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Quality Products. Service Excellence.
2012 Annual Report 

QUALITY PRODUCTS. 
SERVICE EXCELLENCE.

We have a broad product offering:
To serve our customers in multiple markets and industries. 

We promise ten day back order recovery on standard product:
We work hard to provide you with your required product in a prompt time line. 

Value Added Services (Modifications, Assembly and Drop Shipment):
To go above and beyond our competition and provide our customers with the exact solution required.

OUR VALUES:

We are dedicated to our customers:
To provide quality products and service that create value to our customers. 

We are responsible to our shareholders:
To provide an adequate return on their investment over the long term. 

We are committed to our employees:
To provide competitive pay, open and frank communication and a safe work environment. 

We recognize the importance of our suppliers:
To assist us in our ability to serve our customers.

Visit us online at www.hammondmfg.com

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2012 Annual Report 

Report to Shareholders 

Independent Auditors’ Report 

4 
5  Management Discussion and Analysis 
16  Management’s Responsibility for  Financial Reporting 
17 
18  Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 
19  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 
20  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 
21  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
22  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
56  Corporate Directory 

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REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS 

Dear fellow shareholders, employees, and stakeholders: 

In  the  following  pages,  you  will  find  our  detailed  financial  statements,  schedules,  and  management 
discussion and analysis of these numbers. I would like to highlight the continued improvements we are 
making to the long term success of our company. 

Firstly, we all read every day about the challenges that we face as a manufacturer.  Business will cycle 
up and down and we will manage this. 

What is most important is that our company continues a long run strategy of continuous improvement.  
We are driving this improvement as a team.  This is what builds long term enterprise value and security 
for all our stakeholders. 

Over  the  past  year  we  continued  to  launch  new  products  into  our  electrical,  datacom,  and  electronic 
markets. The new products of today drive the sales growth of tomorrow.  Our global reach continues to 
grow as we seek out new international markets. 

Our  operations  teams  have  continued  to  introduce  lean  principals,  expanded  training,  and  significant 
equipment  upgrades.   We  also  put  top  priority  on  safety  and  continue  to  monitor  our  operations  for 
ways to prevent accidents.  Our processes are continuously monitored for opportunities to reduce and 
recycle waste. 

Our  manufacturing  base  is  complimented  by  strong  supplier  relationships  and  especially  our 
partnerships with RITEC, Rolec and others.   

Our annual report is an opportunity to look back at what was accomplished.  Our operating culture at 
Hammond is to look ahead.  New products, new markets, new facilities are all part of our future.  We 
have a strong financial foundation and as important, a strong culture of continuous improvement with 
employee involvement. 

I am proud of our progress. 

Sincerely, 

Robert F. Hammond 
Chairman & CEO 

ANNUAL MEETING 
The meeting of the Shareholders will be held on 
May 3, 2013 at the Holiday Inn, 
601 Scottsdale Drive, Guelph, Ontario 
Commencing at 10:00 a.m. 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

This management discussion and analysis (MD&A) comments on the consolidated financial condition 
and  results  of  operations  of  Hammond  Manufacturing  Company  Limited  (the  Company)  for  the  year 
ended  December  31,  2012.    This  discussion  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Company’s 
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 and related notes.   Additional 
information about the Company can be found on its website, www.hammfg.com, or through the SEDAR 
website at www.sedar.com which includes the Company’s Annual Information Form.  The information 
contained herein is dated as of March 28, 2013. 

The  annual  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 

All amounts in this report are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.  

Advisory–Certain  information  in  this  MD&A  is  forward-looking  and  is  subject  to  important  risks  and 
uncertainties.  The  results  or  events  predicted  in  this  information  may  differ  from  actual  results  or 
events.  Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as 
―anticipate‖, ―plan‖, ―estimate‖, ―expect‖, ―may‖, ―project‖, ―predict‖, ―potential‖, ―could‖, ―might‖, ―should‖ 
and  other  similar  expressions.  The  Company  believes  the  expectations  reflected  in  forward-looking 
statements  are  reasonable  but  no  assurance  can  be  given  that  these  expectations  will  prove  to  be 
correct.  These  forward-looking  statements  speak  only  to  the  date  of  this  MD&A.  The  Company 
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a 
result  of  new  information,  future  events  or  otherwise,  except  as  required  pursuant  to  applicable 
securities laws. 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

COMPANY PROFILE 

Hammond  Manufacturing  Company  Limited  manufactures  electronic  and  electrical  enclosures,  outlet 
strips  and  electronic  transformers  that  are  used  by  manufacturers  of  a  wide  range  of  electronic  and 
electrical products. Products are sold both OEM-direct and through a global network of distributors and 
agents. 

Facilities are situated in Canada, the United States of America (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Taiwan 
and  Australia,  with  agents  and  distributors  located  worldwide.  The  Company  also  maintains  a  40% 
ownership share of RITEC Enclosures Inc. (RITEC) located in Taiwan. RITEC produces plastic and die 
cast enclosures for sale through the Company sales network and its own existing market channels. 

OPERATIONS 

FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS 

SALES 

Net sales, for the three months ended December 31, 2012 were $21,556,000, a decrease of 5.4% from 
net  sales  of  $22,788,000  in  the  third  quarter  of  2012.  The  decrease  was  all  from  the  North  America 
market place as sales in the US market were down 8.9% and Canadian market were down 5.1%. The 
UK  market  saw  an  increase  in  sales  of  11.1%.  Net  sales  for  the  current  quarter  were  down  2.0% 
compared to net sales of $22,010,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Relative to the 
fourth quarter of 2011, Canadian net sales are up 1.4% and the UK is up 11.3% while the US is down 
5.6%.  These  changes  were  mostly  the  result  of  market  fluctuations  with  little  impact  from  foreign 
currency fluctuations.  

GROSS PROFIT 

Gross  profit  for  the  fourth  quarter  of  2012  was  27.7%  of  net  sales  compared  to  27.9%  in  the  third 
quarter of 2012. Gross profits of 27.7% are up 0.4% from the fourth quarter 2011 level of 27.3%. Gross 
profit  levels  have  remained  relatively  stable  compared  to  the  third  quarter  of  2012  and  the  fourth 
quarter of 2011. 

SELLING, DISTRIBUTION, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT (―R&D‖) EXPENSES AND NET GAIN ON SALE OF PROPERTY, PLANT 
AND EQUIPMENT 

Fourth  quarter  selling  and  distribution,  general  and  administration  and  R&D  expenses  of  $5,566,000 
were 25.8% of net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2012, compared with an expense 
of $5,791,000 in the previous quarter that was 25.4% of net sales and $5,309,000 which was 24.1% of 
net  sales  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2011.  The  third  quarter  of  2012  included  restructuring  charges  of 
$190,000  while  the  remaining  increase  in  spend  over  the  fourth  quarter  of  2011  is  primarily  from 
increased freight expense created by a mix of lowering our threshold order level for free shipping and 
increased sales in the western provinces.   

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

Overall results from operating activities of $407,000 (1.8% of net sales) is down from the prior quarter 
of $562,000 (2.5% of net sales) and down from the 2011 fourth quarter amount of $696,000 (3.2% of 
net sales). 

INTEREST 

Fourth quarter interest expense of $116,000 was up 2.7% from the third quarter expense of $113,000 
and up 0.9% from the comparable period of the prior year of $115,000.  

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONAL IMPACT 

During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company recognized a gain on transactional foreign exchange of 
$78,000 compared to a gain of $67,000 in the three months ended December 31, 2011. 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE 

Tax expense for the fourth quarter of 2012 was 37.0% of profit before taxes which was consistent with 
the full year rate. In the fourth quarter of 2011 the Company had significant year-end tax adjustments 
which created a tax recovery of $27,000.  

INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 

Income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 was $264,000 (1.2% of net sales) this is down 
slightly  from  $313,000  (1.4%  return  on  net  sales)  in  the  previous  quarter  and  down  from  the  fourth 
quarter 2011 return on net sales of $600,000 (2.7% return on net sales). 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS 

The  translation  adjustment  for  the  fourth  quarter  of  2012  was  a  gain  of  $129,000  compared  to  a 
translation loss of $496,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011. The translation of our US entity is the primary 
driver of this impact. In the fourth quarter of 2012 the US dollar opened at an exchange of $1.00 USD 
to $0.983 CDN and closed at $1.00 USD to $0.997 CDN which created most of the gain. In the fourth 
quarter  of  2011  the  US  dollar  opened  at  an  exchange  of  $1.00  USD  to  $1.048  CDN  and  closed  at 
$1.00 USD to $1.017 CDN which created most of the loss.  

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Comprehensive  income  for  the  fourth  quarter ended December 31, 2012 was $394,000 (1.8% of net 
sales) up from the 3 months ended December 31, 2011 of $104,000 (0.5% of net sales). 

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QUARTERLY INFORMATION 

FULL YEAR RESULTS 

SALES 

Net  product  sales  of  $92,425,000  in  2012  were  up  8.1%  from  net  sales  of  $85,487,000  reported  in 
2011. Net product sales were up just over 5.1% in Canada, 4.8% in the UK and the US saw growth of 
10.5%.  Increases  were  primarily  market  driven  although  some  of  this  was  the  result  of  expanded 
market share.  

GROSS PROFIT 

In  2012,  gross  profit  was  27.4%  of  net  product  sales  compared  to  27.0%  achieved  in  2011.  Lower 
costs from increased shop efficiencies have been offset by more competitive market pricing. 

SELLING, DISTRIBUTION, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT (―R&D‖) EXPENSES AND NET GAIN/LOSS ON SALE OF PROPERTY, 
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 

Selling, distribution, general and administration, R&D expenses including the net impact of the sale of 
property, plant and equipment increased $2,381,000, or 11.8% from 2011. The total of these expenses 
comprised  24.4%  of  net  sales  in  2012,  compared  with  23.6%  in  2011.  The  primary  driver  of  the 
increase was an increase in commission and logistic expenses. 

RESULTS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Overall, 2012 earnings from operating activities of $2,792,000 (3.0% of net sales) was down compared 
to the 2011 earnings of $2,921,000 (3.4% of net sales). 

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Summary of Quarterly Financial Information(In thousands of Canadian dollars except earnings per share)Year-to-dateQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalNet product sales$23,714$24,367$22,788$21,556$92,425Results from operating activities803                1,020              562             407             2,792                Net income for the period520                565                313             264             1,662                Earnings per share$0.05$0.05$0.03$0.02$0.15- Basic & dilutedYear-to-dateQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalNet product sales$21,731$20,735$21,011$22,010$85,487Results from operating activities1,558              237                430             696             2,921                Net income for the period972                96                  103             600             1,771                Earnings per share$0.09$0.00$0.01$0.06$0.16- Basic & dilutedNote: Interim consolidated financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.20122011  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

INTEREST 

Interest  expense  decreased  $13,000  (2.9%)  from  the  2011  expense  level  to  $437,000  in  2012.  The 
decline  in  long-term  debt  at  higher  fixed  interest  rates  was  offset  with  an  increase  in  the  use  of  the 
operating line at lower variable rates. 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONAL IMPACT 

A  $240,000  foreign  exchange  transactional  gain  was  reported  in  2012,  compared  to  a  transactional 
gain of $101,000 in 2011.  

INCOME TAX EXPENSE 

During  2012  tax  expenses  of  $941,000  were  36.1%  of  income  before  income  tax.  This  compares  to 
2011 tax expense of $684,000 which was 27.9% of income before income tax.  

INCOME FOR THE YEAR 

Income for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $1,662,000 (1.8% of net sales) down 6.2% from 
$1,771,000 (2.1% of net sales). 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS 

During 2012 a loss of $137,000 on translational foreign exchange was realized compared to a gain of 
$181,000  in  2011.  In  2012  the  US  dollar  opened  at  an  exchange  of  $1.00  USD  to  $1.017  CDN  and 
closed at $1.00 USD to $0.997 CDN which created most of the loss. In 2011 the US dollar opened at 
an  exchange  of  $1.00  USD  to  $0.995  CDN  and  closed  at  $1.00  USD  to  $1.017  CDN  which  created 
most of the gain. 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Comprehensive  income for 2012 was $1,525,000 (1.6% of net sales)  down from 2011 of $1,952,000 
(2.3% of net sales). 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION 

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY 

Net cash generated from operating activities for 2012 was $2,220,000 (2011 - $1,744,000).  Cash flows 
from financing activities amounted to $434,000 (2011 – $2,703,000). Cash used in investing activities 
was $2,866,000 (2011 - $4,241,000).  

Trade and other receivables decreased 1.8% at December 31, 2012 compared to the 2011 year-end. 
Days sales outstanding (DSO) calculated on net sales was 52 days, up 2 days from 2011. The quality 
of accounts receivable remains high. We expect DSO to continue in the current range for 2013.  

The  year-end  investment  in  inventory  of  $25,464,000  was  an  increase  of  10.7%  from  the  2011 
inventory value of $23,013,000. Inventory turnover decreased to 2.78 from 2.81 (cost of sales divided 
by the twelve month average inventory level). In order to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction 
inventory levels have been set to ensure our customer order fill rates are maintained or improved. 

Trade and other payables increased by $163,000, or 1.7% over 2011 to $8,985,000.  

Our  total  debt  (long-term  debt  and  bank  indebtedness)  increased  by  $743,000  over  the  prior  year  to 
$13,470,000.  Our debt-to-equity ratio at year-end was approximately 0.44:1 (2011 - 0.43:1). 

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Three year financial summary:For the years ended December 31,(In thousands except per share amounts)Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income201220112010Net product sales92,425$        85,487$        78,587$        Results from operating activities2,7922,9213,965Net income for the year1,6621,7712,306Per share - basic & fully dilutednet earnings for the year$0.15$0.16$0.20Consolidated Statement of Financial Position201220112010Total assets54,721$        51,913$        46,094$        Total funded debt13,47012,7279,786Working capital17,56116,77216,886Net cash generated from operating activities2,2201,7443,728Dividends declared226226227Shareholders' equity30,767          29,468          27,742            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

The Company paid a dividend of $226,000 in June of 2012 (2011 - $226,000). 

Property,  plant,  equipment  and  intangible  asset  additions  in  2012  were  $2,903,000  down  from 
$4,933,000  in  2011.  The  Company  spent  $103,000  (2011  -  $403,000)  on  building  and  leasehold 
improvements. $966,000 (2011 - $1,260,000) was invested toward upgrading and replacing machinery 
and  equipment,  $874,000  (2011  -  $1,182,000)  was  invested  toward  machinery  and  equipment  for 
capacity growth, $670,000 (2011 - $651,000) was invested in tooling, $207,000 (2011 - 137,000) was 
invested  in  office  equipment  and  computer  programs  and  $83,000  (2011  -  nil)  was  spent  on 
development costs. No land was purchased in 2012 (2011 - $1,300,000).  

The contractual obligations of the Company are detailed in the following table. 

In  addition  to  the  contractual  obligations  above,  the  Company  has  current  obligations  of  $348,000 
(2011  -  $250,000)  against  open  purchase  orders  for  outstanding  capital  expenditures.  The  Company 
also  has  open  purchase  commitments  with  RITEC  as  at  December  31,  2012  of  $416,390  (2011  - 
$465,603). These expenditures should be completed in the first half of 2013. 

SHARE CAPITAL 

As of March 28, 2013, 8,556,000 Class A subordinate voting shares and 2,778,300 Class B common 
shares were issued and outstanding.  The Company also has a management share option plan, with 
no options currently outstanding.  

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 

As described in the notes to the financial statements (note 18 and note 25), the Company has one site 
which has environmental issues. 

Glen  Ewing  Property  is  a  50%  co-tenancy  with  Hammond  Power  Solutions  Inc.  (HPSI)  of  the  vacant 
property located at 2 Glen Road, Georgetown.  A quantity of diesel oil, which is believed to be related to 
site operations of prior owners, was discovered in 2000 and has been the focus of investigations by our 
environmental  consultant.    The  contamination  does  not  result  from  the  normal  operations  of  the 
Company.    In  January  2002, the adjoining property owner (whose lands were at one time part of the 
same  historical  operation  as  2  Glen  Road)  issued  a  statement  of  claim,  claiming  damages  from  the 
Company  and  HPSI  for  the  historical  contamination  found  on  its  property.  In  August  of  2009,  the 
adjoining  property  owner,  the  Company  and HPSI (the parties) signed a settlement outlining how the 
parties  will  work  together  on  future  management,  including  the  remediation  and  monitoring  of  the 
Substances of Interest on the Properties and the South Lands. The parties also agreed on an approach 
to resolve future Ministry of the Environment (MOE) or other governmental claims,  

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Contractual obligations(In thousands)Total20132014201520162017ThereafterLong-term debt1,131$     220$         182$         182$       182$       182$       183$       Capital lease obligations1,506      503           589           66           67           70           211         Operating leases3,615      1,415        1,321        787         48           44           -          Total contractual obligations6,252$     2,138$       2,092$       1,035$     297$       296$       394$        
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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orders,  directions,  prosecutions,  tickets,  and  environmental penalties. As part of this settlement all of 
the parties dropped their civil actions against each other.   

The Company and HPSI, as co-tenants, have been working co-operatively with the adjacent property 
owner and its environmental consultant, under the direction of the MOE, in order to evaluate the extent 
of  the  contamination  and  develop  an  appropriate  joint  remediation  plan  for  both  sites.    Ongoing 
investigations have also indicated that both the co-tenancy’s and the adjacent owner’s sites have been 
impacted by historical solvent usage.  These impacts have been incorporated into the joint remediation 
plan.  The Company’s share of expense for legal and consulting work for 2012 related to this property 
was  $33,000  (2011  -  $117,000).  The  parties  started  remediation  of  the  site  in  October  2009.  The 
Company  has  relied  on  its  consultant’s  best  estimate  for  the  remaining  environmental  remediation 
costs.  The  Company’s  remaining  portion  of  environmental  remediation  costs  for this site is $170,000 
(2011  -  $250,000)  with  $70,000  (2011  -  $85,000)  presented  as  a  current  liability  in  the  financial 
statements.  

Other  than  the  above  site,  management  is  not  aware  of  any  unusual  or  significant  environmental 
issues.   

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES  

In  the  preparation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  it  is  necessary  for  management  to  make 
some  estimates  and  judgments  that  affect  reported  amounts  in  the  financial  statements  and  related 
disclosure  of  contingencies.    Management  determines  these  estimates  using  historical  experience, 
assumptions  and  rationale  that  are  believed  to  be  reasonable  in  the  circumstances.  The  Company 
evaluates  these  on  an  ongoing  basis  in  order  to  form  the  judgment  for  the  carrying  value  of  certain 
assets and liabilities.   

Specifically,  the  Company  has  assessed  the  property  valuations  related  to  the  sites  noted  under 
―Environmental Issues‖ in this MD&A and in the notes to the financial statements (note 11).  Based on 
this  analysis,  it  is  management’s  judgment  that  the  reported  carrying  values  of  these  properties  are 
reasonable.  

The  value  of  goodwill  related  to  the  Company’s  UK  operations  was  reviewed  by  management  and 
tested  for  impairment  in  accordance  with  the  guidelines  set  out  in  International  Accounting  Standard 
36.  Based on this analysis, it is management’s judgment that the reported carrying value for goodwill is 
not impaired. 

The  environmental  provision  (note  18)  has  been  established  based  on  an  analysis  of  cost  estimates 
related  to  expected  activities  required  for  active  remediation  for  Glen  Ewing  Property.    It  is 
management’s judgment that the reported carrying value for this provision, based on discounted cash 
flows over five years, is a reasonable estimate of the Company’s share of these costs given information 
available at this time, but acknowledges that this estimate is subject to future uncertainties. 

Employee  future  health  benefits  (note  4)  have  been  estimated  based  on  eligible  employees  and 
management’s  best  estimates  of  the  utilization  of  these  benefits  on  a  specific  employee  basis.  It  is 
management’s judgment that the reported carrying value for this provision, based on discounted cash 
flows,  is  a  reasonable  estimate  of  the  Company’s  costs  given  information  available  at  this  time,  but 
acknowledges that this estimate is subject to future uncertainties. 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

Inventory  valuation  (note  8)  includes  provisions  for  slow  moving  inventory  using  management’s 
judgments  based  on  inactivity  of  the  specific  parts.  Management  also  reviews  inventory  values 
compared to anticipated sales values and provides a provision for lower of cost or market. 

Although  these  estimates,  which  form  the  basis  for  carrying  values  of  reported  assets,  liabilities, 
revenues and expenses, are based on reasonable assumptions,  it should be noted that actual results 
may differ from these estimates. 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 

Disclosure  controls  and  procedures  are  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  that  all  relevant 
information  is  gathered  and  reported  to  management  on  a  timely  basis  so  that  appropriate decisions 
can be made regarding public disclosure. 

The  purpose  of  internal  controls  over  financial  reporting  as  defined  by  the  Canadian  Securities 
Administrators is to provide reasonable assurance that: 

(i)  financial  statements  prepared  for  external  purposes  are  in  accordance  with  the  Company's 

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, 

(ii)  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  the  preparation  of  financial  statements,  and 

records are maintained in reasonable detail, 

(iii) receipts and expenditures of the Company are made only in accordance with authorizations of 

the Company's management and directors, and 

(iv)  unauthorized  acquisitions,  uses  or  dispositions  of  the  Company's  assets  that  could  have  a 
material  effect  on  the  financial  statements  will  be  prevented  or  detected  in  order  to  prevent 
material error in financial statements. 

The  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  have  caused  management  and  other 
employees to design, document and evaluate our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal 
controls  over  financial  reporting.  An  evaluation  of  the  design  and  operating  effectiveness  of  the 
disclosure  controls  and  internal  controls  over  financial  reporting  was  conducted  as  at  December  31, 
2012. The design and evaluation of internal controls was completed using the framework and criteria 
established  in  "Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework"  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring 
Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission.  Based  on  the  evaluation,  we  have  concluded  that  the 
Company’s  disclosure  controls,  procedures  and  our  internal  controls  over  financial  reporting  provide 
reasonable  assurance  that  material  information  relating  to  the  Company  are  made  known  to  the 
Company by others, particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being prepared, that 
information required to be disclosed by the Company in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports 
filed  or  submitted  by  it  under  securities  legislation  is  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported 
within  the  time  periods  specified  in  securities  legislation,  and  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in 
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. 

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES 

As with most businesses, the Company is subject to a number of market place, industry and economic 
related business risks, which could have some material impact on our operating results. 

These risks include: 
• Key personnel; 

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•  The  cyclical  effects,  unpredictability  and  volatility  of  market  driven  commodity  costs,  raw  materials 
such as copper and steel pricing and supply and demand; 
• A significant, unexpected change in the global demand for resources; 
• The variability of the Canadian dollar versus the US dollar; 
• Economic slowdown in the US and Canada; 
• Rising interest rates; 
• Trade restrictions; 

• Labour costs and labour relations; 
• Competition; and 
• Global political unrest. 

The  Company  continuously  works  to  minimize  the  negative  impact  of  these  risks  and  strengthen  its 
position through diversification of its core business, market channel expansion, geographic diversity of 
its  operations  and  business  hedging  strategies.  There  are,  however,  several  risks  that  deserve 
particular attention. 

Key Personnel 

The  Company  is  dependent  on  the  experience  and  industry  knowledge  of  its  executive  officers  and 
other  key  employees  to  execute  its  business  plan.  If  the  Company  were  to  experience  a  substantial 
turnover  in  its  leadership  or  other  key  employees,  business  results  from  operations  and  financial 
condition could be materially adversely affected.  

Commodity Prices 
An area that has had a definite effect on the Company’s costs and earnings is the cyclical effects and 
unprecedented market cost pressures of copper commodity and steel pricing in the global market. Due 
to  this  unpredictability  and  volatility,  particularly  with  copper  pricing,  the  Company  does  not  currently 
utilize future contracts. Strategic supply line agreements and alliances are in place with our major steel 
suppliers to ensure adequate supply and competitive market pricing. 

Foreign Exchange 
The Company’s operating results are reported in Canadian dollars. A significant portion of our sales is 
denominated  in  US  dollars.  A  change  in  the  value  of  the  Canadian  dollar  against  the  US  dollar  will 
impact  revenues  and  earnings.  We  have  created  a  natural  hedge  as  this  is  partially  offset  by  a 
corresponding  change  in  the  cost  of  materials  purchased  from  the  US  and  commodities  tied  to  US 
dollar pricing. In general, a lower value for the Canadian dollar compared to the US dollar will have a 
beneficial  impact  on  the  Company’s  results;  or,  inversely,  a  higher  value  for  the  Canadian  dollar 
compared  to  the  US  dollar  will  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  Company’s  profitability.  The  Company 
also  has  a  US  operating  subsidiary  and  US  dollar  assets.  The  exchange  rate between the Canadian 
and  US  dollar  can  vary  significantly  from  year  to  year.  There  is  a  corresponding  positive  or  negative 
impact to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings solely related to the foreign exchange 
translation  of  its  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.  We  have  partially  reduced  the  impact  of  foreign 
exchange  fluctuations  through  increasing  our  US  dollar  driven  manufacturing  output.  Finally,  the 
Company periodically institutes price increases / reductions to help offset the negative / positive impact 
of changes in foreign exchange and product cost increases / decreases. 

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Interest Rates 
The  Company  has  structured  its  debt  financing  to  take  advantage  of the current lower interest rates, 
but is cognizant that a rise in interest rates will negatively impact the financial results of the Company. 
The Company continuously reviews this strategy of hedging this risk by fixing interest rates on part of 
its total debt. 

North American Economy 
We believe the North American economy has stabilized and we will see marginal sales growth in 2013. 
Our  efforts  over  the  next  12  months  will  be  on  projects  that  will  reduce  our  costs  and  improve  our 
manufacturing  flexibility.  We  believe  that  being  nimble  as  an  organization  will  become  even  more 
important in order to respond quickly to both unexpected opportunities as well as challenges. We also 
believe that our growing access to a variety of markets both global and domestic through our OEM and 
distributor channels will help the Company expand market share during an economic recovery. 

OUTLOOK FACTORS FOR 2013 

We continued to see sales growth in 2012 at lower margins than in the past. The Company continues 
with  the  objective  of  sales  growth  and  increased  market  share  but  will  weigh  this  against  achieving 
acceptable margins.  

Our  plan  for  the  2013  core  business  foresees  local  currency  growth  in  the  low  single  digits.  We  will 
continue to expand our market share with new product introduction and marketing initiatives as well as 
continued expansion of our market share in the international market place. 

Capital spending will continue to be focused on high impact projects as accommodated by cash flows. 

Our primary focus continues to be on productivity and margin improvement.  

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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  management  of  Hammond 
Manufacturing  Company  Limited.    These  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with 
International  Financial  Reporting  Standards,  using  management’s  best  estimates  and  judgments, 
where appropriate. 

Management is responsible for the reliability and integrity of the consolidated financial statements, the 
notes to the consolidated financial statements and other financial information contained in the report.  
In  the  preparation  of  these  statements,  estimates  are  sometimes  necessary  because  a  precise 
determination  of  certain  assets  and  liabilities  is  dependent  on  future  events.    Management  believes 
such  estimates  have  been  based  on  careful  judgment  and  have  been  properly  reflected  in  the 
accompanying consolidated financial statements. 

Management  is  responsible  for  the  maintenance  of  a  system of internal controls designed to provide 
reasonable  assurance  that  the  assets  are  safeguarded  and  that  accounting  systems  provide  timely, 
accurate and reliable financial information. 

The  Board  of  Directors  is  responsible  for  ensuring  that  management  fulfills  its  responsibilities  for 
financial  reporting  and  internal  control.    The  Board  of  Directors  is  assisted  in  exercising  its 
responsibilities  through  the  Audit  Committee  of  the  Board,  which  is  composed  of  three  non-
management directors.  The Audit Committee meets periodically with management and the auditors to 
satisfy  itself  that  management’s  responsibilities  are  properly  discharged,  to  review  the  consolidated 
financial statements and to recommend approval of the consolidated financial statements to the Board 
of Directors. 

KPMG  LLP,  the  independent  auditors  appointed  by  the  shareholders,  has  audited  the  Company’s 
consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards 
and  their  report  follows.    The  independent  auditors  have  full  and  unrestricted  access  to  the  Audit 
Committee  to  discuss  their  audit  and  related  findings  as  to  the  integrity  of  the  financial  reporting 
process. 

R.F. Hammond 

A. Stirling 

Chairman & CEO 

Secretary & CFO 

Guelph, Ontario 

March 28, 2013 

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The notes on pages 22 to 55 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Financial Position(in thousands of Canadian dollars)As at December 31,Note20122011AssetsCurrent assets:Cash416$               633$               Trade and other receivables7      11,598            11,807            Inventories8      25,464            23,013            Prepaid expenses882                 660                 Total current assets38,360                  36,393                  Non-current assetsProperty, plant and equipment 9      14,749                  13,953                  Intangible assets  and goodwill10    368                       346                       Investment in property11    1,044                    1,044                    Equity investments12    200                       177                       Total non-current assets16,361                  15,520                  Total assets54,721$          51,913$          LiabilitiesCurrent liabilities:Bank indebtedness17    10,833$          9,370$            Trade and other payables19    8,985              8,822              Income taxes payable37                  -                 Provisions18    120                 145                 Employee future benefits4      101                 67                  Current portion of long-term debt17    723                 1,217              Total current liabilities20,799                  19,621                  Non-current liabilitiesEmployee future benefits4      354                          99                           Long-term debt 17    1,914                    2,140                    Provisions18    100                       165                       Deferred tax liabilities13    787                       420                       Total non-current liabilities3,155                    2,824                    Total liabilities23,954                  22,445                  Equity:Share capital14    10,249            10,249            Contributed surplus290                 290                 Accumulated other comprehensive loss(357)                (220)                Retained earnings20,585            19,149            Total equity30,767                  29,468                  Commitments20,21Contingency25    Subsequent event27    Total liabilities and equity54,721$          51,913$            
   
 
The notes on pages 22 to 55 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except earnings per share)For the Years Ended December 31,Note20122011Net product sales$  92,425$  85,487Cost of sales67,090     62,392     Gross profit25,335              23,095              Selling and distribution17,505     15,711     General and administrative4,662                4,222                Research and development361                   282                   Net loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment15                     (41)                    Income from operating activities2,792                2,921                Interest expense 17(437)               (450)               Foreign exchange gain240                101                Net finance costs(197)               (349)               Share of income of equity accounted investees    (net of income taxes)1241               -              Share of expenses from investment property11(33)              (117)            Income before income tax2,603                2,455                Income tax expense6941                   684                   Net income for the year1,662             1,771             Other comprehensive income (loss):(137)                  181                   (137)                  181                   Total comprehensive income for the year$  1,525$  1,952Earnings per shareBasic earnings per share15$  0.15$  0.16Diluted earnings per share15$  0.15$  0.16Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operationsOther comprehensive income (loss) for the year, net of income tax 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Changes in EquityFor the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011(in thousands of Canadian dollars)  Share  CapitalContributed SurplusAOCI**Retained earningsTotal equity      Balance at January 1, 201110,249$    290$           (401)$       17,604$    27,742$    Total comprehensive income for the year:    Net income for the year-           -             -           1,771       1,771         Other comprehensive income:    Foreign currency translation differences-           -             181          -           181          Total comprehensive income for the year-           -             181          1,771       1,952       Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equityDividends to equity holders (note 14)-           -             -           (226)         (226)         Balance at December 31, 201110,249$    290$           (220)$       19,149$    29,468$          Balance at January 1, 201210,249$    290$           (220)$       19,149$    29,468$    Total comprehensive income for the year:    Net income for the year-           -             -           1,662       1,662         Other comprehensive income (loss):    Foreign currency translation differences-           -             (137)         -           (137)         Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year-           -             (137)         1,662       1,525       Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equityDividends to equity holders (note 14)-           -             -           (226)         (226)         Balance at December 31, 201210,249$    290$           (357)$       20,585$    30,767$    ** Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)Attributable to equity holders of the Company  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The notes on pages 22 to 55 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows(in thousands of Canadian dollars)For the years ended December 31,20122011Cash flows from operating activitiesNet income for the year1,662$                  1,771$               Adjustments for:   Depreciation of property, plant and equipment1,944                       2,082                       Amortization of intangible assets64                           48                           Interest expense437                         450                          Income tax expense941                         684                          Loss (gain) on sale of property plant and equipment 15                           (41)                       5,063                       4,994                    Change in non-cash working capital:   Inventories(2,443)                      (2,339)                      Trade and other receivables66                           (1,087)                      Prepaid expenses(221)                        217                          Trade and other payables 161                         923                          Provisions and employee future benefits289                         (19)                       Cash generated from operating activities2,915                       2,689                    Interest paid(437)                        (450)                      Income tax paid(258)                        (495)                      Net cash generated from operating activities2,220                       1,744                    Cash flows from financing activitiesBank indebtedness1,460                       3,472                    Payment of long-term debt(1,368)                      (1,846)                   Advances of long-term debt568                         1,303                    Payment of dividends(226)                        (226)                      Net cash from financing activities434                         2,703                    Cash flows from investing activitiesProceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment59                           41                        Acquisition of of property, plant and equipment(2,819)                      (4,856)                   Intangible asset additions(83)                          (77)                       Equity investments(23)                          651                       Net cash used in investing activities(2,866)                      (4,241)                   Net increase (decrease) in cash(212)                        206                       Cash at beginning of year633                         422                       Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash and cash   equivalents in a foreign currency(5)                            5                          Cash at end of year416$                     633$                   
 
 
    
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

1.  Reporting entity: 

Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited (―HMCL‖or the―Company‖) is a public company traded 
on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ―HMM.A‖ and is incorporated under the Ontario 
Business Corporations Act. The address of the Company’s registered office is 394 Edinburgh Road 
North,  Guelph,  Ontario.  The  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  Company  as  at  and  for  the 
year ended December 31, 2012 include the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 
the  ―Group‖  and  individually  as  ―Group  entities‖)  and  the  Group’s  interest in associates and jointly 
controlled entities. The Group primarily is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of electrical 
and electronic components. Facilities are located in Canada, the US, the UK, Taiwan and Australia, 
with  agents  and  distributors  located  worldwide.  The  Company  also  maintains  a  40%  ownership 
share  of  RITEC  Enclosures  Inc.  (RITEC)  located  in Taiwan. RITEC produces plastic and die cast 
enclosures for sale through the Company’s sales network and its own existing market channels.  

2.  Basis of preparation: 

(a) Statement of compliance: 

These  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 

The Board of Directors approved these consolidated financial statements on March 7, 2013. 

(b) Basis of measurement: 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. 

(c) Functional and presentation currency:  

The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  presented  in  Canadian  dollars.  The  functional 
currency  of  the  Group’s  entities  is  the  currency  of  their  primary  economic  environment.  In 
individual companies, transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of exchange at 
the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies at the reporting 
date are re-measured to the functional currency at the exchange rate at that date. Any resulting 
exchange differences are taken to the statement of comprehensive income. Non-monetary items 
that  are  measured  in  terms  of  historical  cost  in  a  foreign  currency  are  translated  using  the 
exchange  rate  at  the  date  of  the  transaction.  On  consolidation,  assets  and  liabilities  of  Group 
entities reported in their functional currencies are translated into the Canadian dollar, being the 
presentation currency, at the exchange rate on the reporting date. The income and expenses of 
foreign  operations  are  translated  to  Canadian  dollars  using  average  exchange  rates  for  the 
months  during  which  the  transactions  occurred.  Foreign  currency  translation  differences  are 
recognized  in  other  comprehensive  income  which  is  included  in  the  accumulated  other 
comprehensive income account. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiary operations 
located in the US, UK, Taiwan and Australia are the US dollar, the British Pound, Taiwan Dollar 
and  the  Australian  Dollar  respectively.  The  functional  currency  of  the  Company’s  Canadian 
operations is the Canadian Dollar. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2.  Basis of preparation – continued: 

(d) Use of estimates and judgments 

The  preparation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  IFRS,  requires 
management  to  make  judgments,  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  application  of 
accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual 
results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on 
an  ongoing  basis.  Revisions  to  accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the 
estimates  are  revised  and  in  any  future  periods  affected.  Critical  judgments  in  applying 
accounting  policies  that  have  the  most  significant  effect  on  the  amounts  recognized  in  the 
consolidated financial statements is included in the following notes: 

Note 4 includes assumptions of employees utilization of future health benefits 

Notes  9  and  10  include  assumptions  in  the  determination  of  the  estimated  useful  lives  of 
intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 

Note 11 includes the estimate of property value 

Note 18 include assumptions on the required provisions for sales returns and environmental 
remediation. 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies: 

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company revised the period over which it amortizes certain items of 
its manufacturing equipment to better reflect the consumption of the useful lives of the assets. This 
change in accounting estimate arose from new information obtained and was treated prospectively. 

The  accounting  policies  set  out  below  have  been  applied  consistently  to  all  periods  presented  in 
these consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise indicated. 

The accounting policies have been applied consistently by Group entities. 

(a) Basis of consolidation: 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  Hammond  Manufacturing 
Company  Limited,  its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries,  Hammond  Manufacturing  Company  Inc., 
Hammond  Electronics  Limited,  Hammond  Electronics  PTY  Ltd.,  Les  Fabrications  Hammond 
(Quebec)  Inc.,  Hammond  Electronics  Asia  Inc,  and  its  proportionate  share  of  Glen  Ewing 
Properties,  an  unincorporated  co-tenancy  (50%).  All  significant  intercompany  balances  and 
transactions  have  been  eliminated  on  consolidation.  The  consolidated  financial  statements 
include  the  Group’s  investment  in  1159714  Ontario  Inc.  (which  was  dissolved  December  30, 
2011) and RITEC, which are accounted for using the equity method (note 3(g)).  

(b) Revenue recognition: 

The Company recognizes revenue on product sales and services at the time the products are 
shipped or services rendered to customers, when the customer takes ownership and assumes 
risk of loss, collection of the relevant receivable is probable, persuasive evidence of an 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(b) Revenue recognition - continued: 

arrangement exists and the sales price is fixed or determinable. A provision for sales returns is 
recognized  when  the  underlying  products  or  services  are  sold.  The  provision  is  based  on 
historical  returns  data  and  a  weighting  of  all  possible  outcomes  against  their  associated 
probabilities. 

(c) Inventories: 

Inventories  are  valued  at  the  lower  of  cost,  determined  on  a  first-in,  first-out  basis  and  net 
realizable value, and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or 
conversion  costs  and  other  costs  incurred  in  bringing  them  to  their  existing  location  and 
condition.  In  the  case  of  manufactured  inventories  and  work  in  progress,  costs  include  an 
appropriate share of production overheads based on normal operating capacity. Net realizable 
value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs 
of  completion  and  selling  expenses.  When  circumstances  that  previously  gave  rise  to  an 
inventory write down no longer exist, the previous impairment is reversed. 

(d) Investment in properties: 

Investment property is property held either to earn rental income or for capital appreciation or 
for both, but not for sale in the ordinary course of business, use in the production or supply of 
goods or services or for administrative purposes. The Group measures its investment property, 
being the land held by Glen Ewing Properties, at historical cost.  

 (e) Property, plant and equipment: 

Property,  plant  and  equipment  are  shown  in  the  statements  of  financial  position  at  their 
historical  cost.  Cost  includes  expenditure  that  is  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition  of  the 
asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labour, any 
other costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to a working condition for their intended 
use, the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are 
located,  and  borrowing  costs  on  qualifying  assets.  Purchased  software  that  is  integral  to  the 
functionality of the related equipment is capitalized as part of that equipment. When parts of an 
item  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  have  different  useful  lives,  they  are  accounted  for  as 
separate items (major components) of property, plant and equipment. Depreciation is provided 
on components that have homogenous useful lives by using the straight-line method so as to 
depreciate the initial cost down to the residual value over the estimated useful lives.  

The  depreciation  rates  based  on  the  estimated  useful  lives  for  the  current  and  comparative 
periods are as follows: 
Asset 

Rate 

2.5% – 5% 
Buildings  
10%  -  25% 
Office equipment  
10%  -  25% 
Machinery and equipment  
Tooling general use  
10%  -  25% 
Tooling specific part                                                                    Based on anticipated life output 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(e) Property, plant and equipment - continued: 

Machinery  and  equipment  under  capital  lease  is  initially  recorded  at  the  present  value  of 
minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease. 

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each financial year-end 
and adjusted, if appropriate. 

(f)  Intangible assets other than goodwill: 

Intangible  assets  are  stated  at  cost  less  accumulated  amortization.    Intangible  assets  with  a 
finite life are amortized using the straight-line method at rates calculated to amortize the cost of 
these assets over their estimated useful lives.   

Amortization rates are as follows:   

Asset 

Computer software 
Development costs 

 (g)  Investments measured using equity method: 

Rate 

20% 
20% 

The Company uses the equity method as a basis of accounting for investments in companies 
over  which  it  exercises  significant  influence  or  joint  control.  Under  the  equity  method,  the 
Company  records  these  investments  initially  at  cost  and  the  carrying  values  are  adjusted 
thereafter  to  include  the  Company's  pro  rata  share  of  post-acquisition  earnings  of  the 
investees,  computed  by  the  consolidation  method.  The  adjustments  are  included  in  the 
determination  of  net  income  by  the  Company,  and  the  investment  accounts  of  the  Company 
are  also  increased  or  decreased  to  reflect  the  Company's  share  of  capital  transactions 
(including amounts recognized in other comprehensive income). Profit distributions received or 
receivable  from  investees  reduce  the  carrying  values  of  the  investments.  Unrealized 
intercompany gains or losses are eliminated. 

The  Company’s  determination  of  significant  influence  is  based  on  consideration  of  voting 
interest  in  the  investees  along  with  other  indicators  such  as  representation  on  the  board  of 
directors,  participation  in  policy-making  processes,  material  intercompany  transactions, 
interchange of managerial personnel or provision of technical information. The Company uses 
the equity method to account for its interest in RITEC (40% share) and 1159714 Ontario Inc. 
(50% share) which was dissolved in December of 2011. 

(h) Income taxes: 

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under the 
asset  and  liability  method,  deferred  income  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  recognized  for  the 
future  tax  consequences  attributable  to  differences  between  the  financial  statement  carrying 
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets 
and liabilities are measured using enacted or substantively enacted tax rates expected to apply  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(h)  Income taxes - continued: 

to  taxable  income  in  the  years  in  which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  be 
recovered or settled.  The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is 
recognized  in  income  in  the  period  that  includes  the  date  of  enactment  or  substantive 
enactment. A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible 
temporary  differences,  to  the  extent  that  it  is  probable  that  future  taxable  profits  will  be 
available against which they can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting 
date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will 
be realized. 

(i)  Goodwill: 

Acquisitions  on  or  after  January  1,  2010,  are  accounted  for  using  the  acquisition  method 
required by IFRS 3. Goodwill is the residual amount that results when the purchase price of an 
acquired business exceeds the sum of the amount allocated to the identifiable assets acquired, 
less  liabilities  assumed  based  on  their  fair  values.  Goodwill  is  allocated  as  of  the  date  of the 
business  combination  to  the  Company’s  cash  generating  units  that  are  expected  to  benefit 
from the synergies of the business combination. As part of its transition to IFRS, the Company 
elected to restate only those business combinations that occurred on or after January 1, 2010. 
In respect of acquisitions prior to January 1, 2010, goodwill represents the amounts recognized 
under previous Canadian GAAP.  

Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually and upon the occurrence of an indication of 
impairment. The impairment tests are performed at the cash generating unit (CGU) level. The 
Group defines it CGUs based on the way it monitors and derives economic benefits from the 
acquired  goodwill  and  intangibles.  The  impairment  tests  are  performed  by  comparing  the 
carrying value of the assets of these CGUs with the greater of its value in use and its fair value 
less costs to sell. The value in use is based on their future projected cash flows discounted to 
the present value at an appropriate pre-tax discount rate. Usually, the cash flows correspond to 
estimates  made  by  Group  management  in  financial  and  strategic  business  plans  covering  a 
period of five years. They are then projected beyond 5 years using a steady or declining growth 
rate  given  that  the  Group  businesses  are  of  a  long-term  nature.  The  discount  rate  used 
approximates the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. The business risk is included in 
the  determination  of  the  cash  flows.  Both  the  cash  flows  and  the  discount  rates  exclude 
inflation. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is never subsequently reversed. The Group 
completed  its  annual  impairment  test  at  December  31,  2012  and  December  31,  2011,  and 
concluded there was no impairment. 

(j)  Provisions: 

Provisions may include liabilities of uncertain timing or amounts that arise from environmental, 
litigation,  commercial  or  other  risks.  Provisions  are  recognized  when  a  legal  or  constructive 
obligation exists stemming from a past event and when the future cash outflows can be reliably 
estimated.  Environmental  provisions  consider  the  present  value  of  the  anticipated  clean-up 
costs. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(k)  Earnings per share: 

Basic  earnings  per  share  are  computed  by  dividing  net  earnings  by  the  weighted  average 
shares  outstanding  during  the  reporting  period.    Diluted  earnings  per  share  are  computed 
similar  to  basic  earnings  per  share  except  that  the  weighted average shares outstanding are 
increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of stock options, if dilutive.  
The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding stock options were 
exercised and that the proceeds from such exercises were used to acquire shares of common 
stock at the average market price during the reporting period. 

(l) 

Impairment: 

(i)  Financial assets: 

 A  financial  asset  not  carried  at  fair value through profit or loss is assessed at each reporting 
date  to  determine  whether  there  is  objective  evidence  that  it  is  impaired.  A  financial  asset  is 
impaired  if  objective  evidence  indicates  that  a  loss  event  has  occurred  after  the  initial 
recognition of the asset, and that the loss event had a negative effect on the estimated future 
cash flows of that asset that can be estimated reliably. 

Objective  evidence that financial assets are impaired can include default or delinquency by a 
debtor,  restructuring  of  an  amount  due  to  the  Group  on  terms  that  the  Group  would  not 
consider  otherwise,  indications  that  a  debtor  or  issuer  will  enter  bankruptcy,  or  the 
disappearance  of  an  active  market  for  a  security.  In  addition,  for  an  investment  in  an  equity 
security, a significant or prolonged decline in its fair value below its cost is objective evidence 
of impairment. 

The  Group  considers  evidence  of  impairment  for  receivables  at  both  a  specific  asset  and 
collective level. All individually significant receivables are assessed for specific impairment. All 
individually  significant  receivables  found  not  to  be  specifically  impaired  are  then  collectively 
assessed for any impairment that has been incurred but not yet identified. Receivables that are 
not  individually  significant  are  collectively  assessed  for  impairment  by  grouping  together 
receivables with similar risk characteristics. 

In assessing collective impairment the Group uses historical trends of the probability of default, 
timing of recoveries and the amount of loss incurred, adjusted for management’s judgment as 
to whether current economic and credit conditions are such that the actual losses are likely to 
be greater or less than suggested by historical trends.  

An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is calculated as 
the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash 
flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. Losses are recognized in profit or 
loss and reflected in an allowance account against receivables. Interest on the impaired asset 
continues to be recognized through the unwinding of the discount. When a subsequent event 
causes  the  amount  of  impairment  loss  to  decrease,  the  decrease  in  impairment  loss  is 
reversed through profit or loss. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued:   

(l) 

Impairment - continued: 

(ii)  Non-financial assets: 

The carrying amounts of the Group’s non-financial assets are reviewed at each reporting date 
to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then 
the  asset’s  recoverable  amount  is  estimated.  For  goodwill,  and  intangible  assets  that  have 
indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated 
each year at the same time. 

The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the greater of its value in use and its fair value 
less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to 
their  present  value  using  a  pre-tax  discount  rate  that  reflects  current  market  assessments  of 
the  time  value  of  money  and  the  risks  specific  to  the  asset.  For  the  purpose  of  impairment 
testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together into the smallest group 
of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the 
cash  inflows  of  other  assets  or  groups  of  assets.    For  the  purposes  of  goodwill  impairment 
testing,  goodwill  acquired  in  a  business combination is allocated to the CGU, or the group of 
CGUs,  that  is  expected  to  benefit  from  the  synergies  of  the  combination.  This  allocation  is 
subject to an operating segment ceiling test and reflects the lowest level at which that goodwill 
is monitored for internal reporting purposes.  

The Group’s corporate assets do not generate separate cash inflows. If there is an indication 
that  a  corporate  asset  may  be  impaired,  then  the  recoverable  amount  is  determined  for  the 
CGU to which the corporate asset is allocated. 

An  impairment  loss  is  recognized  if  the  carrying  amount  of  an  asset  or  its  CGU  exceeds  its 
estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. Impairment 
losses recognized in respect of CGUs are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any 
goodwill allocated to the units, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in 
the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis.  

An  impairment  loss  in  respect  of  goodwill  is  not  reversed.  In  respect  of  other  assets, 
impairment  losses  recognized  in  prior  periods  are  assessed  at  each  reporting  date  for  any 
indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if 
there  has  been  a  change  in  the  estimates  used  to  determine  the  recoverable  amount.  An 
impairment  loss  is  reversed  only  to  the  extent  that  the  asset’s  carrying  amount  does  not 
exceed  the  carrying  amount  that  would  have  been  determined,  net  of  depreciation  or 
amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized. 

Goodwill  that  forms  part  of  the  carrying  amount  of  an  investment  in  an  associate  is  not 
recognized separately, and therefore is not tested for impairment separately. Instead, the entire 
amount of the investment in an associate is tested for impairment as a single asset when there 
is objective evidence that the investment in an associate may be impaired. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3. Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(m)  Financial instruments: 

The  Company  aggregates  its  financial  instruments  into  classes  based  on  their  nature  and 
characteristics. The Group has classified its financial instruments as follows: 

  Cash is classified as loans and receivables  

  Trade and other receivables are classified as loans and receivables 

  Bank  indebtedness,  trade  and  other  payables  and  long-term  debt  are  classified  as 

other liabilities. 

(n)   Financial assets and financial liabilities: 

All  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  are  initially  recognized  at  fair  value  plus  directly 
attributable  transaction  costs,  unless  the  transaction  costs  relate  to  financial  instruments 
classified as fair value through profit and loss, in which case they are expensed immediately. 
Subsequent measurement is determined based on initial classification.  

The Group uses trade date accounting for regular-way purchases and sales of financial assets. 

(i) Loans and receivables: 

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments 
that  are  not  quoted  in  an  active  market.  This  category  includes  cash,  trade  and  other 
receivables. Subsequent to initial measurement, loans and receivables are carried at amortized 
cost  using  the  effective  interest  rate  method  less  appropriate  allowances  for  doubtful 
receivables. Allowance for doubtful receivables represent the Group’s estimates of losses that 
could arise from the failure or inability of customers to make payments when due. Loans and 
receivables are further classified as current and non-current depending whether these will be 
realized within twelve months after the balance sheet date or beyond. 

(ii) Other liabilities: 

This category includes bank indebtedness, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and long-
term  debt.  Subsequent  to  initial  measurement,  other  liabilities  are  carried  at  amortized  cost 
using the effective interest rate method. 

(o)  Employee Benefits: 

(i) Defined contribution plans: 

A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed 
contributions  into  a  separate  entity  and  will  have  no  legal  or  constructive  obligation  to  pay 
further  amounts.  Obligations  for  contributions  to  defined  contribution  pension  plans  are 
recognized as an employee benefit expense in the periods during which services are rendered 
by the employees. Prepaid contributions are recognized as an asset to the extent that a cash 
refund  or  a  reduction  in  future  payments  is  available.  Contributions  to  a  defined  contribution 
plan which are due more than 12 months after the end of the period in which the employees 
render the service, are discounted to their present value. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3. Summary of significant accounting policies – continued:    

(o)  Employee Benefits - continued: 

(ii) Other long-term employee benefits: 

The  Group’s  net  obligation  in  respect  of  long-term  employee  benefits,  other  than  pension 
plans, is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in 
the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value and the 
fair value of any related assets is deducted. Any actuarial gains and losses are recognized in 
profit or loss in the period in which they arise. 

(iii)  Termination benefits: 

Termination  benefits  are  recognized  as  an  expense  when  the  Group  is  committed 
demonstrably,  without  realistic  possibility  of  withdrawal,  to  a  formal  detailed  plan  to  either 
terminate employment before the normal retirement date, or to provide termination benefits as 
a  result  of  an  offer  made  to  encourage  voluntary  redundancy.  Termination  benefits  for 
voluntary  redundancies  are  recognized  as  an  expense  if  the  Group  has  made  an  offer  of 
voluntary  redundancy,  it  is  probable  that  the  offer  will  be  accepted,  and  the  number  of 
acceptances can be estimated reliably. If benefits are payable more than 12 months after the 
reporting period, then they are discounted to their present value. 

(iv)   Short-term employee benefits: 

Short-term  employee  benefit  obligations  are  measured  on  an  undiscounted  basis  and  are 
expensed as the related service is provided. A liability is recognized for the amount expected to 
be paid under short-term cash bonus or profit-sharing plans if the Group has a present legal or 
constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the employee, 
and the obligation can be estimated reliably. 

(v)    Share-based payment transactions: 

The grant date fair value of share-based payment awards granted to employees is recognized 
as an employee expense, with a corresponding increase in contributed surplus in equity, over 
the  period  that  the  employees  unconditionally  become  entitled  to  the  awards.  The  amount 
recognized  as  an  expense  is  adjusted  to  reflect  the  number  of  awards  for  which  the  related 
service  and  non-market  vesting  conditions  are  expected  to  be  met,  such  that  the  amount 
ultimately  recognized  as  an  expense  is  based  on  the  number  of  awards  that  do  meet  the 
related  service  and  non-market  performance  conditions  at  the  vesting  date.  For  share-based 
payment  awards  with  non-vesting  conditions,  the  grant  date  fair  value  of  the  share-based 
payment is measured to reflect such conditions and there is no true up for differences between 
expected  and  actual  outcomes.  Share-based  payment  arrangements  in  which  the  Group 
receives goods or services as consideration for its own equity instruments are accounted for as 
equity-settled share-based payment transactions, regardless of how the equity instruments are 
obtained by the Group. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(p)   Segment reporting: 

The  continuing  operations  of  the  Company  are  in  one  operating  segment,  electrical  and 
electronic components. 

(q)  New standards and interpretations not yet adopted: 

In  October  2010,  the  IASB  amended  IFRS  7,  Financial  Instruments:  Disclosures  ("IFRS  7"). 
This  amendment  enhances  disclosure  requirements  to  aid  financial  statement  users  in 
evaluating  the  nature  of  and  risks  associated  with  an  entity’s  continuing  involvement  in 
derecognized  financial  assets.  This  amendment  is  effective  for  the  Company’s  annual 
consolidated financial statements commencing January 1, 2012. The Company has completed 
its  assessment  of  this  amendment  and  there  was  no  impact  on  its  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements. 

The  International  Accounting  Standards  Board  ("IASB")  and  International  Financial  Reporting 
Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC") issued the following standards that have not been applied 
in preparing these Consolidated Financial Statements as their effective dates fall within annual 
periods beginning subsequent to the current reporting period. 

The Company has not assessed the impact that the new and amended standards will have on 
its consolidated financial statements.  

IFRS 9 - Financial instruments: classification and measurement - this is the first part of a 
new  standard  on  classification  and  measurement  of  financial  assets  that  will  replace  IAS  39 
Financial  Instruments:  Recognition  and  Measurement.  IFRS  9  has  two  measurement 
categories: amortized cost and fair value. All equity instruments are measured at fair value. A 
debt instrument is recorded at amortized cost only if the entity is holding it to collect contractual 
cash flows and the cash flows represent principal and interest. Otherwise it is measured at fair 
value with changes in fair value through profit and loss. In addition, this new standard has been 
updated to include guidance on financial liabilities and de-recognition of financial instruments. 
IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015. 

IFRS 10 - Consolidation - requires an entity to consolidate an investee when it is exposed, or 
has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect 
those  returns  through  its  power  over  the  investee.  Under  existing  IFRS,  consolidation  is 
required when an entity has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity 
so  as  to  obtain  benefits  from  its  activities.  IFRS  10  replaces  SIC-12  Consolidation—Special 
Purpose  Entities  and  parts  of  IAS  27  Consolidated  and  Separate  Financial  Statements.  This 
standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

3.  Summary of significant accounting policies – continued: 

(q)  New standards and interpretations not yet adopted - continued: 

IFRS  11  -  Joint  arrangements  -  requires  a  venturer  to  classify  its  interest  in  a  joint 
arrangement as a joint venture or joint operation. Joint ventures will be accounted for using the 
equity method of accounting whereas for a joint operation the venture will recognize its share of 
the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of the joint operation. Under existing IFRS, entities 
have the choice to proportionately consolidate or equity account for interests in joint ventures. 
IFRS 11 supersedes IAS 31, Interests in Joint Ventures, and SIC-13, Jointly Controlled Entities 
Non-monetary  Contributions  by  Venturers.  This  Standard  is  effective  for  annual  periods 
beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 

IFRS 12 - Disclosure of interests in other entities - establishes disclosure requirements for 
interests in other entities, such as joint arrangements, associates, special purpose vehicles and 
off  balance  sheet  vehicles.  The  standard  carries  forward  existing  disclosures  and  also 
introduces significant additional disclosure requirements that address the nature of, and risks 
associated  with,  an  entity’s  interests  in  other  entities.  This  standard  is  effective  for  annual 
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 

IFRS 13 - Fair value measurement - is a comprehensive standard for fair value measurement 
and disclosure requirements for use across all IFRSs. The new standard clarifies that 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.  It  also  establishes 
disclosures  about  fair  value  measurement.  Under  existing  IFRS, guidance on measuring and 
disclosing  fair  value  is  dispersed  among  the  specific  standards  requiring  fair  value 
measurements  and  in  many  cases  does  not  reflect  a  clear  measurement  basis  or  consistent 
disclosures. IFRS 13 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 

4.  Employee future benefits: 

The Company’s net obligation in respect of its current and long-term employee benefits is calculated 
by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in 
the  current  and  prior  periods.  The  terms  of  the  agreements  do  not  require  the  Company  to  fund 
these  obligations  as  they  accumulate.  The  Company  has  accounted  for  these  post-employment 
benefits as defined benefit plans. The benefit plans are broken into two categories: 

(a) Benefit for post-employment health benefits: 

If  an  employee  meets  the  set  criteria  and  retires  between  the  age  of  60  and  65,  their  health 
plan will continue until age 65.  

(b)  Disability health coverage: 

This benefit is for employees who are off work due to a covered disability. Health coverage will 
continue until they are off disability or reach the age of 65, whichever occurs first.  

In determining both the post-employment health benefit and the disability health coverage liabilities 
a 3.5% per annum health cost increase and a discount rate of 6.0% were utilized to determine its 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

4.  Employee future benefits - continued: 

present  value.  The  discount  rate  used  approximated  the  Company`s  weighted  average  cost  of 
capital. 

Assumed healthcare cost trend rates affect the amounts recognized in profit and loss. A 1% change 
in  assumed  healthcare  cost  trend  rates  would  increase  (decrease)  the  aggregate  service  and 
interest costs by $25,000 (2011 - $3,000) respectively.  Changes in assumptions resulted in nominal 
gains/losses which have been included in general and administrative expense. 

Prior  to  December  31,  2012,  liabilities  in  respect  of  employee  future  benefits  were  classified  as 
other  long-term  liabilities.  At  December  31,  2012  the  employee  future  benefit  liabilities  have  been 
disclosed in both current and long-term liabilities. The comparative amounts have been reclassified 
as follows:   

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December 31, 2011ReclassificationDecember 31, 2011Other long-term liabilities$    166$  (166)$  -Employee future benefits - current-                       67                        67                        Employee future benefits - long-term-                       99                        99                        $    166$  -$    166December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Post employment health benefits$    170$    59Employee health benefits while on disability285                       107                       Total employee future benefits$    455$    166 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

4.  Employee future benefits - continued: 

5.  Personnel expenses: 

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Post employment health benefitsEmployee health benefits while on disabilityTotalBalance at December 31, 2010$    74-$                      $    74Provisions made during the year19                        107                       126                       Provisions used during the year(34)                       -                       (34)                       Balance at December 31, 2011$    59$    107$    166Provisions made during the period139                       217                       356                       Provisions used during the period(28)                       (39)                       (67)                       Balance at December 31, 2012$    170$    285$    455Non-current100                       254                       354                       Current70                        31                        101                       Balance at December 31, 2012$    170$    285$    455For years ended December 31,20122011Wages and Salaries $    29,447 $    27,034Health benefit plans803669Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and EI remittances915757Contributions to defined contribution plans4,6043,525 $    35,769 $    31,985For years ended December 31,20122011Cost of sales $    26,303 $    23,210Selling and distribution6,5256,019General and administrative2,7242,555Research and development expenses217201 $    35,769 $    31,985  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

6. 

Income tax expense: 

7.  Trade and other receivables: 

The  Group’s  exposure  to  credit  and  currency  risks,  and  impairment  losses  related  to  trade  and 
other receivables is disclosed in note 23. 

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Income tax expense20122011Current tax expense: Current period $            557  $            334 Adjustment for prior periods                 13                102                570                436 Deferred tax expense:      Origination and reversal of temporary differences               371                242 Reduction in tax rate                   6                371                248 Total income tax expense  $            941  $            684 2012201220112011Net income for the year $ 1,662  $ 1,771 Total income tax expense      941       684 Profit excluding income tax  $ 2,603  $ 2,455 Income tax using the Company’s domestic tax rate38.00%      989 39.75%      976 Reduced rate for active business and manufacturing and processing(6.38%)     (166)(6.68%)     (164)Effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions(3.00%)       (78)(5.86%)     (144)Reduction in tax rate1.38%        36 0.24%          6 Non-deductible expenses0.58%        15 0.77%        19 Other5.57%      145 (0.36%)         (9)36.15% $   941 27.86% $   684 December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Trade receivables$   10,998$   11,355Employee receivables12                             15                             Other receivables767                            559                            11,777                       11,929                       Allowance for doubtful accounts(179)                           (122)                           Trade and other receivables$   11,598$   11,807 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

8. 

Inventories: 

In  2012,  raw  materials,  consumables  and  changes  in  finished  goods  and  work  in  progress 
recognized as cost of sales amounted to approximately $67,006,000 (2011-$62,343,000). In 2012, 
the  write-down  of  inventories  to  net  realizable  value  amounted  to  approximately  $84,000  (2011-
$49,000). The write-down is included in cost of sales.  

9.  Property plant and equipment: 

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December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Raw materials and work-in-process6,977$                       7,572$                       Finished goods18,487                       15,441                       Inventories25,464$                     23,013$                     Inventories carried at fair value less    cost to sell920$                          699$                          Cost Land and buildings  Machinery and equipment  Tooling  Office Equipment  Total Balance at December 31, 20106,682$      30,048$       7,746$      4,808$           49,284$      Additions1,703       2,442           651          60                 4,856         Disposals-           (263)             -           -                (263)           Effect of movements in exchange rates1              29               47            3                   80              Balance at December 31, 20118,386       32,256         8,444       4,871             53,957       Additions103          1,847           667          203                2,820         Disposals-           (520)             (439)         (58)                (1,017)        Effect of movements in exchange rates-           (3)                -           2                   (1)              Balance at December 31, 20128,489$      33,580$       8,672$      5,018$           55,759$        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

9.   Property plant and equipment – continued: 

10.  Intangible assets: 

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Accumulated depreciation Land and buildings  Machinery and equipment  Tooling  Office Equipment  Total Balance at December 31, 20104,383$      23,362$       6,122$      4,253$           38,120$      Depreciation for the year189          1,206           585          114                2,094         Disposals-           (262)             -           -                (262)           Effect of movements in exchange rates1              11               38            2                   52              Balance at December 31, 20114,573       24,317         6,745       4,369             40,004       Depreciation for the year187          1,305           309          144                1,945         Disposals-           (447)             (439)         (58)                (944)           Effect of movements in exchange rates-           9                 (6)             2                   5               Balance at December 31, 20124,760$      25,184$       6,609$      4,457$           41,010$      Carrying amounts Land and buildings  Machinery and equipment  Tooling  Office Equipment  Total At December 31, 20113,813$      7,939$         1,699$      502$              13,953$      At December 31, 20123,729$      8,396$         2,063$      561$              14,749$      CostGoodwillComputer softwareDevelopment costsTotalBalance at December 31, 201099$              1,971$         108$            2,178$         Additions-                  81               (4)                77               Effect of movement in exchange rates6                 1                 -                  7                 Balance at December 31, 2011105              2,053           104              2,262           Additions-                  45               38               83               Disposal-                  (69)              -                  (69)              Effect of movement in exchange rates2                 (1)                -                  1                 Balance at December 31, 2012107$            2,028$         142$            2,277$          
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

10.   Intangible assets – continued: 

All the intangible assets have been externally acquired. 

Impairment testing for cash-generating units: 

The Company has defined its cash generating units as each individual legal entity, due to the fact 
that each location is largely independent of the other entities and each is ultimately responsible for 
sales  generated  in  their  markets.  The  Company  monitors  the  performance  of  each  legal  entity 
through  the  use  of  profitability  analysis  based  on  the  most  recent  business  plan  in  place  as  of 
December 31, 2012.  

Impairment testing for cash-generating units containing goodwill:  

The Company performed an impairment test on the goodwill of its UK entity using the value in use 
method,  under  which  a  5-year  present  value  cash  flow  projection  was  completed  using  the 
Company’s  weighted  average  pre-tax  cost  of  capital  of  6.5%.  The  cash  flow  model  also 
incorporated  growth  rates  in  the  range  of  3%  –  5%  depending  on  the  market  location  and  the 
facility’s operating history. This was then compared to the carrying value of the facility’s assets to 
determine  if  there  was  impairment.  Effective  December  31,  2011  and  December  31,  2012,  the 
assets,  including  goodwill  of  $107,000,  of  the  Company’s  wholly  owned  subsidiary,  Hammond 
Electronics Limited, were tested and no impairment was found. 

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Amortization and impairment lossesGoodwillComputer softwareDevelopment costs Total Balance at December 31, 2010-$                1,848$         19$              1,867$         Amortization for the year-                  27               21               48               Effect of movement in exchange rates-                  1                 -                  1                 Balance at December 31, 2011-                  1,876           40               1,916           Amortization for the year-                  43               21               64               Disposal-                  (69)              -                  (69)              Effect of movement in exchange rates-                  (2)                -                  (2)                Balance at December 31, 2012-$                1,848$         61$              1,909$         Carrying amountsGoodwillComputer software Development costs  Total At December 31, 2011105$            177$            64$              346$            At December 31, 2012107$            180$            81$              368$              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

11.  Investment property: 

The  Group  has  a  50%  ownership  of  a  property  in  Georgetown,  Ontario  (referred  to  as  the  Glen 
Ewing  Property).  It  is  a  vacant  plot  of  land  and  currently  under  environmental  remediation.  The 
property  value  represents  the  actual  historical  cost  of  the  property  from  the  mid  1990’s. 
Management has reviewed the property and local market conditions as well as the environmental 
condition of the property in estimating the property’s fair value. Management estimates its interest 
in  the  property’s  fair  market  value  to  be  approximately  $1,250,000.  This  estimate  is  unchanged 
from  December  31,  2011.    No  independent  valuation  has  been  performed.    The  property  is 
currently vacant and no income is being derived from it. The Company’s direct operating expenses 
in 2012 related to the property were $33,000 (2011 - $117,000). 

12.  Equity investments: 

The  Company  had  a  50%  ownership  of  1159714  Ontario  Inc.  Its  opening  balance  in  2011 
represents the equity left from this entity which was a loan receivable. The entity was dissolved on 
December 30, 2011 and proceeds were dispersed to the shareholders. 

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1159714 Ontario Inc.RITEC Enclosures Inc.TotalOwnership50%40%December 31, 2010651177828Equity in earnings-                            -                               -                Return of capital(651)                      -                               (651)           December 31, 2011$    -$   177$   177Equity in earnings-                            41                             41             Dividend received-                            (18)(18)December 31, 2012$    -$   200$   200 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

12.  Equity investments – continued: 

13.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities: 

Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities: 

At  December  31,  2012,  temporary  differences  of  $7,821,641  (2011-$7,001,823)  related  to 
investments  in  subsidiaries  were  not  recognized  because  the  Company  controls  whether  the 
liability will be incurred and it is satisfied that it will not be incurred in the foreseeable future. 

Recognized deferred tax liabilities: 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following: 

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RITEC Enclosures Inc.December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Assets1,180$                   999$                         Liabilities778                       654                           Revenues2,623                     1,937                        Profit103$                      -$                          2012201120122011Property, plant and equipment $          -    $          -    $     1,495  $     1,025 Intangible assets            (39)            (40) -  - Investment property             (9)             (8)  -    -  Inventories          (321)          (235)      Loans and borrowings          (230)          (145)        Employee benefits -        Provisions            (53)          (100)  -    -  Scientific research & experimental development            (30)            (20)  -    -  Tax loss carry-forwards            (26)            (57)  -    -  Tax (assets) liabilities          (708)          (605)        1,495         1,025 Set off of tax           708            605           (708)          (605)Net tax (assets) liabilities $          -    $          -    $        787  $        420 AssetsLiabilities  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

14.  Share capital: 

(a)  Authorized: 

Unlimited number of Class A subordinate voting shares. 

Unlimited number of Class B common shares with four votes per share, convertible into Class 
A subordinate voting shares on a one-for-one basis.  Annual dividends on the Class B common 
shares may not exceed the annual dividends on the Class A subordinate voting shares. 

Unlimited  number  of  Class  YA  non-voting,  redeemable,  retractable  shares  entitled  to  non-
cumulative  discretionary  dividends.    No  dividends  shall  be  declared  or  paid  on  the  Class  YA 
shares unless the same dividend is simultaneously declared and paid on the Class YB shares. 

Unlimited  number  of  Class  YB  non-voting,  redeemable,  retractable  shares  entitled  to  non-
cumulative  discretionary  dividends.    No  dividends  shall  be  declared  or  paid  on  the  Class  YB 
shares unless the same dividend is simultaneously declared and paid on the Class YA shares. 

 (b) Issued: 

No shares were issued in 2012 or in 2011.  

(c)  Dividends: 

The following dividends were declared and paid by the Company: 

A  special  cash  dividend  of  $0.02  per  Class  A  subordinate  voting  share  (2011  -  $0.02)  and  a 
special cash dividend of $0.02 per Class B common share (2011 - $0.02) were issued in 2012. 

Total dividend paid was $226,000 (2011 - $226,000). 

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December 31, 2012December 31, 20118,556,000 Class A shares (2010 - 8,556,000)10,242$              10,242$             2,778,300 Class B shares (2010 - 2,778,300)7                        7                       10,249$              10,249$              
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

15.  Earnings per share: 

The computations for basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows: 

(in thousands except per share data) 

December 31, 2012  December 31, 2011 

Net income for the year  

$ 

1,662 

$ 

1,771 

Average number of common shares outstanding: 

Basic and Diluted 

Earnings per share: 

Basic 
Diluted 

  11,334 

11,334 

$ 

0.15 
0.15 

$ 

0.16 
0.16 

No  share  options  to  purchase  common  shares  were  outstanding  as  at  December  31,  2012  or 
December 31, 2011. 

16.  Management share option plan: 

As at December 31, 2012, the Company has a stock-based compensation plan, which is described 
below. No options were granted through December 31, 2012 or in 2011 and no stock options were 
outstanding  as  of  January  1  2011,  and,  accordingly,  no  stock-based  compensation  expense  has 
been incurred in either year. 

In 1986, the Company established the management share option plan providing for the granting to 
directors, officers and key employees of the Company options to purchase the Class A subordinate 
voting shares of the Company.  A maximum number of 540,000 Class A subordinate voting shares 
are issuable under the plan.  The exercise price for purchasing Class A subordinate voting shares 
may  not  be  less  than  100%  of  the  market  price  of  the  Class  A  subordinate  voting  shares  at  the 
date the option is granted. 

17.  Loans and borrowings: 

Bank indebtedness: 

Bank indebtedness is due on demand and secured by inventories, a general assignment of book 
debts and a charge on specific assets of the Company. The Company has established operating 
lines for the entities in Canada, the US and the UK. The following chart depicts the amount utilized 
in each of the entities lines of credit. 

Interest is payable at the rate of bank prime plus 50 basis points (2011 - bank prime plus 50 basis 
points). 

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CDN $CDN $Canadian entitiesCDN9,510$          9,510$          CDN9,198$          9,198$          US entityUSD1,000$          998USD-$             0UK entityGBP  £            202  325GBP£            109 172Bank indebtedness10,833$        9,370$          Local currencyLocal currency20112012  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

17.  Loans and borrowings - continued: 

Long-term debt: 

The  aggregate  amount  of  principal  payments  required  to  meet  the  existing  long-term  debt 
obligations in each of the next five years is as follows: 

2013 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017 
Later than 2017 

$ 

$ 

723 
771 
248 
249 
252 
394 
2,637 

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As at December 31,20122011PortiondrawninCanadianfundsatvariableinterestratesbasedonthebank’s prime lending rate, maturing in 2010 through January 2013.$      37$    603PortiondrawninUSfundsatvariableinterestratesbasedonthebank’sprime lending rate, matured in 2012.-         3376061,094      1,303      1,131      1,909      Secured by equipment in Canadian funds at an interest rate of 6.175%. Monthly installments of $22,976 maturing March 2014 with a lump sum payment of $365,184.649879Secured by equipment, drawn in GBP Sterling at interest rates between 7.53% to 8.8%. Monthly installments of $1,292 GBP until Dec 2013 and then monthly installments of $322 GBP until May 2015.3275Secured by equipment, drawn in US funds at interest rates from 4.97% to 6.75%. Monthly installments of $23,008 USD until April 2014, then monthly installments of $14,884 USD until November 2014 followed by monthly installments of $6,882 USD until April 2019 with a lump sum payment at this time of $113,998 USD.8254941,5061,448Total long-term debt2,637      3,357      Less current portion of long-term debt7231,217Non-current long-term debt$   1,914$   2,140SubtotalFinance lease obligations:Term loans, secured by a debenture on the Company's land and buildings together with a floating charge over all other assets of the Company:Term loan drawn in US funds at a fixed rate of 6.05% through December 2018, secured by the assets of Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited. Monthly installments at $15,250 USD. 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

17.  Loans and borrowings - continued: 

Interest expense is comprised as follows: 
For the years ended December 31, 

Long-term debt, including capital leases 

$ 

2012 

103 

334 

$ 

2011 

136

314 

$           437 

$ 

450 

Bank indebtedness 

Interest expense 

18.  Provisions: 

The provision for environmental remediation is based on the estimated costs to setup and extract 
contamination  from  our  Glen  Ewing  Property.  The  anticipated  costs  are  based  on  an  external 
consultant’s remediation plan, discounted for timing using a discount rate of 6% (2011 – 6%) which 
approximates the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. There are three years remaining in 
the clean-up plan. 

The  provision  for  sales  returns  is  based  on  estimates  from  historical  returns  of  product.  The 
provision reflects the estimated profit margin of the anticipated returns.  

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Environmental RemediationSales ReturnsTotalBalance at December 31, 2010$    260$    60$    320Provisions made during the year-                    60                     60                     Provisions used during the year(10)                    (60)                    (70)                    Balance at December 31, 2011$    250$    60$    310Provisions made during the period-                    50                     50                     Provisions used during the period(80)                    (60)                    (140)                   Balance at December 31, 2012$    170$    50$    220Non-current100                    -                    100                    Current70                     50                     120                    Balance at December 31, 2012$    170$    50$    220  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

19.  Trade and other payables: 

The  Group’s  exposure  to  currency  and  liquidity  risk  related  to  trade  and  other  payables  is 
disclosed in note 23. 

20.  Operating leases: 

The Company is committed to payments under operating leases for equipment and buildings. The 
future minimum non-cancellable operating lease rentals are payable as follows: 

The  Group  leases  a  number  of  offices  and  warehouses  and  factory  facilities  under  operating 
leases.  The  leases  typically  run  for  a  period  of  three  to  five  years,  with  an  option  to  renew  the 
lease after that date. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012,  an  amount  of  $1,445,000  was  recognized  as  an 
expense in profit or loss in respect of operating leases (2011 - $1,317,000). 

The warehouse and factory leases have been renewed over several terms as combined leases of 
land and buildings. Since the land title does not pass, the rent paid to the landlord of the building is 
increased to market rent at regular intervals, and the Company does not participate in the residual 
value of the building, it was determined that substantially all the risks and rewards of the building 
are with the landlord. As such, the Company determined that the leases are operating leases. 

21.  Commitments: 

The Company has contractual obligations for outstanding capital expenditures of $348,000 (2011 - 
$250,000). These expenditures should be completed in the first half of 2013. 

22.  Financial instruments: 

The  carrying  values  of  the  Group’s  financial  assets  and  liabilities,  consisting  of  cash,  trade  and 
other  accounts  receivables,  bank  indebtedness,  trade  and  other  accounts  payables  approximate 
their  fair  values  due  to  the  relatively  short  periods  to  maturity  of  the  instruments.    The  carrying 
value of the Group’s outstanding term loans at December 31, 2012 are at floating rate.  Long-term 
debts are comparable to their fair market value since the interest rates approximate market rates.  

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December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Trade payables$    4,294$    3,598Non-trade payables and accrued expenses4,681                        5,224                        $    8,985$    8,822December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Less than 1 year$    1,415$    1,297Between 1 and 5 years2,200                            2,954                            More than 5 years-                                   -                                   Total minimum payments$    3,615$    4,251 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

22.  Financial instruments - continued: 

Fair  value  has  been  calculated  using  the  estimated  future  cash  flows  of  the  actual  outstanding 
instruments, discounted at current market rates available to the Company for the same or similar 
instruments. 

23.  Financial risk management: 

 Overview 
The Group has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial instruments: 

  credit risk 
 
liquidity risk 
  market risk 
  operational risk. 

This  note  presents  information  about  the  Group’s  exposure  to  each  of  the  above  risks,  the 
Group’s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the Group’s 
management  of  capital.  Further  quantitative  disclosures  are  included  throughout  these 
consolidated financial statements. 

 Risk management framework: 
The  Board  of  Directors  has  overall  responsibility  for  the  establishment  and  oversight  of  the 
Group’s risk management framework. The Board  is  responsible  for developing and monitoring 
the Group’s risk management policies.  

The Group’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks faced 
by the Group, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to 
limits.  Risk  management  policies  and  systems  are  reviewed  regularly  to  reflect  changes  in 
market conditions and the Group’s activities. The Group, through its training and management 
standards and procedures, aims to develop a disciplined and constructive control environment 
in which all employees understand their roles and obligations. 

The  Group’s  Audit  Committee  oversees  how  management  monitors  compliance  with  the 
Group’s  risk  management  policies  and  procedures,  and  reviews  the  adequacy  of  the  risk 
management  framework  in  relation  to  the  risks  faced  by  the  Group.  The  Group’s  Audit 
Committee  is  assisted  in  its  oversight  role  by  the  corporate  finance  group.  The  corporate 
finance  group  undertakes  both  regular  and  ad  hoc  reviews  of  risk  management  controls  and 
procedures, the results of which are reported to the Audit Committee. 

 Credit risk: 
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial 
instrument  fails  to  meet  its  contractual  obligations,  and  arises  principally  from  the  Group’s 
receivables from customers. The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum 
credit risk exposure. 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

23.  Financial risk management - continued: 

 Credit risk - continued: 

 Trade and other receivables 
The  Group’s  exposure  to  credit  risk  is  influenced  mainly  by  the  individual  characteristics  of 
each  customer.  However,  management  also  considers  the  demographics  of  the  Group’s 
customer  base,  including  the  default  risk  of  the  industry  and  country  in  which  customers 
operate,  as  these  factors  may  have  an  influence  on  credit  risk,  particularly  in  the  currently 
deteriorating economic circumstances.  

The  Group  has  established  a  credit  policy  under  which  each  new  customer  is  analyzed 
individually  for  creditworthiness  before  the Group’s standard payment and delivery terms and 
conditions  are  offered.  The  Group’s  review  includes  external  ratings,  when  available,  and  in 
some  cases  bank  references.  Purchase  limits  are  established  for  each  customer,  which 
represents  the  maximum  open  amount  without  requiring  approval  from  management. 
Customers  that  fail  to  meet  the  Group’s  benchmark  creditworthiness  may  transact  with  the 
Group only on a prepayment basis. 

In  monitoring  customer  credit  risk,  customers  are  grouped  according  to  their  credit 
characteristics,  including  whether  they  are  an  individual  or  legal  entity,  whether  they  are  a 
wholesale,  retail  or  end-user  customer,  geographic  location,  industry,  aging  profile,  maturity 
and existence of previous financial difficulties. Trade and other receivables relate mainly to the 
Group’s  wholesale  customers.  Customers  that  are  graded  as  ―high  risk‖  are  placed  on  a 
restricted customer list and monitored by the accounts receivable department, and future sales 
are made on a prepayment basis. 

The Group does not require collateral in respect of trade and other receivables. 

The  Group  establishes  an  allowance  for  impairment  that  represents  its  estimate  of  incurred 
losses in respect of trade and other receivables. The main components of this allowance are a 
specific loss component that relates to individually significant exposures, and a collective loss 
component  established  for  groups  of  similar  assets  in  respect  of  losses  that  have  been 
incurred but not yet identified. The collective loss allowance is determined based on historical 
data of payment statistics for similar financial assets. 

Credit risk arises from the possibility that the entities to which the Company sells products may 
experience  difficulty  and  be  unable  to  fulfill  their  obligations.    The  Company  is  exposed  to 
financial  risk  that  arises  from  the  credit  quality  of  the  entities  to  which  it  sells  products  and 
services.  The Company sells to a variety of companies in a number of different industries and 
geographic areas.  As a result, the requirement for an industry specific or geographic reserve 
is minimal. 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

23.  Financial risk management - continued: 

The following table reflects the net details of trade and other receivables as at December 31, 
2012 and December 31, 2011: 

The following table provides the roll forward of the allowance for doubtful accounts: 

Liquidity risk: 
Liquidity  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  Group  will  encounter  difficulty  in  meeting  the  obligations 
associated  with  its  financial  liabilities  that  are  settled  by  delivering  cash  or  another  financial 
asset. The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as  far as possible, that it will 
always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed 
conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation. 

The Group uses planning tools to identify future cash requirements and closely monitors daily 
cash flow requirements.  

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 Gross Impairment  Gross Impairment December 31, 2012December 31, 2012December 31, 2011December 31, 2011Aging of trade receivable:1 – 30 days5,429$  -$         6,455$  -$      31 – 60 days4,132-                          3,667-                       61 – 90 days1,073-                          970-                       Over 90 days364179263122Trade receivable10,998$ 179$     11,355$ 122$     December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning of year122$       217$      Accounts provided (recovered) in the period111         10          Amounts written off during the period(54)         (105)       Allowance for doubtful accounts179$          122$         Allowance for doubtful accounts as % of totaltrade accounts receivable1.6%1.1%The following table provides the net details of trade and other receivables:December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Net trade receivable10,819$     11,233$     Employee receivables12$            15$           Other receivable767            559           Trade and other receivables11,598$     11,807$       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

23.  Financial risk management - continued: 

The  Group  has  established  a  $17,396,000  overdraft  facility  that  is  secured  against  inventory 
and  accounts  receivable.  Interest  would  be  payable  at  the  rate  of  bank  prime  plus  50  basis 
points  (2011  -  bank  prime  plus  50  basis  points).  The  Company  had  available  unused  credit 
facilities  in  the  amount  of  $7,148,000  at  December  31,  2012  (2011  -  $3,664,000)  to  meet 
fluctuations in working capital requirements. 

The  following  are  the  contractual  maturities  of  financial  liabilities,  including  estimated  interest 
payments and excluding the impact of netting arrangements. 

Market risk: 
Market  risk  is  the  risk  that  changes  in  market  prices,  such  as  foreign  exchange  rates  and 
interest rates will affect the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. 
The  objective  of  market  risk  management  is  to  manage  and  control  market  risk  exposures 
within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return. The Group has tried to create some 
natural hedges but does not utilize hedging practices for foreign exchange. 

Foreign currency risk: 

The Group has a substantial number of transactions denominated in United States dollars and 
is exposed to risk with respect to fluctuations in exchange rates between Canadian and United 
States dollars. The Group holds smaller positions in other foreign currencies. The Group does 
not use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk.  As a result,  

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December 31, 2012 Carrying  Contractual cash flows  6 months or less  7-12 months  1-2 years  3-5 years   More than 5 Non-derivative financial liabilitiesSecured bank loans $  1,131  $     (1,334) $     (152) $  (130) $    (454) $    (410) $ (188)Finance lease liabilities     1,506         (1,669)       (288)     (288)       (705)       (247)    (141)Trade and other payables     8,985         (8,985)     (8,985)        -             -             -          -   Bank overdraft   10,833       (10,995)   (10,995)        -             -             -          -   Total $22,455  $   (22,983) $(20,420) $  (418) $ (1,159) $    (657) $ (329)December 31, 2011 Carrying  Contractual cash flows  6 months or less  7-12 months  1-2 years  3-5 years   More than 5 Non-derivative financial liabilitiesSecured bank loans $  1,909  $     (2,212) $     (424) $  (405) $    (526) $    (660) $ (197)Finance lease liabilities     1,448         (1,582)       (284)     (258)    (1,037)          (3)       -   Trade and other payables     8,822         (8,822)     (8,822)        -             -             -          -   Bank overdraft     9,370         (9,511)     (9,511)        -             -             -          -   Total $21,549  $   (22,127) $(19,041) $  (663) $ (1,563) $    (663) $ (197) 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

23.  Financial risk management - continued: 

variations  in  foreign  exchange  rates  could  cause  unanticipated  fluctuations  in  the  Group’s 
operating  result.  Accounts  receivable  include  Australian  (AUD)  of  $49,000,  USD  $3,393,000, 
New  Zealand  (NZD)  $15,000,  New  Taiwanese  (TWD)  $150,000  and  £526,000  (2011  –  AUD 
$67,000,  US  $3,425,000,  NZD  $22,000,  TWD  $487,000  and  £412,000).    Accounts  payable 
include  AUD  $7,000,  USD  $827,000,  €101,000  and  £342,000  (2011  –  AUD  $7,000,  US 
$1,184,000,  €148,000  and  £229,000).    Long-term  debt  includes  loans  and  capital  leases 
denominated in US funds totaling USD $1,926,000 (2011 - US $1,773,000) and denominated 
in  GBP  Sterling  funds  totaling  £20,000  (2011  -  £48,000),  which  may  affect  the  amount  of 
principal and interest payments ultimately recorded. 

Sensitivity Analysis: 

A  one-cent  strengthening  (weakening)  of  the  Canadian  dollar  against  the  US  dollar  as  at 
December  31,  2012  would  have  decreased  (increased)  equity  by  $498,000,  which  is  derived 
from a decrease (increase) in net earnings for the year of $414,000 and a decrease (increase) 
in  balance  sheet  valuation  of  $84,000.  This  analysis  assumes  that  all  other  variables  remain 
constant. As noted, the company does deal in other currencies but the level of impact of these 
currencies would not be significant. 

Interest rate risk: 

Interest rate risk arises from the possibility that the cash flows related to a financial instrument 
would  fluctuate  as  a  result  of  changes  in  market  interest  rates.  The  Group  is  exposed  to 
financial risk that arises from the interest rate differentials between the market interest rate and 
the  rates  on  its  cash,  bank  indebtedness,  and  its  float  rate  term  loans.    Changes  in  variable 
interest rates could cause unanticipated fluctuations in the Group’s operating results. 

Sensitivity Analysis: 

A  one  percent  increase  in  the  variable  rates  charged  on  our  ending  2012  debt  held  would 
increase interest expense by $105,000. This analysis assumes that all other variables remain 
constant. Inversely, a one percent decrease in the variable rates charged on our ending 2012 
debt held would have had the equal but opposite effect. 

Operational risk: 

Operational  risk  is  the  risk  of  direct  or  indirect  loss  arising  from  a  wide  variety  of  causes 
associated  with  the  Group’s  processes,  personnel,  technology  and  infrastructure,  and  from 
external  factors  other  than  credit,  liquidity  and  market  risks  such  as  those  arising  from  legal 
and  regulatory  requirements  and  generally  accepted  standards  of  corporate  behaviour. 
Operational risks arise from all of the Group’s operations. 

The Group’s objective is to manage operational risk so as to balance the avoidance of financial 
losses  and  damage  to  the  Group’s  reputation  with  overall  cost  effectiveness  and  to  avoid 
control procedures that restrict initiative and creativity. 

50     Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

23.  Financial risk management - continued: 

The  primary  responsibility  for  the  development  and  implementation  of  controls  to  address 
operational  risk  is  assigned  to  senior  management  within  each  business  unit.  This 
responsibility is supported by the development of overall Group standards for the management 
of operational risk in the following areas: 

 requirements for appropriate segregation of duties, including the independent 

authorization of transactions 

 requirements for the reconciliation and monitoring of transactions 
 compliance with regulatory and other legal requirements  
 documentation of controls and procedures 
 requirements for the periodic assessment of operational risks faced, and the 

adequacy of controls and procedures to address the risks identified 

 requirements for the reporting of operational losses and proposed remedial action 
 development of contingency plans 
 training and professional development 
 ethical and business standards 
 risk mitigation, including insurance when this is effective. 

Compliance with Group standards is supported by a program of periodic reviews undertaken by 
the corporate finance group. The results of the reviews are discussed with the management of 
the business unit to which they relate, with summaries submitted to the Audit Committee and 
senior management of the Group. 

Capital management: 

In order to manage capital, the Group regularly identifies and assesses risks that threaten the 
ability to meet the Company’s capital management objectives, and determines the appropriate 
strategy to mitigate these risks. 

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to: 

a)  maintain financial flexibility in order to preserve its ability to meet financial obligations 
b)  deploy capital to provide an appropriate investment return to its shareholders  
c)  maintain capital structure that allows multiple financing options to the Group should a 

financing need arise. 

The Group defines its capital as follows: 

a)  shareholders’ equity 
b)  long-term debt, including the current portion 
c)  cash and cash equivalents; and short-term investments 

short-term borrowings 

d)  The Group is subject to externally imposed capital requirements through the covenants 
of  its  facility  arrangements  with  the  bank.  The  covenants  measure  Debt  to  Total  Net 
Worth  and  Current  Ratio.  The  Group  has  been  in  compliance  with  its  covenants 
through 2011 and 2012. 

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HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

23.  Financial risk management - continued: 

e)  There were no changes to the Group’s approach to capital management during 2012. 
f)   Neither  the  Company,  nor  any  of  its  subsidiaries,  is  subject  to  externally  imposed 

capital requirements. 

The Group’s debt to adjusted capital ratio at the end of the reporting period was as follows: 

Neither  the  Company,  nor  any  of  its  subsidiaries,  are  subject  to  externally  imposed  capital 
requirements. 

52     Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited 

www.hammondmfg.com 

December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Total liabilities $                     23,954  $                     22,445 Add:        Current year operating leases1,4151,297Less:         Cash                           (416)                           (633)Net debt $                     24,953  $                     23,109 Total equity  $                     30,767  $                     29,468 Less:         Investment in property                        (1,044) $                     (1,044)         Intangible assets and goodwill                           (368) $                        (346)         Equity investments                           (200) $                        (177)Total net worth for bank covenant $                     29,155  $                     27,901 Net debt to total net worth ratio                           0.86                            0.83 Bank requirement must be less than                           2.25                            2.25 December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Total current assets $                     38,360  $                     36,393 Total current liabilities20,79919,621Current ratio                           1.84                            1.85 Bank requirement must be greater than                           1.20                            1.20   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

24. Segment disclosures: 

The continuing operations of the Company are in one operating segment, electrical and electronic 
components. 

The Company and its subsidiaries operate in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and 
Australia. 

25.  Contingency: 

The property at 2 Glen Road, Georgetown, Ontario is owned equally as a co-tenant with Hammond 
Power Solutions Incorporated (HPSI) and any expenses or liabilities in respect of the property has 
been agreed to be shared equally.  In January 2002, the Company and HPSI were served with a 
statement of claim by an adjoining industrial property owner, in which the plaintiff claimed damages 
in the amount of $8 million for negligence, breach of warranty and other matters relating to alleged 
environmental contamination of the property.  In 2004, the Company and HPSI served a counter-
claim against the plaintiff in the amount of $8 million. In August of 2009, the Company, HPSI and 
the adjoining property owner (―the parties‖) signed a settlement outlining how the parties will work 
together  on  future  management,  including  the  remediation  and  monitoring  of  the  Substances  of 
Interest  on  the  Properties,  and  to  agree  on  an  approach  to  resolve  future  Ministry  of  the 
Environment  (MOE)  or  other  governmental  claims,  orders,  directions,  prosecutions,  tickets,  and 
environmental  penalties.  As  part  of  this  settlement,  all  parties  dropped  their  civil  actions  against 
each other.  The contamination does not result from the normal operations of the Company.  The 
parties have cooperatively developed a remediation action plan and began remediation in October 
2009. The MOE is aware of the remediation and the process being used. The Company is satisfied  

Annual Report 2012     53 

Geographic SegmentsDecember 31, 2012December 31, 2011Sales:Canada:Sales to customers$  39,141$  37,166United States:Sales to customers45,853                          41,111                          All other countries:Sales to customers7,431                           7,210                           Net sales$  92,425$  85,487Non-current assets:Canada:Non-current assets$  14,957$  14,125United States:Non-current assets779                              716                              All other countries:Non-current assets625                              679                              TotalNon-current assets$  16,361$  15,520Year Ended: 
 
 
    
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

25.  Contingency - continued: 

that  their  consultants  have  provided  the  best  estimate  available  for  the  Company’s  remaining 
portion  of  the  environmental  remediation  costs  for  this  site  of  $170,000  (December  31,  2011  - 
$250,000) with $70,000 (2011 - $85,000) presented as a current provision. Excluding the impact of 
the  provision,  the  Company’s  share  of  ongoing  operational,  legal  and  remediation  costs  incurred 
during the year pertaining to the Glen Ewing Property was $113,000 (2011 - $127,000).   

26.  Related party transactions: 

(a)  Key  management  includes  the  Company’s  directors  and  members  of  the  executive 

management team. Compensation awarded to key management included:  

(b)  The  Company  purchased  $1,806,045  of  product  from  RITEC  in  2012  ($1,385,824  -  2011). 
These transactions were made in the normal course of business and have been recorded at 
the exchange amounts, being the amount agreed to by the two parties. 

All outstanding trade balances with related parties are to be settled in cash within six months 
of the reporting date. None of the balances are secured. Trade receivables as at December 
31,  2012  were  $5,122  (2011  -  $16,352)  while  trade  payables  were  $150,441  (2011  - 
$62,648). 

The Company had a demand loan from its 1159714 Ontario Inc. entity of which it controlled 
50%.  The  loan  balance  was  $443,000  as  at  December  31,  2010.  The  loan  was  paid  in  full 
during 2011 and 1159714 Ontario Inc. was dissolved on December 30, 2011. 

The  Chairman  of  the  Corporation,  Robert  Frederick  Hammond,  through  direct  and  indirect 
ownership of Class A and Class B voting shares effectively controls the Company. 

54     Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited 

www.hammondmfg.com 

December 31, 2012December 31, 2011Salaries and short-term employee benefits$  714$  705Years Ended:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 
(tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

26.  Related party transactions – continued: 

(c) Consolidated entities 

1159714 Ontario Inc. was dissolved on December 30, 2011. 

27.  Subsequent event: 

On  March  8,  2013  the  Company  declared  a  special  cash  dividend  of  $0.02  per  Class  A 
Subordinate Voting Share and $0.02 per Class B Common share (not listed on the Toronto Stock 
Exchange  (TSX))  payable  April  11,  2013,  to  shareholders  of  record  at  the  close  of  business  on 
March  28,  2013.  The  ex-dividend  date  was  March  26,  2013.  Total  dividend payable is $226,000 
(2012 - $226,000). 

Annual Report 2012     55 

Country ofIncorporationDecember 31, 2012December 31, 2011Les Fabrications Hammond (Quebec) Inc. /   Hammond Manufacturing (Quebec) Inc.Canada100                     100                     Hammond Electronics Pty LimitedAustralia100                     100                     Hammond Electronics LimitedUK100                     100                        Subsidiary of above:     Hammond Electronics Asia LimitedRepublic of China100                     100                     Hammond Manufacturing Company Inc.US100                     100                        Subsidiaries of above:     Hammond Holdings Inc.US100                     100                          Paulding Electrical Products, IncUS100                     100                     HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED% Ownership Interest 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Officers/Senior Management
Robert F. Hammond
Chairman and CEO

Cy A. Mahy
Vice-President, Human Resources

Alexander Stirling
Secretary & CFO

Ray Shatzel
Vice-President, Electronic Sales

Sheldon Butts
Canadian Sales & Marketing Manager

Ross N. Hammond
Assistant Secretary

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors
Robert F. Hammond
Chairman and CEO

Marc A. Dubé *
Retired
Formerly Chairman of the Board
Ranger Metal Products Limited
(Manufacturer of Wire Products)

Edward Sehl * 
Principal - Sehl Consulting 
Director - Fox Seeds 
Director - Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.

Paul Quigley *
President
Quigley Group Inc.

All Directors are members of the Compensation Committee
* Members of the Audit Committee

Auditors 
KPMG LLP
Tenon, UK
Grant Thornton, Australia

Legal Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais

Stock Listing
Toronto Stock Exchange
Symbol: HMM.A

Bankers
HSBC

Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Investor Services Inc.

Corporate Head Office
394 Edinburgh Road North
Guelph, Ontario  N1H 1E5
Canada

Email: 

ir@hammfg.com

Les Fabrications Hammond 
(Québec) Inc.
4240 Seré
St-Laurent, Quebec  H4T 1A6
Canada

OFFICES AND LOCATIONS
Hammond Manufacturing Co. Inc.
475 Cayuga Rd.
Cheektowaga, NY 14225 
USA

Hammond Electronics Ltd.
1 Onslow Close
Kingsland Business Park
Basingstoke, Hampshire 
RG248QL
England

Hammond Electronics Pty. Ltd.
11-13 Port Road
Queenstown, SA 5024
Australia

Tel: 
Fax: 

(519) 822-2960
(519) 822-7289

Tel: 
Fax: 

(514) 343-9010
(514) 343-9941

Tel: 
Fax: 

(716) 630-7030
(716) 630-7042

Tel: 
Fax: 

01256 812812
01256 332249

Tel: 
Fax: 

61-8-8235-0744 
61-8-8356-3652

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