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FINANCIAL STATEMENT POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Apr. 05, 2014
FINANCIAL STATEMENT POLICIES  
FINANCIAL STATEMENT POLICIES

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fossil Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”).

 

The Company’s fiscal year periodically results in a 53-week year instead of a normal 52-week year. The current fiscal year ending January 3, 2015 is a 53-week year, with the additional week being included in the first quarter. Accordingly, the information presented herein includes fourteen weeks of operations for the quarter ended April 5, 2014 (“First Quarter”) as compared to thirteen weeks included in the quarter ended March 30, 2013 (“Prior Year Quarter”). The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of April 5, 2014, and the results of operations for the First Quarter and Prior Year Quarter. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”). Operating results for the First Quarter and Prior Year Quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the full fiscal year.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company has not made any changes in its significant accounting policies from those disclosed in the 2013 Form 10-K.

 

Business. The Company is a global design, marketing and distribution company that specializes in consumer fashion accessories. Its principal offerings include an extensive line of men’s and women’s fashion watches and jewelry, handbags, small leather goods, belts, sunglasses, soft accessories and clothing. In the watch and jewelry product categories, the Company has a diverse portfolio of globally recognized owned and licensed brand names under which its products are marketed. The Company’s products are distributed globally through various distribution channels, including wholesale in countries where it has a physical presence, direct to the consumer through its retail stores and commercial websites and through third-party distributors in countries where the Company does not maintain a physical presence. The Company’s products are offered at varying price points to meet the needs of its customers, whether they are value-conscious or luxury oriented. Based on its extensive range of accessory products, brands, distribution channels and price points, the Company is able to target style-conscious consumers across a wide age spectrum on a global basis.

 

Hedging Instruments.  The Company is exposed to certain market risks relating to foreign exchange rates and interest rates.  The Company actively monitors and attempts to manage these exposures using derivative instruments including foreign currency forward contracts and an interest rate swap.  The Company’s foreign subsidiaries periodically enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge the future payment of intercompany inventory transactions denominated in U.S. dollars. If the Company was to settle its Euro, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar, and Mexican Peso forward contracts as of April 5, 2014, the net result would have been a net loss of approximately $2.3 million, net of taxes. To help protect against adverse fluctuations in interest rates, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement to effectively convert a portion of variable rate debt obligations from a floating rate to a fixed rate. To reduce exposure to changes in currency exchange rates adversely affecting the Company’s investment in a Euro-denominated subsidiary, the Company has entered into a forward contract designated as a net investment hedge.  The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

 

The Company applies the hedge accounting rules as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). See “Note 10—Derivatives and Risk Management” for additional disclosures about the Company’s use of derivatives.

 

Earnings Per Share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS adjusts basic EPS for the effects of dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during each period using the treasury stock method.

 

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted EPS (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

For the 14 
Weeks Ended

 

For the 13 
Weeks Ended

 

 

 

April 5, 2014

 

March 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Fossil Group, Inc.

 

$

66,343

 

$

72,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS computations:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

54,125

 

59,393

 

Basic EPS

 

$

1.23

 

$

1.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS computation:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

54,125

 

59,393

 

Stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units

 

226

 

390

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

54,351

 

59,783

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

1.22

 

$

1.21

 

 

 

Approximately 217,700 and 201,000 shares issuable under stock-based awards were not included in the diluted EPS calculation at the end of the First Quarter and Prior Year Quarter, respectively, because they were antidilutive.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards. In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 requires, unless certain conditions exist, an unrecognized tax benefit to be presented as a reduction to a deferred tax asset in the financial statements for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The guidance in ASU 2013-11 was effective for the Company beginning fiscal year 2014 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.

 

In March 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (“ASU 2013-05”). ASU 2013-05 addresses the accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity. The guidance outlines the events when cumulative translation adjustments should be released into net income and is intended by FASB to eliminate some disparity in current accounting practice.  The guidance in ASU 2013-05 was effective for the Company beginning fiscal year 2014 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.

 

In December 2011, FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”), to address certain comparability issues between financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and those prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. In January 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2013-01”), which clarifies which instruments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements established by ASU 2011-11. ASU 2011-11 will require an entity to provide enhanced disclosures about certain financial instruments and derivatives, as defined in ASU 2013-01, to enable users to understand the effects of offsetting in the financial statements as well as the effects of master netting arrangements on an entity’s financial condition. The amendments in ASU 2011-11 and ASU 2013-01 became effective for the Company in fiscal year 2014 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.