Impairment
276 staff comments in this corpus, to 157 registrants, across 7 of the 7 calendar quarters this corpus covers.
Coverage is partial and not continuous. This corpus holds CORRESP filings from 2023Q1–2024Q2 (82–96% of each quarter's EDGAR total); 2025Q4 (16% of the 861 CORRESP filings EDGAR indexed that quarter). It holds nothing at all from 2024Q3, 2024Q4, 2025Q1, 2025Q2 or 2025Q3, and nothing filed after 2025-12-31. If an issue page shows no comment from one of those periods, the reason is that edgarwiki has no data for it — not that the staff raised nothing. Counts on this site are counts within this corpus and are not SEC-wide totals. Every quotation is verbatim and links to its filing; what is incomplete is coverage, not accuracy. Per-quarter figures: Methodology.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Comments raising this issue | 276 |
| Share of all 51,900 comments in the corpus | 0.5% |
| Distinct registrants | 157 |
| With a recorded company response | 275 |
When these comments were filed
| Quarter | Comments here | Corpus coverage of that quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023Q1 | 41 | 93% |
| 2023Q2 | 45 | 91% |
| 2023Q3 | 53 | 93% |
| 2023Q4 | 50 | 96% |
| 2024Q1 | 38 | 93% |
| 2024Q2 | 48 | 82% |
| 2024Q3 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2024Q4 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q1 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q2 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q3 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q4 | 1 | 16% |
The exchanges
SEC staff comment
2. We note your disclosure in Item 3 on page 96 of the patent infringement complaints filed against you by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on August 13, 2024 and September 20, 2024 with the European Patent Office. We also note that you did not include disclosure of your estimate of potential exposure to loss contingencies in Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, on page F-24. Please tell us how you applied ASC 450-20-25 in assessing the likelihood of the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability as a result of the litigation, and your consideration of providing the disclosures required by ASC 450-20-50-3 through 50-5 as it relates to this potential loss contingency, including the amount or range of reasonably possible losses in excess of recorded amounts. [***] Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by bracketed asterisks, has been…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it evaluates the status of all of its legal proceedings in each reporting period, including the patent infringement complaint filed against the Company by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (“Teva Complaint”), to assess whether accruals are appropriate under ASC 450-20-25-2 and to determine whether an estimate of possible loss or a range of possible losses can be made under ASC 450-20-50. During this evaluation, the Company’s management considers all existing and new matters, including, but not limited to, (i) the nature and status of each matter; (ii) the advice of legal counsel and other advisors related to each matter; (iii) the Company’s experience or that of other entities in similar matters; (iv) the Company’s belief in whether it has meritorious and valid substantive defenses against the allegations…
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. · filed 2025-10-10 · 0001193125-25-236762
SEC staff comment
4. Among other items in your response, you state that you no longer consider the Snow Lake Lithium project to be material, and that the project does not have the scale, size, grade or project economics to make it an attractive development project. We further note that you significantly reduced spending on the project based on your belief that expending any additional funds on continued exploration on the project would not create any shareholder value. We understand that you will assess the property for impairments in Q4 with the potential for a significant write-down of the asset and are focused on pursuing other projects. Considering the foregoing, please reconcile your response with certain language contained in your press releases. For example, under the “About Snow Lake Resources Ltd” caption in Exhibit 99.1 of your Form 6-K filed June 21, 2024, you include language regarding the…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and would respectfully like to advise Staff that moving forward, the language under the “About Snow Lake Resources Ltd.” section will be revised as follows: About Snow Lake Resources Ltd. Snow Lake Resources Ltd., d/b/a Snow Lake Energy, is a Canadian clean energy exploration company listed on NASDAQ:LITM with a global portfolio of clean energy mineral projects comprised of two uranium projects and two hard rock lithium projects. The Black Lake Uranium Project is an exploration stage project located in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and the Engo Valley Uranium Project is an exploration stage project located in the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. The Snow Lake Lithium™ Project is an exploration stage project located in the Snow Lake region of Northern Manitoba and the Shatford Lake Lithium Project is an exploration stage project…
Snow Lake Resources Ltd. · filed 2024-06-28 · 0001096906-24-001453
SEC staff comment
2. We note from your response to our prior comment 1, that in connection with your decision to exit the business of developing new mobile gaming applications and abandon and retire the Shankstars game, you recognized impairment charges of $11.7 million and employee costs and other miscellaneous charges of $1.0 million associated with abandoning the game. Please identify for us the assets impaired, including the line items on the balance sheet that were affected by this impairment. If any amounts were related to inventory, please specify that amount.
The company responded
The Company respectfully advises the Staff that the $11.7 million of assets impaired were related to capitalized software development costs which are within property, plant and equipment on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The other miscellaneous charges of $1.0 million were related to employee costs directly associated with the unwinding of the game. None of the amounts recognized were related to inventory.
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. · filed 2024-06-26 · 0001193125-24-168829
SEC staff comment
2. Pursuant to Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K, please revise your filing to provide critical accounting estimate disclosures for Airo Group Holdings (“Holdings”). We would expect such disclosures to include, but not necessarily be limited to, critical accounting policies for business combinations, the valuation of your common stock, and the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. Such disclosures should include qualitative and quantitative information necessary to understand the estimation uncertainty and the impact your critical accounting estimates have had or are reasonably likely to have on your financial condition and results of operations. In addition, discuss how much each estimate and/or assumption has changed over a relevant period and the sensitivity of reported amounts to the underlying methods, assumptions and estimates used. The disclosures should supplement, not…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that the Company has revised pages 208-212 of the Amended Registration Statement.
AIRO Group, Inc. · filed 2024-06-25 · 0001493152-24-025181
SEC staff comment
4. Considering goodwill and intangible assets represent the vast majority of your total assets, ensure that you include a critical accounting policy addressing how you assess such assets for impairment. Your disclosures should include, but not necessarily be limited to the following: ● Provide a thorough discussion of your impairment testing policies, including a description of the key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the reporting units for your goodwill impairment analysis, how the key assumptions were determined, the degree of uncertainty associated with the key assumptions, and any material changes in the key assumptions during the periods presented. ● Discuss how goodwill and other intangible assets were tested during 2023, including whether you performed a qualitative and/or quantitative test. ● Indicate how you determine your reporting units for goodwill impairment…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that the Company has revised pages 211-212 of the Amended Registration Statement. AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. – Audited Financial Statements 2. Business Combinations, page F-52
AIRO Group, Inc. · filed 2024-06-25 · 0001493152-24-025181
SEC staff comment
8. We note your disclosure the filing of Notices of Default due to delinquency of interest payments for two loans. Please expand your disclosure to include the following; refer to ASC 310-10-35: · description of the factors contributing to impairment, · amount recognized in the allowance for these two loans or amount recognized in the income statement, · aging of all past due amounts by class, and · separately, disclose the principal amount and maturity date of the two loans in default. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance Office of Real Estate and Commodities June 18, 2024 Page 4
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has provided the requested disclosure in Note 4 to its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, included in the Amendment. Note 4 – Related Party Transaction, page F-10
Connect Invest II LLC · filed 2024-06-18 · 0001171520-24-000229
SEC staff comment
2. In your response to our prior comment 4 you state, "the Company made the decision to write off $28.7 million of inventory." It is not clear to us how you can decide to impair inventory. Please provide us with your inventory impairment analysis. Also, explain to us how you tested inventory for impairment in prior periods.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that the Company concluded based on our net realizable analysis that it needed to write down $28.7 million of inventory and accrued liabilities related to excess components at suppliers. The word choice of “decide” was not precise enough. The Company decided to accelerate the end of life of its legacy product set, which, combined with other factors as described above, resulted in the unfavorable net realizable analysis. The Company further respectfully advises the Staff that it regularly analyzes inventory for impairment and concludes at each reporting period the appropriate value of inventory based on the lower of cost or net realizable value. The analysis of the net realizable value of the Company’s inventory is based on the Company’s assumptions of demand for its products and requires significant…
CALIX, INC · filed 2024-06-17 · 0001406666-24-000028
SEC staff comment
Comment: Please quantify the components of the adjustment “asset impairment, restructuring and net settlement contingencies” and describe the nature of each material component. For each material component as well as the adjustment for “railroad maintenance”, please tell us your consideration of Item 10(e)(1)(ii)(B) of Regulation S-K and Question 100.01 of the SEC’s Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures in determining the costs do not represent normal, recurring operating costs.
The company responded
In the 10-K, the Company reported “Asset impairment, restructuring, and net settlement contingencies (net of taxes)” on page 42 in the reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted net earnings and diluted EPS to adjusted EPS, and “Asset impairment, restructuring, and net settlement contingencies” on page 43 in the reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted EBITDA. The components of these adjustments are described and quantified in the table below: 2023 2022 Description In millions Per Share In millions Per Share Impairment – PPE, long lived assets, exit of businesses, and recovery on assets impacted by Ukraine war (net of tax of $43M in 2023 and $14M in 2022) $261 $0.48 $63 $0.11 Restructuring – Severance (net of tax of $7M in 2023 and $8M in 2022) 26 0.05 21 0.04 Settlement – Contingencies for non-routine matters (net of tax of $7M in 2023 and $11M in 2022) 23 0.04 31 0.06 Total $310…
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co · filed 2024-06-12 · 0001193125-24-159925
SEC staff comment
Comment: Your disclosures indicate that you performed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis on two reporting units. Please identify for us the goodwill reporting unit beyond Animal Nutrition for which you performed the two-step quantitative assessment and quantify the amount of goodwill allocated to this reporting unit. Additionally, we note that you used both income and market approaches in determining the fair value of your reporting units. Tell us the relative weighting used for each approach and how you determined such weighting was appropriate. Further, tell us and revise future disclosures to explain how you performed the market approach, including significant estimates and assumptions used.
The company responded
In addition to the Animal Nutrition reporting unit, the Company performed the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment assessment for the Starches and Sweeteners reporting unit. The carrying value of goodwill allocated to the Starches and Sweeteners reporting unit was $219 million as of December 31, 2023. The Company used a combination of the income and market approaches when performing the quantitative assessment of goodwill for the Animal Nutrition reporting unit. The Company weighted the income approach with a probability weight of 75%, as it is based on the future business plans and growth estimates for the Company’s Animal Nutrition business and thus considers short-term and long-term cash flow expectations for the business. The market approach was weighted less heavily at 25%, as it represents an estimate of fair value based on market guideline companies for which future growth…
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co · filed 2024-06-12 · 0001193125-24-159925
SEC staff comment
2. We note your disclosure of certain items that are valued on a recurring and non-recurring basis that have utilized level 3 inputs. We note you have provided quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs for Sinclair Performance Warrants, however, it does not appear that you have provided such quantitative information for other items (e.g., a trademark within the International Interactive segment resulting in impairment in 2023, contingent consideration) that you have identified as utilizing level 3 inputs. Please tell us how you determined it was unnecessary to disclose quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs for such items in accordance with ASC 820-10-50-2(bbb).
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it will expand its disclosure in future filings to include quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs for items valued on a recurring and non-recurring basis that utilize level 3 inputs in accordance with ASC 820-10-50-2-(bbb). Specifically, in the Goodwill and Intangible Assets footnote to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements beginning with the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, or for earlier interim periods as applicable, the Company will expand its disclosure to include quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the trademark within the Company’s International Interactive segment resulting in impairment in 2023, with additional language indicated through the following underlined text: I n…
Bally's Corp · filed 2024-06-12 · 0001747079-24-000071
SEC staff comment
3. Please clarify for us the level of the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (Level 1, 2, or 3) for the three gaming licenses within the Casinos & Resorts segment that resulted in impairment during 2023 and the indefinite lived trademark within the International Interactive segment that resulted in impairment in 2022. Please tell us how you complied with ASC 820-10-50- 2(b) or tell us how you determined the disclosure of the level is not necessary. To the extent such items were valued using level 3 inputs, please tell us how you determined it was unnecessary to disclose quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs for such items in accordance with ASC 820-10-50-2(bbb).
The company responded
The three gaming licenses within the Company’s Casinos & Resorts segment that resulted in impairment during 2023 and the indefinite lived trademark within the Company’s International Interactive segment that resulted in impairment in 2022 were each categorized as level 3 measurements as prescribed in ASC 820-10-50-2(b). The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it will expand its disclosure in future filings to include quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of these assets in accordance with ASC 820-10-50-2-(bbb). Specifically, in the Goodwill and Intangible Assets footnote to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements beginning with the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, or for earlier interim periods as applicable, the Company will expand its disclosure to…
Bally's Corp · filed 2024-06-12 · 0001747079-24-000071
SEC staff comment
7. We note that your offering price of $9.00 per ADS is significantly below your historical book value per ADS, that your shares actively trade on the ASX at prices materially below your historical book value per share, and that the carrying amount of your exploration and evaluation assets exceed your market capitalization. Please tell us how you assessed your exploration and evaluation costs for impairment as of the end of your most recently completed fiscal year and interim period, in concluding that no impairment had occurred, and provide us with impairment tests that you performed in formulating your view as of these dates. However, if you have not conducted impairment testing pursuant to IAS 36, based on the guidance in paragraph of 20 of IFRS 6, tell us how you evaluated the circumstances noted above, including any existing data pertaining to the recoverability of the carrying…
The company responded
The Company’s asset, the Estelle Gold Project (“Project”) of which it owns an 85% interest located in Alaska , USA comprises of 513km 2 of State of Alaska mining claims. To date, through both extensive surface sampling and 90,000m of drilling, we have discovered a large mineralized corridor over 35km in length, containing over 20 promising prospects, which includes 4 already defined significant gold resources containing a combined S-K 1300 compliant resource of 5.2 Moz Au (of which approximately 4.4 Moz au is attributable to the Company’s interest), with ongoing exploration and studies continuing to increase both the resource size and confidence to reserves, as well as identify new prospects, as the Company progresses on its path towards commercial production, with the 1 st gold pour currently scheduled for late 2028 as disclosed in the Registration Statement. Securities and Exchange…
Nova Minerals Ltd · filed 2024-06-11 · 0001493152-24-023439
SEC staff comment
1. We note, on page 98, you indicate that you review properties for impairment and total sales per square foot can impact this assessment. Further, we note on page 60 you disclose that you consider net operating income to be a key operating measure. Please tell us if management considers comparable property NOI and sales per square foot to be key operating measures. If so, please include this disclosure in future Exchange Act periodic reports and tell us how you intend to present it. With respect to sales per square foot please address, as appropriate, the impact inflation has had on this metric.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that we do not consider comparable property NOI and sales per square foot to be key operating measures. Our reference on page 98 to reported sales per square foot specifically relates to our consideration of certain factors which could constitute an impairment indicator where further evaluation may be required to determine whether the carrying value of investment property is recoverable. Our evaluation of impairment considers assumptions including, but not limited to, forecasted cash flows, estimated capitalization rates, leasing prospects, local market information and expectations about future market and economic conditions, including sales per square foot as reported to the Company by our lessees, demand, and competition. Although these items are assumptions in the estimation of fair value of individual…
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/ · filed 2024-06-05 · 0001104659-24-068520
SEC staff comment
1. Please tell us and revise future filings to clarify how your impairment policy for debt investments classified as available-for-sale securities complies with the guidance in ASC 326-30-35. In this regard, we note your policy involves making a determination as to whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary. Provide us with your analysis of the materiality of the impact from any correction of your policy.
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment and we advise that we will update our Summary of Significant Accounting Policies disclosure in future filings to provide further clarity on our policy for debt investments classified as available-for-sale securities and how it complies with ASC 326-30-35. We note that within the Summary of Significant Accounting policies, our investments accounting policy on page 75 states that debt investments are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value below cost basis is determined to be other-than-temporary. The policy then references a variety of factors that are considered to determine whether the debt investments require an impairment that would be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. We do note, however, that the policy could be more clear in referencing the factors used to determine any potential expected 1 credit…
HUBSPOT INC · filed 2024-06-04 · 0000950170-24-068494
SEC staff comment
1. We acknowledge your response to prior comment one. Please explain to us whether your decision to deprioritize further development of RENB-HV-01 and the resulting impairment of your IPR&D intangible asset was considered when determining the fair value of your reporting unit for purposes of your goodwill impairment analysis. Please also explain whether the March 2024 termination of the license agreement covering RENB-HV-01 triggered an impairment loss in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
The company responded
The HIV related product pipeline was deprioritized due to management determining it would require less time and capital to pursue the Company’s oncology product pipeline when compared to its HIV pipeline. While we have deprioritized the development of our HIV pipeline, we have not discontinued its development. The effect of this decision was depicted in the timing of the future cash flows associated with the monetization and development of our remaining candidates in our evaluation. May 31, 2024 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY RENOVARO INC. Page 2 For the year ended June 30, 2023, the decision to deprioritize the further development of RENB-HV-01 was considered in determining the fair value of our reporting unit for purposes of our goodwill impairment analysis. In estimating the fair value of the reporting unit we pushed out the timing of the future cash flows expected to be derived…
RENOVARO INC. · filed 2024-05-31 · 0001731122-24-000902
SEC staff comment
2. Key assumptions in the cost-to-recreate method that was applied to the valuation of the RENB-HV-01 product candidate were: 2.1. Direct cost inputs (in thousands): 2.1.1. R&D [***] 2.1.2. R&D – Laboratory expenses [***] 2.1.3. R&D – Consulting [***] 2.1.4. R&D – Consumables & Reagents [***] 2.1.5. R&D – Experimental outsourced services [***] 2.2. Entrepreneurial incentive: 2.2.1. Replacement period – 48 months 2.2.2. Average Replacement Cost Over Term (in thousands) [***] 2.2.3. Required Return on Incentive (monthly) [***] 2.2.4. Required Return Adj. for Replacement Period [***] 2.2.5. Concluded Entrepreneurial Incentive (in thousands) [***] 2.3. Replacement period – 48 months We believe that the WACC is the only input that is reasonably likely to change within our estimate. The remaining inputs remain our best estimates for these valuations, and we don’t believe that they are…
The company responded
Our decision to deprioritize further development of RENB-HV-01 resulted in the model used to value this potential product changing from a discounted cash flow analysis to a cost-to-recreate approach beginning in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Therefore, all of the assumptions noted above reflect this initial deprioritization. ● Explain whether the March 2024 termination of the license agreement covering RENB-HV-01 triggered an impairment loss in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
RENOVARO INC. · filed 2024-05-31 · 0001731122-24-000902
SEC staff comment
1. We note your adjustment of $12.7 million in total charges related to the impairment and abandonment of the Shankstars media game in the Topgolf segment to arrive at December 31, 2023 non-GAAP net income. Please tell us more about the nature of this asset and why it was impaired. As exiting product lines appear to be part of the normal course of operating a business, also please tell us why these adjustments are consistent with Question 100.01 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment. For the reasons discussed below, the Company believes the adjustment of $12.7 million in total charges related to the impairment and abandonment of the Shankstars media game is appropriate considering the Company’s particular facts and circumstances, and that such adjustments do not result in non-GAAP financial measures that are misleading. The Shankstars media game was a mobile game in which users participated in imaginative golf gameplay using their mobile phones. The game launched in October 2022 and was available as a download within mobile phone app stores. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company decided to exit the business of developing new mobile gaming applications and abandon and retire the Shankstars game. The game was made unavailable for download on December 21, 2023, and was no longer available to be played beginning…
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. · filed 2024-05-30 · 0001193125-24-150190
SEC staff comment
5. We note your goodwill impairment charge of $3.4 million related to the sale of North America Fitness, and the $3.0 million of goodwill transferred to assets held for sale related to the pending sale of UK Fitness. We also note the fitness solutions sale included various entities such as Clubwise, American Service Finance and MyPTHub, to which at the time of acquisition you allocated approximately $38.2 million in goodwill. Please explain the EverCommerce | 3601 Walnut Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80205 | evercommerce.com 4 difference between the total acquired goodwill of $38.2 million and the total reduction in goodwill of $6.4 million related to these entities.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that i n determining the amount of goodwill to be allocated to the sale of the Fitness entities, the Company followed the guidance pertaining to Disposal of All or a Portion of a Reporting Unit within ASC 350-20-40-1 through 40-7, which provides guidance on allocating reporting unit goodwill to a portion of a reporting unit. The Fitness entities represent a portion (but not all) of a reporting unit that constitutes a business and were fully integrated within the reporting unit. Accordingly, the Company allocated the carrying value of the reporting unit goodwill based on the relative fair values of the portion of the reporting unit being disposed of and the portion of the reporting unit remaining as provided by ASC 350-20-401-3. The combined amount of allocated goodwill of $6.4 million, ($3.4 million related…
EverCommerce Inc. · filed 2024-05-29 · 0001853145-24-000037
SEC staff comment
3 . We note your non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Please tell how you determined it is appropriate to make adjustments for the impairment of digital assets and gain on disposal of digital assets. Refer to Item 10(e)(ii)(B) and Questions 100.01 and 100.04 of the Non-GAAP C&DIs.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises that it has considered the Division of Corporation Finance’s Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP C&DIs (the “Non-GAAP C&DIs”). In Question 100.01 of the Non-GAAP C&DIs, the Staff notes that presenting a non-GAAP performance measure that excludes normal, recurring, cash operating expenses necessary to operate a registrant’s business is one example of a measure that could be misleading. Further, the Staff notes that when evaluating such non-GAAP adjustment, the Staff considers the nature and effect of the non-GAAP adjustment and how it relates to the company’s operations, revenue generating activities, business strategy, industry and regulatory environment. In 2022, the Company purchased digital assets (Bitcoin and Ethereum) as part of its treasury strategy and not as a revenue or operating income/loss…
Phunware, Inc. · filed 2024-05-28 · 0001213900-24-047048
SEC staff comment
11. As a related matter, we see that you performed a qualitative analysis of the FGE reporting unit and “concluded a goodwill impairment charge was not warranted.” Revise to disclose, if true, that it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of a reporting unit is not less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, as stated in ASC 350-20-35-3.
The company responded
We note the Staff’s comment and respectfully advise the Staff that our disclosure has been revised in accordance with Comment 11 hereof. 4 General
Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001213900-24-046764
SEC staff comment
1. We note that you performed a goodwill impairment test before and after the change in the composition of your reporting units and that no impairment existed and none was identified during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Please tell us if you performed impairment testing at March 31, 2024. Given the deterioration in your operating results (i.e., decreases in net sales, operating income and cash flows from operations) and the outlook for the remainder of 2024, tell us and disclose in future filings the percentage by which your estimated fair value exceeded its carrying value for each reporting unit and the specific key assumptions used in the fair value determination as of the date of your most recent impairment test. Please refer to Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
We performed our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1, 2023, and an interim impairment test on our Enterprise (previously Building and Data Center Connectivity), Access Network Solutions (ANS), and Broadband (previously Network Cable and Connectivity) reporting units as of January 1, 2024, immediately before and after changes in the composition of those reporting units. As of March 31, 2024, management considered whether it was more likely than not the carrying amount of a reporting unit that includes goodwill exceeded its fair value and concluded based on our evaluation that it was not. Our first quarter results were consistent or better than projections used in the prior annual test and the discount rates used in the discounted cash flow (DCF) model declined. As such, no further impairment testing was performed as of March 31, 2024. The Company informs the Staff below and…
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. · filed 2024-05-23 · 0000950170-24-063898
SEC staff comment
3. For any reporting units at risk for goodwill impairment, such as your FLIR reporting unit, please disclose in future filings the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit and expand upon the methods and key assumptions used in your goodwill impairment test and how the key assumptions were determined. Although you disclose that you "primarily" use a discounted cash flow model, we note that your audit report references the additional use of the market approach for your FLIR reporting unit.
The company responded
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment. At the assessment date in the fourth quarter of 2023, goodwill at our FLIR Reporting unit was $5,832.4 million, which represented the high end of the range of goodwill balances at our reporting units as disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2023. In future filings, beginning with our next Form 10-Q, we will disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to any at risk reporting unit as well as expand upon the methods, including our use of both income and market methods, and key assumptions used in our goodwill impairment test and how the key assumptions were determined, as appropriate. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Stock-based Compensation Costs, page 49
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC · filed 2024-05-21 · 0001094285-24-000081
SEC staff comment
1. We note your disclosures regarding the quantitative goodwill impairment tests performed in 2022 and 2023. Please tell us the percentage by which the fair value of each of your reporting units exceeded their carrying value as of your most recent impairment test. To the extent any of the reporting unit's fair value was not substantially in excess of its carrying value, disclose the percentage by which the fair value exceeded the carrying value. Alternatively, revise to state if true, that the estimated fair value substantially exceeded the carrying value for each of the reporting units. Refer to our comment and your response to prior comment 13 in your letter dated March 29, 2019.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and informs the Staff that as of October 1, 2023, the estimated fair value of the A&G reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 37%, which we consider substantial with reference to the 15% threshold we identified as substantial excess in our prior comment letter response dated March 29, 2019. As noted in the filing, the IP reporting unit's goodwill balance is fully impaired. Also as noted in the filing, the LS&H reporting unit's goodwill balance was partially impaired as of October 1, 2023, the date of our most recent quantitative goodwill impairment test. We wrote down the carrying value to equal estimated fair value as of such date and provided a sensitivity disclosure since there was no remaining excess fair value for the LS&H reporting unit. In future filings, the Company will provide a statement that the fair value of…
CLARIVATE PLC · filed 2024-05-20 · 0001764046-24-000085
SEC staff comment
1. We note that one of your centers has an estimated fair value less than its recorded carrying value of approximately $ 111.1 million and that you are monitoring for circumstances and events in future periods that could affect inputs such as the expected holding period, operating cash flow forecasts and capitalization rates utilized to determine whether an impairment charge is necessary. Please tell us, and consider disclosing in future filings: • the identity of the center in question • how you applied the guidance in ASC 360-10-35-29 to 35 and the Interpretative Response to Question 3 of ASC 360-10-S99-2 in your impairment analysis • how you determined that the carrying value of the center is recoverable, and • how you considered the disclosure guidance in Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
We acknowledge the Staff’s comments regarding the evaluation of Impairment of long-lived assets. the identity of the center in question • The center in question is our Atlantic City, New Jersey property (the “Center”), which we acquired in 2011 and as of December 31, 2023 had a carrying value of $111.1 million. We determined that the carrying value of the Center is recoverable because the undiscounted cash flows as calculated in accordance with ASC 360 were in excess of the carrying value of $111.1 million by $39.6 million or 36%. The disclosure of this property and the results of our impairment evaluation first appeared in our 2020 Form 10-K, filed on February 23, 2021. With the onset of the COVID pandemic, the occupancy rate fell below 80%, significantly lower than our overall portfolio average. However, as shown in the table below, the center’s occupancy percentage has recovered to…
TANGER PROPERTIES LTD PARTNERSHIP /NC/ · filed 2024-05-17 · 0000899715-24-000104
SEC staff comment
1. Notwithstanding its scope and magnitude, the inventory impairment charges recognized following the decision to simplify your product portfolio, discontinue certain legacy products, and cancel purchase commitments do not appear to be outside the normal course of your operations. With reference to Question 100.01 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures and ASC 420-10-S99-3, please confirm that you will no longer exclude these inventory impairments from your non-GAAP adjustments.
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment and although the Company believes the non-GAAP adjustment for inventory impairment charges were appropriate (for the reasons discussed in our prior response letter and this letter), the Company confirms that it will not present the $9.3 million non-GAAP adjustment for inventory impairment charges in its future public disclosures. As a point of clarification regarding the prior disclosures, when considering the guidance in Question 100.01, because these charges were a direct result of the Company’s restructuring decision to simplify its product portfolio and discontinue certain legacy products and, as part of development ending, to cancel purchase commitments related to a recent acquisition, and in line with the Company’s integration plan approved by the Board of Directors on February 7, 2023, the Company believed these charges were…
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC · filed 2024-05-14 · 0000897069-24-001077
SEC staff comment
2. Properties, at 61-87, relating to Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), of the Form 10-K filed with the Commission by Newmont Corporation on February 29, 2024. Securities and Exchange Commission May 14, 2024 Page 8 For our reporting purposes, we start with operator mineral resource and mineral reserves disclosure. We evaluate which portion of the reported mineral resources and mineral reserves is subject to our royalty or streaming interest. We then evaluate whether operator reporting of mineral resources is inclusive or exclusive of mineral reserves. If the reporting is inclusive, we subtract tonnage and metal in mineral reserves from the mineral resources, leaving the exclusive portion of mineral resources. We then standardize the information to metric units for reporting. For material properties, we tabulate mineral resources and mineral reserves according to the form specified in SK 1300,…
The company responded
As a royalty and streaming company, we do not engage in exploration activities or estimate mineral resources or mineral reserves. As noted in the Adopting Release, “Item 1305 requires disclosure of internal controls that the registrant has put in place to ensure that its exploration results and mineral resource and reserve estimates on its mining properties are reliable, and not for any other purpose ” 40 (emphasis added). The types of internal controls contemplated by Item 1305 of Regulation S-K – e.g. , protocols for sample preparation, controls, custody, assay precision and accuracy, techniques employed to ensure the data used in estimating mineral resources and mineral reserves is reliable, and other controls inherent in quality control and quality assurance programs 41 – are maintained by the operators and not us, as disclosed in our Form 10-K. The internal controls contemplated in…
ROYAL GOLD INC · filed 2024-05-14 · 0000085535-24-000016
SEC staff comment
2. Please disclose in your critical accounting policies and estimates disclosure the actual judgements and assumptions used by management. For example, when you Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology May 13, 2024 Page 3 have multiple performance obligations you should describe how stand alone selling price was determined for each performance obligation. For inventory impairment, you should provide more detail and disclose the specific assumptions used when testing inventory for impairment in fiscal year 2022 and 2023. Provide us with your proposed future disclosure.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that, in future filings, it will revise the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section to include additional disclosures regarding the judgements and assumptions that underlie the Company’s critical accounting estimates. Below is an illustrative example of the proposed disclosure the Company plans to include in the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section in its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 29, 2024 and in its future periodic filings, if applicable, with necessary updates to reflect any subsequent changes of facts. Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied, which occurs when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange…
CALIX, INC · filed 2024-05-13 · 0001406666-24-000026
SEC staff comment
1. We note your response to prior comment 1, which we reissue. ● Please revise your narrative disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate to expressly state, if true, that the following programs are in the preclinical development phase: (1) the sublingual formulation of ALPHA-1062 for the treatment of mild-to-moderate AD and (2) ALPHA-1062IN for mTBI. For example only, revise your statements that a certain product candidate is “in the early development stages” (page 5) or “is in development” (pages 1, 76 and 101) to provide greater specificity. ● Remove or revise the following statement on page 1 to reflect the current status of any out-licensing plan: “ALPHA-1062...has been out-licensed to study an intranasal formulation for cognitive impairment with mTBI,” or otherwise advise. In this regard, it appears from your other disclosures that the out-license of ALPHA-1062IN technology has…
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the S-1 on page 1 of Amendment No. 1 and elsewhere throughout Amendment No. 1 to clarify that the programs are in the preclincal development stage and to note that the outlicensing of ALPHA-1062IN has not yet occured.
Alpha Cognition Inc. · filed 2024-05-10 · 0001213900-24-041784
SEC staff comment
5. You disclose, in part, that “since the dates of the Company’s last annual goodwill impairment assessments, there have been certain developments, events, changes in operating performance and other changes in key circumstances that have affected the Company’s businesses.” Please revise your disclosure in future filings to identify the dates of your annual goodwill impairment assessment, whether you performed an interim impairment analysis, and to include specific facts regarding any developments, events, etc. that could impact your impairment analysis. In addition, please update your accounting policy to address your application of ASC 350-20-35-3 through 35-13.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment. The Company would like to clarify that its disclosure quoted in the Staff’s comment was intended to confirm that since the last annual assessment performed for each reporting unit, normal business operations continued. It was not meant to imply that any specific event or circumstance, such as those described under ASC 350-20-35-3C, had occurred that would cause us to question whether the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. We propose to remove this disclosure in future filings. The Company sets its annual impairment assessments at various dates during the year. In most cases the dates are set to generally align with the quarter in which the Company originally entered the underlying business or geographic region associated with a reporting unit. As of December 31, 2023, our formal annual goodwill impairment…
DAVITA INC. · filed 2024-05-10 · 0001193125-24-136175
SEC staff comment
3. We note your substantial Goodwill balance as of year end, including the balances reflected in your Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space & Security segments. We further note these segments have sustained significant operating losses in either all, or two of the three most recent years presented in your filing. In future filings beginning with your next quarterly report, please revise the notes to the financial statements and your Critical Accounting Estimates section in MD&A to disclose whether a qualitative or quantitative impairment test was performed for the respective reporting units. For any reporting unit requiring a quantitative impairment test, disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to test for impairment. Your disclosure should also state whether or not the fair value of your reporting units “substantially exceeds” the carrying value. To the extent any…
The company responded
We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of April 1 each year. On April 1, 2023, we performed a qualitative test. The qualitative test was partly informed by quantitative valuations of each of our reporting units performed as of January 1, 2023, in connection with a reorganization of our Defense, Space & Security (“BDS”) reporting units. As of both dates, we determined the fair value of each of our reporting units substantially exceeded their respective carrying values. Our January 1, 2023, quantitative valuations estimated the fair value of each of our reporting units using discounted cash flows and market-based valuation methodologies (such as comparable public company trading values, where appropriate). Significant assumptions used in the valuations included our forecasts of future cash flows, discount rates derived from our market capitalization, and an estimated control…
BOEING CO · filed 2024-05-09 · 0000012927-24-000030
SEC staff comment
2. We note that you changed your reportable segments during the first quarter of 2023. Please tell us whether the change in reportable segments impacted your existing reporting units prior to this change. If so, please tell us whether you performed an interim goodwill impairment test related to the existing reporting units before the change. If not, explain why not. Refer to ASC 350-20-35-3C(f) and 350-20-35-45. Management’s
The company responded
In the first quarter of 2023, the Company realigned its reportable segments in connection with a realignment of the Company’s internal organization and management structure. In connection with the segment realignment, the Company also performed an evaluation of its existing reporting units. As part of this evaluation, we referred to ASC 350-20-35-35, which requires that two or more components of an operating segment that have similar economic characteristics be aggregated into a single reporting unit. Specifically, the Company analyzed the aggregation criteria under ASC 280-10-50-11 (as referenced in ASC 350-20-35-35) to determine if two or more reporting units could be aggregated into one reporting unit. Based on the evaluation, the Company determined it could aggregate two of its previously identified reporting units into one reporting unit with the other two reporting units remaining…
Primoris Services Corp · filed 2024-05-09 · 0001558370-24-007635
SEC staff comment
3. We note the value of your goodwill significantly exceeds your market capitalization. Please provide us with a reconciliation of the aggregate fair value of your reporting units to your market capitalization as of or around the goodwill impairment test date. Refer to ASC 350-20-35-22 to 35-24. In future filings if goodwill continues to exceed your market capitalization, provide a discussion of how you considered market capitalization when performing your goodwill impairment analysis.
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment. We note that ASC 350-20-35-4 indicates “The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.” The market capitalization of the Company is an indication of the fair value of the common equity of the total Company which includes all reporting units. Accordingly, the Company’s market capitalization compared to the total carrying value of equity exceeded its carrying value as of the annual impairment test date and as of year-end. Additionally, we note that the goodwill balance primarily consists of $2,016 million attributable to our Local Media reporting unit and $61 million attributable to our Tennis reporting unit. These reporting units represent approximately 98% of consolidated revenue. The most recent quantitative…
Sinclair, Inc. · filed 2024-05-08 · 0001971213-24-000032
SEC staff comment
Comment 2. We have read your response to prior comment 2 and note the disclosures you propose to include in future filings. We also note the continued significant decline in your market capitalization during your current fiscal year. Please address the following: • Disclose whether you performed impairment tests since your most recent annual impairment tests and explain why or why not in your next quarterly filing. • Disclose the percentages by which the estimated fair values of your reporting units exceeded their carryings value as of your most recent impairment tests in your next quarterly filing. • Explain how you consider the difference between your net book value and market capitalization in assessing the reasonableness of the estimated fair values of your reporting units, including how you assess the reasonableness of any implied premium, in your next quarterly filing. • We note…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. In our forthcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company plans to enhance the disclosure contained in the “Critical Accounting Estimates” section of its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) in response to the Staff’s comment. In particular, the Company will disclose that it has performed interim impairment tests since our most recent annual impairment tests, which resulted in the impairment of machinery and equipment, intangibles and long-lived assets, indefinite-lived trademarks and amortizable customer relationships, primarily related to both the ParmCrisps ® and Thinsters ® brands and certain North America personal care brands (namely, Alba Botanica ® , Avalon Organics ® , and JASON ® ). The Company will also disclose…
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC · filed 2024-05-07 · 0000910406-24-000032
SEC staff comment
Comment 3. Based on your response to prior comment 3 regarding the intangible asset impairments you recorded during the third quarter of fiscal 2023, we note you identified negative events that occurred prior to the impairments, including the loss of a significant customer during the first quarter of fiscal 2023. However, it is not clear if your prior Exchange Act filings provided any forewarning disclosures related to potential impairments. Please identify any forewarning disclosures you included in prior Exchange Act filings, or explain to us why no forewarning disclosures were required. Given the continued materiality of your intangible assets, if it is reasonably possible that additional impairments may materially impact your financial statements, please revise future filings to (i) disclose and discuss material negative events that occur; (ii) quantify and identify brands at risk;…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. In response, below please find a more detailed chronology of events and related disclosures that occurred in fiscal 2023 leading up to the asset impairment charges related to the ParmCrisps ® and Thinsters ® trademarks taken in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. First Quarter of Fiscal 2023 – Three Months ended September 30, 2022 At the time of the filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (“Q1 2023 Form 10-Q”) on November 8, 2022, the loss of a major customer in the warehouse club channel, which represented the largest customer for the ParmCrisps ® products, was a recent development. In response to the loss, the Company put into place a comprehensive, strategic plan to win back the customer, gain distribution for ParmCrisps ® products with other customers, accelerate innovation and implement other…
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC · filed 2024-05-07 · 0000910406-24-000032
SEC staff comment
2. Reference your disclosure on page that you performed impairment tests of goodwill related to the Performance Chemicals reporting unit because continued reduction in demand in industrial end markets had negatively impacted your ability to offset elevated CTO costs through pricing actions. In future filings, revise to provide information for investors to assess the probability of future goodwill impairment charges. For example, for each reporting unit at risk of failing an impairment test, disclose the following: • the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test; • a detailed description of the methods and key assumptions used and how the key assumptions were determined; • a discussion of the degree of uncertainty associated with the assumptions; and • a description of potential events and/or changes in circumstances that could reasonably…
The company responded
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and respectfully advise the Staff that we will, to the extent applicable, enhance our disclosure in future filings to include information for investors to assess the probability of future goodwill impairment charges in accordance with Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K for each reporting unit that is at risk of failing an impairment test. For additional information, as disclosed in the following excerpt from Page 31 of our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, filed on November 2, 2023 (“Q3 2023 Form 10-Q”): “ Based on our analysis, the headroom associated with our Performance Chemicals’ reporting unit, which is defined as the percentage difference between the fair value of a reporting unit and its carrying value, is currently 19 percent. ” Since September 30, 2023, and as a result of the actions we took with respect to the…
Ingevity Corp · filed 2024-05-06 · 0001653477-24-000062
SEC staff comment
7. As a related matter, tell us in detail of your supply agreement for the CTO, including but not limited to any firm purchase commitments. And if so, please tell us how you have considered guidance under firm purchase commitments for inventory subject to ASC 330- 10, which may require a reporting entity to recognize a loss based on an anticipated impairment of the inventory upon acquisition. In that regard, we note you disclosed that reselling excess volumes in the open market may result in $30.0 million to $80.0 million of incremental losses in 2024. Division of Corporate Finance May 6, 2024 Page 9 of 9
The company responded
As also described in additional detail within our response to the Staff’s comment No. 6, pursuant to the Supply Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase the lesser of 125,000 tons of CTO or the aggregate output of CTO produced and originating at certain of the supplier’s paper mills. The initial term of the Supply Agreement expires on March 8, 2038, unless earlier terminated. The purchase price of CTO under the Supply Agreement resets periodically. Pricing under the Supply Agreement can exceed current market prices expected to be realized by Ingevity upon resale of CTO. Upon determination of the then-current CTO purchase price, we issue blanket purchase orders for the subsequent quarter’s CTO purchases. The quarterly purchase order volume is an estimate as delivery of CTO under the Supply Agreement is subject to the supplier’s aggregate output of CTO produced (as CTO represents a…
Ingevity Corp · filed 2024-05-06 · 0001653477-24-000062
SEC staff comment
2. The underlying facts and circumstances that lead to the inventory reserve adjustments, including your decision to terminate the manufacturing of your Covid-19 products in Thailand, do not appear to be outside the normal course of your operations. With reference to Question 100.01 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures, please confirm that you will no longer exclude these inventory impairments from your non-GAAP measures. May 1, 2024 Page 2
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment and hereby confirm that we will no longer exclude these inventory impairments from our non-GAAP measures in future filings and disclosures.
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC · filed 2024-05-01 · 0001193125-24-127583
SEC staff comment
17. Your response to prior comment 18 indicates that you performed a qualitative goodwill analysis under ASC 350-20-35-3 and determined it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the Netwolves reporting unit was less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. As such, please address how you concluded, as disclosed on page F-43, that “the applicable reporting units’ estimated fair values were substantially in excess of their carrying amounts.” In that regard, revise your disclosures to clearly disclose how you applied ASC 350-20-35 in your goodwill impairment analysis at December 31, 2023. In this regard, we note your auditors’ critical audit matter related to the valuation of goodwill appears to indicate that you may have performed a quantitative assessment.
The company responded
We note the Staff’ comment and respectfully advise the Staff that our disclosure has been revised in accordance with Comment 17 hereof. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please contact the undersigned or Achari’s counsel with any questions or further comments. Sincerely, /s/ Vikas Desai Name: Vikas Desai Title: Chief Executive Officer cc: Kristin Lochhead, Commission Jeanne Baker, Commission 5
Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I · filed 2024-04-30 · 0001213900-24-037898
SEC staff comment
6. You disclose that you account for your bitcoin holdings as indefinite lived intangible assets and record impairment charges whenever the carrying value of bitcoin holdings on the balance sheet exceeds their fair market value. It appears that you did not update the disclosure in this section to reflect your adoption of ASU 2023-08. As you adopted this guidance in an interim period, please update your future forms 10-Q in the year of adoption to also include the annual period crypto asset holding disclosures in ASC Topic 350-60-50.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and will revise Item 3 and elsewhere in future filings for the adoption of the ASU 2023-08 to ensure references to the prior accounting impairment guidance for intangible assets pertaining to crypto assets (within the scope of ASU 2023-08) are no longer applicable. We appreciate the Staff’s time and attention and we hope that the foregoing has been responsive to the Staff’s comments. If you have any further questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact the undersigned at 702-989-7692 ext. 700 or Mark D. Wood of our counsel Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP at 312-902-5493 or mark.wood@katten.com at your convenience. Sincerely, /s/ Gary A. Vecchiarelli Gary A. Vecchiarelli Chief Financial Officer cc: Mark D. Wood Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 6
CLEANSPARK, INC. · filed 2024-04-26 · 0000950170-24-048994
SEC staff comment
1. Notwithstanding their scope and magnitude, the inventory impairment charges recognized following the decision to discontinue and exit the market for the majority of your lighting brands and product lines do not appear to be outside the normal course of your operations. With reference to Question 100.01 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures and ASC 420-10-S99-3, please confirm that you will no longer exclude these inventory impairments from your non-GAAP measures.
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s Comment and inform the Staff that the inventory impairment charges associated with the decision to discontinue and exit the market for the majority of our lighting brands and product lines totaled $121 million and were recorded during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2022. We confirm that we will no longer exclude these inventory impairments from our non-GAAP measures in future filings. * * * * * * * * * * On behalf of the Company, I thank you for your consideration of our response. If you have any questions or would like to discuss any of the information covered in this letter, please contact me at (937) 578-5968. Sincerely, /s/ MATTHEW E. GARTH Matthew E. Garth Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO · filed 2024-04-26 · 0001546380-24-000016
SEC staff comment
1. We note your disclosure that no impairment resulted during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. We also note in your fourth quarter 2023 earnings call transcript, your CEO’s statement relative to the studio segment’s financial performance in 2023 and projection for 2024. “Turning to our studio segment, following SAG’s contract ratification in December, production companies have been slow to greenlight new productions, and in January, production counts remained approximately 20% below 2021 and 2022. Based on the level of activity we’re seeing real time, we now anticipate that production levels may not materially improve until the second half of the year.” Given the reduction in studio income in 2023 and slower ramp up in 2024, please tell us how you considered the guidance in ASC 350-20-35-30 when assessing your goodwill for impairment. Please include within your response…
The company responded
The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it evaluates its goodwill for impairment on a quarterly basis, which includes consideration of the Company’s market capitalization. The Company’s December 31, 2023 goodwill balance comprises $255.4 million assigned to the studio reporting unit and $8.8 million assigned to the management entity reporting unit and approximates 3% of the Company’s total assets. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 350-20-35-3, the Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. At December 31, 2023, there were no indicators of impairment related to the $8.8 million goodwill assigned to the management entity reporting unit. The Company considered the following in relation to the factors within ASC 350-20-35-3C for the…
Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. · filed 2024-04-25 · 0001193125-24-114370
SEC staff comment
10. We note your response to comment 7 and that you recognized an impairment of fixed assets of $122,950 for the year ending August 31, 2023. Please enhance future filings to reflect your response and include a subheading for property and equipment. We note that within your critical accounting estimates discussion you separately discuss revenue recognition, cash and cash equivalents, cryptocurrency, stock-based compensation, related party transactions, net loss per share and income taxes but not property and equipment. Please also revise the header of your discussion from Critical Accounting Policies to Critical Accounting Estimates. Refer to Release No. 33-8350 Interpretation: Commission Guidance Regarding Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
In future filings we will revise the header from “Critical Accounting Policies” to “Critical Accounting Estimates,” and in the annual reports we will include a subheading for property and equipment. In the quarterly reports, we simply cross-reference the applicable disclosure in the notes to the financial statements and expect to continue that process going forward. Regarding disclosure of the $122,950 impairment loss, we intend to include enhanced narrative disclosure of material transactions relating to property and equipment in the financial statement note concerning same, beginning with the Current Form 10-Q. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters, page 78
BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · filed 2024-04-15 · 0001683168-24-002368
SEC staff comment
16. You disclose that Cryptocurrencies held are accounted for as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and are not amortized but assessed for impairment quarterly, when events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. Please address the following: • Confirm our understanding and revise your disclosure in future filings to clearly indicate that you assess cryptocurrency impairment based on the lowest intraday price each day. Refer to ASC 350-30-35-18B; and • Confirm that cryptocurrency impairment of $3,523 was determined based on the lowest intraday price each day for your crypto holdings over the course and during the year ended August 31, 2023.
The company responded
The impairment, which is immaterial, was not calculated using the lowest intraday price. It was calculated using the closing price of bitcoin at the end of the accounting period. The accounting rule cited in the comment does not provide the methodology for valuing intangibles or even use the term “intraday.” In addition, the Company cannot find any other accounting authority which would indicate that intangibles (including bitcoin) should be valued at their lowest intraday price, including accounting guidance published by such firms as KPMG and Deloitte. If we have inadvertently failed to locate the applicable authority, please provide us with a citation so that we may review it., and to the extent the suggested method is required, the Company will have no objection to adopting it. 7 Note 4. Property and Equipment, page F-14
BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · filed 2024-04-15 · 0001683168-24-002368
SEC staff comment
20. Additional Financial Information, page 105 Comment No. 2: We note your response to our prior comment three. Please tell us whether you will clearly identify operating and non-operating expenses on the face of your income statement. Also, confirm whether you will quantify each material item that will be included in “Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters” in the notes to your consolidated financial statements.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment, and in future filings with the SEC, the Company will (i) clearly identify operating and non-operating expenses on the face of the Company’s income statement by renaming “Other, net” to “Non-operating other, net” and (ii) quantify each material “Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters” line item in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 212-852-7730 or at steven.tomsic@fox.com . Sincerely, /s/ Steven Tomsic Chief Financial Officer cc: Brian Egenton, EVP Controller 7
Fox Corp · filed 2024-04-15 · 0001193125-24-096452
SEC staff comment
4. Although the BTC Trust Registration Statement will be declared effective on or prior to the Record Date, the BTC Trust will not create or redeem any shares through Authorized Participants thereunder until after the Initial Distribution has been consummated. Concurrently with filing of the BTC Trust Form 8-A, NYSE Arca is expected to file Form CERT in connection with the effectiveness of NYSE Arca’s 19b-4 application for listing and trading of the BTC Shares and the commencement of the BTC Trust’s creation and redemption programs. The Sponsor expects that trading in the BTC Shares on NYSE Arca will commence on the trading day immediately following the Distribution Date. The Sponsor intends to submit an acceleration request with respect to the BTC Trust Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness on or prior to the Record Date. On or prior to the Record Date, subject to…
The company responded
The Sponsor advises the Staff that an investor is not waiving any substantive rights during the period between the Record Date and the Distribution Date. During this period, an investor could, in theory, continue to April 12, 2024 8 pledge the full value of its GBTC Shares (measured as of immediately prior to the Record Date) by pledging their entitlement to receive the BTC Shares on the Distribution Date, such that the overall value of the Bitcoin that an investor has exposure to and is able to pledge is unchanged through the duration of the proposed Initial Distribution. Furthermore, the Sponsor advises the Staff that it is customary in margin loan agreements and other debt arrangements under which an investor may pledge his or her securities as collateral to include provisions providing for the automatic pledge of the “proceeds of collateral,” which may include spin-off shares…
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) · filed 2024-04-12 · 0001193125-24-094909
SEC staff comment
Comment: Please explain to us how you concluded that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of the IT reporting unit is greater than its fair value given the history of losses. Ensure you reference the criteria in ASC 350-20-35-3C. Explain how you concluded that a quantitative goodwill impairment test was not necessary to identify potential goodwill impairment and measure an impairment loss, if any.
The company responded
Vaso’s Netwolves reporting unit goodwill as of December 31, 2022 was reviewed for impairment under the following process. The most recent prior calculation of fair value was performed by a business valuation consulting firm in 2019 using both discounted cash flow and market approaches, and indicated excess fair value of approximately $1.9 million. In subsequent years, the following qualitative factors were evaluated to determine if it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it was necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test described in ASC Topic 350. The more likely than not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50%. Qualitative factors include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Macroeconomic conditions such as a deterioration in general economic…
Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I · filed 2024-04-09 · 0001213900-24-031650
SEC staff comment
1. We note you present the non-GAAP financial measures, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAP, and they include an adjustment for the impairment of rotable inventory. It appears inventory impairments are a normal operating expense related to your business and this non-GAAP adjustment is not consistent with the guidance in Question 100.01 of the Division of Corporation Finance's Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Please revise all future filings to not exclude inventory impairments from non-GAAP performance measures or explain why you believe the adjustment is appropriate.
The company responded
We understand the Staff’s comment and acknowledge the guidance in Question 100.01 of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Compliance & Disclosure TRIUMPH 555 E. Lancaster Avenue, Radnor, PA 19087 | Tel: 610.251.1000 Fax: 610.251.1555 | jfmccabe@triumphgroup.com Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures regarding the treatment of normal operating expenses of a business. In future filings, we will not exclude inventory impairments from non-GAAP performance measures. Fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, compared with fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, page 28
TRIUMPH GROUP INC · filed 2024-04-08 · 0000950170-24-042663
SEC staff comment
1. We acknowledge your response to prior comment 3 and your current impairment disclosures on pages 52, 65 and 90 that for digital assets you will proceed to performing a quantitative impairment test in any period when the market price is below the carrying value. Please address the following: • Tell us your consideration of whether a decline in the quoted market price below the carrying value at any time during the assessed period is an impairment indicator because the digital assets are traded in active markets where there are observable prices.
The company responded
The Company considers a decline in the quoted market price of a digital asset below its carrying value at any time during the assessed period to be an impairment indicator. 1 • Tell us your consideration of modifying your impairment policy to record an impairment charge whenever the fair value of the digital asset decreases below the carrying value at any time during the assessed period.
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. · filed 2024-04-05 · 0001140361-24-018363
SEC staff comment
10. Please provide information for investors to assess the probability of future goodwill impairment charges. For example, please disclose whether your reporting unit is at risk of failing the quantitative impairment test or that the fair value is substantially in excess of carrying value and are not at risk of failing. If your reporting unit is at risk of failing, you should disclose: o the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test; o a more detailed description of the methods and key assumptions used and how the key assumptions were determined; o a discussion of the degree of uncertainty associated with the assumptions; and o a description of potential events and/or changes in circumstances that could reasonably be expected to negatively affect the key assumptions. Keypath Education International, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 7 Please refer…
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises that it has performed a quantitative impairment test on our single reporting unit. Based on that impairment test, we do not believe we are at risk of failing the quantitative impairment test, since the fair value of our goodwill is substantially in excess of carrying value as of June 30, 2023 (the date of the Company’s most recent fiscal year end). The Company also believes that, if a quantitative impairment test were to be performed as of March 31, 2024, the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter, the fair value of its goodwill would also exceed the carrying value by a substantial amount as of such date. In future filings, in the event that the Company performs a quantitative annual goodwill impairment test and there is an indication that its reporting unit’s fair value does not substantially…
Keypath Education International, Inc. · filed 2024-04-04 · 0001213900-24-030453
SEC staff comment
8. Please address the following regarding your response to prior comment 13. Total assets classified as assets held for sale were $26,160,000 as of December 31, 2021. You disclose on page F-45 that the Net book value of assets sold as of the July 22, 2022 sale was $20,616,000. You disclose on page F-46 "To write down the total net assets to fair value an additional impairment loss of $2.0 million, including $100 thousand of estimated costs to sell, was charged to impairment of goodwill as of June 30, 2022 and included in the loss from disposal group." Your response indicates that assets classified as held for sale on page F-46 are essentially the same as the Net book value of assets sold disclosed on page F-46, just at a different point in time. Besides the $2 million impairment, tell us and revise to more clearly identify the nature of the $5,544,000 decrease in assets held for sale…
The company responded
In addition to the $2.0 million goodwill impairment charge recorded as of June 30, 2022, a goodwill impairment charge of $2.7 million was recording in the three months ended March 31, 2022, bringing the total goodwill impairment charges for the Cure Pharmaceutical Reporting Unit to $4.7 million for the period from January 1, 2022 to closing date of the sale transaction, July 22, 2022, as disclosed on pages F-47 and F-17. The remaining difference in the decrease in the amount of assets held for sale during this time period of $0.8 million was attributable to the normal recurring amortization of limited-lived assets (namely, intellectual property) as disclosed on page F-47. Form 10-Q for the Period Ended September 30, 2023 Item 4. Controls and Procedures Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures, page 45
Avenir Wellness Solutions, Inc. · filed 2024-03-29 · 0001477932-24-001576
SEC staff comment
Comment 2. We note you disclose the estimated fair values of your reporting units exceeded their carrying values. We also note the material intangible asset impairment charges you recorded during the year ended June 30, 2023, the significant goodwill balance at June 30, 2023, and the fact that net book value exceeds market capitalization. Please more fully explain to us how you determined the estimated fair values of your reporting units exceeded their carrying values. In addition, due to the significant goodwill balance at June 30, 2023, it appears reasonably possible that a goodwill impairment could materially impact your financial statements. Revise your future filings to address the following items. • Disclose whether you performed additional impairment tests since the most recent annual impairments test and explain why or why not. • Disclose the number of reporting units you have…
The company responded
The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it had five reporting units with goodwill that were tested for annual impairment at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2023. We may perform a quantitative assessment to compare the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value or utilize a qualitative assessment as prescribed in ASC No. 350, Goodwill – Intangibles and Other (“ASC 350”) , depending on facts and circumstances. After assessing the totality of events and circumstances such as those described in ASC 350-20-35-3C, we qualitatively concluded that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the Ella’s Kitchen United Kingdom (“Ella’s”) reporting unit was less than its carrying amount and therefore we did not perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test for Ella’s. Accordingly, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, we performed quantitative goodwill…
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC · filed 2024-03-29 · 0000910406-24-000029
SEC staff comment
#3. If future interim goodwill impairment tests are required to be performed, we will disclose the carrying amount of goodwill ascribed to the tested reporting unit in the Critical Accounting Estimates section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the applicable Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Since the fair values of all four reporting units that were quantitatively tested in the fourth quarter of 2023 (including the U.S. reporting unit) exceeded their carrying values by more than 15%, we did not consider those reporting units to be at risk of impairment, perform an interim impairment test or provide further disclosure. ASC 350-20 addresses subsequent accounting for goodwill, including the requirement that goodwill should not be amortized but should be tested for impairment at least annually and more frequently if indicators of…
The company responded
The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it performs an indefinite-lived asset impairment test annually and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. In accordance with ASC 350, we may first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. If an entity elects to perform a qualitative assessment, it first shall assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. One procedure we perform during interim periods to determine whether indicators of impairment are present includes a comparison of net sales used in the most recent quantitative impairment tests to forecasted net sales for the same fiscal year (or balance…
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC · filed 2024-03-29 · 0000910406-24-000029
SEC staff comment
2. We note your impairment of real estate property under development of $72.3 million and $73.6 million for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Please explain to us in detail your basis for including this impairment line as an operating expense for each of the years rather than as a component of cost of real estate sales to arrive at gross profit (loss). In your response please clarify which real estate projects were impaired, the reason for impairment and cite the applicable accounting guidance used in making your determination.
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, please see our response below: Background Currently, Green Giant operates real estate development projects in Hanzhong, a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province, and Yang County, a county in Hanzhong. The Company’s management has been focused on expanding its business in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities and counties in China that were strategically selected based on population and urbanization growth rates, general economic conditions and growth rates, income and purchasing power of resident consumers, anticipated demand for private residential properties, availability of future land supply and land prices, and governmental urban planning and development policies. The Company utilizes a standardized and scalable model that emphasizes rapid asset turnover, efficient capital management and strict cost control. In addition to developing and constructing real…
Green Giant Inc. · filed 2024-03-27 · 0001213900-24-026389
SEC staff comment
3. Budget Cycle: The company observed the Chinese government’s five-year budget cycle plan. This implies that significant changes or adjustments in receivables and other financial aspects might align with this cycle. 4. No Bad Debt: The local government will fulfill its promise and pay in due course, the collectability of the funds owed to the company becomes primarily a matter of the time value of money. The impairment calculation for the year ended September 30, 2022, was conducted similarly to that of September 30, 2023. The impairment loss or fair value adjustment for the year ended September 30, 2022 amounted to RMB482,477,564 (US$73,624,727). 2 General 3. We issued comment letters on October 25, 2023 and on February 21, 2024 on the Form F-4 initially filed by Green Giant Enterprise Inc. on October 3, 2023 and the preliminary proxy statements filed by Green Giant Inc. Please make…
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, we will make the appropriate corresponding changes in our future periodic reports for the comments issued on the Form F-4, as applicable. We appreciate the assistance the Staff has provided with its comments. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our counsel, Joan Wu, Esq. of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, at (212) 530-2208. Sincerely, By: /s/ Yuhuai Luo Yuhuai Luo Chief Executive Officer Green Giant Inc. cc: Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC Joan Wu, Esq. jwu@htflawyers.com Charles Tan, Esq. ctan@htflawyers.com 3
Green Giant Inc. · filed 2024-03-27 · 0001213900-24-026389
SEC staff comment
3. We note that you recorded significant goodwill impairment charges related to the Riggs Distler reporting unit in both fiscal 2022 and 2023. Please address the following points: • Provide a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairments in each year to comply with ASC 350-20-50-2(a). • Tell us how you considered the goodwill impairments and their underlying triggers in assessing potential impairment of the intangible and long lived assets at Riggs Distler. • Please discuss the impairments in your results of operations within management’s discussion and analysis.
The company responded
The Registrant respectfully advises the Staff that it has revised its impairment disclosures on pages 96, 97 and F-27 to add the requirements of ASC 350-20-2(a) as follows: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission March 22, 2024 Page Three In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company received notice that a customer canceled an offshore wind project, resulting in a reduction of Riggs Distler’s forecasted earnings. Management determined this event, along with lower-than-expected earnings in 2023, resulted in a goodwill impairment. In fiscal 2022, management concluded that earnings shortfalls resulting from changes in the mix of work combined with inflation and higher fuel costs resulted in a goodwill impairment for the Riggs Distler reporting unit. Prior to completing our goodwill impairment, we considered whether there were impairments of intangible and other long-lived assets at…
Centuri Holdings, Inc. · filed 2024-03-22 · 0001193125-24-075234
SEC staff comment
1. Reference your disclosure on page that you performed impairment tests of goodwill as a result of loss of a significant customer and financial performance. We also reference disclosure that Clinical Genomics ’ intangible assets and goodwill “ may be impaired in the near term. ” In future filings, revise to provide information for investors to assess the probability of future goodwill impairment charges. For example, for each reporting unit at risk of failing an impairment test, disclose the following: ● the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test; ● a detailed description of the methods and key assumptions used and how the key assumptions were determined ● a discussion of the degree of uncertainty associated with the assumptions; and ● a description of potential events and/or changes in circumstances that could reasonably be expected…
The company responded
We appreciate the Staff ’ s review of the Form 10-K. In response to the Staff ’ s comment, we confirm that in future filings, if the Company ’ s situation requires the disclosure of a potential impairment of intangible assets or goodwill within approximately one year (based on our assessment of current and future expected conditions), we will disclose: the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test, a detailed description of the methods and key assumptions used and how the key assumptions were determined, a discussion of the degree of uncertainty associated with the assumptions; and a description of potential events or changes in circumstances that could reasonably be expected to negatively affect the key assumptions in accordance with Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K. Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2023 Condensed…
MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ · filed 2024-03-15 · 0001437749-24-007958
SEC staff comment
2. We note that you perform an annual impairment assessment of your indefinite life intangible assets and that your quantitative assessment as of June 30, 2023, and 2022 indicated that the carrying value of the IPR&D asset exceeded its fair value. Please revise your future filings to provide the disclosures required by ASC 820-10-50-2bbb as it relates to this non-recurring fair value measurement. In particular, please disclose the following: ● The level of the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is categorized, ● A description of the valuation techniques and inputs used in the fair value measurement and ● If a Level 3 fair value measurement, quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement.
The company responded
The Company’s IPR&D asset relates to a license agreement for technology pertaining to the treatment or prevention of HIV. The Company used a discounted cash flow model and the cost-to-recreate method to determine the fair value of the IPR&D asset. The discounted cash flow model included the following inputs with regard to each of the Company’s cell and gene therapy product candidates for the treatment or prevention of HIV other than the RENB-HV01 product candidate: (i) the probability of successfully completing clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approval; (ii) the population and market share ; (iii) the timing and the amount of the expected costs to advance development programs through clinical trials and commercialization; (iv) the pricing of estimated future product sales; and (v) the WACC. Inputs in the cost-to-recreate method that were applied to the valuation of the RENB-HV01…
RENOVARO INC. · filed 2024-03-11 · 0001731122-24-000408
SEC staff comment
2. We note that the market valuation of your stock has declined significantly since May 31, 2023 and is below your consolidated book value at November 30, 2023. Please tell us how you considered ASC 350-20-35-30 in determining whether a triggering event occurred that requires you to perform an interim assessment of goodwill impairment. As a related matter, given the significance of your goodwill and indefinite lived intangible asset balances and overall decline in your market capitalization, please revise future filings here or within critical accounting policies to address the following: • Expand your disclosure to state whether or not the fair value of your reporting units “substantially exceeds” the carrying value. To the extent any reporting unit fair values are not substantially in excess of fair values, disclose the name of those reporting units and the amount or percentage by…
The company responded
In accordance with ASC 350-20-35-28, the Company tests for impairment of Goodwill of its reporting units on an annual basis during April. In addition, also in accordance with ASC 350-20-35-28 and ASC 350-20-35-30, the Company tests for impairment of Goodwill of its reporting units between annual tests if it determines that a triggering event has occurred or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. As of November 30, 2023 and up to January 8, 2024 when the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended November 30, 2023 (the “Second Quarter Form 10-Q”), the Company determined that a triggering event had not occurred or circumstances had not changed that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Specifically, in…
ANGIODYNAMICS INC · filed 2024-03-06 · 0001140361-24-011791
SEC staff comment
2 – Digital Currencies, page 9 3. We note your policy disclosure that you exercise your unconditional option to bypass the qualitative assessment regarding the existence of impairment for your indefinite-lived digital currency assets “in any period.” Please revise to clarify that the timing of when your impairment is assessed is whenever the market price is below the carrying value.
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, we will revise our policy disclosure in future filings. In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023, we intend to disclose the following within Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies : “An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occur indicate that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, which is measured using the lowest quoted price of the cryptocurrency at the time its fair value is being measured (i.e., daily). In testing for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a…
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. · filed 2024-03-06 · 0001140361-24-011804
SEC staff comment
5. We reviewed your response to prior comment 12 regarding your use of the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA and its adjustments for impairments on digital currencies and the realized gain on sale of digital currencies. It remains unclear to us how you determined these non-GAAP adjustments are not normal recurring operation charges. Please advise or revise for the following: • Tell us why you believe that adjusting for impairment of, and the realized gain on sale of, digital assets provides useful information to investors given that you use your digital assets to, in part, fund your operations, measurement of the fair value of such assets is normal and recurring, and also considering the recurring nature of this activity. As noted in your response, these items are currently normal and recurring, and you disclose on pages 15, 34 and 61 of your 10-K that your future success and…
The company responded
In the December 13, 2023, FASB Accounting Standards Update 1 guidance regarding Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) , FASB states the following: “The Board is issuing the amendments in this Update to improve the accounting for and disclosure of crypto assets. Stakeholder feedback, including from respondents to the 2021 FASB Invitation to Comment (ITC), Agenda Consultation, indicated that improving the accounting for and disclosure of crypto assets should be a top priority for the Board. Stakeholders stated that the current accounting—except as provided in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for certain specialized industries—for holdings of crypto assets as indefinite-lived intangible assets, which is a cost-less-impairment accounting model, does not provide investors, lenders, creditors, and other allocators of capital (collectively, ‘investors’)…
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. · filed 2024-03-06 · 0001140361-24-011804