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BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
    The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The quarterly operating results for Titan Machinery Inc. (the “Company”) are subject to fluctuation due to varying weather patterns, which may impact the timing and amount of equipment purchases, rentals, and after-sales parts and service purchases by the Company’s Agriculture, Construction and International customers. Therefore, operating results for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022. The information contained in the consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2021 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year then ended. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 as filed with the SEC.
Nature of Business
    The Company is engaged in the retail sale, service and rental of agricultural and construction machinery through its stores in the United States and Europe. The Company’s North American stores are located in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming, and its European stores are located in Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, and Ukraine. 
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
    In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a national emergency. The nature of COVID-19 led to worldwide shutdowns and halting of commercial and interpersonal activity as governments imposed regulations in efforts to control the spread of the pandemic, such as shelter-in-place orders and quarantines. The Company's products and services were determined to be essential in the markets we serve and accordingly operations have been allowed to continue throughout the pandemic. The extent and duration of the impact of COVID-19 on the operations and financial position of the Company and on the global economy is uncertain. Uncertainty remains regarding the magnitude and duration of the pandemic and resulting financial effects. Increased infection rates and any future responses to mitigate the spread of the virus, including any potential vaccination mandates that would apply to our employees, could impact our business and our financial results in future periods.
    Recently, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") announced an emergency temporary standard requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated or require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees. This standard became effective in November 2021, giving companies 30 days to comply with most requirements and 60 days to comply with the testing requirements. In response to a court ruling, in mid-November 2021, OSHA announced that it had suspended all activities related to implementation of this new regulation pending further litigation. The exact impact that this new regulation could have on our Company is uncertain at this time. However, it could result in employee attrition, difficulty in fulfilling future labor needs, additional costs related to compliance and may have an adverse effect on our future operating results.
    Additionally, some of the Company's supply vendors are facing production, supply chain and staffing challenges as they work to achieve production capacity and lead times consistent with pre-pandemic levels. As a result, the Company has experienced some disruptions and delays on delivery of certain inventory. The Company has assessed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its results of operations for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, and although there have been logistical and other challenges, no material adverse impacts were identified.
Estimates
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, particularly related to realization of inventory, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill, or indefinite lived intangible assets, collectability of receivables, and income taxes.
Principles of Consolidation
    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material accounts, transactions and profits between the consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.
Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
    In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU No. 2020-04”), which provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to accounting guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease entities’ financial reporting burdens as the market transitions from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective upon issuance and can be applied through December 31, 2022. The Company is amending its credit agreements to include language regarding the successor or alternate rate to LIBOR, and a review of other contracts and agreements is on-going. The Company does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on its results of operations, financial position, cash flows, or disclosures.