Barber-Nichols, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019
Note 1 - Nature of Business
Barber-Nichols, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on December 29, 1967 under the laws of the State of Colorado. The Company designs, develops, and produces specialty turbines, pumps, and compressors, their electrical drives, and associated fluid and power systems for aerospace, defense, energy, cryogenic, and other markets.
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fiscal Year End Policy
The fiscal year end of the Company is the last Saturday of the calendar year. The years ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019 were 52-week fiscal years.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these investments.
Restricted Cash
Under the terms of its standby letter of credit agreement with a bank, the Company has agreed to maintain a compensating balance of $50,000. At December 26, 2020, $50,000 of cash is restricted for that purpose. At December 28, 2019, the Company did not have restricted cash.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at invoice amounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established on an aggregate basis. The allowance is computed using historical loss rate factors applied to unpaid accounts stratified by the number of days payment is delinquent. Loss rate factors are based on historical loss experience and adjusted for economic conditions and other trends affecting the Company’s ability to collect outstanding amounts. Uncollectible amounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts in the period they are determined to be uncollectible. The allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts receivable balances was $21,318 as of December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019.
Credit Risk and Major Customers
The Company extends trade credit to its customers on terms that are generally practiced in the markets in which it competes. For the years ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, approximately $42,987,000 (76 percent) and $31,561,000 (76 percent), respectively, of the Company’s billable revenue was generated from contracts funded either directly or indirectly by the U.S. federal government. As of December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, trade accounts receivable of $5,729,000 (85 percent) and $3,290,000 (74 percent), respectively, were generated from the contracts funded either directly or indirectly by the U.S. federal government.