UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For quarter ended December 31, 2021
☐
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _____ to ______.
Commission
File Number 0-24968
THE
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
delaware
95-3795478
(State
of Incorporation )
(IRS
Employer I.D. No.)
6301
NW 5th Way , Suite 2900 , Fort Lauderdale FL 33309
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(954)
596-1000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One)
Large
accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer
☐ Smaller Reporting Company ☒ Emerging growth company ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO ISSUES INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS
DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicated
by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
CLASS
NUMBER
OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
36,636,264
as of February 11, 2022
THE
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
Page
No.
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial
Statements
3
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)and March 31, 2021
3
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income – Three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020(Unaudited)
4
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020(Unaudited)
5
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)
6
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - December 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)
7
Item
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
20
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
25
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures
25
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal
Proceedings
26
Item
1A.
Risk
Factors
26
Item
2.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
26
Item
3.
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
26
Item
4.
Mine
Safety Disclosures
26
Item
5.
Other
Information
26
Item
6.
Exhibits
26
SIGNATURES
27
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December
31, 2021
March
31, 2021
(unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash
$ 7,375,305
$ 396,579
Accounts receivable, net
of allowances of $ 306,975 and $ 138,580 , respectively
12,254,098
2,210,881
Due from Crestmark Bank
-
4,557,120
Accounts receivable related
party - Stingray Group, Inc.
159,125
88,041
Inventories, net
11,126,298
5,490,255
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets
284,206
221,071
Deferred
financing costs
17,188
15,359
Total
Current Assets
31,216,220
12,979,306
Property and equipment,
net
580,922
674,153
Deferred tax assets
638,391
887,164
Operating Leases - right
of use assets
1,488,258
2,074,115
Other
non-current assets
136,885
147,173
Total
Assets
$ 34,060,676
$ 16,761,911
Liabilities and Shareholders’
Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 5,982,552
$ 2,461,103
Accrued expenses
2,417,409
1,659,499
Due to related party -
Starlight Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
14,400
14,400
Due to related party -
Starlight R&D, Ltd.
48,650
48,650
Revolving lines of credit
8,626,840
64,915
Customer deposits
9,520
139,064
Refunds due to customers
90,075
145,408
Reserve for sales returns
2,922,457
960,000
Current portion of finance
leases
7,421
2,546
Current portion of installment
notes
72,760
68,332
Current portion of note
payable - Paycheck Protection Program
-
172,685
Current portion of operating
lease liabilities
860,528
794,938
Subordinated
related party debt - Starlight Marketing Development, Ltd.
352,659
502,659
Total
Current Liabilities
21,405,271
7,034,199
Finance leases, net of current
portion
12,592
-
Installment notes, net of
current portion
157,812
212,949
Note payable - Payroll Protection
Program, net of current portion
-
271,215
Operating
lease liabilities, net of current portion
685,304
1,334,010
Total
Liabilities
22,260,979
8,852,373
Commitments and Contingencies
-
-
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $ 1.00
par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
-
-
Common stock, Class A,
$ 0.01 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
-
-
Common stock, Class B,
$ 0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 36,636,264 and 39,040,748 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
366,362
390,407
Common
stock
366,362
390,407
Additional paid-in capital
24,542,633
19,773,322
Accumulated
deficit
( 13,109,298 )
( 12,254,191 )
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
11,799,697
7,909,538
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
$ 34,060,676
$ 16,761,911
See
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
3
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
For
the Three Months Ended
For
the Nine Months Ended
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Net Sales
$ 21,244,306
$ 16,972,603
$ 44,678,929
$ 42,309,825
Cost
of Goods Sold
15,934,842
11,998,640
34,464,291
30,550,406
Gross Profit
5,309,464
4,973,963
10,214,638
11,759,419
Operating Expenses
Selling expenses
1,406,175
1,490,560
2,717,642
3,264,364
General and administrative
expenses
2,154,553
1,925,233
5,352,902
5,130,396
Depreciation
55,007
65,465
190,087
204,353
Total
Operating Expenses
3,615,735
3,481,258
8,260,631
8,599,113
Income From Operations
1,693,729
1,492,705
1,954,007
3,160,306
Other Income (Expenses)
Gain from Paycheck Protection
Plan loan forgiveness
-
-
448,242
-
Gain - related party
-
187,988
11,236
187,988
Gain from damaged goods
insurance claim
-
-
-
1,067,829
Gain from extinguishment
of accounts payable
-
-
236,472
390,000
Interest expense
( 155,573 )
( 231,034 )
( 365,966 )
( 388,355 )
Finance
costs
( 9,375 )
( 18,432 )
( 35,672 )
( 43,268 )
Total
Other (Expenses) Income, net
( 164,948 )
( 61,478 )
294,312
1,214,194
Income Before Income Tax
Provision
1,528,781
1,431,227
2,248,319
4,374,500
Income
Tax Provision
( 102,886 )
( 263,932 )
( 248,664 )
( 1,006,135 )
Net
Income
$ 1,425,895
$ 1,167,295
$ 1,999,655
$ 3,368,365
Net Income per Common Share
Basic
$ 0.03
$ 0.03
$ 0.04
$ 0.09
Diluted
$ 0.03
$ 0.03
$ 0.04
$ 0.09
Weighted Average Common and Common Equivalent
Shares:
Basic
53,410,249
38,885,185
46,787,545
38,667,221
Diluted
53,635,368
39,156,481
47,109,854
39,041,074
See
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
4
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For
the Nine Months Ended
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Cash flows from operating
activities
Net Income
$ 1,999,655
$ 3,368,365
Adjustments to reconcile
net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
190,087
204,353
Amortization of deferred
financing costs
35,672
43,268
Change in inventory reserve
297,661
482,926
Change in allowance for
bad debts
168,395
( 55,960 )
Loss from disposal of property
and equipment
4,394
-
Stock based compensation
38,376
17,605
Change in net deferred
tax assets
248,773
872,386
Gain from Paycheck Protection
Plan loan forgiveness
( 448,242 )
-
Gain - related party
( 11,236 )
( 187,988 )
Gain from extinguishment
of accounts payable
( 236,472 )
( 390,000 )
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
( 10,123,571 )
( 7,055,589 )
Due from banks
4,557,120
( 1,172,374 )
Accounts receivable - related
parties
( 159,125 )
100,000
Insurance receivable
-
1,268,463
Inventories
( 5,933,704 )
1,781,439
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets
( 63,135 )
111,305
Other non-current assets
10,288
52,712
Accounts payable
3,769,157
( 689,770 )
Accrued expenses
762,252
579,732
Due to related parties
-
( 184,312 )
Customer deposits
( 129,544 )
-
Refunds due to customers
( 55,333 )
( 704,744 )
Reserve for sales returns
1,962,457
1,742,434
Operating
lease liabilities, net of operating leases - right of use assets
2,741
( 18,755 )
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 3,113,334 )
165,496
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchase
of property and equipment
( 77,599 )
( 88,843 )
Net
cash used in investing activities
( 77,599 )
( 88,843 )
Cash flows from financing
activities
Proceeds from Issuance
of stock - net of transaction expenses
9,000,580
-
Payment of redemption and
retirement of treasury stock
( 7,162,452 )
-
Net proceeds from revolving
lines of credit
8,561,925
64,915
Proceeds from note payable
- Paycheck Protection Program
-
443,900
Payment of deferred financing
charges
( 37,501 )
( 73,726 )
Payments on installment
notes
( 50,709 )
( 48,802 )
Proceeds from exercise
of stock options
14,000
26,400
Payment on subordinated
debt - related party
( 150,000 )
-
Payments
on finance leases
( 6,184 )
( 11,167 )
Net
cash provided by financing activities
10,169,659
401,520
Net change in cash
6,978,726
478,173
Cash
at beginning of year
396,579
345,200
Cash at end of period
$ 7,375,305
$ 823,373
Supplemental disclosures
of cash flow information:
Cash
paid for interest
$ 378,076
$ 429,264
Equipment
purchased under capital lease
$ 23,651
$ -
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for stock issuance expenses
$ 547,838
$ -
Operating
leases - right of use assets and lease liabilities at inception of lease
$ 16,364
$ 2,184,105
See
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
5
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For
the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
Preferred
Stock
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
in
Capital
Deficit
Total
Balance at September 30, 2021
-
$ -
36,576,264
$ 365,762
$ 24,530,384
$ ( 14,535,193 )
$ 10,360,953
Net income
1,425,895
1,425,895
Issuance of stock
Issuance of stock , shares
Issuance of pre-funded warrants
Payment of stock issuance expenses
Issuance of stock for stock issuance expenses
Issuance of stock for stock issuance expenses, shares
Redemption and retirement of treasury shares
Redemption and retirement of treasury
shares , shares
Issuance of common stock - directors
Issuance of common stock - directors , shares
Issuance of common stock - non-employee
Issuance of common stock -
non-employee , shares
Employee compensation-stock option
-
-
3,649
-
3,649
Issuance of common stock - directors
-
Issuance of common stock - directors, shares
Exercise of stock options
60,000
600
8,600
-
9,200
Balance
at December 31, 2021
-
$ -
36,636,264
$ 366,362
$ 24,542,633
$ ( 13,109,298 )
$ 11,799,697
Balance at September 30, 2020
-
$ -
38,557,643
$ 385,576
$ 19,729,043
$ ( 12,225,486 )
$ 7,889,133
Net income
1,167,295
1,167,295
Employee compensation-stock option
5,105
5,105
Issuance of common stock - directors
43,105
431
12,069
12,500
Exercise of stock options
-
440,000
4,400
22,000
26,400
Balance at December
31, 2020
-
$ -
39,040,748
$ 390,407
$ 19,768,217
$ ( 11,058,191 )
$ 9,100,433
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
Preferred
Stock
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Total
Balance at March 31, 2021
-
$ -
39,040,748
$ 390,407
$ 19,773,322
$ ( 12,254,191 )
$ 7,909,538
Net income
-
-
-
1,999,655
1,999,655
Issuance of stock
16,500,001
165,000
4,785,000
-
4,950,000
Issuance of pre-funded warrants
-
-
4,881,667
-
4,881,667
Payment of stock issuance expenses
-
-
( 831,087 )
-
( 831,087 )
Issuance of stock for stock issuance expenses
571,428
5,714
( 5,714 )
-
-
Redemption and retirement of treasury shares
( 19,623,155 )
( 196,231 )
( 4,111,459 )
( 2,854,762 )
( 7,162,452 )
Issuance of common stock - directors
17,242
172
4,828
-
5,000
Issuance of common stock - non-employee
50,000
500
16,500
-
17,000
Employee compensation-stock option
-
-
16,376
-
16,376
Exercise of stock options
-
80,000
800
13,200
-
14,000
Balance at December
31, 2021
-
$ -
36,636,264
$ 366,362
$ 24,542,633
$ ( 13,109,298 )
$ 11,799,697
Balance at March 31, 2020
-
$ -
38,557,643
$ 385,576
$ 19,729,043
$ ( 14,426,556 )
$ 5,688,063
Beginning balance
-
$ -
38,557,643
$ 385,576
$ 19,729,043
$ ( 14,426,556 )
$ 5,688,063
Net income
-
-
-
3,368,365
3,368,365
Employee compensation-stock option
5,105
5,105
Issuance of common stock directors
43,105
431
12,069
12,500
Exercise of stock options
-
440,000
4,400
22,000
26,400
Balance at December
31, 2020
-
$ -
39,040,748
$ 390,407
$ 19,768,217
$ ( 11,058,191 )
$ 9,100,433
Ending balance
-
$ -
39,040,748
$ 390,407
$ 19,768,217
$ ( 11,058,191 )
$ 9,100,433
See
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
6
THE
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
NOTE
1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
OVERVIEW
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, “SMC”, “The Singing Machine”)
and its three wholly-owned subsidiaries SMC (Comercial Offshore De Macau) Limitada (“Macau Subsidiary”), SMC Logistics, Inc.
(“SMC-L”) and SMC-Music, Inc.(“SMC-M”) are primarily engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer
karaoke audio systems, accessories, musical instruments and musical recordings. The products are sold by SMC to retailers and distributors
for resale to consumers.
NOTE
2 – LIQUIDITY AND RECENT EQUITY EVENTS
The
Company for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 reported net income of approximately $ 2,000,000 and used cash in operating activities
of approximately $ 3,113,000 . In May, 2020 the Company received loan proceeds from Crestmark Bank in the amount of approximately $ 444,000
under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) established by the government to assist companies with financial relief due
to COVID-19. The Company used the loan proceeds for loan forgiveness eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities,
and maintained its existing payroll levels during the forgiveness eligible period. In June 2021 the Company received notification from
the SBA that the loan had been forgiven in its entirety. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, a gain of approximately $ 448,000
(including principal and interest) from the forgiveness of the loan was included in other income and expenses in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of income.
In
August 2021, the Company entered into a stock redemption agreement (the “Redemption Agreement”) with its majority shareholders,
Koncepts International Limited (“Koncepts”) and Treasure Green Holdings, Ltd. (“Treasure Green”), pursuant to
which the Company redeemed 19,623,155 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Redeemed Shares”). The closing of the transactions
set forth in the Redemption Agreement took place on August 10, 2021, at which time the Redeemed Shares were assigned and transferred
back to the Company and retired.
In
August 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with large institutional
investors and a strategic investor for private placement of (i) 16,500,001 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) together
with common warrants to purchase up to 16,500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $ 0.35 per share, and (ii) 16,833,333
pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) with each Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an
exercise price of $ 0.01 per share, together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 16,833,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $ 0.35 per share (the “Private Placement”). Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Common Warrants
are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares”. The closing of the Private Placement took place on August 10, 2021,
when the Shares, Common Warrants, and Pre-Funded Warrants were delivered to the purchasers and funds, in the amount of approximately
$ 9,832,000 , were received by the Company. Approximately $ 7,162,000 of the funds received were used to execute the Redemption Agreement
and the Company paid approximately $ 7,162,000 to Koncepts and Treasure Green. The Redeemed Shares were retired and are available for
reissuance in the future.
We
believe that current working capital, cash expected to be generated from our operating forecast, along with the availability of cash
from our credit facilities (See Note 6 – BANK FINANCING) assuming that they are revised and or extended, will be adequate to meet
the Company’s liquidity requirements for at least twelve months from the filing of this report. As both the Crestmark Bank (“Crestmark
Facility”) and the Iron Horse Credit (“IHC”) Facility (“IHC Facility”) are set to expire on June 15, 2022,
the Company expects to negotiate a revision or extension of these debt facilities upon their maturity, however, there can be no assurance
that such revision or extension will occur or at what terms.
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES
OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying unaudited financial
statements for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information and the requirements
of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and disclosures required by US GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, such condensed
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for the fair presentation
of the condensed consolidated financial position and the condensed consolidated results of operations. The condensed consolidated results
of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
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THE
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet information as of March 31, 2021 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021. The interim condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with that report.
USE
OF ESTIMATES
The
Singing Machine makes estimates and assumptions in the ordinary course of business relating to sales returns and allowances, warranty
reserves, inventory reserves and reserves for promotional incentives that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty; therefore, the determination
of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Historically, past changes to these estimates have not had a material impact on the Company’s
financial condition. However, circumstances could change which may alter future expectations.
COLLECTABILITY
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The
Singing Machine’s allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management’s estimates of the creditworthiness of its customers,
current economic conditions and historical information, and, in the opinion of management, is believed to be in an amount sufficient
to respond to normal business conditions. Management sets 100% reserves for customers in bankruptcy and other reserves based upon historical
collection experience. Should business conditions deteriorate or any major customer default on its obligations to the Company, this allowance
may need to be significantly increased, which would have a negative impact on operations.
The
Company is subject to chargebacks from customers for co-op program incentives, defective returns, return freight and handling charges
that are deducted from open invoices and reduce collectability of open invoices.
FOREIGN
CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The
functional currency of the Macau Subsidiary is the Hong Kong dollar. The financial statements of the subsidiary are translated to U.S.
dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs,
and expenses. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements
of income and translations are recorded in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Any such amounts were not material during
the periods presented.
CONCENTRATION
OF CREDIT RISK
At
times, the Company maintains cash in United States bank accounts that are more than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured
amounts. The Company also maintains cash balances in foreign financial institutions. The amounts at foreign financial institutions at
December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 are approximately $ 125,000 and $ 225,000 , respectively.
Financial
instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist of accounts receivable.
INVENTORY
Inventories
are comprised primarily of electronic karaoke equipment, microphones and accessories, and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable
value, as determined using the first in, first out method. Inventories also include an estimate for the net realizable value of expected
future inventory returns due to warranty and allowance programs. As of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 the estimated amounts for
these future inventory returns were approximately $ 1,978,000 and $ 528,000 , respectively. The Company reduces inventory on hand to its
net realizable value on an item-by-item basis when it is apparent that the expected realizable value of an inventory item falls below
its original cost. A charge to cost of sales results when the estimated net realizable value of specific inventory items declines below
cost. Management regularly reviews the Company’s investment in inventories for such declines in value. As of December 31, 2021
and March 31, 2021 the Company had inventory reserves of approximately $ 934,000 and $ 636,000 , respectively for estimated excess and obsolete
inventory.
DEFERRED
FINANCING COSTS
The
Company classifies deferred financing costs incurred when obtaining or renewing revolving credit facilities as assets in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets as it is likely that during certain periods during non-peak season there will be no balance due
on these credit facilities to offset the deferred financing costs. In June 2021, the Company incurred approximately $ 38,000 in deferred
financing costs associated with the one-year renewal of the IHC Facility which are being amortized over twelve months and were classified
as current assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
LONG-LIVED
ASSETS
The
Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever circumstances and situations change such that there is an indication that the
carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the undiscounted future cash flows attributable to the related assets are less than the carrying
amount, the carrying amounts are reduced to fair value and an impairment
loss is recognized in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
360-10-05, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” No impairment
was recorded as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December,
2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
LEASES
The
Company follows FASB ASC 842, “Leases”. The ASC requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet and disclose key
information about leasing arrangements. The standard establishes a right-of-use model (ROU) that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU
asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than twelve months. Leases are classified as finance
or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. (See Note
7– LEASES).
The
Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at the inception of a contract. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s
right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments
arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date. The liability is equal to
the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments. The asset is based on the liability, subject to certain adjustments. Operating
leases result in straight-line expense (similar to operating leases under the prior accounting standard) while finance leases result
in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to capital leases under the prior accounting standard). As the interest rate implicit in the
Company’s operating leases is not readily determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease
payments. The Company utilizes the financing interest rate for its finance leases.
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.
Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to their estimated useful lives using accelerated
and straight-line methods.
FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
We
follow FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments”, which requires disclosures of information about the fair value of certain financial
instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. For purposes of this disclosure, the fair value of a financial instrument
is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale
or liquidation.
The
carrying amounts of the Company’s short-term financial instruments, including accounts receivable, due from related parties, accounts
payable, accrued expenses, customer deposits, refunds due to customers, and due to related parties approximates fair value due to the
relatively short period to maturity for these instruments. The carrying amounts on the notes payable, finance leases and installment
notes approximate fair value either due to the relatively short period to maturity or the related interest is accrued at a rate similar
to market rates. The carrying amounts on the revolving line of credit approximates fair value due the relatively short period to maturity
and related interest accrued at market rates.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION AND RESERVE FOR SALES RETURNS
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. All revenue is generated
from contracts with customers. The Company recognizes revenue when the goods are delivered and control of the goods sold is transferred
to the customer, in an amount, referred to as the transaction price, that reflects the consideration to which the Company is expected
to be entitled in exchange for those goods. The Company determines revenue recognition utilizing the following five steps: (1) identification
of the contract with a customer, (2) identification of the performance obligations in the contract (promised goods or services that are
distinct), (3) determination of the transaction price, (4) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations, and (5)
recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company transfers control of the product or service for each performance obligation.
The
Company’s contracts with customers consist of one performance obligation (the sale of the Company’s products). The Company’s
contracts have no financing elements, payment terms are less than 120 days and have no further contract asset or liability obligations
once control of goods is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recorded in the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive
for the sale of these goods.
The
Company selectively participates in a retailer’s co-op promotion incentives to maximize sales of the Company’s products on
the retail floor or to assist in developing consumer awareness of new product launches, by providing marketing fund allowances to our
customers. As these co-op promotion initiatives are not a distinct good or service and the Company cannot reasonably estimate the fair
value of the benefit it receives from these arrangements, the cost of these allowances at the time they are offered to the customers
are recorded as a reduction to net sales. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 co-op promotion incentives were approximately
$ 796,000 and $ 858,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 co-op promotion incentives were approximately
$ 1,805,000 and $ 2,032,000 , respectively.
Costs
incurred in fulfilling contracts with customers include administrative costs associated with the procurement of goods are included in
general and administrative expenses, in-bound freight costs are included in the cost of goods sold and accrued sales representative commissions
are included in selling expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income as our underlying customer agreements
are less than one year.
The
Company disaggregates revenues by product line and major geographic region as most of its revenue is generated by the sales of karaoke
hardware and the Company has no other material business segments (See Note 11 – Geographical Information).
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
While
the Company generally does not allow products to be returned, the Company does provide for variable consideration contingent upon the
occurrence of uncertain future events. Variable consideration is estimated at the expected value or at the most likely amount depending
on the type of consideration. Estimated amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant
reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved.
The Company estimates variable consideration under our return allowance programs for goods returned from our customers for various reasons,
whereby a sales return reserve is recorded based on historic return amounts, specific events as identified and management estimates.
The
Company’s reserve for sales returns were approximately $ 2,922,000 and $ 960,000 as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.
Revenue
is derived from five different major product lines. Disaggregated revenue from these product lines for the three and nine months ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE
Revenue
by Product Line
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
Product Line
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Classic Karaoke Machines
$ 17,732,000
$ 11,998,000
$ 37,216,000
$ 32,337,000
Licensed Product
645,000
1,644,000
1,510,000
4,332,000
SMC Kids Toys
1,051,000
662,000
2,145,000
1,229,000
Microphones and Accessories
1,657,000
2,481,000
3,424,000
4,122,000
Music Subscriptions
159,000
188,000
384,000
290,000
Total
Net Sales
$ 21,244,000
$ 16,973,000
$ 44,679,000
$ 42,310,000
SHIPPING
AND HANDLING COSTS
Shipping
and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods sold to them and are considered activities to
fulfill the Company’s promise to transfer the goods. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 shipping and handling
expenses were approximately $ 369,000 and $ 512,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 shipping and handling
expenses were approximately $ 654,000 and $ 900,000 , respectively. These expenses are classified as a component of selling expenses in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
STOCK
BASED COMPENSATION
The
Company follows the provisions of the FASB ASC 718-20, “Compensation – Stock Compensation Awards Classified as Equity”.
ASC 718-20 requires all share-based payments to employees including grants of employee stock options, be measured at fair value and expensed
in the condensed consolidated statements of income over the service period (generally the vesting period). The Company uses the Black-Scholes
option valuation model to value stock options. Employee stock option compensation expense for the three and nine months ended December
31, 2021 and 2020 includes the estimated fair value of options granted, amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period for the entire portion of the award. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the stock option expense was approximately
$ 3,000 and $ 5,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the stock option expense was approximately $ 16,000
and $ 5,000 , respectively.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research
and development costs are charged to results of operations as incurred. These expenses are shown as a component of general and administrative
expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, these amounts totaled
approximately $ 11,000 and $ 33,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, these amounts totaled $ 61,000
and $ 48,000 respectively.
INCOME
TAXES
The
Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC
740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax base. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to
be recovered or settled. Under ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income
in the period that includes the enactment date. If it is more likely than not that some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized,
a valuation allowance is recognized.
The
Company analyzes its deferred tax assets and liabilities at the end of each interim period and, based on management’s best estimate
of its full year effective tax rate, recognizes cumulative adjustments to its deferred tax assets and liabilities. For the nine months
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 we estimated our effective tax rate to be approximately 11 % and 23 %, respectively. As of December 31,
2021 and March 31, 2021 the Singing Machine had net deferred tax assets of approximately $ 638,000 and $ 887,000 , respectively. The Company
recorded an income tax provision of approximately $ 103,000 and $ 264,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The Company recorded an income tax provision of approximately $ 249,000 and $ 1,006,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and
2020, respectively.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
The
Company recognizes a liability for uncertain tax positions. An uncertain tax position is defined as a position in a previously filed
tax return or a position expected to be taken in a future tax return that is not based on clear and unambiguous tax law and which is
reflected in measuring current or deferred income tax assets and liabilities for interim or annual periods. The Company may recognize
the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination
by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company measures the tax benefits recognized based on the
largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. As of December 31, 2021, there were
no uncertain tax positions that resulted in any adjustment to the Company’s provision for income taxes. The Company recognizes
interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its provision for income taxes. The Company currently has no liabilities
recorded for accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax provisions.
COMPUTATION
OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
Computation
of dilutive shares for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ANTIDILUTIVE SECURITIES EXCLUDED FROM COMPUTATION OF EARNING PER SHARE
For
the three
months
ended
December
31, 2021
For
the three
months
ended December 31, 2020
For
the nine
months
ended December 31, 2021
For
the nine
months
ended December 31, 2020
Basic
weighted average common shares outstanding
53,410,249
38,885,185
46,787,545
38,667,221
Effect
of dilutive stock options
225,119
271,296
322,309
373,853
Diluted
weighted average common shares outstanding
53,635,368
39,156,481
47,109,854
39,041,074
Basic
net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Pre-funded warrants
to purchase 16,833,333 shares of common stock are included in basic weighted average shares outstanding as deemed outstanding. Diluted
net income per share reflects the potential dilution assuming shares of common stock were issued upon the exercise of outstanding in-the-money
options and the proceeds thereof were used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the average market price during
the period using the treasury stock method. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, options to purchase approximately
225,000 and 322,000 shares of common stock, respectively, have been included in the calculation of diluted net income per share as compared
to approximately 271,000 and 374,000 shares of common stock, respectively, that were included in the calculation of diluted net income
per share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, options and warrants
to purchase approximately 35,416,667 shares of common stock, have been excluded in the calculation of diluted net income per share as
compared to approximately 730,000 shares that were excluded in the calculation of diluted net income per share for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2020 as the result would have been anti-dilutive.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses” (Topic 326) . This ASU represents
a significant change in the current accounting model by requiring immediate recognition of management’s estimates of current expected
credit losses. Under the prior model, losses were recognized only as they were incurred, which delayed recognition of expected losses
that might not yet have met the threshold of being probable. The
amendments in ASU 2016-03 for smaller reporting companies are effective for the Company beginning April 1, 2023, including interim periods
within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential effects of this updated guidance on our
condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
NOTE
4 - INVENTORIES, NET
Inventories
are comprised of the following components:
SCHEDULE
OF INVENTORY
December 31,
March 31,
2021
2021
Finished Goods
$ 8,427,000
$ 5,348,000
Inventory in Transit
1,655,000
250,000
Estimated Amount of
Future Returns
1,978,000
528,000
Subtotal
12,060,000
6,126,000
Less:Inventory
Reserve
934,000
636,000
Inventories, net
$ 11,126,000
$ 5,490,000
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
NOTE
5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
A
summary of property and equipment is as follows:
SUMMARY OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
USEFUL
December 31,
March 31,
LIFE
2021
2021
Computer and office equipment
5 - 7
years
$ 440,000
$ 445,000
Furniture and fixtures
7
years
98,000
98,000
Warehouse equipment
7
years
210,000
199,000
Molds and tooling
3 - 5
years
1,946,000
1,878,000
2,694,000
2,620,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation
2,113,000
1,946,000
$ 581,000
$ 674,000
Depreciation
expense for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $ 55,000 and $ 65,000 , respectively. Depreciation expense
for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $ 190,000 and $ 204,000 , respectively.
NOTE
6 – BANK FINANCING
Intercreditor
Revolving Credit Facility Crestmark Bank and Iron Horse Credit
On
June 16, 2020, the Company executed an Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility on eligible accounts receivable and inventory which replaced
the Company’s previous revolving credit facility with PNC Bank which was terminated on June 16, 2020. The Company signed a two-year
Loan and Security Agreement for a $ 10.0 million financing facility under the Crestmark Facility on eligible accounts receivable. The
outstanding loan balance cannot exceed $ 10.0 million during peak selling season between July 1 and December 31and is reduced to a maximum
of $ 5.0 million between January 1 and July 31 with the ability to exceed when required. Costs associated with closing of the Intercreditor
Revolving Credit Facility of approximately $ 74,000 were deferred and were amortized over one year. During the three months ended December
31, 2021 and 2020 the Company incurred amortization expense of approximately $ 10,000 and $ 19,000 , respectively associated with the amortization
of deferred financing costs from the Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility. During the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
the Company incurred amortization expense of approximately $ 36,000 and $ 40,000 , respectively associated with the amortization of deferred
financing costs from the Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility.
Under
the Crestmark Facility:
●
Advance
rate shall not exceed 70% of Eligible Accounts Receivable aged less than 90 days from invoice date.
●
Crestmark
shall maintain a base dilution reserve of 1% for each 1% of dilution over 15%.
●
Crestmark
will implement an availability block of 20% of amounts due on Iron Horse Credit Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility.
The
Crestmark Facility is secured by a perfected security interest in all assets including a first security interest in Accounts Receivable
and Inventory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Crestmark shall subordinate its first security interest in inventory to IHC as agreed between
all parties. The Crestmark Facility bears interest at the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 5.50 % with a floor of 8.75 %. Interest and
Maintenance Fees shall be calculated on the higher of the actual average monthly loan balance from the prior month or a minimum average
loan balance of $ 2,000,000 . For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company recorded interest expense of approximately
$ 106,000 and $ 100,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company recorded interest expense of approximately
$ 202,000 and $ 151,000 , respectively. The Crestmark Facility expires on June 15, 2022 . As of December 31, 2021, the Company had an outstanding
balance of approximately $ 6,637,000 on the Crestmark Facility.
In
addition, the Company executed a two-year Loan and Security Agreement with Iron Horse Credit for up to $ 2,500,000 in inventory financing.
Under
the IHC Facility:
●
Advance
rate shall not exceed the lower of (a) 70% of the inventory cost or (b) 85% of Net Orderly Liquidation Value (NOLV) as determined
by an independent third-party appraiser engaged by IHC.
●
The
Company must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio test of 1:1 times measured on a rolling 12-month basis, defined as earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) less non-financed capital expenditures, cash dividends and
distributions paid and cash taxes paid divided by the sum of interest and principal on all indebtedness. The Company was not in
compliance with this covenant as of October 31, 2021 and November 30, 2021; however, waivers from default were obtained from IHC
for these months. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with this covenant.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
The
IHC Facility is secured by a perfected security interest in the Company’s inventory. The IHC Facility bears interest at 1.292 %
per month or 15.51 % annually. Interest shall be calculated on the higher of the actual average monthly loan balance from the prior month
or a minimum average loan balance of $ 1,000,000 . Costs associated with the renewal of the IHC Facility of approximately $ 38,000 were
deferred and are being amortized over one year. Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were approximately
$ 34,000 and $ 41,000 , respectively. Interest expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were approximately $ 120,000
and $ 103,000 , respectively. The IHC Facility expires on June 15, 2022 . As of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, there was an outstanding
balance of approximately $ 1,990,000 and $ 65,000 , respectively.
As
of December 31, 2021 there was approximately $ 510,000 of available borrowings under these facilities.
As
both the Crestmark Facility and the IHC Facility are set to expire on June 15, 2022, the Company expects to negotiate a revision or extension
of these debt facilities upon their maturity however, there can be no assurance that such revision or extension will occur or at what
terms.
Note
Payable Payroll Protection Plan
On
May 5, 2020, the Company received loan proceeds from Crestmark in the amount of approximately $ 444,000 under the Paycheck Protection
Program (the “PPP”). The PPP was established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES
Act”), which provided for loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of
the qualifying business. The loans and accrued interest may be forgivable to the extent the Company uses the loan proceeds for eligible
purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels. The amount of loan forgiveness may be reduced
if the borrower terminates employees or reduces salaries during the eligible period. The unforgiven portion of the PPP loan was payable
over two years at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments until a forgiveness application was accepted and reviewed by the
Small Business Administration (“SBA”), and the SBA provided Crestmark with the loan forgiveness amount. In June 2021 the
Company received notification from the SBA that the loan had been forgiven in its entirety and we were notified by Crestmark that the
debt was discharged. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, a gain of approximately $ 448,000 (including principal and interest)
from the forgiveness of the loan was included in other income and expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Installment
Notes Payable
On
June 18, 2019, the Company entered into a financing arrangement with Dimension Funding, LLC (“Dimension”) to finance an entire
ERP System project over a term of 60 months at a cost of approximately $ 365,000 . As of December 31, 2021, the Company had executed three
installment notes totaling approximately $ 365,000 for payments issued to the project vendor. The installment notes have 60-month terms
with interest rates of 7.58 %, 8.55 % and 9.25 %, respectively. The installment notes are payable in monthly installments of $ 7,459 which
include principal and interest. As of December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2021 there was an outstanding balance on the installment notes
of approximately $ 231,000 and $ 281,000 , respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company incurred interest
expense of approximately $ 5,000 and $ 6,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company incurred interest
expense of approximately $ 16,000 and $ 20,000 , respectively.
Subordinated
Debt/Note Payable to Related Party
In
conjunction with the Crestmark Facility and IHC Facility there is a subordination agreement on related party debt due to Starlight Marketing
Development, Ltd. of approximately $ 803,000 . On June 1, 2020 the remaining amount due on the subordinated debt of approximately $ 803,000
was converted to a note payable (“subordinated note payable”) which bears interest at 6 %. As part of the agreement to convert
the subordinated debt to a note payable it was agreed that interest expense would be accrued at the same 6% interest rate on the unpaid
principal retroactively from the date that previously scheduled payments had been missed. During the three months ended December 31,
2021 and 2020 interest expense was approximately $ 3,000 and $ 12,000 , respectively on the subordinated note payable and the related party
subordinated debt. During the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 interest expense was approximately $ 17,000 and $ 36,000 , respectively
on the subordinated note payable and the related party subordinated debt.
In
connection with the Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility the Company was required to subordinate the note payable. Both the Crestmark
Facility and IHC Facility agreements allow for the repayment of the subordinated note payable provided any amounts borrowed against these
credit facilities are paid in full, the Company maintains a 1 : 1 debt coverage ratio and exhibits sufficient cash liquidity to support
on-going operations. As of December 31, 2021 the Company met repayment requirements of the Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility and
has made cumulative principal payments totaling $ 450,000 . During the next twelve months the Company intends on making additional payments
and pay off the remaining balance outstanding provided the Company meets all repayment requirements of the Crestmark Facility and IHC
Facility agreements.
As
of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the remaining amount due on the note payable was approximately $ 353,000 and $ 503,000 respectively.
The remaining amount due on the subordinated note payable was classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2021 and March 31,
2021 on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COVID-19
In
January 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus
originating in Wuhan, China (“COVID-19”) and the risks to the international community. The WHO declared COVID-19 a global
pandemic on March 11, 2020 and since that time many of the previously imposed restrictions and other measures which were instituted in
response have been subsequently reduced or lifted. However, the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly unpredictable and dynamic and its duration
and extent continue to be dependent on various developments, such as the emergence of variants to the virus that may cause additional
strains of COVID-19, the administration and ultimate effectiveness of vaccines, and the eventual timeline to achieve a sufficient level
of herd immunity among the general population. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have negative effects on the health
of the U.S. economy for the foreseeable future. We continue to experience various degrees of manufacturing cost pressures due to raw
material and electronic component shortages as well as inflationary price increases. Although we regularly monitor the financial health
and operations of companies in our supply chain, and use alternative suppliers when necessary and available, any financial hardship or
government restrictions on our suppliers or sub-suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a disruption in our ability to
obtain raw materials or components required to manufacture our products and adversely affect our operations.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Management
is not aware of any legal proceedings other than matters that arise in the ordinary course of business.
LEASES
Operating
Leases
We
have operating lease agreements for offices and a warehouse facility in Florida, California and Macau expiring in various years through
2024.
We
entered into an operating lease agreement, effective October 1, 2017, for the corporate headquarters located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
where we lease approximately 6,500 square feet of office space. The lease expires on March 31, 2024 . The base rent payment is approximately
$ 9,700 per month, subject to annual adjustments.
We
entered into an operating lease agreement, effective June 1, 2013, for 86,000 square feet of warehouse space in Ontario, California for
our logistics operations. On June 15, 2020 we executed a three-year lease extension which will expire on August 31, 2023 . The renewal
base rent payment is $ 65,300 with a 3% increase every 12 months for the remaining term of the extension .
In
May 2021 we executed a one-year lease for 424 square feet of office space in Macau which will expire on April 30, 2022 . The lease provides
for a renewal option to extend the lease. Rent expense on the new lease is fixed at approximately $ 1,700 per month for the duration of
the lease term.
Lease
expense for our operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
Finance
Leases
On
July 1, 2021 we entered into a long-term capital leasing arrangement with Union Credit Corporation to finance the leasing of a used forklift
in the amount of approximately $ 24,000 . The lease require monthly payments in the amount of approximately $ 755 per month over a total
lease term of 36 months which commenced on July 1, 2021. The agreement has an effective interest rate of 9.9 % and the Company has the
option to purchase the equipment at the end of the lease term for one dollar. As of December 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the remaining
amounts due on this capital leasing arrangement was approximately $ 20,000 and $ 0 , respectively. For the three and nine months ended December
31, 2021 and 2020 the Company incurred interest expense of $ 696 and $ 1,072 , respectively.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
Supplemental
balance sheet information related to leases as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
Assets:
Operating lease
- right-of-use assets
$ 1,488,258
Finance leases as a component
of Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $ 1,735
18,278
Liabilities
Current
Current
portion of operating leases
$ 860,528
Current
portion of finance leases
7,421
Noncurrent
Operating
lease liabilities, net of current portion
$ 685,304
Finance
leases, net of current portion
12,592
Supplemental statement
of operations information related to leases for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF LEASE TERM AND DISCOUNT RATE
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2021
Operating lease
expense as a component of general and administrative expenses
$ 140,016
$ 604,347
Finance lease cost
Depreciation
of leased assets as a component of depreciation
$ 1,041
$ 1,735
Interest
on lease liabilities as a component of interest expense
$ 692
$ 1,068
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash
paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating
cash flow paid for operating leases
$ 693,657
Financing
cash flow paid for finance leases
$ 6,184
Lease
term and Discount Rate
Weighted
average remaining lease term (months)
Operating
leases
21.1
Finance
leases
31.0
Weighted
average discount rate
Operating
leases
6.25 %
Finance
leases
9.86 %
Scheduled
maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities outstanding as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM RENTAL PAYMENTS FOR OPERATING AND FINANCE LEASES
Year
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
2022
$ 937,590
$ 9,065
2023
674,488
9,065
2024
30,739
4,533
Total Minimum Future Payments
1,642,817
22,663
Less:
Imputed Interest
96,985
2,650
Present
Value of Lease Liabilities
$ 1,545,832
$ 20,013
NOTE
8 - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
During
the nine months ended December 31, 2021 the Company issued 40,000 and 20,000 stock options, respectively, at an exercise price of $ .29
and $ .27 , respectively to directors as compensation for their service.
During
the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 the Company issued 50,000 stock options at an exercise price of $ .22 to the Vice President
of Sales and Marketing as compensation due under his fiscal 2021 incentive bonus plan.
During
the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 the Company issued 100,000 stock options at an exercise price of $ .29 to directors
as compensation for their service.
The
fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the assumptions
outlined below. The expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of our stock and other contributing factors. The expected
term is based upon observation of actual time elapsed between date of grant and exercise of options for all employees. The following
inputs were used to value each option grant:
●
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2021: expected dividend yield of 0 %, risk-free interest rate between 0.43 % and 0.96 %, respectively
with volatility between 149.5 % and 157.0 % respectively with an expected term of three years .
●
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2020: expected dividend yield of 0 %, risk-free interest rate of 0.18 %, volatility of 146.7 % and
an expected term of three years .
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
A
summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 is summarized below:
SUMMARY
OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY
December
31, 2021
Number
of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Stock Options:
Balance at beginning of period
1,680,000
$ 0.32
Granted
110,000
$ 0.25
Exercised
( 80,000 )
$ 0.18
Balance at end of period
1,710,000
$ 0.33
Options
exercisable at end of period
1,600,000
$ 0.33
The
following table summarizes information about employee stock options outstanding at December 31, 2021:
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
Range
of Exercise Price
Number
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractural Life
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Number
Exercisable at December 31, 2021
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
$ .12
- $ .38
1,160,000
2.9
$ 0.24
1,050,000
$ 0.24
$ .47
- $ .55
550,000
5.2
$ 0.50
550,000
$ 0.50
- * *
1,710,000
1,600,000
* Total number of
options outstanding as of December 31, 2021 includes 650,000 options issued to three current and four former directors as compensation,
and 1,090,000 options issued to key employees.
As
of December 31, 2021, there was unrecognized expense of approximately $ 17,000 remaining on options currently vesting over time with approximately
nine months remaining until these options are fully vested.
The
intrinsic value of vested options as of December 31, 2021 was approximately $ 40,000 .
As
per the execution of the August 2021 private placement as disclosed in Note 2 and Note 10, common warrants and pre-funded warrants issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF COMMON STOCK WARRANTS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING
Number
of Shares
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2021
-
Common warrants issued
34,666,667
Pre-funded warrants
issued
16,833,333
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2021
51,500,000
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company’s warrants by expiration date were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF WARRANTS EXPIRATION
Number
of CommonWarrants
Number
of
Pre-funded
Warrants
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
34,666,667
-
$ 0.35
9/15/2026
-
16,833,333
$ 0.01
N/A - *
34,666,667
16,833,333
* Pre-funded warrants
expire on the dates they are exercised.
All
outstanding warrants are fully vested.
NOTE
9 – AUGUST 2021 STOCK REDEMPTION
On
August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a stock redemption agreement (the “Redemption Agreement”) with Koncepts and Treasure
Green, pursuant to which the Company redeemed 19,623,155 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Redeemed Shares”). The
closing of the transaction set forth in the Redemption Agreement took place on August 10, 2021, at which time the Redeemed Shares were
assigned and transferred back to the Company and the Company paid approximately $ 7,162,000 to Koncepts and Treasure Green. The Redeemed
Shares were retired and are available for reissuance in the future. Pursuant to the Redemption Agreement, neither Koncepts nor Treasure
Green remained shareholders of the Company.
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SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
NOTE
10 – AUGUST 2021 PRIVATE PLACEMENT
On
August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with large institutional
investors and the strategic investor for private placement of (i) 16,500,001 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) together
with Common Warrants to purchase up to 16,500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $ 0.35 per share, and (ii) 16,833,333
pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) with each Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an
exercise price of $ 0.01 per share, together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 16,833,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $ 0.35 per share (the “Private Placement”).
The
Common Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants are collectively referred to as (the “Warrants”). The Warrants are exercisable at
any time at the option of the holder, have a term of 5 years from the issuance date and provide for cashless exercise under certain conditions.
The Company determined that the Warrants meet the conditions for equity classification. Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares”. The exercise price and number of the Warrant Shares are subject to anti-dilution
and other adjustments for certain stock dividends, stock splits, subsequent rights offerings, pro rata distributions or certain equity
structure changes.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on September 3, 2021, the Company filed a registration statement providing for the resale by
the purchasers of the Shares and Warrant Shares sold in the Private Placement, which registration statement became effective on September
15, 2021. Additionally, under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company is obligated to use its reasonable best efforts to submit
an application to have the Company’s common stock listed on a national exchange by December 31, 2021, and to use its reasonable
best efforts to have the Shares and Warrant Shares listed on such national exchange as soon as practicable following the submission of
such application. As of December 31, 2021 an application with NASDAQ has been submitted and is pending approval. Should the NASDAQ application
be approved, the shareholders of the Company have approved a reverse stock split simultaneous with the up-listing.
The
closing of the Private Placement took place on August 10, 2021, when the Shares and Warrants were delivered to the purchasers and funds,
in the amount of approximately $ 9,832,000 , were received by the Company. Approximately $ 7,162,000 of the funds was used to execute the
Redemption Agreement (See Note 9 – August 2021 Stock Redemption).
Stingray
Group Inc. (“Stingray” or the “strategic investor”), a leading music, media and technology is part of the group
of investors who participated in the Private Placement and have acquired a minority interest in the Company. Stingray is a long-standing
business partner with the Company that provides our customers with music content from their extensive library of expertly produced and
licensed karaoke content and is now a related party (see Note 12- Related Party Transactions).
In
connection with the Private Placement, on July 6, 2021, the Company entered into a Placement Agency Agreement with A.G.P./Alliance Global
Partners (“AGP”), which provided for AGP to serve as the exclusive placement agent, advisor or underwriter (the “placement
agent services”). Pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, upon closing of the Private Placement, the Company paid AGP placement
fees of $ 630,000 (representing 7% of the gross proceeds raised in the Private Placement excluding proceeds raised from the strategic
investor, plus 3.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised from the strategic investor) , and issued AGP warrants to purchase 1,333,333
shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Advisor Warrants”) (representing 5 % of the aggregate number of Shares and
Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Private Placement, excluding the Shares sold to the strategic investor). The Advisor Warrants have the
same exercise price ($ 0.35 ) and terms as the Common Warrants issued in the Private Placement. The Company estimated the fair value of
the Advisor Warrants to be approximately $ 359,000 using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following input assumptions: common stock
price of $ 0.33 , expected life of the warrants of 2.5 years; stock price volatility of 168 %; dividend yield of 0 %; and the risk-free interest
rate of 2.65 %.
In
addition to the placement fees paid to AGP, the Company incurred additional offering costs for direct incremental legal, consulting,
accounting and filing fees related to the Private Placement of approximately $ 390,000 , of which one consultant was issued 571,428 shares
of restricted common stock with an aggregate fair value of approximately $ 189,000 and a cash payment of $ 100,000 . Total offering costs
related to the Private Placement amounted to approximately $ 1,379,000 , which is recorded as an offset to additional paid in capital in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.
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SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
NOTE
11 - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Sales
to customers outside of the United States for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were primarily made by the Macau
Subsidiary in US dollars. Sales by geographic region for the periods presented are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION
2021
2020
2021
2020
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
December
31,
December
31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
North America
$ 20,997,000
$ 16,623,000
$ 43,691,000
$ 41,014,000
Europe
219,000
31,000
375,000
924,000
Australia
28,000
319,000
613,000
372,000
Net sales
$ 21,244,000
$ 16,973,000
$ 44,679,000
$ 42,310,000
The
geographic area of sales was based on the location where the product is delivered.
NOTE
12 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All
transactions listed below are related to the Company as Cosmo Communications, Inc (“Cosmo”) and Starlight Electronics Co.,
Ltd (“SLE”) are affiliates of our former Chairman of the Board, Mr. Phillip Lau. Additionally, Stingray is part of the group
of investors who participated in the Private Placement and have acquired a minority interest in the Company (see Note 10 – August
2021 Private Placement ).
DUE
TO/FROM RELATED PARTIES
On
December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the Company had amounts due to related parties in the amounts of approximately $ 63,000 respectively
for services provided by these companies and licensing fees for use of pedestal model molds and tools owned by the former parent company.
On
December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the Company had amounts due from Stingray of approximately $ 159,000 and $ 88,000 , respectively for
shared revenue from music content provided to our customers from their library of produced and licensed karaoke content.
TRADE
The
Company has a music subscription sharing agreement with Stingray. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company received
music subscription revenue of approximately $ 160,000 and $ 188,000 , respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
the Company received music subscription revenue of approximately $ 384,000 and $ 290,000 , respectively. These amounts were included as
a component of net sales in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
On
July 30, 2020, the Company and Cosmo reached agreement that Cosmo would no longer be the Company’s Canadian distributor and the
Company became the sole and exclusive distributor of the Company’s products in Canada. As part of the agreement, the companies
executed a Purchase and Sales agreement whereby the Company acquired all of Cosmo’s karaoke inventory for approximately $ 685,000 .
During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, there was a gain of approximately $ 11,000 from Cosmo related to payments received
in Fiscal 2022 on prior year sales and the related receivable previously reversed and written off as initially deemed uncollectible.
The
Company incurred service expenses from SLE. The services from SLE were approximately $ 91,000 for the three months ended December 31,
2021 and 2020. The services from SLE for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were approximately $ 272,000 . These amounts
were included as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
NOTE
13 – RESERVE FOR SALES RETURNS
A
return program for defective goods is negotiated with each of our wholesale customers on a year-to-year basis. Customers are allowed
to return defective goods within a specified period of time after shipment (between 6 and 9 months). The Company does make occasional
exceptions to this return policy and accordingly records a sales return reserve based on historic return amounts, specific exceptions
as identified and management estimates.
The
Company records a sales reserve for its return goods programs at the time of sale for estimated sales returns that may occur. The liability
for defective goods is included in the reserve for sales returns on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
Changes
in the Company’s reserve for sales returns are presented in the following table:
SCHEDULE OF RESERVE FOR SALES RETURNS
Nine
Months Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Reserve for sales returns at beginning
of the year
$ 960,000
$ 1,224,000
Provision for estimated sales returns
4,020,000
4,187,000
Sales returns received
( 2,058,000 )
( 2,445,000 )
Reserve for sales returns
at end of the period
$ 2,922,000
$ 2,966,000
NOTE
14 – REFUNDS DUE TO CUSTOMERS
As
of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 the amount of refunds due to customers was approximately $ 90,000 and $ 145,000 , respectively,
primarily due to one customer for overstock returns.
NOTE
15 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The
Company has a 401(k) plan for its employees to which the Company makes contributions at rates dependent on the level of each employee’s
contributions. Contributions made by the Company are limited to the maximum allowable for federal income tax purposes. The amounts charged
to operations for contributions to this plan and administrative costs during the three months ended both December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled
approximately $ 20,000 . The amounts charged to operations for contributions to this plan and administrative costs during the nine months
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled approximately $ 55,000 and $ 54,000 , respectively. The amounts are included as a component of
general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company does not provide any
post-employment benefits to retirees.
NOTE
16 - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT AND SALES RISK
The
Company derives a majority of its revenues from retailers of products in the United States. The Company’s allowance for doubtful
accounts is based upon management’s estimates and historical experience and reflects the fact that accounts receivable are concentrated
with several large
customers.
At December 31, 2021, approximately 75 % of accounts receivable were due from four customers in North America that individually owed over
10% of total accounts receivable. At March 31, 2021, 70 % of accounts receivable were due from three customers in North America that individually
owed over 10% of total accounts receivable.
The
Company generates most of its revenue from retailers of products in the United States with a significant amount of sales concentrated
with several large customers the loss of which could have an adverse impact on the financial position of the Company. For the three months
ended December 31, 2021, there were five customers who individually accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s net sales. Revenue
derived from these customers as a percentage of net sales were 25 %, 24 %, 17 %, 17 % and 10 % respectively. For the three months ended December
31, 2020, there were five customers who individually accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s net sales. Revenue derived from
these customers as a percentage of net sales were 22 %, 22 %, 19 %, 12 % and 12 %, respectively.
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2021, there were four customers who individually accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s
net sales. Revenue derived from these customers as a percentage of net sales were 37 %, 19 %, 16 % and 11 %, respectively. For the nine months
ended December 31, 2020, there were four customers who individually accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s net sales. Revenue
derived from these customers as a percentage of net sales were 34 %, 19 %, 13 % and 13 %, respectively.
In
August 2021, the Company secured vendor invoice credits of approximately $ 236,000 from a factory involved with a damaged goods incident
during fiscal 2020 which is reflected as gain from extinguishment of accounts payable in the condensed consolidated statement of income
for the nine months ended December 31, 2021.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere
in this quarterly report. This document contains certain forward-looking statements including, among others, anticipated trends in our
financial condition and results of operations and our business strategy. (See Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors “). These forward-looking
statements are based largely on our current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could
differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Statements
included in this quarterly report that do not relate to present or historical conditions are called “forward-looking statements.”
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or
outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may
include, without limitation, statements relating to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions. Words such as “believes,”
“forecasts,” “intends,” “possible,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,”
“plans,” “should,” “could,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict or project future results or the effect of events on our operating results is inherently
uncertain. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be
accurate indications of the times at, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved.
Important
factors to consider in evaluating such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in external factors or
in our internal budgeting process which might impact trends in our results of operations; (ii) unanticipated working capital or other
cash requirements; (iii) changes in our business strategy or an inability to execute our strategy due to unanticipated changes in the
industries in which we operate; and (iv) the effects of adverse general economic conditions, both within the United States and globally,
(v) vendor price increases and decreased margins due to competitive pricing during the economic downturn (vi)various competitive market
factors that may prevent us from competing successfully in the marketplace and (vii) other factors described in the risk factors section
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, this Quarterly Report on 10-Q, or in our other filings made with the SEC.
Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the
date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, “SMC”, “The Singing Machine”)
and its three wholly-owned subsidiaries SMC (Comercial Offshore De Macau) Limitada (“Macau Subsidiary”), SMC Logistics, Inc.
(“SMC-L”) and SMC-Music, Inc.(“SMC-M”) are primarily engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer
karaoke audio systems, accessories, musical instruments and musical recordings. The products are sold by SMC to retailers and distributors
for resale to consumers.
Our
products are sold throughout North America, Europe and Australia primarily through major mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs, on-line
retailers and to a lesser extent department stores, lifestyle merchants, direct mail catalogs and showrooms, music and record stores,
and specialty stores.
Representative
customers include Amazon, Best Buy, BJ’s Wholesale, Costco, Sam’s Club, Target, and Wal-Mart. Our business has historically
been subject to seasonal fluctuations causing our revenues to vary from quarter to quarter and between the same periods in different
fiscal years. Our products are manufactured for the most part based on the purchase indications of our customers. We are uncertain of
how significantly our business would be harmed by a prolonged economic recession, but we anticipate that continued contraction of consumer
spending would negatively affect our revenues and profit margins.
Sales
of consumer electronics and toy products in the retail channel are highly seasonal, with a majority of retail sales occurring during
the period from September through December in anticipation of the holiday season, which includes Christmas. A substantial majority of
our sales occur during the second quarter ending September 30 and the third quarter ending December 31. Sales in our second and third
quarter, combined, accounted for approximately 86% and 85% of net sales in fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively.
COVID-19
UPDATE
In
January 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus
originating in Wuhan, China (“COVID-19”) and the risks to the international community. The WHO declared COVID-19 a global
pandemic on March 11, 2020 and since that time many of the previously imposed restrictions and other measures which were instituted in
response have been subsequently reduced or lifted. However, the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly unpredictable and dynamic and its duration
and extent continue to be dependent on various developments, such as the emergence of variants to the virus that may cause additional
strains of COVID-19, the administration and ultimate effectiveness of vaccines, and the eventual timeline to achieve a sufficient level
of herd immunity among the general population. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have negative effects on the health
of the U.S. economy for the foreseeable future. We continue to experience various degrees of manufacturing cost pressures due to raw
material and electronic component shortages as well as inflationary price increases. Although we regularly monitor the financial health
and operations of companies in our supply chain, and use alternative suppliers when necessary and available, financial hardship or government
restrictions on our suppliers or sub-suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a disruption in our ability to obtain raw
materials or components required to manufacture our products and adversely affect our operations.
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Further,
as consumer demand improved and economic activity increased, we have experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times,
port closures in China and delays in Los Angeles, global container shortages, as well as inflation of logistics and labor costs due to
availability constraints and high demand. We expect these inflationary trends to continue throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.
We may also experience logistical issues with when we receive inventory and the timing of customer demand which could result in potential
future reductions in profit margins and/or the need for additional inventory reserves.
During
Fiscal 2021, we experienced growth in our karaoke, microphone, and toy categories as the pandemic increased demand for home entertainment.
For the current fiscal year, demand from consumers and retailers continue to remain strong led by shortages of toys and home entertainment
product availability in the market.
The
extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on our operational and financial performance in the future will depend on future developments,
including the duration, geographic location and intensity of the pandemic, the impact of virus variants, the rate of vaccinations, our
continued ability to manufacture and distribute our products, as well as any future actions that may be taken by governmental authorities
or by us relating to the pandemic. For more information regarding factors and events that may impact our business, results of operations
and financial condition as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, see “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A. “Risk Factors”
in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain items related to our consolidated statements of income as a percentage
of net sales for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
The
Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENDSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For
Three Months Ended
For
the Nine Months Ended
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
December
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Net
Sales
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
Cost
of Goods Sold
75.0 %
70.7 %
77.1 %
72.2 %
Gross
Profit
25.0 %
29.3 %
22.9 %
27.8 %
Operating
Expenses
Selling
expenses
6.6 %
8.8 %
6.1 %
7.7 %
General
and administrative expenses
10.1 %
11.3 %
12.0 %
12.1 %
Depreciation
and amortization
0.3 %
0.4 %
0.4 %
0.5 %
Total
Operating Expenses
17.0 %
20.5 %
18.5 %
20.3 %
Income
(Loss) from Operations
8.0 %
8.8 %
4.4 %
7.5 %
Other
Income (Expenses)
Gain
from Paycheck Protection Plan loan forgiveness
0.0 %
0.0 %
1.0 %
0.0 %
Gain
- related party
0.0 %
1.1 %
0.0 %
0.4 %
Gain
from damaged goods insurance claim
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
2.5 %
Gain
from extinguishment of accounts payable
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.5 %
0.9 %
Interest
expense
-0.7 %
-1.4 %
-0.8 %
-0.9 %
Finance
costs
0.0 %
-0.1 %
-0.1 %
-0.1 %
Total
Other Income (expenses), net
-0.7 %
-0.4 %
0.6 %
2.8 %
Income
Before Income Tax Provision
7.3 %
8.4 %
5.0 %
10.3 %
Income
Tax Provision
-0.5 %
-1.6 %
-0.6 %
-2.4 %
Net
Income
6.8 %
6.8 %
4.5 %
7.9 %
QUARTER
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 COMPARED TO THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
NET
SALES
Net
sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 increased to approximately $21,244,000 from approximately $16,973,000 an increase of approximately
$4,271,000 as compared to the same period ended December 31, 2020. The increase in net sales was primarily due to strong demand for products
and goods that shipped late in the season due to the late arrival of goods that were scheduled to ship in the previous quarter but were
significantly delayed at the Port of Los Angeles due to global logistics issues affecting all industries.
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GROSS
PROFIT
Gross
profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 increased to approximately $5,309,000 from approximately $4,974,000 an increase of approximately
$335,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in net sales contributed approximately $1,252,000 to the increase
in gross profit but was offset by a reduction in gross profit margin of approximately $917,000.
Gross
profit margin for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was 25.0% compared to 29.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2020.
There was a decrease in Carpool Karaoke (“CPK) product sales, of approximately $2,256,000, which accounted for approximately 2.9
margin points of the 4.3 gross profit margin point decrease with the remaining 1.4 point decrease primarily due to product cost increases
in raw materials and a significant increase in freight costs due to global logistics issues that were only partially passed on to customers.
OPERATING
EXPENSES
For
the quarter ended December 31, 2021, total operating expenses increased to approximately $3,616,000 compared to approximately $3,481,000
from the same period in the prior year. This represents an increase in total operating expenses of approximately $135,000 from the quarter
ended December 31, 2020. The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to an increase in general and administrative expenses of
approximately $229,000. There was an increase in pallet expenses, warehouse supplies and expense and temporary labor at our California
facility of approximately $206,000 due to an increase in third party logistics business as well as price increases due to inflation and
supply chain shortages. There was an increase in legal, accounting, consulting fees and investor relations expenses of approximately
$138,000 primarily related to the private placement transaction (see Note 10 - AUGUST 2021 PRIVATE PLACEMENT). There was an increase
in bad debt reserve expense of approximately $165,000 related to the increase in net sales and accounts receivable. These increases were
offset by a decrease in payroll expenses of approximately $295,000 primarily due to significant decrease in executive bonus accruals
during the three months ended December 31, 2021 compared to the three month period ended December 31, 2020.
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
There
was income from operations of approximately $1,694,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021 compared to income from operations
of approximately $1,493,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase in income from operations of approximately $201,000
was primarily due to the increase in gross profit offset by the increase in operating expenses as explained above.
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES)
Other
expenses increased by approximately $103,000 to approximately $165,000 in other expenses, net for the three months ended December 31,
2021 compared to approximately $61,000 in other expenses, net for the same period ended December 31, 2020. During the three months ended
December 31, 2020 there was a gain from related party of approximately $188,000 from related party accounts receivable that had previously
been written off as uncollectible. During the three months ended December 31, 2021 there was a reduction in interest expense and finance
amortization costs of approximately $85,000 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020 which offset the gain from related party.
INCOME
TAXES
For
the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company recognized an income tax provision of approximately $103,000 and $264,000,
respectively, due to management’s best estimate of the Company’s full year effective tax rate of approximately 11.1% and
23.0%, respectively.
NET
INCOME
For
the three months ended December 31, 2021 there was net income of approximately $1,426,000 compared to net income of approximately $1,167,000
for the same period a year ago. The decrease in net income was primarily due to the same reasons discussed in Income from Operations,
Other Income (Expenses) and Income Taxes.
NINE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
NET
SALES
Net
sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 increased to approximately $44,679,000 from $42,310,000 an increase of approximately
$2,369,000 as compared to the same period ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to sales increases in two “club store” customers
that increased their assortment due to increased consumer demand and was offset by a decrease in CPK product sales.
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GROSS
PROFIT
Gross
profit for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 decreased to approximately $10,215,000 from approximately $11,759,000 a decrease of
approximately $1,544,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Despite the increase in net sales, which contributed approximately
$658,000 increase in gross profit margin, this increase was offset by a decrease of approximately $2,202,000 in gross profit margin or
approximately 4.9 margin points on products sold.
Gross
profit margin for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was 22.9% compared to 27.8% for the nine months ended December 31, 2020. There
was a decrease in CPK product sales, (that yield a substantially higher gross profit margin than our traditional product) of approximately
$2,493,000, which accounted for approximately 2.5 margin points of the 4.9 gross profit margin point decrease. The remaining decrease
of approximately 2.4 points of gross margin was primarily due to product cost increases in raw materials and a significant increase in
freight costs due to global logistics issues that were only partially passed on to customers.
OPERATING
EXPENSES
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2021, total operating expenses decreased to approximately $8,261,000 compared to approximately $8,599,000
from the same period in the prior year. This represents a decrease in total operating expenses of approximately $338,000 from the nine
months ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in operating expenses is primarily due to a decrease in selling expenses of $547,000. There
was a decrease in freight expenses of approximately $460,000 associated with a decrease in outbound freight as two major club accounts
did not have special projects requiring the company to ship freight prepaid instead of collect as well as inbound freight expense reduction
due to a decrease in product returns. There was a reduction in royalty expense of approximately $325,000 primarily due to the reduction
in CPK sales as explained in net sales. These decreases in selling expenses were offset by an increase in discretionary marketing expense
of approximately $284,000.
These
decreases in selling expenses of approximately $547,000 were offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses of approximately
$223,000 primarily due to an increase in legal, accounting, consulting fees and investor relations expenses primarily related to the
private placement transaction (see Note 10 - AUGUST 2021 PRIVATE PLACEMENT).
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
There
was income from operations of approximately $1,954,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 compared to income from operations
of approximately $3,160,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in income from operations of approximately $1,206,000
was primarily due to the reduction in operating expenses offset by the decrease in gross profit as explained above.
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES)
Other
income decreased by approximately $920,000 to approximately $294,000 in other income, net for the nine months ended December 31, 2021
compared to approximately $1,214,000 in other income, net for the same period ended December 31, 2020. During the nine months ended December
31, 2021 there were one-time gains of approximately $696,000 primarily due to forgiveness of the loan under the Paycheck Protection Program
of approximately $448,000 which included principal and interest and there was an accounts payable forgiveness of approximately $236,000
from one vendor on goods that were damaged in the prior year compared to a recovery of approximately $1,068,000 in out-of-pocket expenses
relating to a prior year damaged goods insurance claim during the nine months ended December 31 2020 and accounts payable forgiveness
of $390,000 from the vendor who caused the damaged goods problem. During the nine months ended December 31, 2020 there was a gain from
related party of approximately $188,000 from related party accounts receivable that had previously been written off as uncollectible.
The remaining variance in other income, net was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense and amortization of deferred financing
costs associated with the financing terms of the Crestmark Facility and IHC Facility.
INCOME
TAXES
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company recorded an income tax provision of approximately $249,000 and an approximately
$1,006,000, respectively, due to management’s best estimate of the Company’s full year effective tax rate of approximately
11.1% and 23.0%, respectively.
NET
INCOME
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2021 there was net income of approximately $2,000,000 compared to net income of approximately $3,368,000
for the same period a year ago. The decrease in net income was primarily due to the same reasons discussed in Income from Operations,
Other Income (Expenses) and Income Taxes.
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LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As
of December 31, 2021, Singing Machine had cash on hand of approximately $7,375,000 as compared to cash on hand of approximately $823,000
on December 31, 2020. We had working capital of approximately $9,811,000 as of December 31, 2021. Net cash used in operating activities
was approximately $3,113,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2021. During the nine months ended December 31, 2021 there was an
increase in accounts receivable of approximately $10,124,000 due to a seasonal increase in sales and an increase in inventories of approximately
$5,933,000 due to in-transit and receipt of inventory intended for peak season shipments but were received too late to ship due to global
logistics issues. These increases in net cash used in operating activities were offset by an increase in in accounts payable and accrued
expenses of approximately $4,531,000 due to delayed receipt of seasonal purchases of product for the peak season due to global logistics
issues. There was a decrease in amounts due from Crestmark Bank of approximately $4,557,000 as cash collected in excess of amounts due
on the revolving credit during the first quarter was used to pay for the seasonal increase in inventory. There was a seasonal increase
in reserve for sales returns of approximately $1,962,000.
Net
cash provided by operating activities was approximately $165,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2020. During the nine months
ended December 31, 2020 there was a decrease in insurance receivable of approximately $1,268,000 as we received proceeds for the one-time
damaged goods incident that occurred in the prior fiscal year as well as a gain from the extinguishment of accounts payable of $390,000
from one vendor related to the damaged goods issue. There was a decrease in inventory of approximately $1,781,000 as the Company sold
excess inventory left over from the prior fiscal year. There was a seasonal increase in reserves for sales returns of approximately $1,742,000.
There was an increase in accrued expenses of approximately $580,000 primarily due to seasonal co-op promotion allowances, commissions
and royalties. These increases in cash provided by operations were offset by an increase in accounts receivable of approximately $7,056,000
due to peak season sales. There was an increase in amounts due from banks of approximately $1,172,000 due to cash collected in excess
of amounts due on the revolving credit facilities with Crestmark Bank. There was a reduction in refunds due to customers of approximately
$705,000 primarily due to settlement of prior year damaged goods claims with one major customer. There was a decrease in accounts payable
of approximately $1,470,000 as the Company sold off excess inventory from the prior year and did not need to purchase as much new inventory
to fulfill orders.
Net
cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $78,000 as compared to approximately
$89,000 used in investing activities for the same period ended a year ago and consisted primarily of purchases of molds and tooling for
new products.
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $6,979,000 compared to cash provided
by financing activities of approximately $402,000 for the same period ended of the prior year. We borrowed approximately $8,562,000 from
our Crestmark Facility and IHC Facility for working capital. In August 2021, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $1,838,000
from the execution of private placement and stock redemption agreements as summarized in the next two paragraphs. These financing activities
were offset by a payment of $150,000 on the subordinated related party debt, payment of deferred finance charges associated with the
closing of the Crestmark and IHC Facilities of approximately $38,000 with the remaining difference used to pay scheduled installments
on installment notes and finance leases.
In
August 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with large institutional
investors and a strategic investor for private placement of (i) 16,500,001 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) together
with common warrants to purchase up to 16,500,000 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $0.35 per share, and (ii) 16,833,333
pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) with each Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an
exercise price of $0.01 per share, together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 16,833,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $0.35 per share (the “Private Placement”). Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Common Warrants
are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares”. The closing of the Private Placement took place on August 10, 2021,
when the Shares, Common Warrants, and Pre-Funded Warrants were delivered to the purchasers and funds, in the amount of approximately
$9,800,000, were received by the Company. Approximately $7,200,000 of the funds received were used to execute the Redemption Agreement
as explained in the next paragraph. The Company received an increase in working capital of approximately $1,800,000 of working capital
after settlement of expenses associated with closing of these transactions.
In
August, 2021, the Company entered into a stock redemption agreement (the “Redemption Agreement”) with Koncepts International
Limited (“Koncepts”) and Treasure Green Holdings, Ltd. (“Treasure Green”), pursuant to which the Company agreed
to redeem 19,623,155 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Redeemed Shares”). The closing of the transactions set forth
in the Redemption Agreement took place on August 10, 2021, at which time the Redeemed Shares were assigned and transferred back to the
Company and the Company paid approximately $7,200,000 to Koncepts and Treasure Green. The Redeemed Shares were retired and are available
for reissuance in the future.
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 was approximately $402,000. We received loan proceeds
from Crestmark in the amount of approximately $444,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program with the remaining variance primarily due
to repayments of installment and capital lease payments. In the prior fiscal year we received approximately $284,000 from a financing
arrangement with Dimension Funding to finance implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system. This increase in cash provided
by financing activities were offset by payments of finance leases and the bank term note of approximately $136,000.
On
June 16, 2020, the Company executed an Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility with Crestmark and IHC on eligible accounts receivable
and inventory which replaced the Company’s previous revolving credit facility with PNC Bank which was terminated on June 16, 2020
(See Note 6 – Bank Financing). As of this filing, we have borrowed approximately $2,500,000 on the IHC Facility, is the maximum
loan amount on eligible inventory allowed by this facility and borrowed approximately $1,000,000 on our Crestmark Facility which will
make available up to $10,000,000 of eligible accounts receivable as the fiscal year progresses. As of this filing the Company has approximately
no additional borrowings currently available from the Crestmark facility until the end of February as per the facility agreement at which
time the Company will have approximately $1,000,000 available on the facility.
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On
May 5, 2020, the Company received loan proceeds from Crestmark in the amount of approximately $444,000 under the Paycheck Protection
Program (“PPP”). The PPP was established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”),
which provides for loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying
business. The loans and accrued interest may be forgivable to the extent the Company uses the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including
payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels. The amount of loan forgiveness may be reduced if the borrower
terminates employees or reduces salaries during the eligible period. The unforgiven portion of the PPP loan is payable over two years
at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments until a forgiveness application has been accepted and reviewed by the Small Business
Administration (“SBA”), and the SBA provided Crestmark with the loan forgiveness amount. In June 2021 the Company received
notification from the SBA that the loan had been forgiven in its entirety. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, a gain of approximately
$448,000 (including principal and interest) from the forgiveness of the loan was included in other income and expenses in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statements of income.
In
August 2019, a major customer received goods that were significantly water damaged due to excess moisture absorbed in pallets shipped
by the factory. As a result we incurred a loss in cash flow of approximately $1,559,000 in revenue and approximately $849,000 in additional
out of pocket expenses to retrieve, inspect, warehouse and properly destroy the goods in the prior fiscal year. As of this filing we
have we recovered approximately $2,336,000 from our cargo insurance coverage which settled approximately $1,268,000 in insurance claim
receivable with the remaining proceeds reflected in other income and (expenses) as a gain from damaged goods insurance claim in the condensed
consolidated statement of income. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 the gain from damaged goods insurance claim was
approximately $0 and $1,068,000, respectively. We also secured vendor invoice credits of $390,000 from the factory that caused the damage
which is reflected as gain from extinguishment of accounts payable in the condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months
ended December 31, 2020.
We
believe that current working capital, cash expected to be generated from our operating forecast, along with the availability of cash
from our credit facilities (See Note 6 – BANK FINANCING) assuming that they are revised and or extended, will be adequate to meet
the Company’s liquidity requirements for at least twelve months from the filing of this report. As both the Crestmark Bank (“Crestmark
Facility”) and the Iron Horse Credit (“IHC”) Facility (“IHC Facility”) are set to expire on June 15, 2022,
the Company expects to negotiate a revision or extension of these debt facilities upon their maturity, however, there can be no assurance
that such revision or extension will occur or at what terms.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
Company’s interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles,
which require management to make subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.
As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the judgement increases such judgements become even more subjective. While management
believes that its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual results may be materially different than estimated. The critical
accounting estimates and assumptions have not materially changed from those identified in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
required for small reporting companies.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation, our chief executive officer
and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within
the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In
connection with the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, we identified a material weakness primarily related to
the consolidated financial statement close process that failed to detect errors which could have been material in the accounting for
inventory cutoff and the inventory valuation of estimated returns. Specifically, the Company currently has a deficient process to close
the consolidated financial statements and prepare comprehensive and timely account analysis, due in part to a new accounting software
system, which resulted in certain adjusting journal entries.
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Plan
for Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The
Company’s management has begun to design and implement certain remediation measures to address the above-described material weakness
and enhance the Company’s internal control in order to remediate this material weakness. As part of our remediation measures, the
Company has identified and will implement plans to enhance the Company’s process and controls including the following measures:
● The
Company implemented a new Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system in Fiscal
2021 that contributed to the material weaknesses. Management has identified system processing
errors specifically related to when returned goods are recognized in inventory and how they
are costed. Management is currently working with our third-party systems support group to
correct these system errors.
● Management
plans on strengthening the ERP system training for both finance and warehouse personnel with
regards to inventory cutoff and valuation procedures to insure personnel working with inventory
are thoroughly familiar with procedures for processing returns.
● Management
will also assess whether current resources are adequate to maintain proper inventory controls
once the system errors have been remediated and additional training is completed and will
explore the possibility of additional third-party assistance if necessary.
Based
on the progress to date of implementing these remediation measures, the Company anticipates that this material weakness will be remediated
by March 31, 2022.
(b)
Changes in Internal Controls
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2021, that materially
affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Management
is not aware of any legal proceedings other than matters that arise in the ordinary course of business.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Not
applicable for smaller reporting companies
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
We
are not currently in default upon any of our senior securities.
ITEM
4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
31.1
Certification
of Gary Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
31.2
Certification
of Lionel Marquis, Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
32.1
Certifying
Statement of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.*
32.2
Certifying
Statement of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.*
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Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
Date:
February 14, 2022
By:
/s/
Gary Atkinson
Gary
Atkinson
Chief
Executive Officer
/s/
Lionel Marquis
Lionel
Marquis
Chief
Financial Officer
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