Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Revenues

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Revenues
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenues
Revenues
Adoption of ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers"
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Topic 605. The Company operates as a manufacturer of various products, and revenue is comprised of short-term contracts with point-in-time performance obligations. As a result, the Company did not identify any differences in its recognition of revenue between Topic 606 and Topic 605. Accordingly, there was no adjustment required to opening retained earnings for the cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606 and no impact to revenues for the year-ended December 31, 2018 as a result of applying Topic 606.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers upon shipment, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following table presents the Company's revenues, disaggregated by product group. Substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from contracts with customers where performance obligations are satisfied at a point-in-time.
 
 
December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Fiberglass and steel liquid storage tanks and separation equipment
 
$
28,722

 
$
31,654

 
$
27,600

Heavy wall seamless carbon steel pipe and tube
 
30,607

 
32,474

 
25,103

Stainless steel pipe and tube
 
167,907

 
146,237

 
100,254

Galvanized pipe and tube
 
23,842

 
11,877

 

Specialty chemicals
 
54,090

 
58,599

 
48,191

Net sales
 
$
305,168

 
$
280,841

 
$
201,148


Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations
Our contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, revenue for each performance obligation is based on its stand-alone selling price and revenue is recognized as each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company generally determines stand-alone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers using the adjusted market assessment approach or expected cost plus margin.
Deferred Revenues
Deferred revenues are recorded when cash payments are received in advance of satisfying the performance obligation, including amounts which are refundable. The deferred revenue balance decreased less than $0.1 million during 2019 to $0.2 million as of December 31, 2019 due to receiving $2.4 million in advance of satisfying our performance obligations during the period, offset by $2.4 million of revenue that was recognized during the period after satisfying the performance obligations that were included in the beginning deferred revenue balance or received during the current period. Deferred revenues are included in "Accrued expenses" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Our payment terms vary by the financial strength or location of our customer and the products offered. The length of time between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. For certain customers, payment is required before the products or services are delivered to the customer.
Practical Expedients and Election
When shipping and handling activities are performed after a customer obtains control of goods, the Company reflects shipping and handling activities as part of satisfying the obligation of providing goods to the customer. In some instances, the Company withholds various states' sales taxes upon shipments into those states. Accordingly, management makes an accounting policy election to exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected from a customer. The Company expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses.
The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations since contracts are expected to be completed within one year.