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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies:
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies: [Abstract]  
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies:

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

 

a) Business description

Superior Uniform Group®, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal®, Fashion Seal Healthcare®, Martin's®, Worklon®, UniVogue® and Blade – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, image apparel and accessories, primarily in domestic markets. Superior specializes in managing comprehensive uniform programs, and is dedicated to servicing the Healthcare, Hospitality, Restaurant/Food Services, Retail Employee I.D., Governmental/Public Safety, Entertainment, Commercial, and Cleanroom markets. The Company also provides remote staffing solutions through its indirect subsidiaries The Office Gurus, Ltda, De C.V., The Office Gurus, LLC and The Office Gurus, Ltda.

 

b) Basis of presentation

The consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, The Office Gurus, LLC, Fashion Seal Corporation, Superior Office Solutions, and their jointly owned subsidiaries, The Office Gurus, Ltda, De C.V. and The Office Masters. They also include The Office Gurus, Ltda and Scratt Kit S.R.L., wholly owned subsidiaries of Superior Office Solutions, collectively, "the Company". Intercompany items have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

c) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

 

d) Revenue recognition and allowance for doubtful accounts

The Company recognizes revenue as products are shipped and title passes. The Company collects sales tax for various taxing authorities. It is the Company's policy to record these amounts on a net basis. Therefore, these amounts are not included in net sales for the Company. A provision for estimated returns and allowances is recorded based upon historical experience and current allowance programs. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. Charge-offs of accounts receivable are made once all collection efforts have been exhausted. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

 

e) Accounts receivable-other

The Company purchases raw materials and has them delivered to certain suppliers of the Company. The Company pays for the raw materials and then deducts the cost of these materials from payments to the suppliers at the time the related finished goods are invoiced to the Company by those suppliers.

 

f) Advertising expenses

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were $84,000 and $58,000.

 

g) Cost of goods sold and shipping and handling fees and costs

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct costs of acquiring inventory, including cost of merchandise, inbound freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, and warehousing costs. The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with out-bound freight are generally recorded in cost of goods sold. Other shipping and handling costs are included in selling and administrative expenses and totaled $5,721,000 and $6,084,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

h) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

 

i) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed currently. Costs of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization are eliminated from accounts and the net gain or loss is reflected in the statement of earnings within selling and administrative expenses.

 

j) Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets consists of customer lists acquired in previous business acquisitions and a license agreement.

The breakdown of intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:

 

     Customer
Relationships
    Weighted
Average
Life
     License
Agreement
    Weighted
Average
Life
 

December 31, 2011

         

Cost

   $ 1,021,000        7 years       $ 2,861,000        3.5 years   

Accumulated amortization

     (316,000        (817,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Net

   $ 705,000         $ 2,044,000     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

December 31, 2010

         

Cost

   $ 2,690,000        7 years       $ 0     

Accumulated amortization

     (1,779,000        0     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Net

   $ 911,000         $ 0     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $1,023,000 and $385,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization expense for other intangible assets is expected to be $963,000 in each of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013; $555,000 in 2014; $146,000 in 2015 and $122,000 in 2016.

 

k) Depreciation and amortization

Plant and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line basis at 2-1/2% to 5% for buildings, 2-1/2% to 20% for improvements, 10% to 33-1/3% for machinery, equipment and fixtures and 20% to 33-1/3% for transportation equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the terms of the leases inasmuch as such improvements have useful lives of at least the terms of the respective leases.

 

l) Employee benefits

Pension plan costs are funded currently based on actuarial estimates, with prior service costs amortized over 20 years. The Company recognizes settlement gains and losses in its financial statements when the cost of all settlements in a year is greater than the sum of the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic pension cost for the plan for the year.

 

m) Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to employee health programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company's estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company's liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company's ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

 

n) Taxes on income

Income taxes are provided for under the liability method, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. The calculation of the Company's tax liabilities also involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on estimates of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be required. The Company also reports interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions as income taxes. Refer to Note 8.

 

o) Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. There was no impairment of long-lived assets for the years ended December 31, 2011 or 2010.

 

p) Share-based compensation

The Company awards share-based compensation as an incentive for employees to contribute to the Company's long-term success. Historically, the Company has issued options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights. At December 31, 2011, the Company had 1,419,700 shares of common stock authorized for awards of share-based compensation under its 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan.

The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for all awards granted to employees, which is based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant. Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of stock compensation awards requires the input of certain highly complex and subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock compensation awards and the Company's common stock price volatility. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock compensation awards represent management's best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of judgment. As a result, if factors change and the Company deems it necessary to use different assumptions, stock compensation expense could be materially different from what has been recorded in the current period.

 

q) Earnings per share

Historical basic per share data is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Historical diluted per share data is reconciled by adding to weighted average shares outstanding the dilutive impact of the exercise of outstanding stock options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights.

 

r) Comprehensive income

Other comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period, from transactions and other events, excluding changes resulting from investments by owners (e.g., supplemental stock offering) and distributions to owners (e.g., dividends).

 

s) Operating segments

FASB establishes standards for the way that public companies report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and establishes standards for related disclosures about product and services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company has reviewed the standard and determined that it has two reportable segments, uniforms and related products and remote staffing solutions.

 

t) Risks and concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash in banks in excess of federally insured amounts. The Company manages this risk by maintaining all deposits in high quality financial institutions and periodically performing evaluations of the relative credit standing of the financial institutions. When assessing credit risk the Company considers whether the credit risk exists at both the individual and group level. Consideration is given to the activity, region and economic characteristics when assessing if there exists a group concentration risk. At December 31, 2011 the Company had one customer with an accounts receivable balance greater than 10% of the total accounts receivable. This customer owed approximately $2,369,000 or approximately 14.9% of the total accounts receivable balance. At December 31, 2010 the Company had one customer with an accounts receivable balance greater than 10% of the total accounts receivable. This customer owed approximately $1,675,000 or approximately 10.0% of the total accounts receivable balance. At December 31, 2011 and 2010 the accounts receivable balances for the Company's five largest customers totaled $5,800,000 and $5,600,000, respectively or approximately 36.4% and 33.9% of the respective total accounts receivable balances. The Company's largest customer for each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 had net sales of approximately $6,963,000 and $5,702,000, respectively, or approximately 6.2% and 5.4% of the respective total net sales for the Company. The Company's five largest customers for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 had net sales of approximately $25,987,000 and $23,668,000, respectively, or approximately 23.1% and 22.4% of the respective total net sales for the Company.

Included in accounts receivable-other on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are receivable balances from a supplier in Haiti totaling $3,722,000 and $1,201,000, respectively.

In 2011 and 2010, approximately 52% and 54%, respectively, of the Company's products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. Any inability by the Company to continue to obtain its products from Central America could significantly disrupt the Company's business. Because the Company manufactures and sources products in Central America, the Company is affected by economic conditions in those countries, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure.

 

u) Fair value of financial instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable approximated fair value as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, because of the relatively short maturities of these instruments.

 

v) Use of 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

w) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2011-05"). ASU 2011-05 will require companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. It eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the changes in stockholders' equity. The standard does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income. ASU 2011-05 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 will only impact presentation and will not have any effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements or on its financial condition.

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12: Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 ("ASU 2011-12"). The Update defers the specific requirement to present items that are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income separately with their respective components of net income and other comprehensive income. As part of this update, the FASB did not defer the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. ASU 2011-12 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.