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Restricted cash
−Removed: Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $ 107,100 (August 31) and $ 112,300 (February 28)
+Added: Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $ 99,000 (November 30) and $ 112,300 (February 28)
Inventories - net
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Deferred revenues
−Removed: Operating lease liabilities, current
Current maturities of long-term debt
1 unchanged sentence
Income taxes payable
+Added: Operating lease liabilities, current
Other current liabilities
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Issued 12,702,080 shares;
−Removed: Outstanding 8,583,201 (August 31 and February 28) shares
+Added: Outstanding 8,511,364 (November 30) and 8,583,201 (February 28) shares
Capital in excess of par value
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
−Removed: See notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
+Added: notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
PRODUCT REVENUES, net of discounts and allowances
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INTEREST EXPENSE
−Removed: LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
−Removed: INCOME TAX BENEFIT
−Removed: BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
+Added: Gain from sale of assets
+Added: ( 12,243,700 )
+Added: ( 12,186,700 )
+Added: ( 1,625,600 )
+Added: ( 1,745,900 )
+Added: Total other income
+Added: ( 12,516,300 )
+Added: ( 13,812,300 )
+Added: ( 1,745,900 )
+Added: EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
+Added: ( 1,111,900 )
+Added: ( 5,325,000 )
+Added: INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)
+Added: ( 1,406,900 )
+Added: NET EARNINGS (LOSS)
+Added: $ ( 835,700 )
+Added: $ ( 3,918,100 )
+Added: BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON AND EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING
Dividends per share
−Removed: See notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
+Added: notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
−Removed: CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
+Added: STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVEINCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
+Added: Net earnings (loss)
+Added: $ ( 835,700 )
+Added: $ ( 3,918,100 )
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized loss on interest rate exchange agreement
−Removed: Comprehensive loss
−Removed: See notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
+Added: Comprehensive Income (loss)
+Added: $ ( 836,900 )
+Added: $ ( 3,964,100 )
+Added: notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS ’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
−Removed: FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025
+Added: NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2025
(par value $0.20 per
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( 13,060,400 )
−Removed: FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024
+Added: Purchases of treasury stock
+Added: Sale of treasury stock
+Added: BALANCE – November 30, 2025
+Added: $ ( 13,147,500 )
+Added: NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024
(par value $0.20 per
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( 13,065,500 )
−Removed: See notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
+Added: Sale of treasury stock
+Added: Share-based compensation expense - net
+Added: Change in fair value of interest rate exchange agreement
+Added: BALANCE - November 30, 2024
+Added: $ ( 13,059,100 )
+Added: notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
+Added: Net earnings (loss)
+Added: $ ( 3,918,100 )
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Deferred income taxes
+Added: ( 1,257,100 )
Provision for credit losses
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Share-based compensation expense - net
−Removed: Net loss on sale of assets
+Added: Net loss (gain) on sale of assets
+Added: ( 12,186,700 )
+Added: Impairment loss on assets
Changes in assets and liabilities:
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Accounts payable
+Added: ( 1,577,500 )
Accrued salaries and commissions and other liabilities
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Total adjustments
+Added: ( 1,427,600 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
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Proceeds from sale of assets
−Removed: Net cash used in investing activities
+Added: Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments on term debt
+Added: ( 26,715,400 )
+Added: ( 1,350,000 )
Sales of treasury stock
−Removed: Net borrowings under line of credit
+Added: Cash paid to acquire treasury stock
+Added: Net payments under line of credit
+Added: ( 4,198,100 )
+Added: ( 1,200,000 )
Net cash used in financing activities
−Removed: NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
+Added: ( 31,031,200 )
+Added: ( 2,532,300 )
+Added: NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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Cash (received)/paid for income taxes - net of refunds
−Removed: See notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
+Added: $ ( 200,100 )
+Added: NONCASH TRANSACTIONS
+Added: Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).
−Removed: Note 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND
−Removed: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
−Removed: Basis of Presentation
−Removed: The accompanying Unaudited
−Removed: Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”)
−Removed: for interim condensed financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
−Removed: The Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position
−Removed: and results of operations for the interim periods presented.
−Removed: Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items, unless otherwise
−Removed: disclosed herein.
−Removed: Accordingly, the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements do not include all of the information and notes required by
−Removed: GAAP for complete financial statements.
−Removed: However, we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.
−Removed: These interim Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of and for
−Removed: the year ended February 28, 2025 included in our Form 10-K.
−Removed: The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative
−Removed: of the results to be expected for a full year due to the seasonality of our product sales.
−Removed: Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
−Removed: The preparation of the Unaudited
−Removed: Condensed Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
−Removed: in these financial statements and accompanying notes.
+Added: TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
+Added: 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
+Added: of Presentation
+Added: accompanying Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
+Added: in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim condensed financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations
+Added: of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
+Added: The Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements include all adjustments considered necessary
+Added: for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented.
+Added: Such adjustments consist
+Added: only of normal recurring items, unless otherwise disclosed herein.
+Added: Accordingly, the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements do not include
+Added: all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
+Added: However, we believe that the disclosures made are
+Added: adequate to make the information not misleading.
+Added: These interim Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction
+Added: with our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended February 28, 2025 included in our Form 10-K.
+Added: The results of operations
+Added: for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year due to the seasonality of our product
+Added: of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
+Added: preparation of the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
+Added: that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: Significant Accounting Policies
−Removed: Our significant accounting
−Removed: policies, other than the adoption of new accounting pronouncements separately documented herein and unless otherwise disclosed, are consistent
−Removed: with those disclosed in Note 1 to our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended February 28, 2025 included in our Form
−Removed: Reclassifications
−Removed: Certain reclassifications
−Removed: have been made to the fiscal 2025 condensed statements of operations to combine Gross Sales and Discounts and allowances now presented
−Removed: as Product Revenues, net of discount and allowances to conform with the current year financial statement presentation.
−Removed: These reclassifications
−Removed: had no effect on net earnings.
−Removed: In accordance with ASC 205-40,
−Removed: Going Concern, the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events considered in the aggregate that raise substantial doubt
−Removed: about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
+Added: Accounting Policies
+Added: significant accounting policies, other than the adoption of new accounting pronouncements separately documented herein and unless otherwise
+Added: disclosed, are consistent with those disclosed in Note 1 to our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended February 28,
+Added: 2025 included in our Form 10-K.
+Added: accordance with ASC 205-40, Going Concern, the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events considered in the aggregate
+Added: that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the
+Added: financial statements are issued.
Determining the extent to
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Our significant estimates
−Removed: related to this analysis may include identifying business factors such as completing the planned sale of owned real estate, changes in
−Removed: our Brand Partners, and sales and profitability trends used in the forecasted financial results and liquidity.
−Removed: Further, we make assumptions
−Removed: about the probability that management’s plans will be effectively implemented and alleviate substantial doubt and our ability to
−Removed: continue as a going concern.
−Removed: We believe that the estimated values used in our going concern analysis are based on reasonable assumptions.
−Removed: However, such assumptions are inherently uncertain, and actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
−Removed: The default status of our
−Removed: credit agreement, along with recurring operating losses and other items, raise substantial doubt over the Company’s ability to continue
−Removed: as a going concern.
−Removed: The Company’s credit
−Removed: agreement with its lender expired on September 19, 2025, with the balances of our term loans and the revolving loan remain unpaid.
−Removed: September 30, 2025, the Company received a Reservation of Rights notice from its lender outlining that events of default have occurred
−Removed: and are continuing due to our failure to pay in full in cash the unpaid balance of the term loans and revolving loan before the maturity
−Removed: The Lender has not waived the specified defaults and reserves all of its rights, powers, privileges and remedies under the credit
−Removed: agreement, the UCC, and applicable law.
−Removed: Under the credit agreement, the lender has the right, among other remedies listed, to demand payment
−Removed: or repossess and liquidate the Company’s assets used as collateral for the loans.
−Removed: Under the terms of the credit agreement, an additional
−Removed: default interest rate of 2 % is added to the existing interest rates defined in the credit agreement.
−Removed: To address these concerns,
−Removed: the Company has taken steps in its plans to pay off its bank debts by selling owned real estate.
−Removed: On August 18, 2025, the Company executed
−Removed: a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Contract”) with 10Mark 10K Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”)
−Removed: for the Hilti Complex for $32,500,000.
−Removed: On October 1, 2025, the Company and Buyer executed the 1 st Amendment to the Contract
−Removed: extending the term of the initial 45-day due diligence period from October 2, 2025, to October 6, 2025, and reduced the purchase price
−Removed: of the Hilti Complex to $32,200,000.
−Removed: On October 6, 2025, the Company received the Buyer’s Notice to Proceed pursuant to the Contract.
−Removed: This Notice to Proceed, subject to certain conditions, waives the Buyer’s right to the deposited escrow in the Agreement.
−Removed: of the Hilti Complex is expected to be completed on, or before, November 25, 2025.
−Removed: Upon closing, the proceeds from the real estate sale
−Removed: are expected to pay off the Term Loans and Revolving Loan.
−Removed: Following the loan payoff,
−Removed: management plans to fund ongoing operations with limited borrowings through local banks or other financing sources.
−Removed: In addition, management’s
−Removed: plans include reducing inventory, which will generate free cashflows, and building the number of active PaperPie Brand Partners back to
−Removed: historical levels.
−Removed: Although there is no guarantee these plans will be successful, management believes these plans, if achieved, will alleviate
−Removed: the substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern and generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they become due
−Removed: over the next twelve months.
−Removed: New Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: The Financial Accounting Standards
−Removed: Board (“FASB”) periodically issues new accounting standards in a continuing effort to improve standards of financial accounting
−Removed: and reporting.
−Removed: We have reviewed the recently issued pronouncements and concluded the following new accounting standard updates (“ASU”)
−Removed: New Accounting
−Removed: Standards or Updates Not Yet Adopted
+Added: related to this analysis may include identifying business factors such as changes in our Brand Partners, planned reduction of inventory
+Added: levels, obtaining short term borrowings, if needed, and sales and profitability trends
+Added: used in the forecasted financial results and liquidity.
+Added: Further, we make assumptions about the probability that management’s plans
+Added: will be effectively implemented and alleviate substantial doubt and our ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: We believe that the estimated
+Added: values used in our going concern analysis are based on reasonable assumptions.
+Added: However, such assumptions are inherently uncertain, and
+Added: actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
+Added: During the third quarter of
+Added: fiscal 2026, the Company completed the planned sale of the Hilti Complex and paid off the Line of Credit and Term Loans with the Company’s
+Added: bank, which was a key step in management’s plans for returning to profitability.
+Added: Paying off the bank debts and eliminating the bank-imposed
+Added: restrictions allow the Company to begin a conservative plan to re-order some key out of stock products along with introducing a limited
+Added: number of new titles which are expected to energize our Brand Partners and provide our retail customers with new offerings.
+Added: Company’s continued recurring operating losses raise substantial doubt over the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: To address these ongoing concerns management’s future plans include implementing a conservative purchase plan while continuing to
+Added: reduce overall inventory levels, which will generate free cash flows and building the active PaperPie Brand Partner levels.
+Added: Although there
+Added: is no guarantee these plans will be successful, management believes these plans, if achieved, will alleviate the substantial doubt about
+Added: continuing as a going concern and generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they become due over the next twelve months.
+Added: Accounting Pronouncements
+Added: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) periodically issues new accounting standards in a continuing effort to improve
+Added: standards of financial accounting and reporting.
+Added: We have reviewed the recently issued pronouncements and concluded the following new
+Added: accounting standard updates (“ASU”) apply to us:
+Added: Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Adopted
+Added: In December 2025, the FASB
+Added: issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements ("ASU 2025-12").
+Added: ASU 2025-12 addresses suggestions received from
+Added: stakeholders regarding the Accounting Standards Codification and makes other incremental improvements to U.S.
+Added: The update represents
+Added: changes to the Codification that clarify, correct errors in or make other improvements to a variety of topics that are intended to make
+Added: it easier to understand and apply.
+Added: ASU 2025-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods
+Added: within those fiscal years.
+Added: Entities are required to apply the amendments to ASC 260 retrospectively.
+Added: All other amendments may be applied
+Added: prospectively or retrospectively.
+Added: Early adoption is permitted.
+Added: We are currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on our financial
+Added: statement disclosures.
+Added: In December 2025, the Financial
+Added: Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic
+Added: 270) Improvements to Interim Disclosure Requirements.
+Added: The standard clarifies disclosure requirements for interim financial statements
+Added: and is effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026.
+Added: Early adoption is permitted.
+Added: We are currently evaluating the impact
+Added: this ASU may have on our financial statement disclosures.
+Added: In September 2025, the FASB
+Added: issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40):
+Added: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting
+Added: for Internal-Use Software ("ASU 2025-06"), which requires software capitalization to begin when both of the following occur:
+Added: (1) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project;
+Added: and (2) it is probable that the project will be completed
+Added: and the software will be used to perform the function intended.
+Added: For public entities, the provisions within ASU 2025-06 are effective for
+Added: the first annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted.
+Added: The provisions within
+Added: ASU 2025-06 allow for a prospective, modified, or retrospective transition approach.
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine
+Added: its impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued
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This ASU will be effective for our Form 10-K for fiscal 2026.
−Removed: We are currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on our financial
−Removed: statement disclosures.
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on
+Added: the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB
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will be effective for our Form 10-K for fiscal 2026.
−Removed: We are currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on our financial statement
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s
+Added: financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB
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or retrospectively.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s financial statements and
−Removed: Note 2 – CASH
−Removed: The table below reconciles
−Removed: cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported in the balance sheets to the total of the same amounts shown in the statements
−Removed: of cash flows:
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s financial statements and
+Added: table below reconciles cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported in the balance sheets to the total of the same amounts
+Added: shown in the statements of cash flows:
Cash and cash equivalents
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Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows
−Removed: The Company has contracted
−Removed: with Nexio and PayPal, Inc., third-party merchant service processors, to capture Visa, Discover, Mastercard and PayPal payments from customers.
+Added: Company has contracted with Nexio and PayPal, Inc., third-party merchant service processors, to capture Visa, Discover, Mastercard and
+Added: PayPal payments from customers.
Approximately 90% of all payments received by the Company are channelled through these processors.
−Removed: These processors hold cash payments
−Removed: received from customers in reserve for a specified number of days to offset any potential chargebacks.
−Removed: The Company also has a short-term
−Removed: certificate of deposit with the Company’s bank as collateral for business credit card use.
−Removed: The Company has classified the cash held
−Removed: in reserves by Nexio and PayPal and the restricted certificate of deposit as restricted cash.
−Removed: Note 3 – ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
+Added: processors hold cash payments received from customers in reserve for a specified number of days to offset any potential chargebacks.
+Added: The Company also has a short-term certificate of deposit with the Company’s bank as collateral for business credit card use.
+Added: Company has classified the cash held in reserves by Nexio and PayPal and the restricted certificate of deposit as restricted cash.
+Added: 3 – ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
+Added: The assets held for sale on
+Added: the balance sheet at February 28, 2025, totalling $ 19,277,000 consisted of disassembled equipment, the Hilti Complex and approximately
+Added: 17 acres of excess land.
+Added: The assets held for sale at November 30, 2025, consists of disassembled equipment.
+Added: The Company records assets
+Added: held for sale at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.
+Added: Hilti Complex
During the third quarter of
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Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146 for sale.
−Removed: This property,
−Removed: consisting of approximately 402,000 square feet of office and warehouse space on 35 -acres (the “Hilti Complex”), along with
−Removed: 17 -acres of adjacent undeveloped land, was appraised in November 2024 with a market value of approximately $ 47,410,000 .
−Removed: The Company ceased
−Removed: recording depreciation on the assets upon meeting the held for sale criteria at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2024.
−Removed: outlined in the Contract for the Hilti Complex, , EDC expects to assign the existing tenant leases to the buyer along with executing a
−Removed: new lease for the Company’s occupied space, but retain ownership of the excess land, consisting of approximately 17 acres of undeveloped
−Removed: land adjacent to the Hilti Complex.
−Removed: The initial term of the lease is expected to be 10 years, and will also include typical triple-net
−Removed: terms, where the Seller will be responsible for utilities, insurance, property taxes, and regular maintenance.
−Removed: Additionally, the Seller
−Removed: will retain the rights to sublease, subject to buyer approval, any available unused space in the building during the lease term.
−Removed: will also encompass other standard terms that are customary in the local market.
+Added: consisted of approximately 402,000 square feet of office and warehouse space on 35 -acres (the “Hilti Complex”), along with
+Added: 17 -acres of adjacent undeveloped land.
+Added: The Company ceased recording depreciation on the assets upon meeting the held for sale criteria
+Added: at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2024.
+Added: On October 27, 2025, the
+Added: Company completed the sale of the Hilti Complex to 10Mark 10K Industrial, LLC.
+Added: The agreed upon sale price of the Hilti Complex per the
+Added: executed Contract totalled $ 32,200,000 .
+Added: The net proceeds less the carrying value of the assets held for sale resulted in a gain on sale
+Added: of $ 12,243,700 during the three months ended November 30, 2025.
+Added: Following the sale of the Hilti Complex, the 17 acres of excess land,
+Added: with a cost basis of $ 850,000 , was reclassified from Assets held for Sale to land as it no longer listed for sale.
+Added: The proceeds from
+Added: the sale were utilized to pay off the Term Loans and Revolving Loan outstanding in the Credit Agreement with the Company’s Bank.
+Added: At closing, EDC assigned the existing third-party tenant leases to the Buyer and executed a separate Triple-Net Lease (the “Lease”)
+Added: for its occupied space in the Hilti Complex.
During the second quarter
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As a result, in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company made available and committed to
−Removed: sell the equipment removed.
−Removed: The Company is actively marketing the unused equipment using a national on-line auction house as of August
+Added: sell the disassembled equipment.
+Added: The Company is actively marketing the unused equipment using a national on-line auction house as of November
The Company is subject to the presentation and disclosure requirements since the equipment meets all the criteria and is classified
−Removed: as an “Asset Held for Sale.” Once management determined that the equipment removed met the criteria to be classified as held
−Removed: for sale, the Company ceased depreciation of the asset and reported it separately on the balance sheet, beginning on August 31, 2024.
−Removed: On March 21, 2025, the Company
−Removed: executed a new brokerage agreement with Keen-Summit Capital Partners, LLC (“Keen-Summit”) to assist with the marketing and
−Removed: sale of the Hilti Complex.
−Removed: The Agreement offers Keen-Summit the opportunity to list and provide sale opportunities of the Hilti Complex
−Removed: for a term of nine months, along with providing other services customary with brokerage agreements.
−Removed: The Agreement includes the engagement
−Removed: of McGraw Davisson Stewart, LLC to provide local services as a licensed broker in the state of Oklahoma.
−Removed: On August 18, 2025, the Company
−Removed: executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Contract”) with 10Mark 10K Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
−Removed: (“Buyer”) for the Hilti Complex.
−Removed: The agreed upon sale price of the Hilti Complex per the executed Contract totalled $32,500,000
−Removed: less seller fees and closing costs.
−Removed: On October 1, 2025, the Company and Buyer executed the 1 st Amendment to the Contract extending
−Removed: the term of the initial 45-day due diligence period from October 2, 2025, to October 6, 2025, and reduced the purchase price of the Hilti
−Removed: Complex to $32,200,000.
−Removed: On October 6, 2025, the Company received the Buyer’s Notice to Proceed pursuant to the Contract.
−Removed: to proceed, subject to certain conditions, waives the Buyer’s right to the escrow deposit outlined in the Contract.
−Removed: The proceeds from the sale
−Removed: will be utilized to pay off the Term Loans and Revolving Loan outstanding in the Credit Agreement with the Company’s Lender.
−Removed: closing, the Company has agreed to assign the existing tenant leases to the Buyer and enter a new lease for its occupied space in the
−Removed: Hilti Complex.
−Removed: The Agreement does not include the excess land parcel, consisting of approximately 17 acres of undeveloped land adjacent
−Removed: to the Hilti Complex, which will remain under the ownership of the Company.
−Removed: Agreement and Amendment to the Agreement provide the Buyer a due diligence period through
−Removed: November 25, 2025, to secure financing, perform inspections, review leases, perform other assessments and close the
−Removed: The initial term of the new
−Removed: lease with Buyer will be for 10 years, and the initial lease rate will be $8.00 per square foot, with 2.5% annual escalations beginning
−Removed: in year two of the lease and will include two five-year extension options.
−Removed: The Lease will also include typical triple-net terms, where
−Removed: the Seller will be responsible for utilities, insurance, property taxes, and regular maintenance.
−Removed: The Lease is expected to also encompass
−Removed: standard terms that are customary in the local market.
−Removed: The assets held for sale consist
−Removed: of property and equipment.
−Removed: The Company records assets held for sale at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.
−Removed: The total carrying value of assets held for sale was $ 19,309,600 and $ 19,277,000 as of August 31, 2025, and February 28, 2025, respectively,
−Removed: and is separately recorded on the balance sheet.
−Removed: Note 4 – INVENTORIES
−Removed: Inventories consist of the
+Added: as an “Asset Held for Sale.” Once management determined that the disassembled equipment met the criteria to be classified
+Added: as held for sale, the Company ceased depreciation of the asset and reported it separately on the balance sheet, beginning on August 31,
+Added: The Company evaluated the carrying amount of the assets and the estimated fair values less costs to sell and recorded an impairment
+Added: loss on the assets of $ 287,100 during the three months ended November 30, 2025.
+Added: 4 – INVENTORIES
+Added: consist of the following:
Product inventory
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Inventories net – noncurrent
−Removed: Inventory in transit totalled
−Removed: $ 0 and $ 25,500 at August 31, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Product inventory quantities
−Removed: in excess of what we expect will be sold within the normal operating cycle, based on 2½ years of anticipated sales, are included
−Removed: in noncurrent inventory.
−Removed: Note 5 – LEASES
−Removed: We have both lessee and lessor
−Removed: arrangements.
−Removed: Our lessee arrangements include six rental agreements where we have the exclusive use of dedicated office space in San Diego,
−Removed: California, Ogden, Utah, Seattle, Washington, a warehouse space in Joplin, Missouri and two leases for office and warehouse space locally
−Removed: in Tulsa, Oklahoma, all of which qualify as operating leases under ASC 842.
−Removed: Our lessor arrangements include three rental agreements for
−Removed: warehouse and office space in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and qualify as operating leases under ASC 842.
−Removed: Operating Leases – Lessee
−Removed: We recognize a lease liability,
−Removed: reported in other liabilities on the balance sheets, for each lease based on the present value of remaining minimum fixed rental payments
−Removed: (which includes payments under any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise), using a discount rate that approximates
−Removed: the rate of interest we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term.
−Removed: Expected payments in the next twelve
−Removed: months are classified as current lease liabilities.
−Removed: Payments in excess of twelve months are classified as long-term lease liabilities.
−Removed: We also recognize a right-of-use asset, reported in other assets on the balance sheets, for each lease, valued at the lease liability
−Removed: and adjusted for prepaid or accrued rent balances existing at the time of initial recognition.
−Removed: The lease liability and right-of-use assets
−Removed: are reduced over the term of the lease as payments are made and the assets are used.
+Added: in transit totalled $ 132,400 and $ 25,500 at November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: inventory quantities in excess of what we expect will be sold within the normal operating cycle, based on 2½ years of anticipated
+Added: sales, are included in noncurrent inventory.
+Added: have both lessee and lessor arrangements.
+Added: Our lessee arrangements include seven rental agreements where we have the exclusive use of
+Added: dedicated office space in San Diego, California, Ogden, Utah, Seattle, Washington, a warehouse space in Joplin, Missouri and three leases
+Added: for office and warehouse space locally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, all of which qualify as operating leases under ASC 842.
+Added: Our lessor arrangements
+Added: include one rental agreement for warehouse and office space in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and qualify as operating leases under ASC 842.
+Added: In connection with the sale
+Added: of the Hilti Complex, the Company leased back a portion of the Complex for office and warehouse space.
+Added: The term of the lease is 10 years,
+Added: and the initial lease rate is $ 8.00 per square foot, with 2.5 % annual escalations.
+Added: The Company also has two five-year renewal and extension
+Added: options with 2.5% increases annually in the base rental rate of the preceding year.
+Added: The Lease also includes triple-net terms, where the
+Added: Company and other tenants will be responsible for utilities, insurance, property taxes, and regular maintenance.
+Added: Leases – Lessee
+Added: We recognize an operating
+Added: lease liability on the balance sheets for each lease based on the present value of remaining minimum fixed rental payments (which includes
+Added: payments under any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise), using a discount rate that approximates the rate of interest
+Added: we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term.
+Added: Expected payments in the next twelve months are classified
+Added: as current operating lease liabilities.
+Added: Payments in excess of twelve months are classified as long-term operating lease liabilities.
+Added: also recognize an operating lease right-of-use asset on the balance sheets, valued at the lease liability and adjusted for prepaid or
+Added: accrued rent balances existing at the time of initial recognition.
+Added: The operating lease liability and right-of-use assets are reduced over
+Added: the term of the lease as payments are made and the assets are used.
2025 February 28,
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Weighted-average discount rate 6.34 % 4.89 %
−Removed: Minimum fixed rental payments
−Removed: are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as costs and expenses in our statements of operations.
−Removed: short-term rental payments are recognized as costs and expenses as they are incurred.
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: Fixed lease costs
−Removed: Future minimum rental payments
−Removed: under operating leases with initial terms greater than one year as of August 31, 2025, are as follows:
+Added: fixed rental payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as costs and expenses in our statements of operations.
+Added: Variable and short-term rental payments are recognized as costs and expenses as they are incurred.
+Added: minimum rental payments under operating leases with initial terms greater than one year as of November 30, 2025, are as follows:
Years ending February 28,
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imputed interest
+Added: ( 3,193,900 )
Total operating lease liabilities
−Removed: The following table provides
−Removed: further information about our operating leases reported in our condensed financial statements:
+Added: following table provides further information about our operating leases reported in our condensed financial statements:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Operating cash outflows – operating leases
+Added: NONCASH TRANSACTIONS
+Added: Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
The Company assesses its leases
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will be needed, and any renewals will be for less space.
−Removed: Accordingly, the renewal options are not included in the calculation of its right-of-use
−Removed: assets and lease liabilities, as the Company does not believe that it is reasonably certain that these renewal options will be exercised.
−Removed: Operating Leases – Lessor
−Removed: In connection with the 2015
−Removed: purchase of the Hilti Complex, we entered into a 15 -year lease with the seller, a non-related third party, who leases 181,300 square feet,
−Removed: or 45.3 % of the facility.
−Removed: The lessee pays $ 126,400 per month, through the lease anniversary date of December 2025 with a 2.0 % annual increase
−Removed: adjustment on each anniversary date thereafter.
−Removed: The lease terms allow for one five-year extension , which is not a bargain renewal option,
−Removed: at the expiration of the 15 -year term.
−Removed: On May 26, 2024, the Company
−Removed: entered into a triple-net lease agreement for approximately 111,400 square feet of available office and warehouse space in the Hilti Complex
−Removed: to a new tenant.
−Removed: The initial lease term was for five years , commenced July 1, 2024, and included an option to extend the lease term for
−Removed: an additional five years .
−Removed: The lessee pays $ 86,500 per month, with 3 % escalations at the beginning of each year of the lease.
−Removed: includes standard triple-net terms such that the tenant shall be responsible for utilities, insurance, property taxes, repairs, and maintenance,
−Removed: excluding roof and structure, which shall be the landlord’s responsibility.
−Removed: On December 20, 2024, the Company executed an amendment
−Removed: to its lease with the tenant.
−Removed: The amendment provides the tenant a $ 500,000 improvement allowance, providing $ 10,000 credit per month on
−Removed: their scheduled rental payments for 50 months, in exchange for extending the term of the lease for an additional five years through June
−Removed: The Company also subleases
−Removed: some office and warehouse space in one of its other leased facilities.
−Removed: Future minimum payments receivable
−Removed: under operating leases with terms greater than one year are estimated as follows:
−Removed: Years ending February 28 (29),
+Added: The Company also considered the renewal options for the operating lease at the
+Added: Hilti Complex and is not reasonably certain to exercise the renewal options.
+Added: Accordingly, the renewal options are not included in the
+Added: calculation of its right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, as the Company does not believe that it is reasonably certain that these
+Added: renewal options will be exercised.
+Added: Leases – Lessor
+Added: The Company subleases some
+Added: office and warehouse space in one of its leased facilities.
+Added: minimum payments receivable under operating leases with terms greater than one year are estimated as follows:
+Added: ending February 28 (29),
The cost of the leased space
−Removed: was approximately $ 16,333,900 as of August 31, 2025, and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: The accumulated depreciation associated with
−Removed: the leased assets was $ 3,906,700 as of August 31, 2025, and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: During the third quarter of fiscal 2024,
−Removed: the Company announced its plans to sell the Hilti Complex and reclassified the land and buildings from property, plant and equipment to
−Removed: assets held for sale and discontinued depreciating the property.
+Added: was approximately $ 0 and $ 16,333,900 as of November 30, 2025, and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: The accumulated depreciation associated
+Added: with the leased assets was $ 0 and $ 3,906,700 as of November 30, 2025, and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: During the third quarter of
+Added: fiscal 2024, the Company announced its plans to sell the Hilti Complex and reclassified the land and buildings from property, plant and
+Added: equipment to assets held for sale and discontinued depreciating the property.
The leased space was included in this reclassification.
−Removed: Note 6 – DEBT
−Removed: Debt consists of the following:
+Added: During the third quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company completed the sale and leaseback of the Hilti Complex.
+Added: consists of the following:
Line of credit
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Less current maturities
+Added: ( 26,685,500 )
Less debt issue cost
Long-term debt, net
−Removed: On August 9, 2022, the Company
−Removed: executed a Credit Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with BOKF, NA (“Bank of Oklahoma” or the “Lender”).
−Removed: The Loan Agreement established a fixed rate Term Loan in the principal amount of $ 15,000,000 (the “Fixed Rate Term Loan”),
−Removed: a floating rate Term Loan in the principal amount of $ 21,000,000 (the “Floating Rate Term Loan”;
−Removed: together with the Fixed Rate
−Removed: Term Loan, collectively, the “Term Loans”), and a revolving promissory note in the principal amount up to $ 15,000,000 (the
−Removed: “Revolving Loan” or “Line of Credit”).
−Removed: On December 22, 2022, the
−Removed: Company executed the First Amendment to our Loan Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: This amendment clarified the definition of the Fixed Charge
−Removed: Coverage Ratio to exclude dividends paid prior to November 30, 2022, and placed restrictions on acquisitions and cash dividends.
−Removed: On May 10, 2023, the Company
−Removed: executed the Second Amendment to our Loan Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: This amendment waived the fixed charge ratio default which occurred
−Removed: on February 28, 2023 and amended the financial covenant to not require the fixed charge ratio to be measured at May 31, 2023.
−Removed: Amendment also added a cumulative maximum level of fiscal year to date inventory purchases through the expiration of the Revolving Loan
−Removed: Agreement, increased the borrowing rate on the Company’s Revolving Loan to Term SOFR Rate plus 3.5 %, required certain swap agreements
−Removed: be executed within 30 days of the amendment, reduced the revolving commitment from $ 15,000,000 to $ 14,000,000 , effective May 10, 2023,
−Removed: and further reduced the revolving commitment to $ 13,500,000 , effective July 15, 2023, among other items.
−Removed: On June 6, 2023, pursuant
−Removed: to its interest rate risk and risk management strategy, the Company entered into a swap transaction (the “Swap Transaction”)
−Removed: with the Lender, which converts a portion of the original $ 21,000,000 Floating Rate Term Loan from a floating interest rate to a fixed
−Removed: interest rate for two years.
−Removed: The Swap Transaction had a notional amount of $ 18,000,000 through fiscal quarter ending May 31, 2024, and
−Removed: then resets to $ 13,000,000 through May 30, 2025, while continuing to mirror the amortizing balance of the Floating Rate Term Loan.
−Removed: the terms of this agreement, the Company, in effect, exchanged the floating interest rate of 30-Day Term SOFR Rate at the trade date of
−Removed: June 5, 2023, to a fixed rate of 4.73 %.
−Removed: The Swap Transaction commenced on June 7, 2023 and terminated on May 30, 2025.
−Removed: On August 9, 2023, the Company
−Removed: executed the Third Amendment along with a Revised Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with the Lender.
−Removed: This amendment extended
−Removed: the Revolving Loan maturity date to January 31, 2024 and introduced a stepdown to the Revolving Commitment from $ 13,500,000 , through August
−Removed: to $ 10,500,000 through October 30, 2023;
−Removed: to $ 9,000,000 through November 29, 2023;
−Removed: to $ 5,000,000 through December 30, 2023;
−Removed: $ 4,500,000 through January 30, 2024;
−Removed: and to $ 4,000,000 on January 31, 2024.
−Removed: The amendment restricted the Company from entering into any
−Removed: new purchase orders and use its best efforts to cancel existing purchase orders.
−Removed: The Third Amendment also increased the borrowing rate
−Removed: on the Revolving Loan to 30-Day Term SOFR Rate + 4.50 %.
−Removed: The Credit Agreement was updated for the changes in the Third Amendment as well
−Removed: as removed the fixed charge ratio and the ability for borrowings to be accelerated before the January 31, 2024 Revolving Loan maturity
−Removed: On November 30, 2023, the
−Removed: Company executed the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: This amendment, effective December 1, 2023, increased the
−Removed: Revolving Loan commitment to $ 8,000,000 and extended the maturity date to May 31, 2024.
−Removed: The amendment also required the Company to list
−Removed: the Hilti Complex for sale, allowed the Company to execute additional purchase orders, subject to the lender’s approval and conditions,
−Removed: not to exceed $ 2,100,000 between December 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, among other items.
−Removed: Proceeds from the sale of the property are to
−Removed: be used to pay down the borrowings with the Lender.
−Removed: On June 13, 2024, the Company
−Removed: executed the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: The amendment, effective May 31, 2024, adjusts the maximum availability
−Removed: of the Revolving Loan commitment to $ 7,000,000 through the maturity date of October 4, 2024 .
−Removed: The Amendment decreased in the Revolving
−Removed: Loan to $ 4,500,000 from the effective date of the sale of the Hilti Complex among other restrictions and requirements.
−Removed: On October 7, 2024, the Company
−Removed: executed the Sixth Amendment to the Credit Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: The amendment, effective October 3, 2024, extended the maturity
−Removed: date to January 4, 2025 , and decreased on the Revolving Loan to $ 5,500,000 by November 30, 2024.
−Removed: On January 13, 2025, the Company
−Removed: executed the Seventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: The amendment, effective January 4, 2025, decreased the maximum
−Removed: availability of the Revolving Loan commitment to $ 4,750,000 through the maturity date of April 4, 2025.
−Removed: On April 16, 2025, the Company
−Removed: executed the Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: The amendment, effective April 4, 2025, increased the Revolving
−Removed: Loan interest rate on the effective date to SOFR + 6.00 %, extended the maturity date of the Revolving Loan to July 11, 2025, and includes
−Removed: a required step down on the Revolving Loan to $ 4,500,000 million on June 1, 2025.
−Removed: The amendment also changed the maturity dates of the
−Removed: two Term Loans to September 19, 2025.
−Removed: On August 12, 2025, Educational
−Removed: Development Corporation executed the Ninth Amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement with the Lender.
−Removed: The Amendment, effective July 11,
−Removed: 2025, extends the maturity date of the Revolving Loan to September 19, 2025, increased the Revolving Loan interest rate on the effective
−Removed: date to SOFR + 8.00 % and added a 2 % deferred interest rate to the Term loans and Revolving Loan.
−Removed: Features of the Revised Loan
−Removed: Agreement include:
−Removed: (i) Two Term Loans on 20-year amortization with maturity dates of September 19, 2025 .
−Removed: (i)(a) $ 15 Million Fixed Rate Term Loan bears interest at a fixed rate per annum equal to 4.26 %
−Removed: (i)(b) $ 21 Million Floating Rate Term Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR Rate + 1.75 %
−Removed: (ii) $ 4.8 Million Revolving Loan with maturity date of September 19, 2025 .
−Removed: The Revolving Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR Rate + 8.00 % (effective rate was 12.36 % at August 31, 2025)
−Removed: (iii) Revolving Loan allows for Letters of Credit upon bank approval (none were outstanding at August 31, 2025)
−Removed: (iv) The Two Term Loans and the Revolving Loan included an additional 2 % deferred interest per the 9 th Amendment from July 11 th, 2025 to September 19 th , 2025.
−Removed: Further, the Credit Agreement outlines an additional default rate of interest of 2 % which would apply from September 20, 2025 until the loans under the credit agreement are repaid.
+Added: August 9, 2022, the Company executed a Credit Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with BOKF, NA (“Bank of Oklahoma”
+Added: or the “Lender”).
+Added: The Loan Agreement established a fixed rate Term Loan in the principal amount of $ 15,000,000 (the “Fixed
+Added: Rate Term Loan”), a floating rate Term Loan in the principal amount of $ 21,000,000 (the “Floating Rate Term Loan”;
+Added: together with the Fixed Rate Term Loan, collectively, the “Term Loans”), and a revolving promissory note in the principal
+Added: amount up to $ 15,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan” or “Line of Credit”).
+Added: April 16, 2025, the Company executed the Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement with the Lender.
+Added: The amendment, effective April 4,
+Added: 2025, increased the Revolving Loan interest rate on the effective date to SOFR + 6.00 %, extended the maturity date of the Revolving Loan
+Added: to July 11, 2025, and includes a required step down on the Revolving Loan to $ 4,500,000 million on June 1, 2025.
+Added: The amendment also changed
+Added: the maturity dates of the two Term Loans to September 19, 2025.
+Added: August 12, 2025, Educational Development Corporation executed the Ninth Amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement with the Lender.
+Added: Amendment, effective July 11, 2025, extends the maturity date of the Revolving Loan to September 19, 2025, increased the Revolving Loan
+Added: interest rate on the effective date to SOFR + 8.00 % and added a 2 % deferred interest rate to the Term loans and Revolving Loan.
The Company’s credit
−Removed: agreement with its lender expired on September 19, 2025, with the balances of our Term Loans and the Revolving Loan remain unpaid.
−Removed: On September 30, 2025, the
−Removed: Company received a Reservation of Rights notice from its lender outlining that events of default have occurred and are continuing due
−Removed: to our failure to pay in full in cash the unpaid balance of the Term Loans and Revolving Loan before the maturity date.
−Removed: The Lender has
−Removed: not waived the specified defaults and reserves all of its rights, powers, privileges and remedies under the credit agreement, the UCC,
−Removed: and applicable law.
−Removed: Under the credit agreement, the lender has the right, among other remedies listed, to demand payment or repossess
−Removed: and liquidate the Company’s assets used as collateral for the loans.
−Removed: Under the terms of the credit agreement, an additional default
−Removed: interest rate of 2 % is added to the existing interest rates defined in the credit agreement.
−Removed: Note 7 – BUSINESS CONCENTRATION
−Removed: Significant portions of our
−Removed: inventory purchases are concentrated with an England-based publishing company, Usborne Publishing Limited (“Usborne”).
−Removed: fiscal 2023, we entered into a new distribution agreement (“Agreement”) with Usborne.
−Removed: The Agreement includes annual minimum
−Removed: purchase volumes along with specific payment terms and letter of credit requirements, which if not met offer Usborne the right to terminate
−Removed: the Agreement on less than 30 days’ written notice.
−Removed: Should termination of the Agreement occur, the Company will be allowed to sell
−Removed: its remaining Usborne inventory for an agreed upon period, but not less than twelve months following the termination date.
−Removed: 31, 2025, the Company did not meet the minimum purchase requirements and did not supply the letter of credit required under the Agreement,
−Removed: which offers Usborne the right to exercise their option to terminate the Agreement.
−Removed: Usborne has not notified the Company of termination
−Removed: of the Agreement.
−Removed: In addition, Usborne has refused to pay the $ 1.0 million volume rebate owed to the Company from purchases made during
−Removed: The Company is disputing the cancellation of the rebate but has not recognized any rebate due to its uncertainty.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: under the terms in the Agreement, the Company no longer has the rights to distribute Usborne’s products to retail customers through
−Removed: our Publishing division.
−Removed: As a result, the Company discontinued selling Usborne products to retail customers in the first quarter of fiscal
−Removed: The following table summarizes
−Removed: Usborne product revenues, net of discounts, by division and inventory purchases by product type:
+Added: agreement with its lender expired on September 19, 2025, with the balances of our Term Loans and the Revolving Loan unpaid.
+Added: September 30, 2025, the Company received a Reservation of Rights notice from its lender outlining that events of default have occurred
+Added: and are continuing due to our failure to pay in full in cash the unpaid balance of the Term Loans and Revolving Loan before the maturity
+Added: The Lender did not waive the specified defaults and reserved all of its rights, powers, privileges and remedies under the credit
+Added: agreement, the UCC, and applicable law.
+Added: Under the credit agreement, the lender had the right, among other remedies listed, to demand
+Added: payment or repossess and liquidate the Company’s assets used as collateral for the loans.
+Added: Under the terms of the credit agreement,
+Added: an additional default interest rate of 2 % is added to the existing interest rates defined in the credit agreement.
+Added: On October 27, 2025, the
+Added: Company repaid in full all outstanding indebtedness and terminated all commitments and obligations under its Credit Agreement dated August
+Added: 9, 2022, between the Company and its Lender.
+Added: The Company’s payment, including interest, was approximately $ 30.0 million, which
+Added: satisfied all of the Company’s debt obligations with the Lender.
+Added: The Company did not incur any early termination penalties because
+Added: of the repayment of indebtedness or termination of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
+Added: Further, the Lender waived the additional
+Added: 2 % default interest charge associated with the Ninth Amendment.
+Added: In connection with the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, the Company
+Added: was released from all security interests, mortgages, liens and encumbrances under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with the
+Added: 7 – OTHER INCOME
+Added: summary of other income is shown below:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
+Added: Other income (expense)
+Added: Gain from sale of assets
+Added: Rental income
+Added: Impairment on assets held for sale
+Added: Total other income
+Added: 8 – BUSINESS CONCENTRATION
+Added: portions of our inventory purchases are concentrated with an England-based publishing company, Usborne Publishing Limited (“Usborne”).
+Added: During fiscal 2023, we entered into a new distribution agreement (“Agreement”) with Usborne.
+Added: The Agreement includes annual
+Added: minimum purchase volumes along with specific payment terms and letter of credit requirements, which if not met offer Usborne the right
+Added: to terminate the Agreement on less than 30 days’ written notice.
+Added: Should termination of the Agreement occur, the Company will be
+Added: allowed to sell its remaining Usborne inventory for an agreed upon period, but not less than twelve months following the termination
+Added: As of November 30, 2025, the Company did not meet the minimum purchase requirements and did not supply the letter of credit required
+Added: under the Agreement, which offers Usborne the right to exercise their option to terminate the Agreement.
+Added: Usborne has not notified the
+Added: Company of termination of the Agreement.
+Added: In addition, Usborne has refused to pay the $ 1.0 million volume rebate owed to the Company from
+Added: purchases made during fiscal 2022.
+Added: The Company is disputing the cancellation of the rebate but has not recognized any rebate due to its
+Added: Additionally, under the terms in the Agreement, the Company no longer has the rights to distribute Usborne’s products
+Added: to retail customers through our Publishing division.
+Added: As a result, the Company discontinued selling Usborne products to retail customers
+Added: in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
+Added: following table summarizes Usborne product revenues, net of discounts, by division and inventory purchases by product type:
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Product revenues, net of discounts of Usborne products by division:
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Total purchases received
−Removed: Total Usborne inventory owned
−Removed: by the Company and included in our balance sheets was $ 21,838,800 and $ 23,696,800 as of August 31, 2025, and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Note 8 – LOSS PER SHARE
−Removed: Basic earnings (loss) per
−Removed: share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
−Removed: Diluted EPS is based on the combined weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares
−Removed: issuable which include, where appropriate, the assumed exercise of options and the assumed vesting of granted restricted share awards.
+Added: Usborne inventory owned by the Company and included in our balance sheets was $ 20,866,600 and $ 23,696,800 as of November 30, 2025, and
+Added: February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: 9 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
+Added: earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares
+Added: outstanding during the period.
+Added: Diluted EPS is based on the combined weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive
+Added: potential common shares issuable which include, where appropriate, the assumed exercise of options and the assumed vesting of granted
+Added: restricted share awards.
In computing Diluted EPS, we have utilized the treasury stock method.
−Removed: The computation of weighted
−Removed: average common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS is shown below:
+Added: computation of weighted average common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS is shown below:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: Net loss per share:
−Removed: Net loss applicable to common shareholders
+Added: Nine Months Ended
+Added: Net earnings (loss) per share:
+Added: Net earnings (loss) applicable to common shareholders
+Added: $ ( 835,700 )
+Added: $ ( 3,918,100 )
Weighted average shares outstanding:
−Removed: Loss per share:
−Removed: As shown in the table below,
−Removed: the following shares have not been included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as they would be anti-dilutive to the calculation
+Added: Earnings (loss) per share:
+Added: shown in the table below, the following shares have not been included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as they would be anti-dilutive
+Added: to the calculation above.
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Weighted average shares:
Issued unvested restricted stock and assumed shares issuable under granted unvested restricted stock awards
−Removed: Note 9 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
−Removed: We account for share-based
−Removed: compensation whereby share-based payment transactions with employees, such as stock options and restricted stock, are measured at estimated
−Removed: fair value at the date of grant.
−Removed: For awards subject to service conditions, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period
−Removed: on a straight-line basis.
−Removed: Awards subject to performance conditions are attributed separately for each vesting tranche of the award and
−Removed: are recognized rateably from the service inception date to the vesting date for each tranche.
−Removed: Forfeitures are recognized when they occur.
−Removed: The probability of restricted share awards granted with future performance conditions is evaluated at each reporting period and share
−Removed: awards are updated and compensation expense is adjusted based on updated information.
−Removed: In July 2018, our shareholders
−Removed: approved the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2019 LTI Plan”).
−Removed: The 2019 LTI Plan established up to 600,000
−Removed: shares of restricted stock available to be granted to certain members of management based on exceeding specified net revenues and pre-tax
−Removed: performance metrics during fiscal years 2019, 2020 or 2021.
−Removed: The Company exceeded all defined metrics during these fiscal years and 600,000
−Removed: shares were granted to members of management according to the Plan.
−Removed: The granted shares under the 2019 LTI Plan “cliff vest”
−Removed: after five years from the fiscal year that the defined metrics were exceeded.
−Removed: All remaining shares under the 2019 Long-Term Incentive
−Removed: Plan vested on February 28, 2025.
−Removed: In July 2021, our shareholders
−Removed: approved the Company’s 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2022 LTI Plan”).
−Removed: The 2022 LTI Plan established up to 300,000
−Removed: shares of restricted stock available to be granted to certain members of management based on exceeding specified net revenues and pre-tax
−Removed: performance metrics during fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
−Removed: There were no shares issued under the 2022 LTI Plan as the company did not exceed
−Removed: the financial targets.
−Removed: A summary of compensation expense recognized in
−Removed: connection with restricted share awards follows:
+Added: 10 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
+Added: account for share-based compensation whereby share-based payment transactions with employees, such as stock options and restricted stock,
+Added: are measured at estimated fair value at the date of grant.
+Added: For awards subject to service conditions, compensation expense is recognized
+Added: over the vesting period on a straight-line basis.
+Added: Awards subject to performance conditions are attributed separately for each vesting
+Added: tranche of the award and are recognized rateably from the service inception date to the vesting date for each tranche.
+Added: Forfeitures are
+Added: recognized when they occur.
+Added: The probability of restricted share awards granted with future performance conditions is evaluated at each
+Added: reporting period and share awards are updated and compensation expense is adjusted based on updated information.
+Added: July 2018, our shareholders approved the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2019 LTI Plan”).
+Added: The 2019 LTI Plan
+Added: established up to 600,000 shares of restricted stock available to be granted to certain members of management based on exceeding specified
+Added: net revenues and pre-tax performance metrics during fiscal years 2019, 2020 or 2021.
+Added: The Company exceeded all defined metrics during
+Added: these fiscal years and 600,000 shares were granted to members of management according to the Plan.
+Added: The granted shares under the 2019
+Added: LTI Plan “cliff vest” after five years from the fiscal year that the defined metrics were exceeded.
+Added: All remaining shares
+Added: under the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan vested on February 28, 2025.
+Added: summary of compensation expense recognized in connection with restricted share awards follows:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Share-based compensation expense - net of forfeitures
−Removed: Note 10 – SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS
−Removed: We classify shipping and handling
−Removed: costs as operating and selling expenses in the condensed statements of operations.
−Removed: Shipping and handling costs include postage, freight,
−Removed: handling costs, as well as shipping materials and supplies.
−Removed: These costs were $ 571,800 and $ 968,500 for the three months ended August 31,
−Removed: 2025 and 2024, respectively.
−Removed: These costs were $ 1,377,000 and $ 2,515,100 for the six months ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
−Removed: Note 11 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS
+Added: 11 – SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS
+Added: classify shipping and handling costs as operating and selling expenses in the condensed statements of operations.
+Added: Shipping and handling
+Added: costs include postage, freight, handling costs, as well as shipping materials and supplies.
+Added: These costs were $ 919,000 and $ 1,350,400
+Added: for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
+Added: These costs were $ 2,296,000 and $ 3,865,500 for the nine months ended
+Added: November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
+Added: 12 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS
We have two reportable segments:
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They are managed separately based on the fundamental differences in their operations.
−Removed: Our PaperPie segment markets its products
−Removed: through a network of independent Brand Partners using a combination of internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs.
−Removed: Our Publishing
−Removed: segment markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores, museums, trade and specialty
−Removed: wholesalers, through commissioned sales representatives, and our internal tele-sales group.
−Removed: See Note 7 for the impact of our updated Usborne
−Removed: distribution agreement on the Publishing segment.
−Removed: The accounting policies for
−Removed: the segments are the same as those for the rest of the Company.
−Removed: We evaluate segment performance based on earnings before income taxes
−Removed: of the segments, which is defined as segment net revenues reduced by cost of sales and direct expenses.
−Removed: Direct expenses are composed of
−Removed: payroll, commissions, general and administrative, and operating and selling expenses.
−Removed: Corporate expenses, depreciation, interest expense,
−Removed: other income, and income taxes are not allocated to the segments but are listed in the “Other” row below.
−Removed: Corporate expenses
−Removed: include the executive department, accounting department, information services department, general office management, warehouse operations
−Removed: and building facilities management.
+Added: Our PaperPie segment markets its
+Added: products through a network of independent Brand Partners using a combination of internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs.
+Added: Our Publishing segment markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores, museums, trade
+Added: and specialty wholesalers, through commissioned sales representatives, and our internal tele-sales group.
+Added: See Note 8 for the impact of
+Added: our updated Usborne distribution agreement on the Publishing segment.
+Added: accounting policies for the segments are the same as those for the rest of the Company.
+Added: We evaluate segment performance based on earnings
+Added: before income taxes of the segments, which is defined as segment net revenues reduced by cost of sales and direct expenses.
+Added: Direct expenses
+Added: are composed of payroll, commissions, general and administrative, and operating and selling expenses.
+Added: Corporate expenses, depreciation,
+Added: interest expense, other income, and income taxes are not allocated to the segments but are listed in the “Other” row below.
+Added: Corporate expenses include the executive department, accounting department, information services department, general office management,
+Added: warehouse operations and building facilities management.
Our assets and liabilities are not allocated on a segment basis.
−Removed: Separate financial information is
−Removed: regularly evaluated by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources.
−Removed: For the Company,
−Removed: the Chief Executive Officer is the CODM.
−Removed: Information by reporting segment for the six-month
−Removed: periods ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, are as follows:
+Added: Separate financial
+Added: information is regularly evaluated by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources.
+Added: For the Company, the Chief Executive Officer is the CODM.
+Added: by reporting segment for the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, are as follows:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: $ ( 470,700 )
−Removed: ( 1,941,200 )
−Removed: ( 2,250,600 )
−Removed: ( 4,060,000 )
−Removed: ( 5,000,300 )
+Added: Nine Months Ended
( 2,551,400 )
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$ ( 5,325,000 )
−Removed: PAPERPIE OPERATING RESULTS
−Removed: The following table summarizes
−Removed: the operating results of the PaperPie segment for the three and six months ended August 31, 2025 and 2024:
+Added: OPERATING RESULTS
+Added: following table summarizes the operating results of the PaperPie segment for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Cost of goods sold
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Total operating expenses
−Removed: Operating income (loss)
−Removed: PUBLISHING OPERATING RESULTS
−Removed: The following table summarizes
−Removed: the operating results of the Publishing segment for the three and six months ended August 31, 2025 and 2024:
+Added: Operating income
+Added: OPERATING RESULTS
+Added: following table summarizes the operating results of the Publishing segment for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2025 and
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Cost of goods sold
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Operating income
−Removed: Information for the Other
−Removed: segment above for the three and six months ended August 31, 2025 and 2024 is set forth below:
−Removed: OTHER NON-SEGMENT LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
+Added: for the Other segment above for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024 is set forth below:
+Added: NON-SEGMENT LOSS (EARNINGS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Operating and selling:
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Interest expense
−Removed: Total other non-segment loss before income taxes
−Removed: Note 12 – INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
−Removed: The Company maintains an interest-rate
−Removed: risk-management strategy that uses interest-rate swap instruments at times to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations
−Removed: caused by interest-rate volatility.
−Removed: The Company’s specific goal is to lower the cost of its borrowed funds, when possible.
−Removed: On June 5, 2023, the Company
−Removed: entered into a receive-variable (based on 30-Day SOFR)/pay-fixed interest-rate swap agreement related to $ 18,000,000 of our $ 21,000,000
−Removed: Floating Rate Term Loan.
−Removed: This swap was utilized to manage interest-rate exposure over the period of the interest-rate swap and was designated
−Removed: as a highly effective cash-flow hedge.
−Removed: The differential to be paid or received on the swap agreement is accrued as interest rates change
−Removed: and is recognized in interest expense over the life of the agreement.
−Removed: The swap agreement offset a corresponding portion of the amortizing
−Removed: $21,000,000 Floating Rate Term Loan, which expired on May 30, 2025 .
−Removed: During the period of the swap, the agreement effectively fixed the
−Removed: interest rate on the offsetting, outstanding balance of the $21,000,000 Floating Rate Term Loan at 6.48 %.
−Removed: The notional amount of the swap
−Removed: and the offsetting, outstanding portion of the Term Loan was $ 11,250,000 on February 28, 2025 and $ 0 at May 31, 2025.
−Removed: The interest-rate
−Removed: swap ended on May 21, 2025.
−Removed: The effective portion of the
−Removed: unrealized gain or loss on this interest-rate swap is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified
−Removed: into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.
−Removed: Gains and losses on the interest rate
−Removed: swap representing amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness were recognized in the current earnings.
−Removed: The fair value of the interest rate swap is included
−Removed: in the following caption on the balance sheets as follows:
−Removed: Other current liabilities
−Removed: Note 13 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
−Removed: The following methods and assumptions are used
−Removed: in estimating the fair-value disclosures for financial instruments:
+Added: Other income:
+Added: Gain from sale of assets
+Added: ( 12,243,700 )
+Added: ( 12,186,700 )
+Added: ( 1,745,900 )
+Added: Total other income
+Added: ( 12,516,300 )
+Added: ( 13,812,300 )
+Added: ( 1,745,900 )
+Added: Total other non-segment loss (earnings) before income taxes
+Added: $ ( 9,987,900 )
+Added: $ ( 5,927,900 )
+Added: 13 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
+Added: following methods and assumptions are used in estimating the fair-value disclosures for financial instruments:
- The carrying amounts reported on the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.
−Removed: - The estimated fair value of our assets held for sale was $ 35,550,000 as of August 31, 2025 and $ 37,000,000 February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Management’s estimates are based on the recent sale agreement for the price of the Hilti Complex less the estimated costs to sell plus an estimated value of the excess land of approximately 17 acres for $ 2,500,000 along with the estimated fair value of equipment held for sale of approximately $ 850,000 .
−Removed: - The estimated fair value of our term notes payable is estimated by management to approximate $ 25,671,300 and $ 26,507,100 as of August 31, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: - The estimated fair value of our assets held for sale was $ 563,600 as of November 30, 2025, and $ 37,000,000 February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: - The estimated fair value of our term notes payable is estimated by management to approximate $ 0 and $ 26,507,100 as of November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
Management’s estimates are based on the obligations’ characteristics, including floating interest rate, maturity, and collateral.
−Removed: Note 14 – DEFERRED REVENUES
−Removed: The Company’s PaperPie
−Removed: division receives payments on orders in advance of shipment.
−Removed: Any payments received prior to the end of the period that were not shipped
−Removed: as of August 31, 2025 or February 28, 2025 are recorded as deferred revenues on the balance sheets.
−Removed: We received approximately $ 547,000
−Removed: and $ 491,800 as of August 31, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively, in payments for sales orders which were, or will be, shipped out
−Removed: subsequent to the end of the period.
−Removed: Note 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: The Company’s Credit
−Removed: Agreement with its lender expired on September 19, 2025, with the balances of our Term Loans and the Revolving Loan remain unpaid.
−Removed: On September 30, 2025, the
−Removed: Company received a Reservation of Rights notice from its lender outlining that events of default have occurred and are continuing due
−Removed: to our failure to pay in full in cash the unpaid balance of the Term Loans and Revolving Loan before the maturity date.
−Removed: The Lender has
−Removed: not waived the specified defaults and reserves all of its rights, powers, privileges and remedies under the credit agreement, the UCC,
−Removed: and applicable law.
−Removed: Under the credit agreement, the lender has the right, among other remedies listed, to demand payment or repossess
−Removed: and liquidate the Company’s assets used as collateral for the loans.
−Removed: Under the terms of the credit agreement, an additional default
−Removed: interest rate of 2 % is added to the existing interest rates defined in the credit agreement.
−Removed: OTHER INFORMATION for further
−Removed: On October 1, 2025, the Company
−Removed: and 10Mark 10K Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”) executed the 1 st Amendment to the
−Removed: Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Hilti Complex (“Contract”) extending the term of the initial 45-day due diligence period
−Removed: from October 2, 2025 to October 6, 2025 and reduced the purchase price of the Hilti Complex to $32,200,000.
−Removed: October 6, 2025, the Company received the Buyer’s Notice to Proceed pursuant to the Contract.
−Removed: This notice to proceed, subject to
−Removed: certain conditions, waives the Buyer’s right to the escrow deposit in the Contract.
−Removed: The sale of the Hilti Complex is expected to
−Removed: be completed on or before November 25, 2025.
−Removed: MANAGEMENT ’ S
−Removed: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements
−Removed: See “ Cautionary
−Removed: Remarks Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ” in the front of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
−Removed: We are the owner and exclusive
−Removed: publisher of Kane Miller children’s books;
+Added: 14 – DEFERRED REVENUES
+Added: Company’s PaperPie division receives payments on orders in advance of shipment.
+Added: Any payments received prior to the end of the period
+Added: that were not shipped as of November 30, 2025 or February 28, 2025 are recorded as deferred revenues on the balance sheets.
+Added: approximately $ 696,000 and $ 491,800 as of November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively, in payments for sales orders which were,
+Added: or will be, shipped out subsequent to the end of the period.
+Added: MANAGEMENT ’ S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: Affecting Forward-Looking Statements
+Added: “ Cautionary Remarks Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ” in the front of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
+Added: are the owner and exclusive publisher of Kane Miller children’s books;
Learning Wrap-Ups, maker of educational manipulatives;
−Removed: and SmartLab Toys, maker of STEAM-based
−Removed: toys and games.
−Removed: We are also the exclusive United States Multi-Level Marketing (“MLM”) distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited
−Removed: (“Usborne”) children’s books.
−Removed: Significant portions of our product offering and inventory are concentrated with Usborne.
−Removed: Our distribution agreement with Usborne includes annual minimum purchase volumes along with specific payment terms, which, if not met
−Removed: or if payments are not received in a timely manner, offer Usborne the right to terminate the agreement.
−Removed: During fiscal 2024 and fiscal
−Removed: 2025, the Company did not meet the minimum purchase volumes and certain payments were not received timely.
−Removed: No notification of non-compliance
−Removed: or termination has been received from Usborne.
−Removed: Should termination of the agreement occur, the Company will be allowed, at a minimum, to
−Removed: sell through our remaining Usborne inventory over a period of twelve months following the termination date.
−Removed: We sell our products through
−Removed: two separate divisions, PaperPie and Publishing.
+Added: SmartLab Toys, maker of STEAM-based toys and games.
+Added: We are also the exclusive United States Multi-Level Marketing (“MLM”)
+Added: distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited (“Usborne”) children’s books.
+Added: Significant portions of our product offering
+Added: and inventory are concentrated with Usborne.
+Added: Our distribution agreement with Usborne includes annual minimum purchase volumes along with
+Added: specific payment terms, which, if not met or if payments are not received in a timely manner, offer Usborne the right to terminate the
+Added: During fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025, the Company did not meet the minimum purchase volumes and certain payments were not received
+Added: No notification of non-compliance or termination has been received from Usborne.
+Added: Should termination of the agreement occur, the
+Added: Company will be allowed, at a minimum, to sell through our remaining Usborne inventory over a period of twelve months following the termination
+Added: sell our products through two separate divisions, PaperPie and Publishing.
These two divisions each have their own customer base.
−Removed: The PaperPie division markets
−Removed: our complete line of products through a network of independent Brand Partners using a combination of home shows, internet party events,
−Removed: and book fairs.
−Removed: The Publishing division markets Kane Miller, Learning Wrap-Ups, and SmartLab Toys on a wholesale basis to various retail
−Removed: All other supporting administrative activities are recognized as other expenses outside of our two divisions.
−Removed: Other expenses
−Removed: consist primarily of compensation for our office, warehouse, and sales support staff as well as the cost of operating and maintaining
−Removed: our corporate offices, warehouses and distribution facility.
−Removed: The following table shows
−Removed: our condensed statements of operations data:
+Added: PaperPie division markets our complete line of products through a network of independent Brand Partners using a combination of home shows,
+Added: internet party events, and book fairs.
+Added: The Publishing division markets Kane Miller, Learning Wrap-Ups, and SmartLab Toys on a wholesale
+Added: basis to various retail accounts.
+Added: All other supporting administrative activities are recognized as other expenses outside of our two
+Added: Other expenses consist primarily of compensation for our office, warehouse, and sales support staff as well as the cost of
+Added: operating and maintaining our corporate offices, warehouses and distribution facility.
+Added: following table shows our condensed statements of operations data:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Product revenues, net of discounts and allowances
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Interest expense
−Removed: Loss before income taxes
−Removed: Income tax benefit
−Removed: See the detailed discussion
−Removed: of revenues, gross margin and general and administrative expenses by reportable segment below.
−Removed: The following is a discussion of significant
−Removed: changes in the non-segment related general and administrative expenses, other income and expenses and income taxes during the respective
−Removed: Non-Segment Operating Results for the Three Months Ended August
−Removed: Total operating expenses
−Removed: not associated with a reporting segment decreased $0.3 million, or 13.0%, to $2.0 million for the three-month period ended August 31,
−Removed: 2025, when compared to $2.3 million for the same quarterly period a year ago.
−Removed: Operating expenses decreased primarily as a result of a
−Removed: $0.1 million decrease in labor expenses within our warehouse operations due primarily to lower number of orders and outbound shipments,
−Removed: a $0.1 million decrease in depreciation expenses as certain assets have moved to Assets Held for Sale and depreciation is no longer applied,
−Removed: and a $0.1 million decrease in property taxes and insurance.
−Removed: Interest expense increased
−Removed: $0.1 million, or 20.0%, to $0.6 million for the three months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $0.5 million for the same quarterly
−Removed: period a year ago, due to increased interest rates on all our debt, period over period.
−Removed: Income taxes decreased
−Removed: $0.2 million, or 28.6%, to a tax benefit of $0.5 million for the three months ended August 31, 2025, from a tax benefit of $0.7 million
−Removed: for the same quarterly period a year ago, resulting primarily from a decrease in gross sales.
−Removed: Our effective tax rate decreased to 26.0%
−Removed: for the quarter ended August 31, 2025, from 26.9% for the quarter ended August 31, 2024, due primarily to sales mix fluctuations between
−Removed: Our tax rates are higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to the inclusion of state income and franchise taxes.
−Removed: Non-Segment Operating Results for the Six Months
−Removed: Ended August 31, 2025
+Added: Gain from sale of assets
+Added: (12,243,700 )
+Added: (12,186,700 )
+Added: Total other income
+Added: (12,516,300 )
+Added: (13,812,300 )
+Added: Earnings (loss) before income taxes
+Added: Income tax expense (benefit)
+Added: Net earnings (loss)
+Added: $ (3,918,100 )
+Added: the detailed discussion of revenues, gross margin and general and administrative expenses by reportable segment below.
+Added: The following
+Added: is a discussion of significant changes in the non-segment related general and administrative expenses, other income and expenses and
+Added: income taxes during the respective periods.
+Added: Operating Results for the Three Months Ended November 30, 2025
+Added: operating expenses not associated with a reporting segment decreased $0.4 million, or 15.4%, to $2.2 million for the three-month
+Added: period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $2.6 million for the same quarterly period a year ago.
+Added: Operating expenses decreased
+Added: primarily because of a $0.2 million decrease in labor expense within our warehouse operations due to lower number of orders, as well
+Added: as a $0.2 million decrease in freight handling expenses due to less orders being shipped compared to prior year.
+Added: expense decreased $0.2 million, or 33.3%, to $0.4 million for the three months ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $0.6 million
+Added: for the same quarterly period a year ago, due to the Company selling the Hilti Complex at the end of October 2025 and paying in full
+Added: all outstanding indebtedness and terminating all commitments and obligations under its Credit Agreement dated August 9, 2022 between
+Added: the Company and its Lender.
+Added: income increased $11.8 million to $12.5 million for the three months ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $0.7 million for the
+Added: same quarterly period a year ago resulting from the gain of $12.2 million from the sale of the Hilti Complex, offset by a $0.1 million
+Added: decrease in rental income from the sale of the Hilti Complex and a $0.3 million loss due to the impairment of the line equipment in assets
+Added: held for sale.
+Added: taxes increased $3.1 million to an income tax expense of $2.8 million for the three months ended November 30, 2025, from a tax benefit
+Added: of $0.3 million for the same quarterly period a year ago, resulting primarily from an increase in other income as result of the sale
+Added: of the Hilti Complex.
+Added: Our effective tax rate increased to 26.7% for the quarter ended November 30, 2025, from 24.8% for the quarter ended
+Added: November 30, 2024, due primarily to sales mix fluctuations between states.
+Added: Our tax rates are higher than the federal statutory rate of
+Added: 21% due to the inclusion of state income and franchise taxes.
+Added: Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2025
Total operating expenses
−Removed: not associated with a reporting segment decreased $0.8 million, or 16.0%, to $4.2 million for the six-month period ended August 31, 2025,
+Added: not associated with a reporting segment decreased $1.2 million, or 15.8%, to $6.4 million for the nine month period ended November 30,
2025, when compared to $7.6 million for the same period a year ago.
−Removed: Labor expenses decreased $0.5 million from staff reductions across all departments
−Removed: and freight handling costs decreased $0.1 million for the six months ended August 31, 2025, both associated with reduced sales, and a
−Removed: $0.2 million decrease in depreciation expenses as certain assets have moved to Assets Held for Sale and depreciation is no longer applied.
−Removed: Interest expense stayed
−Removed: consistent at $1.1 million for the six months ended August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024.
+Added: Labor expenses decreased $0.7 million from staff reductions across
+Added: all departments, a decrease in freight handling of $0.2 million due to less overall sales orders and shipments compared to the prior year,
+Added: and a $0.3 million decrease in depreciation expense related to the reclassification of the disassembled equipment to assets held for sale
+Added: and resulting in the discontinuation of depreciation.
+Added: expense decreased $0.2 million, or 11.8%, to $1.5 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $1.7 million
+Added: for the same quarterly period a year ago, due to the sale of the Hilti Complex on October 27, 2025 and resulting debt payoff.
Other income increased
−Removed: $0.2 million, or 18.2%, to $1.3 million for the six months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $1.1 million for the same quarterly
−Removed: period a year ago, primarily from a $0.4 million increase in rental income from the new tenant in the Hilti Complex, offset by a $0.2
−Removed: decrease in other income related to a Chik-fil-A promotion held last year and the loss associated with the sale of property and equipment.
−Removed: Income taxes decreased
−Removed: $0.3 million, or 27.3%, to a tax benefit of $0.8 million for the six months ended August 31, 2025, from a tax benefit of $1.1 million
−Removed: for the same period a year ago primarily related to reduced operating losses between the periods.
−Removed: Our effective tax rate decreased to
−Removed: 25.9% for the six months ended August 31, 2025, from 26.8% for the six months ended August 31, 2024, due primarily to sales mix fluctuations
−Removed: between states.
−Removed: Our tax rates are higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to the inclusion of state income and franchise taxes.
−Removed: PaperPie Operating Results for the Three and
−Removed: Six Months Ended August 31, 2025
−Removed: The following table summarizes
−Removed: the operating results of the PaperPie segment:
+Added: $12.1 million to $13.8 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $1.7 million for the same quarterly period
+Added: a year ago, primarily from the sale of the Hilti Complex, which resulted in an increase of other income due to the gain of $12.2 million
+Added: and an increase in rental income of $0.3 million, offset by $0.3 million from the impairment of the line equipment in assets held for
+Added: sale and a $0.1 million decrease in other income related to a Chick-fil-A promotion held last year.
+Added: taxes increased $3.4 million to a tax expense of $2.0 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2025, from a tax benefit of
+Added: $1.4 million for the same period a year ago, primarily related to the increase in other income associated with the sale of the Hilti
+Added: Our effective tax rate increased to 27.0% for the nine months ended November 30, 2025, from 26.4% for the nine months ended
+Added: November 30, 2024, due primarily to sales mix fluctuations between states.
+Added: Our tax rates are higher than the federal statutory rate of
+Added: 21% due to the inclusion of state income and franchise taxes.
+Added: Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2025
+Added: following table summarizes the operating results of the PaperPie segment:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Cost of goods sold
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Total operating expenses
−Removed: Operating income (loss)
+Added: Operating income
Average number of active brand partners
−Removed: PaperPie Operating Results for the Three Months
−Removed: Ended August 31, 2025
+Added: Operating Results for the Three Months Ended November 30, 2025
PaperPie net revenues decreased
−Removed: $1.7 million, or 31.5%, to $3.7 million during the three months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $5.4 million during the same period
−Removed: The average number of active brand partners in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 was 5,800, a decrease of 8,100, or 58.3%,
−Removed: from 13,900 average active brand partners selling in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
−Removed: The Company reports the average number of active
−Removed: Brand Partners as a key indicator for this division.
−Removed: The Company saw new Brand Partner recruiting negatively impacted due to several factors
−Removed: including economic challenges that include inflation, resulting in high fuel costs and food price increases that continue to impact the
−Removed: disposable income of our customers.
−Removed: Additionally, the Company executed a distribution agreement with Usborne Publishing Limited in fiscal
−Removed: This agreement required the rebranding of the direct sales division from Usborne Books & More (“UBAM”) to PaperPie
−Removed: along with providing a letter of credit and minimal level of annual purchases.
−Removed: This rebranding was completed in the fourth quarter of
−Removed: The letter of credit was not provided by the Company and the Company did not meet the minimum purchase requirements in fiscal
−Removed: 2024 or 2025, creating uncertainty with the relationship on a go-forward basis.
−Removed: The reduced sales and uncertainty resulting from the revised
−Removed: Usborne distribution agreement increased Brand Partner turnover and negatively impacted new Brand Partner recruits.
−Removed: Recent sales levels have also been impacted by
−Removed: the lack of new titles being introduced and certain out of stock items, due to purchasing restrictions placed on us from our lender.
−Removed: expect to place reorders and purchase new titles following the sale of Hilti Complex and the payoff of the loans with our bank.
−Removed: to our past practice of introducing new titles, along with additional enhancements to our PaperPie e-commerce and “backoffice”
−Removed: systems, are expected to create existing Brand Partner excitement and increase our number of new recruits in this division.
−Removed: PaperPie gross margin decreased
−Removed: $0.8 million, or 26.7%, to $2.2 million during the three months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $3.0 million during the same period
−Removed: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2025 increased to 57.9%, compared to 55.1%
−Removed: the same period a year ago, representing an increase of $0.2 million.
−Removed: The increase in gross margin as a percentage of net revenues was
−Removed: primarily attributed to increased discounts offered in the prior year to spur sales along with additional shipping promotions.
+Added: $3.6 million, or 36.7%, to $6.2 million during the three months ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $9.8 million during the same
+Added: period a year ago.
+Added: The average number of active brand partners in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was 5,100, a decrease of 7,300, or
+Added: 58.9%, from 12,400 average active brand partners selling in the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
+Added: The Company reports the average number of
+Added: active Brand Partners as a key indicator for this division.
+Added: The Company saw new Brand Partner recruiting negatively impacted due to several
+Added: factors including economic challenges that include inflation, resulting in high fuel costs and food price increases that continue to impact
+Added: the disposable income of our customers.
+Added: Additionally, the Company executed a distribution agreement with Usborne Publishing Limited in
+Added: This agreement required the rebranding of the direct sales division from Usborne Books & More (“UBAM”) to
+Added: PaperPie along with providing a letter of credit and minimal level of annual purchases.
+Added: This rebranding was completed in the fourth quarter
+Added: of fiscal 2023.
+Added: The letter of credit was not provided by the Company and the Company did not meet the minimum purchase requirements in
+Added: fiscal 2024 or 2025, creating uncertainty with the relationship on a go-forward basis.
+Added: The reduced sales and uncertainty resulting from
+Added: the revised Usborne distribution agreement increased Brand Partner turnover and has negatively impacted new Brand Partner recruits over
+Added: the past two years.
+Added: Recent sales levels have also
+Added: been impacted by the lack of new titles being introduced and certain out of stock items, due to purchasing restrictions placed on us from
+Added: The Company has started to place reorders and purchase new titles following the sale of the Hilti Complex and the payoff of
+Added: the loans with our bank at the end of the third quarter fiscal 2026.
+Added: The Company plans to return to our past practice of introducing new
+Added: titles, along with additional enhancements to our PaperPie e-commerce and “Backoffice” systems that are expected to create
+Added: existing Brand Partner excitement which should increase our number of new recruits in this division.
+Added: gross margin decreased $2.3 million, or 37.1%, to $3.9 million during the three months ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $6.2
+Added: million during the same period a year ago.
+Added: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2025
+Added: decreased to 62.1%, compared to 62.9% for the same period a year ago.
+Added: The decrease in gross margin as a percentage of net revenues was
+Added: primarily attributed to increased discounts offered in the current quarter to spur sales along with additional shipping promotions.
Total PaperPie operating expenses
−Removed: decreased $1.3 million, or 37.1%, to $2.2 million during the three-month period ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $3.5 million reported
−Removed: in the same quarter a year ago.
+Added: decreased $1.7 million, or 33.3%, to $3.4 million during the three-month period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $5.1 million
+Added: reported in the same quarter a year ago.
Operating and selling expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 23.1% to $1.0 million during the three-month
−Removed: period ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $1.2 million reported in the same quarter a year ago.
+Added: period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $1.3 million reported in the same quarter a year ago.
These decreased expenses were due
−Removed: to a $0.3 million decrease in shipping costs associated with the decrease in volume of orders shipped, and a decrease of $0.3 million
−Removed: in accruals for Brand Partner incentive trip expenses as the Division expects less trip earners this year.
+Added: to a $0.2 million decrease in shipping costs associated with the decrease in sales and volume of orders shipped, and a decrease of $0.1
+Added: million in accruals for Brand Partner incentive trip expenses as the division expects less trip earners this year.
Sales commissions decreased
−Removed: $0.6 million, or 33.3%, to $1.2 million during the three-month period ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $1.8 million reported in
−Removed: the same quarter a year ago, due primarily to the decrease in net revenues.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses decreased $0.1 million,
−Removed: or 20.0%, to $0.4 million during the three months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $0.5 million during the same period a year ago.
−Removed: This decrease was due to a $0.1 million decrease in credit card transaction fees associated with decreased sales volumes coupled with
−Removed: a decrease in Home Office challenge awards used to incentivize selling more products each quarter.
−Removed: Operating loss for the PaperPie
−Removed: segment decreased $0.5 million, to $14,700 during the three months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to the loss of $0.5 million reported
−Removed: in the same quarter a year ago.
−Removed: Operating loss for the PaperPie division as a percentage of net revenues for the year ended August 31,
−Removed: 2025 was (0.4)%, compared to (8.7)% for the year ended August 31, 2024, a decrease of 8.3%.
−Removed: Operating loss as a percentage of net revenues
−Removed: changed from the prior year primarily due to the decrease in net revenues due primarily to the reduced number of active brand partners
−Removed: and higher discounts offered to spur sales, offset by a decrease in operating expenses as shown above.
−Removed: PaperPie Operating Results for the Six Months
−Removed: Ended August 31, 2025
+Added: $1.3 million, or 39.4%, to $2.0 million during the three-month period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $3.3 million reported
+Added: in the same quarter a year ago, due primarily to the decrease in net revenues, which resulted in a decrease of weekly commissions of $0.7
+Added: million, a $0.5 million decrease in commission overrides, as well as a $0.1 million decrease in commissions related to sales bonus.
+Added: and administrative expenses decreased $0.1 million, or 20.0%, to $0.4 million during the three months ended November 30, 2025, when compared
+Added: to $0.5 million during the same period a year ago due to a decrease in credit card transaction fees associated with decreased sales volumes.
+Added: income for the PaperPie segment decreased $0.5 million or 50%, to $0.5 million during the three months ended November 30, 2025, when
+Added: compared to the loss of $1.0 million reported in the same quarter a year ago.
+Added: Operating income for the PaperPie division as a percentage
+Added: of net revenues for the year ended November 30, 2025 decreased to 8.4%, when compared to 10.4% for the year ended November 30, 2024,
+Added: a decrease of 2.0%.
+Added: Operating income as a percentage of net revenues changed from the prior year primarily due to the decrease in net
+Added: revenues from the reduced number of active brand partners in addition to higher discounts offered to spur sales, which are both offset
+Added: by a decrease in operating expenses as shown above.
+Added: Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2025
PaperPie net revenues decreased
−Removed: $4.5 million, or 31.5%, to $9.8 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, compared to $14.3 million from the same period
−Removed: The average number of active brand partners in the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, was 6,800, a decrease of 6,900,
−Removed: or 50.4%, from 13,700 selling in same period a year ago.
−Removed: Recruiting and maintaining brand partners has been negatively impacted by several
−Removed: factors including record inflation, our distribution agreement with Usborne and the rebranding of the division in the fourth quarter of
−Removed: fiscal year 2023.
−Removed: Inflation was most evident in increased food and fuel prices, which impacts the disposable income of our target customer
−Removed: base, which is families with small children.
−Removed: Sales during the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2025 continued to be negatively
−Removed: impacted by continuing inflationary pressures and we expect this to continue through the rest of fiscal year 2026, as these pressures
−Removed: Historically, when we have experienced these difficult inflationary times, our active brand partner numbers have been positively
−Removed: impacted as more families look for non-traditional income streams to offset rising costs of living.
−Removed: Recent sales levels have also
−Removed: been impacted by the lack of new titles being introduced and certain out of stock items, due to purchasing restrictions placed on us from
−Removed: We expect to place reorders and purchase new titles following the sale of Hilti Complex and the payoff of the loans with our
−Removed: Returning to our past practice of introducing new titles, along with additional enhancements to our PaperPie e-commerce and “backoffice”
−Removed: systems, are expected to create existing Brand Partner excitement and increase our number of new recruits in this division.
−Removed: Gross margin decreased $3.0
−Removed: million, or 34.1%, to $5.8 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $8.8 million during the same period
−Removed: a year ago, due primarily to a decrease in net revenues.
−Removed: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 58.8% for the six-month
−Removed: period ended August 31, 2025, when compared to 61.5% for the same period a year ago.
−Removed: The decrease in gross margin as a percentage of net
−Removed: revenues was primarily attributed to increased recruiting promotions offered to increase brand partner levels and additional discounts
−Removed: offered to customers between the periods to spur sales, as well as increased cost of goods from the tariffs implemented by the current
−Removed: administration on our SmartLab Toys product line.
−Removed: Total operating expenses
−Removed: decreased $3.2 million, or 37.6%, to $5.3 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, from $8.5 million for the same period
−Removed: Operating and selling expenses decreased $1.4 million, or 51.9%, to $1.3 million during the six-month period ended August
−Removed: 31, 2025, when compared to $2.7 million reported in the same period a year ago.
−Removed: This decrease relates primarily to a decrease in shipping
−Removed: costs associated with the decrease in volume of orders shipped, totalling approximately $0.9 million;
−Removed: a $0.4 million decrease in brand
−Removed: partner incentive trip expenses as fewer brand partners are expected to earn the trip this year;
−Removed: and a $0.1 million decrease in various
−Removed: other operating and selling expenses.
−Removed: Sales commissions decreased $1.7 million, or 34.7%, to $3.2 million during the six-month period
−Removed: ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $4.9 million reported in the same period a year ago, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses decreased $0.2 million, or 20.0%, to $0.8 million, from $1.0 million recognized during the same period
−Removed: last year, due primarily to decreased credit card transaction fees associated with decreased sales volumes totalling $0.1 million and
−Removed: a $0.1 million decrease in other various general and administrative expenses.
−Removed: Operating income of the PaperPie
−Removed: segment increased $0.1 million, or 33.3%, to $0.4 million during the six months ended August 31, 2025, when compared to $0.3 million reported
−Removed: in the same period last year.
−Removed: Operating income of the PaperPie division as a percentage of net revenues for the six months ended August
−Removed: 31, 2025 was 4.6%, compared to 2.1% for the six months ended August 31, 2024.
−Removed: Operating income for the PaperPie division increased primarily
−Removed: from reduced operating expenses
−Removed: Publishing Operating Results for the Three
−Removed: and Six Months Ended August 31, 2025
−Removed: The following table summarizes
−Removed: the operating results of the Publishing segment:
+Added: $8.1 million, or 33.6%, to $16.0 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, compared to $24.1 million from the same
+Added: period a year ago.
+Added: The average number of active brand partners in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, was 6,200, a decrease
+Added: of 7,100, or 53.4%, from 13,300 selling in same period a year ago.
+Added: Recruiting and maintaining brand partners has been negatively impacted
+Added: by several factors including continued inflation, our distribution agreement with Usborne, and the rebranding of the division in the
+Added: fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
+Added: Inflation was most evident in the increase of food and fuel prices, both impacting the disposable
+Added: income of our target customer base, which is families with small children.
+Added: Sales during the first nine months of fiscal 2026 continued
+Added: to be negatively impacted by continuing inflationary pressures and we expect this to continue through the rest of fiscal year 2026, as
+Added: these pressures persist.
+Added: Historically, when we have experienced these difficult inflationary times, our active brand partner numbers
+Added: have been positively impacted as more families look for non-traditional income streams to offset rising costs of living.
+Added: sales levels have also been impacted by the lack of new titles being introduced and certain out of stock items due to purchasing restrictions
+Added: placed on us from our lender.
+Added: We have begun a conservative plan to place reorders and purchase new titles since the sale of the Hilti
+Added: Complex and the payoff of the loans with our bank.
+Added: The Company is now returning to our past practice of introducing new titles, along
+Added: with additional enhancements to our PaperPie e-commerce and “Backoffice” systems that are expected to create existing Brand
+Added: Partner excitement and should increase our number of new recruits in this division.
+Added: margin decreased $5.4 million, or 36.0%, to $9.6 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $15.0
+Added: million during the same period a year ago, due primarily to a decrease in net revenues.
+Added: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues
+Added: decreased to 60.1% for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to 62.1% for the same period a year ago.
+Added: in gross margin as a percentage of net revenues was primarily attributed to increased recruiting promotions offered to increase brand
+Added: partner levels and additional discounts offered to customers between the periods to spur sales, as well as increased cost of goods from
+Added: the tariffs implemented by the current administration on our SmartLab Toys product line.
+Added: operating expenses decreased $4.9 million, or 36.0%, to $8.7 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, from $13.6
+Added: million for the same period a year ago.
+Added: Operating and selling expenses decreased $1.7 million, or 42.5%, to $2.3 million during the nine-month
+Added: period ended November 30, 2025, when compared to $4.0 million reported in the same period a year ago.
+Added: This decrease relates primarily
+Added: to a decrease in shipping costs associated with the decrease in volume of orders shipped, totalling approximately $1.2 million, as well
+Added: as a $0.5 million decrease in brand partner incentive trip expenses as fewer brand partners are expected to earn the trip this year.
+Added: Sales commissions decreased $2.9 million, or 35.8%, to $5.2 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, when compared
+Added: to $8.1 million reported in the same period a year ago primarily due to the decrease in net revenues, which resulted in a decrease of
+Added: weekly commissions of $1.6, a $1.2 million decrease in monthly commission overrides, as well as a decrease in sales bonus’ of $0.1
+Added: General and administrative expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 20.0%, to $1.2 million, from $1.5 million recognized during the
+Added: same period last year, due primarily to $0.2 million of decreased credit card transaction fees associated with decreased sales volumes
+Added: and a $0.1 million decrease in other various general and administrative expenses.
+Added: income of the PaperPie segment decreased $0.3 million, or 23.1%, to $1.0 million during the nine months ended November 30, 2025, when
+Added: compared to $1.3 million reported in the same period last year.
+Added: Operating income of the PaperPie division as a percentage of net revenues
+Added: for the nine months ended November 30, 2025 was 6.0%, compared to 5.5% for the nine months ended November 30, 2024.
+Added: Operating income
+Added: as a percentage of net revenues changed from the prior year primarily due to the decrease in net revenues from the reduced number of
+Added: active brand partners in addition to higher discounts offered to spur sales, which are both offset by the decrease in operating expenses
+Added: as shown above.
+Added: Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2025
+Added: following table summarizes the operating results of the Publishing segment:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Cost of goods sold
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Operating income
−Removed: Publishing Operating Results for the Three
−Removed: Months Ended August 31, 2025
−Removed: Our Publishing division’s
−Removed: net revenues decreased $0.2 million, or 18.2%, to $0.9 million during the three-month period ended August 31, 2025, from $1.1 million
−Removed: reported in the same period a year ago.
−Removed: The change in net revenues was primarily from additional discounts offered to retail customers
−Removed: in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 to spur sales.
−Removed: Gross margin decreased $0.1
−Removed: million, or 16.7%, to $0.5 million during the three-month period ended August 31, 2025, from $0.6 million reported in the same quarter
−Removed: a year ago, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
−Removed: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 59.1% during the
−Removed: three-month period ended August 31, 2025, from 60.5% reported in the same quarter a year ago.
−Removed: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues
−Removed: changed primarily from additional discounts offered to retail customers in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 to spur sales.
−Removed: Total operating expenses of
−Removed: the Publishing segment decreased $0.1 million, or 25.0%, to $0.3 million, from $0.4 million, during the three-month periods ended August
+Added: Operating Results for the Three Months Ended November 30, 2025
+Added: Our Publishing
+Added: division’s net revenues decreased $0.5 million, or 38.5%, to $0.8 million during the three-month period ended November 30,
+Added: 2025, from $1.3 million reported in the same period a year ago.
+Added: The change in net revenues was directly associated with the decrease
+Added: in overall sales volume offset by a slight decrease in discounts.
+Added: margin decreased $0.4 million, or 50.0%, to $0.4 million during the three-month period ended November 30, 2025, from $0.8 million reported
+Added: in the same quarter a year ago, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
+Added: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased
+Added: to 56.4% during the three-month period ended November 30, 2025, from 58.9% reported in the same quarter a year ago.
+Added: Gross margin as a
+Added: percentage of net revenues changed primarily from the increase in cost of goods due to the additional tariffs implemented by the current
+Added: administration on our SmartLab Toys product line.
+Added: operating expenses of the Publishing segment stayed consistent at $0.3 million, during the three-month periods ended November 30, 2025
and 2024, respectively.
−Removed: This change was primarily due to a $0.1 million decrease in shipping costs associated with the decrease
−Removed: in volume of orders shipped.
−Removed: Operating income decreased $0.1 million, or 33.3%,
−Removed: to $0.2 million, from $0.3 million, during the three-month periods ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
−Removed: Operating income for
−Removed: the Publishing division as a percentage of net revenues for the year ended August 31, 2025 was 23.1%, compared to 23.9% for the year ended
−Removed: August 31, 2024, a decrease of 0.8%.
−Removed: The decrease in operating income was primarily associated with the decline in revenues associated
−Removed: with the increased discounts to spur sales.
−Removed: Publishing Operating Results for the Six Months
−Removed: Ended August 31, 2025
+Added: income decreased $0.3 million, or 75.0%, to $0.1 million during the three-month period ended November 30, 2025, from $0.4 million reported
+Added: in the same quarter a year ago, respectively.
+Added: Operating income for the Publishing division as a percentage of net revenues for the year
+Added: ended November 30, 2025 was 17.2%, compared to 33.1% for the year ended November 30, 2024, a decrease of 15.9%.
+Added: The decrease in operating
+Added: income was primarily associated with the decline in net revenues associated with the decrease in gross sales in addition to the increase
+Added: in cost of goods due to the additional tariffs implemented by the current administration on our SmartLab Toys product line.
+Added: Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2025
Our Publishing division’s
−Removed: net revenues decreased by $0.3 million, or 13.6%, to $1.9 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, from $2.2 million
−Removed: reported in the same period a year ago primarily due to the increased discounts offered to spur sales.
−Removed: Gross margin decreased $0.2
−Removed: million, or 15.4%, to $1.1 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, from $1.3 million reported in the same period a
−Removed: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 55.4%, during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, from 59.8%
−Removed: reported in the same period a year ago.
−Removed: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues changed primarily from changes in the mix of products
−Removed: sold between EDC-owned brands and Usborne, with Kane Miller, SmartLab Toys and Learning Wrap-Ups products carrying a better margin on
−Removed: average and the increased discounts offered to customers during the current fiscal year.
−Removed: Total operating expenses of
−Removed: the Publishing segment decreased $0.1 million, or 12.5%, to $0.7 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025, from $0.8
−Removed: million reported in the same period a year ago.
−Removed: This change was due to a $0.1 million decrease in shipping costs associated with the decrease
−Removed: in volume of orders shipped.
−Removed: Operating income of the Publishing
−Removed: segment decreased $0.1 million, or 20.0%, to $0.4 million during the six-month period ended August 31, 2025 when compared to $0.5 million
−Removed: reported in the same period a year ago, due primarily to the decrease in sales and operating expenses.
−Removed: The decrease in operating income
−Removed: was primarily associated with the decline in revenues associated with the discounts offered in the current fiscal year.
−Removed: Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: Prior to the last two fiscal
−Removed: years, which have been challenged with higher product discounting to spur sales and increased interest rates on borrowings, EDC has a
−Removed: history of profitability and positive cash flow.
+Added: net revenues decreased by $0.7 million, or 20.6%, to $2.7 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, from $3.4 million
+Added: reported in the same period a year ago primarily due to the increased discounts offered to spur sales and the decrease in gross sales
+Added: volume compared to the prior year.
+Added: margin decreased $0.5 million, or 25.0%, to $1.5 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025, from $2.0 million reported
+Added: in the same period a year ago.
+Added: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 55.7%, during the nine-month period ended November
+Added: 30, 2025, from 59.4% reported in the same period a year ago.
+Added: Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues changed primarily from changes
+Added: in the mix of products sold between EDC-owned brands:
+Added: Kane Miller, SmartLab Toys and Learning Wrap-Ups products, as well as the increase
+Added: in cost of goods due to the additional tariffs implemented by the current administration on our SmartLab Toys product line.
+Added: operating expenses of the Publishing segment decreased $0.1 million, or 9.1%, to $1.0 million during the nine-month period ended November
+Added: 30, 2025, from $1.1 million reported in the same period a year ago.
+Added: This change was due to a $0.1 million decrease in shipping costs
+Added: associated with the decrease in volume of orders shipped from decreased sales.
+Added: income of the Publishing segment decreased $0.4 million, or 44.4%, to $0.5 million during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2025
+Added: when compared to $0.9 million reported in the same period a year ago, due primarily to the decrease in sales and increase in cost of
+Added: goods and operating and selling expenses compared to the prior year.
+Added: and Capital Resources
+Added: to the last two fiscal years, which have been challenged with higher product discounting to spur sales and increased interest rates on
+Added: borrowings, EDC has a history of profitability and positive cash flow.
We typically fund our operations from the cash we generate.
−Removed: During periods of operating
−Removed: losses, EDC will reduce purchases and sell through excess inventory to generate cash flow.
−Removed: The Company expects to reduce current excess
−Removed: inventory levels and use the cash proceeds to offset any future operating losses until it returns to profitability.
−Removed: In addition, the Company
−Removed: intends to sell its owned real estate to pay off the revolving line of credit and term debts with our bank.
−Removed: Available cash has historically
−Removed: been used to pay down the outstanding bank loan balances, for capital expenditures, to pay dividends, and to acquire treasury stock.
−Removed: During the first six months
−Removed: of fiscal year 2026, we experienced positive cash inflows from operations of $1,459,700.
−Removed: These cash inflows resulted from:
−Removed: net loss of $2,369,900
−Removed: Adjusted for:
−Removed: depreciation and amortization expense of $729,700
−Removed: provision for inventory allowance of $72,000
−Removed: net loss on sale of assets of $57,000
−Removed: provision for credit losses of $24,000
−Removed: deferred income taxes of $862,600
−Removed: Positively impacted by:
−Removed: decrease in inventories, net of $3,958,500
−Removed: decrease in accounts receivable of $333,400
−Removed: increase in income taxes payable of $233,100
−Removed: increase in deferred revenues of $55,200
−Removed: decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $8,600
−Removed: Negatively impacted by:
−Removed: decrease in accounts payable of $249,300
−Removed: decrease in accrued salaries and commissions, and other liabilities of $530,000
−Removed: Cash used in investing activities
−Removed: was $263,900 for capital expenditures, consisting of $174,200 in software upgrades to our proprietary systems that our PaperPie Brand
−Removed: Partners use to monitor their business and place customer orders and $134,700 in building improvements currently in Assets Held for Sale,
−Removed: offset by $45,000 from the sale of machinery and equipment.
−Removed: Cash used in financing activities
−Removed: was $900,000 to pay down existing term debt.
−Removed: The Company continues to expect
−Removed: the cash generated from operations, specifically from the reduction of excess inventory, will provide us with the liquidity we need to
−Removed: support ongoing operations.
−Removed: Additionally, we expect to obtain short term financing from traditional or non-traditional lenders following
−Removed: the completion of the sale of the Hilti Complex and the payoff of its debts with our current lender.
−Removed: Cash generated from operations will
−Removed: be used to acquire new inventory and pay down any short-term borrowings.
−Removed: The Company’s Credit
−Removed: Agreement with its lender expired on September 19, 2025, with the balances of our Term Loans and the Revolving Loan remain unpaid.
−Removed: On September 30, 2025, the Company received a Reservation of Rights
−Removed: notice from its lender outlining that events of default have occurred and are continuing due to our failure to pay in full in cash the
−Removed: unpaid balance of the Term Loans and Revolving Loan before the maturity date.
−Removed: The Lender has not waived the specified defaults and reserves
−Removed: all of its rights, powers, privileges and remedies under the credit agreement, the UCC, and applicable law.
−Removed: Under the credit agreement,
−Removed: the lender has the right, among other remedies listed, to demand payment or repossess and liquidate the Company’s assets used as
−Removed: collateral for the loans.
−Removed: Under the terms of the credit agreement, an additional default interest rate of 2% is added to the existing
−Removed: interest rates defined in the credit agreement.
−Removed: The bank has taken no action other than to deliver the Reservation of Rights notice and
−Removed: the Company continues to work with its lender on ongoing operations.
−Removed: OTHER INFORMATION for further details.
−Removed: Risks and Uncertainties
−Removed: In accordance with ASC 205-40,
−Removed: Going Concern , the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events considered in the aggregate that raise substantial
−Removed: doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued.
−Removed: The default status of our
−Removed: credit agreement, along with recurring operating losses and other items, raise substantial doubt over the Company’s ability to continue
−Removed: as a going concern.
−Removed: To address these concerns, the Company has taken steps in its plans to eliminate the bank borrowings by selling the
−Removed: Hilti Complex.
−Removed: The proceeds from the sale of the Hilti Complex are expected to pay off the Term Loans and Revolving Loan.
−Removed: Following the
−Removed: loan payoff, management plans to fund ongoing operations with limited borrowings through local banks or other financing sources.
−Removed: management’s plans include reducing inventory, which will generate free cash flows, and building the active PaperPie Brand Partners
−Removed: to pre-pandemic levels.
−Removed: Although there is no guarantee these plans will be successful, management believes these plans, if achieved, will
−Removed: alleviate the substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern and generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they
−Removed: become due over the next twelve months.
−Removed: Critical Accounting Policies
−Removed: Our discussion and analysis
−Removed: of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
−Removed: accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ( “ GAAP ” ).
−Removed: The preparation of these financial statements
−Removed: requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related
−Removed: disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.
−Removed: On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to our valuation
−Removed: of inventory, provision for credit losses, allowance for sales returns, long-lived assets and deferred income taxes.
−Removed: We base our estimates
−Removed: on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
−Removed: form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
−Removed: Actual results may materially
−Removed: differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
−Removed: Historically, however, actual results have not differed materially
−Removed: from those determined using required estimates.
−Removed: Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes accompanying the financial
−Removed: statements included elsewhere in this report and in our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended February 28, 2025 included
−Removed: in our Form 10-K.
−Removed: However, we consider the following accounting policies to be more significantly dependent on the use of estimates and
−Removed: Share-Based Compensation
−Removed: We account for share-based
−Removed: compensation whereby share-based payment transactions with employees, such as stock options and restricted stock, are measured at estimated
−Removed: fair value at the date of grant.
−Removed: For awards subject to service conditions, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period
−Removed: on a straight-line basis.
−Removed: Awards subject to performance conditions are attributed separately for each vesting tranche of the award and
−Removed: are recognized rateably from the service inception date to the vesting date for each tranche.
−Removed: Forfeitures are recognized when they occur.
−Removed: Any cash dividends declared after the restricted stock award is issued, but before the vesting period is completed, will be reinvested
−Removed: in Company shares at the opening trading price on the dividend payment date.
−Removed: Shares purchased with cash dividends will also retain the
−Removed: same restrictions until the completion of the original vesting period associated with the awarded shares.
−Removed: The restricted share awards
−Removed: under the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2019 LTI Plan”) and 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2022 LTI Plan”)
−Removed: contain both service and performance conditions.
−Removed: The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense only for the portion of the restricted
−Removed: share awards that are considered probable of vesting.
−Removed: Shares are considered granted, and the service inception date begins, when a mutual
−Removed: understanding of the key terms and conditions between the Company and the employees has been established.
−Removed: The fair value of these awards
−Removed: is determined based on the closing price of the shares on the grant date.
−Removed: The probability of restricted share awards granted with future
−Removed: performance conditions is evaluated at each reporting period and compensation expense is adjusted based on the probability assessment.
−Removed: During the first six months
−Removed: of fiscal year 2026, there was no share-based compensation expense associated with the shares, as all shares previously granted have been
−Removed: vested and all have been previously expensed.
−Removed: Revenue Recognition
−Removed: Sales associated with product
−Removed: orders are recognized and recorded when products are shipped.
+Added: periods of operating losses, EDC will reduce purchases and sell through excess inventory to generate cash flow.
+Added: The Company expects to
+Added: reduce current excess inventory levels and use the cash proceeds to offset any future operating losses until it returns to profitability.
+Added: In addition, the Company sold its owned real estate and paid off the revolving line of credit and term debts with our bank.
+Added: cash has historically been used to pay down the outstanding bank loan balances, for capital expenditures, to pay dividends, and to acquire
+Added: treasury stock.
+Added: the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, we experienced positive cash inflows from operations of $4,004,600.
+Added: These cash inflows resulted
+Added: earnings of $5,432,200
+Added: income taxes of $1,358,500
+Added: and amortization expense of $1,085,700
+Added: on assets held for sale of $287,100
+Added: for inventory allowance of $108,000
+Added: for credit losses of $30,000
+Added: gain on sale of assets of $12,186,700
+Added: in inventories, net of $5,444,700
+Added: in accounts receivable of $1,336,300
+Added: in income taxes payable of $852,600
+Added: in prepaid expenses and other assets of $235,400
+Added: in deferred revenues of $204,200
+Added: in accounts payable of $200,800
+Added: in accrued salaries and commissions, and other liabilities of $384,200
+Added: provided by investing activities totalled $29,480,500, consisting of $29,927,600 in proceeds from the sale of the Hilti Complex offset
+Added: by $282,500 in software upgrades to our proprietary systems that our PaperPie Brand Partners use to monitor their business and place
+Added: customer orders and $164,600 in building improvements in Assets Held for Sale.
+Added: used in financing activities was $31,031,200, consisting of $26,715,400 to pay down existing term debt, $4,198,100 to pay down existing
+Added: line of credit, $137,900 paid to acquire treasury stock, offset by cash received of $20,200 from the sale of treasury stock.
+Added: The Company continues to
+Added: expect the cash generated from operations, specifically from the reduction of excess inventory, will provide us with the liquidity we
+Added: need to support ongoing operations.
+Added: Additionally, we expect to obtain short-term financing from traditional or non-traditional lenders
+Added: to fund any short-term cash flow needs.
+Added: Cash generated from operations will be used to acquire new inventory and pay down any short-term
+Added: borrowings we expect to obtain.
+Added: and Uncertainties
+Added: accordance with ASC 205-40, Going Concern , the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events considered in the
+Added: aggregate that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date
+Added: the financial statements are issued.
+Added: The Company’s continued
+Added: recurring operating losses raise substantial doubt over the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: To address these concerns
+Added: management’s plans include reducing inventory, to generate free cash flows and building the active PaperPie Brand Partners to pre-pandemic
+Added: Although there is no guarantee these plans will be successful, management believes these plans, if achieved, will alleviate the
+Added: substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern and generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they become due over
+Added: the next twelve months.
+Added: Accounting Policies
+Added: discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been
+Added: prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ( “ GAAP ” ).
+Added: The preparation
+Added: of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
+Added: and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.
+Added: On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including
+Added: those related to our valuation of inventory, provision for credit losses, allowance for sales returns, long-lived assets and deferred
+Added: income taxes.
+Added: We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under
+Added: the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that
+Added: are not readily apparent from other sources.
+Added: results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
+Added: Historically, however, actual results have
+Added: not differed materially from those determined using required estimates.
+Added: Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes
+Added: accompanying the financial statements included elsewhere in this report and in our audited financial statements as of and for the year
+Added: ended February 28, 2025 included in our Form 10-K.
+Added: However, we consider the following accounting policies to be more significantly dependent
+Added: on the use of estimates and assumptions.
+Added: We have both lessee and lessor
+Added: arrangements.
+Added: Our lessee arrangements include seven rental agreements where we have the exclusive use of dedicated office space in San
+Added: Diego, California, Ogden, Utah, Seattle, Washington, a warehouse space in Joplin, Missouri and three leases for office and warehouse space
+Added: locally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, all of which qualify as operating leases under ASC 842.
+Added: Our lessor arrangements include one rental agreement
+Added: for warehouse and office space in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and qualify as operating leases under ASC 842.
+Added: We recognize an operating
+Added: lease liability on the balance sheets for each lease based on the present value of remaining minimum fixed rental payments (which includes
+Added: payments under any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise), using a discount rate that approximates the rate of interest
+Added: we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term.
+Added: Expected payments in the next twelve months are classified
+Added: as current operating lease liabilities.
+Added: Payments in excess of twelve months are classified as long-term operating lease liabilities.
+Added: also recognize an operating lease right-of-use asset on the balance sheets, valued at the lease liability and adjusted for prepaid or
+Added: accrued rent balances existing at the time of initial recognition.
+Added: The operating lease liability and right-of-use assets are reduced over
+Added: the term of the lease as payments are made and the assets are used.
+Added: The Company assesses its leases
+Added: to determine whether it is reasonably certain that these renewal options will be exercised.
+Added: In general, most of the office space outside
+Added: of Tulsa, Oklahoma is associated with remote employees.
+Added: Their continued employment determines the need for this space.
+Added: Much of the warehouse
+Added: space outside of the Hilti Complex is used to store non-current inventory.
+Added: As the Company sells down excess inventory, less outside space
+Added: will be needed, and any renewals will be for less space.
+Added: The Company also considered the renewal options for the operating lease at the
+Added: Hilti Complex and is not reasonably certain to exercise the renewal options.
+Added: Accordingly, the renewal options are not included in the
+Added: calculation of its right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, as the Company does not believe that it is reasonably certain that these
+Added: renewal options will be exercised.
+Added: associated with product orders are recognized and recorded when products are shipped.
Products are shipped FOB-Shipping Point.
−Removed: PaperPie’s sales are generally
−Removed: paid at the time the product is ordered.
−Removed: Sales which have been paid for but not shipped are classified as deferred revenue on the balance
−Removed: Sales associated with consignment inventory are recognized when reported and payment associated with the sale has been remitted.
−Removed: Transportation revenue represents the amount billed to the customer for shipping the product and is recorded when the product is shipped.
−Removed: Estimated allowances for sales
−Removed: returns are recorded as sales are recognized.
−Removed: Management uses a moving average calculation to estimate the allowance for sales returns.
+Added: sales are generally paid at the time the product is ordered.
+Added: Sales which have been paid for but not shipped are classified as deferred
+Added: revenue on the balance sheet.
+Added: Sales associated with consignment inventory are recognized when reported and payment associated with the
+Added: sale has been remitted.
+Added: Transportation revenue represents the amount billed to the customer for shipping the product and is recorded
+Added: when the product is shipped.
+Added: allowances for sales returns are recorded as sales are recognized.
+Added: Management uses a moving average calculation to estimate the allowance
+Added: for sales returns.
We are not responsible for a product damaged in transit.
−Removed: Damaged returns are primarily received from the retail customers of our Publishing
−Removed: This damage occurs in the stores, not in shipping to the stores, and we typically do not offer credit for damaged returns.
−Removed: is an industry practice to accept non-damaged returns from retail customers.
−Removed: Management has estimated and included a reserve for sales
−Removed: returns of $0.2 million for August 31, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Allowance for Credit Losses
−Removed: We maintain an allowance for
−Removed: estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments and a reserve for vendor share markdowns, when
−Removed: applicable (collectively “credit losses”).
−Removed: An estimate of uncollectible amounts is made by management based upon historical
−Removed: bad debts, current customer receivable balances, age of customer receivable balances, customers’ financial conditions and current
−Removed: economic trends.
−Removed: Management has estimated and included an allowance for credit losses of $0.1 million for August 31, 2025 and February
−Removed: 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Our inventory contains approximately
−Removed: 2,000 titles, each with different rates of sale depending upon the nature and popularity of the title.
−Removed: Almost all of our product line
−Removed: is saleable as the products are not topical in nature and remain current in content today as well as in the future.
−Removed: Most of our products
−Removed: are printed in China, Europe, Singapore, India, Malaysia, and Dubai typically resulting in a four- to eight-month lead-time to have a
−Removed: title printed and delivered to us.
−Removed: Certain inventory is maintained
−Removed: in a non-current classification.
+Added: Damaged returns are primarily received from the retail customers
+Added: of our Publishing division.
+Added: This damage occurs in the stores, not in shipping to the stores, and we typically do not offer credit for
+Added: damaged returns.
+Added: It is an industry practice to accept non-damaged returns from retail customers.
+Added: Management has estimated and included
+Added: a reserve for sales returns of $0.2 million for November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: for Credit Losses
+Added: maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments and a reserve for
+Added: vendor share markdowns, when applicable (collectively “credit losses”).
+Added: An estimate of uncollectible amounts is made by management
+Added: based upon historical bad debts, current customer receivable balances, age of customer receivable balances, customers’ financial
+Added: conditions and current economic trends.
+Added: Management has estimated and included an allowance for credit losses of $0.1 million for November
+Added: 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: inventory contains approximately 2,000 titles, each with different rates of sale depending upon the nature and popularity of the title.
+Added: Almost all of our product line is saleable as the products are not topical in nature and remain current in content today as well as in
+Added: Most of our products are printed in China, Europe, Singapore, India, Malaysia, and Dubai typically resulting in a four- to
+Added: eight-month lead-time to have a title printed and delivered to us.
+Added: inventory is maintained in a non-current classification.
Management continually estimates and calculates the amount of non-current inventory.
−Removed: Noncurrent inventory
−Removed: arises due to occasional purchases of titles in quantities in excess of what will be sold within the normal operating cycle, due to the
−Removed: minimum order requirements of our suppliers, as well as reduced sales volumes.
−Removed: Noncurrent inventory is estimated by management using an
−Removed: anticipated turnover ratio by title, based primarily on historical trends.
−Removed: Inventory in excess of 2½ years of anticipated sales
−Removed: is classified as noncurrent inventory.
−Removed: These inventory quantities have additional exposure for storage damages, aging of topical related
−Removed: content, and associated issues, and therefore have higher obsolescence reserves.
−Removed: Noncurrent inventory balances prior to valuation allowances
−Removed: were $17.8 million and $16.3 million at August 31, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Noncurrent inventory valuation allowances
−Removed: were $0.8 million at August 31, 2025 and $0.7 million at February 28, 2025.
−Removed: Brand Partners that meet certain
−Removed: eligibility requirements may request and receive inventory on consignment.
−Removed: We believe allowing Brand Partners to have consignment inventory
−Removed: greatly increases their ability to be successful in making effective presentations at home shows, book fairs, and other events;
−Removed: having consignment inventory leads to additional sales opportunities.
−Removed: Approximately 18.5% of our active Brand Partners maintained consignment
−Removed: inventory at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.
−Removed: Consignment inventory is stated at cost, less an estimated reserve for
−Removed: consignment inventory that is not expected to be sold or returned to the Company.
−Removed: The total cost of inventory on consignment with Brand
−Removed: Partners was $1.2 million and $1.3 million at August 31, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
−Removed: Inventories are presented
−Removed: net of a valuation allowance, which includes reserves for inventory obsolescence and reserves for consigned inventory that is not expected
−Removed: to be sold or returned to the Company.
−Removed: Management estimates the inventory obsolescence allowance for both current and noncurrent inventory,
−Removed: which is based on management’s identification of slow-moving inventory.
−Removed: Management has estimated a valuation allowance for both
−Removed: current and noncurrent inventory, including the reserve for consigned inventory, of $1.3 million and $1.2 million at August 31, 2025 and
−Removed: February 28, 2025.
−Removed: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
−Removed: DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
−Removed: Not applicable.
+Added: Noncurrent inventory arises due to occasional purchases of titles in quantities in excess of what will be sold within the normal operating
+Added: cycle, due to the minimum order requirements of our suppliers, as well as reduced sales volumes.
+Added: Noncurrent inventory is estimated by
+Added: management using an anticipated turnover ratio by title, based primarily on historical trends.
+Added: Inventory in excess of 2½ years
+Added: of anticipated sales is classified as noncurrent inventory.
+Added: These inventory quantities have additional exposure for storage damages,
+Added: aging of topical related content, and associated issues, and therefore have higher obsolescence reserves.
+Added: Noncurrent inventory balances
+Added: prior to valuation allowances were $17.5 million and $16.3 million at November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: inventory valuation allowances were $0.8 million at November 30, 2025 and $0.7 million at February 28, 2025.
+Added: Partners that meet certain eligibility requirements may request and receive inventory on consignment.
+Added: We believe allowing Brand Partners
+Added: to have consignment inventory greatly increases their ability to be successful in making effective presentations at home shows, book
+Added: fairs, and other events;
+Added: in summary, having consignment inventory leads to additional sales opportunities.
+Added: Approximately 20.0% of our
+Added: active Brand Partners maintained consignment inventory at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2026.
+Added: Consignment inventory is
+Added: stated at cost, less an estimated reserve for consignment inventory that is not expected to be sold or returned to the Company.
+Added: cost of inventory on consignment with Brand Partners was $1.3 million at November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025, respectively.
+Added: are presented net of a valuation allowance, which includes reserves for inventory obsolescence and reserves for consigned inventory that
+Added: is not expected to be sold or returned to the Company.
+Added: Management estimates the inventory obsolescence allowance for both current and
+Added: noncurrent inventory, which is based on management’s identification of slow-moving inventory.
+Added: Management has estimated a valuation
+Added: allowance for both current and noncurrent inventory, including the reserve for consigned inventory, of $1.3 million and $1.2 million
+Added: at November 30, 2025 and February 28, 2025.
+Added: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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