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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Pricesmart, Inc. · 10-Q · Q3 FY2026 · Period ended May 31, 2026
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Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates and changes in currency exchange rates. There have been no material changes in our market risk factors at May 31, 2026 compared to those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025.
From time to time, we have experienced a lack of availability of U.S. dollars in certain markets (U.S. dollar illiquidity). This impedes our ability to convert local currencies obtained through merchandise sales into U.S. dollars to settle the U.S. dollar liabilities associated with our imported products or otherwise fund our operations. For instance, since fiscal year 2017, we have experienced this situation in Trinidad and have been unable to source a sufficient level of tradable currencies. We are working with our banks in Trinidad and government officials to convert all of our Trinidad dollars into tradable currencies. Additionally, during fiscal year 2023, the Honduran Central Bank began limiting the availability and controlling the allocation of U.S. dollars for the conversion from Honduran lempiras to U.S. dollars. We are actively working with our banking partners and government authorities to address this situation. We have and continue to take additional actions in this respect. Refer to “Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis – Factors Affecting the Business” and “Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis – Liquidity and Capital Resources: Financial Position and Cash Flow” for our quantitative analysis and discussion.
Information about the financial impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2026 is disclosed in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis – Other Expense, net.”
Information about the change in the fair value of our hedges and the financial impact thereof for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2026 is disclosed in “Item 1. Financial Statements: Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 8 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
Information about the movements in currency exchange rates and the related impact on the translation of the balance sheets of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2026 is disclosed in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis – Other Comprehensive Income.”
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