SEC Comment Letter for Inotiv, Inc. (NOTV) (CIK 0000720154) (NOTV) — Mar 2, 2015
Inotiv, Inc. (NOTV) (CIK 0000720154)
Date: March 2, 2015 · CIK: 0000720154 · Accession: 0000000000-15-012979
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March 2, 2015 Via E -mail Jeffrey Potrzebowski Chief Financial Officer Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. 2701 Kent Avenue West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 Re: Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. Form 10 -K for the Fiscal Year Ended Sept ember 30, 201 4 Filed December 29 , 2014 Form 10 -Q for the Q uarterly Period Ended December 31, 2014 Filed February 17, 2015 File No. 000-23357 Dear Mr. Potrzebowski : We have limited our review to only your fi nancial statements an d related disclosures and have the following comments . In our comments, we ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter within 10 business days by providing the req uested information or by advising us when you will provide the requested response. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. Please furnish us a letter on EDGAR under the form type label CORRESP that keys your response s to our comment s. After reviewing the information provided, we may raise additional comments and/or request that you amend your filing s. Form 10 -K for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2014 Financial Statements Note 4. Income (Loss) per Share, page 50 1. You state that you compute diluted earnings per share using the if -converted method for warrants. Please tell us why you use the if -converted method and not the treasury stock method. Reference supporting authoritative literature in your response. Jeffrey Potrzebowski Bioanalytical Systems , Inc. March 2, 2015 Page 2 Note 11. Segment Information, page 58 2. Please p rovide us proposed disclosure to be included in future periodic reports that presents sales to external customers and long -lived assets located in the United Stat es separately from other North American countries as specified by ASC 280 -10-50-41. Form 10 -Q for the Quarterly Period E nded December 31, 2014 Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 18 3. Provide us proposed disclosure to be included in future periodic reports that explains why days’ sales in accounts receivable increased to 59 days at December 31, 2014 from 49 days at September 30, 2014 (based on prior quarter’s revenue). We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disc losure in the filing s to be certain that the filin gs include the information the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and all applicable Exchange Act rules require. Since the company and its management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s dis closure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made. In responding to our comment s, please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that: the company is responsible for the adequacy and accurac y of the disclosure in the filing s; staff comment s or changes to disclosure in response to staff comment s do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing s; and the company may not assert staff commen ts as a defense in any proceeding initia ted by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. You may contact Lisa Vanjoske , Assistant Chief Accountant, at (202) 551 -3614 or Sharon Blume, Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551 -3474 if you have any questions regarding the comment s. In this regard, do not hesitate to contact me at (202) 551 -3679. Sincerely, /s/ Jim B. Rosenberg Jim B. Rosenberg Senior Assistant Chief Accountant