Pure Cycle Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

NOTE 3 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy that has three levels of inputs, both observable and unobservable, with use of the lowest possible level of input to determine fair value.

Level 1 — Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as The NASDAQ Stock Market. As of August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company had no Level 1 assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Valuations for assets and liabilities obtained from readily available pricing sources via independent providers for market transactions involving similar assets or liabilities. As of August 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had zero and one Level 2 assets, which consisted of U.S. treasury notes.

Level 3 — Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker-traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities. As of August 31, 2020, the Company had two level 3 assets, the right-of-use asset (its operating lease) and the Arkansas Valley mineral rights and one Level 3 liability, the contingent portion of the CAA. As of August 31, 2019, the Company had one level 3 asset, the Arkansas Valley mineral rights and one Level 3 liability, the contingent portion of the CAA. The Company has determined that the contingent portion of the CAA does not have a readily determinable fair value (see Note 5 – Participating Interests in Export Water).

The Company maintains policies and procedures to value instruments using what management believes to be the best and most relevant data available.

Level 2 Asset – Investments. The Company’s investments are the Company’s only financial asset measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value of the investment securities is based on the values reported by the financial institutions where the funds are held. These securities include only federally insured certificates of deposit and U.S. treasuries.

The Company’s non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis when assessing recoverability consist entirely of its investments in water and water systems and other long-lived assets. See Note 4 – Water and Land Assets below.

There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of August 31, 2020.

The following table provides information on the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of August 31, 2019:

					Fair Value Measurement Using:
	Fair Value		Cost / Other Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Accumulated Unrealized Gains and (Losses)
U.S. treasuries	$	4,996,000	$	4,992,100	$	—	$	4,996,000	$	—	$	3,900
Total	$	4,996,000	$	4,992,100	$	—	$	4,996,000	$	—	$	3,900

As of August 31, 2019, the Company held a $192,800 certificate of deposit that is not carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets because it is classified as a held-to-maturity security. As of August 31, 2020, the Company had no securities it was holding-to-maturity.

Level 3 Assets and Liability. The Company’s non-financial assets that were required to be remeasured at fair value on a non-recurring basis consist of the operating lease right-of-use asset and the Arkansas Valley mineral rights.

The carrying value of the operating lease right-of-use asset is deemed recoverable based on the present value of the estimated future cash flows using a discount rate commensurate with the risk.

During 2020, as described in Note 2 – Summary of significant Accounting Policies, the Company determined the carrying value of the Arkansas mineral rights was not recoverable and recorded an impairment of $1.4 million. The Company estimated the fair value of the mineral rights using a market approach based upon anticipated sales proceeds less costs to sell. The Company has determined that the contingent portion of the CAA does not have a readily determinable fair value (see Note 5 – Participating Interests in Export Water).

There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 categories during the years ended August 31, 2020 or 2019.

- 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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