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Organization and Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
 
EACO Corporation (“EACO”) is a holding company, primarily comprised of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bisco Industries, Inc. (“Bisco”). Bisco was incorporated in Illinois in 1974 and is a distributor of electronic components and fasteners with 46 sales offices and six distribution centers located throughout the United States and Canada. Bisco supplies parts used in the manufacture of products in a broad range of industries, including the aerospace, circuit board, communication, computer, fabrication, instrumentation, industrial equipment and marine industries.
 
EACO was incorporated in the State of Florida in September 1985. From the inception of EACO through June 2005, EACO’s business consisted of operating restaurants in the State of Florida. On June 29, 2005, EACO sold all of its operating restaurants. From June 2005 until the acquisition of Bisco in March 2010, the Company’s operations consisted principally of managing five real estate properties held for leasing in Florida and California. From March 2010 through its fiscal year ending August 31, 2013, the Company had two reportable business segments: the Distribution segment, which consisted of the operations of Bisco and its subsidiary, and the Real Estate Rental segment, which consisted of managing the rental properties in Florida and California. The Company sold its remaining two real estate properties during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, and beginning in fiscal 2014, the Company no longer reported its financial results under two separate segments, as the remaining Real Estate operations were not deemed to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, activity of the former Real Estate Rental segment has been consolidated with the financial results of the Distribution segment for all periods presented in this report.
 
As of February 28, 2015, the only remaining activity of EACO (other than Bisco’s operations) relates to its self-insured workers’ compensation claim liability, which is presented as liabilities of discontinued operations on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  These estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, slow moving and obsolete inventory reserves, recoverability of the carrying value and estimated useful lives of long-lived assets, workers’ compensation liability and the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in conformity with GAAP for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading have been included. 
 
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations for presentation of interim financial information. Therefore, the condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2014. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2014 and related disclosures were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of August 31, 2014. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended February 28, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future quarterly periods or the entire fiscal year.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements for all periods presented include the accounts of EACO, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bisco Industries, Inc., and Bisco’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Bisco Industries Limited (which are collectively referred to herein as the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.