Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

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Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Brady Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company," "Brady," "we," or "our") without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of the Company, the foregoing statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2013 and July 31, 2013, and its results of operations, comprehensive income, and cash flows for the three months ended October 31, 2013 and 2012. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of that date. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results in future periods may differ from the estimates.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statement presentation. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2013.

The Company announced its plan to divest its Asia Die-Cut business in the third quarter of fiscal 2013, and incorporated its Balkhausen business into that plan during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. As a result, the assets and liabilities have been reclassified in accordance with the authoritative literature on assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of October 31, 2013 and July 31, 2013. The results of operations of the Company's Asia Die-Cut and Balkhausen businesses have been reported as discontinued operations within the condensed consolidated statements of earnings for all periods presented. In addition, the Brady Medical and Varitronics businesses that were divested in fiscal 2013 are included within discontinued operations. In accordance with the authoritative literature, the Company has elected to not separately disclose the cash flows or other comprehensive income related to the Asia Die-Cut and Balkhausen discontinued operations. Refer to Note K, "Discontinued Operations" for further discussion regarding the businesses.