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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2011
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation:  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Crafts, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  References herein to GAAP are to topics within the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “FASB ASC”), which the FASB periodically revises through the issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) and which has been established by the FASB as the authoritative source for GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. In the opinion of management, these interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of October 2, 2011 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  Such adjustments include normal, recurring accruals, as well as the elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions.  Operating results for the three and six-month periods ended October 2, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 1, 2012.  For further information, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2011.

Fiscal Year:  The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest March 31.  References herein to “fiscal year 2012” represent the 52-week period ending April 1, 2012 and references herein to “fiscal year 2011” represent the 53-week period ended April 3, 2011.

Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated balance sheets and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented on the consolidated statements of income and cash flows.  Significant estimates are made with respect to the allowances related to accounts receivable for customer deductions for returns, allowances and disputes.  The Company also has a certain amount of discontinued finished goods which necessitate the establishment of inventory reserves and allocates indirect costs to inventory based on an estimated percentage of the supplier purchase price, each of which are highly subjective.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  The Company considers highly-liquid investments, if any, purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Financial Instruments:  The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate such value:

 
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable – For those short-term instruments, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 
Long-term debt – The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates fair value because interest rates under the Company’s borrowings are variable, based on prevailing market rates.

Depreciation and Amortization:  The accompanying consolidated balance sheets reflect property, plant and equipment, and certain intangible assets at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization.  The Company capitalizes additions and improvements and expenses maintenance and repairs as incurred.  Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are three to eight years for property, plant and equipment, and one to sixteen years for intangible assets other than goodwill.  The Company amortizes improvements to its leased facilities over the term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is shorter.

Segment and Related Information:  The Company operates primarily in one principal segment, infant, toddler and juvenile products.  These products consist of crib and toddler bedding, nursery accessories, room décor, infant bibs and related soft goods.  Net sales of bedding, blankets and accessories amounted to $28.3 million and $29.9 million for the six-month periods ended October 2, 2011 and September 26, 2010, respectively, and net sales of bibs, bath and disposable products amounted to $10.5 million and $11.0 million for the six-month periods ended October 2, 2011 and September 26, 2010, respectively.

Revenue Recognition: Sales are recorded when goods are shipped to customers and are reported net of allowances for estimated returns and allowances in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.  Allowances for returns are estimated based on historical rates.  Allowances for returns, advertising allowances, warehouse allowances, placement fees and volume rebates are recorded commensurate with sales activity or using the straight-line method, as appropriate, and the cost of such allowances is netted against sales in reporting the results of operations.  Shipping and handling costs, net of amounts reimbursed by customers, are not material and are included in net sales.

Allowances Against Accounts Receivable: The Company’s allowances against accounts receivable are primarily contractually agreed-upon deductions for items such as advertising and warehouse allowances, placement fees and volume rebates.  These deductions are recorded throughout the year commensurate with sales activity or using the straight-line method, as appropriate.  Funding of the majority of the Company’s allowances occurs on a per-invoice basis.  The allowances for customer deductions, which are netted against accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets, consist of agreed upon advertising support, placement fees, markdowns and warehouse and other allowances.  All such allowances are recorded as direct offsets to sales and such costs are accrued commensurate with sales activities or as a straight-line amortization charge of an agreed-upon fixed amount, as appropriate to the circumstances for each such arrangement.  When a customer requests deductions, the allowances are reduced to reflect such payments or credits issued against the customer’s account balance.  The Company analyzes the components of the allowances for customer deductions monthly and adjusts the allowances to the appropriate levels.  The timing of customer-initiated funding requests for advertising support can cause the net balance in the allowance account to fluctuate from period to period.  The timing of funding requests should have no impact on the consolidated statements of income since such costs are accrued commensurate with sales activity or using the straight-line method, as appropriate.

        To reduce the exposure to credit losses and to enhance the predictability of its cash flows, the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable under factoring agreements with The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of CIT Group, Inc. (“CIT”).  In the event a factored receivable becomes uncollectible due to creditworthiness, CIT bears the risk of loss.  The Company must make estimates of the uncollectibility of its non-factored accounts receivable, which it accomplishes by specifically analyzing accounts receivable, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in its customers’ payment terms to evaluate the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts.  The Company’s accounts receivable at October 2, 2011 amounted to $14.4 million, net of allowances of $1.5 million.  Of this amount, $14.2 million is due from CIT under the factoring agreements, which amount represents the maximum amount of loss that the Company could incur under the factoring agreements if CIT failed completely to perform its obligations thereunder.

        Inventory Valuation: The preparation of the Company's financial statements requires careful determination of the appropriate dollar amount of the Company's inventory balances.  Such amount is presented as a current asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and is a direct determinant of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and, therefore, has a significant impact on the amount of net income in the accounting periods reported.  The basis of accounting for inventories is cost, which includes the direct supplier acquisition cost, duties, taxes and freight, and the indirect costs incurred to design, develop, source and store the product until it is sold.  Once cost has been determined, the Company’s inventory is then stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method, which assumes that inventory quantities are sold in the order in which they are acquired.

        The indirect costs allocated to inventory are done so as a percentage of the supplier purchase price and can impact the Company’s results of operations as purchase volume fluctuates from quarter to quarter and year to year.  The difference between indirect costs incurred and the indirect costs allocated to inventory creates a burden variance, which is generally favorable when actual inventory purchases exceed planned inventory purchases, and is generally unfavorable when actual inventory purchases are lower than planned inventory purchases.  While the burden variance can be significant during interim periods, it is generally not material by the end of each fiscal year.  The determination of the indirect charges and their allocation to the Company's finished goods inventories is complex and requires significant management judgment and estimates.  If management made different judgments or utilized different estimates, then differences would result in the valuation of the Company's inventories, the amount and timing of the Company's cost of goods sold and the resulting net income for any accounting period.

        On a periodic basis, management reviews the Company’s inventory quantities on hand for obsolescence, physical deterioration, changes in price levels and the existence of quantities on hand which may not reasonably be expected to be sold within the normal operating cycle of the Company's operations.  To the extent that any of these conditions is believed to exist or the market value of the inventory expected to be realized in the ordinary course of business is otherwise no longer as great as its carrying value, an allowance against the inventory value is established.  To the extent that this allowance is established or increased during an accounting period, an expense is recorded in cost of goods sold in the Company's consolidated statements of income.  Only when inventory for which an allowance has been established is later sold or is otherwise disposed of is the allowance reduced accordingly.  Significant management judgment is required in determining the amount and adequacy of this allowance.  In the event that actual results differ from management's estimates or these estimates and judgments are revised in future periods, the Company may not fully realize the carrying value of its inventory or may need to establish additional allowances, either of which could materially impact the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, Identifiable Intangible Assets and Goodwill:  In addition to the depreciation and amortization procedures set forth above, the Company reviews for impairment long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any asset may not be recoverable.  In the event of impairment, the asset is written down to its fair market value.  Assets to be disposed of, if any, are recorded at the lower of net book value or fair market value, less estimated costs to sell at the date management commits to a plan of disposal, and are classified as assets held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company tests the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units annually as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year.  An additional interim impairment test is performed during the year whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that suggest that the fair value of the goodwill of either of the reporting units of the Company has more likely than not fallen below its carrying value.  The annual or interim impairment test is performed in a two-step approach.  The first step is the estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit to ensure that its fair value exceeds its carrying value.  If step one indicates that a potential impairment exists, then the second step is performed to measure the amount of an impairment charge, if any.  In the second step, these estimated fair values are used as the hypothetical purchase price for the reporting units, and an allocation of such hypothetical purchase price is made to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and assigned liabilities of the reporting units.  The impairment charge is calculated as the amount, if any, by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation.

Royalty Payments: The Company has entered into agreements that provide for royalty payments based on a percentage of sales with certain minimum guaranteed amounts.  These royalties are accrued based upon historical sales rates adjusted for current sales trends by customers.  Royalty expense is included in cost of sales and amounted to $2.9 million and $3.0 million for the six-month periods ended October 2, 2011 and September 26, 2010, respectively.

Provisions for Income Taxes: The Company’s provisions for income taxes include all currently payable federal, state, local and foreign taxes and are based upon the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on the Company’s forecasted annual pre-tax income, as adjusted by certain expenses within the financial statements which will never be deductible on the Company’s tax returns, multiplied by the statutory tax rates for the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates and reduced by certain anticipated tax credits.  The Company provides for deferred income taxes based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  The Company’s policy is to recognize the effect that a change in enacted tax rates would have on net deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the period that the tax rates are changed.

The Company files income tax returns in the many jurisdictions in which it operates, including the U.S., several U.S. states and the People’s Republic of China.  The statute of limitations varies by jurisdiction; tax years open to federal or state general examination or other adjustment as of October 2, 2011 were the fiscal years ended March 30, 2008, March 29, 2009, March 28, 2010 and April 3, 2011, as well as the fiscal year ended April 1, 2007 for several states.

The Internal Revenue Service is examining the Company’s consolidated federal income tax return for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2009.  Although management believes that the calculations and positions taken on this and all other filed income tax returns are reasonable and justifiable, the final outcome of this or any other examination could result in an adjustment to the position that the Company took on such income tax return.  Such adjustment could be favorable or unfavorable and could result in adjustments to one or more state income tax returns, or to income tax returns for prior or subsequent years, or both.  The cumulative effect of such adjustments could have a material impact on the Company’s future results of operations.

Earnings Per Share:  The Company calculates basic earnings per share by using a weighted average of the number of shares outstanding during the reporting periods.  Diluted shares outstanding are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that the proceeds from the exercise of all exercisable options would be used to repurchase shares at market value.  The net number of shares issued after the exercise proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the options, which are added to basic shares to arrive at diluted shares.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and six-month periods ended October 2, 2011 and September 26, 2010.

   
Three-Month Periods Ended
   
Six-Month Periods Ended
 
   
October 2, 2011
   
September 26, 2010
   
October 2, 2011
   
September 26, 2010
 
    (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
                         
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1,070     $ 1,217     $ 1,603     $ 1,948  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    (3 )     (3 )     (6 )     (8 )
Net income
  $ 1,067     $ 1,214     $ 1,597     $ 1,940  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                               
   Basic
    9,644       9,587       9,632       9,417  
   Effect of dilutive securities
    134       161       152       138  
   Diluted
    9,778       9,748       9,784       9,555  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share:
                               
     Continuing operations
  $ 0.11     $ 0.13     $ 0.17     $ 0.21  
     Discontinued operations
    -       -       -       -  
         Total
  $ 0.11     $ 0.13     $ 0.17     $ 0.21  
                                 
Diluted earnings per common share:
                               
     Continuing operations
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12     $ 0.16     $ 0.20  
     Discontinued operations
    -       -       -       -  
         Total
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12     $ 0.16     $ 0.20  

Recently Issued Accounting Standards:  On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued FASB ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):  Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  This ASU is intended to improve consistency across jurisdictions to ensure that U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”) fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are described in the same way.  For publicly-traded companies, the amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and early application is not permitted.  The Company does not anticipate that its adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 on April 2, 2012 will impact its consolidated financial statements.

On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued FASB ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):  Testing Goodwill for Impairment.  This ASU will give an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (defined as having a likelihood of greater than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step impairment test as described above.  The ASU is intended to reduce the cost and complexity associated with the test for goodwill impairment.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, and early application is permitted.  Since the annual impairment test of the fair value of the goodwill of the Company’s reporting units has already been performed as of April 4, 2011, the Company expects that it will adopt ASU No. 2011-04 on April 2, 2012 and does not anticipate that such adoption will impact its consolidated financial statements.