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1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 1 - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018, the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 have been prepared by BK Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation have been made. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for a full year.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or a voting interest entity.

 

VIEs are entities in which (i) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to enable the entity to finance its activities independently or (ii) the at-risk equity holders do not have the normal characteristics of a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest in a VIE is present when an enterprise has one or more variable interests that have both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The enterprise with a controlling financial interest is the primary beneficiary and consolidates the VIE.

 

Voting interest entities lack one or more of the characteristics of a VIE. The usual condition for a controlling financial interest is ownership of a majority voting interest for a corporation or a majority of kick-out or participating rights for a limited partnership.

 

When the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in an entity but exerts significant influence over the entity’s operating and financial policies (generally defined as owning a voting or economic interest of between 20 percent to 50 percent), the Company’s investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. If the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in, or exert significant influence over, an entity, the Company accounts for its investment at fair value, if the fair value option was elected, or at cost.

 

The Company has an investment in 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc., made through FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, a consolidated VIE.

 

Fair Value

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, investment in securities, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities approximated their respective fair value due to the short-term nature and maturity of these instruments.

 

The Company uses observable market data or assumptions (Level 1 inputs as defined in accounting guidance) that it believes market participants would use in pricing the investment in securities. There were no transfers of investment in securities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Available-For-Sale Securities

 

Investments reported on the December 31, 2017 balance sheet consisted of marketable equity securities of a publicly held company. As of December 31, 2017, the investment cost was $2,402. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01 “Financial Instruments,” which amended the guidance in U.S. GAAP regarding the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the prior guidance primarily affected the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. Upon its adoption, the Company applied the amendments by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance was effective. On January 1, 2018, the Company recognized approximately $4,300 of net unrealized gain in its accumulated deficit balance. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company sold 1,317,503 shares of Iteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITI), which cost $2,402, for approximately $8,335 of proceeds and reported a loss on the sales of approximately $849.

 

Other Comprehensive Income

 

Other comprehensive income consists of net income and unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09 on “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provided for a single, principles-based model for revenue recognition and replaces the existing revenue recognition guidance, became effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017, and replaced most existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. This ASU requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgements and estimates and changes in those estimates. It permits the use of either a modified retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2018 and applied the modified retrospective approach. Because the Company’s primary source of revenues is from shipments of products, the adoption of this new guidance did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 “Financial Instruments,” which amended the guidance in U.S. GAAP on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes primarily affected the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The new standard became effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and upon adoption, an entity should apply the amendments by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Company adopted the new guidance, which had a material impact on its retained earnings, as the Company reclassified approximately $4,300 of unrealized gain on investment securities that was previously classified in other comprehensive income.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases,” which amends leasing guidance by requiring companies to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating and capital (finance) leases with lease terms greater than twelve months. The lease liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments. The lease asset will be based on the lease liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. For income statement purposes, leases will continue to be classified as operating or capital (finance), with lease expense in both cases calculated substantially the same as under the prior leasing guidance. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects this will result in the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities not currently recorded on the consolidated financial statements under existing accounting guidance, but the Company is still evaluating all the Company’s contractual arrangements and the impact that adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.