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Accounts receivable and other receivables
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Receivables [Abstract]  
Accounts receivable and other receivables
4.
Accounts receivable and other receivables:
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses, at March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 consist of the following:
 
    
As of
 
    
March 28, 2026
    
March 29, 2025
 
    
(In thousands)
 
Customer trade receivables
   $ 2,536      $ 3,886  
Other receivables
     1,820        2,722  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
   $ 4,356      $ 6,608  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Continuity of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in thousands):
 
Balance March 25, 2023
   $ 1,254  
Provision for credit losses
     555  
Net write offs
     (433
  
 
 
 
Balance March 30, 2024
   $ 1,376  
Provision for credit losses
     122  
Net write offs
     (501
  
 
 
 
Balance March 29, 2025
   $ 997  
Provision for credit losses
     617  
Net write offs
     (682
  
 
 
 
Balance March 28, 2026
   $ 932  
  
 
 
 
Other receivables mainly relate to tenant allowances receivable from certain landlords and indirect taxes.
Certain sales plans relating to customers’ use of Birks credit cards provide for
revolving lines of credit and/or installment plans under which the payment terms exceed one year.
The receivables repayable within a timeframe exceeding one year included under such plans amounted to approximately $
1.4
 million and $
1.1
 million at March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively, which are not included in customer trade receivables outlined above and are included in long-term receivables on the Company’s balance sheet.
 
The following table disaggregates the Company’s accounts receivables and other receivables and long-term receivables excluding the allowance for doubtful accounts as at March 28, 2026:
 
    
Current
      
1 – 30 days

past due
  
31 – 60
days

past due
    
61 – 90
days

past due
    
Greater

than 90 days

past due
    
Total
 
Customer in-house receivables
   $ 3,491      $ 44
   $ 30      $ 73      $  1,191     
$

4,829  
Other receivables
     983        25
     9        15        788        1,820  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
   $ 4,474      $ 69
   $ 39      $ 88      $ 1,979      $ 6,649  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table disaggregates the Company’s accounts receivables and other receivables and long-term receivables excluding the allowance for doubtful accounts as at March 29, 2025:
 
    
Current
    
1 – 30 days

past due
    
31 – 60
days

past due
    
61 – 90
days

past due
    
Greater

than 90 days

past due
    
Total
 
Customer in-house receivables
   $ 4,678      $  107      $ 64      $ 43      $  1,076     
$

5,968  
Other receivables
     1,401        218        38        31        1,034        2,722  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
   $ 6,079      $ 325      $ 102      $ 74      $ 2,110      $ 8,690