Accounting policies

9 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2020

Accounting policies

2. Accounting policies

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for Fabrinet as of March 27, 2020 and for the three and nine months ended March 27, 2020 and March 29, 2019 include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial statements set forth herein, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, such information does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. For further information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Fabrinet’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2019.

The balance sheet as of June 28, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

The results for the three and nine months ended March 27, 2020 may not be indicative of results for the year ending June 26, 2020 or any future periods.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of total revenues and expenses during the year. The Company bases estimates on historical experience and various assumptions about the future that are believed to be reasonable based on available information. The Company’s reported financial position or results of operations may be materially different under different conditions or when using different estimates and assumptions, particularly with respect to significant accounting policies, which are discussed below. Significant assumptions are used in accounting for share-based compensation, allowance for doubtful accounts, income taxes, inventory obsolescence, goodwill and valuation of intangible assets related to business acquisitions, among others. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be different from these estimates. In the event that estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments will be made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information.

Fiscal years

The Company utilizes a 52 to 53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday in June closest to June 30. The three months ended March 27, 2020 and March 29, 2019 each consisted of 13 weeks. The nine months ended March 27, 2020 and March 29, 2019 each consisted of 39 weeks. Fiscal year 2020 will be comprised of 52 weeks and will end on June 26, 2020.

Reclassifications

For presentation purposes, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications do not affect the Company’s net income, cash flows or stockholders’ equity.

Changes in accounting policies

Except for the adoption of the new lease accounting standard and the derivatives and hedging standard described below, the Company has consistently applied its accounting policies to all periods presented in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, derivatives, accounts receivable and contract assets.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are maintained with several financial institutions. Deposits held with banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and are maintained with financial institutions with reputable credit and therefore bear minimal credit risk. The Company seeks to mitigate its credit risks by spreading such risks across multiple counterparties and monitoring the risk profiles of these counterparties. The Company limits its short-term investments in marketable securities to securities with a maturity not in excess of three years and securities that are rated A1, P-1, F1, or better.

The Company enters into derivative contracts with financial institutions with reputable credit and monitors the credit profiles of these counterparties.

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations for credit worthiness of its customers and usually does not require collateral from its customers. Management has implemented a program to closely monitor near term cash collection and credit exposures to mitigate any material losses.

Adoption of new accounting standards

On June 29, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, which provides guidance for the recognition and disclosure of lease arrangements. The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Accordingly, the Company’s comparative financial statements as of June 28, 2019 have not been adjusted. ASC 842 also provides practical expedients for the Company’s ongoing accounting. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for its operating leases with a term of less than 12 months, which will not require recognition of right of use (“ROU”) assets or lease liabilities for these leases.

For periods prior to adoption of ASC 842, the Company is required to present disclosures in accordance with ASC Topic 840. Future minimum lease payments due under non-cancelable operating leases as of June 28, 2019 were as follows:

(amount in thousands)
2020	$	1,746
2021		1,342
2022		1,219
2023		1,172
Thereafter		230
Total future minimum operating lease payments	$	5,709

The most significant impact of the adoption of ASC 842 was the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases with a term of greater than 12 months, while the accounting for finance leases will remain substantially unchanged. See Note 11 for further details.

On June 29, 2019, the Company also adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” ASU 2017-12 simplifies existing hedge accounting guidance in order to better portray the economic impact of risk management activities in the financial statements, including eliminating the separate measurement and presentation of hedge ineffectiveness. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-12, the Company was required to separately measure and reflect the amount by which the hedging instrument did not offset the changes in the fair value or cash flows of hedged items, and to record the ineffective portion as earnings. Upon the adoption of ASU 2017-12, the Company no longer recognizes hedge ineffectiveness as earnings, but instead records the entire changes in the fair value of the hedged instruments as other comprehensive income. Amounts recorded as other comprehensive income are subsequently reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line item that is used to present the earnings effect of the hedged item when the hedged item affects earnings. See Note 6 for further details.

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” which temporarily simplifies the accounting for contract modifications, including hedging relationships, due to the transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference interest rates. For example, entities can elect not to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination if certain conditions are met. Additionally, entities can elect to continue applying hedge accounting for hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform if certain conditions are met. The new standard was effective upon issuance and generally can be applied to applicable contract modifications through December 31, 2022. This ASU was effective for the Company in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 with no impact to the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

New accounting pronouncements – not yet adopted by the Company

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The amendments in this update simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify U.S. GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

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 is intended to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to the financial statements, including (1) the development of a framework that promotes consistent decisions by the FASB about disclosure requirements and (2) the appropriate exercise of discretion by reporting entities. The amendment modifies the disclosure requirements on transferring between level 1 and level 2 and valuation processes of level 3 fair value measurements. This update is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” ASU 2017-04 modifies the concept of impairment assessment from the condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value to the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Public companies that are SEC filers should adopt the amendment for annual and any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company does not expect this update will impact its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which establishes a new credit impairment model for financial assets measured at amortized cost and available-for-sale debt securities. The FASB issued subsequent amendments to Topic 326, including ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05, ASU 2019-11 and ASU 2020-02, which provided further

guidance and transition relief. For public business entities, this update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on its condensed consolidated financial statements.