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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2022
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to January 31 and results in either a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year. References to years in this report relate to fiscal years, rather than to calendar years. The Company’s most recently completed fiscal year, fiscal 2021, ended on January 29, 2022, and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal 2020 ended on January 30, 2021 and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal 2019 ended on February 1, 2020 and consisted of 52 weeks.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The Company’s consolidation policy requires equity investments that the Company exercises significant influence over but do not control the investee and are not the primary beneficiary of the investee’s activities to be accounted for using the equity method.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). The books and records of subsidiaries located in foreign countries are maintained according to generally accepted accounting principles in those countries. Upon consolidation, the Company evaluates the differences in accounting principles and determines whether adjustments are necessary to convert the foreign financial statements to the accounting principles upon which the consolidated financial statements are based. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassification

Reclassification

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation.

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign Currency Translation

For most foreign operations, local currencies are considered the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of non-U.S dollar functional currency entities are translated to U.S dollars at fiscal year-end exchange rates and the resulting gains and losses from the translation of net assets located outside the U.S. are recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the consolidated balance sheets. Elements of the consolidated statement of operations are translated at average exchange rates in effect during the fiscal year.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

For revenue in the entertainment and consumer brands reporting segments, revenue is recognized when control of the promised merchandise is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for the merchandise, which is upon shipment. Revenue is reported net of estimated sales returns, credits and incentives, and excludes sales taxes. Sales returns are estimated and provided for at the time of sale based on historical experience.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Substantially all of the Company’s merchandise sales are single performance obligation arrangements for transferring control of merchandise to customers or providing service to customers.

The Company’s merchandise is generally sold with a right of return for up to a certain number of days after the merchandise is shipped and the Company may provide other credits or incentives, which are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize. Merchandise returns and other credits including the provision for returns are estimated at contract inception and updated at the end of each reporting period as additional information becomes available.

For revenue in the media commerce services reporting segment, or the Company’s services sales, such as digital advertising services and OTT Apps services, are both single and multiple performance obligations arrangements. For services contracts, the Company accounts for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. Typical performance obligations are website design, management and performance; maintenance and support services; search services; advertising services; and sale of merchandise. The transaction price for services is allocated to the separate performance obligations on a relative standalone selling price basis. Standalone selling prices of services are typically estimated based on observable transactions when these services are sold on a standalone basis. For revenue in the media advertising services segment, revenue is recognized when the services are provided to the customer, which is generally performed over time. Revenue earned for website design, management and performance and maintenance and support fees is recognized from customers as its obligation to deliver the service is satisfied, which is when the service is delivered. Revenue earned from digital advertising is recognized based on amounts received from advertising customers as the impressions are delivered or the actions occur, according to contractually determined rates. The Company expects payment within 30 to 90 days from the invoice date (fulfillment of performance obligations or per contract terms). Differences between the amount of revenue recognized and the amount invoiced are recognized as deferred revenue. None of the Company’s contracts contained a significant financing component.

In accordance with ASC 606-10-50, the Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by significant product groups and timing of when the performance obligations are satisfied. A reconciliation of disaggregated revenue by segment and significant product group is provided in Note 11 – “Business Segments and Sales by Product Group.”

The Company evaluated whether it is the principal (i.e., report revenues on a gross basis) or agent (i.e., report revenues on a net basis) in certain vendor arrangements where the merchandise is shipped directly from the vendor to the Company’s customer and the purchase and sale of inventory is virtually simultaneous. Generally, the Company is the principal and reports revenues from such vendor arrangements on a gross basis, as it controls the merchandise before it is transferred to the customer. The Company’s control is evidenced by it being primarily responsible to the customers, establishing price and its inventory risk upon customer returns. The Company also evaluated whether it is the principal or agent in its contracts for portal and advertising services. Generally, the Company is the principal and reports revenues from such customer contracts

on a gross basis as the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the related obligations, bears the risk of collection and establishes pricing.

The Company incurs incremental costs to obtain contracts. As contract terms are generally one year or less, the Company elects the practical expedient to expense these costs as incurred.

Merchandise Returns

For the Company’s product sales in the entertainment and consumer brands reporting segments, the Company records a merchandise return liability as a reduction of gross sales for anticipated merchandise returns. The Company estimates and evaluates the adequacy of its merchandise return liability by analyzing historical returns by merchandise category, looking at current economic trends and changes in customer demand and by analyzing the acceptance of new product lines. Assumptions and estimates are made and used in connection with establishing the merchandise return liability in any accounting period. As of January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, the Company recorded a merchandise return liability of $8,126 and $5,271, included in accrued liabilities, and a right of return asset of $3,770 and $2,749, included in other current assets.

Shipping and Handling

For the Company’s shipping and handling in the entertainment and consumer brands reporting segments, the Company has elected to account for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the merchandise. Shipping and handling fees charged to customers are recognized as revenues when the customer obtains control of the merchandise, which is upon shipment. The Company records the related costs for shipping and handling activities at the time of shipment as cost of sales in the accompanying statements of operations.

Sales and VAT Taxes

Sales and VAT Taxes

The Company has elected to exclude from revenue the sales and VAT taxes imposed on its sales and collected from customers.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

For its entertainment and consumer brands segments, the Company utilizes an installment payment program called ValuePay that entitles customers to purchase merchandise and generally pay for the merchandise in two or more equal monthly credit card installments. Payment is generally required within 30 to 60 days from the purchase date. The Company has elected the practical expedient to not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when the payment terms are less than one year. Accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due from customers for merchandise and service sales, receivables from credit card companies, and amounts due from vendors for unsold and returned products and are reflected net of reserves for estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company records accounts receivable at the invoiced amount and does not charge interest on past due invoices A provision for ValuePay bad debts is provided as a percentage of ValuePay receivables in the period of sale and is based on historical experience and the Company’s judgments about the creditworthiness of customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. The Company reviews its accounts receivable from customers that are past due to identify specific accounts with known disputes or collectability issues. As of January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $47,008 and $49,736 of net receivables due from customers under the ValuePay installment program and total reserves for estimated uncollectible amounts of $3,019 and $3,132. 1-2-3.tv receivables totaled approximately $6,011 at January 29, 2022. Regarding the media commerce services segment, receivables related to iMDS were $9,292 at January 29, 2022.

Cost of Sales and Other Operating Expenses

Cost of Sales and Other Operating Expenses

Cost of sales includes primarily the cost of merchandise sold and services provided, shipping and handling costs, inbound freight costs, excess and obsolete inventory charges, distribution facility depreciation, vendor share based payment compensation, revenue sharing, content acquisition costs, co-location facility costs, royalty costs and product support costs. Revenue sharing consists of amounts accrued and paid to customers for the internet traffic on Managed Portals where the Company is the primary obligor, resulting in the generation of search and digital advertising revenue. The revenue-sharing

agreements with customers are primarily variable payments based on a percentage of the search and digital advertising revenue.

Content-acquisition agreements may be based on a fixed payment schedule, on the number of subscribers per month, or a combination of both. Fixed-payment agreements are expensed on a straight-line basis over the term defined in the agreement. Agreements based on the number of subscribers are expensed on a monthly basis. Co-location facility costs consist of rent and operating costs for the Company’s data center facilities. Royalty costs consist of amounts due to third parties for the license of their applications or technology sold with or embedded in our email software. Product support costs consist of employee and operating costs directly related to the Company’s maintenance and professional services support

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Purchasing and receiving costs, including costs of inspection, are included as a component of distribution and selling expense and were approximately $7,788, $5,085 and $8,730 for fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019. Distribution and selling expense consists primarily of cable and satellite access fees, credit card fees, bad debt expense and costs associated with purchasing and receiving, inspection, marketing and advertising, show production, promotional materials, website marketing and merchandising, telemarketing, customer service, warehousing, fulfillment, TV broadcasting and studio operation, share based compensation and compensation-related expenses to the Company’s direct sales and marketing personnel. General and administrative expense consists primarily of costs associated with executive, legal, accounting and finance, information systems and human resources departments, software and system maintenance contracts, insurance, investor and public relations, share based compensation and director fees.

Cash

Cash

Cash consists of cash on deposit. The Company maintains its cash balances at financial institutions in demand deposit accounts that are federally insured (in the U.S). The Company has not experienced losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash.

Restricted Cash Equivalents

Restricted Cash Equivalents

The Company’s restricted cash equivalents consist of demand deposit accounts and are generally restricted for a period ranging from 30 to 60 days. Interest income is recognized when earned. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash equivalents reported with the consolidated balance sheets to the total of the same amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:

    

January 29, 2022

    

January 30, 2021

 

February 1, 2020

Cash

$

11,295

$

15,485

$

10,287

Restricted cash equivalents

 

1,893

 

 

Total cash and restricted cash equivalents

$

13,188

$

15,485

$

10,287

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories, which consists primarily of consumer merchandise held for resale, are stated at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. As of January 29, 2022, January 30, 2021, and February 1, 2020, inventory obsolescence reserves were $8,939 $9,985, and $12,320, respectively. During fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, products purchased from one vendor accounted for approximately 16%, 20% and 19% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. During fiscal 2021 and 2020, products purchased from a second vendor accounted for approximately 11% and 14% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. These two vendors are related parties and additional information is included in Note 19 – “Related Party Transactions.”

Marketing and Advertising Costs

Marketing and Advertising Costs

Marketing and advertising costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of online advertising, including amounts paid to online search engine operators and customer mailings. Total marketing and advertising costs and online search marketing fees totaled $8,717, $3,852 and $4,673 for fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019. The Company includes advertising costs as a component of distribution and selling expense in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Improvements and renewals that extend the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated. Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment retired or otherwise disposed of are removed from the related accounts, and any residual values are charged or credited to operations. Depreciation and amortization for financial reporting purposes are provided on a straight-line method based upon estimated useful lives. Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and for the Company’s websites are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. Costs related to maintenance of internal-use software and for the Company’s website are expensed as incurred. Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment would be recognized when the carrying amount of an asset or asset group exceeds the future estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Television Broadcast Rights

Television broadcast rights are affiliation agreements with television service providers for carriage of the Company’s television programming over their systems, including channel placement rights, which generally run from one to five years. Contract payments are made in installments over terms that are generally equal to or shorter than the contract period. Pursuant to accounting guidance for the broadcasting industry, an asset and a liability for the rights acquired and obligations incurred under a license agreement are reported on the balance sheet when the cost of each television broadcast right is known or reasonably determinable, has been accepted in accordance with the conditions of the agreement, and is available for its first use on the affiliate’s system. Television broadcast rights are recorded at the present value of the contract payments and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the individual agreements. Amortization expense for television broadcast rights is included in depreciation and amortization. Television broadcast rights are evaluated for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Television broadcast rights to be used within one year are reflected as a current asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The liability relating to television broadcast rights payable within one year are classified as current in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The long-term portion of the obligations is included in other long-term liabilities within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the value assigned to the net assets, including identifiable intangible assets, of a business acquired. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment, referred to as a component. A component of an operating segment is a reporting unit if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment tests as of the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year or in interim periods if certain events occur indicating that the carrying amount may be impaired, such as changes in the business climate, poor indicators of operating performance or the sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit.

When testing goodwill, the Company has the option of first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit or indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than their respective carrying amounts as the basis to determine if it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. If the Company chooses not to complete a qualitative assessment, or if the initial assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of a reporting unit or the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceed their respective estimated fair values, a quantitative test is required.

In performing a quantitative impairment test, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit and with their respective carrying amounts. If the carrying amounts of the reporting unit exceed their respective fair values, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to the difference, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

There was no impairment of goodwill for the years ended January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021; however, events such as prolonged economic weakness or unexpected significant declines in operating results of any of our reporting units or businesses, may result in goodwill impairment charges in the future.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangibles with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount.

There was no impairment of intangible assets for the years ended January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021; however, events such as prolonged economic weakness or unexpected significant declines in operating results of any of our reporting units or businesses, may result in goodwill impairment charges in the future.

Earnout

Earn-outs

Earn-outs are contingent consideration issued under a business acquisition that is dependent on the future revenues of the business acquired. The Company’s earn-outs are not indexed to the Company’s stock and are therefore precluded from equity treatment and are recorded as liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company remeasures the earn-outs at each reporting period based on the amount the Company expects to pay, with any changes being recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

Compensation is recognized for all stock-based compensation arrangements by the Company, including employee and non-employee stock option and restricted stock unit grants. The estimated grant date fair value of each stock-based award is recognized as compensation over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized net of forfeitures, which the Company estimates based on historical data. The estimated fair value of each option is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for time-based vesting awards and a Monte Carlo valuation model for market-based vesting awards. The estimated fair value of restricted stock grants is based on the grant date closing price of the Company’s stock for time-based vesting awards and a Monte Carlo valuation model for market-based vesting awards.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method of accounting whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of the enactment of such laws. The Company assesses the recoverability of its deferred tax assets and records a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions within income tax expense.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions using a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken. Tax benefits that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be measured as the largest amount of tax benefits, determined on a cumulative probability basis, which is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. As of January 29, 2022, and January 30, 2021, accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions was insignificant.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity. Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 29, 2022 consists of foreign currency translation adjustments. There was no accumulated other comprehensive income or loss as of January 30, 2021.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net Loss Per Common Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing reported loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the reported period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock of the Company during reported periods and is calculated using the treasury method.

A reconciliation of net loss per share calculations and the number of shares used in the calculation of basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share is as follows:

    

For the Years Ended

January 29, 2022

    

January 30, 2021

    

February 1, 2020

Numerator:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net loss attributable to shareholders

$

(22,008)

$

(13,234)

$

(56,296)

Earnings allocated to participating share awards

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shares — Basic and diluted

$

(22,008)

$

(13,234)

$

(56,296)

Denominator:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — Basic (a)

 

19,362,062

 

10,745,916

 

7,462,380

Dilutive effect of stock options, non-vested shares and warrants (b)

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — Diluted

 

19,362,062

 

10,745,916

 

7,462,380

Net loss per common share

$

(1.14)

$

(1.23)

$

(7.54)

Net loss per common share — assuming dilution

$

(1.14)

$

(1.23)

$

(7.54)

(a) During fiscal 2018, the Company issued a restricted stock award that is a participating security. For fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, the entire undistributed loss is allocated to common shareholders.
(b) For fiscal 2020, the basic earnings per share computation included 21,000 outstanding fully paid warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.001 per share.
(c) For fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, there were approximately 960,000, 591,000 and 46,000 incremental, in-the-money, potentially dilutive common shares outstanding. The incremental in-the-money potentially dilutive common stock shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, as the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

GAAP requires disclosures of fair value information about financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument. GAAP excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers consist of:

Level 1 – Defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices (unadjusted), for identical instruments in active markets;
Level 2 – Defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
Level 3 – Defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company used the following methods and assumptions in estimating its fair values for financial instruments. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximate the fair value for cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, trade payables and accrued liabilities, due to the short maturities of those instruments. The fair value of the Company’s variable rate Siena Lending Group, GreenLake Real Estate Finance LLC, and PNC Credit facilities, approximates, and is based on, their carrying value due to the variable rate nature of the financial instrument. The additional disclosures regarding the Company’s fair value measurements are included in Note 8 – “Fair Value Measurements.”

Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis relate primarily to the Company’s tangible fixed assets and finite-lived intangible assets. These assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value only if an impairment is recognized in the current period. If the Company determines that impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to fair value and the difference is recorded as a loss within operating income in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company had no remeasurements of such assets or liabilities to fair value during fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 or fiscal 2019.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during reporting periods. These estimates relate primarily to the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and inventories, the realizability of certain long-term assets and the recorded balances of certain accrued liabilities and reserves. Ultimate results could differ from these estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-15 Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (ASU 2018-15), which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The Company adopted this standard during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2018-15 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and subsequent related ASUs, ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments and ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. Among other provisions, this guidance introduces a new impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a forward-looking “expected loss” model that will replace the current “incurred loss” model that will generally result in the earlier recognition

of allowances for losses. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 on a prospective basis. The adoption of the ASU 2016-13 and subsequent amendments did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This ASU is effective for the Company on January 29, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this new accounting standard effective January 29, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This update provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to certain contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. Topic 848 is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which refines the scope of Topic 848 and clarifies some of its guidance. Specifically, certain provisions in Topic 848, if elected by an entity, apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. Amendments to the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. The amendments are effective immediately for all entities. An entity may elect to apply the amendments on a full retrospective basis. The Company has not adopted any of the optional expedients or exceptions through January 29, 2022, but the Company will continue to evaluate the possible adoption of any such expedients or exceptions.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This new guidance eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. The changes are effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which provides guidance to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice. This ASU is effective for the Company on January 29, 2023, with early adoption permitted, and shall be applied on a prospective basis to business combinations that occur on or after the adoption date. The Company is evaluating the effect that the implementation of this standard may have on the Company's consolidated financial statements, but does not currently expect the impact to be material.

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance, which provides guidance to increase the transparency of government assistance transactions with business entities that are accounted for by applying a grant or contribution accounting model. This ASU is effective for the Company's annual financial statements to be issued for the year ended January 28, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt this new accounting standard in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2023, and does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.