R F INDUSTRIES LTD New Standards Disclosure
Recent accounting standards
Recently issued accounting pronouncements adopted:
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 is effective for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, and for interim periods within our fiscal year ending October 31, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU on a retrospective basis did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. However, our segment disclosures have been expanded to include significant segment expenses as reviewed by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). Please see Note 6 for more details.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted:
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to expand the disclosure requirements for income taxes, specifically related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2026, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which will require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses, including disclosure of amounts for (i) purchases of inventory, (ii) employee compensation, (iii) depreciation and (iv) intangible asset amortization, included in each relevant expense caption such as cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expense, and research and development. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, which clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The standard will be effective for our annual financial statements beginning in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2028, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard on our financial statement presentation and its related disclosures.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jan 14, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Jan 21, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Jan 24, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Dec 29, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Jan 24, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Jan 27, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Jan 28, 2016 | |
About New Standards Disclosures
New accounting standards disclosures describe recently adopted pronouncements and those not yet effective, along with management's assessment of their expected impact. This section provides an early warning system for upcoming changes to how a company reports its financial results, often years before the new rules take effect.
Key signals: when management describes a not-yet-adopted standard's impact as "material" or "still being evaluated," it signals potential significant changes to reported metrics upon adoption. Watch for standards that affect a company's core operations — for example, revenue recognition changes for software companies or lease accounting changes for retailers with large store footprints. The transition method chosen (full retrospective versus modified retrospective) affects comparability with prior periods. Companies that delay adoption to the latest permitted date may be struggling with implementation complexity. Compare the disclosed impact assessments against peers in the same industry to gauge whether management's expectations are reasonable.