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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 

  2014 

Annual Report 

To Shareholders 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profile 

Hardwoods  Distribution  Inc.  (“Hardwoods”  or  “the  Company”)  is  listed  on  the  Toronto  Stock 

Exchange  and  trades  under  the  symbol  HWD.  We  are  one  of  North  America’s  largest  wholesale 

distributors of hardwood lumber and related sheet good and specialty wood products. In addition to 

our core distribution business, we create custom moulding and millwork packages for customers and 

produce and export high-quality lumber products.  

Our  Customers:    Our  business  serves  over  10,000  customers  in  North  America,  primarily 

manufacturers of cabinets, mouldings, custom finishing, home furniture, home renovations, finishing 

millwork  for  office  buildings,  restaurant  and  bar  interiors,  hotel  lobbies,  retail  point-of-purchase 

displays, schools, hospitals, custom motor coaches, yacht interiors and other specialty areas. 

Our End-Markets:  We estimate that approximately 60% of the products we sell to our manufacturing 

customers end up in new residential construction, 20% in the commercial/institutional construction 

sector, and 20% in renovation/remodeling and other markets. 

Our Products and Services:  In 2014 our sales mix was 51% sheet good products, 38% hardwood 

lumber products, and 11% other specialty goods.  We provide custom milling services to our customers 

from five of our locations in Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Kansas City, and San Antonio. We also 

produce and export high-quality hardwood lumber to customers in North America, Europe and Asia. 

Our People:  We employ over 450 dedicated employees and maintain a pronounced professional and 

entrepreneurial sales and service culture. 

Our  Strategy:    We  are  focused  on  capturing  the  benefit  from  a  steadily  recovering  US  residential 

housing market.  In addition to capturing market growth, our strategy is to (i) continue to leverage our 

established  expertise  in  import  products,  which  account  for  approximately  25%  of  our  sales  mix 

measured  by  product  source;  and  (ii)  grow  our  sales  into  commercial  markets,  which  represent  a 

significant demand opportunity but comprises just 20% of  our total  revenue.   We  will also pursue 

acquisitions  that  complement  our  strategies.  We  have  added  seven  new  locations  and  over  $100 

million in new annual sales from acquisitions made in the past three and a half years. 

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Our Network:  Approximately 75% of our sales are in the United States and 25% in Canada.  We 

operate from 33 locations as follows:  

Table of Contents   

Message to Shareholders 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis 

Consolidated Financial Statements 

Page  

3 

6 

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To Our Shareholders   

Hardwoods  achieved  record  revenue  and  EBITDA  results  in  2014  as  we  capitalized  on  improving 

market conditions and implemented our business strategy. I would be remiss if I did not mention that 

these results were realized in a year when I was recovering from a serious accident and on medical 

leave for an extended period. Hardwoods did not skip a beat, a fact that speaks volumes about the 

talent and commitment of our people, and the strength and resiliency of our business model.  

Capitalizing on US Market Growth 

Our  record  results  were  supported  by  continued  improvement  in  the  US  residential  construction 

market. According to the US Census Bureau, housing starts rose by 8.2% to 1.0 million in 2014. With 

our growing US sales capability, established supply lines and a strong geographic network, we were 

well positioned to capitalize on this growth. Our US operations increased sales by 18.6% year-over-

year.  Product prices also increased on average, with higher prices for hardwood lumber offsetting a 

decline in panel product prices. The significant decline in the value of the Canadian dollar was also a 

benefit to the Company.    

HMI Acquisition 

One of the highlights of 2014 was our April acquisition of Hardwoods of Michigan Inc. (“HMI”), a 

fully integrated producer and exporter of high quality hardwood lumber. This is the third acquisition 

we have completed since late 2011, and consistent with the acquisitions of Olam Wood Products and 

Frank Paxton Lumber Company before it, HMI has integrated seamlessly and proved well timed to 

the recovery in the US housing market. During 2014, the HMI business contributed US$21.8 million 

to our sales while also broadening our customer base and expanding our value-added manufacturing 

capabilities.  

Implementing our Strategy 

Our  2014  results  were  further  bolstered  by  our  “leverage  imports”  and  “strengthen  commercial” 

strategies, which have helped differentiate Hardwoods from its competitors, increase our market share 

and drive organic growth in our business. 

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During  the  year,  we  grew  our  line  of  high-quality,  proprietary  import  products  and  expanded  our 

supply lines in Africa, Southeast Asia, Russia and parts of Europe. Sales of import products represent 

approximately  25%  of  our  total  sales.  We  also  strengthened  our  sales  to  the  commercial  and 

institutional  market.  Currently  accounting  for  about  20%  of  our  sales,  this  large  North  American 

market  provides  significant  opportunities  for  growth  and  diversification.  During  2014,  we 

strengthened our supply of the core products typically used by commercial accounts and increased our 

sales  capabilities  with  training  and  other  initiatives.  In  2015,  we  will  continue  to  build  on  this 

foundation  by  actively  pursuing  key  commercial  accounts  and  continuing  to  leverage  our  import 

capabilities to bring proprietary products to market. 

Well Positioned for Growth  

Moving into 2015, our outlook remains positive. US housing starts remain well below the 1.5 million 

level that many in the industry consider to be a sustainable level. Accordingly, forecasters continue to 

predict a multi-year strengthening trend for the residential market providing a platform for continued 

organic growth. We also see significant growth potential in the large US commercial market and will 

continue  to  pursue  that  opportunity  through  our  “leverage  imports”  and  “strengthen  commercial” 

strategies.  

Given the fragmented market we operate in, our track record of successful acquisitions and our strong 

balance  sheet,  acquisition-based  growth  is  also  on  our  radar.  The  Company  is  in  excellent  shape 

financially. Thanks to strong cash generation in 2014, we were able to finance the US$15.0 million 

HMI acquisition and support our internal growth while limiting our increase in debt. We also amended 

and increased our US bank line to US$79.1 million at the time of the HMI acquisition. We are well 

positioned to pursue a wide range of growth avenues, including well-priced acquisition opportunities.   

I am pleased to note that the market rewarded our 2014 successes with further share price appreciation 

during  the  year.  Together  with  dividends  of  $0.17  per  share  paid  during  the  year,  we  delivered 

excellent value to shareholders with a total return of 20%.  

In closing, I thank the Hardwoods team for a year of many successes. I also want to acknowledge the 

significant  contribution  of  Rob  Brown  who  so  ably  led  the  company  as  Acting  CEO  during  my 

absence, while also maintaining full responsibility for his duties as CFO.  On March 18, 2015, Rob 

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was appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, creating additional executive 

capacity as we solidify the more than doubling of sales we have achieved since 2010 and position 

Hardwoods for the next phase of market expansion. Faiz Karmally, formerly our Corporate Controller, 

has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. It is a pleasure and a privilege to work with this team, 

and I am delighted to be back and doing just that.  

Lance R. Blanco 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis   

March 26, 2015 

This management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) has been prepared by Hardwoods Distribution 

Inc. (“HDI” or the “Company”) as of March 26, 2015.  This MD&A should be read in conjunction 

with  the  audited  consolidated  financial  statements  and  accompanying  notes  (“Audited  Financial 

Statements”) of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.  Results are reported 

in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.  For additional information, readers should also refer to 

our Annual Information Form and other information filed on www.sedar.com.   

In this MD&A, references to “EBITDA” are to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation 

and amortization, where interest is defined as net finance costs as per the consolidated statement of 

comprehensive income.  In addition to profit, we consider EBITDA and comparisons of EBITDA to 

other measures to be useful supplemental measures of the Company’s ability to meet debt service and 

capital  expenditure  requirements,  and  we  interpret  trends  in  EBITDA  as  an  indicator  of  relative 

operating performance.   

EBITDA  is  not  an  earnings  measure  recognized  by  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards 

(“IFRS”) and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS.  Investors are cautioned that 

EBITDA  should  not  replace  profit  or  cash  flows  (as  determined  in  accordance  with  IFRS)  as  an 

indicator of our performance.  Our method of calculating EBITDA may differ from the methods used 

by other issuers. Therefore, our EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by 

other issuers. For reconciliation between EBITDA and profit as determined in accordance with IFRS, 

please refer to the discussion of Results of Operations described in section 3.0 of this report.  

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This MD&A includes the following sections: 

1.0  Executive Summary 

1.1  Overview 

1.2  Strategy 

1.3  Outlook  

2.0  Background 

    2.1  Company Overview 

    2.2  Business and Industry Overview 

3.0  Results of Operations  

3.1  Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 

3.2  Three Month Periods Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 

4.0 

Selected Financial Information and Seasonality 

4.1  Quarterly Financial Information 

4.2  Annual Financial Information 

5.0  Liquidity and Capital Resources 

5.1  Cash Flows from Operating, Investing and Financing Activities 

5.2  Working Capital 

5.3  Revolving Credit Facilities and Debt Management Strategy 

5.4  Contractual Obligations 

5.5  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

5.6  Financial Instruments 

5.7  Share Data 

5.8  Dividends 

6.0  Related Party Transactions 

7.0  Critical Accounting Estimates and Adoption of Changes in Accounting Policies 

7.1  Critical Accounting Estimates 

7.2   Adoption of New Accounting Standards 

8.0  Risks and Uncertainties 

9.0  Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

10.0  Note Regarding Forward Looking Information  

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1.0 Executive Summary  

1.1 Overview 

We achieved record financial performance in 2014 as we successfully executed our business strategy 

and  capitalized  on  improving  US  market  demand.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2014,  sales 

increased 22.8% to $455.7 million, EBITDA climbed 19.2% to $25.5 million and profit increased 

7.3% year-over-year to $14.0 million. 

 12 Months Ended December 31  

Sales (C$ millions)

455.7

371.2

306.1

EBITDA (C$ millions)

25.5

21.4

12.3

Profit (C$ millions)

13.1

14.0

6.2

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

Organic and Acquisition-Based Growth 

Our  sales  performance  reflects  $59.3  million  of  growth  related  to  increased  residential  and 

commercial market sales, higher sales of import products, stronger product pricing and favourable 

foreign exchange influences. The  HMI  acquisition accounted for  the balance of our sales growth, 

with HMI contributing US$21.8 million of revenue during the eight months we operated this business 

in 2014.  

Market Conditions 

The  US  residential  construction  market  continued  to  strengthen  in  2014,  supporting  the  18.6% 

increase in our US sales. According to the US Census Bureau, US housing starts increased 8.2% to 

1,003,000, after increasing 18.5% in 2013. Given that hardwood products are typically applied at the 

final  stages  of  house  construction  (approximately  nine-to-twelve  months  after  house  construction 

starts), we were in a strong demand growth phase through all of 2014 and expect to remain in an 

expanding market through 2015. 

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian housing starts declined to 

180,000 in 2014, from 188,000 in 2013. Despite this decline, our Canadian operations increased sales 

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by 9.9% in 2014, primarily due to higher product prices as well as the benefit from a weakening 

Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar.  

Product pricing was generally stronger in 2014 than in 2013. Average hardwood lumber prices, as 

measured by the Hardwood Review Kiln Dried Lumber Price Index, increased approximately 5.8%, 

largely reflecting demand-driven price escalation in the first half of the year. Domestic panel prices 

remained  stable  during  the  year,  and  import  panel  prices  decreased  year  over  year,  reflecting  the 

discontinuation of 22% preliminary duties on Chinese plywood imports in late 2013.  

Our business continued to benefit from a stronger US dollar relative to the Canadian dollar as the US 

dollar strengthened from $1.06 at the start of the year to $1.16 at year end.  A stronger US dollar 

benefits us by: i) increasing the value of sales and profits earned in our US operations when translated 

into Canadian dollars for financial reporting purposes; ii) increasing the selling price of US dollar-

denominated products sold to our Canadian customers; and iii) improving the export competitiveness 

of our Canadian industrial customers, many of whom have the capability to sell their manufactured 

products in the US.   

  Profitability and Efficient Operations 

As anticipated, 2014 gross profit margin did not match the unusually high results achieved in 2013 

during  a  period  of  rapid  product  price  escalation.  At  17.3%,  our  gross  margin  reflects  more  stable 

product pricing, increased competition, and our strategic efforts to increase market share. In addition, 

revenue from our new HMI business carries lower gross profit margins than other parts of our business. 

Operating  expenses  increased  year-over-year  as  we  supported  growth  in  our  business,  but  as  a 

percentage of sales, declined to 12.2% from 12.8% in 2013, reflecting the efficiency of our business 

model. EBITDA as a percentage of sales was 5.6% in 2014, compared to 5.8% in the prior year.     

Balance Sheet 

Cash  from  operating  activities  increased  by  $7.9  million  year  over  year,  primarily  due  to  higher 

EBITDA and more efficient management of working capital.  The increased cash flow enabled us to 

internally  finance  much  of  our  2014  growth,  including  a  portion  of  the  HMI  acquisition,  while 

maintaining  a  strong  balance  sheet  to  support  future  growth  initiatives.  As  at  December  31,  2014, 

Hardwoods’ net debt-to-EBITDA ratio was a conservative 1.5 times, our debt-to-capital ratio was just 

26.3% and we had $36.9 million of unused borrowing capacity. 

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1.2 Strategy 

Our strategy continues to be focused in two areas.   

Leverage Imports 

Import products have been a major growth engine for Hardwoods. We have built a strong competitive 

advantage by working directly with overseas manufacturers to create high-quality, proprietary products 

that provide a strong value offering to our customers. 

During 2014, we continued to leverage this program, increasing our product offering and expanding 

our  supply  lines  in  Africa,  Southeast  Asia,  Russia  and  parts  of  Europe.  Sales  of  import  products 

represent approximately 25% of our total sales.  

Strengthen Commercial 

Our “strengthen commercial” strategy focuses on expanding our base of customers in the commercial 

and  institutional  sectors  as  we  work  to  balance  our  exposure  to  residential  construction.  Currently 

comprising about 20% of our sales, we view the commercial and institutional market as a significant 

growth opportunity for Hardwoods and we intend to become a more significant participant. During 

2014 we continued to grow our supply of first-tier quality product supply for commercial customers 

and capitalized on our import capabilities to offer both domestic and off-shore product solutions to the 

commercial  sector.  We  also  continued  to  expand  our  sales  capabilities  with  training  and  other 

initiatives focused on the commercial market. 

1.3 Outlook  

Economic forecasters continue to predict a multi-year strengthening of the US residential construction 

market.  With approximately 75% of our business in the US, and approximately 60% of our products 

going  into  the  residential  construction  market,  we  are  well  positioned  to  capitalize  on  the  market 

recovery underway.  

The outlook for the US repair and remodeling market, as provided by Harvard’s Joint Center for 

Housing Studies, anticipates modest growth in 2015. The US commercial market, meanwhile, is 

expected to achieve steady mid-single digit growth.  

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The outlook for the Canadian market remains neutral, with 2015 housing starts expected to remain 

unchanged from 2014 levels. Growth in the Canadian renovation and commercial construction 

markets is expected to be in line with inflation.  

Our focus in 2015 will be on continuing to expand our US market share.  Our priorities will be to 

implement  our  “leverage  imports”  and  “strengthen  commercial”  strategies,  while  pursuing  well-

priced, acquisition opportunities that support our objectives. 

The  Board  will  continue  to  review  our  financial  performance  and  assess  distribution  levels  on  a 

regular basis.  However in terms of cash utilization our primary focus in 2015 will remain on retaining 

the financial flexibility to finance the market growth opportunity in the US and to keep our balance 

sheet strong to support strategic acquisitions.   

2.0 Background 

2.1 Company Overview 

Hardwoods Distribution Inc. is a publicly traded company that holds, indirectly, a 100% ownership 

interest in Hardwoods Specialty Products LP and Hardwoods Specialty Products US LP (collectively, 

“Hardwoods”  or  the  “Business”).    Hardwoods  Distribution  Inc.  is  listed  on  the  Toronto  Stock 

Exchange and trades under the symbol HWD. 

2.2 Business and Industry Overview 

Serving customers for over 50 years, Hardwoods is one of North America’s largest distributors of 

high-grade hardwood lumber and specialty sheet goods to the cabinet, moulding, millwork, furniture 

and specialty wood products industries.  At December 31, 2014 we operated 33 facilities located in 

17  states  and  5  provinces  throughout  North  America.    Five  of  these  facilities  include  light 

manufacturing capabilities to create customer moulding and millwork packages for our customers, 

and  one  facility  (HMI)  is  a  fully  integrated  producer  and  exporter  of  high-quality,  value-added 

hardwood  lumber.    To  maximize  inventory  management,  we  utilize  a  hub  and  spoke  distribution 

system, with major hub distribution centres holding the bulk of our inventory and making regular 

truck transfers to replenish stock in satellite distribution centres that are located in smaller markets.     

Approximately 51% of our product mix is made up of hardwood plywood and non-structural sheet 

goods such as medium-density fiberboard, particleboard and melamine-coated stock. Approximately 

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38%  of  our  sales  are  of  high-grade  hardwood  lumber.    Our  sheet  goods  and  lumber  are 

complementary product lines that are key products used by our customers in the manufacture of their 

end-use products. The balance of our product sales, about 11%, is made up of other specialty products.   

Our role in the industry is to provide the critical link between mills that manufacture large volumes 

of hardwood lumber and sheet goods, and industrial customers that require smaller quantities of many 

different  hardwood  products  for  their  own  manufacturing  processes.    We  provide  a  means  for 

hundreds  of  hardwood  mills  to  get  their  product  to  thousands  of  small-to-mid-sized  industrial 

manufacturers.  We add value to our suppliers by buying their product in volume and paying them 

promptly,  effectively  acting  as  their  third-party  sales  force.    We  add  value  for  our  customers  by 

providing them  with  the  materials  they need on a  just-in-time basis,  remanufacturing  materials  to 

customer specifications when required, selling in smaller quantities and offering a wider range of 

product selection than the customer would be able to purchase directly from an individual mill.  We 

also provide an important source of financing for our customers by allowing them to buy material 

from us on approved credit.    

Our customer base manufactures a range of end-use products, such as cabinetry, furniture and custom 

millwork.  These products in turn are sold into multiple sectors of the economy, including new home 

construction, renovation, non-residential construction and institutional markets.  As a result of this 

diversity, it is difficult to determine with certainty what proportion of our products end up in each 

sector  of  the  economy.    We  estimate  about  60%  of  our  products  are  used  in  new  residential 

construction, in the form of cabinets, mouldings, custom finishing, and home furniture.  We believe 

the balance of our products end up in other sectors of the economy not associated with new residential 

construction, such as home renovations, finishing millwork for office buildings, restaurant and bar 

interiors, hotel lobbies, retail point-of-purchase displays, schools, hospitals, custom motor coaches, 

yacht interiors and other specialty areas.  

The majority of the hardwood lumber distributed in North America is harvested from North American 

hardwood forests, located principally in the Eastern United States, and is milled by hundreds of small 

mills. Imported hardwood lumber is largely limited to specialty species that generally do not compete 

with domestic hardwood lumber.  Sheet goods are generally produced in North America by large 

manufacturers using domestic hardwoods and other materials, although imported hardwood plywood 

volumes have been increasing.   

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Both  domestic  and  imported  hardwood  lumber  and  plywood  are  distributed  principally  by  third 

parties such as us.  

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3.0 Results of Operations 

3.1 Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 

Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information  (in thousands of Canadian dollars)

For the year

For the year

ended December 31

ended December 31

2014

2013

$ Increase

( Decrease)

% Increase 

(Decrease)

$            

$                 

Total sales

Sales in the US (US$)
Sales in Canada

Gross profit 

Gross profit %
Operating expenses
Profit from operating activities
Add:  Depreciation and amortization
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and 

amortization (“EBITDA”)

Add (deduct):

Depreciation and amortization
Net finance cost
Income tax expense

Profit for the period
Basic profit per share
Fully diluted profit per share
Average Canadian dollar exchange rate for one US dollar

Sales  

455,694
318,089
104,334
78,767
17.3%
(55,427)
23,340
2,138
25,478

$              

$                   

(2,138)
(381)
(8,944)
14,015
0.85
0.84
1.10

$              
$                 

$                   
$                      

(1,442)
(178)
(6,681)
13,067
0.80
0.79
1.03

371,215
268,307
94,912
67,616
18.2%
(47,690)
19,926
1,442
21,368

$        

84,479
49,782
9,422
11,151

7,737
3,414
696
4,110

$          

696
203
2,263
948

$            

22.8%
18.6%
9.9%
16.5%

16.2%
17.1%
48.3%
19.2%

48.3%
114.0%
33.9%
7.3%

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we increased total sales to $455.7 million, up $84.5 million, 

or 22.8%, from $371.2 million in 2013.  Of the $84.5 million year-over-year increase, $62.2 million 

was due to stronger underlying sales activity and product prices and $22.3 million reflects the positive 

impact of a stronger US dollar. 

Sales  from  our  US  operations,  which  comprise  approximately  three  quarters  of  our  revenues, 

increased  by  US$49.8  million,  or  18.6%,  to  US$318.1  million,  from  US$268.3  million  in  2013.  

Organic growth accounted for US$28.0 million, or 10.4% of the percentage increase as we increased 

sales  volumes  in  response  to  higher  demand  and  yielded  sales  gains  from  our  efforts  to  leverage 

import products and strengthen our sales into commercial construction accounts. Product prices were 

also higher for some product lines. HMI, acquired on April 28, 2014, contributed US$21.8 million or 

8.1% to the percentage increase in US sales.  

Sales in Canada increased by $9.4 million, or 9.9%, in 2014 compared to 2013.  This improvement 

reflects higher product pricing, partially offset by weaker volume demand in Canada.  As the majority 

of  the  products  we  sell  originate  in  the  United  States,  conditions  that  cause  hardwood  prices  to 

increase in the US generally also result in higher selling prices in Canada.   

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Gross Profit 

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased 16.5% to $78.8 million, from $67.6 

million in 2013.  This $11.2 million improvement reflects the higher sales for the period, partially 

offset  by  a  lower  gross  profit  margin.    As  a  percentage  of  sales,  gross  profit  margin  was  17.3%, 

compared to 18.2% in 2013.  Gross profit margin in 2013 was unusually strong, aided by a rapid 

increase in Chinese import panel prices as the result of a trade action against the product in the US at 

that time.  The trade action was later dismissed resulting in decreased panel pricing in 2014.  Gross 

profit margin in 2014 was lower than in 2013, reflecting competitive conditions, the acquisition of 

HMI  (which  has  lower  margins  than  our  traditional  distribution  business),  and  lower  margins  on 

newly won commercial account business.     

Operating Expenses  

Operating expenses increased to $55.4 million in 2014, compared to $47.7 million in 2013.  The $7.7 

million increase primarily reflects $1.9 million in incremental costs from the acquired HMI business, 

$2.7 million of higher expense due to the impact of a stronger US dollar on translation of US operating 

expenses, and higher costs to support growth of $3.1 million.  As a percentage of sales, operating 

expenses decreased to 12.2% of sales in 2014, from 12.8% in 2013.  

EBITDA 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we increased EBITDA to $25.5 million, an increase of $4.1 

million,  or  19.2%,  from  $21.4  million  in  2013.    The  increase  primarily  reflects  the  $11.2  million 

increase  in  gross  profit,  partially  offset  by  the  $7.1  million  increase  in  operating  expenses  before 

depreciation and amortization.   

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Net Finance Cost 

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year

ended

Year

ended

Finance expense:
Interest on bank indebtedness
Accretion of finance lease obligation
Total finance expense

Finance income:
Interest on trade receivables
  customer notes, and employee loans
Foreign exchange gain
Total finance income

December 31

December 31

2014

2013

$ Increase

( Decrease)

$                         

(1,189)
(110)
(1,299)

$              

(1,016)
(96)
(1,112)

$                  

173
14
187

389
529
918

375
559
934

14
(30)
(16)

Net finance cost

$                           

(381)

$                

(178)

$                  

203

Net finance cost increased to $0.4 million in 2014, from $0.2 million in 2013, primarily reflecting 

higher  interest  on  bank  indebtedness.    Interest  costs  increased  by  $0.2  million  in  2014  reflecting 

higher  average  borrowings  on  our  credit  facilities  as  we  supported  higher  sales  with  increases  in 

working capital, primarily accounts receivable and inventory. 

Income Tax Expense 

Income  tax  expense  increased  to  $8.9  million  in  2014,  from  $6.7  million  in  2013.    This  increase 

primarily reflects higher taxable income. 

Profit for the Year 

Full-year profit increased to $14.0 million in 2014, from $13.1 million in 2013.  The $0.9 million 

increase reflects the $4.1 million increase in EBITDA, partially offset by the $2.3 million increase in 

income tax expense, $0.7 million increase in depreciation and amortization and $0.2 million increase 

in net finance cost.  

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Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information  (in thousands of Canadian dollars)

For the three months

For the three months

ended December 31

ended December 31

$ Increase

( Decrease)

% Increase 

(Decrease)

Total sales

Sales in the US (US$)
Sales in Canada

Gross profit 

Gross profit % 
Operating expenses
Profit from operating activities
Add:  Depreciation and amortization
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and 

amortization  (“EBITDA”)
Add (deduct):

Depreciation and amortization
Net finance cost
Income tax expense

Profit for the period
Basic and fully diluted profit per share
Average Canadian dollar exchange rate for one US dollar

Sales  

$

$

$
$

2014

114,324
78,872
24,716
19,087
16.7%
(14,452)
4,635
603

5,238

(603)
(39)
(1,788)
2,808
0.17
1.14

$

$

$
$

2013

91,069
64,779
23,056
15,988
17.6%
(12,168)
3,820
396

$          

23,255
14,093
1,660
3,099

2,284
815
207

4,216

$            

1,022

207
(36)
418
433

$              

(396)
(75)
(1,370)
2,375
0.14
1.05

25.5%
21.8%
7.2%
19.4%

18.8%
21.3%
52.3%

24.2%

52.3%
48.0%
30.5%
18.2%

Sales for the three months ended December 31, 2014 increased 25.5% to $114.3 million, from $91.1 

million during the same period in 2013. Of this $23.3 million year-over-year increase, $16.2 million 

was due to stronger underlying sales and $7.1 million reflects the positive impact of a stronger US 

dollar when translating our US sales to Canadian dollars for reporting purposes. 

Sales from our US operations, which comprise approximately three quarters of our revenues, increased 

by US$14.1 million, or 21.8%, to US$78.9 million, from US$64.8 million in the same period in 2013.  

Organic  growth  accounted  for  US$6.6  million,  or  10.2%  of  the  percentage  increase  as  a  result  of 

stronger underlying sales activity and higher pricing on some product lines. HMI, acquired on April 

28, 2014, contributed US$7.5 million or 11.6% to the percentage increase in US sales.  

Sales in Canada, which comprise approximately one quarter of our revenues, increased by $1.7 million, 

or 7.2%, year-over-year.  The increase reflects successes in winning new business, as well as overall 

stronger product prices and the positive impact of a stronger US dollar as described in Section 1.1.   

Gross Profit 

Gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2014 increased 19.4% to $19.1 million, from 

$16.0 million during the same period in 2013.  This $3.1 million improvement reflects the higher sales 

for the period, partially offset by a lower gross profit margin.  As a percentage of sales, fourth quarter 

gross profit margin was 16.7%, compared to 17.6% in the comparative period.  The reduction in gross 

profit  margin  reflects  competitive  conditions  and  the  impact  of  the  acquired  HMI  manufacturing 

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business, which generates a slightly lower gross profit percentage than does Hardwoods’ traditional 

distribution  business.    The  lower  margin  also  reflects  initial  entry  at  lower  margins  into  some 

commercial construction market accounts as we work to increase our presence in this market.    

Operating Expenses 

Operating expenses increased to $14.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, from $12.2 million during 

the same period last year.  The $2.3 million increase primarily reflects $0.9 million in incremental costs 

from the acquired HMI business, $0.8 million of higher expense due to the impact of a stronger US 

dollar on translation of US operating expenses and higher costs to support growth of $0.6 million.  As 

a percentage of sales, operating expenses were 12.6% of sales in the three months ended December 31, 

2014, compared to 13.4% during the same period in 2013.  

EBITDA 

For the three months ended December 31, 2014, EBITDA increased to $5.2 million, from $4.2 million 

during the same period in 2013.  The $1.0 million increase reflects the $3.1 million increase in gross 

profit,  partially  offset  by  the  $2.1  million  increase  in  operating  expenses  before  depreciation  and 

amortization. 

Profit for the Period 

Profit for the three months ended December 31, 2014 increased to $2.8 million, from $2.4 million in 

2013.  The $0.4 million increase primarily reflects the $1.0 million increase in EBITDA, partially offset 

by  a  $0.4  million  increase  in  income  tax  expense  and  a  $0.2  million  increase  in  depreciation  and 

amortization.  

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4.0 Selected Financial Information and Seasonality 

4.1 Quarterly Financial Information 

(in thousands of dollars)

Total sales

Profit

Basic profit per share or unit

Fully diluted profit per share or unit

EBITDA

Q4

2014

Q3

2014

Q2

2014

Q1

2014

Q4

2013

Q3

2013

Q2

2013

Q1

2013

$       

114,324

$       

121,398

$      

119,038

$      

100,934

$        

91,069

$        

97,546

$         

95,617

$        

86,983

2,808

0.17

0.17

5,238

4,246

0.26

0.25

7,594

3,996

0.24

0.24

7,543

2,965

0.18

0.18

5,103

2,375

0.14

0.14

4,216

3,109

0.19

0.19

5,269

4,403

0.27

0.27

6,740

3,180

0.19

0.19

5,143

The  preceding  table  provides  selected  quarterly  financial  information  for  our  eight  most  recently 

completed  fiscal  quarters.    This  information  is  unaudited,  but  reflects  all  adjustments  of  a  normal, 

recurring  nature  which  are,  in  our  opinion,  necessary  to  present  a  fair  statement  of  the  results  of 

operations for the periods presented.  Quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our financial results are not 

necessarily  meaningful  and  should  not  be  relied  upon  as  an  indication  of  future  performance.  

Historically, the first and fourth quarters have been seasonally slower periods for our business.  Net 

earnings  reported  in  each  quarter  may  be  impacted  by  changes  to  the  foreign  exchange  rate  of  the 

Canadian and US dollar (including changes in foreign exchange gains/losses arising on translation of 

intercompany debt), as well as by acquisitions, such as our second quarter 2014 acquisition of HMI. 

4.2  Annual Financial Information 

(in thousands of dollars except per unit amounts)

Total sales
Profit
Basic profit per share/unit
Fully diluted profit per share/unit
Total assets
Total long-term financial liabilities
EBITDA
Dividends/distributions per share/unit relating to the period:

Year ended

Year ended

Year ended

December 31,

December 31, December 31,

2014

2013

2012

$             

$      

$     

455,694
14,015
0.85
0.84
160,813
4,120
25,478
0.18

371,215
13,067
0.80
0.79
128,264
828
21,368
0.14

306,087
6,179
0.38
0.38
109,335
567
12,347
0.11

$                    

$             

$            

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5.1 Cash Flows from Operating, Investing and Financing Activities  

Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial 
Information (in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Cash provided by operating activities before changes
  in non-cash working capital
Changes in non-cash working capital
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Increase (decrease) in cash
Cash, beginning of period
Cash, end of period

Year ended December 31

Three months ended December 31

2014

2013

$ Change

2014

2013

$ Change

$       

$     

$         

$           

$        

19,687
(7,232)
12,455
(17,175)
4,655
(65)
78
13

15,767
(11,254)
4,513
(3,311)
(1,218)
(16)
94
78

3,920
4,022
7,942
(13,864)
5,873
(49)
(16)
(65)

3,624
5,460
9,084
(264)
(8,823)
(3)
16
13

2,697
13,671
16,368
6
(16,312)
62
16
78

$          

927
(8,211)
(7,284)
(270)
7,489
(65)
-
$           
(65)

$             

$           

$            

$               

$            

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2014,  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  increased  by  $7.9 

million, from $4.5 million in 2013 to $12.5 million in 2014. Cash provided by operating activities, 

before changes in non-cash working capital, increased by $3.9 million. This primarily reflects the $4.1 

million increase in 2014 EBITDA.  Investment in non-cash working capital was $4.0 million lower in 

2014 than in 2013.  An analysis of changes in working capital is provided in section 5.2 of this report. 

For  the  three  months  ended  December  31,  2014,  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $9.1 

million,  compared  to  $16.4  million  during  the  same  period  in  2013.    Cash  provided  by  operating 

activities,  before  changes  in  non-cash  working  capital,  increased  by  $0.9  million.    This  primarily 

reflects the $1.0 million increase in EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2014. Cash 

provided by investment in non-cash working capital for the three months ended December 31, 2014 

decreased by $8.2 million compared to the same period in 2013.  An analysis of changes in working 

capital is provided in section 5.2 of this report. 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $13.9 million to $17.2 million in 2014, from $3.3 

million in 2013.  The increase primarily relates to the $16.5 million paid in the acquisition of HMI, 

partially  offset  by  the  $3.0  million  incurred  for  the  Olam  acquisition  in  2013,  and  an  additional 

investment in property, plant and equipment of $0.6 million. Net cash provided by (used in) investing 

activities comprises cash collections on long-term receivables and proceeds from disposal of property, 

plant and equipment, less expenditures made on business acquisitions and the acquisition of additional 

property, plant and equipment. 

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Capital expenditures in our traditional distribution business have historically been low as we lease our 

buildings and contract out all freight delivery services.  Capital expenditures in this part of our business 

are principally for the replacement of forklifts, furniture and fixtures, leasehold  improvements and 

computer equipment.   

Our Paxton business, which includes five branches, requires some additional ongoing investment in 

moulders and other light remanufacturing equipment. Paxton also buys trailers and leases tractor units 

for use in  delivery  of product to  customers, whereas other Hardwoods operations contract out this 

freight delivery service to third-party carriers.   

We believe we have made sufficient expenditures to sustain productive capacity of our business as it 

relates to our needs for property, plant and equipment.   

The addition of HMI has increased our future capital expenditure needs, with the business requiring 

ongoing  investment  in  machinery  and  equipment.    We  anticipate  that  additional  annual  capital 

expenditure requirements of approximately $0.6 million will be required to maintain the productive 

capacity of the HMI business. 

For the three months ended December 31, 2014 cash used in investing activities increased by $0.3 

million.  The increase primarily relates to additional capital expenditures made in fourth quarter of 

2014. 

Net cash provided by financing activities 

Although our utilization of cash to make acquisitions increased by $13.5 million in 2014, this was 

substantially offset by an increase in the amount of net cash we generated from operating activities.  

As a result, net cash provided by financing activities increased by just $5.9 million in 2014 despite 

completing the HMI acquisition and continuing to invest in organic sales growth during the year.   

The  $5.9  million  increase  in  cash  provided  by  financing  activities  in  2014  reflects  a  $6.6  million 

increase in bank indebtedness, partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in dividends paid and a $0.1 

million increase in automobile leasing costs.  

For the three months ended December 31, 2014 reductions in bank indebtedness of $7.8 million and 

dividend payments of $0.7 million comprised the majority of the cash used in financing activities.   

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5.2 Working Capital  

Our business requires an ongoing investment in working capital, which we consider to be comprised 

of accounts receivable, inventory, and prepaid expenses, partially offset by provisions and short-term 

credit provided by suppliers in the form of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  Working capital 

is not a measure prescribed by IFRS and our definition may differ from what other companies may 

consider to be their working capital.  We had working capital of $123.8 million at December 31, 2014, 

compared to $98.4 million of working capital at December 31, 2013. Most of the increase in working 

capital  is  attributable  to  increased  investment  in  accounts  receivable  ($3.8  million)  to  support  our 

growth in sales, and inventory ($23.1 million).  The increase in inventory is comprised of inventory 

related to the HMI business ($8.0 million) which we did not have in the previous year, increase in 

foreign exchange ($5.4 million), and increase in inventory to support our organic growth. 

Our investment in working capital fluctuates from quarter-to-quarter based on factors such as seasonal 

sales demand, strategic purchasing decisions made by management, and the timing of collections from 

customers and payments made to our suppliers.  Historically the first and fourth quarters are seasonally 

slower periods for construction activity and therefore demand for hardwood products decreases. As a 

result, sales and working capital requirements are typically lower in these quarters.  The fourth quarter 

of 2014 was an exception as we increased working capital investment in inventory to meet anticipated 

increases in product demand.  A summary of changes in our non-cash operating working capital during 

the twelve months and three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 is provided in the following 

table.  

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Source (use) of funds

Year ended 
December 31, 
2014

Year ended 
December 31, 2013

Three months 
ended December 
31, 2014

Three months 
ended December 
31, 2013

Accounts receivable
Inventory
Prepaid expenses
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(Decrease) increase in non-cash operating working capital

$              3,257  $             (6,198) $              7,784   $                 4,874 
              (1,780)                     9,292 
            (11,783)
                 (255)
                       322 
                   332 
                 (873)                      (817)
                1,549 
$            (7,232) $           (11,254) $              5,463   $              13,671 

                (5,366)
                   (134)
                     444 

Continued compliance with financial covenants under our credit facilities is important to ensure that 

we  have  adequate  financing  available  to  meet  our  working  capital  requirements.  The  terms  of  our 

revolving credit facilities are addressed in section 5.3 of this report. 

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5.3 Revolving Credit Facilities and Debt Management Strategy  

Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information  (in thousands of dollars)

As at

As at

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2013

Cash 
Bank indebtedness
Net Debt
Shareholders' equity
Total Capitalization

$                                     

$                                            

(13)
38,742
38,729
108,489
147,218

(78)
27,881
27,803
90,683
118,486

$                              

$                                      

Net debt to total capitalization

26.3%

23.5%

Previous 12 months EBITDA

$                                

25,478

$                                        

21,368

Net debt to previous 12 months EBITDA

1.5

1.3

The Company considers its capital to be bank indebtedness (net of cash) and shareholders’ equity.  As 

shown above, our net debt balance increased by $10.9 million to $38.7 million at December 31, 2014, 

from $27.8 million at December 31, 2013.  This increase in net debt primarily reflects the use of our 

bank lines, together with retained cash generated by operations, to increase investment in working 

capital and to finance the acquisition of HMI in 2014.   

Overall net debt compared to total capitalization stood at 26.3% as of December 31, 2014, compared 

to  23.5%  at  December  31,  2013.  At  December  31,  2014  our  ratio  of  net  debt-to-EBITDA  for  the 

previous 12 months was 1.5 times, compared to 1.3 times at December 31, 2013.  Net debt-to-EBITDA 

and net debt-to-total capitalization serve as indicators of our financial leverage, however they are not 

measures prescribed by IFRS and our method of calculating these measures may differ from methods 

used by other issuers. 

We have independent credit facilities in both Canada and the U.S.  These facilities may be drawn down 

to meet short-term financing requirements such as fluctuations in non-cash working capital, and in the 

case of the Canadian credit facility, to also make capital contributions to our US operating subsidiary.  

The amount made available under our Canadian and US revolving credit facilities is, from time-to-

time,  limited  to  the  extent  of  the  value  of  certain  accounts  receivable  and  inventories  held  by 

subsidiaries  of  the  Company.  Credit  facilities  also  require  ongoing  compliance  with  certain  credit 

ratios.  A summary of our credit facilities at December 31, 2014 is provided in the following table.  In 

the second quarter of 2014 we amended our US credit facility to extend its term to April 27, 2017 and 

to  increase  the  maximum  borrowings  available  under  the  credit  facility  from  US$50.0  million  to 

US$79.1 million. The revised credit facility is comprised of US$75.0 million available under revolving 

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credit  facilities  and  US$4.1  million  under  a  term  loan  that  matures  April  27,  2017,  with  monthly 

payments based on a five-year amortization. The US credit facility was increased to provide us with 

additional flexibility to borrow against the value of collateral arising from the HMI acquisition.  At 

December 31, 2014 we had total borrowing capacity of $36.9 million available for future use and to 

cover checks issued in excess of funds on deposit of $1.4 million at December 31, 2014. 

Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information  (in thousands of dollars)

Maximum borrowings under credit facility
Credit facility expiry date

Available to borrow
Credit facility borrowings
Unused credit facility available

Financial covenants:

Canadian Credit
Facility 

$15.0 million
August 7, 2016

$ 13.5 million
$ 5.3 million
$ 8.2 million

US Credit 
Facility 

$ 91.2 million (US$78.6 million)
April 27, 2017

$  60.7 million (US$ 52.4 million)
$  32.0 million (US$ 27.6 million)
$ 28.7 million (US$ 24.8 million)

Covenant does not apply when 
the unused credit facility available
exceeds $2.0 million, which it 
did at December 31, 2014

Covenant does not apply when 
the unused credit facility available
exceeds US$9.4 million, which it 
did at December 31, 2014

The terms of the agreements with our lenders provide that dividends cannot be paid to our shareholders 

in  the  event  that  our  subsidiaries  are  not  compliant  with  their  financial  covenants.    Our  operating 

subsidiaries were compliant with all required credit ratios as at December 31, 2014.  Accordingly there 

were no restrictions on dividends arising from non-compliance with financial covenants. 

Our debt management strategy is to roll and renew (as opposed to repay and retire) our revolving credit 

facilities in Canada and the US when they expire in August 2016 and April 2017, respectively.  We 

do not intend to restrict future dividends in order to fully extinguish our bank debt obligations upon 

their maturity.  The amount of bank debt that will actually be drawn on our available revolving credit 

facilities will depend upon the seasonal and cyclical needs of the business and on our cash generating 

capacity  going  forward.    When  making  future  dividend  decisions,  we  will  consider  the  amount  of 

financial  leverage,  and  therefore  bank  debt,  we  believe  is  appropriate  given  existing  and  expected 

market conditions and available business opportunities.  We do not target a specific financial leverage 

amount.  We believe our current credit facilities are sufficient to finance our working capital needs 

and market expansion strategy. 

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5.4 Contractual Obligations  

The table below sets forth our contractual obligations as at December 31, 2014.  These obligations 

relate to leases on various premises and automobiles and become due in the fiscal years indicated.  

`

Total

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

thereafter

 $         30,700   $       7,329 

 $       5,534 

 $       3,821   $       3,262   $       2,537 

 $       1,862 

 $         6,355 

5.5 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements. 

5.6 Financial Instruments 

Financial assets include cash and current and long-term receivables, which are measured at amortized 

cost.  Financial liabilities include bank indebtedness, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income 

taxes payable and finance lease obligations which are measured at amortized cost. The carrying values 

of  our  cash,  accounts  receivable,  income  taxes  payable,  accounts  payable  and  accrued  liabilities 

approximate their fair values due to the relatively short period to maturity of the instruments.  The fair 

value of long-term receivables and finance lease obligations are not expected to differ materially from 

carrying value given the interest rates being charged and term to maturity.  The carrying values of the 

credit facilities approximate  their  fair  values due to the existence of floating market based interest 

rates.  

5.7 Share Data  

As at March 26, 2015 we had 16,651,414 common shares issued and outstanding.  In addition at March 

26, 2015 we had 20,952 performance share grants and 98,913 restricted share grants outstanding under 

the terms of our long-term incentive plan.  The performance and restricted shares can be settled in 

common shares of the Company issued from treasury, shares purchased by us in the market, or in an 

amount of cash equal to the fair value of our common shares, or any combination of the foregoing.  

The restricted and performance shares vest over periods of up to three years and we intend to issue 

common shares from treasury to settle these obligations as they vest.  The number of common shares 

to be issued to settle the performance share grants will be dependent upon our financial performance 

over the vesting period. 

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5.8 Dividends 

We declared a quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share in the fourth quarter of 2014, which was paid on 

January 30, 2015 to shareholders of record as at January 20, 2015.  On March 26, 2015 we declared a 

quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share, payable on April 30, 2015 to shareholders of record as at April 

20, 2015. 

6.0 Related Party Transactions  

There were no material related party transactions in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 

2014 and 2013. 

7.0 Critical Accounting Estimates & Adoption of Changes in Accounting 

Policies 

7.1 Critical Accounting Estimates 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires that we make estimates and 

assumptions that can have a material impact on our results of operations as reported on a periodic 

basis.  We base our estimates and assumptions on past experience and other factors that are deemed 

reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.  The critical 

estimates used in preparing our financial statements are: 

Accounts Receivable Provision:  Due to the nature of our business and the credit terms we provide to 

our customers, we anticipate that a certain portion of required customer payments will not be made, 

and we maintain an allowance for these doubtful accounts.  The allowance is based on our estimate of 

the potential of recovering our accounts receivable, and incorporates current and expected collection 

trends. 

Deferred income Taxes:  We are required to make estimates and assumptions regarding future business 

results, as well as the amount and timing of certain future discretionary tax deductions available to us.  

These estimates and assumptions can have a material impact upon the amount of deferred income tax 

assets and liabilities that we recognize.   

Fair values associated with business acquisitions: Business combinations require us to make estimates 

and assumptions regarding the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  The estimates and 

assumptions have a material impact on the values at which we recognize assets acquired and liabilities 

assumed in a business combination. 

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Valuation  of  inventory:    We  are  required  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  regarding  the  net 

realizable value of our inventory.  The estimates and assumptions have a material impact on the values 

at which we recognize inventory. 

7.2 Adoption of New Accounting Policies  

There  were  no  new  standards  effective  January  1,  2014  that  had  an  impact  on  the  Company’s 

consolidated financial statements. 

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations, are not yet effective for the 

year ended December 31, 2014, and have not been applied in preparing these consolidated financial 

statements. The following pronouncements are considered by the Company to be the most significant 

of several pronouncements that may affect the consolidated financial statements in future periods.   

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) 

IFRS 9 will replace IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”).  IFRS 

9 will replace the multiple classification and measurement models in IAS 39 with a single model that 

has only two classification categories: amortized cost and fair value. The new standard also requires a 

single  impairment  method  to  be  used,  provides  additional  guidance  on  the  classification  and 

measurement of financial liabilities, and provides a new general hedge accounting standard. 

The mandatory effective date has been set for January 1, 2018, however early adoption of the new 

standard is permitted. The Company does not intend to early adopt IFRS 9 in its consolidated financial 

statements for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2015. The adoption of IFRS 9 is currently 

not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements given the nature of the 

Company’s  operations  and  the  types  of  financial  instruments  that  it  currently  holds;  however,  the 

Company will continue to assess the extent of impact as the mandatory adoption date approaches. 

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“IFRS 15”) 

IFRS 15 is effective for fiscal years commencing on or after January 1, 2017 and will replace IAS 18, 

Revenue and a number of revenue related standards and interpretations.  IFRS 15 contains a single 

model that applies to contracts with customers and two approaches to recognizing revenue: at a point 

in  time  or  over  time.  The  model  features  a  contract-based  five-step  analysis  of  transactions  to 

determine  whether,  how  much  and  when  revenue  is  recognized.  New  estimates  and  judgmental 

thresholds  have  also  been  introduced,  which  may  affect  the  amount  and/or  timing  of  revenue 

recognized. 

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The Company intends to adopt IFRS 15 in its consolidated financial statements for the annual period 

beginning on January 1, 2017. The Company is assessing the impact of this new standard, but does 

not expect the amendments to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements 

Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”) 

On  December  18,  2014,  the  IASB  issued  amendments  to  IAS  1  as  part  of  its  major  initiative  to 

improve presentation and disclosure in financial reports.  The amendments are effective for annual 

periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016 with early adoption permitted.  The Company intends 

to adopt these amendments in its consolidated financial statements for the annual period beginning 

on  January  1,  2016.    The  extent  of  the  impact  of  adoption  of  the  amendments  has  not  yet  been 

determined. 

8.0 Risks and Uncertainties 

We are exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties in the normal course of business that could have 

a negative effect on our financial condition or results of operations.  We identify significant risks that 

we  were  aware  of  in  our  Annual  Information  Form  which  is  available  to  readers  along  with  other 

disclosure information at www.sedar.com.   

9.0  Disclosure  Controls  and  Procedures  and  Internal  Control  over 

Financial Reporting  

Our management, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial 

Officer  (“CFO”),  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  disclosure  controls  and 

procedures (“DC&P”) and internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”). Any systems of DC&P 

and  ICFR,  no  matter  how  well  designed,  have  inherent  limitations.  Therefore,  even  those  systems 

determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to information required 

to be disclosed and financial statement preparation and presentation. 

As required by Multilateral Instrument 52-109 issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators, we 

carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our DC&P as of December 31, 2014. The evaluation 

was carried out under the supervision of, and with the participation of, the CEO and CFO.  Based on 

this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our DC&P were effective as of December 31, 2014. 

As required by Multilateral Instrument 52-109 issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators, we 

carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our ICFR as of December 31, 2014. The evaluation 

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was  carried  out  within  the  1992  COSO  framework  and  under  the  supervision  of,  and  with  the 

participation of, the CEO and the CFO.  Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that 

our ICFR were effective as of December 31, 2014. 

There have not been any changes in our ICFR during the quarter ended December 31, 2014 that have 

materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our ICFR.   

10.0 Note Regarding Forward Looking Information  

Certain  statements  in  this  MD&A  contain  forward-looking  information  within  the  meaning  of 

applicable  securities  laws  in  Canada  (“forward-looking  information”).  The  words  “anticipates”, 

“believes”,  “budgets”,  “could”,  “estimates”,  “expects”,  “forecasts”,  “intends”,  “may”,  “might”, 

“plans”, “projects”, “schedule”, “should”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions are often intended 

to identify forward-looking information, although not all forward-looking information contains these 

identifying words.  

The forward-looking information in this MD&A includes, but is not limited to: we were in a strong 

demand growth phase through all of 2014 and expect to remain in an expanding market through 2015; 

a  stronger  US  dollar  benefits  us  by:  i)  increasing  the  value  of  sales  and  profits  earned  in  our  US 

operations when translated into Canadian dollars for financial reporting purposes; ii) increasing the 

selling price of US dollar-denominated products sold to our Canadian customers; and iii) improving 

the export competitiveness of our Canadian industrial customers, many of whom have the capability 

to sell their manufactured products in the US; our strategy continues to be focused in two areas, being 

leverage  imports  and  strengthen  commercial;  our  “strengthen  commercial”  strategy  focuses  on 

expanding our base of customers in the commercial and institutional sectors as we work to balance 

our  exposure  to  residential  construction;  we  view  the  commercial  and  institutional  market  as  a 

significant growth opportunity for Hardwoods and we intend to become a more significant participant; 

economic forecasters continue to predict a multi-year strengthening of the US residential construction 

market; approximately 75% of our business in the US, and approximately 60% of our products going 

into the residential construction market, we are well positioned to capitalize on the market recovery 

underway; the outlook for the US repair and remodeling market anticipates modest growth in 2015; 

the US commercial market is expected to achieve steady mid-single digit growth; the outlook for the 

Canadian market remains neutral, with 2015 housing starts expected to remain unchanged from 2014 

levels; growth in the Canadian renovation and commercial construction markets is expected to be in 

line  with  inflation;  our  focus  in  2015  will  be  on  continuing  to  expand  our  US  market  share;  our 

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priorities will be to implement our “leverage imports” and “strengthen commercial” strategies, while 

pursuing well-priced, acquisition opportunities that support our objectives; our primary focus in 2015 

will remain on retaining the financial flexibility to finance the market growth opportunity in the US 

and to keep our balance sheet strong to support strategic acquisitions; we estimate about 60% of our 

products  are  used  in  new  residential  construction  and  the  balance  of  our  products  end  up  in  other 

sectors of the economy not associated with new residential construction; sheet goods are generally 

produced in North America by large manufacturers using domestic hardwoods and other materials, 

although imported hardwood plywood volumes have been increasing; net earnings reported in each 

quarter  may  be  impacted  by  changes  to  the  foreign  exchange  rate  of  the  Canadian  and  US  dollar 

(including changes in foreign exchange gains/losses arising on translation of intercompany debt); we 

believe  we  have  made  sufficient  expenditures  to  sustain  productive  capacity  of  our  business  as  it 

relates to our needs for property, plant and equipment; we anticipate that additional annual capital 

expenditure requirements of approximately $0.6 million will be required to maintain the productive 

capacity of the HMI business; our debt management strategy is to roll and renew (as opposed to repay 

and retire) our revolving credit facilities in Canada and the US when they expire in August 2016 and 

April 2017, respectively; We do not intend to restrict future dividends in order to fully extinguish our 

bank debt obligations upon their maturity; the amount of bank debt that will actually be drawn on our 

available revolving credit facilities will depend upon the seasonal and cyclical needs of the business 

and on our cash generating capacity going forward; the number of common shares to be issued to settle 

the  performance  share  grants  will  be  dependent  upon  our  financial  performance  over  the  vesting 

period; We reported a full-year gross profit margin of 17.3%, a level viewed as sustainable based on 

current market conditions and business mix, while recognizing that results may fluctuate up or down 

based upon short-term market conditions; we do not anticipate a significant  impact on our financial 

statements from the eventual adoption of IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and amendments to IAS 1 

The forecasts and projections that make up the forward-looking information are based on assumptions 

which include, but are not limited to: there are no material exchange rate fluctuations between the 

Canadian and US dollar that affect our performance; the general state of the economy does not worsen; 

we do not lose any key personnel; there are no decreases in the supply of, demand for, or market values 

of hardwood lumber or sheet goods that harm our business; we do not incur material losses related to 

credit provided to our customers; our products are not subjected to negative trade outcomes; we are 

able to sustain our level of sales and EBITDA margins; we are able to grow our business long term 

and to manage our growth; there is no new competition in our markets that leads to reduced revenues 

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and  profitability;  we  do  not  become  subject  to  more  stringent  regulations;  importation  of  products 

manufactured  with  hardwood  lumber  or  sheet  goods  does  not  increase  and  replace  products 

manufactured in North America; our management information systems upon which we are dependent 

are not impaired; our insurance is sufficient to cover losses that may occur as a result of our operations; 

and, the financial condition and results of operations of our business upon which we are dependent is 

not impaired.  

The forward-looking information is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause 

actual results to differ materially from historical results or results anticipated by the forward-looking 

information. The factors which could cause results to differ from current expectations include, but are 

not  limited  to:    exchange  rate  fluctuations  between  the  Canadian  and  US  dollar  could  affect  our 

performance;  our  results  are  dependent  upon  the  general  state  of  the  economy;  we  depend  on  key 

personnel, the loss of which could harm our business; decreases in the supply of, demand for, or market 

values of hardwood lumber or sheet goods could harm our business; we may incur losses related to 

credit provided to our customers; our products may be subject to negative trade outcomes; we may not 

be able to sustain our level of sales or EBITDA margins; we may be unable to grow our business long 

term  to  manage  any  growth;  competition  in  our  markets  may  lead  to  reduced  revenues  and 

profitability;  we  may  become  subject  to  more  stringent  regulations;  importation  of  products 

manufactured with hardwood lumber or sheet goods may increase, and replace products manufactured 

in North America; we are dependent upon our management information systems; our insurance may 

be insufficient to cover losses that may occur as a result of our operations; we are dependent upon the 

financial condition and results of operations of our business; our credit facilities affect our liquidity, 

contain restrictions on our ability to borrow funds, and impose restrictions on distributions that can be 

made  by  our  operating  limited  partnerships;  our  future  growth  may  be  restricted  by  the  payout  of 

substantially all of our operating cash flow; and, other risks described in our Annual Information Form 

and this MD&A.  

All forward-looking information in this MD&A is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement 

and, except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-

looking information as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date hereof.  

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Management’s Statement of Responsibilities 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of management and have 

been reviewed and approved by the Boards of Directors.  The consolidated financial statements have 

been prepared by management, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and, 

where appropriate, reflect management’s best estimates and judgments.  Management has also prepared 

financial  and  all  other  information  in  the  annual  report  and  has  ensured  that  this  information  is 

consistent with the consolidated financial statements.   

The Company maintains appropriate systems of internal control, policies and procedure, which provide 

management with reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and the financial records are reliable 

and form a proper basis for preparation of financial statements.   

The Boards of Directors ensure that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and 

internal  control  through  an  Audit  Committee.    This  committee  reviews  the  consolidated  financial 

statements and is comprised of independent Directors.  The auditors have full and direct access to the 

Audit Committee. 

The consolidated financial statements have been independently audited by KPMG LLP, in accordance 

with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards.  Their report herewith expresses their opinion on 

the consolidated financial statements of the Company.   

Lance R. Blanco 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

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Independent Auditor’s Report  

To the Shareholders of Hardwoods Distribution Inc. 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Hardwoods Distribution Inc., 
which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2014 and 2013, 
the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows 
for the years then ended, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other 
explanatory information. 

Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial 
statements  in  accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards,  and  for  such  internal 
control  as  management  determines  is  necessary  to  enable  the  preparation  of  consolidated  financial 
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

Auditors’ Responsibility 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our 
audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. 
Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to 
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material 
misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures 
in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including 
the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether 
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the 
entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design 
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an 
opinion  on  the  effectiveness  of  the  entity’s  internal  control.  An  audit  also  includes  evaluating  the 
appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. 

We  believe  that  the  audit  evidence  we  have  obtained  in  our  audits  is  sufficient  and  appropriate  to 
provide a basis for our audit opinion. 

Opinion 

In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the 
consolidated financial position of Hardwoods Distribution Inc. as at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and 
its  consolidated  financial  performance  and  its  consolidated  cash  flows  for  the  years  then  ended  in 
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. 

Chartered Accountants 

March 26, 2015 
Vancouver, Canada

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 
(Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Assets 

Current assets: 

Cash 
Accounts receivable  
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 

Total current assets 

Non-current assets: 

Long-term receivables 
Property, plant and equipment 
Deferred income taxes 
Intangible asset 

Total non-current assets 

Total assets 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 

Current liabilities: 

Bank indebtedness 
Accounts payable and accrued 

liabilities 

Income taxes payable 
Finance lease obligation 
Dividend payable 
Total current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities: 

Bank indebtedness 
Finance lease obligation 

Total non-current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Shareholders’ equity: 
Share capital 
Contributed surplus 
Deficit 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 

Shareholders’ equity 

Note 

December 31, 
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

7 
8 

7 
9 
13 

$ 

$ 

13 
46,127 
85,401 
1,951 

78 
42,382 
62,288 
1,205 

133,492 

105,953 

1,253 
13,764 
12,277 
27 

27,321 

1,363 
7,492 
13,443 
13 

22,311 

$ 

160,813 

$ 

128,264 

10 

$ 

35,371 

$ 

27,881 

11(a) 
5 

10 
11(a) 

12(a) 

9,682 
1,383 
1,024 
744 
48,204 

3,371 
749 

4,120 

52,324 

45,830 
105,154 
(49,999) 
7,504 

108,489 

7,426 
- 
872 
574 
36,753 

- 
828 

828 

37,581 

45,298 
104,911 
(61,031) 
1,505 

90,683 

Total shareholders’ equity and liabilities 

$ 

160,813 

$ 

128,264 

Subsequent events (note 5) 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

Approved on behalf of the board of directors: 

 (Signed) GRAHAM M. WILSON Director 

(Signed) TERRY M. HOLLAND Director 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income  
(Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

Sales 
Cost of sales 

Gross profit 

Operating expenses: 

Selling and distribution 
Administration 

Profit from operating activities 

Finance expense 
Finance income 

Net finance costs 

Profit before income taxes 

Income tax expense: 

Current 
Deferred 

Profit for the year 

Note 

15 
8 

14 
14 

13 
13 

Other comprehensive income: 

Exchange differences translating foreign operations 

Total comprehensive income for the year 

Basic profit per share 
Diluted profit per share 

12(c) 
12(c) 

$ 

$ 

2014 

2013 

$ 

455,694 
(376,927) 

$ 

371,215 
(303,599) 

78,767 

67,616 

(43,441) 
(11,986) 

(55,427) 

23,340 

(1,299) 
918 

(381) 

22,959 

(7,188) 
(1,756) 

(8,944) 

14,015 

5,999 

20,014 

0.85 
0.84 

(38,757) 
(8,933) 

(47,690) 

19,926 

(1,112) 
934 

(178) 

19,748 

(5,002) 
(1,679) 

(6,681) 

13,067 

3,355 

16,422 

0.80 
0.79 

$ 

$ 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 
(Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

Accumulated 
other 
  comprehensive 
income (loss) - 
translation 
reserve 

Share  Contributed 
surplus 
capital 

Deficit 

Total 

$ 

44,762  $ 

104,903 

$ 

(1,850)  $ 

(71,803)  $ 

76,012 

- 

- 
536 
- 
- 
- 

436 

108 
(536) 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
3,355 

- 

436 

- 
- 
13,067 
(2,295) 
- 

108 
- 
13,067 
(2,295) 
3,355 

Note 

12(b) 

12(a) 

Balance at January 1, 2013 
Share based compensation  

expense 

Share based compensation  

tax adjustment 

Shares issued pursuant to LTIP 
Profit for the year 
Dividends declared 
Translation of foreign operations 

Balance at December 31, 2013 

45,298 

104,911 

1,505 

(61,031) 

90,683 

Share based compensation  

expense 

Share-based compensation  

tax adjustment 

Shares issued pursuant to LTIP 
Profit for the year 
Dividends declared 
Translation of foreign operations 

12(b) 

12(a) 

- 

- 
532 
- 
- 
- 

694 

81 
(532) 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
5,999 

- 

694 

- 
- 
14,015 
(2,983) 
- 

81 
- 
14,015 
(2,983) 
5,999 

Balance at December 31, 2014 

$ 

45,830  $ 

105,154 

$ 

7,504  $ 

(49,999)  $ 

108,489 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
(Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

Cash flows from operating activities: 

Profit for the year 
Adjustments for: 

Note 

2014 

2013 

$ 

14,015 

$ 

13,067 

Depreciation and amortization 
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment 
Non-cash employee share based compensation  
Income tax expense 
Net finance costs 

9 
12(b) 

Interest received 
Interest paid 
Income taxes paid 

Changes in non-cash working capital: 

Accounts receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 

Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash flow from financing activities: 
Increase in bank indebtedness 
Principal payments on finance lease obligation 
Dividends paid to shareholders 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 

Cash flow from investing activities: 

Additions to property, plant and equipment 
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 
Business acquisition 
Payments received on long-term receivables 

Net cash used in investing activities 

5 

4 

Decrease in cash 

Cash, beginning of year 

Cash, end of year 

Supplementary information: 

Property, plant and equipment acquired  
under finance leases, net of disposals 

2,138 
126 
694 
8,944 
381 
386 
(1,299) 
(5,698) 

19,687 

3,257 
(11,783) 
(255) 
1,549 
(7,232) 

12,455 

8,348 
(881) 
(2,812) 

4,655 

(1,507) 
100 
(16,467) 
699 

(17,175) 

(65) 

78 

13 

1,442 
(79) 
436 
6,681 
178 
362 
(1,117) 
(5,203) 

15,767 

(6,198) 
(5,366) 
(134) 
444 
(11,254) 

4,513 

1,776 
(781) 
(2,213) 

(1,218) 

(944) 
212 
(2,984) 
405 

(3,311) 

(16) 

94 

78 

$ 

$ 

$ 

859 

$ 

1,159 

Accounts receivable transferred to long-term notes receivable 

99 

869 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

1.  Nature of operations:  

Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (the “Company”) is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act 

trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HWD.”  Subsidiaries of the Company operate a 

network of 33 distribution centers in Canada and the US engaged in the wholesale distribution of hardwood 

lumber and related sheet goods and specialty products. The Company’s newly acquired operation in Clinton, 

Michigan includes a sawmill and kiln drying operations (note 4(a)).   

The Company’s principal office is located at #306, 9440 202nd Street, Langley, British Columbia V1M 4A6.   

2.  Basis of preparation: 

(a)  Statement of compliance: 

These  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  Company  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with 

International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards 

Board.    The  consolidated  financial  statements  were  authorized  for  issue  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on 

March 26, 2015. 

(b)  Basis of measurement: 

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

(c)  Functional and presentation currency: 

These  consolidated  financial  statements  are  presented  in  Canadian  dollars,  which  is  the  Company’s 

functional currency.  All financial information presented in the financial statements, with the exception of 

per share/unit amounts, has been rounded to the nearest thousand. 

(d)  Use of estimates and judgment: 

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  IFRS  requires  management  to  make 

judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported 

amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of  the  financial  statements  and  the  reported  amounts  of 

revenue and expenses during the reporting year.  Actual amounts may differ from the estimates applied 

in the preparation of these financial statements.  

Estimates  and  underlying  assumptions  are  reviewed  on  an  ongoing  basis.    Revisions  to  accounting 

estimates are recognized in the year in which the estimates are revised and in any future years affected. 

Information  about  significant  areas  of  estimation  uncertainty  in  applying  policies  that  have  the  most 

significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements is included in the 

following notes: 

  Note 4   –  the  estimate  of  fair  values  and  pro  forma  sales  and  profitability  associated  with  the 

Hardwoods of Michigan Inc (“HMI”) and Olam Wood Products business combinations; 

  Note 7 – the collectability of accounts receivable and the determination of the allowance for credit 

loss; 

  Note 8 – the valuation of inventories; 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

2.  Basis of preparation (continued): 

(d)  Use of estimates and judgment (continued): 

  Note 12(b) –  the measurement of long term incentive plan compensation; and 

  Note 18 – the determination and measurement of provisions and contingencies. 

Critical judgments in applying policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in 

the consolidated financial statements are included in the following notes: 

  Note 11  –  the classification of lease obligations; and 

  Note 13  –  the valuation of deferred income taxes and utilization of tax loss carry forwards. 

In assessing the Company’s vehicle leases judgment is required in determining whether substantially all 

of the risks and rewards are transferred to the Company.  This involves assessing the term of each lease, 

the  risk  associated  with  the  residual  value  of  leased  vehicles  and  assessing  the  present  value  of  the 

minimum  lease  payments  in  relation  to  the  fair  value  of  the  vehicle  at  the  inception  of  the  lease.  For 

deferred income taxes judgment is required in determining whether it is probable that the Company’s net 

deferred tax assets will be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers the carry 

forward periods of losses and the Company’s projected future taxable income.  

3.  Significant accounting policies: 

The  significant  accounting  policies  that  have  been  used  in  the  preparation  of  these  consolidated  financial 

statements  are  summarized  below.    These  accounting  policies  have  been  applied  consistently  by  the 

Company and its subsidiaries to all years presented in these consolidated financial statements. 

(a)  Principles of consolidation: 

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All 

significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. 

Wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company are Hardwoods Specialty Products LP, Hardwoods Specialty 

Products  GP,  Hardwoods  Specialty  Products  USLP,  Hardwoods  Specialty  Products  USGP,  Paxton 

Hardwoods LLC, Hardwoods Specialty Products (Washington) Corp, and HMI Hardwoods LLC. 

(b)  Foreign currencies: 

Foreign currency transactions    

Foreign  currency  transactions  are  translated  into  the  respective  functional  currencies  of  the  Company 

and its subsidiaries, using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.  Monetary assets 

and  liabilities  denominated  in  foreign  currencies  at  the  reporting  date  are  translated  to  the  functional 

currency at the exchange rate in effect at the financial statement date.  The foreign currency gain or loss 

on monetary items is the difference between the amortized cost in the functional currency at the beginning 

of the year, adjusted for effective interest and payments during the year, and the amortized cost in the 

foreign currency translated at the exchange rate at the end of the year.  Such exchange gains or losses 

arising from translation are recognized in profit and loss for the reporting year in net finance costs. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(b)  Foreign currencies (continued): 

Translation of foreign operations for consolidation 

For purposes of consolidation, the assets and liabilities of foreign operations with functional currencies 

other than the Canadian dollar are translated to Canadian dollars using the rate of exchange in effect at 

the financial statement date.  Revenue and expenses of the foreign operations are translated to Canadian 

dollars at exchange rates at the date of the transactions with the average exchange rate for the year being 

used.  Foreign currency differences resulting from translation of the accounts of foreign operations are 

recognized directly in other comprehensive income and are accumulated in the translation reserve as a 

separate component of shareholders equity. 

Gains  or  losses  arising  from  a  monetary  item  receivable  from  or  payable  to  a  foreign  operation,  the 

settlement of which is neither planned nor likely in the foreseeable future, are considered to form part of 

the net investment in a foreign operation and are recognized directly in other comprehensive income in 

the cumulative amount of foreign currency translation differences. 

When  a  foreign  operation  is  disposed  of  the  amount  of  the  associated  translation  reserve  is  fully 

transferred to profit or loss. 

(c)  Segment reporting: 

Operating  segments  are  based  on  the  information  about  the  components  of  the  business  that 

management uses to make decisions about operating matters.  The subsidiaries of the Company engage 

in one main business activity being the sourcing and distribution of hardwood lumber and related sheet 

goods  and  specialty  products,  hence  operating  segment  information  is  not  provided.    Geographical 

segment information is provided by country of operations in note 15. 

(d)  Revenue recognition: 

Revenue from the sale of hardwood lumber, sheet goods and specialty products is measured by reference 

to the fair value of consideration received or receivable by the operating subsidiaries of the Company, 

excluding taxes, rebates, and trade discounts.  Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence exists 

that the Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods 

supplied,  collection  of  the  consideration  is  probable  and  the  revenue  and  associated  costs  can  be 

measured  reliably.    Significant  risks  and  rewards  are  generally  considered  to  be  transferred  when  the 

customer has taken undisputed delivery of the goods.  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(e)  Finance expense and income: 

Finance expense is primarily comprised of interest on the Company’s operating lines of credit and the 

unwinding of the discount on the Company’s finance lease obligations.  Interest on bank indebtedness 

and accretion of the lease obligation is expensed using the effective interest method.   

Finance income is comprised of interest earned on cash balances, imputed interest income on employee 

loans receivable, and interest charged and received or receivable on trade accounts receivable and notes 

receivable  from  customers.    Finance  income  is  recognized  as  it  accrues  using  the  effective  interest 

method. 

Foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  are  reported  on  a  net  basis  as  either  finance  income  or  finance 

expense. 

(f) 

Inventories: 

Finished goods are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value.  Raw materials are measured 

at the lower of cost and replacement cost.  Work-in-process and goods-in-transit are measured at cost.  

For purchased wood products, cost is determined using the weighted average cost method and includes 

invoice  cost,  duties,  freight,  and  other  directly  attributable  costs  of  acquiring  the  inventory.    For 

manufactured wood products, cost is defined as all costs that relate to bringing the inventory to its present 

condition and location under normal operating conditions and includes manufacturing costs, such as raw 

materials, labor and production overhead, and depreciation and amortization costs. 

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less any applicable 

selling expenses. 

Volume rebates and other supplier discounts are included in income when earned.  Volume rebates and 

supplier  trade  discounts  are  accounted  for  as  a  reduction  of  the  cost  of  the  related  inventory  and  are 

earned when inventory is sold. 

(g)  Property, plant and equipment: 

Items of property, plant and equipment are carried at acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation and 

accumulated  impairment  losses.    Cost  includes  expenditures  that  are  directly  attributable  to  the 

acquisition of the asset.  Depreciation is provided at straight-line rates sufficient to depreciate the cost of 

the assets over their estimated useful lives less estimated residual values as follows: 

Assets 

Buildings, machinery and equipment 
Leased vehicles 
Leasehold improvements 

Estimated useful life 

3 to 30 years 
Over the term of the lease 
Over the term of the lease 

Leased assets are depreciated over the lease term unless the useful life is shorter than the lease term.  

If a significant component of an asset has a useful life that is different from the remainder of the asset, 

then that component is depreciated separately. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(g)  Property, plant and equipment (continued): 

Depreciation methods, material residual value estimates and estimates of useful lives are reviewed at 

each financial year end and updated as required. 

Gains or losses arising on the disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined as the difference 

between the disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the assets and are recognized in profit or loss 

at the time of the disposal. 

(h)  Impairment: 

Non-financial assets 

The carrying values of the Company’s non-financial assets are reviewed at each reporting date to assess 

whether  there  is  any  indication  of  impairment.    If  any  such  indication  is  present,  then  the  recoverable 

amount of the assets is estimated. 

The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use or 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 purposes of impairment testing, assets are grouped at 

lowest  levels  that  generate  cash  inflows  from  continuing  use  that  are  largely  independent  of  the  cash 

inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the “cash-generating unit”).   

An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds 

its  estimated  recoverable  amount.    Impairment  losses  are  recognized  in  profit  and  loss.    Impairment 

losses recognized in prior years are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has 

decreased  or  no  longer  exists.    An  impairment  charge  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. 

Financial assets 

A financial asset is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any objective evidence 

that it is impaired.  A financial asset is considered to be impaired if objective evidence indicates that one 

or more events have had a negative effect on the estimated future cash flows of that asset. 

Objective  evidence  that  financial  assets  are  impaired  can  include  default  or  delinquency  by  a  debtor, 

restructuring of an amount due to the Company on terms that the Company would not consider otherwise, 

or indications that a debtor or issuer will enter bankruptcy. 

The Company considers evidence of impairment for financial assets, and in particular receivables, at both 

a specific asset and account balance level.  

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(h)  Impairment (continued) 

Financial assets (continued) 

All  individually  significant  receivables  are  assessed  for  specific  impairment.    Receivables  that  are  not 

individually  significant  are  collectively  assessed  for  impairment  by  grouping  together  receivables  with 

similar risk characteristics.  In assessing collective impairment of receivables, management considers the 

aging  of  receivables,  the  nature  and  extent  of  security  held,  historical  trends  of  default,  and  current 

economic and credit conditions to estimate impairments. 

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 original effective interest rate.  

An impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related objectively to an event occurring after the 

impairment  loss  is  recognized.    For  financial  assets  measured  at  amortized  cost,  this  reversal  is 

recognized in profit or loss. 

(i)  Financial instruments: 

Financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  are  recognized  when  the  Company  becomes  a  party  to  the 

contractual provisions of the financial instrument.  Financial assets are derecognized when the contractual 

rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and all substantial risks 

and  rewards  are  transferred.    A  financial  liability  is  derecognized  when  it  is  extinguished,  discharged, 

cancelled or expires. 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured initially at fair value plus transactions cost, except 

for financial assets and financial liabilities carried at fair value through profit or loss, which are measured 

initially at fair value. 

The classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments is disclosed in note 6 of these 

consolidated financial statements. 

Financial assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 

The Company considers deposits in banks, certificates of deposit and short-term investments with original 

maturities of three months or less when acquired as cash and cash equivalents. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(i)  Financial instruments (continued): 

Receivables 

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are 

not quoted in an active market.  After initial recognition these are measured at amortized cost using the 

effective interest method, less provisions for impairment, if any.  Discounting is omitted where the effect 

of discounting is immaterial. 

Individual  receivables  are  considered  for  impairment  when  they  are  past  due  or  when  other  objective 

evidence  exists  that  a  specific  counterparty  will  default.    Impairment  of  trade  receivables  is  presented 

within selling and distribution expenses. 

Loans receivable consist of notes from customers and loans to employees for relocation costs, discounted 

using the effective interest method.  Interest revenue on these loans is recognized within finance income. 

Financial liabilities 

Loans and payables are non-derivative financial liabilities with fixed or determinable payments that are 

not quoted in an active market.  After initial recognition these liabilities are measured at amortized cost 

using the effective interest method, less provisions for impairment, if any.  Discounting is omitted where 

the effect of discounting is immaterial.  The revolving bank line of credit is not discounted; rather, actual 

interest accrued based on the daily balances is recorded each month. 

(j) 

Income taxes: 

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax and is recognized in profit and loss except to the 

extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.  Current 

income tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or 

substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of the previous 

years. 

Deferred  tax  is  recognized  by  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  in  respect  of  temporary  differences 

between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts 

used for taxation purposes.  Deferred tax is not recognized for the initial recognition of assets or liabilities 

in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit 

or loss; differences relating to investments in subsidiaries to the extent that it is probable that they will not 

reverse in the foreseeable future; and taxable differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill. 

Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to temporary differences when 

they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.   

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only when the Company has a legally enforceable right and 

intention to set off current tax assets and liabilities from the same taxation authority. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(j) 

Income taxes: (continued) 

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. 

(k)  Leases: 

Automobile leases for which the Company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership 

are classified as finance leases.  Upon initial recognition the leased asset is measured at an amount equal 

to the lower of its fair value and the present value of the minimum lease payments and a lease obligation 

is recorded equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments. 

Subsequent to initial recognition, the leased asset is accounted for in  accordance  with  the accounting 

policies  applicable  to  property,  plant  and  equipment.    Minimum  lease  payments  made  under  finance 

leases  are  apportioned  between  finance  expense  and  the  reduction  of  the  outstanding  liability.    The 

finance expense is allocated to each period during the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic 

rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. 

Other leases are operating leases and as such the leased assets are not recognized in the Company’s 

statement of financial position.  Payments made under operating leases are recognized in profit or loss 

on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.  Lease incentives received are recognized as an integral 

part of the total lease expense, over the term of the lease.  

(l)  Provisions and contingent liabilities: 

Provisions are recognized in the statement of financial position when the Company has a present legal 

or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits 

will  be  required  to  settle  the  obligation,  and  a  reliable  estimate  can  be  made  of  the  amount  of  the 

obligation.  Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that 

reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. 

(m)  Basic and diluted profit per share: 

The Company presents basic and diluted profit per share data for its outstanding common shares.  Basic 

profit  per  share  attributable  to  shareholders  is  calculated  by  dividing  profit  by  the  weighted  average 

number of common shares outstanding during the reporting year.  Diluted profit per share is determined 

by adjusting the profit attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of common 

shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares.  

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(n)  Share based compensation: 

The Company has a share based long-term incentive plan as described in note 12(b).  The Company is 

accounting  for  the  Restricted  Shares  and  Performance  Shares  as  employee  equity  settled  awards 

whereby the compensation cost is determined based on the grant date fair value and is recognized as an 

expense with a corresponding increase to contributed surplus in equity over the period that the employees 

unconditionally become entitled to payment.  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.   

(o)  New accounting policies: 

(i)  Change in accounting policy: 

There  were  no  new  standards  effective  January  1,  2014  that  had  an  impact  on  the 
Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

(ii)  New standards and interpretations not yet adopted: 

A  number  of  new  standards,  amendments  to  standards  and  interpretations,  are  not  yet 
effective for the year ended December 31, 2014, and have not been applied in preparing 
these consolidated financial statements. The following pronouncements are considered by 
the  Company  to  be  the  most  significant  of  several  pronouncements  that  may  affect  the 
consolidated financial statements in future periods.   

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) 

IFRS  9  will  replace  IAS  39,  Financial  Instruments:  Recognition  and  Measurement  (“IAS 
39”).  IFRS 9 will replace the multiple classification and measurement models in IAS 39 
with  a  single  model  that  has  only  two  classification  categories:  amortized  cost  and  fair 
value. The new standard also requires a single impairment method to be used, provides 
additional  guidance  on  the  classification  and  measurement  of  financial  liabilities,  and 
provides a new general hedge accounting standard. 

The mandatory effective date has been set for January 1, 2018, however early adoption of 
the new standard is permitted. The Company does not intend to early adopt IFRS 9 in its 
consolidated financial statements for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2015. The 
adoption of IFRS 9 is currently not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated 
financial  statements  given  the  nature  of  the  Company’s  operations  and  the  types  of 
financial instruments that it currently holds; however, the Company will continue to assess 
the extent of impact as the mandatory adoption date approaches. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

3.  Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(o)  New accounting policies (continued): 

(ii)  New standards and interpretations not yet adopted (continued): 

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“IFRS 15”) 

IFRS  15  is  effective  for  fiscal  years  commencing  on  or  after  January  1,  2017  and  will 
replace IAS 18, Revenue and a number of revenue related standards and interpretations.  
IFRS  15  contains  a  single  model  that  applies  to  contracts  with  customers  and  two 
approaches to recognizing revenue: at a point in time or over time. The model features a 
contract-based  five-step  analysis  of  transactions  to  determine  whether,  how  much  and 
when revenue is recognized. New estimates and judgmental thresholds have also been 
introduced, which may affect the amount and/or timing of revenue recognized. 

The  Company  intends  to  adopt  IFRS  15  in  its  consolidated  financial  statements  for  the 
annual period beginning on January 1, 2017. The Company is assessing the impact of this 
new  standard,  but  does  not  expect  the  amendments  to  have  a  material  impact  on  the 
consolidated financial statements 

Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”) 

On December 18, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 as part of its major initiative 
to improve presentation and disclosure in financial reports.  The amendments are effective 
for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016 with early adoption permitted.  
The Company intends to adopt these amendments in its consolidated financial statements 
for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2016.  The extent of the impact of adoption 
of the amendments has not yet been determined. 

4.  Business acquisition: 

(a)  Hardwoods of Michigan Acquisition 

On April 28, 2014 a subsidiary of the Company purchased the business operations of HMI with 
the  intention  to  continue  operations  of  the  business.  HMI  is  a  fully  integrated  producer  and 
distributor of high quality hardwood lumber from its sawmill and kiln drying operations located 
on 23 acres in Clinton, Michigan.  HMI has been in business for over 40 years and has a broad 
and diverse customer base throughout North America as well as in Europe and Asia.  HMI sells 
hardwood lumber to customers that manufacture cabinets, flooring, furniture, mouldings, doors, 
windows  and  other  custom  millwork  products.  The  Company’s  subsidiary  purchased  the 
accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, and property, plant and equipment of HMI 
for cash consideration of $16.5 million (US$15.0 million) and hired HMI’s employees to continue 
operating the business. 

The  acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  as  a  business  combination  using  the  acquisition 
method of accounting.  HMI’s results of operations and fair value of assets acquired have been 
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

4.  Business acquisition (continued): 

(a)  Hardwoods of Michigan Acquisition (continued) 

The allocation of the purchase price to identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as 
follows: 

Accounts receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 
Property, plant and equipment  
Accrued liabilities 

Cash paid 

$ 

4,679 
6,175 
392 
5,386 
(165) 

$  16,467 

The  purchase  price  was  satisfied  with  cash  consideration,  funded  by  the  drawdown  of  the 
amended Hardwoods USLP Credit Facility (note 10).   

Had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014 management estimates that the Company’s 
consolidated sales would have been approximately $471.6 million and profit would have been 
approximately  $14.8  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2014.  Included  in  these 
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 are sales of $24.1 
million (US$21.8 million) and profit before tax of $1.1 million (US$1.0 million). 

(b)  Olam Wood Products Acquisition 

On  May  31,  2013,  a  subsidiary  of  the  Company  purchased  certain  assets  of  Olam  Wood 
Products  (“OWP”)  located  in  Leland,  North  Carolina  (the  “Leland  business”).    The  Leland 
business  imports  high  quality  tropical  lumber  and  decking  material  from  Africa  and  South 
America for resale to industrial customers and wholesale distributors located in North America. 
The Company purchased the inventory and property, plant and equipment of OWP for cash 
consideration  of  $3.0  million  (US$2.9  million)  and  hired  OWP’s  employees  to  continue 
operating the Leland business.  

The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination.  The allocation of purchase 
price to identified assets acquired is as follows: 

Inventory 
Property, plant and equipment  

Cash paid 

$ 

2,911 
73 

$ 

2,984 

As part of the acquisition, the building has been leased from the previous landlord at market 
rates.  Liabilities were not assumed.  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

5.  Capital management: 

The  Company’s  policy  is  to  maintain  a  strong  capital  base  so  as  to  maintain  investor,  creditor  and  market 

confidence and to sustain future development of the business.  The Company considers its capital to be bank 

indebtedness (net of cash) and shareholders’ equity.  The Company’s capitalization is as follows: 

Cash 
Bank indebtedness 
Shareholders’ equity 

Total capitalization 

December 31, 
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

$ 

(13) 
38,742 
108,489 

$ 

(78) 
27,881 
90,683 

$ 

147,218 

$  118,486 

The terms of the Company’s US and Canadian credit facilities are described in note 10.  The terms of the 

agreements with the Company’s lenders provide that distributions cannot be made by its subsidiaries in the 

event  that  its  subsidiaries  do  not  meet  certain  credit  ratios.    The  Company’s  operating  subsidiaries  were 

compliant with all required credit ratios under the US and Canadian credit facilities as at December 31, 2014 

and December 31, 2013 and accordingly there were no restrictions on distributions arising from compliance 

with financial covenants. 

Dividends are one way the Company manages its capital.  Dividends are declared having given consideration 

to a variety of factors including the outlook for the business and financial leverage.  There were no changes 

to the Company’s approach to capital management during the year ended December 31, 2014. 

On November 7, 2014 Hardwoods Distribution Inc. declared a cash dividend of $0.045 per common share to 

shareholders of record as of January 20, 2015.  The dividend was paid to shareholders on January 30, 2015.  

On March 26, 2015, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.045 per common share to shareholders of 

record as of April 20, 2015 to be paid on April 30, 2015. 

6.  Financial instruments: 

Financial  instrument  assets  include  cash  and  current  and  long-term  receivables,  which  are  designated  as 

loans and receivables and measured at amortized cost.  Non-derivative financial instrument liabilities include 

bank indebtedness, accounts payable, income taxes payable, dividend payable and finance lease obligation. 

All financial liabilities are designated as other liabilities and are measured at amortized cost.  There are no 

financial instruments classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity.   

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

6.  Financial instruments (continued): 

Fair value hierarchy 

IFRS 13 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value.  

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: 

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement 

date for identical assets or liabilities. 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset 

or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full contractual term. 

Level 3 - Inputs for the asset or liability are not based on observable market data. 

The Company has no financial assets or financial liabilities measured in the statement of financial position at 

fair value or included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. 

Fair values of financial instruments 

The carrying values of cash, accounts receivable, income tax payable, dividend payable and accounts payable 

approximate their fair values due to the relatively short period to maturity of the instruments.  The fair value of 

long-term receivables and finance lease obligations are not expected to differ materially from their respective 

carrying values, given the interest rates being charged.  The carrying values of the credit facilities approximate 

their  fair  values  due  to  the  existence  of  floating  market  based  interest  rates.    The  fair  value  of  these  non-

derivative financial assets and liabilities has been estimated based on the present value of future cash flows, 

discounted at a market rate of interest at the reporting date, being level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. 

Financial risk management 

The Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries has the overall responsibility for the establishment 

and oversight of the Company’s risk management framework.  The Company’s risk management policies are 

established to identify and analyze the risks faced by the Company, 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 in response to the Company’s activities.  Through its standards 

and procedures management has developed a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all 

employees  understand  their  roles  and  obligations.    Management  regularly  monitors  compliance  with  the 

Company’s  risk  management  policies  and  procedures  and  reviews  the  adequacy  of  the  risk  management 

framework in relation to the risks faced by the Company. 

The Company has exposure to credit, liquidity and market risks from its use of financial instruments. 

(i)  Credit risk: 

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument 

fails  to  meet  its  contractual  obligations.    Credit  risk  arises  principally  from  the  Company’s  current  and 

long-term  receivables  from  its  customers.    Cash  held  at  banks,  employee  housing  loans  and  security 

deposits also present credit risk to the Company.  The carrying value of these financial assets, which total 

$47.4 million at December 31, 2014 (2013 - $43.7 million), represents the Company’s maximum exposure 

to credit risk. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

6.  Financial instruments (continued): 

(i)  Credit risk (continued): 

Trade accounts receivable 

The  Company’s  exposure  to  credit  risk  is  influenced  mainly  by  the  individual  characteristics  of  each 

customer.    The  Company  is  exposed  to  credit  risk  in  the  event  it  is  unable  to  collect  in  full  amounts 

receivable from its customers.  The Company employs established credit approval practices and engages 

credit  attorneys  when  appropriate  to  mitigate  credit  risk.    The  Company  attempts  to  secure  credit 

advanced to customers whenever possible by registering security interests in the assets of the customer 

and by obtaining personal guarantees.  Credit limits are established for each customer and are regularly 

reviewed.  In some instances the Company may choose to transact with a customer on a cash-on-delivery 

basis.  The Company’s largest individual customer balance amounted to 3.9% (2013 – 5.3%) of trade 

accounts receivable and customer notes receivable at December 31, 2014.  No one customer represents 

more than 2.0% of sales. 

More detailed information regarding management of trade accounts receivable is found in note 
7 to these consolidated financial statements. 

Employee housing loans: 

Employee  loans  are  non-interest  bearing  and  are  granted  to  employees  who are  relocated.  
Employee loans are secured by a deed of trust or mortgage depending upon the jurisdiction.  
Employee loans are repaid in accordance with the loan agreement.  These loans are measured 
at their fair market value upon granting the loan and subsequently measured at amortized cost. 

Customer notes: 

Customer  notes  are  issued  to  certain  customers  to  provide  fixed  repayment  schedules  for 
amounts owing that have been agreed will be repaid over longer periods of time.  The terms of 
each note are negotiated with the customer.  For notes issued the Company requires a fixed 
payment amount, personal guarantees, general security agreements, and security over specific 
property or assets.  Customer notes bear market interest rates ranging from 5%-10%. 

Security deposits: 

Security deposits are recoverable on leased premises at the end of the related lease term.  The 
Company does not believe there is any material credit risk associated with its security deposits. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

6.  Financial instruments (continued): 

(ii)  Liquidity risk: 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as 
they  fall  due.    The  Company’s  approach  to  managing  liquidity  is  to  ensure  that  it  will  have 
sufficient  cash  available  to  meet  its  liabilities  when  due,  under  both  normal  and  stressed 
conditions,  without  incurring  unacceptable  losses  or  risking  damage  to  the  Company’s 
reputation.  At December 31, 2014, in Canada, a subsidiary of the Company had a revolving 
credit facility of up to $15.0 million, and, in the US, a subsidiary of the Company had a revolving 
credit facility of up to $91.2 million (US$78.6 million).  These credit facilities can be drawn down 
to meet short-term financing requirements, including fluctuations in non-cash working capital.  
The amount made available under the revolving credit facilities from time to time is limited to 
the extent of the value of certain accounts receivable and inventories held by subsidiaries of 
the Company, as well as by continued compliance with credit ratios and certain other terms 
under the credit facilities.  See note 10 for further information regarding the Company’s credit 
facilities and borrowing capacity. 

The Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities are subject to normal trade terms and 
have contracted maturities that will result in payment in the following quarter.  The undiscounted 
contractual  maturities  of  finance  lease  obligations  are  presented  in  note  11  to  these 
consolidated financial statements. 

(iii)  Market risk: 

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as interest rates, foreign exchange 
rates, and commodity prices will affect the Company’s net earnings or value of its holdings of 
financial instruments. 

Interest rate risk 

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its credit facilities which bear interest at floating 
market rates. 

Based  upon  the  December  31,  2014  bank  indebtedness  balance  of  $38.7  million,  a  1% 
increase or decrease in the interest rates charged would result in a decrease or increase to 
profit after tax by approximately $0.2 million. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

6.  Financial instruments (continued): 

(iii)  Market risk (continued): 

Currency risk 

As  the  Company  conducts  business  in both  Canada  and  the United  States  it  is  exposed  to 
currency risk.  Most of the hardwood lumber sold by the Company in Canada is purchased in 
U.S. dollars from suppliers in the United States.  Although the Company reports its financial 
results  in  Canadian  dollars,  approximately  three-quarters  of  its  sales  are  generated  in  the 
United States.  Changes in the currency exchange rates of the Canadian dollar against the 
U.S. dollar will affect the results presented in the Company’s financial statements and cause 
its earnings to fluctuate.  Changes in the costs of hardwood lumber purchased by the Company 
in the United States as a result of the changing value of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. 
dollar are usually absorbed by the Canadian market.  When the hardwood lumber is resold in 
Canada  it  is  generally  sold  at  a  Canadian  dollar  equivalent  selling  price,  and  accordingly 
revenues in Canada are effectively increased by decreases in value of the Canadian dollar and 
vice versa.  Fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar will affect 
the amount of cash available to the Company for distribution to its Shareholders. 

At December 31, 2014, the primary exposure to foreign denominated financial instruments was 
in  the  Company’s  Canadian  subsidiaries  and  relates  to  US  dollar  cash  balances,  accounts 
receivable from U.S. customers (2014 - US$0.3 million, 2013 - US$0.4 million) and accounts 
payable to U.S. suppliers (2014 - $0.9 million, 2013 - US$0.4 million). 

Based  on  the  Company's  Canadian  subsidiaries  exposure  to  foreign  denominated  financial 
instruments,  the  Company  estimates  a  $0.05  weakening  or  strengthening  in  the  Canadian 
dollar as compared to the U.S. dollar would not have a material effect on net income for the 
years ended December 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013.   

This  foreign  currency  sensitivity  is  focused  solely  on  the  currency  risk  associated  with  the 
Company’s Canadian subsidiaries exposure to foreign denominated financial instruments as 
at December 31, 2014 and does not take into account the effect of a change in currency rates 
will  have  on  the  translation  of  the  balance  sheet  and  operations  of  the  Company’s  U.S. 
subsidiaries nor is it intended to estimate the potential impact changes in currency rates would 
have on the Company’s sales and purchases.  

Commodity price risk: 

The  Company  does  not  enter  in  to  any  commodity  contracts.    Inventory  purchases  are 
transacted  at  current  market  rates  based  on  expected  usage  and  sale  requirements  and 
increases or decreases in prices are reflected in the Company’s selling prices to customers.  

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

7.  Accounts receivable: 

The  following  is  a  breakdown  of  the  Company’s  current  and  long  term  receivables  and  represents  the 

Company’s principal exposure to credit risk. 

Trade accounts receivable - Canada  
Trade accounts receivable - United States 
Sundry receivable 
Income taxes receivable 
Current portion of long-term receivables 

Less: 

Allowance for credit loss 

Long-term receivables: 

Employee housing loans 
Customer notes 
Security deposits 

Less: 

Current portion, included in accounts receivable 

The aging of trade receivables was:  

Current 
Past due 31 - 60 days 
Past due 61 - 90 days 
Past due 90+ days 

December 31, 
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

$ 

10,490 
37,960 
786 
- 
369 

49,605 

$ 

11,642 
31,138 
1,807 
90 
693 

45,370 

3,478 

2,988 

$ 

46,127 

$ 

42,382 

$ 

429 
679 
514 
1,622 

369 

$ 

378 
1,268 
410 
2,056 

693 

$ 

1,253 

$ 

1,363 

December 31, 
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

$ 

35,428 
8,041 
2,752 
2,229 

$ 

30,822 
7,143 
2,524 
2,291 

$ 

48,450 

 $ 

42,780 

The  Company  determines  its  allowance  for  credit  loss  based  on  its  best  estimate  of  the  net  recoverable 

amount by customer account.  Accounts that are considered uncollectable are written off.  The total allowance 

at December 31, 2014 was $3.5 million (December 31, 2013 - $3.0 million).  The amount of the allowance is 

considered sufficient based on the past experience of the business, current and expected collection trends, 

the  security  the  Company  has  in  place  for  past  due  accounts  and  management’s  regular  review  and 

assessment of customer accounts and credit risk. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

7.  Accounts receivable (continued): 

The change in the allowance for credit loss can be reconciled as follows: 

Balance as at January 1 
Additions during the year  
Use during the year 
Changes due to currency rate fluctuations 

$ 

2014 

2,988 
1,178 
(967) 
279 

2013 

$ 

3,078 
2,344 
(2,686) 
252 

Balance as at December 31 

$ 

3,478 

$ 

2,988 

Bad debt expense, net of recoveries, for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $1.0 million which equates 

to 0.2% of sales (year ended December 31, 2013 - $1.9 million, being 0.5% of sales). 

8. 

Inventories: 

Raw materials 
Work in process 
Good in transit 
Finished goods: 
  Lumber 
  Sheet goods 
  Specialty 

December 31, 
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

$ 

1,624 
5,044 
9,594 

31,059 
31,127 
6,953 

$ 

- 
- 
7,074 

18,189 
29,802 
7,223 

$ 

85,401 

$ 

62,288 

The Company regularly reviews and assesses the condition and value of its inventories and records write-

downs to net realizable value as necessary. 

Inventory related expenses are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income as follows: 

Inventory write-downs 

Cost of inventory sold 
Other cost of sales 

Total cost of sales 

Year ended 
December 31,  
2014 

 Year ended 
   December 31, 
2013 

$ 

$ 

  1,149 

$ 

1,103 

363,275 
13,652 

$  293,394 
10,205 

$  376,927 

$  303,599 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

9.  Property, plant and equipment: 

Buildings, 
Leased  machinery and 
equipment 
vehicles 

Leasehold 
improvements 

Land 

Cost 

Balance at January 1, 2013 
Additions 
Disposals 
Adjustments: 

Foreign currency translation 

$ 

Balance at December 31, 2013 
Additions 
Disposals 
Adjustments: 

Foreign currency translation 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
548 
- 

32 

$ 

$ 

2,459 
1,408 
(1,172) 

112 

2,807 
1,070 
(902) 

$ 

9,740 
1,009 
(203) 

539 

11,085 
6,288 
(357) 

174 

1,140 

$ 

754 
8 
(13) 

25 

774 
29 
(2) 

23 

Total 

12,953 
2,425 
(1,388) 

676 

14,666 
7,935 
(1,261) 

1,369 

Balance at December 31, 2014 

$ 

580 

$ 

3,149 

$ 

18,156 

$ 

824 

$ 

22,709 

Accumulated depreciation 

Balance at January 1, 2013  
Depreciation during year 
Disposals 
Adjustments: 

Foreign currency translation 

$ 

Balance at December 31, 2013 
Depreciation during year 
Disposals 
Adjustments: 

Foreign currency translation 

Balance at December 31, 2014 

$ 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 

Net book value: 

December 31, 2013 
December 31, 2014 

$ 

- 
580 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,063 
713 
(838) 

43 

981 
811 
(621) 

64 

$ 

4,758 
670 
(155) 

227 

5,500 
1,268 
(205) 

387 

640 
55 
(13) 

11 

693 
50 
(2) 

19 

$ 

6,461 
1,438 
(1,006) 

281 

7,174 
2,129 
(828) 

470 

1,235 

$ 

6,950 

$ 

760 

$ 

8,945 

1,826 
1,914 

$ 

5,585 
11,206 

$ 

$ 

81 
64 

7,492 
13,764 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $2.1 million (2013 

- $1.4 million) and is included in the statement of comprehensive income as follows: 

Selling and distribution 
Cost of sales 
Administration 

$ 

2014 

1,211 
866 
52 

$ 

2013 

1,033 
364 
41 

$ 

2,129 

$ 

1,438 

Gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2014 was a 

net loss of $126,415 (2013 - net gain of $79,225) and is included in selling and distribution expense in the 

statement of comprehensive income. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

10.  Bank indebtedness: 

Checks issued in excess of funds on deposit 
Credit facility, Hardwoods LP 
Credit facility, Hardwoods USLP 

(December 31, 2014  -  US$24,004; 
December 31, 2013  -  US$22,039) 
Term loan, Hardwoods USLP (US$3,625) 

Less: non-current portion of term loan 

December 31, 
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

$ 

1,368 
5,318 

$ 

440 
4,000 

27,851 
4,205 

38,742 
3,371 

23,441 
- 

27,881 
- 

$  35,371 

$ 

27,881 

Bank indebtedness consists of checks issued in excess of funds on deposit and advances under operating lines 

of  credit  (the  “Credit  Facilities”)  available  to  subsidiaries  of  the  Company,  Hardwoods  Specialty  Products  LP 

(“Hardwoods LP”) and Hardwoods Specialty Product USLP (“Hardwoods USLP”), which in the case of Hardwoods 

USLP also includes a term loan. 

Each of the Credit Facilities is separate, is not guaranteed by the other partnership, and does not contain cross 

default provisions to the other Credit Facility.  The Credit Facility made available to Hardwoods LP is secured by 

a first security interest in all of the present and after acquired property of Hardwoods LP and the Hardwoods LP 

partnership units held directly and indirectly by the Company.  The Credit Facility made available to Hardwoods 

USLP is secured by a first security interest in all of the present and after acquired property of Hardwoods USLP, 

Paxton Hardwoods LLC and HMI Hardwoods LLC, and the Hardwoods USLP partnership units held indirectly by 

the Company. 

The  Hardwoods  LP  Credit  Facility,  which  has  a  maturity  date  of  August  7,  2016,  provides  financing  up  to 

$15.0 million. On April 28, 2014, the Company amended the Credit Facility of Hardwoods USLP concurrently with 

completing the acquisition of HMI (note 4(a)).  The term of the Hardwoods USLP Credit Facility was extended to 

April 27, 2017, and the maximum available borrowing under the Credit Facility increased from US$50.0 million to 

US$79.1 million, comprised of US$75.0 million available under a revolving credit facility, and US$4.1 million under 

a term loan that matures on April 27, 2017, with monthly payments based on a five year amortization.  Monthly 

payments  on  the  term  loan  reduce  the  total  Credit  Facility  and  so  the  Credit  Facility  at  December  31,  2014  is 

comprised of US$75.0 million available under revolving credit facilities and US$3.6 million under the term loan. 

The Credit Facilities are payable in full at maturity.  The Credit Facilities are revolving credit facilities which the 

Company may terminate at any time without prepayment penalty.  The Credit Facilities and term loan bear interest 

at a floating rate based on the Canadian or US prime rate (as the case may be), LIBOR or bankers’ acceptance 

rates plus, in each case, an applicable margin.  Letters of credit are also available under the Credit Facilities on 

customary terms for facilities of this nature.  Commitment fees and standby charges typical for borrowings on this 

nature were and are payable. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

10.  Bank indebtedness (continued): 

The amount made available under the Credit Facility to Hardwoods LP from time to time is limited to the extent of 

85% of the book value of accounts receivable and the lesser of 60% of the book value or 85% of appraised value 

of inventories with the amount based on inventories not to exceed 60% of the total amount to be available.  Certain 

identified accounts receivable and inventories are excluded from the calculation of the amount available under the 

Credit  Facility.    Hardwoods  LP  is  required  to  maintain  a  fixed  charge  coverage  ratio  (calculated  as  the  ratio  of 

earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) less cash taxes less capital expenditures 

less distributions, divided by interest plus principal payments on capital lease obligations) of not less than 1.1 to 1.  

However, this covenant does not apply so long as the unused availability under the credit line is in excess of $2.0 

million. At December 31, 2014, the Hardwoods LP Credit Facility has unused availability of $8.2 million, before 

checks issued in excess of funds on deposit of $nil (December 31, 2013 - $10.3 million, checks issued in excess 

of funds on deposit - nil), and thus the fixed charge covenant was not applicable at December 31, 2014. 

As part of the amendment on April 28, 2014, the amount made available under the Credit Facility to Hardwoods 

USLP from time to time was increased to 90% of the book value of accounts receivable and 65% of the book value 

of inventories (with certain accounts receivable and inventory being excluded).  This increase to the advance rates 

will be reduced over a three year period back to the advance rates previously available to Hardwoods USLP of 

85% of the book value of accounts receivable, and 55% of the book value of inventories.  Hardwoods USLP is 

required to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio (calculated as EBITDA less cash taxes less capital expenditures, 

divided by interest plus capital lease obligations plus distributions) of 1.0 to 1.  This covenant of the Hardwoods 

USLP Credit Facility does not need to be met, however, when the unused availability under the Credit Facility is in 

excess  of  certain  thresholds.    The  minimum  unused  availability  that  must  be  maintained  for  the  fixed  charge 

coverage  ratio  not  to  apply  was  increased  to  US$7.5  million  when  advance  rates  for  accounts  receivable  and 

inventories are calculated at 85% and 55%, respectively, and to US$9.4 million in periods when advance rates in 

excess of these amounts are utilized. 

At  December  31,  2014,  the  Hardwoods  USLP  Credit  Facility  has  unused  availability  of  $28.7  million 

(US$24.8 million), before checks issued in excess of funds on deposit of $1.3 million (US$1.1 million). (December 

31,  2013  -  $19.5  million  (US$18.3  million),  before  checks  issued  in  excess  of  funds  on  deposit  of  $0.4  million 

(US$0.4 million)), and thus the fixed charge covenant was not applicable at December 31, 2014. 

The average annual interest rates paid in respect of bank indebtedness for the year ended December 31, 2014 

were  3.3%  and  2.7%  (2013  -  3.4%  and  2.3%)  for  the  Hardwoods  LP  and  Hardwoods  USLP  credit  facilities 

respectively.   

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

11.  Leases: 

(a)  Finance leases as lessee: 

Subsidiaries  of  the  Company  lease  vehicles  with  terms  ranging  from  18  to  36  months.    Hardwoods  LP 

guarantees a residual value under the terms of the leases in Canada, and any difference between the amount 

realized and the guaranteed residual value is either paid to or paid by Hardwoods LP.  In the US the lease 

payments cover the full capitalized cost over the term of the lease, and any proceeds from the sale of the 

vehicle are paid to Hardwoods USLP.  The Company and its subsidiaries have determined that these vehicle 

leases are considered finance leases and are recorded on the statement of financial position.  

Finance lease liabilities are payable as follows: 

Minimum lease payments due 

December 31, 2014: 

Future minimum lease payments 
Interest 

Present value of minimum payments 

December 31, 2013: 

Future minimum lease payments 
Interest 

Present value of minimum payments 

Within 
one year 

One to 
three years 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,100 
76 

1,024 

949 
77 

872 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

777 
28 

749 

862 
34 

828 

Total 

1,877 
104 

$ 

$ 

1,773 

$ 

1,811 
111 

$ 

1,700 

The present value of the lease payments is calculated using the interest rate implicit in the lease, which range 

from 2.1% - 6.9%. 

(b)  Operating leases as lessee: 

The  Company’s  subsidiaries  are  obligated  under  various  operating  leases,  including  building  and  trucking 

equipment leases that require future minimum rental payments as follows: 

Minimum lease payments due 

Minimum lease payments due: 
December 31, 2014 

Within  
one year 

One to 
five years 

After 
five years 

Total 

$ 

6,229 

$  16,239 

$  6,355 

$ 

28,823 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

11.  Leases (continued): 

(b)  Operating leases as lessee (continued): 

Minimum lease payments recognized as an expense during the year ended December 31, 2014 amount to 

$6.5 million (2013 - $5.8 million).   

The Company’s warehouse leases are combined leases of the land and building; however both the land and 

building  elements  are  considered  operating  leases  as  the  risk  and  reward  of  ownership  remains  with  the 

landlord.  The  Company’s  operating  lease  agreements  do  not  contain  any  contingent  rent  clauses.    Some 

operating warehouse lease agreements contain renewal options.  Renewal options are reviewed regularly by 

management.  The operating lease agreements do not contain any restrictions regarding distributions, further 

leasing or additional debt.   

12.  Share capital: 

(a)  Share Capital 

At  December  31,  2014,  the  authorized  share  capital  of  the  Company  comprised  an  unlimited  number  of 

common shares without par value (“Shares”).   

A continuity of share capital is as follows: 

Balance at December 31, 2012 
Issued pursuant to long term incentive plan 

Shares 

16,394,490 
144,888 

$ 

Balance at December 31, 2013 
Issued pursuant to long term incentive plan 

16,539,378 
112,036 

Balance at December 31, 2014 

16,651,414 

 $ 

Total 

44,762 
536 

45,298 
532 

45,830 

(b)  Long Term Incentive Plan: 

At the Annual General Meeting held on May 20, 2010, the Unitholders approved a long term incentive plan 

(“LTIP”) which authorized the issuance of a maximum of 850,000 Units to qualified trustees, directors, officers, 

employees  and  consultants  to  align  the  interests  of  such  persons  with  the  interests  of  Unitholders.    Upon 

conversion  to  a  corporation  on  July  1,  2011  the  LTIP  plan  was  continued  with  references  to  Units  being 

replaced by common shares.  

At  the  Annual  General  Meeting  held  on  May  22,  2013,  shareholders  approved  to  increase  the  number  of 

common shares issuable under the LTIP by 800,000 common shares.  

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

12.  Share capital (continued): 

(b)  Long Term Incentive Plan (continued): 

The LTIP is comprised of Restricted Shares and Performance Shares.  Each Restricted Share will entitle the 

holder  to  be  issued  the  number  of  Shares  of  the  Company  designated  in  the  grant  agreement  for  that 

Restricted Share. Shares issuable pursuant to Restricted Share grants will vest and be issued on the date or 

dates determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee and set out in the grant agreement, provided 
such date or dates are not later than December 31st following the third anniversary of the date the Restricted 

Share  was  granted.  Each  Performance  Share  will  entitle  the  holder  to  be  issued  the  number  of  Shares 

designated  in  the  grant  agreement  for  the  Performance  Share  multiplied  by  a  payout  multiplier  which  may 

range from a minimum of zero to a maximum of two depending on the achievement of the defined performance 

criteria.    Shares  issuable  pursuant  to  Performance  Shares  will  be  issued  on  the  date  set  out  in  the  grant 
agreement  if  the  performance  criteria  are  satisfied,  provided  such  date  is  not  later  than  December  31st 

following the third anniversary of the date the Performance Share was granted. 

The  Shares  to  which  a  grantee  is  entitled  under  a  Restricted  Share  or  Performance  Share  may,  at  the 

discretion  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  be  settled  by  the  Company  in  Shares  issued  from  treasury,  Shares 

purchased by the Company in the secondary market, in an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of 

such Shares, or any combination of the foregoing.  

If any Restricted Shares or Performance Shares granted under LTIP expire, terminate or are cancelled for any 

reason without the Shares issuable under the Restricted Share or Performance Share having been issued in 

full, those Shares will become available for the purposes of granting further Restricted Shares or Performance 

Shares  under  the  LTIP.  To  the  extent  any  Shares  issuable  pursuant  to  Restricted  Shares  or  Performance 

Shares are settled in cash or with Shares purchased in the market, those Shares will become available for the 

purposes of granting further Restricted Shares or Performance Shares.  

The LTIP provides for cumulative adjustments to the number of Shares to be issued pursuant to Restricted 

Shares or Performance Shares on each date that distributions are paid on the Shares by an amount equal to 

a fraction having as its numerator the amount of the distribution per Share and having as its denominator the 

fair market value of the  Shares on the trading day immediately preceding the dividend  payment date.  Fair 

market value is the weighted average price that the Shares traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the five 

trading days on which the Shares traded immediately preceding that date. 

The  LTIP  provides  that  the  number  of  Shares  issued  to  insiders  pursuant  to  the  plan  and  other  Share 

compensation arrangements of the Company within a one year period, or at any one time, may not exceed 

10% of the issued and outstanding Shares.  

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

12.  Share capital (continued): 

(b)  Long Term Incentive Plan (continued): 

A continuity of the LTIP Shares outstanding is as follows: 

Performance Shares 

Restricted Shares 

Balance at December 31, 2012 

41,680 

LTIP shares issued during the year 
LTIP shares settled by exchange for free-trading Common shares(24,631) 

13,569 

Balance at December 31, 2013 

30,618 

LTIP shares issued during the year 
LTIP shares settled by exchange for free-trading Common shares(17,049) 

7,383 

Balance at December 31, 2014 

20,952 

149,145 

48,182 
(88,608) 

108,719 

63,356 
(73,162) 

98,913 

On December 31, 2014, 17,049 (2013 - 24,631) Performance Shares and 73,162 (2013 - 88,608) Restricted 

Shares became fully vested and were settled by the issuance of 112,036 (2013 - 144,888) Shares with a value 

of $0.5 million (2013 - $0.4 million). 

Non-cash LTIP compensation expense amount of $693,627 was recorded for the year ended December 31, 

2014  (2013  -  $435,607).    The  key  estimate  in  determining  the  compensation  in  any  period  is  whether  the 

performance criteria have been met and the amount of the payout multiplier on the Performance Shares.  The 

payout multiplier is reviewed and approved by the Company’s compensation committee on an annual basis. 

(c)  Weighted average shares:  

The calculation of basic and fully diluted profit per share is based on the profit for the year of $14.1 million 

(2013 - $13.1 million).  The weighted average number of common shares outstanding in each of the reporting 

years was as follows: 

Issued ordinary shares/units at January 1 
Effect of shares issued during the year: 
Pursuant to long-term incentive plan 

Weighted average common shares (basic) 
Effect of dilutive securities: 
Long term incentive plan 

2014 

2013 

16,539,378 

16,394,490 

307 

397 

16,539,685 

16,394,887 

85,182 

232,411 

Weighted average common shares (diluted) 

16,624,867 

16,627,298 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

13.  Income taxes: 

Current tax expense 
Deferred tax expense 

2014 

$ 

(7,188) 
(1,756) 

$ 

(8,944) 

2013 

(5,002) 
(1,679) 

(6,681) 

$ 

$ 

Under current income tax regulations, subsidiaries of the Company are subject to income taxes in Canada and the 

United States.  The applicable statutory rate in Canada for the year ending December 31, 2014 is 26.0% (2013 - 

26.0%) and in the United States is 39.4% (2013 - 39.4%).  The majority of the Company’s tax expense is generated 

from its US subsidiaries, and as such the Company reconciles its consolidated income tax expense to the statutory 

rate applicable in the United States.   

Income tax expense differs from that calculated by applying U.S. federal and state income tax rates to earnings 

before income taxes for the following reasons: 

2014 

2013 

Profit before income tax 

$  22,959 

$ 

19,748 

Statutory rate 

Computed tax expense at statutory rate 
Effect of lower tax rates in Canada and other rate changes  
Non-deductible expenses 
State tax 
Other 

39.4% 

(9,046) 
278 
(200) 
(227) 
251 

39.4% 

(7,781) 
731 
(190) 
(8) 
567 

Income tax expense 

$ 

(8,944) 

$ 

(6,681) 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

13.  Income taxes (continued): 

The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax 
assets and liabilities is as follows: 

December 31,  
2014 

December 31, 
2013 

Deferred tax assets: 

Accounts receivable 
Accounts payable and provisions 
Inventory 
Finance lease obligations 
Goodwill 
Tax loss carry forwards and future interest deductions 
Other 

$ 

Deferred tax liabilities: 
Prepaid expenses 
Property, plant and equipment 
Employee housing loans 

1,349 
534 
1,230 
624 
8,427 
2,109 
51 
14,324 

(195) 
(1,846) 
(6) 
(2,047) 

$ 

1,145 
263 
866 
579 
9,350 
2,649 
107 
14,959 

(169) 
(1,342) 
(5) 
(1,516) 

Deferred tax asset 

$ 

12,277 

$ 

13,443 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the substantively enacted rates expected to apply at the time 

such temporary differences are forecast to reverse. 

At  December  31,  2014,  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  have  operating  loss  carry  forwards  for  income  tax 

purposes  of  approximately  $7.8  million  in  Canada  that  may  be  utilized  to  offset  future  taxable  income 

(December 31, 2013 - $9.9 million). These losses, if not utilized, expire between 2015 and 2031.  The Company’s 

US subsidiaries have no operating loss carry forwards. 

At  December  31,  2014,  the  Company  and  its  Canadian  subsidiaries  have  capital  losses  of 
approximately $24.1 million (2013 - $24.1 million), and suspended capital losses of approximately $44.7 
million (2013 - $44.7 million) available to offset future Canadian taxable capital gains.  These capital 
losses arose as a result of internal restructuring and inter-entity transactions during the year ended 
December 31, 2009.  The deferred income tax asset of $8.9 million (2013 - $8.9 million) associated 
with these capital losses has not been recorded because it is not probable that future taxable capital 
gains will be generated to utilize the benefit. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

14.  Finance income and expense: 

Year ended 
Note  December 31, 2014 

Year ended 
December 31, 2013 

Finance expense: 

Interest on bank indebtedness 
Accretion of finance lease obligation 

10 
11(a) 

$ 

Total finance expense 

Finance income: 

Interest on trade receivables, customer notes,  

and employee loans receivable 

Foreign exchange gains 

7 

Total finance income 

Net finance costs 

15.  Segment reporting: 

Information about geographic areas is as follows: 

Revenue from external customers: 

Canada 
United States 

Non-current assets (1): 

Canada 
United States 

(1) Excludes financial instruments and deferred income taxes. 

$ 

1,189 
110 

1,299 

389 
529 

918 

$ 

381 

$ 

1,016 
96 

1,112 

375 
559 

934 

178 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2014 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2013 

$ 

$ 

104,334 
351,360 
455,694 

December 31, 
2014 

$ 

$ 

991 
12,800 

13,791 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

94,911 
276,304 
371,215 

December 31, 
2013 

1,118 
6,387 

7,505 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

16.  Employee remuneration: 

(a)  Employee benefits expense: 

Expenses recognized for employee benefits are summarized below. 

Wages, salaries, and benefits 
Pensions - defined contribution plans 
LTIP Share based compensation 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2014 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2013 

$ 

36,832 
703 
694 

$ 

$ 

38,229 

$ 

28,954 
620 
436 

30,010 

Employee benefit expenses are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income as follows: 

Cost of sales 
Selling and distribution 
Administration 

(b)  Pensions: 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2014 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2013 

$ 

4,908 
26,576 
6,745 

$ 

$ 

38,229 

$ 

1,964 
22,957 
5,089 

30,010 

Hardwoods  USLP,  Paxton  Hardwoods  LLC  and  HMI  Hardwoods  LLC  maintain  defined  contribution  401(k) 

retirement savings plans (the “USLP Plan”, the “Paxton Plan” and the “HMI Hardwoods Plan”).  The assets of 

the USLP Plan are held and related investment transactions are executed by the Plan’s Trustee, ING National 

Trust, and, accordingly, are not reflected in these consolidated financial statements.  During the year ended 

December  31,  2014,  Hardwoods  USLP  contributed  and  expensed  $329,766  (US$298,538)  (year  ended 

December 31, 2013 - $274,879 (US$267,036)) in relation to the USLP Plan.  The assets of the Paxton Plan 

are held and related investment transactions are executed by the Plan’s Trustee, PNC Bank, and, accordingly, 

are  not  reflected  in  these  consolidated  financial  statements.    During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2014, 

Hardwoods USLP contributed and expensed $97,716 (US$88,462) (year ended December 31, 2013 $90,655 

(US$88,047))  in  relation  to  the  Paxton  Plan.  The  assets  of  the  HMI  Hardwoods  Plan  are  held  and  related 

investment  transactions  are  executed  by  the  Plan’s  Trustee,  Voya  Financial  (Voya  Institutional  Trust 

Company)  and,  accordingly,  are  not  reflected  in  these  consolidated  financial  statements.    There  is  no 

requirement for an employer contribution to this plan and accordingly HMI Hardwoods LLC did not make any 

contributions to this plan. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

16.  Employee remuneration (continued): 

(b)  Pensions (continued): 

Hardwoods  LP  does  not  maintain  a  pension  plan.    Hardwoods  LP  does,  however,  administer  a  group 

registered retirement savings plan (“LP Plan”) that has a matching component whereby Hardwoods LP makes 

contributions to the LP Plan which match contributions made by employees up to a certain level.  The assets 

of  the  LP  Plan  are  held  and  related  investment  transactions  are  executed  by  LP  Plan’s  Trustee,  Sun  Life 

Financial Trust Inc., and, accordingly, are not reflected in these consolidated financial statements.  During the 

year ended December 31, 2014, Hardwoods LP contributed and expensed $275,135 (2013 - $254,286) in 

relation to the LP Plan. 

17.  Related party transactions: 

The  Company’s  related  parties  include  key  management  personnel  and  post-employment  benefit  plans  for  the 

employees of the Company’s subsidiaries. 

(a)  Transactions with key management personnel: 

Key management of the Company includes members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Officers, and 

regional Vice Presidents.  Key management personnel remuneration includes the following expenses: 

Short-term employee benefits: 

Salaries and benefits including bonuses 
Company car  
LTIP Share compensation 

Total remuneration 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2014 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2013 

$ 

$ 

2,255 
38 
244 

$ 

2,537 

$ 

2,126 
37 
240 

2,403 

The  Company  offers  housing  loans  to  employees  required  to  relocate.    Key  management  had  no  loans 

outstanding at either December 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013. 

(b)  Transactions with post-employment benefit plans: 

The defined contribution plans referred to in note 16(b) are related parties of the Company.  The Company’s 

transactions with the pension plans include contributions paid to the plans, which are disclosed in note 16(b).  

The  Company  has  not  entered  into  other  transactions  with  the  pension  plans,  nor  has  it  any  outstanding 

balances at December 31, 2014 or 2013. 

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HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 

18.  Contingencies: 

Legal 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business.  

Management is of the opinion, based upon information presently available, that it is unlikely that any liability, to the 

extent not provided for or insured, would be material in relation to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

The Company has no material legal contingency provisions at either December 31, 2014 or 2013. 

Trade Investigation 

On  September  27,  2012,  an  unfair  trade  petition  was  filed  in  the  United  States  seeking  the  imposition  of 

countervailing duties (“CVD”) and antidumping duties (“AD”) against Chinese hardwood plywood. The trade petition 

was brought by a coalition of United States plywood manufacturers (the “Petitioners”), alleging that Chinese imports 

were sold in the United States at prices below cost and  were subsidized by the Government of China.  During 

2013, the US Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) completed preliminary stage investigations and assessed 

a preliminary CVD duty of 22.63% and a preliminary AD duty of 22.14%.  On September 18, 2013, Commerce 

announced its decision with respect to final CVD/AD rates, determining a combined CVD/AD rate of 73.04%, which 

was scheduled to go into effect in November 2013.  However, on November 5, 2013, the United States International 

Trade Commission (“ITC”) made a unanimous negative injury determination in the final phase of the investigation, 

and the trade case was immediately dismissed. 

On January 17, 2014, the Petitioners filed an appeal against the ITC determination that had dismissed the trade 

case and on January 14, 2015, the Petitioners filed with the Court of International Trade (the “Court”) their latest 

brief in the trade case against Chinese hardwood plywood. The Court will decide the next step, which could include 

upholding  the  ITC’s  previous  decision  or  remanding  the  case  to  the  ITC  for  further  proceedings.    There  is  no 

mandatory time frame for the Court to issue its opinion. 

Decommissioning 

The Company and its subsidiaries are not obligated in any material way for decommissioning or site restoration. 

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Corporate Information 

Directors 

Officers 

Lance R. Blanco 
Director 

Lance R. Blanco 
President & Chief Executive Officer 

Terry M. Holland 
President, Krystal Financial Corp. 

Robert J. Brown 
Chief Operating Officer 

Graham M. Wilson 
President, Grawil Consultants Inc. 

Faiz Karmally 
Chief Financial Officer  

E. Lawrence Sauder 
Chair & CEO, Sauder Industries 

Garry W. Warner 
Vice President, Canada 

William Sauder 
 President, Cantu Bathrooms and Hardware 

Peter M. Bull 
President, Blenheim Realty Ltd. 

Head Office 

Auditors 

Investor Relations 

#306 – 9440 202nd Street 
Langley, BC Canada V1M 4A6 
Telephone:  604-881-1988 
Facsimile:  604-881-1995 

KPMG LLP 
Vancouver, British Columbia 

Faiz Karmally 
Chief Financial Officer 
Telephone:604-881-1982 
Email:  fkarmally@hardwoods-inc.com 

Listings 
The Toronto Stock Exchange 
Trading under HWD 

Transfer Agent 
Computershare Trust 
Company of Canada