SEC Comment Letter for SuperCom Ltd (SPCB) (CIK 0001291855) (SPCB) — Dec 18, 2017
SuperCom Ltd (SPCB) (CIK 0001291855)
Date: Dec. 18, 2017 · CIK: 0001291855 · Accession: 0000000000-17-043968
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Mail Stop 3030 December 1 5, 2017 Via E -mail Arie Trabelsi Chief Executive Officer SuperCom Ltd. 1 Arie Shenkar Street Hertzliya Pituach 4672514, Israel Re: SuperCom Ltd. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 Filed May 24, 2017 Amendment No. 1 to Form 20 -F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 Filed May 25, 2017 File No. 1-33668 Dear Mr. Trabelsi : We have reviewed your November 28, 2017 response to our comment letter and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to these comments within ten business days by providing the requested infor mation or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional commen ts. Unless we note otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our November 14, 2017 letter. Arie Trabelsi SuperCom Ltd. December 1 5, 2017 Page 2 Amendment No. 1 to Form 20 -F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compare d with Year Ended December 31, 2015 Revenues, page 30 1. We note your response to comment 1 that you reorganized your acquisitions into new segments and that the revenue amounts provided for your segments do not agree to your footnote on page F -29. Please revise future filings to address the following: Provide the disclosures required by ASC 280 -10-50-21 including a description of the factors used to identify your reportable segments. Provide comparative segment information for each period for which an income statement is presented as required by ASC 280 -10-50-20. Provide the disclosures required by paragraphs 50 -34 to 50 -36 of ASC 280 -10 to the extent you have changed the structure of your internal organization which causes reportable segments to changes. Item 18. Financial Statements Note 2: Significan t Accounting Policies k. Revenue Recognition, page F -9 2. We note from your response to comment 4 that while you have counters that provide the number of documents issued, only after customer approval of the number of documents issued do you calculate and r ecognize the royalty revenue. Please address the following: Tell us whether your contracts with your e -ID and security business customers require customer approval of the number of documents issued recorded by your counters. Tell us the period of time it usually takes for you to receive that approval and explain to us the reasons for any significant delays you encountered in receiving these approvals in the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 and the nine months ended September 2017. Tell us the amoun t of revenues you reported from the e -ID and security business in each of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 and in the nine months ended September 2017. Arie Trabelsi SuperCom Ltd. December 1 5, 2017 Page 3 Note 5: Acquisition, page F -15 3. We note your response to comment 6 regarding the contingent c onsideration recorded for the acquisition of Alvarion. In future filings please revise this note to also disclose the quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs underlying the level 3 fair value measurement required by ASC 820 -10-50-2(bbb) and to provide the reconciliation disclosures about fair value required by ASC 820 -10-50-2(c). You may contact David Burton at (202) 551 -3626 or me at (202) 551 -3662 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Tim Buchmiller at (202) 551 -3635 or Geoff Kruczek , Senior Attorney , at (202) 551 -3641 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Kevin J. Kuhar Kevin J. Kuhar Accounting Branch Chief Office of Electronics and Machinery