Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Accounting Policies

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9 Months Ended
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Accounting Policies

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Financial Statement Presentation.  The condensed consolidated financial statements have been developed in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.  Our financial statements for the periods prior to the Separation have been derived from the financial statements and accounting records of Masco using the historical results of operations and historical basis of assets and liabilities of the Services Business, and reflect Masco’s net investment in the Services Business. 

 

All intercompany transactions between TopBuild entities have been eliminated.  Transactions between TopBuild and Masco prior to the Separation, with the exception of purchase transactions, are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as a financing activity in “Net transfer from Former Parent” and in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity in the column, “Former Parent Investment.”

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods prior to the Separation include allocations of general corporate expenses incurred by Masco for functions such as corporate human resources, finance, and legal, including salaries, benefits, and other related costs.  These general corporate expenses were allocated to TopBuild on the basis of sales.  Total allocated general corporate costs were $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  These costs were included in selling, general, and administrative expenses.

 

Prior to the Separation, Masco incurred certain operating expenses on behalf of the Services Business that were allocated to TopBuild based on direct benefit or usage.  These allocated operating expenses were $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  These costs were included in selling, general, and administrative expenses.  An estimate of these operating expenses was allocated to each of TopBuild’s reporting segments based on a percentage of sales.

 

For periods prior to the Separation, these condensed consolidated financial statements may not reflect the actual expenses that would have been incurred had we operated as a stand-alone company and may not reflect the consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows had we operated as a stand-alone company.  Actual costs that would have been incurred if we had operated as a stand-alone company prior to the Separation would have depended on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including, without limitation, information technology and infrastructure.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, we identified an error related primarily to the misallocation of a favorable legal settlement to general corporate expenses of TopBuild in the fourth quarter of 2014.  The impact of the error understated the allocation of corporate expenses reported as selling, general, and administrative expense and overstated operating profit by $1.9 million.  The error was not considered material to the previously reported 2014 financial statements.  The Company recorded the correction of the error by an out-of-period adjustment in the first quarter of 2015, which is therefore reflected in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Business Combinations.  The purchase price for business combinations is allocated to the estimated fair values of acquired tangible and intangible assets, including goodwill, and assumed liabilities, where applicable.  Additionally, we recognize customer relationships, trademarks and trade names, and non-competition agreements as identifiable intangible assets.  These assets are recorded at fair value as of the transaction date.  The fair value of these intangible assets is determined primarily using the income approach and using current industry information.  Goodwill is recorded when consideration transferred exceeds the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities.  Measurement-period adjustments are recorded in the period they occur.

 

Share-based Compensation.  Our share-based compensation program currently consists of restricted share awards (“RSAs”) and stock option awards (“Options”).  Share-based compensation is reported in selling, general, and administrative expense.

 

The following table details our award types and accounting policies:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Award Type:

Fair Value Determination

Vesting

Expense
Recognition‡

Expense
Measurement

Restricted Share Awards

 

 

 

 

Service Condition

Closing stock price on date of grant

Ratably;
3 or 5 years

Straight-line

Fair value at grant date

Performance Condition

Closing stock price on date of grant

Cliff;
3 years

Straight-line;
Adjusted based on meeting or exceeding performance targets

Evaluated quarterly;
0 - 200% of fair value at grant date depending on performance

Market Condition

Monte-Carlo Simulation

Cliff;
3 years

Straight-line;
Recognized even if condition is not met

Fair value at grant date

Stock Options†

Black-Scholes Options Pricing Model

Ratably;
3 or 5 years

Straight-line

Fair value at grant date

 


†Stock options expire no later than 10 years after the grant date.

‡Expense is reversed if award is forfeited prior to vesting.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:    In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new standard for revenue recognition, Accounting Standards Codification 606 (“ASC 606”).  The purpose of ASC 606 is to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability across industries.  ASC 606 is effective for us for annual periods beginning January 1, 2018.  We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new standard will have on our financial position and results of operations.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-11 (“ASU 2015-11”) “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.”  Under the amendment, ASU 2015-11, inventory should be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value.  Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation.  This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted; however, we do not anticipate adopting this standard until the first quarter of 2017.  We do not anticipate the adoption of this amendment will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), “Leases.”  This standard requires a lessee to recognize most leases on their balance sheet.  Companies are required to use a modified retrospective transition method for all existing leases.  This standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein.  Early adoption is permitted.  We have not yet selected an adoption date and we are currently evaluating the effect on our financial position and results of operations.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 (“ASU 2016-13”), “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (“ASU 2016-13”).  This guidance introduces a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model for the recognition of impairment losses on financial assets, including trade receivables.  The CECL model replaces current GAAP’s incurred loss model.  Under CECL, companies will record an allowance through current earnings for the expected credit loss for the life of the financial asset upon initial recognition of the financial asset.  This update is effective for us at the beginning of 2020 with early adoption permitted at the beginning of 2019.  We have not yet selected an adoption date and we are currently evaluating the effect on our financial position and results of operations.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-15 (“ASU 2016-15”) “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” an amendment to existing guidance on presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows.  This guidance is intended to reduce diversity in the classification of transactions related to debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, zero-coupon debt instrument settlements, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, insurance claim settlements and corporate-owned life insurance settlements, distributions from equity method investments and beneficial interests in securitization transactions.  This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  We have not yet selected an adoption date and we are currently evaluating the effect on our financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 (“ASU 2016-09”), “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.”  This update is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows.  This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted.  We elected to early adopt the new guidance beginning in the third quarter of 2016.

 

 

 

 

Summary of Change in ASU 2016-09

 

Accounting Policy & Impact on
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

All excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. The tax effects of exercised or vested awards should be treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur.

 

For the third quarter of 2016, we have reported excess tax benefits and deficiencies as a component of income tax expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Because we have not previously recorded excess tax benefits or deficiencies due to materiality, there is no impact on our prior-period condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of this adoption.

Excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity.

 

For the third quarter of 2016, we have reported excess tax benefits as a component of operating cash flows in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Because we have not previously recorded excess tax benefits due to materiality, there is no impact on our prior-period condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of this change.

An entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest (current GAAP) or account for forfeitures when they occur.

 

Because of our limited forfeiture experience, we have accounted for forfeitures in the period they occur and will continue to do so under ASU 2016-09.

The threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions.

 

We may consider withholding taxes at a rate in excess of the minimum statutory rates if permitted by any applicable long-term share-based incentive plan.  We classify all share-based awards as equity.  This change has no impact on our prior-period condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity.

 

We have historically reported shares withheld for tax-withholding in the financing activities section under the caption "Taxes withheld and paid on employees' equity awards" in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  This change has no impact on our prior-period condensed consolidated financial statements.