shares will not be eligible for
the dividends received deduction allowed to U.S. corporations.
Dividends paid to a non-corporate U.S. Holder by a “qualified foreign corporation” may be
subject to reduced rates of taxation if certain holding period and other requirements are met. A
qualified foreign corporation generally includes a foreign corporation (other than a PFIC) if (i) its
shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States or (ii) it is
eligible for benefits under a comprehensive U.S. income tax treaty that includes an exchange of
information program and which the U.S. Treasury Department has determined is satisfactory for
these purposes. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of
the reduced tax rate on dividends in light of their particular circumstances.
Non-corporate U.S. Holders will not be eligible for reduced rates of taxation on any dividends
received from us if we are a PFIC in the taxable year in which such dividends are paid or in the
preceding taxable year.
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Special rules may apply to any “extraordinary dividend,” which is generally a dividend paid by us
in an amount that is equal to or in excess of 10 percent of a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis (or
fair market value in certain circumstances) in a share of our subordinate voting shares. If we pay
an “extraordinary dividend’ on our subordinate voting shares that is treated as “qualified
dividend income,” then any loss derived by a non-corporate U.S. Holder from the sale or
exchange of such subordinate voting shares will be treated as long-term capital loss to the
extent of such dividend.
Distributions paid in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be included in a U.S. Holder’s gross
income in a U.S. dollar amount based on the spot exchange rate in effect on the date of actual
or constructive receipt, whether or not the payment is converted into U.S. dollars at that time.
The U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in such currency equal to such U.S. dollar amount, and
any gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent sale or conversion of the foreign currency for a
different U.S. dollar amount will be U.S. source ordinary income or loss. If the dividend is
converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder generally should not be required
to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend income.
A U.S. Holder who pays (whether directly or through withholding) Canadian taxes with respect to
dividends paid on our subordinate voting shares may be entitled to receive either a deduction or
a foreign tax credit for such Canadian taxes paid. Complex limitations apply to the foreign tax
credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of a
U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” taxable
income bears to such U.S. Holder’s worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, a U.S.
Holder’s various items of income and deduction must be classified, under complex rules, as
either “foreign source” or “U.S. source.” In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with
respect to specific categories of income. Dividends paid by us generally will constitute “foreign
source” income and generally will be categorized as “passive category income.” However, if
50% or more of our equity (based on voting power or value) is treated as held by U.S. persons,
we will be treated as a “United States-owned foreign corporation,” in which case dividends may
be treated for foreign tax credit limitation purposes as “foreign source” income to the extent
attributable to our non-U.S. source earnings and profits and as “U.S. source” income to the
extent attributable to our U.S. source earnings and profits. Because the foreign tax credit rules
are complex, in the event we pay a dividend subject to Canadian dividend withholding tax, each
U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the foreign tax credit rules.
Sale or Disposition of Subordinate Voting Shares
A U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the taxable sale or exchange of its
subordinate voting shares in an amount equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar amount
realized on such sale or exchange (determined in the case of subordinate voting shares sold or
exchanged for currencies other than U.S. dollars by reference to the spot exchange rate in
effect on the date of the sale or exchange or, if the subordinate voting shares sold or exchanged
are traded on an established securities market and the U.S. Holder is a cash basis taxpayer or
an electing accrual basis taxpayer, the spot exchange rate in effect on the settlement date) and
the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the subordinate voting shares determined in U.S. dollars.
The initial tax basis of the subordinate voting shares to a U.S. Holder will be the U.S. Holder’s
U.S. dollar purchase price for the subordinate voting shares (determined by reference to the
spot exchange rate in effect on the date of the purchase, or if the subordinate voting shares
purchased are traded on an established securities market and the U.S. Holder is a cash basis
taxpayer or an electing accrual basis taxpayer, the spot exchange rate in effect on the
settlement date).
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Assuming we are not a PFIC and have not been treated as a PFIC during a U.S. Holder’s
holding period for our subordinate voting shares, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss
and will be long-term gain or loss if the subordinate voting shares have been held for more than
one year. Under current law, long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. Holders generally are
eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Capital gain or loss, if any, recognized by a U.S. Holder generally will be treated as U.S. source
income or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. U.S. Holders are encouraged to consult their
own tax advisors regarding the availability of the U.S. foreign tax credit in their particular
circumstances.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations
Status as a PFIC
The rules governing PFICs can have adverse tax effects on U.S. Holders. We generally will be
classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if, for any taxable year, either: (1) 75%
or more of our gross income consists of certain types of passive income, or (2) the average
value (determined on a quarterly basis), of our assets that produce, or are held for the
production of, passive income is 50% or more of the value of all of our assets.
Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than certain
rents and royalties derived in the active conduct of a trade or business), annuities and gains
from assets that produce passive income. If a non-U.S. corporation owns at least 25% by value
of the stock of another corporation, the non-U.S. corporation is treated for purposes of the PFIC
tests as owning its proportionate share of the assets of the other corporation and as receiving
directly its proportionate share of the other corporation’s income.
Additionally, if we are classified as a PFIC in any taxable year with respect to which a U.S.
Holder owns subordinate voting shares, we generally would continue to be treated as a PFIC
with respect to such U.S. Holder in all succeeding taxable years, regardless of whether we
continue to meet the tests described above.
We do not believe that we were a PFIC in 2024, and we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC in
the foreseeable future. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the determination of whether we are a
PFIC is made annually and depends on the particular facts and circumstances (such as the
valuation of our assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets) and may also be affected
by the application of the PFIC rules, which are subject to differing interpretations. No assurance
can be provided that we are not currently a PFIC or that we will not become a PFIC in any future
taxable year. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding our potential PFIC
status.
U.S. federal income tax treatment of a shareholder of a PFIC
If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder owns subordinate
voting shares, the U.S. Holder, absent certain elections (including the mark-to-market and QEF
elections described below), generally will be subject to adverse rules (regardless of whether we
continue to be classified as a PFIC) with respect to (i) any “excess distributions” (generally, any
distributions received by the U.S. Holder on its subordinate voting shares in a taxable year that
are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by the U.S. Holder in the
three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for its subordinate
voting shares) and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition, including a pledge, of
its subordinate voting shares.
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Under these adverse rules (a) the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over the
U.S. Holder’s holding period, (b) the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any
taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we are classified as a PFIC will be taxed as
ordinary income and (c) the amount allocated to each other taxable year during the U.S.
Holder’s holding period in which we were classified as a PFIC (i) will be subject to tax at the
highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable category of taxpayer for that year and (ii) will be
subject to an interest charge at a statutory rate with respect to the resulting tax attributable to
each such other taxable year. In addition, if a U.S. Holder dies while owning the subordinate
voting shares, the U.S. Holder’s successor would be ineligible to receive a step-up in the tax
basis of such shares.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during a U.S. Holder’s holding period for our subordinate
voting shares and any of our non-United States subsidiaries or other corporate entities in which
we directly or indirectly own equity interests is also a PFIC, the U.S. Holder would be treated as
owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of each such non-United States entity
classified as a PFIC (each such entity, a lower-tier PFIC) for purposes of the application of these
rules. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisor regarding the application of the PFIC rules to
any of our lower tier PFICs.
PFIC “mark-to-market” election
In certain circumstances, a U.S. Holder can avoid certain of the adverse rules described above
by making a mark-to-market election with respect to its subordinate voting shares, provided that
the subordinate voting shares are “marketable.” Subordinate voting shares will be marketable if
they are “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange” or other market within the meaning of
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations. The NYSE is a “qualified exchange.” U.S. Holders should
consult their own tax advisors with respect to such rules.
A U.S. Holder that makes a mark-to-market election must include in gross income, as ordinary
income, for each taxable year that we are a PFIC an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
fair market value of the U.S. Holder’s subordinate voting shares at the close of the taxable year
over the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its subordinate voting shares. An electing U.S.
Holder may also claim an ordinary loss deduction for the excess, if any, of the U.S. Holder’s
adjusted tax basis in its subordinate voting shares over the fair market value of its subordinate
voting shares at the close of the taxable year, but this deduction is allowable only to the extent
of any net mark-to-market gains previously included in income. A U.S. Holder that makes a
mark-to-market election generally will adjust such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its subordinate
voting shares to reflect the amount included in gross income or allowed as a deduction because
of such mark-to-market election. Gains from an actual sale or other disposition of subordinate
voting shares in a year in which we are a PFIC will be treated as ordinary income, and any
losses incurred on a sale or other disposition of subordinate voting shares will be treated as
ordinary losses to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains previously included in income.
If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year in which a U.S. Holder owns subordinate
voting shares but before a mark-to-market election is made, the adverse PFIC rules described
above will apply to any mark-to market gain recognized in the year the election is made.
Otherwise, a mark-to-market election will be effective for the taxable year for which the election
is made and all subsequent taxable years. The election cannot be revoked without the consent
of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) unless the subordinate voting shares cease to be
marketable, in which case the election is automatically terminated.
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A mark-to-market election is not permitted for the shares of any of our subsidiaries that are also
classified as PFICs. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the
availability of, and the procedure for making, a mark-to-market election.
PFIC “QEF” election
In some cases, a shareholder of a PFIC can avoid the interest charge and the other adverse
PFIC consequences described above by obtaining certain information from such PFIC and by
making a QEF election to be taxed currently on its share of the PFIC’s undistributed income. We
do not, however, expect to provide the information regarding our income that would be
necessary in order for a U.S. Holder to make a QEF election with respect to subordinate voting
shares if we are classified as a PFIC.
PFIC information reporting requirements
If we are a PFIC in any year, a U.S. Holder of subordinate voting shares in such year will be
required to file an annual information return on IRS Form 8621 regarding distributions received
on such subordinate voting shares and any gain realized on disposition of such subordinate
voting shares. In addition, if we are a PFIC, a U.S. Holder will generally be required to file an
annual information return with the IRS (also on IRS Form 8621, which PFIC shareholders are
required to file with their U.S. federal income tax or information return) relating to their
ownership of subordinate voting shares.
NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN THAT WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY A PFIC OR THAT WE
WILL NOT BECOME A PFIC IN THE FUTURE. U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR
OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION OF THE PFIC RULES AND
RELATED
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
IN
LIGHT
OF
THEIR
PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE ADVISABILITY OF MAKING ANY ELECTION THAT MAY
BE AVAILABLE.
Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding
Information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service generally will be required with
respect to payments on the subordinate voting shares and proceeds of the sale, exchange or
redemption of the subordinate voting shares paid within the United States or through certain
U.S.-related financial intermediaries to holders that are U.S. taxpayers, other than exempt
recipients. A “backup” withholding tax may apply to those payments if such holder fails to
provide a taxpayer identification number to the paying agent or fails to certify that no loss of
exemption from backup withholding has occurred (or if such holder otherwise fails to establish
an exemption). We or the applicable paying agent will withhold on a distribution if required by
applicable law. The amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not an additional
tax and may be refunded, or credited against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any,
provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Canadian Tax Implications for Non-Canadian Holders
The following is a general summary, as of the date hereof, of the principal Canadian federal
income tax considerations under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder
(collectively, the “Tax Act”) generally applicable to the holding and disposition of subordinate
voting shares by a beneficial owner. This summary only applies to such a holder who, for the
purposes of the Tax Act and at all relevant times: (1) is not, and is not deemed to be, resident
in Canada for purposes of any applicable income tax treaty or convention; (2) deals at arm’s
length with us; (3) is not affiliated with us; (4) does not use or hold, and is not deemed to use
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or hold, subordinate voting shares in a business carried on in Canada; (5) has not entered into,
with respect to the subordinate voting shares, a “derivative forward agreement” as that term is
defined in the Tax Act and (6) holds the subordinate voting shares as capital property (a “Non-
Canadian Holder”). Special rules, which are not discussed in this summary, may apply to a
Non-Canadian Holder that is an insurer carrying on an insurance business in Canada and
elsewhere or that is an “authorized foreign bank” as that term is defined in the Tax Act.
This summary is based on the current provisions of the Tax Act, and an understanding of the
current administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) published in writing
prior to the date hereof. This summary takes into account all specific proposals to amend the
Tax Act and the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980), as amended (the “Canada-U.S.
Tax Treaty”) publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to
the date hereof (the “Proposed Amendments”) and assumes that all Proposed Amendments
will be enacted in the form proposed. However, no assurances can be given that the Proposed
Amendments will be enacted as proposed, or at all. This summary does not otherwise take into
account or anticipate any changes in law or administrative policy or assessing practice whether
by legislative, regulatory, administrative or judicial action nor does it take into account tax
legislation or considerations of any province, territory or foreign jurisdiction, which may differ
from those discussed herein.
This summary is of a general nature only and is not, and is not intended to be, legal or tax
advice to any particular shareholder. This summary is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal
income tax considerations. Accordingly, you should consult your own tax advisor with respect
to your particular circumstances. Generally, for purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to
the acquisition, holding or disposition of the subordinate voting shares must be converted into
Canadian dollars based on the exchange rates as determined in accordance with the Tax Act.
The amount of any dividends required to be included in the income of, and capital gains or
capital losses realized by, a Non-Canadian Holder may be affected by fluctuations in the
Canadian exchange rate.
Dividends
Dividends paid or credited on the subordinate voting shares or deemed to be paid or credited
on the subordinate voting shares to a Non-Canadian Holder will be subject to Canadian
withholding tax at the rate of 25%, subject to any reduction in the rate of withholding to which
the Non-Canadian Holder is entitled under any applicable income tax convention between
Canada and the country in which the Non-Canadian Holder is resident. For example, under the
Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty, where dividends on the subordinate voting shares are considered to
be paid to or derived by a Non-Canadian Holder that is a beneficial owner of the dividends and
is a U.S. resident for the purposes of, and is entitled to benefits of, the Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty,
the applicable rate of Canadian withholding tax is generally reduced to 15%. A disposition of
subordinate voting shares to us may in certain circumstances result in a deemed dividend.
Dispositions
A Non-Canadian Holder will not be subject to tax under the Tax Act on any capital gain realized
on a disposition or deemed disposition of a subordinate voting share, unless, at the time of
disposition, the subordinate voting shares are “taxable Canadian property” to the Non-
Canadian Holder for purposes of the Tax Act and the Non-Canadian Holder is not entitled to
relief under an applicable income tax convention between Canada and the country in which the
Non-Canadian Holder is resident.
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Generally, the subordinate voting shares will not constitute “taxable Canadian property” to a
Non-Canadian Holder at a particular time provided that the subordinate voting shares are listed
at that time on a “designated stock exchange” (as defined in the Tax Act), which includes the
NYSE and the TSX, unless at any particular time during the 60-month period that ends at that
time (i) one or any combination of (a) the Non-Canadian Holder, (b) persons with whom the
Non-Canadian Holder does not deal at arm’s length, and (c) partnerships in which the Non-
Canadian Holder or a person described in (b) holds a membership interest directly or indirectly
through one or more partnerships, has owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class
or series of our capital stock, and (ii) more than 50% of the fair market value of the subordinate
voting shares was derived, directly or indirectly, from one or any combination of : (i) real or
immoveable property situated in Canada, (ii) “Canadian resource properties” (as defined in the
Tax Act), (iii) “timber resource properties” (as defined in the Tax Act) and (iv) options in respect
of, or interests in, or for civil law rights in, property in any of the foregoing whether or not the
property exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in certain circumstances set out in the Tax Act,
subordinate voting shares could be deemed to be “taxable Canadian property.” Non-Canadian
Holders whose subordinate voting shares may constitute “taxable Canadian property” should
consult their own tax advisors.
THE ABOVE DISCUSSION DOES NOT COVER ALL TAX MATTERS THAT MAY BE OF
IMPORTANCE TO A PARTICULAR INVESTOR. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO
CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU OF AN
INVESTMENT IN THE SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES.
F. Dividends and Payment Agents
Not applicable.
G. Statement by Experts
Not applicable.
H. Documents on Display
You may request a copy of this Annual Report and the related exhibits, and any other report, at
no cost, by writing to us at Floor 22, 100 Queens Quay East, Toronto, Canada, M5E 1V3 or
calling us at (416) 780-9850. Copies of our financial statements and other continuous disclosure
documents required under applicable securities legislation are available for viewing on SEDAR+
at https://www.sedarplus.ca. All of the documents referred to are in English.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and are required to file
reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants
that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system.
We also make available on our website’s investor relations page, free of charge, our Annual
Report and the text of our reports on Form 6-K, including any amendments to these reports, as
well as certain other SEC filings, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically
filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information contained on our website is not incorporated
by reference in this Annual Report.
I. Subsidiary Information
Not applicable.
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ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Please see Item 5 — “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” — “Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”.
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
None.
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND
USE OF PROCEEDS
A. – D. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders
None.
E. Use of Proceeds
None.
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
A. – D.
See Item 5. - “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” - “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” - “Disclosure Controls and
Procedures”, and “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”.
See Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. – “Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm”.
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our audit committee is comprised of Messrs. Stephen Gunn, John Davison and Gary Saage,
with Mr. Davison serving as chairman of the committee. Messrs. Gunn, Davison and Saage
each meet the independence requirements under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange
and under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Mr. Davison is an
“audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of Item 407 of Regulation S-K. For
information relating to qualifications and experience of each audit committee member, see Item
6 - “Directors, Senior Management and Employees”.
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
Our board of directors has adopted a code of ethics applicable our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing
similar functions. This code is intended to qualify as a “code of ethics” within the meaning of the
applicable rules of the SEC. Our code of ethics is available on our website at https://
investor.canadagoose.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview. Information contained
on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this
Annual Report.
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ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table summarizes the fees charged by Deloitte LLP (PCAOB ID No. 1208) for
certain services rendered to our company during fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023.
Year ended
CAD $ millions
March 31, 2024
April 2, 2023
Audit fees(1)
4.3
3.7
Audit-related fees(2)
0.2
0.2
Tax fees(3)
3.0
2.7
All other fees(4)
—
0.2
Total
7.5
6.8
(1)
“Audit fees” means the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years for professional
services rendered by Deloitte LLP for the audit of our annual financial statements and
review of our interim financial statements.
(2)
“Audit-related fees” includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the
financial statement audit and not included in audit services.
(3)
“Tax fees” means the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years for professional
services rendered by Deloitte LLP for tax compliance and tax advice.
(4)
“All other fees” includes the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years for non-audit
services rendered which were not listed above.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Our audit committee reviews and pre-approves the scope and the cost of audit services related
to us and permissible non-audit services performed by the independent auditors, other than
those for de minimis services which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion
of the audit. All of the services related to our company provided by Deloitte LLP listed above
have been pre-approved by the audit committee.
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED
PURCHASERS
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Period
(a) Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
(b) Average Price Paid per Shares (or Units)
(c) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
(d) Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
April 1 to
April 30,
2023
250,100
subordinate
voting shares
247,600 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $24.8114
2,500 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $24.9396
9,032,332
subordinate voting
shares
1,891,857
subordinate voting
shares
May 1 to
May 31,
2023
456,035
subordinate
voting shares
362,211 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $22.0035
93,824 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $22.0795
June 1 to
June 30,
2023
450,824
subordinate
voting shares
441,559 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $22.1877
9,265 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $21.8918
July 1 to
June 31,
2023
422,544
subordinate
voting shares
351,336 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $23.5904
71,208 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $23.1044
August 1 to
August 31,
2023
468,429
subordinate
voting shares
450,648 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $21.3434
17,781subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $21.4622
September
1 to
September
30, 2023
473,569
subordinate
voting shares
464,108 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $21.1138
9,461 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $21.2307
October 1-
to October
31, 2023
570,057
subordinate
voting shares
531,583 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $17.4839
38,474 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $17.2699
November
1 to
November
30, 2023
1,674,801
subordinate
voting shares
1,145,151 subordinate voting shares bought at
an average price of $14.4949
32,174 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $14.3755
471,530 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $14.7597
25,946 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $14.7119
December
1 to
December
31, 2023
1,365,074
subordinate
voting shares
1,340,328 subordinate voting shares bought at
an average price of $16.2309
24,746 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $16.2271
January 1
to January
31, 2024
1,579,928
subordinate
voting shares
1,555,628 subordinate voting shares bought at
an average price of $15.8195
24,300 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $15.7115
February 1
to February
29, 2024
143,646
subordinate
voting shares
142,546 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $16.9589
1,100 subordinate voting shares bought at an
average price of $16.8509
March 1 to
March 31,
2024
Nil
Nil
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(1) On November 18, 2022, the Company announced the authorization of a normal course issuer bid to purchase for
cancellation up to 5,421,685 subordinate voting shares of the company over the 12-month period commencing on
November 22, 2022, and ending no later than November 21, 2023.
(2) On November 17, 2023, the Company announced the renewal of its normal course issuer bid to purchase for
cancellation up to 4,980,505 subordinate voting shares of the company over the 12-month period commencing on
November 22, 2023, and ending no later than November 21, 2024.
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Not applicable.
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The listing rules of the NYSE (the “NYSE Listing Rules”), include certain accommodations in the
corporate governance requirements that allow foreign private issuers, such as us, to follow
“home country” corporate governance practices in lieu of the otherwise applicable corporate
governance standards of the NYSE. The application of such exceptions requires that we
disclose any significant ways that our corporate governance practices differ from the NYSE
Listing Rules that we do not follow. We are currently a “controlled company” as defined in the
NYSE Listing Rules. Upon ceasing to be a “controlled company”, as a foreign private issuer, we
intend to continue to follow Canadian corporate governance practices and TSX rules in lieu of
the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE in respect of the following:
•
the requirement under Section 303A.01 of the NYSE Listing Rules that a majority of
the board be comprised of independent directors;
•
the requirement under Section 303A.04 of the NYSE Listing Rules that director
nominees be selected or recommended for selection by a nominations committee
comprised solely of independent directors and to post the charter for that committee
on our investor website;
•
the requirement under Section 303A.05 of the NYSE Listing Rules to have a
compensation committee that is comprised solely of independent directors and to
post the charter for that committee on our investor website;
•
the requirement under Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listing Rules that shareholders
be given the opportunity to vote on all equity-compensation plans and material
revisions thereto; and
•
the requirement under Section 303A.09 of the NYSE Listing Rules to have a set of
corporate governance guidelines and to disclose such guidelines on our investor
website.
The NYSE Listing Rules generally require that a listed company’s articles provide for a quorum
for any meeting of the holders of the company’s voting shares that is sufficiently high to ensure
a representative vote. Pursuant to the NYSE Listing Rules, the company, as a foreign private
issuer, has elected to comply with practices that are permitted under Canadian securities laws in
lieu of the provisions of NYSE. The company’s articles provide that a quorum of shareholders
shall be shareholders present in person or represented by proxy who, together, hold not less
than 25% of the issued shares plus at least a majority of multiple voting shares entitled to be
voted at the meeting. We may in the future decide to use other foreign private issuer exemptions
with respect to some of the other NYSE Listing Rules. Following the company’s home country
governance practices, as opposed to the requirements that would otherwise apply to a company
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listed on the NYSE, may provide less protection than is accorded to investors under the NYSE
Listing Rules applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT
INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES
We have adopted an insider trading policy, which governs the purchase, sale and other
dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers and other employees. This policy
promotes compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including those that
prohibit insider trading. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is filed as an exhibit to this annual
report on Form 20-F.
ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
The safety and security of our customers and team members is our top priority. This includes
working to put in place appropriate administrative, physical and technical cybersecurity
safeguards to help protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the data assets that
keep our operation running and securely store the information in our care. We have developed
and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the Company
and its customers from data loss, unauthorized access, use or disclosure of data as well as to
prevent service interruptions.
Our cybersecurity team is tasked with assessing, identifying and managing risks related to
cybersecurity threats and is responsible for:
•
proactive detection and assessment of threats and vulnerabilities through vulnerability
testing, penetration testing and attack simulation;
•
development of risk-based action plans to manage identified vulnerabilities and
implementation of new protocols and infrastructure improvements;
•
cybersecurity incident investigations, with the assistance of third-party experts as
required;
•
monitoring threats to sensitive data and unauthorized access to Company systems, with
assistance of third-party data loss prevention software and a third-party security
operations center;
•
performing cybersecurity risk assessments of key vendors and counterparties to ensure
compliance with our and our clients’ cybersecurity standards;
•
developing and executing protocols to ensure that information regarding cybersecurity
incidents is promptly shared with our executive leadership team, Audit Committee and
Board, as appropriate, to allow for risk and materiality assessments and to consider
disclosure and notice requirements;
•
developing and implementing periodic training on cybersecurity, information security and
threat awareness; and
•
collaborating with law enforcement and other companies on cybersecurity incidents and
best practices.
There were no cybersecurity incidents during the year ended March 31, 2024, that resulted in an
interruption to our operations, known losses of any critical data or otherwise had a material
impact on the Company’s strategy, financial condition or results of operations. However, the
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scope and impact of any future incident cannot be predicted. See “Item 3D—Risk Factors” for
more information on how material cybersecurity attacks may impact our business.
Governance
Our cybersecurity risk management program is overseen by our Chief Digital Officer (“CDO”)
and our Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”). The CDO and CTO assist the Board of Directors and
our senior leadership team in fulfilling their responsibilities for cybersecurity governance,
approval and oversight through the periodic reporting and review of security strategy and risk
management practices. The Company’s current CDO has over twenty years of experience in e-
commerce, digital experience and strategy, information technology, and social and omnichannel.
He has held several digital marketing leadership roles across a variety of organizations. Our
current CTO has over twenty years of experience in information security, and her background
includes technical experience, strategy and architecture focused roles, cyber and threat
experience, and various leadership roles. Our cybersecurity risk management program is
integrated into our overall risk management processes and shares common reporting channels
and governance processes that apply across the enterprise to other legal, compliance, strategic,
operational, and financial risk governance programs.
Our Board recognizes the importance of robust cybersecurity management programs and is
actively engaged in overseeing and reviewing the Company’s cybersecurity risk profile and
exposures. Our Board has delegated the oversight of our process for assessing, identifying and
managing material risks related to cybersecurity threats to the Audit Committee.
The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include reviewing the cybersecurity threat landscape
facing the Company, as well as our strategy, policies and procedures to mitigate cybersecurity
risks and any significant cybersecurity incidents. The Audit Committee also considers the impact
of emerging cybersecurity developments and regulations that may affect the Company.
The Audit Committee and the Board meet periodically with relevant members of
management,including the CDO and CTO, who provide reports on cybersecurity matters
including, among others: recent external cybersecurity threats and attack trends; updates to
threat monitoring processes; the composition of our cybersecurity team;cybersecurity
awareness training and stress testing; cybersecurity strategy; cybersecurity metrics,
assessments and peer ratings; and cybersecurity programs. The Audit Committee has also
directed management to inform the committee promptly and, when appropriate the Board, of
any investigation of a material cybersecurity incident. Where an update has not been provided
directly to the Board, the Audit Committee provides the full Board with updates on cybersecurity
risks and incidents and other matters as needed, and reports to the Board on an ad hoc basis
with respect to material incidents and other developments that the Audit Committee believes
should have the Board of directors’ consideration. The Audit Committee and the Board may,
third party advisors and experts, and meet with the Company’s external advisors on
cybersecurity matters, as appropriate.
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PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
See Item 18. — “Financial Statements”.
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Our Annual Financial Statements are included at the end of this Annual Report.
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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
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1.1
Articles of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to
our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6,
2017)
2.1
Form of Share Certificate for Subordinate Voting Shares (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed
with the SEC on March 1, 2017)
2.2
Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to our Annual
Report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021)
4.1
Investor Rights Agreement by and among Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and certain
shareholders of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the
SEC on March 10, 2017)
4.2
Coattail Agreement, between Canada Goose Holdings Inc., certain shareholders of
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file no.
001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
4.3
Conformed Copy of Credit Agreement dated December 2, 2016, by and among
Canada Goose Holdings Inc., Canada Goose Inc. and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman
Islands Branch
4.4
Conformed Copy of Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 15,
2023 between Canada Goose Holdings Inc., Canada Goose Inc., Canada Goose
International AG, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
4.5
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file
no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
4.6
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.16 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the
SEC on May 13, 2021)
4.7
Form of Option Agreement under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.19 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no.
333-216078) filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017)
4.8
Board Director’s Agreement dated September 17, 2015, by and between Canada
Goose International AG and Daniel Reiss (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.21 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the
SEC on February 15, 2017)
4.9
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Employee Share Purchase Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.28 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027)
filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
4.10
Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Officers (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.28 to our Registration statement on Form F-1 (file no.
333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
8.1
Subsidiaries of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
12.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
12.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
13.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
13.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
15.1
Consent of Deloitte LLP
19.1
Insider Trading Policy
97.1
Clawback Policy
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on annual report on
Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report
on its behalf.
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
By:
/s/ Neil Bowden
Name:
Neil Bowden
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 16, 2024
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Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Annual Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Canada
Goose Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023,
the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024, and the related
notes and the schedule of Condensed Financial Information of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
(collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31,
2024 and April 2, 2023 and its financial performance and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended March 31, 2024, in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial
reporting as of March 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission and our report dated May 15, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on the
Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our
audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits
included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of
the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit
committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial
statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgements. The
communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial
statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below,
providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to
which it relates.
F-2
Inventory Obsolescence– Refer to Notes 2k, 3 and 10 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
Inventory comprises raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods and is carried at the
lower of cost and net realizable value. In estimating net realizable value, the Company uses
estimates related to fluctuations in inventory levels, planned production, customer behaviour,
obsolescence, future selling prices, seasonality and costs necessary to sell the inventory. As a
result of management’s analysis, included in inventory are provisions for obsolete inventory.
Given the importance of inventory to the Company’s operations and the judgement involved in
determining net realizable value related to finished goods inventory, specifically estimated future
revenue (future selling prices and product demand); our audit procedures involved a high
degree of auditor judgement and an increased extent of audit effort.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the future revenue used in determining net realizable value
related to finished good inventory included the following, among others:
•
Evaluated the effectiveness of controls, including those related to management’s
process for developing the estimates used in the determination of net realizable value
and the provisions for obsolete inventory.
•
Analyzed inventory levels and revenue to evaluate the completeness of management’s
identified population of inventory with obsolescence exposure.
•
Performed a retrospective review on the prior year estimated future revenue and
compared it to current year activity to evaluate management's ability to accurately
estimate the net realizable value.
•
Evaluated the reasonableness of future selling prices and product demand by:
◦
Comparing future selling price assumptions to historical trends and recent
transactions.
◦
Assessing
management’s
merchandising
strategy
to
evaluate
the
reasonableness of management’s assumptions relating to the expected impact
on overall product demand.
◦
Considering industry trends and evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
May 15, 2024
We have served as the Company's auditor since fiscal 2010.
F-3
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and
subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal
Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material
respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, based on
criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for
the year ended March 31, 2024, of the Company and our report dated May 15, 2024, expressed
an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over
financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered
with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our
audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing
the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are
F-4
subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or
that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
May 15, 2024
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
Year ended
Notes
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
Reclassified Reclassified
$
$
$
Revenue
6
1,333.8
1,217.0
1,098.4
Cost of sales
10
416.4
401.8
364.8
Gross profit
917.4
815.2
733.6
Selling, general & administrative expenses
11, 12, 13
792.9
667.6
574.1
Operating income
6
124.5
147.6
159.5
Net interest, finance and other costs
17
48.8
54.1
41.8
Income before income taxes
75.7
93.5
117.7
Income tax expense
7
17.6
24.6
23.1
Net income
58.1
68.9
94.6
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company
58.4
72.7
94.6
Non-controlling interest
(0.3)
(3.8)
—
Net income
58.1
68.9
94.6
Earnings per share attributable to
shareholders of the Company
Basic
8
$
0.58 $
0.69 $
0.87
Diluted
8
$
0.57 $
0.69 $
0.87
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
F-6
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
Year ended
Notes
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Net income
58.1
68.9
94.6
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Items that will not be reclassified to earnings,
net of tax:
Actuarial gain on post-employment
obligation
—
0.6
0.1
Items that may be reclassified to earnings,
net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustment (loss)
gain
(0.2)
16.1
(25.5)
Net (loss) gain on derivatives designated
as cash flow hedges
22
(0.5)
0.4
8.7
Reclassification of net (gain) loss on cash
flow hedges to income
22
(1.1)
6.0
4.7
Other comprehensive (loss) income
(1.8)
23.1
(12.0)
Comprehensive income
56.3
92.0
82.6
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company
57.8
95.7
82.6
Non-controlling interest
(1.5)
(3.7)
—
Comprehensive income
56.3
92.0
82.6
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
F-7
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Notes
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Assets
$
$
Current assets
Cash
144.9
286.5
Trade receivables
5, 9
70.4
50.9
Inventories
5, 10
445.2
472.6
Income taxes receivable
28.0
0.9
Other current assets
21
52.3
52.3
Total current assets
740.8
863.2
Deferred income taxes
7
76.3
67.5
Property, plant and equipment
5, 11
171.8
156.0
Intangible assets
12
135.1
135.1
Right-of-use assets
5, 13
279.8
291.8
Goodwill
5, 14
70.8
63.9
Other long-term assets
21
7.0
12.5
Total assets
1,481.6
1,590.0
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
5, 15, 21
177.7
195.6
Provisions
16
26.1
21.6
Income taxes payable
16.8
31.5
Short-term borrowings
17
9.4
27.6
Current portion of lease liabilities
5, 13
79.9
76.1
Total current liabilities
309.9
352.4
Provisions
16
37.3
36.5
Deferred income taxes
7
17.2
16.4
Revolving Facility
17
—
—
Term Loan
17
388.5
391.6
Lease liabilities
5, 13
250.6
258.7
Other long-term liabilities
21
54.6
56.9
Total liabilities
1,058.1
1,112.5
Equity
18
Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company
417.0
469.5
Non-controlling interests
6.5
8.0
Total equity
423.5
477.5
Total liabilities and equity
1,481.6
1,590.0
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
F-8
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Share capital
Contributed
surplus
Retained
earnings
Accumulated other
comprehensive
(loss) income
Total
attributable to
shareholders
Non-
controlling
interest
Total
Notes
Multiple
voting
shares
Subordinate
voting
shares
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Balance at March 28, 2021
1.4
119.1 120.5
25.2
437.1
(5.2)
577.6
— 577.6
Normal course issuer bid purchase of
subordinate voting shares
18
—
(11.9) (11.9)
—
(241.3)
—
(253.2)
— (253.2)
Issuance of shares
18
—
9.9
9.9
(2.8)
—
—
7.1
—
7.1
Net income
—
—
—
—
94.6
—
94.6
—
94.6
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
—
(12.0)
(12.0)
— (12.0)
Share-based payment
19
—
—
—
14.0
—
—
14.0
—
14.0
Deferred tax on share-based payment
—
—
—
(0.2)
—
—
(0.2)
—
(0.2)
Balance at April 3, 2022
1.4
117.1 118.5
36.2
290.4
(17.2)
427.9
— 427.9
Non-controlling interest on business
combination
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11.7
11.7
Put option for non-controlling interest
—
—
—
—
(21.2)
—
(21.2)
— (21.2)
Normal course issuer bid purchase of
subordinate voting shares
18
—
(2.4)
(2.4)
—
(24.3)
—
(26.7)
— (26.7)
Normal course issuer bid purchase of
subordinate voting shares held for cancellation
18
—
(0.1)
(0.1)
—
(1.1)
—
(1.2)
—
(1.2)
Liability to broker under automatic share
purchase plan
18
—
—
—
(20.0)
—
—
(20.0)
— (20.0)
Issuance of shares
18
—
2.7
2.7
(2.7)
—
—
—
—
—
Net income (loss)
—
—
—
—
72.7
—
72.7
(3.8)
68.9
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
—
—
23.0
23.0
0.1
23.1
Share-based payment
19
—
—
—
15.0
—
—
15.0
—
15.0
Balance at April 2, 2023
1.4
117.3 118.7
28.5
316.5
5.8
469.5
8.0 477.5
Normal course issuer bid purchase of
subordinate voting shares
18
—
(17.8) (17.8)
—
(122.4)
—
(140.2)
— (140.2)
Liability to broker under automatic share
purchase plan
18
—
—
—
20.0
—
—
20.0
—
20.0
Issuance of shares
18
—
4.0
4.0
(3.9)
—
—
0.1
—
0.1
Net income (loss)
—
—
—
—
58.4
—
58.4
(0.3)
58.1
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
—
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.8)
Share-based payment
19
—
—
—
9.8
—
—
9.8
—
9.8
Balance at March 31, 2024
1.4
103.5 104.9
54.4
252.5
5.2
417.0
6.5 423.5
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-9
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Year ended
Notes
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Operating activities
Net income
58.1
68.9
94.6
Items not affecting cash:
Depreciation and amortization
6, 11, 12, 13
126.0
109.1
95.8
Income tax expense
7
17.6
24.6
23.1
Interest expense
17
44.4
34.0
38.1
Foreign exchange loss
0.8
0.3
9.0
Acceleration of unamortized costs on debt
extinguishment
17
—
—
9.5
Impairment losses
11, 13
1.2
1.0
7.7
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
0.1
(0.1)
0.1
Share-based payment
19
10.2
15.0
14.0
Remeasurement of put option
21
1.6
10.9
—
Remeasurement of contingent consideration
21
2.8
(2.9)
—
262.8
260.8
291.9
Changes in non-cash operating items
23
10.5
(75.4)
(82.8)
Income taxes paid
(66.3)
(37.0)
(25.2)
Interest paid
(42.4)
(32.1)
(32.3)
Net cash from operating activities
164.6
116.3
151.6
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
11
(54.9)
(45.2)
(34.5)
Investment in intangible assets
12
(1.0)
(2.2)
(1.5)
Initial direct costs of right-of-use assets
13
(0.6)
(0.7)
(1.2)
Net cash (outflow) inflow from business combination
5
(15.9)
2.8
—
Net cash used in investing activities
(72.4)
(45.3)
(37.2)
Financing activities
Mainland China Facilities (repayments) borrowings
17
(9.8)
9.8
—
Japan Facility repayments
17
(8.3)
(5.7)
—
Term Loan repayments
17
(4.0)
(4.0)
(4.7)
Revolving Facility (repayments) borrowings
17
—
(0.5)
0.5
Transaction costs on financing activities
17
(0.2)
—
(1.0)
Normal course issuer bid purchase of subordinate voting
shares
18
(141.4)
(26.7)
(253.2)
Principal payments on lease liabilities
13
(69.2)
(62.2)
(46.9)
Settlement of term loan derivative contracts
22
—
8.6
—
Issuance of shares
19
0.1
—
7.1
Net cash used in financing activities
(232.8)
(80.7)
(298.2)
Effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes on
cash
(1.0)
8.5
(6.4)
Decrease in cash
(141.6)
(1.2)
(190.2)
Cash, beginning of period
286.5
287.7
477.9
Cash, end of period
144.9
286.5
287.7
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Note 1.
The Company
Organization
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) design, manufacture, and sell
performance luxury apparel for men, women, youth, children, and babies. The Company’s
product offerings include various styles of parkas, lightweight down jackets, rainwear, windwear,
apparel, fleece, footwear, and accessories for the fall, winter, and spring seasons. The
Company’s head office is located at 100 Queens Quay East, Toronto, Canada, M5E 1V3. The
use of the terms “Canada Goose”, “we”, and “our” throughout these notes to the consolidated
financial statements refer to the Company.
Canada Goose is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York
Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “GOOS”. The principal shareholders of the Company
are investment funds advised by Bain Capital LP and its affiliates (“Bain Capital”), and DTR
LLC, (“DTR”), an entity indirectly controlled by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. The principal shareholders hold multiple voting shares representing 52.8% of the total
shares outstanding as at March 31, 2024, or 91.8% of the combined voting power of the total
voting shares outstanding. Subordinate voting shares that trade on public markets represent
47.2% of the total shares outstanding as at March 31, 2024, or 8.2% of the combined voting
power of the total voting shares outstanding.
Statement of compliance
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IASB”).
These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Company’s Board
of Directors on May 15, 2024.
Fiscal year
The Company's fiscal year is a 52 or 53-week reporting cycle with the fiscal year ending on the
Sunday closest to March 31. Each fiscal quarter is 13 weeks for a 52-week fiscal year. The
additional week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the third quarter. Fiscal 2022 was the first
53-week fiscal year, which ended on April 3, 2022. Fiscal 2024 is a 52-week fiscal year.
Operating segments
The Company classifies its business in three operating and reportable segments: Direct-to-
Consumer (“DTC”), Wholesale, and Other. The DTC segment comprises sales through country-
specific e-Commerce platforms available across numerous markets, which includes the newly
launched recommerce platform Canada Goose Generations, currently available in the United
States and Canada, and our Company-owned retail stores located in luxury shopping locations.
The Wholesale segment comprises sales made to a mix of retailers and international
distributors, who are partners that have exclusive rights to an entire market. The Wholesale
segment includes the introduction of travel retail in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
The Other segment comprises revenue and costs that are not related to the Company’s DTC or
Wholesale segments, such as sales to employees, friends and family sales, and results from the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-11
newly acquired Paola Confectii business (see "Note 5. Business Combinations" for details and
definitions).
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal, and we have historically realized a significant portion of our
Wholesale revenue and operating income in the second and third quarters of the fiscal year and
DTC revenue and operating income in the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year. Thus,
lower-than-expected revenue in these periods could have an adverse impact on our annual
operating results.
Cash flows from operating activities are typically highest in the third and fourth quarters of the
fiscal year due to revenue from the DTC segment and the collection of trade receivables from
Wholesale revenue earlier in the year. Working capital requirements typically increase as
inventory builds. Borrowings have historically increased in the first and second quarters and
been repaid in the third quarter of the fiscal year.
Note 2.
Material accounting policy information
(a) Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, the Company’s
functional and presentation currency.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis
except for the following items, which are recorded at fair value:
•
financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, at fair value in
other comprehensive income and through profit or loss as described in “Note 21.
Financial instruments and fair values” and
•
initial recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business
combination.
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year
presentation. Foreign exchange gains and losses related to the outstanding principal
balance on the Term Loan, net of hedging, are reflected in the presentation of net
interest, finance and other costs as outlined below (see “Note 17. Borrowings” for details
and definitions); previously this was presented in SG&A expenses. This change was
made to present all financing costs related to the Term Loan within the same financial
statement caption in the consolidated statements of income. For the year ended April 2,
2023 and April 3, 2022, the Company reclassified foreign exchange losses of $12.1m
and $2.8m, respectively. This reclassification did not impact net income, earnings per
share, or the consolidated statements of financial position in the comparative year.
As at March 31, 2024, the Company amended the allocation basis for certain SG&A
expenses between the operating segments to provide more relevant information on
financial performance of each operating segment. The reclassification did not impact net
income, earnings per share, or the consolidated statements of financial position in the
comparative year. Comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the
current year presentation.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
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(b) Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Canada Goose Holdings
Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated.
(c) Foreign currency translation and transactions
The functional currency of each of the Company’s subsidiaries is the currency of the
primary economic environment in which each entity operates. The assets and liabilities
of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the Canadian dollar are translated into
the functional currency of the Company using the exchange rate at the reporting date.
Revenues and expenses are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the transaction
date. The resulting foreign exchange translation differences are recorded as a currency
translation adjustment in other comprehensive income.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of each of the
Company’s subsidiaries using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the
transactions or valuation when items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and
losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the changes at
period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are recognized in the statements of income in SG&A expenses, except when
included in other comprehensive income for qualifying cash flow and net investment
hedges.
Functional currency of subsidiary
Each entity within the Company determines its functional currency based on the primary
economic environment in which the entity operates. Once an entity's functional currency
is determined, it is not changed unless there is a change to the underlying transactions,
events, and conditions that determine the entity's primary economic environment.
(d) Revenue recognition
Revenue comprises DTC, Wholesale and Other segment revenues. Revenue is
measured at the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in
exchange for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities.
Revenue is presented net of sales tax, estimated returns, sales allowances, and
discounts. The Company recognizes revenue when the Company has agreed terms with
its customers, the contractual rights and payment terms have been identified, the
contract has commercial substance, it is probable that consideration will be collected by
the Company, and when control of the goods is transferred to the customer.
It is the Company’s policy to sell merchandise through the DTC channel with a limited
right of return, typically within 30 days. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and
provide for such returns.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-12
(e) Business combination
Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method as of the
acquisition date, which is the date when control is transferred to the Company. The
consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, calculated
as the sum of the acquisition date fair values of the assets transferred, liabilities incurred
by the Company, and the equity interests issued by the Company in exchange for control
of the acquiree. Transaction costs that the Company incurs in connection with a
business combination are recognized in the statements of income as incurred.
Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the fair value of the consideration
transferred over the net of the acquisition date amounts of the identifiable assets
acquired and the liabilities assumed.
When the consideration transferred in a business combination includes contingent
consideration, the contingent consideration is measured at its acquisition date fair value.
Contingent consideration is remeasured at subsequent reporting dates at its fair value,
and the resulting gain or loss recognized in the statements of income.
(f) Non-controlling interest
Non-controlling interest is measured based on the proportionate share of the acquiree's
identifiable net assets. Transactions with non-controlling interests are treated as
transactions with equity owners of the Company. Changes in the Company's ownership
interest are accounted for as equity transactions.
(g) Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to ordinary
equity holders by the weighted average number of multiple and subordinate voting
shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to ordinary
equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of multiple and
subordinate voting shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average
number of subordinate shares that would be issued on the exercise of stock options and
settlement of restricted share units (“RSUs”) and performance share units (“PSUs”).
(h) Income taxes
Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in the statements of income, except
when it relates to a business combination, or items recognized in equity or in other
comprehensive income.
Current income tax
Current income tax is the expected income tax payable or receivable on the taxable
income or loss for the period, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the
reporting date, and any adjustment to income tax payable in respect of previous years.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-13
Deferred income tax
Deferred income tax is provided using the liability method for temporary differences at
the reporting date between the income tax bases of assets and liabilities and their
carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred income tax is measured using enacted or substantively enacted income tax
rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected
to be recovered or settled. A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused income tax
losses and credits to the extent that it is probable that future taxable income will be
available against which they can be utilized.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and
reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable income will be
available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized
deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the
extent that it has become probable that future taxable income will allow the deferred tax
asset to be recovered.
Deferred income tax relating to items recognized outside profit or loss is recognized
outside profit or loss. Deferred tax items are recognized in correlation to the underlying
transaction either in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right
exists to set off current income tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the
deferred tax relates to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.
Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in
subsidiaries, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is
controlled by the Company and it is probable that the temporary difference will not
reverse in the foreseeable future.
As disclosed in Note 4. Changes in accounting policies, the Company has applied the
mandatory exception to recognizing and disclosing information about deferred tax assets
and liabilities related to Pillar Two rules in accordance with amendments to IAS 12
Income Taxes.
(i) Cash
Cash consists of cash and cash equivalents, including cash on hand, deposits in banks,
and short-term deposits with maturities of less than three months. The Company uses
the indirect method of reporting cash flows from operating activities.
(j) Trade receivables
Trade receivables, including credit card receivables, consist of amounts owing on
product sales where we have extended credit to customers, and are initially recognized
at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest
method, less expected credit loss and sales allowances. The allowance for expected
credit losses is recorded against trade receivables and is based on historical experience.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-14
(k) Inventories
Raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods are valued at the lower of cost and
net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average cost method. The
cost of work-in-process and finished goods inventories include the cost of raw materials
and an applicable share of the cost of labour and fixed and variable production overhead
costs, including the depreciation of property, plant and equipment used in the production
of finished goods, design costs, and other costs incurred to bring the inventories to their
present location and condition.
The Company estimates net realizable value as the amount at which inventories are
expected to be sold, taking into consideration fluctuations in selling prices due to
seasonality, less estimated costs necessary to complete the sale.
Inventories are written down to net realizable value when the cost of inventories is
estimated to be unrecoverable due to obsolescence, damage, or declining selling prices.
Inventory is adjusted to reflect estimated loss (“shrinkage”) incurred since the last
inventory count. Shrinkage is based on historical experience. When circumstances that
previously caused inventories to be written down below cost no longer exist or when
there is clear evidence of an increase in realizable value, the amount of the write-down
previously recorded is reversed.
Storage costs, indirect administrative overhead and certain selling costs related to
inventories are expensed in the period that these costs are incurred.
(l) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and any
accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable
to the acquisition of the asset, including costs incurred to prepare the asset for its
intended use and capitalized borrowing costs, when the recognition criteria are met. The
commencement date for capitalization of costs occurs when the Company first incurs
expenditures for the qualifying assets and undertakes the required activities to prepare
the assets for their intended use.
Property, plant and equipment assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their
estimated useful lives when the assets are available for use. When significant parts of a
fixed asset have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate components
and depreciated separately. Depreciation methods and useful lives are reviewed
annually and are adjusted for prospectively, if appropriate. Estimated useful lives are as
follows:
Asset Category
Estimated Useful Life
Plant equipment (except moulds)
10 years
Footwear moulds
5 years
Computer equipment
3 years
Leasehold improvements
Lesser of the lease term or useful life of the asset
Show displays
5 years
Furniture and fixtures
5 to 10 years
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-15
An item of property, plant and equipment and any significant part initially recognized is
derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its
use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset, calculated as the
difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, is
included in the statements of income when the asset is derecognized.
The cost of repairs and maintenance of property, plant and equipment is expensed as
incurred and recognized in the statements of income.
Property, plant and equipment are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to
determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the
asset is then tested for impairment by comparing its recoverable amount to its carrying
value. Impairment losses are recorded in the statements of income.
(m)Intangible assets
Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The
cost of an intangible asset acquired in a business combination is its fair value as at the
date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible assets with finite lives are
carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment
losses.
The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.
Asset Category
Estimated Useful Life
Brand name
Indefinite
Domain name
Indefinite
Software
5 to 7 years
Intellectual property
1 to 8 years
Customer lists (Canada Goose)
10 years
Customer lists (Paola Confectii SRL)
4 years
Distribution rights
10 years
In connection with the acquisition of the business of Paola Confectii SRL during fiscal
2024 (See “Note 5. Business combinations” for more details), identifiable intangible
assets acquired consist of the customer list and brand.
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives consists of the Canada Goose, Baffin, and
Paola Confectii SRL brand names, as well as the Canada Goose and Baffin domain
names, which were acquired as part of an acquisition and were recorded at their
estimated fair value. The brand names and domain name are considered to have an
indefinite life based on a history of revenue and cash flow performance, and the intent
and ability of the Company to support the brand with spending to maintain its value for
the foreseeable future. The brand names and domain name are tested at least annually
for impairment, at the cash-generating unit (“CGU”) level. The assessment of indefinite
life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life assessment continues to
be supportable. If not, the change in the useful life assessment from indefinite to finite is
made on a prospective basis.
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful economic life on a
straight-line basis. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-16
asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period.
Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future
economic benefits embodied in the asset are considered to modify the amortization
period or method, as appropriate, and treated as changes in accounting estimates. The
amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the
statements of income over the asset’s estimated useful life.
An intangible asset is derecognized on disposal or when no future economic benefits are
expected from its use. Gains or losses arising from the derecognition of an intangible
asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the
carrying amount of the asset and are included in the statements of income when the
asset is derecognized.
Intangible assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to determine whether
there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset is then
tested for impairment by comparing its recoverable amount to its carrying value. Any
resulting impairment loss is recorded in the statements of income.
(n) Leases
The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability based on the present
value of the future lease payments at the commencement date. The commencement
date is when the lessor makes the leased asset available for use by the Company,
typically the possession date. The discount rate used in the present value calculation for
lease payments is the incremental borrowing rate, if the rate implicit in the lease is not
readily determinable, for each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets with similar
characteristics by reference to the Company’s creditworthiness, the security, term and
value of the underlying leased asset, and the economic environment in which the leased
asset operates. The lease term is determined as the non-cancellable periods of a lease,
together with periods covered by a renewal option if the Company is reasonably certain
to exercise that option and a termination option if the Company is reasonably certain not
to exercise that option.
Leases of low-value assets and short-term leases are not included in the calculation of
lease liabilities. These lease expenses are recognized in cost of sales or SG&A
expenses on a straight-line or other systematic basis.
Lease liabilities
Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of future lease payments, discounted
using the Company’s incremental borrowing rates, and include the fixed payments,
variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, less any lease incentives
receivable. Subsequent to initial measurement, the Company measures lease liabilities
at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Lease liabilities are
remeasured when there are changes to the lease payments, lease term, assessment of
an option to purchase the underlying asset, expected residual value guarantee, or future
lease payments due to a change in the index or rate tied to the payment.
Right-of-use assets
Right-of-use assets are measured at the initial amount of the lease liabilities, lease
payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives
received, initial direct costs, if any, and decommissioning costs to restore the site to the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-17
condition required by the terms and conditions of the lease, and net of accumulated
impairment losses. Subsequent to initial measurement, the Company applies the cost
model to the right-of-use assets and measures the asset at cost less any accumulated
depreciation, accumulated impairment losses in accordance with IAS 36, Impairment of
Assets and any remeasurements of the lease liabilities. Assets are depreciated from the
commencement date on a straight-line basis over the earlier of the end of the assets’
useful lives or the end of the lease terms.
Right-of-use assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to determine
whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset is
then tested for impairment by comparing its recoverable amount to its carrying value.
Impairment losses are recorded in the statements of income.
(o) Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price of an acquired business
and the Company’s share of the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
and any contingent liabilities assumed. It is initially recorded at cost and subsequently
measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is,
from the acquisition date, allocated to CGUs based on the lowest level within the entity in
which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes. The allocation is
made to the CGUs that are expected to benefit from the business combination in which
the goodwill arose. Any potential impairment of goodwill is identified by comparing the
recoverable amount of a CGU to its carrying value. An impairment loss is recognized if
the carrying amount of CGU exceeds its recoverable amount. Any loss identified is first
applied to reduce the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the CGU, and then to
reduce the carrying amounts of the remaining assets in the CGU on a pro-rata basis.
The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually at the reporting date.
The recoverable amount of a CGU is the higher of the estimated fair value less costs of
disposal or value-in-use of the CGU. In assessing the recoverable amount, the estimated
future cash flows are discounted using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current
market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.
The Company has determined that there are 12 CGUs, 11 for which goodwill contributes
to the cash flows (April 2, 2023 - 11 CGUs, 10 for which goodwill contributed to the cash
flows). The increase in CGUs from the comparative period is attributable to the Paola
Confectii acquisition which represents an additional CGU. No other changes were made
to the existing CGUs from the previous year. See “Note 5. Business combinations” for
more details.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-18
(p) Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation, legal or
constructive, as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources
embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable
estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Where the Company expects
some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, the
reimbursement is recognized as a separate asset but only when the reimbursement is
virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the statements of
income net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material,
provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate,
the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision
due to the passage of time is recognized in the statements of income.
The provision for warranty returns relates to the Company’s obligation for defective
goods sold to customers that have yet to be returned for exchange or repair. Accruals for
warranty returns are estimated on the basis of historical returns and are recorded so as
to allocate them to the same period the corresponding revenue is recognized.
(q) Fair values
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair
value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or
transfer the liability takes place either:
•
in the principal market for the asset or liability, or
•
in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the
asset or liability.
The Company uses valuation techniques that it believes are appropriate in the
circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value,
maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of
unobservable inputs. All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or
disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy,
described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement as a whole:
Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable
for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used
to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby
allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or
liability at the measurement date.
For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Company determines classes of assets
and liabilities on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability
and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-19
There was no change in the valuation techniques applied to financial instruments during
all periods presented. The following table describes the valuation techniques used in the
determination of the fair values of financial instruments:
Type
Valuation Approach
Cash, trade receivables,
accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the
short term maturity of these instruments.
Derivatives (included in
other current assets, other
long-term assets, accounts
payable and accrued
liabilities or other long-term
liabilities)
Specific valuation techniques used to value derivative
financial instruments include:
- quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar
instruments;
- observable market information as well as valuations
determined by external valuators with experience in the
financial markets.
Revolving Facility, Term
Loan, Mainland China
Facilities, and Japan
Facility
The fair value is based on the present value of contractual
cash flows, discounted at the Company’s current
incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing
arrangements or, where applicable, market rates.
Put option liability
The fair value is based on the present value of the amount
expected to be paid to the non-controlling shareholder if
the put option is exercised. Subsequent changes in the
present value of the amount that could be required to be
paid at each reporting date are recorded with the
statements of income until the put option is exercised or
expires.
Contingent consideration
The fair value of the applicable contingent consideration is
determined based on the estimated financial outcome and
the resulting expected contingent consideration to be paid,
discounted using an appropriate rate. Subsequent changes
in the fair value is recognized in the statements of income.
Earn-Out included in other
long-term liabilities
The fair value is based on a pre-determined percentage of
net equity value of Paola Confectii SRL, determined as a
multiple of EBITDA and EBITDA margin for the fiscal year
ending March 30, 2025, subject to a floor, less net debt
adjustments. Subsequent changes in the fair value are
recognized in the statements of income.
(r) Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a
party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction
costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of financial assets and
financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities classified at fair
value through profit or loss) are added to, or deducted from, the fair value of the financial
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-20
assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs
directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities classified at
fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured subsequently as described below.
i)
Non-derivative financial assets
Non-derivative financial assets include cash and trade receivables which are
measured at amortized cost. The Company initially recognizes receivables and
deposits on the date that they are originated. The Company derecognizes a
financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset
expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows on the
financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of
ownership of the financial asset are transferred.
ii)
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-derivative financial liabilities include accounts payable, accrued liabilities,
the Revolving Facility (as defined below), the Term Loan (as defined below), the
Mainland China Facilities (as defined below), and the Japan Facility (as defined
below). The Company initially recognizes debt instruments on the date that they
are originated. All other financial liabilities are recognized initially on the trade
date on which the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the
instrument. Financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value less any
directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, these
financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest
method. The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual
obligations are discharged or cancelled or expire.
In respect of non-controlling interests, a financial liability is recognized for the put
option based on the present value of the amount expected to be paid to the non-
controlling shareholder if exercised. Subsequently, the put option liability is
adjusted to reflect changes in the present value of the amount that could be
required to be paid at each reporting date, with fluctuations being recorded within
the statements of income, until it is exercised or expires. The put option is
measured at fair value through profit or loss.
iii) Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value on the date a derivative contract
is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each
reporting date. The method of recognizing the resulting gain or loss depends on
whether the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument. When
a derivative financial instrument, including an embedded derivative, is not
designated and effective in a qualifying hedge relationship, all changes in its fair
value are recognized immediately in the statements of income; attributable
transaction costs are recognized in the statements of income as incurred. The
Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
Embedded derivatives are separated from a host contract and accounted for
separately if the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract and the
embedded derivative are not closely related.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-21
iv) Hedge accounting
The Company is exposed to the risk of currency fluctuations and has entered into
currency derivative contracts to hedge its exposure on the basis of planned
transactions. Where hedge accounting is applied, the criteria are documented at
the inception of the hedge and updated at each reporting date. The Company
documents the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as
well as its risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking the hedging
transactions. The Company also documents its assessment, at hedge inception
and on an ongoing basis, of whether the derivatives that are used in hedging
transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged
items.
The fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as a current asset or liability
when the maturity of the hedged item is less than 12 months, and as a non-
current asset or liability when the maturity of the hedged item is more than 12
months.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are
designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized, net of tax, in other
comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is
recognized immediately in the statements of income. Amounts accumulated in
other comprehensive income are transferred to the statements of income in the
periods when the hedged item affects net income. When a forecasted transaction
that is hedged results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or liability, such
as inventory, the amounts are included in the measurement of the cost of the
related asset or liability. The deferred amounts are ultimately recognized in the
statements of income.
Hedges of net investments are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges, with
unrealized gains and losses recognized, net of tax, in other comprehensive
income. Amounts included in other comprehensive income are transferred to the
statements of income in the period when the foreign operation is disposed of or
sold.
(s) Share-based payments
Share-based payments are valued based on the grant date fair value of these awards
and the Company records compensation expense over the corresponding service
period. The fair value of the share-based payments is determined using acceptable
valuation techniques.
The Company has issued stock options to purchase subordinate voting shares, RSUs,
and PSUs under its equity incentive plans, prior to the public offering on March 21, 2017
(the “Legacy Plan”) and subsequently (the “Omnibus Plan”). All Legacy Plan options
have fully vested or been cancelled prior to the year ended March 31, 2024. Under the
terms of the Omnibus Plan, options are granted to certain executives of the Company
with vesting, generally over four years, contingent upon meeting the service conditions of
the Omnibus Plan. The compensation expense related to the options, RSUs, and PSUs
is recognized ratably over the requisite service period, provided it is probable that the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-22
vesting conditions will be achieved and the occurrence of the exit event, if applicable, is
probable.
Note 3.
Significant accounting judgments, estimates, and assumptions
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make
estimates and judgments in applying the Company’s accounting policies that affect the reported
amounts and disclosures made in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes.
Estimates and assumptions are used mainly in determining the measurement of balances
recognized or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and are based on a set of
underlying data that may include management’s historical experience, knowledge of current
events and conditions and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. Management continually evaluates the estimates and judgments it uses. These
estimates and judgments have been applied in a manner consistent with prior periods and there
are no known trends, commitments, events or uncertainties that we believe will materially affect
the methodology or assumptions utilized in making these estimates and judgments in these
financial statements.
The following are the accounting policies subject to judgments and key sources of estimation
uncertainty that the Company believes could have the most significant impact on the amounts
recognized in the consolidated financial statements.
Functional currency
Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied: The Company assesses the
relevant factors related to the primary economic environment in which its entities operate to
determine the functional currency. Where the assessment of primary indicators is mixed,
management assesses the secondary indicators, including the relationship between the foreign
operations and reporting entity.
Income and other taxes
Key Sources of Estimation: In determining the recoverable amount of deferred tax assets, the
Company forecasts future taxable income by legal entity and the period in which the income
occurs to ensure that sufficient taxable income exists to utilize the attributes. Inputs to those
projections are Board-approved financial forecasts and statutory tax rates.
Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied: The calculation of current and
deferred income taxes requires management to make certain judgments regarding the tax rules
in jurisdictions where the Company performs activities. Application of judgments is required
regarding the classification of transactions and in assessing probable outcomes of claimed
deductions including expectations about future operating results, the timing and reversal of
temporary differences and possible audits of income tax and other tax filings by the tax
authorities.
Trade receivables
Key Sources of Estimation: The Company has a significant number of customers which
minimizes the concentration of credit risk. The Company does not have any customers which
account for more than 10% of sales or accounts receivable. Ongoing estimates are made
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-23
relating to the ability to collect our accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated
credit losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In
determining the amount of expected credit losses, the Company considers the historical level of
credit losses and makes judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based
on ongoing credit evaluations.
Inventories
Key Sources of Estimation: Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realizable value.
In estimating net realizable value, the Company uses estimates related to fluctuations in
inventory levels, planned production, customer behaviour, obsolescence, future selling prices,
seasonality and costs necessary to sell the inventory. Inventory is adjusted to reflect shrinkage
incurred since the last inventory count. Shrinkage is based on historical experience.
Leases
Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied: The Company exercises judgment
when contracts are entered into that may give rise to a right-of-use asset that would be
accounted for as a lease. Judgment is required in determining the appropriate lease term on a
lease by lease basis. The Company considers all facts and circumstances that create an
economic incentive to exercise a renewal option or to not exercise a termination option at
inception and over the term of the lease, including investments in major leaseholds, operating
performance, and changed circumstances. The periods covered by renewal or termination
options are only included in the lease term if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that
option. Changes in the economic environment or changes in the retail industry may impact the
assessment of the lease term and any changes in the estimate of lease terms may have a
material impact on the Company’s statement of financial position.
Key Sources of Estimation: The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the
present value of future lease payments require the Company to estimate the incremental
borrowing rate specific to each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets. Management
determines the incremental borrowing rate of each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets by
incorporating the Company’s creditworthiness, the security, term, and value of the underlying
leased asset, and the economic environment in which the leased asset operates. The
incremental borrowing rates are subject to change mainly due to macroeconomic changes in the
environment.
Impairment of non-financial assets (goodwill, intangible assets, property, plant &
equipment, and right-of-use assets)
Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied: Management is required to use
judgment in determining the grouping of assets to identify their CGUs for the purposes of testing
non-financial assets for impairment. Judgment is further required to determine appropriate
groupings of CGUs for the level at which goodwill and intangible assets are tested for
impairment. For the purpose of goodwill and intangible assets impairment testing, CGUs are
grouped at the lowest level at which goodwill and intangible assets are monitored for internal
management purposes. Judgment is also applied in allocating the carrying amount of assets to
CGUs. In addition, judgment is used to determine whether a triggering event has occurred
requiring an impairment test to be completed. The Company has concluded that it has 12 CGUs
(April 2, 2023 - 11 CGUs) and tests impairment of non-financial assets on that basis.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-24
Key Sources of Estimation: In determining the recoverable amount of a CGU or a group of
CGUs, various estimates are employed. The Company determines value-in-use by using
estimates including projected future revenues, margins, costs, and capital investment consistent
with strategic plans presented to the Board of Directors. Fair value less costs of disposal are
estimated with reference to observable market transactions. Discount rates are consistent with
external industry information reflecting the risk associated with the Company and its cash flows.
Warranty
Key Sources of Estimation: The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the
warranty provision at the statement of financial position date are: the number of jackets
expected to require repair or replacement; the proportion to be repaired versus replaced; the
period in which the warranty claim is expected to occur; the cost to repair a jacket; the cost to
replace a jacket, and the risk-free rate used to discount the provision to present value.
Financial instruments
Key Sources of Estimation: The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the fair
value of financial instruments are: equity prices; future interest rates; the relative
creditworthiness of the Company to its counterparties; estimated future cash flows; discount
rates, and volatility utilized in option valuations.
Share-based payments
Key Sources of Estimation: Compensation expense for share-based compensation granted is
measured at the fair value at the grant date using the Black Scholes option pricing model for the
year ended March 31, 2024. The critical assumptions used under both of these option valuation
models at the grant date are: stock price valuation; exercise price; risk-free interest rate;
expected time to exercise in years; expected dividend yield, and volatility.
Consolidation
Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied: The Company uses judgment in
determining the entities that it controls and therefore consolidates. The Company controls an
entity when the Company has the existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the
activities that significantly affect the entity’s returns. Judgment is applied in determining whether
the Company controls the entities in which it does not have full ownership rights. Most often,
judgment involves reviewing contractual rights to determine if rights are participating (giving
power over the entity) or protective rights (protecting the Company’s interest without giving it
power).
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-25
Note 4.
Changes in accounting policies
Standards issued and not yet adopted
Certain new standards, amendments, and interpretations to existing IFRS standards have been
published but are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Company.
Management anticipates that pronouncements will be adopted in the Company’s accounting
policy for the first period beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement. Information on
new standards, amendments, and interpretations is provided below.
In January 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
(“IAS 1”) to clarify its requirements for the presentation of liabilities in the statement of financial
position. The limited scope amendment affected only the presentation of liabilities in the
statement of financial position and not the amount or timing of its recognition. The amendment
clarified that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current is based on rights that are in
existence at the end of the reporting period and specified that classification is unaffected by
expectations about whether an entity will exercise its right to defer settlement of a liability. It also
introduced a definition of ‘settlement’ to make clear that settlement refers to the transfer to the
counterparty of cash, equity instruments, other assets or services. On October 31, 2022, the
IASB issued Non-Current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to IAS 1). These
amendments specify that covenants to be complied with after the reporting date do not affect
the classification of debt as current or non-current at the reporting date. The amendment is
effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Earlier application
is permitted, however the Company has elected not to early adopt this amendment. The
Company has performed an initial assessment on the impact of the amendment and the
Company expects that adoption will result in a reclassification of the non-current portion of
warranty provisions to be reported as current in nature, based on the terms and conditions of
the Company’s warranty program. The impact is expected to be material in the consolidated
statements of financial position.
Standards issued and adopted
In February 2021, the IASB issued narrow-scope amendments to IAS 1, IFRS Practice
Statement 2, Making Materiality Judgements and IAS 8, Accounting Polices, Changes in
Accounting Estimates and Errors. The amendments require the disclosure of material
accounting policy information rather than disclosing significant accounting policies and clarified
how to distinguish changes in accounting policies from changes in accounting estimates.
Beginning April 3, 2023, the Company adopted the amendments. The adoption of the
amendments did not have a material impact on the Annual Financial Statements.
In May 2023, the IASB issued International Tax Reform, Pillar Two Model Rules, Amendments to
IAS 12, Income Taxes (the “Amendments”). The Amendments provide the Company with an
exception from recognition and disclosure requirements for deferred tax assets and liabilities
arising from the OECD Pillar Two international tax reform. The mandatory temporary exception
has been adopted by the Company.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-26
Note 5.
Business combinations
Transactions during the year ended March 31, 2024
On November 1, 2023, a newly incorporated subsidiary of the Company, Paola Confectii
Manufacturing Limited (“Paola Confectii”), acquired the business of Paola Confectii SRL, a
luxury knitwear manufacturer for total cash consideration of $15.9m. This acquisition is expected
to enhance product margins and supply control, while deepening in-house product expertise and
capability.
The aggregate purchase consideration for the business combination is as follows:
$
Cash
16.4
Working capital adjustments
(0.5)
Total purchase consideration
15.9
Management determined that the assets and substantive processes comprised a business and
therefore accounted for the transaction as a business combination under IFRS 3, Business
Combinations using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method, assets
and liabilities of the acquiree are recorded at their fair values.
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at the date of acquisition as
follows:
$
Assets acquired
Trade receivables
7.2
Inventories
1.6
Prepaid expenses
0.1
Property, plant and equipment
2.6
Intangible assets
Customer list
3.5
Brand
1.0
Right-of-use assets
1.2
Goodwill
8.3
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(8.4)
Lease liability
(1.2)
Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed
15.9
The determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on
estimates and certain assumptions with respect to the fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed that were finalized as at the reporting date, within one year of the acquisition.
Goodwill of $8.3m was recognized as the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of net
identifiable assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is mainly attributable to the strengthening
of our vertically integrated supply chain and expected future growth potential of the knitwear
category. Goodwill recognized is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-27
Identifiable intangible assets acquired consist of the customer list and brand. The fair value of
the customer list was $3.5m, measured using the multi-period excess earnings method, which
will be amortized over a 4-year period on a straight-line basis. The fair value of the brand was
$1.0m, measured using the relief-from-royalty method.
In connection with the business combination, subject to the controlling shareholders of Paola
Confectii SRL ("PCML Vendors") remaining employees through November 1, 2025, a further
amount is payable to the PCML Vendors if certain performance conditions are met based on
financial results (“Earn-Out”). The estimated value is calculated as a pre-determined percentage
of net equity value, determined as a multiple of EBITDA and EBITDA margin for the fiscal year
ending March 30, 2025, subject to a floor, less net debt adjustments. As at the reporting date,
the estimated value of the payout was $7.4m. The Company recognized the amount payable to
the PCML Vendors as a separate transaction that was not included in applying the acquisition
method as the amount reflects remuneration for future services to be performed conditional on
employment until November 1, 2025, and therefore this amount will be expensed over two
years.
The Company incurred $0.8m in transaction related costs which are included in SG&A
expenses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the year
ended March 31, 2024.
Paola Confectii’s results are consolidated into the Company’s financial results effective from the
date of acquisition and are presented in the Company’s Other operating segment. The results of
Paola Confectii were not significant for the period beginning on the date of acquisition and
ended on March 31, 2024 and would not have been either during fiscal 2024 if the acquisition
had occurred as of the beginning of the fiscal year.
The PCML Vendors are employed as members of key management and continue to lead and
maintain regular operations at Paola Confectii. The Earn-Out to the PCML Vendors and
transactions with one of the PCML Vendors in connection with the acquisition for the lease of
the manufacturing facility are related party transactions as they have been retained as
employees of the Company. See “Note 20. Related Party Transactions” for more details.
Transactions during the year ended April 2, 2023
The Company and a former distributor of the Company's products in Japan, Sazaby League,
Ltd. ("Sazaby League"), entered into an agreement (the "Joint Venture Agreement") to form a
joint venture (the “Japan Joint Venture”) pursuant to which the Company acquired 50% of the
issued and outstanding voting shares of the legal entity comprising the joint venture, Canada
Goose Japan, K.K. (“CG Japan”), on April 4, 2022. CG Japan was established to market,
distribute and sell Canada Goose products, and to operate retail stores and e-Commerce in
Japan.
Prior to the establishment of CG Japan, the Company sold its products to Sazaby League. The
majority of sales historically occurred in the first and second quarters and were recorded in the
Wholesale operating segment. Subsequent to the transaction, the Company has consolidated
the results of CG Japan and revenue and results of operations will be aligned to the respective
operating segments and are expected to occur more in line with the seasonality of the
Company's Wholesale and DTC segments.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-28
Management performed an analysis under IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements and
since the Company has the power to direct the relevant activities of CG Japan, is exposed to
variable returns, and can use its power to influence those returns, management determined that
the Company has control over CG Japan for accounting purposes. In addition, management
performed an analysis under IFRS 3, Business Combinations and has determined that the
Company is the acquirer of CG Japan. Management determined that the assets and processes
acquired comprised a business and therefore, accounted for the transaction as a business
combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method, assets
and liabilities of the acquiree are recorded at their fair values.
The Company paid cash consideration to CG Japan of JPY250.0m ($2.6m) plus deferred
contingent consideration to the non-controlling shareholder with an estimated fair value of
JPY1,958.9m ($20.0m) resulting in total consideration of JPY2,208.9m ($22.6m). The deferred
contingent consideration is payable if an agreed cumulative adjusted EBIT target is not reached
through the period ended June 30, 2026. The fair value of the applicable contingent
consideration is determined based on the estimated financial outcome and the resulting
expected contingent consideration to be paid, discounted using an appropriate rate. As at April
4, 2022, the contingent consideration amount was recorded in other long-term liabilities. The
amount of contingent consideration is remeasured at its fair value each reporting period, with
changes in fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive
income.
The Company incurred $1.3m in transaction related costs which are included in SG&A expenses
in the consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of comprehensive
income for the year ended April 2, 2023. For the year ended April 3, 2022, the Company
incurred $0.7m in transaction related costs.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-29
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded based on the final valuation of their
fair values at the date of acquisition as follows:
$
Assets acquired
Cash
5.4
Inventories
27.3
Property, plant and equipment
1.2
Intangible assets
14.9
Right-of-use assets
3.3
Goodwill
10.8
Other assets
2.4
65.3
Liabilities assumed
Bank loan
19.4
Lease liabilities
3.2
Warranty provision
0.3
22.9
Total identifiable net assets acquired
42.4
Less: Deferred tax liability
(8.1)
Less: Non-controlling interests
(11.7)
Net assets acquired
22.6
Consideration
Cash paid
2.6
Contingent consideration
20.0
Total purchase consideration
22.6
Cash consideration paid
(2.6)
Plus: Cash balance acquired
5.4
Net cash inflow on business combination
2.8
The determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on
estimates and certain assumptions with respect to the fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed that were finalized as at April 2, 2023, within one year of the acquisition.
Goodwill is calculated as the difference between total consideration and the fair value of the net
assets acquired and is attributable to expected synergies between CG Japan and the
Company’s existing operations. Goodwill of $10.8m was recognized as the excess of the
acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill
recognized is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Intangible assets of
$14.9m relate to the fair value of the customer list and reacquired distribution rights of the Japan
market, which will be amortized over a 10-year period.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-30
The fair value of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets was based on
management’s assessment of the acquired assets’ condition, as well as an evaluation of the
current market value for such assets. In addition, the Company considered the length of time
over which the economic benefit of these assets is expected to be realized and estimated the
useful life of such assets as of the acquisition date. The fair value of inventories has been
measured at net realizable value, less cost to sell.
CG Japan’s results are consolidated into the Company’s financial results effective April 4, 2022.
For the year ended April 2, 2023, CG Japan contributed approximately $54.0m to the
Company’s consolidated revenue and $1.0m to the Company’s operating income.
In connection with the business combination, the Joint Venture Agreement includes a put option
that allows the non-controlling shareholder to sell its 50% interest to the Company within six
months after certain circumstances constituting a "put option trigger" event occur. If the put
option is not exercised during such six-month period, the put option will expire. The Company
established a financial liability for the put option in respect of non-controlling interests. The fair
value of the put option is classified as Level 3 within IFRS 13, Fair value measurement. As at
April 4, 2022, the fair value of the put option held in Japanese yen by the non-controlling
shareholder was recorded in other long-term liabilities in the amount of JPY2,076.4m ($21.2m).
The Company recorded the put option liability based on the present value of the amount
expected to be paid to the non-controlling shareholder if exercised. Subsequently, the put option
liability is adjusted to reflect changes in the present value of the amount that could be required
to be paid at each reporting date, with fluctuations being recorded within the Company's
consolidated statements of income, until it is exercised or expires.
Note 6.
Segment information
The Company has three reportable operating segments: DTC, Wholesale, and Other. The
Company measures each reportable operating segment’s performance based on revenue and
segment operating income (loss), which is the profit metric utilized by the Company’s chief
operating decision maker, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, for assessing the
performance of operating segments. No single customer contributed 10 per cent or more to the
Company’s revenue for the years ended March 31, 2024, April 2, 2023, and April 3, 2022.
As at March 31, 2024, the performance measure for our Other segment was revised to exclude
corporate general and administrative expenses; these expenses are now presented as a
reconciling item to the Company’s consolidated operating income. This change in segment
reporting was made to improve the understanding of financial performance in the Other
segment.
Corporate expenses comprises costs that do not occur through the DTC, Wholesale, or Other
segments, including the cost of marketing expenditures to build brand awareness across all
segments, management overhead costs in support of manufacturing operations, other corporate
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-31
costs, and foreign exchange gains and losses not specifically associated with segment
operations.
The following table presents key performance information of the Company’s reportable
operating segments:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Revenue
DTC
950.7
807.3
740.4
Wholesale
312.3
373.8
348.5
Other
70.8
35.9
9.5
Total segment revenue
1,333.8
1,217.0
1,098.4
Operating income (loss)
Reclassified
Reclassified
DTC
387.1
347.4
322.9
Wholesale
114.0
131.2
121.5
Other
14.0
10.5
4.1
Total segment operating income
515.1
489.1
448.5
The following table reconciles the Company’s reportable segment operating income to income
before income taxes:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Total segment operating income
515.1
489.1
448.5
Corporate expenses
(390.6)
(341.5)
(289.0)
Total operating income
124.5
147.6
159.5
Net interest, finance and other costs
48.8
54.1
41.8
Income before incomes taxes
75.7
93.5
117.7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-32
The following table summarizes depreciation and amortization in SG&A expenses of each
reportable operating segment and depreciation and amortization included in corporate
expenses:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Depreciation and amortization expense
DTC
96.5
81.6
78.1
Wholesale
3.9
3.9
2.3
Other
—
—
—
Total segment depreciation and amortization
expense
100.4
85.5
80.4
Corporate expenses
15.8
14.9
8.3
Total depreciation and amortization expense
116.2
100.4
88.7
Geographic information
The Company determines the geographic location of revenue based on the location of its
customers.
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Canada
246.3
241.0
213.1
United States
324.6
340.2
305.9
North America
570.9
581.2
519.0
Greater China1
422.2
287.3
288.8
Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China1)
84.7
66.9
38.3
Asia Pacific
506.9
354.2
327.1
EMEA2
256.0
281.6
252.3
Total revenue
1,333.8
1,217.0
1,098.4
1.
Greater China comprises Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
2.
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-33
The Company’s non-current, non-financial assets (comprising of property, plant and equipment,
intangible assets and right-of-use assets) are geographically located as follows:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Canada
222.1
232.9
United States
140.7
111.7
North America
362.8
344.6
Greater China1
63.6
73.6
Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China1)
34.1
33.1
Asia Pacific
97.7
106.7
EMEA2
126.2
131.6
Non-current, non-financial assets
586.7
582.9
1.
Greater China comprises Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
2.
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Note 7.
Income taxes
The components of the provision for income tax are as follows:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
Current income tax expense
$
$
$
Current period
15.4
44.0
35.6
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
9.5
(1.9)
(0.4)
24.9
42.1
35.2
Deferred income tax recovery
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
(0.8)
(18.5)
(11.9)
Effect of change in income tax rates
(0.2)
(0.6)
—
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
(6.3)
1.6
(0.2)
(7.3)
(17.5)
(12.1)
Income tax expense
17.6
24.6
23.1
Year ended
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-34
The effective income tax rates differ from the weighted average basic Canadian federal and
provincial statutory income tax rates for the following reasons:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Income before income taxes
75.7
93.5
117.7
Expected Statutory Rate
25.5 %
25.3 %
25.4 %
Income tax at expected statutory rate
19.3
23.7
29.8
Non-deductible (taxable) items
(0.1)
0.8
(0.8)
Non-deductible stock option expense
1.7
3.0
2.9
Effect of foreign tax rates
(10.3)
(10.0)
(14.6)
Non-deductible (taxable) remeasurement of contingent
consideration and put option
1.4
2.4
—
Non-deductible (taxable) foreign exchange loss (gain)
0.9
1.4
0.2
Change in tax rates
(0.2)
(0.4)
0.1
Change in deferred tax asset not recognized
1.7
4.1
6.1
Adjustments in respect of prior years
3.2
(0.4)
(0.6)
Income tax expense
17.6
24.6
23.1
Year ended
Pillar Two legislation has been enacted or substantively enacted locally in a number of
jurisdictions in which the Company operates in, where they would be effective for financial year
beginning on April 1, 2024. Based on a preliminary assessment, the Pillar Two effective tax rate
in most of the jurisdictions in which the company operates in, is above 15%. As a result, any
impact of these rules is not expected to be material. However, the Company will continue to
monitor and reassess the impact of the Pillar Two rules.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-35
The change in the year in the components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Change in the year affecting
April 2,
2023
Net
income
Foreign
exchange
translation
Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
March 31,
2024
$
$
$
$
$
Losses carried forward
11.5
15.5
—
—
27.0
Employee future benefits
0.1
—
—
0.1
0.2
Other liabilities
1.9
5.0
0.8
—
7.7
Inventory capitalization
6.8
(4.2)
—
—
2.6
Capital lease
9.3
3.0
—
—
12.3
Tax relief from Swiss tax reform
7.6
(5.9)
—
—
1.7
Unrealized profit in inventory
36.9
(1.6)
0.1
—
35.4
Provisions and other temporary differences
7.6
0.4
—
—
8.0
Total deferred tax asset
81.7
12.2
0.9
0.1
94.9
Unrealized foreign exchange
(3.1)
0.7
—
(0.3)
(2.7)
Intangible assets
(18.8)
(0.8)
—
—
(19.6)
Property, plant and equipment
(8.7)
(4.8)
—
—
(13.5)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(30.6)
(4.9)
—
(0.3)
(35.8)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
51.1
7.3
0.9
(0.2)
59.1
The change in deferred tax assets and liabilities as presented in the statement of financial
position are as follows:
Changes in the year affecting
April 2,
2023
Net income
Foreign
exchange
translation
Other
comprehensive
loss
March 31,
2024
$
$
$
$
$
Deferred tax assets
67.5
8.8
0.2
(0.2)
76.3
Deferred tax liabilities
(16.4)
(1.5)
0.7
—
(17.2)
51.1
7.3
0.9
(0.2)
59.1
Available deferred income tax assets related to capital losses, and Swiss tax relief in the amount
of $0.5m and $31.8m, respectively, were not recognized as it is not probable that future taxable
income will be available to the Company to utilize the benefits.
The corporate entities within the Company have the following tax-loss carry-forwards that are
expected to expire in the following years, if not utilized.
$
2040 and prior
13.1
2041
8.8
2042
8.5
2043
7.5
2044
8.1
46.0
An additional $52.2m of operating losses can be carried forward indefinitely.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-36
As at March 31, 2024, deferred income taxes have not been provided on $419.8m (April 2, 2023
- $417.7m, April 3, 2022 - $356.4m) of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, as the
Company has concluded that such earnings should not give rise to additional tax liabilities upon
repatriation or are indefinitely reinvested.
As at March 31, 2024, in addition to the amount charged to profit or loss and other
comprehensive income, no tax recovery was recognized directly in equity related to excess tax
deductions on share-based payments for stock options exercised (April 2, 2023 - $nil, April 3,
2022 - $nil). No tax expense was reversed out of equity related to reduction of expected tax
deductions on issuance of RSU and PSU (April 2, 2023 - $nil and $nil, respectively, April 3, 2022
- $0.2m and $nil, respectively).
Note 8.
Earnings per share
The following table presents details for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Net income attributable to shareholders of the
Company
58.4
72.7
94.6
Weighted average number of multiple and
subordinate voting shares outstanding
100,816,758 105,058,643 108,296,802
Weighted average number of shares on exercise
of stock options, RSUs and PSUs1
1,006,315
563,669
857,919
Diluted weighted average number of multiple and
subordinate voting shares outstanding
101,823,073 105,622,312 109,154,721
Earnings per share attributable to
shareholders of the Company
Basic
$
0.58 $
0.69 $
0.87
Diluted
$
0.57 $
0.69 $
0.87
1
Subordinate voting shares issuable on exercise of stock options are not treated as dilutive if including them
would decrease the loss per share, or if the weighted average daily closing share price for the period was greater
than the exercise price. As at March 31, 2024, there were 3,904,366 shares (April 2, 2023 - 2,231,231 shares,
April 3, 2022 - 1,475,545 shares) that were not taken into account in the calculation of diluted earnings per share
because their effect was anti-dilutive.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-37
Note 9.
Trade receivables
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Trade accounts receivable
57.1
30.4
Credit card receivables
3.7
2.5
Other receivables
12.3
19.5
73.1
52.4
Less: expected credit loss and sales allowances
(2.7)
(1.5)
Trade receivables
70.4
50.9
The following are the continuities of the Company’s expected credit loss and sales allowances
deducted from trade receivables:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Expected
credit loss
Sales
allowances
Total
Expected
credit loss
Sales
allowances
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
Balance at the beginning
of the year
(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(0.3)
(0.8)
(1.1)
Losses recognized
(1.8)
—
(1.8)
(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.4)
Amounts settled or
written off during the year
0.1
0.5
0.6
—
—
—
Balance at the end of
the year
(2.1)
(0.6)
(2.7)
(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.5)
Note 10.
Inventories
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Raw materials
48.4
60.3
Work in progress
25.8
17.5
Finished goods
371.0
394.8
Total inventories at the lower of cost and net realizable
value
445.2
472.6
Inventories are written down to net realizable value when the cost of inventories is estimated to
be unrecoverable due to obsolescence, damage, or declining rate of sale.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-38
The breakdown of the provision for obsolescence is presented as follows:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Raw material shrink reserves
0.1
0.2
Finished goods shrink reserves
0.9
0.4
Raw material obsolete inventory reserves
22.1
20.5
Finished goods obsolete inventory reserves
37.7
22.1
Provision for obsolescence
60.8
43.2
Amounts charged to cost of sales comprise the following:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Cost of goods manufactured
405.5
392.1
350.1
Depreciation and amortization included in costs of
sales
10.9
9.7
14.7
Cost of sales
416.4
401.8
364.8
Note 11.
Property, plant and equipment
The following table presents changes in the cost and the accumulated depreciation on the
Company’s property, plant and equipment:
Plant
equipment
Computer
equipment
Leasehold
improvements
Show
displays
Furniture
and fixtures
In
progress
Total
Cost
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
30.9
12.8
125.1
9.4
34.8
4.1 217.1
Additions
—
0.9
8.8
—
2.2
63.3 75.2
Additions from
business
combinations (note 5)
—
—
0.9
—
0.3
—
1.2
Disposals
—
(0.1)
(1.0)
—
(0.1)
—
(1.2)
Transfers
1.1
1.5
15.5
1.6
1.6
(21.3)
—
Impact of foreign
currency translation
—
0.2
2.1
0.4
1.0
0.4
4.1
April 2, 2023
32.0
15.3
151.4
11.4
39.8
46.5 296.4
Additions
0.2
1.9
11.5
0.2
3.7
42.9 60.4
Additions from
business
combinations (note 5)
2.4
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
2.6
Disposals
(0.1)
(0.3)
(6.4)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.1)
(9.0)
Transfers
2.9
4.4
70.4
(0.4)
7.7
(85.0)
—
Impact of foreign
currency translation
(0.1)
(0.1)
(1.8)
0.1
(0.4)
(0.2)
(2.5)
March 31, 2024
37.3
21.3
225.2
10.3
49.7
4.1 347.9
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-39
Plant
equipment
Computer
equipment
Leasehold
improvements
Show
displays
Furniture
and fixtures
In
progress
Total
Accumulated
depreciation
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
12.1
9.3
53.9
7.3
20.3
—
102.9
Depreciation
3.2
2.7
23.1
1.1
7.3
—
37.4
Disposals
—
(0.1)
(1.0)
—
(0.1)
—
(1.2)
Impairment
losses
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
0.2
Impact of foreign
currency
translation
—
0.2
(0.1)
0.3
0.7
—
1.1
April 2, 2023
15.3
12.1
76.1
8.7
28.2
—
140.4
Depreciation
3.7
3.4
30.2
1.2
6.9
—
45.4
Disposals
(0.1)
(0.2)
(6.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)
—
(8.7)
Impairment
losses
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
0.2
Impact of foreign
currency
translation
—
—
(1.0)
—
(0.2)
—
(1.2)
March 31, 2024
18.9
15.3
99.1
8.9
33.9
—
176.1
Net book value
April 2, 2023
16.7
3.2
75.3
2.7
11.6
46.5
156.0
March 31, 2024
18.4
6.0
126.1
1.4
15.8
4.1
171.8
Impairment losses for the years ended March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023 were booked within the
DTC segment as part of SG&A expenses in the statements of income.
Note 12.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets comprise the following:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Intangible assets with finite lives
18.3
19.3
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Brand name
116.5
115.5
Domain name
0.3
0.3
135.1
135.1
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-40
The following table presents the changes in cost and accumulated amortization of the
Company’s intangible assets with finite lives:
Intangible assets with finite lives
Software
Intellectual
property
Customer
lists
Distribution
rights
Total
Cost
$
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
8.5
18.2
—
—
26.7
Additions
1.8
0.1
—
—
1.9
Additions from business
combinations (note 5)
—
—
7.7
7.2
14.9
April 2, 2023
10.3
18.3
7.7
7.2
43.5
Additions
0.8
0.1
—
—
0.9
Additions from business
combinations (note 5)
—
—
3.5
—
3.5
Disposals
(0.1)
—
—
—
(0.1)
Impact of foreign
currency translation
(0.1)
0.1
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.6)
March 31, 2024
10.9
18.5
10.5
6.3
46.2
Software
Intellectual
property
Customer
lists
Distribution
rights
Total
Accumulated
amortization
$
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
3.6
16.7
—
—
20.3
Amortization
1.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
3.9
April 2, 2023
5.4
17.4
0.7
0.7
24.2
Amortization
1.8
0.5
0.8
0.7
3.8
Disposals
(0.1)
—
—
—
(0.1)
Impact of foreign
currency translation
—
—
0.1
(0.1)
—
March 31, 2024
7.1
17.9
1.6
1.3
27.9
Net book value
April 2, 2023
4.9
0.9
7.0
6.5
19.3
March 31, 2024
3.8
0.6
8.9
5.0
18.3
Intellectual property consists of acquired technology, patents and trademarks.
Indefinite life intangible assets
Indefinite life intangible assets recorded by the Company are comprised of the Canada Goose,
Baffin, and Paola Confectii brand names, as well as the Canada Goose and Baffin domain
names associated with the Company’s websites. The Company expects to renew the
registration of the brand names and domain names at each expiry date indefinitely, and expects
these assets to generate economic benefit in perpetuity. As such, the Company assessed these
intangibles to have indefinite useful lives.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-41
The Company completed its annual impairment tests for the years ended March 31, 2024 and
April 2, 2023 for indefinite life intangible assets and concluded that there was no impairment.
Key Assumptions
The key assumptions used to calculate the value-in-use (“VIU”) are consistent with the
assumptions used for goodwill impairment testing (see "Note 14. Goodwill" for more details).
Note 13.
Leases
Right-of-use assets
The following table presents changes in the cost and the accumulated depreciation of the
Company’s right-of-use assets:
Retail stores
Manufacturing
facilities
Other
Total
Cost
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
296.3
36.7
17.4
350.4
Additions
82.8
8.2
39.6
130.6
Additions from business
combinations (note 5)
1.5
—
1.8
3.3
Lease modifications
2.4
—
—
2.4
Derecognition on
termination
(1.8)
—
(1.0)
(2.8)
Impact of foreign currency
translation
15.5
—
0.6
16.1
April 2, 2023
396.7
44.9
58.4
500.0
Additions
29.8
0.2
2.7
32.7
Additions from business
combinations (note 5)
—
1.2
—
1.2
Lease modifications
31.9
—
1.8
33.7
Derecognition on
termination
(5.1)
(2.1)
(1.8)
(9.0)
Impact of foreign currency
translation
(3.0)
—
(0.2)
(3.2)
March 31, 2024
450.3
44.2
60.9
555.4
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-42
Retail stores
Manufacturing
facilities
Other
Total
Accumulated
depreciation
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
110.1
15.2
9.9
135.2
Depreciation
55.5
5.4
7.2
68.1
Derecognition on
termination
(1.2)
—
(1.0)
(2.2)
Impairment losses
0.8
—
—
0.8
Impact of foreign currency
translation
5.9
—
0.4
6.3
April 2, 2023
171.1
20.6
16.5
208.2
Depreciation
63.8
5.5
7.3
76.6
Derecognition on
termination
(5.1)
(2.1)
(1.8)
(9.0)
Impairment losses
1.0
—
—
1.0
Impact of foreign currency
translation
(1.1)
—
(0.1)
(1.2)
March 31, 2024
229.7
24.0
21.9
275.6
Net book value
April 2, 2023
225.6
24.3
41.9
291.8
March 31, 2024
220.6
20.2
39.0
279.8
Impairment losses for the year ended March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023 were booked within the
DTC segment as part of SG&A expenses in the statements of income.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-43
Lease liabilities
The following table presents the changes in the Company's lease liabilities:
Retail stores
Manufacturing
facilities
Other
Total
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
217.2
24.8
8.7
250.7
Additions
82.1
8.2
39.6
129.9
Additions from business
combinations (note 5)
1.5
—
1.7
3.2
Lease modifications
2.4
—
—
2.4
Derecognition on
termination
(0.7)
—
—
(0.7)
Principal payments
(54.5)
(5.3)
(2.4)
(62.2)
Impact of foreign currency
translation
11.2
—
0.3
11.5
April 2, 2023
259.2
27.7
47.9
334.8
Additions
29.7
0.2
2.3
32.2
Additions from business
combinations (note 5)
—
1.2
—
1.2
Lease modifications
31.9
—
1.8
33.7
Principal payments
(63.0)
(5.3)
(0.9)
(69.2)
Impact of foreign currency
translation
(2.1)
—
(0.1)
(2.2)
March 31, 2024
255.7
23.8
51.0
330.5
Lease liabilities are classified as current and non-current liabilities as follows:
Retail stores
Manufacturing
facilities
Other
Total
$
$
$
$
Current lease liabilities
64.7
6.1
5.3
76.1
Non-current lease liabilities
194.5
21.6
42.6
258.7
April 2, 2023
259.2
27.7
47.9
334.8
Current lease liabilities
65.8
6.3
7.8
79.9
Non-current lease liabilities
189.9
17.5
43.2
250.6
March 31, 2024
255.7
23.8
51.0
330.5
In the year ended March 31, 2024, $39.6m of lease payments were not included in the
measurement of lease liabilities (April 2, 2023 - $23.5m, April 3, 2022 - $21.5m). The majority of
these balances related to short-term leases and variable rent payments, net of rent
concessions, which are expenses as incurred.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-44
Note 14.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising from business combinations is as follows:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Opening balance
63.9
53.1
Business combination (note 5)
8.3
10.8
Impact of foreign currency translation
(1.4)
—
Goodwill
70.8
63.9
The Company has determined there to be 11 CGUs (April 2, 2023 - 10 CGUs) for which goodwill
and indefinite life intangible assets are tested for impairment. The increase in CGUs from the
comparative period is attributable to the recognition of goodwill from the Paola Confectii
business combination which represents an additional CGU. No other changes were made to the
existing CGUs from the previous year. The Company completed its annual impairment tests and
concluded that there was no impairment in the years ended March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023.
The following table outlines the goodwill allocation for the applicable CGUs for the current year:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
North America DTC - Retail
11.7
11.7
North America DTC - e-Commerce
6.6
6.6
North America Wholesale
5.7
5.7
Asia Pacific DTC - Retail
9.8
9.8
Asia Pacific DTC - e-Commerce
2.6
2.6
Asia Pacific Wholesale
3.6
3.6
EMEA1 DTC - Retail
4.3
4.3
EMEA1 DTC - e-Commerce
2.8
2.8
EMEA1 Wholesale
6.0
6.0
Japan Joint Venture2
9.4
10.8
Paola Confectii
8.3
—
Goodwill
70.8
63.9
1
EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
2
Goodwill for the Japan Joint Venture is JPY1,059.3m; year-over-year movement in the balance in Canadian Dollars is due to
the impact of foreign exchange translation from JPY to CAD of $1.4m.
Key Assumptions
The key assumptions used to calculate the VIU are those regarding discount rate, revenue and
gross margin growth rates, sales channel mix, and growth in SG&A expenses. These
assumptions are considered to be Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The goodwill impairment
tests resulted in excess of recoverable value over carrying value of at least 23.5% for each
CGU. Because the VIU amount exceeds the CGUs’ asset carrying amount, the CGU is not
impaired and the fair value less costs of disposition has not been calculated.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-45
Cash flow projections were discounted using the Company’s weighted average cost of capital,
determined to be 12.80% (April 2, 2023 - 12.67%) based on a risk-free rate, an equity risk
premium adjusted for betas of comparable publicly traded companies, an unsystematic risk
premium, country risk premium, specific risk premium, a cost of debt based on comparable
corporate bond yields and the capital structure of the Company. Cash flow projections are based
on management’s most recent forecasts over a five year period. A long term growth rate of 2%
has been applied to cash flows beyond the forecasted period.
Note 15.
Accounts payables and accrued liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Trade payables
57.6
60.1
Accrued liabilities
73.5
82.4
Employee benefits
38.6
21.9
Derivative financial instruments
1.9
3.3
ASPP liability (note 18)
—
20.0
Other payables
6.1
7.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
177.7
195.6
Note 16.
Provisions
Provisions consist primarily of amounts recorded with respect to customer warranty obligations,
sales returns, and asset retirement obligations.
The provision for warranty claims represents the present value of management’s best estimate
of the future outflow of economic resources that will be required to meet the Company’s
obligations for warranties upon the sale of goods, which may include repair or replacement of
previously sold products. The estimate has been made on the basis of historical warranty trends
and may vary as a result of new materials, altered manufacturing processes, customer
behaviour and expectations, or other events affecting product quality and production.
The sales contract provision relates to management’s estimated cost of the departure of certain
third-party dealers and distributors.
Sales returns relate primarily to goods sold through the DTC segment which have a limited right
of return (typically within 30 days), or exchange only, in certain jurisdictions.
Asset retirement obligations relate to legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible
long-lived assets, primarily for leasehold improvements that the Company is contractually
obligated to remove at the end of the lease term. The Company recognizes the liability when
such obligations are incurred. The fair value of the liability is estimated based on a number of
assumptions requiring management’s judgment, including closing costs and inflation rates, and
is accreted to its projected future value over time.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-46
Warranty
Sales
returns
Asset
retirement
obligations
Total
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
29.2
12.9
7.7
49.8
Additional provisions recognized
7.6
10.8
4.1
22.5
Reductions resulting from settlement
(6.4)
(7.5)
—
(13.9)
Release of provisions
—
(1.3)
—
(1.3)
Other
—
0.7
0.3
1.0
April 2, 2023
30.4
15.6
12.1
58.1
Additional provisions recognized
6.6
20.8
2.6
30.0
Reductions resulting from settlement
(6.8)
(16.9)
—
(23.7)
Release of provisions
—
(0.7)
(0.1)
(0.8)
Other
0.1
—
(0.3)
(0.2)
March 31, 2024
30.3
18.8
14.3
63.4
Provisions are classified as current and non-current liabilities based on management’s
expectation of the timing of settlement, as follows:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Current provisions
26.1
21.6
Non-current provisions
37.3
36.5
Provisions
63.4
58.1
Note 17.
Borrowings
Amendments to borrowings
Effective June 30, 2023, LIBOR rates are no longer published for U.S Dollars. As a result, in the
first quarter ended July 2, 2023, the Company transitioned facilities and contracts denominated
in U.S dollars applying LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“SOFR”). At this time, the Company entered into further
amendments to its Revolving Facility (as defined below), Term Loan Facility (as defined below)
and the interest rate swaps to transition to SOFR. In connection with the amendments, during
the first quarter ended July 2, 2023, the Company also extended the maturity of the Revolving
Facility to May 15, 2028 and incurred transaction costs of $0.7m, on the extension of the
Revolving Facility, which are being amortized using the effective interest rate method over the
new term to maturity. There were no further amendments to borrowings in the year ended March
31, 2024.
See "Note 22. Financial risk management objectives and policies" for more details on the
amendments to the interest rate swaps.
Revolving Facility
The Company has an agreement with a syndicate of lenders for a senior secured asset-based
revolving credit facility ("Revolving Facility") in the amount of $467.5m, with an increase in
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-47
commitments to $517.5m during the peak season (June 1 - November 30). The Revolving
Facility matures on May 15, 2028. Amounts owing under the Revolving Facility may be
borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed for general corporate purposes. The Company has pledged
substantially all of its assets as collateral for the Revolving Facility. The Revolving Facility
contains financial and non-financial covenants which could impact the Company’s ability to draw
funds.
The Revolving Facility has multiple interest rate charge options that are based on the Canadian
prime rate, Banker's Acceptance rate, the lenders' Alternate Base Rate, European Base Rate,
SOFR rate, or EURIBOR rate plus an applicable margin, with interest payable the earlier of
quarterly or at the end of the then current interest period (whichever is earlier).
As at March 31, 2024, the Company had repaid all amounts owing on the Revolving Facility
(April 2, 2023 - $nil). As at March 31, 2024, no interest and administrative fees remain
outstanding (April 2, 2023 - $nil). Deferred financing charges in the amounts of $1.0m (April 2,
2023 - $0.5m), were included in other long-term liabilities. As at and during the year ended
March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
The Company had unused borrowing capacity available under the Revolving Facility of $203.7m
as at March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 - $238.4m).
The revolving credit commitment also includes a letter of credit commitment in the amount of
$25.0m, with a $5.0m sub-commitment for letters of credit issued in a currency other than
Canadian dollars, U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds sterling, and a swingline commitment for
$25.0m. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had letters of credit outstanding under the
Revolving Facility of $1.5m (April 2, 2023 - $1.8m).
Term Loan
The Company has a senior secured loan agreement with a syndicate of lenders that is secured
on a split collateral basis ("Term Loan") alongside the Revolving Facility. The Term Loan has an
aggregate principal amount of USD300.0m, with quarterly repayments of USD0.75m on the
principal amount and a maturity date of October 7, 2027. Moreover, the Term Loan has an
interest rate of SOFR plus a term SOFR adjustment of 0.11448% with an applicable margin of
3.50% payable monthly in arrears. SOFR plus the term SOFR adjustment may not be less than
0.75%.
Voluntary prepayments of amounts owing under the Term Loan may be made at any time
without premium or penalty but once repaid may not be reborrowed. As at March 31, 2024, the
Company had USD290.3m (April 2, 2023 - USD293.3m) aggregate principal amount
outstanding under the Term Loan. The Company has pledged substantially all of its assets as
collateral for the Term Loan. The Term Loan contains financial and non-financial covenants
which could impact the Company’s ability to draw funds. As at and during the year ended March
31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
As the Term Loan is denominated in U.S. dollars, the Company remeasures the outstanding
balance plus accrued interest at each balance sheet date.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-48
The amount outstanding with respect to the Term Loan is as follows:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
$
$
Term Loan
393.1
396.3
Unamortized portion of deferred transaction costs
(0.6)
(0.6)
Term Loan, net of unamortized deferred transaction
costs
392.5
395.7
Mainland China Facilities
A subsidiary of the Company in Mainland China has two uncommitted loan facilities in the
aggregate amount of RMB266.4m ($50.0m) ("Mainland China Facilities"). The term of each
draw on the loans is one, three or six months or such other period as agreed upon and shall not
exceed 12 months (including any extension or rollover). The interest rate on each facility is
equal to loan prime rate of 1 year, minus a marginal rate between 0.35% and 0.45%, and
payable at one, three or six months, depending on the term of each draw. Proceeds drawn on
the Mainland China Facilities are being used to support working capital requirements and build
up of inventory for peak season sales. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had no amounts
owing on the Mainland China Facilities (April 2, 2023 - $9.8m (RMB50.0m)).
Japan Facility
A subsidiary of the Company in Japan has a loan facility in the aggregate amount of
JPY4,000.0m ($35.8m) ("Japan Facility") with a floating interest rate of Japanese Bankers
Association Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (“JBA TIBOR”) plus an applicable margin of 0.30%.
The term of the facility is 12 months and each draw on the facility is payable within the term.
Proceeds drawn on the Japan Facility are being used to support build up of inventory for peak
season sales. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had $5.4m (JPY600.0m) owing on the Japan
Facility (April 2, 2023 - $13.7m (JPY1,350.0m)).
Short-term Borrowings
As at March 31, 2024, the Company has short-term borrowings in the amount of $9.4m. Short-
term borrowings include $5.4m (April 2, 2023 - $13.7m) owing on the Japan Facility, and $4.0m
(April 2, 2023 - $4.1m) for the current portion of the quarterly principal repayments on the Term
Loan. For the year ended April 2, 2023, short-term borrowings included $9.8m on the Mainland
China Facilities. Short-term borrowings are all due within the next 12 months.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-49
Net interest, finance and other costs consist of the following:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Reclassified
Reclassified
Interest expense
Mainland China Facilities
0.9
0.5
0.4
Japan Facility
0.1
0.1
—
Revolving Facility
2.8
1.1
1.8
Term Loan
19.9
18.8
17.4
Lease liabilities
17.7
11.6
9.1
Standby fees
1.2
1.8
0.9
Acceleration of unamortized costs on debt extinguishment
—
—
9.5
Foreign exchange losses on Term Loan net of hedges
2.1
12.1
2.8
Fair value remeasurement on the put option liability (note
21)
1.6
10.9
—
Fair value remeasurement on the contingent consideration
(note 21)
2.8
(2.9)
—
Interest income
(1.3)
(0.9)
(0.4)
Other costs
1.0
1.0
0.3
Net interest, finance and other costs
48.8
54.1
41.8
Note 18.
Shareholders’ equity
The authorized and issued share capital of the Company are as follows:
Authorized
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of subordinate
voting shares without par value, an unlimited number of multiple voting shares without par value,
and an unlimited number of preferred shares without par value, issuable in series.
Issued
Multiple voting shares - Holders of the multiple voting shares are entitled to 10 votes per multiple
voting share. Multiple voting shares are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into
one subordinate voting share. The multiple voting shares will automatically be converted into
subordinate voting shares when they cease to be owned by one of the principal shareholders. In
addition, the multiple voting shares of either of the principal shareholders will automatically be
converted to subordinate voting shares at such time as the beneficial ownership of that
shareholder falls below 15% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares and multiple voting
shares outstanding, or additionally, in the case of DTR, when the current Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer no longer serves as a director of the Company or in a senior management
position.
Subordinate voting shares - Holders of the subordinate voting shares are entitled to one vote
per subordinate voting share.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-50
The rights of the subordinate voting shares and the multiple voting shares are substantially
identical, except for voting and conversion. Subject to the prior rights of any preferred shares,
the holders of subordinate and multiple voting shares participate equally in any dividends
declared and share equally in any distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.
Share capital transactions for the year ended March 31, 2024
Normal course issuer bid for Fiscal 2024
The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to initiate a normal course issuer bid, in
accordance with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange, to purchase up to 4,980,505
subordinate voting shares over the 12-month period from November 22, 2023 and ending no
later than November 21, 2024 (the "Fiscal 2024 NCIB"). Purchased subordinate voting shares
will be cancelled.
In connection with the Fiscal 2024 NCIB, the Company also entered an automatic share
purchase plan (the “Fiscal 2024 ASPP”) under which a designated broker may purchase
subordinate voting shares under the Fiscal 2024 NCIB during the regularly scheduled quarterly
trading blackout periods of the Company. The repurchases made under the Fiscal 2024 ASPP
will be made in accordance with certain purchasing parameters and will continue until the earlier
of the date in which the Company has acquired the maximum limit of subordinate voting shares
pursuant to the Fiscal 2024 ASPP or upon the date of expiry of the Fiscal 2024 NCIB.
During the year ended March 31, 2024, under the Fiscal 2024 NCIB, the Company purchased
3,586,124 subordinate voting shares for cancellation for total cash consideration of $56.9m. The
amount to purchase the subordinate voting shares was charged to share capital, with the
remaining $48.8m charged to retained earnings. Of the 3,586,124 subordinate voting shares
purchased, 3,088,648 were purchased under the Fiscal 2024 ASPP for total cash consideration
of $49.6m.
For the trading blackout period relating to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company
elected not to rely on the Fiscal 2024 ASPP. Therefore, there was no liability due to the
designated broker as at March 31, 2024.
Normal course issuer bid for Fiscal 2023
The Board of Directors authorized the Company to initiate a normal course issuer bid, in
accordance with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange, to purchase and cancel up to
5,421,685 subordinate voting shares over the 12-month period from November 22, 2022 and
concluded on November 21, 2023 (the “Fiscal 2023 NCIB”).
In connection with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, the Company also entered an automatic share
purchase plan (the “Fiscal 2023 ASPP”) under which a designated broker purchased
subordinate voting shares under the Fiscal 2023 NCIB during the regularly scheduled quarterly
trading blackout periods of the Company. This Fiscal 2023 ASPP terminated on November 21,
2023, along with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, and the liability to the broker was fully settled at the end
of the plan.
During the three fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2023, under the Fiscal 2023 NCIB until its
expiration, the Company purchased 4,268,883 subordinate voting shares for cancellation for
total cash consideration of $83.3m. The amount to purchase the subordinate voting shares has
been charged to share capital, with the remaining $73.6m charged to retained earnings. Of the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-51
4,268,883 subordinate voting shares purchased, 1,184,152 were purchased under the ASPP for
total cash consideration of $25.3m.
Since the commencement of the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, the Company purchased 5,421,685, which
represents the total authorized subordinate voting shares for cancellation for total cash
consideration of $111.2m.
The transactions affecting the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company are
described below:
Multiple voting
shares
Subordinate voting
shares
Total
Number
$
Number
$
Number
$
April 2, 2023
51,004,076
1.4
53,184,912 117.3
104,188,988 118.7
Purchase of subordinate
voting shares
—
—
(7,855,007) (17.8) (7,855,007) (17.8)
Total share purchases
—
—
(7,855,007) (17.8) (7,855,007) (17.8)
Exercise of stock options
—
—
64,058
0.2
64,058
0.2
Settlement of RSUs
—
—
134,475
3.8
134,475
3.8
Total share issuances
—
—
198,533
4.0
198,533
4.0
March 31, 2024
51,004,076
1.4
45,528,438 103.5
96,532,514 104.9
Share capital transactions for the year ended April 2, 2023
In connection with the Fiscal 2023 NCIB, during the year ended April 2, 2023, the Company
purchased 1,152,802 subordinate voting shares for cancellation for total cash consideration of
$26.7m. The amount to purchase the subordinate voting shares has been charged to share
capital, with the remaining $25.4m charged to retained earnings. Of the 1,152,802 subordinate
voting shares purchased, 821,622 were purchased under the Fiscal 2023 ASPP for total cash
consideration of $20.0m.
A liability representing the maximum amount that the Company could be required to pay the
designated broker under the Fiscal 2023 ASPP was $20.0m as at April 2, 2023. The amount
was charged to contributed surplus.
The transactions affecting the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company are
described below:
Multiple voting
shares
Subordinate voting
shares
Total
Number
$
Number
$
Number
$
April 3, 2022
51,004,076
1.4 54,190,432 117.1 105,194,508 118.5
Purchase of subordinate
voting shares
—
— (1,103,102)
(2.4) (1,103,102)
(2.4)
Purchase of subordinate
voting shares held for
cancellation
—
—
(49,700)
(0.1)
(49,700)
(0.1)
Total share purchases
—
— (1,152,802)
(2.5) (1,152,802)
(2.5)
Exercise of stock options
—
—
60,248
—
60,248
—
Settlement of RSUs
—
—
87,034
2.7
87,034
2.7
Total share issuances
—
—
147,282
2.7
147,282
2.7
April 2, 2023
51,004,076
1.4 53,184,912 117.3 104,188,988 118.7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-52
Share capital transactions for the year ended April 3, 2022
The Company previously maintained another NCIB in relation to its subordinate voting shares.
The Company was authorized to make purchases from August 20, 2021 to August 19, 2022, in
accordance with the requirements of the TSX. The Board of Directors of the Company had
authorized the Company to repurchase up to 5,943,239 subordinate voting shares, representing
approximately 10% of the issued and outstanding subordinate voting shares as at August 6,
2021. Purchases were made during the validity of such NCIB by means of open market
transactions on the TSX, the NYSE and one Canadian alternative trading system.
During the year ended April 3, 2022, the Company purchased 5,636,763 subordinate voting
shares for cancellation for total cash consideration of $253.2m. The amount to purchase the
subordinate voting shares has been charged to share capital, with the remaining $241.3m
charged to retained earnings.
The transactions affecting the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company are
described below:
Multiple voting
shares
Subordinate voting
shares
Total
Number
$
Number
$
Number
$
March 28, 2021
51,004,076
1.4 59,435,079 119.1 110,439,155 120.5
Purchase of subordinate
voting shares
—
— (5,636,763) (11.9) (5,636,763) (11.9)
Total share purchases
—
— (5,636,763) (11.9) (5,636,763) (11.9)
Exercise of stock options
—
—
342,148
8.5
342,148
8.5
Settlement of RSUs
—
—
49,968
1.4
49,968
1.4
Total share issuances
—
—
392,116
9.9
392,116
9.9
April 3, 2022
51,004,076
1.4 54,190,432 117.1 105,194,508 118.5
Note 19.
Share-based payments
Stock options
The Company has issued stock options to purchase subordinate voting shares under its
incentive plans, prior to the public share offering on March 21, 2017, the Legacy Plan, and
subsequently, the Omnibus Plan. All options are issued at an exercise price that is not less than
market value at the time of grant and expire 10 years after the grant date.
Legacy Plan
Under the terms of the Legacy Plan, options were granted to certain executives of the Company
which are exercisable to purchase subordinate voting shares. All Legacy Plan options have fully
vested or been cancelled prior to the year ended March 31, 2024. No new options will be issued
under the Legacy Plan.
Omnibus Plan
Under the terms of the Omnibus Plan, options are granted to certain employees of the Company
which are exercisable to purchase subordinate voting shares. The options vest over four years
contingent upon meeting the service conditions of the Omnibus Plan, 25% on each anniversary
of the date of grant.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-53
Stock option transactions are as follows:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number of
shares
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number of
shares
Options outstanding, beginning of period
$
36.58
4,055,199 $
42.99
2,722,690
Granted to purchase shares
$
19.77
1,278,211 $
24.63
1,580,506
Exercised
$
1.61
(64,058) $
0.23
(60,248)
Cancelled
$
28.83
(660,575) $
40.66
(187,749)
Options outstanding, end of period
$
33.51
4,608,777 $
36.58
4,055,199
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at
March 31, 2024:
Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Exercise price
Number
Weighted
average
remaining life in
years
Number
Weighted
average
remaining life in
years
$0.02
15,434
0.0
15,434
0.0
$1.79
44,307
0.8
44,307
0.8
$8.94
122,221
2.8
122,221
2.8
$14.29
2,565
9.6
—
0.0
$16.21
519,884
9.9
—
0.0
$22.24
611,798
9.1
—
0.0
$23.64
42,576
3.4
42,576
3.4
$23.77
12,285
8.2
3,072
8.2
$24.64
1,169,619
7.9
322,809
7.2
$30.73
48,730
3.0
48,730
3.0
$31.79
35,622
3.6
35,622
3.6
$33.97
635,096
5.8
462,427
5.6
$45.34
33,708
4.0
33,708
4.0
$48.93
541,197
6.9
284,064
6.6
$50.00
250,000
6.2
187,500
6.2
$63.03
359,157
4.8
359,157
4.8
$83.53
164,578
3.8
164,578
3.8
4,608,777
7.0
2,126,205
5.3
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-54
Restricted share units
The Company has granted shares as part of the RSU program under the Omnibus Plan to
employees of the Company. The RSUs are treated as equity instruments for accounting
purposes. We expect that vested RSUs will be paid at settlement through the issuance of one
subordinate voting share per RSU. The RSUs vest over a period of three years, a third on each
anniversary of the date of grant.
RSUs transactions are as follows:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Number of shares
Number of shares
RSUs outstanding, beginning of period
318,082
215,590
Granted
438,814
209,187
Settled
(134,475)
(87,034)
Cancelled
(141,903)
(19,661)
RSUs outstanding, end of period
480,518
318,082
Performance share units
In May 2023, the Company implemented a PSU program under the Omnibus Plan. A PSU
represents the right to receive a subordinate voting share settled by the issuance of shares at
the vesting date. PSUs vest on the third anniversary of the award date and are earned only if
certain performance targets are achieved. Shares issued per PSU at the vesting date can
decrease or increase if minimum or maximum performance targets are achieved ranging from
0% to 200% of the PSU award granted. PSUs are treated as equity instruments for accounting
purposes.
PSUs transactions are as follows:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Number of shares
Number of shares
PSUs outstanding, beginning of period
—
—
Granted
399,349
—
Cancelled
(56,424)
—
PSUs outstanding, end of period
342,925
—
Shares reserved for issuance
As at March 31, 2024, subordinate voting shares, to a maximum of 5,310,387 shares, have
been reserved for issuance under equity incentive plans to select employees of the Company,
with vesting contingent upon meeting the service, performance goals and other conditions of the
Omnibus Plan.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-55
Accounting for share-based awards
For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded $10.4m as compensation expense
for stock options, RSUs and PSUs (April 2, 2023 - $15.0m, April 3, 2022 - $14.0m). Share-
based compensation expense is included in SG&A expenses.
The assumptions used to measure the fair value of options granted under the Black-Scholes
option pricing model at the grant date were as follows:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Weighted average stock price valuation
$
19.77
$
24.63
Weighted average exercise price
$
19.77
$
24.63
Risk-free interest rate
4.09 %
2.52 %
Expected life in years
5.4
5.0
Expected dividend yield
— %
— %
Volatility
40 %
40 %
Weighted average fair value of options issued
$
6.82
$
7.86
RSU and PSU fair values are determined based on the market value of the subordinate voting
shares at the time of grant. As at March 31, 2024, the weighted average fair value of RSUs was
$21.37 (April 2, 2023 - $24.63). As at March 31, 2024, the weighted average fair value of PSUs
was $22.21.
Note 20.
Related party transactions
The Company enters into transactions from time to time with its principal shareholders and
organizations affiliated with members of the Board of Directors by incurring expenses for
business services. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company had transactions with
related parties of $1.1m (April 2, 2023 - $1.3m, April 3, 2022 - $1.7m) from companies related to
certain shareholders. Net balances owing to related parties as at March 31, 2024 were $0.2m
(April 2, 2023 - $0.4m).
A lease liability due to the previous controlling shareholder of the acquired Baffin Inc. business
(the "Baffin Vendor") for leased premises was $2.5m as at March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 -
$3.1m). During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid principal and interest on the
lease liability, net of rent concessions, and other operating costs to entities affiliated with the
Baffin Vendor totaling $1.6m (April 2, 2023 - $1.4m, April 3, 2022 - $1.4m). No amounts were
owing to Baffin entities as at March 31, 2024 and April 2, 2023.
The joint venture between the Company and the Sazaby League (“Japan Joint Venture”), has
lease liabilities due to the non-controlling shareholder, Sazaby League for leased premises.
Lease liabilities were $1.9m as at March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 - $2.7m). During the year
ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred principal and interest on lease liabilities, royalty
fees, and other operating costs to Sazaby League totalling $5.2m (April 2, 2023 - $5.9m, April 3,
2022 - $nil). Balances owing to Sazaby League as at March 31, 2024 were $0.3m (April 2, 2023
- $0.2m).
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Japan Joint Venture sold inventory of $1.5m to
companies wholly owned by Sazaby League (April 2, 2023 - $1.7m, April 3, 2022 - $nil). As at
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-56
March 31, 2024, the Japan Joint Venture recognized a trade receivable of $0.1m from these
companies (April 2, 2023 - $0.1m).
Pursuant to the agreement entered between the Company and Sazaby League to form the
Japan Joint Venture (“Joint Venture Agreement”), during the year ended April 2, 2023 the
Company sold inventory of $11.9m to Sazaby League for repurchase by the Japan Joint
Venture, and subsequently the Japan Joint Venture repurchased $11.9m of inventory from
Sazaby League. These transactions were measured based on pricing established through the
Joint Venture Agreement at market terms and were not recognized as sales transactions. There
were no similar inventory transactions for the year ended March 31, 2024. The repurchase of
inventory pursuant to this Joint Venture Agreement was completed during the fourth quarter
ended April 2, 2023.
In connection with the business combination during the year ended March 31, 2024, the
Company recognized $1.5m of remuneration costs related to the Earn-Out based on the
estimated value of $7.4m for the payout. These costs have been included in other long-term
liabilities on the statement of financial position, and reflects the amount owing to the PCML
Vendors as at March 31, 2024.
A lease liability due to one of the PCML Vendors for leased premises was $1.2m as at
March 31, 2024. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid principal and
interest on the lease liability, to one of the PCML Vendors totalling less than $0.1m. No amounts
were owing to one of the PCML Vendors as at March 31, 2024.
Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties
Transactions with related parties are conducted on terms pursuant to an approved agreement,
or are approved by the Board of Directors.
Key management compensation
Key management consists of the Board of Directors, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
and the executives who report directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Short term employee benefits
10.8
10.1
12.5
Long term employee benefits
0.2
0.1
0.1
Termination benefits
1.0
—
—
Share-based compensation
7.3
11.2
11.5
Compensation expense
19.3
21.4
24.1
Note 21.
Financial instruments and fair values
The Company’s derivative financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value at
the end of each reporting period. The following table gives information about how the fair values
of these financial assets and financial liabilities are determined, in particular, the valuation
technique(s) and inputs used.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-57
Financial assets/
financial liabilities
Fair value
hierarchy
Valuation technique(s) and key input(s)
Foreign currency
forward contracts
Level 2
Future cash flows are estimated based on forward
exchange rates (from observable forward exchange
rates at the end of the reporting period) and
contract forward rates, discounted at a rate that
reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.
Foreign currency and
interest rate swap
contracts
Level 2
Future cash flows are estimated based on forward
exchange rates (from observable forward exchange
and interest swap rates at the end of the reporting
period) and contract forward rates, discounted at a
rate that reflects the credit risk of various
counterparties.
Revolving Facility, Term
Loan and Japan Facility
Level 2
The fair value is based on the present value of
contractual cash flows, discounted at the Company’s
current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of
borrowing arrangements or, where applicable, market
rates.
Mainland China
Facilities
Level 3
The fair value is based on the present value of
contractual cash flows, discounted at the Company’s
current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of
borrowing arrangements or, where applicable, market
rates.
Put option liability
Level 3
The fair value is based on the present value of the
amount expected to be paid to the non-controlling
shareholder if the put option is exercised.
Contingent
consideration
Level 3
The fair value of the applicable contingent
consideration is determined based on the estimated
financial outcome and the resulting expected
contingent consideration to be paid, discounted using
an appropriate rate.
Earn-Out (note 5)
Level 3
The fair value is based on a pre-determined
percentage of net equity value of Paola Confectii
SRL, determined as a multiple of EBITDA and
EBITDA margin for the fiscal year ending March 30,
2025, subject to a floor, less net debt adjustments.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-58
The following table presents the fair values and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial
instruments and excludes financial instruments carried at amortized cost that are short-term in
nature, where fair value approximates carrying values:
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Carrying
value
Fair
value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Carrying
value
Fair
value
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Financial assets
Derivatives included
in other current
assets
—
15.1
—
15.1
15.1
—
12.4
—
12.4
12.4
Derivatives included
in other long-term
assets
—
6.9
—
6.9
6.9
—
12.4
—
12.4
12.4
Financial liabilities
Derivatives included
in accounts payable
and accrued
liabilities
—
1.9
—
1.9
1.9
—
3.3
—
3.3
3.3
Mainland China
Facilities
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9.8
9.8
9.8
Japan Facility
—
5.4
—
5.4
5.4
—
13.7
—
13.7
13.7
Term Loan
— 392.5
—
392.5 389.2
— 395.7
—
395.7 433.1
Derivatives included
in other long-term
liabilities
—
5.3
—
5.3
5.3
—
6.0
—
6.0
6.0
Put option liability
included in other
long-term liabilities
—
—
29.4
29.4
29.4
—
—
32.1
32.1
32.1
Contingent
consideration
included in other
long-term liabilities
—
—
17.7
17.7
17.7
—
—
16.8
16.8
16.8
Earn-Out included
in other long-term
liabilities (note 5)
—
—
1.5
1.5
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
In connection with the Japan Joint Venture, for the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company
recorded an increase of JPY327.0m ($0.9m, excluding translation losses of $1.9m) on the
remeasurement of the contingent consideration. The Company recorded an increase of
JPY129.3m (a decrease of $2.7m, excluding translation losses of $4.3m) on the remeasurement
of the put option liability during the year ended March 31, 2024. The change in fair values of the
contingent consideration and put option liability were driven by updated cash flow forecasts,
progression through the 4-year and 10-year terms, respectively, and lower cost of equity in the
market.
For the year ended April 2, 2023, the Company recorded a decrease of JPY301.2m ($3.2m,
excluding translation losses of $0.3m) on the remeasurement of the contingent consideration.
The Company recorded an increase of JPY1,079.9m ($10.9m, excluding translation gains of
less than $0.1m) on the remeasurement of the put option liability during the year ended April 2,
2023.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-59
Note 22.
Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company’s primary risk management objective is to protect the Company’s assets and
cash flow, in order to increase the Company’s enterprise value.
The Company is exposed to capital management risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk,
foreign exchange risk, and interest rate risk. The Company’s senior management and Board of
Directors oversee the management of these risks. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees
policies for managing each of these risks which are summarized below.
Capital management
The Company manages its capital and capital structure with the objectives of safeguarding
sufficient working capital over the annual operating cycle and providing sufficient financial
resources to grow operations to meet long-term consumer demand. The Board of Directors of
the Company monitors the Company’s capital management on a regular basis. The Company
will continually assess the adequacy of the Company’s capital structure and capacity and make
adjustments within the context of the Company’s strategy, economic conditions, and risk
characteristics of the business.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they
fall due. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it
will always have sufficient liquidity to satisfy the requirements for business operations, capital
expenditures, debt service and general corporate purposes, under normal and stressed
conditions. The primary source of liquidity is funds generated by operating activities; the
Company also relies on the Revolving Facility, the Mainland China Facilities, and Japan Facility
as sources of funds for short term working capital needs. The Company continuously reviews
both actual and forecasted cash flows to ensure that the Company has appropriate capital
capacity.
The following table summarizes the amount of contractual undiscounted future cash flow
requirements as at March 31, 2024:
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Thereafter
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
177.7
—
—
—
—
—
177.7
Japan Facility
5.4
—
—
—
—
—
5.4
Term Loan
4.0
4.1
4.1 380.9
—
—
393.1
Interest commitments relating to
borrowings1
35.2
35.2
35.2
17.5
—
—
123.1
Lease obligations
92.0
75.8
66.3
42.1
32.5
81.6
390.3
Pension obligation
—
—
—
—
—
1.8
1.8
Total contractual obligations
314.3 115.1 105.6 440.5
32.5
83.4 1,091.4
1
Interest commitments are calculated based on the loan balance and the interest rate payable on the Japan
Facility and the Term Loan of 0.45% and 8.94% respectively, as at March 31, 2024.
As at March 31, 2024, we had additional liabilities which included provisions for warranty, sales
returns, asset retirement obligations, deferred income tax liabilities, the Earn-Out to the PCML
Vendors, the put option liability and the contingent consideration on the Japan Joint Venture.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-60
These liabilities have not been included in the table above as the timing and amount of future
payments are uncertain.
Letter of guarantee facility
On April 14, 2020, Canada Goose Inc. entered into a letter of guarantee facility in the amount of
$10.0m. Within the facility, letters of guarantee are available for terms of up to 12 months from
the date of issuance and will be charged a fee equal to 1.0% per annum calculated against the
face amount and over the term of the guarantee. Amounts issued on the facility will be used to
finance working capital requirements through letters of guarantee, standby letters of credit,
performance bonds, counter guarantees, counter standby letters of credit, or similar credits. The
Company immediately reimburses the issuing bank for amounts drawn on issued letters of
guarantees. At March 31, 2024, the Company had $7.4m outstanding.
In addition, a subsidiary of the Company in Mainland China entered into letters of guarantee and
as at March 31, 2024 the amount outstanding was $9.1m. Amounts will be used to support retail
operations of such subsidiaries through letters of guarantee, standby letters of credit,
performance bonds, counter guarantees, counter standby letters of credit, or similar credits.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument
or customer contract, leading to a financial loss.
Credit risk arises from the possibility that certain parties will be unable to discharge their
obligations. The Company manages its credit risk through a combination of third party credit
insurance and internal house risk. Credit insurance is provided by a third party for customers
and is subject to continuous monitoring of the credit worthiness of the Company's customers.
Insurance covers a specific amount of revenue, which may be less than the Company's total
revenue with a specific customer. The Company has an agreement with a third party who has
insured the risk of loss for up to 90% of trade accounts receivable from certain designated
customers subject to a total deductible of $0.1m, to a maximum of $30.0m per year. As at
March 31, 2024, trade accounts receivable totaling approximately $14.8m (April 2, 2023 -
$10.3m) were insured subject to the policy cap. Complementary to the third party insurance, the
Company establishes payment terms with customers to mitigate credit risk and continues to
closely monitor its trade accounts receivable credit risk exposure.
Within CG Japan, the Company has an agreement with a third party who has insured the risk of
trade accounts receivable for certain designated customers for a maximum of JPY540.0m per
annum subject to a deductible of 10% and applicable only to accounts with receivables over
JPY100k. As at March 31, 2024, trade accounts receivable totalling approximately $0.3m
(JPY32.5m) were insured subject to the policy cap (April 2, 2023 - $0.7m (JPY72.8m)).
Customer deposits are received in advance from certain customers for seasonal orders to
further mitigate credit risk, and applied to reduce accounts receivable when goods are shipped.
As at March 31, 2024, customer deposits of $22.9m (April 2, 2023 - $0.2m) were included in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-61
The aging of trade receivables was as follows:
Past due
Total
Current
< 30 days
31-60 days
> 61 days
$
$
$
$
$
Trade accounts receivable
57.1
33.5
10.0
5.1
8.5
Credit card receivables
3.7
3.7
—
—
—
Other receivables
12.3
11.8
0.3
—
0.2
March 31, 2024
73.1
49.0
10.3
5.1
8.7
Trade accounts receivable
30.4
22.2
4.4
1.1
2.7
Credit card receivables
2.5
2.5
—
—
—
Other receivables
19.5
18.9
0.5
—
0.1
April 2, 2023
52.4
43.6
4.9
1.1
2.8
Trade accounts receivable factoring program
A subsidiary of the Company in Europe has an agreement to factor, on a limited recourse basis,
certain of its trade accounts receivable up to a limit of EUR20.0m in exchange for advanced
funding equal to 100% of the principal value of the invoice. Accepted currencies include euros,
British pounds sterling, and Swiss francs. The Company is charged a fee of the applicable
sterling overnight index average reference rate plus 1.15% per annum, based on the number of
days between the purchase date and the invoice due date, which is lower than the Company’s
average borrowing rate under its Revolving Facility. The program is utilized to provide sufficient
liquidity to support its international operating cash needs. Upon transfer of the receivables, the
Company receives cash proceeds and continues to service the receivables on behalf of the
third-party financial institution. The program meets the derecognition requirements in
accordance with IFRS 9, Financial Instruments as the Company transfers substantially all the
risks and rewards of ownership upon the sale of a receivable. These proceeds are classified as
cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company received total cash proceeds from the sale of
trade accounts receivable with carrying values of $46.3m which were derecognized from the
Company's statement of financial position (April 2, 2023 - $45.7m). Fees of $0.4m were incurred
during the year ended March 31, 2024 (April 2, 2023 - $0.3m) and included in net interest,
finance and other costs in the statements of income. As at March 31, 2024, the outstanding
amount of trade accounts receivable derecognized from the Company’s statement of financial
position, but which the Company continued to service was $0.6m (April 2, 2023 - $1.1m).
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has terminated its factoring
program.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will
fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market prices comprise foreign exchange risk
and interest rate risk.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-62
Foreign exchange risk
Foreign exchange risk in operating cash flows
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are expressed in Canadian dollars, but a
substantial portion of the Company’s revenues, purchases, and expenses are denominated in
other currencies, primarily U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds sterling, Swiss francs, Chinese
yuan, Hong Kong dollars and Japanese yen. The Company has entered into forward foreign
exchange contracts to reduce the foreign exchange risk associated with revenues, purchases,
and expenses denominated in these currencies. Certain forward foreign exchange contracts
were designated at inception and accounted for as cash flow hedges.
Revenues and expenses of all foreign operations are translated into Canadian dollars at the
foreign currency exchange rates that approximate the rates in effect at the dates when such
items are recognized. As a result, we are exposed to foreign currency translation gains and
losses. Appreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar, to the extent they are not
hedged, will positively impact operating income and net income by increasing our revenue, while
depreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar will have the opposite impact.
The Company recognized the following unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
Net gain
Tax
recovery
Net loss
Tax
recovery
Net loss
Tax
expense
$
$
$
$
$
$
Forward foreign
exchange contracts
designated as cash
flow hedges
1.3
0.1
(3.7)
0.9
(4.5)
(0.1)
The Company reclassified the following losses and gains from other comprehensive income on
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to locations in the consolidated financial statements
described below:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
Loss (gain) from other comprehensive income
$
$
$
Forward foreign exchange contracts designated as
cash flow hedges
Revenue
1.8
5.5
3.9
SG&A expenses
(0.4)
0.1
(0.4)
Inventory
0.5
0.8
(0.9)
During the year ended March 31, 2024, an unrealized gain of $1.7m (April 2, 2023 - unrealized
gain of $4.5m, April 3, 2022 - unrealized gain of $4.7m) on forward exchange contracts that
were not treated as hedges was recognized in SG&A expenses in the statements of income.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-63
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts outstanding as at March 31, 2024 related to
operating cash flows were:
(in millions)
Aggregate Amounts
Currency
Forward contract to purchase Canadian
dollars
USD
62.1
U.S. dollars
€
89.3
euros
¥
2,085.8
Japanese yen
Forward contract to sell Canadian dollars
USD
22.4
U.S. dollars
€
40.1
euros
Forward contract to purchase euros
CNY
525.4
Chinese yuan
£
25.5
British pounds sterling
HKD
32.9
Hong Kong dollars
CHF
0.1
Swiss francs
Forward contract to sell euros
CHF
3.3
Swiss francs
£
1.5
British pounds sterling
CNY
9.2
Chinese yuan
HKD
7.0
Hong Kong dollars
Foreign exchange risk on borrowings
The Company enters into derivative transactions to hedge a portion of its exposure to interest
rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk related to principal and interest payments on the
Term Loan denominated in U.S. dollars (see “Note 17. Borrowings”). The Company also entered
into a five-year forward exchange contract by selling $368.5m and receiving USD270.0m as
measured on the trade date, to fix the foreign exchange risk on a portion of the term loan
borrowings.
The Company recognized the following unrealized losses and gains in the fair value of
derivatives designed as hedging instruments in other comprehensive income:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
Net loss
Tax
recovery
Net gain
Tax
expense
Net gain
Tax
expense
$
$
$
$
$
$
Swaps designated as
cash flow hedges
(1.8)
0.3
4.1
(0.8)
13.2
(4.5)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-64
The Company reclassified the following gains and losses from other comprehensive income on
derivatives designated as hedging instruments to net interest, finance and other costs:
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
(Gain) loss from other comprehensive income
$
$
$
Swaps designated as cash flow hedges
(2.0)
0.5
0.9
During the year ended March 31, 2024, an unrealized loss of $1.3m (April 2, 2023 - unrealized
gain of $17.5m, April 3, 2022 - unrealized loss of $4.6m) in the fair value of the long-dated
forward exchange contract related to a portion of the Term Loan balance has been recognized in
net interest, finance and other costs in the consolidated statements of income.
Interest rate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to the effect of interest rate changes on the
borrowings outstanding under the Japan Facility, and the Term Loan, which currently bear
interest rates at 0.45%, and 8.94%, respectively.
Interest rate risk on the Term Loan is partially mitigated by interest rate swap hedges. The
Company entered into five-year interest rate swaps agreements terminating December 31, 2025
to pay fixing interest rate and receiving floating interest rates on notional debt of USD270.0m.
Effective June 30, 2023, the floating interest benchmark reference rate contained within the
swap agreements were amended from LIBOR to SOFR and the average fixed rates were
reduced from 1.97% to 1.76%. These swap agreements fix the interest rate on the USD300.0m
Term Loan. Following the amendment, the interest rate swaps continue to be designated and
accounted for as cash flow hedges.
Based on the closing balance of outstanding borrowings, a 1.00% increase in the closing
interest rate during the year ended March 31, 2024 would have increased interest expense on
the Japan Facility and the Term Loan before hedging by $0.1m and $3.9m, respectively (April 2,
2023 - $0.3m, and $3.9m, respectively).
Until the third quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company calculated interest rate
sensitivity on debt facilities using the average balance of the facility and average interest rate in
the reporting period. Following the third quarter, and applicable for the fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended March 31, 2024, the Company calculated interest rate sensitivity on debt facilities
using the closing balance of the facility and the closing interest rate. The Company believes this
change provides more relevant information on interest rate sensitivity. The Company has
recognized this change as a change in estimates and had adjusted the disclosure prospectively.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
F-65
Note 23.
Selected cash flow information
Changes in non-cash operating items
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Trade receivables
(12.4)
(4.6)
(8.7)
Inventories
27.2
(49.9)
(60.7)
Other current assets
2.8
(9.4)
(3.4)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(9.5)
(16.8)
(8.5)
Provisions
5.2
9.0
3.7
Other
(2.8)
(3.7)
(5.2)
Change in non-cash operating items
10.5
(75.4)
(82.8)
Changes in liabilities and equity arising from financing activities
Mainland
China
Facilities
Japan
Facility
Revolving
Facility
Term Loan
Lease
liabilities
Share
capital
$
$
$
$
$
$
April 2, 2023
9.8
13.7
(0.5)
395.7
334.8
118.7
Cash flows:
Mainland China Facilities
borrowings
(9.8)
—
—
—
—
—
Japan Facility borrowings
—
(8.3)
—
—
—
—
Term Loan repayments
—
—
—
(4.0)
—
—
Transactions costs on
financing activities
—
—
(0.1)
(0.1)
—
—
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares
—
—
—
—
—
(140.2)
Principal payments on
lease liabilities
—
—
—
—
(69.2)
—
Issuance of shares
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
Additions from business
combination
—
—
—
—
1.2
—
Non-cash items:
Accrued transaction costs
—
—
(0.7)
—
—
—
Amortization of deferred
transaction costs
—
—
0.3
0.2
—
—
Unrealized foreign
exchange loss (gain)
—
—
—
0.7
(2.2)
—
Additions and
amendments to lease
liabilities (note 13)
—
—
—
—
65.9
—
Share purchase charge to
retained earnings (note
18)
—
—
—
—
—
122.4
Contributed surplus on
share issuances (note 18)
—
—
—
—
—
3.9
March 31, 2024
—
5.4
(1.0)
392.5
330.5
104.9
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
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Mainland
China
Facilities
Japan
Facility
Revolving
Facility
Term
Loan
Lease
liabilities
Net
derivative
asset on
terminated
contracts
Share
capital
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
April 3, 2022
—
—
(0.9)
370.0
250.7
(7.3)
118.5
Cash flows:
Cash inflow from
business combination
—
19.4
—
—
3.2
—
—
Mainland China Facilities
borrowings
9.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
Japan Facility
repayments
—
(5.7)
—
—
—
—
—
Term Loan repayments
—
—
—
(4.0)
—
—
—
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
(26.7)
Principal payments on
lease liabilities
—
—
—
—
(62.2)
—
—
Settlement of term loan
derivative contracts
—
—
—
—
—
8.6
—
Non-cash items:
Amortization of deferred
transaction costs
—
—
0.4
0.2
—
—
—
Fair market valuation
—
—
—
—
—
(0.6)
—
Unrealized foreign
exchange loss (gain)
—
—
—
29.5
11.5
(0.7)
—
Additions and
amendments to lease
liabilities (note 13)
—
—
—
—
132.3
—
—
Derecognition on
termination of lease
liabilities (note 13)
—
—
—
—
(0.7)
—
—
Share purchase charge
to retained earnings
(note 18)
—
—
—
—
—
—
24.3
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares held for
cancellation (note 18)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(0.1)
Contributed surplus on
share issuances (note
18)
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.7
April 2, 2023
9.8
13.7
(0.5)
395.7
334.8
—
118.7
Note 24.
Subsequent Events
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company and Sazaby League amended the
Joint Venture Agreement to extend the period by which the deferred contingent consideration is
payable if an agreed cumulative adjusted EBIT target is not reached through the period ended
June 30, 2026 to April 2, 2028.
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has terminated its trade
receivables factoring program.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
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SCHEDULE I – CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
(PARENT COMPANY)
All operating activities of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “Parent Company”) are conducted by
its subsidiaries. The Parent Company is a holding company and does not have any material
assets or conduct business operations other than investments in its subsidiaries. The credit
agreement of Canada Goose Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Company, contains
provisions whereby Canada Goose Inc. has restrictions on the ability to pay dividends, loan
funds and make other upstream distributions to the Parent Company.
These condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared using the same
accounting principles and policies described in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements. See the consolidated financial statements and notes presented above for additional
information and disclosures with respect to these condensed financial statements.
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PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Schedule I – Condensed Statements of Income
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Equity in comprehensive income of subsidiary
62.9
97.5
88.6
Fee income from subsidiary
7.6
10.2
10.8
70.5
107.7
99.4
Selling, general and administration expenses
16.7
16.8
16.9
Net interest, finance and other costs
—
0.5
1.9
Income before income taxes
53.8
90.4
80.6
Income tax recovery
(2.5)
(1.6)
(2.0)
Net income
56.3
92.0
82.6
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company
57.8
95.7
82.6
Non-controlling interest
(1.5)
(3.7)
—
Net income
56.3
92.0
82.6
The accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Schedule I – Condensed Statements of Financial Position
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
Reclassified
Assets
$
$
Current assets
Cash
—
6.9
Total current assets
—
6.9
Note receivable from subsidiary
92.6
76.4
Investment in subsidiary
408.9
479.8
Deferred income taxes
13.4
10.9
Total assets
514.9
574.0
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1.6
20.1
Due to subsidiary
60.4
44.3
Total current liabilities
62.0
64.4
Other non-current liabilities
29.4
32.1
Total liabilities
91.4
96.5
Equity
Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company
417.0
469.5
Non-controlling interests
6.5
8.0
Total equity
423.5
477.5
Total liabilities and equity
514.9
574.0
The accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Schedule I – Condensed Statements of Changes in Equity
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Share
capital
Contributed
surplus
Retained
earnings
Total
attributable to
shareholders
Non-
controlling
interest
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
Balance at March 28, 2021
120.5
25.2
431.9
577.6
—
577.6
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares
(11.9)
—
(241.3)
(253.2)
—
(253.2)
Issuance of shares
9.9
(2.8)
—
7.1
—
7.1
Net income
—
—
82.6
82.6
—
82.6
Share-based payment
—
14.0
—
14.0
—
14.0
Deferred tax on share-based
payment
—
(0.2)
—
(0.2)
—
(0.2)
Balance at April 3, 2022
118.5
36.2
273.2
427.9
—
427.9
Non-controlling interest on
business combination
—
—
—
—
11.7
11.7
Put option for non-controlling
interest
—
—
(21.2)
(21.2)
—
(21.2)
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares
(2.4)
—
(24.3)
(26.7)
—
(26.7)
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares held for
cancellation
(0.1)
—
(1.1)
(1.2)
—
(1.2)
Liability to broker under
automatic share purchase
plan
—
(20.0)
—
(20.0)
—
(20.0)
Issuance of shares
2.7
(2.7)
—
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
95.7
95.7
(3.7)
92.0
Share-based payment
—
15.0
—
15.0
—
15.0
Balance at April 2, 2023
118.7
28.5
322.3
469.5
8.0
477.5
Normal course issuer bid
purchase of subordinate
voting shares
(17.8)
—
(122.4)
(140.2)
—
(140.2)
Liability to broker under
automatic share purchase
plan
—
20.0
—
20.0
—
20.0
Issuance of shares
4.0
(3.9)
—
0.1
—
0.1
Net income
—
—
57.8
57.8
(1.5)
56.3
Share-based payment
—
9.8
—
9.8
—
9.8
Balance at March 31, 2024
104.9
54.4
257.7
417.0
6.5
423.5
The accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Schedule I – Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Year ended
March 31,
2024
April 2,
2023
April 3,
2022
$
$
$
Operating activities
Net income
56.3
92.0
82.6
Items not affecting cash:
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary
(62.9)
(97.5)
(88.6)
Net interest expense
—
0.5
1.9
Income tax recovery
(2.5)
(1.6)
(2.0)
Share-based compensation
9.8
15.0
14.0
0.7
8.4
7.9
Changes in assets and liabilities
1.0
(493.5)
(20.2)
Intercompany accounts payable
—
240.0
242.5
Net cash from (used in) operating activities
1.7
(245.1)
230.2
Investing activities
Dividend received
131.5
198.4
—
Investment in shares of subsidiary
—
80.0
—
Net cash from investing activities
131.5
278.4
—
Financing activities
Subordinate voting shares purchased and cancelled
under NCIB
(140.2)
(26.7)
(241.3)
Exercise of stock options
0.1
—
7.1
Net cash used in financing activities
(140.1)
(26.7)
(234.2)
(Decrease) increase in cash
(6.9)
6.6
(4.0)
Cash, beginning of year
6.9
0.3
4.3
Cash, end of year
—
6.9
0.3
The accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Schedule I – Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Parent Company is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its business
operations through its subsidiaries. The Parent Company (a British Columbia corporation) was
incorporated on November 21, 2013.
The Parent Company has accounted for the earnings of its subsidiaries under the equity method
in these unconsolidated condensed financial statements.
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year
presentation.
2.
TRANSACTIONS WITH SUBSIDIARIES
The Parent Company received cash dividends from its consolidated subsidiaries totaling
$131.5m during the year ended March 31, 2024, $198.4m dividends were received for the year
ended April 2, 2023, and no dividends were received for the year ended April 3, 2022.
3.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Parent Company has no material commitments or contingencies during the reported
periods.
4.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
See the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements note 18 Shareholders’ equity during the year
ended March 31, 2024.
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