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 as “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 $7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 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 $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 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 the 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 was to understate the allocation of corporate expenses reported as selling, general, and administrative expense and overstate 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 three months ended March 31, 2015, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

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:

 

 

†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 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 prices 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 nor have we determined the effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

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.  Under this guidance, an entity recognizes all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement.  This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of 2017.  Early adoption is permitted.  We have not yet selected an adoption date nor have we determined the effect on our financial position or results of operations.