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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
 
2
)
Summary of Significant Account
ing
Policies
 
Statement Presentation
 
The foregoing condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position and operating results for the interim periods. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10
-K for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 2019.
The results of operations for the
three
and
nine
months ended
August 31, 2020
are
not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending
November 30, 2020.
 
Impact of COVID-
19
 
While the COVID-
19
pandemic had very little impact on the Company's results of operations for the
first
quarter of fiscal
2020,
it did impact results of operations for the
second
and
third
quarters of fiscal
2020
and it is possible that it
may
continue to do so for the foreseeable future. From
March 23, 2020
until
May 18, 2020
the majority of the Company's office staff in all
three
segments worked remotely with the exception of key operations support. At the height of the initial outbreak the Company's workforce was down approximately
17%
due to self-quarantine. By the end of
May 2020,
the Company's entire workforce had returned and operations have continued as normal with additional safety precautions in place. The Company continues to actively monitor the impact that COVID-
19
pandemic has on  operations, liquidity and capital resources in the coming months.
 
Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the
three
and
nine
months ended
August 31, 2020.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
In accordance with ASC
606,
revenue is measured based on consideration specified in a contract with a customer and recognized when the Company satisfies the performance obligation specified in each contract. The major sources of revenue for the Agricultural Products and Tools segments are farm equipment, service parts related to farm equipment and steel cutting tools and inserts. The Agricultural Products and Tools segments generally execute short-term contracts that contain a single performance obligation – the delivery of product to the common carrier. The Company recognizes revenue for the production and sale of farm equipment, service parts related to farm equipment and steel cutting tools and inserts upon shipment of the goods. Shipment of the goods is the point in time when risk of ownership and title pass to the buyer. All sales are made to authorized dealers whose application for dealer status has been approved and who have been informed of general sales policies. Any changes in the Company's terms are documented in the most recently published price lists. Pricing is fixed and determinable according to the Company's published equipment and parts price lists. Title to all equipment and parts sold passes to the buyer upon delivery to the carrier and is
not
subject to a customer acceptance provision. Proof of the passing of title is documented by the signing of the delivery receipt by a representative of the carrier. Post shipment obligations are limited to any claim with respect to the condition of the equipment or parts. The Agricultural Products and Tools segments each typically require payment in full
30
days after the ship date. To take advantage of program discounts, some customers pay deposits up front. Any deposits received are considered unearned revenue and increase contract liabilities.
 
In certain circumstances, upon the customer's written request, the Company
may
recognize revenue when production is complete and the goods are ready for shipment. At the buyer's request, the Company will bill the buyer upon completing all performance obligations, but before shipment. The buyer dictates that the Company ship the goods per its direction from the Company's manufacturing facility, as is customary with this type of agreement, in order to minimize shipping costs. The written agreement with the customer specifies that the goods will be delivered on a schedule to be determined by the customer, with a final specified delivery date, and that the Company will segregate the goods from its inventory, such that they are
not
available to fill other orders. This agreement also specifies that the buyer is required to purchase all goods manufactured under this agreement. Title of the goods will pass to the buyer when the goods are complete and ready for shipment, per the customer agreement. At the transfer of title, all risks of ownership have passed to the buyer, and the buyer agrees to maintain insurance on the manufactured items that have
not
yet been shipped. The Company has operated using bill and hold agreements with certain customers for many years, with consistent satisfactory results for both buyer and seller. The credit terms on this agreement are consistent with the credit terms on all other sales. All risks of loss are shouldered by the buyer, and there are
no
exceptions to the buyer's commitment to accept and pay for these manufactured goods.
 
The Modular Buildings segment is in the construction industry with its major source of revenue arising from modular building sales. Sales of modular buildings are generally recognized using input methods to measure progress towards the satisfaction of a performance obligation using the percentage of completion method. Revenue and gross profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. Contract costs consist of direct costs on contracts, including labor, materials, amounts payable to subcontractors and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as equipment costs, insurance and employee benefits. Contract cost is recorded as incurred, and revisions in contract revenues and cost estimates are reflected in the accounting period when known. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Contract losses are recognized when current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss. Estimated contract costs include any and all costs appropriately allocable to the contract. The provision for these contract losses will be the excess of estimated contract costs over estimated contract revenues. Changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability, including those changes arising from contract change orders, penalty provisions and final contract settlements
may
result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. The Company uses significant judgements in determining estimated contract costs and completion percentages throughout the life of the project. Stock modular building sales also occur and are recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation is fulfilled through substantial completion. Substantial completion is achieved through customer acceptance of the completed building. The Modular Buildings segment executes contracts with customers that can be short- or long-term in nature. These contracts can have multiple performance obligations and revenue from these can be recognized over time or at a point in time depending on the nature of the contracts. Payment terms for the Modular Buildings segment vary by contract, but typically utilize money down and progress payments throughout the life of the contract. The payment terms of the Modular Buildings segment have the most impact on the Company's contract receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities. Project invoicing from the Modular Buildings segment increases contract receivables and has an effect on contract liabilities through billings in excess of costs and estimated gross profit and advanced payments. The balance of contract assets is typically made up of the balance of costs and estimated gross profit in excess of billings. Costs and profit in excess of amounts billed are classified as current assets and billings in excess of cost and profit are classified as current liabilities.
 
The Company leases modular buildings to certain customers and accounts for these transactions as operating or sales-type leases. These leases have terms of up to
36
months and are collateralized by a security interest in the related modular building. On sales-type leases, the lessee has a bargain purchase option available at the end of the lease term. A minimum lease receivable is recorded net of unearned interest income and profit on sale at the time the building is substantially complete. Profit related to the sale of the building is recorded upon fulfillment of the Company's obligation to the lessee. On operating leases, the Company recognizes rent when the lessee has all the rights and benefits of ownership of the asset.
 
The Agricultural Products segment offers variable consideration in the form of discounts depending on participation in yearly early order programs. This variable consideration is allocated to the transaction price of all products in a sales arrangement and is
not
contingent on future outcomes. The Agricultural Products segment does
not
offer rebates or credits. The Tools segment offers quantity discounts that are allocated to the transaction price of each product once the quantity break is achieved. The Tools segment does
not
offer rebates or credits. The Modular Buildings segment does
not
offer discounts, rebates or credits.
 
The Company's returns policy allows for new and saleable parts to be returned, subject to inspection and a restocking charge, which is included in net sales. Whole goods are
not
returnable. Shipping costs charged to customers are included in net sales. Freight costs incurred are included in cost of goods sold. Customer deposits consist of advance payments from customers, in the form of cash, for revenue to be recognized in the following year.
 
For information on product warranty as it applies to ASC
606,
refer to Note
9
“Product Warranty.”
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
 
Leases
 
In
February 2016,
the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU
2016
-
02,
“Leases (Topic
842
),” which requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet for all leases with terms of
12
months or greater. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those years. The Company adopted this guidance for fiscal
2020
using the modified retrospective approach, including interim periods within that reporting period. Under the modified retrospective approach, the Company did
not
adjust prior comparative periods. The Company has a moderate amount of leasing activity mainly as the lessee of office equipment and as the lessor of modular buildings. As a result of adoption, the Company recognized
$34,316
as a right-of-use asset and
$34,316
of lease liabilities on the balance sheet for office equipment it leases. The Company's activity as a lessor will remain mostly unaffected by this guidance. The Company's additional disclosures
may
include, but are
not
limited to:
 
 
Nature of its leases
 
Significant assumptions and judgements used
 
Information about leases that have
not
yet commenced
 
Related-party lease transactions
 
Accounting policy election regarding short-term leases
 
Finance, operating, short-term and variable lease costs
 
Maturity analysis of operating lease payments, lease receivables and lease obligations
 
Tabular disclosure of lease-related income
 
Components of the net investment in a lease
 
Information on the management of risk associated with residual asset