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TEM 7a. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
The carrying value of the Company's financial instruments, which include
cash and cash equivalents and a capital lease obligation, approximate their fair
values based on current market price and rates.
We are subject to market risk associated with changes in foreign currency
exchange rates. In order to manage these risks, beginning in the year ended
March 31, 1999, certain of our risks were considered in Daisytek's corporate
risk management program, which included entering into certain forward currency
exchange contracts. We did not enter into any such contracts on our own.
Currently, our foreign currency exchange rate risk is primarily limited to
Canadian dollars and the Euro. In the future, we believe our foreign currency
exchange risk will also include other currencies applicable to certain of our
international operations. In order to mitigate foreign currency rate risk, we
will consider entering into forward currency exchange contracts to hedge our net
investment and long-term intercompany payable balances.
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