Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include those of iRobot and its subsidiaries, after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions. iRobot has prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been made to state fairly the Company's financial position. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year or any future periods. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2020.

The Company operates and reports using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. Accordingly, the Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Saturday that falls closest to the last day of the third month of each quarter.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which amends the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses rather than incurred losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. The Company adopted the standard effective December 29, 2019 which resulted in no adjustment to the allowance for credit losses upon adoption. See the description of the Company’s "Credit Losses" accounting policy below.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement." The amendment modifies disclosure requirements related to fair value measurement. The Company adopted this standard effective December 29, 2019 which did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software." The new standard 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). The Company adopted the standard using the prospective method effective December 29, 2019 which did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, "Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes." The ASU simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles as well as clarifying and amending existing guidance to improve consistent application. The amendments to this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Depending on the amendment, adoption may be applied on the retrospective, modified retrospective or prospective basis. The Company intends to adopt the ASU effective January 3, 2021, and is currently evaluating the impact to the consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by FASB that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Impact of COVID-19

The global pandemic related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in significant economic disruption. The pandemic and associated actions and measures implemented by governments around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19 have altered macroeconomic conditions and created recession-like environments around the world. These dynamics have had an adverse impact on the Company's financial and operating results. Mandated orders to "shelter-in-place" and other social distancing measures have directly and indirectly affected sales and supply chain activities during the first quarter and are likely to continue to impact the magnitude and timing of orders by retailers, resellers, distributors and consumers over the coming quarters. The Company expects to continue to be impacted as the situation remains dynamic and subject to rapid and possibly material changes. Additional impacts may arise of which the Company is not currently aware. The nature and extent of such impacts will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company evaluated its assets for impairment, including strategic investments, goodwill and long-lived assets. The Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions and determined that no impairment existed as of March 28, 2020. However, the Company is unable to predict how long the pandemic will persist or the timing and speed of any economic recovery that may follow. Any measures that prolong shelter-in-place or restrict business activities are highly likely to be harmful to the consumer product retail industry in general, and consequently, to the Company's business.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses. These estimates and judgments include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, including performance obligations, variable consideration and other obligations such as product returns and incentives; allowance for credit losses; warranty costs; valuation of goodwill and acquired intangible assets; valuation of financial instruments; evaluating loss contingencies; accounting for stock-based compensation including performance-based assessments; and accounting for income taxes and related valuation allowances. The Company bases these estimates and judgments on historical experience, market participant fair value considerations, projected future cash flows and various other factors that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from the Company’s estimates.

Credit Losses

The Company is exposed to credit losses primarily through sales of its products. The Company assesses each customer's ability to pay by conducting a credit review which includes consideration of established credit ratings or an internal assessment of the customer's creditworthiness based on an analysis of their financial information when a credit rating is not available. The Company monitors the credit exposure through active review of customer balances. The Company's expected loss methodology for accounts receivable is developed using historical collection experience, current customer credit ratings, current and future economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of customers' account balances. Although the Company historically has not experienced significant credit losses as it relates to trade accounts receivable, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty in some customer accounts. The Company recorded its estimate of credit losses, resulting in an increase to the reserve and bad debt expense, of $4.5 million during the three months ended March 28, 2020. As of March 28, 2020 and December 28, 2019, the Company recorded an allowance for credit losses of $5.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

The Company's exposure to credit losses may increase if its customers are adversely affected by changes in economic pressures or uncertainty associated with local or global economic recessions or other customer-specific factors. It is possible that there could be a material adverse impact to the carrying amount of accounts receivables if the liquidity of retailers, resellers and distributors continues to be impacted by disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other Assets

The Company holds non-marketable equity securities as part of its strategic investments portfolio. The Company classifies the majority of these securities as equity securities without readily determinable fair values and measures these investments at cost, less any impairment, adjusted for observable price changes. At March 28, 2020 and December 28, 2019, other assets consisted primarily of equity securities without readily determinable fair values and an equity method investment totaling $21.3 million and $21.0 million, respectively.

Net (Loss) Income Per Share

Basic income per share is calculated using the Company's weighted-average outstanding common shares. Diluted income

per share is calculated using the Company's weighted-average outstanding common shares including the dilutive effect of stock

awards as determined under the treasury stock method.

The following table presents the calculation of both basic and diluted net (loss) income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts): 

	Three Months Ended
	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Net (loss) income	$	(18,135	)	$	22,520
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	28,297			27,863
Dilutive effect of employee stock awards	—			900
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	28,297			28,763
Net (loss) income per share - Basic	$	(0.64	)	$	0.81
Net (loss) income per share - Diluted	$	(0.64	)	$	0.78

Restricted stock units and stock options representing approximately 0.8 million and 0.0 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive.

Unusual Risks and Uncertainties [Table Text Block]

Impact of COVID-19

The global pandemic related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in significant economic disruption. The pandemic and associated actions and measures implemented by governments around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19 have altered macroeconomic conditions and created recession-like environments around the world. These dynamics have had an adverse impact on the Company's financial and operating results. Mandated orders to "shelter-in-place" and other social distancing measures have directly and indirectly affected sales and supply chain activities during the first quarter and are likely to continue to impact the magnitude and timing of orders by retailers, resellers, distributors and consumers over the coming quarters. The Company expects to continue to be impacted as the situation remains dynamic and subject to rapid and possibly material changes. Additional impacts may arise of which the Company is not currently aware. The nature and extent of such impacts will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company evaluated its assets for impairment, including strategic investments, goodwill and long-lived assets. The Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions and determined that no impairment existed as of March 28, 2020. However, the Company is unable to predict how long the pandemic will persist or the timing and speed of any economic recovery that may follow. Any measures that prolong shelter-in-place or restrict business activities are highly likely to be harmful to the consumer product retail industry in general, and consequently, to the Company's business.