Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Fiscal quarter

Fiscal quarter

The Company’s quarterly periods are the 13 weeks ending on the Saturday closest to April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31. The Company’s first quarters in fiscal 2015 and 2014 ended on May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, respectively.

Share-based compensation

Share-based compensation

The Company measures share-based compensation cost on the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and recognizes the expense on a straight-line method over the requisite service period for awards expected to vest. The Company estimated the grant date fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes valuation model using the following weighted-average assumptions for the periods indicated:

 

     13 Weeks Ended  
     May 2, 2015     May 3, 2014  

Volatility rate

     38.0     41.1

Average risk-free interest rate

     1.1     1.4

Average expected life (in years)

     3.6        3.8   

Dividend yield

     None        None   

The Company granted 87 and 287 stock options during the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, respectively. The compensation cost that has been charged against operating income for stock option grants was $2,031 and $2,133 for the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, respectively. The weighted-average grant date fair value of these options was $44.84 and $32.04, respectively. At May 2, 2015, there was approximately $17,440 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options.

The Company issued 63 and 46 restricted stock awards during the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, respectively. The compensation cost that has been charged against operating income for restricted stock awards was $1,311 and $1,930 for the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, respectively. At May 2, 2015, there was approximately $15,322 of unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, issued as a new Topic, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606. The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that the Company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This standard is effective beginning in fiscal year 2017. In April 2015, the FASB voted for a proposed one-year deferral of the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard. If approved, the new standard will be effective beginning in fiscal year 2018 with early adoption as of the original effective date permitted. The standard allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the application method and the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.