annual report
2011
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Dear Shareholders:
Dear Shareholders:
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am very excited to present the 2009 Annual Report.
2009 was another record-breaking year for MTY, characterized by strong generic growth
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to present the 2011 Annual Report. This past financial year has drawn
and marked by the Company’s largest ever acquisition.
to a close on a high note for MTY. On a continued path of growth, we have achieved unprecedented financial results and
completed four (4) acquisitions.
The following are some highlights from the 2009 fiscal year;
The following are some highlights from this eventful 2011 fiscal year;
(cid:131)(cid:3)MTY completes four (4) acquisitions:
(cid:131) Acquisition of Country Style Food Services inc. and of its 480 existing outlets;
(cid:131) Number of locations at year end total 1,570, up from 1,023 a year earlier;
(cid:131) Sharp increase in revenues, reaching $51.5 million, up 51% over the $34.2 million
o 51% interest in a 60,000 square feet food processing plant;
o 136 units Jugo Juice franchise network;
o 338 units MR. Sub franchise network;
generated during 2008;
o 20 units Koryo Korean Barbeque franchise network.
or $0.52 per share;
(cid:131) Our operations have generated cash flows of over $16.1M during 2009 compared
(cid:131) EBITDA rose by 29% to $21.7 million from $16.84 million;
(cid:131) Net income increased by 24% to $12.3 million or $0.64 per share from $9.9 million
(cid:131)(cid:3)Number of locations at 2,263, up from 1,727 from November 30, 2010;
(cid:131)(cid:3)Revenues increased by 17% to reach $78.5 million for the year;
(cid:131)(cid:3)Same store sales grew by 0.63% for the fiscal year;
(cid:131)(cid:3)System wide sales went up by 14% reaching $527.6 million during the fiscal year;
(cid:131)(cid:3)EBITDA before restructuring charges up 6% at $27.9 million for the twelve month period;
(cid:131)(cid:3)Earnings per share of $0.84 per share for the year;
(cid:131)(cid:3)Cash and short term investments total $10.6 million at the end of November 2011, despite the disbursements for
the acquisitions which totaled $36.1 million during the year and the payment of the quarterly dividends of $3.44
million.
(cid:131) MTY’s liquidities at year-end remain very strong, with $15.9 million in cash and
temporary investments; and
(cid:131) System wide sales reached $393.1 million, up 55% from the $253.6 million
to $11.3 million in 2008.
Once again, we achieved these results in a challenging economic environment, in which our performance driven culture,
operational excellence and commitment by our employees and franchisees were critical to reach our goals.
generated during 2008.
These results were achieved in a challenging economic environment in which operational
On January 23, 2012 we were pleased to announce an increase of 22% of our quarterly dividend payment from 4.5¢ per
excellence was critical to reach our goals. Even though the economy weighed down on
share to 5.5¢ per share, which increase reflects the positive momentum building our confidence in our future earnings and
same-store sales, the efforts deployed in the past to preserve our agility combined with
our commitment to financial discipline.
the commitment of our employees, franchisees and business partners have enabled us
Going into 2012, we will continue to strive for excellence, namely by opening new locations of existing concepts in
mitigate the impact of the crisis.
shopping malls, at street front locations and in non-traditional settings. We also intend to develop on the international level
through area master agreements as well as to diligently seek out new prospective acquisitions.
Going into 2010, we will continue to focus on internal expansion, with a target of 75 new
In closing, I wish to personally thank each member of the MTY team, franchisees, partners and shareholders for their
locations, as well as diligently seek out new prospective acquisitions.
continuous support and contribution to our success in 2011. I truly appreciate and thank you for being a part of our
growing Family.
MTY Food Group Inc.
In closing, I wish to personally thank each member of the MTY team, franchisees, partners
and shareholders for their continuous support and contribution to our success in 2010. I
truly appreciate and thank you for being a part of our growing Family.
___________________________
Stanley Ma
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MTY Food Group Inc.
February 13, 2012
___________________________
Stanley Ma
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
February 22, 2010
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011
General
Management's Discussion and Analysis of the financial position and results of operations
("MD&A") of MTY Food Group Inc. ("MTY”) is supplementary information and should be
read
financial statements and
the Company’s consolidated
accompanying notes for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011.
in conjunction with
In the MD&A, MTY Food Group Inc., MTY, or the Company, designates, as the case may
be, MTY Food Group Inc. and its Subsidiaries, or MTY Food Group Inc., or one of its
subsidiaries.
This MD&A was prepared as at February 13, 2012. Supplementary information about
MTY, including its latest annual and quarterly reports, and press releases, is available on
SEDAR’s website at www.sedar.com.
Forward looking statements
This MD&A and, in particular, but without limitation, the sections of this MD&A entitled
Outlook, Same Store Sales and Contingent Liabilities, contain
forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
relating to certain aspects of the business outlook of the Company during the course of
2011. Forward-looking statements also include any other statements that do not refer to
historical facts. A statement we make is forward-looking when it uses what we know and
expect today to make a statement about the future. Forward-looking statements may
include words such as aim, anticipate, assumption, believe, could, expect, goal,
guidance, intend, may, objective, outlook, plan, project, seek, should, strategy, strive,
target and will. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the ‘safe
harbour’ provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws.
Unless otherwise indicated by us, forward-looking statements in this MD&A describe our
expectations at February 13, 2012 and, accordingly, are subject to change after such
date. Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws, we do not undertake any
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obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements, by their very nature, are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties and are based on several assumptions which give rise to the possibility that
actual results or events could differ materially from our expectations expressed in or
implied by such forward-looking statements and that our business outlook, objectives,
plans and strategic priorities may not be achieved. As a result, we cannot guarantee that
any forward-looking statement will materialize and you are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are provided
in this MD&A for the purpose of giving information about management’s current strategic
priorities, expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a better
understanding of our business outlook and operating environment. Readers are
cautioned, however, that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Forward-looking statements made in this MD&A are based on a number of assumptions
that we believed were reasonable on February 13, 2012. Refer, in particular, to the
section of this MD&A entitled Risks and Uncertainties for a description of certain key
economic, market and operational assumptions we have used in making forward-looking
statements contained in this MD&A. If our assumptions turn out to be inaccurate, our
actual results could be materially different from what we expect.
Unless otherwise indicated in this MD&A, the strategic priorities, business outlooks and
assumptions described in the previous MD&A remain substantially unchanged.
Important risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those expressed in or implied by the above-mentioned forward-looking statements and
other forward-looking statements included in this MD&A include, but are not limited to:
the intensity of competitive activity, and the resulting impact on our ability to attract
customers’ disposable income; our ability to secure advantageous locations and renew
our existing leases at sustainable rates; the arrival of foreign concepts, our ability to
attract new franchisees; changes in customer tastes, demographic trends and in the
attractiveness of our concepts, traffic patterns, occupancy cost and occupancy level of
malls and office towers; general economic and financial market conditions, the level of
consumer confidence and spending, and the demand for, and prices of, our products; our
ability to implement our strategies and plans in order to produce the expected benefits;
events affecting the ability of third-party suppliers to provide to us essential products and
services; labour availability and cost; stock market volatility; operational constraints the
event of the occurrence of epidemics, pandemics and other health risks.
These and other risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from our expectations expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements are
discussed in this MD&A.
We caution readers that the risks described above are not the only ones that could
impact us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we
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currently deem to be immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
Except as otherwise indicated by us, forward-looking statements do not reflect the
potential impact of any non-recurring or other special items or of any dispositions,
monetizations, mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations or other transactions
that may be announced or that may occur after February 13, 2012. The financial impact
of these transactions and non-recurring and other special items can be complex and
depends on the facts particular to each of them. We therefore cannot describe the
expected impact in a meaningful way or in the same way we present known risks
affecting our business.
Compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Unless otherwise indicated, the financial information presented below, including tabular
amounts, is expressed in Canadian dollars and prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). MTY uses income before income
taxes, interest on long-term debt, non-controlling interest and amortization (“EBITDA”)
because this measure enables management to assess the Company’s operational
performance. This measure is a widely accepted financial indicator but is not a
measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to the
EBITDA presented by other companies.
Highlights of significant events during the fiscal year
On November 10, 2011, the Company announced it had completed the acquisition of the
assets of Koryo Korean BBQ Franchise Corporate for an estimated consideration of $1.8
million. The acquisition was effective November 1, 2011.
On November 1, 2011, the Company announced it had completed the acquisition of
substantially of the assets of Mr. Submarine Limited and Mr. Submarine Realty Inc., for
an estimated consideration of $23.0 million.
On August 24 2011, the Company announced it had completed the acquisition of the
assets of Jugo Juice International Inc., effective on August 18, 2011, for an estimated
consideration of $15.45 million.
On December 17, 2010, the Company announced it had acquired a 51% interest in a
60,000 square feet food processing plant located in the vicinity of the city of Quebec. The
transaction was entirely financed by debt.
On November 30, 2011, the Company amalgamated, in two separate transactions, fifteen
of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in an effort to simplify the legal structure of the Company
and reduce the administrative costs related to maintaining the legal entities active.
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Core business
MTY franchises and operates quick-service restaurants under the following banners: Tiki
Ming, Sukiyaki, La Cremiere, Au Vieux Duluth Express, Carrefour Oriental, Panini Pizza
Pasta, Chick ‘N’ Chick, Franx Supreme, Croissant Plus, Villa Madina, Cultures, Thai
Express, Mrs. Vanelli's, Kim Chi, “TCBY”, Yogen Früz, Sushi Shop, Koya Japan, Vie &
Nam, Tandori, O’Burger, Tutti Frutti, Taco Time, Country Style, Bunsmaster, Valentine,
Jugo Juice, Mr. Sub and Koryo Korean BBQ.
As at November 30, 2011, MTY had 2,263 locations in operation, of which 2,233 were
franchised or under operator agreements and the remaining 30 locations were operated
by MTY.
format within petroleum
MTY’s locations can be found in: i) food courts and shopping malls; ii) street front; and, iii)
non-traditional
retailers, convenience stores, cinemas,
amusement parks and in other venues or retailers shared sites. The non-traditional
locations are typically smaller in size, require a lower investment and generate lower
revenues than the locations found in shopping malls, food courts or street front locations.
The street front locations are mostly made up of the Country Style, La Cremiere, “TCBY”,
Sushi Shop, Taco Time, Tutti Frutti, Valentine and Mr. Sub banners. La Cremiere and
“TCBY” operate primarily from April to September and the others banners operate year
round.
MTY has developed several quick service restaurant concepts: Tiki Ming - Chinese
cuisine, was its first banner, followed by Sukiyaki - A Japanese delight, Franx Supreme –
hot dog/hamburger, Panini Pizza Pasta, Chick’n’Chick, Caferama, Carrefour Oriental,
Villa Madina, Kim Chi, Vie & Nam, Tandori and O’Burger.
Other banners added through acquisitions include:
• 18 locations from the Fontaine Sante/Veggirama chain in 1999,
• 74 locations from the La Cremiere ice cream chain in 2001,
• 20 locations from the Croissant Plus chain in 2002,
• 24 locations from the Cultures chain in 2003,
• 6 locations from the Thai Express chain in May 2004,
• 103 locations from the Mrs. Vanelli’s chain in June 2004,
• 91 locations of The Country’s Best Yogurt “TCBY” with the undertaking of the
Canadian master franchise right in September 2005,
• On April 1, 2006, MTY acquired the exclusive master franchise rights to franchise
Yogen FrüzTM throughout Canada with its network of 152 existing locations,
• On September 1, 2006, MTY acquired the Sushi Shop banner with its 42 franchise
locations and 5 corporate owned locations,
• On October 19, 2006, the Company acquired the Koya Japan banner with its 24
franchise locations and one corporate owned location,
• On September 1, 2007 MTY purchased 15 existing Sushi Shop franchise locations
from an investor group,
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• On September 15, 2008, MTY acquired the Tutti Frutti banner with its 29 outlets.
This banner caters to the breakfast and lunch crowd,
• On October 31, 2008, MTY acquired the Canadian franchising rights of Taco Time in
Canada. As at the date of acquisition, there were 117 Taco Time restaurants
operating in Western Canada,
• On May 1, 2009, the Company acquired the outstanding shares of Country Style
Food Services Holdings Inc. with the 480 outlets operated by its subsidiaries,
• On September 16, 2010, the Company acquired the outstanding shares of Groupe
Valentine inc. and of its network of 95 stores. The transaction was effective
September 1, 2010,
• On August 24, 2011, the Company acquired the assets of Jugo Juice International
Inc. with 136 outlets in operation at the date of closing. The transaction was effective
August 18, 2011,
• On November 1, 2011, the Company acquired the assets of Mr. Submarine Limited,
with 338 stores in operations at the date of closing,
• On November 10, 2011, the Company acquired the assets of Koryo Korean BBQ
Franchise Corp. with 20 stores in operations at the effective date of closing. The
transaction was effective November 1, 2011.
MTY also has an exclusive area development agreement with Restaurant Au Vieux Duluth
to develop and sub-franchise Au Vieux Duluth Express quick-service restaurants in the
Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
Revenues from franchise locations are generated from royalty fees, franchise fees, sales
of turn key projects, rent, sign rental, supplier contributions and sales of other goods and
services to franchisees. Revenues from corporate owned locations include sales
generated from corporate owned locations. Operating expenses related to franchising
include salaries, general and administrative costs associated with existing and new
franchisees, expenses in the development of new markets, costs of setting up turn key
projects, rent, supplies and equipment sold to franchisees. Corporate owned location
expenses include the costs incurred to operate corporate owned locations.
MTY generates revenues from the food processing business discussed herein. The plant
produces various products that range from ingredients and ready to eat food sold to
restaurants or other food processing plants to microwavable meals sold in retail stores.
The plant generates most of its revenues selling its products to distributors and retailers.
The Company also generates revenues from its distribution center located on the south
shore of Montreal. The distribution center mainly serves our Valentine and Franx
franchises with a broad range of products required in the day-to-day operations of the
restaurants.
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Description of recent acquisitions
On November 10, 2011, the Company acquired the assets of Koryo Korean BBQ
Franchise Corp for an estimated total consideration of $1.8 million. At the effective date
of closing, November 1, 2011, the Koryo network was composed of 19 franchised stores
and 1 corporate store. Of the purchase price, MTY withheld an amount of $0.35 million in
holdbacks.
On November 1, 2011, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Mr.
Submarine Limited and Mr. Sub Realty Inc. for an estimated total consideration of $23.0
million. At the date of closing, there were 338 Mr. Sub stores in operations, all of which
were franchised or subject to an operator agreement. MTY withheld an amount of $2.5
million as holdback, which will become payable in November 2013.
On August 24, 2011, the Company acquired all of the assets of Jugo Juice International
Inc., Jugo Juice Canada Inc. and Jugo Juice Western Canada Inc. for an estimated total
consideration of $15.45 million. At the effective date of closing, August 18, 2011, 136
Jugo Juice outlets were in operations, 2 of which we corporately owned and 134 were
franchised. Of the total consideration, MTY withheld $1.735 million as holdbacks on the
transaction.
On December 17, 2010, the Company acquired a 51% interest in a food processing plant.
The total transaction value was estimated at approximately $3.5 million including land,
building, equipment, inventories, existing workforce and certifications. The newly formed
company contracted at $3.5 million bank loan to finance the acquisition.
As part of the transaction, one of the shareholders in the newly formed company brought
in existing activities from another operating plant, in exchange for mandatorily
redeemable preferred shares. One third of the preferred shares will be redeemed
annually, at a value contingent on the performance of the plant. The value of such shares
was estimated at $300,000 at the inception of the shareholders’ agreement and
subsequently revalued at $200,000 following changes in the purchase price allocation.
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Selected annual information
Total assets
Total long-term liabilities*
Operating revenue
Income before income taxes and
non-controlling interest
Net income and comprehensive
income
EPS basic
EPS diluted
Weighted daily average number
of common shares
Year ended
November 30,2009
Year ended
November 30,2010
Year ended
November 30,2011
$76,535,459
$2,463,229
$51,537,788
$96,554,108
$3,544,590
$66,886,441
$117,053,200
$9,691,586
$78,465,018
$17,927,708
$22,303,714
$22,840,940
$12,261,503
$0.64
$0.64
$15,446,794
$0.81
$0.81
$16,154,023
$0.84
$0.84
19,120,567
19,120,567
19,120,567
Weighted average number of
diluted common shares
* Total long-term liabilities exclude non-controlling interest
19,120,567
19,120,567
19,120,567
Summary of quarterly financial information
February
2010
May
2010
August
2010
November
2010
February
2011
May
2011
August
2011
November
2011
Quarters ended
Revenue
$14,313,553 $17,287,393 $15,941,775 $19,343,720 $17,476,037 $18,355,608 $19,334,519 $23,298,854
Net income
and
comprehen-
sive income
$3,003,595
$3,809,139
$4,150,813
$4,483,247
$3,468,337
$3,554,583
$4,401,521
$4,729,580
Per share
$0.16
$0.20
$0.22
$0.23
$0.18
$0.19
$0.23
$0.25
Per diluted
share
$0.16
$0.20
$0.22
$0.23
$0.18
$0.19
$0.23
$0.25
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Results of operations for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011
Revenue
During the year ended November 30, 2011, the Company’s total revenue increased by
17%, to reach $78.5 million. Revenues for the four segments of business are broken
down as follows:
Franchise operation
Corporate stores
Distribution
Food processing
Intercompany transactions
Total operating revenues
November 30,
2011
($ million)
56.1
10.8
6.1
6.3
-0.8
78.5
November 30,
2010
($ million)
Variation
57.1
8.7
1.3
nil
-0.2
66.9
-2%
25%
371%
N/A
N/A
17%
For the year, revenue from franchise locations were down by $1.0 million compared to
2010, for factors described below:
Revenues, 2010 fiscal year
Increase in recurring revenue streams
Decrease in turn-key, rent and sales to franchisees
Decrease in initial franchise fees
Increase in renewal and transfer fees
Other non-material increases
Revenues, 2011 fiscal year
$million
57.1
4.4
-5.0
-1.2
0.4
0.4
56.1
During the 2011 fiscal period, the fundamentals of our business, characterized by
recurring streams of revenues have strengthened, showing an increase of $4.4 million
over the realization of 2010.
This was realized while Country Style experienced a total decrease in franchising
revenues of $4.1 million, affecting all categories of income, including royalties, initial
franchise fees, percentage rent, turnkeys and sales of material to franchisees.
During the year, 127 new outlets were opened, compared to an exceptional 191 during
2010; the decrease in new store openings resulted in a corresponding decrease in
franchise fee revenues and sales of turnkeys.
The additional revenues gained from the acquisitions realized during 2011 and during the
late stages of 2010 contributed to offset the above-mentioned decreases. Together,
Jugo Juice (3½ months during 2011), Mr. Sub (1 month during 2011) and Valentine
(owned for 12 months in 2011 compared to 3 months in 2010) contributed $3.8 million in
various franchising revenues.
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Revenue from corporate owned locations increased 25% over last year, mainly owing to
the addition of the Valentine corporate stores in the fourth quarter of 2010 as well as to
the consolidation of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) acquired in the Mr. Sub
transaction.
During 2011, the Company also generated distribution and food processing revenues of
$6.1 million and $6.3 million respectively. The distribution center was acquired in
September of 2010; as a result, the 12 month-results of 2011 are compared to only 3
months of operations during 2010. The distribution center revenues are highly
dependent on the performance of the Valentine and Franx restaurants, from which it
derives 100% of its revenues.
As for the food processing plant, it was acquired during the first quarter of our 2011 fiscal
period. Revenues in the food processing industry tend to be more volatile and are highly
dependent on the performance of third parties. The focus continues to be on business
development and maximization of the plant’s excess capacity.
Cost of sales and other operating expenses
During 2011, operating expenses increased by 26%. The increase is broken down as
follows:
Franchise operation
Corporate stores
Distribution
Food processing
Intercompany transactions
Total operating expenses
November 30,
2011
($ million)
30.1
10.7
5.5
6.2
-0.8
51.8
November 30,
2010
($ million)
32.4
7.7
1.2
nil
-0.2
41.1
Variation
-7%
39%
378%
N/A
N/A
26%
Operating expenses related to the franchising operations decreased by $2.3 million in
2011, mainly because of the decrease in revenues from turn-keys, rent and sales to
franchisees, which shrunk by $5.0 million. Expenses related to the recently acquired
banners were among the items that contributed to offset the decrease in the cost of sales
described above.
Expenses for corporate owned locations increased 39% during 2011, in large part due to
the addition of the Valentine corporate stores as well as to the consolidation of certain VIEs
acquired in the Mr. Sub transaction.
Our distribution center incurred $5.5 million in operating expenses during the year,
compared to $1.2 million in expenses for the 3 months following the acquisition in 2010.
The food processing plant incurred $6.2 million in operating expenses, with no
comparatives for the prior year.
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
(In millions)
Revenues (1)
Expenses
EBITDA
EBITDAR
EBITDAR as a % of
Revenue (1)
Franchise
Corporate
$57.29
$30.57
$26.72
$27.17
47%
$10.78
$10.73
$0.05
$0.05
0%
Fiscal year ended
November 30, 2011
Distribution Processing Consolidation
$-0.76
$-0.76
$0.00
$0.00
N/A
$6.33
$6.20
$0.13
$0.13
2%
$6.06
$5.53
$0.53
$0.53
9%
Total
$79.70
$52.27
$27.43
$27.88
35%
Franchise
Corporate
$57.68
$32.36
$25.32
44%
Fiscal year ended
November 30, 2010
Distribution Processing Consolidation
$-0.15
$-0.15
$0.00
N/A
(In millions)
Revenues (1)
Expenses
EBITDA/EBITDAR
EBITDAR as a %
of Revenue (1)
EBITDA (income before income taxes, non-controlling interest and amortization) is not an earnings measure
recognized by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
EBITDAR uses the same parameters as EBITDA but deducts restructuring charges from expenses. It is also not
recognized by GAAP.
(1)For purposes of the EBITDA analysis, interest income, gains on disposal of capital assets and gains or losses on
foreign exchange have been included with Franchise revenue. See reconciliation to net income and comprehensive
income on page 23.
$67.47
$41.10
$26.37
39%
$1.29
$1.16
$0.13
10%
$8.65
$7.73
$0.92
11%
$nil
$nil
$nil
N/A
Total
The franchising operation’s EBITDAR increased 7% during 2011. The increase is the
result of multiple factors, including solid growth of our recurring, high margin, revenues
such as royalties and the contribution of our recent acquisition in the fourth of the year.
The decrease in the proportional weight of low margin items such as turnkeys, combined
with the increase in high margin items such as royalties caused the EBITDAR as a
percentage of revenues to increase to 47%, compared to 44% a year ago.
During the second and third quarters of 2011, the Company has undertaken a
restructuring of its Country Style team. MTY has reviewed opportunities to integrate
some of its teams and brands together by centralizing some functions into shared
services so that greater efficiency could be reached. As a result of this process, the
Company incurred $446,579 in restructuring costs, which are mainly made of severance
costs. This charge includes the costs related to the departure of Country Style’s
president, whose duties will be absorbed by the existing team.
EBITDA from corporate owned locations decreased from $0.9 million in 2010 to $0.0
million in 2011, mainly due to some relatively weaker stores recently acquired and to the
disposition of a highly profitable store at the end of the first quarter of 2011.
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EBITDA from the Company’s distribution center was $0.5 million for the year, which
represents and EBITDA margin of 9%.
The newly acquired food processing plant generated an EBITDA of $0.1 million and
continues to show signs of improvement after a longer than anticipated transition period.
Net income
During 2011, MTY’s net income increased by 5% to reach a historical high of $16.2
million or $0.84 per share ($0.84 per diluted share). Net income for the same period last
year was $15.4 million or $0.81 per share ($0.81 per diluted share).
Income before taxes and minority interest increased by 2%, fueled mainly by the
franchising operation’s growth, which more than offset the decrease in the performance
of the corporate stores.
The income tax burden on pre-tax income was 28.1% in 2011, 2.3% lower than the
average tax rate for our 2010 fiscal period. This is mainly due to declining tax rates in
most jurisdictions in Canada as well as to a shift in the proportional weight of some
jurisdictions for tax purposes. The increase in net income attributable to lower tax rates
is approximately $0.5 million.
Other income
Interest income, which is generated from the Company’s investments in short-term notes
and guaranteed investment certificates, increased by $0.2 million in 2011 compared to
the same period a year earlier; the increase is attributable to the higher amount of excess
cash invested.
The gains on disposal of capital assets, which result from the sale of the assets of
corporate stores, increased to $0.9 million in 2011 compared to $0.4 million in 2010. This
is mainly attributable to the sale of the assets of one of the Company’s subsidiaries in the
first quarter of 2011, which resulted in a gain of $0.7 million.
Amortization expense
Amortization of capital assets increased by $0.2 million during the last twelve months,
mainly because of the additions of Valentine and of the food processing plant.
Amortization of intangible assets also increased by $0.2 million during 2011, because of
the amortization of the newly acquired intangibles.
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Results of operations for the fourth quarter ended November 30, 2011
Revenue
During the last three months of our 2011 fiscal year, the Company’s total revenue
increased by 20% to reach $23.3 million. Revenues for the four segments of business are
broken down as follows:
Franchise operation
Corporate stores
Distribution
Food processing
Intercompany transactions
Total operating revenues
November 30,
2011
($ million)
16.3
3.3
1.9
2.0
-0.2
23.3
November 30,
2010
($ million)
Variation
15.7
2.5
1.3
nil
-0.2
19.3
4%
30%
45%
N/A
N/A
20%
As is shown in the table above, revenue from franchise locations progressed by 4%.
Several factors contributed to the variation, as listed below:
Revenues, fourth quarter of 2010
Increase in recurring revenue streams
Decrease in turn-key, sales of material to franchisees and rent revenues
Decrease in initial franchise fees
Other non-material variations
Revenues, fourth quarter of 2011
$million
15.7
1.8
-1.0
-0.5
0.3
16.3
During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company opened 37 new stores compared to 59
during the same period last year. As a result, initial franchise fees declined by $0.5
million for the same period, while revenues from turn-keys were also affected adversely.
Recurring revenue streams increased by $1.8 million, fueled by the acquisitions of Mr.
Sub and Jugo Juice, as well as by the strong internal growth of some of our existing
banners.
Revenue from corporate owned locations increased 30%, to $3.3 million during the last
four months of our 2011 fiscal period. The increase is mainly due to the consolidation of
certain VIEs acquired with Mr. Sub during the fourth quarter of 2011.
Distribution revenues have increased 45% during the fourth quarter, with the addition of
the Franx stores to the list of customers and the growth in the Valentine network
contributing the most significant portion of the increase.
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The Company also generated food processing revenues of $2.0 million during the
quarter. There were no such revenues streams in 2010. The fourth quarter was the
strongest in terms of revenues since the acquisition of the plant.
Cost of sales and other operating expenses
During the fourth quarter of 2011, operating expenses increased by 23% to $15.4 million,
from $12.5 million for the same period in 2010. Operating expenses for the four
business segments were incurred as follows:
Franchise operation
Corporate stores
Distribution
Food processing
Intercompany transactions
Total operating expenses
November 30,
2011
($ million)
8.7
3.3
1.7
1.9
-0.2
15.4
November 30,
2010
($ million)
9.0
2.6
1.2
Nil
-0.2
12.5
Variation
-3%
30%
50%
N/A
N/A
23%
Operating expenses related to the franchising operations decreased by $0.3 million,
mainly because of the reduction in turnkey revenues and sales of materials to
franchisees described above. This decrease was partially offset by increased labour
costs and other operating expenses related to the acquisition realized during 2011.
During the period, expenses for corporate owned locations increased by $0.7 million. Most
of the increase is caused by the consolidation of the VIEs of Mr Sub.
Our distribution center incurred $1.7 million in operating expenses during the quarter, an
increase that is entirely attributable to the growth in revenues discussed above, while the
food processing plant incurred $1.9 million in operating expenses.
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
(In millions)
Revenues (1)
Expenses
EBITDA
EBITDAR
EBITDAR as a %
of Revenue (1)
Franchise
Corporate
$16.49
$8.69
$7.80
$7.80
47%
$3.28
$3.34
-$0.06
-$0.06
N/A
Three months ended
November 30, 2011
Distribution Processing Consolidation
$-0.19
$-0.19
$0.00
N/A
N/A
$2.01
$1.85
$0.16
$0.16
8%
$1.87
$1.74
$0.13
$0.13
7%
Total
$23.46
$15.43
$8.03
$8.03
34%
Franchise
Corporate
$16.25
$8.97
$7.28
45%
Three months ended
November 30, 2010
Distribution Processing Consolidation
-$0.15
-$0.15
$nil
N/A
(In millions)
Revenues (1)
Expenses
EBITDA/EBITDAR
EBITDAR as a %
of Revenue (1)
EBITDA (income before income taxes, non-controlling interest and amortization) is not an earnings measure
recognized by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
EBITDAR uses the same parameters as EBITDA but deducts restructuring charges from expenses. It is also not
recognized by GAAP.
(1)For purposes of the EBITDA analysis, interest income, gains on disposal of capital assets and gains or losses on
foreign exchange have been included with Franchise revenue. See reconciliation to net income and comprehensive
income on page 23.
$19.91
$12.54
$7.37
37%
$2.52
$2.56
-$0.04
N/A
$1.29
$1.16
$0.13
10%
$nil
$nil
$nil
N/A
Total
EBITDAR increased by 9%, from $7.4 million to $8.0 million for the three months ended
November 30, 2011.
During the period, the franchising operations generated $7.8 million in EBITDAR, a 7%
increase over the results of the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase is mainly attributable
to the contribution of recent acquisitions as well as to internal growth in high margin
revenues, while some gains realized on the sale of restaurants in 2010 were not repeated
in the fourth quarter of 2011, partially offsetting the growth.
EBITDAR from franchise operations as a percentage of revenue increased because of
the lower deliveries of turnkeys and sales of materials to franchisees, which typically
generate lower profit margins.
EBITDA from corporate owned locations was virtually unchanged compared to 2010, with
the improvements in the operations of certain stores being offset by the impact of the sale
of a highly profitable store in the first quarter of 2011.
EBITDA from the Company’s distribution center was $0.1 million for the period, down
slightly compared to the results of the fourth quarter of 2010.
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New production contracts gained during the fourth quarter enabled the food processing
plant to generate an EBITDA of $0.2 million.
Net income
For the three months ended November 30, 2011, MTY reported a net income of $4.7
million or $0.25 per share ($0.25 per diluted share) compared to a net income of $4.5
million or $0.23 per share ($0.23 per diluted share) for the same period last year,
representing a net income increase of 5%.
The increase in net income is mostly attributable to the impact of recent acquisitions on
our results as well as to strong generic growth in revenues, which more than offset the
decline in the gains realized on disposal of restaurants and the increase in the tax burden
for the quarter.
Amortization expense
Amortization of capital assets for the quarter decreased by $0.1 million, mainly because
of an adjustment posted in the purchase price allocation of the food processing plant
during the quarter, which resulted in a one-time reduced amortization charge.
Amortization of intangible assets was up by $0.1 million because of the amortization of
recently acquired franchise rights.
Other income
The gains on disposal of capital assets, which result from the sale of the assets of
corporate stores, decreased to $0.0 million in 2011 compared to a gain of $0.5 million
during in 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company had disposed of certain
corporate stores; the Company did not realize the same level of activity in the fourth
quarter of 2011.
Income taxes
The provision for income taxes as a percentage of income before taxes increased slightly
by 1.4% during the quarter compared to the same period last year, mainly because of the
lower tax burden on certain types of income realized in 2010. The Company also had to
adjust the rate at which the tax losses coming from Country Style were utilized, resulting
in a higher net tax rate.
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Contractual obligations and long-term debt
The obligations pertaining to the long-term debt and the minimum rentals for the leases
that are not subleased are as follows:
For the period ending
Long term debt
12 months ending November 2012
12 months ending November 2013
12 months ending November 2014
12 months ending November 2015
12 months ending November 2016
Balance of commitments
$1,982,167
$4,147,000
$425,000
$291,667
$2,479,166
$-
$9,325,000
Net lease
commitments
$2,623,603
$2,435,934
$1,939,863
$1,585,228
$1,352,422
$2,193,682
$12,130,732
Total contractual
obligations
$4,605,770
$6,582,934
$2,364,863
$1,876,895
$3,831,588
$2,193,682
$21,455,732
* for total commitments, please refer to November 30, 2011 consolidated financial statements
Long-term debt includes non-interest bearing holdbacks on acquisitions, shareholder
loans contracted by subsidiaries with the minority shareholders, a bank loan used to
finance the acquisition of the food processing plant acquired in December 2010 as well
as mandatorily redeemable preferred shares issued to a minority shareholder of a
subsidiary.
In addition to the above, the Company has entered into supplier agreements for
purchases of coffee beans, wheat, sugar and shortening for delivery between December
2011 and May 2012. The total commitment amounts to $1.6 million.
In relation to the items listed above, the Company has entered into contracts to minimize
the impact of variations in foreign currencies. The total commitment on these contracts
amounts to approximately $0.6 million.
Liquidity and capital resources
Cash and highly liquid temporary investments totalled $10.6 million on November 30,
2011, a decrease of $18.4 million compared to the $29.0 million balance at the end of the
2010 fiscal period. The decrease is attributable to the disbursement of $32.6 million for
the acquisitions of Jugo Juice, Mr. Sub and Koryo, as well as to the payment of $3.4
million in dividends.
Cash flows generated by operating activities were $18.0 million, offsetting approximately
half of the disbursements discussed above. Excluding the variation in non-cash working
capital items, our operations generated $23.3 million in cash flows, compared to $19.7
million in 2010.
The main driver of the $3.6 million increase in cash flows before non-cash working capital
items is the utilization of the tax losses available to the Company following the
amalgamation that took place on November 30, 2010.
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The variation in working capital requirements is attributable to numerous factors,
including the ramp up of the food processing plant acquired in December, income tax
installments paid during the year that will be refunded during 2012, and the timing of the
collection and payment of the accounts receivable and payable of the Company.
In the short-term, Management will continue to open new locations that will be funded by
new franchisees. MTY will continue its efforts to sell some of its existing corporate
owned locations and will seek new opportunities to acquire other food service operations.
MTY has an available line of credit of $5.0 million that remained unused at November 30,
2011. The facility, when used, bears interest at the bank’s annual prime rate plus 1.00%.
Balance sheet
Following the acquisitions of Jugo Juice, Mr. Sub and Koryo during 2011, temporary
investments decreased to $4.6 million at the end of the year, down from $23.4 million as
at November 30, 2010. Cash flows generated by our operations are typically invested
until they are needed to fund acquisitions.
These temporary investments are comprised of highly liquid, short-term notes and
guaranteed investment certificates valued at fair value. They have maturity dates
between December 2011 and June 2012 and have rates of return between 1.02% and
1.62% (0.82% to 1.45% in November 2010).
Accounts receivable at the end of 2011 were at $9.5 million, an increase of $2.0 million
compared to the balance at the end of our 2010 fiscal period. The increase is due to the
ramp up in the business of the food processing plant ($0.9 million), to the receivables of
Jugo Juice and Mr. Sub ($0.5 million) as well as to the timing of the collection of some
receivables in the rest of the Company.
Loans receivable went down by $0.1 million in the period. During 2011, one new loan
was granted in relation to a newly franchised restaurant while two were extinguished. In
addition, three loans were assigned to MTY in the acquisition of Jugo Juice.
Capital assets increased to $10.2 million at the end of the year, an increase of $3.0
million compared to the balance at November 30, 2010. The acquisitions realized during
the year contributed $4.1 million to our capital assets. These additions were partially
offset by the disposal of some corporate store assets and by the amortization recorded
during 2011.
Goodwill increased by $12.4 million as a result of three distinct transactions:
•
the adjustment in the purchase price of Country Style Food Services Holdings Inc.
following the settlement of the litigation with the vendors resulted in an increase in
goodwill of $1.5 million;
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•
•
the contribution of the existing business by one of the minority shareholders to the
food processing plant, of which the value of $0.2 million is recorded as goodwill.
The valuation of this contribution has not yet been finalized;
the acquisitions of Jugo Juice and Mr. Sub resulted in goodwill preliminarily valued
at $10.7 million
Accounts payable increased to $14.9 million from $12.5 million between November 30,
2010 and November 30, 2011. The acquisition of Jugo Juice and Mr. Sub contributed
approximately $4.0 million, in the form of payables and of the balance of sale. This was
offset by a reduction in the payables in the rest of the Company, mainly on account of the
stage of completion of the projects under construction.
Deferred revenues consist of distribution rights which are earned on a consumption basis
and include initial franchise fees to be earned once substantially all of the initial services
have been performed. The balance at year end was $1.6 million, an increase of $0.1
million compared to the balance a year earlier. The variation is due to an increase in
unearned franchise fees, mainly owing to the acquisition of Jugo Juice.
The long-term debt is composed of non-interest bearing holdbacks on acquisitions, of
bank loans contracted by a subsidiary to finance an acquisition, of loans payable by
subsidiaries to their minority shareholders and of mandatorily redeemable preferred
shares payable to a minority shareholder of a subsidiary.
Long-term debt increased by $6.5 million during our 2011 fiscal period. The acquisition
of the food processing plant contributed $3.7 million to this variance, in the form of a bank
loan of $3.5 million and of $0.2 million in mandatorily redeemable preferred shares. The
acquisitions of Jugo Juice, Mr. Sub and Koryo resulted in holdbacks of $1.7 million, $2.5
million and $0.4 million respectively.
The settlement of the litigation with the vendors of Country Style Food Services Holdings
Inc. included a settlement of the holdbacks, which reduced the long-term debt by $1.3
million. In addition, the bank loans contracted by two of Valentine’s subsidiaries were
completely repaid during the year, and a portion of the holdbacks resulting from past
acquisitions was repaid.
The loans payable by a subsidiary to non-controlling shareholders carry no terms of
repayment and will be repaid when this subsidiary generates sufficient cash flow to repay
its debt without impairing its operations. One third of the preferred shares will be
redeemed annually at a value that is contingent on the performance of a subsidiary.
Management expects that the value of the preferred shares at redemption will be
approximately $200,000.
Further details on the above balance sheet items can be found in the notes to the
November 30, 2011 consolidated financial statements.
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Capital stock
No shares were issues during the Company’s 2011 fiscal period. As at February 13, 2012
there were 19,120,567 common shares of MTY outstanding.
Location information
MTY’s locations can be found in: i) food courts and shopping malls; ii) street front; and iii)
non-traditional
retailers, convenience stores, cinemas,
amusement parks and in other venues or retailers shared sites. The non-traditional
locations are typically smaller in size, require lower investment and generate lower
revenue than the shopping malls, food courts and street front locations.
format within petroleum
Franchises, beginning of year
Corporate owned, beginning of year
Opened during the year
Acquired during the year
Closed during the year
Total end of year
Franchises, end of year
Corporate owned, end of year
Total end of year
Number of
Number of
locations
locations
twelve months
twelve months
November 2011 November 2010
1,701
26
127
494
(85)
2,263
2,233
30
2,263
1,550
20
191
95
(129)
1,727
1,701
26
1,727
The net addition to the MTY network for our 2011 fiscal period is 536 outlets; of that total
494 outlets came as a result of three acquisitions. Generic growth generated a net
addition of 42 stores, compared to 62 during 2010.
Of the 127 stores opened during the year, 41 were in mall locations (69 in 2010), 37 were
street locations (43 in 2010) and 49 were non-traditional locations (79 in 2010).
During 2011, the 85 of the Company’s outlets closed, including 25 non-traditional Country
Style locations lost as a result of the early termination of a contract during the second
quarter. Of the stores closed, 16 were mall locations (28 in 2010), 21 were street
locations (13 in 2010) and 48 were non-traditional locations (88 in 2010).
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At year-end, the Company had 30 corporate stores, a net increase of 4. During the year,
six corporate-owned locations were sold, twelve were added (including three resulting
from acquisitions) and two were closed.
As at November 30, 2011, there were three test locations in operation, all of which were
excluded from the numbers presented above. One was closed subsequent to year-end,
following the conclusion of a cross-banner concept.
The chart below provides the breakdown of MTY’s locations and system sales by type:
Location type
Shopping mall & food court
Street front
Non-traditional format
% of location count
year ended
November 30
% of system sales
year ended
November 30
2011
36%
36%
28%
2010
39%
27%
34%
2011
50%
40%
10%
2010
51%
39%
10%
The geographical breakdown of MTY’s locations and system sales consists of:
Geographical location
Ontario
Quebec
Western Canada
Maritimes
International
System wide sales
% of location count
year ended
November 30
% of system sales
year ended
November 30
2011
48%
27%
20%
2%
3%
2010
45%
33%
16%
2%
4%
2011
32%
40%
22%
1%
5%
2010
36%
36%
21%
1%
6%
System wide sales grew 14%, reaching $527.6 million during the twelve months of 2011,
compared to $461.9 million for the same period last year. For the fourth quarter, system
wide sales were $149.4 million, up 21% over the fourth quarter of 2010.
System wide sales include sales for corporate and franchise locations and exclude sales
realized by the distribution center or by the food processing plant.
Approximately two thirds of the increase in system wide sales for the year is attributable
to the acquisitions of Valentine (annualization over a full twelve-month period), Jugo
Juice, Mr. Sub and Koryo. The remainder is generated by the two weeks of Jugo Juice
sales since the acquisition as well as by new locations opened in the last twelve months.
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For the fourth quarter of 2011, two thirds of the increase is due to the acquisitions realized
in the third and fourth quarter of 2011.
Same store sales
During the fourth quarter of 2011, same store sales have improved by 1.29% over the
same period last year. For the twelve months of our 2011 fiscal period, same store sales
increased 0.63%.
That performance was realized despite a difficult year for our Country Style outlets, in the
face of aggressive promotions launched by some major players in the quick service
industry, which continue to have an adverse impact on the sales of our coffee shops.
Our frozen treats concepts have continued to suffer in Q4 from what is perceived as the
impact the colder weather and of lower impulse purchases by our customers; all are
showing negative same store sales for both the three and twelve-month periods ended
November 30, 2011.
Most other concepts fared better, with an overall positive same store sales growth both
for the three and twelve-month periods. For all other concepts of MTY, same store sales
is 2.94% for the fourth quarter.
Our mall and street locations performed better than non-traditional locations; the average
non-traditional outlet had a negative same-store sale growth during 2011, mostly as a
result of a slow fourth quarter. There were no material variations between the various
regions in which MTY outlets operate, although our stores in Ontario were not as
successful as those in the rest of Canada during 2011.
The following table shows quarterly information on same stores sales growth for the last
16 quarters:
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Quarterly Same Store Sales Growth
2.4%
1.5%
1.3%
0.2%
2.0%
1.3%
0.6%
Q
2
0
8
'
Q
3
0
8
'
Q
4
0
8
'
Q
1
0
9
'
Q
3
0
9
'
'
Q
2
0
9
‐0.2%
Q
4
0
9
'
Q
1
1
0
'
Q
2
1
0
'
Q
3
1
0
'
Q
4
1
0
'
‐1.2% ‐1.1% ‐0.2%
‐3.0%
‐3.6%
Q
1
1
1
'
Q
2
1
1
'
‐0.4% ‐0.1%
Q
3
1
1
'
Q
4
1
1
'
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
‐1.0%
‐2.0%
‐3.0%
‐4.0%
Investors relations
On January 19, 2004, MTY appointed, for a 12 month-term, Mr. Jean-Francois Dube of
Boxe Comm, as its investor relation's specialist. Mr. Dube is responsible for communicating
to existing shareholders, potential investors and members of the brokerage community, for
and on behalf of MTY. The Company further extends the contract with Boxe Comm on a
monthly basis since May 2011, subject to terms and conditions contained in the
Agreement. For the twelve-month period ended November 30, 2011, MTY has paid an
amount of $48,000 to Boxe Comm.
Stock options
During the year, no options were granted or exercised. As at November 30, 2011 there
were no options outstanding.
Seasonality
Results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of
operations for the full year. The Company expects that seasonality will not be a material
factor in the quarterly variation of its results. System sales fluctuate seasonally, during
January and February sales are historically lower than average due to weather
conditions. Sales are historically above average during May to August. This is generally
as a result of higher traffic in the street front locations, higher sales from seasonal
locations only operating during the summer months and higher sales from shopping
centre locations. Sales for shopping malls locations are also higher than average in
December during the Christmas shopping period.
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Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenue and expenses during the
period reported. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the
carrying value of long lived assets, valuation of allowances for accounts receivable and
inventories, liabilities for potential claims and settlements, income taxes, the useful life of
assets used when calculating amortization, the determination of fair value of assets and
liabilities in business acquisitions and impairment testing on goodwill and trademarks.
Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are
reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be
necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Contingent liabilities
The Company is involved in legal claims associated with its current business activities,
the outcome of which is not determinable. Management believes that these legal claims
will have no significant impact on the financial statements of the Company.
Guarantee
The Company has provided a guarantee in the form of a letter of credit for an amount of
$45,000.
EBITDA reconciliation to net income and comprehensive income
The following table provides reconciliation of EBITDA to net income and comprehensive
income disclosed in this MD&A.
(In millions)
EBITDAR
Less: restructuring charges
EBITDA
Less:
Amortization – capital assets
Amortization – intangible assets
Interest on long-term debt
Total income taxes
Non-controlling interest
Net income and comprehensive
income
3 months
ended
November 30,
2011
$
8.03
-
12 months
ended
November 30,
2011
$
27.88
0.45
3 months
ended
November 30,
2010
$
7.37
-
12 months
ended
November 30,
2010
$
26.37
-
26.37
1.05
3.02
-
6.78
0.07
27.43
1.26
3.18
0.15
6.42
0.26
7.37
0.33
0.76
-
1.80
0.00
16.15
4.48
15.45
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8.03
0.21
0.88
0.04
2.08
0.09
4.73
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Risks and uncertainties
Despite the fact that the Company has a various number of concepts, diversified in type
of locations and geographically across Canada, the performance of the Company is also
influenced by changes in demographic trends, traffic patterns, occupancy level of malls
and office towers and the type, number, and location of competing restaurants. In
addition, factors such as innovation, increased food, labour and benefits costs,
occupancy costs and the availability of experienced management and hourly employees
may adversely affect the Company. Changing consumer preferences and discretionary
spending patterns could oblige the Company to modify or discontinue concepts and/or
menus and could result in a reduction of revenue and operating income. Even if the
Company was able to compete successfully with other restaurant companies with similar
concepts, it may be forced to make changes in one or more of its concepts in order to
respond to changes in consumer tastes or dining patterns. If the Company changes a
concept, it may lose additional customers who do not prefer the new concept and menu,
and it may not be able to attract a sufficient new customer base to produce the revenue
needed to make the concept profitable. Similarly, the Company may have different or
additional competitors for its intended customers as a result of such a concept change
and may not be able to successfully compete against such competitors. The Company's
success also depends on numerous factors affecting discretionary consumer spending,
including economic conditions, disposable consumer income and consumer confidence.
Adverse changes in these factors could reduce customer traffic or impose practical limits
on pricing, either of which could reduce revenue and operating income.
The growth of MTY is dependant on maintaining the current franchise system which is
subject to the renewal of existing leases at sustainable rates, MTY’s ability to continue to
expand by obtaining acceptable store sites and lease terms, obtaining qualified
franchisees, increasing comparable store sales and completing acquisitions. The time,
energy and resources involved in the integration of the acquired businesses into the MTY
system and culture could also have an impact on MTY’s results.
Off-balance sheet arrangement
MTY has no off-balance sheet arrangements
Future accounting policies
International Financial Reporting Standards
In February 2008, Canada’s Accounting Standards Board (“AcSB”) confirmed that
Canadian GAAP, as used by publicly accountable enterprises, will be superseded by
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for fiscal years beginning on or after
January 1, 2011. IFRS uses a conceptual framework similar to Canadian GAAP, but
there are significant differences on recognition, measurement and disclosures. For the
Company, the conversion to IFRS will be required for interim and annual financial
statements for the year ending November 30, 2012.
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The following information is presented pursuant to the October 2008 recommendations of
the Canadian Performance Reporting Board relating to pre-2011 communications about
IFRS conversion and to comply with the guidance provided in Canadian Securities
Administration Staff notice 52-320, Disclosure of Expected Changes in Accounting
Policies Relating to Changeover to International Financial Reporting Standards. This
information is provided to enable investors and others to gain a better understanding of
the Company’s transition plan and the resulting impacts on financial statements and
financial reporting. This information reflects the Company’s most recent assumptions
and expectations; circumstances may arise which would change these assumptions and
expectations.
The change to IFRS will require restatements of the 2011 numbers used for comparative
purposes so they are in accordance with IFRS.
The Company’s transition plan is composed of the following phases:
1. Diagnostics and Scoping
2. Analysis and Evaluation
3. Design
4. Implementation and review
1- Diagnostics and Scoping Phase
A preliminary overview of the major differences between GAAP and IFRS in the context
of MTY was completed during the third quarter of our 2010 fiscal period and updated
following the acquisitions made during 2010 and 2011. The objective of this phase was
to determine, at a high level, the financial reporting differences under IFRS and the key
areas that will be impacted. This identification has in turn largely influence the efforts
deployed during the next phases of the project. The areas which have been identified to
have a potential impact are as follows:
Investment Property (IAS 40),
Impairment of assets (IAS 36),
Income Taxes (IAS 12),
• Presentation of Financial Statements (IAS 1),
• Business Combinations (IFRS 3),
• Property, Plant and Equipment (IAS 16),
•
•
•
• Leases (IAS 17),
• Revenues (IAS 18),
• Provisions and Contingent Liabilities (IAS 37),
• Customer Loyalty Programmes (IFRIC 13),
•
• Consolidated and separate financial statements (IAS 27 & SIC 12).
Investment in associates (IAS 28),
This list is not all-inclusive and remains subject to change as the Company’s operations
and accounting standards evolve.
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Furthermore, IFRS 1, First-Time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards,
provides entities adopting IFRS for the first time with a number of optional exemptions
and mandatory exceptions to the general requirement of full retrospective application of
IFRS which may differ from the requirements of the sections listed above. The Company
has analyzed the various accounting policy choices available and will implement those
determined to be most appropriate in the Company’s circumstances, as discussed below.
The Company is currently reviewing the aggregate financial impact of adopting IFRS 1 on
its consolidated financial statements.
As part of this phase, the Company also assessed the impact of the transition on its
Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR); at the moment, given the Company’s
structure, the organization of the work and the flow of the information, the Company’s
ICFR are expected to be impacted during transition from Canadian GAAP to IFRS.
2- Analysis and Evaluation Phase
A more detailed evaluation is currently underway to assess the impact of the above
mentioned sections on our financial reporting. Deliverables include documentation of the
rationale supporting accounting policy choices and quantification of the impacts of the
changeover.
As part of this phase, employees involved in accounting and financial reporting functions
have been offered education and training to ensure that IFRS and the specific choices
made by the Company are applied consistently and accurately. Furthermore, seminars
have been offered throughout the transition period to members of the Audit Committee,
management and finance and accounting staff. Given the recent changes in the
composition of the Audit Committee, completion of this phase was deferred and was
completed around the end of our 2011 fiscal period.
Initial adoption of IFRS requires the application of IFRS 1, “First Time Adoption of IFRS”.
This standard requires retrospective application of all IFRS effective at the reporting date.
An important part of this phase involves producing a detailed evaluation of the choices
that are available to the Company as part of IFRS 1. The Company has completed its
analysis of the choices available under IFRS 1.
This assessment was based on existing standards and economic context in place today
and could change before the changeover date. Below are a discussion and a preliminary
guidance regarding the relevant optional exemptions provided by IFRS 1:
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Relevant optional
exemptions
Business combinations
Deemed cost
Preliminary findings
The Company may elect not
IFRS 3
retrospectively to all of the acquisitions that occurred prior
to transition date or to choose a date after which to apply
the standard.
to apply
Other than the impact of the changeover on deferred
income taxes, the Company’s past practices have been
generally similar to the ones dictated by IFRS 3. The
company will elect to apply IFRS 3 prospectively only, and
as a result will not restate the acquisitions that have
occurred prior to IFRS transition date, which is December
1st, 2010.
On transition, the Company may elect to use fair value as
the deemed cost of its Property, Plant and Equipment,
Investment Properties and Intangible Assets for which an
active market exists.
The Company does not intend to revalue its PP&E,
Investment Properties or Intangible Assets at transition.
Preliminary assessments suggest that the IRFS cost of the
assets described above will be similar to the carrying
amounts under Canadian GAAP at the date of transition.
Compound financial
instruments
Some instruments contain both an equity and a liability
component; under IAS 32, an entity is required to separate
the two components.
In cases in which the liability component is no longer
outstanding, this exemption provides relief in that IAS 32
can be applied prospectively from the IFRS transition date
and no retroactive restatement is required.
The company intends to use this exemption and apply IAS
32 prospectively from the IFRS transition date.
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Designation of previously
recognized financial
instruments
This exemption provides the opportunity to designate
financial assets as either Available for Sale (AFS) or Fair
Value through Profit or Loss (FVTPL).
Share-based payments
Gains or losses in fair value of financial assets designated
as AFS flow through Other Comprehensive Income,
whereas they would flow into the P&L under the FVTPL.
The Company’s temporary investments do not meet the
criteria to be classified as FVTPL. As a result, the
exemption does not apply
temporary
investments will be classified as AFS.
to MTY and
For equity-settled awards with non-employees, IFRS 2
requires that the transaction be measured at the fair value
of the goods or services received rather than at the fair
value of the equity instrument provided.
As a result, some old share-based payments would have
to be revisited. At year-end, no instruments issued as
compensation to acquire assets were unvested.
The company will elect to use this exemption and apply
IFRS 2 prospectively after the IFRS transition date.
In addition to its assessment of IFRS 1, the Company has undertaken a thorough review
of the potential changes to accounting policies arising from the changeover. Information
regarding the relevant sections and of the status of the process is presented below:
Business combinations
As mentioned previously, the Company’s past practices are generally similar to the
requirements of IFRS 3; one area of difference is the measurement period which, under
IFRS 3, is limited to twelve months following the business combination transaction, even
in cases in which there remains unknown items.
IFRS 3 states that negative goodwill should be recorded into income rather than
distributed to a certain set of assets. This will have an impact on the purchase price
allocation of certain recent acquisitions and will also have an impact on any future
acquisition for which the fair value of the assets exceeds the purchase price.
IFRS3 requires that contingent consideration based on future specified earnings recorded
as a liability be recorded at fair value at the acquisition date, with any subsequent re-
measurement recorded as part of income. This is a significant difference with Canadian
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GAAP, which stated that such consideration should be recorded only when the
contingency is resolved and the additional consideration is issued or becomes issuable.
This will have an impact on the current and future acquisitions.
The Company is still currently finalizing the quantification of the impact of the
changeover.
Consolidation (including IAS 27 and IAS 28)
Under Canadian GAAP, Variable Interest Entitites (“VIEs”) are consolidated if the
reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of the VIE’s earnings. There is no such concept
under IFRS. Rather, entities are to be consolidated if the Company has control over the
subject entity. Factors that need to be considered include:
• A majority share ownership;
• Ability to control the board of directors;
• Power to govern financial and operating policies;
• Contracted arrangements conferring effective control.
The relationship with certain specific franchisees will be assessed individually to test
whether or not it meets the control criteria listed above.
The application of IAS 27 and IAS 28 to the Company are not expected to materially
differ from the application of Canadian GAAP. The Company is currently finalizing the
evaluation of all potential impacts.
Property, Plant and Equipment
We have assessed IFRS against our current accounting policies and at this time we do
not foresee a major impact to our financial statements outside of additional disclosure
and of the impact of the application of IFRS 3 on negative goodwill described above. The
Company intends to use IFRS historical costs as its measurement basis. Certain of our
fixed assets will have to be re-componentized as of the transition date, resulting in
variations in net book value of fixed assets.
Impairment will continue to be assessed annually if there is an indicator of impairment.
Investment Property
As part of the acquisition of Groupe Valentine Inc., the Company has acquired assets
that generate rental income from third parties. It has been established that none of the
Company’s material assets require classification as investment property.
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Impairment of assets
Under IAS 36, impairment tests are conducted using a one-step approach, in which the
assets’ or cash generating units’ (“CGU”) carrying value is compared to the assets’ or
CGU’s discounted cash flows. This method is different from Canadian GAAP, which
includes as a first step an undiscounted cash flow screen. This increases the likelihood
that an impairment would have to be recognized under IFRS.
The Company is still in the process of conducting specific tests to evaluate whether some
assets are impaired or not at the date of transition. Adjustments to the carrying value of
certain assets are expected.
Income Taxes
The conceptual approach under IFRS and Canadian GAAP with respect to accounting for
deferred income taxes (referred to as future income taxes under Canadian GAAP) are
consistent; both use the liability method in assessing the impact of temporary differences
between the tax bases and carrying values for financial reporting purposes.
The Company is currently quantifying the impact of IAS 12 specifically on deferred
income taxes arising from indefinite life intangible assets such as Goodwill and
Trademarks.
Leases
Under IFRS, more judgment is required when classifying leases due to the lack of
quantitative guidance; each asset must be assessed qualitatively to make the
determination as to whether it is an operating or finance lease. The impact of the
transition is expected to be immaterial.
Revenues
IAS 11 states that percentage of completion is required for construction contracts. The
Company currently uses the completed contract method for revenues related to the
delivery of turnkey restaurants. Early guidance obtained on the matter suggests that an
accounting policy change with retroactive application and restatement of retained
earnings will be required; more specifically, costs incurred on construction contracts will
be recognized in the period in which they are incurred. Percentage of completion
revenues will be recognized up to a maximum of the expensed costs and the profit will be
recognized when the project is delivered. Changes resulting from the transition to IAS 11
will impact accounts receivable, franchise locations under construction, accounts
payable, revenues, costs of turnkey locations and might impact some other items on the
financial statements that have yet to be determined.
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Provisions and contingent liabilities
Provisions need to be recognized in the financial statements when there is a present
obligation arising from a past event that is probable to require a cash outflow. Canadian
GAAP requires recognition when the outflow was likely, whereas IFRS requires
recognition when it is probable (defined as more likely than not); as a result, more
provisions could be required under IFRS than under Canadian GAAP.
Additionally, disclosure will be more detailed and provisions will need to be presented
specifically on the face of the balance sheet rather than being aggregated with other
trade payables.
An analysis is currently being undertaken to quantify the impact of this requirement. The
Company is anticipating that this new requirement will have a significant impact on
disclosure but a very limited, if any, impact on its financial statements.
Customer loyalty programmes
IFRIC 13 is expected to have no significant impact on the Company’s financials. The
MTY Rewards program is in effect owned by the Company’s clients; MTY collects the
amounts that make up the amount payable for redemptions and recognizes a
corresponding liability on its books.
3- Design Phase
The objective of this phase of the transition project is to ensure that our accounting
records reflect the choices made by the company and that the potential impacts on
disclosure, financial reporting, information technology, internal controls over financial
reporting and disclosure controls are assessed and addressed.
Our objective was to have this phase completed before the end of the third quarter of our
2011 fiscal period, with a final confirmation of the elections by the changeover date,
December 1, 2011. However, the increase in the scope of the project due to recent
acquisitions has caused delays to this phase, which was completed prior to the end of
our 2011 fiscal period. As part of this phase, an external consultant was hired to provide
direction and guidance on the process.
4- Implementation and Review Phase
This phase will involve the implementation of the changes to accounting policies and
financial reporting and the compilation of the comparative financial data. This phase is
being undertaken in parallel with the design phase and is expected to be completed
during the same period. The culmination of the process is expected to be the board
approval of the 2011 financial statements presented under IFRS as comparative figures
for our 2012 fiscal period, which is scheduled to occur during in the early stages of our
2012 fiscal period.
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Critical accounting policies
MTY’s significant accounting policies are those set forth in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements as at November 30, 2011. There are no accounting estimates that,
if changed, would materially affect MTY’s overall financial condition or results of
operations.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries from the date of their acquisition. In addition, the consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of three subsidiaries in which it owns 50% or
more of the controlling shares and two other subsidiaries in which it owns 49% and 45%
of the controlling shares respectively and over which it exercises effective control. All
significant
transactions have been eliminated upon
consolidation.
intercompany accounts and
Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities in which equity investors do not have
controlling financial interest or the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the
entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by
other parties. VIEs are consolidated by their primary beneficiary (i.e., the party that
receives the majority of the expected residual returns and/or absorbs the majority of the
entity’s losses). Management of the Company conducted a review of the ownership and
contractual interest in entities and determined that the Company held variable interests in
a number of VIEs as of November 30, 2011. Management has evaluated these interests
and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of a small number of VIEs,
and as such consolidated these VIEs in its consolidated financial statements. The
Company was not aware of pledges, securities or any other forms of debt or guarantees
awarded by the consolidated VIEs, other than those that have been incorporated in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that recourses by
creditors or beneficial interest holders of the consolidated VIEs against the Company are
highly limited given the nature of the agreements and relationships existing between the
consolidated VIEs and the Company.
Pursuant to the franchise agreements, franchisees must pay a fee to the promotional
fund. These amounts are collected by the Company in its capacity as agent and must be
used for promotional and advertising purposes, since the amounts are set aside to
promote the respective banners for the franchisees’ benefit. The fees collected by the
Company for the promotional fund are not recorded in the Company’s consolidated
statement of earnings, but rather as operations in the accounts payable to the
promotional fund.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during
the period reported. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate
to the carrying value of long-lived assets, valuation of allowances for accounts receivable
and inventories, liabilities for potential claims and settlements, income taxes, the useful
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life of assets used when calculating amortization, the determination of fair value of assets
and liabilities in business acquisitions and impairment testing on goodwill and intangible
assets.
Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are
reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be
necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Inventories
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined on a
first-in, first-out basis. Cost is equivalent to acquisition costs, net of consideration
received from suppliers.
Franchise locations under construction held for resale
The Company constructs franchise locations for resale. The Company capitalizes all
direct costs relating to the construction of these franchise locations. If a franchisee is not
immediately identified, the Company operates the franchise location as a corporate-
owned location until a franchisee is identified. The franchise locations under construction
and held for resale are carried at the lower of cost and estimated net realizable value.
Capital assets
Capital assets are recorded at cost. Amortization is based on their estimated useful life
using the following methods and rates or terms:
Buildings
Structure
Components
Equipment
Leasehold improvements
Rolling stock
Computer hardware
Computer software
Goodwill
Straight-line
Straight-line
Declining balance
Straight-line
Declining balance
Declining balance
Declining balance
50 years
20 to 30 years
10%-33%
Term of lease
15%-30%
20%-30%
50%
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair values assigned to
identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill, which is not amortized, is tested for impairment
annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise to determine whether the fair
value of each reporting unit to which goodwill has been attributed is less than the carrying
value of the reporting unit’s net assets including goodwill, thus indicating impairment. The
fair value of a reporting unit is calculated based on future cash flows. Any impairment is
then calculated as the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the
carrying value, and is then recorded as a separate charge against income and a
reduction of the carrying value of goodwill. An impairment adjustment in the carrying
value of goodwill was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010.
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Intangible assets
Franchise rights and master franchise rights
The franchise rights and master franchise rights represent the fair value of the future revenue
stream related to the acquisition of franchises. The franchise rights and master franchise rights
are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreements which range
between 10 to 20 years. Master franchise rights with an indefinite life are not amortized. They are
tested for impairment annually or more frequently when events or circumstances indicate that the
master franchise rights might be impaired. An impairment adjustment in the carrying value of the
franchise rights was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010.
Trademarks
Trademarks represent the cost incurred to operate under a trade name and are not amortized as
they have an indefinite life. They are tested annually for impairment or more frequently when
events or circumstances indicate that the trademarks might be impaired. The impairment test
compares the carrying amount of the trademarks with their fair value. An impairment adjustment
in the carrying value of the trademarks was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011
and 2010.
Leases
Leases, which represent the value associated to preferential terms or locations, are amortized on
a straight-line basis over the term of the leases.
Other
Included in other intangible assets are a sponsorship fee and a licensing agreement acquired in
the 2004 acquisition of Mrs. Vanelli’s Restaurants Ltd., which are both fully amortized, and
distributions rights obtained from the acquisition of Country Style Food Services Inc., which are
being amortized over the remaining life of the contracts (three years at the date of acquisition).
Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized
when their carrying value exceeds the total undiscounted cash flows expected from their use and
eventual disposition. The amount of the impairment loss is determined as the excess of the
carrying value of the asset over its fair value. An impairment adjustment in the carrying value of
long-lived assets was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010.
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Revenue recognition
Revenue is generally recognized on the sale of products or services when the products
are delivered or the services performed, all significant contractual obligations have been
satisfied and the collection is reasonably assured.
Revenue from franchise locations
Royalties are for the most part based either on a percentage of gross sales as reported
by the franchisees or on a fixed monthly fee and are recognized as revenue in the period
earned.
Initial franchise fees are recognized when substantially all of the initial services as
required by the franchise agreement have been performed. This usually occurs when the
location commences operations.
Revenue from the sale of franchise locations is recognized at the time the franchisee
assumes control of the franchise location.
Restaurant construction and renovation revenue are accounted for in accordance with
the completed contract method. Losses are fully recognized as they become probable.
Master license fees are recognized when the Company has performed substantially all
material initial obligations under the agreement, which usually occurs when the
agreement is signed.
Renewal and transfer fees are recognized when substantially all applicable services
required by the Company under the franchise agreement have been performed. This
generally occurs when the agreement is signed.
The Company earns rent revenues on certain properties and leases it holds and sign
rental revenues; both are recognized in the month they are earned.
The Company receives considerations from certain suppliers. Supplier contributions are
recognized as revenues as they are earned.
Revenue from distribution center
Distribution revenues are recognized when goods have been delivered and accepted by
customers.
Revenue from food processing
Food processing revenues are recognized when goods have been delivered to end-users
or when significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to distributors
or retailers.
Revenue from corporate-owned locations
Revenue from corporate-owned locations is recorded when services are rendered.
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Foreign currency
Foreign currency transactions and balances are translated using the temporal method.
Under this method, all monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange
rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are
translated at historical exchange rates.
Revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the month,
except for amortization which is translated on the same basis as the related assets.
Translation gains and losses are reflected in net income.
Income taxes
The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method,
future income taxes are recognized based on the expected future tax consequences of
differences between the carrying amount of balance sheet items and their corresponding tax
basis, using the enacted and substantively enacted income tax rates for the years in which the
differences are expected to reverse. Future income tax assets are recognized to the extent it is
more likely than not they will be realized. The effect of changes in income tax rates on future
income tax assets and liabilities is recognized in earnings in the year that includes the date of
enactment or substantive enactment of the changes.
Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value and their subsequent
measurement is dependent on their classification as described below. Their classification
depends on the purpose for which the financial instruments were acquired or issued, their
characteristics and the Company’s designation of such instruments.
Classification
Cash
Temporary investments
Accounts receivable
Deposits
Loans receivable
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Long-term debt
Held for trading
Held for trading
Held for trading
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables
Other liabilities
Other liabilities
Held for trading financial assets are financial assets typically acquired for resale prior to
maturity or that are designated as held for trading. They are measured at fair value at the
balance sheet date. Fair value fluctuations including interest earned, interest accrued,
gains and losses realized on disposal and unrealized gains and losses are included in
other income.
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Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are accounted for at amortized cost using the effective interest
method.
Other liabilities
Other liabilities are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest method and
include all financial liabilities other than derivative instruments.
Effective interest method
The Company uses the effective interest method to recognize interest income or expense
which includes transaction costs or fees, premiums or discounts earned or incurred for
financial instruments.
Embedded derivatives
An embedded derivative is a component of a contract with characteristics similar to a
derivative. Management of the Company conducted a review of its contracts and
determined that no embedded derivatives exist as at November 30, 2011.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments that are not eligible for hedge accounting are recognized on the
balance sheet at their fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net earnings.
Credit risk
The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts
disclosed in the balance sheet are net of allowances for bad debts, estimated by the
Company’s management based on prior experience and their assessment of the current
economic environment. The Company believes that the credit risk of accounts receivable
is limited for the following reasons:
‐ The Company’s broad client base is spread mostly across Canada.
‐ The Company accounts for a specific bad debt provision when management
considers that the expected recovery is less than the actual account receivable.
The following table sets forth details of the age receivables that are not overdue as well
as an analysis of overdue amounts and the related allowance for doubtful accounts:
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November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
Total accounts receivable
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
Total accounts receivable, net
Of which:
Not past due
Past due for more than one day but for no more than 30 days
Past due for more than 31 days but for no more than 60 days
Past due for more than 61 days
Total accounts receivable, net
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of year
Additions
Write-off
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of year
$
10,404,554
855,844
9,548,710
7,075,654
739,243
215,386
1,518,427
9,548,710
783,261
335,428
(262,845)
855,844
$
8,360,696
783,261
7,577,435
5,665,888
255,948
217,314
1,438,285
7,577,435
754,110
384,531
(355,380)
783,261
The credit risk on cash and temporary investments is limited because the Company
invests its excess liquidity in high quality financial instruments.
The credit risk on the loans receivable is similar to that of accounts receivable. There is
currently no allowance for doubtful accounts applicable to the loans receivable. There
are, however, holdbacks on the three loans acquired with Jugo Juice.
Economic environment risk
The business of the Company is dependent upon numerous aspects of a healthy general
economic environment, from strong consumer spending to provide sales revenue, to
available credit to finance the franchisees and the Company. In light of recent upheaval in
economic, credit and capital markets, the Company’s performance and market price may
be adversely affected. The Company’s current planning assumptions forecast that the
quick service restaurant industry will be impacted by the current economic recession in
the provinces in which it operates. However, management is of the opinion that the
current economic situation will not have a major impact on the Company due to the
following reasons: 1) the Company has strong cash flows; 2) quick service restaurants
represent an affordable dining out option for consumers in an economic slowdown.
Outlook
It is Management’s opinion that the trend in the quick service restaurants industry will
continue to grow in response to the demand from busy and on-the-go consumers.
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Management will maintain its focus on completing the integration of the latest acquisitions
and maximizing the value of those new locations and concepts to our network.
Management also remains committed on offering its customers a wide range of
innovative menus and modern store designs. The quick service restaurant environment
will remain challenging in the future, and management believes that the focus on the food
offering, consistency and store design will give MTY’s restaurants a strong position to
face those challenges.
For 2012, the Company expects to open 85 new locations. We will continue to
emphasize the growth of our network while seeking potential acquisitions to further
strengthen its market position.
Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that
information required to be disclosed in reports filed with the securities regulatory
authorities are recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely fashion. The
disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the Company in such reports is then accumulated and communicated to
the Company’s management to ensure timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based upon the evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures, subject to the
inherent limitations noted above, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as
at November 30, 2011, in providing reasonable assurance that the material information
relating to the Company is made known to the Company's management.
Internal controls over financial reporting
The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer are responsible for
establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s
internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, together with Management,
after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as at November 30, 2011, have concluded that the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting was effective.
The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, together with Management,
have concluded after having conducted an evaluation and to the best of their knowledge
that, as at November 30, 2011, no change in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting occurred that could have materially affected or is reasonably likely to
materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Limitations of Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, believes that any disclosure
controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well
conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must
reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control
systems, they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of
fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent
limitations include the realities judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that
breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people,
or by unauthorized override of the control. The design of any control system of controls
also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and
there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals
under all potential future conditions.
Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Limitation on scope of design
The Company’s management, with the participation of its President and Chief Executive
Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has limited the scope of
the design of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting to exclude controls, policies and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting of the operations of 7687567 Canada Inc, a corporation established in
December 2010 in which the Company owns 51% of the voting control. For the year
ended November 30, 2011, this operation represents 5% of the Company’s assets (7% of
current assets, 4% of non-current assets), 5% of current liabilities, 37% of long-term
liabilities, 8% of the Company’s revenues and 0% of the Company’s net earnings.
The Company’s management, with the participation of its President and Chief Executive
Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has limited the scope of
the design of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting to exclude controls, policies and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting of the recently acquired operations of Jugo Juice (acquired August 24,
2011) and Mr. Sub (acquired November 1, 2011). Excluding the goodwill created on the
acquisitions, these operations respectively represent 10% and 16% of the Company’s
assets (4% and 4% of current assets, 11% and 19% of non-current assets); they also
represent 13% and 10% of current liabilities (0% and 0% of long-term liabilities), 1% and
1% of the Company’s revenues and 1% and 2% of the Company’s net earnings.
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The Company’s management, with the participation of its President and Chief Executive
Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has also limited the
scope of the design of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting to exclude controls, policies and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting of certain VIEs in which the Company is the primary
beneficiary of the variability in cash flows and which have as a result been consolidated
in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. For the year ended November 30,
2011, these VIEs represent 1% of the Company’s current assets, 0% of its non-current
assets, 1% of the Company’s current liabilities, 0% of long-term liabilities, 1% of the
Company’s revenues and 0% of the Company’s net earnings.
“Stanley Ma”
__________________________
Stanley Ma, Chief Executive Officer
“Claude St-Pierre”
_________________________
Claude St-Pierre, Chief Financial Officer
“Eric Lefebvre”
__________________________
Eric Lefebvre, CA, MBA Vice President Finance
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Consolidated financial statements of
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
For the years ended November 30, 2011and 2010
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Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Shareholders of
MTY Food Group Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of MTY Food Group Inc., which
comprise the consolidated balance sheets as at November 30, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated
statements of earnings and comprehensive income, retained earnings and cash flows for the years then
ended, and 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 Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, 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.
Auditor's 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 the auditor's 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, the auditor considers 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.
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Independent Auditor’s Report
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Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of MTY Food Group Inc. as at November 30, 2011 and 2010 and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles.
Montreal, February 13, 2012
____________________
1 Chartered accountant auditor permit No. 17456
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income
years ended Nov 30
Revenue (Notes 17 and 24)
Expenses
Operating expenses (Note 24)
Amortization – capital assets
Amortization – intangible assets
Interest on long-term debt
Restructuring (Note 18)
Other income
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange
Interest income
Gain on disposal of assets
Income before income taxes and
non-controlling interest
Income taxes (Note 22)
Current
Future
Income before non-controlling interest
Non-controlling interest
Net income and comprehensive income
Earnings per share (Note 23)
Basic
Fully diluted
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
2011
$
2010
$
78,465,018
66,886,441
51,819,842
1,261,842
3,179,002
150,297
446,579
56,857,562
18,342
356,746
858,396
1,233,484
41,090,641
1,045,931
3,024,716
-
-
45,161,288
(14,221)
195,897
396,885
578,561
22,840,940
22,303,714
2,957,002
3,467,117
6,424,119
6,006,792
776,405
6,783,197
16,416,821
15,520,517
(262,798)
16,154,023
(73,723)
15,446,794
0.84
0.84
0.81
0.81
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Consolidated statements of retained earnings
years ended November 30
Balance, beginning of year
Net income
Dividends
Balance, end of year
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
2011
$
2010
$
55,924,397
41,338,029
16,154,023
15,446,794
(3,441,702)
68,636,718
(860,426)
55,924,397
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Consolidated balance sheets
as at November 30
Assets
Current assets
Cash
Temporary investments (Note 4)
Accounts receivable
Income taxes receivable
Inventories (Note 5)
Franchise locations under construction held for resale
Loans receivable (Note 6)
Prepaid expenses
Deposits
Future income taxes (Note 22)
Loans receivable (Note 6)
Other receivable (Note 3)
Capital assets (Note 7)
Intangible assets (Note 8)
Future income taxes (Note 22)
Goodwill (Note 9)
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Income taxes payable
Deferred revenue and deposits (Note 11)
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 12)
Deferred revenue and deposits (Note 11)
Long-term debt (Note 12)
Future income taxes (Note 22)
Non-controlling interest
Commitments, guarantee and contingent liabilities (Notes 19, 20 and 21)
Shareholders’ equity
Capital stock (Note 13)
Contributed surplus
Retained earnings
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
Approved by the Board
……..``Stanley Ma``……………Director …… ``Claude St-Pierre``….. Director
Director
Director
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2011
2010
$ $
5,995,085
4,632,032
9,548,710
1,418,921
1,540,333
1,201,651
413,624
157,372
155,183
440,401
25,503,312
705,390
-
10,180,389
59,623,699
1,531,427
19,508,983
117,053,200
14,908,311
-
1,560,630
1,982,167
18,451,108
11,467
7,342,833
2,337,286
-
28,142,694
5,636,912
23,383,261
7,577,435
-
645,528
1,091,488
336,067
140,549
45,292
3,561,864
42,418,396
908,619
2,697,762
7,138,466
36,266,114
-
7,124,751
96,554,108
12,529,748
851,138
1,485,295
1,873,213
16,739,394
8,708
930,000
2,605,882
71,939
20,355,923
19,792,468
481,320
68,636,718
88,910,506
117,053,200
19,792,468
481,320
55,924,397
76,198,185
96,554,108
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Consolidated statement of cash flows
years ended November 30, 2011
Operating activities
Net income
Items not affecting cash:
Amortization – capital assets
Amortization – intangible assets
Deferred revenue
Non-controlling interest
Gain on disposal of capital assets
Future income taxes
Changes in non-cash working capital items (Note 25)
Cash flows provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Business acquisitions (Note 3)
Repayment of long-term debt arising from acquisition (Note 3)
Acquisition of properties (Note 3)
Temporary investments
Additions to capital assets
Proceeds on disposal of assets
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities
Financing activities
Issuance of long-term debt
Repayment of long-term debt
Investment from non-controlling shareholders in
subsidiary companies
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders of subsidiaries
Share buyback paid to non-controlling shareholders
of subsidiaries companies
Dividends paid
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
Net increase in cash
Cash, beginning of year
Cash, end of year
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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2011
$
2010
$
16,154,023
15,446,794
1,261,842
3,179,002
(143,257)
262,798
(858,396)
3,467,117
23,323,129
1,045,931
3,024,716
(287,479)
73,723
(396,885)
776,405
19,683,205
(5,314,032)
18,009,097
2,192,748
21,875,953
(36,087,900)
-
-
18,751,229
(954,308)
1,654,719
(16,636,260)
(4,023,698)
(402,571)
(3,372,000)
(8,751,788)
(1,203,616)
1,473,525
(16,280,148)
3,500,000
(720,769)
110,000
(379,366)
25,049
(361,100)
55
(75,000)
(16,142)
(3,441,702)
(1,014,664)
-
(860,426)
(1,204,737)
358,173
5,636,912
4,391,068
1,245,844
5,995,085
5,636,912
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
1. Description of the business
MTY Food Group Inc. (the “Company”) is a franchisor in the quick service food industry. Its activities consist
of franchising and operating corporate-owned locations under a multitude of banners. The Company also
operates a distribution center and a food processing plant, both of which are located in the province of Quebec.
During its 2011 fiscal year, the company has opened 127 stores and acquired 494, bringing the total number of
stores to 2,263. Of this number, 30 were corporate stores at the end of period.
2. Accounting policies
a) Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
from the date of their acquisition. In addition, the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of three
subsidiaries in which it owns 50% or more of the controlling shares and two other subsidiaries in which it owns
49% and 45% of the controlling shares respectively and over which it exercises effective control. All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities in which equity investors do not have controlling financial interest
or the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional
subordinated financial support provided by other parties. VIEs are consolidated by their primary beneficiary
(i.e., the party that receives the majority of the expected residual returns and/or absorbs the majority of the
entity’s losses). Management of the Company conducted a review of the ownership and contractual interest in
entities and determined that the Company held variable interests in a number of VIEs as of November 30, 2011.
Management has evaluated these interests and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of a small
number of VIEs, and as such consolidated these VIEs in its consolidated financial statements. The Company
was not aware of pledges, securities or any other forms of debt or guarantees awarded by the consolidated VIEs,
other than those that have been incorporated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company
believes that recourses by creditors or beneficial interest holders of the consolidated VIEs against the Company
are highly limited given the nature of the agreements and relationships existing between the consolidated VIEs
and the Company.
Pursuant to the franchise agreements, franchisees must pay a fee to the promotional fund. These amounts are
collected by the Company in its capacity as agent and must be used for promotional and advertising purposes,
since the amounts are set aside to promote the respective banners for the franchisees’ benefit. The fees collected
by the Company for the promotional fund are not recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of earnings,
but rather as operations in the accounts payable to the promotional fund.
b) Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
revenues and expenses during the period reported. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates
relate to the carrying value of long-lived assets, valuation of allowances for accounts receivable and inventories,
liabilities for potential claims and settlements, income taxes, the useful life of assets used when calculating
amortization, the determination of fair value of assets and liabilities in business acquisitions and impairment
testing on goodwill and intangible assets.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
2. Accounting policies (cont.)
b) Use of estimates (cont.)
Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated
financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
c) Inventories
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out basis.
Cost is equivalent to acquisition costs, net of consideration received from suppliers.
d) Franchise locations under construction held for resale
The Company constructs franchise locations for resale. The Company capitalizes all direct costs relating to the
construction of these franchise locations. If a franchisee is not immediately identified, the Company operates the
franchise location as a corporate-owned location until a franchisee is identified. The franchise locations under
construction and held for resale are carried at the lower of cost and estimated net realizable value.
e) Capital assets
Capital assets are recorded at cost. Amortization is based on their estimated useful life using the following
methods and rates or terms:
Buildings
Structure
Components
Equipment
Leasehold improvements
Rolling stock
Computer hardware
Computer software
Straight-line
Straight-line
Declining balance
Straight-line
Declining balance
Declining balance
Declining balance
50 years
20 to 30 years
10%-33%
Term of lease
15%-30%
20%-30%
50%
f) Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair values assigned to identifiable net assets
acquired. Goodwill, which is not amortized, is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment
indicators arise to determine whether the fair value of each reporting unit to which goodwill has been attributed
is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets including goodwill, thus indicating impairment.
The fair value of a reporting unit is calculated based on future cash flows. Any impairment is then calculated as
the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the carrying value, and is then recorded as a
separate charge against income and a reduction of the carrying value of goodwill. An impairment adjustment in
the carrying value of goodwill was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
2. Accounting policies (cont.)
g) Intangible assets
Franchise rights and master franchise rights
The franchise rights and master franchise rights represent the fair value of the future revenue stream related to
the acquisition of franchises. The franchise rights and master franchise rights are generally amortized on a
straight-line basis over the term of the agreements which range between 10 to 20 years. Master franchise rights
with an indefinite life are not amortized. They are tested for impairment annually or more frequently when
events or circumstances indicate that the master franchise rights might be impaired. An impairment adjustment
in the carrying value of the franchise rights was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010.
Trademarks
Trademarks represent the cost incurred to operate under a trade name and are not amortized as they have an
indefinite life. They are tested annually for impairment or more frequently when events or circumstances
indicate that the trademarks might be impaired. The impairment test compares the carrying amount of the
trademarks with their fair value. An impairment adjustment in the carrying value of the trademarks was not
required for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010.
Leases
Leases, which represent the value associated to preferential terms or locations, are amortized on a straight-line
basis over the term of the leases.
Other
Included in other intangible assets are a sponsorship fee and a licensing agreement acquired in the 2004
acquisition of Mrs. Vanelli’s Restaurants Ltd., which are both fully amortized, and distributions rights obtained
from the acquisition of Country Style Food Services Inc., which are being amortized over the remaining life of
the contracts (three years at the date of acquisition).
h) Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their
carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when their carrying value exceeds
the total undiscounted cash flows expected from their use and eventual disposition. The amount of the
impairment loss is determined as the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its fair value. An impairment
adjustment in the carrying value of long-lived assets was not required for the years ended November 30, 2011
and 2010.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
2. Accounting policies (cont.)
i) Revenue recognition
Revenue is generally recognized on the sale of products or services when the products are delivered or the
services performed, all significant contractual obligations have been satisfied and the collection is reasonably
assured.
i. Revenue from franchise locations
Royalties are for the most part based either on a percentage of gross sales as reported by the franchisees or on
a fixed monthly fee and are recognized as revenue in the period earned.
Initial franchise fees are recognized when substantially all of the initial services as required by the franchise
agreement have been performed. This usually occurs when the location commences operations.
Revenue from the sale of franchise locations is recognized at the time the franchisee assumes control of the
franchise location.
Restaurant construction and renovation revenue are accounted for in accordance with the completed contract
method. Losses are fully recognized as they become probable.
Master license fees are recognized when the Company has performed substantially all material initial
obligations under the agreement, which usually occurs when the agreement is signed.
Renewal and transfer fees are recognized when substantially all applicable services required by the Company
under the franchise agreement have been performed. This generally occurs when the agreement is signed.
The Company earns rent revenues on certain leases it holds and sign rental revenues; both are recognized in
the month they are earned.
The Company receives considerations from certain suppliers. Supplier contributions are recognized as
revenues as they are earned.
ii. Revenue from distribution center
Distribution revenues are recognized when goods have been delivered and accepted by customers.
iii. Revenue from food processing
Food processing revenues are recognized when goods have been delivered to end-users or when significant
risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to distributors or retailers.
iv. Revenue from corporate-owned locations
Revenue from corporate-owned locations is recorded when services are rendered.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
2. Accounting policies (cont.)
j) Foreign currency
Foreign currency transactions and balances are translated using the temporal method. Under this method, all
monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date.
Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical exchange rates.
Revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the month, except for amortization which
is translated on the same basis as the related assets. Translation gains and losses are reflected in net income.
k) Income taxes
The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, future income
taxes are recognized based on the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amount
of balance sheet items and their corresponding tax basis, using the enacted and substantively enacted income tax
rates for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Future income tax assets are recognized to
the extent it is more likely than not they will be realized. The effect of changes in income tax rates on future
income tax assets and liabilities is recognized in earnings in the year that includes the date of enactment or
substantive enactment of the changes.
l) Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value and their subsequent measurement is
dependent on their classification as described below. Their classification depends on the purpose for which the
financial instruments were acquired or issued, their characteristics and the Company’s designation of such
instruments.
Classification
Cash
Temporary investments
Accounts receivable
Deposits
Loans receivable
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Long-term debt
Held for trading
Held for trading
Held for trading
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables
Other liabilities
Other liabilities
Held for trading financial assets are financial assets typically acquired for resale prior to maturity or that are
designated as held for trading. They are measured at fair value at the balance sheet date. Fair value fluctuations
including interest earned, interest accrued, gains and losses realized on disposal and unrealized gains and losses
are included in other income.
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are accounted for at amortized cost using the effective interest method.
Other liabilities
Other liabilities are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest method and include all financial
liabilities other than derivative instruments.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
2. Accounting policies (cont.)
l) Financial instruments (cont.)
Effective interest method
The Company uses the effective interest method to recognize interest income or expense which includes
transaction costs or fees, premiums or discounts earned or incurred for financial instruments.
Embedded derivatives
An embedded derivative is a component of a contract with characteristics similar to a derivative. Management
of the Company conducted a review of its contracts and determined that no embedded derivatives exist as at
November 30, 2011.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments that are not eligible for hedge accounting are recognized on the balance sheet at
their fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net earnings.
m) Future accounting policies
i.
International Financial Reporting Standards
In February 2008, Canada's Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) confirmed that Canadian GAAP, as used
by publicly accountable enterprises, will be superseded by International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. For the Company, the conversion to IFRS will
be required for interim and annual financial statements for the year ending November 30, 2012.
IFRS uses a conceptual framework similar to Canadian GAAP, but there are significant differences on
recognition, measurement and disclosures. The Company is currently preparing its IFRS conversion.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
3. Business acquisitions
I) 2011 acquisition
On December 17, 2010 the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki-Ming Enterprises Inc., acquired a
51% interest in a newly formed company established to purchase a food processing plant. The acquisition was
financed by a long-term bank loan of $3,500,000 (Note 12).
Consideration paid
The purchase price allocation is as follows:
Net assets acquired:
Current Assets
Inventories
Deferred expenses
Land
Building
Equipment
Future income tax asset
Goodwill
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Mandatorily redeemable preferred shares
Total purchase price
$
3,497,110
339,663
30,192
369,855
661,609
1,161,322
1,410,373
72,033
200,000
3,875,192
178,082
178,082
200,000
3,497,110
The redeemable preferred shares were issued in exchange for the existing business relationships and activities
(classified as goodwill) of one of the shareholders of the newly formed company. The issued preferred shares
are redeemable annually, at a price contingent on the performance of the plant for the three years following the
acquisition of the business. Management estimates the redemption price at $200,000.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
3. Business acquisitions (cont.)
II) 2011 acquisition
On August 24, 2011, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki-Ming Enterprises Inc., acquired the
assets of Jugo Juice International Inc., Jugo Juice Canada Inc., and Jugo Juice Western Canada Inc. for a total
consideration of $15,450,000. The acquisition was effective August 18, 2011.
Consideration paid
Purchase price
Net obligations assumed
Net purchase price
Holdbacks
Balance of sale
Net cash outflow
The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows:
Net assets acquired:
Current Assets
Cash
Inventory
Franchise locations under construction held for resale
Current portion of loans receivable
Deposits
Loans receivable
Property, plant and equipment
Franchise rights
Trademark
Goodwill
Future income taxes
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Unearned revenue
Net purchase price
The final purchase price for the acquisition has not yet been finalized.
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15,450,000
(608,554)
14,841,446
1,735,000
1,200,000
11,906,446
1,200
5,580
40,701
62,237
9,818
119,536
59,907
551,000
3,272,932
5,425,135
5,205,197
995,736
15,629,443
586,646
201,351
787,997
14,841,446
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
3. Business acquisitions (cont.)
III) 2011 acquisition
On November 1, 2011, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki-Ming Enterprises Inc., acquired
substantially all of the assets of Mr. Submarine Limited and Mr. Submarine Realty Inc. for a total consideration
of $23,000,000.
Consideration paid
Purchase price
Net obligations assumed
Net purchase price
Holdbacks
Net cash outflow
The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows:
Net assets acquired:
Current Assets
Prepaid and deposits
Property, plant and equipment
Franchise rights
Trademark
Goodwill
Future income taxes
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Future income taxes
Net purchase price
The final purchase price for the acquisition has not yet been finalized.
23,000,000
(1,232,856)
21,767,144
2,500,000
19,267,144
417,362
417,362
332,476
4,745,057
11,306,740
5,528,717
1,095,292
23,425,643
1,650,217
1,650,217
8,281
1,658,499
21,767,144
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
3. Business acquisitions (cont.)
IV) 2011 acquisition
On November 10, 2011, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki-Ming Enterprises Inc., acquired
the assets of Koryo Korean BBQ Franchise Corp. for a total consideration of $1,800,000. The purpose of the
acquisition was to diversify the Company’s range of offering as well as to complement existing MTY brands.
The acquisition was effective November 1, 2011.
Consideration paid
Purchase price
Net obligations assumed
Net purchase price
Holdbacks
Net cash outflow
The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows:
Net assets acquired:
Current Assets
Inventories
Property, plant and equipment
Franchise rights
Trademark
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Unearned revenues
Future income taxes
Net purchase price
The final purchase price for the acquisition has not yet been finalized.
1,800,000
(32,800)
1,767,200
350,000
1,417,200
2,379
2,379
20,000
651,561
1,135,161
1,809,101
12,800
20,000
32,800
9,101
41,901
1,767,200
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
3. Business acquisitions (cont.)
V) 2010 acquisition
On September 16, 2010 the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki-Ming Enterprises Inc., acquired all
of the outstanding shares of Groupe Valentine Inc. as well as seven real estate properties for a consideration of
$8,764,126. The acquisition was effective September 1, 2010.
Consideration paid
Share purchase
Repayment of long-term debt
Acquisition of properties
Total purchase price
4,989,555
402,571
3,372,000
8,764,126
Of the consideration above, the Company is currently retaining $930,000 as holdbacks (Note 12).
The purchase price allocation is as follows:
Net assets acquired:
Current Assets
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Franchise locations under construction held for resale
Current portion of loans receivable
Prepaid expenses
Loans receivable
Property, plant and equipment
Franchise rights
Trademark
Goodwill
Minority interest
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Income taxes payable
Loans payable
Unearned revenue
Future income taxes
Total purchase price
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4,336
499,247
324,962
270,631
117,695
26,246
1,243,117
232,735
4,322,764
860,770
3,337,895
1,446,061
20,657
11,463,999
1,193,109
87,005
129,683
104,860
1,514,657
1,185,216
8,764,126
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
3. Business acquisitions (cont.)
VI) 2009 acquisition
On May 1, 2009, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MTY Tiki Ming Enterprises Inc., acquired all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Country Style Food Services Holdings Inc. The Company has paid $7,936,791
in cash and $6,750,000 as repayment of long-term debt on closing and retained the amounts of $997,868 and
$794,576 as holdbacks and withholding taxes respectively.
An amount of $2,697,762 of post-closing adjustments was claimed to the sellers following the transaction and
was under litigation at the last balance sheet date. In May of 2011, a settlement was reached that ended the
litigation whereby MTY Tiki Ming Enterprises Inc. received a compensation of $1,247,444 from the sellers,
which was made of $205,000 received in cash and $1,042,444 as an offset from the remaining holdbacks and
withholding taxes. The resulting adjustment was recorded as goodwill.
A holdback of $750,000 has been completely used up since acquisition that pertained to events that had
occurred prior to the acquisition date. As a result, the retention of this holdback does not affect the purchase
price.
The allocation of the purchase price of the acquisition is as follows:
Consideration paid
Share purchase
Repayment of long-term debt
Post closing adjustments
Acquisition costs
Total purchase price
Net assets acquired:
Current Assets
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Franchise locations under construction held for resale
Prepaid expenses
Future income taxes
Future income taxes
Property, plant and equipment
Franchise rights
Trademarks
Distribution agreements
Goodwill
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Total purchase price
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$
9,729,235
6,750,000
(1,247,444)
29,091
15,260,882
127,381
2,039,936
368,768
627,542
196,000
1,290,000
4,649,627
4,458,559
1,584,724
1,016,000
4,096,000
272,000
3,154,759
19,231,669
3,970,787
15,260,882
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
4. Temporary investments
Temporary investments are comprised of short-term notes and guaranteed investment certificates recorded at fair
value. They have maturity dates between December 2011 and June 2012 and have rates of return between 1.02%
and 1.62% (0.82% to 1.45% in November 2010).
5.
Inventories
Inventories expensed during the year amount to $18,823,063 (2010 - $14,640,623).
6. Loans receivable
The loans receivable generally result from the sales of franchises and consist of the following:
Loans receivable, carrying no interest and without
terms of repayment
45,484
-
November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
$ $
Loans receivable bearing interest between nil and 10% per annum,
receivable in monthly instalments of $23,125 in aggregate,
including principal and interest, ending in April 2017
Current portion
1,073,530
1,119,014
(413,624)
705,390
1,244,686
1,244,686
(336,067)
908,619
The capital repayments in subsequent years will be:
12 months ending November 2012
12 months ending November 2013
12 months ending November 2014
12 months ending November 2015
12 months ending November 2016
Thereafter
$
413,624
208,669
206,194
124,045
31,410
135,072
1,119,014
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
7. Capital assets
Corporate-owned locations
Equipment
Leasehold improvements
Computer hardware
Land
Buildings
Equipment
Computer hardware
Computer software
Leasehold improvements
Rolling stock
Corporate-owned locations
Equipment
Leasehold improvements
Computer hardware
Land
Buildings
Equipment
Computer hardware
Computer software
Leasehold improvements
Rolling stock
____________ November 30, 2011
Cost
$
1,565,223
1,179,415
36,690
1,946,890
3,728,808
2,307,266
462,861
230,524
1,690,715
39,558
13,187,950
Accumulated
amortization
$
Net book
value
$
553,314
610,688
27,234
-
166,985
335,038
282,144
146,399
862,379
23,380
3,007,561
1,011,909
568,727
9,456
1,946,890
3,561,823
1,972,228
180,717
84,125
828,336
16,178
10,180,389
____________ November 30, 2010
Cost
$
1,659,267
1,624,452
42,000
1,285,281
2,064,144
557,784
409,944
163,148
1,624,204
39,558
9,469,782
Accumulated
amortization
$
Net book
value
$
497,509
643,851
30,764
-
18,604
161,687
214,709
105,249
646,373
12,570
2,331,316
1,161,758
980,601
11,236
1,285,281
2,045,540
396,097
195,235
57,899
977,831
26,988
7,138,466
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
8.
Intangible assets
Franchise and master franchise rights(1)
Trademarks
Leases
Other
Franchise and master franchise rights(1)
Trademarks
Leases
Other
____________ November 30, 2011
Cost
$
40,045,154
32,723,891
1,000,000
504,725
74,273,770
Accumulated
amortization
$
13,554,798
-
628,312
466,961
14,650,071
____________ November 30, 2010
Cost
$
31,375,604
14,856,855
1,000,000
504,725
47,737,184
Accumulated
amortization
$
10,613,665
-
481,116
376,289
11,471,070
Net book
value
$
26,490,356
32,723,891
371,688
37,764
59,623,699
Net book
value
$
20,761,939
14,856,855
518,884
128,436
36,266,114
(1) Franchise and master franchise rights include an amount of $1,500,000 ($1,500,000 in November
2010) of unamortizable master franchise right.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
9. Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
Balance, beginning of the year
Goodwill acquired during the year (Note 3)
Adjustment of purchase price following
settlement of litigation (Note 3)
Reduction of goodwill due to adjustment
in future income taxes
Balance, end of year
November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
$
7,124,751
10,933,914
1,450,318
-
19,508,983
$
6,834,249
1,446,061
-
(1,155,559)
7,124,751
10. Bank indebtedness
As at November 30, 2011, the Company has an authorized operating line of credit of $5,000,000. Bank
indebtedness is secured by a moveable hypothec on all the assets of the Company. The interest rate charged is
the bank’s annual prime rate (3.00% on November 30, 2011) plus 1.00%. Under the terms of the line of credit,
the Company must satisfy a funded debt to EBITDA ratio of 1 to 1, a current ratio of 1.45 to 1, and a debt
service coverage ratio of 1.8 to 1. The company is in compliance with all these ratios. The operating line of
credit is payable on demand and is renewable annually. As at November 30, 2011, the Company had not used
funds from its line of credit.
11. Deferred revenue and deposits
Franchise fee deposits
Distribution rights
Current portion
November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
$
$
1,023,125
548,972
1,572,097
(1,560,630)
11,467
903,876
590,127
1,494,003
(1,485,295)
8,708
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
12. Long-term debt
Non-interest bearing holdbacks on acquisition
-
179,070
November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
$
$
Non-interest bearing holdbacks on acquisition,
repayable between March 2012 and September 2013
Non-interest bearing holdbacks on acquisition,
repayable between February 2012 and August 2014
Non-interest bearing holdback on acquisition,
repayable in November 2013
Non-interest bearing holdbacks on acquisition, repayable
between December 2011 and November 2013
Bank loans backed by the assets of two subsidiaries
Non-interest bearing holdbacks and withholding taxes
on the acquisition of Country Style Food Services Holdings Inc.
This holdback was part of a settlement described in Note 3.
Bank loan bearing interest at the bank’s prime plus 0.50%,
secured by the capital assets of a subsidiary, repayable in
fixed monthly capital repayments at $24,305.56 plus interest.
As at November 30, 2011, the bank’s prime rate was 4.00%.
The first capital repayment is due in June 2012(i)
Mandatorily redeemable preferred shares, non-cumulative,
redeemable in three yearly installments beginning December
2011,with redemption value based on the performance
of a subsidiary
Non-interest bearing loans from non-controlling
shareholders of subsidiaries with no terms of repayment
Current portion
930,000
961,518
1,735,000
2,500,000
350,000
-
-
3,500,000
200,000
110,000
9,325,000
(1,982,167)
7,342,833
-
-
-
125,916
1,253,309
-
-
283,400
2,803,213
(1,873,213)
930,000
(i) This loan is subject to restrictive covenants to maintain certain working capital, interest coverage
and debt to equity ratios. As at November 30, 2011, one of the covenants was not met, however
they only become applicable on November 30, 2012. As such, there is no breach of covenants as
at November 30, 2011.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
12. Long-term debt (cont.)
The capital repayments in subsequent years will be:
12 months ending November 2012
12 months ending November 2013
12 months ending November 2014
12 months ending November 2015
12 months ending November 2016
$
1,982,167
4,147,000
425,000
291,667
2,479,166
9,325,000
13. Capital stock
Authorized, unlimited number of common shares without nominal or par value
November 30, 2011
November 30, 2010
Number
Amount
$
Number
Amount
$
Balance, beginning and end of period
19,120,567
19,792,468
19,120,567
19,792,468
14. Stock options
Under various plans, the Company may grant stock options on the common shares at the discretion of the Board
of Directors, to senior executives, directors and certain key employees. Of the 3,000,000 common shares
initially reserved for issuance, 699,500 were available for issuance under the share option plan as at November
30, 2011. There are no options outstanding as at November 30, 2011.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
15. Financial instruments
In the normal course of business, the Company uses various financial instruments which by their nature involve
risk, including market risk and the credit risk of non performance by counterparties. These financial instruments
are subject to normal credit standards, financial controls, risk management as well as monitoring procedures.
Fair value of recognized financial instruments
Following is a table which sets out the fair values of recognized financial instruments using the valuation
methods and assumptions described below:
$ $ $ $
November 30, 2011
Fair
value
Carrying
value
November 30, 2010
Carrying
value
Fair
value
Financial assets
Cash
Temporary investments
Accounts receivable
Loans receivable
Other receivable
Deposits
Financial liabilities
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
Long-term debt
Determination of fair value
5,995,085
4,632,032
9,548,710
1,119,014
-
155,183
5,995,085
4,632,032
9,548,710
1,119,014
N/A
155,183
5,636,912
23,383,261
7,577,435
1,244,686
2,697,762
45,292
5,636,912
23,383,261
7,577,435
1,244,686
N/A
45,292
14,908,311
9,325,000
14,908,311
9,252,723
12,529,748
2,803,213
12,529,748
2,786,336
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of each class of financial
instruments:
Accounts receivable, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities - The carrying amounts approximate
fair values due to the short maturity of these financial instruments.
Cash and temporary investments - The carrying amounts are reflected at market values, which are determined
by quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Loans receivable - The loans receivable bear interest at market rates and therefore it is management’s opinion
that the carrying value approximates the fair value.
Other receivable - The other receivable was the result of post-closing adjustments claimed by the Company
from the sellers of Country Style Food Services Holdings Inc. in accordance with the provisions of the purchase
agreement. The litigation has been settled during the second quarter of our 2011 fiscal period.
Long-term debt - The fair value of long-term debt is determined using the present value of future cash flows
under current financing agreements based on interest rates currently available to the Company for similar
arrangements.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
15. Financial instruments (cont.)
Risk management policies
The Company, through its financial assets and liabilities, is exposed to various risks. The following analysis
provides a measurement of risks as at the balance sheet date of November 2011.
Credit risk
The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts disclosed in the balance
sheet are net of allowances for bad debts, estimated by the Company’s management based on prior experience
and their assessment of the current economic environment. The Company believes that the credit risk of
accounts receivable is limited for the following reasons:
‐ The Company’s broad client base is spread mostly across Canada.
‐ The Company accounts for a specific bad debt provision when management considers
that the expected recovery is less than the actual account receivable.
The following table sets forth details of the age receivables that are not overdue as well as an analysis of
overdue amounts and the related allowance for doubtful accounts:
November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
Total accounts receivable
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
Total accounts receivable, net
Of which:
Not past due
Past due for more than one day but for no more than 30 days
Past due for more than 31 days but for no more than 60 days
Past due for more than 61 days
Total accounts receivable, net
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of year
Additions
Write-off
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of year
$
10,404,554
855,844
9,548,710
7,075,654
739,243
215,386
1,518,427
9,548,710
783,261
335,428
(262,845)
855,844
$
8,360,696
783,261
7,577,435
5,665,888
255,948
217,314
1,438,285
7,577,435
754,110
384,531
(355,380)
783,261
The credit risk on cash and temporary investments is limited because the Company invests its excess liquidity in
high quality financial instruments.
The credit risk on the loans receivable is similar to that of accounts receivable. There is currently no allowance
for doubtful accounts applicable to the loans receivable.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
15. Financial instruments (cont.)
Foreign exchange risk
The Company has entered into a contract to minimize its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currencies, mainly
on purchases of coffee. As of November 30, 2011, the total value of such contracts was approximately $635,000.
Immediate liquidation of the contracts at November 30, 2011 would have resulted in a gain of $44,000.
Other than the above-mentioned contracts, the Company has minimal exposure to the US$ and is subject to
fluctuations as a result of exchange rate variations to the extent that transactions are made in the currency. The
Company considers this risk to be relatively limited. At year-end, the value of the US$ held by the Company
was $670,071 (2010 - $464,354).
Interest rate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk with regards temporary investments. Given the very short term
nature of the temporary investments, the risk that changes in interest rates will cause material fluctuations in the
fair value is considered limited.
The Company’s is also exposed to interest rate risk with its operating line of credit and a bank loan contracted
by a subsidiary. Both facilities bear interest at a variable rate and as such the interest burden could potentially
become more important. The line of credit is not currently used by the Company; as a result, the exposure to
interest rate risk in minimal.
Liquidity risk
The Company actively maintains credit facilities to ensure it has sufficient available funds to meet current and
foreseeable financial requirements at a reasonable cost.
The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities as at November 30, 2011:
Carrying
Amount
$
Contractual
Cash Flows
$
0 to 6
Months
$
6 to 12
Months
$
12 to 24
Months
$
Accounts payable
and accrued
liabilities
Long-term debt
Interest
14,908,311
9,325,000
-
24,233,311
14,908,311
9,325,000
-
24,233,311
14,351,611
1,353,000
78,750
15,783,361
556,700
629,167
76,836
1,262,703
-
4,147,000
143,827
4,290,827
The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities as at November 30, 2010:
Carrying
Amount
$
Contractual
Cash Flows
$
0 to 6
Months
$
6 to 12
Months
$
12 to 24
Months
$
Accounts payable
and accrued
liabilities
Long-term debt
12,529,748
2,803,213
15,332,961
12,529,748
2,803,213
15,332,961
12,529,748
1,873,213
14,402,961
-
-
-
-
558,000
558,000
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
16. Capital Disclosures
The Company’s objectives when managing capital are:
1- To safeguard the Company’s ability to obtain financing should the need arise;
2- To provide an adequate return to its shareholders;
3- To maintain financial flexibility in order to have access to capital in the event of future acquisitions.
The company defines its capital as follows:
1- Shareholders’ equity;
2- Long-term debt including the current portion;
3- Deferred revenue including the current portion;
4- Cash and temporary investments.
The Company’s financial strategy is designed and formulated to maintain a flexible capital structure consistent
with the objectives stated above and to respond to changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of
the underlying assets. The Company may invest in longer or shorter-term investments depending on eventual
liquidity requirements.
The Company monitors capital on the basis of the debt-to-equity ratio. The debt-to-equity ratios at November
30, 2011 and November 30, 2010 were as follows:
Debt
Equity
November 30, 2011
$
November 30, 2010
$
28,152,349
20,283,984
88,910,506
76,198,185
Debt-to-equity ratio
0.32
0.27
During the year ending November 30 2011, the addition of $8,285,000 of debt and holdbacks related to the
acquisitions discussed in Note 3 caused the ratio to go up slightly. The Company intends to reduce its total debt
with the positive cash flows generated from its operations. Maintaining a low debt-to-equity ratio is a priority in
order to permit the Company to secure financing at a reasonable cost for future acquisitions. As at November 30,
2011, the Company does not have debt outstanding that is subject to such a covenant.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
17. Franchise fees
Included in revenue from franchise locations are initial franchise fees in the amount of $1,854,238 ($3,019,913
in 2010).
18. Restructuring
During the second quarter, the Company has undertaken a restructuring of its Country Style operations
following unsatisfactory performances. The total cost of the terminations incurred during the second quarter
was $446,579; no additional terminations are expected as part of this restructuring activity, but some of the
provided amounts are still being negotiated and could therefore vary from the original estimate. As at
November 30, 2011, $205,360 remains in liabilities.
19. Commitments
The Company has entered into various long-term leases and has sub-leased substantially all of the premises
based on the same terms and conditions as the original lease to unrelated franchisees. The minimum rentals,
exclusive of occupancy and escalation charges, and additional rent paid on a percentage of sales basis, payable
under the leases are as follows:
12 months ending August 2012
12 months ending August 2013
12 months ending August 2014
12 months ending August 2015
12 months ending August 2016
Thereafter
Lease
commitments
$
46,783,160
43,729,750
40,034,879
36,037,402
31,167,381
83,661,071
281,413,643
Sub leases
$
44,159,557
41,293,816
38,095,016
34,452,174
29,814,959
81,467,389
269,282,911
Net
commitments
$
2,623,603
2,435,934
1,939,863
1,585,228
1,352,422
2,193,682
12,130,732
The Company has entered into supplier agreements for purchases of coffee beans, wheat, sugar and shortening
for delivery dates ranging from December 2011 to May 2012. The total commitment amounts to approximately
$1,634,000. Based on market rates at November 30, 2011, a loss of $44,000 would result from immediate
liquidation of all contracts.
20. Guarantee
The Company has provided a guarantee in the form of a letter of credit for an amount of $45,000.
21. Contingent liabilities
The Company is involved in legal claims associated with its current business activities, the outcome of which is
not determinable. Management believes that these legal claims will have no significant impact on the
consolidated financial statements of the Company.
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
22.
Income taxes
Variations of income tax expense from the basic Canadian Federal and Provincial combined tax rates applicable
to income from operations before income taxes are as follows:
November 30, 2011
%
$
November 30, 2010
$
%
Combined income tax rate
Add effect of:
Impact of disposition of capital property
Permanent impact of tax assessment
Non-deductible items
Recognition of previously unrecognized
Future income tax assets
Change in applicable tax rates
Prior year adjustment
Other – net
Provision for income taxes
6,463,987
(114,533)
-
15,553
(113,992)
217,818
(43,873)
(841)
6,424,119
28.3
(0.5)
-
0.1
(0.5)
0.9
-0.2
(0.0)
28.1
6,713,418
(25,115)
52,310
35,745
-
-
-
6,839
6,783,197
30.1
(0.1)
0.2
0.2
-
-
-
(0.0)
30.4
As at November 30, 2011 there were approximately $6,706,035 of net allowable capital losses which may be
applied against capital gains for future years and be carried forward indefinitely. The future income tax benefit
of these capital losses has not been recognized.
Significant components of future income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Future income tax assets
Intangible assets
Financial statements reserves on payables
Capital assets
Non-capital loss carry-forward
Future income tax liabilities
Capital assets
Intangible assets
November 30, 2011
$
November 30, 2010
$
1,462,190
361,397
69,237
79,004
1,971,828
351,716
1,985,570
2,337,286
-
-
-
3,561,864
3,561,864
(61,834)
2,667,716
2,605,882
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
23. Earnings per share
The following table provides a reconciliation between the number of basic and fully diluted shares outstanding:
November 30, 2011
November 30, 2010
Weighted daily average number of common shares
Diluted effect of stock options
Weighted average number of diluted common shares
19,120,567
-
19,120,567
19,120,567
-
19,120,567
24. Segmented Information
The Company’s activities are comprised of Franchise operations, Corporate store operations, Distribution
operations and Food processing operations. The Company considers its Real estate activities as part of the
franchise operations segment.
Year ended November 30, 2011:
Operating Revenues
Operating expenses
Operating margin
Franchising Corporate Distribution Processing
Intercompany
Total
$
$
56,061,127 10,775,206
$
6,062,762
$
6,329,501
$
(763,578)
$
78,465,018
30,125,351 10,727,697
5,527,894
6,202,478
(763,578)
51,819,842
25,935,776
47,509
534,868
127,023
-
26,645,176
Other expenses
Amortization- capital assets
Amortization- intangible assets
Interest on long-term debt
Restructuring
617,377
3,179,002
-
446,579
433,650
-
9,050
-
7,429
-
-
-
-
-
-
203,386
-
141,247
-
-
-
-
18,342
356,746
858,396
-
-
-
22,926,302
(395,191)
527,439
(217,610)
2,889,176
(81,439)
149,265
-
3,530,593
-
-
(63,476)
Other income
Foreign exchange gain
Interest income
Gain on disposal
Operating income
Current income taxes
Future income taxes
Income before non-controlling interest 16,506,533
(313,752)
378,174
(154,134)
Non-controlling interest
Net income
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,261,842
3,179,002
150,297
446,579
18,342
356,746
858,396
22,840,940
2,957,002
3,467,117
16,416,821
(262,798)
16,154,023
MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
24. Segmented Information (cont.)
Year ended November 30, 2010
Franchising Corporate Distribution Processing
Intercompany
Total
Operating Revenues
57,100,010
8,652,564
1,286,118
$
$
$
$
Operating expenses
Operating margin
Other expenses
32,356,404
7,730,568
1,155,920
24,743,606
921,996
130,198
Amortization- capital assets
Amortization- intangible assets
520,451
3,024,716
523,715
-
1,765
-
Other income
Foreign exchange loss
Interest income
Gain on disposal
(14,221)
195,897
396,885
-
-
-
-
-
-
Operating income
21,777,000
398,281
128,433
Current income taxes
Future income taxes
5,848,379
776,405
Income before non-controlling interest 15,152,216
119,883
-
278,398
38,530
-
89,903
Non-controlling interest
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$
(152,251)
$
66,886,441
(152,251)
41,090,641
-
25,795,800
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,045,931
3,024,716
(14,221)
195,897
396,885
22,303,714
6,006,792
776,405
15,520,517
(73,723)
15,446,794
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MTY FOOD GROUP INC.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
As at November 30, 2011
25. Statement of cash flows
Net changes in non-cash working capital balances relating to continuing operations are as follows:
November 30, 2011 November 30, 2010
$ $
Accounts receivable
Income taxes receivable
Inventory
Franchise locations under construction held for resale
Loans receivable
Other receivable
Prepaid expenses
Deposits
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Income taxes payable
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows
Income taxes paid
Income tax refund received
Non-cash transaction
(1,971,275)
(1,418,921)
(547,182)
(69,463)
247,816
205,000
407,167
(76,509)
(1,239,527)
(851,138)
(5,314,032)
5,478,557
320,920
(403,151)
-
72,429
184,959
(356,842)
-
(23,093)
(45,291)
2,043,636
720,101
2,192,748
5,466,254
266,569
During the period, the Company has settled its other receivable and some of its holdbacks in a transaction
described in Note 3.
26. Comparative Figures
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
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annual report
2011