SEC Company Response from INTERMAGNETICS GENERAL CORP (CIK 0000351012) — Mar 15, 2005
INTERMAGNETICS GENERAL CORP (CIK 0000351012)
Date: March 15, 2005 · CIK: 0000351012 · Accession: 0000950116-05-001017
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[Graphic Omitted] IGC Intermagnetics
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General Corporation
March 15, 2005
Mr. John Hartz
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549-0510
Dear Mr. Hartz,
The following is in response to the comment in your letter to Intermagnetics
General Corporation dated March 1, 2005.
FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 30, 2004
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Note A-Significant accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition
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1. We note your response to prior comment number one. We do not understand
why you will "... no longer make any distinction between revenues
accounted for in accordance with SOP 81-1." Please provide us with your
revised revenue recognition policy that you will disclose in future
filings. Ensure your discussion of product sales clarifies that title
and risk of loss transfer at shipment.
o RESPONSE;
IN FUTURE FILINGS, WE WILL CLARIFY OUR REVENUE RECOGNITION
POLICY ON LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT REVENUE AS ACCOUNTED
FOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOP 81-1 AND REVENUE RECOGNIZED ON
PRODUCT SALES WHEN TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS TRANSFERS AT
SHIPMENT AS FOLLOWS:
The Company recognizes revenue and profit on
long-term development contracts based upon actual costs
incurred plus earned profit using the percentage-of-completion
method in accordance with Statement of Position ("SOP") No.
81-1. These types of contracts typically provide engineering
services to achieve a specific scientific result relating to
superconductivity. Some of these contracts require the Company
to contribute to the development effort. The customers for
these contracts are both commercial customers and various
state and federal government agencies. When government
agencies are providing revenue we do not expect the government
to be a significant end user of the resulting products.
Therefore, the Company does not reduce Internal Research and
Development by the funding received. When it appears probable
that estimated costs will exceed available funding, and the
Company is not successful in securing additional funding, the
Company records the estimated loss on the contract.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 as amended by Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 104, on product that is complete and
ready to ship. In these cases, all the criteria for revenue
recognition have been met including, but not limited to:
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; the arrangement
includes a product price that is fixed and determinable; the
company has accomplished what it must do to satisfy the terms
of the arrangement including passing title and risk of loss to
our customer upon shipment; and collection from our customer
is reasonably assured in accordance with the terms in the
arrangement.
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In other instances, the Company recognizes revenue in
accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 as amended
by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, on product that is
complete and ready to ship for which our customer has
requested a delay in delivery. In these cases, all the
criteria for revenue recognition have been met including, but
not limited to: the customer has a substantial business
purpose, there is a fixed delivery date, title and risk of
loss has transferred to our customer, the product is complete
and ready for shipment, and the product has been segregated
and is not available to be used to fill other orders. Upon
notification from our customer the product is shipped to the
stated destination.
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WE ACKNOWLEDGE:
o THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY OF THE
DISCLOSURE IN THEIR FILINGS;
o STAFF COMMENTS OR CHANGES TO DISCLOSURE IN RESPONSE TO STAFF COMMENTS
DO NOT FORECLOSE THE COMMISSION FROM TAKING ANY ACTION WITH RESPECT TO
THE FILING; AND
o THE COMPANY MAY NOT ASSERT STAFF COMMENTS AS A DEFENSE IN ANY
PROCEEDING INITIATED BY THE COMMISSION OR ANY PERSON UNDER THE FEDERAL
SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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GLENN H. EPSTEIN
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MARCH 15, 2005
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MICHAEL K. BURKE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
MARCH 15, 2005
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