Construction & Engineering
7 SEC staff comments and 6 disclosure examples from companies in this industry.
SIC codes included: 1731 Electrical Work, 1700 Construction - Special Trade Contractors, 1531 Operative Builders, 1520 General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs, 1600 Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors, 1623 Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction
Disclosure examples by topic
Construction & Engineering: Debt & covenant compliance2 examplesConstruction & Engineering: Remaining performance obligations1 exampleConstruction & Engineering: Contract assets & liabilities1 exampleConstruction & Engineering: Liquidity & capital resources (MD&A)1 exampleConstruction & Engineering: Leases (ASC 842)1 example
What the SEC staff asked companies in this industry
IFRS & Foreign Private Issuers (3)Concentrations & Receivables (2)Cybersecurity (Item 1C) (2)ICFR & Disclosure Controls (2)Exhibits, Certifications & Signatures (2)ASC 606: Revenue Recognition (1)
OneConstruction Group Ltd (ONEG) · 2026-03-24 · Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 Response dated March 10, 2026 · Comment 2 · 1. We note your response to comment Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: Please tell us what consideration you have given to disclosing information about your past due accounts receivables. Reference is made to the guidance outlined in paragraphs 326-20-55-37 through 40 of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it considered the guidance in ASC 326-20, including the illustrative Example 5 in paragraphs 55-37 through 55-40, in developing its accounting policy for measuring expected credit losses on accounts receivable and determining the related disclosures. In evaluating the need for additional disclosures regarding past-due accounts receivable, the Company specifically considered whether quantitative aging disclosures or further qualitative discussion would be necessary to enable users to understand the credit risk profile of the portfolio, consistent with ASC 326-20-50-2 and 50-3. This assessment included consideration of the proportion of past-due… response letter →
Magnitude International Ltd (MAGH) · 2026-03-04 · Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 · Comment 1 · Item 15. Controls and Procedures, page 76 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your response to our prior comment 1 and your amendment to your filing in response to our prior comments 1, 2, and 3 to include a conclusion regarding the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures, include cybersecurity disclosures, and include the certifications from your principal executive officer and principal financial officer. In light of the amendment to address such previously omitted items, please tell us what consideration you gave to reconsidering your conclusion regarding your disclosure controls and procedures. letter →
Company response: 1 to our Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. Upon identifying the need to amend our original Form 20-F to include the previously omitted items, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer (the “Certifying Officers”), re-evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (“DCP”) as of April 30, 2025. This re-evaluation was conducted specifically to determine whether the omission of these items from the original filing indicated a material weakness or a significant deficiency in our DCP that would alter the original conclusion of effectiveness. The re-evaluation considered the following factors: 1. Nature of the… response letter →
Magnitude International Ltd (MAGH) · 2026-02-23 · Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 · Comment 1 · Item 15. Controls and Procedures, page 76 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please amend your filing to disclose the conclusions of your principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, regarding the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2025. Please refer to Item 15(a) of Form 20-F. letter →
Magnitude International Ltd (MAGH) · 2026-02-23 · Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 · Comment 2 · Item 16K. Cybersecurity, page 78 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please tell us why cybersecurity disclosure is not applicable given that Item 16K applies to annual reports on Form 20-F, or amend your filing to include the applicable cybersecurity disclosures. See Instruction to Item 16K of Form 20-F. letter →
Magnitude International Ltd (MAGH) · 2026-02-23 · Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 · Comment 3 · Exhibits Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We note the certifications required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act have been omitted from your Form 20-F. Please file an amended Form 20-F in its entirety and include the certifications from your principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as exhibits in accordance with the general instructions and instructions as to exhibits of Form 20-F. letter →
OneConstruction Group Ltd (ONEG) · 2026-02-12 · Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Revenue Recognition, page F-9 Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: We note your discussion of defects liability periods on page 43. Please tell us what consideration you gave to addressing your accounting policy for defects liability periods within your revenue recognition policy. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully advises the Staff that with respect to the defects liability period, the clients of the Company's operating subsidiary may retain up to 5% to 10% of each payment to be made to the operating subsidiary, as retention monies. The defects liability period does not represent a separate performance obligation and therefore does not impact the timing of revenue recognition. The defects liability period is merely a warranty in nature, and it is not an additional service provided to the customer. It does not increase the scope of work done in a construction project, and does not constitute a distinct service. Revenue is recognized when the construction work services were… response letter →
OneConstruction Group Ltd (ONEG) · 2026-02-12 · Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 · Comment 2 · 3. Concentration of Risks, page F-12 Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: We note that over 38% of your accounts receivable balance as of March 31, 2025, $8.9M, is due from a single customer, and that your revenues from that customer during the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 were only $1.8M. Please clarify whether any amounts due from this customer were past due as of March 31, 2025, and if these amounts have been subsequently collected. To the extent any of these amounts remain outstanding as of September 30, 2025, please tell us if you have recorded any credit loss allowance. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully advises the Staff that the accounts receivable balance from the customer in question included amounts that were past due as of March 31, 2025. The Company has subsequently collected a significant portion of this balance. Specifically, the aging of the gross accounts receivable of $8,888,000 from this customer as of March 31, 2025, was as follows: Not yet past due: $ 1,340,000 Past due over 180 days but within 1 year: $ 3,841,000 Past due over 1 year but within 2 years: $ 3,707,000 Total Gross Accounts Receivable: $ 8,888,000 As of March 31, 2025, the Company had recorded an allowance for credit loss of $148,000 against this receivable, resulting in a net accounts… response letter →
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