Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

1.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

Description of Business. Insignia Systems, Inc. (the "Company") markets in-store advertising products, programs and services to consumer packaged goods manufacturers (customers) and retailers. The Company has been in business since 1990. The Company's products and services includes the Insignia POPSign® program, thermal sign card supplies for the Company's SIGNright and Impulse systems, Stylus software and laser printable cardstock and label supplies. Since 1998, the Company has been focusing on providing in-store services through the Insignia Point-of- Purchase Services (Insignia POPS®) in-store advertising program.

Basis of Presentation. Financial statements for the interim periods included herein are unaudited; however, they contain all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, which in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2011, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The financial statements do not include certain footnote disclosures and financial information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Company's 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A describes the Company's accounting policies.

Inventories. Inventories are primarily comprised of parts and supplies for Impulse and SIGNright machines, sign cards, and rollstock. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, and consists of the following:

		September 30,		December 31,
		2011		2010
Raw materials	$	62,000	$	132,000
Work-in-process		30,000		25,000
Finished goods		341,000		257,000
	$	433,000	$	414,000

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment consists of the following:

		September 30,		December 31,
		2011		2010
Property and Equipment:
Production tooling, machinery and equipment	$	2,350,000	$	2,344,000
Office furniture and fixtures		260,000		258,000
Computer equipment and software		1,056,000		936,000
Web site		38,000		38,000
Leasehold improvements		361,000		351,000
Construction in progress		1,082,000		-
		5,147,000		3,927,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,213,000)		(2,952,000)
Net Property and Equipment	$	1,934,000	$	975,000

Stock-Based Compensation. The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payments at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the weighted average fair value of options and employee stock purchase plan rights. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line method over the requisite service period of the award.

There were 367,000 stock option awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and the Company estimated the fair value of these awards using the following weighted average assumptions: expected life of 4.3 years, expected volatility of 70%, dividend yield of 0% and risk-free interest rate of 1.81%. The total fair value of stock option awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $814,000 and $745,000, respectively. The Company estimated the fair value of stock-based rights granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 under the employee stock purchase plan using the following weighted average assumptions: expected life of 1 year, expected volatility of 30%, dividend yield of 0% and risk-free interest rate of 0.30%. The total fair value of stock-based rights granted under the employee stock purchase plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $58,000 and $80,000, respectively. Total stock-based compensation expense recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, was $172,000 and $545,000, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $156,000 and $557,000, respectively. The total option exercises in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were 18,000 and 1,635,000, respectively, for which the Company received proceeds of $40,000 and $2,976,000, respectively. Total option exercises in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were 16,000 and 344,000, for which the Company received proceeds of $34,000 and $648,000.

Dividends Paid. On February 22, 2011, the Board of Directors approved a special $2.00 per common share dividend totaling $31,335,000, which was paid on May 2, 2011.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares outstanding and excludes any dilutive effects of stock options and warrants. Diluted net income (loss) per share gives effect to all diluted potential common shares outstanding during the period. Due to the net loss incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2011, all stock options were anti-dilutive. Options and warrants to purchase approximately 656,000 shares of common stock with weighted average exercise prices of $7.12 were outstanding at September 30, 2010 and were not included in the computation of common stock equivalents for the three months ended September 30, 2010 because their exercise prices were higher than the average fair market value of the common shares during the reporting period. Options and warrants to purchase approximately 646,000 and 525,000 shares of common stock with weighted average exercise prices of $6.54 and $7.55 were outstanding at September 30, 2011 and 2010 and were not included in the computation of common stock equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 because their exercise prices were higher than the average fair market value of the common shares during the reporting period.

Weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30		September 30
	2011	2010	2011	2010
Denominator for basic net income
per share - weighted average shares	15,121,000	15,642,000	15,551,000	15,503,000
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and warrants	-	1,335,000	400,000	1,366,000
Denominator for diluted net income per
share - weighted average shares	15,121,000	16,977,000	15,951,000	16,869,000