SEC Comment Letter for SPARTA — Aug 31, 2005
SPARTA INC /DE (CIK 0000875623)
Date: Aug. 31, 2005 · CIK: 0000875623 · Accession: 0000000000-05-045349
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
Referenced dates: July 28, 2005, June 20, 2005
Letter
August 30, 2005 via U.S. mail and facsimile Robert C. Sepucha Chief Executive Officer SPARTA, Inc. 25531 Commercentre Drive, Suite 120 Lake Forest, California 92630-8873
Re: SPARTA, Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005 Filed April 1, 2005 File No. 0-21682
Dear Mr. Sepucha:
We have reviewed your response letter dated July 28, 2005 and have the following additional comments. Where indicated, we think you should revise your document in future filings in response to this comment. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation.
Item 7. Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 20
Results of Operations, page 21
1. We note your response to comment 1 in our letter dated June 20, 2005. We do not disagree that communicating to investors the amount of unallowable expenses included in gross profit is useful information, especially in light of the majority of your revenues being generated from federal government contracts. However, it remains unclear how you determined that gross profit excluding unallowable operating expenses is an allowable non-GAAP measure per Item 10(e)(1)(ii)(B) of Regulation S-K. Your unallowable operating expenses are not non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. As such, presentation of gross profit eliminating these expenses is not in accordance with Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K.
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As appropriate, please respond to this comment within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please furnish a letter that keys your response to our comment and provides any requested 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 response to our comment.
You may contact Tracey Houser, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551- 3736, Jeanne Baker, Assistant Chief Accountant, at (202) 551-3691, or me at (202) 551-3255, if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.
Sincerely,
Nili Shah
Accounting Branch Chief
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Mail Stop 7010
August 30, 2005
via U.S. mail and facsimile
Robert C. Sepucha
Chief Executive Officer
SPARTA, Inc.
25531 Commercentre Drive, Suite 120
Lake Forest, California 92630-8873
Re: SPARTA, Inc.
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005
Filed April 1, 2005
File No. 0-21682
Dear Mr. Sepucha:
We have reviewed your response letter dated July 28, 2005
and
have the following additional comments. Where indicated, we think
you should revise your document in future filings in response to
this
comment. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to
why our comment is inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary.
Please
be as detailed as necessary in your explanation.
Item 7. Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition
and Results of Operations, page 20
Results of Operations, page 21
1. We note your response to comment 1 in our letter dated June 20,
2005. We do not disagree that communicating to investors the
amount
of unallowable expenses included in gross profit is useful
information, especially in light of the majority of your revenues
being generated from federal government contracts. However, it
remains unclear how you determined that gross profit excluding
unallowable operating expenses is an allowable non-GAAP measure
per
Item 10(e)(1)(ii)(B) of Regulation S-K. Your unallowable
operating
expenses are not non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. As such,
presentation of gross profit eliminating these expenses is not in
accordance with Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K.
* * * *
As appropriate, please respond to this comment within 10
business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response.
Please furnish a letter that keys your response to our comment and
provides any requested 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 response to our comment.
You may contact Tracey Houser, Staff Accountant, at (202)
551-
3736, Jeanne Baker, Assistant Chief Accountant, at (202) 551-3691,
or
me at (202) 551-3255, if you have questions regarding comments on
the
financial statements and related matters.
Sincerely,
Nili Shah
Accounting Branch Chief
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Robert C. Sepucha
SPARTA, Inc.
August 30, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-7010
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
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