BRIAN M. BROWN
Admitted in Virginia and Michigan
(804) 343-5023
bbrown@woodsrogers.com
August 12, 2016
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U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Terence OBrien, Accounting Branch Chief
Melissa N. Rocha, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Tracey McKoy, Staff Accountant
RE: | TREX COMPANY, INC. |
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
Filed February 23, 2016
File Number 001-14649
Dear Mr. OBrien, Ms. Rocha and Ms. McKoy:
On behalf of our client Trex Company, Inc. (Trex or Company), we are responding to the Staffs comment letter, dated July 20, 2016 (the Staff Letter), with respect to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions review of the Companys Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed February 23, 2016 (Form 10-K).
Set forth below is the Companys responses to the Staff Letter. For ease of reference, we have included the full text of the correlative Staff comment. The numbered paragraph in this letter corresponds to the number contained in the Staff Letter. The page number referred to in the following paragraph corresponds to the page number in the Form 10-K.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015
Item 1. Business and Organization, page F-7
1. | You disclose that you operate in a single reportable segment. We note from page 16 and your website that you offer various products lines and subcategories. Please tell us your consideration of providing information about product sales pursuant to ASC 280-10-50-40. |
RESPONSE: The Company designs, manufactures and markets wood-alternative decking products and reports revenues from sales of its products disclosed on page 16 of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and on its website on an aggregated basis as it believes these products constitute a
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Trex Response Letter to
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 12, 2016
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group of similar products pursuant to ASC 280-10-50-40. With the exception of fencing and landscape lighting, all of the products listed on page 16 are components of a deck structure (decks boards, railing, framing and other accessories) and are designed and manufactured to be purchased and used together as an integrated system to construct a complete deck. As such, the Company derives revenues from its complete set of wood-alternative decking products (Decking Products) and accessories and reports these revenues as revenues from a group of similar products. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, gross sales from its Decking Products as a percentage of total gross sales were approximately 96 percent. Any revenues from sources other than its Decking Products (e.g., fencing, product licensing, sales of excess raw materials, etc.) were considered immaterial for disaggregated reporting.
In determining that its Decking Products constituted a group of similar products, the Company considered such factors as:
| Revenues from the sales of the Companys Decking Products are all from the same wholesale distribution network, retail dealers, and Home Depot and Lowes stores, who, in turn, sell to end users. |
| Revenues and gross margins from the Decking Products are similarly impacted by trends in the strength of the remodeling sector and the execution of the Companys market growth strategies. |
| The Company designs and markets its Decking Products to its distributor and dealer network, and their customers, to be used together to create a complete deck whose components complement each other and allow the deck to be designed using Trex brand products. |
| Substantially all Trex Decking Products are produced using similar raw materials and are manufactured primarily in the same manner using its proprietary and skill-based processes. |
| Opportunities for market share gains and growth within the composite decking industry apply equally to all of the Companys integrated and comprehensive Decking Products. |
| The similarity of how the products are utilized by the end-user consumer. |
Based on the similarity and integrated nature of its Decking Products, the Company believes it is appropriate to group the related revenues and report them on an aggregated basis, in accordance with ASC 280-10-50-40. In future filings, the Company will continue to consider and apply ASC 280-10-50-40 in reporting its revenues from external customers for each group of similar products.
Trex Response Letter to
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 12, 2016
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We appreciate your assistance in review of the Companys periodic filing. Please contact me at (804) 343-5023, or Bradley R. McDonald, Senior Director and Controller, Trex, at (540) 542-6957, if you have any questions or require any additional information.
Very truly yours, Woods Rogers PLC |
/s/ Brian M. Brown |
Brian M. Brown |
Cc: | Mr. James E. Cline | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Trex Company, Inc. | ||
Mr. Bryan H. Fairbanks | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Trex Company, Inc. | ||
Mr. Bradley R. McDonald | ||
Senior Director and Controller | ||
Trex Company, Inc. | ||
Mr. William R. Gupp | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Trex Company, Inc. |
Trex Response Letter to
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 12, 2016
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Mr. Terence OBrien, Accounting Branch Chief
Ms. Melissa N. Rocha, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Ms. Tracy McKoy, Staff Accountant
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street NE
Washington DC 20549
Re: | Trex Company, Inc. |
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
Filed February 23, 2016
Response dated August 12, 2016
File Number 001-14649
Dear Mr. OBrien, Ms. Rocha and Ms. McKoy:
In connection with the recent review by Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Trex Company, Inc. (Trex) Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed February 23, 2016, and the Trex response dated August 12, 2016 (Response), the undersigned hereby acknowledges on behalf of Trex that:
| Trex is responsible for the adequacy and the accuracy of the disclosures contained in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed February 23, 2016; and the Response filed by Trex; |
| Comments of the SEC Staff, if any, or changes to disclosure in response to SEC Staff comments, if any, in the filings reviewed by the SEC Staff do not foreclose the SEC from taking any action with respect to the filing made; and |
Trex Response Letter to
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 12, 2016
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| Trex may not assert SEC Staff comments, or lack thereof, as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the SEC under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
It is our understanding that you are requesting such acknowledgements from all companies whose filings are being reviewed and this request and these acknowledgements should not be construed as suggesting that there is an inquiry or investigation or other such matter involving Trex.
Thank you for your attention to the foregoing.
Sincerely, |
Trex Company, Inc. |
/s/ Bryan H. Fairbanks |
Bryan H. Fairbanks |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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