Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

All references to the “Company” and “Kratos” refer to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries.


(a)	Basis of Presentation

The information as of March 31, 2013 and for the three months ended March 25, 2012 and March 31, 2013 is unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 30, 2012 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not necessarily include all information and footnotes necessary for presentation in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 12, 2013 (the “Form 10-K”). Interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of operating results expected in subsequent periods or for the year as a whole.


(b)	Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries for which all inter-company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


(c)	Fiscal Year

The Company has a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday of the calendar year, with interim fiscal periods ending on the last Sunday of each calendar quarter. The three months ended March 25, 2012 and March 31, 2013 consisted of 13-week periods. There were 53 calendar weeks in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012 and there are 52 calendar weeks in the fiscal year ending on December 29, 2013.


(d)	Reclassifications

A reclassification was made to the March 25, 2012 condensed consolidated statement of cash flows to present the change in accrued interest of approximately $15.6 million as a discrete line item which has previously been reported in accrued expenses. In addition, a reclassification was made to the March 25, 2012 condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) to reclassify approximately $0.4 million of commission expense out of cost of product sales to selling, general and administrative expenses to conform with the March 31, 2013 classification of these expenses.


(e)	Accounting Policies and Accounting Standards Updates

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued "Comprehensive Income: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income," which requires entities to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, entities are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, entities are required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail on these amounts. This standard is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted this standard in the quarter ended March 31, 2013, which did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011 and February 2013, the FASB issued an amendment to the Balance Sheet topic of the Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"), which requires entities to disclose both gross and net information about both derivatives and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. The objective of the disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. This standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Retrospective presentation for all comparative periods presented is required. Accordingly, the Company will adopt this amendment in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Other than as noted above, there have been no changes in the Company's significant accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Form 10-K.


(f)	Concentrations and Uncertainties

The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions, and such balances commonly exceed the $250,000 insured amount by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts, and management believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to such cash and cash equivalents.

Financial instruments, which subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of the Company’s billed and unbilled accounts receivable. The Company’s accounts receivable result from sales to customers within the federal government, state and local agencies and commercial customers in various industries. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its commercial customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, and collateral is not required. Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. See Note 11 for a discussion of the Company’s significant customers.

The Company has 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 ("the Notes") with an aggregate principal amount of $625.0 million outstanding as of March 31, 2013. The Notes are due on June 1, 2017, and the Company pays interest at the rate of 10% per annum semi-annually, in arrears, on June 1 and December 1 of each year. In addition, the Company has $91.7 million available under its existing revolving credit agreement. See Note 9 for a complete description of the Company’s debt.

The Company intends to fund its cash requirements with cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under its existing revolving credit facility. Management believes these sources of liquidity should be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash needs for at least the next 12 months. The Company’s quarterly and annual operating results have fluctuated in the past and may vary in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are external to the Company's control. If the conditions in its industry deteriorate, its customers cancel or postpone projects, its customers experience significant cost constraints as a result of federal budget cuts or sequestration or if the Company is unable to sufficiently increase its revenues or reduce its expenses, the Company may experience, in the future, a significant long-term negative impact to its financial results and cash flows from operations. In such a situation, the Company could fall out of compliance with its financial and other covenants which, if not waived, could limit its liquidity and capital resources.