Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Business Segment Information

v3.20.1
Business Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

Through February 28, 2019, our internal management financial reporting consisted of two business divisions: (i) Beer and (ii) Wine and Spirits. Beginning March 1, 2019, as a result of our November 2018 Canopy Investment and a change in our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) on March 1, 2019, we have changed our internal management financial reporting to consist of three business divisions: (i) Beer, (ii) Wine and Spirits, and (iii) Canopy. Consequently, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we report our operating results in four segments: (i) Beer, (ii) Wine and Spirits, (iii) Corporate Operations and Other, and (iv) Canopy. The Canopy Equity Method Investment makes up the Canopy segment.

In the Beer segment, our portfolio consists of high-end imported beer, craft beer, and alternative beverage alcohol 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 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 CODM’s evaluation of the operating income (loss) 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. Long-lived tangible assets and total asset information by segment is not provided to, or reviewed by, our CODM as it is not used to make strategic decisions, allocate resources, or assess performance.

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 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of product sold
 
 
 
 
 
Strategic business development costs
$
(124.5
)
 
$
(6.0
)
 
$

Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts
(49.0
)
 
1.8

 
7.4

Accelerated depreciation
(7.6
)
 
(8.9
)
 

Flow through of inventory step-up
(1.5
)
 
(4.9
)
 
(18.7
)
Settlements of undesignated commodity derivative contracts
11.7

 
(8.6
)
 
2.3

Recovery of (loss on) on inventory write-down
8.6

 
(3.3
)
 
(19.1
)
Total cost of product sold
(162.3
)

(29.9
)

(28.1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring and other strategic business development costs
(25.3
)
 
(17.1
)
 
(14.0
)
Impairment of intangible assets
(11.0
)
 
(108.0
)
 
(86.8
)
Transaction, integration, and other acquisition-related costs
(9.2
)
 
(10.2
)
 
(11.3
)
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency derivative contracts associated with acquisition of investment

 
(32.6
)
 

Deferred compensation

 
(16.3
)
 

Loss on contract termination (1)

 

 
(59.0
)
Other gains (losses) (2)
5.5

 
10.1

 
10.5

Total selling, general, and administrative expenses
(40.0
)

(174.1
)

(160.6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment of assets held for sale
(449.7
)
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) on sale of business
74.1

 

 

Comparable Adjustments, Operating income (loss)
$
(577.9
)
 
$
(204.0
)
 
$
(188.7
)

(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 the following:
For the Years Ended
 
 
February 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
Increase in our ownership interest in Nelson’s Green Brier
11.8

 

 

 
Recognition of previously deferred gain upon release of a related guarantee
6.2

 

 

 
(Increase) reduction in estimated fair value of a contingent liability associated with a prior period acquisition
(11.4
)
 

 
8.1

 
Sale of certain non-core assets
(0.3
)
 
8.5

 



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. Amounts included below for the Canopy segment represent 100% of Canopy’s reported results on a two-month lag, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and converted from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars. Although we own less than 100% of the outstanding shares of Canopy, 100% of the Canopy results are included in the information below and subsequently eliminated in order to reconcile to our consolidated financial statements. Segment information is as
follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Beer
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
5,615.9

 
$
5,202.1

 
$
4,660.4

Segment operating income (loss)
$
2,247.9

 
$
2,042.9

 
$
1,840.2

Capital expenditures
$
571.7

 
$
720.0

 
$
882.6

Depreciation and amortization
$
204.3

 
$
203.5

 
$
168.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Wine and Spirits
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
Wine
$
2,367.5

 
$
2,532.5

 
$
2,556.3

Spirits
360.1

 
381.4

 
363.6

Net sales
$
2,727.6

 
$
2,913.9

 
$
2,919.9

Segment operating income (loss)
$
708.4

 
$
771.2

 
$
794.1

Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments
$
36.4

 
$
33.4

 
$
34.4

Equity method investments (1)
$
87.7

 
$
79.7

 
$
80.7

Capital expenditures
$
92.7

 
$
129.5

 
$
151.1

Depreciation and amortization
$
98.7

 
$
98.4

 
$
94.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Operations and Other
 
 
 
 
 
Segment operating income (loss)
$
(223.9
)
 
$
(197.9
)
 
$
(165.8
)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments
$
(3.2
)
 
$
(0.2
)
 
$
0.2

Equity method investments
$
94.5

 
$
53.8

 
$
40.8

Capital expenditures
$
62.1

 
$
36.8

 
$
23.9

Depreciation and amortization
$
21.6

 
$
28.3

 
$
36.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
Canopy
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
290.2

 
$
48.6

 
NA

Segment operating income (loss)
$
(685.8
)
 
$
(82.7
)
 
NA

Capital expenditures
$
572.8

 
$
449.8

 
NA

Depreciation and amortization
$
81.4

 
$
21.9

 
NA

 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidation and Eliminations
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
(290.2
)
 
$
(48.6
)
 
$

Operating income (loss)
$
685.8

 
$
82.7

 
$

Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments
$
(221.7
)
 
$
(16.5
)
 
$

Equity method investments
$
2,911.7

 
$
3,332.1

 
$

Capital expenditures
$
(572.8
)
 
$
(449.8
)
 
$

Depreciation and amortization
$
(81.4
)
 
$
(21.9
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparable Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
$
(577.9
)
 
$
(204.0
)
 
$
(188.7
)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments
$
(2,480.1
)
 
$
2,084.9

 
$
452.6

Depreciation and amortization
$
7.6

 
$
8.9

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
For the Years Ended
 
February 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
8,343.5

 
$
8,116.0

 
$
7,580.3

Operating income (loss)
$
2,154.5

 
$
2,412.2

 
$
2,279.8

Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments (2)
$
(2,668.6
)
 
$
2,101.6

 
$
487.2

Equity method investments (1)
$
3,093.9

 
$
3,465.6

 
$
121.5

Capital expenditures
$
726.5

 
$
886.3

 
$
1,057.6

Depreciation and amortization
$
332.2

 
$
339.1

 
$
299.7


(1) 
Equity method investments balance at February 29, 2020, excludes amounts reclassified to assets held for sale.
(2) 
Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments consists of:
For the Years Ended
 
 
February 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized net gain (loss) on securities measured at fair value
$
(2,126.4
)
 
$
1,971.2

 
$
464.3

 
Net gain (loss) on sale of unconsolidated investment
0.4

 
99.8

 

 
Equity in earnings (losses) from Canopy and related activities (i)
(575.9
)
 
(2.6
)
 

 
Equity in earnings (losses) from other equity method investees
33.3

 
33.2

 
34.6

 
Other (ii)

 

 
(11.7
)
 
 
 
$
(2,668.6
)
 
$
2,101.6

 
$
487.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(i) 
Includes the June 2019 Modification Loss
 
(ii) 
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 and Italy 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 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
$
8,116.2

 
$
7,894.8

 
$
7,325.4

Non-U.S. (primarily Canada)
227.3

 
221.2

 
254.9

 
$
8,343.5

 
$
8,116.0

 
$
7,580.3

 
February 29,
2020
 
February 28,
2019
(in millions)
 
 
 
Long-lived tangible assets (1)
 
 
 
U.S.
$
897.7

 
$
1,127.7

Non-U.S. (primarily Mexico)
4,435.3

 
4,139.6

 
$
5,333.0

 
$
5,267.3


(1) 
Long-lived tangible assets balance at February 29, 2020, excludes amounts reclassified to assets held for sale.