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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020


☐	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 001-07731

EMERSON RADIO CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		22-3285224
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

35 Waterview Blvd., Suite 140, Parsippany, NJ		07054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(973) 428-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, par value $.01 per share	MSN	NYSE American

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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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. (Check one):

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of common stock as of August 14, 2020: 21,042,652.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements		3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition		13
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		17
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		18
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		19
Item 1A. Risk Factors		19
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		21
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		21
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure		21
Item 5. Other Information		21
Item 6. Exhibits		22
SIGNATURES		23

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019

Net revenues:
Net product sales	$	1,234		$	1,558
Licensing revenue		60			55
Net revenues		1,294			1,613
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		1,018			1,350
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,477			1,482
		2,495			2,832
Operating loss		(1,201	)		(1,219	)
Other income:
Interest income, net		82			237
Loss before income taxes		(1,119	)		(982	)
Provision for income tax expense		6			5
Net loss		(1,125	)		(987	)
Basic loss per share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.05	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.05	)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		21,043			21,043
Diluted		21,043			21,043

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

EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands except share data)

	June 30, 2020			March 31, 2020

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,093		$	6,276
Short term investments		27,198			28,101
Accounts receivable, net		508			484
Inventory		2,127			1,918
Prepaid purchases		340			250
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		291			327
Total Current Assets		36,557			37,356
Non-Current Assets:
Property and equipment, net		3			4
Right-of-use asset-operating leases		387			442
Right-of-use asset-finance leases		4			5
Other assets		94			94
Total Non-Current Assets		488			545
Total Assets	$	37,045		$	37,901
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities		776			592
Paycheck Protection Program loan		204			—
Short-term operating lease liability		246			241
Short-term finance lease liability		1			1
Income tax payable, current portion		195			195
Deferred revenue		120			180
Total Current Liabilities		1,542			1,209
Non-Current Liabilities:
Long-term operating lease liability		171			234
Long-term finance lease liability		3			4
Income tax payable		2,033			2,033
Total Non-Current Liabilities		2,207			2,271
Total Liabilities	$	3,749		$	3,480
Shareholders’ Equity:
Series A Preferred shares — 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,677 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference of $3,677,000		3,310			3,310
Common shares — $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 52,965,797 shares issued at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively; 21,042,652 shares outstanding at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively		529			529
Additional paid-in capital		79,792			79,792
Accumulated deficit		(17,134	)		(16,009	)
Treasury stock, at cost (31,923,145 shares at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively)		(33,201	)		(33,201	)
Total Shareholders’ Equity		33,296			34,421
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	37,045		$	37,901

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

EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
	(In thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net (loss)	$	(1,125	)	$	(987	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used) by operating activities:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		56			51
Depreciation and amortization		1			—
Asset allowances and reserves		(23	)		(51	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(1	)		(212	)
Inventory		(209	)		165
Prepaid purchases		(90	)		402
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		36			68
Accounts payable and other current liabilities		184			175
Short term lease liabilities		5			—
Long term lease liabilities		(64	)		—
Due to affiliate		—			1
Income taxes payable		—			(1	)
Deferred revenue		(60	)		(55	)
Net cash (used) by operating activities		(1,290	)		(444	)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		903			—
Purchases of short-term investments		—			(213	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities		903			(213	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loan		204			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		204			—
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(183	)		(657	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		6,276			7,917
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$	6,093		$	7,260
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	—		$	—
Income taxes	$	—		$	—

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

EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

			Common Stock				Additional								Total
	Preferred		Number		Par		Paid-In		Accumulated			Treasury			Shareholders’
	Stock		of Shares		Value		Capital		Deficit			Stock			Equity
Balance — March 31, 2020	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(16,009	)	$	(33,201	)	$	34,421
Net loss		—		—		—		—		(1,125	)		—			(1,125	)
Balance — June 30, 2020	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(17,134	)	$	(33,201	)	$	33,296

			Common Stock				Additional								Total
	Preferred		Number		Par		Paid-In		Accumulated			Treasury			Shareholders’
	Stock		of Shares		Value		Capital		Deficit			Stock			Equity
Balance — March 31, 2019	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(11,702	)	$	(33,201	)	$	38,728
Net loss		—		—		—		—		(987	)		—			(987	)
Balance — June 30, 2019	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(12,689	)	$	(33,201	)	$	37,741
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emerson Radio Corp. and its subsidiaries (“Emerson” or the “Company”). The Company designs, sources, imports and markets certain houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses the Company’s trademarks for a variety of products.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2020 and the results of operations for the three month periods ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading have been included. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes; actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and accordingly do not include all of the disclosures normally made in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”), included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, for fiscal 2020.

The results of operations for the three month period ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for any other interim periods or for the full year ending March 31, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

Whenever necessary, reclassifications are made to conform the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to the current year’s presentation.

Revised Financial Statements

Cost of sales includes actual product cost, quality control costs, change in inventory reserves, duty, buying costs, the cost of transportation to the Company’s third party logistics providers’ warehouse from its manufacturers, warehousing costs. The Company is no longer including an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities in Cost of Sales.

The Company reclassified approximately $399,000 on its Consolidated Statements of Operations, from Cost of Sales to Selling, General and Administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 to conform with its current presentation for quarter ended June 30, 2020. The reclassification was made to more accurately present the relationship between the Company’s net product sales and its cost of sales. The reclassification had no impact on the Company’s previously reported operating loss or net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Unless otherwise disclosed in the notes to these consolidated financial statements, the estimated fair value of the financial assets and liabilities approximates the carrying value.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The following ASUs were issued by the FASB which relate to or could relate to the Company as concerns the Company’s normal ongoing operations or the industry in which the Company operates.

Accounting Standards Update 2019-12 “Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (Issued December 2019)

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. This standard is required to take effect in the Company’s first quarter (June 2021) of the Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” (Issued June 2016)

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” to introduce new guidance for the accounting for credit losses on instruments within its scope. ASU 2016-13 requires among other things, the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.

Revenue recognition: Sales to customers and related cost of sales are primarily recognized at the point in time when control of goods transfers to the customer. Under the Direct Import Program, title passes in the country of origin. Under the Domestic Program, title passes primarily at the time of shipment. Estimates for future expected returns are based upon historical return rates and netted against revenues.

Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods. Revenue is recorded net of customer discounts, promotional allowances, volume rebates and similar charges. When the Company offers the right to return product, historical experience is utilized to establish a liability for the estimate of expected returns. Sales and other tax amounts collected from customers for remittance to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue.

Management must make estimates of potential future product returns related to current period product revenue. Management analyzes historical returns, current economic trends and changes in customer demand for the Company’s products when evaluating the adequacy of the reserve for sales returns. Management judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with establishing the sales return reserves in any accounting period. Additional reserves may be required if actual sales returns increase above the historical return rates. Conversely, the sales return reserve could be decreased if the actual return rates are less than the historical return rates, which were used to establish the reserve.

If additional marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives are required to promote the Company’s products subsequent to the initial sale, then additional reserves may be required and are accrued for when such support is offered.

NOTE 2 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts). Weighted average shares includes the impact of shares held in treasury.

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019

Numerator:
Net loss	$	(1,125	)	$	(987	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted loss per share — weighted average shares		21,043			21,043
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.05	)

NOTE 3 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Outstanding capital stock at June 30, 2020 consisted of common stock and Series A preferred stock. The Series A preferred stock is non-voting, has no dividend preferences and has not been convertible since March 31, 2002; however, it retains a liquidation preference.

At June 30, 2020, the Company had no options, warrants or other potentially dilutive securities outstanding.

NOTE 4 — INVENTORY

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. As of June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

		June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020
Finished goods		$	2,127			$	1,918

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES

At June 30, 2020, the Company had $8.7 million of U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards. These losses do not expire but are limited to utilization of 80% of taxable income in any one year. At June 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $16.6 million of U.S. state net operating loss carry forwards. The tax benefits related to these state net operating loss carry forwards and future deductible temporary differences are recorded to the extent management believes it is more likely than not that such benefits will be realized. The income of foreign subsidiaries before taxes was $22,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to income before taxes of $165,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

The Company analyzed the future reasonability of recognizing its deferred tax assets at June 30, 2020. As a result, the Company concluded that a valuation allowance of approximately $3,200,000 would be recorded against the assets.

Although the Company generated a net operating loss, it recorded income tax expense of approximately $6,300 during the three months ended June 30, 2020, primarily resulting from state income taxes. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded income tax expense of $5,300.

The Company is subject to examination and assessment by tax authorities in numerous jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s open tax years for examination for U.S. federal tax are 2016-2019, and for U.S. states’ tax are 2015-2019. Based on the outcome of tax examinations or due to the expiration of statutes of limitations, it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken in previously filed returns may be different from the liabilities that have been recorded for these unrecognized tax benefits. As a result, the Company may be subject to additional tax expense.

As of June 30, 2020 the Company had a federal tax liability of approximately $2.2 million related to the repatriation of the Company’s undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries as required by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The liability is payable over 8 years. The first five installments are each 8% of the liability, the sixth is 15%, the seventh is 20% and the final installment is 25%. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has made two of the eight installments.

NOTE 6 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

From time to time, Emerson engages in business transactions with its controlling shareholder, Nimble Holdings Company Limited (“Nimble”), formerly known as The Grande Holdings Limited (“Grande”), and one or more of Nimble’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, or with entities related to the Company’s Chairman of the Board. Set forth below is a summary of such transactions.

Controlling Shareholder

S&T International Distribution Limited (“S&T”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nimble, collectively have, based on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on February 15, 2019, the shared power to vote and direct the disposition of 15,243,283 shares, or approximately 72.4%, of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of June 30, 2020. Accordingly, the Company is a “controlled company” as defined in Section 801(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide.

Related Party Transactions

Charges of rental and utility fees on office space in Hong Kong

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company was billed approximately $43,000 for rental and utility fees from Vigers Appraisal and Consulting Ltd (“VACL”), which is a company related to the Company’s Chairman of the Board. As of June 30, 2020 the Company owed nil to VACL related to these charges.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company was billed approximately $600 for purchases of personal protection equipment from Lafe Strategic Services Ltd (“LSSL”), which is a company related to the Company’s Chairman of the Board. As of June 30, 2020 the Company owed $600 to LSSL related to these charges.

NOTE 7 — SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

At June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company held short term investments totaling $27.2 million and $28.1 million, respectively. These investments were comprised of bank certificates of deposit, which bear an interest rate of approximately 0.40% and will mature in September 2020.

NOTE 8 — CONCENTRATION RISK

Customer Concentration

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s three largest customers accounted for approximately 77% of the Company’s net revenues, of which Walmart accounted for 46%, Amazon accounted for 22% and Kroger accounted for 9%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s three largest customers accounted for approximately 73% of the Company’s net revenues, of which Walmart accounted for 39%, Amazon accounted for 23% and Fred Meyer accounted for 11%.

A significant decline in net sales to any of the Company’s key customers would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation.

Product Concentration

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of two product types within two categories — housewares products and audio products, of which microwave ovens generated approximately 38% of the Company’s gross product sales. Audio products generated approximately 58% of the Company’s gross product sales.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of the same two product types within two categories — housewares products and audio products, of which microwave ovens generated approximately 49% of the Company’s gross product sales. Audio products generated approximately 49% of the Company’s gross product sales.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, the Company’s top two customers accounted for 51% and 46% as of June 30, 2020, respectively. As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, the Company’s top two customers accounted for 45% and 45% as of March 31, 2020, respectively. The Company periodically performs credit evaluations of its customers but generally does not require collateral, and the Company provides for any anticipated credit losses in the financial statements based upon management’s estimates and ongoing reviews of recorded allowances. Due to the high concentration of the Company’s net trade accounts receivables among just two customers, any significant failure by one of these customers to pay the Company the amounts owing against these receivables would result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Supplier Concentration

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company procured 100% of its products for resale from its two largest factory suppliers, of which 63% was supplied by its largest supplier. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company procured approximately 77% of its products for resale from its two largest factory suppliers, of which 42% was supplied by its largest supplier.

NOTE 9 — LEASES

The Company leases office space in the U.S. and in Hong Kong as well as a copier in the U.S. These leases have remaining non-cancellable lease terms of three to five years. The Company has elected not to separate lease and non-lease components for all leased assets. The Company did not identify any events or conditions during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 to indicate that a reassessment or re-measurement of the Company’s existing leases was required. There were also no impairment indicators identified during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that required an impairment test for the Company’s right-of-use assets or other long-lived assets in accordance with ASC 360-10.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s current operating and finance lease liabilities were $246,000 and $1,000, respectively and its non-current operating and finance lease liabilities were $171,000 and $3,000, respectively. The Company’s operating and finance lease right-of-use asset balances are presented in non-current assets. The net balance of the Company’s operating and finance lease right-of-use assets as of June 30, 2020 was $387,000 and $4,000, respectively.

The components of lease costs, which were included in operating expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Lease cost
Operating lease cost	$	64	$	63
Finance lease cost		—		—
Amortization of right-of-use assets		—		—
Interest on lease liabilities		—		—
Variable lease costs		—		—
Total lease cost		64		63

The supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases		67		65
Operating cash flows from finance leases		—		—
Financing cash flows from finance leases		—		—

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		650		650
Finance leases		5		5

Information relating to the lease term and discount rate are as follows:

Weighted average remaining lease term (in months)	As of June 30, 2020			As of June 30, 2019
Operating leases		23.5			34.1
Finance leases		47.2			59.2

Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		7.50	%		7.50	%
Finance leases		7.50	%		7.50	%

As of June 30, 2020 the maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
(in thousands)	Operating Leases			Finance Leases

2021	$	201		$	1
2022		162			1
2023		84			1
2024		—			1
2025		—			1
Thereafter		—			—
Total lease payments	$	447		$	5
Less: Imputed interest		(30	)		(1	)
Total	$	417		$	4

NOTE 10 — PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

The Covid-19 outbreak in the first half of calendar 2020 has had a negative impact on the Company’s operational and financial performance. However, the extent of this negative impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

In April and May of 2020, the Company applied for and received aggregate loan proceeds in the amount of approximately $204,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). The PPP, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), 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 are forgivable after eight weeks as long as 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 will be reduced if the Company terminates employees or reduces salaries during the eight-week period and does not cure these terminations or reductions by June 30, 2020, as per the current guidance from the Small Business Administration.

The unforgiven portion of the PPP loan is payable over two years at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments for the first six months. The Company intends to use the proceeds for purposes consistent with the PPP. While the Company currently believes its use of proceeds will meet the conditions for forgiveness of the loan, management cannot provide assure that its actions will result in the forgiveness of the loan, in whole or in part.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following discussion of the Company’s operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

In the following discussions, most percentages and dollar amounts have been rounded to aid presentation. Accordingly, all amounts are approximations.

Forward-Looking Information

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond the Company’s control, and which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. The reader can identify these forward-looking statements through the Company’s use of words such as “may,” “will,” “can,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “seek,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “potential,” and other similar words and expressions of the future. These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:

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the ongoing effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-related business disruption and economic uncertainty on both the Company’s projected customer demand and supply chain, as well as its operations and financial performance;

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the Company’s ability to generate sufficient revenue to achieve and maintain profitability;

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the Company’s ability to obtain new customers and retain key existing customers, including the Company’s ability to maintain purchase volumes of the Company’s products by its key customers;

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the Company’s ability to obtain new licensees and distribution relationships and maintain relationships with its existing licensees and distributors;

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the Company’s ability to resist price increases from its suppliers or pass through such increases to its customers;

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changes in consumer spending for retail products, such as the Company’s products, and in consumer practices, including sales over the Internet;

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the Company’s ability to maintain effective internal controls or compliance by its personnel with such internal controls;

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the Company’s ability to successfully manage its operating cash flows to fund its operations;

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the Company’s ability to anticipate market trends, enhance existing products or achieve market acceptance of new products;

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the Company’s ability to accurately forecast consumer demand and adequately manage inventory;

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the Company’s dependence on a limited number of suppliers for its components and raw materials;

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the Company’s dependence on third party manufacturers to manufacture and deliver its products;

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the Company’s dependence on a third party logistics provider for the storage and distribution of its products in the United States;

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the ability of third party sales representatives to adequately promote, market and sell the Company’s products;

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the Company’s ability to maintain, protect and enhance its intellectual property;

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the effects of competition;

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the Company’s ability to distribute its products in a timely fashion, including as a result of labor disputes and public health threats and social unrest;

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evolving cybersecurity threats to the Company’s information technology systems or those of its customers or suppliers;

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changes in foreign laws and regulations and changes in the political and economic conditions in the foreign countries in which the Company operates;

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changes in accounting policies, rules and practices;

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changes in tax rules and regulations or interpretations;

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changes in U.S. and foreign trade regulations and tariffs, including potential increases of tariffs on goods imported into the U.S., and uncertainty regarding the same;

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limited access to financing or increased cost of financing;

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the effects of currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and Chinese renminbi relative to the dollar and increases in costs of production in China; and

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the other factors listed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 and other filings with the SEC.

Furthermore, the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic remains fluid and the potential for a material impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition increases the longer the COVID-19 pandemic affects activity levels in the United States and globally. For this reason, the Company cannot reasonably estimate with any degree of certainty the future impact COVID-19 may have on its business, results of operations or financial position. The extent of any impact will depend on future developments, including the duration of the outbreak, duration of the measures taken to control the spread, the effectiveness of actions taken to contain and treat the disease, and demand for the Company’s products.

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report or the date of the document incorporated by reference into this report. The Company has no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company has expressed its expectations, beliefs and projections in good faith and it believes it has a reasonable basis for them. However, the Company cannot assure the reader that its expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes certain financial information for the three month periods ended June 30, 2020 (fiscal 2021) and June 30, 2019 (fiscal 2020) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
Net product sales	$	1,234		$	1,558
Licensing revenue		60			55
Net revenues		1,294			1,613
Cost of sales		1,018			1,350
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,477			1,482
Operating loss		(1,201	)		(1,219	)
Interest income, net		82			237
Loss before income taxes		(1,119	)		(982	)
Provision for income taxes		6			5
Net loss	$	(1,125	)	$	(987	)

Net product sales — Net product sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $1.2 million as compared to $1.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 20.8%. The decline in net product sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 reflected the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s sales and manufacturing supply chain activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company’s sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were highly concentrated among the Company’s three largest customers – Wal-Mart, Amazon.com and Kroger – where net product sales comprised approximately 80%. The Company’s sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 were highly concentrated among the Company’s three largest customers – Wal-Mart, Amazon.com and Fred Meyer – where net product sales comprised approximately 75% of the Company’s total net product sales.

Net product sales may be periodically impacted by adjustments made to the Company’s sales allowance and marketing support accrual to record unanticipated customer deductions from accounts receivable or to reduce the accrual by any amounts which were accrued in the past but not taken by customers through deductions from accounts receivable within a certain time period. In the aggregate, these adjustments had the effect of increasing net product sales and operating income by approximately $4,000 and nil for the first quarters of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020. Net product sales are comprised primarily of the sales of houseware and audio products which bear the Emerson^® brand name. The major elements which contributed to the overall decrease in net product sales were as follows:

Houseware products: Net sales decreased $0.3 million, or 36.1%, to $0.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to $0.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, driven by a decrease in year-over-year sales of microwave ovens.

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Audio products: Net sales were $0.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to $0.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 4.9%, resulting from decreased net sales of clock radios.

Business operations — The Company expects to continue to expand its existing distribution channels and to develop and promote new products to regain shelf spaces with retailers in the USA. The Company is also investing in products and marketing activities to expand its sales through internet and ecommerce channels. These efforts require investments in appropriate human resources, media marketing and development of products in various categories in addition to the traditional home appliances and audio products on which the Company has historically focused. The Company also is continuing its efforts to identify strategic courses of action related to its licensing activities, including seeking new licensing relationships. The Company has engaged Leveraged Marketing Corporation of America (“LMCA”) as an agent to assist in identifying and procuring potential licensees.

Emerson’s success is dependent on its ability to anticipate and respond to changing consumer demands and trends in a timely manner, as well as expanding into new markets and sourcing new products that are profitable to the Company. Geo-political factors may also affect the Company’s operations and demand for the Company’s products, which are subject to customs requirements and to tariffs and quotas set by governments through mutual agreements and bilateral actions. The Company expects that recently imposed and proposed U.S. tariffs on categories of products that the Company imports from China, and China’s retaliatory tariffs on certain goods imported from the United States, as well as modifications to international trade policy, will affect its product costs going forward. If no mitigation steps are taken, or the mitigation is unsuccessful, the combination of tariffs will result in significantly increased annualized costs to the Company as all of the Company’s products are currently manufactured by suppliers in China. Although the Company is monitoring the trade environment and working to mitigate the possible effect of tariffs with its suppliers as well as its customers through pricing and sourcing strategies, including drawing down inventory built up in advance of the recent tariff increases, the Company cannot be certain how its customers and competitors will react to the actions taken. In addition, heightened tensions between the United States and China over Hong Kong and any resulting retaliatory policies may affect our operations in Hong Kong. At this time the Company is unable to quantify possible effects on its costs arising from the new tariffs, which are expected to increase the Company’s inventory costs and associated costs of sales as tariffs are incurred, and some costs may be passed through to the Company’s customers as product price increases in the future. However, if the Company is unable to successfully pass through the additional costs or otherwise mitigate the effects of these tariffs, or if the higher prices reduce demand for the Company’s products, it will have a negative effect on the Company’s product sales and gross margins.

Starting in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges and adversely affected the Company’s business and operating results, and the operations and production capabilities of the Company’s suppliers in China and the distribution capabilities of the Company’s third party logistics provider, including as a result of quarantine or closure. The pandemic directly and indirectly disrupted certain sales and supply chain activities and affected the Company’s ability to address those challenges during the first quarter of fiscal 2021, which contributed to a decline in net product sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The pandemic has continued to have an adverse effect during the beginning of the second quarter of fiscal 2021, including on inventory management following the cancellation or renegotiation of certain product orders, and the Company expects that the pandemic will continue to have an adverse effect over the coming quarters, including on the magnitude and timing of orders by retailers, resellers, distributors and consumers. In light of the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and on macroeconomic conditions domestically and internationally, along with the uncertainty associated with a potential recovery, the Company has implemented certain cost-reduction actions intended to reduce expenditures in line with the lower demand for the Company’s products in light of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to the business. However, the environment remains highly uncertain and demand for the Company’s products remains difficult to assess due to many factors including the pace of economic recovery around the world, the status of various government stimulus programs, competitive intensity and retailer actions to continue carefully managing inventory. As a result, the Company is unable at this time to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations and financial results, and, depending on the magnitude and duration of the pandemic, such impact may be material. The Company expects to see an adverse impact to its net product sales, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, which may also continue into the third quarter or beyond. Accordingly, current results and financial condition discussed herein may not be indicative of future operating results and trends.

For more information on risks associated with the Company’s operations, including tariffs, please see the risk factors within Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended March 31, 2020, as updated in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Licensing revenue — Licensing revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $60,000 as compared to $55,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, an increase of $5,000, or 9.1%. The year-over-year increase can be attributed to the escalation in the annual minimum royalty earned by the Company from its licensee.

Net revenues — As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company’s net revenues were $1.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to $1.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 19.8%.

Cost of sales — In absolute terms, cost of sales decreased $0.3 million, or 24.6%, to $1.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to $1.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The decrease in absolute terms for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was primarily related to decreased net product sales and by lower year-over-year gross cost of sales as a percentage of gross sales. The amounts presented are based on the change in methodology regarding the Company’s definition of Cost of Sales. See “Note 1 – Background and Basis of Presentation”.

The Company purchases the products it sells from a limited number of factory suppliers. For the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, the Company purchased 100% and 77%, respectively, from its two largest suppliers.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“S,G&A”) — S,G&A, in absolute terms, was $1.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to $1.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. S,G&A, as a percentage of net revenues, was 114.1% in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to 91.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The amounts presented are based on the change in methodology regarding the Company’s definition of Cost of Sales. See “Note 1 – Background and Basis of Presentation”.

Interest income, net — Interest income, net, was $82,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to $237,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of $155,000. The decrease was primarily due to lower average interest rates earned on the Company’s short term investments.

Provision for income taxes — In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $6,300 as compared to income tax expense of $5,300 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. See “Note 5 – Income Taxes”.

Although the Company generated net losses during fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, it was unable to realize an income tax benefit due to valuation allowances recorded against its deferred tax assets.

Net (loss) — As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company realized a net loss of $1,125,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to a net loss of $987,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $6.1 million as compared to approximately $6.3 million at March 31, 2020. Working capital decreased to $35.0 million at June 30, 2020 as compared to $36.1 million at March 31, 2020. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $0.2 million was due to the net loss generated during the period of $1.1 million, an increase in inventory of $0.2 million, an increase in prepaid purchases of $0.1 million and a decrease in deferred revenue of $0.1 million partially offset by a decrease in short term investments of $0.9 million, an increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities of $0.2 million and an increase of $0.2 million in short term loan payable.

Cash Flows

Net cash used by operating activities was approximately $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, resulting from a $1.1 million net loss generated during the period, an increase in inventory of $0.2 million, an increase in prepaid purchases of $0.1 million and a decrease in deferred revenue of $0.1 million partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and other liabilities of $0.2 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 due to a decrease in short term certificates of deposit.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 due to proceeds received from the Payroll Protection Program.

Sources and Uses of Funds

The Company’s principal existing sources of cash are generated from operations and its existing short-term investments. The Company believes that its existing cash balance and sources of cash will be sufficient to support existing operations over the next 12 months.

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

In April and May of 2020, the Company applied for and received aggregate loan proceeds of approximately $0.2 million under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The PPP loan accrues interest at 1% and matures two years from the date of issuance, with a deferral of payments for the first six months. While the Company intends to pursue the forgiveness of the PPP loan in accordance with the requirements and limitations under the CARES Act, no assurance can be provided that forgiveness of any portion of the PPP loan will be obtained. See Note 10 of the Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2020, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under the rules of the SEC.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lease assets and liabilities to be recorded on the balance sheet. This update is effective for public entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, and certain qualitative and quantitative disclosures are also required. Early adoption was permitted. The Company has adopted this ASU and related amendments as of April 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis. The Company has applied the modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption, whereby prior comparative periods will not be retrospectively presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has also elected certain practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, including to retain the historical lease classification as well as relief from reviewing expired or existing contracts to determine if they contain leases. The Company will be exempting leases with an initial term of twelve months or less from balance sheet recognition and will not separate lease and non-lease components.

Upon adoption, the Company recognized total lease liabilities of $695,000, and corresponding right-of-use assets of $650,000, all of which is associated with leased office space. The difference between the right-of-use asset and lease liability is due to the existing deferred balance, resulting from historical straight-lining of operating leases that was reclassified upon adoption to reduce the measurement of the right-of-use assets. The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were not materially impacted. See Note 9, “Leases” for further details.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The following ASUs were issued by the FASB which relate to or could relate to the Company as concerns the Company’s normal ongoing operations or the industry in which the Company operates.

Accounting Standards Update 2019-12 “Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (Issued December 2019)

Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” (Issued June 2016)

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Disclosure controls and procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d — 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Due to the inherent limitations of control systems, not all misstatements may be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. Our controls and procedures can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the above objectives have been met.

The Company’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of June 30, 2020, are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceedings other than litigation matters, in most cases involving ordinary and routine claims incidental to its business. Management cannot estimate with certainty the Company’s ultimate legal and financial liability with respect to any such pending litigation matters. However, management believes, based on its examination of such matters, that the Company’s ultimate liability will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The Company’s operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended March 31, 2020, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of the Company’s common stock. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to our risk factors since the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020.

The Company’s business has been and is expected to continue to be adversely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company is closely monitoring the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of its operations and regions, including the effect on its consumers, employees, trade customers, suppliers and distribution channels. The pandemic has created significant business disruption and economic uncertainty, which has adversely affected the Company’s supply chain, distribution channels and consumer demand for its products, and has already directly and indirectly affected the Company’s business and operating results. However, the full extent of its impact will depend on future developments that are uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions to contain or treat its effects, among others. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or any other health epidemic, is highly uncertain and subject to change not only with the spread of the disease, but also with the scope and timing of governmental, regulatory, fiscal, monetary and public health responses.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, the Company’s business operations could be further disrupted or delayed. The pandemic has already resulted in, and may continue to result in, work stoppages, slowdowns and delays, travel restrictions, event cancellation, and other factors that cause an increase in costs or order cancellations, reductions or delays. For example, the Company’s supply chain has been and may in the future be adversely affected with production delays, service disruptions or limited manufacturing volumes associated with shutdowns of factories, logistics providers and shippers or reduced numbers of workers or working hours in the respective facilities, limits on component supplies and diminished capability to implement engineering and design changes in a timely manner. In addition, quarantines, stay at home orders and other travel limitations (whether voluntary or required) may impede the Company’s employees’ ability to efficiently conduct research and development activities or oversee manufacturing and shipping activities, which may slow innovation, lead to higher costs, logistics disruptions or delays in delivering to the Company’s distribution channels and customers . Further, if the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the Company’s operations continue to be adversely affected, the Company risks a delay, default, violation and/or non-compliance under existing agreements. Many of these effects may not be covered by the Company’s existing insurance coverages.

The spread of COVID-19, which has caused a broad impact globally, including restrictions on travel and quarantine policies put into place by businesses and governments, has had and may continue to have a material economic effect on the Company’s business. For example, the pandemic and related measures taken to limit the spread of disease has resulted in retail store closures, both temporary and permanent, higher unemployment and greater economic uncertainty, which may adversely affect consumer purchasing behavior. Consumer fears about becoming ill with the disease may continue, which will adversely affect traffic to retail stores selling the Company’s products. Consumer spending generally may also be negatively affected by general macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence, including the effects of the current recession, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This may negatively affect sales of the Company’s products at retail stores and online marketplace channels and through the Company’s licensing agreements. Any significant reduction in consumer visits to, or spending at, retail stores caused by COVID-19, and any decreased spending at stores or online caused by decreased consumer confidence and spending following the pandemic, would result in a loss of sales of the Company’s products and profits and other material adverse effects.

While the potential economic effects and the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic may be difficult to assess or predict, it has already caused, and is likely to result in further, significant disruption of global financial markets. In addition, the current recession has, and a depression or other sustained adverse market event resulting from the spread of COVID-19 could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business and the market value of its common stock. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, its industry or the global economy as a whole, and the Company cannot predict the effects that COVID-19 pandemic-related business disruptions and economic uncertainty will have on its customers, suppliers, consumers, and each of their financial conditions. However, any material effect on these parties could further adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, while significant efforts are underway to slow the spread of COVID-19, develop vaccines and therapeutics, it is unclear when or whether progress in any of those areas will translate into an economic recovery that will restore consumer confidence and accelerate consumer spending. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate other risks discussed below and in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition. Accordingly, given that the potential of these effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations has been and will likely continue to be material, the Company will continue to monitor the situation closely.

Foreign regulations and changes in trade policies and the political, social and economic conditions in the United States and the foreign countries in which the Company operates its business could affect the Company’s revenues and earnings materially and adversely.

The Company has operations in China and derives a significant portion of its revenue from sales of products manufactured by third parties located in China. In addition, third parties located in China and other countries located in the same region produce and supply many of the components and raw materials used in the Company’s products. Additionally, a significant portion of the shipping of the Company’s finished goods to the United States occurs through Hong Kong. Conducting an international business inherently involves a number of difficulties and risks that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s ability to generate revenues and could subject the Company to increased costs. The increasing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China, including over China’s recent enactment of a new national security law in Hong Kong, create uncertainties for doing business in China, and the risk of additional protectionist trade policies and tariffs or other escalating retaliatory policies, such as the recent U.S. executive order that ended the special economic status afforded to Hong Kong under the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, could increase the Company’s cost of doing business and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, the current U.S. administration continues to signal its intent to alter trade agreements between China and the U.S. and may impose additional tariffs on imports from China. It is possible that further tariffs may be imposed on the categories of products the Company imports to the United States, or that the Company’s business will be affected by retaliatory trade measures taken by China or other countries in response to existing or future tariffs, causing the Company to raise prices or make changes to its operations, any of which could adversely affect demand for the Company’s products or increase its costs.

Among the other factors that may adversely affect the Company’s revenues and increase its costs are:

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currency fluctuations which could cause an increase in the price of the components and raw materials used in the Company’s products and a decrease in its profits;

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Chinese labor laws;

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labor shortages affecting the Company’s facilities and its suppliers’ manufacturing facilities located in China;

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the elimination or reduction of value-added tax refunds to Chinese factories that manufacture products for export;

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the rise of inflation and substantial economic growth in China;

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more stringent export restrictions in the countries in which the Company operates which could adversely affect its ability to deliver its products to its customers;

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tariffs and other trade barriers which could make it more expensive for the Company to obtain and deliver its products to its customers;

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political instability and economic downturns in these countries which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain its products from its manufacturers or deliver its products to its customers in a timely fashion;

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outbreaks of public health threats, such as COVID-19, influenza and other highly communicable diseases or viruses, affecting the production capabilities of the Company’s suppliers, including as a result of quarantines or closures;

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new restrictions on the sale of electronic products containing certain hazardous substances; and

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the laws of China are likely to govern many of the Company’s supplier agreements.

Any of the factors described above may materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues and/or increase its operating expenses.

Tariffs or other restrictions placed on the Company’s products imported into the United States from China, or any related counter-measures taken by China, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, profitability and results of operations.

The Company has operations in China and all of the Company’s products are currently manufactured by suppliers in China. Any tariffs or other trade restrictions affecting the import of these products from China or any retaliatory trade measures taken by China in response to existing or future tariffs could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations going forward. The Company’s dependency on its overseas suppliers could exacerbate these and other risks, and any tariffs on the categories of products the Company imports to the United States could negatively affect the demand for such products, increase the cost of components, delay production or affect the Company’s ability to compete against competitors who do not manufacture in China or otherwise are not subject to such tariffs.

Beginning in 2018, the United States has imposed additional duties, ranging from 10% to 25%, on a variety of goods imported from China. Effective in September 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) imposed tariffs of 10% on approximately $200 billion worth of goods imported from China (“List 3 products”), including categories of products the Company imports from China and increased these tariffs to 25% effective in May 2019. In August 2019, the U.S. administration directed the USTR to increase tariffs on List 3 products from 25% to 30% effective October 2019, which increases were subsequently delayed indefinitely. In May 2019, the USTR proposed imposing additional tariffs of up to 25% on essentially all remaining Chinese-origin imports, including approximately $300 billion worth of goods imported from China (“List 4 products”). Tariffs of 15% were imposed on certain List 4 products effective in September 2019 (“List 4A products”), and the remainder were scheduled to be subject to these tariffs effective in December 2019 (“List 4B products”). In January 2020, the United States and China signed a Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement, pursuant to which the tariff increases on the List 4B products remained suspended and the rate of additional tariffs on the List 4A products was reduced to 7.5%, while all other tariffs remain in place. The effects on the Company of the recently imposed and proposed tariffs are uncertain because of the dynamic nature of governmental actions and responses, as well as possible exemptions for certain products. If the U.S. and China are able to negotiate the issues to restore a mutually advantageous and fair trading regime, the increased tariffs could be eliminated, but given the uncertainties, there can be no assurance of whether, or when, this will be accomplished. If the recently imposed and proposed tariffs covering the categories of products that the Company imports continue or are increased, and the Company is unable to obtain an exception, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Although the Company is monitoring the trade environment and working to mitigate the possible effect of tariffs through pricing and sourcing strategies, including through proactive management of inventory built up in advance of the recent tariff increases, and may take additional steps, the Company cannot be certain how its customers and competitors will react to the actions taken. Additional tariffs imposed by the United States, and any related countermeasures by China, including as a result of the heightened tensions between the United States and China over Hong Kong, could increase the Company’s cost of goods and reduce its gross margins. If the Company determines to pass some or all of these new tariff burdens on to its customers as product price increases in the future, the result may be a degradation of the Company’s competitive position and a loss of customers that would adversely affect the Company’s operating performance. However, the ultimate outcome of these tariff actions is not clear at this time, and there can be no assurances that the Company’s mitigation efforts will be successful or that the imposition of any such tariffs or trade actions would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenue, gross margins and operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

(a) None

(b) None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None

Item 6. Exhibits.


31.1		Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

31.2		Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

32		Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.*

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*

*	filed herewith

**	furnished herewith

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.

				EMERSON RADIO CORP.
				(Registrant)

				/s/ Duncan Hon
Date: August 14, 2020				Duncan Hon
				Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

				/s/ Michael Binney
Date: August 14, 2020				Michael Binney
				Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)