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20-F þ
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Form
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EXFO
ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEERING INC.
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By: /s/ Benoit
Ringuette
Name: Benoit
Ringuette
Title: General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Annual
sales decrease 5.9% in the current economic
environment
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Record
cash flows from operations attain US$22.6
million
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Gross
margin improves for a seventh consecutive year to reach
61.3%
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Cash
position of US$69.7 million and no
debt
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Segmented
results:
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Q4 2009 | Q3 2009 | Q4 2008 |
FY
2009
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FY
2008
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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Sales:
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Telecom
Division
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$ | 31,509 | $ | 39,047 | $ | 45,338 | $ | 153,082 | $ | 160,981 | ||||||||||
Life
Sciences & Industrial Division
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4,998 | 4,589 | 5,605 | 19,796 | 22,809 | |||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 36,507 | $ | 43,636 | $ | 50,943 | $ | 172,878 | $ | 183,790 | ||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from operations:
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Telecom
Division
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$ | (3,238 | ) | $ | (21,990 | ) | $ | 2,867 | $ | (21,954 | ) | $ | 9,524 | |||||||
Life
Sciences & Industrial Division
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2,020 | 438 | 721 | 3,876 | 2,459 | |||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | (1,218 | ) | $ | (21,552 | ) | $ | 3,588 | $ | (18,078 | ) | $ | 11,983 | |||||||
Other
selected information:
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GAAP
net earnings (loss)
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$ | (1,181 | ) | $ | (23,346 | ) | $ | 3,314 | $ | (16,585 | ) | $ | 18,424 | |||||||
Recognition
of previously unrecognized R&D tax credits
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$ | (1,902 | ) | $ | − | $ | − | $ | (1,902 | ) | $ | − | ||||||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
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$ | 1,147 | $ | 1,355 | $ | 1,402 | $ | 5,067 | $ | 3,871 | ||||||||||
Restructuring
charges
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$ | 1,171 | $ | − | $ | − | $ | 1,171 | $ | − | ||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
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$ | − | $ | 21,713 | $ | − | $ | 21,713 | $ | − | ||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation costs
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$ | 379 | $ | 383 | $ | 368 | $ | 1,409 | $ | 1,272 | ||||||||||
Net
recovery of income tax
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$ | (943 | ) | $ | − | $ | − | $ | (943 | ) | $ | (6,515 | ) | |||||||
Extraordinary
gain (negative goodwill)
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$ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | − | $ | (3,036 | ) | |||||||||
Net
income tax effect of the
above
items
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$ | 93 | $ | (2,273 | ) | $ | (225 | ) | $ | (2,613 | ) | $ | (915 | ) |
§
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Market expansion —
EXFO’s annual sales decreased 5.9%, or 13.5% on an organic basis
(excluding acquisitions and gains or losses from forward exchange
contracts recorded in sales), largely due to the global economic recession
in 2009. Protocol sales, benefiting from full-year revenue contributions
from the Brix Networks and Navtel Communications acquisitions, IP
convergence and network capacity upgrades on wireline and wireless
networks, increased 63.1% year-over-year. The company’s Optical (-17.5%)
and Copper Access (-21.8%) businesses were more affected by challenging
market conditions, since many network operators deferred capital-intensive
deployment decisions. Likewise, the Life Sciences and Industrial Division
(-13.2%) was affected by difficult market conditions. In terms of
geographic diversification, the Americas accounted for 57.4% of sales in
2009 (vs. 55.8% in 2008), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 26.9% (vs.
28.4% in 2008), and Asia-Pacific 15.7% (vs. 15.8% in 2008). EXFO’s largest
customer accounted for 11.6% of total sales, while the company’s top three
customers represented 17.8%.
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Profitability —EXFO
raised its gross margin for a seventh consecutive year to reach 61.3%,
generated a record of US$22.6 million in cash flows from operations, and
closed fiscal 2009 with a cash position of US$69.7 million and no debt.
EBITDA dropped to US$14.5 million, or 8.4% of sales, mainly due to the
global economic recession. The company implemented a restructuring plan in
the fourth quarter that incurred a charge of US$1.2 million but will
provide US$6 million in annualized cost
savings.
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Innovation
— EXFO
launched 26 new
products in fiscal 2009, including three in the fourth quarter, compared
to 27 in 2008. Key product introductions in 2009 included
laboratory and portable test solutions for characterizing 100 Gbit/s
Ethernet and 40/43 Gbit/s SONET/OTN networks; a distributed PMD analyzer
that allows network operators to cost-effectively upgrade their networks
to 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s; new software releases for the IMS InterWatch
platform and Packet Blazer product lines that support the migration of
voice and video applications to the IPv6 (Internet Protocol, version 6)
addressing scheme; and the next-generation FTB-500 multi-layer platform
for high-end test applications in the field and central office. Following
the year-end, the company released the industry’s first turnkey optical
modulation analyzer for complete characterization of signals up to 100
Gbaud/s. Sales from products on the
market two years or less accounted for 38.4% of total sales in fiscal
2009, including 38.8% in the fourth quarter, compared to 34.6% in fiscal
2008.
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Corporate
Performance Objectives for FY 2010-2012
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Increase
sales by a CAGR of 20% or more
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Raise
gross margin to 64%
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Double
EBITDA*
in dollars
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*
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EBITDA
is defined as net earnings (loss) before interest, income taxes,
amortization of property, plant and equipment, amortization of intangible
assets, impairment of goodwill and extraordinary gain. See the following
page on EXFO’s Website, www.EXFO.com/investors, for a
reconciliation with GAAP net earnings (loss) in previous fiscal
years.
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As
at August 31,
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2009
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2008
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Assets
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(unaudited)
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Current
assets
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Cash
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$ | 10,611 | $ | 5,914 | ||||
Short-term
investments
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59,105 | 81,626 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable
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Trade
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22,946 | 31,473 | ||||||
Other
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2,752 | 4,753 | ||||||
Income
taxes and tax credits recoverable
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2,353 | 4,836 | ||||||
Inventories
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30,863 | 34,880 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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2,043 | 1,774 | ||||||
Future
income taxes
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5,538 | 9,140 | ||||||
136,211 | 174,396 | |||||||
Tax
credits recoverable
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26,762 | 20,657 | ||||||
Forward
exchange contracts
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428 | − | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment
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19,100 | 19,875 | ||||||
Intangible
assets
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16,859 | 19,945 | ||||||
Goodwill
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22,478 | 42,653 | ||||||
Future
income taxes
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18,533 | 15,540 | ||||||
$ | 240,371 | $ | 293,066 | |||||
Liabilities
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$ | 21,650 | $ | 24,713 | ||||
Deferred
revenue
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6,481 | 5,079 | ||||||
28,131 | 29,792 | |||||||
Deferred
revenue
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4,195 | 3,759 | ||||||
32,326 | 33,551 | |||||||
Shareholders’
equity
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Share
capital
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104,846 | 142,786 | ||||||
Contributed
surplus
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17,758 | 5,226 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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43,909 | 60,494 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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41,532 | 51,009 | ||||||
208,045 | 259,515 | |||||||
$ | 240,371 | $ | 293,066 |
Three
months ended
August 31, 2009
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Twelve
months ended
August 31, 2009
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Three
months ended
August 31, 2008
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Twelve
months ended
August 31, 2008
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Sales
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$ | 36,507 | $ | 172,878 | $ | 50,943 | $ | 183,790 | ||||||||
Cost of sales (1,2)
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14,618 | 66,892 | 20,416 | 75,624 | ||||||||||||
Gross
margin
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21,889 | 105,986 | 30,527 | 108,166 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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Selling
and administrative (1)
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14,185 | 63,808 | 16,993 | 61,153 | ||||||||||||
Net
research and development (1,
3)
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5,371 | 27,698 | 7,297 | 26,867 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of property, plant and equipment
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1,233 | 4,607 | 1,247 | 4,292 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
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1,147 | 5,067 | 1,402 | 3,871 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring
charges
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1,171 | 1,171 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
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– | 21,713 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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23,107 | 124,064 | 26,939 | 96,183 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from operations
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(1,218 | ) | (18,078 | ) | 3,588 | 11,983 | ||||||||||
Interest
income (expense)
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(86 | ) | 597 | 576 | 4,639 | |||||||||||
Foreign
exchange gain
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186 | 1,157 | 1,349 | 442 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes and extraordinary gain
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(1,118 | ) | (16,324 | ) | 5,513 | 17,064 | ||||||||||
Income
taxes
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Current
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413 | 561 | (14 | ) | (7,094 | ) | ||||||||||
Future
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22 | 72 | 2,213 | 14,094 | ||||||||||||
Recognition
of previously unrecognized future income tax assets
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(372 | ) | (372 | ) | – | (5,324 | ) | |||||||||
63 | 261 | 2,199 | 1,676 | |||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before extraordinary gain
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(1,181 | ) | (16,585 | ) | 3,314 | 15,388 | ||||||||||
Extraordinary
gain
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– | − | – | 3,036 | ||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) for the period
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$ | (1,181 | ) | $ | (16,585 | ) | $ | 3,314 | $ | 18,424 | ||||||
Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) before extraordinary gain per
share
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$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.22 | ||||||
Basic
and diluted net earnings (loss) per share
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$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.27 | ||||||
Basic
weighted average number of shares outstanding (000’s)
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59,553 | 61,845 | 68,082 | 68,767 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
weighted average number of shares outstanding (000’s)
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59,553 | 61,845 | 68,550 | 69,318 | ||||||||||||
(1)
Stock-based compensation
costs included in:
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Cost
of sales
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$ | 40 | $ | 137 | $ | 36 | $ | 148 | ||||||||
Selling
and administrative
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221 | 858 | 232 | 830 | ||||||||||||
Net
research and development
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118 | 414 | 100 | 294 | ||||||||||||
$ | 379 | $ | 1,409 | $ | 368 | $ | 1,272 | |||||||||
(2)
The cost of sales is exclusive of amortization, shown
separately.
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(3)
Net research and development expenses for the three and twelve months
ended August 31, 2009 include recognition of previously unrecognized
research and development tax credits of $1,902.
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Comprehensive
income (loss)
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Three
months
ended
August 31, 2009
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Twelve
months
ended
August 31, 2009
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Three
months
ended
August 31, 2008
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Twelve
months
ended
August 31, 2008
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Net
earnings (loss) for the period
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$ | (1,181 | ) | $ | (16,585 | ) | $ | 3,314 | $ | 18,424 | ||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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(1,078 | ) | (10,671 | ) | (18,511 | ) | (2,289 | ) | ||||||||
Changes
in unrealized gains (losses) on short-term investments
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− | 22 | (9 | ) | 31 | |||||||||||
Unrealized
gains (losses) on forward exchange contracts
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(229 | ) | (1,467 | ) | (1,882 | ) | 962 | |||||||||
Reclassification
of realized gains (losses) on forward exchange contracts in net earnings
(loss)
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84 | 3,167 | (770 | ) | (3,915 | ) | ||||||||||
Future
income taxes effect of the above items
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44 | (528 | ) | 822 | 909 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
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$ | (2,360 | ) | $ | (26,062 | ) | $ | (17,036 | ) | $ | 14,122 |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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Twelve months ended August 31,
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2009
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2008
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Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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Cumulative
effect of prior periods
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$ | 51,129 | $ | 53,418 | ||||
Current
period
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(10,671 | ) | (2,289 | ) | ||||
40,458 | 51,129 | |||||||
Unrealized
gains (losses) on forward exchange contracts
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Cumulative
effect of prior periods
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(96 | ) | 1,948 | |||||
Current
period, net of realized gains and future income taxes
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1,172 | (2,044 | ) | |||||
1,076 | (96 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized
gains (losses) on short-term investments
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Cumulative
effect of prior periods
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(24 | ) | (55 | ) | ||||
Current
period, net of future income taxes
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22 | 31 | ||||||
(2 | ) | (24 | ) | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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$ | 41,532 | $ | 51,009 |
Retained
earnings
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Twelve months ended August 31,
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2009
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2008
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Balance
– Beginning of period
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$ | 60,494 | $ | 42,330 | ||||
Add
(deduct)
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Net
earnings (loss) for the period
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(16,585 | ) | 18,424 | |||||
Premium
on redemption of share capital
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− | (260 | ) | |||||
Balance
– End of period
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$ | 43,909 | $ | 60,494 | ||||
Contributed
surplus
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Twelve months ended August 31,
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2009
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2008
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Balance
– Beginning of period
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$ | 5,226 | $ | 4,453 | ||||
Add
(deduct)
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Stock-based
compensation costs
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1,407 | 1,287 | ||||||
Reclassification
of stock-based compensation costs to share capital upon exercise of stock
awards
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(540 | ) | (514 | ) | ||||
Discount
on redemption of share capital
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11,665 | − | ||||||
Balance
– End of period
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$ | 17,758 | $ | 5,226 |
Three
months ended
August 31, 2009
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Twelve
months ended
August 31, 2009
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Three
months ended
August 31, 2008
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Twelve
months ended
August 31, 2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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Net
earnings (loss) for the period
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$ | (1,181 | ) | $ | (16,585 | ) | $ | 3,314 | $ | 18,424 | ||||||
Add
(deduct) items not affecting cash
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Change
in discount on short-term investments
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24 | 597 | (486 | ) | 1,035 | |||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation costs
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379 | 1,409 | 368 | 1,272 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
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2,380 | 9,674 | 2,649 | 8,163 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
revenue
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(1,539 | ) | 1,706 | 482 | 47 | |||||||||||
Loss
on disposal of capital assets
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− | 237 | − | − | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
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− | 21,713 | − | − | ||||||||||||
Future
income taxes
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(350 | ) | (300 | ) | 2,213 | 8,770 | ||||||||||
Extraordinary
gain
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− | − | − | (3,036 | ) | |||||||||||
Change
in unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)
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(414 | ) | (1,955 | ) | (1,619 | ) | (1,093 | ) | ||||||||
(701 | ) | 16,496 | 6,921 | 33,582 | ||||||||||||
Change
in non-cash operating items
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Accounts
receivable
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9,015 | 9,654 | (4,193 | ) | (4,338 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
taxes and tax credits
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(1,202 | ) | (3,391 | ) | (1,396 | ) | (12,833 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories
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1,935 | 2,624 | 712 | (2,166 | ) | |||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(12 | ) | (350 | ) | 379 | (127 | ) | |||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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(1,870 | ) | (2,409 | ) | 1,659 | (1,416 | ) | |||||||||
7,165 | 22,624 | 4,082 | 12,702 | |||||||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
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Additions
to short-term investments
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(88,561 | ) | (438,460 | ) | (72,800 | ) | (717,020 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds
from disposal and maturity of short-term investments
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82,570 | 456,612 | 73,939 | 760,310 | ||||||||||||
Additions
to capital assets
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(978 | ) | (6,945 | ) | (1,452 | ) | (6,508 | ) | ||||||||
Business
combinations, net of cash acquired
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− | (2,414 | ) | (78 | ) | (41,016 | ) | |||||||||
(6,969 | ) | 8,793 | (391 | ) | (4,234 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
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Change
in bank loan
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− | − | (1,485 | ) | − | |||||||||||
Redemption
of share capital
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(793 | ) | (26,871 | ) | (4,675 | ) | (8,068 | ) | ||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
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15 | 56 | − | 61 | ||||||||||||
(778 | ) | (26,815 | ) | (6,160 | ) | (8,007 | ) | |||||||||
Effect
of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
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110 | 95 | (199 | ) | (88 | ) | ||||||||||
Change
in cash
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(472 | ) | 4,697 | (2,668 | ) | 373 | ||||||||||
Cash
– Beginning of period
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11,083 | 5,914 | 8,582 | 5,541 | ||||||||||||
Cash
– End of period
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$ | 10,611 | $ | 10,611 | $ | 5,914 | $ | 5,914 |