UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019January 1, 2023
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 001-11796
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Masonite International Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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British Columbia, Canada98-0377314
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2771 Rutherford Road
Concord,, OntarioL4K 2N6Canada
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(800) (800) 895-2723
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock (no par value)DOORNew York Stock Exchange
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As of June 30, 2019,July 3, 2022, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the shares of voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing sales price of such shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2019,July 3, 2022, was $1.3$1.7 billion.
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The registrant had outstanding 24,931,20322,179,074 shares of Common Stock, no par value, as of February 17, 2020.24, 2023.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 20202023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 14, 2020,11, 2023, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



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MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements concerning the conditions in our industry, our operations, our economic performance and financial condition, including, in particular, statements relating to our business and growth strategy and product development efforts under "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "might," "could," "will," "would," "should," "expect," "believes," "outlook," "predict," "forecast," "objective," "remain," "anticipate," "estimate," "potential," "continue," "plan," "project," "targeting," and other similar expressions. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions by our management that, although we believe to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those identified under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this Annual Report.
The following list represents some, but not necessarily all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from historical results or those anticipated or predicted by these forward-looking statements:
downward trends in our end markets and in economic conditions;
reduced levels of residential new construction; residential repair, renovation and remodeling; and non-residential building construction activity due to increases in mortgage rates, changes in mortgage interest deductions and related tax changes and reduced availability of financing;
competition;
the continued success of, and our ability to maintain relationships with, certain key customers in light of price increases and customer concentration and consolidation;
our ability to accurately anticipate demand for our products;
impacts on our business from weather and climate change;
our ability to successfully consummate and integrate acquisitions;
changes in prices of raw materials and fuel;
tariffs and evolving trade policy and friction between the United States and other countries, including China, and the impact of anti-dumping and countervailing trade cases;duties;
increases in prices of raw materials and fuel;
increases in labor costs, the availability of labor or labor relations (i.e., disruptions, strikes or work stoppages);
our ability to manage our operations including anticipating demand for our products, managingpotential disruptions, in our operations, managing manufacturing realignments (including related restructuring charges), managing and customer credit riskrisk;
product liability claims and successful integration of acquisitions;product recalls;
the continuous operation of our information technology and enterprise resource planning systems and management of potential cyber security threats and attacks;
our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to fund our capital expenditure requirements to meet our pension obligations, and to meet our debt service obligations, including our obligations under our senior notes, our term loan credit agreement (the "Term Loan Facility") and our asset-based revolving credit facility ("ABL(the "ABL Facility");
political, economic and other risks that arise from operating a multinational business;
uncertainty relating to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union;
fluctuating exchange and interest rates;
our ability to innovate and keep pace with technological developments;
product liability claims and product recalls;
retention of key management personnel;
limitations on operating our business as a result of covenant restrictions under our existing and future indebtedness, including our senior notes, the Term Loan Facility and ourthe ABL Facility;
fluctuating foreign exchange and interest rates;
the continuous operation of our information technology and enterprise resource planning systems and management of potential cyber security threats and attacks and data privacy requirements;
political, economic and other risks that arise from operating a multinational business;
retention of key management personnel;
environmental and other government regulations, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), and any changes in such regulations.regulations;
the scale and scope of public health issues and their impact on our operations, customer demand and supply chain; and
our ability to replace our expiring patents and to innovate and keep pace with technological developments.
We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.all-inclusive. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report may not in fact occur. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.


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Unless we state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, in this Annual Report, all references to "Masonite", "we", "us","Masonite," "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" refer to Masonite International Corporation and its subsidiaries. Because this report relates to a period ending prior to the consummation of our acquisition of the holding company, EPI Holdings, Inc., of Endura Products ("Endura"), except as expressly noted, this report, including the discussion of our business below, does not give effect to the Endura acquisition.
Item 1. Business
Overview
We are a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door systems for the new construction and repair, renovation and remodeling sectors of the residential and non-residential building construction markets. Since 1925, we have provided our customers with innovative products and superior service at compelling values. In order to better serve our customers and create sustainable competitive advantages, we focus on developing innovative products, advanced manufacturing capabilities and technology-driven sales and service solutions. Today, we believe we hold either the number one or two market positionsposition in the seven product categories we target in North America: interior molded residential doors; interior stile and rail residential doors; exterior fiberglass residential doors; exterior steel residential doors; interior architectural wood doors; wood veneers and molded door facings;veneers; and door core.
We market and sell our products to remodeling contractors, builders, homeowners, retailers, dealers, lumberyards, commercial and general contractors and architects through well-established wholesale and retail distribution channels. Our broad portfolio of brands, including Masonite®,Premdor®, Masonite ArchitecturalTM, Marshfield-AlgomaTM, Mohawk®, Megantic®, Solidor®, Residor®, Nicedor®, Door-Stop InternationalTM, Harring DoorsTM, National HickmanTM and Graham-MaimanTM are among the most recognized in the door industry and are associated with innovation, quality and value. In the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019, we sold approximately 32 million doors to approximately 8,500 customers in 60 countries. Our fiscal year 2019 net sales by segment and global net sales of doors by end market are set forth below:
Net Sales
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See Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information about our segments.
Over the past several years, we have invested in advanced technologies to increase the automation of our manufacturing processes, increase quality and shorten lead times and introduced targeted e-commerce and other marketing initiatives to improve our sales and marketing efforts and customer experience. In addition, we implemented a disciplined acquisition strategy that solidified our presence in the United Kingdom's interior and exterior residential door industry, the North American residential molded and stile and rail interior door industry and created leadership positions in the attractive North American commercial and architectural interior wood door, door core and wood veneer industry.
We operate 6359 manufacturing and distribution facilities in eightseven countries in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, which are strategically located to serve our customers.
We are onecommitted to delivering growth for our customers, partners, shareholders and employees through our Doors That Do MoreTM strategy, which has three pillars: (1) Drive Product Leadership, (2) Win the Sale and (3) Deliver Reliable Supply. Drive Product Leadership emphasizes offering innovative door solutions that address human needs for comfort, safety, convenience and style. Win the Sale focuses on making Masonite the brand that customers never substitute by providing a better door-buying experience. Deliver Reliable Supply is our commitment to consistently deliver high-quality products and services for our customers and partners.
In addition, we have implemented a disciplined acquisition strategy that solidified our presence in the markets we serve. In 2022, we announced our intent to acquire Endura Products, a leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance door frames and door system components. Endura has a long history of product innovation and holds more than 100 patents on its door system components. This acquisition accelerates ours Doors That Do MoreTM strategy by unlocking the value of fully integrated door solutions.
Segment Overview
The Company has an integrated business model with three reportable segments: North American Residential, Europe and Architectural.
North American Residential
Our North American Residential segment is our largest segment, focused on providing high-quality interior doors from wood and recycled wood fibers and energy-efficient, durable exterior doors in a wide array of designs, materials and sizes. As of the few vertically integrated door manufacturers inend of 2022, the worldresidential repair, renovation and one of only two in the North American residential molded interior door industry as well as the only vertically integrated door manufacturer in the North American architectural interior wood door industry. Our vertical integration extends to all stepsremodeling end market accounted for over half of the production processnet sales for the segment.
Europe
Our Europe segment is a leading provider of interior doors from initial design, developmentrecycled wood fibers and production of steel press plates to produce interior molded andenergy-efficient, durable exterior fiberglass door facingsdoors to the United Kingdom market. We also sell door skins (facings) into Western Europe from our manufacturing facility in Ireland. Our European segment has a balanced portfolio of doorconsumers across our exterior and interior residential business.
Architectural
Our Architectural segment provides highly specified products that are designed, constructed and tested in accordance with regulatory compliance and environmental certifications such as Forest Stewardship Council and LEED certifications. For example, the AspiroTM series offers high-end aesthetic and performance qualities, and its doors are available in exotic and domestic veneers, with acoustic, fire-rated, lead-lined and attack-resistant options and include lifetime warranties.
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components,
In the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023, we sold approximately 31 million doors to approximately 6,500 customers globally. Our fiscal year 2022 net sales by segment and estimated global net sales of doors by end market are set forth below:
Net Sales by Segment
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Global Net Sales of Doors by End Market
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See Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for additional information about our segments.
Our Products
We aim to be the brand that customers request for the innovation and value we create. Our door solutions address the dynamic nature of compliance, technical specifications and developing market needs.
We sell an extensive range of interior and exterior doors in a wide array of designs, materials and sizes. Our interior doors are made with wood and related materials such as hardboard (including wood composite molded and flat door cores, wood veneersfacings). Our exterior doors are made primarily of steel, fiberglass or composite materials.
Our focus on consumer driven innovation led us to think broadly about the entire door system and molded facings,the value it can bring when integrated. This approach combined with Masonite’s business relationships in the industry led to door slab assembly. We also offer incremental value by pre-machining doors for hardware, hanging doors in frames with glass and hardware and pre-finishing doors with paint or stain. We believe that our vertical integration and automation enhance our ability to develop new and proprietarythe development of award winning products provide greater value and improved customer service and create high barriers to entry. We also believe vertical integration enhances our ability to cut costs, although our cost structure is subject to certain factors beyond our control, such as global commodity shocks.the M-PwrTM Smart Doors and the Masonite Performance Door System. Masonite’s M-PwrTM Smart Doors are the first residential exterior doors to integrate power, lights, a video doorbell and smart lock into the door system. They employ patent-pending, Underwriters Laboratories ("UL") certified technology to connect residential front doors to a home’s electrical system and wireless internet network. The Masonite Performance Door System features the company’s industry-leading 4-Point Performance Seal, which includes Premium Square Edge Fiberglass Doors, Endura Products’ Z-Articulating Cap SillTM, PE650 Weatherstripping, Simple Solution® Corner Pads and FrameSaver® rot-proof door frame.
Product Lines
Residential Doors
We sell an extensive range of interior and exterior doors in a wide array of designs, materials and sizes. While substantially all interior doors are made with wood and related materials such as hardboard (including wood composite molded and flat door facings), the use of wood in exterior doors in North America and Europe has declined over the last two decades as a result of the increased penetration of steel and fiberglass doors. Our exterior doors are made primarily of steel or fiberglass. Our residential doors are molded panel, flush, stile and rail, routed medium-density fiberboard (“MDF”), steel or fiberglass.Interior Doors
Molded panel doors are interior doors available either with a hollow or solid core and are made by assembling two molded door skin panels around a wood or MDFmedium-density fiberboard ("MDF") frame. Molded panel doors are routinely used for closets, bedrooms, bathrooms and hallways. Our molded panel product line is subdivided into several distinct product groups: our originalClassic Molded Panel series is a combination of classic styling, period and architectural style-specific designs, durable construction and a variety of profiles preferred by our customers when price sensitivity is a critical component in the product selection; the West EndTM Collection strengthens our tradition of design innovation by introducing the clean and simple aesthetics found in modern linear designs to the molded panel interior door category; the Heritage® Series, which features recessed, flat panels and sharp, Shaker-style profiles which speak to a clean, modern aesthetic while retaining comfortable familiarity found in today’s interiors; and the Livingston door, which features versatile and timeless design for any style of home and was introduced in 2019. All of our molded panelhome. Our doors can be upgraded with our proprietary, wheat straw based Safe ‘N Sound® door core orto our environmentally friendly EmeraldTM door construction which enables homeowners, builders and architects to meet specific product
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requirements and “green”"green" specifications to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") certification for a building or dwelling.certification.
Flush interior doors are available either with a hollow or solid core and are made by assembling two facings of plywood, MDF, composite wood or hardboard over a wood or MDF frame. These doors can either have a wood veneer surface suitable for paint or staining or a composite wood surface suitable for paint. Our flush doors range from base residential flush doors consisting of unfinished composite wood to the ultra high-end exotic wood veneer doors.
Stile and railExterior Doors
Fiberglass doors are considered premier exterior doors and are made fromby assembling two fiberglass door facings to a wood frame or MDFcomposite material and injecting the core with individual vertical stiles, horizontal railspolyurethane insulation. Fiberglass is strong, durable, lightweight and panels, which have been cut, milled, veneeredimpervious to many caustics and assembled from lumber such as clear pine, knotty pine, oakto extreme temperatures. These attributes make fiberglass an ideal material for an exterior door that may face extremes in temperature, exposure to the elements and cherry. Within our stilegeneral wear and rail line, glass panels can be inserted to create what is commonly referred to as a French door and we have over 50 glass designs for use in making French doors. Where horizontal slats are inserted betweentear. In the stiles and rails, the resulting door is referred to as a louver door. For interior purposes, stile and railUnited Kingdom, Door-StopTM branded fiberglass doors are primarily used for hallways, room dividers, closetsmanufactured into pre-hung door sets and bathrooms. Forshipped to our customers with industry-leading lead times. We believe our innovative designs, construction and finishes will help our fiberglass door collections retain a distinct role in the exterior purposes, theseproduct category in the future. Our Solidor® exterior doors are used as entrycomposite doors that provide the appearance of timber, but with decorative glass inserts (known as lites) often inserted into them.
Routed MDF doors are producedthe benefits of modern, low maintenance materials. A solid timber core is complemented by using a computer controlled router carver variety of innovative design and color choices that has led Solidor® to machine a single piecebecome one of double refined MDF. Our routed MDF door category is sold under the Carte Blanche® brand. The offeringUnited Kingdom's most recognized manufacturers and suppliers of designs in this category is extensive, as the manufacturing of routed MDF doors is based on a routing program where the milling machine selectively removes material to reveal the final design.composite doors.
Steel doors are exterior doors made by assembling two interlocking steel facings (paneled or flat) or attaching two steel facings to a wood or steel frame and injecting the core with polyurethane insulation. With our functional Utility Steel series, the design centric High Definition family and the prefinishedpre-finished Sta-Tru® HD, we offer customers the freedom to select the right combination of design, protection and compliance required for essentially any paint grade exterior door application. In addition, our product offering is significantly increased through our variety of compatible clear or decorative glass designs.


FiberglassStile and rail doors are considered premier exterior doorsmade from wood or MDF with individual panels, which have been cut, milled, veneered and assembled from lumber such as clear pine, knotty pine, oak and cherry. Within our stile and rail line, glass panels can be inserted to create what is commonly referred to as a French door and we offer a number of glass designs for use in this purpose. Where horizontal slats are made by assembling two fiberglassinserted between the stiles and rails, the resulting door facingsis referred to as a wood frame or composite materiallouver door. For interior purposes, stile and injecting the core with polyurethane insulation. Led by the Barrington® door, our fiberglass door lines offer innovative designs, construction and finishes. The Barrington® family of doors is specifically designed to replicate the construction, look and feel of a real wood door. The Door-StopTM branded fiberglassrail doors are manufactured into prehung door setsprimarily used for hallways, room dividers, closets and shipped to our customers with industry-leading lead times. We believe that our patented panel designs, sophisticated wood grain texturingbathrooms. For exterior purposes, stile and multiple application-specific construction processes will help our Barrington® and Belleville® fiberglass lines retain a distinct role in the exterior product category in the future.rail doors are used as entry doors often including decorative glass inserts.
Architectural Doors
Architectural doors are typically highly specified products designed, constructed and tested to ensure that regulatory compliance such as fire codes and environmental certifications such as Forest Stewardship Council and LEED certifications are met. These doors are sold into high-end architectural projectsinstitutional (schools, healthcare and government facilities)government) and commercial projects (hotels, offices commercial/retail and industrial facilities). We believeretail) end markets. These end markets require doors that theprovide fire safety, security, acoustic comfort and sustainability. Our architectural door industryportfolio is shifting focus from transactional, component sales to selling total opening solutions in key performance areas such as fire, security, acoustics and technology. Ourrepresented by two primary product series, for the architectural business, AspiroTM and CenduraTM, which are comprised of four product categories: stile and rail, flush wood veneer, painted and laminate doors. The AspiroTM series offers high-endpremium and custom aesthetic andoptions along with high performance qualities, and its doors are availableoptions in exotic and domestic veneers, with acoustic, fire-rated, lead-lined, attack- and lead-bullet-resistance and bullet-resistant options and include lifetime warranties.sustainability. The CenduraTM series provides a balance of performance and value and its doors areis available with domestic veneers,our standard aesthetic options with acoustic and fire-rated optionsoptions. Our portfolio allows us to provide a wide range of solutions to cover the varied needs of commercial and include limited warranties. These product offerings provide general contractors and influencers more of a singular source for the total opening.institutional end markets.
Components
In addition to residential and architectural doors, we also sell several door components to the building materials industry. Within the residential new construction market, we provide interior door facings, agri-fiber and particleboard door cores, MDF and wood cut stock components to multiple manufacturers. Within the architectural building construction market, we are a leading component supplier of various critical door components and the largest wood veneer door skin supplier.components. Additionally, we are one of the leading providers of mineral and particleboard door cores to the North American architectural door industry.
Molded door facings are thin sheets of molded hardboard produced by grinding or defibrating wood chips, adding resin and other ingredients, creating a thick fibrous mat composed of dry wood fibers, and pressing the matwhich is then pressed between two steel pressdie plates to
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form a molded sheet, the surface of which may be smooth or may contain a wood grain pattern. Following pressing, molded door facings are trimmed, primed and shipped to door manufacturing plants where they are mounted on frames to produce molded doors.
Door framing materials, commonly referred to as cut stock, are wood or MDF components that constitute the frame on which interior and exterior door facings are attached. Door cores are pressed fiber mats of refined wood chips or agri-fiber used in the construction of solid core doors. For doors that must achieve a fire rating higher than 45 minutes or longer, the door core typically consists of an inert mineral core or inorganic intumescentsimilar compounds.
Research and Development
We believe we are a global leader in end user focused innovation and development of doors, door components and full door solutions as well as the manufacturing processes involved in making such products. We believe that research and development is a competitive advantage for us, and we intend to capitalize on our leadership in this area through focus on end user problems that lead to the development of more new and innovative products. Our end user experience, research and development and engineering capabilities enable us to organically create and solicit external innovative ideas; methodically validate commercial and technical viability; use cross functional teams to develop business case hypotheses for promising concepts; and implement new to world products and manufacturing process improvements. The result of this rigorous approach enables us to launch new innovative, proprietary end user valued solutions, enhance the manufacturing efficiency of our products, improve quality and reduce costs. As part of Masonite’s Doors That Do MoreTM strategy, we have invested in innovation activities with a significant focus on the development of new, differentiated products such as our M-PwrTM Smart Doors, as well as focusing on process and material improvements to improve quality. In the Architectural wood door market, we have directed research and development to address the growing need for specified door systems in critical areas of safety and security, including our first attack resistant door system and expanded offerings of fire-resistant products.
As an integrated manufacturer focused on the door industry, we have technical depth and expertise from material science to components and full door system testing and development that parallels our vertical integration. These capabilities have been instrumental in our ability to thoroughly qualify alternative materials and components to address supply challenges over the past few years. We leverage our deep knowledge and experience in door construction and assembly as well as our ability to manufacture dies for use in our facilities. We believe this provides us with a unique ability to offer a combination of high value door solutions to meet the needs of a variety of end users and customers. This capability also enables us to develop and implement product and production process improvements which increase average unit price, enhance production efficiency and/or reduce costs.
Raw Materials
While Masonite is vertically integrated, we require a regular supply of raw materials, such as wood chips, some cut stock components, various composites, steel, glass, paint, stain and primer as well as petroleum-based products such as binders, resins and plastic injection frames to manufacture and assemble our products. In 2022, our materials cost accounted for approximately 53% of the total cost of the finished product. In certain instances, we depend on a single or limited number of suppliers for these supplies. Wood chips, logs, resins, binders and other additives utilized in the manufacturing of interior molded facings, exterior fiberglass door facings and door cores are purchased from global, regional and local suppliers taking into consideration the relative freight cost of these materials. Internal framing components, MDF, cut stock and internal door cores are manufactured internally at our facilities and supplemented from suppliers located throughout the world. We utilize a network of suppliers based in North America, Europe, South America and Asia to purchase other components including steel coils for the stamping of steel door facings, MDF, plywood and hardboard facings, door jambs and frames and glass frames and inserts.
Manufacturing Process
Our manufacturing process is designed to deliver reliable supply of high-quality products and outstanding service. Over the past several years, we have invested in advanced manufacturing technologies to increase quality and shorten lead times. Launched in 2015, we leverage the Mvantage operating system within our manufacturing processes to systemically focus on the elimination of waste and non-value-added activities throughout the organization. In 2022, we continued to progress our deployment of Mvantage throughout the entire enterprise to drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency. Our newest European plant, Stoke-on-Trent, has been optimized to improve material flow and to reduce the need for forklift trucks to enhance safety and reduce emissions and utilizes advanced manufacturing automation to improve production and efficiency, product quality and the work experience for our employees. Our
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newest North American interior door facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina, was designed to incorporate all of our best Mvantage practices as well as incorporate the latest manufacturing technology to optimize the door manufacturing process.
We are one of the few vertically integrated door manufacturers in the world and one of only two in the North American residential molded interior door industry as well as the only vertically integrated door manufacturer in the North American architectural interior wood door industry. Our vertical integration extends to all steps of the production process from initial design, development and production of steel press plates to produce interior molded and exterior fiberglass door facings to the manufacturing of door components, such as door cores, wood veneers and molded facings, to door assembly. We also offer incremental value by pre-machining doors for hardware, hanging doors in frames with glass and hardware and pre-finishing doors with paint or stain. We believe that our vertical integration and automation enhance our ability to develop new and proprietary products, provide greater value and improved customer service and create high barriers to entry. We also believe vertical integration enhances our ability to be more cost efficient, although our cost structure is subject to certain factors beyond our control, such as global commodity shocks.
Our manufacturing operations consist of three major manufacturing processes: (1) component manufacturing, (2) door assembly and (3) value-added ready to install door fabrication.
We have a leading position in the manufacturing of door components, including internal framing components (stile and rails), glass inserts (lites), door core, interior door facings (molded and veneer) and exterior door facings. The manufacturing of interior molded door facings is the most complex of these processes requiring a significant investment in large scale wood fiber processing equipment. Interior molded door facings are produced by combining fine wood particles, synthetic resins and other additives under heat and pressure in large multi-opening automated presses utilizing Masonite proprietary steel plates. The facings are then primed, cut and inspected in a second highly automated continuous operation prior to being packed for shipping to our door assembly plants. We operate five interior molded door facing plants around the world, two in North America and one in each of South America, Europe and Asia. Our plant in Laurel, Mississippi, is one of the largest door facing plants in the world and we believe one of the most technologically advanced in the industry.
Interior residential hollow and solid core door manufacturing is an assembly operation that is primarily accomplished through the use of semi-skilled manual labor. The construction process for a standard flush or molded interior door is based on assembly of door facings and various internal framing and support components, followed by the doors being trimmed to their final specifications.
The assembly process varies by type of door, from a relatively simple process for flush and molded doors, where the door facings are glued to a wood frame, to more complex processes where many pieces of solid and engineered wood are converted to louver or stile and rail doors. Architectural interior doors require another level of customization and sophistication employing the use of solid cores with varying degrees of sound dampening and fire retarding attributes, furniture quality wood veneer facings, as well as secondary machining operations to incorporate more sophisticated commercial hardware, openers and locks. Additionally, architectural doors are typically pre-finished prior to sale.
The manufacturing of steel and fiberglass exterior doors is a semi-automated process that entails combining laminated wood or rot free composite framing components between two door facings and then injecting the resulting hollow core structure with insulating polyurethane expanding foam core materials. We invested in fiberglass manufacturing technology, including the vertical integration of our own fiberglass sheet molding compound plant at our Laurel, Mississippi, facility. In addition, fiberglass doors are predominantly manufactured in our highly automated facility in Dickson, Tennessee, which has led to improved reliability and quality of these products.
Short set-up times, proper production scheduling and coordinated material movement are essential to achieve a flexible process capable of producing a wide range of door types, sizes, materials and styles. We make use of our vertically integrated and flexible manufacturing operations together with scalable logistics primarily through the use of common carriers to fill customers’ orders and to minimize our investment in finished goods inventory.
Finally, doors manufactured at our door assembly plants are either sold directly to our customers or transferred to our door fabrication facilities where value added services are performed. These value added services include machining doors for hinges and locksets, installing the doors into ready to install frames, installing hardware, adding glass inserts and side lites, painting and staining, packaging and logistical services to our customers.
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We continued to drive operational performance through our three-prong strategy, at times using a virtual approach, which includes the Model Plant Transformation Process, Process Improvement Teams and the focus on global standards and training. Our Model Plant Transformation Process is designed to improve the throughput and the efficiency of our factories using multiple approaches such as reconfiguring equipment to enhance safety and material flow, optimizing inventory levels and implementing and tracking sustaining performance metrics. To support our Doors That Do MoreTM strategy, we continue to leverage Mvantage as our operational performance driver and have expanded the use of our Mvantage operating system throughout the enterprise and are focused on driving improvement throughout the value stream. Our focus on training has expanded to not only include our traditional kaizen facilitator training but also training that focuses on making improvements in our business process areas. We have launched Six Sigma training and are now certifying Masonite trained Green and Black Belts. At Masonite, kaizen is ingrained into our continuous improvement culture. Through this structured approach, we are driving improvements in quality and productivity while remaining focused on reliable service to our customers.
Sales and Marketing
We focus on making Masonite the brand that customers never substitute. Our curated product portfolio aligns with our customers' needs and positions us for future growth.
Multi-Level/Segment Distribution Strategy
Our sales and marketing efforts are focused around severalconcentrated on key initiatives designed to drive organic growth, influencebuild a strong brand preference through creative end-user and channel marketing and a seamless purchasing experience. The targeted approach is driven by our consumer-centric research which uncovered unmet needs around the mix soldhome for style, comfort, safety, and strengthen our customer relationships.convenience.
Multi-Level/Segment Distribution Strategy
We market and sell our products through and to wholesale distributors, retail stores, independent and proremodeling contractors, builders, homeowners, retailers, dealers, builders, remodelers, architects, door and hardware distributorslumberyards, commercial and general contractors.contractors and architects through well-established wholesale, retail and direct distribution channels as part of our cross-merchandising strategy. Our portfolio of brands includes Masonite®, Premdor®, Solidor®, Residor®, Nicedor®, Door-Stop InternationalTM, Harring DoorsTM, National HickmanTM, Masonite ArchitecturalTM, Graham-MaimanTM, BaillargeonTM, USA Wood DoorTM, Florida Made Door, Louisiana Millwork, and BWISM Distribution. These are among the most recognized brands in the door industry and are respected for the innovation, quality and value they provide.
In the residential market, we deployutilize an "All Products" cross merchandising strategy which provides certain of our retail and wholesale customers with access to our entire product range. Our "All Products" customers benefit from consolidating their purchases, leveragingrange and the ability to leverage our branding, marketing and selling strategies and improving their ability to influence the mix of products sold to generate greater value.strategies. We service our big box retail customers directly from our own door fabrication facilities which provide value added services and logistics, including store direct delivery of doors and entry systems and a full complement of in-store merchandising, displays and field service. Our wholesale


residential channel customers are managed by our ownwholesale sales professionals who focus on down channel initiatives designed to ensure our products are "pulled" through our North American wholesale distribution network.
Our North American architectural building construction customers are serviced by a separatededicated sales and distinct salesmarketing team providing architects, door and hardware distributors, general contractors and project owners a wide varietyrange of product application advice, technical specifications, specific brand differentiation,and applicable compliance and regulatory approvals, product application advice and multisegment specialization work across North America. Additionally, our sales team is supported by marketing strategies aimed to drive product specification throughout our value chains via distributors, architects and end users.certifications.
Service InnovationRaw Materials
While Masonite is vertically integrated, we require a regular supply of raw materials, such as wood chips, some cut stock components, various composites, steel, glass, paint, stain and primer as well as petroleum-based products such as binders, resins and plastic injection frames to manufacture and assemble our products. In 2022, our materials cost accounted for approximately 53% of the total cost of the finished product. In certain instances, we depend on a single or limited number of suppliers for these supplies. Wood chips, logs, resins, binders and other additives utilized in the manufacturing of interior molded facings, exterior fiberglass door facings and door cores are purchased from global, regional and local suppliers taking into consideration the relative freight cost of these materials. Internal framing components, MDF, cut stock and internal door cores are manufactured internally at our facilities and supplemented from suppliers located throughout the world. We leverage our marketing, salesutilize a network of suppliers based in North America, Europe, South America and customer service activitiesAsia to ensure our products are strategically pulled through our multiple distribution channels rather than deploying a more common, tactical "push" strategy like somepurchase other components including steel coils for the stamping of our competitors. steel door facings, MDF, plywood and hardboard facings, door jambs and frames and glass frames and inserts.
Manufacturing Process
Our marketing approachmanufacturing process is designed to increasedeliver reliable supply of high-quality products and outstanding service. Over the value of each and every door openingpast several years, we fill with our doors and entry systems, regardless of the channel being used to access our products.
Our proprietary web-based tools accessible on our website also provide our customers with a direct link to our information systems to allow for accelerated and easy access to a wide variety of information and selling aids designedhave invested in advanced manufacturing technologies to increase customer satisfaction. Withinquality and shorten lead times. Launched in 2015, we leverage the Mvantage operating system within our North American Residential business, our web-based tools include Mconnect®, an online service portal allowing our customers accessmanufacturing processes to several other e-commerce tools designed to enhancesystemically focus on the manufacturer-customer relationship. Once connected to our system, customers have secure access to MAX®, Masonite’s Xpress Configurator®, a web-based tool created to design customized door systemselimination of waste and influence the mix, improve selection and ordering processes, reduce order entry and quoting errors and improve overall communicationnon-value-added activities throughout the channel;organization. In 2022, we continued to progress our deployment of Mvantage throughout the Product Corner, a section advising customers of the features and benefits of our newest products; the Media Library, a comprehensive supply of marketing materials and self-service resources; and Order Tracker, which allows customersentire enterprise to follow their purchase orders through the production process and confirm delivery dates.drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency. Our newest commercial configurator, eMerge®, was introduced in 2019 as a future replacement for MAX®. eMerge® affords our customers the same benefits as MAX®European plant, Stoke-on-Trent, has been optimized to improve material flow and introduces an enhanced user experience with the added capability for seamless integration with customer systems using the latest cloud technology to streamline demand and reduce the need for manual order entry.forklift trucks to enhance safety and reduce emissions and utilizes advanced manufacturing automation to improve production and efficiency, product quality and the work experience for our employees. Our
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newest North American interior door facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina, was designed to incorporate all of our Solidor and Door-Stop International websitesbest Mvantage practices as well as incorporate the latest manufacturing technology to optimize the door manufacturing process.
We are fully functional configuration and order platforms that support our entryone of the few vertically integrated door customersmanufacturers in the United Kingdom. The dynamic integrationworld and one of Solidor's and Door-Stop's enterprise resource planning systems and their websites ensures thatonly two in the products customers see, configure and order areNorth American residential molded interior door industry as well as the only vertically integrated door manufacturer in stock, which ensures that we are able to deliver on our promise of dependability.
In our Architectural business, we launched our newthe North American architectural interior wood door configurator, DoorBuilderTM Live, for mill direct customers that makes selecting and ordering the right door easier and more intuitive. DoorBuilderTM Live is a cloud-based software that streamlines the door ordering process for fast, accurate results. Additionally, we have developed the new DoorSelector tool and Acoustic Sound tools designed to educate architects to help them select the right products for the opening based on aesthetic and performance attributes.
Customers
During fiscal year 2019, we sold our products worldwide to approximately 8,500 customers. We have developed strong relationships with these customers through our "All Products" cross merchandising strategy.industry. Our vertical integration facilitates our "All Products" strategy with our door fabrication facilities in particular providing value-added fabricationextends to all steps of the production process from initial design, development and logistical servicesproduction of steel press plates to our customers, including store delivery of pre-hungproduce interior molded and exterior doors to our customers in North America. All of our top 20 customers have purchased doors from us for at least 10 years.
Although we have a large number of customers worldwide, our largest customer, The Home Depot, accounted for approximately 17% of our total net sales in fiscal year 2019. Duefiberglass door facings to the depth and breadthmanufacturing of the relationship with this customer, which operates in multiple North American geographic regions and which sells a variety of our products, our management believes that this relationship is likely to continue.


Distribution
Residential doors are primarily sold through wholesale and retail distribution channels.
Wholesale. In the wholesale channel, door manufacturers sell their products to homebuilders, contractors, lumber yards, dealers and building products retailers in two steps or one step. Two-step distributors typically purchase doors from manufacturers in bulk and customize them by installing windows, or "lites", and pre-hanging them. One-step distributors sell doors directly to homebuilders and remodeling contractors who install the doors.
Retail. The retail channel generally targets consumers and smaller remodeling contractors who purchase doors through retail home centers and smaller specialty retailers. Retail home centers offer large, warehouse size retail space with large selections, while specialty retailers are niche players that focus on certain styles and types of doors.
Architectural doors are primarily sold through specialized one-step wholesale distribution channels where distributors sell to general contractors and end-use clients.
Research and Development
We believe we are a global leader in technological innovation and development of doors, door components, such as door cores, wood veneers and molded facings, to door entry solutionsassembly. We also offer incremental value by pre-machining doors for hardware, hanging doors in frames with glass and the manufacturing processes involved in making such products.hardware and pre-finishing doors with paint or stain. We believe that researchour vertical integration and development is a competitive advantage for us, and we intend to capitalize onautomation enhance our leadership in this area through the development of more new and innovative products. Our research and development and engineering capabilities enable us to develop and implement product and manufacturing process improvements that enable new features, enhance the manufacturing efficiency of our products, improve quality and reduce costs. In the past few years, our research and development activities have had a significant focus on the development of new, differentiated products, while continuing to focus on process and material improvements for our products. Further, we have directed increased research and development to address the growing need for safety and security, sound-dampening and fire-resistant products in the architectural wood door market.
As an integrated manufacturer, we believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of the growing global demand for a variety of molded door facing designs. We have an internal capability to create new molded door facing designs and manufacture our own molds for use in our own facilities. We believe this provides us with the ability to develop new and proprietary designs that enjoy a strong identity in the marketplace;products, provide greater value and improved customer service and create high barriers to entry. We also believe vertical integration enhances our ability to be more flexibility in meeting customer demand; quicker reaction time in the production of new designs or design changes; and greater responsivenesscost efficient, although our cost structure is subject to customer needs. This capability also enables us to develop and implement product and process improvements with respect to the production of molded door facings and doors which enhance production efficiency and reduce costs.
Manufacturing Processcertain factors beyond our control, such as global commodity shocks.
Our manufacturing operations consist of three major manufacturing processes: (1) component manufacturing, (2) door slab assembly and (3) value-added ready to install door fabrication.
We have a leading position in the manufacturing of door components, including internal framing components (stile and rails), glass inserts (lites), door core, interior door facings (molded and veneer) and exterior door facings. The manufacturing of interior molded door facings is the most complex of these processes requiring a significant investment in large scale wood fiber processing equipment. Interior molded door facings are produced by combining fine wood particles, synthetic resins and other additives under heat and pressure in large multi-opening automated presses utilizing Masonite proprietary steel plates. The facings are then primed, cut and inspected in a second highly automated continuous operation prior to being packed for shipping to our door assembly plants. We operate five interior molded door facing plants around the world, two in North America and one in each of South America, Europe and Asia. Our sole United States based plant in Laurel, Mississippi, is one of the largest door facing plants in the world and we believe one of the most technologically advanced in the industry.
Interior residential hollow and solid core door manufacturing is an assembly operation that is primarily accomplished in the United States through the use of semi-skilled manual labor. The construction process for a standard flush or molded interior door is based on assembly of door facings and various internal framing and support components, followed by the doors being trimmed to their final specifications.


The assembly process varies by type of door, from a relatively simple process for flush and molded doors, where the door facings are glued to a wood frame, to more complex processes where many pieces of solid and engineered wood are converted to louver or stile and rail door slabs.doors. Architectural interior doors require another level of customization and sophistication employing the use of solid cores with varying degrees of sound dampening and fire retarding attributes, furniture quality wood veneer facings, as well as secondary machining operations to incorporate more sophisticated commercial hardware, openers and locks. Additionally, architectural doors are typically pre-finished prior to sale.
The manufacturing of steel and fiberglass exterior door slabsdoors is a semi-automated process that entails combining laminated wood or rot free composite framing components between two door facings and then injecting the resulting hollow core structure with insulating polyurethane expanding foam core materials. We invested in fiberglass manufacturing technology, including the vertical integration of our own fiberglass sheet molding compound plant at our Laurel, Mississippi, facilityfacility. In addition, fiberglass doors are predominantly manufactured in 2006. In 2008, we consolidated fiberglass slab manufacturing from multiple locations throughout North America into a singleour highly automated facility in Dickson, Tennessee, significantly improving thewhich has led to improved reliability and quality of these products while simultaneously lowering cost and reducing lead times.products.
Short set-up times, proper production scheduling and coordinated material movement are essential to achieve a flexible process capable of producing a wide range of door types, sizes, materials and styles. We make use of our vertically integrated and flexible manufacturing operations together with scalable logistics primarily through the use of common carriers to fill customers’ orders and to minimize our investment in finished goods inventory.
Finally, interior flush and molded, stile and rail, louver and exterior door slabsdoors manufactured at our door assembly plants are either sold directly to our customers or transferred to our door fabrication facilities where value added services are performed. These value added services include machining doors for hinges and locksets, installing the door slabsdoors into ready to install frames, installing hardware, adding glass inserts and side lites, painting and staining, packaging and logistical services to our customers.
Within our manufacturing processes, we leverage the Mvantage operating system to systemically focus on the elimination
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We continued to drive operational improvement toperformance through our three-prong strategy, at times using a new level using our three-pronged Mvantage strategyvirtual approach, which includes the Model Plant Transformation Process, Process Improvement Teams and the focus on global standards and training. Our Model Plant Transformation Process continuesis designed to allowimprove the seamlessthroughput and the efficiency of our factories using multiple approaches such as reconfiguring equipment to enhance safety and material flow, of material throughoptimizing inventory levels and implementing and tracking sustaining performance metrics. To support our facilities. Our Process Improvements Teams work closely with manufacturing sitesDoors That Do MoreTM strategy, we continue to utilizeleverage Mvantage as our operational performance driver and have expanded the use of our Mvantage lean toolbox to diagnose operational inefficienciesoperating system throughout the enterprise and apply corrective actions to stabilize and standardize our day-to-day operations.are focused on driving improvement throughout the value stream. Our focus on training throughhas expanded to not only include our Internal Trainingtraditional kaizen facilitator training but also training that focuses on making improvements in our business process areas. We have launched Six Sigma training and Certification programs,are now certifying Masonite trained Green and implementing global standards has allowed us to driveBlack Belts. At Masonite, kaizen is ingrained into our continuous improvement through an increased number of Kaizen events that are being led by our trained facilitators.culture. Through this structured approach, we realizedare driving improvements in certainquality and productivity while remaining focused on reliable service to our customers.
Sales and Marketing
We focus on making Masonite the brand that customers never substitute. Our curated product portfolio aligns with our customers' needs and positions us for future growth.
Multi-Level/Segment Distribution Strategy
Our sales and marketing efforts are concentrated on key performance indicatorsinitiatives designed to build a strong brand preference through creative end-user and channel marketing and a seamless purchasing experience. The targeted approach is driven by our consumer-centric research which uncovered unmet needs around the home for style, comfort, safety, and convenience.
We market and sell our products to remodeling contractors, builders, homeowners, retailers, dealers, lumberyards, commercial and general contractors and architects through well-established wholesale, retail and direct distribution channels as part of our cross-merchandising strategy. Our portfolio of brands includes Masonite®, Premdor®, Solidor®, Residor®, Nicedor®, Door-Stop InternationalTM, Harring DoorsTM, National HickmanTM, Masonite ArchitecturalTM, Graham-MaimanTM, BaillargeonTM, USA Wood DoorTM, Florida Made Door, Louisiana Millwork, and BWISM Distribution. These are among the most recognized brands in 2019.the door industry and are respected for the innovation, quality and value they provide.
In the residential market, we utilize an "All Products" merchandising strategy which provides our retail and wholesale customers access to our entire product range and the ability to leverage our branding, marketing and selling strategies. We service our big box retail customers directly from our own door fabrication facilities which provide value added services and logistics, including store direct delivery of doors and entry systems and a full complement of in-store merchandising, displays and field service. Our residential wholesale sales professionals focus on down channel initiatives designed to ensure our products are "pulled" through our North American wholesale distribution network.
Our North American architectural customers are serviced by a dedicated sales and marketing team providing architects, door and hardware distributors, general contractors and project owners a wide range of product application advice, technical specifications, and applicable compliance and regulatory certifications.
Raw Materials
While Masonite is vertically integrated, we require a regular supply of raw materials, such as wood chips, some cut stock components, various composites, steel, glass, paint, stain and primer as well as petroleum-based products such as binders, resins and plastic injection frames to manufacture and assemble our products. In 2019,2022, our materials cost accountsaccounted for approximately 52%53% of the total cost of the finished product. In certain instances, we depend on a single or limited number of suppliers for these supplies. Wood chips, logs, resins, binders and other additives utilized in the manufacturing of interior molded facings, exterior fiberglass door facings and door cores are purchased from global, regional and local suppliers taking into consideration the relative freight cost of these materials. Internal framing components, MDF, cut stock and internal door cores are manufactured internally at our facilities and supplemented from suppliers located throughout the world. We utilize a network of suppliers based in North America, Europe, South America and Asia to purchase other components including steel coils for the stamping of steel door facings, MDF, plywood and hardboard facings, door jambs and frames and glass frames and inserts.
SafetyManufacturing Process
Our manufacturing process is designed to deliver reliable supply of high-quality products and outstanding service. Over the past several years, we have invested in advanced manufacturing technologies to increase quality and shorten lead times. Launched in 2015, we leverage the Mvantage operating system within our manufacturing processes to systemically focus on the elimination of waste and non-value-added activities throughout the organization. In 2022, we continued to progress our deployment of Mvantage throughout the entire enterprise to drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency. Our newest European plant, Stoke-on-Trent, has been optimized to improve material flow and to reduce the need for forklift trucks to enhance safety and reduce emissions and utilizes advanced manufacturing automation to improve production and efficiency, product quality and the work experience for our employees. Our
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newest North American interior door facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina, was designed to incorporate all of our best Mvantage practices as well as incorporate the latest manufacturing technology to optimize the door manufacturing process.
We are one of the few vertically integrated door manufacturers in the world and one of only two in the North American residential molded interior door industry as well as the only vertically integrated door manufacturer in the North American architectural interior wood door industry. Our vertical integration extends to all steps of the production process from initial design, development and production of steel press plates to produce interior molded and exterior fiberglass door facings to the manufacturing of door components, such as door cores, wood veneers and molded facings, to door assembly. We also offer incremental value by pre-machining doors for hardware, hanging doors in frames with glass and hardware and pre-finishing doors with paint or stain. We believe that our vertical integration and automation enhance our ability to develop new and proprietary products, provide greater value and improved customer service and create high barriers to entry. We also believe vertical integration enhances our ability to be more cost efficient, although our cost structure is subject to certain factors beyond our control, such as global commodity shocks.
Our manufacturing operations consist of three major manufacturing processes: (1) component manufacturing, (2) door assembly and (3) value-added ready to install door fabrication.
We have a leading position in the manufacturing of door components, including internal framing components (stile and rails), glass inserts (lites), door core, interior door facings (molded and veneer) and exterior door facings. The manufacturing of interior molded door facings is the most complex of these processes requiring a significant investment in large scale wood fiber processing equipment. Interior molded door facings are produced by combining fine wood particles, synthetic resins and other additives under heat and pressure in large multi-opening automated presses utilizing Masonite proprietary steel plates. The facings are then primed, cut and inspected in a second highly automated continuous operation prior to being packed for shipping to our door assembly plants. We operate five interior molded door facing plants around the world, two in North America and one in each of South America, Europe and Asia. Our plant in Laurel, Mississippi, is one of the largest door facing plants in the world and we believe one of the most technologically advanced in the industry.
Interior residential hollow and solid core door manufacturing is an assembly operation that is primarily accomplished through the use of semi-skilled manual labor. The construction process for a standard flush or molded interior door is based on assembly of door facings and various internal framing and support components, followed by the doors being trimmed to their final specifications.
The assembly process varies by type of door, from a relatively simple process for flush and molded doors, where the door facings are glued to a wood frame, to more complex processes where many pieces of solid and engineered wood are converted to louver or stile and rail doors. Architectural interior doors require another level of customization and sophistication employing the use of solid cores with varying degrees of sound dampening and fire retarding attributes, furniture quality wood veneer facings, as well as secondary machining operations to incorporate more sophisticated commercial hardware, openers and locks. Additionally, architectural doors are typically pre-finished prior to sale.
The manufacturing of steel and fiberglass exterior doors is a semi-automated process that entails combining laminated wood or rot free composite framing components between two door facings and then injecting the resulting hollow core structure with insulating polyurethane expanding foam core materials. We invested in fiberglass manufacturing technology, including the vertical integration of our own fiberglass sheet molding compound plant at our Laurel, Mississippi, facility. In addition, fiberglass doors are predominantly manufactured in our highly automated facility in Dickson, Tennessee, which has led to improved reliability and quality of these products.
Short set-up times, proper production scheduling and coordinated material movement are essential to achieve a flexible process capable of producing a wide range of door types, sizes, materials and styles. We make use of our vertically integrated and flexible manufacturing operations together with scalable logistics primarily through the use of common carriers to fill customers’ orders and to minimize our investment in finished goods inventory.
Finally, doors manufactured at our door assembly plants are either sold directly to our customers or transferred to our door fabrication facilities where value added services are performed. These value added services include machining doors for hinges and locksets, installing the doors into ready to install frames, installing hardware, adding glass inserts and side lites, painting and staining, packaging and logistical services to our customers.
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We continued to drive operational performance through our three-prong strategy, at times using a virtual approach, which includes the Model Plant Transformation Process, Process Improvement Teams and the focus on global standards and training. Our Model Plant Transformation Process is designed to improve the throughput and the efficiency of our factories using multiple approaches such as reconfiguring equipment to enhance safety and material flow, optimizing inventory levels and implementing and tracking sustaining performance metrics. To support our Doors That Do MoreTM strategy, we continue to leverage Mvantage as our operational performance driver and have expanded the use of our Mvantage operating system throughout the enterprise and are focused on driving improvement throughout the value stream. Our focus on training has expanded to not only include our traditional kaizen facilitator training but also training that focuses on making improvements in our business process areas. We have launched Six Sigma training and are now certifying Masonite trained Green and Black Belts. At Masonite, kaizen is ingrained into our continuous improvement culture. Through this structured approach, we are driving improvements in quality and productivity while remaining focused on reliable service to our customers.
Sales and Marketing
We focus on making Masonite the brand that customers never substitute. Our curated product portfolio aligns with our customers' needs and positions us for future growth.
Multi-Level/Segment Distribution Strategy
Our sales and marketing efforts are concentrated on key initiatives designed to build a strong brand preference through creative end-user and channel marketing and a seamless purchasing experience. The targeted approach is driven by our consumer-centric research which uncovered unmet needs around the home for style, comfort, safety, and convenience.
We market and sell our products to remodeling contractors, builders, homeowners, retailers, dealers, lumberyards, commercial and general contractors and architects through well-established wholesale, retail and direct distribution channels as part of our cross-merchandising strategy. Our portfolio of brands includes Masonite®, Premdor®, Solidor®, Residor®, Nicedor®, Door-Stop InternationalTM, Harring DoorsTM, National HickmanTM, Masonite ArchitecturalTM, Graham-MaimanTM, BaillargeonTM, USA Wood DoorTM, Florida Made Door, Louisiana Millwork, and BWISM Distribution. These are among the most recognized brands in the door industry and are respected for the innovation, quality and value they provide.
In the residential market, we utilize an "All Products" merchandising strategy which provides our retail and wholesale customers access to our entire product range and the ability to leverage our branding, marketing and selling strategies. We service our big box retail customers directly from our own door fabrication facilities which provide value added services and logistics, including store direct delivery of doors and entry systems and a full complement of in-store merchandising, displays and field service. Our residential wholesale sales professionals focus on down channel initiatives designed to ensure our products are "pulled" through our North American wholesale distribution network.
Our North American architectural customers are serviced by a dedicated sales and marketing team providing architects, door and hardware distributors, general contractors and project owners a wide range of product application advice, technical specifications, and applicable compliance and regulatory certifications.
Service Innovation
We leverage our marketing, sales and customer service activities to ensure our products are strategically pulled through our multiple distribution channels rather than deploying a more common, tactical "push" strategy. Regardless of channel, our marketing approach is to drive demand for our doors and door systems for the solutions they provide for the people who pass through them every day.
Our proprietary web-based tools provide our channel customers with direct access to a wide range of information and materials to make it easier for them to sell our products. Within our North American Residential business, these tools include Mconnect®, an online service portal providing our customers access to several other e-commerce tools designed to enhance the manufacturer-customer relationship. Once connected to our system, customers have secure access to Masonite products; the Product Corner, a section advising customers of the features and benefits of our newest products; the Media Library, a comprehensive supply of marketing materials and self-service resources; and Order Tracker, which allows customers to follow their purchase orders through the production process and confirm delivery dates.
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Our Solidor® and Door-Stop International websites are fully functional configuration and order platforms that support our entry door customers in the United Kingdom. The dynamic integration of Solidor's and Door-Stop's enterprise resource planning systems and their websites ensure that the products customers view, configure and order are available, which ensures that we are able to deliver on our promise of dependable lead-times.
In our Architectural business, our cloud-based door configurator, DoorBuilderTM Live, enables customers to select and order the right door easily and intuitively. Additionally, our DoorUniversity training program helps architects select solutions to meet their project and client goals while earning American Institute of Architect continuing education units.
Intellectual Property
In North America, our doors are marketed primarily under the Masonite® brand. Other North American brands include: Premdor®, Masonite Architectural®, Barrington®, Oakcraft®, Sta-Tru® HD, Vistagrande®, Flagstaff®, Hollister®, Sierra®, Fast-Frame®, Safe ’N Sound®, Livingston®, AquaSeal®, Cheyenne®, Riverside®, Fast-Fit®, Megantic®, Lemieux Doors®, Harring Doors®, FyreWerks® and Marshfield-Algoma®. In Europe, doors are marketed under the Masonite®, Premdor®, Premdor Speed Set®, Door-Stop International®, National Hickman®, Defining Spaces®, Solidor®, Residor® and Nicedor® brands. We consider the use of trademarks and trade names to be important in the development of product awareness, and for differentiating products from competitors and between customers.
We protect the intellectual property that we develop through, among other things, filing for patents in the United States and various foreign countries. In the United States, we currently have 297 design patents and design patent applications and 126 utility patents and patent applications. We currently have 201 foreign design patents and patent applications and 187 foreign utility patents and patent applications. Our United States utility patents are generally applicable for 20 years from the earliest filing date, our United States design patents for 15 years and our United States registered trademarks and tradenames are generally applicable for 10 years and are renewable. Our foreign patents and trademarks have terms as set by the particular country, although trademarks generally are renewable.
Distribution
Residential doors are primarily sold through wholesale and retail distribution channels.
Wholesale. In the wholesale channel, door manufacturers sell their products to homebuilders, contractors, lumberyards, dealers and building products retailers in two steps or one step. Two-step distributors typically purchase doors from manufacturers in bulk and customize them by installing windows, or "lites", and pre-hanging them. One-step distributors sell doors directly to homebuilders and remodeling contractors who install the doors.
Retail. The retail channel generally targets consumers and smaller remodeling contractors who purchase doors through retail home centers, both in store and online, and smaller specialty retailers. Retail home centers offer large, warehouse size retail space with large selections, while specialty retailers are niche players that focus on certain styles and types of doors.
Architectural doors are primarily sold through specialized one-step wholesale distribution channels where distributors sell to general contractors and end-use clients.
Customers
During fiscal year 2022, we sold our products worldwide to approximately 6,500 customers. We have developed strong relationships with these customers through our "All Products" cross merchandising strategy. Our vertical integration facilitates our "All Products" strategy with our door fabrication facilities in particular providing value-added fabrication and logistical services to our customers, including store delivery of pre-hung interior and exterior doors to our customers in North America. All of our top 20 customers have purchased doors from us for at least 10 years.
Although we have a large number of customers worldwide, our largest customer, The Home Depot, accounted for approximately 22% of our total net sales in fiscal year 2022. Due to the depth and breadth of the relationship with this customer, which operates in multiple North American geographic regions and which sells a variety of our products, our management believes that this relationship is likely to continue.
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Competition
The North American door industry is highly competitive and includes a number of global and local participants. In the North American residential interior door industry, the primary participants are Masonite and JELD-WEN, which are the only vertically integrated manufacturers of molded door facings. There are also a number of smaller competitors in the residential interior door industry, including Steves and Sons Inc. and Lynden Door, Inc., that primarily source door facings from third party suppliers. In the North American residential exterior door industry, the primary participants are Masonite, JELD-WEN, Plastpro, Therma-Tru, Feather River and Steves and Sons Inc. In the North American non-residential building construction door industry, the primary participants are Masonite and VT Industries with the remainder supplied by multiple regional manufacturers. Our primary market in Europe is the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom door industry is similarly competitive, including a number of global and local participants. The primary participants in the United Kingdom are our subsidiary Premdor, JELD-WEN, Vicaima and Distinction Doors. Competition in these markets is primarily based on product quality, design characteristics, brand awareness, serviceability, distribution capabilities and value. We also face competition in the other countries in which we operate.
A significant portion of our net sales are sold to large home centers and other large retailers. The consolidation of our customers and our reliance on fewer larger customers has increased the competitive pressures as some of our largest customers, such as The Home Depot, perform periodic product line reviews to assess their product offerings and suppliers.
We are one of the largest manufacturers of molded door facings in the world. Competition in the molded door facing business is based on quality, price, product design, logistics and customer service. We produce molded door facings to meet our own requirements, and outside of North America we serve as an important supplier to the door industry at large.
Human Capital Resources
Our Company culture is based upon a strong set of values. Our Cultural Pillars define how we act and interact, both as individuals and as an organization. They reflect the environment we create where people are empowered, collaborative and focused on doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, shareholders, suppliers and communities in which we work.
Our workforce includes over 10,000 employees and contract personnel located in nine different countries. This includes approximately 2,600 unionized employees, approximately 80% of whom are located in North America with the remainder in various foreign locations. Nine of our North American facilities have individual collective bargaining agreements, which are negotiated locally and the terms of which vary by location.
Our Company’s Purpose: We Help People Walk Through WallsSM, is reflected in our talent strategy that is focused on attracting and selecting exceptional talent, helping them develop and grow professionally and providing opportunities to recognize and reward their performance in order to engage and retain our skilled, diverse and motivated workforce. We focus on the employee experience, removing barriers to inclusion, in an effort for our people to realize their full potential and highest levels of performance. We aspire to be the employer of choice within our markets we operate and seek to grow and develop the different capabilities and skills we need for the future, while maintaining a robust pipeline of available talent throughout the organization.
We embrace the diversity of our employees and our customers, including their unique backgrounds, experiences and talents. In 2021, we furthered our progress towards a more equitable and inclusive workforce by forming a corporate Diversity Council and five regional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") councils representing Canada, the United States, Chile, Mexico and the United Kingdom/Ireland regions. These councils are comprised of cross-functional individuals and leaders from across their respective regions that represent various diversity demographics and assist in driving forward DEI initiatives and programming. In 2022, our diversity strategy was further enhanced with the establishment of employee affinity groups that provide a place of belonging, support and allyship for employees. At Masonite, everyone is valued and appreciated for their unique contributions to the growth and sustainability of our business. We strive to cultivate a culture that supports and enhances our ability to recruit, develop, engage and retain diverse talent at every level. We monitor engagement in part through a voluntary turnover metric as our goal is to retain a highly engaged team, thereby reducing voluntary turnover year over year. During fiscal year 2022, our voluntary employee turnover rate for employees in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom was approximately 21%, a reduction of approximately 300 bps from 2021. These locations collectively make up 83% of our
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global workforce. We also track 12-month retention rates, which have improved over time. At the end of 2022, our combined hourly employee retention rate in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom was over 85% across all locations.

We use a variety of methods to listen to our employees and capture their feedback. These methods include all-employee calls, focus groups, employee and manager forums, town hall meetings and an annual company-wide employee engagement survey. Our annual employee engagement survey is conducted by an external analytics and advisory firm. In 2022, the employee response rate increased by 5% to our highest-ever rate of 90% with six facilities having a 100% response rate. Since we initially administered the survey in 2017, our mean results have increased each year, reaching 3.75 out of 5.00 in 2022.
In support of our Company's purpose, in 2021 we launched a quarterly grant program to provide funding to assist individuals, organizations and causes in the communities where we live and work. Our We Help People Walk Through Walls Community Grant Program provides funding for the organizations our employees care about most in their local communities. To date, the program has awarded over $180,000 in community grants to 50 different causes.
We believe that safety is as important to our success as productivity and quality. This is reflected in our goal of Target Zero injuries and our continued effort to create an injury-free workplace. We also believe that incidents can be prevented through proper management, employee involvement, standardized operations and equipment and attention to detail. Safety programs and training are provided throughout the company to ensure employees and managers have effective tools to help identify and address both unsafe conditions and at-risk behaviors.


Through a sustainedcontinued commitment to improve our safety performance, we have historically been successful in reducing the number of injuries sustained by our employees. In 2019, the2022 our total incident rate, or the annual number of injuries per 100 full time equivalent employees, decreasedincreased nominally. While our total incident rate remains well below the industry average, our ambition is to advance workplace safety by 0.2.striving toward our ultimate goal of zero harm operations or Target Zero.
Environmental and Other Regulatory Matters
Under our sustainability approach, we plan to set a carbon reduction target aligned to the latest climate science by the end of fiscal year 2024 and responsibly source 100% of our wood by 2030. In 2022 we continued to develop a comprehensive carbon reduction strategy to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. This strategy is centered on reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, increasing our renewable energy supply and improving overall operational efficiencies. We released a Global Wood Sourcing Policy that reinforces our commitment to sourcing products and materials responsibly, and outlines expectations of our responsibly sourced wood goal.
We strive to minimize any adverse environmental impact our operations might have to our employees, the general public and the communities of which we are a part. Reducing waste and conserving resources is core to our business. We continually look for opportunities to divert our manufacturing waste from landfills by recycling material back into the process or for beneficial use as a byproduct. We evaluate our entire manufacturing process, from supply sourcing to shipping, to identify ways to conserve natural resources and reduce solid waste, wastewater and air emissions.
We are subject to extensive environmental laws and regulations. The geographic breadth of our facilities subjects us to environmental laws, regulations and guidelines in a number of jurisdictions, including, among others, the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Czech Republic, Chile and Malaysia. Such laws, regulations and guidelines relate to, among other things, the discharge of contaminants into water and air and onto land, the storage and handling of certain regulated materials used in the manufacturing process, waste minimization, the disposal of wastes and the remediation of contaminated sites. Many of our products are also subject to various regulations such as building and construction codes, product safety regulations, health and safety laws and regulations and mandates related to energy efficiency.
The Mvantage lean operating system is rooted in the lean principle of waste elimination and teaches employees throughout Masonite the skills to help identify and eliminate sources of waste including defects, over-processing and transportation. By identifying and eliminating waste, we are creating a safer, more efficient and productive operation.
Our efforts to ensure environmental compliance include the review of our operations on an ongoing basis utilizing in-house staff and on a selective basis by specialized environmental consultants. The Environmental, Health
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and Safety team participates in industry groups to monitor developing regulatory actions and actively develop comments on specific issues. Furthermore, for our prospective acquisition targets, environmental assessments are conducted as part of our due diligence review process. Based on recent experience and current projections, environmental protection requirements and liabilities are not expected to have a material effect on our business, capital expenditures, operations or financial position.
In addition to the various environmental laws and regulations, our operations are subject to numerous foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations, including those relating to the presence of hazardous materials and protection of worker health and safety, consumer protection, trade, labor and employment, tax and others. We believe we are in compliance in all material respects with existing applicable laws and regulations affecting our operations.
Intellectual Property
In North America, our doors are marketed primarily under the Masonite® brand. Other North American brands include: Premdor®, Masonite Architectural®, Barrington®, Oakcraft®, Sta-Tru® HD, AvantGuard®, Vistagrande®, Flagstaff®, Hollister®, Sierra®, Fast-Frame®, Safe ’N Sound®, Heritage Series®, Livingston®, AquaSealTM, Cheyenne®, Glenview®, Riverside®, Saddlebrook®, Fast-Fit®, Mohawk®, Megantic®, Birchwood Best®, Algoma®, Vignette®, RhinoDoor®, Lemieux®, Harring DoorsTM, FyreWerks®, Graham-MaimanTM, MaimanTM Environmental laws have changed rapidly in recent years, and Marshfield-Algoma®. In Europe, doors are marketed under the Masonite®, Premdor®, Premdor Speed Set®, Door-Stop International®, National Hickman®, Defining Spaces®, Solidor®, Residor®, Nicedor® and Residence Collection® brands. We consider the use of trademarks and trade nameswe may be subject to be importantmore stringent environmental laws in the development of product awareness,future. It is possible our operations may result in noncompliance with, or liability for remediation pursuant to, environmental laws. Should such eventualities occur, we would record liabilities for remediation costs when remediation costs are probable and for differentiating products from competitors and between customers.can be reasonably estimated. See Item 1A. Risk Factors: "
We protect the intellectual property that we develop through, among other things, filing for patents in the United States and various foreign countries. In the United States, we currently have 271 design patents and design patent applications and 146 utility patents and patent applications. We currently have 174 foreign design patents and patent applications and 232 foreign utility patents and patent applications. Our United States utility patents are generally applicable for 20 years from the earliest filing date, our United States design patents for 15 years and our United States registered trademarks and tradenames are generally applicable for 10 years and are renewable. Our foreign patents and trademarks have terms as set by the particular country, although trademarks generally are renewable.
Competition
The North American door industry is highly competitive and includes a number of global and local participants. In the North American residential interior door industry, the primary participants are Masonite and JELD-WEN, which are the only vertically integrated manufacturers of molded door facings. There are also a number of smaller competitors in the residential interior door industry that primarily source door facings from third party suppliers. In the North American residential exterior door industry, the primary participants are Masonite, JELD-WEN, Plastpro, Therma-Tru, Feather River and Novatech. In the North American non-residential building construction door industry, the primary participants are Masonite and VT Industries with the remainder supplied by multiple regional manufacturers. Our primary market in Europe is the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom door industry is similarly


competitive, including a number of global and local participants. The primary participants in the United Kingdom are our subsidiary Premdor, JELD-WEN, Vicaima and Distinction Doors. Competition in these markets is primarily based on product quality, design characteristics, brand awareness, serviceability, distribution capabilities and value. We also face competition in the other countries in which we operate. In Europe, South America and Asia, we face significant competition from a number of regionally based competitors and importers.
A large portion of our products are sold through large home centersEnvironmental requirements and other large retailers. The consolidation of our customersgovernment regulation may impose significant environmental and our reliancelegal compliance costs and liabilities on fewer larger customers has increased the competitive pressures as some of our largest customers, such as The Home Depot, perform periodic product line reviews to assess their product offerings and suppliers.us."
We are one of the largest manufacturers of molded door facings in the world. The rest of the industry consists of one other large, integrated door manufacturer and a number of smaller regional manufacturers. Competition in the molded door facing business is based on quality, price, product design, logistics and customer service. We produce molded door facings to meet our own requirements and outside of North America we serve as an important supplier to the door industry at large. We manufacture molded door facings at our facilities in Mississippi, Ireland, Chile, Canada and Malaysia.
Employees
As of December 29, 2019, we employed approximately 10,000 employees and contract personnel. This includes approximately 2,200 unionized employees, approximately 70% of whom are located in North America with the remainder in various foreign locations. Nine of our North American facilities have individual collective bargaining agreements, which are negotiated locally and the terms of which vary by location.
History and Reporting Status
Masonite was founded in 1925 in Laurel, Mississippi, by William H. Mason, to utilize vastly available quantities of sawmill waste to manufacture a usable end product. Masonite was acquired by Premdor from International Paper Company in August 2001.
Prior to 2005, Masonite wasAfter a public company with sharesseries of our predecessor’s common stock listedtransformational corporate activity, on both the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges. In March 2005, we were acquired by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
On March 16, 2009, Masonite International Corporation and several affiliated companies, voluntarily filed to reorganize under the Company's Creditors Arrangement Act (the "CCAA") in Canada in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.reorganize. Additionally, Masonite International Corporation and Masonite Inc. (the former parent of the Company) and all of its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. On June 9, 2009, we emerged from reorganization proceedings under the CCAA in Canada and under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States.
Effective July 4, 2011, pursuant to an amalgamation under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), Masonite Inc. amalgamated with Masonite International Corporation to form an amalgamated corporation named Masonite Inc., which then changed its name to Masonite International Corporation.
On September 9, 2013, our shares commenced listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DOOR" and we became subject to periodic reporting requirements under the United States federal securities laws. We are currently not a reporting issuer, or the equivalent, in any province or territory of Canada and our shares are not listed on any recognized Canadian stock exchange.
Our United States executive offices are located at One Tampa City Center, 201 North Franklin Street, Suite 300,1242 E. 5th Avenue, Tampa, Florida 3360233605 and our Canadian executive offices are located at 2771 Rutherford Road, Concord, Ontario L4K 2N6.


Available Information
We make our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 available through our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our website is www.masonite.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the following factors in addition to the other information set forth in this Annual Report before investing in our common shares. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In such case, the trading price of our common shares could fall, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Economic and Market Risks Related to Our Business
Downward trends in our end markets or in economic conditions could negatively impact our business and financial performance.
Our business may be adversely impacted by changes in United States, Canadian, European, Asian, South American or global economic conditions, including inflation, deflation, interest rates,rate fluctuations, foreign exchange rate fluctuation, availability and cost of capital, supply chain constraints, consumer spending rates, energy availability and costs, and the effects of governmental initiatives to manage economic conditions. Volatility in the financial markets in the regions in which we operate and the deterioration of national and global economic conditions have in the past and could in the future materially adversely impact our operations, financial results and liquidity.
Trends in our primary end markets (residential new construction,construction; repair, renovation and remodeling and non-residential building construction) directly impact our financial performance because they are directly correlated to the demand for doors and door components. Accordingly, the following factors may have a direct impact on our business in the countries and regions in which our products are sold:
the strength of the economy;
the amount and type of residential and non-residential construction;
housing sales and home values;
the age of existing home stock, home vacancy rates and foreclosures;
non-residential building occupancy rates;
increases in the cost of raw materials, energy or wages, or any shortage in supplies or labor;
the availability and cost of credit;
employment rates and consumer confidence; and
demographic factors such as immigration and migration of the population and trends in household formation.
In the United States, for example, the housing market crisis had a negative impact on residential housing construction and related product suppliers. In addition,has occasionally experienced significant volatility. For example, the current and continued macro-economic conditions of high inflation and rising interest rates, especially the steep increases in mortgage rates during 2022, is one of the primary drivers behind the overall decrease in demand for new single family homes. Market conditions and/or government actions could cause mortgage rates to increase even further in the future. The current housing recoverymarket is characterized by new construction levels still well below historical levels,volatile with rising interest rates resulting in more expensive mortgages, elongated build cycles due to labor and at times includingsupply chain constraints and an increased number of multi-family new construction starts, which generally use fewer of our products and may generate less net sales at a lower margin than typical single family homes.
In many of the non-North American markets in which we manufacture and sell our products, economic conditions deteriorated as various countries suffered from the after effects of the global financial downturn that began in the United States in 2006. CertainMany of our non-North American markets were acutely affected by the 2006 housing downturn and future downturns could cause excess capacity in housing and building products, including doors and door products, which may make it difficult for us to raise prices. Due in part to both market and operating conditions, we exited certain markets inover the past several years, including the Czech Republic, India, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Israel, France and South Africa.
Our relatively narrow focus within the building products industry amplifies the risks inherent in a prolonged global market downturn. The impact of this weakness on our net sales, net income and margins will be determined by many factors, including industry capacity, industry pricing, and our ability to implement our business plan.


Increases in mortgage rates, changes in mortgage interest deductions and related tax changes and the reduced availability of financing for the purchase of new homes and home construction and improvements could have a material adverse impact on our sales and profitability.
In general, demandDemand for new homes and home improvement products may be adversely affected by increases in mortgage rates and the reduced availability ofaccess to consumer financing. Mortgage rates remain near historic lows but have recently increased and will likely increase in the future. If mortgage rates continue to increase and, consequently, the ability
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of prospective buyers to finance purchases of new homes or home improvement products is adversely affected, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
In addition, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the United States placed a cap on the amount of mortgage debt on which interest can be deducted and also made interest on home equity debt non-deductible. These changes and future changes in policies set to encourage home ownership and improvement may adversely impact demand for our products and have a material adverse impact on us.
The ability of consumers to finance these purchases is affected by such factors as new and existing home prices, homeowners’ equity values, interest rates and home foreclosures. Adverse developments affecting any of these factors could result in a tightening of lending standards by financial institutions and reduce the ability of some consumers to finance home purchases or repair and remodeling expenditures. The global financial downturn thatInterest rates have recently experienced significant volatility; for example, in response to increasing inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates in March 2022 for the United Statesfirst time in 2006, included declining homeover three years, ultimately increasing interest rates by over 4%, and other building values, increased home foreclosures and tightening ofhas signaled it expects to make additional rate increases. A worsening in credit standards by lending institutions, negatively impacted the home and other building new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. While these credit market trends have improved in recent years, if they were to reoccur or worsen,markets could adversely impact our net sales and net income may be adversely affected.income.
We operate in a competitive business environment. If we are unable to compete successfully, we could lose customers and our sales could decline.
The building products industry is highly competitive. Some of our principal competitors may have greater financial, marketing and distribution resources than we do and may be less leveraged than we are, providing them with more flexibility to respond to new technology or shifting consumer demand. Accordingly, these competitors may be better able to withstand changes in conditions within the industry in which we operate and may have significantly greater operating and financial flexibility than we do. Also, certain of our competitors may have excess production capacity, which may lead to pressure to decrease prices in order for us to remain competitive and may limit our ability to raise prices even in markets where economic and market conditions have improved. For these and other reasons, theseour competitors could take a greater share of sales and cause us to lose business from our customers or hurt our margins.
As a result of this competitive environment, we face pressure on the sales prices of our products. Because of these pricing pressures, we may in the future experience limited growth and reductions in our profit margins, sales or cash flows, and may be unable to pass on future raw material price, labor cost and other input cost increases to our customers which would also reduce profit margins.
Because we depend on a core group of significant customers, our sales, cash flows from operations, results of operations and our ability to implement price increases for our products may be negatively affected if our key customers reduce the amount of products they purchase from us.us or demand lower prices.
Our customers consist mainly of wholesalers, retail home centers and contractors. Our top ten customers together accounted for approximately 43%50% of our net sales in fiscal year 2019,2022, while our largest customer, The Home Depot, accounted for approximately 17%22% of our net sales in fiscal year 2019.2022. We expect that a small number of customers will continue to account for a substantial portion of our net sales for the foreseeable future. However, net sales from customers that have accounted for a significant portion of our net sales in past periods, individually or as a group, may not continue to do so in future periods, or if continued, may not reach or exceed historical levels in any period. For example, many of our largest customers, including The Home Depot, perform periodic line reviews to assess their product offerings, which have, on past occasions, led to loss of business and pricing pressures. In addition, as a result of competitive bidding processes, we may not be able to increase or maintain the margins at which we sell our products to our most significant customers. Moreover, if any of these customers fails to remain competitive in the respective markets or encounters financial or operational problems, our net sales and profitability may decline. We generally do not enter into long-term contracts with our customers and they generally do not have an obligation to purchase products from us. Therefore, we could lose a significant customer with little or no notice. Alternatively, our customers could expect that we lower the prices of our products should the cost of raw materials decrease; our failure to do so could cause such customers to seek similar products from our competitors. The loss of, or a


significant adverse change in, our relationships with The Home Depot or any other major customer could cause a material decrease in our net sales. The loss of, or a reduction in orders from, any significant customers, losses arising from customer disputes regarding shipments, fees, merchandise condition or related matters, or our inability to collect accounts receivable from any major customer, could have a material adverse effect on us. Also, we have no operational or financial control over these customers and have limited influence over how they conduct their businesses.
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Consolidation of our customers and their increasing size could adversely affect our results of operations.
In many of the countries in which we operate, an increasingly large number of building products are sold through large retail home centers and other large retailers. In addition, we have experienced consolidation of distributors in our wholesale distribution channel and among businesses operating in different geographic regions resulting in more customers operating nationally and internationally. If the consolidation of our customers and distributors were to continue, leading to the further increase of their size and purchasing power, weit could impact our margin growth and profitability as larger customers may be challenged to continue to provide consistently high customer service levels for increasing sales volumes, while still offering a broad portfoliorealize certain operational and other benefits of innovative products and on-time and complete deliveries.scale. If we fail to provide high levels of service, broad product offerings, competitive prices and timely and complete deliveries, we could lose a substantial amount of our customer base and our profitability, margins and net sales could decrease. We have also experienced the consolidation of our wholesale distributors by our competitors, such as JELD-WEN's acquisitions of American Building Supply, Inc., in 2018 and Milliken Millwork, Inc., in 2017. Consolidation of our customers could also result in the loss of a customer or a substantial portion of a customer's business.
Tariffs and evolving trade policy between the United States and other countries, including China, and the impact of anti-dumping and countervailing trade cases may have an adverse effect onIf we are unable to accurately predict future demand preferences for our products, our business and results of operations.operations could be materially affected.
Recent steps takenA key element to our continued success is the ability to maintain accurate forecasting of future demand preferences for our products. Our business in general is subject to changing consumer and industry trends, demands and preferences. Changes to consumer shopping habits and potential trends towards online purchases could also impact our ability to compete as we currently sell our products mainly through our distribution channels. Our continued success depends largely on the introduction and acceptance by our customers of new product lines and improvements to existing product lines that respond to such trends, demands and preferences. Trends within the United States governmentindustry change often and our failure to apply and consider applying tariffs on certainanticipate, identify or quickly react to changes in these trends could lead to, among other things, rejection of a new product line, increased substitution of our products and materials, including steel,reduced demand and price reductions for our products, and could potentially disruptmaterially adversely affect us. In addition, we are subject to the risk that new products or product pricing could be introduced that would replace or reduce demand for our existing supply chains and impose additional costs onproducts. Furthermore, new proprietary designs and/or changes in manufacturing technologies may render our business, including costs with respect to raw materials upon which our business depends. The increased costs may negatively impact our margins asproducts obsolete or we may not be able to pass onmanufacture products or designs at prices that would be competitive in the additional costsmarketplace. We may not have sufficient resources to make necessary investments or we may be unable to make the investments or acquire the intellectual property rights necessary to develop new products or improve our existing products.
Our business is subject to climate change and related extreme weather events that may affect our net sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations.
Severe weather conditions in any quarter, such as unusually prolonged warm or cold conditions, rain, blizzards or hurricanes, could accelerate, delay or halt construction and renovation activity. Ongoing climate change has increased the frequency and severity of these events and the related risk of an extreme weather event may affect our corporate headquarters, our manufacturing plants or plants owned by increasing the pricesone of our products. Additionally, antidumpingcustomers or suppliers. An increase in average global temperatures could result in more frequent and countervailing duty trade cases,severe weather events that disrupt supply of inbound raw materials, outbound finished products or our ability to run our plants and could reduce the quality and volume of wood available to our manufacturing locations due to an increase in pest infestation, disease or prolonged drought or flooding.The impact of these types of events on our business may adversely impact our sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations. Concern over global climate change has led to significant federal, state and international regulatory efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions and increase climate-related reporting and disclosures, which could impose substantial compliance costs. In addition, new laws or future regulations could directly and indirectly affect our customers and suppliers and our business. We cannot predict the effects on our business that may result from global climate change.
Changes in climate change regulation may have a material effect on our results of operations.
Laws or regulations aimed at addressing climate change, including local building codes, greenhouse gas emissions, laws or regulations impacting energy supply, and other laws or regulations, may materially impact demand for our products or our cost of doing business. For example, in December 2022, the European Union reached an agreement to introduce a carbon tax under the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and there are several United States federal carbon tax proposals that would introduce an economy-wide carbon tax. These proposals include a fee on each unit of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere thus making carbon-intensive goods and services more expensive, which then provides a financial incentive to use less of these products or shift to lower-carbon alternatives. Currently the use of biomass for energy is considered carbon neutral. A carbon tax scheme might not
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include this assumption and thus tax our bio-mass emissions at an equal rate as our fossil fuel emissions. These carbon taxes could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Acquisition-related Risks
Our recent acquisitions and any future acquisitions, if available, could be difficult to integrate and could adversely affect our operating results.
In the past several years, we completed several strategic acquisitions of door and door component manufacturers in North America and the United Kingdom to vertically integrate and expand our operations. In January 2023, we completed our acquisition of Endura, which further enhances our product offerings and capabilities. From time to time, we have evaluated and we continue to evaluate possible acquisition transactions on an on-going basis. Our acquisitions may not be immediately accretive. At any time we may be engaged in discussions or negotiations with respect to possible acquisitions or may have entered into non-binding letters of intent. As part of our strategy, we expect to continue to pursue complementary acquisitions and investments and may expand into product lines or businesses with which we have little or no operating experience. For example, acquisitions may involve product categories beyond what we currently sell, such as the acquisition of Endura in January 8, 2020, Coalition2023. We may also engage in further vertical integration. However, we may face competition for attractive targets and we may not be able to source appropriate acquisition targets at prices acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, in order to pursue our acquisition strategy, we will need significant liquidity, which, as a result of American Producers antidumpingthe other factors described herein, may not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all.
Our recent and countervailing duty petitions against Wood Mouldingsany future acquisitions involve a number of risks, including:
our inability to integrate the acquired business, including their information technology systems;
our inability to manage acquired businesses or control integration and Millwork Products from Brazilother costs relating to acquisitions;
our lack of experience with a particular business should we invest in a new product line;
diversion of management attention;
our failure to achieve projected synergies or cost savings;
impairment of goodwill affecting our reported net income;
our inability to retain the management or other key employees of the acquired business;
our inability to establish uniform standards, controls, procedures and China,policies;
our inability to retain customers of our acquired companies;
risks associated with the internal controls of acquired companies;
exposure to legal claims for activities of the acquired business prior to the acquisition;
our due diligence procedures could impactfail to detect material issues related to the acquired business;
unforeseen management and operational difficulties, particularly if we acquire assets or businesses in new foreign jurisdictions where we have little or no operational experience;
damage to our reputation as a result of performance or customer satisfaction problems relating to any acquired business;
the performance of any acquired business could be lower than we anticipated; and
our inability to enforce indemnifications and non-compete agreements.
Rising interest rates could impair or prohibit our ability to finance acquisitions. The integration of any future acquisition into our business will likely require substantial time, effort, attention and dedication of management resources and may distract our management in unpredictable ways from our ordinary operations. The integration may also result in consolidation of certain existing operations. If we cannot successfully execute on our investments on a timely basis, we may be unable to generate sufficient net sales to offset acquisition, integration or expansion costs, we may incur costs in excess of what we anticipate, and our expectations of future results of operations, Whileincluding cost savings and synergies, may not be achieved. If we believeare not able to effectively manage recent or future acquisitions or realize their anticipated benefits, it may harm our exposure to the potential increased costs of these tariffs and duties is no greater than the industry as a whole, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected if our efforts to mitigate their effects are unsuccessful.operations.
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Manufacturing and Operations
Changing prices for and diminished availability of raw materials or finished goods used in our products or interruptions in deliveries of raw materials or finished goods could adversely affect our profitability, margins and net sales.
Our profitability is affected by the prices and availability of raw materials and finished goods used in the manufacturemanufacturing of our products. These prices have fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate based on a number of factors beyond our control, including world oil prices, changes in supply and demand, weather, general economic or environmental conditions, labor costs, competition, import duties, tariffs, currency exchange rates and, in some cases, government regulation. The commodities we use may undergo major price fluctuations and there is no certainty that we will be able to pass these costs through to our customers. Significant increases in the prices of raw materials or finished goods are more difficult to pass through to customers in a short period of time and may negatively impact our short-term profitability, margins and net sales. In the current competitive environment, opportunitiesWe may not be able to pass on these cost increases to our customers. Alternatively, should the prices of raw materials or finished goods decrease, our customers may be limited.seek corollary reductions in the pricing of our products.
We require a regular supply of raw materials, such as wood, wood composites, cut stock, steel, glass, core material, paint, stain and primer as well as petroleum-based products such as binders, resins and frames. In certain


instances, we depend on a single or limited number of suppliers for these supplies.raw materials. We typically do not have long-term contracts with our suppliers. If we are not able to accurately forecast our supply needs, the limited number of suppliers may make it difficult to obtain additional raw materials to respond to shifting or increased demand. Our dependency upon regular deliveries from particular suppliers means that interruptions or stoppages in such deliveries could adversely affect our operations until arrangements with alternate suppliers could be made. Furthermore, because our products and the components of some of our products are subject to regulation, such alternative suppliers, even if available, may not be substituted until regulatory approvals for such substitutionsubstitutions are received, thereby delaying our ability to respond to supply changes. Moreover, some of our raw materials, especially those that are petroleum or chemical based, interact with other raw materials used in the manufacture of our products and therefore significant lead time may be required to procure a compatible substitute. SubstituteSubstituted materials may also not be of the same quality as our original materials.
If any of our suppliers were unable to deliver raw materials to us for an extended period of time (including as a result of delays in land or sea shipping), or if we were unable to negotiate acceptable terms for the supply of raw materials with these or alternative suppliers, our business could suffer. In the future, we may not be able to find acceptable supply alternatives, and any such alternatives could result in increased costs for us.elongated build cycles and our net sales and profitability may decline. Even if acceptable alternatives are found, the process of locating and securing such alternatives might be disruptive to our business.
Furthermore, raw material prices could increase, and supply could decrease, if other industries compete with us for such materials. For example, we are highly dependent upon our supply of wood chips used for the production of our door facings and wood composite materials. Failure to obtain significant supply may disrupt our operations and even if we are able to obtain sufficient supply, we may not be able to pass increased supply costs on to our customers in the form of price increases, thereby resulting in reduced margins and profits.
A rapid and prolonged increase in fuel prices may significantly increase our costs and have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
Fuel prices may be volatile and are significantly influenced by international, political and economic circumstances. Whilecircumstances, such as the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Fuel prices rose significantly during extended portions of 2022. Although such price increases appear to have leveled off, if fuel prices have fallen from historical highs over the last several years, lower fuel prices may not be permanent. If fuel prices werecontinue to rise for any reason, including fuel supply shortages or unusual price volatility, the resulting higher fuel prices could materially increase our shipping costs, adversely affecting our results of operations. In addition, competitive pressures in our industry may have the effect of inhibiting our ability to reflect these increased costs in the prices of our products.

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Tariffs and evolving trade policy between the United States and other countries, including China, and the impact of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on our business and results of operations.
Steps taken by the United States government to apply tariffs on certain products and materials could potentially disrupt our existing supply chains and impose additional costs on our business, including costs with respect to raw materials upon which our business depends. The increased costs may negatively impact our margins as we may not be able to pass on the additional costs by increasing the prices of our products. For example, anti-dumping and countervailing duty trade cases, such as the January 8, 2020, Coalition of American Millwork Producers anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil and China, has had and could continue to have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In order to reduce the impact on our business and results of operations, we have qualified alternate suppliers and are in the process of attempting to qualify additional alternate suppliers in other jurisdictions and continue to evaluate additional alternate suppliers as a result of these duties.
Increases in labor costs, availability of labor, or potential labor disputes and work stoppages at our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers could materially adversely affect our financial performance.
Our financial performance is affected by the availability of qualified personnel and the cost of labor as it impacts our direct labor, overhead, distribution and selling, general and administration costs. Increased costs of wages and benefits and the lack of qualified labor available has had and could continue to have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
Additionally, we have approximately 10,000 employees and contract personnel worldwide, including approximately 2,2002,600 unionized workers. Employees represented by these unions are subject to collective bargaining agreements that are subject to periodic negotiation and renewal, including our agreements with employees and their respective work councils in Chile,the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, which are subject to annual negotiation.Chile. If we are unable to enter into new, satisfactory labor agreements with our unionized employees upon expiration of their agreements, we could experience a significant disruption of our operations, which could cause us to be unable to deliver products to customers on a timely basis. If our workers were to engage in strikes, a work stoppage or other slowdowns, we could also experience disruptions of our operations. Such disruptions could result in a loss of business and an increase in our operating expenses, which could reduce our net sales and profit margins. In addition, our non-unionized labor force may become subject to labor union organizing efforts, such as the attempt to organize our Northumberland facility in 2015, which could cause us to incur additional labor costs and increase the related risks that we now face.
We believe many of our direct and indirect suppliers and customers also have unionized workforces. Strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns experienced by theseour suppliers and customers could result in slowdowns or closures of facilities where components of our products are manufactured or delivered. Any interruption in the production or delivery of these components could reduce sales, increase costs and have a material adverse effect on us.


If we are unable to accurately predict future demand preferences for our products, our business and results of operations could be materially affected.
A key element to our continued success is the ability to maintain accurate forecasting of future demand preferences for our products. Our business in general is subject to changing consumer and industry trends, demands and preferences. Changes to consumer shopping habits and potential trends towards "online" purchases could also impact our ability to compete as we currently sell our products mainly through our distribution channels. Our continued success depends largely on the introduction and acceptance by our customers of new product lines and improvements to existing product lines that respond to such trends, demands and preferences. Trends within the industry change often and our failure to anticipate, identify or quickly react to changes in these trends could lead to, among other things, rejection of a new product line and reduced demand and price reductions for our products, and could materially adversely affect us. In addition, we are subject to the risk that new products could be introduced that would replace or reduce demand for our products. Furthermore, new proprietary designs and/or changes in manufacturing technologies may render our products obsolete or we may not be able to manufacture products or designs at prices that would be competitive in the marketplace. We may not have sufficient resources to make necessary investments or we may be unable to make the investments or acquire the intellectual property rights necessary to develop new products or improve our existing products.
Our business is seasonal which may affect our net sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations.
Our business is moderately seasonal and our sales vary from quarter to quarter based upon the timing of the building season in our markets. Severe weather conditions in any quarter, such as unusually prolonged warm or cold conditions, rain, blizzards or hurricanes, could accelerate, delay or halt construction and renovation activity. The impact of these types of events on our business may adversely impact our sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations. Also, we cannot predict the effects on our business that may result from global climate change, including potential new related laws or regulations. If sales were to fall substantially below what we would normally expect during certain periods, our annual financial results would be adversely impacted. Moreover, our facilities are vulnerable to severe weather conditions.
A disruption in our operations could materially affect our operating results.
We operate facilities worldwide. ManySome of our facilities are located in areas that are vulnerable to hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. In the event that a hurricane, earthquake, natural disaster, fire or other catastrophic event were to interrupt our operations for any extended period of time, particularly at one or more of our door facing facilities or architectural door plants, such as when our Stockton, California, cut stock plant was destroyed when a fire broke out at a non-Masonite facility adjacent to our plant in April 2019, it could delay shipment of merchandise to our customers, damage our reputation or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Closure of one of our door facing facilities, which are our most capital intensive and least replaceable production facilities, could have a substantial negative effect on our earnings. We maintain insurance coverage to protect us against losses under our property, casualty and umbrella insurance policies, but that coverage may not be adequate to cover all claims that may arise or we may not be able to maintain adequate insurance coverage in the future at an acceptable cost. Any liability not covered by insurance could materially and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, our operations may be interrupted by terrorist attacks, other acts of violence or war or public health crises, such as the coronavirus.war. These events may directly impact our suppliers’ or customers’ physical facilities. Furthermore, these events may make travel and the transportation of our supplies and products more difficult and more expensive and ultimately affect our operating results. The United States has entered into, and may enter into, additional armed conflicts which could have a further impact on our sales and our ability to deliver product to our customers in the United States and elsewhere. Political and economic instability in some regions of the world, including the current instabilities in the Middle East and North Korea, may also negatively impact our business. The consequences of any of these armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our business or your investment. More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility in the United
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States and worldwide financial markets and economy. They could also result in an economic recession in the United States or abroad. Any of these occurrences could have a significant impact on our operating results.
Manufacturing realignments may result in a decrease in our short-term earnings, until the expected cost reductions are achieved, as well as reduce our flexibility to respond quickly to improved market conditions.
We continually review our manufacturing operations and sourcing capabilities. Effects of periodic manufacturing realignments and cost savings programs have in the past and could in the future result in a decrease in our short-term earnings, including the impacts of restructuring charges and related impairments and other expenses,


until the expected cost reductions are achieved. We also cannot assure you we will achieve all of our cost savings. Such programs may include the consolidation, integration and upgrading of facilities, functions, systems and procedures. The success of these efforts will depend in part on market conditions, and such actions may not be accomplished as quickly as anticipated and the expected cost reductions may not be achieved or sustained.
In connection with our manufacturing realignment and cost savings programs, we have closed or consolidated a substantial portion of our global operations and reduced our personnel, which may reduce our flexibility to respond quickly to improved market conditions. In addition, we have in the past and may again in the future, restructure portions of our global workforce to simplify and streamline our organization, improve our cost structure and strengthen our overall business. These changes could affect employee morale and productivity and be disruptive to our business and financial performance. For example, in 20172020 we closed our Algoma, Wisconsin,St. Romuald, Quebec, facility and Lac Megantic, Quebec, components facility and in 2021 we closed our Springfield, Missouri, stile and rail facility in order to improve our cost structure and enhance operational efficiencies. In December 2022, we approved a restructuring plan intended to (i) better align our operational structure and long-term business strategy and (ii) continue to drive cost efficiencies through an optimized manufacturing footprint. Further, a failure to anticipate a sharp increase in levels of residential new construction, residential repair, renovation and remodeling and non-residential building construction activity could result in operational difficulties, adversely impacting our ability to provide our products to our customers. This may result in the loss of business to our competitors in the event they are better able to forecast or respond to market demand. There can be no assurance that we will be able to accurately forecast the level of market demand or react in a timely manner to such changes, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to the credit risk of our customers.
We provide credit to our customers in the normal course of business. We generally do not require collateral in extending such credit. An increase in the exposure, coupled with material instances of default, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.flows.
We may be the subject of product liability claims or product recalls, we may not accurately estimate costs related to such claims or recalls, and we may not have sufficient insurance coverage available to cover potential liabilities.
Our recent acquisitionsproducts are used and have been used in a wide variety of residential and architectural applications. We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability or other claims, including class action lawsuits, in the event our products are alleged to be defective or that the use of our products is alleged to have resulted in harm to others or to property. Because we manufacture a significant portion of our products based on the specific requirements of our customers, failure to provide our customers the products and services they specify could result in product-related claims and reduced or cancelled orders and delays in the collection of accounts receivable. We may in the future incur expenses if product liability lawsuits against us are successful. Moreover, any future acquisitions, if available,such lawsuits, whether or not successful, could result in adverse publicity to us, which could cause our sales to decline materially. In addition, it may be difficultnecessary for us to integraterecall defective products, which would also result in adverse publicity, as well as resulting in costs connected to the recall and could adversely affect our operating results.
In the past several years we completed several strategic acquisitionsloss of door and door component manufacturers in North America and the United Kingdom. Historically, we have made acquisitionsnet sales. We maintain insurance coverage to vertically integrate and expand our operations, such as our acquisitions of TOPDOORS, s.r.o. ("Top Doors") in 2019, Bridgewater Wholesalers Inc. ("BWI"), Graham Manufacturing Corporation and The Maiman Company (collectively, "Graham & Maiman") and DW3 Products Holdings Limited ("DW3") in 2018; and A&F Wood Products, Inc. ("A&F") in 2017. From time to time, we have evaluated and we continue to evaluate possible acquisition transactions on an on-going basis. Our acquisitionsprotect us against product liability claims, but that coverage may not be accretive. At any time weadequate to cover all claims or costs that may be engaged in discussionsarise or negotiations with respect to possible acquisitions or may have entered into non-binding letters of intent. As part of our strategy, we expect to continue to pursue complementary acquisitions and investments and may expand into product lines or businesses with which we have little or no operating experience. For example, future acquisitions may involve building product categories other than doors. We may also engage in further vertical integration. However, we may face competition for attractive targets and we may not be able to source appropriate acquisition targetsmaintain adequate insurance coverage in the future at pricesan acceptable to us,cost. Any liability not covered by insurance or at all. In addition, in order to pursuethat exceeds our acquisition strategy, we will need significant liquidity, which, as a result of the other factors described herein, may not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all.
Our recentestablished reserves could materially and any future acquisitions involve a number of risks, including:
adversely impact our inability to integrate the acquired business, including their information technology systems;
our inability to manage acquired businesses or control integrationfinancial condition and other costs relating to acquisitions;
our lack of experience with a particular business should we invest in a new product line;
diversion of management attention;
our failure to achieve projected synergies or cost savings;
impairment of goodwill affecting our reported net income;
our inability to retain the management or other key employees of the acquired business;
our inability to establish uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;
our inability to retain customers of our acquired companies;
risks associated with the internal controls of acquired companies;
exposure to legal claims for activities of the acquired business prior to the acquisition;
our due diligence procedures could fail to detect material issues related to the acquired business;
unforeseen management and operational difficulties, particularly if we acquire assets or businesses in new foreign jurisdictions where we have little or no operational experience;


damage to our reputation as a result of performance or customer satisfaction problems relating to any acquired business;
the performance of any acquired business could be lower than we anticipated; and
our inability to enforce indemnifications and non-compete agreements.
The integration of any future acquisition into our business will likely require substantial time, effort, attention and dedication of management resources and may distract our management in unpredictable ways from our ordinary operations. The integration may also result in consolidation of certain existing operations. If we cannot successfully execute on our investments on a timely basis, we may be unable to generate sufficient net sales to offset acquisition, integration or expansion costs, we may incur costs in excess of what we anticipate, and our expectations of future results of operations, including cost savings and synergies, may not be achieved. If we are not able to effectively manage recent or future acquisitions or realize their anticipated benefits, it may harm our results of operations.
We relyIn addition, consistent with industry practice, we provide warranties on the continuous operationmany of our information technology systems. Failure to maintainproducts and we may experience costs of warranty or prevent damage to such information technology systemsbreach of contract claims if our products have defects in manufacture or implement contemporary technology systemsdesign or they do not meet contractual specifications. We estimate our future warranty costs based on historical trends and product sales, but we may adversely affect our business, results of operations and customer relationships.
Our information technology systems allow usfail to accurately maintain booksestimate those costs and records, record transactions, provide informationthereby fail to management and prepareestablish adequate warranty reserves for them.
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Financial Risks
To service our consolidated financial statements. We may not have sufficient redundant operations to coverindebtedness, we will require a loss or failure in a timely manner.significant amount of cash. Our operations depend on our network of information technology systems, which are vulnerable to damage from hardware failure, fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, impacts of terrorism, cyber security vulnerabilities (such as threats and attacks), computer viruses, natural disasters or other disasters. Any damage to our information technology systems could cause interruptions to our operations that materially adversely affect our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control, and any failure to meet customers’ requirements, resulting in an adverse impact toour debt service obligations could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Periodically,
Our estimated annual payment obligation for 2023 with respect to our consolidated indebtedness is $60.0 million of interest payments, which gives effect to our increased indebtedness in 2023 in connection with our acquisition of Endura. To finance such acquisition, we entered into a new five-year $250.0 million delayed-draw term loan facility (the "Term Loan Facility") and an amendment to the ABL Facility increasing the borrowing capacity to $350.0 million. The loans under the Term Loan Facility are repayable in equal quarterly installments for an annual aggregate amortization payment equal to 15% of the aggregate principal amount, with the balance of the principal being due on the term loan maturity date. If we draw funds under the ABL Facility, we incur additional interest expense. Our ability to pay interest on and principal of the senior notes, Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility along with our ability to satisfy our other debt obligations will principally depend upon our future operating performance. As a result, prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, will affect our ability to make these systemspayments.
If we do not generate sufficient cash flows from operations to satisfy our consolidated debt service obligations, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as refinancing or restructuring our indebtedness, selling assets, reducing or delaying capital investments or seeking to raise additional capital. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt instruments, including the Term Loan Facility, the ABL Facility and the indentures governing the senior notes, may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows to satisfy our debt service obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms, it would have an adverse effect, which could be material, on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Under such circumstances, we may be unable to comply with the provisions of our debt instruments, including the financial covenants in the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility. If we are unable to satisfy such covenants or other provisions at any future time, we would need to be expanded, updatedseek an amendment or upgraded as our business needs change. For example,waiver of such financial covenants or other provisions. The lenders under the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility may not consent to any amendment or waiver requests that we may make in the future, and, if they do consent, they may not do so on terms which are favorable to us. The lenders will also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. If we are unable to obtain any such waiver or amendment, our inability to meet the financial covenants or other provisions of the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility would constitute an event of default thereunder, which would permit the lenders to accelerate repayment of borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility, which in turn would constitute an event of the processdefault under the indenture governing the senior notes, permitting the holders of implementing a new enterprise resource planning system inthe senior notes to accelerate payment thereon. Our assets and/or cash flows, and/or that of our Architectural business. In addition, we are increasingly using cloud-based technology to enable our customers a secure link to our systems in ways that enhance our customer relationships. Wesubsidiaries, may not be ablesufficient to successfully implement changes infully repay borrowings under our information technology systems without experiencing difficulties, which could require significant financial and human resources and impact our ability to efficiently service our customers. Moreover, our recent technological initiatives and increasing dependence on technology may exacerbate this risk.
Potential cyber threats and attacks could disrupt our information security systems and cause damage to our business and our reputation.
Information security threats, which pose a risk to the securityoutstanding debt instruments if accelerated upon an event of our network of systemsdefault, and the confidentiality and integrity of our data, are increasing in frequency and sophistication. We have established policies, processes and multiple layers of defenses designed to help identify and protect against intentional and unintentional misappropriation or corruption of our network of systems, including third party vendors' systems. Should damage to our network of systems occur, it could lead tosecured lenders under the compromise of confidential information, manipulation and destruction of data and product specifications, production downtimes, disruption in the availability of financial data, or misrepresentation of information via digital media. While we have not experienced any material breaches in information security, the occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect our reputation and could result in litigation, regulatory action, financial loss, project delay claims and increased costs and operational consequences of implementing further data protection systems.
Certain of our pension obligations are currently underfunded. We may have to make significant cash payments to our pension plans, which would reduce the cash available for our business.
As of December 29, 2019, our accumulated benefit obligations under our United Kingdom defined benefit pension plan exceeded the fair value of plan assets by $5.9 million. Our United States defined benefit pension plan is in a net funded status as plan assets exceeded our accumulated benefit obligations by $0.9 million, primarily due to higher returns on plan assets. During the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we contributed $5.0 million each year to the United States pension plan and $1.3 million, $0.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively, to the United Kingdom pension plan. Additional contributions will be required in future years. We currently anticipate making $5.0 million and $0.8 million of contributions to our United States and United Kingdom pension plans, respectively, in 2020. If the performance of the assets in our pension plans does not meet our expectations or other actuarial assumptions are modified, our contributions to our pension plans could be materially higher than we expect, which would reduce the cash available for our businesses.


We are exposed to political, economic and other risks that arise from operating a multinational business.
We have operations in the United States, Canada, Europe and, to a lesser extent, other foreign jurisdictions. In the year ended December 29, 2019, approximately 68% of our net sales were in the United States, 14% in Canada and 13% in the United Kingdom. Further, certain of our businesses obtain raw materials and finished goods from foreign suppliers. Accordingly, our business is subject to political, economic and other risks that are inherent in operating in numerous countries.
These risks include:
the difficulty of enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through foreign legal systems;
trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;
tax rates in foreign countriesTerm Loan Facility and the imposition of withholding requirements on foreign earnings;
ABL Facility could proceed against the imposition of tariffs, such as those recently adopted by the United States and other jurisdictions, or other restrictions;
difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations and the application of foreign labor regulations;
required compliance with a variety of foreign laws and regulations; and
changes in general economic and political conditions in countries where we operate.
Our business success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks. We cannot assure youcollateral securing that these and other factors will notindebtedness. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our international operations or on our business, as a whole. See also "Tariffs and evolving trade policy between the United States and other countries, including China, may have an adverse effect on our businessfinancial condition and results of operations.operations, as well as on our ability to satisfy our obligations in respect of the senior notes.
The terms of the Term Loan Facility, the ABL Facility and the indentures governing the senior notes may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes in our business or to take certain actions.
The credit agreements governing the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility as well as the indentures governing the senior notes contain, and the terms of any future indebtedness of ours would likely contain, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions, including restrictions on our ability to engage in acts that may be in our best long-term interests. The indentures governing the senior notes and the credit agreements governing the Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility include covenants that, among other things, restrict our and our subsidiaries’ ability to:
"incur additional indebtedness and issue disqualified or preferred stock;
Uncertainty relatingmake restricted payments;
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create restrictions on the ability of their restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions;
create or incur liens;
enter into sale and lease-back transactions;
merge or consolidate with other entities; and
enter into transactions with affiliates.
The operating and financial restrictions and covenants in the United Kingdom's exit fromdebt agreements entered into in connection with the European Union couldTerm Loan Facility, the ABL Facility and any future financing agreements may adversely affect our financial results.
In June 2016, votersability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in the United Kingdom voted in favor of the United Kingdom exiting the European Union (“Brexit”). On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom ceased to be part of the European Union. The impact of the United Kingdom's departure from, and future relationship with, the European Union are uncertain. The consequences for the economies of the European Union member states as a result of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union are unknown and unpredictable. Any impact from Brexit on ourother business will depend, in part, on the outcome of tariff, trade and other negotiations. If the ultimate terms of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union negatively impact the United Kingdom economy or result in disruptions to sales or our supply chain, the adverse impact to our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be material.
Since the United Kingdom triggered Brexit, there has been instability in global financial and foreign exchange markets, including volatility in the value of the Pound Sterling and the Euro. Uncertainty about global or regional economic conditions poses a risk as consumers and businesses may postpone spending in response to tighter credit, negative financial news and declines in income or asset values, which could have a material negative effect on the European housing market, particularly in the United Kingdom, and demand for our products. The effects of Brexit will depend upon any agreements the United Kingdom makes to retain access to European Union markets. It is possible that there will be higher tariffs or greater restrictions on imports and exports between the United Kingdom and the other European Union member states and increased regulatory complexities. These could potentially disrupt our supply chain, access to human capital and sales to some of our target markets and jurisdictions in which we operate. The effects of Brexit could also lead to adverse changes in tax laws in these or other jurisdictions. Additionally, the movement of goods between the United Kingdom and the remaining European Union member states could be subject to additional inspections and documentation checks, which could lead to possible delays at ports of entry and departure. Brexit could also lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations, including environmental and other regulations currently under the European Union’s jurisdiction, which may or may not be replaced or replicated by the United Kingdom. Any of these effects of Brexit, and others we cannot anticipate, could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.activities.
Fluctuating exchange and interest rates could adversely affect our financial results.
Our financial results may be adversely affected by fluctuating exchange rates. Net sales generated outside of the United States were approximately 32%26% for the year ended December 29, 2019.January 1, 2023. In addition, a significant percentage of our costs during the same period were not denominated in U.S. dollars. For example, for most of our non-U.S. manufacturing facilities, the prices for a significant portion of our raw materials are quoted in the domestic currency of the country where the facility is located or other currencies that are not U.S. dollars. We also have substantial assets outside the


United States. As a result, the volatility in the price of the U.S. dollar has exposed, and in the future may continue to expose, us to currency exchange risks. For example, we are subject to currency exchange rate risk to the extent that some of our costs will be denominated in currencies other than those in which we earn revenues. Also, since our financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars, changes in currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies have had, and will continue to have, an impact on many aspects of our financial results. Changes in currency exchange rates for any country in which we operate may require us to raise the prices of our products in that country and may result in the loss of business to our competitors that sell their products at lower prices in that country.
Moreover, as our current indebtedness is denominated in a currency that is different from the currencies in which we derive a portion of our net sales, we are also exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to those financial obligations. When the outstanding indebtedness is repaid, we may be subject to taxes on any corresponding foreign currency gain.
Borrowings under our current Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility are incurred at variable rates of interest, which exposes us to interest rate fluctuation risk. IfAs described above, interest rates rose significantly in 2022 and such rates may continue to increase in the paymentsfuture.
Data Security and Privacy
We rely on the continuous operation of our information technology systems. Failure to maintain or prevent damage to such information technology systems or implement contemporary technology systems may adversely affect our business, results of operations and customer relationships.
Our information technology systems allow us to accurately maintain books and records, record transactions, provide information to management and prepare our consolidated financial statements. We may not have sufficient redundant operations to cover a loss or failure in a timely manner. Our operations depend on our network of information technology systems, which are vulnerable to damage from hardware failure, fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, impacts of terrorism, cyber security vulnerabilities (such as threats and attacks), computer viruses, natural disasters (including those related to climate change) or other disasters. Any damage to our information technology systems could cause interruptions to our operations that materially adversely affect our ability to meet customers’ requirements, resulting in an adverse impact to our business, financial condition and results of operations. Periodically, these systems need to be expanded, updated or upgraded as our business needs change. For example, we are in the process of implementing a new enterprise resource planning system in our Europe segment. In addition, we are increasingly using cloud-based technology to enable our customers a secure link to our systems in ways that enhance our customer relationships. We may not be able to successfully implement changes in our information technology systems without experiencing difficulties, which could require significant financial and human resources and impact our ability to efficiently service our customers. Moreover, our recent technological initiatives and increasing dependence on technology may exacerbate this risk.

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Potential cyber threats and attacks and data privacy requirements could disrupt our information security systems and cause damage to our business and our reputation.
Our internal information security systems and those of our current and any future partners, acquisitions, contractors and consultants are vulnerable to damage from cyber-attacks, computer viruses, unauthorized access, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication and electrical failures. Information security threats, which pose a risk to the security of our network of systems and the confidentiality and integrity of our data, are increasing in frequency and sophistication as evidenced by significant ransomware attacks and foreign attacks on prominent computer software systems that has had an impact on a wide variety of companies and industries. We have established policies, processes and multiple layers of defenses designed to help identify and protect against intentional and unintentional misappropriation or corruption of our network of systems, including third party vendors' systems. Should damage to our network of systems occur, it could lead to the compromise of confidential information, manipulation and destruction of data and product specifications, production downtimes, disruption in the availability of financial data, or misrepresentation of information via digital media. While we have not experienced any material breaches in information security, the occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect our reputation and could result in litigation, regulatory action, financial loss, project delay claims and increased costs and operational consequences of implementing further data protection systems. Further, regulators continue to expand data privacy and data security requirements, as well as increased fines for non-compliance of security and data breach obligations, specifically in the European Union and United Kingdom under their separate General Data Protection Regulations, in Canada under the
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and additional provincial data privacy laws, in the United States under the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act and other state data privacy laws. Failure to comply with these current and future data privacy laws, policies, industry standards or legal obligations or any security incident resulting in the unauthorized access to, or acquisition, release or transfer of personal information may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation (including a private right of action), fines, penalties and statutory damages, as well as adverse publicity that may cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, the SEC issued a proposed rule intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and cybersecurity incident reporting, which if approved, will require us to develop additional policies and procedures to comply with these new rules.
Geopolitical Uncertainties
We are exposed to political, economic and other risks that arise from operating a multinational business.
We have operations in the United States, Canada, Europe and, to a lesser extent, other foreign jurisdictions. In the year ended January 1, 2023, approximately 74% of our net sales were in the United States, 14% in Canada and 9% in the United Kingdom. Further, certain of our businesses obtain raw materials and finished goods from foreign suppliers. Accordingly, our business is subject to political, economic and other risks that are inherent in operating in numerous countries.
These risks include:
the difficulty of enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through foreign legal systems;
trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;
tax rates in foreign countries and the imposition of withholding requirements on foreign earnings;
the imposition of tariffs, such as those recently adopted by the United States and other jurisdictions, or other restrictions;
difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations and the application of foreign labor regulations;
required compliance with a variety of foreign laws and regulations; and
changes in general economic and political conditions in countries where we operate.
Our business success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks. We cannot assure you that these and other factors will not have a material adverse effect on our international operations or on our business as a whole. See also "Tariffs and evolving trade policy between the United States and other countries, including China, and the impact of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on our business and results of operations."

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Human Capital Risks
The loss of certain members of our management may have an adverse effect on our operating results.
Our success will depend, in part, on the efforts to retain our senior management and other key employees. These individuals possess sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, financial and administrative skills and know-how that are critical to the operation of our business. If we lose or suffer an extended interruption in the services of one or more of our senior officers or other key employees, our financial condition and results of operations may be negatively affected. Moreover, the pool of qualified individuals may be highly competitive and we may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel to replace or succeed members of our senior management or other key employees, should the need arise. The loss of the services of any key personnel or our inability to hire new personnel with the requisite skills, could impair our ability to develop new products or enhance existing products, sell products to our customers or manage our business effectively.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
Environmental requirements and other government regulation may impose significant environmental and legal compliance costs and liabilities on us.
We analyze environmental-related risks in two separate categories: transition risks and physical risks. Transition risks are those risks relating to the transition of the global economy to a focus on more climate-friendly technologies. Physical risks from climate change that could affect our business include acute weather events such as floods, tornadoes or other severe weather and ongoing changes such as rising temperatures or extreme variability in weather patterns. For a discussion on physical risks, please see the risk factor "—Our business is subject to climate change and related extreme weather events that may affect our net sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations."
In respect to transition risks, our operations are subject to numerous Canadian (federal, provincial and local), United States (federal, state and local), European (European Union, national and local) and other laws and regulations relating to pollution, public reporting and disclosure related to climate change, and the protection of human health and the environment, including, without limitation, those governing emissions to air, discharges to water, storage, treatment and disposal of waste, releases of contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances, remediation of contaminated sites and protection of worker health and safety. From time to time, our facilities are subject to investigation by governmental regulators. Despite our efforts to comply with environmental requirements, we are at risk of being subject to civil, administrative or criminal enforcement actions, of being held liable, of being subject to an order or of incurring costs, fines or penalties for, among other things, releases of contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances occurring on or emanating from currently or formerly owned or operated properties or any associated offsite disposal location, or for contamination discovered at any of our properties from activities conducted by us or by previous occupants. We have incurred costs relating to compliance with Maximum Achievable Control Technology standard and future expenditures may be required to comply with any changes in environmental requirements are anticipated to be undertaken as part of our ongoing capital investment program, which is primarily designed to improve the efficiency of our various manufacturing processes. The amount of any resulting liabilities, costs, fines or penalties may be material.
In addition, the requirements of such laws and enforcement policies have generally become more stringent over time. Changes in environmental laws and regulations or in their enforcement or the discovery of previously unknown or unanticipated contamination or non-compliance with environmental laws or regulations relating to our properties or operations could result in significant environmental liabilities or costs which could adversely affect our business. Accordingly, we might incur increased operating and maintenance costs and capital expenditures and other costs to comply with such laws as well as increasingly stringent air emission control laws or other future requirements, which may decrease our cash flows. Also, discovery of currently unknown or unanticipated conditions could require responses that would result in significant liabilities and costs. Accordingly, we are unable to predict the ultimate costs of compliance with or liability under environmental laws, which may be larger than current projections.
Lack of transparency, threat of fraud, public sector corruption and other forms of criminal activity involving government officials increases risk for potential liability under anti-bribery or anti-fraud legislation, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
We operate facilities in seven countries and sell our products around the world. As a result of these international operations, we may enter from time to time into negotiations and contractual arrangements with parties
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affiliated with foreign governments and their officials. In connection with these activities, we are subject to the FCPA, the United Kingdom Bribery Act and other anti-bribery laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by United States and other business entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, or otherwise receiving discretionary favorable treatment of any kind and requires the maintenance of internal controls to prevent such payments. In particular, we may be held liable for actions taken by our local partners and agents in foreign countries where we operate, even though such parties are not always subject to our control. As part of our Masonite Values Operating Guide, we have established FCPA and other anti-bribery policies and procedures and offer several channels for raising concerns in an effort to comply with applicable United States and international laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these laws and regulations in every transaction in which we may engage. Any determination that we have violated the FCPA or other anti-bribery laws (whether directly or through acts of others, intentionally or through inadvertence) could result in sanctions that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
If we expand our business globally, we may have difficulty anticipating and effectively managing these and other risks that our international operations may face, which may adversely impact our business outside of North America and our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any acquisition of businesses with operations outside of North America may exacerbate this risk.
Changes in government regulation may have a material effect on our results of operations.
Our manufacturing facilities and components of our products are subject to numerous foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations, including those relating to the presence of hazardous materials and protection of worker health and safety. Liability under these laws involves inherent uncertainties. Changes in such laws and regulations or in their enforcement could significantly increase our costs of operations which could adversely affect our business. Violations of health and safety laws are subject to civil, and, in some cases, criminal sanctions. As a result of these uncertainties, we may incur unexpected interruptions to operations, fines, penalties or other reductions in income which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Further, in order for our products to obtain the energy efficient "ENERGYSTAR" label, they must meet certain requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). Changes in the energy efficiency requirements established by the EPA for the ENERGYSTAR label could increase our costs, and, if there is a lapse in our ability to label our products as such or we are not able to comply with the new standards at all, negatively affect our net sales and results of operations.
Moreover, many of our products are regulated by building codes and require specific fire, penetration or wind resistance characteristics. A change in the building codes could have a material impact on the manufacturing cost for these products, which we may not be able to pass on to our customers.
In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and related regulations implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the stock exchanges are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. Further, new regulations or interpretations of existing laws may result in enhanced disclosure obligations, including with respect to climate change or other Environmental, Social and Governance matters, which could negatively affect us or materially increase our regulatory burden. Increased regulations generally increase our costs, and we could continue to experience higher costs if new laws require us to spend more time, hire additional personnel or purchase new technology to comply effectively. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.
We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed. We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer
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liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and attract and retain qualified executive officers.
General Risks
Public health issues such as a major epidemic or pandemic could adversely affect our business or results of operations.
Demand for our product is dependent on a variety of macroeconomic factors, such as employment levels, interest rates, changes in stock market valuations, consumer confidence, housing demand and availability of financing for home buyers. These factors, in particular consumer confidence, can be significantly adversely affected by a variety of factors beyond our control. Since 2019, the ongoing spread of COVID-19 caused significant volatility in U.S. and international debt and equity markets, which negatively impacted consumer confidence, and caused business disruptions. For example, at various times in 2020, we temporarily closed certain locations as a result of government orders and furloughed employees, as well as significantly altered our operations, thereby reducing production. The impact of these actions resulted in a decrease in net sales of approximately $100 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020. The impacts of COVID-19-related absenteeism, labor constraints and supply chain disruptions resulted in lost production at our facilities and may continue in future periods.
While government restrictions have eased throughout 2022 and people have largely resumed pre-pandemic activities, the effects of COVID-19 continue to linger in the global economy and our supply chains. There is continuing uncertainty regarding how long the impacts of COVID-19 will affect the U.S. economy and our supply chain and operations. Future disruptions and governmental actions, due to COVID-19 or a different epidemic or pandemic, combined with any variableassociated economic and/or social instability or distress, may have an adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and may lead to higher-than-normal inventory levels, higher sales-related reserves, impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets, a volatile effective tax rate indebtedness will increase.driven by changes in the mix and earnings across our jurisdictions and an impact on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.
We may face claims that we infringe third party intellectual property rights, or be unable to protect our intellectual property from infringement by others except by incurring substantial costs as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to patent or trademark rights, any of which could cause our net sales or profitability to decline.
We rely on a combination of United States, Canadian and, to a lesser extent, European patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws as well as licenses, nondisclosure, confidentiality and other contractual restrictions to protect certain aspects of our business.intellectual property portfolio. We have registered trademarks, and copyrights and our patent and trademark applications may not be allowed by the applicable governmental authorities to issue as patents or register as trademarks at all, or in a form that will be advantageous to us. In addition, we have selectively pursued patent and trademark protection, and in some instances we may not have registered important patent and trademark rights in these and other countries. Furthermore, the laws of foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Additionally, the processes by which we clear our intellectual property or obtain "freedom to operate" opinions could fail. The failure to obtain worldwide patent and trademark protection may result in other companies copying and marketing products based upon our technologies or under our brand or tradenames outside the jurisdictions in which we are protected. This could impede our growth in existing regions and into new regions, create confusion among consumers and result in a greater supply of similar products that could erode prices for our protected products.
Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property, including our patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and licensed intellectual property, from unauthorized use by others. We cannot be sureothers is critical to our success. There is no guarantee that the patents we have obtained, or other protections such as confidentiality, trade secrets and copyrights, will be adequate to prevent imitation of our products by others. IfOur ability to compete based on our advantageous intellectual property may be harmed if we are unable to protect our products through the enforcement ofenforcing or prosecuting our intellectual property rights, our ability to compete based on our current advantages may be harmed.rights. If we fail to prevent substantialprotect our intellectual property from unauthorized use, of our trade secrets, we risk the loss of those intellectual propertythese rights and whateverany associated competitive advantage they embody.advantage.
AlthoughMoreover, we are not aware that anymay be accused of our productsmisappropriating or infringing on third-party intellectual property rights materially infringe upon the proprietary rights of third parties, third parties may accuse us of infringing or misappropriating their patents,property. Our trademarks copyrights or trade secrets. Third parties may also challenge our trademark rights and branding practices could also be challenged. In the event of a challenge, we may be required to defend the Company in the future. Welitigation, or we may be required to institute or defend litigation to defend ourselves fromenforce such accusations or to enforce our patent, trademark and copyrightintellectual property rights from
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unauthorized use by others, which, regardlessothers. Regardless of the outcome, the enforcement or defense of such rights could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources, and could negatively affect our competitive position, sales, profitability and reputation. IfFurther, if we loseare found to have infringed on a patent infringement suit,in litigation, we may be liable for moneymonetary damages and be enjoinedas well as injunctive relief, which would prevent us from selling the infringing product unless we can obtain a license or are able to redesign our product to avoid infringement. ASuch a license may not be available at all or on terms acceptable to us, and we may not be able to redesign our products to avoid any infringement, which could negativelyadversely affect our profitability. In addition, our patents, trademarks and other proprietaryoperations.
Our intellectual property rights may be subject to various attacks claiming theysuch rights are invalidvalid or unenforceable. These attacks might invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise limit the scope of the protection that our patents and trademarks afford. IfIn the event we lose the use of a product name, our efforts spent building thatsuch brand maywould be lost and we willwould have to rebuilddevote management resources to rebuilding a brand for thatsuch product, which we may or may not be abledo to do.varying degrees of success. Even if we do prevail in a patent infringement suit, there is no assurance thatlitigation, third parties will notmay still be able to design around our patents, which could harm our competitive position.


If we are unable to replace our expiring patents or fail to continue to innovate, our ability to compete both domestically and internationally will be harmed. In addition, our products face the risk of obsolescence, which, if realized, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our continued success depends on our ability to develop and introduce new or improved products, to improve our manufacturing and product service processes and to protect our rights to the technologies used in our products. If we fail to do so, or if existing or future competitors achieve greater success than we do in these areas, our results of operations and our profitability may decline.
We depend on our door manufacturing intellectual property and products to generate revenue. Some of our patents will begin to expire in the next several years. While we will continue to work to add to our patent portfolio to protect the intellectual property of our products, we believe it is possible that new competitors will emerge in door manufacturing. We do not know whether we will be able to develop additional proprietary designs, processes or products. If any protection we obtain is reduced or eliminated, others could use our intellectual property without compensating us, resulting in harm to our business. Moreover, as our patents expire, competitors may utilize the information found in such patents to commercialize their own products. While we seek to offset the losses relating to important expiring patents by securing additional patents on commercially desirable improvements, and new products, designs and processes, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing such additional patents, or that such additional patents will adequately offset the effect of the expiring patents.
Further, we face the risk that third parties will succeed in developing or marketing products that would render our products obsolete or noncompetitive. New, less expensive methods could be developed that replace or reduce the demand for our products or may cause our customers to delay or defer purchasing our products. Accordingly, our success depends in part upon our ability to respond quickly to market changes through the development and introduction of new products. The relative speed with which we can develop products, complete regulatory clearance or approval processes and supply commercial quantities of the products to the market are expectedimportant to be important competitive factors.remain competitive. Any delays could result in a loss of market acceptance and market share. We cannot provide assurance that our new product development efforts will result in any commercially successful products.
We may be the subject of product liability claims or product recalls, we may not accurately estimate costs related to such claims or recalls, and we may not have sufficient insurance coverage available to cover potential liabilities.
Our products are used and have been used in a wide variety of residential and architectural applications. We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability or other claims, including class action lawsuits, in the event our products are alleged to be defective or that the use of our products is alleged to have resulted in harm to others or to property. Because we manufacture a significant portion of our products based on the specific requirements of our customers, failure to provide our customers the products and services they specify could result in product-related claims and reduced or cancelled orders and delays in the collection of accounts receivable. We may in the future incur expenses if product liability lawsuits against us are successful. Moreover, any such lawsuits, whether or not successful, could result in adverse publicity to us, which could cause our sales to decline materially. In addition, it may be necessary for us to recall defective products, which would also result in adverse publicity, as well as resulting in costs connected to the recall and loss of net sales. We maintain insurance coverage to protect us against product liability claims, but that coverage may not be adequate to cover all claims that may arise or we may not be able to maintain adequate insurance coverage in the future at an acceptable cost. Any liability not covered by insurance or that exceeds our established reserves could materially and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, consistent with industry practice, we provide warranties on many of our products and we may experience costs of warranty or breach of contract claims if our products have defects in manufacture or design or they do not meet contractual specifications. We estimate our future warranty costs based on historical trends and product sales, but we may fail to accurately estimate those costs and thereby fail to establish adequate warranty reserves for them.
The loss of certain members of our management may have an adverse effect on our operating results.
Our success will depend, in part, on the efforts of our senior management and other key employees. These individuals possess sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, financial and administrative skills and know-how that are critical to the operation of our business. If we lose or suffer an extended interruption in the services of one or more of our senior officers or other key employees, our financial condition and results of operations may be negatively affected. Moreover, the pool of qualified individuals may be highly competitive and we may not be able to attract and


retain qualified personnel to replace or succeed members of our senior management or other key employees, should the need arise. The loss of the services of any key personnel or our inability to hire new personnel with the requisite skills, could impair our ability to develop new products or enhance existing products, sell products to our customers or manage our business effectively.
As previously disclosed, the Company appointed Howard C. Heckes as President and Chief Executive Office of the Company, effective, June 3, 2019. Mr. Heckes succeeded Frederick J. Lynch, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, who left the Board of Directors effective June 2, 2019, in connection with his previously disclosed retirement from the Company. Such leadership transitions can be inherently difficult to manage, and an inadequate transition may cause disruption to our business, including to our relationships with our customers, suppliers and employees. It may also make it more difficult to hire and retain key employees.
To service our consolidated indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control, and any failure to meet our debt service obligations could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our estimated annual payment obligation for 2020 with respect to our consolidated indebtedness is $44.1 million of interest payments. When we draw funds under the ABL Facility, we incur additional interest expense. Our ability to pay interest on and principal of the senior notes and our ability to satisfy our other debt obligations will principally depend upon our future operating performance. As a result, prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, will affect our ability to make these payments.
If we do not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to satisfy our consolidated debt service obligations, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as refinancing or restructuring our indebtedness, selling assets, reducing or delaying capital investments or seeking to raise additional capital. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt instruments, including the ABL Facility and the indenture governing the senior notes, may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt service obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms, it would have an adverse effect, which could be material, on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Under such circumstances, we may be unable to comply with the provisions of our debt instruments, including the financial covenants in the ABL Facility. If we are unable to satisfy such covenants or other provisions at any future time, we would need to seek an amendment or waiver of such financial covenants or other provisions. The lenders under the ABL Facility may not consent to any amendment or waiver requests that we may make in the future, and, if they do consent, they may not do so on terms which are favorable to us. The lenders will also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. If we are unable to obtain any such waiver or amendment, our inability to meet the financial covenants or other provisions of the ABL Facility would constitute an event of default thereunder, which would permit the lenders to accelerate repayment of borrowings under the ABL Facility, which in turn would constitute an event of the default under the indenture governing the senior notes, permitting the holders of the senior notes to accelerate payment thereon. Our assets and/or cash flow, and/or that of our subsidiaries, may not be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments if accelerated upon an event of default, and the secured lenders under the ABL Facility could proceed against the collateral securing that indebtedness. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as on our ability to satisfy our obligations in respect of the senior notes.
The terms of the ABL Facility and the indenture governing the senior notes may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes in our business or to take certain actions.
The credit agreement governing the ABL Facility and the indentures governing the senior notes contain, and the terms of any future indebtedness of ours would likely contain, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions, including restrictions on our ability to engage in acts that may be in our best long-term interests. The indentures governing the senior notes and the credit agreements governing the ABL Facility include covenants that, among other things, restrict our and our subsidiaries’ ability to:
incur additional indebtedness and issue disqualified or preferred stock;
make restricted payments;


sell assets;
create restrictions on the ability of their restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions;
create or incur liens;
enter into sale and lease-back transactions;
merge or consolidate with other entities; and
enter into transactions with affiliates.
The operating and financial restrictions and covenants in the debt agreements entered into in connection with the ABL Facility and any future financing agreements may adversely affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.
Lack of transparency, threat of fraud, public sector corruption and other forms of criminal activity involving government officials increases risk for potential liability under anti-bribery or anti-fraud legislation, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
We operate facilities in eight countries and sell our products in 60 countries around the world. As a result of these international operations, we may enter from time to time into negotiations and contractual arrangements with parties affiliated with foreign governments and their officials. In connection with these activities, we are subject to the FCPA, the United Kingdom Bribery Act and other anti-bribery laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by United States and other business entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, or otherwise receiving discretionary favorable treatment of any kind and requires the maintenance of internal controls to prevent such payments. In particular, we may be held liable for actions taken by our local partners and agents in foreign countries where we operate, even though such parties are not always subject to our control. As part of our Masonite Values Operating Guide, we have established FCPA and other anti-bribery policies and procedures and offer several channels for raising concerns in an effort to comply with applicable U.S. and international laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these laws and regulations in every transaction in which we may engage. Any determination that we have violated the FCPA or other anti-bribery laws (whether directly or through acts of others, intentionally or through inadvertence) could result in sanctions that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
As we continue to expand our business globally, we may have difficulty anticipating and effectively managing these and other risks that our international operations may face, which may adversely impact our business outside of North America and our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any acquisition of businesses with operations outside of North America may exacerbate this risk.
Environmental requirements and other government regulation may impose significant environmental and legal compliance costs and liabilities on us.
Our operations are subject to numerous Canadian (federal, provincial and local), United States (federal, state and local), European (European Union, national and local) and other laws and regulations relating to pollution and the protection of human health and the environment, including, without limitation, those governing emissions to air, discharges to water, storage, treatment and disposal of waste, releases of contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances, remediation of contaminated sites and protection of worker health and safety. From time to time, our facilities are subject to investigation by governmental regulators. Despite our efforts to comply with environmental requirements, we are at risk of being subject to civil, administrative or criminal enforcement actions, of being held liable, of being subject to an order or of incurring costs, fines or penalties for, among other things, releases of contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances occurring on or emanating from currently or formerly owned or operated properties or any associated offsite disposal location, or for contamination discovered at any of our properties from activities conducted by us or by previous occupants. Although, with the exception of costs incurred relating to compliance with Maximum Achievable Control Technology requirements (as described below), we have not incurred significant costs for environmental matters in prior years, future expenditures required to comply with any changes in environmental requirements are anticipated to be undertaken as part of our ongoing capital investment program, which is primarily designed to improve the efficiency of our various manufacturing processes. The amount of any resulting liabilities, costs, fines or penalties may be material.
In addition, the requirements of such laws and enforcement policies have generally become more stringent over time. Changes in environmental laws and regulations or in their enforcement or the discovery of previously unknown or unanticipated contamination or non-compliance with environmental laws or regulations relating to our


properties or operations could result in significant environmental liabilities or costs which could adversely affect our business. In addition, we might incur increased operating and maintenance costs and capital expenditures and other costs to comply with increasingly stringent air emission control laws or other future requirements (such as, in the United States, those relating to compliance with Maximum Achievable Control Technology requirements under the Clean Air Act, for which we made capital expenditures totaling approximately $49 million from 2008 through 2010), which may decrease our cash flow. Also, discovery of currently unknown or unanticipated conditions could require responses that would result in significant liabilities and costs. Accordingly, we are unable to predict the ultimate costs of compliance with or liability under environmental laws, which may be larger than current projections.
Changes in government regulation may have a material effect on our results of operations.
Our manufacturing facilities and components of our products are subject to numerous foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations, including those relating to the presence of hazardous materials and protection of worker health and safety. Liability under these laws involves inherent uncertainties. Changes in such laws and regulations or in their enforcement could significantly increase our costs of operations which could adversely affect our business. Violations of health and safety laws are subject to civil, and, in some cases, criminal sanctions. As a result of these uncertainties, we may incur unexpected interruptions to operations, fines, penalties or other reductions in income which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Further, in order for our products to obtain the energy efficient “ENERGYSTAR” label, they must meet certain requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA)". Changes in the energy efficiency requirements established by the EPA for the ENERGYSTAR label could increase our costs, and, if there is a lapse in our ability to label our products as such or we are not able to comply with the new standards at all, negatively affect our net sales and results of operations.
Moreover, many of our products are regulated by building codes and require specific fire, penetration or wind resistance characteristics. A change in the building codes could have a material impact on the manufacturing cost for these products, which we may not be able to pass on to our customers.
In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and related regulations implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the stock exchanges are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to new and proposed rules and cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.
We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed. We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and attract and retain qualified executive officers.


Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
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Item 2. Properties
Our United States executive headquarters are located in Tampa, Florida, and consist of approximately 80,00088,000 square feet of leased office space at two sites. Our Canadian executive offices are located in a single leased site in Concord, Ontario. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we owned and leased the following number of properties, by reportable segment:
Manufacturing and Distribution Warehouse Support TotalManufacturing and DistributionWarehouseSupportTotal
Owned properties:       Owned properties:
North American Residential19
 6
 
 25
North American Residential19 — 24 
Europe6
 
 1
 7
Europe— — 
Architectural9
 
 
 9
Architectural— — 
Corporate & Other
 
 1
 1
Corporate & Other— — 
Total owned properties34
 6
 2
 42
Total owned properties29 35 
       
Leased properties:       Leased properties:
North American Residential19
 15
 1
 35
North American Residential20 16 38 
Europe4
 8
 1
 13
Europe
Architectural5
 8
 2
 15
Architectural— 13 
Corporate & Other1
 
 4
 5
Corporate & Other— 
Total leased properties29
 31
 8
 68
Total leased properties30 28 65 
Total owned and leased properties63
 37
 10
 110
Total owned and leased properties59 33 100 
Our properties in the North American Residential and Architectural segments are distributed across 28 states in the United States and four provinces in Canada, as well as two manufacturing facilities in Mexico and three manufacturing facilities in Chile. Our properties in the Europe segment are distributed across the United Kingdom, as well as one manufacturing facility in Ireland and two in the Czech Republic.Ireland. Our material properties in the Corporate and Other category include one manufacturing facility in Malaysia and four support facilities in the United States. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, total floor space at our manufacturing facilities was 12.212.4 million square feet, including 3.2 million square feet in our five molded door facings facilities. In addition to the properties outlined above, we lease twoone idle manufacturing facilitiesfacility in the United States and own 17,000 acres of forestland in Costa Rica and 48 acres of undeveloped land in California.Rica.
We believe that our facilities are suitable to our respective businesses and have production capacity adequate to support our current level of production to meet our customers’ demand. Additional investments in manufacturing facilities are made as appropriate to balance our capacity with our customers’ demand.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The information required with respect to this item can be found under "Commitments and Contingencies" in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Information about our Executive Officers
Information about the Company's executive officers is incorporated herein by reference from Part III, Item 10 hereof.
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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common shares have beenare listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”("NYSE") under the symbol “DOOR” since September 9, 2013."DOOR".
Holders
As of February 20, 2020,28, 2023, we had threeone record holdersholder of our common shares, including Cede & Co., the nominee of the Depository Trust Corporation.
Dividends
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common shares for the foreseeable future and instead may retain earnings, if any, for future operations and expansion, share repurchases or debt repayments, among other things. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, liquidity requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends is limited by covenants in our Term Loan Facility, in our ABL Facility and in the indenture governing our senior notes. Future agreements may also limit our ability to pay dividends. See Note 9 to our audited consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this Annual Report for restrictions on our ability to pay dividends.
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph depicts the total return to shareholders from December 28, 2014,January 1, 2018, through December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, relative to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Standard & Poor's 1500 Building Products Index. The graph assumes an investment of $100 in our common stock and each index on December 28, 2014,January 1, 2018, and the reinvestment of dividends paid since that date. The stock performance shown in the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.
Comparison of Cumulative Total Stockholder Return
Masonite International Corporation, Standard & Poor's 500 Index and
Standard & Poor's 1500 Building Products Index
(Performance Results through December 29, 2019)January 1, 2023)
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December 28, 2014 
January 3,
2016
 
January 1,
2017
 December 31, 2017 December 30, 2018 December 29, 2019January 1, 2018December 30, 2018December 29, 2019January 3, 2021January 2, 2022January 1, 2023
Masonite International Corporation$100.00
 $100.64
 $108.15
 $121.88
 $75.46
 $118.10
Masonite International Corporation$100.00 $61.92 $96.90 $132.62 $159.07 $108.71 
Standard & Poor's 500 Index100.00
 101.38
 113.51
 138.29
 132.23
 173.86
Standard & Poor's 500 Index100.00 95.62 125.72 148.85 191.58 156.89 
Standard & Poor's 1500 Building Products Index100.00
 110.80
 134.66
 160.25
 121.01
 173.66
Standard & Poor's 1500 Building Products Index100.00 78.05 110.97 142.42 208.97 160.15 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
None.
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Repurchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
During the three months ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we repurchased 22,110123,911 of our common shares in the open market.
 Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
September 30, 2019, through October 27, 2019
 $
 
 $145,610,088
October 28, 2019, through November 24, 2019
 
 
 145,610,088
November 25, 2019, through December 29, 201922,110
 70.77
 22,110
 144,045,440
Total22,110
 $70.77
 22,110
  
Total Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 3, 2022 through October 30, 2022— — — $256,393,264 
October 31, 2022 through November 27, 2022— — — $256,393,264 
November 28, 2022 through January 1, 2023123,911 $76.58 123,911 $246,904,280 
Total123,911 $76.58 123,911 
We currently have in place a $600.0The Company's Board of Directors has approved five share repurchase authorizations, the most recent being an incremental $200.0 million share repurchase authorization, stemming from three separate authorizations by our Board of Directors. On February 23, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program whereby we may repurchase up to $150.0 million worth of our outstanding common shares, andapproved on February 22, 2017, and May 10, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $200.0 million and $250.0 million, respectively (collectively, the “share repurchase programs”).21, 2022. The share repurchase programs have no specified end date and the timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by management based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Any repurchases under the share repurchase programs may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The share repurchase programs do not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common shares, and they may be suspended or terminated at any time at our discretion. Repurchases under the share repurchase programs are permitted to be made under one or more Rule 10b5-1 plans, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under applicable insider trading laws.
During the first quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an ASR transaction with a third-party financial institution for the repurchase of $100.0 million of its outstanding common shares. At inception, pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $100.0 million to the financial institution using cash on hand and received an initial delivery of 848,087 common shares on the same day. The final delivery of 319,678 common shares were delivered in the second quarter. The $100.0 million ASR transaction was completed in the second quarter with a total delivery of 1,167,765 common shares at a volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") per share minus an agreed upon discount totaling $85.63 per share. The cash paid was reflected as a reduction of equity at the initial delivery of shares and the number of shares outstanding were reduced at the dates of physical delivery.
As of December 29, 2019, $144.0January 1, 2023, since inception of the repurchase programs we have repurchased $763.1 million wasof our common shares and have $246.9 million available for repurchase in accordance with theour share repurchase programs.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table sets forth selected historical consolidated financial data as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of December 29, 2019, and December 30, 2018, and for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2017, January 1, 2017, and January 3, 2016, and for the years ended January 1, 2017, and January 3, 2016, have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report.
This historical data includes, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the operating results and financial condition of the Company for such periods and as of such dates. The results of operations for any period are not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations. During the periods included below, we have completed several acquisitions and dispositions. The results of these acquired entities are included in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates. The results of these disposed entities are included in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the periods up to their respective disposal dates. The selected historical consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
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(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share and per share amounts)December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
 January 1,
2017
 January 3,
2016
Operating Results:         
Net sales$2,176,683
 $2,170,103
 $2,032,925
 $1,973,964
 $1,871,965
Gross profit477,683
 435,306
 406,983
 409,645
 350,850
Net income (loss) (1)
49,039
 96,544
 156,981
 104,142
 (42,649)
Net income (loss) attributable to Masonite (1)
44,602
 92,710
 151,739
 98,622
 (47,111)
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite1.77
 3.38
 5.18
 3.25
 (1.56)
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite1.75
 3.33
 5.09
 3.17
 (1.56)
Cash Flow Data:         
Capital expenditures82,720
 82,380
 73,782
 82,287
 51,065
Balance Sheet Data:         
Working capital (2)
466,388
 451,287
 499,745
 347,559
 326,428
Total assets (3)
1,936,584
 1,778,465
 1,680,258
 1,475,861
 1,499,149
Total debt (4)
790,984
 796,398
 625,657
 470,745
 468,856
Total equity636,862
 622,305
 735,902
 659,776
 655,566


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(1) Refer to Footnote 9. Long-Term Debt, Footnote 13. Restructuring, Footnote 14. Asset Impairment, and Footnote 15. Income Taxes, in Item 8 of this Annual Report for information relating to material drivers of year over year changes in our earnings.
(2) Working capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities and includes cash restricted by letters of credit.
(3) Primary drivers of year over year fluctuations in total assets include acquisitions, the adoption of ASU 2016-02 "Leases (Topics 842)", asset impairments and changes in deferred tax assets, amongst others. Refer to Footnotes 1. Business Overview and Significant Accounting Policies, 2. Acquisitions and Dispositions, 6. Leases, 14. Asset Impairment, and 15. Income Taxes, in Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information on these drivers.
(4) Refer to Footnote 9. Long-Term Debt, in Item 8 of this Annual Report for information regarding year over year changes in our levels of indebtedness.

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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is based upon accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and discusses the financial condition and results of operations for Masonite International Corporation for the years ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. For further discussion of our results of operations for the years ended December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, see “Management’s"Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”Operations" in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019.24, 2022, and which is incorporated herein by reference. In this MD&A, "Masonite," "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" refer to Masonite International Corporation and its subsidiaries.subsidiaries and does not include the Endura acquisition.
This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion should also be read in conjunction with the disclosure under "Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements" and Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties.
Overview
We are a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door systems for the new construction and repair, renovation and remodeling sectors of the residential and non-residential building construction markets. Since 1925, we have provided our customers with innovative products and superior service at compelling values. In order toThrough innovative door solutions, a better servedoor buying experience for our customers and create sustainable competitive advantages, we focus on developing innovative products,partners and advanced manufacturing capabilities and technology-driven sales and service solutions.delivery, we deliver a commitment of Doors That Do MoreTM.
We market and sell our products to remodeling contractors, builders, homeowners, retailers, dealers, lumberyards, commercial and general contractors and architects through well-established wholesale, retail and direct distribution channels as part of our cross-merchandising strategy. Customers are provided a broad product offering of interior and exterior doors and entry systems at various price points. We manufacture a broad linean extensive range of interior and exterior doors includingin a wide array of designs, materials and sizes. Our interior doors are made with wood and related materials such as hardboard (including wood composite molded and flat door facings). Our exterior doors are made primarily of steel, fiberglass or composite materials. Our residential doors are molded panel, flush, stile and rail, louver and specially-ordered commercial and architectural doors; door components for internal use and sale to other door manufacturers; and exterior residential steel fiberglass and wood doors and entry systems.or fiberglass.
We operate 6359 manufacturing and distribution facilities in eightseven countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, which are strategically located to serve our customers through multiple distribution channels. These distribution channels include: (i) direct distribution to retail home center customers; (ii) one-step distribution that sells directly to homebuilders and contractors; and (iii) two-step distribution through wholesale distributors. For retail home center customers, numerous door fabrication facilities provide value-added fabrication and logistical services, including pre-finishing and store delivery of pre-hung interior and exterior doors. We believe our ability to provide: (i) a broad product range; (ii) frequent, rapid, on-time and complete delivery; (iii) consistency in products and merchandising; (iv) national service; and (v) special order programs enables retail customers to increase comparable store sales and helps to differentiate us from our competitors. We believe investments in innovative new product manufacturing and distribution capabilities, coupled with an ongoing commitment to operational excellence, provide a strong platform for future growth.
Our reportable segments are currently organized and managed principally by end market: North American Residential, Europe and Architectural. In the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we generated net sales of $1,465.8$2,283.6 million or 67.3%79.0%, $321.6$280.8 million or 14.8%9.7% and $365.3$307.0 million or 16.8%10.6% in our North American Residential, Europe and Architectural segments, respectively. See "Segment Information" below for a description of our reportable segments.
During 2022, we were negatively impacted by rising energy and fuel costs, partly attributable to the war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as rising costs for raw materials. In addition, production challenges in some of our facilities impacted our ability to service customers, particularly in our Architectural segment. Consumer sentiment, inflationary pressures and strengthening of the U.S. dollar negatively impacted our Europe segment. During the second half of the year, base volumes decreased in our North American Residential segment due to new housing weakness and wholesale inventory destocking with the residential repair, renovation and remodeling channel remaining resilient until late in the fourth quarter. The extent to which labor and logistics constraints, supply chain disruptions, rising energy and
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fuel costs, material inflation, consumer sentiment, interest rates and global economic pressures impact our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Product Demand
There are numerous factors that influence overall market demand for our products. Demand for new homes, home improvement products and other building construction products have a direct impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Demand for our products may be impacted by changes in United States, Canadian, European, Asian or other global economic conditions, including inflation, deflation, interest rates, availability of capital, supply chain constraints, consumer spending rates, energy availability and costs, and the effects of governmental initiatives to manage economic conditions. Additionally, trends in residential new construction, repair, renovation and remodeling and architectural building construction may directly impact our financial performance. Accordingly, the following factors may have a direct impact on our business in the countries and regions in which our products are sold:
the strength of the economy;
the amount and type of residential and commercial construction;
housing sales and home values;
the age of existing home stock, home vacancy rates and foreclosures;
non-residential building occupancy rates;
increases in the cost of raw materials or wages or any shortage in supplies or labor;
the availability and cost of credit;
employment rates and consumer confidence; and
demographic factors such as immigration and migration of the population and trends in household formation.
Additionally, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union has created uncertainty in European demand, particularly in the United Kingdom, which could have a material adverse effect on the demand for our products in the foreseeable future.
Product Pricing and Mix
The building products industry is highly competitive and we therefore face pressure on sales prices of our products. In addition, our competitors may adopt more aggressive sales policies and devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we do, which could result in a loss of customers. Our business in general is subject to changing consumer and industry trends, demands and preferences. Trends within the industry change often and our failure to anticipate, identify or quickly react to changes in these trends could lead to, among other things, rejection of a new product line and reduced demand and price reductions for our products, which could materially adversely affect us. Changes in consumer preferences may also lead to increased demand for our lower margin products relative to our higher margin products, which could reduce our future profitability.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, we communicated price increases that became effective on February 3, 2020, to our North American Residential customers that, for certain products, were significantly greater than our typical annual increases. We also communicated our intent to incrementally invest $100 million over the next five years in the areas of service and quality improvements, product innovation and end user marketing. While we believe that these initiatives are necessary in order to increase the profile of, and demand for, our products and that they will benefit both us and our customers, we cannot predict whether our efforts will ultimately be successful or how our customers will react to these initiatives which could have a material impact on demand and, consequently, our results of operations for future periods.
Business Wins and Losses
Our customers consist mainly of wholesalers and retail home centers. In fiscal year 2019,2022, our top ten customers together accounted for approximately 43%50% of our net sales and our top customer, The Home Depot, Inc. accounted for approximately 17%22% of our net sales in fiscal year 2019.2022. Net sales from customers that have accounted for a significant portion of our net sales in past periods, individually or as a group, may not continue in future periods, or if continued, may not reach or exceed historical levels in any period. Certain customers perform periodic product line reviews to assess their product offerings, which have, on past occasions, led to business wins and losses. In addition, as a result of competitive bidding processes, we may not be able to increase or maintain the margins at which we sell our products to our customers.

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Organizational Restructuring
Over the past several years, we have engaged in a series of restructuring programs related to exiting certain geographies and non-core businesses, consolidating certain internal support functions and engaging in other actions designed to reduce our cost structure and improve productivity. These initiatives primarily consist of severance actions and lease termination costs. Management continues to evaluate our business; therefore, in future years, there may be additional provisions for new plan initiatives, as well as changes in previously recorded estimates, as payments are made
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or actions are completed. Asset impairment charges were also incurred in connection with these restructuring actions for those assets sold, abandoned or made obsolete as a result of these programs.
In December 2022, we began implementing a plan to improve overall business performance that includes the optimization of our manufacturing capacity and reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce primarily in our North American Residential reportable segment as well as actions in the Architectural reportable segment and in our head offices (collectively, the "2022 Plan"). The optimization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific plants in the North American Residential segment and costs associated with the closure of these plants and related headcount reductions. Costs associated with the 2022 Plan include severance and closure charges and will continue through 2023. The actions taken as part of the 2022 Plan are expected to increase our annual earnings and cash flows by approximately $15 million to $20 million.
In May 2021, we initiated further actions to improve overall business performance including the reorganization of our specialty door manufacturing capacity in our Architectural reportable segment. The reorganization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific facilities in the Architectural segment and costs associated with the reorganization of these facilities, which resulted in the closure of one existing stile and rail facility and related headcount reductions beginning in the second quarter of 2021 (collectively, the "2021 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2021 Plan include severance and closure charges and continued through 2021. The actions taken as part of the 2021 Plan are substantially complete and the annual earnings and cash flow savings realized were materially in line with expectations.
In November 2020, we began implementing a plan to improve overall business performance that includes the reorganization of our manufacturing capacity and a reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce primarily in our Architectural reportable segment as well as limited actions in the North American Residential reportable segment. The reorganization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific facilities in the Architectural segment and costs associated with the closure of these facilities and related headcount reductions began taking place in the fourth quarter of 2020 (collectively, the "2020 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2020 Plan include severance and closure charges and continued through 2021. The actions taken as part of the 2020 Plan are substantially complete and the annual earnings and cash flow savings realized were materially in line with expectations.
In February 2019, we began implementing a plan to improve overall business performance that includes the reorganization of our manufacturing capacity and a reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce across all of our reportable segments and in our head offices. The reorganization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific plants in the North American Residential and Architectural segments and costs associated with the closure of these plants and related headcount reductions began taking place in the first quarter of 2019 (collectively, the "2019 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2019 Plan include severance, retention and closure charges and will continuecontinued through 2020.2021. Additionally, the plan to divest non-core assets was determined to be a triggering event requiring a test of the carrying value of the definite-lived assets relating to the divestitures, as further described in Note 14. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we initiated additional restructuring actions related to both manufacturing capacity and reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce. Once fully implemented, theThe actions taken as part of the 2019 Plan are expected to increase oursubstantially complete and the annual earnings and cash flows by approximately $17 to 21 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2018, we began implementing a plan to reorganize and consolidate certain aspects of our United Kingdom head office function and optimize our portfolio by divesting non-core assets to enable more effective and consistent business processesflow savings realized were materially in the Europe segment. In addition, in the North American Residential segment we announced a new facility that will optimize and expand capacity through increased automation, which resulted in the closure of one existing facility and related headcount reductions beginning in the second quarter of 2019 (collectively, the “2018 Plan”). Costs associatedline with the 2018 Plan included severance, retention and closure charges and continued throughout 2019. Additionally, the plan to divest non-core assets was determined to be a triggering event requiring a test of the carrying value of the definite-lived assets relating to the divestitures, as further described in Note 14. Once fully implemented, the actions taken as part of the 2018 Plan are expected to increase our annual earnings and cash flows by approximately $6 million.expectations.
Inflation
An increase in inflation could haveIn 2021 and 2022, we realized higher costs across the various materials we purchase as a significantresult of macroeconomic factors as well as increased logistics costs, wages, anti-dumping and countervailing duties and energy and fuel costs. Additionally, rising interest rates may impact on the costability of end consumers to purchase our raw material inputs. Wage inflation, increased prices for raw materials or finished goods used in our products, tariffs and/or interruptions in deliveries of raw materials or finished goods could adversely affect ourproducts. Our profitability, margins and net sales particularlycould be adversely affected if we are not able to pass these incurred costs on to our customers. In addition, interest rates normally increase during periodscustomers or otherwise mitigate the impact of rising inflation. Historically, as interest rates increase, demand for new homes and home improvement products decreases.these inflationary pressures.
Seasonality
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Acquisitions and DispositionsDivestitures
We are pursuing a strategic initiative of optimizing our global business portfolio. On a continual basis, we evaluate and consider strategic acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures to create shareholder value and enhance financial performance.
Acquisitions
On January 3, 2023, we completed the acquisition of Endura Products for approximately $375.0 million in cash using a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility. In connection with the acquisition, we borrowed $250.0 million under our Term Loan Facility and $100.0 million under our ABL Facility. Endura is a leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance door frames and door system components in the United States.
On December 4, 2020, we completed the acquisition of a Lowe's Companies, Inc. door fabrication facility in the United States for cash consideration of $3.9 million. During the first quarter of 2021, as a result of working capital adjustments we paid an additional $0.2 million.
On August 31, 2020, we acquired intellectual property and other assets related to an interior door technology for cash consideration of $1.9 million.
Divestitures
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we completed the liquidation of our legal entity in Turkey. As parta result, we recognized $0.9 million in loss on disposal of subsidiaries.
On June 14, 2021, we completed the sale of all of the capital stock of our Czech business ("Czech") for consideration of $7.0 million, net of cash disposed. The divestiture of this strategy,business resulted in a loss on sale of subsidiaries of $8.6 million, which was recognized during the second quarter of 2021 in the last several yearsEurope segment.
During the second quarter of 2020, we have pursued strategic acquisitions targeting companies who produce components forcompleted the liquidation of our existing operations, manufacture niche products and provide value-added services. Additionally,legal entity in India. As a result, we target companies with strong brands, complementary technologies, attractive geographic footprints and opportunities for cost and distribution synergies. We also continuously analyze our operations to determine which businesses, market channels and products create the most value for our customers and acceptable returns for our shareholders.recognized $2.1 million in loss on disposal of subsidiaries.

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Acquisitions
Top Doors:On August 29, 2019, we completed the acquisition of TOPDOORS, s.r.o. ("Top Doors") based in the Czech Republic for cash consideration of $1.8 million, net of cash acquired, following a post-closing adjustment. Top Doors is a specialist manufacturer of door frames.
BWI: On November 1, 2018, we completed the acquisition of the operating assets of Bridgewater Wholesalers Inc. (“BWI”) for cash consideration of $22.3 million, net of cash acquired, and subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. BWI is headquartered in Branchburg, New Jersey, and is a fabricator and distributor of residential interior and exterior door systems, supporting customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Their product offerings include residential interior and exterior doors, commercial doors and hardware as well as value-added pre-finishing services.
Graham and Maiman: On June 1, 2018, we completed the acquisition of the operating assets of the wood door companies of AADG, Inc., including the brands Graham Manufacturing Corporation and The Maiman Company (collectively, "Graham & Maiman"). We acquired the operating assets of Graham & Maiman for cash consideration of $39.0 million. Graham & Maiman are based in Mason City, Iowa, and Springfield, Missouri. Graham & Maiman provide the non-residential construction industry with a full range of architectural premium and custom grade flush wood doors, architectural stile and rail wood doors, thermal-fused flush wood doors and wood door frames.
DW3: On January 29, 2018, we completed the acquisition of DW3 Products Holdings Limited (“DW3”), a leading United Kingdom provider of high quality premium door solutions and window systems, supplying products under brand names such as Solidor, Residor, Nicedor and Residence. We acquired 100% of the equity interests in DW3 for consideration of $96.3 million, net of cash acquired. DW3 is based in Stoke-on-Trent and Gloucester, England, and their products and service model are a natural addition to our existing United Kingdom business. DW3’s online quick ship capabilities and product portfolio both complement and expand the strategies we are pursuing with our business.
A&F: On October 2, 2017, we completed the acquisition of A&F Wood Products, Inc. (“A&F”), through the purchase of 100% of the equity interests in A&F and certain assets of affiliates of A&F for consideration of $13.8 million, net of cash acquired. A&F is based in Howell, Michigan, and is a wholesaler and fabricator of architectural and commercial doors in the Midwest United States.
Dispositions
Window Widgets: On December 13, 2019, we completed the sale of all of the capital stock of Window Widgets Limited ("WW"), a leading United Kingdom provider of high quality window systems, for consideration of $1.2 million, net of cash disposed.
PDS: On March 21, 2019, we completed the sale of all of the capital stock of Performance Doorset Solutions Limited (“PDS”), a leading supplier of custom doors and millwork in the United Kingdom, for nominal consideration.


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Results of Operations
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Net sales$2,891,687 $2,596,920 
Cost of goods sold2,217,792 1,985,141 
Gross profit673,895 611,779 
Gross profit as a % of net sales23.3 %23.6 %
Selling, general and administration expenses344,614 308,430 
Selling, general and administration expenses as a % of net sales11.9 %11.9 %
Restructuring costs1,904 5,567 
Asset impairment— 69,900 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries850 8,590 
Operating income326,527 219,292 
Interest expense, net41,331 46,123 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— 13,583 
Other (income) expense, net(5,001)15,620 
Income before income tax expense290,197 143,966 
Income tax expense71,753 44,772 
Net income218,444 99,194 
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests4,211 4,693 
Net income attributable to Masonite$214,233 $94,501 
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Net sales$2,176,683
 $2,170,103
 $2,032,925
Cost of goods sold1,699,000
 1,734,797
 1,625,942
Gross profit477,683
 435,306
 406,983
Gross profit as a % of net sales21.9% 20.1% 20.0%
Selling, general and administration expenses310,567
 266,193
 247,917
Selling, general and administration expenses as a % of net sales14.3% 12.3% 12.2%
Restructuring costs9,776
 1,624
 850
Asset impairment13,767
 5,243
 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries14,260
 
 212
Operating income129,313
 162,246
 158,004
Interest expense, net46,489
 39,008
 30,153
Loss on extinguishment of debt14,523
 5,414
 
Other expense (income), net1,953
 (2,533) (1,570)
Income before income tax expense (benefit)66,348
 120,357
 129,421
Income tax expense (benefit)17,309
 23,813
 (27,560)
Net income49,039
 96,544
 156,981
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests4,437
 3,834
 5,242
Net income attributable to Masonite$44,602
 $92,710
 $151,739
Year Ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, Compared with Year Ended December 30, 2018January 2, 2022
Net Sales
Net sales in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $2,176.7$2,891.7 million, an increase of $6.6$294.8 million or 0.3%11.4% from $2,170.1$2,596.9 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Net sales in 20192022 were negatively impacted by $22.8$46.8 million as a result of foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Excluding this exchange rate impact, net sales would have increased by $29.4$341.6 million or 1.4%13.2% due to changes in volume, average unit price, impact of divestitures and sales of components and other products.components. Average unit price in 20192022 increased net sales by $111.5$464.7 million or 5.1%17.9% compared to 2018. Our 2018 acquisitions, net of dispositions, contributed $32.8 million or 1.5% of net sales in 2019.2021. Lower volumes excluding the incremental impact of acquisitions or divestitures ("base volume") decreased net sales by $105.8$99.5 million or 4.9%3.8% in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021. Net sales of components and other products to external customers were $9.1decreased $11.9 million loweror 0.5% in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021. Our 2021 divestiture decreased net sales by $11.7 million or 0.5% of net sales in 2022.
Net Sales and Percentage of Net Sales by Reportable Segment
Year Ended December 29, 2019Year Ended January 1, 2023
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Sales$1,469,194
 $323,137
 $380,300
 $23,941
 $2,196,572
Sales$2,286,098 $282,989 $323,175 $20,293 $2,912,555 
Intersegment sales(3,386) (1,506) (14,997) 
 (19,889)Intersegment sales(2,456)(2,220)(16,192)— (20,868)
Net sales to external customers$1,465,808
 $321,631
 $365,303
 $23,941
 $2,176,683
Net sales to external customers$2,283,642 $280,769 $306,983 $20,293 $2,891,687 
Percentage of consolidated external net sales67.3% 14.8% 16.8% 

 

Percentage of consolidated external net sales79.0 %9.7 %10.6 %
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Year Ended December 30, 2018Year Ended January 2, 2022
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Sales$1,458,957
 $371,069
 $340,609
 $22,869
 $2,193,504
Sales$1,955,424 $342,172 $303,078 $20,014 $2,620,688 
Intersegment sales(4,198) (2,066) (17,137) 
 (23,401)Intersegment sales(2,526)(7,640)(13,602)— (23,768)
Net sales to external customers$1,454,759
 $369,003
 $323,472
 $22,869
 $2,170,103
Net sales to external customers$1,952,898 $334,532 $289,476 $20,014 $2,596,920 
Percentage of consolidated external net sales67.0% 17.0% 14.9% 

  Percentage of consolidated external net sales75.2 %12.9 %11.1 %
North American Residential
Net sales to external customers from facilities in the North American Residential segment in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $1,465.8$2,283.6 million, an increase of $11.0$330.7 million or 0.8%16.9% from $1,454.8$1,952.9 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Net sales in 20192022 were negatively impacted by $6.6$13.2 million as a result of foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Excluding this exchange rate impact, net sales would have increased by $17.6$343.9 million or 1.2%17.6% due to changes in volume, average unit price and sales of components and other products.components. Average unit price increased net sales in 20192022 by $78.5$373.1 million or 5.4%19.1% compared to 2018. Our 2018 acquisition of BWI contributed $38.9 million or 2.7% of net sales in 2019.2021. Lower base volume decreased net sales by $93.2$24.4 million or 6.4%1.2% in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021. Net sales of components and other products to external customers were $6.6$4.8 million lower in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021.
Europe
Net sales to external customers from facilities in the Europe segment in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $321.6$280.8 million, a decrease of $47.4$53.7 million or 12.8%16.1% from $369.0$334.5 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Net sales in 20192022 were negatively impacted by $15.2$31.9 million as a result of foreign exchange fluctuations. Excluding this exchange rate impact, net sales would have decreased by $32.2$21.8 million or 8.7%6.5% due to changes in volume, average unit price, divestitures and sales of components and other products. Net sales in 2019 were reduced by $30.3 million or 8.2% due to the net impact of acquisitions and dispositions, including lost sales due to the dispositions of three non-core businesses, partially offset by one month of incremental sales from the DW3 acquisition.components. Lower base volume in 2019 decreased net sales by $13.6$53.8 million or 3.7%16.1% compared to 2018.2021 due to weakening consumer confidence in the United Kingdom that affected demand in the repair and remodel market and unexpected material supply constraints late in the year. The 2021 divestiture of our Czech business decreased net sales by $11.7 million or 3.5% in 2022. Average unit price increased net sales in 20192022 by $13.2$43.6 million or 3.6%13.0% compared to 2018.2021. Net sales of components and other products to external customers were $1.5$0.1 million lowerhigher in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021.
Architectural
Net sales to external customers from facilities in the Architectural segment in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $365.3$307.0 million, an increase of $41.8$17.5 million or 12.9%6.0% from $323.5$289.5 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Net sales in 20192022 were negatively impacted by $0.9$1.5 million as a result of foreign exchange fluctuations. Excluding this exchange rate impact, net sales would have increased by $42.7$19.0 million or 13.2%6.6% due to changes in volume, average unit price and sales of components and other products. Our 2018 acquisition of Graham & Maiman contributed $24.2 million or 7.5% of net sales in 2019.components. Average unit price increased net sales in 20192022 by $19.7$44.9 million or 6.1%15.5% compared to 2018.2021. HigherLower base volume increaseddecreased net sales in 20192022 by $0.4$21.3 million or 0.1%7.4% compared to 2018.2021 resulting from production challenges. Net sales of components and other products to external customers were $1.6$4.6 million lower in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021.
Cost of Goods Sold
Our cost of goods sold is comprised of the cost to manufacture products for our customers and includes the cost of materials, direct labor, overhead, distribution and depreciation associated with assets used to manufacture products. Research and development costs are primarily included within cost of goods sold. We incur significant fixed and variable overhead at our global component locations that manufacture interior molded door facings. Our overall average production capacity utilization at these locations was approximately 73% for the year ended December 29, 2019, and 77% for each of the years ended December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017.
Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales was 78.1%76.7% and 79.9%76.4% for the years ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, respectively. Material cost of sales directas a percentage of net sales increased by 1.8% in 2022 compared to 2021. Direct labor, costsdistribution, overhead and distribution costsdepreciation as a percentage of net sales decreased by 2.2%0.7%, 0.4%, 0.2% and 0.1%0.2%, respectively, in 2019 compared to 2018. Partially offsetting these

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decreases, overhead and depreciation as a percentage of sales increased by 0.6% and 0.3% over the 20182021 period. The decreaseincrease in material cost of sales as a percentage of net sales was driven by commodity inflation and an increase in logistics costs, partially offset by higher average unit prices and material cost savings projects. Direct labor as a percentage of net sales decreased due to higher average unit prices, partially offset by increasesmanufacturing wage and benefit inflation and startup costs. Distribution as a percentage of net sales
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decreased due to higher average unit prices, partially offset by increased inbound logistics and personnel costs. Overhead as a percentage of net sales decreased due to higher average unit prices, partially offset by wage inflation, including tariffs. Conversely, overheadincreased plant maintenance and increased investment in the business as compared to 2021. The decrease in depreciation as a percentage of net sales was negatively impacteddriven by charges related to plant damages and factory start-up costs and lower volumes in 2019 compared to 2018.higher average unit prices.
Selling, General and Administration Expenses
Selling, general and administration ("SG&A") expenses primarily include the costs for our sales organization and support staff at various plants and corporate offices. These costs include personnel costs for payroll, related benefits and stock based compensation expense; professional fees; depreciation and amortization of our non-manufacturing equipment and assets; environmental, health and safety costs; advertising expenses and rent and utilities related to administrative office facilities. In the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, selling, general and administration expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 14.3%11.9%, remaining flat compared to 12.3% in the year ended December 30, 2018, an increase of 200 basis points.January 2, 2022.
Selling, general and administration expenses in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $310.6$344.6 million, an increase of $44.4$36.2 million from $266.2$308.4 million in the year ended December 30, 2018. SG&A expensesJanuary 2, 2022. The overall increase was driven by a $16.2 million increase in personnel costs primarily driven by increased incentive compensation, wage and benefit inflation and resource investments to support growth; a $9.9 million increase in professional and other fees to support growth, $6.8 million in acquisition and due diligence related costs; a $5.4 million increase in travel expense as business activities fully returned to pre-pandemic levels; a $3.2 million increase in advertising and a $0.2 million increase in non-cash items including share based compensation; deferred compensation; gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment; and depreciation and amortization. These increases were positively impactedpartially offset by favorable foreign exchange impacts of $2.8 million. Non-cash items drove an increase$4.5 million and $1.0 million of $11.0 million, including share based compensation, depreciation and amortization, deferred compensation and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment including a $2.5 million charge related to the divestiture of a non-core business in the Europe segment. Excluding these impacts, SG&A expenses would have increased by $36.2 million. The remaining increase was driven by personnel cost increases of $22.6 million, primarily due to incentive compensation and resource investments in our Architectural segment to facilitate acquisition integration and support growth, incremental SG&A expensessavings from our 2018 acquisitions of $7.6 million (net of dispositions), professional and other corporate costs of $3.3 million, advertising costs of $1.5 million and other increases of $1.2 million.2021 divestiture.
Restructuring Costs
Restructuring costs in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $9.8$1.9 million, compared to $1.6$5.6 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Restructuring costs in 20192022 primarily related to closure costs associated with the 2022 Plan. Restructuring costs in the prior year period related to severance retention and closure chargescosts associated with the 2021, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 Plans. Restructuring costs in 2018 related to severance, retention and closure charges associated with the 2018 Plan.
Asset Impairment
AssetThere were no asset impairment charges in the year ended December 29, 2019, were $13.8 millionJanuary 1, 2023, compared to $5.2$69.9 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Asset impairment charges in 20192021 resulted from a goodwill impairment charge recorded in our Architectural reporting unit and actions associated with the 2019 Plan.2021 and 2020 Plans in our Architectural reporting unit. Refer to Note 14. Asset impairment chargesImpairment, in 2018 resulted from actions associated with the 2018 Plan.Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
Loss on Disposal of Subsidiaries
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries represents the difference between proceeds received upon disposition and the book value of a subsidiary which has been divested and was excluded from treatment as a discontinued operation. Also included in loss on disposal of subsidiaries is recognition of the cumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Loss on disposal of subsidiaries was $14.3$0.9 million in the year ended December 29, 2019. There were no charges associated with the disposal of subsidiariesJanuary 1, 2023, compared to $8.6 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. The loss in the current year was relatedloss arose as a result of the liquidation of our legal entity in Turkey and is comprised of $0.7 million relating to the salerecognition of WWcumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and PDS. WW was sold for consideration of $2.2$0.2 million net of cash disposed. PDS was sold for nominal consideration. Charges related to the disposition of WW and PDS consist of $8.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively, relating to the write-off of net assets. The prior year loss arose as a result of the sale of our Czech business and is comprised of $5.1 million relating to the write-off of net assets sold and other professional fees as well as $1.4and $3.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, relating to the recognition of the cumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net, in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, was $46.5$41.3 million, compared to $39.0$46.1 million in the year ended December 30, 2018. This increaseJanuary 2, 2022. The decrease in interest expense, net is primarily relatesdue to the issuancerefinancing of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Senior Notes on July 25, 2019 and $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2026 Senior Notes on September 27, 2018.our senior notes in 2021.

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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt represents the difference between the reacquisitionredemption price of debt and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt. The net carrying amount includes the principal, unamortized premium and unamortized debt issuance costs. Loss on extinguishment of debtThere was $14.5 million in the year ended December 29, 2019, compared to $5.4 million in the year ended December 30, 2018. Lossno loss on extinguishment of debt in the current year ended January 1, 2023, compared to $13.6 million in the year ended January 2, 2022. The prior year loss related to the redemption of our senior unsecured notes due 2023.2026. This charge represents the difference between the redemption price of our senior unsecured notes due 20232026 of $514.1$310.8 million and the net carrying amount of such notes of $499.6$297.2 million. In addition to the $500.0$300.0 million of principal, the redemption price included a make-whole premium of $14.1$10.8 million and the net carrying amount included unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.5 million, partially offset by unamortized premiums of $3.1$2.8 million. Loss on extinguishment of debt in the prior year related to the partial redemption of our senior unsecured notes due 2023.
Other (Income) Expense, (Income), Net
Other (income) expense, (income), net includes profits and losses related to our non-majority owned unconsolidated subsidiaries that we recognize under the equity method of accounting, unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency remeasurements, pension settlement charges and other miscellaneous non-operating expenses. Other (income) expense, (income), net, in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, was $2.0$5.0 million of expense,income, compared to $2.5$15.6 million of incomeexpense in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. The change in other (income) expense, (income), net is primarily due to a pre-tax pension settlement charge of $5.7$23.3 million recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021, partially offset by unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency remeasurements, a change in the fair value of plan assets in the deferred compensation rabbi trust and other miscellaneous non-operating expenses.an increase in pension expense.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Our incomeIncome tax expense in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, was $17.3$71.8 million, a change of $6.5compared to $44.8 million from $23.8 million of income tax expense in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. The decreaseincrease in income tax expense is primarily attributabledue to (i) the mix of income or losses within the tax jurisdictions with various tax rates in which we operate, offset byprimarily the increase in overall pre-tax book earnings, and (ii) thean increase in income tax expense in the United Kingdom dueattributable to nondeductible loss on disposal of subsidiaries.recognizing additional valuation allowance.
Segment Information
Our reportable segments are organized and managed principally by end market: North American Residential, Europe and Architectural. The North American Residential reportable segment is the aggregation of the Wholesale and Retail operating segments. The Europe reportable segment is the aggregation of the United Kingdom and the Central Eastern Europe operating segments. The Architectural reportable segment consists solely of the Architectural operating segment. The Corporate & Other category includes unallocated corporate costs and the results of immaterial operating segments whichthat were not aggregated into any reportable segment. Operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments only if they exhibit similar economic characteristics. In addition to similar economic characteristics we also consider the following factors in determining the reportable segments: the nature of business activities, the management structure directly accountable to our chief operating decision maker for operating and administrative activities, availability of discrete financial information and information presented to the Board of Directors and investors.

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Our management reviews net sales and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Net assets are not allocated to the reportable segments. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which does not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and is unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to either net income or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Masonite adjusted to exclude the following items:
•    depreciation;
•    amortization;
•    share based compensation expense;
•    loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment;
•    registration and listing fees;
•    restructuring costs;costs (benefit);
•    asset impairment;
•    loss (gain) on disposal of subsidiaries;
•    interest expense (income), net;
•    loss on extinguishment of debt;
•    other (income) expense, (income), net;
•    income tax expense (benefit);
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•    other items;
•    loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax; and
•    net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest.
This definition of Adjusted EBITDA differs from the definitions of EBITDA contained in the indenture governing the 2030 Notes, the 2028 and 2026 Notes and the credit agreementagreements governing the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility. Adjusted EBITDA is used to evaluate and compare the performance of the segments and it is one of the primary measures used to determine employee incentive compensation. Intersegment sales are recorded using market prices.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, from an operations standpoint, provides an appropriate way to measure and assess segment performance. Our management team has established the practice of reviewing the performance of each segment based on the measures of net sales and Adjusted EBITDA. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to users of the consolidated financial statements because it provides the same information that we use internally to evaluate and compare the performance of the segments and it is one of the primary measures used to determine employee incentive compensation.
Year Ended December 29, 2019
Year Ended January 1, 2023
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Adjusted EBITDA$232,512
 $46,219
 $40,470
 $(35,817) $283,384
Adjusted EBITDA$461,750 $28,774 $(3,748)$(40,978)$445,798 
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment net sales15.9% 14.4% 11.1%   13.0%Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment net sales20.2 %10.2 %(1.2)%15.4 %
Year Ended December 30, 2018
Year Ended January 2, 2022
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Adjusted EBITDA$202,465
 $44,985
 $37,742
 $(17,256) $267,936
Adjusted EBITDA$374,452 $60,624 $(2,704)$(19,766)$412,606 
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment net sales13.9% 12.2% 11.7%   12.3%Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment net sales19.2 %18.1 %(0.9)%15.9 %

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The following reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) attributable to Masonite:
Year Ended January 1, 2023
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Net income (loss) attributable to Masonite$412,917 $6,851 $(13,345)$(192,190)$214,233 
Plus:
Depreciation41,077 8,874 11,530 9,687 71,168 
Amortization1,881 12,187 844 2,215 17,127 
Share based compensation expense— — — 21,771 21,771 
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment2,457 (1)(2,856)22 (378)
Restructuring costs1,736 — 79 89 1,904 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries— — — 850 850 
Interest expense, net— — — 41,331 41,331 
Other (income) expense, net(791)863 — (5,073)(5,001)
Income tax expense— — — 71,753 71,753 
Other items (1)
— — — 6,829 6,829 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest2,473 — — 1,738 4,211 
Adjusted EBITDA$461,750 $28,774 $(3,748)$(40,978)$445,798 
 Year Ended December 29, 2019
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Masonite$167,097
 $2,664
 $19,928
 $(145,087) $44,602
Plus:         
Depreciation35,992
 11,604
 11,343
 11,797
 70,736
Amortization1,697
 14,653
 8,362
 4,401
 29,113
Share based compensation expense
 
 
 10,023
 10,023
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment3,934
 2,109
 331
 22
 6,396
Restructuring costs6,929
 1,322
 506
 1,019
 9,776
Asset impairment13,767
 
 
 
 13,767
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries
 14,260
 
 
 14,260
Interest expense, net
 
 
 46,489
 46,489
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
 14,523
 14,523
Other expense (income), net
 (393) 
 2,346
 1,953
Income tax expense
 
 
 17,309
 17,309
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest3,096
 
 
 1,341
 4,437
Adjusted EBITDA$232,512
 $46,219
 $40,470
 $(35,817) $283,384
(1) Other items include $6,829 in acquisition and due diligence related costs in the year ended January 1, 2023, and were recorded in selling, general and administration expenses within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Refer to Note 23. Subsequent Events in Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
Year Ended January 2, 2022
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Net income (loss) attributable to Masonite$329,925 $29,519 $(91,255)$(173,688)$94,501 
Plus:
Depreciation37,864 9,752 10,986 12,039 70,641 
Amortization1,640 14,073 3,634 1,994 21,341 
Share based compensation expense— — — 15,959 15,959 
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment2,209 (1)(410)(482)1,316 
Restructuring (benefit) costs(149)— 5,165 551 5,567 
Asset impairment— — 69,171 729 69,900 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries— 8,590 — — 8,590 
Interest expense, net— — — 46,123 46,123 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— — — 13,583 13,583 
Other (income) expense, net— (1,309)16,924 15,620 
Income tax expense— — — 44,772 44,772 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest2,963 — — 1,730 4,693 
Adjusted EBITDA$374,452 $60,624 $(2,704)$(19,766)$412,606 
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(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Masonite$165,981
 $13,602
 $17,895
 $(104,768) $92,710
Plus:         
Depreciation29,959
 9,922
 10,431
 8,777
 59,089
Amortization1,466
 14,716
 9,236
 3,165
 28,583
Share based compensation expense
 
 
 7,681
 7,681
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment1,799
 92
 180
 1,399
 3,470
Restructuring costs275
 1,349
 
 
 1,624
Asset impairment
 5,243
 
 
 5,243
Interest expense, net
 
 
 39,008
 39,008
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
 5,414
 5,414
Other expense (income), net(57) 61
 
 (2,537) (2,533)
Income tax expense
 
 
 23,813
 23,813
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest3,042
 
 
 792
 3,834
Adjusted EBITDA$202,465
 $44,985
 $37,742
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Adjusted EBITDA in our North American Residential segment increased $30.0$87.3 million, or 14.8%23.3%, to $232.5$461.8 million in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, from $202.5$374.5 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA in the North American Residential segment included corporate allocations of shared costs of $55.9$89.5 million and $54.7$76.6 million in 20192022 and 2018,2021, respectively. The allocations generally consist of certain costs of human resources, legal, finance, information technology, research and development, marketing and share based compensation.
Adjusted EBITDA in our Europe segment increased $1.2decreased $31.9 million, or 2.7%52.5%, to $46.2$28.8 million in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, from $45.0$60.6 million in the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA in the Europe segment included corporate allocations of shared costs of $1.0$6.8 million and $4.1 million in the year ended December 29, 2019. There were no such allocations in the year ended December 30, 2018. The allocations generally consist of certain costs of human resources, legal, finance2022 and information technology.
Adjusted EBITDA in our Architectural segment increased $2.8 million or 7.4% to $40.5 million in the year ended December 29, 2019, from $37.7 million in the year ended December 30, 2018. Adjusted EBITDA in the Architectural segment also included corporate allocations of shared costs of $10.6 million and $8.9 million in 2019 and 2018,2021, respectively. The allocations generally consist of certain costs of human resources, legal, finance, information technology, marketing and share based compensation.
Adjusted EBITDA in our Architectural segment decreased $1.0 million or 38.6% to a loss of $3.7 million in the year ended January 1, 2023, from a loss of $2.7 million in the year ended January 2, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA in the Architectural segment also included corporate allocations of shared costs of $11.4 million and $11.1 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The allocations generally consist of certain costs of human resources, legal, finance, information technology, research and development.development, marketing and share based compensation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs for operations vary throughout the year. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities, the borrowings under our ABL Facility and an accounts receivable sales program with a third party ("AR Sales Program") and our existing cash balance. Our anticipated uses of cash in the near term include the Endura acquisition, working capital needs, capital expenditures and share repurchases. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures. We anticipate capital expenditures in fiscal year 20202023 to be approximately $70 million$100 to $75$115 million. On a continual basis, we evaluate and consider strategic acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures to create shareholder value and enhance financial performance.
We believe that our cash balance on hand, future cash generated from operations, the use of our AR Sales Program, our ABL Facility and our Term Loan Facility along with our ability to access the capital markets will provide adequate liquidity for the foreseeable future. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we had $167.0$296.9 million of cash and cash equivalents, availability under our Term Loan Facility of $250.0 million earmarked for the Endura acquisition, availability under our ABL Facility of $198.0$324.9 million and availability under our AR Sales Program of $12.4$15.8 million.
Cash Flows
Year Ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, Compared with Year Ended December 30, 2018January 2, 2022
Cash provided by operating activities was $221.7$189.2 million during the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, compared to $203.2$156.5 million during the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. This $18.5$32.7 million increase in cash provided by operating activities is primarilywas due to $16.0a $21.0 million ofincrease in net income attributable to Masonite, adjusted for non-cash and other items, and an $11.7 million increase in working capital improvementsand other assets and liabilities in 20192022 compared to 2018.2021.
Cash used in investing activities was $82.1$111.1 million during the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, compared to $254.5$76.1 million cash used during the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. This $172.4$35.0 million decreaseincrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily driven by a decrease in cash paid for acquisitions of $155.4 million and a $12.0 million decrease in cash paid in the issuance of a note receivable in 2019 compared to 2018. The remaining $5.0 million decrease is a result of a $2.2$27.7 million increase in cash proceeds for the sale ofadditions to property, plant and equipment, decreases in other investing outflowsthe absence of $2.1$6.9 million of net proceeds from divestitures and acquisitions and a $1.0 million$0.4 increase in cash obtained from the sale of subsidiariesused for other investing activities in 20192022 compared to 2018, partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in capital expenditures.2021.
Cash used in financing activities was $89.4$157.4 million during the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, compared to $10.0$63.7 million of cash used during the year ended December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. This $79.4$93.7 million increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily driven by a $186.0$58.6 million net increasedecrease in cash used inprovided by debt-related transactions, partially offset by a $107.0$35.6 million decreaseincrease in cash used for repurchases of common shares and a $1.2 million increase in 2019distributions to non-controlling interests, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in cash used for tax withholding on share based awards in 2022 compared to 2018.2021.

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Share Repurchases
We currently have in place a $600.0The Company's Board of Directors has approved five share repurchase authorizations, the most recent being an incremental $200.0 million share repurchase authorization, stemming from three separate authorizations by our Board of Directors. On February 23, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program whereby we may repurchase up to $150.0 million worth of our outstanding common shares andapproved on February 22, 2017, and May 10, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $200.0 million and $250.0 million, respectively (collectively, the “share repurchase programs”).21, 2022. The share repurchase programs have no specified end date and the timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by management based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Any repurchases under the share repurchase programs may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The share repurchase programs do not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common shares, and they may be suspended or terminated at any time at our discretion. Repurchases under the share repurchase programs are permitted to be made under one or more Rule 10b5-1 plans, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under applicable insider trading laws.
During the first quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an ASR transaction with a third-party financial institution for the repurchase of $100.0 million of its outstanding common shares. At inception, pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $100.0 million to the financial institution using cash on hand and received an initial delivery of 848,087 common shares on the same day. The final delivery of 319,678 common shares were delivered in the second quarter. The $100.0 million ASR transaction was completed in the second quarter with a total delivery of 1,167,765 common shares at a volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") per share minus an agreed upon discount totaling $85.63 per share. The cash paid was reflected as a reduction of equity at the initial delivery of shares and the number of shares outstanding were reduced at the dates of physical delivery. During the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we repurchased and retired 1,170,9251,679,919 of our common shares in the open market at an aggregate cost of $59.9 million as part of the share repurchase programs.$149.5 million. During the year ended December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, we repurchased 2,771,6841,014,003 of our common shares in the open market at an aggregate cost of $166.9$113.9 million.
As of December 29, 2019, $144.0January 1, 2023, since inception of the programs we have repurchased $763.1 million wasof our common shares and have $246.9 million available for repurchase in accordance with theour share repurchase programs.
Other Liquidity Matters
Our cash and cash equivalents balance includes cash held in foreign countries in which we operate. Cash held outside Canada, in which we are incorporated, is free from significant restrictions that would prevent the cash from being accessed to meet our liquidity needs including, if necessary, to fund operations and service debt obligations in Canada. However, earnings from certain jurisdictions are indefinitely reinvested in those jurisdictions. Upon the repatriation of any earnings to Canada, in the form of dividends or otherwise, we may be subject to Canadian income taxes and withholding taxes payable to the various foreign countries. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we do not believe adverse tax consequences exist that restrict our use of cash or cash equivalents in a material manner.
We also routinely monitor the changes in the financial condition of our customers and the potential impact on our results of operations. There has not been a change in the financial condition of a customer that has had a material adverse effect on our results of operations. However, if economic conditions were to deteriorate, it is possible that there could be an impact on our results of operations in a future period and this impact could be material.
Accounts Receivable Sales Program
Under the AR Sales Program, we can transfer ownership of eligible trade accounts receivable of certain customers. Receivables are sold outright to a third party who assumes the full risk of collection, without recourse to us in the event of a loss. Transfers of receivables under this program are accounted for as sales. Proceeds from the transfers reflect the face value of the accounts receivable less a discount. Receivables sold under the AR Sales Program are excluded from trade accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets and are included in cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The discounts on the sales of trade accounts receivable sold under the AR Sales Program were not material for any of the periods presented and were recorded in selling, general and administration expense within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Senior Notes
On July 26, 2021, we issued $375.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes (the "2030 Notes"). The 2030 Notes were issued in a private placement for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to buyers outside of the United States pursuant to
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Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2030 Notes bear interest at 3.50% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year commencing on February 15, 2022, and the principal is due February 15, 2030. The 2030 Notes were issued at par. We received net proceeds of $370.3 million after deducting $4.7 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are being accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2030 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Notes were used to redeem the remaining $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes (as described below), including the payment of related premiums, fees and expenses, with the balance of the proceeds available for general corporate purposes.
Obligations under the 2030 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. We may redeem the 2030 Notes under certain circumstances specified therein.
The indenture governing the 2030 Notes contains limited covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to (i) incur certain secured debt, (ii) engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions and (iii) merge or consolidate with other entities. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2030 Notes. The indenture governing the 2030 Notes contains customary events of default (subject to certain cases to customary grace and cure periods). As of January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the indenture governing the 2030 Notes.
On July 25, 2019, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes (the "2028 Notes"). The 2028 Notes were issued in a private placement for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to buyers outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2028 Notes were issued without registration rights and are not listed on any securities exchange. The 2028 Notes bear interest at 5.375% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year and arethe principal is due February 1, 2028. The 2028 notes were issued at par. We received net proceeds of $493.3 million after deducting $6.7 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are being accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2028 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from issuance of the 2028 Notes, together with available cash balances, were used to redeem the remaining $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes (as described below), including the payment of related premiums, fees and expenses.

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similar senior unsecured notes.
Obligations under the 2028 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. We may redeem the 2028 Notes under certain circumstances specified therein.
The indenture governing the 2028 Notes contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: (i) incur additional debt and issue disqualified or preferred stock, (ii) make restricted payments, (iii) sell assets, (iv) create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the parent company, (v) create or incur certain liens, (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (vii) merge or consolidate with other entities and (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2028 Notes. In addition, if in the future the 2028 Notes have an investment grade rating from at least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, certain of these covenants will be terminated. The indenture governing the 2028 Notes contains customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods). As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the indenture governing the 2028 Notes.
On August 27, 2018, we issued $300.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes (the “2026 Notes”"2026 Notes"). The 2026 Notes were issued in a private placement for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to buyers outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2026 Notes were issued without registration rights and are not listed on any securities exchange. The 2026 Notes bear interest at 5.75% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year and arewere originally due September 15, 2026. The 2026 Notes were issued at par. We received net proceeds of $295.7 million after deducting $4.3 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are beingwere accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2026 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from issuance
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Subsequent to the closing of the 2030 Notes offering, the 2026 Notes were usedredeemed, and the notes were considered extinguished as of July 26, 2021. Under the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes, we paid the applicable premium of $10.8 million. Additionally, the unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.8 million relating to redeem $125.0the 2026 Notes were written off in conjunction with the extinguishment of the 2026 Notes. The resulting loss on extinguishment of debt was $13.6 million and was recorded as part of income from continuing operations before income tax expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income in the third quarter of 2021. Additionally, the cash payment of interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date was accelerated to the redemption date.
Term Loan Facility
On December 13, 2022, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a new delayed-draw term loan credit agreement (the "Term Loan Credit Agreement") maturing on December 12, 2027 (the "Term Loan Maturity Date"). The Term Loan Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured five-year delayed-draw term loan facility of $250.0 million (the "Term Loan Facility"). Loans under the Term Loan Facility (the "Term Loans") will bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, (1) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin of 2.25% or (2) an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (i) the "Prime Rate" in the U.S. last quoted by The Wall Street Journal, (ii) 0.50% above the greater of the federal funds rate and the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in Dollars, (iii) 1.00% above the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month interest period and (iv) 1.00%, plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 1.25%, subject to, in each of cases (1) and (2), an agreed interest rate floor. The Term Loans are repayable in equal quarterly installments for an annual aggregate amortization payment equal to 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes (as described in the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements), including the payment of related premiums, fees and expenses,Term Loans, with the balance of the proceeds available for general corporate purposes.principal being due on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
The Term Loan Credit Agreement also includes a quarterly ticking fee of 25 basis points per annum payable to the lenders under the Term Loan Facility beginning on January 3, 2023 (the "Closing Date") in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. As a result of the incurrence of the Term Loans on the Closing Date such ticking fees were not (and shall not be) payable to the Lenders.
The Borrower also pays customary agency fees.
Obligations under the 2026 NotesTerm Loan Credit Agreement are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis,by us and by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries organized in the United States and are secured by the equity in, and substantially all the assets of, such subsidiaries. We may redeemThe Term Loans were funded in an amount of $250.0 million and applied to finance a portion of the 2026 Notes under certain circumstances specified therein. consideration payable in connection with the consummation of the Endura acquisition on January 3, 2023.
The indenture governing the 2026 NotesTerm Loan Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: (i) pay dividends on our common shares and make other restricted payments, (ii) make investments and acquisitions, (iii) engage in transactions with our affiliates, (iv) sell assets, (v) merge, (vi) incur additional debt and issue disqualified or preferred stock, (ii) make(vii) create liens. The Term Loan Credit Agreement includes certain exceptions and exemptions under the restricted payments, (iii) sell assets, (iv) create or permit restrictions on the abilitypayment, investment, dispositions, liens and indebtedness covenants.
The Term Loan Credit Agreement requires us to maintain at all times a total leverage ratio of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the parent company, (v) create or incurno more than 4.50:1.00. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains change of control provisions and certain liens, (vi) enter into salecustomary affirmative covenants and leaseback transactions, (vii) merge or consolidateevents of default. As of January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with other entitiesall such covenants and (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. In addition, if in the future the 2026 Notes have an investment grade rating from at least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, certain of these covenants will be terminated. The indenture governing the 2026 Notes contains customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods).there were no amounts outstanding. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the indenturecredit agreement governing the 2026 Notes.
On September 27, 2017,Term Loan Facility and March 23, 2015, we issued $150.0 million and $475.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes, respectively (the "2023 Notes"). The 2023 Notesthere were issued in two private placements for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to buyers outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2023 Notes were issued without registration rights and are not listed on any securities exchange. The 2023 Notes bear interest at 5.625% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year and are due March 15, 2023. The 2023 Notes were issued at 104.0% and par in 2017 and 2015, respectively, and the resulting premium of $6.0 million is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Notes using the effective interest method. We received net proceeds of $153.9 million and $467.9 million, respectively, after deducting $2.1 million and $7.1 million of debt issuance costs in 2017 and 2015, respectively. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are being accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from the 2017 issuance of the 2023 Notes were for general corporate purposes. The net proceeds from the 2015 issuance of the 2023 Notes, together with available cash balances, were used to redeem $500.0 million aggregate principal of prior 8.25% senior unsecured notes due 2021 and to pay related premiums, fees and expenses. As of August 10, 2019, the 2023 Notes were fully redeemed, as described above.

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no amounts outstanding.
ABL Facility
On January 31, 2019, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a $250.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility") maturing on January 31, 2024. The borrowing base is calculated2024, which replaced the previous facility. On October 28, 2022, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into an amendment to the "ABL Facility" which, among other things, (i) increased the revolving credit commitments available thereunder by $100.0 million to an aggregate amount of $350.0 million and (ii) replaced the LIBOR-based interest rate applicable to borrowings thereunder in U.S. dollars with an interest rate based on the sum of (x) a percentage"Term SOFR" rate published by the CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) plus (y) 10 basis points ("Adjusted Term SOFR"). Additionally, on December 12, 2022, we and certain
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of our subsidiaries entered into an amendment to the ABL Facility, which, among other things, extended the maturity of the valueABL Facility from January 31, 2024 to December 12, 2027. The terms of selected United States, Canadian and United Kingdom accounts receivable and inventory, less certain ineligible amounts. Obligationsthe ABL Facility remained otherwise substantially unchanged. In connection with the acquisition of Endura on January 3, 2023, the Company borrowed $100.0 million under the ABL Facility are secured byin order to fund a first priority security interest in such accounts receivable, inventory and other related assetsportion of Masonite andthe cash consideration paid. On February 3, 2023, we subsequently repaid $50.0 million of the outstanding borrowings under our subsidiaries. In addition, obligations under the ABL Facility are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. Facility.
Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, (i) the United States, Canadian and United Kingdom Base Rate (each as defined in the credit agreement relating to the ABL Facility, the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per annum, or (ii) the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR or BA Rate (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.50% per annum. In addition to paying interest on any outstanding principal under the ABL Facility, a commitment fee is payable on the undrawn portion of the ABL Facility in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the average daily balance of unused commitments during each calendar quarter.
The ABL Facility contains various customary representations, warranties and covenants by us that, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, restricts our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: (i) pay dividends on our common shares and make other restricted payments, (ii) make investments and acquisitions, (iii) engage in transactions with our affiliates, (iv) sell assets, (v) merge and (vi) create liens. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended the ABL Facility, to, among other things, (i) permitpermits us to incur unlimited unsecured debt as long as such debt does not contain covenants or default provisions that are more restrictive than those contained in the ABL Facility, (ii) permitpermits us to incur debt as long as the pro forma secured leverage ratio is less than 4.5 to 1.0, and (iii) addadds certain additional exceptions and exemptions under the restricted payment, investment and indebtedness covenants (including increasing the amount of certain debt permitted to be incurred under existing exceptions). As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the credit agreement governing the ABL Facility and there were no amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility.
Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information
Our obligations under the 2028 Notes and 2026 Notes and the ABL Facility are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. The following unaudited supplemental financial information for our non-guarantor subsidiaries is presented:
Our non-guarantor subsidiaries generated external net sales of $1.9 billion, $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion in the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Our non-guarantor subsidiaries generated Adjusted EBITDA of $241.6 million, $224.1 million and $209.2 million for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively. Our non-guarantor subsidiaries had total assets of $2.0 billion and $1.8 billion as of December 29, 2019, and December 30, 2018; and total liabilities of $834.5 million and $711.8 million as of December 29, 2019, and December 30, 2018, respectively.

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Contractual Obligations
The following table presents our contractual obligations over the periods indicated as of December 29, 2019:
 Fiscal Year Ended
(In thousands)2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Thereafter Total
Long-term debt maturities$
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $800,000
 $800,000
Scheduled interest payments44,125
 44,125
 44,125
 44,125
 44,125
 128,563
 349,188
Operating leases27,197
 20,058
 17,276
 14,212
 13,515
 87,088
 179,346
Finance leases1,393
 1,326
 1,365
 1,287
 1,445
 52,981
 59,797
Pension contributions (1)
785
 1,086
 1,141
 1,197
 1,258
 3,794
 9,261
Total (2)
$73,500
 $66,595
 $63,907
 $60,821
 $60,343
 $1,072,426
 $1,397,592
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(1) Pension contributions relate to our United Kingdom pension plan.
(2) As of December 29, 2019, we have $5.8 million recorded as a long-term liability for uncertain tax positions. We are not able to reasonably estimate the timing of payments, or the amount by which our liability for these uncertain tax positions will increase or decrease over time, and accordingly, this liability has been excluded from the above table.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are fully disclosed in our annual consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. We consider the following policies to be most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in preparing our consolidated financial statements.
Business Acquisition Accounting
We use the acquisition method of accounting for all business acquisitions. We allocate the purchase price of our business acquisitions based on the fair value of identifiable tangible and intangible assets. The difference between the total cost of the acquisitions and the sum of the fair values of the acquired tangible and intangible assets less liabilities is recorded as goodwill.
Goodwill
We evaluate all business combinations for intangible assets that should be recognized and reported apart from goodwill. Goodwill is not amortized but instead is tested annually for impairment on the last day of fiscal November, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The test for impairment is performed at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount to its fair value. Possible impairment in goodwill is first analyzed using qualitative factors such as macroeconomic and market conditions, changing costs and actual and projected performance, amongst others, to determine whether it is more likely than not that the book value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If it is determined more likely than not that the book value exceeds fair value, a quantitative analysis is performed to test for impairment. When quantitative steps are determined necessary, the fair values of the reporting units are estimated through the use of discounted cash flow analyses and market multiples. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, then goodwill is impaired. Any impairment in goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over the fair value. The inputs utilized to derive projected cash flows are subject to significant judgments and uncertainties. As such, the realized cash flows could differ significantly from those estimated. We performed a quantitativeour annual impairment test during the fourth quarter of 20192022 and determined that goodwill was not impaired. The resulting fair values of each reporting unit tested based upon such inputs exceeded their respective carrying values by greater than 10%. Further, had the discount rate of each of our reporting units been hypothetically increased by 100 basis points, the fair values of each reporting unit would still have exceeded their respective carrying values. To the extent that future operating results of the reporting units do not meet the

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forecasted cash flow projections, we can provide no assurance that a future goodwill impairment charge would not be incurred.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets with definite lives include customer relationships, non-compete agreements, patents, supply agreements, certain acquired trademarks and system software development. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized
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on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortizable intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be greater than the fair value. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimate of undiscounted future cash flows generated by such assets is less than the carrying amount. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset, determined using discounted cash flows when quoted market prices are not readily available. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually on the last day of fiscal November, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicated that the carrying value may exceed the fair value. We performed a qualitative impairment test during the fourth quarter of 20192022 and determined that indefinite-lived intangible assets were not impaired.
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, which are separately tested for impairment, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. When evaluating long-lived assets for potential impairment, we first compare the carrying value of the asset to the estimates of asset’s useful lives and undiscounted future cash flows based on market participant assumptions. If the undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset and the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized.
Income Taxes
As a multinational corporation, we are subject to taxation in many jurisdictions and the calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with inherent uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in various taxing jurisdictions. We assess the income tax positions and record tax liabilities for all years subject to examination based upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available as of the reporting date.
We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at enacted rates. We base our estimate of deferred tax assets and liabilities on current tax laws and rates and, in certain cases, business plans and other expectations about future outcomes. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. While we have considered future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, in the event that we were to determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be a credit to income in the period such determination was made. The consolidated financial statements include changes to the valuation allowances as a result of uncertainty regarding our ability to realize certain deferred tax assets in the future.
Our accounting for deferred tax consequences represents our best estimate of future events that can be appropriately reflected in the accounting estimates. Changes in existing tax laws, regulations, rates and future operating results may affect the amount of deferred tax liabilities or the valuation of deferred tax assets over time. The application of tax laws and regulations is subject to legal and factual interpretation, judgment and uncertainty. Tax laws and regulations themselves are also subject to change as a result in changes in fiscal policy, changes in legislation, the evolution of regulations and court rulings.
Although we believe the measurement of liabilities for uncertain tax positions is reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final outcomes of these matters will not be different than what is reflected in the historical income tax provisions and accruals. If we ultimately determine that the payment of these liabilities will be unnecessary, the liability is reversed and a tax benefit is recognized in the period in which such determination is made. Conversely, additional tax charges are recorded in a period in which it is determined that a recorded tax liability is less than the ultimate assessment is expected to be. If additional taxes are assessed as a result of an audit or litigation, there could be a material effect on our income tax provision and net income in the period or periods for which that determination is made.

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Inventory
We value inventories at the lower of cost or replacement cost for raw materials, and the lower of cost or net realizable value, for finished goods, with expense estimates made for obsolescence or unsaleable inventory. In determining net realizable value, we consider such factors as yield, turnover and aging, expected future demand and market conditions, as well as past experience. A change in the underlying assumptions related to these factors could affect the valuation of inventory and have a corresponding effect on cost of goods sold. Historically, actual results have not significantly deviated from those determined using these estimates.
Share Based Compensation Plan
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Table of common shares to employees as compensation through various grants of share instruments. We apply the fair value method of accounting using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to determine the compensation expense for stock appreciation rights. The compensation expense for the restricted stock units awarded is based on the fair value of the restricted stock units at the date of grant. Additionally, the compensation expense for certain performance based awards was determined using the Monte Carlo simulation method. There were no awards outstanding as of December 29, 2019, valued using this method. Compensation expense is recorded in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and is recognized over the requisite service period. The determination of obligations and compensation expense requires the use of several mathematical and judgmental factors, including stock price, expected volatility, the anticipated life of the award, estimated risk free rate and the number of shares or share options expected to vest. Any difference in the number of shares or share options that actually vest can affect future compensation expense. Other assumptions are not revised after the original estimate.Contents
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Changes in Accounting Standards and Policies
Changes in accounting standards and policies are discussed in Note 1. Business Overview and Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices, which can affect our operating results and overall financial condition. We manage exposure to these risks through our operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and are not used for speculation or for trading purposes. Derivative financial instruments are generally contracted with a diversified group of investment grade counterparties to reduce exposure to nonperformance on such instruments.
We have in place an enterprise risk management process that involves systematic risk identification and mitigation covering the categories of enterprise, strategic, financial, operation and compliance and reporting risk. The enterprise risk management process receives Board of Directors and Management oversight, drives risk mitigation decision-making and is fully integrated into our internal audit planning and execution cycle.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk
We have foreign currency exposures related to buying, selling and financing in currencies other than the local currencies in which we operate. In the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, approximately 32%26%, 36%32% and 34%29% of our net sales were generated outside of the United States, respectively. In addition, a significant percentage of our costs during the same period were not denominated in U.S. dollars. For example, for most of our manufacturing and distribution facilities, the prices for a significant portion of our raw materials are quoted in the domestic currency of the country where the facility is located or other currencies that are not U.S. dollars. We also have substantial assets outside the United States. As a result, the volatility in the price of the U.S. dollar has exposed, and in the future may continue to expose, us to currency exchange risks. Also, since our financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars, changes in currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies have had, and will continue to have, an impact on many aspects of our financial results. Changes in currency exchange rates for any country in which we operate may require us to raise the prices of our products in that country or allow our competitors to sell their products at lower prices in that country. Unrealized exchange gains and losses arising from the translation of the financial statements of our non-U.S. functional currency operations are accumulated in the


cumulative translation adjustments account in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Net gainslosses from currency translation adjustments as a result of translating our foreign assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars and upon deconsolidation of subsidiaries during the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, were $16.9$35.6 million, which were primarily driven by the weakening of the Pound Sterling, the Canadian dollar and the Euro in comparison to the U.S. dollar againstduring the other major currencies in which we transact.period.
When deemed appropriate, we enter into various derivative financial instruments to preserve the carrying amount of foreign currency-denominated assets, liabilities, commitments and certain anticipated foreign currency transactions. We held no derivative financial instruments as of December 29, 2019, or December 30, 2018. If not mitigated by derivative financial instruments, price increases or other methods, a hypothetical 10% strengthening of the U.S. Dollardollar against all foreign currencies in the jurisdictions in which we operate would result in an approximate $65$68.5 million translational decrease in our net sales and an approximate $1$7.7 million translational decrease in our net income.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to market risk from exposure to changes in interest rates with respect to borrowings under our Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility to the extent it isthey are drawn on and due to our other financing, investing and cash management activities. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, there were no outstanding borrowings under our Term Loan Facility or ABL Facility. On January 3, 2023, we borrowed $250.0 million under our Term Loan Facility and $100.0 million under our ABL Facility in connection with the consummation of the Endura acquisition. On February 3, 2023, we subsequently repaid $50.0 million of the outstanding borrowings under our ABL Facility. A 100 basis point increase in the variable interest rate component of our borrowings as of February 4, 2023, would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $3.0 million.
Impact of Inflation, Deflation and Changing Prices
We have experienced inflation and deflation related to our purchase of certain commodity products. We believe that volatile prices for commodities have impacted our net sales and results of operations. We maintain strategies to
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mitigate the impact of higher raw material, energy and commodity costs, which include cost reduction, sourcing and other actions, which typically offset only a portion of the adverse impact. Inflation and deflation related to our purchases of certain commodity products could have an adverse impact on our operating results in the future. A hypothetical 10% inflationary increase in our material cost of goods sold would result in approximately $90$117.5 million of increased consolidated cost of goods sold.
Additionally, anti-dumping and countervailing duty trade cases, such as the January 8, 2020, Coalition of American Millwork Producers anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil and China, has had, and is expected to continue to have, an impact our business and results of operations.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Masonite International Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Masonite International Corporation (the Company) as of December 29, 2019January 1, 2023 and December 30, 2018, andJanuary 2, 2022, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated"consolidated financial statements”statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 29, 2019January 1, 2023 and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 20, 202028, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Adoption of ASU No. 2016 -02
As discussed in Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases in fiscal 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and the related amendments.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidatedfinancial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosuresto which it relates.
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Valuation of Goodwill related to the Architectural Reporting Unit
        Accounting for Income Taxes
Description of the Matter
As discussed in Notes 1 and 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is subject to income taxes in Canada, the U.S., and other foreign jurisdictions, which affect the Company’s provision for income taxes. The provision for income taxes is based upon management’s understanding of the facts, circumstances and information available as of the reporting date. For the year-ended January 1, 2023, the Company recognized consolidated income tax expense of $71.8 million.

Auditing management’s calculation of the provision for income taxes was complex because the Company’s global structure required an assessment of the Company’s interpretation and application of tax laws in multiple jurisdictions including the income tax impact of the legal entity ownership structure and intercompany transactions. The assessment of tax positions involves the evaluation and application of complex statutes, regulations, and case law which are subject to legal and factual interpretation and judgment. Our audit procedures required significant audit effort including the use of our tax professionals to assist in evaluating the audit evidence obtained from these procedures.
Description of the Matter
At December 29, 2019, the Company’s goodwill was $184.2 million, of which $111.0 million related to the Architectural reporting unit. As discussed in Notes 1 and 7 of the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s goodwill is assigned to its reporting units as of the acquisition date and is tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year or whenever changes in circumstances may indicate the carrying amounts may not be recoverable.
Auditing management’s annual goodwill impairment test for the Architectural reporting unit was complex and judgmental due to the significant estimation required to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. In particular, the fair value estimate was sensitive to significant assumptions such as net sales growth rates, EBITDA margins, and the discount rate, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions, including industry and company-specific factors.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the Company’s controls over management’s calculation of its provision for income taxes. For example, we tested management’s controls over the Company’s goodwill impairment review process, including management’s reviewidentification and analysis of changes to tax laws in the significant assumptions described above and data underlying the estimate.various jurisdictions in which it operates.

To test the estimated fair valueCompany’s calculation of the Company’s Architectural reporting unit,provision for income taxes, we performed audit procedures that included, among others, evaluating the income tax impact of the Company’s structure, operations and jurisdictional tax law and considered the impact of any changes in the current year. We involved our tax professionals to evaluate the application of tax law to management’s tax positions, including assessing the valuation methodologiesCompany’s correspondence with the relevant tax authorities and its analysis of income tax positions. Additionally, our procedures included testing the related effective tax rate reconciliation, evaluating the tax impact of permanent and temporary differences, and testing the significant assumptions discussed above and the underlying data used by the Company in its analysis. We involved our valuation specialists to assist in our evaluationapplication of the Company’s valuation methodology and significant assumptions. We compared the significant assumptions used by management to current industry and economic trends, the Company’s historical resultsnew regulations, case law, and other guideline companies within the same industry and evaluated whether changes in the Company’s business would affect the significant assumptions. We assessed the historical accuracy of management’s estimates and performed sensitivity analyses of the significant assumptions to evaluate the changes in the fair value of the reporting unit that would result from changes in the assumptions.authoritative guidance.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
Tampa, Florida
February 20, 2020
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Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
Year EndedYear Ended
December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Net sales$2,176,683
 $2,170,103
 $2,032,925
Net sales$2,891,687 $2,596,920 $2,257,075 
Cost of goods sold1,699,000
 1,734,797
 1,625,942
Cost of goods sold2,217,792 1,985,141 1,684,571 
Gross profit477,683
 435,306
 406,983
Gross profit673,895 611,779 572,504 
Selling, general and administration expenses310,567
 266,193
 247,917
Selling, general and administration expenses344,614 308,430 366,772 
Restructuring costs9,776
 1,624
 850
Restructuring costs1,904 5,567 8,236 
Asset impairment13,767
 5,243
 
Asset impairment— 69,900 51,515 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries14,260
 
 212
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries850 8,590 2,091 
Operating income129,313
 162,246
 158,004
Operating income326,527 219,292 143,890 
Interest expense, net46,489
 39,008
 30,153
Interest expense, net41,331 46,123 46,807 
Loss on extinguishment of debt14,523
 5,414
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— 13,583 — 
Other expense (income), net1,953
 (2,533) (1,570)
Income before income tax expense (benefit)66,348
 120,357
 129,421
Income tax expense (benefit)17,309
 23,813
 (27,560)
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net(5,001)15,620 (5,217)
Income before income tax expenseIncome before income tax expense290,197 143,966 102,300 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense71,753 44,772 28,611 
Net income49,039
 96,544
 156,981
Net income218,444 99,194 73,689 
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests4,437
 3,834
 5,242
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests4,211 4,693 4,652 
Net income attributable to Masonite$44,602
 $92,710
 $151,739
Net income attributable to Masonite$214,233 $94,501 $69,037 
     
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$1.77
 $3.38
 $5.18
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$9.51 $3.91 $2.81 
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$1.75
 $3.33
 $5.09
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$9.41 $3.85 $2.77 
     
Comprehensive income:     Comprehensive income:
Net income$49,039
 $96,544
 $156,981
Net income$218,444 $99,194 $73,689 
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)16,912
 (40,880) 38,970
Other comprehensive (loss) income:Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gainForeign currency translation (loss) gain(35,637)(3,175)19,820 
Pension and other post-retirement adjustment962
 (4,754) 529
Pension and other post-retirement adjustment(4,718)2,250 (3,163)
Pension settlement charges5,651
 
 
Pension settlement charges— 15,654 — 
Amortization of actuarial net losses1,798
 1,291
 1,113
Amortization of actuarial net losses22 1,336 1,002 
Income tax (expense) benefit related to other comprehensive income (loss)(2,230) 742
 (1,026)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:23,093
 (43,601) 39,586
Income tax (expense) benefit related to other comprehensive (loss) incomeIncome tax (expense) benefit related to other comprehensive (loss) income(846)(5,518)632 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:(41,179)10,547 18,291 
Comprehensive income72,132
 52,943
 196,567
Comprehensive income177,265 109,741 91,980 
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests4,780
 3,000
 5,994
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests3,674 4,759 4,837 
Comprehensive income attributable to Masonite$67,352
 $49,943
 $190,573
Comprehensive income attributable to Masonite$173,591 $104,982 $87,143 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share amounts)
ASSETSDecember 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
ASSETSJanuary 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Current assets:   Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$166,964
 $115,656
Cash and cash equivalents$296,922 $381,395 
Restricted cash10,644
 10,485
Restricted cash11,999 10,110 
Accounts receivable, net276,208
 283,580
Accounts receivable, net375,918 343,414 
Inventories, net242,230
 250,407
Inventories, net406,828 347,476 
Prepaid expenses33,190
 32,970
Prepaid expenses and other assetsPrepaid expenses and other assets55,051 50,399 
Income taxes receivable4,819
 3,495
Income taxes receivable16,922 1,332 
Total current assets734,055
 696,593
Total current assets1,163,640 1,134,126 
Property, plant and equipment, net625,585
 609,753
Property, plant and equipment, net652,329 626,797 
Operating lease right-of-use assets121,367
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets160,695 176,445 
Investment in equity investees16,100
 13,474
Investment in equity investees16,111 14,994 
Goodwill184,192
 180,297
Goodwill69,868 77,102 
Intangible assets, net184,532
 212,045
Intangible assets, net136,056 150,487 
Deferred income taxes25,945
 28,509
Deferred income taxes16,133 20,764 
Other assets44,808
 37,794
Other assets33,346 45,903 
Total assets$1,936,584
 $1,778,465
Total assets$2,248,178 $2,246,618 
   
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:   Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$84,912
 $96,362
Accounts payable$111,526 $138,788 
Accrued expenses180,405
 147,345
Accrued expenses223,046 237,300 
Income taxes payable2,350
 1,599
Income taxes payable14,361 8,551 
Total current liabilities267,667
 245,306
Total current liabilities348,933 384,639 
Long-term debt790,984
 796,398
Long-term debt866,116 865,721 
Long-term operating lease liabilities110,497
 
Long-term operating lease liabilities151,242 165,670 
Deferred income taxes83,465
 82,122
Deferred income taxes79,590 77,936 
Other liabilities47,109
 32,334
Other liabilities59,515 52,874 
Total liabilities1,299,722
 1,156,160
Total liabilities1,505,396 1,546,840 
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
Equity:  

Equity:
Share capital: unlimited shares authorized, no par value, 24,869,921 and 25,835,664 shares issued and outstanding as of December 29, 2019, and December 30, 2018, respectively558,514
 575,207
Share capital: unlimited shares authorized, no par value, 22,155,035 and 23,623,887 shares issued and outstanding as of January 1, 2023, and January 2, 2022, respectivelyShare capital: unlimited shares authorized, no par value, 22,155,035 and 23,623,887 shares issued and outstanding as of January 1, 2023, and January 2, 2022, respectively520,003 543,400 
Additional paid-in capital216,584
 218,988
Additional paid-in capital226,514 222,177 
Accumulated deficit(20,047) (30,836)
Retained earningsRetained earnings127,826 24,244 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(130,169) (152,919)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(142,224)(101,582)
Total equity attributable to Masonite624,882
 610,440
Total equity attributable to Masonite732,119 688,239 
Equity attributable to non-controlling interests11,980
 11,865
Equity attributable to non-controlling interests10,663 11,539 
Total equity636,862
 622,305
Total equity742,782 699,778 
Total liabilities and equity$1,936,584
 $1,778,465
Total liabilities and equity$2,248,178 $2,246,618 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share amounts)
December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Total equity, beginning of period$622,305
 $735,902
 $659,776
Total equity, beginning of period$699,778 $695,117 $636,862 
Share capital:     Share capital:
Beginning of period575,207
 624,403
 650,007
Beginning of period543,400 552,969 558,514 
Common shares issued for delivery of share based awards8,396
 11,375
 12,290
Common shares issued for delivery of share based awards13,868 12,125 8,269 
Common shares issued under employee stock purchase plan1,045
 949
 1,168
Common shares issued under employee stock purchase plan1,573 1,593 1,305 
Common shares repurchased and retired(26,134) (61,520) (39,062)Common shares repurchased and retired(38,838)(23,287)(15,119)
End of period558,514
 575,207
 624,403
End of period520,003 543,400 552,969 
Additional paid-in capital:     Additional paid-in capital:
Beginning of period218,988
 226,528
 234,926
Beginning of period222,177 223,666 216,584 
Share based compensation expense10,023
 7,681
 11,644
Share based compensation expense21,771 15,959 19,423 
Common shares issued for delivery of share based awards(8,396) (11,375) (12,290)Common shares issued for delivery of share based awards(13,868)(12,125)(8,269)
Common shares withheld to cover income taxes payable due to delivery of share based awards(3,852) (3,743) (7,466)Common shares withheld to cover income taxes payable due to delivery of share based awards(3,359)(5,001)(3,623)
Common shares issued under employee stock purchase plan(179) (103) (286)Common shares issued under employee stock purchase plan(207)(322)(449)
End of period216,584
 218,988
 226,528
End of period226,514 222,177 223,666 
Accumulated deficit:     
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit):Retained earnings (accumulated deficit):
Beginning of period(30,836) (18,150) (89,063)Beginning of period24,244 20,385 (20,047)
Net income attributable to Masonite44,602
 92,710
 151,739
Net income attributable to Masonite214,233 94,501 69,037 
Common shares repurchased and retired(33,813) (105,396) (80,826)Common shares repurchased and retired(110,651)(90,642)(28,605)
End of period(20,047) (30,836) (18,150)End of period127,826 24,244 20,385 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:     Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Beginning of period(152,919) (110,152) (148,986)Beginning of period(101,582)(112,063)(130,169)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Masonite, net of tax22,750
 (42,767) 38,834
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Masonite, net of taxOther comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Masonite, net of tax(40,642)10,481 18,106 
End of period(130,169) (152,919) (110,152)End of period(142,224)(101,582)(112,063)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interests:     Equity attributable to non-controlling interests:
Beginning of period11,865
 13,273
 12,892
Beginning of period11,539 10,160 11,980 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests4,437
 3,834
 5,242
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests4,211 4,693 4,652 
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, net tax343
 (834) 752
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests, net taxOther comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests, net tax(537)66 185 
Dividends to non-controlling interests(4,665) (4,408) (5,613)Dividends to non-controlling interests(4,550)(3,380)(6,657)
End of period11,980
 11,865
 13,273
End of period10,663 11,539 10,160 
Total equity, end of period$636,862
 $622,305
 $735,902
Total equity, end of period$742,782 $699,778 $695,117 
     
Common shares outstanding:     Common shares outstanding:
Beginning of period25,835,664
 28,369,877
 29,774,784
Beginning of period23,623,887 24,422,934 24,869,921 
Common shares issued for delivery of share based awards186,242
 223,487
 372,826
Common shares issued for delivery of share based awards194,500 199,865 209,407 
Common shares issued under employee stock purchase plan18,940
 13,984
 16,368
Common shares issued under employee stock purchase plan16,567 15,091 16,505 
Common shares repurchased and retired(1,170,925) (2,771,684) (1,794,101)Common shares repurchased and retired(1,679,919)(1,014,003)(672,899)
End of period24,869,921
 25,835,664
 28,369,877
End of period22,155,035 23,623,887 24,422,934 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year EndedYear Ended
Cash flows from operating activities:December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Net income$49,039
 $96,544
 $156,981
Net income$218,444 $99,194 $73,689 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries14,260
 
 212
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries850 8,590 2,091 
Loss on extinguishment of debt14,523
 5,414
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— 13,583 — 
Depreciation70,736
 59,089
 57,528
Depreciation71,168 70,641 68,350 
Amortization29,113
 28,583
 24,375
Amortization17,127 21,341 23,423 
Share based compensation expense10,023
 7,681
 11,644
Share based compensation expense21,771 15,959 19,423 
Deferred income taxes3,292
 10,563
 (34,230)Deferred income taxes6,024 4,881 (10,085)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss320
 700
 1,496
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)820 (1,244)(324)
Share of income from equity investees, net of tax(2,626) (2,164) (2,008)Share of income from equity investees, net of tax(4,768)(4,858)(2,811)
Dividend from equity investeeDividend from equity investee4,500 4,500 4,275 
Pension and post-retirement funding, net of expense(827) (7,112) (6,806)Pension and post-retirement funding, net of expense(2,342)15,448 (4,654)
Non-cash accruals and interest57
 857
 1,226
Non-cash accruals and interest(511)1,678 1,601 
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment6,396
 3,470
 1,893
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment(378)1,316 6,234 
Asset impairment13,767
 5,243
 
Asset impairment— 69,900 51,515 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:     Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable6,723
 (4,543) (15,926)Accounts receivable(39,056)(56,831)(13,006)
Inventories5,735
 (1,192) 692
Inventories(66,372)(92,641)(15,568)
Prepaid expenses(332) (5,316) (2,026)
Prepaid expenses and other assetsPrepaid expenses and other assets7,266 (8,021)(9,179)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses4,742
 11,909
 (15,809)Accounts payable and accrued expenses(33,302)1,473 107,129 
Other assets and liabilities(3,285) (6,494) (5,761)Other assets and liabilities(12,044)(8,452)19,077 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities221,656
 203,232
 173,481
Net cash flow provided by operating activities189,197 156,457 321,180 
Cash flows from investing activities:     Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment(82,720) (82,380) (73,782)Additions to property, plant and equipment(114,307)(86,670)(72,908)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired(2,029) (157,363) (13,813)Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired— (160)(5,814)
Issuance of note receivable
 (12,000) 
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed1,001
 
 
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed(74)7,001 — 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment3,640
 1,353
 1,114
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment6,413 6,027 7,362 
Other investing activities(2,018) (4,087) (3,653)Other investing activities(3,130)(2,340)(2,530)
Net cash flow used in investing activities(82,126) (254,477) (90,134)Net cash flow used in investing activities(111,098)(76,142)(73,890)
Cash flows from financing activities:     Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt500,000
 300,000
 156,746
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt— 375,000 — 
Repayments of long-term debt(500,177) (125,363) (422)Repayments of long-term debt— (300,945)(57)
Payment of debt extinguishment costs(14,065) (5,274) 
Payment of debt extinguishment costs— (10,810)— 
Payment of debt issuance costs(6,701) (4,344) (2,141)Payment of debt issuance costs— (4,672)— 
Tax withholding on share based awards(3,852) (3,743) (7,466)Tax withholding on share based awards(3,359)(5,001)(3,623)
Distributions to non-controlling interests(4,665) (4,408) (5,613)Distributions to non-controlling interests(4,550)(3,380)(6,657)
Repurchases of common shares(59,947) (166,916) (119,888)Repurchases of common shares(149,489)(113,929)(43,724)
Net cash flow (used in) provided by financing activities(89,407) (10,048) 21,216
Net cash flow used in financing activitiesNet cash flow used in financing activities(157,398)(63,737)(54,061)
Net foreign currency translation adjustment on cash1,344
 (1,130) 91
Net foreign currency translation adjustment on cash(3,285)(307)4,397 
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash51,467
 (62,423) 104,654
(Decrease) Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(Decrease) Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(82,584)16,271 197,626 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period126,141
 188,564
 83,910
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period391,505 375,234 177,608 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of period$177,608
 $126,141
 $188,564
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of period$308,921 $391,505 $375,234 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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1. Business Overview and Significant Accounting Policies
Unless we state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Masonite,” “we,” “our,” “us”"Masonite," "we," "our," "us" and the “Company”"Company" in these notes to the consolidated financial statements refer to Masonite International Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Description of Business
Masonite International Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of doors in the world, with significant market share in both interior and exterior door products. Masonite operates 6359 manufacturing locations in 8seven countries and sells doors to customers throughout the world, including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Basis of Presentation
We prepare these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”("GAAP"). These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Masonite International Corporation, a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, and its subsidiaries, as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, and for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017.January 3, 2021.
Our fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. In a 52-week year, each fiscal quarter consists of 13 weeks. For ease of disclosure, the 13-week periods are referred to as three-month periods and the 52- or 53-week periods are referred to as years. Our 2020 fiscal year, which ended on January 3, 2021, contained 53 weeks of operating results, with the additional week occurring in the fourth quarter.
Changes in Accounting Standards and Policies
Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018,December 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") 2018-15, “Customer’s AccountingASU 2021-10, "Government Assistance," which requires annual disclosures that increase the transparency of transactions involving government grants, including (1) the types of transactions, (2) the accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.” This ASU amendedthose transactions and (3) the definitioneffect of a hosting arrangement and required a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software” to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. Capitalized implementation costs related to a hosting arrangement that is a service contract will be amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement, beginning when the module or component of the hosting arrangement is ready for its intended use.those transactions on an entity's financial statements. The guidance iswas effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods;2021, with early adoption is permitted and either retrospective or prospective application is required for all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption.permitted. We have early adopted thisthe new guidance prospectively as of December 31, 2018,January 3, 2022, the beginning of fiscal year 2019,2022, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which amends ASC 350 "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other." This ASU simplified the accounting for goodwill impairments and allowed a goodwill impairment charge to be based upon the amount of a reporting unit's carrying value in excess of its fair value; thus, eliminating what is currently known as "Step 2" under the current guidance. This ASU was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods; early adoption was permitted and prospective application was required. We have adopted this guidance prospectively as of December 31, 2018, the beginning of fiscal year 2019, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," which replaced the existing guidance in ASC 840, "Leases." This standard was supplemented by ASUs 2018-01, 2018-10, 2018-11 and 2019-01. The updated standards aimed to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requiring disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. The transition option in ASU 2018-11 allowed entities to not apply the standards to the comparative periods they present in their financial statements in the year of adoption. These ASUs were effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods; early adoption was permitted. We

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have elected to adopt these standards utilizing the modified retrospective method as of December 31, 2018, with the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance of the new standards, which allowed us to not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases, to carry forward the historical lease classification and permitted us to exclude from our assessment initial direct costs for any existing leases. Additionally, we elected to utilize the practical expedient which allowed us to account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with that lease component as a single lease component. We also made an accounting policy election to exclude leases with an initial term of twelve months or less from our transition adjustment. Lease payments are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The adoption of the standard resulted in the recognition of a ROU asset and lease liability for our operating leases of $108.0 million and $113.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2018. At the time of the adoption our operating leases included leases for real estate and machinery and equipment and we did not have any material finance leases. The difference between the opening ROU asset and lease liability amounts was due to the reclassification of the existing deferred rent liability balance against the opening ROU assets to which it related. The standard did not materially affect our results of operations, liquidity or compliance with our debt covenants under our current agreements. Additional transition disclosures, including our updated lease accounting policy, are included in Note 6.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which created ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," and largely superseded the existing guidance of ASC 605, "Revenue Recognition." This standard outlined a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and superseded most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Deferral of the Effective Date," and the guidance would now be effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. We adopted the guidance of ASC 606 as of January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method and applied the standard to only those contracts which were not completed as of the transition date. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on revenues in the years ended December 29, 2019, or December 30, 2018. Prior period amounts were not adjusted and have continued to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Topic 605. While we considered an adjustment to opening retained earnings as prescribed by the modified retrospective method, there was no material adjustment ultimately required. Furthermore, there was no material difference between the prior period amounts as reported under ASC 605 and such amounts as would have been reported under ASC 606. Information about the nature, amount and timing of our revenues from contracts with customers is disclosed in Note 11. Revenues. Our accounting policy for revenue recognition is set forth under Summary of Significant Accounting Policies below.
Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements not yet Adopteddisclosures.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, "Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes," as part of its Simplification Initiative to reduce the cost and complexity in accounting for income taxes. This standard removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. It also amends other aspects of the guidance to help simplify and promote consistent application of GAAP. We adopted the new guidance prospectively as of January 4, 2021, the beginning of fiscal year 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements not yet Adopted
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, "Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers," which clarifies that an acquirer of a business should recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination in accordance with ASU 2014-09," Revenue from Contracts with Customers" as if the entity had originated the contracts. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periodsfiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020,2022, with early adoptionapplication permitted. We are indid not early adopt and believe the processadoption of evaluating this new guidance to determine thewill not have a material impact it may have on our financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, "Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans," which amended ASC 715, "Compensation—Retirement Benefits." This standard is applicable for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans, and eliminates disclosures no longer considered cost beneficial, clarifies specific disclosure requirements for entities that provide aggregate disclosures for two or more plans and adds requirements for explanations for significant gains and losses related to changes in benefit obligations. The guidance will be effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2020; early adoption is permitted and retrospective application is required. We are in the process of evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on our financial statements.
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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326),” which replaces the incurred loss methodology for recognizing credit losses with a current expected credit losses model. This standard applies to all financial assets, including trade receivables. Our current accounts receivable policy is described in detail in Note 1 and uses historical and current information to estimate the amount of probable credit losses in our existing account receivable balances. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years; early adoption is permitted and modified retrospective application is required. We do not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Principles of consolidation:
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Masonite and our subsidiaries and the accounts of any variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The results of subsidiaries acquired during the periods presented are consolidated from their respective dates of acquisition using the acquisition method. Subsidiaries are prospectively deconsolidated as of the date when we no longer have effective control of the entity.
(b) Translation of consolidated financial statements into U.S. dollars:
These consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars. The accounts of the majority of our self-sustaining foreign operations are maintained in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilities for these subsidiaries have been translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period and results of operations at the average exchange rates for the period. Unrealized exchange gains and losses arising from the translation of the financial statements of our non-U.S. functional currency operations are accumulated in the cumulative translation adjustments account in accumulated other comprehensive loss. For our foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency-denominated accounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Unrealized exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurements of foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities are included within other income,(income) expense, net of expense, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Gains and losses arising from international intercompany transactions that are of a long-term investment nature are reported in the same manner as translation gains and losses. Realized exchange gains and losses are included in net income for the periods presented.
(c) Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash includes cash equivalents which are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
(d) Restricted cash:
Restricted cash includes cash we have placed as collateral for standby letters of credit. The letters of credit guarantee payment to third parties in the event the company is in breach of contract terms as detailed in each letter of credit. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, we had standby letters of credit totaling $2.6$2.1 million and $2.9$2.6 million, respectively. There were 0no amounts drawn upon these letters of credit as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, or December 30, 2018.

January 2, 2022.
(e) Accounts receivable:
We record accounts receivable as our products are received by our customers. Our customers are primarily retailers, distributors and contractors. We maintainrecord an allowance for doubtfulcredit losses at the time that accounts for estimated losses resulting fromreceivable are initially recorded based on the inabilityhistorical write-off experience and the current economic environment as well as our expectations of our customersfuture economic conditions. We reassess the allowance at each reporting date. When it becomes apparent, based on age or customer circumstances, that such amounts will not be collected, they are charged to pay. We consider the overall quality and aging of receivables and specifically identified customer risks. Theallowance. Payments subsequently received are credited to the credit loss expense isaccount included within selling, general and administration expenseexpenses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Generally, we do not require collateral for our accounts receivable.

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(f) Inventories:
Raw materials and finished goods are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on a first in, first out basis. In determining the net realizable value, we consider factors such as yield, turnover, expected future demand and past experience.
The cost of inventories includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. The costs of conversion of inventories include costs directly related to the units of production, such as direct labor. They also include a systematic allocation of fixed and variable
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production overheads that are incurred in converting raw materials into finished goods. Fixed production overheads are those indirect costs of production that remain relatively constant regardless of the volume of production, such as depreciation and maintenance of factory buildings and equipment, and the cost of factory management and administration. Variable production overheads are those indirect costs of production that vary directly, or nearly directly, with the volume of production, such as indirect materials and indirect labor.
To determine the cost of inventory, we allocate fixed expenses to the cost of production based on the normal capacity, which refers to a range of production levels and is considered the production expected to be achieved over a number of periods or seasons under normal circumstances, taking into account the loss of capacity resulting from planned maintenance. Fixed overhead costs allocated to each unit of production are not increased due to abnormally low production. Those excess costs are recognized as a current period expense. When a production facility is completely shut down temporarily, it is considered idle, and all related expenses are charged to cost of goods sold.
(g) Property, plant and equipmentequipment:
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is recorded based on the carrying values of buildings, machinery and equipment using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives set forth as follows:
Useful Life (Years)
Buildings20 - 40
Machinery and equipment
Tooling10 - 25
Machinery and equipment5 - 25
Molds and dies12 - 25
Office equipment, fixtures and fittings3 - 12
Information technology systems5 - 15

Improvements and major maintenance that extend the life of an asset are capitalized; other repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed, their carrying values and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts.
Property, plant and equipment are tested for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset or asset group being tested for recoverability exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected from its use and disposal. Impairments are measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair value, as determined using a discounted cash flows approach when quoted market prices are not available.
(h) Leases:
We determine if a contract is a lease at inception or upon acquisition and reevaluate each time a lease contract is amended or otherwise modified. A lease will be classified as an operating lease if it does not meet any of the criteria for a finance lease. Those criteria include the transfer of ownership of the underlying asset by the end of the lease term; an option to purchase the underlying asset that we would be reasonably certain to exercise; the lease term is for the major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset; the present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by us that is not already reflected in the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset or if the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.
The assets and liabilities relating to operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, accrued expenses, and long-term operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The assets and liabilities relating to finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, net and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
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ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the respective lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. Since our leases do not specify implicit discount rates, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any initial direct costs and is adjusted for lease incentives and prepaid or accrued rent. The lease term begins on the date when the lessor makes the underlying asset available for use to us, and our expected lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise those options. Lease payments are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.
Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, with the related lease expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease and non-lease components of a contract are combined into a single lease component for accounting purposes.
Our operating leases include leases for real estate (including manufacturing sites, warehouses and offices) and machinery and equipment and our finance leases include leases for real estate. We have no material subleases. Certain of our operating leases contain provisions for renewal ranging from one to four options of one to ten years each.    
(i) Goodwill:
We use the acquisition method of accounting for all business combinations, and we evaluate all business combinations for intangible assets that should be recognized apart from goodwill. Goodwill adjustments are recorded for the effect on goodwill of changes to net assets acquired during the measurement period (up to one year from the date of acquisition) for new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date.

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Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is tested annually for impairment on the last day of fiscal November, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The test for impairment is performed at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount to its fair value. Possible impairment in goodwill is first analyzed using qualitative factors such as macroeconomic and market conditions, changing costs and actual and projected performance, amongst others, to determine whether it is more likely than not that the book value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If it is determined more likely than not that the book value exceeds fair value, a quantitative analysis is performed to test for impairment. When quantitative steps are determined necessary, the fair values of the reporting units are estimated through the use of discounted cash flow analysis and market multiples. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, then goodwill is impaired. Any impairment in goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over the fair value. There were no impairment charges recorded against goodwill in any period presented.2022.
When developing our discounted cash flow analyses, a number of assumptions and estimates are involved to forecast operating cash flows, including future net sales growth, EBITDA margin growth, benefits from restructuring initiatives, income tax rates, capital spending, business initiatives and working capital changes. These assumptions may vary significantly among the reporting units. Operating cash flow forecasts are based on operating plans for the early years and historical relationships and long-term economic outlooks for our industry in later years. The discount rate is estimated for each specific reporting unit. Due to the many variables inherent in the estimation of a reporting unit’s fair value and the relative size of our recorded goodwill, differences in assumptions may have a material effect on the results of our impairment analyses.
The performance of our 2019 annual impairment test based on the inputs outlined above did not result In 2021 and 2020, we recorded $59.5 million and $51.5 million, respectively, in any impairment of our goodwill. The resulting fair values of each reporting unit tested based upon such inputs exceeded their respective carrying values by greater than 10%.
There were 0 impairment charges recorded against goodwill in 2018 or 2017 and we have not materially changed our methodologyrelated to the Architectural reporting unit. See Note 14 for goodwill impairment testing for the years presented.further information.
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(j) Intangible assets:
Intangible assets with definite lives include customer relationships, non-compete agreements, patents, system software development supply agreements and acquired trademarks and tradenames. Definite lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Information pertaining to the estimated useful lives of intangible assets is as follows:
Estimated Useful Life
Customer relationshipsOver expected relationship period not exceeding 10 years
Non-compete agreementsPatentsStraight-line over life of the agreement
PatentsOver expected useful life not exceeding 17 years
System software developmentOver expected useful life
Supply agreementsStraight-line over life of the agreement
Acquired trademarks and tradenamesStraight-line over expected useful life

Amortizable intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be greater than fair value. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimate of undiscounted future cash flows generated by such assets is less than the carrying amount. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset. Fair value is measured using discounted cash flows.
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(j)(k) Income taxes:
As a multinational corporation, we are subject to taxation in many jurisdictions and the calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with inherent uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in various taxing jurisdictions. We assess the income tax positions and record tax liabilities for all years subject to examination based upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available as of the reporting date. Our global structure required an assessment of the Company’s interpretation and application of tax laws in multiple jurisdictions including the income tax impact of the legal entity ownership structure and intercompany transactions.
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the deferred tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities due to a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the date of enactment. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that is anticipated to be realized on a more likely than not basis.
We account for uncertain taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income"Income Taxes." The initial benefit recognition model follows a two-step approach. First, we evaluate if the tax position is more likely than not of being sustained if audited based solely on the technical merits of the position. Second, we measure the appropriate amount of benefit to recognize. This is calculated as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of ultimately being realized upon settlement. Subsequently at each reporting date, the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of ultimately being realized, based on information available at that date, will be measured and recognized.
We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheets.
(k)(l) Employee future benefits:
We maintain defined benefit pension plans. Benefits under the plans were frozen or curtailed at various times in the past. Earnings are charged with the cost of benefits earned by employees as services are rendered. The cost reflects management’s best estimates of the pension plans’ expected investment yields, wage and salary escalation, mortality of members, terminations and the ages at which members will retire. Changes in these assumptions could impact future
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pension expense. Service cost components are recognized within cost of goods sold and non-service cost components are recognized within other (income) expense, (income), net in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The excess of the net actuarial gain (loss) over 10% of the greater of the benefit obligation or fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year is amortized over the average remaining service lives of the members.
Assets are valued at fair value for the purpose of calculating the expected return on plan assets. Past service costs arising from plan amendments are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of employees active at the date of amendment.
When a restructuring of a benefit plan gives rise to both a curtailment and a settlement of obligations, the curtailment is accounted for prior to the settlement. Curtailment gains are offset against unrecognized losses and any excess gains and all curtailment losses are recorded in the period in which the curtailment occurs.
(l)(m) Restructuring costs:
Restructuring costs include all salary-related severance benefits that are accrued and expensed when a restructuring plan has been put into place, the plan has received approval from the appropriate level of management and the benefit is probable and reasonably estimable. In addition to salary-related costs, we incur other restructuring costs when facilities are closed or capacity is realigned within the organization. Upon termination of a contract we record liabilities and expenses pursuant to the terms of the relevant agreement. For non-contractual restructuring activities, liabilities and expenses are measured and recorded at fair value in the period in which they are incurred.
Restructuring-related costs are presented separately in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income whereas non-restructuring severance benefits are charged to cost of goods sold or selling, general and administration expense depending on the nature of the job responsibilities.

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(m)(n) Financial instruments:
We have applied a framework consistent with ASC 820, “Fair"Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure," and have disclosed all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value and non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis (at least annually).
We classify and disclose assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
The estimated fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than a forced or liquidation sale. These estimates, although based on the relevant market information about the financial instrument, are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
(n)(o) Share based compensation expense:
We have a share based compensation plan, which is described in detail in Note 12. We apply the fair value method of accounting using comprehensive valuation models, including the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, to determine the compensation expense.
(o)(p) Revenue recognition:
Revenue from the sale of products is recognized when control of the promised goods is transferred to our customers based on the agreed-upon shipping terms, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Volume rebates, expected returns, discounts and other incentives to customers are considered variable consideration and we estimate these amounts based on the expected amount to be
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provided to customers and reduce the revenues we recognize accordingly. Sales taxes and value added taxes assessed by governmental entities are excluded from the measurement of consideration expected to be received. Shipping and handling costs incurred after a customer has taken possession of our goods are treated as a fulfillment cost and are not considered a separate performance obligation. Shipping and other transportation costs charged to customers are recorded in both revenues and cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
(p)(q) Product warranties:
We warrant certain qualitative attributes of our door products. We have recorded provisions for estimated warranty and related costs within accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets, based on historical experience and we periodically adjust these provisions to reflect actual experience. The rollforward of our warranty provision is as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Balance at beginning of period$4,270
 $2,189
 $2,717
Additions charged to expense7,142
 6,965
 5,715
Deductions(6,998) (4,884) (6,243)
Balance at end of period$4,414
 $4,270
 $2,189


Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of period$4,015 $4,635 $4,414 
Additions charged to expense5,085 4,646 6,807 
Deductions(5,219)(5,266)(6,586)
Balance at end of period$3,881 $4,015 $4,635 
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(q)(r) Vendor rebates:
We account for cash consideration received from a vendor as a reduction of cost of goods sold and inventory, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The cash consideration received represents agreed-upon vendor rebates that are earned in the normal course of operations.
(r)(s) Advertising costs:
We recognize advertising costs as they are incurred. Advertising costs incurred primarily relate to tradeshows and are included within selling, general and administration expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Advertising costs were $16.9 million, $14.2 million $12.6 million and $12.9$10.8 million in the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively.
(s)(t) Research and development costs:
We recognize research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development costs incurred primarily relate to the development of new products and the improvement of manufacturing processes, and are primarily included within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. These costs exclude the significant investments in other areas such as advanced automation and e-commerce.automation. Research and development costs were $7.2$21.2 million, $7.3$18.4 million and $7.5$17.0 million in the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively.
(t)(u) Insurance losses and proceeds:
All involuntary conversions of property, plant and equipment are recorded as losses within loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, which is included within selling, general and administration expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and as reductions to property, plant and equipment in the consolidated balance sheets. Any subsequent proceeds received for insured losses of property, plant and equipment are also recorded as gains within loss (gain) inon disposal of property, plant and equipment, and are classified as cash flows from investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows in the period in which the cash is received. Proceeds received for business interruption recoveries are recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administration expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and are classified as cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows in the period in which an acknowledgment from the insurance carrier of settlement or partial settlement of a non-refundable nature has been presented to us.
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(v) Equity investments:
We account for investments in affiliates of between 20% and 50% ownership, over which we have significant influence, using the equity method. We record our share of earnings of the affiliate within other income, net of expense, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and dividends as a reduction of the investment in the affiliate in the consolidated balance sheets when declared.
(v)(w) Segment Reporting:reporting:
Our reportable segments are organized and managed principally by end market: North American Residential, Europe and Architectural. The North American Residential reportable segment is the aggregation of the Wholesale and Retail operating segments. The Europe reportable segment is the aggregation of the United Kingdom and Central Eastern Europe operating segments. The Architectural reportable segment consists solely of the Architectural operating segment. The Corporate & Other category includes unallocated corporate costs and the results of immaterial operating segments whichthat were not aggregated into any reportable segment. Operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments only if they exhibit similar economic characteristics. In addition to similar economic characteristics we also consider the following factors in determining the reportable segments: the nature of business activities, the management structure directly accountable to our chief operating decision maker for operating and administrative activities, availability of discrete financial information and information presented to the Board of Directors and investors.

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(w)(x) Use of estimates:
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. During 2019,2022, there were no material changes in the methods or policies used to establish estimates and assumptions. Actual results may differ from our estimates.
2. Acquisitions and DispositionsDivestitures
2019 AcquisitionAcquisitions
On August 29, 2019,January 3, 2023, we completed the acquisition of TOPDOORS, s.r.o. ("Top Doors") basedEndura Products for approximately $375.0 million in cash using a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility. In connection with the acquisition, we borrowed $250.0 million under our Term Loan Facility and $100.0 million under our ABL Facility. Endura is a leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance door frames and door system components in the Czech RepublicUnited States. Refer to Note 23. Subsequent Events for additional information.
On December 4, 2020, we completed the acquisition of a Lowe's Companies, Inc. door fabrication facility in the United States for cash consideration of $1.6 million, net of cash acquired. Top Doors is a specialist manufacturer of door frames. The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $1.1 million was allocated to goodwill in our Europe segment.$3.9 million. During the fourthfirst quarter of 2019,2021, as a result of the working capital adjustments we paid an additional $0.2 million, which resulted in a $0.2 million increase in goodwill. The goodwill principally represents anticipated synergies from Top Doors' integration into our existing Europe door business.million. The purchase price allocation, net sales, net income (loss) attributable to Masonite and pro forma information for Top Doorsthe acquisition are not presented as they were not material for any period presented.
2018 Acquisitions
On November 1, 2018,August 31, 2020, we completed the acquisition of the operatingacquired intellectual property and other assets of Bridgewater Wholesalers Inc. (“BWI”)related to an interior door technology for cash consideration of $22.3 million, net of cash acquired. BWI is headquartered in Branchburg, New Jersey, and is a fabricator and distributor of residential interior and exterior door systems, supporting customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Their product offerings include residential interior and exterior doors, commercial doors and hardware as well as value-added pre-finishing services.$1.9 million. The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $3.7 million was allocated to goodwill. The goodwill principally represents anticipated synergies to be gained from the integration into our existing North American Residential business and the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
On June 1, 2018, we completed the acquisition of the operating assets of the wood door companies of AADG, Inc., including the brands Graham Manufacturing Corporation and The Maiman Company (collectively, "Graham & Maiman"). We acquired the operating assets of Graham & Maiman for cash consideration of $39.0 million. Graham & Maiman are based in Mason City, Iowa, and Springfield, Missouri. Graham & Maiman provide the non-residential construction industry with a full range of architectural premium and custom grade flush wood doors, architectural stile and rail wood doors, thermal-fused flush wood doors and wood door frames. The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $11.0 million was allocated to goodwill. The goodwill principally represents anticipated synergies to be gained from the integration into our existing Architectural business and the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
On January 29, 2018, we completed the acquisition of DW3 Products Holdings Limited (“DW3”), a leading UK provider of high quality premium door solutions and window systems, supplying products under brand names such as Solidor, Residor, Nicedor and Residence. We acquired 100% of the equity interests in DW3 for cash consideration of $96.3 million, net of cash acquired. DW3 is based in Stoke-on-Trent and Gloucester, England, and their online quick ship capabilities and product portfolio both complement and expand the strategies we are pursuing with our business. The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $33.6 million was allocated to goodwill. The goodwill principally represents anticipated synergies to be gained from the integration into our existing United Kingdom business. This goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and relates to the Europe segment.

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The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the 2018 Acquisitions are as follows:
(In thousands)BWI Graham & Maiman DW3 Total 2018 Acquisitions
Accounts Receivable$9,215
 $
 $8,590
 $17,805
Inventory10,736
 6,090
 5,059
 21,885
Property, plant and equipment2,222
 19,557
 8,196
 29,975
Goodwill3,739
 10,996
 33,623
 48,358
Intangible assets2,970
 2,750
 62,873
 68,593
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(6,816) (426) (10,418) (17,660)
Deferred income taxes
 
 (11,546) (11,546)
Other assets and liabilities, net240
 
 (68) 172
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired$22,306
 $38,967
 $96,309
 $157,582

The fair values of intangible assets acquired are based on management's estimates and assumptions including variations of the income approach, the cost approach and the market approach. The intangible assets acquired are not expected to have any residual value. During the year ended December 29, 2019, we finalized the purchase price allocation, for the BWI acquisition, which resulted in a $0.4 million increase in goodwill due to final working capital adjustments. We finalized the Graham & Maiman and DW3 purchase price allocations during the year ended December 30, 2018. The gross contractual value of acquired trade receivables was $9.3 million and $9.1 million for the BWI and DW3 acquisitions, respectively.
Intangible assets acquired from the 2018 Acquisitions consist of the following:
(In thousands)BWI Expected Useful Life (Years) Graham & Maiman Expected Useful Life (Years) DW3 Expected Useful Life (Years)
Customer relationships$1,200
 10.0 $2,400
 10.0 $49,554
 10.0
Trademarks and tradenames900
 10.0 350
 1.5 11,785
 10.0
Patents
   
   1,420
 10.0
Other870
 2.2 
   114
 3.0
Total intangible assets acquired$2,970
   $2,750
   $62,873
  

The following schedule represents the amounts of net sales, and net income (loss) attributable to Masonite from the 2018 Acquisitions which have been included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive incomeand pro forma information for the acquisition are not presented as they were not material for any period indicated subsequent topresented.
Divestitures
During the acquisition date.
 Year Ended December 30, 2018
(In thousands)BWI Graham & Maiman DW3 Total 2018 Acquisitions
Net sales$13,168
 $38,901
 $68,474
 $120,543
Net income (loss) attributable to Masonite(1,231) 314
 6,712
 5,795

2017 Acquisition
On October 2, 2017,fourth quarter of 2022, we completed the acquisitionliquidation of A&F Wood Products, Inc. (“A&F”), throughour legal entity in Turkey. As a result, we recognized $0.9 million in loss on disposal of subsidiaries. The total charge consists of $0.7 million relating to the purchaserecognition of 100%cumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and $0.2 million relating to the equity interests in A&F and certain assets of affiliates of A&F for consideration of $13.8 million, net of cash acquired. A&F is based in Howell, Michigan, and is a wholesaler and fabricator of architectural and commercial doors in the Midwest United States. The excess purchase price over the fair valuewrite-off of net assets acquired of $5.9 million was allocated to goodwill. The goodwill principally represents anticipated synergies from A&F's integration into ourassets.

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existing Architectural door business. This goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and relates to the Architectural segment.
The fair values of intangible assets acquired of $4.4 million are based on management’s estimates and assumptions including variations of the income approach, the cost approach and the market approach. Intangible assets acquired from A&F consist of customer relationships and are being amortized over the weighted average amortization period of 10 years. The intangible assets are not expected to have any residual value.
The following schedule represents the amounts of net sales and net income attributable to Masonite from the A&F acquisition which have been included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the period indicated subsequent to the acquisition date.
  
(In thousands)December 31, 2017
Net sales$3,883
Net income attributable to Masonite825

Pro Forma Information
The following unaudited pro forma financial information represents the consolidated financial information as if the acquisitions had been included in our consolidated results beginning on the first day of the fiscal year prior to their respective acquisition dates. The pro forma results have been calculated after adjusting the results of the acquired entities to remove intercompany transactions and transaction costs incurred and to reflect the additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets had been applied on the first day of the fiscal year prior to the respective acquisitions, together with the consequential tax effects. The pro forma results do not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements that the combined company may achieve as a result of the acquisitions; the costs to combine the companies' operations; or the costs necessary to achieve these costs savings, operating synergies and revenue enhancements. The pro forma results do not necessarily reflect the actual results of operations of the combined companies under our ownership and operation.
 Year Ended December 30, 2018
(In thousands, except per share amounts)Masonite BWI Graham & Maiman DW3 Intercompany Eliminations Pro Forma
Net sales$2,170,103
 77,110
 26,887
 4,918
 $(32,720) $2,246,298
Net income attributable to Masonite92,710
 436
 89
 81
 
 93,316
            
Basic earnings per common share$3.38
         $3.40
Diluted earnings per common share3.33
         3.35
 Year Ended December 31, 2017
(In thousands, except per share amounts)Masonite BWI Graham & Maiman DW3 A&F Intercompany Eliminations Pro Forma
Net sales$2,032,925
 104,291
 65,468
 58,086
 $11,104
 $(43,543) $2,228,331
Net income attributable to Masonite151,739
 (1,811) 145
 2,035
 1,299
 
 153,407
              
Basic earnings per common share$5.18
           $5.24
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Dispositions
Window Widgets
On December 13, 2019,June 14, 2021, we completed the sale of all of the capital stock of Window Widgets Limitedour Czech business ("WW"Czech") for consideration of $1.2$7.0 million, net of cash disposed. We have had and will continue to have no continuing involvement with WW subsequent to the sale. The dispositiondivestiture of this business resulted in a loss on disposal of subsidiaries of $9.7$8.6 million, which was recognized in 2019the second quarter of 2021 in the Europe segment. The total charge consists
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consisted of $5.1 million relating to the write-off of the net assets sold and other professional fees and $1.4$3.5 million relating to the recognition of the cumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Performance Doorset Solutions Limited
On March 21, 2019, we completedDuring the salesecond quarter of all the capital stock of Performance Doorset Solutions Limited("PDS") for nominal consideration. We have had and will continue to have no continuing involvement with PDS subsequent to the sale, and the purchasers are not considered to be a related party. The disposition of this business resulted in a loss on disposal of subsidiaries of $4.6 million, which was recognized in 2019 in the Europe segment. The total charge consists of $3.6 million relating to the write-off of the assets sold and other professional fees and $1.0 million relating to the recognition of the cumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Hungary
On June 28, 2017,2020, we completed the liquidation of our legal entity in Hungary.India. As a result, we recognized $0.2$2.1 million of cumulative translation loss in loss on disposal of subsidiaries fromsubsidiaries. The total charge consists of $2.3 million relating to the recognition of cumulative translation adjustment out of accumulated other comprehensive loss duringand $0.2 million relating to the year ended December 31, 2017.write-off of net assets and other professional fees.
3. Accounts Receivable
Our customers consist mainly of wholesaleretailers, distributors dealers, and retail home centers.contractors. Our 10ten largest customers accounted for 44.9%62.3% and 54.6%56.7% of total accounts receivable as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, respectively. Our largest customer, The Home Depot, Inc. accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated gross accounts receivable balance as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. No other individual customer accounted for greater than 10% of the consolidated gross accounts receivable balance at either December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, or December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022.
The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Balance at beginning of period$2,109
 $1,785
 $1,010
Additions charged to expense78
 676
 793
Deductions(435) (352) (18)
Balance at end of period$1,752
 $2,109
 $1,785

Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of period$2,087 $2,809 $1,752 
Additions charged to expense1,062 242 1,443 
Deductions(669)(964)(386)
Balance at end of period$2,480 $2,087 $2,809 
We maintain an accounts receivable sales program with a third party (the "AR Sales Program"). Under the AR Sales Program, we can transfer ownership of eligible trade accounts receivable of certain customers. Receivables are sold outright to a third party who assumes the full risk of collection, without recourse to us in the event of a loss. Transfers of receivables under this program are accounted for as sales. Proceeds from the transfers reflect the face value of the accounts receivable less a discount. Receivables sold under the AR Sales Program are excluded from trade accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets and are included in cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The discounts on the sales of trade accounts receivable sold under the AR Sales Program were not material for any of the periods presented and were recorded in selling, general and administration expense within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
In most countries we pay and collect Value Added Tax ("VAT") when procuring goods and services within the normal course of business. VAT receivables are established in jurisdictions where VAT paid exceeds VAT collected and are recoverable through the filing of refund claims.

Certain wood moldings and millwork products being imported into the United States are subject to import tariffs. Tariff deposits are paid to the government and are recoverable through an assessment process.
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4. Inventories
The amounts of inventory on hand were as follows as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Raw materials$179,155
 $189,145
Raw materials$320,553 $275,269 
Finished goods70,211
 69,026
Finished goods95,005 78,324 
Provision for obsolete or aged inventory(7,136) (7,764)Provision for obsolete or aged inventory(8,730)(6,117)
Inventories, net$242,230
 $250,407
Inventories, net$406,828 $347,476 
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We carry an inventory provision which is the result of obsolete or aged inventory. The rollforward of our inventory provision is as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Balance at beginning of period$7,764
 $7,769
 $5,747
Additions charged to expense4,159
 3,146
 3,283
Deductions(4,787) (3,151) (1,261)
Balance at end of period$7,136
 $7,764
 $7,769

Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of period$6,117 $6,305 $7,136 
Additions charged to expense7,692 3,402 5,150 
Deductions(5,079)(3,590)(5,981)
Balance at end of period$8,730 $6,117 $6,305 
5. Property, Plant and Equipment
The carrying amounts of our property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation were as follows as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands)December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
Land$29,706
 $30,653
Buildings207,318
 179,888
Machinery and equipment741,954
 724,431
Property, plant and equipment, gross978,978
 934,972
Accumulated depreciation(353,393) (325,219)
Property, plant and equipment, net$625,585
 $609,753

(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Land$21,415 $22,851 
Buildings222,340 216,510 
Machinery and equipment837,407 783,913 
Property, plant and equipment, gross1,081,162 1,023,274 
Accumulated depreciation(428,833)(396,477)
Property, plant and equipment, net$652,329 $626,797 
Total depreciation expense was $70.7$71.2 million, $59.1$70.6 million and $57.5$68.4 million for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively. Depreciation expense is included primarily within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
6. Leases
Lease Accounting Policy
Our updated policy for lease accounting, which we adopted for leases entered into beginning December 31, 2018, is as follows:
We determine if a contract is a lease at inception or upon acquisition and reevaluate each time a lease contract is amended or otherwise modified. A lease will be classified as an operating lease if it does not meet any of the criteria for a finance lease. Those criteria include the transfer of ownership of the underlying asset by the end of the lease term; an option to purchase the underlying asset that we would be reasonably certain to exercise; the lease term is for the major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset; the present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by us that is not already reflected in the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset or if the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.

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The assets and liabilities relating to operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, accrued expenses, and long-term operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The assets and liabilities relating to finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, net and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the respective lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. Since our leases do not specify implicit discount rates, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any initial direct costs and is adjusted for lease incentives and prepaid or accrued rent. The lease term begins on the date when the lessor makes the underlying asset available for use to us, and our expected lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise those options. Lease payments are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.
Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, with the related lease expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease and non-lease components of a contract are combined into a single lease component for accounting purposes.
Our operating leases include leases for real estate (including manufacturing sites, warehouses and offices) and machinery and equipment and our finance leases include leases for real estate. We have no material subleases. Certain of our operating leases contain provisions for renewal ranging from 1 to 4 options of one to ten years each.
The following table summarizes the components of lease expense recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the periods indicated:
(In thousands)Year Ended
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Operating lease expense$49,972 $47,263 $38,922 
Finance lease expense
Amortization of leased assets1,123 865 882 
Interest on lease liabilities1,356 1,443 1,458 
Total lease expense$52,451 $49,571 $41,262 
(In thousands)Year Ended
December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Operating lease expense$39,025
 $32,306
 $28,844
Finance lease expense     
Amortization of leased assets649
 
 
Interest on lease liabilities1,063
 
 
Total lease expense$40,737
 $32,306
 $28,844
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The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet as of the period indicated:
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Operating lease right-of-use assets$160,695 $176,445 
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1)
25,409 23,931 
Total lease assets, net$186,104 $200,376 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities$24,372 $25,551 
Long-term operating lease liabilities151,242 165,670 
Long-term finance lease liabilities29,561 27,043 
Total lease liabilities$205,175 $218,264 
(In thousands)December 29, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets$121,367
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1)
25,677
Total lease assets, net$147,044
  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities20,980
Long-term operating lease liabilities110,497
Long-term finance lease liabilities$26,861
Total lease liabilities$158,338
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(1) Net of accumulated amortization of $0.6 million.$3.5 million and $2.4 million, as of January 1, 2023, and January 2, 2022, respectively.    

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The following table is a summary of the weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates of the Company's leases as of the period indicated:
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases11.211.8
Finance leases26.627.6
Weighted-average discount rate (1)
Operating leases4.3 %4.1 %
Finance leases4.8 %5.4 %
December 29, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases11.4
Finance leases29.7
Weighted-average discount rate (1)
Operating leases4.6%
Finance leases5.4%
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(1) Based on the Company's incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement.commencement or modification.
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, the future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases are as follows:
(In thousands)   
Fiscal year:Operating Leases Finance Leases
2020$27,197
 $1,393
202120,058
 1,326
202217,276
 1,365
202314,212
 1,287
202413,515
 1,445
Thereafter87,088
 52,981
Total minimum lease payments179,346
 59,797
Less imputed interest(47,869) (32,936)
Present value of future lease payments$131,477
 $26,861

(In thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
Fiscal year:
2023$31,073 $1,311 
202428,862 1,471 
202525,331 1,515 
202618,362 1,693 
202714,622 1,612 
Thereafter113,393 49,127 
Total minimum lease payments231,643 56,729 
Less imputed interest(56,029)(27,168)
Present value of future lease payments$175,614 $29,561 
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we have additionalone undiscounted commitmentscommitment for an operating leases, primarily for administrative offices,lease that havehad not yet commenced of $18.8$25.8 million. TheseThis operating leaseslease will commence during fiscal year 20202023 with a lease termsterm of 5 to 107.2 years.

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7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Total
December 31, 2017$2,867
 $35,431
 $100,151
 $138,449
Goodwill from 2018 acquisitions3,349
 33,623
 10,996
 47,968
Foreign exchange fluctuations(27) (5,834) (259) (6,120)
December 30, 20186,189
 63,220
 110,888
 180,297
Goodwill from 2019 acquisitions
 1,083
 
 1,083
Measurement period adjustment390
 171
 
 561
Foreign exchange fluctuations11
 2,128
 112
 2,251
December 29, 2019$6,590
 $66,602
 $111,000
 $184,192

(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalTotal
January 3, 2021$9,730 $69,439 $59,523 $138,692 
Measurement period adjustment160 — — 160 
Goodwill related to 2021 divestiture— (1,395)— (1,395)
Goodwill impairment— — (59,526)(59,526)
Foreign exchange fluctuations(835)(829)
January 2, 20229,893 67,209 — 77,102 
Foreign exchange fluctuations(19)(7,215)— (7,234)
January 1, 2023$9,874 $59,994 $— $69,868 

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DuringJanuary 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and January 3, 2021. In the third quarter of 2020, we determined the continued decreased demand in the Architectural door market due to the impact of COVID-19 in the year, ended December 29, 2019, we finalizedalong with the purchase price allocationuncertainty of the duration and intensity of the pandemic on the Architectural door market for future periods were indicators that goodwill impairment was present in the BWIArchitectural reporting unit. A goodwill impairment charge of $51.5 million was recorded to selling, general and Top Doors acquisitions,administration expenses. The charge represents the amount by which resultedthe carrying value of the Architectural reporting unit exceeded its fair value and reduced the goodwill balance in increases of 0.4the Architectural reporting unit from $111.0 million and 0.2 million, respectively, in goodwill due to final working capital adjustments. $59.5 million. See Note 14 for further information.
We performed a quantitativean annual qualitative impairment test of each of our reporting units during the fourth quarter of 20192021. As a result of manufacturing constraints in the Architectural reporting unit due to COVID-19 related absenteeism, material availability and determined thatproduction challenges, a goodwill impairment charge of $59.5 million was not impaired.recorded to selling, general and administration expenses in 2021. The charge represents the amount by which the carrying value of the Architectural reporting unit exceeded its fair value and reduced the goodwill balance in the Architectural reporting unit from $59.5 million to zero. See Note 14 for further information.

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The cost and accumulated amortization values of our intangible assets were as follows as of the dates indicated:
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
(In thousands)Cost Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value Cost Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value
Definite life intangible assets:           
Customer relationships$173,856
 $(101,055) $72,801
 $173,637
 $(81,220) $92,417
Patents31,176
 (23,784) 7,392
 31,363
 (21,840) 9,523
Software33,928
 (32,529) 1,399
 32,660
 (29,296) 3,364
Trademarks and tradenames33,350
 (7,324) 26,026
 33,784
 (3,948) 29,836
Other962
 (527) 435
 971
 (97) 874
Total definite life intangible assets273,272
 (165,219) 108,053
 272,415
 (136,401) 136,014
Indefinite life intangible assets:           
Trademarks and tradenames76,479
 
 76,479
 76,031
 
 76,031
Total intangible assets$349,751
 $(165,219) $184,532
 $348,446
 $(136,401) $212,045

During the year ended December 30, 2018, we reassessed certain tradenames that were previously classified as indefinite-lived, and as a result of this assessment, we reclassified $20.7 million of tradenames into definite-lived and began to amortize them consistent with their expected useful lives.
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
(In thousands)CostAccumulated AmortizationNet Book ValueCostAccumulated AmortizationNet Book Value
Definite life intangible assets:
Customer relationships$165,700 $(135,518)$30,182 $176,779 $(132,840)$43,939 
Patents34,776 (29,665)5,111 34,438 (28,148)6,290 
Software37,187 (33,900)3,287 36,354 (33,281)3,073 
Trademarks and tradenames30,918 (15,827)15,091 34,210 (14,063)20,147 
License rights and other6,584 (84)6,500 94 (94)— 
Total definite life intangible assets275,165 (214,994)60,171 281,875 (208,426)73,449 
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Trademarks and tradenames75,885 — 75,885 77,038 — 77,038 
Total intangible assets$351,050 $(214,994)$136,056 $358,913 $(208,426)$150,487 
Amortization of intangible assets was $28.2$15.8 million, $27.7$20.2 million and $24.2$22.2 million for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017January 3, 2021 respectively. Amortization expense is classified within selling, general and administration expenses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
The estimated future amortization of intangible assets with definite lives as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, is as follows:
(In thousands) 
Fiscal year: 
2020$22,305
202118,723
202215,296
202313,829
202412,290

(In thousands)
Fiscal year:
2023$15,487 
202414,054 
202512,063 
20268,617 
20278,305 

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8. Accrued Expenses
The details of our accrued expenses were as follows as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands)December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Accrued payroll$60,876
 $39,823
Accrued payroll$69,224 $66,048 
Accrued rebates33,556
 36,711
Accrued rebates50,200 51,200 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities20,980
 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities24,372 25,551 
Accrued interest16,913
 14,570
Accrued interest16,480 17,125 
Other accruals48,080
 56,241
Other accruals62,770 77,376 
Total accrued expenses$180,405
 $147,345
Total accrued expenses$223,046 $237,300 

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9. Long-Term Debt
(In thousands)December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2028$500,000
 $
5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2026300,000
 300,000
5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2023
 500,000
Unamortized premium on 2023 Notes
 3,684
Debt issuance costs(9,985) (8,394)
Other long-term debt969
 1,108
Total long-term debt$790,984
 $796,398

(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
3.50% senior unsecured notes due 2030$375,000 $375,000 
5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2028500,000 500,000 
Debt issuance costs(8,884)(9,279)
Total long-term debt$866,116 $865,721 
Interest expense on our long-term debt was $41.3 million, $43.9 million and $45.5 million for years ended January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and January 3, 2021, respectively, and primarily related to our consolidated indebtedness under senior unsecured notes was $46.1 million, $38.7 million and $29.7 million for years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.notes. Debt issuance costs incurred in connection with the 20282030 Notes and the 20262028 Notes were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are being accreted to interest expense over their respective terms. Additionally, we pay interest on any outstanding principal under our Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility, each as defined below, and we are required to pay a commitment fee for unutilized commitments under the ABL Facility, both of which are recorded in interest expense as incurred.
3.50% Senior Notes due 2030
On July 26, 2021, we issued $375.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes (the "2030 Notes"). The 2030 Notes were issued in a private placement for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to buyers outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2030 Notes bear interest at 3.50% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year and the principal is due February 15, 2030. The 2030 Notes were issued at par. We received net proceeds of $370.3 million after deducting $4.7 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are being accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2030 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Notes were used to redeem the remaining $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes (as described below), including the payment of related premiums, fees and expenses, with the balance of the proceeds available for general corporate purposes.
Obligations under the 2030 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. We may redeem the 2030 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time, at the applicable redemption prices specified under the indenture governing the 2030 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. If we experience certain changes of control, we must offer to repurchase all of the 2030 Notes at a purchase price of 101.00% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
The indenture governing the 2030 Notes contains limited covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to (i) incur certain secured debt, (ii) engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions and (iii) merge or consolidate with other entities. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2030 Notes. The indenture governing the 2030 Notes contains customary events of default (subject to certain cases to customary grace and cure periods). As of January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the indenture governing the 2030 Notes.
5.375% Senior Notes due 2028
On July 25, 2019, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes (the "2028 Notes"). The 2028 Notes were issued in a private placement for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to buyers outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2028 Notes were issued without registration rights and are not listed on any securities exchange. The 2028 Notes bear interest at 5.375% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year and arethe principal is due February 1, 2028. The 2028 notes were issued at par. We received net proceeds of $493.3 million after deducting $6.7 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are being accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2028 Notes using the effective interest
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method. The net proceeds from issuance of the 2028 Notes, together with available cash balances, were used to redeem the remaining $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes (as described below), including the payment of related premiums, fees and expenses.
Subsequent to the closing of the 2028 Notes offering, the 2023 Notes were redeemed, and the notes were considered extinguished as of August 10, 2019. Under the terms of the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, we paid the applicable premium of $14.1 million. Additionally, the unamortized premium of $3.1 million and unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.5 million relating to the 2023 Notes were written off in conjunction with the extinguishment of the 2023 Notes. The resulting loss on extinguishment of debt was $14.5 million and is recorded as part of income before

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income tax expense (benefit) in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Additionally, the cash payment of interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date was accelerated to the redemption date.similar senior unsecured notes.
Obligations under the 2028 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. We may redeem the 2028 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after February 1, 2023, at the applicable redemption prices specified under the indenture governing the 2028 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. If we experience certain changes of control or consummate certain asset sales and do not reinvest the net proceeds, we must offer to repurchase all of the 2028 Notes at a purchase price of 101.00% (in the case of changes in control) or 100.00% (in the case of asset sales) of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
The indenture governing the 2028 Notes contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: (i) incur additional debt and issue disqualified or preferred stock, (ii) make restricted payments, (iii) sell assets, (iv) create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the parent company, (v) create or incur certain liens, (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (vii) merge or consolidate with other entities and (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2028 Notes. In addition, if in the future the 2028 Notes have an investment grade rating from at least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, certain of these covenants will be terminated. The indenture governing the 2028 Notes contains customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods). As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the indenture governing the 2028 Notes.
5.750% Senior Notes due 2026
On August 27, 2018, we issued $300.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes (the “2026 Notes”"2026 Notes"). The 2026 Notes were issued in a private placement for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to buyers outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2026 Notes were issued without registration rights and are not listed on any securities exchange. The 2026 Notes bearbore interest at 5.75% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year and arewere originally due September 15, 2026. The 2026 notes were issued at par. We received net proceeds of $295.7 million after deducting $4.3 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and are beingwere accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2026 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from issuance of the 2026 Notes were used to redeem $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes (as described below), including the payment of related premiums, fees and expenses, with the balance of the proceeds available for general corporate purposes.
Subsequent to the closing of the 20262030 Notes offering, the 20232026 Notes were partially redeemed, with that portion ofand the notes were considered extinguished as of September 12, 2018.July 26, 2021. Under the terms of the indenture governing the 20232026 Notes, we paid the applicable premium of $5.3$10.8 million. Additionally, the proportionate shares of the unamortized premium of $1.0 million and unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.1$2.8 million relating to the 20232026 Notes were written off in conjunction with the partial extinguishment of the 20232026 Notes. The resulting loss on extinguishment of debt was $5.4$13.6 million and iswas recorded as part of income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit) in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.income in 2021. Additionally, the cash payment of interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date was accelerated to the redemption date.
Term Loan Facility
On December 13, 2022, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a new delayed-draw term loan credit agreement (the "Term Loan Credit Agreement") maturing on December 12, 2027 (the "Term Loan Maturity Date"). The Term Loan Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured five-year delayed-draw term loan facility of $250.0 million (the "Term Loan Facility"). Loans under the Term Loan Facility (the "Term Loans") will bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, (1) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin of 2.25% or (2) an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (i) the "Prime Rate" in the U.S. last quoted by The Wall Street Journal, (ii) 0.50% above the greater of the federal funds rate and the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in Dollars, (iii) 1.00% above the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month interest period and (iv) 1.00%, plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 1.25%, subject to, in each of cases (1) and (2), an agreed interest rate floor. The Term Loans are repayable in equal quarterly installments for
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an annual aggregate amortization payment equal to 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans, with the balance of the principal being due on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
The Term Loan Credit Agreement also includes a quarterly ticking fee of 25 basis points per annum payable to the lenders under the Term Loan Facility beginning on January 3, 2023 (the "Closing Date") in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. As a result of the incurrence of the Term Loans on the Closing Date such ticking fees were not (and shall not be) payable to the Lenders.
The Borrower also pays customary agency fees.
Obligations under the 2026 NotesTerm Loan Credit Agreement are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis,by us and by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries organized in the United States and are secured by the equity in, and substantially all the assets of, such subsidiaries. We may redeem the 2026 Notes,The Term Loans were funded in whole or in part, at any time on or after September 15, 2021, at the applicable redemption prices specified under the indenture governing the 2026 Notes, plus accruedan amount of $250.0 million and unpaid interest, if any,applied to the date of redemption. If we experience certain changes of control or consummate certain asset sales and do not reinvest the net proceeds, we must offer to repurchase allfinance a portion of the 2026 Notes at a purchase priceconsideration payable in connection with the consummation of 101.00% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.Endura acquisition on January 3, 2023.
The indenture governing the 2026 NotesTerm Loan Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: (i) pay dividends on our common shares and make other restricted payments, (ii) make investments and acquisitions, (iii) engage in transactions with our affiliates, (iv) sell assets, (v) merge, (vi) incur additional debt and issue disqualified or preferred stock, (ii) make(vii) create liens. The Term Loan Credit Agreement includes certain exceptions and exemptions under the restricted payments, (iii) sell assets, (iv) create or permit restrictions on the abilitypayment, investment, dispositions, liens and indebtedness covenants.
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dividends or make other distributions to the parent company, (v) create or incurcontrol provisions and certain liens, (vi) enter into salecustomary affirmative covenants and leaseback transactions, (vii) merge or consolidate with other entities and (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. In addition, if in the future the 2026 Notes have an investment grade rating from at least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, certain of these covenants will be terminated. The indenture governing the 2026 Notes contains customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods).default. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the indenturecredit agreement governing the 2026 Notes.
5.625% Senior Notes due 2023
On September 27, 2017,Term Loan Facility and March 23, 2015, we issued $150.0 million and $475.0 million aggregate principal senior unsecured notes, respectively (the “2023 Notes”). The 2023 Notesthere were issued in two private placements for resale to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to buyers outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2023 Notes were issued without registration rights and are not listed on any securities exchange. The 2023 Notes bore interest at 5.625% per annum, payable in cash semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year and were due March 15, 2023. The 2023 Notes were issued at 104.0% and par in 2017 and 2015, respectively, and the resulting premium of $6.0 million was being amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Notes using the effective interest method. We received net proceeds of $153.9 million and $467.9 million, respectively, after deducting $2.1 million and $7.1 million of debt issuance costs in 2017 and 2015, respectively. The debt issuance costs were capitalized as a reduction to the carrying value of debt and were being accreted to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Notes using the effective interest method. The net proceeds from the 2017 issuance of the 2023 Notes were for general corporate purposes. The net proceeds from the 2015 issuance of the 2023 Notes, together with available cash balances, were used to redeem the $500.0 million aggregate principal of 8.25% senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes") and to pay related premiums, fees and expenses. As of August 10, 2019, the 2023 Notes were fully redeemed, as described above.no amounts outstanding.
ABL Facility
On January 31, 2019, we and certain of our subsidiaries amended and restated ourentered into a $250.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility") maturing on January 31, 2024, which replaced the previous facility. On October 28, 2022, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into an amendment which, among other things, (i) increased the revolving credit commitments available thereunder by $100.0 million to an aggregate amount of $350.0 million and (ii) replaced the LIBOR-based interest rate applicable to borrowings thereunder in orderU.S. dollars with an interest rate based on the sum of (x) a "Term SOFR" rate published by the CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) plus (y) 10 basis points ("Adjusted Term SOFR"). Additionally, on December 12, 2022, we entered into an amendment to extendthe ABL Facility, which, among other things, extended the maturity date of the ABL Facility and amend certain other provisions. The amended and restated ABL Facility increased the revolving commitments to $250.0 million from $150.0 million and extended the final maturity date to date to January 31, 2024 from April 9, 2020.to December 12, 2027. The borrowing base is calculated based on a percentageterms of the value of selected United States, Canadian and United Kingdom accounts receivable and inventory, less certain ineligible amounts.ABL Facility remained otherwise substantially unchanged. Obligations under the ABL Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in such accounts receivable, inventory and other related assets of Masonite and our subsidiaries. In addition, obligations under the ABL Facility are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis, by certain of our directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries. 
Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, (i) the United States, Canadian or United Kingdom Base Rate (each as defined in the credit agreement relating to the ABL Facility, the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75%0.50% per annum, or (ii) the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR or BA Rate (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.50% per annum. In addition to paying interest on any outstanding principal under the ABL Facility, a commitment fee is payable on the undrawn portion of the ABL Facility in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the average daily balance of unused commitments during each calendar quarter.
The ABL Facility contains various customary representations, warranties and covenants by us that, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, restrict Masonite's ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: (i) pay dividends on our common shares and make other restricted payments, (ii) make investments and acquisitions, (iii) engage in transactions with our affiliates, (iv) sell assets, (v) merge and (vi) create liens. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended the ABL Facility, to, among other things, (i) permitpermits us to incur unlimited unsecured debt as long as such debt does not contain covenants or default provisions that are more restrictive than those contained in the ABL Facility, (ii) permitpermits us to incur debt as long as the pro forma
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secured leverage ratio is less than 4.5 to 1.0, and (iii) addadds certain additional exceptions and exemptions under the restricted payment, investment and indebtedness covenants (including increasing the amount of certain debt permitted to be incurred under an existing exception). As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the credit agreement governing the ABL Facility.

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We had availability of $198.0$324.9 million under our ABL Facility and there were 0no amounts outstanding as of December 29, 2019.January 1, 2023.
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Indemnifications
We have provided customary indemnificationsmay become involved from time-to-time in litigation and regulatory compliance matters incidental to our landlords under certainbusiness, including employment and wage and hour claims, antitrust, tax, product liability, environmental, health and safety, commercial disputes, intellectual property, lease agreements for claims by third parties in connection with their usecontracts and other matters arising out of the premises.normal conduct of our business. Since litigation is inherently unpredictable and unfavorable resolutions can occur, assessing contingencies is highly subjective and requires judgments about future events. We also have provided routine indemnifications against adverse effectsregularly review and accrue for contingencies related to changes in tax lawslitigation and patent infringements by third parties. The maximum amount of these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated due to their nature. In some cases, we have recourse against other parties to mitigate the risk of loss from these indemnifications. Historically, we have not made any significant payments relating to such indemnifications.
Class Action Proceedings
On October 19, 2018,regulatory compliance matters, if it is probable that a purported class action complaint was filed against us and JELD-WEN, Inc. (“JELD-WEN”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, alleging, among other things, that defendants conspired to fix prices on, and to eliminate competition with respect to, interior molded doors. The complaint asserts violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and seeks treble damages and costs of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, prejudgment and post-judgment interest, and injunctive relief. On December 11, 2018, a purported class action complaint with substantially similar allegations under various state antitrust or unfair competition laws and the Sherman Act was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, by several individuals and companies purporting to represent classes of certain indirect purchasers of interior molded doors. The complaint seeks damages (including statutory minimum, multiple, or exemplary damages, where available), reasonable attorneys’ fees, prejudgment and post-judgment interest, and injunctive relief. Several other complaints with substantially similar allegations were subsequently filed in the same court by additional plaintiffs who also sought to represent purported classes of direct or indirect purchasers seeking similar damages and relief. These multiple complaints haveliability has been consolidated into two proceedings-one for direct purchasers and another for indirect purchasers-both before the same judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. On January 17, 2019 we filed a motion to transfer the proceedings from the Eastern District of Virginia to either the Middle District of Florida or Delaware and that motion was denied.
              On March 1, 2019, we filed a motion to dismiss all of the claims in both of these complaints. On September 18, 2019, the Court ruled on Defendants' motion to dismiss the consolidated purported class action direct purchaser and indirect purchaser complaints filed against us and JELD-WEN. The Court: (i) denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss the direct purchasers’ Sherman Act claims, (ii) granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss the direct purchasers’ fraudulent concealment claims (limiting the claims they may assert to those within four years of the filing of their complaint), and (iii) granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss the state law claims filed by the indirect purchasers, dismissing 66 of 91 state law claims. On October 31, 2019, the Court granted the indirect purchaser’s motion to amend their complaint in order to correct certain deficiencies identified by the Court in its order on the motion to dismiss various state law claims. On November 25, 2019 the indirect purchasers filed an amended complaint that sought to reinstate 15 claims from plaintiffs residing in 8 states. Defendants moved to partially dismiss those reinstated claims on December 16, 2019. That motion remains pending before the Court. Fact discovery closed on January 31, 2020 and expert discovery is expected to close in April 2020. Briefing on class certification discovery is expected to be completed by April 10, 2020. Briefing on dispositive motions discovery is expected to be completed by July 9, 2020. The Court has set a trial date of October 13, 2020.

We have not recognized an expense related to damages in connection with this matter because the likelihood of an adverse outcomeincurred and the amount or range of any potentialthe loss cannotcan be reasonably estimated.

In addition, from time to time, we are involved Based on current information, in various claims and legal actions. In the opinion of management, the ultimate dispositionresolution of these matters, individually andor in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Antitrust Class Action Proceedings - Canada

On May 19, 2020, an intended class proceeding was commenced in the Province of Québec, Canada naming as defendants Masonite Corporation, Corporation Internationale Masonite, JELD-WEN, Inc., JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. and JELD-WEN of Canada, Ltd. The plaintiff alleges that the Masonite and JELD-WEN defendants engaged in anticompetitive conduct, including price-fixing involving interior molded doors. The intended class proceeding seeks damages, punitive damages, and other relief. On December 22, 2020, the parties filed a motion with the court seeking to stay the proceeding.
TableOn October 2, 2020, an intended class proceeding was commenced in the Federal Court of ContentsCanada naming as defendants Masonite International Corporation, Masonite Corporation, JELD-WEN, Inc., JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. and JELD-WEN of Canada, Ltd. The plaintiff alleges that the Masonite and JELD-WEN defendants engaged in anticompetitive conduct, including price-fixing involving interior molded doors. The intended class proceeding seeks damages, punitive damages, and other relief. The plaintiff served its certification record on March 31, 2021. The parties are waiting confirmation from the Federal Court of hearing dates in 2023 for a two-day certification hearing.

As of January 1, 2023, we have not accrued an expense in connection with this matter because, although an adverse outcome is reasonably possible, the amount or range of any potential loss cannot be reasonably estimated. This proceeding is at an early stage. While we intend to defend against these claims vigorously, there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of this litigation will not have a material, adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.
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11. Revenues
We derive our revenues primarily from the manufacture and delivery of doors and door components as performance obligations that arise from our contracts with customers are satisfied. Materially all of our revenues are generated from contracts with customers and the nature, timing and any uncertainty in the recognition of revenues are not affected by the type of good, customer or geographical region to which the performance obligation relates. Our contracts with our customers are generally in the form of purchase orders and the performance obligation arises upon receipt of the purchase order and agreement upon the transaction price. The performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time when control of the promised goods is transferred to the customer and payment terms vary from customer to customer. Payment terms are short-term, are customary for our industry and in some cases, early payment incentives are offered.
The transaction price recognized as revenue and accounts receivable is determined based upon a number of estimates, including:
Incentive-based volume rebates, which are based on individual rebate agreements with our customers, as well as historical and expected performance of each individual customer,
Estimated sales returns, which are based on historical returns as a percentage of revenues, and
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Adjustments for early payment discounts offered by us.
Contract assets are represented by our trade accounts receivable balances on the consolidated balance sheets, and are described in Note 3. Accounts Receivable. There were no other material contract assets or liabilities as of December 29, 2019January 1, 2023, or December 30, 2018.January 2, 2022. Our warranties are assurance-type warranties and do not represent separate performance obligations to our customers. There were no material impairment losses related to contract assets during the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, or December 31, 2017.January 3, 2021.
12. Share Based Compensation Plans
Share-basedShare based compensation expense was $10.0$21.8 million, $7.7$16.0 million and $11.6$19.4 million for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, the total remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to share based compensation amounted to $13.9$27.1 million, which will be amortized over the weighted average remaining requisite service period of 1.51.7 years. Share based compensation expense is recognized using a graded-method approach, or to a lesser extent a straight-line approach, depending on the terms of the individual award, and is classified within selling, general and administration expenses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. All forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. All share based awards are settled through issuance of new shares of our common stock. The share based award agreements contain restrictions on sale or transfer other than in limited circumstances. All other transfers would cause the share based awards to become null and void.
Equity Incentive Plan
PriorOn March 10, 2021, the Board of Directors adopted the Masonite International Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Equity Plan (the "2021 Equity Plan"), which was approved by our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 13, 2021. The 2021 Equity Plan is effective for ten years from the date of approval. The aggregate number of common shares that can be issued with respect to July 9, 2012, we had a management equity incentive plan (the "2009 Plan"). The 2009 Plan required granting by June 9, 2012, equity instruments which upon exercise would result in management (excluding directors) owning 9.55% of our common equity (3,554,811 shares) on a fully diluted basis, after giving consideration to the potential exercise of warrants and the equity instruments granted to directors. Under the 2009 Plan, we were required to issue equity instruments to directors that represented 0.90% (335,004 shares) of the common equity on a fully diluted basis. The requirement for issuance to employees was satisfied in June 2012, and the requirement for issuance to directors was satisfied in July 2009. No awards have been granted under the 2009 Plan since May 30, 2012, and no future awards will be granted under the 2009 Plan; however, all outstanding awards under the 20092021 Equity Plan will continuecannot exceed 880,000 shares; plus the number of shares reserved for the 2012 Plan that is in excess of the number of shares related to be governed by theiroutstanding grants; plus the number of shares subject to existing terms. Aside from shares issuable for outstanding awards, there are no further shares of common stock available for future issuancegrants under the 2009 Plan.2012 Plan that may expire or be forfeited or cancelled.
On July 12, 2012, the Board of Directors adopted the Masonite International Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, which was amended on June 21, 2013, by our Board of Directors, further amended and restated by our Board of Directors on February 23, 2015, and approved by our shareholders on May 12, 2015 (as amended and restated, the "2012 Plan").
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and retain employees and non-employee directors, align employee and stockholder interests and encourage a performance-based culture built on employee stock ownership. The 2012 Plan permitsPlans permit us to offer eligible directors, employees and consultants cash and share-based incentives, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, other share-based awards (including restricted stock units) and cash-based awards. The 2012 Plan isPlans are effective for ten years from the date of its adoption. Awards granted under the 2012 PlanPlans are at the discretion of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Human Resources and Compensation Committee may grant any award under the 2012 PlanPlans in the form of a performance award. The 2012 PlanPlans may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time; provided, that any amendment, suspension or termination which impairs the rights of a participant is subject to such participant's consent and; provided further, that certain material amendments are subject to shareholder approval. The aggregate number of common shares that can be issued with respect to equity awards under the 2012 Plan cannot exceed 2,000,000 shares plus the number of shares subject to existing grants under the 2009 plan that may expire or be forfeited or cancelled. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, there were 759,053938,667 shares of common stock available for future issuance under the 20122021 Equity Plan.
Deferred Compensation Plan
We offer to certain of our employees and directors a Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP"). The DCP is an unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation plan that permits those certain employees and directors to defer a portion of their compensation to a future time. Eligible employees may elect to defer a portion of their base salary, bonus and/or restricted stock units and eligible directors may defer a portion of their director fees or restricted stock units. All contributions to the DCP on behalf of the participant are fully vested (other than restricted stock unit deferrals which
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remain subject to the vesting terms of the applicable equity incentive plan) and placed into a grantor trust, commonly referred to as a "rabbi trust." Although we are permitted to make matching contributions under the terms of the DCP, we have not elected to do so. The DCP invests the contributions in diversified securities from a selection of investments and the participants choose their investments and may periodically reallocate the assets in their respective accounts. Participants are entitled to receive the benefits in their accounts upon separation of service or upon a specified date, with benefits payable as a single lump sum or in annual installments. All plan investments are categorized as having Level 1 valuation inputs as established by the FASB’s Fair Value Framework.
Assets of the rabbi trust, other than Company stock, are recorded at fair value and included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. These assets in the rabbi trust are classified as trading securities and changes in their fair values are recorded in other (income) expense, (income), net in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The liability relating to deferred compensation represents our obligation to distribute funds to the participants in the future and is included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, the liability and asset relating to deferred compensation had a fair value of $6.8$7.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively. As of December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, the liability and asset relating to deferred compensation had a fair value of $6.0$8.9 million and $6.2$9.0 million, respectively. Any gain or loss relating to changes in the fair value of the deferred compensation liability is recognized in selling, general and administration expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, participation in the deferred compensation planDCP is limited and no restricted stock awards have been deferred into the deferred compensation plan.DCP.
Stock Appreciation Rights
We have granted Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") to certain employees, under both the 2009 Plan and the 2012 Plan, which entitle the recipient to the appreciation in value of a number of common shares over the exercise price over a period of time, each as specified in the applicable award agreement. The exercise price of any SAR granted may not be less than the fair market value of our common shares on the date of grant. The compensation expense for the SARs is measured based on the fair value of the SARs at the date of grant and is recognized over the requisite service period. The SARs vest over a maximum of four years, have a life of ten years and settle in common shares. It is assumed that all time-based SARs will vest.
The total fair value of SARs vested was $1.1$0.8 million, $0.7$0.8 million and $0.4$1.0 million, in the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively.
Twelve Months Ended January 1, 2023Stock Appreciation RightsAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)Weighted Average Exercise PriceAverage Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding, beginning of period158,725 $7,324 $71.81 7.5
Granted33,803 88.43 
Exercised(4,580)169 56.51 
Forfeited(3,743)96.15 
Outstanding, end of period184,205 $2,153 $74.75 7.0
Exercisable, end of period124,842 $2,118 $66.14 6.3
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Twelve Months Ended January 2, 2022Stock Appreciation RightsAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)Weighted Average Exercise PriceAverage Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding, beginning of period207,094 $7,409 $62.56 7.5
Granted28,707 107.68 
Exercised(69,223)4,305 57.79 
Forfeited(7,853)82.76 
Outstanding, end of period158,725 $7,324 $71.81 7.5
Exercisable, end of period81,474 $4,451 $63.32 6.9
Twelve months ended December 29, 2019Stock Appreciation Rights Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Weighted Average Exercise Price Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Twelve Months Ended January 3, 2021Twelve Months Ended January 3, 2021Stock Appreciation RightsAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)Weighted Average Exercise PriceAverage Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding, beginning of period514,313
 $7,254
 $39.01
 4.6Outstanding, beginning of period404,447 $7,615 $53.62 4.7
Granted111,230
   57.29
 Granted32,435 83.39 
Exercised(212,767) 9,379
 19.68
 Exercised(209,793)7,033 48.59 
Forfeited(8,329)   67.24
 Forfeited(19,995)62.10 
Outstanding, end of period404,447
 $7,615
 $53.62
 4.7Outstanding, end of period207,094 $7,409 $62.56 7.5
      
Exercisable, end of period230,440
 $5,675
 $47.92
 2.5Exercisable, end of period94,883 $3,736 $58.97 6.4
Twelve months ended December 30, 2018Stock Appreciation Rights Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Weighted Average Exercise Price Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding, beginning of period537,930
 $23,263
 $32.00
 4.5
Granted69,752
   65.00
  
Exercised(93,369) 4,731
 18.03
  
Outstanding, end of period514,313
 $7,254
 $39.01
 4.6
        
Exercisable, end of period391,428
 $7,254
 $30.20
 3.4
Twelve months ended December 31, 2017Stock Appreciation Rights Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Weighted Average Exercise Price Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding, beginning of period790,290
 $32,659
 $24.47
 4.6
Granted59,265
   77.00
  
Exercised(281,444) 16,378
 17.96
  
Forfeited(30,181)   54.28
  
Outstanding, end of period537,930
 $23,263
 $32.00
 4.5
        
Exercisable, end of period443,998
 $22,588
 $24.28
 3.7

The value of SARs granted in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, as determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model, was $1.4$0.9 million and is expected to be recognized over the average requisite service period of 2.0 years. Expected volatility is based upon the historical volatility of our public industry peers’ common shares amongst other considerations. The expected term is calculated usingbased on historical employee behavior and the simplified method, due to insufficient exercise activity during recent years as a basis from which to estimate future exercise patterns.contractual term of the options amongst other considerations. The weighted average grant date assumptions used for the SARs granted were as follows for the periods indicated:
 2019 Grants 2018 Grants 2017 Grants
SAR value (model conclusion)$12.26
 $18.63
 $22.65
Risk-free rate2.2% 2.7% 2.0%
Expected dividend yield0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Expected volatility21.9% 22.8% 25.8%
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2022 Grants2021 Grants2020 Grants
SAR value (model conclusion)$26.52 $28.08 $20.56 
Risk-free rate2.0 %0.8 %1.2 %
Expected dividend yield0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
Expected volatility26.5 %25.2 %22.6 %
Expected term (years)6.06.06.0
Restricted Stock Units
We have granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") to directors and certain employees under the 2021 Equity Plan and the 2012 Plan. The RSUs confer the right to receive shares of our common stock at a specified future date or when certain conditions are met. The compensation expense for the RSUs awarded is based on the fair value of the RSUs at the date of grant, which is equal to the stock price on the date of grant, and is recognized over the requisite service period. The RSUs vest over a maximum of three years and call for the underlying shares to be delivered no later than 30 days following the vesting date unless the participant is subject to a blackout period. In such case, the shares are to be delivered once the blackout restriction has been lifted. It is assumed that all time-based RSUs will vest.
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 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 Total Restricted Stock Units Outstanding Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Total Restricted Stock Units Outstanding Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Total Restricted Stock Units Outstanding Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of period429,027
 $66.03
 417,598
 $66.14
 501,926
 $58.51
Granted303,740
 56.31
 227,487
 63.55
 163,835
 78.29
Performance adjustment (1)
(21,953) 57.51
 25,046
 63.49
 78,212
 54.73
Delivered(120,982)   (169,830)   (197,255)  
Withheld to cover (2)
(20,024)   (45,117)   (58,739)  
Forfeited(46,601)   (26,157)   (70,381)  
Outstanding, end of period523,207
 $59.58
 429,027
 $66.03
 417,598
 $66.14
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Year Ended
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Total Restricted Stock Units OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueTotal Restricted Stock Units OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueTotal Restricted Stock Units OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of period291,925 $88.66 319,675 $68.33 318,520 $58.89 
Granted216,774 88.22 142,540 111.02 154,332 79.66 
Delivered(138,682)78.51 (116,663)66.40 (115,340)60.30 
Withheld to cover (1)
(23,319)(24,471)(16,234)
Forfeited(32,945)95.83 (29,156)82.85 (21,603)58.15 
Outstanding, end of period313,753 $92.85 291,925 $88.66 319,675 $68.33 
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(1) A portion of the vested RSUs delivered were net share settled to cover statutory requirements for income and other employment taxes. We remit the equivalent cash to the appropriate taxing authorities. These net share settlements had the effect of share repurchases by us as we reduced and retired the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued as a result of the vesting.
RSUs granted during the year ended January 1, 2023, vest at specified future dates with only service requirements. The value of RSUs granted in the year ended January 1, 2023, was $19.1 million and is being recognized over the weighted average requisite service period of 1.9 years. During the year ended January 1, 2023, 162,001 RSUs vested at a fair value of $12.7 million.
Performance-based RSUsRestricted Stock Units
We have granted certain Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") under the 2021 Equity Plan and the 2012 Plan. These PRSUs are settled with payouts ranging from zero to 200% of the target award value depending on performance goal achievement. The compensation expense for the PRSUs awarded is based on the fair value of the PRSUs at the date of grant, which is equal to the stock price on the date of grant, and is recognized over the requisite service period. The PRSUs vest over a maximum of three years and call for the underlying shares to be delivered no later than 30 days following the vesting date unless the participant is subject to a blackout period. In such case, the shares are to be delivered once the blackout restriction has been lifted.
Year Ended
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Total Performance Restricted Stock Units OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueTotal Performance Restricted Stock Units OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueTotal Performance Restricted Stock Units OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of period150,181 $84.47 168,382 $67.80 204,687 $60.66 
Granted211,251 88.37 59,728 109.25 64,611 79.83 
Performance adjustment (1)
25,234 57.19 14,474 63.05 (59,936)67.50 
Delivered(52,265)57.19 (60,252)63.05 — — 
Withheld to cover (2)
(11,809)(9,518)— 
Forfeited(11,914)94.50 (22,633)78.20 (40,980)51.51 
Outstanding, end of period310,678 $90.15 150,181 $84.47 168,382 $67.80 
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(1) PRSUs are presented as outstanding, granted and forfeited in the table above assuming targets are met and the awards pay out at 100%. These awards are settled with payouts ranging from zero to 200% of the target award value depending on performance goal achievement. The performance adjustment represents the difference in shares ultimately awarded due to performance attainment above or below target.
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(2) A portion of the vested RSUs delivered were net share settled to cover statutory requirements for income and other employment taxes. We remit the equivalent cash to the appropriate taxing authorities. These net share settlements had the effect of share repurchases by us as we reduced and retired the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued as a result of the vesting.
Approximately four-fifths of the RSUsvested PRSUs delivered were net share settled to cover statutory requirements for income and other employment taxes. We remit the equivalent cash to the appropriate taxing authorities. These net share settlements had the effect of share repurchases by us as we reduced and retired the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued as a result of the vesting.
PRSUs granted during the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, vest at specified future dates with only service requirements, while the remaining portion of the RSUs vest based on both performance and service requirements. The value of RSUsPRSUs granted in the year ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, was $17.1$18.7 million and is being recognized over the weighted average requisite service period of 2.33.0 years. During the year ended December 29, 2019, there were 141,502 RSUsJanuary 1, 2023, 64,074 PRSUs vested at a fair value of $8.8$3.7 million.
13. Restructuring Costs
Over the past several years, we have engaged in a series of restructuring programs related to exiting certain geographies and non-core businesses, consolidating certain internal support functions and engaging in other actions designed to reduce our cost structure and improve productivity. These initiatives primarily consist of severance actions and lease terminationplant closure costs. Management continues to evaluate our business; therefore, in future years, there may be additional provisions for new plan initiatives, as well as changes in previously recorded estimates, as payments are made or actions are completed. Asset impairment charges were also incurred in connection with these restructuring actions for certain assets sold, abandoned or made obsolete as a result of these programs.
RestructuringIn December 2022, we began implementing a plan to improve overall business performance that includes the optimization of our manufacturing capacity and reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce primarily in our North American Residential reportable segment as well as actions in the Architectural reportable segment and in our head offices (collectively, the "2022 Plan"). The optimization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific plants in the North American Residential segment and costs associated with the closure of these plants and related headcount reductions. Costs associated with the 2022 Plan include all salary-related severance benefits that are accrued and expensed when a restructuring plan has been put into place, the plan has received approval from the appropriate levelclosure charges and will continue through 2023. As of management and the benefit is probable and reasonably estimable. In additionJanuary 1, 2023, we expect to salary-related costs, we incur other restructuring costs when facilities are closed or capacity is realigned within the organization. Upon terminationapproximately $13 million to $18 million of a contract we record

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liabilities and expenses pursuantadditional charges related to the terms2022 Plan.
In May 2021, we initiated further actions to improve overall business performance including the reorganization of the relevant agreement. For non-contractual restructuring activities, liabilities and expenses are measured and recorded at fair valueour specialty door manufacturing capacity in our Architectural reportable segment. The reorganization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific facilities in the periodArchitectural segment and costs associated with the reorganization of these facilities, which resulted in which they are incurred.the closure of one existing stile and rail facility and related headcount reductions beginning in the second quarter of 2021 (collectively, the "2021 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2021 Plan include severance and closure charges and continued through 2021.
In November 2020, we began implementing a plan to improve overall business performance that includes the reorganization of our manufacturing capacity and a reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce primarily in our Architectural reportable segment as well as limited actions in the North American Residential reportable segment. The reorganization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific facilities in the Architectural segment and costs associated with the closure of these facilities and related headcount reductions began taking place in the fourth quarter of 2020 (collectively, the "2020 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2020 Plan include severance and closure charges and continued through 2021.
In February 2019, we began implementing a plan to improve overall business performance that includes the reorganization of our manufacturing capacity and a reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce across all of our reportable segments and in our head offices. The reorganization of our manufacturing capacity involves specific plants in the North American Residential and Architectural segments and costs associated with the closure of these plants and related headcount reductions began taking place in the first quarter of 2019 (collectively, the "2019 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2019 Plan include severance, retention and closure charges and will continuecontinued through 2020.2021. Additionally, the plan to divest non-core assets was determined to be a triggering event requiring a test of the carrying value of the definite-lived assets relating to the divestitures, as further described in Note 14. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we initiated additional restructuring actions related to both manufacturing capacity and reduction of our overhead and selling, general and administration workforce and estimate that such actions will incur an additional $5 million to $6 million. As of December 29, 2019, we expect to incur approximately $6 million to $8 million of additional charges related to the 2019 Plan.    workforce.
During the fourth quarter of 2018, we began implementing a plan to reorganize and consolidate certain aspects of our United Kingdom head office function and optimize our portfolio by divesting non-core assets to enable more
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effective and consistent business processes in the Europe segment. In addition, in the North American Residential segment we announced a new facility that will optimize and expand capacity through increased automation, which resulted in the closure of one existing facility and related headcount reductions beginning in the second quarter of 2019 (collectively, the “2018 Plan”"2018 Plan"). Costs associated with the 2018 Plan included severance, retention and closure charges and continued throughout 2019.     Additionally, the plan to divest non-core assets was determined to be a triggering event requiring a test of the carrying value of the definite-lived assets relating to the divestitures, as further described in Note 14.
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, we do not expect to incur any material future charges related to the 2021 Plan, 2020 Plan, 2019 Plan or 2018 Plan.
Other plans initiated in prior years did not have a material impact on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income or consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, or December 31, 2017, or on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 29, 2019, or December 30, 2018.
The following table summarizes the restructuring charges recorded for the periods indicated:
Year Ended January 1, 2023
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
2022 Plan$2,131 $— $— $— $2,131 
2021 Plan— — 17 — 17 
2020 Plan— — 62 16 78 
2019 Plan(395)— — 73 (322)
Total Restructuring Costs$1,736 $— $79 $89 $1,904 
 Year Ended December 29, 2019
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total
2019 Plan$5,459
 $396
 506
 1,019
 $7,380
2018 Plan$1,470
 $926
 
 
 $2,396
Total Restructuring Costs$6,929
 $1,322
 $506
 $1,019
 $9,776

Year Ended January 2, 2022
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
2021 Plan$— $— $1,666 $— $1,666 
2020 Plan23 — 3,499 23 3,545 
2019 Plan(172)— — 528 356 
Total Restructuring Costs$(149)$— $5,165 $551 $5,567 
Year Ended January 3, 2021
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
2020 Plan$29 $— $1,733 $— $1,762 
2019 Plan3,863 (37)1,165 1,048 6,039 
2018 Plan435 — — — 435 
Total Restructuring Costs$4,327 $(37)$2,898 $1,048 $8,236 
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(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Total
2018 Plan$275
 1,349
 $1,624
Total Restructuring Costs$275
 $1,349
 $1,624



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Cumulative Amount Incurred Through
January 1, 2023
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
2022 Plan$2,131 $— $— $— $2,131 
2021 Plan— — 1,683 — 1,683 
2020 Plan52 — 5,294 39 5,385 
2019 Plan8,755 359 1,671 2,668 13,453 
Total Restructuring Costs$10,938 $359 $8,648 $2,707 $22,652 
 Cumulative Amount Incurred Through
 December 29, 2019
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total
2019 Plan$5,459
 $396
 $506
 $1,019
 $7,380
2018 Plan$1,745
 $2,275
 $
 $
 $4,020
Total Restructuring Costs$7,204
 $2,671
 $506
 $1,019
 $11,400


The changes in the accrual for restructuring by activity were as follows for the periods indicated:
(In thousands)December 30, 2018 Severance Closure Costs Cash Payments December 29, 2019
2019 Plan$
 $5,100
 $2,280
 $(5,845) $1,535
2018 Plan596
 1,995
 401
 (2,992) 
Other58
 
 
 (58) 
Total$654
 $7,095
 $2,681
 $(8,895) $1,535
(In thousands)December 31, 2017 Severance Closure Costs Cash Payments December 30, 2018
2018 Plan$
 $859
 $765
 $(1,028) $596
Other284
 
 
 (226) 58
Total$284
 $859
 $765
 $(1,254) $654

(In thousands)January 2,
2022
SeveranceClosure CostsCash PaymentsJanuary 1,
2023
2022 Plan$— $143 $1,988 $(2,131)$— 
2021 Plan25 (26)43 (42)— 
2020 Plan22 (35)113 (100)— 
2019 Plan31 (353)320 — 
Total$49 $113 $1,791 $(1,953)$— 
(In thousands)January 3,
2021
SeveranceClosure CostsCash PaymentsJanuary 2,
2022
2021 Plan$— $513 $1,153 $(1,641)$25 
2020 Plan1,492 264 3,281 (5,015)22 
2019 Plan291 175 181 (645)
Total$1,783 $952 $4,615 $(7,301)$49 
(In thousands)December 29,
2019
SeveranceClosure CostsCash PaymentsJanuary 3,
2021
2020 Plan$— $1,506 $256 $(270)$1,492 
2019 Plan1,535 1,752 4,287 (7,283)291 
2018 Plan— 163 272 (435)— 
Total$1,535 $3,421 $4,815 $(7,988)$1,783 
14. Asset Impairment
Asset impairment includes charges that are taken when impairment testing indicates that the carrying values of our long-lived assets or asset groups exceed their respective fair values. Definite-lived assets are evaluated for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are tested annually for impairment on the last day of fiscal November, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of the asset or asset group being tested exceeds its fair value, except in the case of goodwill, which is tested based on the fair value of the reporting unit where the goodwill is recorded.
During the year ended December 29, 2019,January 2, 2022, we recognized asset impairment charges of $13.8$69.9 million, of which $59.5 million related to two asset groupsa goodwill impairment charge in the North American ResidentialArchitectural reporting unit as a result of manufacturing constraints due to COVID-19 related absenteeism, material availability and production challenges and $10.4 million related to assets in the Architectural segment and an asset in the Corporate & Other category as a result of announced plant closures under the 2019 Plan. This2021 and 2020 Plans. The quantitative impairment test was conducted using multiple valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow analysis and market approach, which utilizes Level 3 fair value inputs, and resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of $59.5 million. The charge represents the amount by which the carrying value of the Architectural reporting unit exceeded its fair value and reduced the goodwill balance in the Architectural reporting unit from $59.5 million to zero. The $10.4 million asset impairment charge was determined based upon the excess of the asset groups' carrying values of property, plant and equipment and operating lease right-of-use assets over the respective fair values of such assets, determined using a discounted cash flows approach for each asset group. Each of these valuations was performed on a non-recurring basis and is categorized as having Level 3 valuation inputs as established by the FASB's Fair Value Framework. The Level 3
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unobservable inputs include an estimate of future cash flows and the salvage value for each of the asset groups.assets. The fair value of the asset groupsassets was determined to be $9.4$6.3 million, compared to a book value of $23.2$16.7 million, with the difference representing the asset impairment chargecharges recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
During the year ended December 30, 2018,January 3, 2021, we recognized asset impairment charges of $5.2$51.5 million related to one asset group in the Europe segment,Architectural reporting unit, as a result of continued decreased demand in the 2018 Plan. This amount was determined based uponArchitectural door market due to the excessimpact of COVID-19 in the year, along with the uncertainty of the asset group'sduration and intensity of the pandemic on the Architectural door market for future periods were indicators that goodwill impairment was present in the Architectural unit. The quantitative impairment test was conducted using multiple valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow analysis and market approach, which utilizes Level 3 fair value inputs, and resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of $51.5 million. The charge represents the amount by which the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangible assets over the Architectural reporting unit exceeded its fair value of such assets, determined using a discounted cash flows approach. This valuation was performed on a non-recurring basis and is categorized as having Level 3 valuation inputs as established by the FASB's Fair Value


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Framework. The Level 3 unobservable inputs include an estimate of future cash flows for the asset group and a market value for the asset group's property, plant and equipment.value. The fair value of the asset groupreporting unit was determined to be $3.2$59.5 million, solely based upon the market value of the property, plant and equipment, compared to a book value of $8.4$111.0 million, with the difference representing the asset impairment charge recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. These assets were disposed of in 2019.
15. Income Taxes
For financial reporting purposes, income before income taxes includes the following components:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Income before income tax expense:
Canada$78,768 $44,935 $54,355 
Foreign211,429 99,031 47,945 
Total income before income tax expense$290,197 $143,966 $102,300 

 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Income before income tax expense (benefit):     
Canada$21,345
 $19,552
 $25,617
Foreign45,003
 100,805
 103,804
Total income before income tax expense (benefit)$66,348
 $120,357
 $129,421
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Income tax expense (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Current income tax expense (benefit):     
Canada$7,600
 $7,997
 $7,293
Foreign6,417
 5,253
 (623)
Total current income tax expense:14,017
 13,250
 6,670
      
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):     
Canada1,497
 122
 (22,287)
Foreign1,795
 10,441
 (11,943)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):3,292
 10,563
 (34,230)
Income tax expense (benefit)$17,309
 $23,813
 $(27,560)



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Income tax expense for income taxes consists of the following:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Current income tax expense:
Canada$15,266 $9,392 $8,283 
Foreign50,463 30,499 30,413 
Total current income tax expense:65,729 39,891 38,696 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
Canada7,931 3,626 (235)
Foreign(1,907)1,255 (9,850)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):6,024 4,881 (10,085)
Income tax expense$71,753 $44,772 $28,611 
The Canadian statutory rate (inclusive of provincial rates) is 26.7%26.1%, 26.5% and 26.5% for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively. A summary of the differences between expected income tax expense calculated at the Canadian statutory rate and the reported consolidated income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Income tax expense computed at statutory income tax rate$75,829 $38,137 $27,130 
Foreign rate differential(10,045)(12,370)(4,900)
Permanent differences(2,012)3,843 (1,286)
Disposal of subsidiaries287 1,651 493 
Income attributable to a permanent establishment(6,517)2,608 2,253 
Change in valuation allowance5,202 1,569 (9,271)
Income tax credits2,673 (5,591)(1,831)
Change in tax rate1,120 2,706 883 
Goodwill impairment— 11,296 7,965 
Limitation on executive compensation2,273 1,904 2,209 
Withholding and other taxes2,100 1,761 2,435 
Nondeductible interest1,970 — 1,714 
Other(1,127)(2,742)817 
Income tax expense$71,753 $44,772 $28,611 

 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Income tax expense computed at statutory income tax rate$17,702
 $31,895
 $34,477
Foreign rate differential(4,503) (4,926) 2,772
Permanent differences1,195
 (1,822) 1,527
Disposal of subsidiaries2,751
 (21) (160)
Income attributable to a permanent establishment148
 1,873
 347
Change in valuation allowance(1,463) 3,878
 (27,603)
Tax exempt income(2,451) (5,673) (6,469)
Share based compensation(341) (737) (7,583)
Income tax credits(1,869) (3,252) (1,833)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(991) (2,683) 770
Unrecognized tax benefits(848) 646
 (116)
Change in tax rate267
 (284) 1,209
Change in tax rate due to U.S. reform
 
 (27,138)
Limitation on executive compensation773
 2,038
 
Withholding and other taxes2,006
 3,631
 1,943
Nondeductible interest4,814
 
 
Other119
 (750) 297
Income tax expense (benefit)$17,309
 $23,813
 $(27,560)


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Deferred tax assets arise from available net operating losses and deductions. Our ability to use those net operating losses is dependent upon our results of operations in the tax jurisdictions in which such losses or deductions arose. The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented below:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
Deferred tax assets:   
Non-capital loss carryforwards$23,363
 $24,536
Capital loss carryforwards9,740
 12,674
Deferred interest expense10,181
 8,990
Pension and post-retirement liability925
 3,410
Accruals and reserves currently not deductible for tax purposes19,222
 16,683
Share based compensation3,220
 3,314
Income tax credits6,632
 5,694
Lease right-of-use assets40,921
 
Other2,075
 2,114
Total deferred tax assets116,279
 77,415
Valuation allowance(15,569) (16,373)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance100,710
 61,042
Deferred tax liabilities:   
Plant and equipment(77,882) (64,831)
Intangibles(32,491) (35,740)
Basis difference in subsidiaries(7,771) (7,070)
Unrealized foreign exchange gain(328) (5,102)
Lease liabilities(37,930) 
Other(1,828) (1,912)
Total deferred tax liabilities(158,230) (114,655)
Net deferred tax liability$(57,520) $(53,613)

Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Deferred tax assets:
Non-capital loss carryforwards$12,525 $11,142 
Capital loss carryforwards7,753 6,740 
Deferred interest expense9,052 12,518 
Accruals and reserves currently not deductible for tax purposes20,268 18,208 
Share based compensation4,887 4,456 
Income tax credits872 5,466 
Lease right-of-use assets53,985 57,735 
Capitalized research and development5,732 — 
Other2,031 1,319 
Total deferred tax assets117,105 117,584 
Valuation allowance(14,102)(10,286)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance103,003 107,298 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant and equipment(86,337)(77,807)
Intangibles(21,043)(23,147)
Basis difference in subsidiaries(7,469)(7,488)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)1,850 (287)
Lease liabilities(48,889)(52,955)
Other(4,572)(2,786)
Total deferred tax liabilities(166,460)(164,470)
Net deferred tax liability$(63,457)$(57,172)
Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets.
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, a valuation allowance of $15.6$14.1 million and $16.4$10.3 million, respectively, has been established to reduce the deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. We have established valuation allowances on certain deferred tax assets resulting from net operating loss carryforwards and other assets in Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. Additionally, we have established valuation allowances on capital loss carryforwards in Canada. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced or increased or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.


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The following is a rollforward of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of period$10,286 $5,970 $15,569 
Additions charged to expense and other10,252 4,473 851 
Deductions(6,436)(157)(10,450)
Balance at end of period$14,102 $10,286 $5,970 

 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Balance at beginning of period$16,373
 $13,912
 $36,800
Additions charged to expense and other2,863
 12,590
 5,566
Deductions(3,667) (10,129) (28,454)
Balance at end of period$15,569
 $16,373
 $13,912
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The losses carried forward for tax purposes are available to reduce future taxable income by $89.6$47.2 million. We can apply these losses against future taxable income based on the period of expiration as follows:
(In thousands)Canada Other Foreign Total
2020-2027$
 $5,876
 $5,876
2028-204060,605
 
 60,605
Indefinitely
 23,160
 23,160
Total tax losses carried forward$60,605
 $29,036
 $89,641

We believe that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain net operating loss carryforwards will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, we have provided valuation allowances of $1.3 million on these gross net operating loss carryforwards. If or when recognized, the tax benefit related to any reversal of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets as of December 29, 2019, will be accounted for as a reduction of income tax expense.
(In thousands)CanadaOther ForeignTotal
2023-2028$— $3,237 $3,237 
2029-204339,482 — 39,482 
Indefinitely— 4,502 4,502 
Total tax losses carried forward$39,482 $7,739 $47,221 
We have outside basis differences, including undistributed earnings in our foreign subsidiaries. For those subsidiaries in which we are considered to be indefinitely reinvested, no provision for Canadian income or local country withholding taxes has been recorded. Upon reversal of the outside basis difference and/or repatriation of those earnings, in the form of dividends or otherwise, we may be subject to both Canadian income taxes and withholding taxes payable to the various foreign countries. For those subsidiaries where the earnings are not considered indefinitely reinvested, taxes have been provided as required.accrued. The determination of the unrecorded deferred tax liability for temporary differences related to investments in foreign subsidiaries that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested is not considered practical.practicable.
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, our unrecognized tax benefits were $8.2$7.7 million and $9.1$7.6 million, respectively, excluding interest and penalties. Included in the balance ofThe unrecognized tax benefits as of December 29, 2019, and December 30, 2018, are $5.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, of tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably impact the effective tax rate.rate if the tax benefits were recognized. The unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in other long-term liabilities and as a reduction to related long-term deferred income taxes in the consolidated balance sheets. The changes to our unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of period$9,084
 $8,560
 $9,004
Gross increases in tax positions in current period46
 508
 1,208
Gross decreases in tax positions in prior period(973) (244) (464)
Gross increases in tax positions in prior period
 274
 1,336
Lapse of statute of limitations(1) (14) (17)
Decrease due to change in tax rate
 
 (2,507)
Unrecognized tax benefit at end of period$8,156
 $9,084
 $8,560



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Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of period$7,592 $8,108 $8,156 
Gross increases in tax positions in current period151 103 62 
Gross decreases in tax positions in prior period(173)(108)(110)
Gross increases in tax positions in prior period110 — 
Lapse of statute of limitations— (511)(1)
Unrecognized tax benefit at end of period$7,680 $7,592 $8,108 
We recognize interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. During the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, we recorded accrued interest of 0.3$0.6 million, $0.5$0.4 million and $0.4$0.6 million, respectively. Additionally, we have recognized a liability for accumulated penalties of $0.4$0.3 million, $0.4$0.3 million and $0.4$0.3 million, and accumulated interest of $2.9$3.1 million, $3.3$2.8 million and $3.2$3.1 million, respectively. The interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits would also favorably impact the effective tax rate if those benefits were recognized.
We estimate that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will not significantly increase or decrease within the 12 months following the reporting date.
We are subject to taxation in Canada, the United States and other foreign jurisdictions. As of December 29, 2019, the 2015 tax year isJanuary 1, 2023, we are no longer subject to Canadian income tax examination. Weexamination for years prior to 2018. Additionally, we are no longer subject to Federal tax examinations in the United States for years prior to 2016 (except to the extent of loss carryforwards in 2012 and prior years). However, we are subject to United States state and local incomeU.S. federal tax examinations for years prior to 2014.2019. To the extent that income tax attributes such as net operating losses and tax credits have been carried forward from years prior to 2019, those attributes can still be audited when utilized on returns subject to audit. In state and local jurisdictions, we are no longer subject to income tax examination for years prior to 2016.
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA") into law. The IRA includes several changes to existing tax law, including a minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income of applicable corporations and an excise tax on certain corporate stock buybacks. The tax provisions included in the IRA
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are generally effective beginning January 1, 2023, and no significant impact to the consolidated financial statements is anticipated. Management continues to review the IRA tax provisions to assess impacts to our future consolidated financial statements.
16. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated by dividing earnings attributable to Masonite by the weighted average number of our common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing earnings attributable to Masonite by the weighted average number of common shares plus the incremental number of shares issuable from non-vested and vested RSUs and SARs outstanding during the period.
(In thousands, except share and per share information)Year Ended
December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Net income attributable to Masonite$44,602
 $92,710
 $151,739
      
Shares used in computing basic earnings per share25,130,027
 27,412,268
 29,298,236
Effect of dilutive securities:     
Incremental shares issuable under share compensation plans322,695
 452,960
 516,423
Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share25,452,722
 27,865,228
 29,814,659
      
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$1.77
 $3.38
 $5.18
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$1.75
 $3.33
 $5.09
      
Anti-dilutive instruments excluded from diluted earnings per common share295,879
 120,881
 51,129

Year Ended
(In thousands, except share and per share information)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Net income attributable to Masonite$214,233 $94,501 $69,037 
Shares used in computing basic earnings per share22,532,722 24,176,846 24,569,727 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Incremental shares issuable under share compensation plans239,743 385,687 373,451 
Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share22,772,465 24,562,533 24,943,178 
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$9.51 $3.91 $2.81 
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$9.41 $3.85 $2.77 
Anti-dilutive instruments excluded from diluted earnings per common share223,968 28,707 215,563 
The weighted average number of shares outstanding utilized for the diluted EPS calculation contemplates the exercise of all currently outstanding SARs and the conversion of all RSUs. The dilutive effect of such equity awards is calculated based on the weighted average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method.
The Company's Board of Directors has approved five share repurchase authorizations, the most recent being an incremental $200.0 million share repurchase program approved on February 21, 2022. In addition, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized it to enter into an accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") transaction as part of the new share repurchase program. The Company entered into an ASR transaction during the first quarter of 2022 with a third-party financial institution for the repurchase of $100.0 million of its outstanding common shares. At inception, pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $100.0 million to the financial institution using cash on hand and received an initial delivery of 848,087 common shares on the same day. The final delivery of 319,678 common shares occurred in the second quarter. The $100.0 million ASR transaction was therefore completed in the second quarter with a total delivery of 1,167,765 common shares at a volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") per share minus an agreed upon discount totaling 85.63 per share. The cash paid was reflected as a reduction of equity at the initial delivery of shares and the number of shares outstanding were reduced at the dates of physical delivery.
17. Segment Information
Our reportable segments are organized and managed principally by end market: North American Residential, Europe and Architectural. The North American Residential reportable segment is the aggregation of the Wholesale and Retail operating segments. The Europe reportable segment is the aggregation of the United Kingdom and the Central Eastern Europe operating segments. The Architectural reportable segment consists solely of the Architectural operating segment. The Corporate & Other category includes unallocated corporate costs and the results of immaterial operating segments which were not aggregated into any reportable segment. Operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments only if they exhibit similar economic characteristics. In addition to similar economic characteristics we also consider the following factors in determining the reportable segments: the nature of business activities, the management structure directly accountable to our chief operating decision maker for operating and administrative activities, availability of discrete financial information and information presented to the Board of Directors and investors.

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Our management reviews net sales and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Net assets are not allocated to the reportable segments. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which does not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and is unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to either net income or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Masonite adjusted to exclude the following items:
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•    amortization;
•    share based compensation expense;
•    loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment;
•    registration and listing fees;
•    restructuring costs;costs (benefit);
•    asset impairment;
•    loss (gain) on disposal of subsidiaries;
•    interest expense (income), net;
•    loss on extinguishment of debt;
•    other expense (income), net;
•    income tax expense (benefit);
•    other items;
•    loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax; and
•    net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest.
ThisThe definition of Adjusted EBITDA differs from the definitions of EBITDA contained in the indenture governing the 20282030 Notes and 2026the 2028 Notes and the credit agreementagreements governing the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility. Although Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with GAAP, it is used to evaluate and compare the operating performance of the segments and it is one of the primary measures used to determine employee incentive compensation. Intersegment sales are recorded using market prices.
Certain information with respect to reportable segments is as follows for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 29, 2019Year Ended January 1, 2023
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Sales$1,469,194
 $323,137
 $380,300
 $23,941
 $2,196,572
Sales$2,286,098 $282,989 $323,175 $20,293 $2,912,555 
Intersegment sales(3,386) (1,506) (14,997) 
 (19,889)Intersegment sales(2,456)(2,220)(16,192)— (20,868)
Net sales to external customers$1,465,808
 $321,631
 $365,303
 $23,941
 $2,176,683
Net sales to external customers$2,283,642 $280,769 $306,983 $20,293 $2,891,687 
         
Adjusted EBITDA$232,512
 $46,219
 $40,470
 $(35,817) $283,384
Adjusted EBITDA$461,750 $28,774 $(3,748)$(40,978)$445,798 
Depreciation and amortization37,689
 26,257
 19,705
 16,198
 99,849
Depreciation and amortization42,958 21,061 12,374 11,902 88,295 
Interest expense, net
 
 
 46,489
 46,489
Interest expense, net— — — 41,331 41,331 
Income tax expense
 
 
 17,309
 17,309
Income tax expense— — — 71,753 71,753 

Year Ended January 2, 2022
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Sales$1,955,424 $342,172 $303,078 $20,014 $2,620,688 
Intersegment sales(2,526)(7,640)(13,602)— (23,768)
Net sales to external customers$1,952,898 $334,532 $289,476 $20,014 $2,596,920 
Adjusted EBITDA$374,452 $60,624 $(2,704)$(19,766)$412,606 
Depreciation and amortization39,504 23,825 14,620 14,033 91,982 
Interest expense, net— — — 46,123 46,123 
Income tax expense— — — 44,772 44,772 
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Year Ended January 3, 2021
(In thousands)North American ResidentialEuropeArchitecturalCorporate & OtherTotal
Sales$1,640,323 $260,834 $358,049 $19,947 $2,279,153 
Intersegment sales(2,204)(2,721)(17,153)— (22,078)
Net sales to external customers$1,638,119 $258,113 $340,896 $19,947 $2,257,075 
Adjusted EBITDA$347,822 $40,474 $34,201 $(58,785)$363,712 
Depreciation and amortization37,705 23,732 17,735 12,601 91,773 
Interest expense, net— — — 46,807 46,807 
Income tax benefit— — — 28,611 28,611 

 Year Ended December 30, 2018
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total
Sales$1,458,957
 $371,069
 $340,609
 $22,869
 $2,193,504
Intersegment sales(4,198) (2,066) (17,137) 
 (23,401)
Net sales to external customers$1,454,759
 $369,003
 $323,472
 $22,869
 $2,170,103
          
Adjusted EBITDA$202,465
 $44,985
 $37,742
 $(17,256) $267,936
Depreciation and amortization31,425
 24,638
 19,667
 11,942
 87,672
Interest expense, net
 
 
 39,008
 39,008
Income tax expense
 
 
 23,813
 23,813
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 Year Ended December 31, 2017
(In thousands)North American Residential Europe Architectural Corporate & Other Total
Sales$1,433,268
 $295,862
 $307,237
 $23,605
 $2,059,972
Intersegment sales(4,338) (3,936) (18,773) 
 (27,047)
Net sales to external customers$1,428,930
 $291,926
 $288,464
 $23,605
 $2,032,925
          
Adjusted EBITDA$200,179
 $33,820
 $30,050
 $(9,543) $254,506
Depreciation and amortization33,167
 17,455
 17,774
 13,507
 81,903
Interest expense, net
 
 
 30,153
 30,153
Income tax benefit
 
 
 (27,560) (27,560)

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A reconciliation of our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to net income attributable to Masonite to Adjusted EBITDA is set forth as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Net income attributable to Masonite$44,602
 $92,710
 $151,739
Plus:     
Depreciation70,736
 59,089
 57,528
Amortization29,113
 28,583
 24,375
Share based compensation expense10,023
 7,681
 11,644
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment6,396
 3,470
 1,893
Restructuring costs9,776
 1,624
 850
Asset impairment13,767
 5,243
 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries14,260
 
 212
Interest expense, net46,489
 39,008
 30,153
Loss on extinguishment of debt14,523
 5,414
 
Other expense (income), net1,953
 (2,533) (1,570)
Income tax expense17,309
 23,813
 (27,560)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest4,437
 3,834
 5,242
Adjusted EBITDA$283,384
 $267,936
 $254,506


Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Net income attributable to Masonite$214,233 $94,501 $69,037 
Plus:
Depreciation71,168 70,641 68,350 
Amortization17,127 21,341 23,423 
Share based compensation expense21,771 15,959 19,423 
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment(378)1,316 6,234 
Restructuring costs1,904 5,567 8,236 
Asset impairment— 69,900 51,515 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries850 8,590 2,091 
Interest expense, net41,331 46,123 46,807 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— 13,583 — 
Other (income) expense, net(5,001)15,620 (5,217)
Income tax expense71,753 44,772 28,611 
Other items (1)
6,829 — 40,550 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest4,211 4,693 4,652 
Adjusted EBITDA$445,798 $412,606 $363,712 
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(1) Other items include $6,829 in acquisition and due diligence related costs in the year ended January 1, 2023, and $40,550 in legal reserves related to the settlement of ContentsU.S. class action litigation in the year ended January 3, 2021, and were recorded in selling, general and administration expenses within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

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We derive revenues from two major product lines: interior and exterior products. We do not review or analyze our two major product lines below net sales. Additionally, we sell door components to external customers which are not otherwise consumed in our vertical operations. Sales for the product lines are summarized as follows for the periods indicated:
Year EndedYear Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Net sales to external customers:     Net sales to external customers:
Interior products (1)
$1,427,459
 $1,429,532
 $1,366,871
Exterior products (1)
628,301
 612,888
 557,808
Components (1)
120,923
 127,683
 108,246
Interior productsInterior products$1,871,103 $1,654,379 $1,479,196 
Exterior productsExterior products892,945 813,605 647,241 
ComponentsComponents127,639 128,936 130,638 
Total$2,176,683
 $2,170,103
 $2,032,925
Total$2,891,687 $2,596,920 $2,257,075 
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Net sales information with respect to geographic areas exceeding 10% of consolidated net sales is as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Net sales to external customers from facilities in:     
United States$1,483,697
 $1,388,680
 $1,333,223
Canada304,497
 329,292
 327,644
United Kingdom281,888
 328,669
 253,564
Other106,601
 123,462
 118,494
Total$2,176,683
 $2,170,103
 $2,032,925

Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Net sales to external customers from facilities in:
United States$2,153,689 $1,776,180 $1,595,398 
Canada395,938 364,179 319,937 
United Kingdom259,944 300,008 218,382 
Other82,116 156,553 123,358 
Total$2,891,687 $2,596,920 $2,257,075 
In the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, net sales to The Home Depot, Inc., were $372.4$630.7 million, $385.3$491.5 million and $356.5$411.1 million, respectively, which are included in the North American Residential segment. No other individual customer's net sales exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales for any of the periods presented.
Geographic information regarding property, plant and equipment which exceed 10% of consolidated property, plant and equipment is as follows as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
United States$396,914
 $412,072
United States$443,105 $413,289 
Canada63,786
 62,626
Other(1)164,885
 135,055
209,224 213,508 
Total$625,585
 $609,753
Total$652,329 $626,797 

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18. Employee Future Benefits
United States Defined Benefit Pension Plan
We havehad a defined benefit pension plan covering certain active and former employees in the United States (“("U.S. Pension Plan"). Benefits under the plan were frozen at various times in the past. The measurement date used forOn December 9, 2020, the accounting valuationBoard of the defined benefit pension plan was December 29, 2019. Information aboutDirectors approved a resolution to terminate the U.S. defined benefit pensionPension Plan and we initiated the process to terminate and annuitize the plan, is as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost:     
Service cost$548
 $670
 $811
Interest cost3,423
 3,322
 3,421
Expected return on assets(5,723) (6,253) (5,852)
Amortization of actuarial net losses1,521
 1,149
 1,113
Settlement loss5,651
 
 
Net pension expense (benefit)$5,420
 $(1,112) $(507)

which continued into 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2019,2021, we completed balance sheet risk mitigation actions related to the U.S. Pension Plan and terminated the plan. In connection with the plan purchased annuity contracts to settle liabilities for certain fully vested participants associated with benefits arisingtermination, we settled all future obligations under the plan. Payments relatedU.S. Pension Plan through a combination of lump-sum payments to this offer were made from existing plan assetseligible participants who elected to settlereceive them, and the liabilities.transfer of any remaining benefit obligations to a third-party insurance company under a group annuity contract, which resulted in the settlement of liabilities to affected participants. As a result total lump sum payments exceeded annual service and interest costs in 2019, andof these actions, we recognized a pre-tax pension settlement charge of $5.7$23.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.2021, primarily comprised of the recognition of past actuarial losses. This non-cash charge is recorded within other (income) expense, (income), net in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Information about the U.S. Pension Plan is as follows for the periods indicated:
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Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost$— $331 $309 
Interest cost— 1,516 2,183 
Expected return on assets— (2,953)(5,328)
Amortization of actuarial net losses— 1,047 662 
Settlement loss23,343 — 
Net pension expense (benefit)$— $23,284 $(2,174)
Information with respect to the assets, liabilities and net accrued benefit obligationplan assets of the U.S. defined benefit pension planPension Plan is set forth as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
Pension assets:   
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year$86,992
 $92,716
Company contributions5,000
 5,000
Actual return on plan assets17,030
 (4,453)
Plan settlements(23,556) 
Benefits paid(5,560) (5,730)
Administrative expenses paid(484) (541)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year79,422
 86,992
Pension liability:   
Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year95,171
 104,909
Current service cost548
 670
Interest cost3,423
 3,322
Plan settlements(23,556) 
Actuarial loss (gain)9,015
 (7,459)
Benefits paid(5,560) (5,730)
Administrative expenses paid(484) (541)
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year78,557
 95,171
Net plan assets (accrued benefit obligation), end of year$865
 $(8,179)
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Pension assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year$— $86,464 
Company contributions— 5,550 
Actual return on plan assets— (2,347)
Plan settlements— (84,573)
Benefits paid— (3,711)
Administrative expenses paid— (1,383)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year— — 
Pension liability:
Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year— 85,330 
Current service cost— 331 
Interest cost— 1,516 
Plan settlements— (84,573)
Actuarial loss— 2,490 
Benefits paid— (3,711)
Administrative expenses paid— (1,383)
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year— — 
Net plan assets, end of year$— $— 

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The net plan assets are carried within other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Pension fund assets are invested primarily in equity and debt securities. Asset allocation between equity and debt securities and cash is adjusted based on the expected lifeA reconciliation of the plan and the expected retirement age of the plan participants. No plan assets are expected to be returned to uschange in the next twelve months. Information with respect to the amounts and types of securities that are held in the U.S. defined benefit pension planaccumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") is set forth as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
(In thousands)Amount % of Total Plan Amount % of Total Plan
Equity securities$47,017
 59.2% $51,412
 59.1%
Debt securities29,863
 37.6% 32,361
 37.2%
Other2,542
 3.2% 3,219
 3.7%
 $79,422
 100.0% $86,992
 100.0%

Under the Plan's investment policy statement, plan assets are invested to achieve a fully-funded status based on actuarial calculations, maintain a level of liquidity that is sufficient to pay benefit and expense obligations when due, maintain flexibility in determining the future level of contributions and maximize returns within the limits of risk. The target asset allocation for plan assets in the U.S. defined benefit pension plan for 2019 is 60% equity securities, 38% debt securities and 2% of other securities. Our pension funds are not invested directly in the debt or equity of Masonite, but may have been invested indirectly as a result of inclusion of Masonite in certain market or investment funds.
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Net actuarial loss$— $7,790 
Amortization of:
Curtailment recognition of prior service cost— (15)
Settlement recognition of net loss— (24,375)
Change in AOCL, pre-tax$— $(16,600)
The weighted average actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring our U.S. accrued benefit obligations and costs prior to termination were as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Discount rate applied for:     
Accrued benefit obligation3.3% 4.3% 3.6%
Net periodic pension cost4.3% 3.6% 4.2%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets6.8% 6.8% 7.0%

Year Ended
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Discount rate applied for:
Accrued benefit obligation— %2.4 %2.4 %
Net periodic pension cost— %2.4 %3.3 %
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets— %3.5 %3.5 %
The rate of compensation increase for the accrued benefit obligation and net periodic pension costs for the U.S. defined benefit pension planPension Plan is not applicable, as benefits under the plan are not affected by compensation increases.
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption iswas derived by taking into consideration the target plan asset allocation, historical rates of return on those assets, projected future asset class returns and net outperformance of the market by active investment managers. An asset return model iswas used to develop an expected range of returns on the plan investments over a 30-year period, with the expected rate of return selected from a best estimate range within the total range of projected results.

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United Kingdom Defined Benefit Pension Plan
We also have a defined benefit pension plan in the United Kingdom (“("U.K. Pension Plan"), which has been curtailed in prior years. The measurement date used for the accounting valuation of the U.K. defined benefit pension planPension Plan was December 29, 2019.January 1, 2023. Information about the U.K. defined benefit pension planPension Plan is as follows for the periods indicated:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Interest cost$504 $366 $536 
Expected return on assets(934)(1,292)(1,021)
Amortization of actuarial net losses22 289 340 
Settlement loss— — 127 
Net pension benefit$(408)$(637)$(18)

 Year Ended
(in thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost:     
Interest cost$685
 $648
 $685
Expected return on assets(948) (990) (429)
Amortization of actuarial net losses246
 142
 
Net pension expense (benefit)$(17) $(200) $256
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Information with respect to the assets, liabilities and net accruedplan assets (accrued benefit obligationobligation) of the U.K. defined benefit pension planPension Plan is as follows for the periods indicated:
Year EndedYear Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Pension assets:   Pension assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year$22,307
 $25,141
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year$33,389 $31,222 
Company contributions1,265
 661
Company contributions2,021 1,376 
Actual return on plan assets3,201
 (1,106)Actual return on plan assets(13,071)2,159 
Benefits paid(863) (886)Benefits paid(1,006)(919)
Translation adjustment838
 (1,503)Translation adjustment(3,251)(449)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year26,748
 22,307
Fair value of plan assets, end of year18,082 33,389 
Pension liability   Pension liability
Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year28,303
 30,812
Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year33,002 35,394 
Interest cost685
 648
Interest cost504 366 
Actuarial loss (gain)3,446
 (962)
Actuarial gainActuarial gain(9,153)(1,431)
Benefits paid(863) (886)Benefits paid(1,006)(919)
Plan amendment
 585
Translation adjustment1,030
 (1,894)Translation adjustment(3,276)(408)
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year32,601
 28,303
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year20,071 33,002 
Net accrued benefit obligation, end of year$5,853
 $5,996
Net (accrued benefit obligation) plan assets, end of yearNet (accrued benefit obligation) plan assets, end of year$(1,989)$387 
There were $9.2 million of actuarial gains during fiscal year 2022 primarily as a result of a change in the discount rate from 1.83% to 4.81% driven by an increase in both government and corporate bond yields. There were $1.4 million of actuarial gains during fiscal year 2021 primarily as a result of a change in the discount rate from 1.27% to 1.83%. There were no material changes to any other key assumptions nor was there a significant demographic gain or loss.
Amounts deferred in AOCL is set forth for the periods indicated:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Net actuarial loss$7,212 $2,794 
Prior service cost440 518 
Total amount recognized in AOCL, pre-tax$7,652 $3,312 
A reconciliation of the change in AOCL is set forth as follows for the periods indicated:
Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Net actuarial loss (gain)$4,852 $(2,298)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost(22)(25)
Net actuarial loss from prior years— (264)
Translation adjustment(490)(22)
Change in AOCL, pre-tax$4,340 $(2,609)
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The net accrued benefit obligation isplan assets are recorded within other long-term liabilitiesassets in the consolidated balance sheets. Pension fund assets are invested primarily in equity and debt securities. Asset allocation between equity and debt securities and cash is adjusted based on the expected life of the plan and the expected retirement age of the plan participants. Information with respect to the amounts and types of securities that are held in the U.K. defined benefit pension planPension Plan is set forth as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
(In thousands)Amount % of Total Plan Amount % of Total Plan
Equity securities$10,297
 38.5% $10,207
 45.8%
Debt securities13,600
 50.8% 11,909
 53.3%
Other2,851
 10.7% 191
 0.9%
 $26,748
 100.0% $22,307
 100.0%

Year Ended
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
(In thousands)Amount% of Total PlanAmount% of Total Plan
Equity securities$3,740 20.7 %$8,327 24.9 %
Debt securities— — %— — %
Other14,342 79.3 %25,062 75.1 %
$18,082 100.0 %$33,389 100.0 %
Under the Plan'splan's investment policy and strategy, plan assets are invested to achieve a fully funded status based on actuarial calculations, maintain a level of liquidity that is sufficient to pay benefit and expense obligations when due, maintain flexibility in determining the future level of contributions and maximize returns within the limits of risk. The target asset allocation for plan assets in the U.K. defined benefit pension planPension Plan for 20192022 is 50% equity80% other securities and 50%20% equity securities. Other securities represent investments that are primarily invested in a mixture of debt and equity securities.
The weighted average actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring our U.K. accrued benefit obligations and costs were as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Discount rate applied for:     
Accrued benefit obligation1.9% 2.7% 2.4%
Net periodic pension cost1.7% 2.4% 2.2%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets3.9% 4.2% 4.0%

Year Ended
January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Discount rate applied for:
Accrued benefit obligation4.8 %1.8 %1.3 %
Net periodic pension cost1.7 %1.0 %1.0 %
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets3.0 %4.1 %4.1 %
The rate of compensation increase for the accrued benefit obligation and net pension cost for the U.K. defined benefit pension planPension Plan is not applicable, as the plan was curtailed in prior years and benefits under the plan are not affected by compensation increases.
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption is derived by taking into consideration the target plan asset allocation, historical rates of return on those assets, projected future asset class returns and net outperformance of the market by active investment managers. An asset return model is used to develop an expected range of returns on the plan investments over a 9-year10-year period, with the expected rate of return selected from a best estimate range within the total range of projected results.
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As of January 1, 2023, the estimated future benefit payments from the U.K. Pension Plan for the following future periods are set forth as follows:
(In thousands)Expected Future Benefit Payments
Fiscal year:
2023$977 
20241,079 
20251,162 
20261,120 
20271,168 
2028 through 20326,750 
Total estimated future benefit payments$12,256 
Expected contributions to the U.K. Pension Plan during 2023 are $2.0 million.
Overall Pension Obligation
For all periods presented, the U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plansPension Plans were invested in equity securities, equity funds, bonds, bond funds and cash and cash equivalents. Other than those recorded at net asset value per share (NAV) as described below, allAll investments are publicly traded and possess a high level of marketability or liquidity. All plan investments are categorized as having Level 1 valuation inputs as established by the FASB’s Fair Value Framework.
As of December 29, 2019, the U.S. defined benefit pension plan held an investment valued at NAV representing $8.0 million of total plan assets. The investment is a collective investment trust consisting primarily of publicly traded U.S. and non-U.S. equities. Publicly traded equities are valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded. Redemptions can be made daily with redemptions greater than $0.2 million requiring a five day redemption notice period. There were 0 unfunded commitments as of December 29, 2019.

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The change in the net difference between the pension plan assets and projected benefit obligation that is not attributed to our recognition of pension expense or funding of the plan is recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (loss) within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and the balance of such changes is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”)AOCL in the consolidated balance sheets. The estimated actuarial net losses that will be amortized from AOCL into net periodic benefit cost during 2020 are $1.0 million.
As of December 29, 2019, the estimated future benefit payments from the U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans for the following future periods are set forth as follows:
(In thousands)Expected Future Benefit Payments
Fiscal year: 
2020$5,356
20215,632
20225,753
20235,867
20245,975
2025 through 202930,620
Total estimated future benefit payments$59,203

Expected contributions to the U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans during 2020 are $5.8 million.
Defined Contribution Benefit Plans
We have defined contribution benefit plans covering certain U.S. and foreign subsidiary employees subject to eligibility requirements set up in accordance with local statutory requirements. Contributions made to these plans were $12.4$16.1 million, $11.8$15.6 million and $7.8$13.7 million for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017,January 3, 2021, respectively.


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19. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Loss)
A rollforward of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss is as follows for the periods indicated:
Year EndedYear Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Accumulated foreign exchange losses, beginning of period$(129,930) $(89,824) $(127,433)Accumulated foreign exchange losses, beginning of period$(96,919)$(93,684)$(113,336)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)14,544
 (40,880) 38,758
Income tax benefit (expense) on foreign exchange losses25
 (60) (609)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gainForeign currency translation (loss) gain(36,369)(6,719)17,566 
Income tax benefit on foreign currency translation (loss) gainIncome tax benefit on foreign currency translation (loss) gain18 17 
Cumulative translation adjustment recognized upon deconsolidation of subsidiaries2,368
 
 212
Cumulative translation adjustment recognized upon deconsolidation of subsidiaries732 3,544 2,254 
Less: foreign exchange gain (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest343
 (834) 752
Less: foreign exchange (loss) gain attributable to non-controlling interestLess: foreign exchange (loss) gain attributable to non-controlling interest(537)66 185 
Accumulated foreign exchange losses, end of period(113,336) (129,930) (89,824)Accumulated foreign exchange losses, end of period(132,001)(96,919)(93,684)
     
Accumulated pension and other post-retirement adjustments, beginning of period(22,989) (20,328) (21,553)Accumulated pension and other post-retirement adjustments, beginning of period(4,663)(18,379)(16,833)
Pension and other post-retirement adjustments962
 (4,754) 529
Pension and other post-retirement adjustments(4,718)2,250 (3,163)
Income tax (expense) benefit on pension and other post-retirement adjustments(347) 1,113
 39
Income tax (expense) benefit on pension and other post-retirement adjustments(858)(437)851 
Amortization of actuarial net losses1,798
 1,291
 1,113
Amortization of actuarial net losses22 1,336 1,002 
Income tax expense on amortization of actuarial net losses(442) (311) (456)Income tax expense on amortization of actuarial net losses(6)(258)(236)
Pension settlement charges5,651
 
 
Pension settlement charges— 15,654 — 
Income tax expense on pension settlement charges(1,466) 
 
Income tax expense on pension settlement charges— (4,829)— 
Accumulated pension and other post-retirement adjustments(16,833) (22,989) (20,328)
Accumulated pension and other post-retirement adjustments, end of periodAccumulated pension and other post-retirement adjustments, end of period(10,223)(4,663)(18,379)
     
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(130,169) $(152,919) $(110,152)Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(142,224)$(101,582)$(112,063)
     
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:$23,093
 $(43,601) $39,586
Less: other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest343
 (834) 752
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Masonite$22,750
 $(42,767) $38,834
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:$(41,179)$10,547 $18,291 
Less: other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interestLess: other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest(537)66 185 
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to MasoniteOther comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Masonite$(40,642)$10,481 $18,106 
Cumulative translation adjustments are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into loss on disposal of subsidiaries in the years ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2017,January 2, 2022, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Actuarial net losses are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Pension settlement charges are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into other (income) expense, (income), net, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Foreign currency translation losses as a result of translating our foreign assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars during the year ended January 1, 2023, were $36.4 million, primarily driven by weakening of the Pound Sterling, the Canadian dollar and the Euro in comparison to the U.S. dollar during the period.

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20. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Certain cash and non-cash transactions were as follows for the periods indicated:
 Year Ended
(In thousands)December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Transactions involving cash:     
Interest paid$44,388
 $35,877
 $27,396
Interest received2,064
 1,304
 381
Income taxes paid14,809
 10,858
 10,169
Income tax refunds1,713
 124
 68
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities24,522
 
 
Cash paid for finance lease liabilities528
 
 
Non-cash transactions from operating activities:     
Right-of-use assets acquired under operating leases36,774
 
 
Non-cash transactions from investing and financing activities:     
Right-of-use assets acquired under finance leases26,326
 
 

Year Ended
(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022January 3, 2021
Transactions involving cash:
Interest paid$41,846 $42,703 $45,380 
Interest received2,783 250 1,110 
Income taxes paid77,500 40,506 24,336 
Income tax refunds1,596 875 805 
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities33,451 29,886 29,943 
Cash paid for finance lease liabilities1,359 1,470 1,393 
Non-cash transactions from operating activities:
Right-of-use assets acquired under operating leases9,307 49,703 51,381 
The following reconciles total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the dates indicated:
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents$166,964
 $115,656
Restricted cash10,644
 10,485
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$177,608
 $126,141

January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents$296,922 $381,395 
Restricted cash11,999 10,110 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$308,921 $391,505 
Property, plant and equipment additions in accounts payable were $6.3$10.4 million and $8.7$10.7 million as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, respectively.
During the fourth quarter of 2018, we provided debt financing to a distribution company via an interest-bearing note that is scheduled to mature in 2028. The interest-bearing note receivable is carried at amortized cost, with the interest payable in kind at the election of the borrower. This transaction is reflected as issuance ofThe note receivable onbalance was $12.6 million as of January 1, 2023, and January 2, 2022. The note receivable was recorded in the statementsconsolidated balance sheets as a component of cash flowsprepaid expenses and is recordedother assets, and as a component of other assets onas of January 1, 2023, and January 2, 2022, respectively. On January 26, 2023, the consolidated balance sheets.note receivable was redeemed and fully repaid.

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21. Variable Interest Entity
As of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, we held an interest in 1one variable interest entity ("VIE"), Magna Foremost Sdn Bhd, which is located in Bintulu, Malaysia. The VIE is integrated into our supply chain and manufactures door facings. We are the primary beneficiary of the VIE based on the terms of the existing supply agreement with the VIE. As primary beneficiary via the supply agreement, we receive a disproportionate amount of earnings on sales to third parties in relation to our voting interest, and as a result, receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns. Sales to third parties did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We also have the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. As its primary beneficiary, we have consolidated the results of the VIE. Our net cumulative investment in the VIE was comprised of the following as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands)December 29,
2019
 December 30,
2018
Current assets$10,662
 $9,632
Property, plant and equipment, net8,179
 9,327
Long-term deferred income taxes3,032
 4,306
Other assets3,575
 3,122
Current liabilities(2,989) (2,653)
Other long-term liabilities(517) (859)
Non-controlling interest(3,730) (3,835)
Net assets of the VIE consolidated by Masonite$18,212
 $19,040
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(In thousands)January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
Current assets$5,699 $9,057 
Property, plant and equipment, net8,056 8,573 
Long-term deferred income taxes1,170 1,023 
Other assets4,067 4,202 
Current liabilities(1,396)(3,895)
Other long-term liabilities(4)(139)
Non-controlling interest(3,229)(3,803)
Net assets of the VIE consolidated by Masonite$14,363 $15,018 
Current assets include $6.5$1.0 million and $5.7$4.9 million of cash and cash equivalents as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018,January 2, 2022, respectively. Assets recognized as a result of consolidating this VIE do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against our general assets. Furthermore, liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these entities do not represent additional claims on our general assets; rather, they represent claims against the specific assets of the consolidated VIE.
22. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, income taxes receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and income taxes payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. The estimated fair values and carrying values of our long-term debt instruments were as follows for the periods indicated:
 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
(In millions)Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value
5.375% Senior unsecured notes due 2028$529.1
 $493.6
 $
 $
5.750% Senior unsecured notes due 2026318.8
 296.4
 282.6
 295.8
5.625% Senior unsecured notes due 2023
 
 484.9
 499.5

January 1, 2023January 2, 2022
(In millions)Fair ValueCarrying ValueFair ValueCarrying Value
3.50% senior unsecured notes due 2030$303,870 $371,136 $373,238 $370,593 
5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2028$462,495 $495,868 $526,730 $495,128 
These estimates are based on market quotes and calculations based on current market rates available to us and are categorized as having Level 2 valuation inputs as established by the FASB’s Fair Value Framework. Market quotes used in these calculations are based on bid prices for our debt instruments and are obtained from and corroborated with multiple independent sources. The market quotes obtained from independent sources are within the range of management’s expectations.
23. Subsequent Events
Acquisition of Endura
On January 3, 2023, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of EPI Holdings, Inc. ("Endura"), for approximately $375.0 million in cash. Endura is a leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance door frames and door system components in the United States. Endura’s product offerings include engineered frames, self-adjusting sill systems, weather sealing, multi-point locks and installation accessories used by builders and contractors in residential new construction as well as repair and remodeling applications. The acquisition will allow us to accelerate our Doors That Do MoreTM strategy and maximize our growth potential. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination, with the goodwill being non-deductible for tax purposes.
Since the closing of the acquisition occurred subsequent to the Company's fiscal year end, the allocation of the purchase price to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed is subject to a formal valuation process, which has not yet been completed. The major classes of assets acquired will include trade receivables, inventories, trade payables and goodwill and intangibles. Our 2023 operating results will include the results from Endura from the date of acquisition. Based on the timing of the acquisition and lack of available information, we determined it to be impracticable to disclose a preliminary purchase price allocation or proforma financial information at this time.
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During the year ended January 1, 2023, we recorded $6.8 million of acquisition and due diligence related costs. These costs were recorded in selling, general and administration expense within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
23. Supplemental Unaudited Quarterly Financial InformationTerm Loan Facility and ABL Facility
The following table sets forthIn connection with the historical unaudited quarterly financial data foracquisition of Endura on January 3, 2023, we borrowed $250.0 million under our Term Loan Facility and $100.0 million under our ABL Facility in order to fund a portion of the periods indicated. The information for eachcash consideration paid. On February 3, 2023, we subsequently repaid $50.0 million of these periods has been preparedthe outstanding borrowings under our ABL Facility. In the first quarter of 2023, we incurred $2.7 million of incremental debt issuance costs on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, reflects all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial results. Operating results for previous periods do not necessarily indicate results that may be achieved in any future period.Term Loan Facility.
 Quarter Ended
(In thousands, except per share information)December 29,
2019
 September 29,
2019
 June 30,
2019
 March 31,
2019
Net sales$531,237
 $552,192
 $562,943
 $530,311
Cost of goods sold420,192
 426,588
 434,013
 418,207
Gross profit111,045
 125,604
 128,930
 112,104
Selling, general and administration expenses76,752
 77,573
 78,142
 78,100
Restructuring costs2,681
 1,994
 1,361
 3,740
Asset impairment
 
 3,142
 10,625
 Loss on disposal of subsidiaries9,655
 
 
 4,605
Operating income21,957
 46,037
 46,285
 15,034
Interest expense, net12,096
 11,909
 11,357
 11,127
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 14,523
 
 
Other expense (income), net4,363
 (824) (456) (1,130)
Income before income tax expense5,498
 20,429
 35,384
 5,037
Income tax expense2,624
 4,334
 10,293
 58
Net income2,874
 16,095
 25,091
 4,979
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest1,272
 1,126
 849
 1,190
Net income attributable to Masonite$1,602
 $14,969
 $24,242
 $3,789
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$0.06
 $0.60
 $0.96
 $0.15
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$0.06
 $0.59
 $0.96
 $0.15
        
        
 Quarter Ended
 December 30,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 July 1,
2018
 April 1,
2018
Net sales$528,350
 $557,148
 $566,726
 $517,879
Cost of goods sold432,989
 446,306
 443,052
 412,450
Gross profit95,361
 110,842
 123,674
 105,429
Selling, general and administration expenses61,601
 64,530
 71,851
 68,211
Restructuring costs1,624
 
 
 
Asset impairment5,243
 
 
 
Operating income26,893
 46,312
 51,823
 37,218
Interest expense, net11,027
 10,151
 9,074
 8,756
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 5,414
 
 
Other expense (income), net(724) (948) (839) (22)
Income before income tax expense16,590
 31,695
 43,588
 28,484
Income tax expense3,067
 6,151
 7,894
 6,701
Net income13,523
 25,544
 35,694
 21,783
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest1,176
 748
 953
 957
Net income attributable to Masonite$12,347
 $24,796
 $34,741
 $20,826
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$0.47
 $0.90
 $1.26
 $0.74
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Masonite$0.46
 $0.89
 $1.24
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.Annual Report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report,Annual Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that certain controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, based on the Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. Based upon our evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 29, 2019.January 1, 2023.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, has been audited by Ernst & Young, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein,below, and which expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2019.January 1, 2023. See "Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.below.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed quarter covered by this Annual Report that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Masonite International Corporation
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Masonite International Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control-IntegratedControl–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Masonite International Corporation (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of Masonite International Corporation as of December 29, 2019January 1, 2023 and December 30, 2018, andJanuary 2, 2022, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and the related notes and our report dated February 20, 202028, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tampa, Florida
February 20, 2020
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Item 9B. Other Information
Annual Meeting and Record Date. The Board of Directors has set the date of the 20202023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the related record date. The Annual General Meeting will be held in Tampa, Florida, on May 14, 2020,11, 2023, and the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the meeting will be the shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2020.    20, 2023.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Some of the information required in response to this item with regard to directors is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K from our definitive Proxy Statement for our 20202023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "2020"2023 Proxy Statement"). Such information will be included under the captions "Election of Directors," "Corporate Governance; Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports," "Corporate Governance; Board and Committee Matters—Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics," "Corporate Governance; Board and Committee Matters—Board Structure and Director Independence" and "Corporate Governance; Board and Committee Matters—Board Committees; Membership—Audit Committee."
The following table sets forth information as of February 20, 2020,28, 2023, regarding each of our executive officers:
NameAgePositions
Howard C. Heckes5558President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Russell T. Tiejema5154Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Christopher O. Ball45President, Global Residential
Victoria Philemon50Senior Vice President, General Manager, Europe
Alexander A. Legall54Senior Vice President, Business Leader, Architectural
Randal A. White4952Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain
James A. "Tony" HairC. Pelletier5345President, Global Residential
Robert E. Lewis59Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Robert A. Paxton4649Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Patrick D. Brisley44Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Biographies
The present principal occupations and recent employment history of each of the executive officers and directors listed above are as follows:
Howard C. Heckes, (age 55)58) has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Masonite and as a Director of Masonite since June 2019. Mr. Heckes joined Masonite from Energy Management Collaborative where he served as Chief Executive Officer since 2017. From 2008 to 2017, Mr. Heckes served in a variety of operations roles at Valspar Corporation, now a subsidiary of The Sherwin-Williams Company, most recently overseeing Valspar's industrial coatings portfolio. Prior to joining Valspar, Mr. Heckes held various leadership roles at Newell Rubbermaid, including President of Sanford Brands and President of Graco Children's Products. Mr. Heckes is also a member of the Board of Directors of the AZEK Company Inc.
Russell T. Tiejema, (age 51)54) is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Masonite. Mr. Tiejema joined Masonite in November 2015, from Lennox International, a global leader in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry, where he served as the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of LII Residential, the largest reporting segment of Lennox International, since 2013. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Tiejema served as the Vice President, Business Analysis & Planning, of Lennox International. Prior to joining Lennox in 2011, Mr. Tiejema spent 20 years with General Motors in a variety of financial leadership roles across a number of operating units and staffs, including Finance Director for GM Fleet & Commercial and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.
Christopher O. Ball, (age 45) joined Masonite in September 2021 as President of the Global Residential Door Business. Prior to joining Masonite, Mr. Ball was with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of consumer and commercial products, from 2018 to 2021, most recently serving as President - Americas, where he led the North American, Latin America and Global Commercial Truck business units. Prior to joining Cooper Tire, Mr. Ball held various roles at Whirlpool Corporation from 2003 to 2018, including leadership of sales and operations for the KitchenAid small appliance business and general management of the North America Laundry unit, Whirlpool's largest business.
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Victoria Philemon, (age 50)has served as Masonite’s Senior Vice President, General Manager, Europe since August 2021. Prior to joining Masonite, Ms. Philemon was most recently Managing Director for Morphy Richards, a supplier of small appliances in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021. She also previously served in senior sales and marketing roles at Stanley Black & Decker from 2008 to 2016. Earlier in her career, Ms. Philemon held progressive leadership positions in sales.
Alexander A. Legall, (age 54) has served as Masonite’s Senior Vice President & Business Leader - Architectural since September 2020. Mr. Legall joined Masonite from Owens Corning, where he served in a variety of leadership roles with the company from 2012 to 2020, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of their North American Technical Insulation business from 2018 to 2020. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Mr. Legall was with Carrier Corporation for 18 years where he held multiple leadership roles both domestically and in Latin America.
Randal A. White, (age 49)52) joined Masonite in September 2017 as Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain. Prior to joining Masonite, Mr. White was with Joy Global, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high productivity mining equipment now operating as Komatsu Mining, where he served in various operations and manufacturing roles since 2008, most recently serving as the Vice President Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and Operational Excellence (Lean) since 2014. Prior to joining Joy Global, Inc., Mr. White held various marketing and operational positions with Magnum Magnetics Inc. and Cooper Crouse-Hinds.
James A. "Tony" Hair, (age 53) joined Masonite in November 2013 as Vice President and Business Leader for the Residential Door Business and he has served most recently as President of the Global Residential Door Business. Prior to joining Masonite, Mr. Hair was with Newell Rubbermaid, a global manufacturer and marketer of consumer and commercial products, from 2005 to 2013, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Décor Business Unit. Mr. Hair also held executive leadership positions in the Home Solutions and Tools business groups. Prior to joining Newell Rubbermaid, Mr. Hair held various engineering, supply chain and sales positions with Maytag Corporation.

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Robert E. LewisC. Pelletier, (age 59) has served45) joined Masonite in April 2022 as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Masonite since April 2012. Mr. Lewis joined Masonite from Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, a mini-mill steel producer, where he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from January 2005 to May 2011.Secretary. Prior to joining Gerdau,Masonite, Mr. Lewis served asPelletier was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Eckerd Corporation, a national retail drugstore chainfor Barnes Group Inc. from 19942015 to January 2005.2022. Prior to joining Eckerd,Barnes Group Inc., Mr. Lewis wasPelletier held corporate counsel positions as Associate Counsel with United Technologies Corporation from 2009 to 2015 and as Compliance Counsel for GE Aviation from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Pelletier began his career as an attorney and shareholderAssociate with the Tampa law firm Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, LLP in Washington, D.C. and worked in the Office of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, P.A.the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce as an Attorney-Advisor within the Bureau of Industry and Security.
Robert A. Paxton, (age 46)49) has served as Masonite’s Senior Vice President, Human Resources since February 2018. Prior to joining Masonite, Mr. Paxton was with Owens Corning, a global developer and producer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites, where he served as Vice President, Human Resources and Vice President, Business Integration from May 2010 to February 2018. Prior to joining Owens Corning, he served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Broadwind Energy from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining Broadwind, he served Whirlpool Corporation in various human resources leadership roles from 2002 to 2008, most recently serving as Vice President, Global Human Resources from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Paxton began his career with British Petroleum in 1995.1995 to 2002.
Patrick D. Brisley,(age 44) has served as Masonite's Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since June 2019 and joined Masonite as Corporate Controller in May 2015. Mr. Brisley is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining Masonite, Mr. Brisley was a member of the assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers working with clients in various industries and on technical matters such as initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions as well as other U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information required in response to this item is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10‑K from the 20202023 Proxy Statement. Such information will be included in the 20202023 Proxy Statement under the captions "Director Compensation", "Compensation Committee Report," "Executive Compensation" and "Corporate Governance; Board and Committee Matters—Compensation Interlocks and Insider Participation."
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information required in response to this item is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10‑K from the 20202023 Proxy Statement. Such information will be included in the 20202023 Proxy Statement under the captions "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" and "Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans".
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information required in response to this item is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10‑K from the 20202023 Proxy Statement. Such information will be included under the captions "Corporate Governance;
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Board and Committee Matters—Board Structure and Director Independence", "Corporate Governance; Board and Committee Matters—Board Committees; Membership" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions".
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Information required in response to this item is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10‑K from the 20202023 Proxy Statement. Such information will be included under the caption "Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm".
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PART IV

Item 15. ExhibitsExhibit and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:Page No.
1.Consolidated Financial Statements:
2.Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or the required information is otherwise included.
3.See “Index"Index to Exhibits”Exhibits" below.
(b)The exhibits listed on the “Index"Index to Exhibits”Exhibits" below are filed or furnished with this Form 10‑K or incorporated by reference as set forth below.
(c)Additional Financial Statement Schedules
None.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following is a list of all exhibits filed or furnished as part of this report:
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Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2019, among Masonite International Corporation, as Canadian borrower and parent borrower, Masonite Corporation and the other U.S. borrowers from time to time party thereto, as U.S. borrowers, Premdor Crosby Limited and the other U.K. borrowers from time to time party thereto, as U.K. Borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, Bank of America, N.A., as a syndication agent, and Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, Regions Bank and TD Bank, N.A., as co-documentation agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as joint lead arrangers and joint lead bookrunners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 011-11796) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2019)

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Exhibit No.Description
101*Interactive Data Files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language ("Inline XBRL"): (i) the Registrant's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017;January 3, 2021; (ii) the Registrant's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018;January 2, 2022; (iii) the Registrant's Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018,January 1, 2023, January 2, 2022, and December 31, 2017;January 3, 2021; (iv) the Registrant's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 29, 2019,January 1, 2023, and December 30, 2018;January 2, 2022; and (v) the notes to the Registrant's Consolidated Financial Statements
104*Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*Filed herewith.
#Denotes management contract or compensatory plan.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date:February 28, 2023MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONBy
(Registrant)
Date:February 20, 2020By/s/ Russell T. Tiejema
Russell T. Tiejema
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignaturesTitleDate
/s/ Howard C. HeckesPresident and Chief Executive Officer and DirectorFebruary 28, 2023
Howard C. Heckes(Principal Executive Officer)
SignaturesTitleDate
/s/ Howard C. HeckesPresident and Chief Executive Officer and DirectorFebruary 20, 2020
Howard C. Heckes(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Russell T. TiejemaExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Russell T. Tiejema(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Patrick D. BrisleyVice President, Chief Accounting Officer and February 28, 2023
Patrick D. Brisley(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Robert J. ByrneDirector and Chairman of the BoardFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Robert J. Byrne
/s/ Jody L. BilneyDirectorFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Jody L. Bilney
/s/ Peter R. DachowskiDirectorFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Peter R. Dachowski
/s/ Jonathan F. FosterDirectorFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Jonathan F. Foster
/s/ Thomas W. GreeneDirectorFebruary 20, 2020
Thomas W. Greene
/s/ Daphne E. JonesDirectorFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Daphne E. Jones
/s/ George A. LorchDirectorFebruary 20, 2020
George A. Lorch
/s/ William S. OesterleDirectorFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
William S. OesterleOsterle
/s/ Barry A. RuffaloDirectorFebruary 28, 2023
Barry A. Ruffalo
/s/ Francis M. ScriccoDirectorFebruary 20, 202028, 2023
Francis M. Scricco
/s/ Jay I. SteinfeldDirectorFebruary 28, 2023
Jay I. Steinfeld