SEC Comment Letter for NITCHES INC (NICH) (CIK 0000772263) (NICH) — Mar 21, 2006
NITCHES INC (NICH) (CIK 0000772263)
Date: March 21, 2006 · CIK: 0000772263 · Accession: 0000000000-06-013563
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Referenced dates: February 15, 2006, March 7, 2006
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Mail Stop 3561
March 21, 2006
Mr. Steven P. Wyandt
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Nitches, Inc.
10280 Camino Santa Fe
San Diego, CA 92121
Re: Nitches, Inc.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2005
Filed December 15, 2005
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2005
Form 8-K/A Filed January 10, 2006
File No. 0-13851
Dear Mr. Wyandt:
We reviewed your responses to our prior comments on the
above
referenced filings as set forth in your letter dated March 7,
2006.
Our review resulted in the following additional comments.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2005
Consolidated Financial Statements, page 16
Consolidated Balance Sheets, page 19
1. We have reviewed your response to comments 1 and 2 in our
letter
dated February 15, 2006. Based on paragraph 11 of SFAS 140, upon
the
completion of a transfer of assets that satisfies the conditions
to
be accounted for as a sale, you should derecognize all assets sold
and recognize all assets obtained in consideration as proceeds of
the
sale. Based on your disclosure, it appears the consideration
received from the sale of your trade receivables is either a
receivable due from factor or cash received at the due date, which
is
the earlier of the payment of the receivable to the factor by the
customer or 180 days. The advances you receive from the factor
represent a separate transaction whereby you are receiving an
interest-bearing loan collateralized by all of your assets. As
such,
the advances from the factor do not represent consideration as
proceeds of the sale and; therefore, SFAS 140 is not the
applicable
accounting literature for such advances. In this regard, please
explain your basis for netting advances due to factor against
receivables due from factor under FIN 39. Furthermore, as they
represent borrowings from a lender, tell us why you do not reflect
advances received from the factor as a financing cash inflow based
on
paragraph 19.b of SFAS 95. Note that only the consideration
received
from the sale of receivables satisfies the criteria of an
operating
cash flow. As the advances do not represent consideration
received
in the sale, they should not be classified as an operating cash
flow.
As stated previously, we assume that your factor applies cash
received from your customers to reduce advances. If our
assumption
is true, you should reflect a financing cash outflow to reflect
the
repayment of a borrowing consistent with paragraph 20.b of SFAS 95
and an operating cash inflow to reflect receipt of cash as a
result
of collection or sales of receivables, the consideration for the
sale, consistent with paragraph 22.a of SFAS 95. Please revise or
advise.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant, page
32
2. Please disclose the age of your directors and executive
officers.
Refer to Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
3. Please provide the disclosures required by Item 406 of
Regulation
S-K regarding your code of ethics. If you have not adopted a code
of
ethics, disclose why you have not done so.
Item 11. Executive Compensation, page 32
4. Please disclose any arrangements, stating amounts, pursuant to
which your directors are compensated for any services provided as
a
director, including any additional amounts payable for committee
participation or special assignments. Refer to Item 402(g) of
Regulation S-K.
5. Please provide the disclosures required by Items 402(j) and
402(k)
of Regulation S-K regarding the compensation committee of the
board
of directors.
Exhibit 31
6. We have reviewed your response to comment 9 in our letter dated
February 15, 2006. As previously requested, please amend Form 10-
K
to revise your certification to replace references to "annual
report"
with "report." You may refer to "annual report" in Item 1 of the
certification.
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2005
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, page 6
General
7. We have reviewed your response to comment 10 in our letter
dated
February 15, 2006. As previously requested, please disclose the
estimated aggregated amortization expense for intangible assets
for
each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
Item 2. Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition
and Results of Operations, page 8
Results of Operations, page 9
Three Months Ended November 30, 2005 Compared to the Three Months
Ended November 30, 2004, page 9
8. We have reviewed your response to comment 13 in our letter
dated
February 15, 2006. Please revise your disclosure to make clear
that
"shipping and warehousing expenses" do not include shipping
expenses.
Form 8-K/A Filed January 10, 2006
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information
Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheets
9. We have reviewed your response to comment 17 in our letter
dated
February 15, 2006. We note that you recorded a pro forma
adjustment
to eliminate the deferred income taxes recorded by Designer
Intimates, Inc. before its acquisition. However, we also note
that
you did not record a pro forma adjustment to recognize deferred
income taxes for differences between the assigned values and the
tax
bases of the recognized assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
accordance with paragraph 30 of SFAS 109. Please either confirm
to
us that there were no such deferred income taxes or revise.
* * * *
As appropriate, please amend your filings and respond to
these
comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide
us
with a response. Please furnish a letter that keys your responses
to
our comments and provides any requested supplemental information.
Detailed response letters greatly facilitate our review. Please
file
your response letter on EDGAR. Please understand that we may have
additional comments after reviewing your amendment and responses
to
our comments.
You may contact Sarah Goldberg, Staff Accountant, at (202)
551-
3340 or me at (202) 551-3843 if you have questions regarding
comments
on the financial statements and related matters.
Sincerely,
George F. Ohsiek, Jr.
Branch Chief
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Mr. Wyandt
Nitches, Inc.
March 21, 2006
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