Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Business Segment Information

v3.19.1
Business Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION:

Our internal management financial reporting consists of two business divisions:  (i)  Beer and (ii)  Wine and Spirits, and we report our operating results in three segments:  (i)  Beer, (ii)  Wine and Spirits, and (iii)  Corporate Operations and Other. In the Beer segment, our portfolio consists of high-end imported and craft beer brands. We have an exclusive perpetual brand license to import, market and sell in the U.S. our Mexican beer portfolio. In the Wine and Spirits segment, we sell a portfolio that includes higher-margin, higher-growth wine brands complemented by certain higher-end spirits brands. Amounts included in the Corporate Operations and Other segment consist of costs of executive management, corporate development, corporate finance, corporate growth and strategy, human resources, internal audit, investor relations, legal, public relations and information technology, as well as our investments in Canopy Growth Corporation and those made through our corporate venture capital function. All costs included in the Corporate Operations and Other segment are general costs that are applicable to the consolidated group and are therefore not allocated to the other reportable segments. All costs reported within the Corporate Operations and Other segment are not included in our chief operating decision maker’s evaluation of the operating income performance of the other reportable segments. The business segments reflect how our operations are managed, how resources are allocated, how operating performance is evaluated by senior management, and the structure of our internal financial reporting.

In addition, management excludes items that affect comparability (“Comparable Adjustments”) from its evaluation of the results of each operating segment as these Comparable Adjustments are not reflective of core operations of the segments. Segment operating performance and segment management compensation are evaluated based upon core segment operating income (loss). As such, the performance measures for incentive compensation purposes for segment management do not include the impact of these Comparable Adjustments.

We evaluate segment operating performance based on operating income (loss) of the respective business units. Comparable Adjustments that impacted comparability in our segment operating income (loss) for each period are as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of product sold
 
 
 
 
 
Accelerated depreciation
$
(8.9
)
 
$

 
$

Settlements of undesignated commodity derivative contracts
(8.6
)
 
2.3

 
23.4

Flow through of inventory step-up
(4.9
)
 
(18.7
)
 
(20.1
)
Loss on inventory write-down
(3.3
)
 
(19.1
)
 

Net gain on undesignated commodity derivative contracts
1.8

 
7.4

 
16.3

Other losses
(6.0
)
 

 
(2.2
)
Total cost of product sold
(29.9
)

(28.1
)

17.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment of intangible assets
(108.0
)
 
(86.8
)
 
(37.6
)
Net loss on foreign currency derivative contracts associated with acquisition of investment
(32.6
)
 

 

Restructuring and other strategic business development costs
(17.1
)
 
(14.0
)
 
(0.9
)
Deferred compensation
(16.3
)
 

 

Transaction, integration and other acquisition-related costs
(10.2
)
 
(8.1
)
 
(14.2
)
Loss on contract termination (1)

 
(59.0
)
 

Costs associated with the Canadian Divestiture and related activities

 
(3.2
)
 
(20.4
)
Other gains (losses) (2)
10.1

 
10.5

 
(2.6
)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses
(174.1
)

(160.6
)

(75.7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of business

 

 
262.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparable Adjustments, Operating income (loss)
$
(204.0
)
 
$
(188.7
)
 
$
204.1


(1) 
Represents a loss incurred in connection with the early termination of a beer glass supply contract with an affiliate of Owens-Illinois.
(2) 
Includes a gain of $8.5 million for the year ended February 28, 2019, in connection with the sale of certain non-core assets and a gain of $8.1 million for the year ended February 28, 2018, in connection with the reduction in estimated fair value of a contingent liability associated with a prior period acquisition.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described for the Company in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1. Segment information is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Beer
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
5,202.1

 
$
4,660.4

 
$
4,227.3

Segment operating income
$
2,042.9

 
$
1,840.2

 
$
1,532.4

Long-lived tangible assets
$
4,050.1

 
$
3,611.6

 
$
2,810.0

Total assets
$
15,044.1

 
$
12,325.2

 
$
11,325.3

Capital expenditures
$
720.0

 
$
882.6

 
$
759.2

Depreciation and amortization
$
203.5

 
$
168.8

 
$
114.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
Wine and Spirits
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
Wine
$
2,532.5

 
$
2,556.3

 
$
2,732.7

Spirits
381.4

 
363.6

 
361.1

Net sales
$
2,913.9

 
$
2,919.9

 
$
3,093.8

Segment operating income
$
771.2

 
$
794.1

 
$
792.4

Income from unconsolidated investments
$
33.4

 
$
34.4

 
$
29.2

Long-lived tangible assets
$
1,125.5

 
$
1,080.7

 
$
992.9

Equity method investments
$
79.7

 
$
80.7

 
$
77.6

Total assets
$
7,305.7

 
$
7,217.4

 
$
6,976.6

Capital expenditures
$
129.5

 
$
151.1

 
$
100.0

Depreciation and amortization
$
98.4

 
$
94.0

 
$
99.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Operations and Other
 
 
 
 
 
Segment operating loss
$
(197.9
)
 
$
(165.8
)
 
$
(139.9
)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments
$
(16.7
)
 
$
0.2

 
$
(0.2
)
Long-lived tangible assets
$
91.7

 
$
97.4

 
$
129.9

Equity method investments
$
3,385.9

 
$
40.8

 
$
21.1

Total assets
$
6,881.7

 
$
996.1

 
$
300.5

Capital expenditures
$
36.8

 
$
23.9

 
$
48.2

Depreciation and amortization
$
28.3

 
$
36.9

 
$
31.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparable Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
$
(204.0
)
 
$
(188.7
)
 
$
204.1

Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments
$
2,084.9

 
$
452.6

 
$
(1.7
)
Depreciation and amortization
$
8.9

 
$

 
$
2.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
8,116.0

 
$
7,580.3

 
$
7,321.1

Operating income
$
2,412.2

 
$
2,279.8

 
$
2,389.0

Income from unconsolidated investments (1)
$
2,101.6

 
$
487.2

 
$
27.3

Long-lived tangible assets
$
5,267.3

 
$
4,789.7

 
$
3,932.8

Equity method investments
$
3,465.6

 
$
121.5

 
$
98.7

Total assets
$
29,231.5

 
$
20,538.7

 
$
18,602.4

Capital expenditures
$
886.3

 
$
1,057.6

 
$
907.4

Depreciation and amortization
$
339.1

 
$
299.7

 
$
247.9


(1) 
Income from unconsolidated investments consists of:
For the Years Ended
 
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized net gain on securities measured at fair value
$
1,971.2

 
$
464.3

 
$

 
Net gain on sale of unconsolidated investment
99.8

 

 

 
Equity in earnings from equity method investees and related activities
30.6

 
34.6

 
27.3

 
Other (i)

 
(11.7
)
 

 
 
 
$
2,101.6

 
$
487.2

 
$
27.3

 
(i) 
Net loss on foreign currency derivative contracts associated with November 2017 Canopy securities measured at fair value


Our principal area of operation is in the U.S. Current operations outside the U.S. are in Mexico for the Beer segment and primarily in New Zealand, Italy and Canada for the Wine and Spirits segment. Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the customer.

Geographic data is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
$
7,894.8

 
$
7,325.4

 
$
6,797.3

Non-U.S. (primarily Canada)
221.2

 
254.9

 
523.8

 
$
8,116.0

 
$
7,580.3

 
$
7,321.1

 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
(in millions)
 
 
 
Long-lived tangible assets
 
 
 
U.S.
$
1,127.7

 
$
1,124.5

Non-U.S. (primarily Mexico)
4,139.6

 
3,665.2

 
$
5,267.3

 
$
4,789.7