Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Significant Accounting Policies

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Significant Accounting Policies
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies
Significant Accounting Policies
 
Trade receivables:  We carry unsecured trade receivables at the original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on a monthly review of all outstanding amounts.  Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions.  We write off trade receivables when we deem them uncollectible.  We record recoveries of trade receivables previously written off when we receive them.  We consider a trade receivable to be past due if any portion of the receivable balance is outstanding for more than ninety days.  We do not charge interest on past due receivables.  Our management considers the allowance for doubtful accounts of $10 and $8 to be adequate to cover any exposure to loss at September 28, 2013, and December 29, 2012, respectively.
 
Inventories:  Inventories, consisting principally of appliances, are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a specific identification basis, or market and consist of:
 
September 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
Appliances held for resale
$
15,112

 
$
17,768

Processed metals from recycled appliances held for resale
286

 
188

Less provision for inventory obsolescence
(149
)
 
(682
)
 
$
15,249

 
$
17,274



We provide estimated provisions for the obsolescence of our appliance inventories, including adjustments to market, based on various factors, including the age of such inventory and our management’s assessment of the need for such provisions.  We look at historical inventory agings and margin analysis in determining our provision estimate.  A revised cost basis is used once a provision for obsolescence is recorded.

Property and equipment:  Property and equipment consists of the following:
 
September 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
Land
$
1,140

 
$
1,140

Buildings and improvements
3,275

 
3,429

Equipment (including computer software)
20,539

 
20,158

Projects under construction
62

 
63

 
25,016

 
24,790

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(13,330
)
 
(12,542
)
 
$
11,686

 
$
12,248


 
Software development costs:  We capitalize software developed for internal use and are amortizing such costs over their estimated useful lives of three years.  Costs capitalized were $20 and $30 for the three months ended September 28, 2013, and September 29, 2012, respectively. Costs capitalized were $83 and $115 for the nine months ended September 28, 2013, and September 29, 2012, respectively.

Restricted cash:  Restricted cash consisted of a reserve required by our bankcard processor to cover chargebacks, adjustments, fees and other charges that may be due from us.
 
Product warranty:  We provide a warranty for the replacement or repair of certain defective units, which varies based on the product sold.  Our standard warranty policy requires us to repair or replace certain defective units at no cost to our customers.  We estimate the costs that may be incurred under our warranty and record an accrual in the amount of such costs at the time we recognize product revenue.  Factors that affect our warranty accrual for covered units include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims on these units, and the cost of such claims.  We periodically assess the adequacy of our recorded warranty accrual and adjust the amounts as necessary.
 
Changes in our warranty accrual are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
Beginning Balance
$
41

 
$
61

 
$
47

 
$
71

Standard accrual based on units sold
(4
)
 
10

 
(12
)
 
34

Actual costs incurred
10

 
(4
)
 
36

 
(12
)
Periodic accrual adjustments
(8
)
 
(12
)
 
(32
)
 
(38
)
Ending Balance
$
39

 
$
55

 
$
39

 
$
55


 
Share-based compensation:  We recognize share-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the expected vesting period for share-based awards granted.  We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of awards at the grant date.  We calculate the expected volatility for stock awards using historical volatility.  We estimate a 0%-5% forfeiture rate for stock awards issued to all employees and members of the Board of Directors, but will continue to review these estimates in future periods.  The risk-free rates for the expected terms of the stock awards are based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.  The expected life represents the period that the stock awards are expected to be outstanding.  The expected dividend yield is zero as we have not paid or declared any cash dividends on our Common Stock.  Based on these valuations, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $101 and $62 for the three months ended September 28, 2013, and September 29, 2012, respectively, and $160 and $130 for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively.  We estimate that the remaining expense for fiscal 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 will be approximately $73, $159, $97, and $19, respectively, based on the value of stock option awards outstanding as of September 28, 2013.  This estimate does not include any expense for additional awards that may be granted and vest during fiscal 2013.
 
Comprehensive income (loss):  Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under generally accepted accounting principles are included in comprehensive income (loss) but are excluded from net income (loss) as these amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to shareholders’ equity.  Our other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments.
 
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share:  Basic income (loss) per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted income (loss) per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted by the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding had the potentially dilutive common shares been issued.  Potentially dilutive shares of Common Stock include unexercised stock options and warrants.  Basic per share amounts are computed, generally, by dividing net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted per share amounts assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all potential Common Stock instruments unless their effect is anti-dilutive, thereby reducing the loss or increasing the income per common share.  In calculating diluted weighted average shares and per share amounts, we included stock options and warrants with exercise prices below average market prices, for the respective reporting periods in which they were dilutive, using the treasury stock method.  We calculated the number of additional shares by assuming the outstanding stock options were exercised and that the proceeds from such exercises were used to acquire Common Stock at the average market price during the quarter.  For the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013, we excluded 364 and 465, respectively, options and warrants from the diluted weighted average share outstanding calculation as the effect of these options and warrants were anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012, we excluded 816 and 798, respectively, options and warrants from the diluted weighted average shares outstanding calculation as the effect of these options were anti-dilutive due to the net loss incurred.

A reconciliation of the denominator in the basic and diluted income or loss per share is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
Numerator:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
$
1,134

 
$
(1,082
)
 
$
2,086

 
$
(1,789
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
5,564

 
5,556

 
5,559

 
5,549

Employee stock options
27

 
—

 
3

 
—

Stock warrants
186

 
—

 
161

 
—

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
5,777

 
5,556

 
5,723

 
5,549

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) per share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.20

 
$
(0.19
)
 
$
0.38

 
$
(0.32
)
Diluted
$
0.20

 
$
(0.19
)
 
$
0.36

 
$
(0.32
)