Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Update

9 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2019

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Update

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Update

The accounting polices used in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Form

10-Q

are the same as those used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended January 31, 2019, except for the change resulting from the adoption of Accounting Standard Codification Topic 842 (“ASC 842”), Leases. See Note 11 for further details related to the new lease accounting policy as a result of this adoption.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

In February 2019, the Company adopted the guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) related to leases. See Note 11 for further details related to this adoption, including policy and expanded disclosure requirements.

Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Internal-Use

Software

In August 2018, the FASB issued

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU’)

2018-15,

“Intangibles—Goodwill and

Other—Internal-Use

Software (Subtopic

350-40):

Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.” ASU

2018-15

reduces complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement and aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain

internal-use

software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 (Q1 fiscal 2021 for AstroNova), with early adoption permitted. Implementation should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurement

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU

2018-13, “Fair

Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” ASU

2018-13

modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying or adding certain disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 including interim periods within those fiscal years (Q1 fiscal 2021 for AstroNova), with early adoption permitted. The provisions of ASU

2018-13

relating to changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. The remaining provisions should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

No other new accounting pronouncements, issued or effective during the nine months of the current year, have had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.