SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and Business

EMRISE Corporation (the “Company”) designs, manufactures and markets proprietary electronic devices and communications equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial, and communications applications. The Company has operations in the United States (the “U.S.”), England and France.  The Company conducts its business through two operating segments: electronic devices and communications equipment. The subsidiaries within the electronic devices segment design, develop, manufacture and market electronic devices for defense, aerospace and industrial markets and operate out of facilities located in England.  The subsidiaries within the communications equipment segment design, develop, manufacture and market network access equipment, including network timing and synchronization products and operate out of facilities located in the U.S. and France.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and therefore do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”).  The year-end balance sheet was derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do, however, reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to state fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2011 and the results of operations and cash flows for the related interim periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. However, these results are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for the year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the SEC.

In March of 2010, EMRISE completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of EEC’s subsidiary, RO Associates, to Massachusetts based Astrodyne Corporation.  In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refer to the businesses of RO Associates as the “RO Operations” or “RO,” and we refer to the sale of the RO Associates’ assets as the “RO Transaction.”  The accompanying financial statements include the RO Operations as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.

On August 31, 2010, EMRISE completed the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of EEC’s subsidiary, Advanced Control Components, Inc. (“ACC”) and all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Custom Components, Inc. (“CCI”) (collectively the “ACC Operations”).  The accompanying financial statements include the ACC Operations as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss includes all changes in equity during a period except those that resulted from investments by or distributions to the Company’s stockholders.  Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that, under GAAP, are included in comprehensive loss, but excluded from net loss, as these amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity.  The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation adjustments.  The following table reflects the components of comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net loss	$	(879	)	$	(795	)	$	(1,838	)	$	(1,747	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	113			(32		)	525			(1,031		)
Comprehensive loss	$	(766	)	$	(827	)	$	(1,313	)	$	(2,778	)

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives revenues from sales of electronic devices and communications equipment products and services.  The Company’s sales are based upon written agreements or purchase orders that identify the type and quantity of the item and/or services being purchased and the purchase price.  The Company recognizes revenues when shipment of products has occurred or services have been rendered, no significant obligations remain on the part of the Company, and collectability is reasonably assured based on the Company’s credit and collections practices and policies.

The Company recognizes revenues from its U.S. communications equipment business unit at the point of shipment of those products.  An estimate of warranty cost is recorded at the time the revenue is recognized.  Product returns are infrequent and require prior authorization because sales are final and the Company tests its products for quality prior to shipment to ensure products meet the specifications of the binding purchase orders under which those products are shipped. Normally, when a customer requests and receives authorization to return a product, the request is accompanied by a purchase order for a repair or for a replacement product.

Revenue recognition for products and services provided by the Company’s subsidiaries in England depends upon the type of contract involved.  Engineering/design services contracts generally entail design and production of a prototype over a term of up to several years, with revenue deferred until each milestone defined in the contract is reached.  Production contracts provide for a specific quantity of products to be produced over a specific period of time.  Customers issue binding purchase orders or enter into binding agreements for the products to be produced.  The Company recognizes revenues on these orders as the products are shipped.  Returns are infrequent and permitted only with prior authorization because these products are custom made to order based on binding purchase orders and are quality tested prior to shipment.  An estimate of warranty cost is recorded at the time revenue is recognized.  The Company offers extended warranty contracts for an additional cost to its customers, which are recognized ratably over the term of the extended warranty contract.

The Company recognizes revenues for products sold by its subsidiary in France at the point of shipment.  Customer discounts are included in the product price list provided to the customer. Returns are infrequent and permitted only with prior authorization because these products are shipped based on binding purchase orders and are quality tested prior to shipment.  An estimate of warranty cost is recorded at the time revenue is recognized.

Revenues from services such as repairs and modifications are recognized when the service is completed and invoiced.  For repairs that involve shipment of a repaired product, the Company recognizes repair revenues when the product is shipped back to the customer. Service revenues contribute less than 5% of total revenue and, therefore, are considered to be immaterial to overall financial results.

Loss Per Share from Continuing Operations

Basic loss per share from continuing operations is computed by dividing net loss from continuing operations by the weighted average common shares outstanding during a period.  Diluted loss per share from continuing operations is based on the treasury stock method and includes the dilutive effect of stock options and warrants outstanding during the period.  Common share equivalents have been excluded where their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.  As a result of the losses from continuing operations incurred by the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the potentially dilutive common shares have been excluded from the loss per share computation because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.  The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
NUMERATOR:
Net loss	$	(879	)	$	(795	)	$	(1,838	)	$	(1,747	)
Less: income from discontinued operations	305			496			305			1,178
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(1,184	)	$	(1,291	)	$	(2,143	)	$	(2,925	)
DENOMINATOR:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	10,667			10,213			10,667			10,213
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	10,667			10,213			10,667			10,213
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.13	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.29	)

The following table shows the common stock equivalents that were outstanding as of June 30, 2011 and 2010, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ or warrants’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

		Range of
	Number of	Exercise Price
	Shares	Per Share
Anti-dilutive common stock options:
As of June 30, 2011	586,000	$1.31 – $7.50
As of June 30, 2010	674,000	$1.31 – $7.50
Anti-dilutive common stock warrants:
As of June 30, 2011	8,000	$4.31
As of June 30, 2010	784,000	$1.80 – $4.31

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

Revenue Recognition.  In October 2009, the FASB issued an update to existing guidance on revenue recognition for arrangements with multiple deliverables.  This update will allow companies to allocate consideration received for qualified separate deliverables using estimated selling prices for both delivered and undelivered items when vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence is unavailable.  Additional disclosures discussing the nature of multiple element arrangements, the types of deliverables under the arrangements, the general timing of their delivery, and significant factors and estimates used to determine estimated selling prices are required.  The Company adopted this update for new revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified beginning January 1, 2011.  The adoption of this new revenue recognition guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition.  In April 2010, the FASB issued an update to existing guidance on revenue recognition, which establishes a revenue recognition model for contingent consideration that is payable upon the achievement of an uncertain future event, referred to as a milestone.  The scope of the guidance is limited to research or development arrangements and requires an entity to record the milestone payment in its entirety in the period received if the milestone meets all the necessary criteria to be considered substantive.  However, entities would not be precluded from making an accounting policy election to apply another appropriate accounting policy that results in the deferral of some portion of the arrangement consideration.  The guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company adopted this update and the guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Issued, but not adopted

Fair Value Measurements.  In May 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to existing guidance on fair value measurements and related disclosures.  This update clarifies the existing guidance and amends the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with prospective application required.  The Company does not expect this update to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Comprehensive Income.  In June 2011, the FASB issued an update to existing guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income.  This update requires entities to present items of net income and other comprehensive income either in one continuous statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income.  This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with retrospective application required.