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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
A summary of significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements follows:

Principles of Consolidation

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and highly-liquid investments with a maturity at time of purchase of three months or less.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s material financial instruments at July 31, 2011 and for which disclosure of estimated fair value is required by certain accounting standards consisted of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, account payable, line of credit and loans payable. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and account payable are equal to their carrying value because of their liquidity and short-term maturity. Management believes that the fair values of the line of credit and loans payable do not differ materially from their aggregate carrying values in that substantially all the obligations bear variable interest rates that are based on market rates or interest rates that are periodically adjustable to rates that are based on market rates.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the amount by which the purchase prices of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries were in excess of the fair value of identifiable net assets as of date of acquisition.  Other intangible assets have finite useful lives and are comprised of customer lists and backlog.

Goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment, and otherwise on an interim basis should events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value.  Determination of impairment requires the Company to compare the fair value of the business acquired (reporting unit) to its carrying value, including goodwill, of such business (reporting unit). If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no impairment loss is recognized. However, if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of the unit may be impaired. The amount, if any, of the impairment is then measured in the second step, based on the excess, if any, of the reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill over its implied value.
 

The Company determines the fair value of the reporting units for purposes of this test primarily by using a discounted cash flow valuation technique. Significant estimates used in the valuation include estimates of future cash flows, both future short-term and long-term growth rates, and estimated cost of capital for purposes of arriving at a discount factor. The Company performs its annual impairment test at April 30 absent any interim impairment indicators. Significant adverse changes in general economic conditions could impact the Company's valuation of its reporting units.
 
The Company reviews its other intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  In performing a review for impairment, the Company compares the carrying value of the assets with their estimated future undiscounted cash flows from the use of the asset and eventual disposition. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less than carrying value, an impairment loss is charged to operations based on the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset.
 
The Company recorded an estimated non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $26.6 million, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended April 30, 2011.   The Company expects to complete the second step of the goodwill impairment test in the second fiscal quarter of fiscal 2012, which includes calculating an implied fair value of the goodwill of the reporting units, by allocating the fair values of substantially all of its individual assets, liabilities and identified intangible assets, as if the reporting units had been acquired in a business combination. The Company does not expect the completion of this second step to result in a material adjustment to the goodwill impairment charge previously recorded in fiscal 2011.
 
Changes in goodwill consist of the following during the three months ended July 31, 2011:
 
   
Wireless
   
Specialty
   
Electrical
       
   
Communication
   
Construction
   
Power
   
Total
 
                         
Beginning balance, May 1, 2011
  $ -     $ -     $ 2,044,856     $ 2,044,856  
                                 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    -       -       (5,878 )     (5,878 )
                                 
Ending balance, July 31, 2011
  $ -     $ -     $ 2,038,978     $ 2,038,978  
 

Other intangible assets consist of the following at July 31, 2011 and April 30, 2011:
   
Estimated useful life
   
July 31,
   
April 30,
 
   
(years)
   
2011
   
2011
 
                   
Customer list
  3-9     $ 4,634,278     $ 4,638,398  
Less accumulated amortization
          (3,026,542 )     (2,972,341 )
Less accumulated customer list impairments
          (868,777 )     (868,777 )
            738,959       797,280  
                       
Contract backlog
  1-3       1,173,582       1,174,332  
Less accumulated amortization
          (1,169,644 )     (1,168,441 )
            3,938       5,891  
                       
Totals
        $ 742,897     $ 803,171  

Amortization expense of other intangible assets for the three months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 was $58,703 and $171,834, respectively. There are no expected residual values related to these intangible assets.
 
Revenue Recognition

The Company generates its revenue by providing design-build engineering services for communications infrastructure. The Company’s design-build services report revenue pursuant to customer contracts that span varying periods of time. The Company reports revenue from contracts when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, fees are fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.

The Company records revenue and profit from long-term contracts on a percentage-of-completion basis, measured by the percentage of contract costs incurred to date to the estimated total costs for each contract.  Contracts in process are valued at cost plus accrued profits less earned revenues and progress payments on uncompleted contracts. Contract costs include direct materials, direct labor, third party subcontractor services and those indirect costs related to contract performance. Contracts are generally considered substantially complete when engineering is completed and/or site construction is completed.

The Company has numerous contracts that are in various stages of completion. Such contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost and revenue recognition. Cost estimates are reviewed monthly on a contract-by-contract basis, and are revised periodically throughout the life of the contract such that adjustments to profit resulting from revisions are made cumulative to the date of the revision. Significant management judgments and estimates, including the estimated cost to complete projects, which determines the project’s percent complete, must be made and used in connection with the revenue recognized in the accounting period.  Current estimates may be revised as additional information becomes available. If estimates of costs to complete long-term contracts indicate a loss, provision is made currently for the total loss anticipated.

The length of the Company’s contracts varies. Assets and liabilities related to long-term contracts are included in current assets and current liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets as they will be liquidated in the normal course of contract completion, although this may require more than one year.

The Company also recognizes certain revenue from short-term contracts when equipment is delivered or the services have been provided to the customer.  For maintenance contracts, revenue is recognized ratably over the service period.
 
Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be computed annually for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.  Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The recognition of deferred tax assets is reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that the tax benefits will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

The Company performed a review for uncertainty in income tax positions in accordance with authoritative guidance.  This review did not result in the recognition of any material unrecognized tax benefits. Management continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized no interest or penalties.  The Company's U.S. Federal, state and foreign income tax returns prior to fiscal year 2007 are closed and management continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings.
 
Loss Per Common Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed as net loss divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  The table below presents the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share for the three months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:
 
Basic net loss per share computation
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
July 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Numerator:
           
             
     Net loss attributable to WPCS
  $ (34,677 )   $ (375,951 )
                 
Denominator:
               
                 
     Basic weighted average shares outstanding
    6,954,766       6,954,766  
                 
Basic net loss per common share attributable to WPCS
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.05 )
                 
Diluted net loss per share computation
               
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
July 31,
 
      2011       2010  
Numerator:
               
                 
     Net loss attributable to WPCS
  $ (34,677 )   $ (375,951 )
                 
Denominator:
               
                 
     Basic weighted average shares outstanding
    6,954,766       6,954,766  
                 
     Incremental shares from assumed conversion:
               
                 
          Conversion of stock options
    -       -  
                 
     Diluted weighted average shares
    6,954,766       6,954,766  
                 
Diluted net loss per common share attributable to WPCS
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.05 )

At July 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had 272,938 and 590,155 outstanding stock options, respectively.  For the three months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010, 272,938 and 590,155 stock options were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share as a result of the net loss in each period, respectively.
 
 Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest for the three months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 consists of the following:

   
July 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 1,038,428     $ 1,173,000  
                 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    15,456       10,293  
                 
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    5,373       5,885  
                 
Balance, end of period
  $ 1,059,257     $ 1,189,178  
 
Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates relate to the calculation of percentage-of-completion on uncompleted contracts, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory, realization of deferred tax assets, amortization method and lives of customer lists, acquisition-related contingency consideration and estimates of the fair value of reporting units and discounted cash flows used in determining whether goodwill has been impaired. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

No recently issued accounting pronouncement issued or effective after the end of the fiscal year is expected to have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.