How does 360 Painting define fair value when applying fair value accounting?
360_Painting Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ins and losses are included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Impacts resulting from the foreign currency fluctuations were not significant to the consolidated financial statements as of and during the periods presented.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and credit risk.
The Company applies the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:
- Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
- Level 2 Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
- Level 3 Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management's estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deferred franchise fees approximate fair value because of the short maturity of the instruments. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value as the stated interest rates are at market rates.
3. Acquisitions
Window Gang
In May 2023, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Window Gang Ventures Corporation, Inc.
Source: Item 21 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (FDD page 56)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 360 Painting's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company uses fair value accounting for financial assets, liabilities, and certain nonfinancial assets. 360 Painting defines fair value as the price that would be received when selling an asset or when transferring a liability during a standard transaction between market participants on the date the measurement is taken. When fair value measurements are required, 360 Painting considers the principal or most advantageous market for transactions and market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. These considerations include inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and credit risk.
360 Painting uses a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The categorization within this hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement.
Level 1 consists of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or inputs corroborated by observable market data for the assets' or liabilities' full term. Level 3 includes unobservable inputs that reflect management's estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and deferred franchise fees are examples of items whose carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturity. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value because the stated interest rates are at market rates.