Note 1 - Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

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 2013, 2012 and 2011 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 are 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 (years)	3	to	7
Building and improvements (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 2013 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 -	2013			2012			2011
Dividend yield	2.3%	-	3.3%	3.1%	-	3.2%	2.3%	-	3.3%
Expected volatility	72.4%	-	79.0%		79.8%		77.3%	-	78.5%
Risk free interest rate	.8%	-	1.9%	.9%	-	2.0%	1.2%	-	3.3%
Expected term (years)	5	-	10	5	-	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 and August 28, 2011. 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.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance requiring additional information about reclassification adjustments out of comprehensive income, including changes in comprehensive income balances by component and significant items reclassified out of comprehensive income. This new guidance will become effective for the Company in its fiscal 2014 year ending August 31, 2014. The Company does not believe adoption of this new guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued guidance establishing an optional two-step analysis for impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill. This new guidance allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Under that option, an entity no longer would be required to calculate the fair value of the intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on that qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe adoption of this new guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.