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Note 1 - Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Aug. 26, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
1.             SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business Description – WSI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) is involved in the precision contract metal machining business primarily serving the recreational vehicle, energy, aerospace/avionics and bioscience industries.

Fiscal Year - WSI Industries, Inc.’s fiscal years represent a 52- to 53-week period ending the last Sunday in August. Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 each consisted of 52 weeks.

Basis of Presentation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of WSI Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits with financial institutions and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. At times bank balances may exceed federally insured limits. Cash equivalents are carried at cost plus accrued interest which approximates fair value.

Inventories - Inventory costs determined using the average cost method consist of material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. They are valued at the lower of cost or market by comparing the cost of each item in inventory to its most recent sales price or sales order price. Inventory cost is adjusted down for any excess of cost over the net realizable value of inventory components.

In addition, the Company determines whether its inventory is excess and obsolete by analyzing the sales history of its inventory, sales orders on hand and indications from the Company’s customers as to the future of various parts or programs. If, in the Company’s determination, the inventory value has become impaired, the Company adjusts the inventory value to the amount the Company estimates as the ultimate net realizable value for that inventory. The Company performs its lower of cost or market testing, as well as its excess or obsolete inventory analyses, quarterly.

Property, plant, equipment and depreciation and amortization - The cost of substantially all machinery and equipment, and buildings and improvements are being depreciated using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:

Machinery and equipment (in years)
 3
to
7
Building and improvements (in years)
 15
to 
40

Long-lived Assets - The Company evaluates long-term assets on a periodic basis in compliance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets carrying amount.  If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair value determined primarily through the present value of estimated future cash flows.

Goodwill - The Company assesses the valuation of its goodwill according to the provisions of ASC 350 to determine if the current value of goodwill has been impaired.  The Company has also adopted Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350).  With ASU No. 2011-08, an entity is given the option to make a qualitative evaluation of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of its reporting unit.  In the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter, the Company made its qualitative evaluation of its goodwill considering, among other things, the overall macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall financial performance and other relevant company specific events.  Based on this qualitative evaluation, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that its goodwill was not impaired and that it wasn’t required to calculate the fair value of its reporting unit.  If the Company has changes in events or circumstances, including reductions in anticipated cash flows generated by our operations, goodwill could become impaired which would result in a charge to earnings.

Income Taxes - The determination of the Company’s income tax-related account balances requires the exercise of significant judgment by management.  Accordingly, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon the difference between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to affect taxable income.  Management assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and establishes a valuation allowance when management believes recovery is unlikely.

Revenue Recognition - Revenues from sales of product are recorded generally upon shipment. The Company considers its revenue recognition policy to fall under the guidance of FASB’s conceptual framework for revenue recognition. The Company recognizes revenue only after: (a) the Company has received a purchase order identifying price and delivery terms or services to be rendered; (b) shipment has occurred, or in the case of services, after the service has been completed; (c) the Company’s price is fixed as evidenced by the purchase order; and (d) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company refers to its revenues as “net sales” in its Consolidated Statements of Income as the Company’s sales are reduced for any product returned by customers.

The Company generally does not require collateral on its trade receivables. The maximum loss that the Company would incur if a customer failed to pay amounts owed would be limited to the recorded amount due after any allowances provided. Credit losses relating to customers have been minimal and within management’s expectations. Based on management’s evaluation of uncollected accounts receivable throughout the year, bad debts are provided for on the allowance method. Accounts are considered delinquent if they are 120 days past due. The Company mitigates its credit risk by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts.

Freight costs – The Company includes freight, shipping and handling costs, in the cost of goods sold.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates made in those financial statements consist of estimates related to the impairment of goodwill, the evaluation of excess or obsolete inventory and the valuation allowance connected to the deferred tax assets.

Earnings per Share – Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the combination of dilutive common share equivalents and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Stock-based compensation - The following information has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its stock options under the fair value method of ASC 718. The fair value for these options was estimated, for the purpose of determining compensation, at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions as set forth in the table below. The estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.

Date of Grant in fiscal -
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Dividend yield
   3.09% - 3.16%    2.3% - 3.25%     -  
Expected volatility
    79.8%      77.3% - 78.5%    69.8% - 70.2%
Risk free interest rate
   .9% - 2.0%   1.2%  - 3.3%   2.6%  - 3.8%
Expected term (in years)   5
-
10    10   5
-
10

ASC 718 also requires the benefit of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than an operating cash flow under current accounting literature.

The Company granted shares of non-vested restricted stock to various employees during the years ended August 26, 2012, August 28, 2011 and August 29, 2010.  The grants consisted of both outright stock grants as well as stock that could be earned in connection with the Company’s incentive compensation program should certain predetermined targets be met.  Both kinds of non-vested restricted stock vest over three years with the grantees of the restricted stock entitled to receive dividends in additional shares of restricted stock that also vest yearly and to voting rights for the shares.  The shares are accounted for under ASC 718 as expense over the period that they vest.  The shares are also reflected in stockholder’s equity as deferred compensation which is calculated at the value of the shares at the date of the grant.

Reclassification - Certain immaterial prior year items have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement to amend the accounting and disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. This ASU limits the highest-and-best-use measure to nonfinancial assets, permits certain financial assets and liabilities with offsetting positions in market or counterparty credit risks to be measured at a net basis, and provides guidance on the applicability of premiums and discounts. Additionally, this update expands the disclosure on Level 3 inputs by requiring quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions, as well as description of the valuation processes and the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs. ASU No. 2011-04 is to be applied prospectively and is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This ASU presents an entity with the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the component of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity/deficit. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. ASU No. 2011-05 should be applied retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. As ASU No. 2011-05 relates only to the presentation of comprehensive income, the Company does not expect the adoption of this update will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles and Goodwill – Other (Topic 350).  This ASU gives the entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of its reporting unit.  The amendments also improve previous guidance by expanding upon the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider between annual impairment tests in determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Also, the amendments improve the examples of events and circumstances that an entity having a reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount should consider in determining whether to measure an impairment loss, if any, under the second step of the goodwill impairment test.  The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance.  The Company has adopted this update effective with these financial statements.