ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Description and Formation of the Business
Alion Science and Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “Alion”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) provide advanced engineering, information technology and operational solutions to strengthen national security and drive business results. Alion’s engineered solutions support smarter decision-making and enhanced readiness in rapidly-changing environments. Alion was formed in October 2001, to purchase substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of IIT Research Institute in December 2002. Alion Science and Technology Corporation is fully owned by Alion Holding Corporation which is fully owned by Alion Holding, LLC, a limited liability company.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, on the accrual basis of accounting. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary by management for a fair statement of the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, statement of comprehensive income, statement of stockholder’s equity and statement of cash flows and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2020.
Alion’s fiscal year ends of September 30. The Company operates based on a three-month quarter, four-quarter fiscal year with quarters ending December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable is not materially different from carrying value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The carrying value of the Company’s total long-term debt as of June 30, 2021, reflects recent market transactions and approximates fair value.
Accounting Standards Updates
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). This ASU revises the uses of the LIBOR rate within the contract including leases, debt, derivatives and other contracts that rely on LIBOR rate as a basis value. The guidance is effective for newly entered contracts no later than December 31, 2022 and for Alion is effective October 1, 2022. Management is assessing the impact of adopting the standard on the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Topic 350). The guidance provides new requirements for capitalizing costs and defines specific type of intangibles. The guidance is effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2019 and the Company adopted the standard on October 1, 2020. The adoption did not result in a material impact to the Company’s financial results or disclosures.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) which, along with subsequent updates, amends the existing guidance for lease accounting. Under this ASU, the Company will be required to record right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, as well as to disclose key quantitative and qualitative information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal year, and interim period within that fiscal year, beginning after December 15, 2021 and for Alion is effective no later than October 1, 2022. Management is currently assessing the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements.
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