Canadian Tire Corporation
Canadian Tire Corporation Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes For the year ended December 30, 2017 Management's Discussion and Analysis Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Table of Contents 1.0 PREFACE 2 2.0 COMPANY AND INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4 3.0 CORE CAPABILITIES 7 4.0 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 9 5.0 2017 FINANCIAL ASPIRATIONS AND STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES 12 6.0 2018 FINANCIAL ASPIRATIONS AND KEY INITIATIVES 15 7.0 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 18 7.1 Consolidated Financial Performance 18 7.2 Retail Segment Performance 21 7.3 CT REIT Segment Performance 27 7.4 Financial Services Segment Performance 29 8.0 BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS, LIQUIDITY, AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 32 9.0 EQUITY 39 10.0 TAX MATTERS 40 11.0 ACCOUNTING POLICIES, ESTIMATES, AND NON-GAAP MEASURES 41 12.0 ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT 48 13.0 INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 54 14.0 SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 55 15.0 RELATED PARTIES 58 16.0 SUBSEQUENT EVENT 58 17.0 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND OTHER INVESTOR COMMUNICATION 58 2017 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 1 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 1.0 Preface 1.1 Definitions In this document, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Company”, “Canadian Tire Corporation”, “CTC”, and “Corporation” refer to Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, on a consolidated basis. This document also refers to the Corporation’s three reportable operating segments: the “Retail segment”, the “CT REIT segment”, and the “Financial Services segment”. The financial results for the Retail segment are delivered by the businesses operated by the Company under the Company’s retail banners, which include Canadian Tire, PartSource, Petroleum, Mark’s, Sport Chek, Sports Experts, Atmosphere, and Pro Hockey Life (“PHL”).
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