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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC - Quarter Report: 2023 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly period ended June 30, 2023

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-31747

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

 

52-0898545

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A

 

 

Owings Mills, Maryland

 

21117

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 363-3000

Inapplicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed from last report.)

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 requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

UUU

NYSE MKT LLC

At August 21, 2023, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock was 2,312,887.

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Part I - Financial Information

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Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and March 31, 2023

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 (unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

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Part II - Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

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Item 6.

Exhibits

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Signatures

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

(unaudited)

(audited)

    

June 30, 2023

    

March 31, 2023

CURRENT ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Cash

$

240,817

$

151,502

 

  

 

  

Accounts receivable:

 

 

  

Trade, net of provision for credit losses of $157,012

 

907,977

 

414,689

Receivables - other

 

303,840

 

305,889

 

1,211,817

 

720,578

 

  

 

  

Amount due from factor

 

3,459,130

 

2,944,370

Inventories – finished goods

 

2,878,373

 

4,063,632

Prepaid expenses

 

280,594

 

165,378

 

 

  

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

8,070,731

 

8,045,460

 

  

 

  

INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET

 

34,655

 

35,773

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT – NET

278,895

318,641

 

 

  

TOTAL ASSETS

$

8,384,281

$

8,399,874

 

  

 

  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  

 

  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

  

 

  

Line of credit - factor

$

1,370,299

$

1,459,350

Short-term portion of operating lease liability

153,095

151,230

Accounts payable - trade

 

522,257

 

293,465

Accounts payable – Eyston Company Ltd.

 

309,658

 

655,000

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

Accrued payroll and employee benefits

 

174,171

 

125,415

Accrued commissions and other

 

198,195

 

184,525

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

2,727,675

 

2,868,985

LONG-TERM PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY

132,659

 

172,072

TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

132,659

172,072

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

  

 

  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  

 

  

Common stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares; 2,312,887 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023

 

23,129

 

23,129

Additional paid-in capital

 

12,885,841

 

12,885,841

Accumulated Deficit

 

(7,385,023)

 

(7,550,153)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

5,523,947

 

5,358,817

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

8,384,281

$

8,399,874

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

Net sales

$

6,698,771

$

4,635,304

Cost of goods sold

 

4,990,571

 

3,214,081

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

 

1,708,200

 

1,421,223

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

1,422,939

 

1,382,603

Engineering and product development expense

 

64,963

 

89,262

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

220,298

 

(50,642)

 

 

Other expense:

 

 

Interest expense

 

(50,496)

 

(55,496)

 

  

 

Net income (loss) before taxes

169,802

(106,138)

Provision for income taxes

4,672

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

165,130

$

(106,138)

 

 

Earnings (Loss) per share:

 

  

 

Basic and diluted

$

0.07

$

(0.05)

 

  

 

Shares used in computing Earnings (Loss) per share:

 

  

 

Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding

 

2,312,887

 

2,312,887

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

Additional

Common

Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Total

Balance at April 1, 2023

 

2,312,887

$

23,129

$

12,885,841

$

(7,550,153)

$

5,358,817

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net Income

165,130

165,130

Balance at June 30, 2023

2,312,887

$

23,129

$

12,885,841

$

(7,385,023)

$

5,523,947

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

Additional

Common

Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Total

Balance at April 1, 2022

 

2,312,887

$

23,129

$

12,885,841

$

(8,270,564)

$

4,638,406

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net loss

(106,138)

(106,138)

Balance at June 30, 2022

2,312,887

$

23,129

$

12,885,841

$

(8,376,702)

$

4,532,268

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

  

 

  

Net Income (Loss)

$

165,130

$

(106,138)

Adjustments to reconcile net Income (Loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,315

 

5,113

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

(Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable and amount due from factor

 

(1,005,999)

 

432,250

Decrease (Increase) in inventories, prepaid expenses, and other

 

1,070,043

 

(574,655)

(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(54,123)

 

(318,965)

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

178,366

 

(562,395)

 

  

 

  

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

  

 

  

Repayments of Note Payable – Eyston Company Ltd.

 

 

(300,000)

Net (repayment) borrowing - Line of Credit – Factor

(89,051)

679,541

 

 

NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

(89,051)

 

379,541

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

89,315

 

(182,854)

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

151,502

 

438,735

 

 

CASH AT END OF PERIOD

$

240,817

$

255,881

 

 

  

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Interest paid

$

50,496

$

55,496

Income taxes paid

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Statement of Management

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (USI or the Company) and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Except for the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, which was derived from audited financial statements, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US-GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s March 31, 2023, audited financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K as filed on July 14, 2023. The interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year.

Line of Credit – Factor

In 2015, the Company entered into the Factoring Agreement (the Agreement) with Merchant for the purpose of factoring the Company’s trade accounts receivable and to provide financing secured by finished goods inventory. Under the Agreement the Company may borrow eighty percent (80%) of eligible accounts receivable. Additional funding, characterized by Merchant as an over advance, may be provided up to one hundred percent (100%) of eligible accounts receivable. The over advance portion, if any, may not exceed fifty percent (50%) of eligible inventory up to a maximum of $500,000. Advances from Merchant are at the sole discretion of Merchant based on Merchant’s assessment of the Company’s receivables, inventory, and financial condition at the time of each request for an advance.

The Agreement has been extended and now expires on January 6, 2024. and provides for continuation of the program for successive two-year periods until terminated by one of the parties to the Agreement. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had borrowings under the Agreement of approximately $1,370,000. Advances on factored trade accounts receivable are secured by the Company’s trade accounts receivable and inventories, are repaid periodically as collections are made by Merchant but are otherwise due upon demand, and bear interest at the prime commercial rate of interest, as published, plus two percent (Effective rate 10.25% on June 30, 2023).  The Company had availability on this facility of approximately $1,067,000 on June 30, 2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US-GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s primary source of revenue is the sale of safety and security products based upon purchase orders or contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in time once the Company has determined that the customer has obtained control over the product. Control is typically deemed to have been transferred to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer. Customers may not return, exchange or refuse acceptance of goods without our approval. Generally, the Company does not grant extended payment terms. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight, after control over a product has transferred to a customer, are accounted for as a cost to complete the sale and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense. Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of firm orders for satisfied or partially satisfied performance obligations on contracts with an original expected duration of one year or more. The Company's contracts are predominantly short-term in nature with a contract term of one year or less. For those contracts, the Company has utilized the practical expedient in ASC Topic 606 exempting the Company from disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less.

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The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for products sold. Purchase orders may contain stand-alone pricing applied to each of the multiple products ordered. Revenue is recorded at the transaction price net of estimates of variable consideration. The Company uses the expected value method based on historical data in considering the impact of estimates of variable consideration, which may include trade discounts, allowances, product returns (including rights of return) or warranty replacements. Estimates of variable consideration are included in revenue to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.

We have established a provision to cover anticipated credit losses based upon historical experience.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company presents below revenue associated with sales of products acquired from Eyston Company Ltd. (Eyston) separately from revenue associated with sales of ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI’s) and ventilation fans. The Company believes this disaggregation best depicts how our various product lines perform and are affected by economic factors. Revenue recognized by these categories for the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022 are as follows:

Three months ended

    

June 30, 2023

    

June 30, 2022

Sales of products acquired from Eyston

$

5,863,863

$

3,505,349

Sales of GFCI’s and ventilation fans

 

834,908

 

1,129,955

$

6,698,771

$

4,635,304

Concentrations

The Company is primarily a distributor of safety products for use in home and business under both its trade names and private labels for other companies. The Company acquires all of the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm safety products that it sells from Eyston Company, Ltd. The Company had two customers in the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, that represented 25.1% and 18.7% of the Company’s net sales, respectively.  In addition, the Company had one customer that represented 20.0% of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable at June 30, 2023.   The Company had two customers in the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, that represented 12.5% and 10.6% of the Company’s net sales.

Related Party Transactions

During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, inventory purchases and other company expenses of approximately $325,000 and $636,000 respectively, were charged to credit card accounts of Harvey B. Grossblatt, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and certain of his immediate family members. The Company subsequently reimbursed these charges in full. Mr. Grossblatt receives mileage benefits from these charges. The maximum amount outstanding and due to Mr. Grossblatt at any point during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, amounted to $138,270 and $217,066, respectively. The amount due to Mr. Grossblatt was $17,810 at June 30, 2023.

Receivables

Receivables are recorded when the Company has an unconditional right to consideration. We have established a provision for credit losses based upon historical experience.

Income Taxes

We calculate our interim tax provision in accordance with the guidance for accounting for income taxes in interim periods. We estimate the annual effective tax rate and apply that tax rate to our ordinary quarterly pre-tax income. The tax expense or benefit related to discrete events during the interim period is recognized in the interim period in which those events occurred.

The Company recognizes a liability or asset for the deferred tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements. These temporary differences may result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amounts of the assets or liabilities are recovered or settled.

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Management reviews net operating loss carry forwards and income tax credit carry forwards to evaluate if those amounts are recoverable.  After a review of projected taxable income, the components of the deferred tax asset, and the current global economic conditions including unresolved supply chain issues related to the acquisition of electronic microchips, it was determined that it is more likely than not that the tax benefits associated with the remaining components of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  This determination was made based on the Company’s prior history of losses from operations and the uncertainty as to whether the Company will generate sufficient taxable income to use the deferred tax assets prior to their expiration. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was established to fully offset the value of the deferred tax assets. Our ability to realize the tax benefits associated with the deferred tax assets depends primarily upon the timing of future taxable income and the expiration dates of the components of the deferred tax assets. If sufficient future taxable income is generated, we may be able to offset a portion of future tax expenses.

The Company follows ASC 740-10 which provides guidance for tax positions related to the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and requires that we recognize in our condensed consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon an examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Interest and penalties, if any, related to income tax matters are recorded as income tax expenses.

Accounts Receivable and Amount Due From Factor

The Company assigns the majority of its short-term receivables arising in the ordinary course of business to our factor. At the time a receivable is assigned to our factor the credit risk associated with the credit worthiness of the debtor is assumed by the factor. The Company continues to bear any credit risk associated with sales to customers that are denied credit by the factor, dispute delivery, and/or have warranty issues related to the products sold.

Management assesses the credit risk of both its trade accounts receivable and its financing receivables based on the specific identification of accounts. A provision for credit losses is provided based on that assessment. Changes in the provision are charged to operations in the period the change is determined. Amounts ultimately determined to be uncollectible are eliminated from the receivable accounts and from the provision for credit losses in the period that the receivables’ status is determined to be uncollectible.

Based on the nature of the factoring agreement and prior experience, no provision for credit losses related to Amounts Due from Factor has been provided. At June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023. a provision for credit losses of approximately $157,000 has been provided for uncollectible trade accounts receivable.

Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of stock options and other potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. The dilutive effect of stock options and other potentially dilutive common stock equivalents is determined using the treasury stock method based on the Company’s average stock price. There were no potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2023, or 2022. As a result, basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding are identical for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, and 2022.

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in various claims and routine litigation matters. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcomes of such matters are not anticipated to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows in future years.

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Leases

The Company is a lessee in lease agreements for office space. Certain of the Company’s leases contain provisions that provide for one or more options to terminate or extend the lease at the Company’s sole discretion. The Company’s leases are comprised of fixed lease payments, with its real estate leases including lease payments subject to a rate or index which may be variable. Certain real estate leases also include executory costs such as common area maintenance (non-lease component). As a practical expedient permitted under ASC 842, the Company has elected to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Company utilizes certain practical expedients for short-term leases, including the election not to reassess its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs, as well as the election not to separate lease and non-lease components for arrangements where the Company is a lessee. Lease payments, which may include lease components and non-lease components, are included in the measurement of the Company’s lease liabilities to the extent that such payments are either fixed amounts or variable lease amounts based on a rate or index (fixed in substance) as stipulated in the lease contract.

Effective March 2022, we extended our operating lease for a 15,000 square foot office and warehouse located in Baltimore County, Maryland to expire in April 2025 subject to a right to terminate the lease if the Company enters into a binding agreement to sell the assets of the Company. No option to continue the lease beyond April 2025 has been provided in the lease extension. Monthly rental expense, with common area maintenance, currently approximates $15,000 and increases 3.0% per year.

None of the Company’s lease agreements contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. As a result of the Company’s election of the package of practical expedients permitted within ASC 842, which among other things, allows for the carryforward of historical lease classification, all of the Company’s lease agreements in existence at the date of adoption that were classified as operating leases under ASC 840 have been classified as operating leases under ASC 842. Lease expense for payments related to the Company’s operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the related lease term, which includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.

Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments as specified in the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to the Company’s operating leases are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term and amounted to approximately $485,000 at the date of adoption and increased by approximately $468,000 effective with the lease amendment and extension dated March 2022. When the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available surrounding the Company’s borrowing rates at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The right-of use asset also includes any lease payments made at or before lease commencement less any lease incentives. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had right-of-use assets of $272,586 and lease liabilities of $285,754 related to its operating leases. Right-of-use assets are included in property and equipment, net, on the consolidated balance sheet and lease liabilities related to the Company’s operating leases are included in short-term and long-term lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate related to its operating leases is one year and ten months and 5.5%, respectively. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, the cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities related to the Company’s operating leases was $38,973, which is included as an operating cash outflow within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, the operating lease costs related to the Company’s operating leases was $38,941 which is included in operating costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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The future minimum payments under operating leases that expire in 2026 were as follows for the fiscal periods ended March 31:

2024

    

$

116,918

2025

160,567

2026

13,351

Total operating lease payments

$

290,836

Less: amounts representing interest

 

(5,082)

Present value of net operating lease payments

 

$

285,754

Less: current portion

 

153,095

Long-term portion of operating lease obligations

 

$

132,659

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Changes to US-GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (ASU’s) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASU’s. Management adopted ASU 2016-13 related to credit losses effective April 1, 2023. Management determined that adoption of the guidance of the ASU did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements on the date of adoption or for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

As used throughout this Report, “we,” “our,” “the Company” “USI” and similar words refers to Universal Security Instruments, Inc.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations with respect to our operations, performance, financial condition, and other developments. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of the words “may”, “will”, “believes”, “should”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, and similar expressions. These statements are necessarily estimates reflecting management’s best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and readers are advised that various factors could affect our financial performance and could cause our actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, such factors include, but are not limited to, those risks identified in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OVERVIEW

We are in the business of marketing and distributing safety and security products.  Our financial statements detail our sales and other operational results for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023, and 2022.

As the Company’s products are sold primarily to the construction industry and do-it-yourself centers, restrictions and limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have had a negative impact on the Company’s ability to acquire certain electronic components.  The Company is not yet able to quantify the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its sales and financial results.

The Company has developed products based on new smoke and gas detection technologies, with what the Company believes are improved sensing technology and product features. Most of our new technologies and features have been trademarked under the trade name IoPhic.

Changes in international trade duties and other aspects of international trade policy, both in the U.S. and abroad, could materially impact the cost of our products. All of our products are imported from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). To date, only certain of our products such as Carbon Monoxide and Photoelectric alarms, and wiring devices, have been subjected to tariffs of 25%. We are monitoring these developments and will determine our strategies as additional information becomes available. Any increase in tariffs that is not offset by an increase in our sales prices could have an adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

Sales. Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2023, were $6,698,771 compared to $4,635,304 for the comparable three months in the prior year, an increase of $2,063,467 (44.5%). The Company is experiencing supply chain constrictions in key components of its products such as computer chips.  However, the Company experienced an increase in sales principally due to the Company’s ability to fulfill orders from existing inventory and due to the abatement in delays in unloading inventory at California ports of entry.

Gross Profit Margin. Gross profit margin is calculated as net sales less cost of goods sold expressed as a percentage of net sales.  Our gross profit margin was 25.5% and 30.7% of sales for the quarters ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.  Gross margins were negatively impacted in the period ended June 30, 2023, principally due to the mix of products sold.

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Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1,422,939 for the three months ended June 30, 2023, to $1,382,603 for the comparable three months in the prior year.  As a percentage of net sales, these expenses decreased to 21.2% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, from 29.8% for the 2022 period.  These expenses decreased as a percentage of net sales since selling, general, and administrative expenses do not fluctuate in direct proportion to sales. Certain expenses, individually immaterial, including selling administrative expense, insurance expense, and audit and accounting expense increased as a dollar amount from the prior year’s comparable period, while expenses attributable to a potential merger in the prior year’s comparable period decreased as a dollar amount.

Engineering and Product Development. Engineering and product development expenses were $64,963 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, compared to $89,262 for the comparable quarter of the prior year.

Interest Expense. Our interest expense was $50,496 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to interest expense of $55,496 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.  Interest expense is dependent upon the total amounts borrowed from the Factor and interest rates during the period as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year.

Net Income (Loss). We reported net income of $165,130 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to a net loss of $106,138 for the corresponding quarter of the prior fiscal year, a $271,268 (255.6%) increase in net income.  The primary reason for the increase in the net income is that supply chain disruptions have been minimized by fulfilling orders from existing inventory during the three months ended June 30, 2023, resulting in higher sales.

Operating activities provided cash of $178,366 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.  This was primarily due to a decrease in inventories, prepaid expenses and other of $1,070,043, and net income of $165,130, and offset by an increase in accounts receivable and amount due from factor of $1,005,999, and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $54,123. Operating activities used cash of $562,395 for the three months ended June 30, 2022.  This was primarily due to a increase in inventories, prepaid expenses and other of $574,655, and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $318,965, a net loss of $106,138, and offset by a decrease in accounts receivable and due from factor of $432,250.

There were no investing activities for the three months ended June 30, 2023, or 2022.

Financing activities used cash of $89,051 during the three months ended June 30, 2023, which is comprised of advances net of borrowings from the factor. Financing activities provided cash of $379,541 during the three months ended June 30, 2022, which is comprised of borrowings net of advances from the factor of $679,541, and repayment of a note payable to Eyston Company Ltd. of $300,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company believes its balances of cash, funds available to borrow under the terms of its factoring agreement, and cash generated by ongoing operations will be sufficient to satisfy its cash requirements over the next twelve months and beyond. The Company’s contractual cash requirements have not changed materially since it filed its Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2023.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In the notes to the consolidated financial statements, and in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Form 10-K, we have disclosed those accounting policies that we consider to be significant in determining our results of Operations and financial condition. There have been no material changes to those policies that we consider to be significant since the filing of our Form 10-K. The accounting principles used in preparing our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements conform in all material respects to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as such item is defined in Rules 13a – 15(e) and 15d – 15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time

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periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated this system of disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission guidance as of the end of the period covered by this annual report and have concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

A material weakness arose in the management review controls over classification of and disclosure of amounts within the financial statements.  The Company plans to remediate the material weakness by clarification of the classification of amounts and inclusion of the required disclosures.

A material weakness in the management review controls over the classification of and accounting for income taxes.  The Company plans to remediate the material weakness by clarification of the classification of amounts and inclusion of the required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no other changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, the Company is involved in various lawsuits and legal matters. It is the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, that these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.

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ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

    

3.1

Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1988, File No. 1-31747)

3.2

Articles Supplementary, filed October 14, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2002, file No. 1-31747)

3.3

Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 13, 2011, File No. 1-31747)

10.1

2011 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement with respect to the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed July 26, 2011, File No. 1-31747)

10.2

Discount Factoring Agreement between the Registrant and Merchant Factors Corp., dated January 6, 2015 (substantially identical agreement entered into by USI’s wholly owned subsidiary, USI Electric, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 16, 2015, file No. 1-31747)

10.3

Lease between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and St. John Properties, Inc. dated November 4, 2008 for its office and warehouse located at 11407 Cronhill Drive, Suites A-D, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2008, File No. 1-31747)

10.4

Amendment to Lease between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and St. John Properties, Inc. dated June 23, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, File No. 1-31747)

10.5

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 18, 2007 between the Company and Harvey B. Grossblatt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-31747), as amended by Addendum dated November 13, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 15, 2007, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated September 8, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 8, 2008, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated March 11, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 12, 2010, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated July 19, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 20, 2012, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated July 3, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8, 2013, File No. 1-31747), and by Addendum dated July 21, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2014, File No. 1-31747) ), by addendum dated July 23, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2015, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2016, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 18, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 20, 2017, File No. 1-31747), and by addendum dated July 9, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 9, 2018, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 16, 2019, file No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 27, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 27, 2020, file No. 1-31747). by addendum dated July 18, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2021, file No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 22, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2022, file No. 1-31747), and by addendum dated June 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 12, 2023, file No. 1-31747).

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer*

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*

32.1

Section 1350 Certifications*

99.1

Press Release dated August 18, 2023*

101

Interactive data files providing financial information from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements*

*Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: August 21, 2023

By:

     /s/ Harvey B. Grossblatt

Harvey B. Grossblatt

President, Chief Executive Officer

By:

     /s/ James B. Huff

James B. Huff

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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