New accounting pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In fiscal year 2025, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07 “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”.  Management has evaluated the Company’s operations and concluded it has one reportable operating segment.  The new standard expands segment disclosure requirements.  This standard has not changed the processing, recording, or presentation of financial data, other than providing additional disclosures regarding management oversight for the Company’s single operating segment.  The additional disclosures required by the standard are included in Note 11.

Issued and Not Effective

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” ASU 2023-09 enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The standard is effective beginning with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2026, and subsequent interim periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 17, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 14, 2025
2019Feb 13, 2020
2018Feb 11, 2019
2015Feb 8, 2016

About New Standards Disclosures

New accounting standards disclosures describe recently adopted pronouncements and those not yet effective, along with management's assessment of their expected impact. This section provides an early warning system for upcoming changes to how a company reports its financial results, often years before the new rules take effect.

Key signals: when management describes a not-yet-adopted standard's impact as "material" or "still being evaluated," it signals potential significant changes to reported metrics upon adoption. Watch for standards that affect a company's core operations — for example, revenue recognition changes for software companies or lease accounting changes for retailers with large store footprints. The transition method chosen (full retrospective versus modified retrospective) affects comparability with prior periods. Companies that delay adoption to the latest permitted date may be struggling with implementation complexity. Compare the disclosed impact assessments against peers in the same industry to gauge whether management's expectations are reasonable.