SEC Company Response from OneTravel Holdings, Inc. (CIK 0000722839) — Mar 7, 2005
OneTravel Holdings, Inc. (CIK 0000722839)
Date: March 7, 2005 · CIK: 0000722839 · Accession: 0001144204-05-006877
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March 7, 2005
Ms. Linda Van Doorn
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 0409
Washington, DC 20549
Re: RCG Companies Incorporated
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004
Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2004
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004
File no. 001-8662
Dear Ms. Van Doorn:
We have addressed below each of the staff's comments in your letter of January
28, 2005 (the "Comment Letter").
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 18
1. In future filings, please confirm that you will increase disclosure in
accordance with Item 303 of Regulation S-K in respect to off-balance sheet
commitments, i.e., purchase obligations, recent acquisitions consummated
and agreements entered into as well as known trends and other sources and
uses of funds.
RESPONSE: We confirm we will increase disclosure in accordance with
Item 303 of Regulation S-K in respect to off-balance
sheet commitments, i.e., purchase obligations, recent
acquisitions consummated and agreements entered into as
well as known trends and other sources and uses of funds.
2. In addition, please confirm that you will expand in future filings your
disclosure of Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
regards to your investment portfolio. According to the financial
statements, material gains have been recognized on investments and material
unrecognized losses have been disclosed. Associated market risks should be
discussed and quantified. Refer to Item 305 of Regulation S-K for further
guidance.
RESPONSE: As of June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2004 our investment
portfolio totaled approximately $300,000. Since this
amount totaled 0.6 % and 1.1% of total current assets at
June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2004, we did not deem
this amount material to the financials statements for
detailed disclosure, but the Company does monitor the
investments for impairments. With respect to the
unrecognized losses, subsequent to September 30, 2004 it
was determined that the investments related to the
unrecognized losses were worthless with no recovery and
were considered permanently impaired with a charge to the
statement of operations recognizing the losses. We
recognized a loss of $276,347, which was 3.6% of
pretax-loss for the period ended September 30, 2004.
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Auditor's Report, page 22
3. Include the reports of the accountants that the principal accountant is
relying on in accordance with Rule 2-05 of Regulation S-X. If these other
accountants are not registered with the PCAOB, please supplementally advise
why such registration was not required.
RESPONSE: In accordance with Rule 2-05 of Regulation S-X we have
attached a copy of the report of the accountants that the
principal accountants were relying on. The other
accountants, Guest and Company, are registered with the
PCAOB.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies
Operations and Liquidity, page 28
4. In future filings include a more detailed discussion of the Company's
ability or inability to generate sufficient cash to support its operations
in the ensuing twelve months. Refer to Section 607.02 of the Financial
Reporting Codification and revise future periodic filings accordingly.
RESPONSE: In future filings we will include a more detailed
discussion of the Company's ability or inability to
generate sufficient cash to support its operations in the
ensuing twelve months.
Consolidation, page 28
5. Please tell us and disclose in future filings, the impact that the adoption
of FIN 46R had on the Company. Specifically, clarify to us how you
evaluated your investment in Lifestyle Innovations under FIN 46R.
RESPONSE: The adoption of FIN 46R had no effect on the Company.
Lifestyle Innovations was already being consolidated
because of conventional consolidation guidance of ARB 51,
Consolidation of Financial Statements. We evaluated our
investment in Lifestyles pursuant to the criteria in FIN
46R and it does not meet the criteria of a variable
interest entity.
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Concentration of Credit Risk, page 29
6. We note that revenues from Vacation Express, a MyTravel Group company,
represented approximately 73% of the Company's revenues in 2003 and that
Vacation Express was acquired effective October 31, 2003. Prior to the
acquisition were there any other affiliations between the Company and
Vacation Express such as common owners or officers or was Vacation Express
an independent third party?
RESPONSE: Vacation Express was an independent third party prior to
the October 31, 2003 acquisition. There were no other
affiliations between the Company and Vacation Express
such as common owners or officers.
Investments, page 30
7. Refer to the first paragraph under this heading. Please confirm that these
available for sale securities are reported at their fair value rather than
"estimated values" and that when quoted market price is not available, fair
value is determined using alternative valuation methodologies as discussed
in Appendix C to SFAS 115.
RESPONSE: We confirm that our investments are recorded at their
estimated fair values as determined using alternative
valuation prescribed in SFAS 115. Our remaining
investment, as noted previously, is a $300,000
investment in a private company with no readily
available market price. The Company does monitor this
investment for impairment and does not feel there is an
impairment at the reporting dates.
Please provide us with the disclosure you will include in future filings to
describe your accounting policy in accordance with SFAS 115.
RESPONSE: Investments, including certificates of deposit with
maturities of greater than three months, not readily
marketable equity securities and other marketable
securities, are classified as available for sale.
Investment securities that are not readily marketable
include securities (a) for which there is no market on a
securities exchange or no independent publicly quoted
market, (b) that cannot be publicly offered or sold
unless registration has been effected under the
Securities Act of 1933, or (c) that cannot be offered or
sold because of other arrangements, restrictions, or
conditions applicable to the securities or the Company.
Certificates of deposit are recorded at cost plus
accrued interest. Marketable equity securities are
recorded at fair values based on quoted market values
for marketable securities of the issuer, discounted for
trading restrictions. If there is no quoted market
value, the estimated fair values are determined based on
an alternative valuation method prescribed in SFAS 115,
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Investments. The difference between cost and fair value
is recorded as unrealized gain or loss on available for
sale securities as a component of comprehensive income.
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Additionally, we assess whether an other-than-temporary
impairment loss on our investment has occurred due to
declines in fair value or other market conditions.
Declines in fair value that are considered other than
temporary are recorded as an impairment of certain
equity investments in the consolidated statement of
operations.
8. Please clarify to us why the stock purchase warrants the Company
periodically receives as compensation for services are accounted for under
SFAS 133 rather than SFAS 115. Specifically, how did you determine that the
instruments meet the criteria of paragraph 6 of SFAS 133? In addition, tell
us and disclose in future filings how you have applied the guidance of EITF
00-8 to these transactions.
RESPONSE: The initial recording of the warrants were determined
under SFAS 133 because the value of a warrant is derived
from another financial product. In reviewing paragraph 6
of SFAS 133 we believe that a warrant meets the three
specific characteristics specified. After the value of the
warrant was initially established, its fair market value
was adjusted and recorded in accordance with SFAS 115. The
fair value of warrants was $101,000 at June 30, 2002 with
none valued at June 30, 2004 and 2003. Base on the
insignificant amount in the prior years and currently no
value the note will be removed from all future filings.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, page 31
9. Please tell us and disclose in future filings, the date of your annual
assessment of goodwill for impairment. In addition, disclose the date the
$1,199,690 write down was recorded and clarify whether or not it was
associated with the annual impairment test. Further, include all of the
disclosures required by paragraph 47 of SFAS 142, including how the fair
value of the reporting units was determined.
RESPONSE: The reference date of the Company's annual assessment of
goodwill is April 1, 2004, the first day of our fourth
quarter and we will disclose this in future filings. The
$1,199,690 write down was recorded at two different
times. As required by SFAS 142 when there is reason to
believe that the value of reporting units and of goodwill
has been diminished or impaired an interim test is
required.
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o $1,000,000 impairment charge was recorded in the
quarter ended December 31, 2003. During that
quarter the Company's investment advisory
activity ceased and accordingly the goodwill
associated with the advisory business was
considered fully impaired and written off.
o $199,690 impairment charge was recorded in the
quarter ended March 31, 2004. Because of changes
in the business model associated with the
technology solutions business an interim test
was performed.
The Company estimates fair value based on a discounted cash flow model.
Technology Solutions, page 33
10. We note that you are recognizing revenue on fixed fee contract for web site
development services using a cost to cost methodology. Assuming these
service contracts are outside of the scope of SOP 81-1, a cost to cost
approach is generally not appropriate as it rarely gives a good estimate of
proportional performance. Please clarify to us why you are using an input
measure rather than an output measure such as milestones for recognizing
revenue. Refer to SAB 104.
RESPONSE: After further review of the relevant literature we
agree with staff's position. The amount of revenue
recognized related to website development is however
insignificant as compared to total revenues. Contracts
for website development range from one to six months
depending on the complexity of the site. Revenue
recognized related to website development for the year
ended June 30, 2004 was approximately $131,000 or 0.9%
of technology solutions segment revenues and 0.1% of
consolidated revenues and for the period end September
30, 2004 approximately $74,000 or 1.6% of total of
technology solutions segment revenues and 0.1% of
consolidated revenues. We will use the output measure
on a go forward basis.
Note 2 - Business Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations
Acquisitions, page 34
11. Please tell us and disclose in future filings the nature of the
relationship between MyTravel Canada and the Company before and after the
acquisition.
RESPONSE: Prior to the October 31, 2003 acquisition, Vacation
Express and SunTrips, the acquired businesses, were
customers with no other affiliations; they were both
subsidiaries of MyTravel Canada. We will disclose in
future filings the nature of the relationship before and
after the acquisition.
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12. Please clarify to us and in future filings when the Acquired Companies
entered into the three-year agreement with MyTravel Canada, i.e., was it
before, after or in connection with the acquisition. In addition, clarify
whether any value was ascribed to the agreement in connection with the
acquisition, and why or why not. Is the contract a market value contract?
What consideration was given to the nature of this agreement being that of
a license?
RESPONSE: We entered the three-year agreement with MyTravel Canada
in connection with the acquisition. We will clarify this
in future filings. MyTravel wanted and the Company agreed
to this type of a structure as part of the purchase price.
The agreement does not give us the right or permission to
do specific things, thus it is not a not a license
arrangement. The agree