Organization and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Supertex, Inc. ("Supertex," the "Company," "we," and "us") and its subsidiary have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States of America.  This financial information reflects all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of the Company's management, of normal recurring nature and necessary to state fairly the balance sheet as of December 31, 2011; the statements of income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011; and the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011.  The April 2, 2011 balance sheet was derived from the audited financial statements included in the fiscal 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP in the United States of America.  All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in these financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes the disclosures which are made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Supertex, Inc. for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011, which were included in the fiscal 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods.

The Company reports on a fiscal year basis and it operates and reports based on quarterly periods ending on the Saturday nearest to the end of the applicable calendar quarter, except in a 53-week fiscal year, in which case the additional week falls into the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.  Fiscal 2012 will be a 52-week year.  The three months ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, both consist of thirteen weeks.

Revision to previously issued financial statements

During fiscal year 2012, the Company identified that it had not been appropriately classifying the non-cash amortization of premiums paid on debt investments within the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.  The Company incorrectly reflected the amortization as a cash inflow from investing activities rather than a reconciling item in arriving at net cash provided by operating activities. The Company has determined to revise its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to correct this error. Accordingly, the Company has revised the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended January 1, 2011 and will revise the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the fiscal years ended April 3, 2010 and April 2, 2011, for the three months ended July 2, 2011 and for the six months ended October 1, 2011 the next time they are filed. These misclassifications did not impact the Consolidated Statements of Income and the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The revisions are not material to previously issued financial statements. The amounts of the revisions are shown in the table below.

	Operating Activities Impact						Investing Activities Impact
(in thousands)	As reported		Adjustment		As revised		As reported			Adjustment			As revised
2010:
Q4 YTD	$	8,541	$	1,437	$	9,978	$	(23,872	)	$	(1,437	)	$	(25,309	)
2011:
Q1		7,047		605		7,652		(5,083	)		(605	)		(5,688	)
Q2 YTD		11,243		1,371		12,614		(5,581	)		(1,371	)		(6,952	)
Q3 YTD		12,583		1,554		14,137		(264	)		(1,554	)		(1,818	)
Q4 YTD		14,450		2,305		16,755		3,086			(2,305	)		781
2012:
Q1		2,411		946		3,357		11,498			(946	)		10,552
Q2 YTD	$	3,061	$	1,647	$	4,708	$	(9,432	)	$	(1,647	)	$	(11,079	)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, Financial Accounting Standard Board ("FASB") issued new authoritative guidance regarding Presentation of Comprehensive Income.  This amendment attempts to improve comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income.  In order to facilitate convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), FASB has decided to eliminate the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity.  Also, this amendment requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders' equity be presented in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  This amendment is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012 for the Company) and is applied retrospectively.  On October 21, 2011, the FASB proposed a deferral of the requirement to present reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the face of the income statement. Companies would still be required to adopt all other requirements contained in the guidance. The Company is currently assessing the potential effect to its Consolidated Financial Statements in applying this guidance.

In May 2011, the FASB amended fair value measurement and disclosure guidance to achieve convergence with IFRS. The amended guidance clarified existing fair value measurement guidance, revised certain measurement guidance and expanded the disclosure requirements concerning Level 3 fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012 for the Company). The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.