MD&A: Results & Known Trends
What to check in your filing: Quantify drivers of changes (price vs. volume), discuss known trends and uncertainties, and avoid repeating the financial statements.
47 staff comments from 29 companies. Outcomes: Agreed to revise: 30, Awaiting / response not in dataset: 12, Responded: 2, Explained / pushed back: 2, Partly revised / explained: 1
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (KBDC) · 2026-07-13 · Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 2 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please disclose the amount of income generated that is non-recurring and describe the impact of non-recurring fees on earnings and/or yield in the MD&A or in the financial statements. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and confirms that in the future it will include disclosure regarding non-recurring income in the MD&A or in the notes to its financial statements in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its next Annual Report on Form 10-K consistent with the following: Revenue Recognition We do not accrue as a receivable interest on loans and debt securities for accounting purposes if we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest. OIDs, upfront loan origination fees, amendment fees, market discounts or premiums are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt… response letter →
SMITH A O CORP (AOS) · 2026-04-21 · A.O. Smith Corporation Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Income Taxes, page 50 Partly revised / explained
Staff comment: Your MD&A attributes the 2025 effective tax rate change to reduced U.S. cross-border taxes, yet your rate reconciliation lacks a corresponding category. Additionally, you cite a “one-time tax adjustment” from a tax law change as a cash flow benefit, but this is not separately identified in your reconciliation as required by ASC 740-10-50-12A(a). Please tell us and disclose in future filings the details of the specific tax law change. Also, clarify how these items are currently reflected in your reconciliation and why they do not warrant separate presentation. letter →
Company response: We respectfully acknowledge the Staff's comment and are providing additional details and references to identify the materiality considerations that we used when determining the items to disclose in MD&A, as well as the referenced rate reconciliation contained within Note 14, Income Taxes. The “one-time tax adjustment” referenced as a cash flow benefit on page 23 in Liquidity and Capital Resources relates to changes to the timing of deduction of previously capitalized domestic research and development expenses under IRC Section 174 from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. We are deducting the remaining unamortized domestic research and development costs over two years (half in 2025 and the other… response letter →
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP (JBLU) · 2026-03-31 · · Comment 1 · Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, page 69 Responded
Staff comment: We note your accounting policy disclosure on page 70 indicating that you depreciate aircraft over 25 years while using an estimated residual value of 20 percent, although also indicating that for "certain Airbus A320 airframes" you are using a longer period as part of your "capital-light growth" initiative, although without specifying the number of aircraft or the extended range being utilized for depreciation. You provide disclosures on page 13 under the Operations and Cost Structure heading, and on page 43 within the Overview section of MD&A, associating this fleet management initiative with recent plans to secure your financial future and navigate near-term demand volatility. However, on… letter →
Company response: Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (718) 709-3093 or at [email protected] with any questions or comments. response letter →
VISA INC. (V) · 2026-03-31 · Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 1 · Non-GAAP financial results, page 41 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: To avoid giving undue prominence to your non-GAAP results, please revise to present and discuss your non-GAAP results after your discussion and analysis of GAAP results. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K and Corporation Finance Interpretations 102.10(a). Results of Operations Net revenue, page 45 2. Increases in each component of net revenue appear to be primarily volume related. This factor appears to recur annually as the primary factor impacting your net revenue. Please discuss to the extent identifiable factors, such as macro-economic conditions and others, are the cause for the increased volume. To the extent there are known trends in the factors that materially impact… letter →
Reddit, Inc. (RDDT) · 2026-03-31 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 Filed February 6, 2026 · Comment 1 · Results of Operations, page 59 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your discussion of financial results and that you attribute the increase in revenues to an "increase in impressions delivered and to a lesser extent, an increase in pricing." Please revise to further describe material changes to a line item for the underlying reasons for such changes in both quantitative and qualitative terms, including the impact of offsetting factors. For example, because “impressions delivered” is identified as your primary growth driver, please quantify, discuss, and analyze the increase in impressions in greater detail. In this regard, we also note your most recent earnings call in which you state that revenue growth was driven by several factors, such as… letter →
Company response: to the Staff’s request, the Company proposes to expand its discussion of revenue in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“ MD&A ”) to include additional quantitative and qualitative information, as shown in the following proposed disclosure, regarding key drivers of revenue growth in the relevant period. Below is an example of such expanded disclosure using 2025 figures. “Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased by $902.3 million, or 69%, compared to the prior year. The growth in revenue was primarily due to an increase in advertising revenue of $877.0 million, or 74%, as compared to the prior year driven primarily by an… response letter →
Reddit, Inc. (RDDT) · 2026-03-31 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 Filed February 6, 2026 · Comment 2 · 15. Income Taxes, page 92 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your disclosure "that there is a reasonable possibility that sufficient positive evidence may become available within the next 18 months to allow us to release a significant portion of the federal valuation allowance." We also note that in order to monitor the realizability of the deferred tax assets you will need to take into account multiple objective and subjective factors. Please tell us your consideration of providing more robust critical accounting policy disclosures regarding the various judgments and assumptions made in determining if the deferred tax assets will be realizable, including a discussion of the degree of uncertainty associated with key assumptions. Such… letter →
Company response: to the Staff’s request, the Company proposes to expand its disclosure in the income tax footnote of the consolidated financial statements and in MD&A in its Q1 2026 Form 10-Q (and in future filings as appropriate) as follows: United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance “Given our recent history of generating net income in the United States, we believe that there is a reasonable possibility that sufficient positive evidence may become available within the next 12 months to allow us to release a significant portion of the federal valuation allowance. The reversal would result in a significant income tax benefit in the period when we release it. However,… response letter →
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN) · 2026-03-27 · Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 Form 8-K furnished February 12, 2026 · Comment 1 · Total Fortune Brands, page 25 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: In the Results of Operations section, when you describe two or more factors that contributed to a material change in a financial statement line item between periods, please quantify in future filings, where possible, the extent to which each factor contributed to the overall change in that line item. This disclosure should be provided for each significant income statement line item as well as for the segment discussion. As an example, your discussion on page 26 of the $221.8 million decrease in Operating income only quantifies asset impairment charges of $53.6 million and higher restructuring and restructuring-related charges of $67.8 million, without similar quantification provided for the… letter →
Company response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment, and confirm that, in future filings, the Company will quantify all factors that we believe materially impact changes in financial statement line items and are reasonably practicable to quantify. We also confirm that disclosures based on that standard will be provided for each significant income statement line item, as outlined in the example disclosure below, as well as for the segment discussion. In certain instances, the Company refers to factors that are not reasonably practicable to quantify. In some cases, but not all, multiple interrelated factors—such as pricing, volume, and mix—cannot be response letter →
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN) · 2026-03-27 · Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 Form 8-K furnished February 12, 2026 · Comment 2 · Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, page 36 Responded
Staff comment: We note your disclosure on page 36 that the significant assumptions that are used to determine the estimated fair value of reporting units for impairment testing are forecasted revenue growth rates, operating income margins, market-participant discount rates and EBITDA multiples. You also disclose the actual assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the goodwill related to continuing operations tested quantitatively during the year ended December 27, 2025. Please explain to us, and revise your disclosure to clarify, the reporting units that were tested quantitatively versus qualitatively and explain why a quantitative analysis was performed. If any reporting units have a fair value… letter →
Company response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment. Consistent with our policy, we elected to bypass the qualitative assessment and performed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis for each of the reporting units as of December 27, 2025. ASC 350-20-35-3B provides the unconditional option to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to the quantitative goodwill impairment test. We elected this approach for all reporting units due to the length of time that had elapsed since our previous quantitative assessment. response letter →
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CUVL, CLVLF) · 2026-03-19 · · Comment 9 · Revenue, page F-8 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We acknowledge your response to prior comment 23 and partially reissue our comment. Please revise your footnotes or MD&A to disclose the amounts for each significant category of sales rebate and other variable consideration adjustment reflected in the periods presented. letter →
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS (AEHR) · 2026-03-17 · Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 30, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Three and Six Months Ended November 28, 2025 · Comment 2 · Results of Operations, Discussion of Results of Operations, page 25 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Throughout the discussion of results of operations, you indicate that multiple factors contributed to a material change in your results. Please revise future filings to quantify the impact of each material factor identified. Refer to Item 303(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 33-8350. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that it will revise future filings, beginning with its next Form 10-Q, to the extent practicable, to quantify the impact of each material factor contributing to material changes in its results of operations, rather than describing such factors qualitatively only. In future filings, when multiple material factors contribute to a change in a financial statement line item, the Company will quantify the impact of each material driver, including by product line, geographic market, or other relevant category, as appropriate, to provide investors with a more transparent understanding of the underlying reasons for the… response letter →
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS (AEHR) · 2026-03-17 · Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 30, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Three and Six Months Ended November 28, 2025 · Comment 3 · Revenue, page 25 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Refer to the disclosure on page 12 that you derive a substantial portion of net sales from the sale of a relatively small number of systems with high dollar value. In that regard, please revise future filings to provide a more detailed quantified analysis of the drivers of fluctuations in your revenue, including the changes in the the number and type of systems sold and the impact of any changes in price ranges of systems sold during each period presented. Reference Item 303(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 33- 8350. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that it will enhance its future disclosures regarding period-to-period fluctuations in revenue to provide a more detailed quantified analysis of the material drivers of such changes. Specifically, in future filings, the Company will, to the extent material and practicable, expand its MD&A revenue discussion to quantify changes in product mix, including the types of systems sold. The Company will also continue to quantify changes in other material revenue components, such as contactors, services, and other categories, as applicable, to provide investors with greater insight into the underlying causes of… response letter →
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS (AEHR) · 2026-03-17 · Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 30, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Three and Six Months Ended November 28, 2025 · Comment 4 · Note 13. Segment and Concentration Information, page 19 Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: We see your discussion in MD&A that the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the accelerating electrification of transportation and global infrastructure represent two of the most significant macro-trends impacting the semiconductor industry today. These appear to represent two different end markets for your products as well, one with decreasing sales, and one with increasing sales, based on your reporting. Tell us how the changes in your business and related end markets impact how management reviews the business, your determination of operating segments, and all other general segment disclosures, including revenue by end market. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that management has considered the impact of changes in its business and related end markets, including demand associated with generative AI and the electrification of transportation and infrastructure, in its determination of operating segments and related disclosures. As disclosed in Note 16 to the Company’s fiscal 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 28, 2025, the Company has concluded that it operates as a single operating and reportable segment. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews financial… response letter →
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS (AEHR) · 2026-03-17 · Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 30, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Three and Six Months Ended November 28, 2025 · Comment 6 · Operations, page 20 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We see that you include only a short Overview in MD&A that focuses primarily on your products. In light of the significant changes to your business and the end markets for your products, revise your discussion in future filings to provide information about the quality of, and potential variability of, the company's earnings and cash flow, so that investors can ascertain the likelihood that past performance is indicative of future performance. Identify and disclose known trends, events, demands, commitments and uncertainties that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on financial condition or operating performance. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that it will enhance its MD&A in future filings, including the Overview section, to provide a more robust discussion of the quality of its earnings and cash flows and the potential variability of its operating results. 5 As disclosed in the Company’s filings, the Company’s business has experienced significant changes in product mix and end-market demand, including reduced near-term demand in certain silicon carbide applications tied to electric vehicle market softness, and increased activity in artificial intelligence, data center, silicon photonics, Gallium Nitride, and packaged-part burn-in applications,… response letter →
Electromed, Inc. (ELMD) · 2026-03-16 · Form 10-K For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 Filed August 26, 2025 · Comment 1 · Results of Operations, page 16 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We note the increase in Homecare revenue was due to an increase in direct sales representatives and higher net revenues per approval. Please describe for us and in future filings the amount of increase that is due to higher volume versus higher net revenues per approval. Please also describe the reasons for the higher net revenues per approval. letter →
Atkore Inc. (ATKR) · 2026-03-10 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended September 30, 2025 Filed November 26, 2025 · Comment 1 · Business Factors Influencing our Results of Operations, page 37 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note the discussion of economic conditions influencing your operations beginning on page 37. You indicate that you generally sell your products on a spot basis and as such, were exposed to sales prices on your products that decreased faster than the cost of the related raw materials. We further note the analysis of segment results indicates the Electrical segment's average selling price decreased while its input costs increased and the Safety & Infrastructure segment's input costs decreased faster than its selling prices decreased, both of which seem somewhat different from the statement on page 37. Please explain to us in more detail the meaning of the disclosure on page 37 and how it… letter →
Company response: The disclosure referenced on page 37 that states, "We generally sell our products on a spot basis and as such, were exposed to sales prices on our products that decreased faster than the cost of the related raw materials" was intended 1 to convey an aggregated trend at the consolidated level and is reflected in the consolidated net sales and cost of sales explanations, on pages 40 and 41, where we disclose that "Net sales for fiscal 2025 decreased. . .primarily attributed to decreased average selling prices of $381.8 million" and "Cost of sales increased $50.1 million. . .the increase. . .was partially offset by lower input costs of $10.1 million." As the segment discussions are using… response letter →
Atkore Inc. (ATKR) · 2026-03-10 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended September 30, 2025 Filed November 26, 2025 · Comment 2 · Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill Impairments, page 50 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your disclosure that in fiscal 2025 you performed a quantitative impairment assessment for goodwill for your six reporting units. You recorded a goodwill impairment on the Mechanical reporting unit of $18.9 million as a result of this annual impairment test. You also indicated that the fair values of the Conduit & Fittings and EMEA reporting units exceed their respective carrying value, but changes in your valuation assumptions could have resulted in an impairment. However, you do not discuss the results of the remaining three reporting units. Please expand your critical accounting estimates disclosure to indicate whether the fair value substantially exceeds book value for all… letter →
Company response: Refer to Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K and Section V of SEC Release No. 33-8350 for guidance. Company Response: In future filings, we will expand our critical accounting estimates disclosure to address all reporting units. We have included an example, italicized below, of what we would expect to disclose in a future filing assuming the facts and circumstances at September 30, 2025 and starting at the paragraph on page 51 beginning with "In fiscal 2025, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment on the Mechanical reporting unit of $18.9 million. . ." In fiscal 2025, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment on the Mechanical reporting unit of $18.9 million as a result of its annual… response letter →
NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) · 2026-03-09 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended April 25, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended January 23, 2026 · Comment 1 · Risk Factors, page 21 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: You indicate that a reduction in U.S. government demand could materially harm your business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. To provide greater context to investors about the significance of this customer to your business, please revise to quantify revenues from the U.S. government for the periods presented. As a related matter, please disclose the amount of revenue attributed to U.S. public sector markets for each period presented as part of your Management's Discussion and Analysis on page 40. We note that you provided this information in Exhibit 99.1 to your Form 8-Ks filed on May 29, 2025 and February 26, 2026. letter →
NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) · 2026-03-09 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended April 25, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended January 23, 2026 · Comment 2 · 15. Segment, Geographic, and Significant Customer Information, page 83 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: It appears that your Hybrid Cloud segment offers several subcategories of products including all-flash arrays and hybrid flash products. We note the similarities in your storage infrastructure products as outlined in your March 10, 2023 correspondence to us. However, since that time, it appears that differences between your product offerings in the Hybrid Cloud segment have become more meaningful. For example, in your May 29, 2025 earnings call, management noted that all-flash products comprised approximately two-thirds of segment revenue and highlighted the importance of this product to customers seeking AI-ready infrastructure. In August 2025, management announced that you had taken the… letter →
NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) · 2026-03-09 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended April 25, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended January 23, 2026 · Comment 3 · Refer to ASC 280-10-50-40 and Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K. Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please refer to ASC 280-10-50-30(b) and revise to provide a reconciliation of your total segment gross profit to consolidated income before income taxes and discontinued operations. In addition, please tell us if there are any significant expense categories (for example, components of cost of product revenues, cost of support revenues, cost of professional and other services revenues, or cost of public cloud revenues) that are regularly provided to the CODM and included in segment gross profit. If so, please refer to ASC 280-10-50-26A and tell us how you considered the need to separately disclose these amounts. letter →
NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) · 2026-03-09 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended April 25, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended January 23, 2026 · Comment 4 · Discussion and Analysis of Result of Operations, page 27 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: In your February 26, 2026 earnings call, management discussed industry wide conditions such as inflationary pressures and a tight supply environment and indicated that they do not expect this to be a short-term issue. Please revise your MD&A to describe any known trends or uncertainties that had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on operating results and disclose any actions planned or taken by management to address these challenges. For example, we note that you raised prices at the start of the fourth quarter. Refer to Items 303(b) and (c) of Regulation S-K. letter →
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC (KLIC) · 2026-03-09 · . Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended January 3, 2026 Filed February 5, 2026 · Comment 2 · balance components in this amount. Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note that you discuss your results of operations on a segment basis in terms of net revenue and gross profit margin. Please explain to us what consideration you gave to discussing the change in segment income from operations, your segment profitability measure disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as part of your MD&A discussion. Refer to guidance in Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K. letter →
Company response: The Company considered the requirements of Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K in preparing its MD&A for the quarterly period ended January 3, 2026, including whether to separately discuss changes in segment income from operations, which is the primary segment profitability measure reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and disclosed in Note 15 to the consolidated condensed financial statements. As disclosed in Note 15, the CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources primarily based on income from operations, and the CODM is regularly provided with segment-level revenue, cost of sales, selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense, and research and development… response letter →
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC (KLIC) · 2026-03-09 · . Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended January 3, 2026 Filed February 5, 2026 · Comment 3 · Page 2 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your discussion of the changes in net revenue period to period were due to several factors. When more than one factor is responsible for the change in an income statement line item, please quantify, where possible, each of the contributing factors, including any offsetting amounts. Revise your future filings to quantify the impact of each contributing factor in dollars and/or percentage, expand on the reasons driving these changes, and provide greater transparency into the material components. Ensure these changes are made throughout your MD&A discussion in all of your filings for each line item, as applicable. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and the guidance in Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K. In preparing the MD&A, the Company identified multiple factors contributing to period-to-period changes in net revenue and other income statement line items, including changes in volume, product and customer mix, pricing, and other factors. In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company will revise its future filings to quantify, where possible, the impact of each material contributing factor, including any offsetting factors, in dollars and/or percentages, and to expand its discussion of the underlying reasons driving these changes. The Company will apply this enhanced level of quantification… response letter →
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) · 2026-03-06 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 · Comment 1 · Overview, page 61 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please revise, in future filings, to provide a discussion of financial condition and changes in financial condition for the periods presented in accordance with Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K. As it relates to changes in your loan balance from period to period, include quantification and discussion of factors driving the change by loan product (e.g., Pay-in-X, 0% annual percentage rate (“APR”) monthly installment loans and interest-bearing monthly installment loans.). In this regard, we note that you quantify the percentage of GMV by loan product for each period on page 62. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff's comment. In future filings, beginning with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026, we will revise the discussion of financial condition under Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K to provide disclosure of material period-over-period changes in our loan balances by product type, including quantification and discussion of the factors driving material changes. Results of Operations Comparison of the Years Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, page 68 response letter →
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) · 2026-03-06 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 · Comment 2 · Comparison of the Years Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, page 68 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: In future filings, please expand your discussion of period-over-period changes by revenue line item to also disclose changes in the weighted average fee rates, interest rates and expected weighted average loan duration, to the extent applicable or appropriate, for the differing loan portfolio products for each of the periods presented. In this regard, we note that your current discussion indicates a 31% increase in your merchant network revenue from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, while GMV grew by 38% over the same periods. Similarly, we note that card network revenue grew by 53% while GMV grew by 45% over the same periods. Refer to Item 303(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff's comment and advises the Staff that, beginning with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026, the Company will expand its MD&A discussion of period-over-period changes in revenue line items to decompose material changes into their rate and volume components, to the extent applicable and material. * * * * * * response letter →
Karbon-X Corp. (KARX) · 2026-03-05 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended November 30, 2025 · Comment 6 · 2024, page 23 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note a significant increase in your revenue during the first six months of fiscal year 2026. Please provide us with a comprehensive explanation for the significant increase and explain how your new trading subsidiary contributed to this sales growth as part of your response. If applicable, indicate the volume vs price increase of carbon credits. Please also revise future filings as applicable. letter →
Company response: If applicable, indicate the volume vs price increase of carbon credits. Please also revise future filings as applicable. Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment. The significant increase in revenue during the six months ended November 30, 2025 (the first six months of fiscal year 2026) was primarily driven by: · Increased trading activity in carbon credits through our new trading subsidiary, Karbon-X Trading Limited; · Higher volumes of credits sold compared to the prior year period Contribution of the new trading subsidiary During the six months ended November 30, 2025, our new trading subsidiary, Karbon-X Trading Limited, became fully operational and engaged in spot and forward… response letter →
Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY) · 2026-03-05 · Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025 Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Results of Operations, page 28 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We have read your response to comment one. Please further revise your future filings as applicable to highlight that the change in fair value of contingent consideration of $15.0 million recognized during the three months ended August 31, 2025, resulted in net income for the period then ended, when we note you historically report a net loss. letter →
Company response: to comment one. Please further revise your future filings as applicable to highlight that the change in fair value of contingent consideration of $15.0 million recognized during the three months ended August 31, 2025, resulted in net income for the period then ended, when we note you historically report a net loss. We appreciate the Staff’s comment and respectfully submit that we will revise our future filings pursuant to your comment above. response letter →
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) · 2026-03-04 · Costco Wholesale Corporation Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Cash Flows from Operating Activities, page 29 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please provide a period to period comparative analysis and discussion of changes in cash flows from operating activities, including changes in working capital components, in your annual and interim period reports. In doing so, explain the underlying business reasons and implications of material changes between periods to provide investors with an understanding of variability and potential trends in cash flows. Ensure your discussion and analysis is not merely a recitation of changes evident from the consolidated statements of cash flows. Refer to Item 303(a) and (b) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 33-8350. letter →
Company response: We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comments and will expand our disclosures to include a comparative analysis and discussion of changes in cash flows from operating activities in future filings. The following is an example of the future disclosure: Cash Flows from Operating Activities Our cash flow provided by operations is primarily from net sales and membership fees. Cash flow used in operations generally consists of payments to merchandise suppliers, warehouse operating costs, including wages and employee benefits, utilities, credit and debit card processing fees, and operating leases. Cash used in operations also includes payments for income taxes. Changes in our net investment in… response letter →
HAWKINS INC (HWKN) · 2026-02-27 · Hawkins, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended March 30, 2025 Form 8-K Furnished January 28, 2026 · Comment 1 · Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 32 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: It appears selling, general and administrative expenses is material to your results of operations. Please consider describing what this line item consists of. letter →
Company response: Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of expenses related to selling products, including personnel and related expenses, amortization of intangibles, marketing and promotion expenses, and travel expenses; and administrative expenses, primarily personnel costs, related to certain executive officers, information technology, accounting and human resources; and the fair value accretion of any earnout liabilities. We intend to include a description of our selling, general and administrative expenses in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements in future filings beginning with our Form 10-K for the year ending March 29, 2026. U.S. Securities and Exchange… response letter →
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE) · 2026-02-24 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025 Filed December 1, 2025 · Comment 1 · Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets, page 27 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note the disclosure in your financial statement footnotes that you performed a quantitative impairment analysis related to certain reporting units and a qualitative impairment analysis related to other reporting units and concluded no goodwill was impaired. Given the significance of your goodwill balance, please revise your Critical Accounting Estimates in future filings to clarify whether any of your reporting units are at risk of failing the goodwill impairment test. A reporting unit is at risk of failing the impairment test if it has a fair value that is not substantially in excess of carrying value. If no reporting units are at risk based on your most recent impairment test, please… letter →
Company response: Refer to Item 303(b)(3) of Regulation S-K and Section V of SEC Release No. 33-8350 for guidance . Company Response In future filings, to the extent applicable, we will include as part of our critical accounting estimate disclosures the fact that no reporting units are at risk of failing the impairment test as they have a fair value that is substantially in excess of carrying value. Our proposed revised wording for this critical accounting estimate is below (changes underlined for emphasis). Proposed wording in future Form 10-K filings: Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets Our Management annually reviews goodwill and other long-lived assets for impairment or whenever events or changes in… response letter →
Doximity, Inc. (DOCS) · 2026-02-23 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended March 31, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 2 · Key Business and Financial Metrics, page 46 Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: In your earnings calls for the year ended March 31, 2025 and the six months ended September 30, 2025, you make reference to a number of user engagement metrics that are not described or defined in your MD&A. Among the metrics discussed in those earnings calls were: • Number of quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily active users • Number of unique newsfeed users • Number of newsfeed articles read or tapped • Number of unique active prescribers using workflow tools • Adoption of AI-driven features Since user engagement metrics appear to be an important factor management considers in evaluating the business and allocating resources, please show us how you intend to revise to define, quantify and… letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and refers the Staff to its response to comment 1 above for future disclosures regarding the number of quarterly unique active providers using its workflow tools. The Company notes that user engagement metrics have been referenced on earnings calls periodically, primarily in response to analyst and investor questions from prior periods, to provide supplemental context regarding platform activity. These references were not intended to convey that management relies on such metrics to evaluate financial condition or allocate resources. The majority of the engagement metrics identified in the Staff's comment were referenced… response letter →
Doximity, Inc. (DOCS) · 2026-02-23 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended March 31, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 5 · Comparison of the three and nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, page 33 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: In your February 5, 2026 earnings call, management spent time discussing some "short- term industry-wide policy headwinds" that are impacting client budgets and advertising booking rates for pharmaceutical companies. Management also indicated that higher AI infrastructure investment has impacted the results through the period ended December 31, 2025 and is expected to continue impacting future periods. Please show us how you intend to revise to address (and quantify where possible) any known material trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to result in a material change to your liquidity or results from operations. Please refer to Item 303(c) of… letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it has considered the disclosure requirements of Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K, however, the discussion regarding policy headwinds in the February 5, 2026 earnings call did not result in a material change to our liquidity and results from operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2025, and was only intended to provide additional color to analysts and investors on industry dynamics due to uncertainty surrounding the Most Favored Nation (“MFN”) pricing negotiations between certain pharmaceutical companies and the federal government. As of February 5, 2026, sixteen out of the seventeen… response letter →
Phaos Technology (Cayman) Holdings Ltd (POAS) · 2026-02-19 · (Cayman) Holdings Ltd Form 20-F filed September 18, 2025 · Comment 1 · Statements of Operations, page F-3 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please identify for us the business, competitive and economic factors that caused your sales to decline by 91%. Explain the underlying reasons for the reduction in sales orders from your largest customers. This information should also be included under Item 5 of your next Form 20-F. letter →
Company response: We respectfully advise the staff as follows: The Company’s revenue for the years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 were S$167,707 (approximately US$128,464) and S$1,882,803 (approximately US$1,380,848), respectively, representing a decrease of 91.1%. This reduction in revenue was primarily attributed to a reduction in sales orders from our largest customers due to a change in our business strategy in which we directly interact with our customers. As a result, the Company has expanded its sales channel from selling to our distributors to selling directly to customers, with the price of the products remaining largely unchanged, leading to a decline in revenue where sales to distributors have… response letter →
Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY) · 2026-02-18 · Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025 Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Results of Operations, page 28 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: You state on page 39 that "During the three months ended August 31, 2025, the Company recognized $15.0 million of change in the fair value of contingent consideration as the likelihood of achievement decreased to 0% of such contingent consideration related to the Montauk Brewing acquisition." However, we note from page 110 of your May 31, 2025 Form 10-K that the probability of achieving such contingent consideration was "100%" as of that date. Please explain to us in detail and revise your future filings as necessary to describe the events that transpired during the three months ended August 31, 2025 that resulted in your determination that the $15.0 million payout was no longer likely to… letter →
Company response: to the Staff’s comment, the Company respectfully submits that we will revise our future filings, as necessary, to describe the events that transpired during the three months ended August 31, 2025 that resulted in our determination that the $15.0 million payout was no longer likely to occur at all. response letter →
Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY) · 2026-02-18 · Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025 Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2025 · Comment 2 · Results of Operations, page 47 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We note the discussions of the changes in your revenue and gross margin for each of the reportable segments on pages 51-54 do not provide quantifications of the significant factors that you have identified as impacting those changes for the periods presented. For example, on page 52, you state that the decrease in adult-use cannabis, your largest cannabis channel, was driven by, among other things, your "renewed focus on preserving gross margin and maintaining a higher average selling price in growing categories such as vapes that have experienced a high degree of price compression." Without quantification of selling price and price compression, a reader is not able to fully understand the… letter →
Viant Technology Inc. (DSP) · 2026-01-27 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Response dated January 9, 2026 · Comment 1 · Operations, page 45 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please tell us your consideration to provide a quantified discussion of total advertiser spend. In this regard, on page 47 you state that you evaluate customers' usage of your platform and assess your market penetration and scale based on changes in revenue, contribution ex-TAC and advertiser spend. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that, consistent with the requirements of Item 303 of Regulation S-K, management considers and discloses matters in its periodic reports that are necessary to an understanding of the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations, including factors that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity. Management has considered whether to provide a quantified discussion of total advertiser spend and concluded that such quantified discussion would not provide meaningful insight into the… response letter →
Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN) · 2026-01-27 · Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Goodwill, page 39 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please provide information for investors to assess the probability of future goodwill impairment charges. For example, please disclose whether your reporting units are at risk of failing the quantitative impairment test or that the fair value is substantially in excess of carrying value and is not at risk of failing. If a reporting unit is at risk of failing, you should disclose: • the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test; • a more detailed description of the methods and key assumptions used and how the key assumptions were determined; • a discussion of the degree of uncertainty associated with the assumptions; and • a description of… letter →
Company response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment. In response thereto, we advise the Staff that in our presentation in future filings, commencing with the next 10-K filing, we will disclose if the fair value of a reporting unit substantially exceeds carrying value and is not at risk of failing, or if the fair value of a reporting unit does not substantially exceed the carrying value of the reporting unit, we will include the following disclosures: • the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test; • a more detailed description of the methods and key assumptions used and how the key assumptions were determined; • a discussion of the degree of uncertainty… response letter →
Childrens Place, Inc. (PLCE) · 2026-01-27 · The Children's Place, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended February 1, 2025 Form 8-K filed April 11, 2025 Form 1 · Comment 1 · Results of Operations, page 37 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: You discuss adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses and adjusted operating income leveraged basis points and percentages of net sales without presenting or discussing the most directly comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence. Please revise future disclosures to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K or explain why a revision is not necessary. Refer to Question 102.10(a) of the Staff’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. letter →
Company response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and will revise future disclosures to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K by presenting or discussing the most directly comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence. response letter →
AZZ INC (AZZ) · 2026-01-16 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2025 · Comment 2 · Results of Operations, page 31 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note that when analyzing the change in revenue for each of your segments, you indicate the change resulted from a change in volume, partially offset by a change in selling price. While you have provided management's perspective on the underlying factors contributing to the change in selling price, you have not provided similar insight from management into the underlying factors contributing to the change in volume. We further note that management appears to have insight into these underlying factors based on the disaggregation of revenue by end market provided in Note 5 and the discussion in your third quarter earnings call of strong demand from infrastructure projects. Please revise… letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. In future filings, beginning with the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ending February 28, 2026, we will expand our disclosures in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to include information substantially similar to the following (example based on amounts from the 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2025): Sales for the AZZ Metal Coatings segment increased $26.4 million, or 15.7%, for the current quarter, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase was primarily due to $30.0 million resulting from a higher volume of steel processed, primarily due to increases in the… response letter →
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM) · 2025-12-29 · Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2025 Form 8-K Furnished on March 19, 2025 · Comment 1 · Fiscal 2024 Financial Results, page 35 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please quantify all factors cited as contributing to variances between periods in your annual and interim period reports. For example (but not all inclusive) in the current annual report, factors cited that are not quantified regarding the change in net revenues in fiscal 2024 from fiscal 2023 include the additional week in fiscal 2024, customer hesitancy towards furniture purchases, offset of strength in non-furniture and seasonal assortments, strategy to reduce promotional activity, collaborations, dorm and baby offerings, seasonal decor, and new product introductions. Refer to section III.D of Release No. 33-6835 (501.04 of the staff’s Codification of Financial Reporting Releases).… letter →
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM) · 2025-12-29 · Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2025 Form 8-K Furnished on March 19, 2025 · Comment 2 · relative magnitude. Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: On page 35 you disclose decreased revenue in fiscal 2024 for Pottery Barn was due in part to your strategy to reduce promotional activity, whereas on page 40 you disclose increased SG&A in fiscal 2024 was in part due to an increase in advertising expenses. Please reconcile these disclosures for us and revise your disclosures as appropriate. letter →
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM) · 2025-12-29 · Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2025 Form 8-K Furnished on March 19, 2025 · Comment 3 · Cash Flows from Operating Activities, page 42 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: It appears the increase of $82.8 million in cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds, in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 is a material item that is not disclosed as a factor in your analysis of changes in operating cash flows. Please discuss all material usages of cash as appropriate. Refer to Item 303(a) and (b) of Regulation S-K. Additionally, quantify each variance factor cited in annual and interim period reports. letter →
PRECIGEN, INC. (PGEN) · 2025-12-23 · Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 3 · Results of operations, page 37 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please tell us and revise to disclose, beginning with your Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, whether you track research and development (R&D) expenses by candidate or program and, if not, explain why not. To the extent you track any of your R&D expenses by candidate or program, provide a breakout of such amounts. For the R&D expenses you do not track by candidate or program, revise to provide a quantitative breakout of remaining R&D expenses by type, which should reconcile to total R&D expenses on your Consolidated Statements of Operations for each period presented. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff's comment and provides the following information in response. We do not track research and development (“R&D”) expenses by candidate or program. Therefore, preparing such information solely for external disclosure would not reflect management’s view of the business or how R&D activities operate and are managed. A significant portion of our R&D spending relates to the development, optimization, and operation of our core therapeutic platforms rather than any single drug candidate. The Company will disclose the fact that it does not track R&D expenses by candidate or program in our MD&A. The Company tracks R&D by the nature of the following… response letter →
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC (MHK) · 2025-12-19 · Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 Filed February 20, 2025 · Comment 3 · 50-29(f) and 55-47(bb). Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note you disclose selling, general and administrative expenses by segment. Please tell us whether any other significant segment expenses are regularly provided to the CODM or easily computable from information that is regularly provided to the CODM. In particular, tell us your consideration of presenting cost of sales by segment, which is easily computable from gross profit and net sales. In addition, for each reportable segment, disclose an amount for other segment items, along with a description of the composition of other segment items. Refer to ASC 280-10-50-26A, 50-26B and 55-15B. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and confirms that the only segment expense information regularly provided to the CODM is segment Selling, general and administrative expenses. However, as both segment Net sales and segment Gross profit (loss) are also regularly provided to the CODM, segment Cost of sales is significant and easily computable from information regularly provided to the CODM. In future filings, the Company will include disclosure of segment Cost of sales in accordance with the guidance in ASC 280-10-50-26A and 55-15B. Please see the response to Comment 4 below for an illustrative example of future planned disclosures. Further, in accordance with… response letter →
Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) · 2025-12-11 · Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 · Comment 2 · the adjustment for strategic initiatives for all periods presented. Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please quantify the components included in your tax specific adjustments and tell us your purpose for including these adjustments in your non-GAAP measure presentation. Please explain why these adjustments do not substitute individually tailored recognition and measurement methods for those of GAAP. Refer to Question 100.04 of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations. Results of Operations by Segment - Fiscal Year ended December 29, 2024 compared to the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2023, page 48 3. Segment Adjusted EBIT (rather than segment Adjusted EBITDA) appears to be your primary measure of segment profitability under ASC 280. Please discuss with… letter →
Viant Technology Inc. (DSP) · 2025-12-08 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 · Comment 3 · Page 2 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note you refer to the impact of material changes in digital channel ad spend in your earnings calls, particularly as it relates to CTV. Please tell us your consideration to include quantified discussion of any material changes in digital ad spend and the impact on your results of operations discussion. Refer to Item 303(a) of Regulation S- K. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that, in preparing its periodic disclosures, management considers and discloses matters that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, consistent with Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K. Management has considered whether to provide quantified disclosure of changes in digital advertising spend by channel, including CTV, and concluded that such quantified disclosure would not provide meaningful insight into the Company’s operating performance. The allocation of advertising spend among digital channels reflects customer-directed purchasing decisions, rather… response letter →
UPBOUND GROUP, INC. (UPBD) · 2025-10-17 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for Fiscal Period Ended June 30, 2025 · Comment 1 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please quantify all factors cited, pursuant to the guidance noted above, so investors may understand their relative magnitude. Additionally, explain to us and disclose how and why the cited factor of the acquisition of Brigit positively impacted operating cash flows, despite a decrease in consolidated net income inclusive of the acquisition. Further, discuss the underlying factor(s) associated with the timing of vendor payments, for example, the reason for timing impacts. Refer to the guidance noted above. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment, and in future filings, beginning with our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, we will expand disclosures to provide additional quantitative information related to material factors contributing to period-over-period changes in our operating cash flows. In future filings, we intend to expand our disclosures to be similar to the example provided in the below revised disclosure excerpts from our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, within the Analysis of Cash Flow section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, addressing the request for quantification of previously… response letter →
UPBOUND GROUP, INC. (UPBD) · 2025-10-17 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for Fiscal Period Ended June 30, 2025 · Comment 2 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: You attribute the decrease in reported cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 of $95.6 million solely to an increase in your inventory purchases, which appears to be about $57 million based on the change between 2024 and 2023 in the line Rental Merchandise reported in the statement of cash flows. Based on changes in amounts reported in the statement of cash flows, it appears other factors materially affected the change in operating cash flows between these periods that have not been discussed. For example, net earnings/loss, adjusted for adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities, increased $120 million,… letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment, and in future filings, beginning with our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, we will expand disclosures to provide additional quantitative information related to material factors contributing to period-over-period changes in our operating cash flows. In future filings, we intend to expand our disclosures to be similar to the example provided in the below revised disclosure excerpts from our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, within the Analysis of Cash Flow section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Our revisions are marked in bold. Form 10-K for year-ended… response letter →
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