comprehensive income until the underlying transaction affects earnings, and then are later reclassified into earnings in the same account as the hedged transaction. The earnings impact is mostly offset by the effects of currency movements on the underlying hedged transactions. To the extent that the Company does not engage in a hedging program, any change in the Swiss Franc, Euro, British Pound, Chinese Yuan and Japanese Yen exchange rates to local currency would have an equal effect on the Company’s earnings.
From time to time the Company uses forward exchange contracts, which do not meet the requirements of qualified hedges, to offset its exposure to certain foreign currency receivables and liabilities. These forward contracts are not designated as qualified hedges and, therefore, changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized in earnings in the period they arise, thereby offsetting the current earnings effect resulting from the revaluation of the related foreign currency receivables and liabilities.
As of October 31, 2025, the Company’s entire net forward contracts hedging portfolio consisted of 28.0 million Swiss Francs equivalent, 37.4 million U.S. dollars equivalent, 22.2 million Euros equivalent (none designated as cash flow hedges) and 5.4 million British Pounds equivalent with various expiry dates ranging through April 2, 2026, compared to a portfolio of 7.3 million Chinese Yuan equivalent, 30.0 million Swiss Francs equivalent, 29.6 million U.S. dollars equivalent, 33.0 million Euros equivalent (including 9.0 million Euros designated as cash flow hedges) and 4.8 million British Pounds equivalent with various expiry dates ranging through April 10, 2025, as of October 31, 2024. If the Company were to settle its Swiss Franc forward contracts at October 31, 2025, the result would be a $0.2 million loss. As of October 31, 2025, the Company’s British Pound, Chinese Yuan and US Dollar forward contracts had no gain or loss.
Commodity Risk
The Company considers its exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices to be primarily related to gold used in the manufacturing of the Company’s watches. Under its hedging program, the Company can purchase various commodity derivative instruments, primarily futures contracts. When held, these derivatives are documented as qualified cash flow hedges, and the resulting gains and losses on these derivative instruments are first reflected in other comprehensive income, and later reclassified into earnings, partially offset by the effects of gold market price changes on the underlying actual gold purchases. The Company did not hold any future contracts in its gold hedge portfolio as of October 31, 2025 and 2024; thus, any changes in the gold purchase price will have an equal effect on the Company’s cost of sales.
Debt and Interest Rate Risk
Floating rate debt at October 31, 2025 and 2024 was zero for both periods. During the nine months ended October 31, 2025, the Company had no weighted average borrowings. The Company does not hedge these interest rate risks.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, it should be noted that a control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met and may not prevent all errors or instances of fraud.
The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such terms are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective at a reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report due to a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, wherein the Company’s risk assessment process did not properly assess the risks associated with the lack of functional segregation of duties in the Dubai branch of the Company’s Swiss subsidiary. This material weakness is more fully described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, in Part II, Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.
Remediation Plan
Management is in the process of implementing a remediation plan to address the material weakness, which includes enhancing the Company’s risk assessment and oversight processes to properly assess the risks associated with functional segregation of duties and making changes in personnel and reporting lines. In addition to these remedial actions, the Company is increasing policy awareness and compliance training.
During the nine months ended October 31, 2025, management made significant personnel changes in the Dubai branch, including the termination of several employees, among them the former managing director. Management also transitioned certain sales and customer operations roles from regional to functional lines of reporting. Additionally, the Company enhanced its risk assessment processes for analyzing the organizational structure to assess risks associated with functional segregation of duties, for analyzing turnover factors, and for conducting exit interviews. The Company also executed awareness campaigns to reinforce the importance of ethical conduct and the reporting of violations.