CarParts.com, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Fair value is defined as an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

Provisions of ASC 820 – Fair Value Measurement establish a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:

Level 1 – Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore, requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

We measure our financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis using the following valuation techniques:


(a)	Market Approach – uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.


(b)	Income Approach – uses valuation techniques to convert future estimated cash flows to a single present amount based on current market expectations about those future amounts, using present value techniques.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Valued on a Recurring Basis

As of September 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, the Company held certain assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included cash and cash equivalents, derivative instruments and investments.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

The following table represents our fair value hierarchy and the valuation techniques used for cash and cash equivalents and investments (in thousands):



	As of September 27, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Valuation Techniques
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	1,255	$	1,255	$	—	$	—	(a)
Investments – mutual funds (2)	39		39		—		—		(a)
	$	1,294	$	1,294	$	—	$	—



	As of December 28, 2013
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Valuation Techniques
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	818	$	818	$	—	$	—	(a)
Investments – mutual funds (2)	47		47		—		—		(a)
	$	865	$	865	$	—	$	—


(1)	Cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and short-term investments with original maturity dates of three months or less at the date of purchase, for which the Company determines fair value through quoted market prices.


(2)	Investments consist of mutual funds, classified as short-term investments available-for-sale and recorded at fair market value, based on quoted prices of identical assets that are trading in active markets as of the end of the period for which the values are determined. These mutual funds invest in government bonds, stocks and short-term money market funds,

During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, there were no transfers into or out of Level 1 and Level 2 assets.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The following table represents our fair value hierarchy and the valuation techniques used for derivative financial instruments (in thousands):



	As of September 27, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Valuation Techniques
Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	(b)
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts(1)	$	70	$	—	$	70	$	—	(b)


(1)	Foreign exchange contracts are valued using an income approach based on forward rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional value.

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2014, there were no transfers into or out of Level 1 and Level 2 assets or liabilities. The Company did not hold any derivative financial instruments prior to the thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2014.

Non-Financial Assets Valued on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company’s long-lived assets, including intangible assets subject to amortization, are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are measured at cost but are written-down to fair value, if necessary, as a result of impairment. As of September 27, 2014, there were no indicators of potential impairment to the Company’s long-lived assets under the provisions of ASC 360, as such, they were not measured at fair value. If such non-financial assets had been measured at fair value, they would be categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as the Company would be required to develop its own assumptions and analysis to determine if such non-financial assets were impaired.

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company identified adverse events related to the Company’s overall financial performance, including the continued downward trend in the Company’s revenues and gross margin, and a sustained decline in the Company’s share price, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company’s long-lived assets below its carrying amount. The Company performed its impairment testing of long-lived assets, including intangible assets subject to amortization, in accordance with ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment. The Company used valuation techniques under the income approach, which converted future estimated cash flows to a single present amount based on current market expectations about those future amounts, using present value techniques. The fair value measurements are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as the Company developed its own assumptions and analysis to determine if such assets were impaired. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2013, total impairment loss was $6,077. The Company recorded impairment losses on internally developed software and intangible assets of $4,832 and $1,245, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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