SEC Comment Letter for BRANDPARTNERS GROUP INC (CIK 0000798600) — Dec 1, 2005
BRANDPARTNERS GROUP INC (CIK 0000798600)
Date: Dec. 1, 2005 · CIK: 0000798600 · Accession: 0000000000-05-060343
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December 1, 2005
Mail Stop 4561
VIA U.S. MAIL AND FAX 1-603-332-7429
Ms. Suzanne Verrill
Chief Financial Officer
Brandpartners Group, Inc.
10 Main Street
Rochester, NH 03839
RE: Brandpartners Group, Inc.
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
Form 10-Q for the year ended March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005
File no. 00-16530
Dear Ms. Verrill:
We have reviewed your letter filed on August 29, 2005 and
have
the following comments. In our comments, we ask you to provide us
with information so we may better understand your disclosure.
After
reviewing this information, we may or may not raise additional
comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your
filings.
We look forward to working with you in these respects.
We welcome any questions you may have about our comments or on any
other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone
numbers listed at the end of this letter.
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
1. Your response to our prior comment one does not appear to
address
directly or completely our request for additional information
relating to your analysis of SFAS 131. Please address the
following
additional comments relating to your conclusion that you have only
one reportable segment:
* Please clarify to us, using each of the specific characteristics
set forth in paragraph 10 of FAS 131, how you determined that your
Merchandising, Creative and Design/Build business units are not
operating segments.
* We note your assertion that your operating segments exhibit
similar
long-term financial performance, and therefore, are combined into
one
segment. Please explain to us how your operating segments met
each
of the aggregation criteria outlined in paragraph 17 of SFAS 131.
Also, reconcile your conclusions with the disclosure on page 13
that
the business units have different business models and the
apparent
differences in gross profit discussed on page 14.
2. We note your response to our prior comment five. Please tell
us
the debtors` stock ownership in BrandPartners Group, Inc. before
and
after the forgiveness of debt. Also, tell us whether the debtors
had
any function with the Company subsequent to the forgiveness of
debt.
Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or
tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please file
your
response on EDGAR. If you have any questions, you may contact
Kelly
McCusker at (202) 551-3433 or me at (202) 551-3414.
Sincerely,
Jorge Bonilla
Senior Staff Accountant
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Ms. Verrill
Brandpartners Group, Inc.
December 1, 2005
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