LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC., 40-F filed on 5/22/2025
Annual Report (foreign private issuer)
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12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
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Document Information [Line Items]  
Document Type 40-F
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Document Annual Report true
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2025
Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31
Entity File Number 001-39498
Entity Registrant Name LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Z4
Entity Address, Address Line One 700 Saint-Antoine Street East, Suite 300
Entity Address, City or Town Montréal
Entity Address, State or Province QC
Entity Address, Country CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code H2Y 1A6
City Area Code (514)
Local Phone Number 907-1801
Title of 12(b) Security Subordinate Voting Shares
Trading Symbol LSPD
Security Exchange Name NYSE
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Audited Annual Financial Statements true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 146,399,347
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true
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Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY
Entity Central Index Key 0001823306
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Document Information [Line Items]  
Entity Address, Address Line One 251 Little Falls Drive
Entity Address, City or Town Wilmington
Entity Address, State or Province DE
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 19808-1674
City Area Code (800)
Local Phone Number 927-9801
Contact Personnel Name Corporation Service Company
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Audit Information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Auditor [Line Items]  
Auditor Name PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Auditor Location Montréal, Canada
Auditor Firm ID 271
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 558,469 $ 722,102
Trade and other receivables 53,077 62,284
Merchant cash advances 106,169 74,236
Inventories 14,612 16,492
Other current assets 65,696 42,786
Total current assets 798,023 917,900
Lease right-of-use assets, net 12,714 17,075
Property and equipment, net 17,102 20,496
Intangible assets, net 159,542 227,031
Goodwill 797,962 1,349,235
Other long-term assets 40,562 42,865
Deferred tax assets 298 552
Total assets 1,826,203 2,575,154
Current liabilities    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 73,075 68,679
Lease liabilities 5,654 6,942
Income taxes payable 1,540 1,709
Deferred revenue 68,714 67,336
Total current liabilities 148,983 144,666
Deferred revenue 1,088 851
Lease liabilities 11,319 16,269
Other long-term liabilities 562 967
Deferred tax liabilities 284 0
Total liabilities 162,236 162,753
Shareholders’ equity    
Share capital 4,157,395 4,362,691
Additional paid-in capital 200,634 213,918
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (7,462) (4,045)
Accumulated deficit (2,686,600) (2,160,163)
Total shareholders’ equity 1,663,967 2,412,401
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 1,826,203 2,575,154
Commitments and contingencies
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Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Profit or loss [abstract]    
Revenues $ 1,076,826 $ 909,270
Direct cost of revenues 626,621 524,020
Gross profit 450,205 385,250
Operating expenses    
General and administrative 115,139 103,742
Research and development 120,335 129,416
Sales and marketing 234,844 234,290
Depreciation of property and equipment 7,339 6,634
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 5,220 7,946
Foreign exchange loss 594 882
Acquisition-related compensation 366 3,105
Amortization of intangible assets 88,432 95,048
Restructuring 17,503 7,206
Goodwill impairment 556,440 0
Total operating expenses 1,146,212 588,269
Operating loss (696,007) (203,019)
Net interest income 36,498 42,531
Loss before income taxes (659,509) (160,488)
Income tax expense (recovery)    
Current 7,496 3,799
Deferred 191 (323)
Total income tax expense 7,687 3,476
Net loss (667,196) (163,964)
Other comprehensive income (loss)    
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations (732) (1,302)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments, net of tax (2,685) 314
Total other comprehensive loss (3,417) (988)
Total comprehensive loss $ (670,613) $ (164,952)
Basic net loss per share (in USD per share) $ (4.34) $ (1.07)
Diluted net loss per share (in USD per share) $ (4.34) $ (1.07)
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities    
Net loss $ (667,196) $ (163,964)
Items not affecting cash and cash equivalents    
Share-based acquisition-related compensation 0 2,953
Amortization of intangible assets 88,432 95,048
Depreciation of property and equipment and lease right-of-use assets 12,559 14,580
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) 191 (323)
Share-based compensation expense 55,605 74,913
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (290) (116)
Goodwill impairment 556,440 0
(Increase)/decrease in operating assets and increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities    
Trade and other receivables 8,913 (7,566)
Merchant cash advances (31,933) (44,744)
Inventories 1,880 (3,653)
Other assets (20,903) (15,759)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (892) (194)
Income taxes payable (169) (5,210)
Deferred revenue 1,503 (1,133)
Other long-term liabilities (404) 32
Net interest income (36,498) (42,531)
Total operating activities (32,762) (97,667)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities    
Additions to property and equipment (3,781) (7,506)
Additions to intangible assets (19,342) (10,678)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (7,513) 0
Interest income 38,678 44,134
Total investing activities 8,042 25,950
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities    
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding for net share settlement 2,231 2,144
Share issuance costs 0 (106)
Shares repurchased and cancelled (132,317) 0
Payment of lease liabilities and movement in restricted lease deposits (8,410) (8,227)
Financing costs (180) (37)
Total financing activities (138,676) (6,226)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (237) (109)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the year (163,633) (78,052)
Cash and cash equivalents – Beginning of year 722,102 800,154
Cash and cash equivalents – End of year 558,469 722,102
Income taxes paid $ 4,654 $ 7,622
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
$ in Thousands
USD ($)
shares
Issued and Outstanding Shares
USD ($)
shares
Additional paid-in capital
USD ($)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
USD ($)
Accumulated deficit
USD ($)
Number of shares outstanding at beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 | shares   151,170,305      
Number of shares issued at the beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 | shares   151,170,305      
Equity at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 2,497,449 $ 4,298,683 $ 198,022 $ (3,057) $ (1,996,199)
Net loss (163,964)       (163,964)
Share issuance costs $ (106) $ (106)      
Number of share options exercised in share-based payment arrangement (in shares) | shares 412,780 2,151,372      
Exercise of stock options and settlement of share awards $ 2,144 $ 61,161 (59,017)    
Share-based compensation 74,913   74,913    
Share-based acquisition-related compensation (in shares) | shares   225,939      
Shares repurchased and cancelled 2,953 $ 2,953      
Number of shares increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions (in shares) | shares   0      
Other comprehensive loss $ (988)     (988)  
Number of shares outstanding at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 | shares   153,547,616      
Number of shares issued at the end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 | shares 153,547,616 153,547,616      
Equity at end of the period at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 2,412,401 $ 4,362,691 213,918 (4,045) (2,160,163)
Net loss $ (667,196)       (667,196)
Number of share options exercised in share-based payment arrangement (in shares) | shares 311,307 2,574,408      
Exercise of stock options and settlement of share awards $ 2,231 $ 71,120 (68,889)    
Share-based compensation 55,605   55,605    
Number of shares increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions (in shares) | shares   9,722,677      
Shares repurchased and cancelled (135,657) $ (276,416)     140,759
Other comprehensive loss $ (3,417)     (3,417)  
Number of shares outstanding at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2025 | shares   146,399,347      
Number of shares issued at the end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2025 | shares 146,399,347 146,399,347      
Equity at end of the period at Mar. 31, 2025 $ 1,663,967 $ 4,157,395 $ 200,634 $ (7,462) $ (2,686,600)
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Organization and nature of operations
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Nature Of Operations [Abstract]  
Organization and nature of operations Organization and nature of operations
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. ("Lightspeed" or the "Company") was incorporated on March 21, 2005 under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Its head office is located at Gare Viger, 700 Saint-Antoine St. East, Suite 300, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform provides its customers with the critical functionalities they need to engage with consumers, manage their operations, accept payments, and grow their business. Lightspeed has customers globally in over 100 countries, empowering single- and multi-location small and medium-sized businesses to compete in an omni-channel market environment by engaging with consumers across online, mobile, social, and physical channels.
The Company’s shares are listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the stock symbol "LSPD".
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Basis of presentation and consolidation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Basis Of Presentation And Consolidation [Abstract]  
Basis of presentation and consolidation Basis of presentation and consolidation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS Accounting Standards") and were approved for issue by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company on May 22, 2025.
The consolidated financial statements provide comparative information in respect of the previous year.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lightspeed and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including, but not limited to: Lightspeed Netherlands B.V., Lightspeed Payments USA Inc., Kounta Pty Ltd, Lightspeed Commerce USA Inc., Upserve, Inc., Vend Limited, Lightspeed NuORDER Inc. and Ecwid, Inc. (collectively, the "subsidiaries"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when the Company is exposed, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of all subsidiaries, including those of new subsidiaries of Lightspeed from the reporting period starting on their acquisition or incorporation date, are prepared for the same reporting period as Lightspeed using Lightspeed’s accounting policies. All subsidiaries are fully consolidated until the date that Lightspeed’s control ceases.
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Material accounting policies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Material Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Material accounting policies Material accounting policies
Revenue recognition
The Company’s main sources of revenue are subscriptions for its platforms and revenue from its payment processing services. Other sources of revenue for the Company include payment residuals, merchant cash advances, professional services and sales of hardware as described below.
For revenue streams that involve another party that contributes to providing a specified good or service to a customer, the Company follows the guidance provided in IFRS 15, Appendix B, Principal versus Agent Considerations, for determining whether the revenue should be recognized based on the gross amount billed to a customer or the net amount retained. The Company is the principal in the arrangement and recognizes revenue at the gross amount billed to a customer when it controls the specified good or service before that good or service is transferred to the customer. To determine if the Company controls the specified good or service before that good or service is transferred to the customer, the Company considers indicators including whether the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the
specified good or service, whether the Company has inventory risk before the specified good or service has been transferred to a customer or after transfer of control to the customer, and whether the Company has discretion in establishing the price for the specified good or service. If the Company does not control the specified good or service, the Company is an agent in the arrangement with the customer and recognizes revenue at the net amount retained. This determination is a matter of significant judgment that depends on the facts and circumstances of each arrangement.
The Company’s arrangements with customers can include multiple performance obligations. When contracts involve multiple performance obligations, the Company evaluates whether each performance obligation is distinct and should be accounted for as a separate unit of accounting. In the case of software subscriptions and hardware and other, the Company has determined that customers can benefit from each service on its own, and that each service being provided to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Specifically, the Company considers the distinct performance obligations to be the software subscriptions, the hardware and the implementation services. Payment processing services, payment residuals and merchant cash advances were also considered to be distinct performance obligations.
The total transaction price is determined at the inception of the contract and allocated to each performance obligation based on their relative standalone selling prices. The Company determines the standalone selling price by considering internal evidence such as normal or consistently applied standalone selling prices. The determination of standalone selling prices is made through consultation with and approval by management, taking into consideration the Company’s go-to-market strategy. The Company from time to time modifies its pricing practices as its go-to-market strategies evolve, which could result in changes in relative standalone selling prices. Discounts are allocated to each performance obligation to which they relate based on their relative standalone selling price.
The Company generally receives payment from its customers on or prior to the invoice due date. In all other cases, payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement for payment within 14 to 30 days of the invoice date. Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities are excluded from revenue.
Subscription revenue
Software subscriptions include subscriptions to cloud-based solutions for both retail and hospitality offerings, for the Company's eCommerce offering, and wholesale offering. In addition to the core subscriptions outlined above, customers can purchase add-on services. Subscriptions include maintenance, support and access to unspecified upgrades. The Company recognizes revenue for its software subscriptions, including add-on services, ratably over the term of the contract commencing on the date the services are made available to customers.
Transaction-based revenue
The Company offers to its customers payment processing services, through connected terminals and online, that facilitate payment for goods and services sold by the customer to its consumers, for which the customers are charged a transaction fee. The Company recognizes revenue from payment processing services provided at the time of the transaction at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer, as the Company is the principal in the arrangement with the customer. The Company is the principal as the Company controls the payment processing service before the customer receives it as the Company performs additional services which are integrated with the payment processing service prior to delivering the service to the customer. The Company also bears the risk for chargebacks and other financial losses if such amounts cannot be recovered from the customer and the Company has full discretion in establishing prices for the promised service.
The Company’s software also interfaces with third parties that enable credit card processing. These third parties generate revenue from charging transaction fees that are generally a fixed amount per transaction, or a fixed percentage of the transaction processed. As part of integrating with the solutions of these third parties, the Company negotiates a revenue share with them whereby the Company receives a portion of the revenues generated by the third parties. These revenues are
recognized at the net amount retained by the Company, whereby only the portion of revenues that the Company receives (or which is due) from the third-party is recognized.
The Company also earns revenue from eligible customers through its merchant cash advance ("MCA") program, Lightspeed Capital. Under this program, the Company purchases a designated amount of future receivables at a discount, and the customer remits a fixed percentage of their daily sales to the Company until the outstanding balance has been fully remitted. The Company evaluates identified underwriting criteria including, but not limited to, the number of years in business, the nature of the business, and historical sales data, prior to purchasing the eligible customer's future receivables to help assess collectibility. As each MCA agreement does not have contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the MCA balance outstanding, each MCA is recorded at fair value through profit or loss. The initial fair value is generally equal to the transaction price, being the fair value of the consideration provided to the customer, and is then reduced by any amounts that are not expected to be collected. The fair value of each MCA is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. The amount of transaction-based revenue recognized from MCAs in the period is calculated as the gross amounts remitted by the customer in the period, reduced by the difference in value between the initial fair value and the reassessed fair value at the end of the period, excluding movements in the fair value that relate to amounts that are deemed uncollectible which are recognized within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. The Company is responsible for purchasing the designated amount of future receivables, bears the risk of financial losses if the receivables cannot be recovered from the customer, and the Company has full discretion in establishing the fees charged. The Company records as direct costs of revenue the processing and other fees with third-party platforms which are directly related to providing the MCA program to customers.
Hardware and other revenue
The Company’s software integrates with various hardware solutions required to operate a location. As part of the sale process to both new and existing customers, the Company acts as a reseller of the hardware. Such sales consist primarily of hardware peripherals. In addition, in some cases where customers would like assistance deploying the Company’s software or integrating the Company’s software with other systems, setting up their eCommerce store or installing their hardware, the Company provides professional services customized to the customer.
Hardware equipment revenues are recognized at a point in time, namely when ownership passes to the customer, in accordance with the shipping terms, at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer, as the Company is the principal in the arrangement with the customer. The Company is the principal as the Company controls the hardware equipment before the customer receives it.
Most professional services are sold on a time-and-materials basis. The Company’s software can typically be used as delivered to the customer. The Company’s professional services are generally not essential to the functionality of the software. For services performed on a time-and-materials basis, revenues are recognized as the services are delivered at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer, as the Company is the principal in the arrangement with the customer. The Company is the principal as the Company controls the professional services before they are transferred to the customer.
Commission assets
The Company records costs for selling commissions paid at the inception of a contract that are incremental costs of obtaining the contract as assets ("commission assets") if the Company expects to recover those costs. Commission assets are subsequently amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the good or service to which the commission asset relates. The Company applies the practical expedient that allows it to determine the pattern of the transfer of the good or service for a portfolio of contracts that have similar characteristics. For contracts where the amortization period of the commission assets would have been one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient that allows it to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining those contracts as an expense when incurred.
Contract assets
The Company records contract assets when the Company has provided goods and services to customers at the inception of the contract, but the right to related consideration for this performance obligation is conditional on satisfying other performance obligations. Contract assets primarily relate to the hardware solutions and are recovered over the expected contract term which takes into consideration the enforceable rights of the Company. Contract assets are subsequently amortized against revenue.
Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue mainly comprises fees collected or contractually due for services in which the applicable revenue recognition criteria have not been met. This balance will be recognized as revenue as the services are performed.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash comprises cash on deposit at banks. The Company considers all short term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash, with original maturities at their acquisition date of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Restricted cash and restricted deposits
The Company can be required to hold a defined amount of cash as collateral under the terms of certain lease agreements and as a guarantee for other obligations. Cash deposits held by the Company that have restrictions governing their use are classified as restricted cash, current or long-term, based on the remaining length of the restriction.
Inventories
Inventories, consisting of hardware equipment only, are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value with cost determined using the weighted average cost method. The Company provides an allowance for obsolescence based on estimated product life cycles, usage levels and technology changes. Changes in these estimates, if any, are reflected in the determination of cost of revenues. The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value, and all losses on inventories, if any, are recognized as an expense in the year during which the impairment or loss occurs.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Furniture and equipment are depreciated over five years, and computer equipment is depreciated over three years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the term of their associated leases.
Intangible assets
Acquired identifiable intangible assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, if any. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Software technologies that are acquired through business combinations are amortized over three to five years and customer relationships acquired through business combinations are amortized over three to six years.
Internally generated intangible assets
For internally generated intangible assets, expenditure on research activities is recognized as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. The Company recognizes internal development costs as intangible assets only when the following criteria are met: the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset exists, there is an intent to complete and an ability to use or sell the intangible asset, the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits, there are adequate resources available to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset, and there is the ability to reliably measure the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development. The amount initially recognized for internally-generated intangible assets is the sum of the expenditures incurred from the date when the intangible asset first meets the recognition criteria listed above until the asset is in the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Where no internally-generated intangible asset can be recognized, internal development costs are recognized as research and development expense in the period in which they are incurred. Subsequent to initial recognition, internally-generated intangible assets are reported at cost, less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, on the same basis as acquired identifiable intangible assets. Internally generated intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the internally generated intangible assets from the point the asset is available for use.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company evaluates its property and equipment and intangible assets with finite useful lives for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit ("CGU") may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or CGUs.
Goodwill and impairment of goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net tangible and identifiable assets of a business acquired in a business combination. After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses, if any. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is tested at the Company's operating segment level (the "Segment"), which is the level at which management monitors goodwill.
The Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill on an annual basis on December 31 or more frequently if events or a change in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the goodwill is below its carrying amount. Goodwill impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the Segment and comparing it to the carrying value of the Segment. The Segment's recoverable amount is the higher of the Segment's fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. A quantitative analysis was performed to determine the fair value less costs of disposal. Note 16 discusses the method and assumptions used for impairment testing.
Government assistance and research and development tax credits
Government assistance is recognized when there is reasonable assurance that it will be received and all related conditions will be complied with. Government assistance relating to an expense item is recognized as a reduction of expense over the period necessary to match the government assistance on a systematic basis to the costs that it is intended to subsidize. The Company’s research and development tax credits consist primarily of tax credits for the development of e-business and tax credits for non-refundable research and development. The Company recognizes research and development tax credits as a reduction of research and development and other related expenditures.
Income taxes
Current tax
The current tax payable is based on taxable income for the year. Taxable income differs from income as reported in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable income. Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences and unused losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable income against which those deductible temporary differences and losses can be utilized will be available. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all temporary differences except if the taxable temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable income nor the accounting income.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable income will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Current and deferred tax amounts
Current and deferred tax amounts are recognized as an expense or income in net loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized outside of net loss (whether in other comprehensive income (loss) or directly in accumulated deficit), in which case the tax is also recognized outside of net loss.
Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Restructuring provisions are recognized when the Company has put in place a detailed restructuring plan which has been communicated in sufficient detail to create a constructive obligation. Restructuring provisions include only costs directly related to the restructuring plan, and are measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the Company's obligations. Restructuring expense also includes other expenses that directly arise from the restructuring, are necessarily entailed by the restructuring and not associated with the ongoing activities of the Company.
If the known expected settlement date exceeds 12 months from the date of recognition, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax interest rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as a finance cost. Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted as appropriate.
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. The Company recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
On the consolidated statement of cash flows, lease payments related to short-term leases, low value assets and variable lease payments not included in lease liabilities are classified as cash flows used in operating activities, whereas the remaining lease payments are classified as cash flows used in financing activities.
Equity incentive plans
The Company records all share-based payments at their respective fair values. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense over the vesting period of the tranche of awards being considered. The fair value of stock options granted to employees is generally estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company also estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises its estimate, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from these estimates. Any consideration paid by employees on exercising stock options and the corresponding portion previously credited to additional paid-in capital are credited to share capital.
The Black-Scholes option pricing model used by the Company to calculate option values was developed to estimate the fair value. This model requires assumptions, including expected option life, volatility, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield, which greatly affect the calculated values. Expected option life is determined using the time-to-vest-plus-historical-calculation-from-vest-date method that derives the expected life based on a combination of each tranche’s time to vest plus the actual or expected life of an award based on the past activity or remaining time to expiry on outstanding awards. Expected volatility is determined using comparable companies for which the information is publicly available, or using the Company's own information. The risk-free interest rate is determined based on the rate at the time of grant for zero-coupon Canadian government securities with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the option. Dividend yield is based on the expected annual dividend rate at the time of grant. Expected forfeiture is derived from historical forfeiture rates.
The fair value of options that contain market performance conditions is measured using the Monte Carlo pricing model to estimate the Company's potential future share price. Market conditions are considered in the fair value estimate on the grant date and this fair value is not revised subsequently.
The fair value of restricted share units ("RSUs"), deferred share units ("DSUs") and performance share units which include non-market performance conditions ("PSUs") is measured using the fair value of the Company's shares as if the units were vested and issued on the grant date. An estimate of forfeitures is applied when determining share-based compensation expense as well as estimating the probability of meeting related performance conditions where applicable.
If the vesting date of certain stock options or share awards is accelerated as part of a restructuring, the expense directly related to the acceleration of the stock options or share awards is recognized as a component of restructuring.
Segment information
The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM is the highest level of management responsible for assessing Lightspeed’s overall performance and making operational decisions such as resource allocations related to operations, product prioritization, and delegation of authority. Management has determined that the Company operates in a single operating and reportable segment.
Financial instruments
Financial assets
Initial recognition and measurement
The Company’s financial assets comprise cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted deposits, trade and other receivables, merchant cash advances, foreign exchange forward contracts and other assets. All financial assets are recognized initially at fair value, plus, in the case of financial assets that are not measured at fair value through profit and loss, transaction costs that are attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the settlement date being the date that the Company receives or delivers the asset. Receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They are included in current assets except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the reporting period.
Subsequent measurement
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted deposits, merchant cash advances and foreign exchange forward contracts are carried at fair value with gains and losses recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Trade receivables are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. For information on impairment losses on trade receivables, refer to the Impairment of financial assets section below.
Derecognition
Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired or when the financial assets are written off.
Impairment of financial assets
The Company assesses at each reporting date whether there is any evidence that its trade receivables are impaired. The Company uses the simplified approach for measuring impairment for its trade receivables as these financial assets do not have a significant financing component. Therefore, the Company does not determine if the credit risk for these instruments has increased significantly since initial recognition. Instead, a loss allowance is recognized based on lifetime expected credit losses (“ECL”) at each reporting date. Impairment losses and subsequent reversals are recognized in profit or loss and are the amounts required to adjust the loss allowance at the reporting date to the amount that is required to be recognized based on the aforementioned policy. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experiences, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an allowance account and the amount of the loss is recognized within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. Trade receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
Financial liabilities
Initial recognition and measurement
The Company’s financial liabilities comprise accounts payable and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, foreign exchange forward contracts and other liabilities. All financial liabilities except lease liabilities are recognized initially at fair value. The Company assesses whether embedded derivative financial instruments are required to be separated from host contracts when the Company first becomes party to the contract.
Subsequent measurement
After initial recognition, financial liabilities, excluding foreign exchange forward contracts, are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The effective interest method amortization is included as a finance cost in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Financial liabilities are classified as current liabilities unless the Company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date.
Derecognition
Financial liabilities are derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged, cancelled, or expires. Gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss when the liabilities are derecognized.
Foreign exchange forward contracts
The Company designates certain foreign exchange forward contracts as cash flow hedges when all the requirements in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments are met. The Company recognizes these foreign exchange forward contracts as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and these contracts are measured at fair value at each reporting period. The asset and liability positions of the foreign exchange forward contracts are included in other current assets and accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The Company reflects the gain or loss on the effective portion of a cash flow hedge in other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassifies cumulative gains and losses to direct cost of revenues, general and administrative, research and development, or sales and marketing expenses, depending on the risk hedged, when the hedged transactions impact the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. If the hedged transactions become probable of not occurring, the corresponding amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are immediately reclassified to finance income or costs. Foreign exchange forward contracts that do not meet the requirements in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments to be designated as a cash flow hedge, are classified as derivative instruments not designated for hedging. The Company measures these instruments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in finance income or costs. To date, the Company has not had any foreign exchange forward contracts that do not meet the requirements in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments to be designated as a cash flow hedge.
Foreign currency translation
The functional as well as the presentation currency of Lightspeed is the US dollar. Items included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company are measured in the functional currency, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transactions or when items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the changes at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
The results and financial position of all the Company entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into US dollars as follows: assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the reporting date; income and expenses for each statement of operation are translated at average exchange rates; and all resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). For foreign currency translation purposes, goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the operation and translated at the closing rate at each reporting date.
New accounting pronouncements
New accounting pronouncements are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") or other standard-setting bodies, and they are adopted by the Company as at the specified effective date.
New and amended material accounting policies adopted by the Company
The IASB has issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements affecting the presentation of liabilities as current or non-current in the statement of financial position, amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures to enhance the transparency of supplier finance arrangements by including disclosure requirements, and amendments to IFRS 16 Leases to include variable payments when measuring a lease liability arising from a sale-and-leaseback transaction. These amendments to IAS 1, IAS 7, IFRS 7 and IFRS 16 are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, with early application permitted. The Company has adopted these amendments as of April 1, 2024. The adoption did not change any classification of financial liabilities, and there was no impact on the Company's accounting policies or the consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting such amendments.
There were no other IFRS Accounting Standards effective within the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 or International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) interpretations that had a material impact on the Company's accounting policies or the consolidated financial statements.
New and amended material accounting policies issued but not yet effective
At the date of authorization of these financial statements, the Company has not yet applied the following new and revised IFRS Accounting Standards that have been issued but are not yet effective.
In August 2023, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates to clarify how to assess and account for situations where a currency is not exchangeable into another. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company in future periods.
In May 2024, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures to clarify the date of recognition and derecognition of some financial assets and liabilities including introducing a new exception for certain financial liabilities settled using an electronic payment system before the settlement date. The amendments also clarify the classification of certain financial assets and introduces disclosure requirements for financial instruments with contingent features and equity instruments classified at fair value through other comprehensive income. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its consolidated financial statements.
The IASB has also issued IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements which includes requirements for the presentation and disclosure of information in general purpose financial statements to help ensure they provide relevant information that faithfully represents an entity's assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses. The new IFRS 18 standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
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Significant accounting estimates and assumptions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure of changes in accounting estimates [abstract]  
Significant accounting estimates and assumptions Significant accounting estimates and assumptions
Use of estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS Accounting Standards requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Management reviews its estimates on an ongoing basis based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods.
Key estimates and assumptions include:
Revenue recognition
The identification of revenue-generating contracts with customers, the identification of performance obligations, the determination of the transaction price and allocations between identified performance obligations, the use of the appropriate revenue recognition method for each performance obligation and the measure of progress for performance obligations satisfied over time are the main aspects of the revenue recognition process, all of which require the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions.
The Company follows the guidance provided in IFRS 15, Appendix B, Principal versus Agent Considerations for determining whether revenue should be recognized at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer or the net amount of consideration retained by the Company. This determination is a matter of significant judgment that depends on the facts and circumstances of each arrangement.
Impairment of non-financial assets
The Company’s impairment test for goodwill is based on internal estimates of fair value less costs of disposal calculations and uses valuation models such as the discounted cash flow model. Key assumptions on which management has based its determination of fair value less costs of disposal include an estimated discount rate, terminal value multiple, and estimated revenue growth rate. These estimates, including the methodology used, the assessment of CGUs and how goodwill is allocated, can have a material impact on the respective values and ultimately the amount of any goodwill impairment. Refer to note 16 for additional information on the assumptions used.
Whenever property and equipment, lease right-of-use assets, and intangible assets are tested for impairment, the determination of the assets’ recoverable amount involves the use of estimates by management and can have a material impact on the respective values and ultimately the amount of any impairment.
Recoverability of deferred tax assets and current and deferred income taxes and tax credits
Uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of complex tax regulations and the amount and timing of future taxable income. The Company establishes provisions based on reasonable estimates for possible consequences of audits by the tax authorities. The amount of such provisions is based on various factors, such as experience of previous tax audits and differing interpretations of tax regulations by the taxable entity and the responsible tax authority.
Deferred income tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences to the extent it is probable that taxable income will be available against which the losses and deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Management’s judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred income tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable income together with future tax planning strategies.
Share-based compensation
The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the related instruments at the date at which they are granted. Estimating fair value for share‑based payments requires determining the most appropriate valuation model for a grant, which depends on the terms and conditions of the grant. This also requires making assumptions and determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the option, volatility, interest rate, and dividend yield. Refer to note 25 for additional information on the assumptions used.
Provisions
The Company is involved in litigation and claims from time to time. There can be no assurance that such litigation and claims will be resolved without costly litigation nor in a manner that does not adversely impact the financial position and operating results of the Company. Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. In determining the probability of a loss and consequently determining a reasonable estimate, management is required to use significant judgment. Assumptions applied reflect the most probable set of economic conditions and planned courses of action by the Company at the time, but these too may differ over time. Given the uncertainties associated with any litigation, the actual outcome can be different from the Company's estimates and could adversely affect the financial position and operating results of the Company.
Internally generated intangible assets
The Company recognizes internal development costs as intangible assets only when the following criteria are met: the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset exists, there is an intent to complete and an ability to use or sell the intangible asset, the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits, there are adequate resources available to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset, and there is the ability to reliably measure the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development. Internally generated intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the internally generated intangible assets from the point the asset is available for use.
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Revenues
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Revenue From Contracts With Customers [Abstract]  
Revenues Revenues
The disaggregation of the Company’s revenue was as follows:
20252024
$$
Subscription revenue344,772 322,000 
Transaction-based revenue697,273 545,470 
Hardware and other revenue34,781 41,800 
Total revenues1,076,826 909,270 
Transaction-based revenue includes $35,175 of revenue from merchant cash advances for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (2024 – $17,158). The Company discloses revenue by geographic area in note 29.
Commission assets
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year32,970 27,307 
Additions
22,757 21,291 
Amortization (within sales and marketing expenses)
(18,840)(15,628)
Balance - End of fiscal year
36,887 32,970 
Contract assets
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year32,207 19,536 
Additions
16,002 20,562 
Amortization (within subscription and transaction-based revenue)
(16,205)(7,891)
Balance - End of fiscal year
32,004 32,207 
Contract liabilities
Revenue recognized that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is $67,336 and $68,094, respectively.
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Direct cost of revenues
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
Direct cost of revenues Direct cost of revenues
20252024
$$
Subscription cost of revenue70,753 77,585 
Transaction-based cost of revenue505,631 390,522 
Hardware and other cost of revenue50,237 55,913 
Total direct cost of revenues626,621 524,020 
Inventories expensed during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 in direct cost of revenues amount to $39,564 (2024 – $45,470)
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Government assistance
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Government Grants And Subsidies [Abstract]  
Government assistance Government assistance
Government assistance recognized as a reduction of expenses is as follows:
20252024
$
$
Direct cost of revenues556 291 
General and administrative1,384 674 
Research and development5,210 2,796 
Sales and marketing253 130 
Total government assistance7,403 3,891 
Government assistance includes research and development tax credits, grants, and other incentives.
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Employee compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee compensation Employee compensation
The total employee compensation comprising salaries and benefits, including share-based compensation and related payroll taxes, excluding government assistance and acquisition-related compensation, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, was $337,001 (2024 - $346,631).
The following table outlines share-based compensation and related payroll taxes included in the following expenses:
20252024
$$
Direct cost of revenues3,323 6,188 
General and administrative18,054 19,492 
Research and development18,654 25,298 
Sales and marketing16,547 22,807 
Restructuring— 1,995 
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes56,578 75,780 
The amount recognized as an expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 for our defined contribution plans was $8,623 (2024 - $5,269).
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Finance income and costs
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
Finance income and costs Finance income and costs
20252024
$$
Interest income37,979 43,959 
Interest expense(1,481)(1,428)
Net interest income36,498 42,531 
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Loss per share
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings per share [abstract]  
Loss per share Loss per share
The Company has stock options and share awards as potentially-dilutive shares. Diluted net loss per share excludes all potentially-dilutive shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As a result of net losses incurred, all potentially-dilutive shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because including them would be anti-dilutive; therefore, basic and diluted number of shares is the same for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. All outstanding potentially dilutive shares could potentially dilute loss per share in the future.
20252024
Issued Common Shares
146,399,347 153,547,616 
Weighted average number of Common Shares (basic and diluted)153,676,514 153,765,412 
Net loss per share – basic and diluted($4.34)($1.07)
The weighted average number of potentially dilutive shares that are not included in the diluted net loss per share calculations because they would be anti-dilutive was 15,755,632 stock options and share awards for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (2024 - 16,788,252). This weighted average number includes all of the Company's issued and outstanding potentially dilutive shares notwithstanding exercise prices, as applicable.
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Trade and other receivables
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables
20252024
$
$
Trade receivables39,744 48,132 
Allowance for expected credit losses(6,445)(5,056)

Trade receivables, net33,299 43,076 
Research and development tax credits receivable7,626 8,276 
Sales tax receivable9,898 7,106 
Accrued interest and other2,254 3,826 
Total trade and other receivables53,077 62,284 
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Other current assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Other current assets Other current assets
20252024
$
$
Restricted cash and restricted deposits1,364 1,582 
Prepaid expenses and deposits29,414 14,097 
Commission asset18,010 14,806 
Contract asset and other16,908 12,301 
Total other current assets65,696 42,786 
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Leases
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Presentation of leases for lessee [abstract]  
Leases Leases
The Company leases certain properties under non-cancellable lease agreements that relate to office spaces and vehicles. The remaining lease terms are between one and five years.
The roll-forward of lease right-of-use assets is as follows:
20252024
Cost$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year33,528 36,480 
Additions120 3,819 
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts(3,162)(6,701)
Exchange differences129 (70)
Balance - End of fiscal year30,615 33,528 
Accumulated depreciation
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year16,453 15,507 
Depreciation charge5,220 7,946 
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts(3,830)(6,935)
Exchange differences58 (65)
Balance - End of fiscal year17,901 16,453 
Net book value
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year17,075 20,973 
Balance - End of fiscal year12,714 17,075 
The maturity analysis of lease liabilities as at March 31, 2025 is as follows:
Fiscal Year$
20265,654 
20274,044 
20283,175 
20292,223 
20301,877 
Total minimum payments16,973 
Expenses relating to short-term leases, including those excluded due to the election of the practical expedient allowing the Company to expense lease payments for short-term leases and leases for which the underlying asset is of low value, as well as variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities, were approximately $3,129 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (2024 - $2,689). The interest expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 was $1,306 (2024 - $1,211).
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Property and equipment
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
Property and equipment Property and equipment
2025
FurnitureEquipmentComputer
equipment
Leasehold
improvements
Total
$$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 20243,656 1,670 12,096 20,490 37,912 
Additions 392 31 3,151 371 3,945 
Disposals(297)(559)(2,648)(523)(4,027)
As at March 31, 20253,751 1,142 12,599 20,338 37,830 
Accumulated depreciation
As at March 31, 20241,701 1,155 7,203 7,357 17,416 
Depreciation609 214 3,334 3,182 7,339 
Disposals(297)(559)(2,648)(523)(4,027)
As at March 31, 20252,013 810 7,889 10,016 20,728 
Net book value as at March 31, 20251,738 332 4,710 10,322 17,102 
2024
FurnitureEquipmentComputer
equipment
Leasehold
improvements
Total
$$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 20232,552 1,400 9,754 17,518 31,224 
Additions 1,126 282 3,257 2,974 7,639 
Disposals(22)(12)(915)(2)(951)
As at March 31, 20243,656 1,670 12,096 20,490 37,912 
Accumulated depreciation
As at March 31, 20231,191 917 5,204 4,421 11,733 
Depreciation532 250 2,914 2,938 6,634 
Disposals(22)(12)(915)(2)(951)
As at March 31, 20241,701 1,155 7,203 7,357 17,416 
Net book value as at March 31, 20241,955 515 4,893 13,133 20,496 
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Intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Intangible assets Intangible assets
2025
Acquired
software
technologies
Customer
relationships
Capitalized software technologies
Total
$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 2024212,649 343,690 14,785 571,124 
Additions— — 19,259 19,259 
Acquired through business combinations826 667 — 1,493 
Exchange differences(183)(351)— (534)
As at March 31, 2025213,292 344,006 34,044 591,342 
Accumulated amortization
As at March 31, 2024145,646 198,447 — 344,093 
Amortization31,619 55,479 1,334 88,432 
Exchange differences(183)(542)— (725)
As at March 31, 2025177,082 253,384 1,334 431,800 
Net book value as at March 31, 202536,210 90,622 32,710 159,542 
2024
Acquired
software
technologies
Customer
relationships
Capitalized software technologies
Total
$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 2023212,842 344,187 4,269 561,298 
Additions— — 10,516 10,516 
Exchange differences(193)(497)— (690)
As at March 31, 2024212,649 343,690 14,785 571,124 
Accumulated amortization
As at March 31, 2023109,417 140,431 — 249,848 
Amortization36,422 58,626 — 95,048 
Exchange differences(193)(610)— (803)
As at March 31, 2024145,646 198,447 — 344,093 
Net book value as at March 31, 202467,003 145,243 14,785 227,031 
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Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Changes in goodwill [abstract]  
Goodwill Goodwill
20252024
$$
Carrying Amount - Beginning of fiscal year
1,349,235 1,350,645 
Addition through business combinations6,161 — 
Impairment loss(556,440)— 
Foreign currency translation(994)(1,410)
Carrying Amount - End of fiscal year
797,962 1,349,235 
Impairment analysis
March 31, 2025
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were changes in macroeconomic conditions and the Company's share price and market capitalization decreased. This led to the carrying amount of the Company's net assets exceeding the Company's market capitalization as at March 31, 2025. This triggered an impairment test to be performed for the Company's Segment, as defined in note 3, which is the level at which management monitors goodwill. Impairment, if any, is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the Segment. The Segment's recoverable amount is the higher of the Segment's fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use.
The Company completed an impairment test of goodwill as at March 31, 2025 using the Company's fair value less costs of disposal method. This test resulted in a non-cash impairment charge of $556,440 related to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as the terminal value multiple was negatively impacted by the macroeconomic conditions, and the Company's revenue growth rate was negatively impacted by the macroeconomic impact on the Company's customers' sales. Fair value less costs of disposal is a Level 3 measurement (see note 27).
Fair value less costs of disposal was estimated using an income approach, more specifically, a discounted cash flow model. The discounted cash flow model takes into consideration a five-year financial forecast, which is based on the Company’s actual performance and management’s best estimates of future performance, and calculates a terminal value based on revenues. The cash flows are discounted using a weighted average cost of capital reflecting the market assessment. The costs to sell were estimated to be 2.5% of the fair value amount. The carrying value of the Segment was compared with the fair value less costs of disposal to test for impairment.
Sensitivity of assumptions
The following table indicates the impact on the carrying value of a 5% change in the key assumptions as at March 31, 2025:
Key Assumptions
Input used in discounted cash flow model
Impairment increase if the key assumption was changed by 5%, assuming all other key assumptions were held constant*
$
Discount Rate (%)30 %60,121 
Terminal Value Multiple1.246,885 
Revenue Growth Rate (%)23 %45,231 
*Discount rate multiplied by 1.05, terminal value multiple multiplied by 0.95, revenue growth rate multiplied by 0.95
Goodwill is more susceptible to impairment risk if business operating results or economic conditions deteriorate. A reduction in the terminal value multiple, an increase in the discount rate or a decrease in the revenue growth rate could cause additional impairment in the future. The determination of the recoverable amount involves the use of estimates by management and can have a material impact on the respective value and ultimately the amount of any impairment. The Company is required to perform its next annual goodwill impairment analysis on December 31, 2025, or earlier should there be a goodwill impairment trigger before then. No impairment charges were taken on other assets included in Lightspeed's cash generating units.
December 31, 2024
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company's annual impairment test of goodwill was performed for the Company's Segment, as defined in note 3, which is the level at which management monitors goodwill. Impairment, if any, is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the Segment and comparing it to the carrying value of the Segment. The Segment's recoverable amount is the higher of the Segment's fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use.
The Company completed its annual impairment test of goodwill as at December 31, 2024 using the Company's fair value less costs of disposal method. This test demonstrated no impairment of goodwill as at December 31, 2024. Fair value less costs of disposal is a Level 3 measurement (see note 27). Fair value less costs of disposal was estimated using an income approach, more specifically, a discounted cash flow model. The discounted cash flow model takes into consideration a five-year financial forecast, which is based on the Company’s actual performance and management’s best estimates of future performance, and calculates a terminal value based on revenues. The cash flows are discounted using a weighted average cost of capital reflecting the market assessment. The costs to sell were estimated to be 2.5% of the fair value amount. The carrying value of the Segment was compared with the fair value less costs of disposal to test for impairment.
Sensitivity of assumptions
The following table presents the key assumptions used in the annual impairment test of goodwill as at December 31, 2024, and the key assumption that would have been required to recover the carrying amount:
Key AssumptionsInput used in discounted cash flow modelBreakeven value assuming all other key assumptions were held constant
Discount Rate (%)30 %37 %
Terminal Value Multiple2.01.5
Revenue Growth Rate (%)25 %19 %
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Other long-term assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Other Non Current Assets [Abstract]  
Other long-term assets Other long-term assets
20252024
$
$

Restricted cash510 368 
Prepaid expenses and deposits5,486 3,229 
Commission asset18,877 18,164 
Contract asset15,689 21,104 

Total other-long term assets40,562 42,865 
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Accounts payable, and accrued liabilities
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Accounts payable, and accrued liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
20252024
$$

Trade payables and trade accruals34,146 33,499 
Accrued compensation and benefits25,538 23,595 
Accrued payroll taxes on share-based compensation2,892 3,566 
Sales tax payable4,655 4,893 
Provisions and other5,844 3,126 
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities73,075 68,679 
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Credit facility
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Borrowing costs [abstract]  
Credit facility Credit facilityThe Company has credit facilities with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC"), which include a $7,500 demand revolving operating credit facility (the "Revolver"). The Revolver is available for letters of credit or letters of guarantee for general corporate and working capital purposes.
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Share capital
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]  
Share capital Share capital
As at March 31, 2025, the Company had 146,399,347 Common Shares issued and outstanding, unlimited shares authorized (2024 – 153,547,616).
The Company’s authorized share capital consists of (i) an unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares and (ii) an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series.
Common Shares
The Common Shares consist of Subordinate Voting Shares with no par value. The holders of outstanding Common Shares are entitled to one vote per share and are entitled to receive dividends at such times and in such amounts and form as the Board may from time to time determine, but subject to the rights of the holders of any preferred shares.
Preferred Shares
The preferred shares are issuable at any time and from time to time in one or more series. The Board is authorized to fix before issue the number of, the consideration per share of, the designation of, and the provisions attaching to, the preferred shares of each series, which may include voting rights, the whole subject to the issue of a certificate of amendment setting forth the designation and provisions attaching to the preferred shares or shares of the series.
Normal Course Issuer Bid
The Board and the TSX approved a normal-course issuer bid ("NCIB") for the Company to purchase at its discretion for cancellation up to 9,722,677 Subordinate Voting Shares of the Company, representing approximately 10% of the Company's "public float" (as defined in the TSX Company Manual) of Subordinate Voting Shares issued and outstanding as at March 22, 2024, over the twelve-month period from April 5, 2024 and ended on April 4, 2025.
Under the NCIB, other than purchases made under block purchase exemptions, the Company is allowed, subject to applicable securities laws, to purchase daily, through the facilities of the TSX, a maximum of 165,177 Subordinate Voting Shares representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of 660,709 Subordinate Voting Shares, as calculated per the TSX rules for the six-month period ended on February 29, 2024.
In connection with the NCIB, the Company also entered into an automatic share purchase plan (“ASPP”) under which a designated broker may purchase Subordinate Voting Shares at times when the Company would ordinarily not be permitted to purchase its Subordinate Voting Shares due to regulatory restrictions and customary self-imposed blackout periods. Any repurchases made under the ASPP are made in accordance with certain purchasing parameters.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased and cancelled 9,722,677 Subordinate Voting Shares representing the total authorized amount pursuant to the NCIB for a total consideration, including transaction costs, of $134,193. Of the 9,722,677 Subordinate Voting Shares repurchased, 7,048,751 were purchased under the ASPP for a consideration of $92,355. The Company did not repurchase any of its Subordinate Voting Shares under an NCIB in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
Subsequent Event
The Board and the TSX approved the renewal of the Company's NCIB to purchase at its discretion for cancellation up to 9,013,953 Subordinate Voting Shares of the Company, representing approximately 10% of the Company's "public float" (as defined in the TSX Company Manual) of Subordinate Voting Shares issued and outstanding as at March 21, 2025, over the twelve-month period commencing on April 5, 2025 and ending no later than April 4, 2026.
Under the NCIB, other than purchases made under block purchase exemptions, the Company is allowed, subject to applicable securities laws, to purchase daily, through the facilities of the TSX, a maximum of 153,504 Subordinate Voting Shares representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of 614,018 Subordinate Voting Shares, as calculated per the TSX rules for the six-month period ended on February 28, 2025.
In connection with the NCIB, subsequent to the end of the year, the Company also entered into an ASPP under which a designated broker may purchase Subordinate Voting Shares at times when the Company would ordinarily not be permitted to purchase its Subordinate Voting Shares due to regulatory restrictions and customary self-imposed blackout periods. Any repurchases made under the ASPP are made in accordance with certain purchasing parameters.
During April 2025, under the NCIB and pursuant to the ASPP, the Company repurchased and cancelled 9,013,953 Subordinate Voting Shares representing the total authorized amount pursuant to the NCIB for a consideration of $84,362.
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Accumulated other comprehensive income [abstract]  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations
Hedging reserve
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
202520242025202420252024
$$$$$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year(4,234)(2,932)189 (125)(4,045)(3,057)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations(732)(1,302)— — (732)(1,302)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments— — (2,753)382 (2,753)382 
Deferred income tax recovery (expense)— — 68 (68)68 (68)
Balance - End of fiscal year(4,966)(4,234)(2,496)189 (7,462)(4,045)
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Income taxes
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Income Tax [Abstract]  
Income taxes Income taxes
Income tax expense (recovery) includes the following components:
20252024
$
$
Current
Related to current year4,133 2,704 
Related to prior years3,363 1,095 
7,496 3,799 
Deferred
Related to current year123 (317)
Related to prior years68 (6)
191 (323)
Total income tax expense
7,687 3,476 
The income tax expense reported, which includes foreign taxes, differs from the amount of the income tax recovery computed by applying Canadian statutory rates as follows:
20252024
$$
Loss before income taxes(659,509)(160,488)
Statutory tax rate26.5 %26.5 %
Income tax recovery at the statutory tax rate(174,770)(42,529)
Impact of rate differential of foreign jurisdiction10,916 8,303 
Non-deductible share-based compensation and related costs9,298 14,048 
Acquisition-related compensation and transaction-related costs452 575 
Other non-deductible expenses and non-taxable amounts
(1,527)742 
Adjustment related to prior years3,431 1,089 
Goodwill impairment147,457 — 
Changes in unrecognized benefits of deferred tax assets10,756 19,493 
Impact of foreign exchange and other1,674 1,755 
Total income tax expense
7,687 3,476 
Deferred taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
20252024
Deferred tax assets$$
Property and equipment3,283 3,924 
Non-capital losses carried forward17,852 24,741 
Lease liabilities3,792 5,657 
Deferred revenue387 421 
Long-term incentive plan
8,632 8,844 
Capitalized R&D costs
9,060 12,535 
Other2,109 1,570 
Total deferred tax assets45,115 57,692 
Deferred tax liabilities
Property and equipment(305)(411)
Intangible assets(35,032)(46,697)
Lease right-of-use assets(2,842)(4,213)
Other(6,922)(5,819)
Total deferred tax liabilities(45,101)(57,140)
Net deferred tax assets
14 552 
As presented on the consolidated balance sheets:
Deferred tax assets298 552 
Deferred tax liabilities
(284)— 
Net deferred tax assets
14 552 
2025
Balance as at March 31, 2024Charged
(credited) to
consolidated
statement of
loss
Charged
(credited) to
other comprehensive loss
Other
Balance as at March 31, 2025
$$
$
$$
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) continuity
Property and equipment3,513 (535)— — 2,978 
Intangible assets(46,697)12,060 — (395)(35,032)
Lease liabilities5,657 (1,865)— — 3,792 
Lease right-of-use assets(4,213)1,371 — — (2,842)
Non-capital losses carried forward24,741 (6,889)— — 17,852 
Deferred revenue421 (34)— — 387 
Long-term incentive plan
8,844 (212)— — 8,632 
Capitalized R&D costs
12,535 (3,475)— — 9,060 
Other(4,249)(612)68 (20)(4,813)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)552 (191)68 (415)14 
2024
Balance as at March 31, 2023Charged
(credited) to
consolidated
statement of
loss
Charged
(credited) to
other comprehensive loss
Other
Balance as at March 31, 2024
$$
$
$$
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) continuity
Property and equipment2,617 896 — — 3,513 
Intangible assets(67,972)21,275 — — (46,697)
Lease liabilities6,045 (388)— — 5,657 
Lease right-of-use assets(5,028)815 — — (4,213)
Non-capital losses carried forward49,467 (24,726)— — 24,741 
Deferred revenue530 (109)— — 421 
Interest expenses carried forward3,170 (3,170)— — — 
Long-term incentive plan
6,211 2,633 — — 8,844 
Capitalized R&D costs
7,542 4,993 — — 12,535 
Other(2,281)(1,896)(68)(4)(4,249)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)301 323 (68)(4)552 
The Company has accumulated unrecognized deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unrecognized research and development expenditures as follows:
20252024
$$
Deductible temporary differences200,408 58,737 
Non-capital losses699,586 676,756 
Research and development expenditures38,837 12,207 
938,831 747,700 
As at March 31, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries have non-capital losses of $699,586 (2024 - $676,756) available to reduce future taxable income for which the benefits have not been recognized. From this amount, $371,223 expires from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2045 (2024 - $354,039 from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2044), while $328,363 has no expiry date (2024 - $322,717).
There was no change in the Canadian statutory tax rate for the financial year.
Government assistance
The Company incurred research and development expenditures and e-business development expenses which are eligible for tax credits. The tax credits recorded are based on management’s estimate of amounts expected to be recovered and are subject to audit by the taxation authorities and, accordingly, these amounts may vary. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a Canadian provision for refundable tax credits of $3,344 (2024 – $3,622). This amount has been recorded as a reduction of research and development and e-business development expenditures for the year. In addition, the Company recorded a non-refundable tax credit of $2,795 (2024 – $0).
As at March 31, 2025, the Company has available Canadian federal non-refundable investment tax credits of $2,598 (2024 – $2,598) related to research and development expenditures which may be used to reduce Canadian federal income taxes payable in future years. These non-refundable investment tax credits begin to expire in 2032. The Company also has a non-refundable e-business tax credit of $3,734 (2024 – $5,692) expiring in various dates starting in 2036. The benefits of these non-refundable investment and e-business tax credits have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements.
Pillar Two
In December 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) published Tax Challenges Arising From the Digitalisation of the Economy - Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar Two) introducing a 15% minimum tax rate for multinationals on income arising in each jurisdiction where they operate. Pillar Two applies to multinational enterprises with annual consolidated revenues of EUR 750 million in at least two of the four fiscal years immediately preceding the tested fiscal year. The OECD continues to release guidance and countries are implementing legislation to adopt these rules. On June 20, 2024, Bill C-69 which includes the introduction of the Global Minimum Tax Act received royal assent and is enacted for Canadian financial reporting purposes. The Global Minimum Tax Act is largely based on the OECD rules, and is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 31, 2023. The Company met the threshold of EUR 750 million for the second time in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 will be the first year to which Pillar Two is applicable to the Company. The Company has performed an assessment of its potential exposure to Pillar Two based on available information and determined that there should be no material impact to the consolidated financial statements.
In May 2023, the IASB issued International Tax Reform - Pillar Two Model Rules, which amends IAS 12 — Income taxes to introduce a temporary exception to the requirements to recognize and disclose information about deferred tax assets and liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes. The Company applied this exception.
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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Commitments [Abstract]  
Commitments Commitments
Refer to note 13 for the maturity analysis of lease liabilities as at March 31, 2025.
In addition to the obligations under lease liabilities, the Company is subject to short-term leases and variable lease payments, as well as various non-cancelable service agreements with minimum spend commitments. The table below outlines the maturity analysis as at March 31, 2025 for the Company's short-term leases and variable lease payments, and for the minimum fixed and determinable portion of the Company's significant unconditional purchase obligations:
< 1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Short-term leases and variable lease payments
3,829 10,256 200 14,285 
Significant unconditional purchase obligations
37,210 101,020 — 138,230 
Total contractual obligations41,039 111,276 200 152,515 
Short-term leases and variable lease payments include short term lease payments and variable lease payments for the Company's share of tenant operating expenses and taxes. Purchase obligations include significant unconditional hardware purchase obligations and non-cancelable service agreements with service providers and payment processors subject to minimum spend commitments.
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Contingencies and Provisions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Contingencies and Provisions Contingencies and Provisions
Beginning in October 2021, the Company and certain of the Company's officers and directors were named as defendants to an application for authorization to bring a securities class action filed before the Superior Court of Quebec, and the Company and certain of the Company's officers and directors were named as defendants in a securities class action brought in U.S. district court for the Eastern District of New York. The application and action were both sought on behalf of purchasers of the Company's Common Shares, were both based upon allegations that the defendants made false and/or misleading statements to the public and both sought unspecified damages. On February 25, 2025, the U.S. district court for the Eastern District of New York granted the Company's motion to dismiss in full and ruled that the plaintiff failed to allege any actionable claims. Subsequently, the plaintiffs agreed to a Joint Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal to dismiss the action with prejudice in return for each party's agreement to bear their own attorneys' fees and costs. The application filed before the Superior Court of Quebec remains outstanding and the Company and management intend to vigorously defend against that proceeding.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Company, without admitting liability or wrongdoing, made a general damages payment in settlement of allegations by a residual payments partner that the Company had breached covenants in two agreements with the partner. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the residual payments partner had purported to terminate the two agreements and ceased to make ongoing payments owed to the Company thereunder. Separately, in October 2024, the residual payments partner paid the Company unpaid amounts of over $9,525 owed to it under the agreements through the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The two agreements terminated and neither the Company nor the residual payments partner have ongoing obligations thereunder.
On October 22, 2021, CloudofChange, LLC, a non-practising entity, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company in the Western District of Texas. The patents at issue in the suit were U.S. Patents Nos. 9,400,640, 10,083,012 and 11,226,793. These patents generally related to web-based point of sale builder systems. Separately, the Company applied for inter partes review of all three patents by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the "PTAB"). The PTAB issued final written decisions finding all asserted claims of all three patents unpatentable. The lawsuit has now been stayed
pending final resolutions of the inter partes reviews. The plaintiff filed notices of appeal of the PTAB's final written decisions and the Company and management intend to vigorously defend the PTAB's invalidity findings.
Except as indicated, the Company has not provisioned for the above-referenced matters.
The Company is involved in other litigation and claims in the normal course of business. Management is of the opinion that any resulting provisions and ultimate settlements would not materially affect the financial position and operating results of the Company.
Restructuring
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Company announced and implemented reorganizations to streamline the Company's operating model and align the organization with its profitable growth strategy. The restructuring expense consisted primarily of cash severance costs. The majority of the expected charges associated with these reorganizations were incurred during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
Provision for severance
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year2,591 1,106 
Expensed during the year17,503 5,211 
Paid during the year(18,379)(3,726)
Balance - End of fiscal year1,715 2,591 
The provision is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the provisions and other category in note 18.
Restructuring expenses
20252024
$$
Severance17,503 5,211 
Share-based compensation expense acceleration— 1,995 
Restructuring17,503 7,206 
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Share-based compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Share Based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]  
Stock-based compensation Share-based compensation (numbers of shares and awards are presented in per share and per award amounts)
In 2012, the Company established the 2012 option plan (which was amended in 2015, 2019 and 2021) (the “2012 Legacy Option Plan”). Employee stock option grants under the 2012 Legacy Option Plan generally vested 25% a year annually over four years and have a term of seven years. In connection with the Company's initial public offering in Canada (the "IPO"), the 2012 Legacy Option Plan was amended such that outstanding options granted thereunder are exercisable for Common Shares and no further awards can be made under the 2012 Legacy Option Plan.
In connection with the IPO, an omnibus incentive plan (as amended and restated, the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) was adopted. The Omnibus Incentive Plan was amended and restated in November 2019 to give effect to certain housekeeping amendments. The Omnibus Incentive Plan was amended and restated in September 2020 to convert such plan from a "fixed plan" to a "rolling plan", whereby the maximum number of Common Shares of the Company which may be reserved and
set aside for issuance under such plan and the 2012 Legacy Option Plan were changed from a fixed number of Common Shares to a maximum aggregate number of Common Shares equal to 15% of all Common Shares issued and outstanding from time to time on a non-diluted basis. On that basis, as at March 31, 2025, the maximum number of Common Shares available under the Omnibus Incentive Plan and the 2012 Legacy Option Plan was 21,959,902. In February 2021, the Omnibus Incentive Plan was updated to amend certain definitions.
The Omnibus Incentive Plan allows the Board to grant long-term equity-based awards to eligible participants in the form of stock options, RSUs, DSUs, and PSUs. All options granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan have an exercise price determined and approved by the Board at the time of grant, which cannot be less than the market price of a Common Share on the date of the grant. Employee stock options under the Omnibus Incentive Plan generally vest as to 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and then monthly thereafter for 36 months until fully vested or monthly for 48 months until fully vested, are granted with a term of seven years and settled via the issuance of new Common Shares upon exercise. In some instances, the Company has granted stock options with other non-standard vesting schedules.
Each RSU, DSU and PSU evidences the right to receive one Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), cash based on the value of a Common Share or a combination thereof at some future time. RSUs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan generally vest as to 30% either on the first anniversary of the grant date or spread over each of the first four quarterly anniversaries of the grant date, followed in either case by eight equal quarterly tranches until fully vested. In some instances, the Company has granted RSUs with other non-standard vesting schedules. PSU vesting is conditional on the attainment of specified performance metrics determined by the Board. RSUs and PSUs must be settled before the date that is three years after the last day of the calendar year in which the performance of services for which the RSUs or PSUs were granted, occurred. DSUs generally vest on the grant date and must be settled after the termination date of the holder, but prior to the last day of the calendar year following such termination date. Each of RSUs, DSUs and PSUs may be settled via the issuance of shares, cash or a combination thereof at the discretion of the Board.
In connection with the acquisition of ShopKeep Inc. ("ShopKeep"), the Company assumed the ShopKeep Plan. The assumed options were converted based on the option exchange ratio calculated in accordance with the definitive merger agreement into options to purchase the Company's Common Shares with corresponding adjustments made to (i) the number of shares issuable upon exercise of each assumed option and (ii) the exercise price of each such assumed option. A total of 1,226,214 Common Shares were reserved under the ShopKeep Plan. Immediately prior to the acquisition of ShopKeep, the ShopKeep Plan was amended such that outstanding options granted thereunder are exercisable for Common Shares and no further awards can be made under the ShopKeep Plan.
The Company has also made grants of stock options and RSUs in prior fiscal years without shareholder approval in compliance with an allowance under the rules of the TSX as inducements for executive officers to enter into contracts of full-time employment with the Company. The terms of such grants generally align with the terms governing grants of comparable awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, though a separate share reserve is maintained for issuance in connection with the exercise or settlement of such awards. 
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the Company also made grants of long-term, multi-year performance-based stock options to its Chief Financial Officer and its now-former Chief Executive Officer. To the extent these options have not been forfeited, such options will vest over an approximately five year time period and only upon achievement of predetermined performance criteria. The options were granted in accordance with the Omnibus Incentive Plan, with the exercise price determined and approved by the Board at the time of grant, which exercise prices were not less than the fair market price of a Common Share on the date of grant. The options have a term of seven years and are settled via the issuance of Common Shares upon exercise.
The stock option activity and the weighted average exercise price are summarized as follows:
20252024
Number
of options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$
$
Outstanding – Beginning of year*11,083,212 24.73 10,060,296 30.56 
Granted2,637,460 14.03 3,899,244 13.77 
Exercised(311,307)10.17 (412,780)5.20 
Forfeited/Cancelled(3,086,817)25.78 (2,463,548)30.16 
Outstanding – End of fiscal year**10,322,548 22.12 11,083,212 25.68 
Exercisable – End of fiscal year5,124,556 26.59 4,335,111 30.17 
*The 2025 beginning of year weighted average exercise price was adjusted from the prior year closing weighted average exercise price to account for the CAD to USD foreign exchange rate used when calculating the current fiscal year's weighted average exercise prices.
**The stock options outstanding as at March 31, 2025 included 1,014,999 stock options with vesting dependent on market conditions tied to the Company's future share price performance.
The RSU, DSU and PSU activity and the weighted average grant date fair values as at March 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:
202520252025
RSUDSUPSU
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
$$$
Outstanding – Beginning of year6,200,768 22.02 119,541 19.99 — — 
Granted4,124,890 13.85 41,283 14.90 — — 
Settled(2,318,732)29.20 — — — — 
Forfeited(1,246,744)16.67 — — — — 
Outstanding – End of year6,760,182 15.56 160,824 18.68 — — 
The RSU, DSU and PSU activity and the weighted average grant date fair values as at March 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:
202420242024
RSUDSUPSU
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
$$$
Outstanding – Beginning of year5,540,767 28.92 65,398 23.31 619,640 28.73 
Granted3,114,515 14.11 54,143 15.97 — — 
Settled(1,595,478)31.18 — — (167,284)28.73 
Forfeited(859,036)20.81 — — (452,356)28.73 
Outstanding – End of year6,200,768 22.02 119,541 19.99 — — 
The fair value of stock options granted to employees was estimated at the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
20252024
Expected volatility59.83 %63.64 %
Risk-free interest rate3.79 %3.85 %
Expected option life3.84 years3.80 years
Expected dividend yield%%
Forfeiture rate29.59 %29.53 %
The fair value of stock options, RSUs and DSUs granted in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 amounted to $76,554 (2024 – $70,614). The initial aggregate fair value of options, RSUs and PSUs forfeited/cancelled in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 amounted to $51,026 (2024 – $63,397). For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, share-based compensation expense of $55,605 (2024 – $74,913) was recorded in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital.
As at March 31, 2025, the total remaining unrecognized share-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, amounted to $34,076 (2024 – $38,427), which will be amortized over the weighted average remaining requisite service period of 1.31 years (2024 – 1.31 years).
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable as at March 31, 2025:
Options outstandingOptions exercisable
Exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$$$
2.17 to 12.82
2,449,818 5.0811.93 1,059,585 4.4911.61 
12.83 to 14.19
2,176,643 5.8213.92 624,814 5.5713.83 
14.20 to 20.93
1,835,467 5.2716.45 865,102 4.9017.16 
20.94 to 30.75
1,976,335 2.8623.30 1,435,603 2.4223.83 
30.76 to 93.45
1,884,285 3.5649.14 1,139,452 3.4058.15 
Total10,322,548 4.5722.12 5,124,556 3.8726.59 
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding stock options exercisable as at March 31, 2024:
Options outstandingOptions exercisable
Exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$$$
2.17 to 13.35
2,483,720 5.5112.46 787,825 4.1210.62 
13.36 to 17.01
2,169,016 6.1114.69 419,481 5.7614.72 
17.02 to 23.25
2,137,549 4.5520.94 1,033,606 3.8021.42 
23.26 to 31.69
2,469,252 4.3129.05 804,717 3.1525.37 
31.70 to 93.45
1,823,675 3.8757.75 1,289,482 3.6357.16 
Total11,083,212 4.9125.68 4,335,111 3.8830.17 
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Related party transactions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Related Party [Abstract]  
Related party transactions Related party transactions
Key management personnel includes executive officers. Other related parties include close family members of the key management personnel and entities controlled by the key management personnel.
The executive compensation expense to the top five key management personnel is as follows:
20252024
$
$

Short-term employee benefits and termination benefits2,569 4,374 
Share-based payments11,963 11,778 
Total compensation paid to key management personnel14,532 16,152 
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Financial instruments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]  
Financial instruments Financial instruments
Fair value
The Company measures the fair value of certain of its financial assets and financial liabilities using a fair value hierarchy. A financial instrument’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value. The different levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Other techniques for which inputs are based on quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
Level 3: Techniques which use inputs that have a significant effect on the recognized fair value that require the Company to use its own assumptions about market participant assumptions.
The Company estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as described below.
The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted deposits, trade receivables and trade payables and accrued liabilities is considered to be equal to their respective carrying values due to their short-term maturities.
Recurring fair value measurements
The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts was determined based on Level 2 inputs, which included period-end mid-market quotations for each underlying contract as calculated by the financial institution with which the Company has transacted. The quotations represent the discounted future settlement amounts based on current market rates.
The fair value of merchant cash advances was determined based on Level 3 inputs by calculating the present value of the future estimated cash flows based on the terms of the agreements. Key assumptions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 include an average repayment period of 8 months, an average discount rate, over the repayment period, of 14% and amounts deemed uncollectible, which includes write offs, of $12,503. No reasonably possible change in the key assumptions would lead to a significant change in the fair value of merchant cash advances due to their expected short-term repayment periods.
The movement in the merchant cash advances is as follows:
20252024
$
$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year74,236 29,492 
Principal issued
276,165 165,884 
Amounts collected(266,904)(132,277)
Transaction-based revenues from fees collected incorporating fair value movement
35,175 17,158 
General & administrative expenses from amounts deemed uncollectible
(12,503)(6,021)
Balance - End of fiscal year
106,169 74,236 
As at March 31, 2025 and 2024, financial instruments measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
March 31, 2025March 31, 2024
Fair
value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount
Fair
value
Fair
value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount
Fair
value
$
$

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Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Level 1558,469 558,469 Level 1722,102 722,102 
Restricted cash and restricted depositsLevel 11,874 1,874 Level 11,950 1,950 
Merchant cash advancesLevel 3106,169 106,169 Level 374,236 74,236 
Foreign exchange forward contractsLevel 200Level 2257257
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contractsLevel 22,4962,496Level 200
Credit and concentration risk
The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and merchant cash advances. Credit risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents is managed by maintaining balances only with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company does not hold any collateral as security. The Company does not generally require a guarantee from its customers for trade receivables.
Due to the Company’s diverse customer base, there is no particular concentration of credit risk related to the Company’s trade receivables and merchant cash advances. Moreover, trade receivables and merchant cash advances are managed and analyzed on an ongoing basis to ensure timely collection of amounts.
The Company maintains a loss allowance for a portion of trade receivables when collection becomes doubtful on the basis described in note 3. As described in that note, the ECL includes forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, potential effects from uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment on the Company's credit risk have been considered and have resulted in an increase to its allowance for ECLs from what the allowance would have been without factoring in these effects. The Company continues to monitor macroeconomic conditions and any resulting impacts on the Company's credit risk.
Changes in the loss allowance were as follows:
20252024
$$
Balance – Beginning of fiscal year5,056 4,131 
Increase4,597 4,015 
Write-offs(3,208)(3,090)
Balance – End of fiscal year6,445 5,056 
Liquidity risk
The Company is exposed to the risk of being unable to honor its financial commitments by the deadlines set, under the terms of such commitments and at a reasonable price. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows from operations and anticipated investing and financing activities.
As at March 31, 2025 and 2024, the maturity analysis of financial liabilities represented the following:
2025
<1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
73,075 — — 73,075 
Other long-term liabilities— 562 — 562 
2024
<1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities68,679 — — 68,679 
Other long-term liabilities 967 — 967 
For the maturity analysis of lease liabilities, see note 13. Details of contractual commitments are included in note 23.
The Company has $558,469 of cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2025, demonstrating its liquidity and its ability to cover upcoming financial liabilities.
Foreign exchange risk
The main currencies which expose the Company to foreign exchange risk due to financial instruments denominated in foreign currencies are the Canadian dollar, the Euro, the Australian dollar, the British pound sterling and the New Zealand dollar. The following table provides a summary of the Company's foreign exchange exposures, after taking into account relevant foreign exchange forward contracts, expressed in thousands of US dollars:
2025CADEURAUDGBP
NZD
OtherTotal
$$$$$$$
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash3,600 10,019 3,244 2,759 2,151 1,469 23,242 
Trade and other receivables17,333 4,615 723 1,468 356 279 24,774 
Merchant cash advances14,359 14,291 12,921 7,671 1,348 — 50,590 
Contract assets
3,758 6,340 5,876 2,452 1,483 19,910 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(10,218)(12,383)(3,573)(613)(2,771)(3,135)(32,693)
Other long-term liabilities(192)(207)(41)(97)— (3)(540)
Lease liabilities(8,739)(3,306)(1,046)(1,957)(1,218)(63)(16,329)
Net financial position exposure19,901 19,369 18,104 11,683 (133)30 68,954 
2024CADEURAUDGBP
NZD
OtherTotal
$$$$$$$
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash3,039 4,446 1,375 1,638 2,088 924 13,510 
Trade and other receivables13,769 4,823 1,403 1,841 769 914 23,519 
Merchant cash advances10,252 5,734 6,958 5,620 621 — 29,185 
Contract assets
3,458 6,366 6,682 2,303 — 1,103 19,912 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(12,952)(9,747)(3,454)(2,208)(2,299)(3,258)(33,918)
Other long-term liabilities(275)(224)(67)(174)— (41)(781)
Lease liabilities(10,154)(2,971)(1,484)(3,033)(1,456)(948)(20,046)
Net financial position exposure7,137 8,427 11,413 5,987 (277)(1,306)31,381 
The table below shows the immediate change in loss before income taxes of a 1% strengthening in the average exchange rate of significant currencies to which the Company has transaction exposure for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The sensitivity associated with a 1% weakening of a particular currency would be equal and opposite. This assumes that each currency moves in isolation.
CADEURAUDGBP
NZD
Other
$$$$$$
2025(211)369 279 (58)(137)(105)
2024(163)246 138 (89)(160)(125)
Foreign exchange forward contracts
The Company's policy is to mitigate its exposure to foreign exchange risk by entering into derivative instruments. The Company has hedged some of its foreign currency exchange risk. The Company has entered into multiple foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company's currency pair used for cash flow hedges is US dollar / Canadian dollar. The Company
does not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes. The Company's hedging program does not mitigate the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on its revenue.
Cash flow hedges
The Company has a hedging program to mitigate the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on future cash flows and earnings. Under this program the Company has entered into foreign exchange forward contracts and designated those hedges as cash flow hedges.
The notional principal of the foreign exchange contracts was $113,750 CAD as at March 31, 2025 (March 31, 2024 - $95,550 CAD).
Hedging reserve
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year
189 (125)
Unrealized gains (losses) on fair value that may be subsequently reclassified to consolidated statements of loss
(4,746)512 
Losses (gains) reclassified to direct cost of revenues, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses, and sales and marketing expenses.
1,993 (130)
Deferred income tax recovery (expense)
68 (68)
Balance - End of fiscal year
(2,496)189 
No hedge ineffectiveness was recorded during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
All hedging relationships have been maintained as at March 31, 2025. No balance in the hedging reserve relates to hedging relationships for which hedged accounting is no longer applied.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will have a negative impact on earnings and cash flows. Certain of the Company’s cash earns interest. The Company’s trade and other receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities do not bear interest. The Company is not exposed to material interest rate risk.
Share price risk
Accrued payroll taxes on share-based compensation (social costs) are payroll taxes associated with share-based compensation that the Company is subject to in various countries in which it operates. Social costs are accrued at each reporting period based on inputs including, but not limited to, the number of stock options and share awards outstanding, the vesting of the stock options and share awards, the exercise price, and the Company’s share price. Changes in the accrual are recognized in direct cost of revenues and operating expenses. An increase in share price will increase the accrual for social costs, and a decrease in share price will result in a decrease in the accrual for social costs, all other things being equal, including the number of stock options and share awards outstanding and exercise price remaining constant.
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Capital risk management
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [abstract]  
Capital risk management Capital risk management
The general objectives of the Company to manage its capital reside in the preservation of the Company’s ability to continue operating, in providing benefits to its stakeholders and in providing an adequate return on investment to its shareholders by selling its services at a price commensurate with the level of operating risk assumed by the Company.
The Company thus determines the total amount of capital required consistent with risk levels. This capital structure is adjusted on a timely basis depending on changes in the economic environment and in the risks of the underlying assets.
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Geographic information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Operating Segments [Abstract]  
Geographic information Geographic information
The geographic segmentation of the Company’s assets is as follows:
20252024
Property
and
equipment
Right-of-use assetsIntangible
assets
GoodwillProperty
and
equipment
Right-of-use assetsIntangible
assets
Goodwill
$$$$$$$$
Canada9,975 5,562 36,557 797,962 12,217 6,900 — 1,349,235 
United States281 — 119,960 — 698 — 179,563 — 
United Kingdom
1,179 1,449 — — 1,625 2,434 — — 
Switzerland
168 61 3,025 — 297 848 370 — 
New Zealand
1,399 713 — — 1,878 921 42,004 — 
Other4,100 4,929 — — 3,781 5,972 5,094 — 

Geographic sales based on customer location are detailed as follows:
20252024
$$
United States693,659 616,628 
Canada
90,365 65,073 
Australia
80,831 67,288 
United Kingdom59,567 47,233 
Other152,404 113,048 
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Material accounting policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Material Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of presentation and consolidation Basis of presentation and consolidation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS Accounting Standards") and were approved for issue by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company on May 22, 2025.
The consolidated financial statements provide comparative information in respect of the previous year.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lightspeed and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including, but not limited to: Lightspeed Netherlands B.V., Lightspeed Payments USA Inc., Kounta Pty Ltd, Lightspeed Commerce USA Inc., Upserve, Inc., Vend Limited, Lightspeed NuORDER Inc. and Ecwid, Inc. (collectively, the "subsidiaries"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when the Company is exposed, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of all subsidiaries, including those of new subsidiaries of Lightspeed from the reporting period starting on their acquisition or incorporation date, are prepared for the same reporting period as Lightspeed using Lightspeed’s accounting policies. All subsidiaries are fully consolidated until the date that Lightspeed’s control ceases.
Revenue recognition
Revenue recognition
The Company’s main sources of revenue are subscriptions for its platforms and revenue from its payment processing services. Other sources of revenue for the Company include payment residuals, merchant cash advances, professional services and sales of hardware as described below.
For revenue streams that involve another party that contributes to providing a specified good or service to a customer, the Company follows the guidance provided in IFRS 15, Appendix B, Principal versus Agent Considerations, for determining whether the revenue should be recognized based on the gross amount billed to a customer or the net amount retained. The Company is the principal in the arrangement and recognizes revenue at the gross amount billed to a customer when it controls the specified good or service before that good or service is transferred to the customer. To determine if the Company controls the specified good or service before that good or service is transferred to the customer, the Company considers indicators including whether the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the
specified good or service, whether the Company has inventory risk before the specified good or service has been transferred to a customer or after transfer of control to the customer, and whether the Company has discretion in establishing the price for the specified good or service. If the Company does not control the specified good or service, the Company is an agent in the arrangement with the customer and recognizes revenue at the net amount retained. This determination is a matter of significant judgment that depends on the facts and circumstances of each arrangement.
The Company’s arrangements with customers can include multiple performance obligations. When contracts involve multiple performance obligations, the Company evaluates whether each performance obligation is distinct and should be accounted for as a separate unit of accounting. In the case of software subscriptions and hardware and other, the Company has determined that customers can benefit from each service on its own, and that each service being provided to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Specifically, the Company considers the distinct performance obligations to be the software subscriptions, the hardware and the implementation services. Payment processing services, payment residuals and merchant cash advances were also considered to be distinct performance obligations.
The total transaction price is determined at the inception of the contract and allocated to each performance obligation based on their relative standalone selling prices. The Company determines the standalone selling price by considering internal evidence such as normal or consistently applied standalone selling prices. The determination of standalone selling prices is made through consultation with and approval by management, taking into consideration the Company’s go-to-market strategy. The Company from time to time modifies its pricing practices as its go-to-market strategies evolve, which could result in changes in relative standalone selling prices. Discounts are allocated to each performance obligation to which they relate based on their relative standalone selling price.
The Company generally receives payment from its customers on or prior to the invoice due date. In all other cases, payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement for payment within 14 to 30 days of the invoice date. Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities are excluded from revenue.
Subscription revenue
Software subscriptions include subscriptions to cloud-based solutions for both retail and hospitality offerings, for the Company's eCommerce offering, and wholesale offering. In addition to the core subscriptions outlined above, customers can purchase add-on services. Subscriptions include maintenance, support and access to unspecified upgrades. The Company recognizes revenue for its software subscriptions, including add-on services, ratably over the term of the contract commencing on the date the services are made available to customers.
Transaction-based revenue
The Company offers to its customers payment processing services, through connected terminals and online, that facilitate payment for goods and services sold by the customer to its consumers, for which the customers are charged a transaction fee. The Company recognizes revenue from payment processing services provided at the time of the transaction at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer, as the Company is the principal in the arrangement with the customer. The Company is the principal as the Company controls the payment processing service before the customer receives it as the Company performs additional services which are integrated with the payment processing service prior to delivering the service to the customer. The Company also bears the risk for chargebacks and other financial losses if such amounts cannot be recovered from the customer and the Company has full discretion in establishing prices for the promised service.
The Company’s software also interfaces with third parties that enable credit card processing. These third parties generate revenue from charging transaction fees that are generally a fixed amount per transaction, or a fixed percentage of the transaction processed. As part of integrating with the solutions of these third parties, the Company negotiates a revenue share with them whereby the Company receives a portion of the revenues generated by the third parties. These revenues are
recognized at the net amount retained by the Company, whereby only the portion of revenues that the Company receives (or which is due) from the third-party is recognized.
The Company also earns revenue from eligible customers through its merchant cash advance ("MCA") program, Lightspeed Capital. Under this program, the Company purchases a designated amount of future receivables at a discount, and the customer remits a fixed percentage of their daily sales to the Company until the outstanding balance has been fully remitted. The Company evaluates identified underwriting criteria including, but not limited to, the number of years in business, the nature of the business, and historical sales data, prior to purchasing the eligible customer's future receivables to help assess collectibility. As each MCA agreement does not have contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the MCA balance outstanding, each MCA is recorded at fair value through profit or loss. The initial fair value is generally equal to the transaction price, being the fair value of the consideration provided to the customer, and is then reduced by any amounts that are not expected to be collected. The fair value of each MCA is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. The amount of transaction-based revenue recognized from MCAs in the period is calculated as the gross amounts remitted by the customer in the period, reduced by the difference in value between the initial fair value and the reassessed fair value at the end of the period, excluding movements in the fair value that relate to amounts that are deemed uncollectible which are recognized within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. The Company is responsible for purchasing the designated amount of future receivables, bears the risk of financial losses if the receivables cannot be recovered from the customer, and the Company has full discretion in establishing the fees charged. The Company records as direct costs of revenue the processing and other fees with third-party platforms which are directly related to providing the MCA program to customers.
Hardware and other revenue
The Company’s software integrates with various hardware solutions required to operate a location. As part of the sale process to both new and existing customers, the Company acts as a reseller of the hardware. Such sales consist primarily of hardware peripherals. In addition, in some cases where customers would like assistance deploying the Company’s software or integrating the Company’s software with other systems, setting up their eCommerce store or installing their hardware, the Company provides professional services customized to the customer.
Hardware equipment revenues are recognized at a point in time, namely when ownership passes to the customer, in accordance with the shipping terms, at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer, as the Company is the principal in the arrangement with the customer. The Company is the principal as the Company controls the hardware equipment before the customer receives it.
Most professional services are sold on a time-and-materials basis. The Company’s software can typically be used as delivered to the customer. The Company’s professional services are generally not essential to the functionality of the software. For services performed on a time-and-materials basis, revenues are recognized as the services are delivered at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer, as the Company is the principal in the arrangement with the customer. The Company is the principal as the Company controls the professional services before they are transferred to the customer.
Commission assets
The Company records costs for selling commissions paid at the inception of a contract that are incremental costs of obtaining the contract as assets ("commission assets") if the Company expects to recover those costs. Commission assets are subsequently amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the good or service to which the commission asset relates. The Company applies the practical expedient that allows it to determine the pattern of the transfer of the good or service for a portfolio of contracts that have similar characteristics. For contracts where the amortization period of the commission assets would have been one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient that allows it to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining those contracts as an expense when incurred.
Contract assets
The Company records contract assets when the Company has provided goods and services to customers at the inception of the contract, but the right to related consideration for this performance obligation is conditional on satisfying other performance obligations. Contract assets primarily relate to the hardware solutions and are recovered over the expected contract term which takes into consideration the enforceable rights of the Company. Contract assets are subsequently amortized against revenue.
Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue mainly comprises fees collected or contractually due for services in which the applicable revenue recognition criteria have not been met. This balance will be recognized as revenue as the services are performed.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash comprises cash on deposit at banks. The Company considers all short term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash, with original maturities at their acquisition date of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Restricted cash and restricted deposits
Restricted cash and restricted deposits
The Company can be required to hold a defined amount of cash as collateral under the terms of certain lease agreements and as a guarantee for other obligations. Cash deposits held by the Company that have restrictions governing their use are classified as restricted cash, current or long-term, based on the remaining length of the restriction.
Inventories
Inventories
Inventories, consisting of hardware equipment only, are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value with cost determined using the weighted average cost method. The Company provides an allowance for obsolescence based on estimated product life cycles, usage levels and technology changes. Changes in these estimates, if any, are reflected in the determination of cost of revenues. The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value, and all losses on inventories, if any, are recognized as an expense in the year during which the impairment or loss occurs.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Furniture and equipment are depreciated over five years, and computer equipment is depreciated over three years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the term of their associated leases.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets
Acquired identifiable intangible assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, if any. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Software technologies that are acquired through business combinations are amortized over three to five years and customer relationships acquired through business combinations are amortized over three to six years.
Internally generated intangible assets
For internally generated intangible assets, expenditure on research activities is recognized as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. The Company recognizes internal development costs as intangible assets only when the following criteria are met: the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset exists, there is an intent to complete and an ability to use or sell the intangible asset, the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits, there are adequate resources available to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset, and there is the ability to reliably measure the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development. The amount initially recognized for internally-generated intangible assets is the sum of the expenditures incurred from the date when the intangible asset first meets the recognition criteria listed above until the asset is in the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Where no internally-generated intangible asset can be recognized, internal development costs are recognized as research and development expense in the period in which they are incurred. Subsequent to initial recognition, internally-generated intangible assets are reported at cost, less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, on the same basis as acquired identifiable intangible assets. Internally generated intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the internally generated intangible assets from the point the asset is available for use.
Impairment of long-lived assets
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company evaluates its property and equipment and intangible assets with finite useful lives for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit ("CGU") may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or CGUs.
Goodwill and impairment of goodwill
Goodwill and impairment of goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net tangible and identifiable assets of a business acquired in a business combination. After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses, if any. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is tested at the Company's operating segment level (the "Segment"), which is the level at which management monitors goodwill.
The Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill on an annual basis on December 31 or more frequently if events or a change in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the goodwill is below its carrying amount. Goodwill impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the Segment and comparing it to the carrying value of the Segment. The Segment's recoverable amount is the higher of the Segment's fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. A quantitative analysis was performed to determine the fair value less costs of disposal. Note 16 discusses the method and assumptions used for impairment testing.
Government assistance and research and development tax credits
Government assistance and research and development tax credits
Government assistance is recognized when there is reasonable assurance that it will be received and all related conditions will be complied with. Government assistance relating to an expense item is recognized as a reduction of expense over the period necessary to match the government assistance on a systematic basis to the costs that it is intended to subsidize. The Company’s research and development tax credits consist primarily of tax credits for the development of e-business and tax credits for non-refundable research and development. The Company recognizes research and development tax credits as a reduction of research and development and other related expenditures.
Income taxes
Income taxes
Current tax
The current tax payable is based on taxable income for the year. Taxable income differs from income as reported in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable income. Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences and unused losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable income against which those deductible temporary differences and losses can be utilized will be available. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all temporary differences except if the taxable temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable income nor the accounting income.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable income will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Current and deferred tax amounts
Current and deferred tax amounts are recognized as an expense or income in net loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized outside of net loss (whether in other comprehensive income (loss) or directly in accumulated deficit), in which case the tax is also recognized outside of net loss.
Provisions
Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Restructuring provisions are recognized when the Company has put in place a detailed restructuring plan which has been communicated in sufficient detail to create a constructive obligation. Restructuring provisions include only costs directly related to the restructuring plan, and are measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the Company's obligations. Restructuring expense also includes other expenses that directly arise from the restructuring, are necessarily entailed by the restructuring and not associated with the ongoing activities of the Company.
If the known expected settlement date exceeds 12 months from the date of recognition, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax interest rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as a finance cost. Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted as appropriate.
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. The Company recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
On the consolidated statement of cash flows, lease payments related to short-term leases, low value assets and variable lease payments not included in lease liabilities are classified as cash flows used in operating activities, whereas the remaining lease payments are classified as cash flows used in financing activities.
Equity incentive plan
Equity incentive plans
The Company records all share-based payments at their respective fair values. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense over the vesting period of the tranche of awards being considered. The fair value of stock options granted to employees is generally estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company also estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises its estimate, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from these estimates. Any consideration paid by employees on exercising stock options and the corresponding portion previously credited to additional paid-in capital are credited to share capital.
The Black-Scholes option pricing model used by the Company to calculate option values was developed to estimate the fair value. This model requires assumptions, including expected option life, volatility, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield, which greatly affect the calculated values. Expected option life is determined using the time-to-vest-plus-historical-calculation-from-vest-date method that derives the expected life based on a combination of each tranche’s time to vest plus the actual or expected life of an award based on the past activity or remaining time to expiry on outstanding awards. Expected volatility is determined using comparable companies for which the information is publicly available, or using the Company's own information. The risk-free interest rate is determined based on the rate at the time of grant for zero-coupon Canadian government securities with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the option. Dividend yield is based on the expected annual dividend rate at the time of grant. Expected forfeiture is derived from historical forfeiture rates.
The fair value of options that contain market performance conditions is measured using the Monte Carlo pricing model to estimate the Company's potential future share price. Market conditions are considered in the fair value estimate on the grant date and this fair value is not revised subsequently.
The fair value of restricted share units ("RSUs"), deferred share units ("DSUs") and performance share units which include non-market performance conditions ("PSUs") is measured using the fair value of the Company's shares as if the units were vested and issued on the grant date. An estimate of forfeitures is applied when determining share-based compensation expense as well as estimating the probability of meeting related performance conditions where applicable.
If the vesting date of certain stock options or share awards is accelerated as part of a restructuring, the expense directly related to the acceleration of the stock options or share awards is recognized as a component of restructuring.
Segment information
Segment information
The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM is the highest level of management responsible for assessing Lightspeed’s overall performance and making operational decisions such as resource allocations related to operations, product prioritization, and delegation of authority. Management has determined that the Company operates in a single operating and reportable segment.
Financial assets
Financial assets
Initial recognition and measurement
The Company’s financial assets comprise cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted deposits, trade and other receivables, merchant cash advances, foreign exchange forward contracts and other assets. All financial assets are recognized initially at fair value, plus, in the case of financial assets that are not measured at fair value through profit and loss, transaction costs that are attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the settlement date being the date that the Company receives or delivers the asset. Receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They are included in current assets except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the reporting period.
Subsequent measurement
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted deposits, merchant cash advances and foreign exchange forward contracts are carried at fair value with gains and losses recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Trade receivables are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. For information on impairment losses on trade receivables, refer to the Impairment of financial assets section below.
Derecognition
Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired or when the financial assets are written off.
Impairment of financial assets
The Company assesses at each reporting date whether there is any evidence that its trade receivables are impaired. The Company uses the simplified approach for measuring impairment for its trade receivables as these financial assets do not have a significant financing component. Therefore, the Company does not determine if the credit risk for these instruments has increased significantly since initial recognition. Instead, a loss allowance is recognized based on lifetime expected credit losses (“ECL”) at each reporting date. Impairment losses and subsequent reversals are recognized in profit or loss and are the amounts required to adjust the loss allowance at the reporting date to the amount that is required to be recognized based on the aforementioned policy. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experiences, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an allowance account and the amount of the loss is recognized within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. Trade receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities
Initial recognition and measurement
The Company’s financial liabilities comprise accounts payable and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, foreign exchange forward contracts and other liabilities. All financial liabilities except lease liabilities are recognized initially at fair value. The Company assesses whether embedded derivative financial instruments are required to be separated from host contracts when the Company first becomes party to the contract.
Subsequent measurement
After initial recognition, financial liabilities, excluding foreign exchange forward contracts, are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The effective interest method amortization is included as a finance cost in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Financial liabilities are classified as current liabilities unless the Company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date.
Derecognition
Financial liabilities are derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged, cancelled, or expires. Gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss when the liabilities are derecognized.
Foreign exchange forward contracts
Foreign exchange forward contracts
The Company designates certain foreign exchange forward contracts as cash flow hedges when all the requirements in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments are met. The Company recognizes these foreign exchange forward contracts as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and these contracts are measured at fair value at each reporting period. The asset and liability positions of the foreign exchange forward contracts are included in other current assets and accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The Company reflects the gain or loss on the effective portion of a cash flow hedge in other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassifies cumulative gains and losses to direct cost of revenues, general and administrative, research and development, or sales and marketing expenses, depending on the risk hedged, when the hedged transactions impact the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. If the hedged transactions become probable of not occurring, the corresponding amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are immediately reclassified to finance income or costs. Foreign exchange forward contracts that do not meet the requirements in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments to be designated as a cash flow hedge, are classified as derivative instruments not designated for hedging. The Company measures these instruments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in finance income or costs. To date, the Company has not had any foreign exchange forward contracts that do not meet the requirements in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments to be designated as a cash flow hedge.
Foreign currency translation
Foreign currency translation
The functional as well as the presentation currency of Lightspeed is the US dollar. Items included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company are measured in the functional currency, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transactions or when items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the changes at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
The results and financial position of all the Company entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into US dollars as follows: assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the reporting date; income and expenses for each statement of operation are translated at average exchange rates; and all resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). For foreign currency translation purposes, goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the operation and translated at the closing rate at each reporting date.
New accounting pronouncements
New accounting pronouncements
New accounting pronouncements are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") or other standard-setting bodies, and they are adopted by the Company as at the specified effective date.
New and amended material accounting policies adopted by the Company
The IASB has issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements affecting the presentation of liabilities as current or non-current in the statement of financial position, amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures to enhance the transparency of supplier finance arrangements by including disclosure requirements, and amendments to IFRS 16 Leases to include variable payments when measuring a lease liability arising from a sale-and-leaseback transaction. These amendments to IAS 1, IAS 7, IFRS 7 and IFRS 16 are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, with early application permitted. The Company has adopted these amendments as of April 1, 2024. The adoption did not change any classification of financial liabilities, and there was no impact on the Company's accounting policies or the consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting such amendments.
There were no other IFRS Accounting Standards effective within the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 or International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) interpretations that had a material impact on the Company's accounting policies or the consolidated financial statements.
New and amended material accounting policies issued but not yet effective
At the date of authorization of these financial statements, the Company has not yet applied the following new and revised IFRS Accounting Standards that have been issued but are not yet effective.
In August 2023, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates to clarify how to assess and account for situations where a currency is not exchangeable into another. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company in future periods.
In May 2024, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures to clarify the date of recognition and derecognition of some financial assets and liabilities including introducing a new exception for certain financial liabilities settled using an electronic payment system before the settlement date. The amendments also clarify the classification of certain financial assets and introduces disclosure requirements for financial instruments with contingent features and equity instruments classified at fair value through other comprehensive income. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its consolidated financial statements.
The IASB has also issued IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements which includes requirements for the presentation and disclosure of information in general purpose financial statements to help ensure they provide relevant information that faithfully represents an entity's assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses. The new IFRS 18 standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
Significant accounting estimates and assumptions Significant accounting estimates and assumptions
Use of estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS Accounting Standards requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Management reviews its estimates on an ongoing basis based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods.
Key estimates and assumptions include:
Revenue recognition
The identification of revenue-generating contracts with customers, the identification of performance obligations, the determination of the transaction price and allocations between identified performance obligations, the use of the appropriate revenue recognition method for each performance obligation and the measure of progress for performance obligations satisfied over time are the main aspects of the revenue recognition process, all of which require the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions.
The Company follows the guidance provided in IFRS 15, Appendix B, Principal versus Agent Considerations for determining whether revenue should be recognized at the gross amount of consideration paid by the customer or the net amount of consideration retained by the Company. This determination is a matter of significant judgment that depends on the facts and circumstances of each arrangement.
Impairment of non-financial assets
The Company’s impairment test for goodwill is based on internal estimates of fair value less costs of disposal calculations and uses valuation models such as the discounted cash flow model. Key assumptions on which management has based its determination of fair value less costs of disposal include an estimated discount rate, terminal value multiple, and estimated revenue growth rate. These estimates, including the methodology used, the assessment of CGUs and how goodwill is allocated, can have a material impact on the respective values and ultimately the amount of any goodwill impairment. Refer to note 16 for additional information on the assumptions used.
Whenever property and equipment, lease right-of-use assets, and intangible assets are tested for impairment, the determination of the assets’ recoverable amount involves the use of estimates by management and can have a material impact on the respective values and ultimately the amount of any impairment.
Recoverability of deferred tax assets and current and deferred income taxes and tax credits
Uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of complex tax regulations and the amount and timing of future taxable income. The Company establishes provisions based on reasonable estimates for possible consequences of audits by the tax authorities. The amount of such provisions is based on various factors, such as experience of previous tax audits and differing interpretations of tax regulations by the taxable entity and the responsible tax authority.
Deferred income tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences to the extent it is probable that taxable income will be available against which the losses and deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Management’s judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred income tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable income together with future tax planning strategies.
Share-based compensation
The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the related instruments at the date at which they are granted. Estimating fair value for share‑based payments requires determining the most appropriate valuation model for a grant, which depends on the terms and conditions of the grant. This also requires making assumptions and determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the option, volatility, interest rate, and dividend yield. Refer to note 25 for additional information on the assumptions used.
Provisions
The Company is involved in litigation and claims from time to time. There can be no assurance that such litigation and claims will be resolved without costly litigation nor in a manner that does not adversely impact the financial position and operating results of the Company. Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. In determining the probability of a loss and consequently determining a reasonable estimate, management is required to use significant judgment. Assumptions applied reflect the most probable set of economic conditions and planned courses of action by the Company at the time, but these too may differ over time. Given the uncertainties associated with any litigation, the actual outcome can be different from the Company's estimates and could adversely affect the financial position and operating results of the Company.
Internally generated intangible assets
The Company recognizes internal development costs as intangible assets only when the following criteria are met: the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset exists, there is an intent to complete and an ability to use or sell the intangible asset, the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits, there are adequate resources available to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset, and there is the ability to reliably measure the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development. Internally generated intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the internally generated intangible assets from the point the asset is available for use.
v3.25.1
Revenues (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Revenue From Contracts With Customers [Abstract]  
Disclosure of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers
The disaggregation of the Company’s revenue was as follows:
20252024
$$
Subscription revenue344,772 322,000 
Transaction-based revenue697,273 545,470 
Hardware and other revenue34,781 41,800 
Total revenues1,076,826 909,270 
Commission assets
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year32,970 27,307 
Additions
22,757 21,291 
Amortization (within sales and marketing expenses)
(18,840)(15,628)
Balance - End of fiscal year
36,887 32,970 
Contract assets
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year32,207 19,536 
Additions
16,002 20,562 
Amortization (within subscription and transaction-based revenue)
(16,205)(7,891)
Balance - End of fiscal year
32,004 32,207 
v3.25.1
Direct cost of revenues (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
Direct cost of revenues
20252024
$$
Subscription cost of revenue70,753 77,585 
Transaction-based cost of revenue505,631 390,522 
Hardware and other cost of revenue50,237 55,913 
Total direct cost of revenues626,621 524,020 
v3.25.1
Government assistance (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Government Grants And Subsidies [Abstract]  
Government grants
Government assistance recognized as a reduction of expenses is as follows:
20252024
$
$
Direct cost of revenues556 291 
General and administrative1,384 674 
Research and development5,210 2,796 
Sales and marketing253 130 
Total government assistance7,403 3,891 
v3.25.1
Employee compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
Stock-based compensation and related costs
The following table outlines share-based compensation and related payroll taxes included in the following expenses:
20252024
$$
Direct cost of revenues3,323 6,188 
General and administrative18,054 19,492 
Research and development18,654 25,298 
Sales and marketing16,547 22,807 
Restructuring— 1,995 
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes56,578 75,780 
v3.25.1
Finance income and costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
Finance income and costs
20252024
$$
Interest income37,979 43,959 
Interest expense(1,481)(1,428)
Net interest income36,498 42,531 
v3.25.1
Loss per share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings per share [abstract]  
Outstanding potentially dilutive securities All outstanding potentially dilutive shares could potentially dilute loss per share in the future.
20252024
Issued Common Shares
146,399,347 153,547,616 
Weighted average number of Common Shares (basic and diluted)153,676,514 153,765,412 
Net loss per share – basic and diluted($4.34)($1.07)
v3.25.1
Trade and other receivables (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Trade and other receivables
20252024
$
$
Trade receivables39,744 48,132 
Allowance for expected credit losses(6,445)(5,056)

Trade receivables, net33,299 43,076 
Research and development tax credits receivable7,626 8,276 
Sales tax receivable9,898 7,106 
Accrued interest and other2,254 3,826 
Total trade and other receivables53,077 62,284 
v3.25.1
Other current assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Other current assets
20252024
$
$
Restricted cash and restricted deposits1,364 1,582 
Prepaid expenses and deposits29,414 14,097 
Commission asset18,010 14,806 
Contract asset and other16,908 12,301 
Total other current assets65,696 42,786 
v3.25.1
Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Presentation of leases for lessee [abstract]  
Roll-forward of lease right-of-used assets
The roll-forward of lease right-of-use assets is as follows:
20252024
Cost$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year33,528 36,480 
Additions120 3,819 
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts(3,162)(6,701)
Exchange differences129 (70)
Balance - End of fiscal year30,615 33,528 
Accumulated depreciation
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year16,453 15,507 
Depreciation charge5,220 7,946 
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts(3,830)(6,935)
Exchange differences58 (65)
Balance - End of fiscal year17,901 16,453 
Net book value
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year17,075 20,973 
Balance - End of fiscal year12,714 17,075 
Maturity of lease liabilities
The maturity analysis of lease liabilities as at March 31, 2025 is as follows:
Fiscal Year$
20265,654 
20274,044 
20283,175 
20292,223 
20301,877 
Total minimum payments16,973 
As at March 31, 2025 and 2024, the maturity analysis of financial liabilities represented the following:
2025
<1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
73,075 — — 73,075 
Other long-term liabilities— 562 — 562 
2024
<1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities68,679 — — 68,679 
Other long-term liabilities 967 — 967 
v3.25.1
Property, plant and equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
Property and equipment
2025
FurnitureEquipmentComputer
equipment
Leasehold
improvements
Total
$$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 20243,656 1,670 12,096 20,490 37,912 
Additions 392 31 3,151 371 3,945 
Disposals(297)(559)(2,648)(523)(4,027)
As at March 31, 20253,751 1,142 12,599 20,338 37,830 
Accumulated depreciation
As at March 31, 20241,701 1,155 7,203 7,357 17,416 
Depreciation609 214 3,334 3,182 7,339 
Disposals(297)(559)(2,648)(523)(4,027)
As at March 31, 20252,013 810 7,889 10,016 20,728 
Net book value as at March 31, 20251,738 332 4,710 10,322 17,102 
2024
FurnitureEquipmentComputer
equipment
Leasehold
improvements
Total
$$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 20232,552 1,400 9,754 17,518 31,224 
Additions 1,126 282 3,257 2,974 7,639 
Disposals(22)(12)(915)(2)(951)
As at March 31, 20243,656 1,670 12,096 20,490 37,912 
Accumulated depreciation
As at March 31, 20231,191 917 5,204 4,421 11,733 
Depreciation532 250 2,914 2,938 6,634 
Disposals(22)(12)(915)(2)(951)
As at March 31, 20241,701 1,155 7,203 7,357 17,416 
Net book value as at March 31, 20241,955 515 4,893 13,133 20,496 
v3.25.1
Intangible assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Intangible assets
2025
Acquired
software
technologies
Customer
relationships
Capitalized software technologies
Total
$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 2024212,649 343,690 14,785 571,124 
Additions— — 19,259 19,259 
Acquired through business combinations826 667 — 1,493 
Exchange differences(183)(351)— (534)
As at March 31, 2025213,292 344,006 34,044 591,342 
Accumulated amortization
As at March 31, 2024145,646 198,447 — 344,093 
Amortization31,619 55,479 1,334 88,432 
Exchange differences(183)(542)— (725)
As at March 31, 2025177,082 253,384 1,334 431,800 
Net book value as at March 31, 202536,210 90,622 32,710 159,542 
2024
Acquired
software
technologies
Customer
relationships
Capitalized software technologies
Total
$$$$
Cost
As at March 31, 2023212,842 344,187 4,269 561,298 
Additions— — 10,516 10,516 
Exchange differences(193)(497)— (690)
As at March 31, 2024212,649 343,690 14,785 571,124 
Accumulated amortization
As at March 31, 2023109,417 140,431 — 249,848 
Amortization36,422 58,626 — 95,048 
Exchange differences(193)(610)— (803)
As at March 31, 2024145,646 198,447 — 344,093 
Net book value as at March 31, 202467,003 145,243 14,785 227,031 
v3.25.1
Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Changes in goodwill [abstract]  
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill
20252024
$$
Carrying Amount - Beginning of fiscal year
1,349,235 1,350,645 
Addition through business combinations6,161 — 
Impairment loss(556,440)— 
Foreign currency translation(994)(1,410)
Carrying Amount - End of fiscal year
797,962 1,349,235 
Disclosure of impact from changes in key assumptions
The following table indicates the impact on the carrying value of a 5% change in the key assumptions as at March 31, 2025:
Key Assumptions
Input used in discounted cash flow model
Impairment increase if the key assumption was changed by 5%, assuming all other key assumptions were held constant*
$
Discount Rate (%)30 %60,121 
Terminal Value Multiple1.246,885 
Revenue Growth Rate (%)23 %45,231 
*Discount rate multiplied by 1.05, terminal value multiple multiplied by 0.95, revenue growth rate multiplied by 0.95
Key assumptions were used to determine recoverable amounts for the impairment tests
The following table presents the key assumptions used in the annual impairment test of goodwill as at December 31, 2024, and the key assumption that would have been required to recover the carrying amount:
Key AssumptionsInput used in discounted cash flow modelBreakeven value assuming all other key assumptions were held constant
Discount Rate (%)30 %37 %
Terminal Value Multiple2.01.5
Revenue Growth Rate (%)25 %19 %
v3.25.1
Other long-term assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Other Non Current Assets [Abstract]  
Other long-term assets
20252024
$
$

Restricted cash510 368 
Prepaid expenses and deposits5,486 3,229 
Commission asset18,877 18,164 
Contract asset15,689 21,104 

Total other-long term assets40,562 42,865 
v3.25.1
Accounts payable, and accrued liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
20252024
$$

Trade payables and trade accruals34,146 33,499 
Accrued compensation and benefits25,538 23,595 
Accrued payroll taxes on share-based compensation2,892 3,566 
Sales tax payable4,655 4,893 
Provisions and other5,844 3,126 
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities73,075 68,679 
v3.25.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Accumulated other comprehensive income [abstract]  
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations
Hedging reserve
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
202520242025202420252024
$$$$$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year(4,234)(2,932)189 (125)(4,045)(3,057)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations(732)(1,302)— — (732)(1,302)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments— — (2,753)382 (2,753)382 
Deferred income tax recovery (expense)— — 68 (68)68 (68)
Balance - End of fiscal year(4,966)(4,234)(2,496)189 (7,462)(4,045)
v3.25.1
Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Income Tax [Abstract]  
Income tax expense (recovery)
Income tax expense (recovery) includes the following components:
20252024
$
$
Current
Related to current year4,133 2,704 
Related to prior years3,363 1,095 
7,496 3,799 
Deferred
Related to current year123 (317)
Related to prior years68 (6)
191 (323)
Total income tax expense
7,687 3,476 
The income tax expense reported, which includes foreign taxes, differs from the amount of the income tax recovery computed by applying Canadian statutory rates as follows:
20252024
$$
Loss before income taxes(659,509)(160,488)
Statutory tax rate26.5 %26.5 %
Income tax recovery at the statutory tax rate(174,770)(42,529)
Impact of rate differential of foreign jurisdiction10,916 8,303 
Non-deductible share-based compensation and related costs9,298 14,048 
Acquisition-related compensation and transaction-related costs452 575 
Other non-deductible expenses and non-taxable amounts
(1,527)742 
Adjustment related to prior years3,431 1,089 
Goodwill impairment147,457 — 
Changes in unrecognized benefits of deferred tax assets10,756 19,493 
Impact of foreign exchange and other1,674 1,755 
Total income tax expense
7,687 3,476 
Deferred tax assets/liabilities Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
20252024
Deferred tax assets$$
Property and equipment3,283 3,924 
Non-capital losses carried forward17,852 24,741 
Lease liabilities3,792 5,657 
Deferred revenue387 421 
Long-term incentive plan
8,632 8,844 
Capitalized R&D costs
9,060 12,535 
Other2,109 1,570 
Total deferred tax assets45,115 57,692 
Deferred tax liabilities
Property and equipment(305)(411)
Intangible assets(35,032)(46,697)
Lease right-of-use assets(2,842)(4,213)
Other(6,922)(5,819)
Total deferred tax liabilities(45,101)(57,140)
Net deferred tax assets
14 552 
As presented on the consolidated balance sheets:
Deferred tax assets298 552 
Deferred tax liabilities
(284)— 
Net deferred tax assets
14 552 
2025
Balance as at March 31, 2024Charged
(credited) to
consolidated
statement of
loss
Charged
(credited) to
other comprehensive loss
Other
Balance as at March 31, 2025
$$
$
$$
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) continuity
Property and equipment3,513 (535)— — 2,978 
Intangible assets(46,697)12,060 — (395)(35,032)
Lease liabilities5,657 (1,865)— — 3,792 
Lease right-of-use assets(4,213)1,371 — — (2,842)
Non-capital losses carried forward24,741 (6,889)— — 17,852 
Deferred revenue421 (34)— — 387 
Long-term incentive plan
8,844 (212)— — 8,632 
Capitalized R&D costs
12,535 (3,475)— — 9,060 
Other(4,249)(612)68 (20)(4,813)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)552 (191)68 (415)14 
2024
Balance as at March 31, 2023Charged
(credited) to
consolidated
statement of
loss
Charged
(credited) to
other comprehensive loss
Other
Balance as at March 31, 2024
$$
$
$$
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) continuity
Property and equipment2,617 896 — — 3,513 
Intangible assets(67,972)21,275 — — (46,697)
Lease liabilities6,045 (388)— — 5,657 
Lease right-of-use assets(5,028)815 — — (4,213)
Non-capital losses carried forward49,467 (24,726)— — 24,741 
Deferred revenue530 (109)— — 421 
Interest expenses carried forward3,170 (3,170)— — — 
Long-term incentive plan
6,211 2,633 — — 8,844 
Capitalized R&D costs
7,542 4,993 — — 12,535 
Other(2,281)(1,896)(68)(4)(4,249)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)301 323 (68)(4)552 
Non-capital loss carryforwards
The Company has accumulated unrecognized deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unrecognized research and development expenditures as follows:
20252024
$$
Deductible temporary differences200,408 58,737 
Non-capital losses699,586 676,756 
Research and development expenditures38,837 12,207 
938,831 747,700 
v3.25.1
Financial instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Commitments [Abstract]  
Disclosure of maturity analysis of commitments The table below outlines the maturity analysis as at March 31, 2025 for the Company's short-term leases and variable lease payments, and for the minimum fixed and determinable portion of the Company's significant unconditional purchase obligations:
< 1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Short-term leases and variable lease payments
3,829 10,256 200 14,285 
Significant unconditional purchase obligations
37,210 101,020 — 138,230 
Total contractual obligations41,039 111,276 200 152,515 
v3.25.1
Contingencies and Provisions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Disclosure of reconciliation of provisions
Provision for severance
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year2,591 1,106 
Expensed during the year17,503 5,211 
Paid during the year(18,379)(3,726)
Balance - End of fiscal year1,715 2,591 
Disclosure of restructuring costs
Restructuring expenses
20252024
$$
Severance17,503 5,211 
Share-based compensation expense acceleration— 1,995 
Restructuring17,503 7,206 
v3.25.1
Share-based compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Share Based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]  
Stock option activity and the weighted average exercise price
The stock option activity and the weighted average exercise price are summarized as follows:
20252024
Number
of options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$
$
Outstanding – Beginning of year*11,083,212 24.73 10,060,296 30.56 
Granted2,637,460 14.03 3,899,244 13.77 
Exercised(311,307)10.17 (412,780)5.20 
Forfeited/Cancelled(3,086,817)25.78 (2,463,548)30.16 
Outstanding – End of fiscal year**10,322,548 22.12 11,083,212 25.68 
Exercisable – End of fiscal year5,124,556 26.59 4,335,111 30.17 
*The 2025 beginning of year weighted average exercise price was adjusted from the prior year closing weighted average exercise price to account for the CAD to USD foreign exchange rate used when calculating the current fiscal year's weighted average exercise prices.
**The stock options outstanding as at March 31, 2025 included 1,014,999 stock options with vesting dependent on market conditions tied to the Company's future share price performance.
The RSU, DSU and PSU activity and the weighted average grant date fair values
The RSU, DSU and PSU activity and the weighted average grant date fair values as at March 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:
202520252025
RSUDSUPSU
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
$$$
Outstanding – Beginning of year6,200,768 22.02 119,541 19.99 — — 
Granted4,124,890 13.85 41,283 14.90 — — 
Settled(2,318,732)29.20 — — — — 
Forfeited(1,246,744)16.67 — — — — 
Outstanding – End of year6,760,182 15.56 160,824 18.68 — — 
The RSU, DSU and PSU activity and the weighted average grant date fair values as at March 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:
202420242024
RSUDSUPSU
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Number
of awards
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
$$$
Outstanding – Beginning of year5,540,767 28.92 65,398 23.31 619,640 28.73 
Granted3,114,515 14.11 54,143 15.97 — — 
Settled(1,595,478)31.18 — — (167,284)28.73 
Forfeited(859,036)20.81 — — (452,356)28.73 
Outstanding – End of year6,200,768 22.02 119,541 19.99 — — 
Weighted average assumptions
The fair value of stock options granted to employees was estimated at the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
20252024
Expected volatility59.83 %63.64 %
Risk-free interest rate3.79 %3.85 %
Expected option life3.84 years3.80 years
Expected dividend yield%%
Forfeiture rate29.59 %29.53 %
Range of exercise prices of outstanding share options
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable as at March 31, 2025:
Options outstandingOptions exercisable
Exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$$$
2.17 to 12.82
2,449,818 5.0811.93 1,059,585 4.4911.61 
12.83 to 14.19
2,176,643 5.8213.92 624,814 5.5713.83 
14.20 to 20.93
1,835,467 5.2716.45 865,102 4.9017.16 
20.94 to 30.75
1,976,335 2.8623.30 1,435,603 2.4223.83 
30.76 to 93.45
1,884,285 3.5649.14 1,139,452 3.4058.15 
Total10,322,548 4.5722.12 5,124,556 3.8726.59 
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding stock options exercisable as at March 31, 2024:
Options outstandingOptions exercisable
Exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$$$
2.17 to 13.35
2,483,720 5.5112.46 787,825 4.1210.62 
13.36 to 17.01
2,169,016 6.1114.69 419,481 5.7614.72 
17.02 to 23.25
2,137,549 4.5520.94 1,033,606 3.8021.42 
23.26 to 31.69
2,469,252 4.3129.05 804,717 3.1525.37 
31.70 to 93.45
1,823,675 3.8757.75 1,289,482 3.6357.16 
Total11,083,212 4.9125.68 4,335,111 3.8830.17 
Stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable as at March 31, 2025:
Options outstandingOptions exercisable
Exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$$$
2.17 to 12.82
2,449,818 5.0811.93 1,059,585 4.4911.61 
12.83 to 14.19
2,176,643 5.8213.92 624,814 5.5713.83 
14.20 to 20.93
1,835,467 5.2716.45 865,102 4.9017.16 
20.94 to 30.75
1,976,335 2.8623.30 1,435,603 2.4223.83 
30.76 to 93.45
1,884,285 3.5649.14 1,139,452 3.4058.15 
Total10,322,548 4.5722.12 5,124,556 3.8726.59 
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding stock options exercisable as at March 31, 2024:
Options outstandingOptions exercisable
Exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Number
of options
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$$$
2.17 to 13.35
2,483,720 5.5112.46 787,825 4.1210.62 
13.36 to 17.01
2,169,016 6.1114.69 419,481 5.7614.72 
17.02 to 23.25
2,137,549 4.5520.94 1,033,606 3.8021.42 
23.26 to 31.69
2,469,252 4.3129.05 804,717 3.1525.37 
31.70 to 93.45
1,823,675 3.8757.75 1,289,482 3.6357.16 
Total11,083,212 4.9125.68 4,335,111 3.8830.17 
v3.25.1
Related party transactions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Related Party [Abstract]  
The executive compensation expense to the top five key management personnel
The executive compensation expense to the top five key management personnel is as follows:
20252024
$
$

Short-term employee benefits and termination benefits2,569 4,374 
Share-based payments11,963 11,778 
Total compensation paid to key management personnel14,532 16,152 
v3.25.1
Financial instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]  
Disclosure of movement in the merchant cash advances
The movement in the merchant cash advances is as follows:
20252024
$
$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year74,236 29,492 
Principal issued
276,165 165,884 
Amounts collected(266,904)(132,277)
Transaction-based revenues from fees collected incorporating fair value movement
35,175 17,158 
General & administrative expenses from amounts deemed uncollectible
(12,503)(6,021)
Balance - End of fiscal year
106,169 74,236 
Disclosure of fair value measurement of liabilities
As at March 31, 2025 and 2024, financial instruments measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
March 31, 2025March 31, 2024
Fair
value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount
Fair
value
Fair
value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount
Fair
value
$
$

$$

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Level 1558,469 558,469 Level 1722,102 722,102 
Restricted cash and restricted depositsLevel 11,874 1,874 Level 11,950 1,950 
Merchant cash advancesLevel 3106,169 106,169 Level 374,236 74,236 
Foreign exchange forward contractsLevel 200Level 2257257
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contractsLevel 22,4962,496Level 200
Financial instruments measured at fair value in the condensed interim consolidated balance sheet
As at March 31, 2025 and 2024, financial instruments measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
March 31, 2025March 31, 2024
Fair
value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount
Fair
value
Fair
value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount
Fair
value
$
$

$$

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Level 1558,469 558,469 Level 1722,102 722,102 
Restricted cash and restricted depositsLevel 11,874 1,874 Level 11,950 1,950 
Merchant cash advancesLevel 3106,169 106,169 Level 374,236 74,236 
Foreign exchange forward contractsLevel 200Level 2257257
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contractsLevel 22,4962,496Level 200
Changes in the loss allowance
Changes in the loss allowance were as follows:
20252024
$$
Balance – Beginning of fiscal year5,056 4,131 
Increase4,597 4,015 
Write-offs(3,208)(3,090)
Balance – End of fiscal year6,445 5,056 
Maturity of financial liabilities
The maturity analysis of lease liabilities as at March 31, 2025 is as follows:
Fiscal Year$
20265,654 
20274,044 
20283,175 
20292,223 
20301,877 
Total minimum payments16,973 
As at March 31, 2025 and 2024, the maturity analysis of financial liabilities represented the following:
2025
<1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
73,075 — — 73,075 
Other long-term liabilities— 562 — 562 
2024
<1
Year
1 to 5
Years
>5
Years
Total
$$$$
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities68,679 — — 68,679 
Other long-term liabilities 967 — 967 
Currency Risk The following table provides a summary of the Company's foreign exchange exposures, after taking into account relevant foreign exchange forward contracts, expressed in thousands of US dollars:
2025CADEURAUDGBP
NZD
OtherTotal
$$$$$$$
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash3,600 10,019 3,244 2,759 2,151 1,469 23,242 
Trade and other receivables17,333 4,615 723 1,468 356 279 24,774 
Merchant cash advances14,359 14,291 12,921 7,671 1,348 — 50,590 
Contract assets
3,758 6,340 5,876 2,452 1,483 19,910 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(10,218)(12,383)(3,573)(613)(2,771)(3,135)(32,693)
Other long-term liabilities(192)(207)(41)(97)— (3)(540)
Lease liabilities(8,739)(3,306)(1,046)(1,957)(1,218)(63)(16,329)
Net financial position exposure19,901 19,369 18,104 11,683 (133)30 68,954 
2024CADEURAUDGBP
NZD
OtherTotal
$$$$$$$
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash3,039 4,446 1,375 1,638 2,088 924 13,510 
Trade and other receivables13,769 4,823 1,403 1,841 769 914 23,519 
Merchant cash advances10,252 5,734 6,958 5,620 621 — 29,185 
Contract assets
3,458 6,366 6,682 2,303 — 1,103 19,912 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(12,952)(9,747)(3,454)(2,208)(2,299)(3,258)(33,918)
Other long-term liabilities(275)(224)(67)(174)— (41)(781)
Lease liabilities(10,154)(2,971)(1,484)(3,033)(1,456)(948)(20,046)
Net financial position exposure7,137 8,427 11,413 5,987 (277)(1,306)31,381 
The table below shows the immediate change in loss before income taxes of a 1% strengthening in the average exchange rate of significant currencies to which the Company has transaction exposure for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The sensitivity associated with a 1% weakening of a particular currency would be equal and opposite. This assumes that each currency moves in isolation.
CADEURAUDGBP
NZD
Other
$$$$$$
2025(211)369 279 (58)(137)(105)
2024(163)246 138 (89)(160)(125)
Hedging reserve
Hedging reserve
20252024
$$
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year
189 (125)
Unrealized gains (losses) on fair value that may be subsequently reclassified to consolidated statements of loss
(4,746)512 
Losses (gains) reclassified to direct cost of revenues, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses, and sales and marketing expenses.
1,993 (130)
Deferred income tax recovery (expense)
68 (68)
Balance - End of fiscal year
(2,496)189 
v3.25.1
Geographic information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Operating Segments [Abstract]  
The geographic segmentation of the Company's assets and sales
The geographic segmentation of the Company’s assets is as follows:
20252024
Property
and
equipment
Right-of-use assetsIntangible
assets
GoodwillProperty
and
equipment
Right-of-use assetsIntangible
assets
Goodwill
$$$$$$$$
Canada9,975 5,562 36,557 797,962 12,217 6,900 — 1,349,235 
United States281 — 119,960 — 698 — 179,563 — 
United Kingdom
1,179 1,449 — — 1,625 2,434 — — 
Switzerland
168 61 3,025 — 297 848 370 — 
New Zealand
1,399 713 — — 1,878 921 42,004 — 
Other4,100 4,929 — — 3,781 5,972 5,094 — 

Geographic sales based on customer location are detailed as follows:
20252024
$$
United States693,659 616,628 
Canada
90,365 65,073 
Australia
80,831 67,288 
United Kingdom59,567 47,233 
Other152,404 113,048 
v3.25.1
Organization and nature of operations (Details)
Mar. 31, 2025
country
Nature Of Operations [Abstract]  
Number of countries 100
v3.25.1
Material accounting policies (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Acquired software technologies | Bottom of range  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill 3 years
Acquired software technologies | Top of range  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill 5 years
Customer relationships | Bottom of range  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill 3 years
Customer relationships | Top of range  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill 6 years
Furniture  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment 5 years
Equipment  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment 5 years
Computer equipment  
Disclosure material accounting policies and related changes in the current reporting period [line items]  
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment 3 years
v3.25.1
Revenues - Disaggregation of revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]    
Total revenues $ 1,076,826 $ 909,270
Subscription revenue    
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]    
Total revenues 344,772 322,000
Transaction-based revenue    
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]    
Total revenues 697,273 545,470
Hardware and other revenue    
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]    
Total revenues $ 34,781 $ 41,800
v3.25.1
Revenues - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]    
Revenues $ 1,076,826 $ 909,270
Revenue that was included in contract liability balance at beginning of period 67,336 68,094
Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]    
Revenues $ 35,175 $ 17,158
v3.25.1
Revenues - Movement assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Of Revenue From Contracts With Customers [Abstract]    
Assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers $ 32,970 $ 27,307
Additions 22,757 21,291
Amortization (within sales and marketing expenses) (18,840) (15,628)
Assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers 36,887 32,970
Contract assets at beginning of period 32,207 19,536
Additions 16,002 20,562
Amortization (within subscription and transaction-based revenue) (16,205) (7,891)
Contract assets at end of period $ 32,004 $ 32,207
v3.25.1
Direct cost of revenues (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of direct cost of revenues [Line Items]    
Direct cost of revenues $ 626,621 $ 524,020
Subscription cost of revenue    
Disclosure of direct cost of revenues [Line Items]    
Direct cost of revenues 70,753 77,585
Transaction-based cost of revenue    
Disclosure of direct cost of revenues [Line Items]    
Direct cost of revenues 505,631 390,522
Hardware and other cost of revenue    
Disclosure of direct cost of revenues [Line Items]    
Direct cost of revenues $ 50,237 $ 55,913
v3.25.1
Direct cost of revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]    
Cost of merchandise sold $ 39,564 $ 45,470
v3.25.1
Government assistance (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of government grants [Line Items]    
Total government assistance $ 7,403 $ 3,891
Direct cost of revenues    
Disclosure of government grants [Line Items]    
Total government assistance 556 291
General and administrative    
Disclosure of government grants [Line Items]    
Total government assistance 1,384 674
Research and development    
Disclosure of government grants [Line Items]    
Total government assistance 5,210 2,796
Sales and marketing    
Disclosure of government grants [Line Items]    
Total government assistance $ 253 $ 130
v3.25.1
Employee compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Abstract]    
Employee benefit expense, excl. tax credits and government subsidies $ 337,001 $ 346,631
Post-employment benefit expense, defined contribution plans $ 8,623 $ 5,269
v3.25.1
Employee compensation - Schedule of Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of stock based compensation [Line Items]    
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes $ 56,578 $ 75,780
Direct cost of revenues    
Disclosure of stock based compensation [Line Items]    
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes 3,323 6,188
General and administrative    
Disclosure of stock based compensation [Line Items]    
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes 18,054 19,492
Research and development    
Disclosure of stock based compensation [Line Items]    
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes 18,654 25,298
Sales and marketing    
Disclosure of stock based compensation [Line Items]    
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes 16,547 22,807
Restructuring    
Disclosure of stock based compensation [Line Items]    
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes $ 0 $ 1,995
v3.25.1
Finance income and costs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]    
Interest income $ 37,979 $ 43,959
Interest expense (1,481) (1,428)
Net interest income $ 36,498 $ 42,531
v3.25.1
Loss per share - Schedule of Net Loss per Common Share (Details) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings per share [abstract]    
Issued common shares (in shares) 146,399,347 153,547,616
Weighted average number of Common Shares - Basic  (in shares) 153,676,514 153,765,412
Weighted average number of Common Shares - Diluted (in shares) 153,676,514 153,765,412
Diluted net loss per share (in USD per share) $ (4.34) $ (1.07)
Basic net loss per share (in USD per share) $ (4.34) $ (1.07)
v3.25.1
Loss per share - Narrative (Details) - shares
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Stock options and awards    
Earnings per share [line items]    
Number of potential ordinary shares that are antidilutive in period presented (in shares) 15,755,632 16,788,252
v3.25.1
Trade and other receivables (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of trade and other receivables [line items]    
Trade receivables, net $ 33,299 $ 43,076
Research and development tax credits receivable 7,626 8,276
Sales tax receivable 9,898 7,106
Accrued interest and other 2,254 3,826
Trade and other receivables 53,077 62,284
Gross carrying amount    
Disclosure of trade and other receivables [line items]    
Trade receivables, net 39,744 48,132
Accumulated impairment    
Disclosure of trade and other receivables [line items]    
Trade receivables, net $ (6,445) $ (5,056)
v3.25.1
Other current assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]    
Restricted cash and restricted deposits $ 1,364 $ 1,582
Prepaid expenses and deposits 29,414 14,097
Commission asset 18,010 14,806
Contract asset and other 16,908 12,301
Other current assets $ 65,696 $ 42,786
v3.25.1
Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of leases - narrative [line items]    
Expense relating to variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease liabilities $ 3,129 $ 2,689
Interest expense on lease liabilities $ 1,306 $ 1,211
Minimum    
Disclosure of leases - narrative [line items]    
Lease term 1 year  
Maximum    
Disclosure of leases - narrative [line items]    
Lease term 5 years  
v3.25.1
Leases - Roll-Forward of Right-To-Use Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Cost    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year $ 17,075 $ 20,973
Balance - End of fiscal year 12,714 17,075
Accumulated depreciation    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year (17,075) (20,973)
Depreciation charge 5,220 7,946
Balance - End of fiscal year (12,714) (17,075)
Net book value    
Net book value 12,714 17,075
Cost    
Cost    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year 33,528 36,480
Additions 120 3,819
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts (3,162) (6,701)
Exchange differences 129 (70)
Balance - End of fiscal year 30,615 33,528
Accumulated depreciation    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year (33,528) (36,480)
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts (3,162) (6,701)
Exchange differences 129 (70)
Balance - End of fiscal year (30,615) (33,528)
Net book value    
Net book value 30,615 33,528
Accumulated depreciation    
Cost    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year (16,453) (15,507)
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts (3,830) (6,935)
Exchange differences 58 (65)
Balance - End of fiscal year (17,901) (16,453)
Accumulated depreciation    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year 16,453 15,507
Depreciation charge 5,220 7,946
Modifications to and disposals of lease contracts (3,830) (6,935)
Exchange differences 58 (65)
Balance - End of fiscal year 17,901 16,453
Net book value    
Net book value $ (17,901) $ (16,453)
v3.25.1
Leases - Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities (Details)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease liabilities [line items]  
Total minimum payments $ 16,973
2026  
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease liabilities [line items]  
Total minimum payments 5,654
2027  
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease liabilities [line items]  
Total minimum payments 4,044
2028  
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease liabilities [line items]  
Total minimum payments 3,175
2029  
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease liabilities [line items]  
Total minimum payments 2,223
2030  
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease liabilities [line items]  
Total minimum payments $ 1,877
v3.25.1
Property, plant and equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period $ 20,496  
Depreciation of property and equipment 7,339 $ 6,634
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 17,102 20,496
Furniture    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 1,955  
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 1,738 1,955
Equipment    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 515  
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 332 515
Computer equipment    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 4,893  
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 4,710 4,893
Leasehold improvements    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 13,133  
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 10,322 13,133
Cost    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 37,912 31,224
Additions 3,945 7,639
Disposals (4,027) (951)
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 37,830 37,912
Cost | Furniture    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 3,656 2,552
Additions 392 1,126
Disposals (297) (22)
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 3,751 3,656
Cost | Equipment    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 1,670 1,400
Additions 31 282
Disposals (559) (12)
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 1,142 1,670
Cost | Computer equipment    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 12,096 9,754
Additions 3,151 3,257
Disposals (2,648) (915)
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 12,599 12,096
Cost | Leasehold improvements    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period 20,490 17,518
Additions 371 2,974
Disposals (523) (2)
Property, plant and equipment at end of period 20,338 20,490
Accumulated depreciation    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period (17,416) (11,733)
Depreciation of property and equipment 7,339 6,634
Disposals 4,027 951
Property, plant and equipment at end of period (20,728) (17,416)
Accumulated depreciation | Furniture    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period (1,701) (1,191)
Depreciation of property and equipment 609 532
Disposals 297 22
Property, plant and equipment at end of period (2,013) (1,701)
Accumulated depreciation | Equipment    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period (1,155) (917)
Depreciation of property and equipment 214 250
Disposals 559 12
Property, plant and equipment at end of period (810) (1,155)
Accumulated depreciation | Computer equipment    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period (7,203) (5,204)
Depreciation of property and equipment 3,334 2,914
Disposals 2,648 915
Property, plant and equipment at end of period (7,889) (7,203)
Accumulated depreciation | Leasehold improvements    
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]    
Property, plant and equipment at beginning of period (7,357) (4,421)
Depreciation of property and equipment 3,182 2,938
Disposals 523 2
Property, plant and equipment at end of period $ (10,016) $ (7,357)
v3.25.1
Intangible assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period $ 227,031  
Amortization of intangible assets 88,432 $ 95,048
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 159,542 227,031
Acquired software technologies    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 67,003  
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 36,210 67,003
Customer relationships    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 145,243  
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 90,622 145,243
Capitalized software technologies    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 14,785  
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 32,710 14,785
Gross carrying amount    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 571,124 561,298
Additions 19,259 10,516
Acquired through business combinations 1,493  
Exchange differences (534) (690)
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 591,342 571,124
Gross carrying amount | Acquired software technologies    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 212,649 212,842
Additions 0 0
Acquired through business combinations 826  
Exchange differences (183) (193)
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 213,292 212,649
Gross carrying amount | Customer relationships    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 343,690 344,187
Additions 0 0
Acquired through business combinations 667  
Exchange differences (351) (497)
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 344,006 343,690
Gross carrying amount | Capitalized software technologies    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 14,785 4,269
Additions 19,259 10,516
Acquired through business combinations 0  
Exchange differences 0 0
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period 34,044 14,785
Accumulated depreciation    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period (344,093) (249,848)
Exchange differences (725) (803)
Amortization of intangible assets 88,432 95,048
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period (431,800) (344,093)
Accumulated depreciation | Acquired software technologies    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period (145,646) (109,417)
Exchange differences (183) (193)
Amortization of intangible assets 31,619 36,422
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period (177,082) (145,646)
Accumulated depreciation | Customer relationships    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period (198,447) (140,431)
Exchange differences (542) (610)
Amortization of intangible assets 55,479 58,626
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period (253,384) (198,447)
Accumulated depreciation | Capitalized software technologies    
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]    
Intangible assets other than goodwill at beginning of period 0 0
Exchange differences 0 0
Amortization of intangible assets 1,334 0
Intangible assets other than goodwill at end of period $ (1,334) $ 0
v3.25.1
Goodwill - Schedule of movement in Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [abstract]    
Carrying Amount - Beginning of fiscal year $ 1,349,235 $ 1,350,645
Addition through business combinations 6,161 0
Impairment loss (556,440) 0
Foreign currency translation (994) (1,410)
Carrying Amount - End of fiscal year $ 797,962 $ 1,349,235
v3.25.1
Goodwill - Disclosure of Sensitivity Assumptions (Details)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Percentage of reasonably possible decrease in unobservable input, assets 5.00%  
Discount Rate (%) 30.00% 30.00%
Terminal Value Multiple 120.00% 200.00%
Revenue Growth Rate (%) 23.00% 25.00%
Discount Rate (%)    
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Impairment increase if the key assumption was changed by 5%, assuming all other key assumptions were held constant* $ 60,121  
Assumptions rate applied 1.05  
Terminal Value Multiple    
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Impairment increase if the key assumption was changed by 5%, assuming all other key assumptions were held constant* $ 46,885  
Assumptions rate applied 0.95  
Revenue Growth Rate (%)    
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Impairment increase if the key assumption was changed by 5%, assuming all other key assumptions were held constant* $ 45,231  
Assumptions rate applied 0.95  
v3.25.1
Goodwill - Narrative (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Changes in goodwill [abstract]  
Measurement period, cash flow projections 5 years
Cost to sell as a percentage of fair value, goodwill 2.50%
v3.25.1
Goodwill - Impairment Analysis (Details)
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Discount Rate (%) 30.00% 30.00%
Terminal Value Multiple 120.00% 200.00%
Revenue Growth Rate (%) 23.00% 25.00%
Discount Rate (%)    
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Breakeven value assuming all other key assumptions were held constant   37.00%
Terminal Value Multiple    
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Breakeven value assuming all other key assumptions were held constant   150.00%
Revenue Growth Rate (%)    
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]    
Breakeven value assuming all other key assumptions were held constant   19.00%
v3.25.1
Other long-term assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Other Non Current Assets [Abstract]    
Restricted cash $ 510 $ 368
Prepaid expenses and deposits 5,486 3,229
Commission asset 18,877 18,164
Contract asset 15,689 21,104
Total other-long term assets $ 40,562 $ 42,865
v3.25.1
Accounts payable, and accrued liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]    
Trade payables and trade accruals $ 34,146 $ 33,499
Accrued compensation and benefits 25,538 23,595
Accrued payroll taxes on share-based compensation 2,892 3,566
Sales tax payable 4,655 4,893
Provisions and other 5,844 3,126
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 73,075 $ 68,679
v3.25.1
Credit facility (Details)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Demand revolving operating credit facility  
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]  
Maximum borrowing capacity $ 7,500
v3.25.1
Share capital - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 21, 2025
Mar. 22, 2024
Apr. 30, 2025
USD ($)
shares
Feb. 28, 2025
shares
Feb. 29, 2024
shares
Apr. 04, 2026
shares
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
vote
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
shares
Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]                  
Issued common shares (in shares)             146,399,347 153,547,616  
Percentage of average daily trading volume       25.00% 25.00%        
Shares repurchased and cancelled | $             $ 132,317 $ 0  
Subordinate voting shares                  
Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]                  
Votes per share (in votes per share) | vote             1    
Number of shares approved to repurchase for cancellation (in shares)             9,722,677    
Percentage of the company's subordinate voting shares 10.00% 10.00%              
Maximum number of shares approved to repurchase for cancellation per day (in shares)         165,177        
Average daily trading volume (in shares)       614,018 660,709        
Subordinate voting shares | Major ordinary share transactions                  
Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]                  
Number of shares approved to repurchase for cancellation (in shares)           9,013,953      
Maximum number of shares approved to repurchase for cancellation per day (in shares)       153,504          
Issued and Outstanding Shares                  
Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]                  
Issued common shares (in shares)             146,399,347 153,547,616 151,170,305
Outstanding common shares (in shares)             146,399,347 153,547,616 151,170,305
Number of shares increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions (in shares)             9,722,677 0  
Shares repurchased and cancelled | $             $ 134,193    
Issued and Outstanding Shares | Automatic Share Purchase Plan (ASPP)                  
Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]                  
Number of shares increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions (in shares)             7,048,751    
Shares repurchased and cancelled | $             $ 92,355    
Issued and Outstanding Shares | Automatic Share Purchase Plan (ASPP) | Major ordinary share transactions                  
Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]                  
Number of shares increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions (in shares)     9,013,953            
Shares repurchased and cancelled | $     $ 84,362            
v3.25.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of reserves within equity [line items]    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year $ (4,045) $ (3,057)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations (732) (1,302)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments (2,753) 382
Deferred income tax recovery (expense) 68 (68)
Balance - End of fiscal year (7,462) (4,045)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations    
Disclosure of reserves within equity [line items]    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year (4,234) (2,932)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations (732) (1,302)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments 0 0
Deferred income tax recovery (expense) 0 0
Balance - End of fiscal year (4,966) (4,234)
Hedging reserve    
Disclosure of reserves within equity [line items]    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year 189 (125)
Foreign currency differences on translation of foreign operations 0 0
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments (2,753) 382
Deferred income tax recovery (expense) 68 (68)
Balance - End of fiscal year $ (2,496) $ 189
v3.25.1
Income taxes - Income Tax Expense (Recovery) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Current    
Related to current year $ 4,133 $ 2,704
Related to prior years 3,363 1,095
Current tax expense (income) and adjustments for current tax of prior periods 7,496 3,799
Deferred    
Related to current year 123 (317)
Related to prior years 68 (6)
Deferred tax expense (income) 191 (323)
Total income tax expense $ 7,687 $ 3,476
v3.25.1
Income taxes - Income Tax Expense (Recovery) Reconciliation Canada (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Of Income Tax [Abstract]    
Loss before income taxes $ (659,509) $ (160,488)
Income tax recovery at the statutory tax rate (174,770) (42,529)
Impact of rate differential of foreign jurisdiction 10,916 8,303
Non-deductible share-based compensation and related costs 9,298 14,048
Acquisition-related compensation and transaction-related costs 452 575
Other non-deductible expenses and non-taxable amounts (1,527) 742
Adjustment related to prior years 3,431 1,089
Goodwill impairment 147,457 0
Changes in unrecognized benefits of deferred tax assets 10,756 19,493
Impact of foreign exchange and other 1,674 1,755
Total income tax expense $ 7,687 $ 3,476
v3.25.1
Income taxes - Net Deferred Tax (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets $ 298 $ 552
Deferred tax liabilities (284) 0
Net deferred tax assets (14) (552)
Before offset amount    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 45,115 57,692
Deferred tax liabilities (45,101) (57,140)
Property and equipment    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 3,283 3,924
Deferred tax liabilities (305) (411)
Non-capital losses carried forward    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 17,852 24,741
Intangible assets    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax liabilities (35,032) (46,697)
Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 3,792 5,657
Lease right-of-use assets    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax liabilities (2,842) (4,213)
Deferred revenue    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 387 421
Long-term incentive plan    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 8,632 8,844
Capitalized R&D costs    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 9,060 12,535
Other    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Deferred tax assets 2,109 1,570
Deferred tax liabilities $ (6,922) $ (5,819)
v3.25.1
Income taxes - Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) Continuity (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period $ 552 $ 301
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (191) 323
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 68 (68)
Other (415) (4)
Balance at the end of the period 14 552
Property and equipment    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 3,513 2,617
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (535) 896
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period 2,978 3,513
Intangible assets    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period (46,697) (67,972)
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss 12,060 21,275
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other (395) 0
Balance at the end of the period (35,032) (46,697)
Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 5,657 6,045
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (1,865) (388)
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period 3,792 5,657
Lease right-of-use assets    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period (4,213) (5,028)
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss 1,371 815
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period (2,842) (4,213)
Non-capital losses carried forward    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 24,741 49,467
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (6,889) (24,726)
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period 17,852 24,741
Deferred revenue    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 421 530
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (34) (109)
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period 387 421
Interest expenses carried forward    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 0 3,170
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss   (3,170)
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss   0
Other   0
Balance at the end of the period   0
Long-term incentive plan    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 8,844 6,211
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (212) 2,633
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period 8,632 8,844
Capitalized R&D costs    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period 12,535 7,542
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (3,475) 4,993
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 0 0
Other 0 0
Balance at the end of the period 9,060 12,535
Other    
Disclosure of deferred tax [Line Items]    
Balance at the beginning of the period (4,249) (2,281)
Charged (credited) to consolidated statement of loss (612) (1,896)
Charged (credited) to other comprehensive loss 68 (68)
Other (20) (4)
Balance at the end of the period $ (4,813) $ (4,249)
v3.25.1
Income taxes - Unrecognized tax assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Of Income Tax [Abstract]    
Deductible temporary differences $ 200,408 $ 58,737
Non-capital losses 699,586 676,756
Research and development expenditures 38,837 12,207
Unrecognized tax assets $ 938,831 $ 747,700
v3.25.1
Income taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
Non-capital losses $ 699,586 $ 676,756
Deductible temporary differences 200,408 58,737
Research and development    
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
Research and development expenditures 2,598 2,598
E-business    
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
Research and development expenditures 3,734 5,692
Non-refundable tax credit    
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
E-business tax credit recognized 2,795 0
With expiry    
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
Deductible temporary differences 371,223 354,039
No expiry    
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
Deductible temporary differences 328,363 322,717
Canada    
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]    
Provision for tax refund receivable $ 3,344 $ 3,622
v3.25.1
Commitments (Details)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]  
Short-term leases and variable lease payments $ 14,285
Significant unconditional purchase obligations 138,230
Total contractual obligations 152,515
Less than one year  
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]  
Short-term leases and variable lease payments 3,829
Significant unconditional purchase obligations 37,210
Total contractual obligations 41,039
1 to 5 Years  
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]  
Short-term leases and variable lease payments 10,256
Significant unconditional purchase obligations 101,020
Total contractual obligations 111,276
>5 Years  
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]  
Short-term leases and variable lease payments 200
Significant unconditional purchase obligations 0
Total contractual obligations $ 200
v3.25.1
Contingencies and Provisions - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
agreement
Mar. 31, 2024
agreement
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]      
Number of agreements | agreement   2 2
Residual payments partner      
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]      
Provision used, other provisions | $ $ 9,525    
v3.25.1
Contingencies and Provisions - Restructuring Provision (Details) - Restructuring provision - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Reconciliation of changes in other provisions [abstract]    
Balance - Beginning of fiscal year $ 2,591 $ 1,106
Expensed during the year 17,503 5,211
Paid during the year (18,379) (3,726)
Balance - End of fiscal year $ 1,715 $ 2,591
v3.25.1
Contingencies and Provisions - Restructuring costs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]    
Severance $ 17,503 $ 5,211
Share-based compensation expense acceleration 0 1,995
Restructuring $ 17,503 $ 7,206
v3.25.1
Share-based compensation- Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Number of shares receivable, per share based payments option (in shares) | shares   1  
Fair value of stock options granted   $ 76,554 $ 70,614
Fair value of stock options forfeited   51,026 63,397
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes   56,578 75,780
Share Options      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Total share-based compensation and related payroll taxes   55,605 74,913
Unrecognized expense   $ 34,076 $ 38,427
Amortization period, unrecognized expense   1 year 3 months 21 days 1 year 3 months 21 days
Legacy Option Plans      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Vesting percentage   25.00%  
Vesting period   4 years  
Term of options granted   7 years  
Maximum number of shares reserved, percentage of shares outstanding 0.15    
Amended and restated Omnibus Plan and legacy option plans      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Number of shares reserved for issue under options (in shares) | shares   21,959,902  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | Share Options      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Term of options granted   7 years  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | Share Options | Key management personnel of entity      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Vesting period   5 years  
Term of options granted   7 years  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | Share Options | Minimum      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Vesting period   36 months  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | Share Options | Maximum      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Vesting period   48 months  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | PSUs and RSUs      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Term of options granted   3 years  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | First anniversary | Share Options      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Vesting percentage   25.00%  
Omnibus Incentive Plan | First anniversary | RSU      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Vesting percentage   30.00%  
ShopKeep plan      
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]      
Number of shares reserved for issue under options (in shares) | shares   1,226,214  
v3.25.1
Share-based compensation - Reconciliation of Stock Options Outstanding (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
shares
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
shares
$ / shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]    
Outstanding - Beginning of year (in shares) | shares 11,083,212 10,060,296
Granted (in shares) | shares 2,637,460 3,899,244
Exercised (in shares) | shares (311,307) (412,780)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares (3,086,817) (2,463,548)
Outstanding - End of fiscal year (in shares) | shares 10,322,548 11,083,212
Exercisable - End of fiscal year (in shares) | shares 5,124,556 4,335,111
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, beginning of year, after foreign exchange adjustment (in USD per share) | $ / shares   $ 24.73
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, beginning of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 25.68 30.56
Weighted average exercise price, options granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares 14.03 13.77
Weighted average exercise price, options exercised (in USD per share) | $ / shares 10.17 5.20
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited (in USD per share) | $ / shares 25.78 30.16
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, end of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares 22.12 25.68
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 26.59 $ 30.17
Number of outstanding stock options with vesting dependent on market conditions (in shares) | shares 1,014,999  
v3.25.1
Share-based compensation - Reconciliation of RSU, DSU and PSU Options Outstanding (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
shares
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
shares
$ / shares
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]    
Outstanding - Beginning of year (in shares) | shares 11,083,212 10,060,296
Granted (in shares) | shares 2,637,460 3,899,244
Forfeited (in shares) | shares (3,086,817) (2,463,548)
Outstanding - End of fiscal year (in shares) | shares 10,322,548 11,083,212
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, beginning of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 25.68 $ 30.56
Weighted average exercise price, options granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares 14.03 13.77
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited (in USD per share) | $ / shares 25.78 30.16
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, end of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 22.12 $ 25.68
RSU    
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]    
Outstanding - Beginning of year (in shares) | shares 6,200,768 5,540,767
Granted (in shares) | shares 4,124,890 3,114,515
Settled (in shares) | shares (2,318,732) (1,595,478)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares (1,246,744) (859,036)
Outstanding - End of fiscal year (in shares) | shares 6,760,182 6,200,768
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, beginning of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 22.02 $ 28.92
Weighted average exercise price, options granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares 13.85 14.11
Weighted average exercise price, options released (in USD per share) | $ / shares 29.20 31.18
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited (in USD per share) | $ / shares 16.67 20.81
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, end of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 15.56 $ 22.02
DSU    
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]    
Outstanding - Beginning of year (in shares) | shares 119,541 65,398
Granted (in shares) | shares 41,283 54,143
Settled (in shares) | shares 0 0
Forfeited (in shares) | shares 0 0
Outstanding - End of fiscal year (in shares) | shares 160,824 119,541
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, beginning of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 19.99 $ 23.31
Weighted average exercise price, options granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares 14.90 15.97
Weighted average exercise price, options released (in USD per share) | $ / shares 0 0
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited (in USD per share) | $ / shares 0 0
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, end of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 18.68 $ 19.99
PSU    
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]    
Outstanding - Beginning of year (in shares) | shares 0 619,640
Granted (in shares) | shares 0 0
Settled (in shares) | shares 0 (167,284)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares 0 (452,356)
Outstanding - End of fiscal year (in shares) | shares 0 0
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, beginning of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 0 $ 28.73
Weighted average exercise price, options granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares 0 0
Weighted average exercise price, options released (in USD per share) | $ / shares 0 28.73
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited (in USD per share) | $ / shares 0 28.73
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding, end of year (in USD per share) | $ / shares $ 0 $ 0
v3.25.1
Share-based compensation - Weighted Average Assumptions of Stock Options Granted (Details) - year
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Of Share Based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]    
Expected volatility 59.83% 63.64%
Risk-free interest rate 3.79% 3.85%
Expected option life 3.84 3.8
Expected dividend yield 0.00% 0.00%
Forfeiture rate 29.59% 29.53%
v3.25.1
Share-based compensation - Summary of Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
shares
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
shares
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2023
shares
$ / shares
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares 10,322,548 11,083,212 10,060,296
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options (years) 4 years 6 months 25 days 4 years 10 months 28 days  
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in USD per share) $ 22.12 $ 25.68 $ 30.56
Number of share options exercisable (in shares) | shares 5,124,556 4,335,111  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of share options exercisable (years) 3 years 10 months 13 days 3 years 10 months 17 days  
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) $ 26.59 $ 30.17  
Exercise price range one      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares 2,449,818 2,483,720  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options (years) 5 years 29 days 5 years 6 months 3 days  
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in USD per share) $ 11.93 $ 12.46  
Number of share options exercisable (in shares) | shares 1,059,585 787,825  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of share options exercisable (years) 4 years 5 months 26 days 4 years 1 month 13 days  
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) $ 11.61 $ 10.62  
Exercise price range one | Bottom of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) 2.17 2.17  
Exercise price range one | Top of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) $ 12.82 $ 13.35  
Exercise price range two      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares 2,176,643 2,169,016  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options (years) 5 years 9 months 25 days 6 years 1 month 9 days  
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in USD per share) $ 13.92 $ 14.69  
Number of share options exercisable (in shares) | shares 624,814 419,481  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of share options exercisable (years) 5 years 6 months 25 days 5 years 9 months 3 days  
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) $ 13.83 $ 14.72  
Exercise price range two | Bottom of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) 12.83 13.36  
Exercise price range two | Top of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) $ 14.19 $ 17.01  
Exercise price range three      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,835,467 2,137,549  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options (years) 5 years 3 months 7 days 4 years 6 months 18 days  
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in USD per share) $ 16.45 $ 20.94  
Number of share options exercisable (in shares) | shares 865,102 1,033,606  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of share options exercisable (years) 4 years 10 months 24 days 3 years 9 months 18 days  
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) $ 17.16 $ 21.42  
Exercise price range three | Bottom of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) 14.20 17.02  
Exercise price range three | Top of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) $ 20.93 $ 23.25  
Exercise price range four      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,976,335 2,469,252  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options (years) 2 years 10 months 9 days 4 years 3 months 21 days  
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in USD per share) $ 23.30 $ 29.05  
Number of share options exercisable (in shares) | shares 1,435,603 804,717  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of share options exercisable (years) 2 years 5 months 1 day 3 years 1 month 24 days  
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) $ 23.83 $ 25.37  
Exercise price range four | Bottom of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) 20.94 23.26  
Exercise price range four | Top of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) $ 30.75 $ 31.69  
Exercise price range five      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,884,285 1,823,675  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options (years) 3 years 6 months 21 days 3 years 10 months 13 days  
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in USD per share) $ 49.14 $ 57.75  
Number of share options exercisable (in shares) | shares 1,139,452 1,289,482  
Weighted average remaining contractual life of share options exercisable (years) 3 years 4 months 24 days 3 years 7 months 17 days  
Weighted average exercisable price, options expired (in USD per share) $ 58.15 $ 57.16  
Exercise price range five | Bottom of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) 30.76 31.70  
Exercise price range five | Top of range      
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items]      
Exercise price of outstanding share options (in USD per share) $ 93.45 $ 93.45  
v3.25.1
Related party transactions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party [Abstract]    
Short-term employee benefits and termination benefits $ 2,569 $ 4,374
Share-based payments 11,963 11,778
Total compensation paid to key management personnel $ 14,532 $ 16,152
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
mo
CAD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
CAD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 558,469 $ 722,102 $ 800,154
Nominal amount of hedging instrument 113,750 95,550  
Merchant cash advances      
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]      
General & administrative expenses from amounts deemed uncollectible $ (12,503) $ (6,021)  
Merchant cash advances | Repayment period, measurement input | Discounted cash flow      
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]      
Significant unobservable input, assets | mo 8    
Merchant cash advances | Discount Rate (%) | Discounted cash flow      
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]      
Significant unobservable input, assets 0.14    
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Movement in merchant cash advances (Details) - Merchant cash advances - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Balance – Beginning of fiscal year $ 74,236 $ 29,492
Principal issued 276,165 165,884
Amounts collected (266,904) (132,277)
Transaction-based revenues from fees collected incorporating fair value movement 35,175 17,158
General & administrative expenses from amounts deemed uncollectible (12,503) (6,021)
Balance - End of fiscal year $ 106,169 $ 74,236
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Measurement at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Merchant cash advances      
Assets:      
Financial assets, carrying amount $ 106,169 $ 74,236 $ 29,492
Level 1 | Cash and cash equivalents      
Assets:      
Financial assets, carrying amount 558,469 722,102  
Financial assets, at fair value 558,469 722,102  
Level 1 | Restricted cash and restricted deposits      
Assets:      
Financial assets, carrying amount 1,874 1,950  
Financial assets, at fair value 1,874 1,950  
Level 3 | Merchant cash advances      
Assets:      
Financial assets, carrying amount 106,169 74,236  
Financial assets, at fair value 106,169 74,236  
Level 2 | Foreign exchange forward contracts      
Assets:      
Financial assets, carrying amount 0 257  
Financial assets, at fair value 0 257  
Liabilities:      
Financial liabilities, carrying amount 2,496 0  
Financial liabilities, at fair value $ 2,496 $ 0  
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Allowance for Expected Credit Losses (Details) - Accumulated impairment - Trade receivables - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract]    
Financial assets $ 5,056 $ 4,131
Increase (4,597) 4,015
Write-offs (3,208) (3,090)
Financial assets $ 6,445 $ 5,056
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Maturity Analysis of Financial Liabilities (Details) - Liquidity risk - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 73,075 $ 68,679
Other long-term liabilities 562 967
Less than one year    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 73,075 68,679
Other long-term liabilities 0 0
1 to 5 Years    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 0 0
Other long-term liabilities 562 967
>5 Years    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 0 0
Other long-term liabilities $ 0 $ 0
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Currency Risk Exposure (Details) - Currency risk - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure $ 23,242 $ 13,510
Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 24,774 23,519
Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 50,590 29,185
Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 19,910 19,912
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 32,693 33,918
Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 540 781
Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 16,329 20,046
Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 68,954 31,381
CAD    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Impact of 1% Strengthening in the closing exchange rate on loss before tax (211) (163)
CAD | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3,600 3,039
CAD | Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 17,333 13,769
CAD | Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 14,359 10,252
CAD | Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3,758 3,458
CAD | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 10,218 12,952
CAD | Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 192 275
CAD | Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 8,739 10,154
CAD | Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 19,901 7,137
EUR    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Impact of 1% Strengthening in the closing exchange rate on loss before tax 369 246
EUR | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 10,019 4,446
EUR | Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 4,615 4,823
EUR | Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 14,291 5,734
EUR | Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 6,340 6,366
EUR | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 12,383 9,747
EUR | Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 207 224
EUR | Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3,306 2,971
EUR | Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 19,369 8,427
AUD    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Impact of 1% Strengthening in the closing exchange rate on loss before tax 279 138
AUD | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3,244 1,375
AUD | Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 723 1,403
AUD | Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 12,921 6,958
AUD | Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 5,876 6,682
AUD | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3,573 3,454
AUD | Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 41 67
AUD | Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,046 1,484
AUD | Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 18,104 11,413
GBP    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Impact of 1% Strengthening in the closing exchange rate on loss before tax (58) (89)
GBP | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 2,759 1,638
GBP | Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,468 1,841
GBP | Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 7,671 5,620
GBP | Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 2,452 2,303
GBP | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 613 2,208
GBP | Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 97 174
GBP | Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,957 3,033
GBP | Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 11,683 5,987
NZD    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Impact of 1% Strengthening in the closing exchange rate on loss before tax (137) (160)
NZD | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 2,151 2,088
NZD | Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 356 769
NZD | Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,348 621
NZD | Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1 0
NZD | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 2,771 2,299
NZD | Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 0 0
NZD | Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,218 1,456
NZD | Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure (133) (277)
Other    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Impact of 1% Strengthening in the closing exchange rate on loss before tax (105) (125)
Other | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,469 924
Other | Trade and other receivables    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 279 914
Other | Merchant cash advances    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 0 0
Other | Contract assets    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 1,483 1,103
Other | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3,135 3,258
Other | Other long-term liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 3 41
Other | Lease liabilities    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure 63 948
Other | Net financial position exposure    
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]    
Net financial position exposure $ 30 $ (1,306)
v3.25.1
Financial instruments - Hedging reserve (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Hedging Reserve of cash flow hedges [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of the year $ 189 $ (125)
Unrealized gains (losses) on fair value that may be subsequently reclassified to consolidated statements of loss (4,746) 512
Losses (gains) reclassified to direct cost of revenues, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses, and sales and marketing expenses. 1,993 (130)
Deferred income tax recovery (expense) 68 (68)
Balance at end of the year $ (2,496) $ 189
v3.25.1
Geographic information - Assets per Geographic Segment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment $ 17,102 $ 20,496  
Right-of-use assets 12,714 17,075 $ 20,973
Intangible assets 159,542 227,031  
Goodwill 797,962 1,349,235 $ 1,350,645
Canada      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment 9,975 12,217  
Right-of-use assets 5,562 6,900  
Intangible assets 36,557 0  
Goodwill 797,962 1,349,235  
United States      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment 281 698  
Right-of-use assets 0 0  
Intangible assets 119,960 179,563  
Goodwill 0 0  
United Kingdom      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment 1,179 1,625  
Right-of-use assets 1,449 2,434  
Intangible assets 0 0  
Goodwill 0 0  
Switzerland      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment 168 297  
Right-of-use assets 61 848  
Intangible assets 3,025 370  
Goodwill 0 0  
New Zealand      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment 1,399 1,878  
Right-of-use assets 713 921  
Intangible assets 0 42,004  
Goodwill 0 0  
Other      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Property and equipment 4,100 3,781  
Right-of-use assets 4,929 5,972  
Intangible assets 0 5,094  
Goodwill $ 0 $ 0  
v3.25.1
Geographic information - Sales per Geographic Segment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]    
Total revenues $ 1,076,826 $ 909,270
United States    
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]    
Total revenues 693,659 616,628
Canada    
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]    
Total revenues 90,365 65,073
Australia    
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]    
Total revenues 80,831 67,288
United Kingdom    
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]    
Total revenues 59,567 47,233
Other    
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]    
Total revenues $ 152,404 $ 113,048
v3.25.1
Subsequent events (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period [line items]    
Restructuring $ 17,503 $ 7,206