10-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2018

OR

☐ 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 Number)
3 University Plaza, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ	07601
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(973) 428-2000

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

Title of Each Class	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	NYSE American

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

None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    ☐  YES    ☒  NO.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act).    ☐  YES    ☒  NO.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days.    ☒  YES    ☐  NO.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    ☒  YES    ☐  NO.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 232.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether 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	☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	☒
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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 Act).    ☐  YES    ☒  NO.

Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant at September 30, 2017 (computed by reference to the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on the NYSE American on such date): $12,501,554.

Number of Common Shares outstanding at June 15, 2018: 22,571,951

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Document	Part of the Form 10-K
Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K	Part III

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I	3
Item 1. BUSINESS	4
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS	8
Item 2. PROPERTIES	16
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	17
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	17
PART II	17
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES	17
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA	18
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	19
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	23
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA	24
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	42
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	42
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION	42
PART III	43
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	43
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	43
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	43
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE	43
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES	43
PART IV	43
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES	43
Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY	45
SIGNATURES	46
Exhibit 21.1
Exhibit 23.1
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32

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PART I

Forward-Looking Information

This report contains forward looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 under 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 its 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. You can identify these forward-looking statements through the 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:

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

• 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• the effects of competition;

• the Company’s ability to distribute its products in a timely fashion, including as a result of labor disputes;

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

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

• changes in accounting policies, rules and practices;

• changes in tax rules and regulations or interpretations including, but not limited to the recently enacted U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017;

• the level of the Company’s stock repurchase activity;

• limited access to financing or increased cost of financing;

• 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

• the other factors listed under “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC.

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 annual report or the date of the

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document incorporated by reference into this annual 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 the Company believes they have a reasonable basis. However, the Company cannot assure the reader that its expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished.

Item 1. BUSINESS

The Company — Overview

Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “the Company” and “Emerson,” refers to Emerson Radio Corp. and its subsidiaries.

Emerson Radio Corp. was incorporated in Delaware in 1994. The Company designs, sources, imports and markets a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses its trademarks to others on a worldwide basis for a variety of products.

General

The Company, directly and through several subsidiaries, designs, sources, imports, markets, sells and licenses to certain licensees a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, both domestically and internationally, under the Emerson® brand name.

The Company believes its competitive advantages include a combination of:

• recognition of the Emerson^® brand;

• the Company’s distribution base and established customer relations;

• the Company’s sourcing expertise and established vendor relations;

• an infrastructure with personnel experienced in servicing and providing logistical support to the domestic mass merchant distribution channel, or supervising third-party logistics providers in providing same; and

• the Company’s extensive experience in establishing license and distribution agreements on a global basis for a variety of products.

The Company intends to continue leveraging its core competencies to offer a variety of current and new houseware and consumer electronic products to customers. In addition, the Company intends to continue entering into licenses for the use of its trade names and trademarks by third parties. See “Licensing Activities.”

The Company’s core business consists of selling, distributing, and licensing various low and moderately priced houseware and consumer electronic products in various categories. All of the Company’s marketing and sales efforts are currently concentrated in the United States.

For additional disclosures regarding the Company’s major customers, as well as financial information about geographical areas of the Company’s operations, see Item 8 – “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and Note 13 “Geographic Information”.

Products

The Company’s current product and branded categories consist primarily of the following:

Houseware Products	Audio Products	Other
Microwave Ovens	Clock Radios	Mobile and Landline Telephones and Accessories
Compact Refrigerators		Tablet Computers and Accessories
Wine Products		Cameras and Video Cameras and Accessories
Toaster Ovens		Miscellaneous Electronic and Novelty Products

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Sales and Distribution

The Company markets its products exclusively in the United States, primarily through mass merchandisers and online marketplaces.

In fiscal 2018, Walmart accounted for approximately 62%, Amazon.com accounted for approximately 11%, and Fred Meyer accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s net revenues. In fiscal 2017, Walmart accounted for approximately 53% and Fred Meyer accounted for approximately 17% of the Company’s net revenues. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of net revenues in either period. As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, Walmart and Amazon.com accounted for 64% and 21% as of March 31, 2018, respectively. As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, Walmart and Fred Meyer accounted for 91% and nil as of March 31, 2017, respectively. Management believes that a loss, or a significant reduction, of sales to any of its key customers would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and results of operations.

Approximately 31% and 25% of the Company’s net revenues in fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively, were made through third-party sales representative organizations that receive sales commissions and work in conjunction with the Company’s own sales personnel. With the Company’s permission, third-party sales representative organizations may sell competitive products in addition to the Company’s products. In most instances, either party may terminate a sales representative relationship on 30 days prior notice by the Company and 90 days prior notice by the sales representative organization in accordance with customary industry practice. In fiscal 2018, the Company utilized 5 sales representative organizations, including one which represented approximately 26% of its net revenues. In fiscal 2017, the Company utilized 7 sales representative organizations, including one which represented approximately 23% of its net revenues. No other sales representative organization accounted for more than 10% of net revenues in fiscal 2018 or fiscal 2017. The remainder of the Company’s sales is to customers that are serviced by its sales personnel. Although sales and operating results could be negatively impacted, management does not believe that the loss of one or more sales representative organizations would have a material adverse effect on its business and results of operations, as the Company believes that new sales representative organizations could be identified if needed, although that could be a time consuming process.

The Company primarily sells product to customers from its United States warehoused inventory, which is referred to as the Domestic Program. Under the Domestic Program, title for product typically passes at the time of shipment. The Company’s Direct Import Program allows its customers to import and receive product directly from an export port in the country of manufacture outside the United States. Under the Direct Import Program, title for the Company’s product passes to the customer in the country of origin when the product is shipped by the Company’s subsidiary in China. Under both programs, the Company recognizes revenues at the time title passes to the customer. See Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” During fiscal 2018, less than 1% of the Company’s net product sales were sold under the Direct Import Program. During fiscal 2017, none of the Company’s net product sales were sold under the Direct Import Program.

During fiscal 2017, the Company initiated sales through third party online marketplaces to broaden its brand reach. The Company’s website also serves as a sales channel for products, and provides search capability, detailed product information, online merchant availability, demo videos and downloadable product specification sheets. Sales through Amazon.com accounted for approximately 11% and 3% of the Company’s net revenues in fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company expects sales through online marketplaces to continue to be a growth initiative for its business.

The Company has an integrated system to coordinate the purchasing, sales and distribution aspects of its operations. The Company receives orders from its major customers via electronic data interface, facsimile, telephone or mail. The Company does not have long-term contracts with any of its customers, but rather receives orders on an ongoing basis. Products imported by the Company for the Domestic Program, generally from factories in Asia, are shipped by ocean and/or inland freight and then stored in the Company’s outsourced warehouse facilities for shipment to customers. The Company monitors its inventory levels and goods in transit through the use of an electronic inventory system. When a purchase order under the Domestic Program is received, it is filled from the Company’s inventory and the warehoused product is labeled and prepared for outbound shipment to the customer by common, contract or small package carrier.

Licensing Activities

The Company is party to two license agreements with a third party licensee that allow the licensee to manufacture and/or sell various products bearing the Company’s trademarks into defined geographic areas. Such activities have had a positive impact on operating results by generating income with minimal incremental costs and without any working capital requirements, and the Company intends to continue pursuing additional licensing opportunities. The Company protects its brand through careful license and product selection and control processes.

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See Item 1A — “Risk Factors — Business Related Risks — “The failure to obtain new licensees and distribution relationships or to maintain relationships with its existing licensees and distributors could materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues, earnings and business.”

Design and Manufacturing

The Company’s products are manufactured by original equipment manufacturers in accordance with the Company’s specifications. During fiscal 2018 and 2017, 100% of the Company’s purchases consisted of finished goods from foreign manufacturers located in People’s Republic of China.

The Company’s design team is responsible for product development and works closely with suppliers and determines the cosmetic and other features for new products. Accordingly, the exterior designs and operating features of the products reflect the Company’s judgment, or that of its customers, of current styles and consumer preferences.

The following summarizes the Company’s purchases from its major suppliers that provided more than 10% of the Company’s total purchases in fiscal 2018 and 2017:

	Fiscal Year
Supplier	2018			2017
Midea		59	%		75	%
Itoma		34	%		16	%
Total		93	%		91	%
* All other suppliers were less than 10%

The Company considers its relationships with its suppliers to be satisfactory and believes that, barring any unusual material or part shortages or economic, fiscal or monetary conditions, the Company could develop alternative suppliers. No assurance can be given that ample supply of product would be available at current prices and on current credit terms if the Company were required to seek alternative sources of supply without adequate notice by a supplier or a reasonable opportunity to seek alternate production facilities and component parts (See Item 1A — “Risk Factors — Business Related Risks — The Company depends on a limited number of suppliers for its products. If its relationships with such suppliers terminate or are otherwise impaired, the Company would likely experience increased costs, disruptions in the manufacture and shipment of its products and a material loss of net sales.” and Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.)

Warranties

The Company offers limited warranties for its consumer electronics, comparable to those offered to consumers by the Company’s competitors in the United States. Such warranties typically consist of a one year period for microwaves and compact refrigerators and a 90 day period for audio products, under which the Company pays for labor and parts, or offers a new or similar unit in exchange for a non-performing unit.

Returned Products

The Company’s customers return product for a variety of reasons, including:

• retailer return policies which allow customer returns for no reason concerning the quality of the product itself;

• damage to goods in transit and cosmetic imperfections; and

• mechanical failures.

Backlog

The Company does not believe that backlog is a significant factor. The ability of management to correctly anticipate and provide for inventory requirements is essential to the successful operation of the Company’s business.

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Trademarks

The Company owns the following principal trademarks for certain consumer electronic products in the United States, Canada, Mexico and various other countries:

• Emerson^®

• Emerson Research^®

• H.H. Scott^®

• iDEA^®

• IDIVA^®

• Ölevia^®

• Scott^®

• SmartSet^®

The Company’s trademark registrations must be renewed at various times. The Company intends to renew all trademarks necessary for the conduct of its business. The Company considers the Emerson^® trademark to be of material importance to its business and, to a lesser degree, the remaining trademarks. The Company licenses the Emerson^® and certain of its other trademarks to third parties, the scope of which is on a limited product and geographic basis and for a period of time. See “Licensing Activities.”

Competition

The Company primarily competes in the low-to-medium-priced sector of the housewares and consumer electronics market. Management estimates that the Company has several dozen competitors that are manufacturers and/or distributors, many of which are much larger and have greater financial resources than the Company. The Company competes primarily on the basis of:

• brand recognition;

• reliability;

• quality;

• price;

• design;

• consumer acceptance of the Company’s products; and

• the quality of service and support provided to retailers and their customers.

The Company also competes at the retail level for shelf space and promotional displays, all of which have an impact on its success in established and proposed distribution channels.

Government Regulation

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the Trade Act of 1974 and regulations promulgated there under, the United States government charges tariff duties, excess charges, assessments and penalties on many imports. These regulations are subject to continuous change and revision by government agencies and by action of the United States Trade Representative. As all of the Company’s products are currently manufactured by suppliers in China, the enactment of new legislation or the administration of current international trade regulations or executive action affecting trade agreements, or changes in sourcing patterns could adversely affect the Company’s operations. See Item 1A — “Risk Factors — Business Related Risks — Foreign regulations and changes in 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.” A number of states have adopted statutes regulating the manner of determining the amount of payments to independent service centers performing warranty service on products such as those sold by the Company. Additional Federal legislation and regulations regarding the importation of consumer electronics products, including the products marketed by the Company, have been proposed from time to time and, if enacted into law, could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

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Product Liability and Insurance

Because of the nature of the products it sells, the Company is periodically subject to product liability claims resulting from personal injuries. The Company may also become involved in various lawsuits incidental to its business.

Although the Company maintains product liability insurance coverage, there can be no assurance that the Company’s coverage limits will be sufficient to cover any successful product liability claims made against it in the future. In management’s opinion, any ultimate liability arising out of currently pending product liability claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. However, any claims substantially in excess of the Company’s insurance coverage, or any substantial claim not covered by insurance, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Employees

As of June 20, 2018, the Company had 27 employees, comprised of 12 in the United States and 15 in China. None of the Company’s employees are represented by unions, and the Company believes its labor relations are good.

Available Information

The Company files reports and other information with the SEC pursuant to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Readers may read and copy any document the Company files at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operations of the public reference room. The Company’s filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Company makes available through its internet website free of charge its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, amendments to such reports and other filings made by the Company with the SEC, as soon as practicable after the Company electronically files such reports and filings with the SEC. The Company’s website address is www.emersonradio.com. The information contained in the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference in this report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The reader should carefully consider these risk factors in addition to those set forth in the Company’s financial statements or the notes thereto. Additional risks about which the Company is not yet aware or that the Company currently believes to be immaterial also may adversely affect the Company’s business operations. If any of the following occur, the Company’s business, financial condition or operating results may be adversely affected. In that case, the price of the Company’s common stock may decline.

Business Related Risks

The Company relies on a small number of key customers for the majority of its business, and the loss or significant reduction in business with any of these key customers would materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues and earnings.

Certain customers have historically made up a significant percentage of the Company’s product sales and net revenues. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, Walmart, Amazon.com and Fred Meyer accounted for approximately 62%, 11% and 11%, respectively, of the Company’s net revenues. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 Wal-Mart and Fred Meyer accounted for approximately 53% and 17% of the Company’s net revenues, respectively. The Company expects that its online marketplaces will increasingly represent a significant portion of the Company’s product sales going forward. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net revenues during these periods. All customer purchases are made through purchase orders and the Company does not have any long-term contracts with its customers. Accordingly, sales from customers that have accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s net product sales and net revenues in past periods, individually or as a group, may not continue in future periods, or if continued, may not reach or exceed historical levels in any period, which has happened in the past and could happen in the future. Some of the Company’s key customers may also experience economic difficulties or otherwise default on their obligations to the Company. The complete loss of, or significant reduction in business from, or a material adverse change in the financial condition of, any of the Company’s key customers would cause a material and adverse change in the Company’s revenues and operating results.

The Company is dependent on a limited number of products for its sales.

We derive a substantial portion of our product revenues from a limited number of products, and we expect these products to continue to account for a large percentage of our product revenues in the near term. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of four product types within two categories — housewares products and audio

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products, and two of these product types, namely microwave ovens and compact refrigerators — both within the housewares category — generated approximately 69% of the Company’s gross product sales, with microwave ovens generating approximately 63% of the total and compact refrigerators generating approximately 6% of the total. Audio products generated approximately 30% of the Company’s gross product sales during fiscal 2018. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of the same four product types within the same two categories — housewares products and audio products, and two of these product types, namely microwave ovens and compact refrigerators — both within the housewares category — generated approximately 82% of the Company’s gross product sales, with microwave ovens generating approximately 71% of the total and compact refrigerators generating approximately 11% of the total. Audio products generated approximately 18% of the Company’s gross product sales during fiscal 2017. Because the market for these product types and categories is characterized by periodic new product introductions, the Company’s future financial performance will depend, in part, on the successful and timely development and customer acceptance of new and enhanced versions of these product types and other products distributed by the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to be successful in marketing these products types within these categories or any other new or enhanced products. For example, certain of the Company’s key customers perform periodic line reviews to assess their product offerings, which have in the past and may in the future lead to loss of business and pricing pressures. As a result of this dependence, a significant decline in pricing of, or market acceptance of these product types and categories, either in general or specifically as marketed by the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation.

The loss or reduction of business of one or a combination of our houseware and audio product lines could materially adversely affect our revenues, financial condition and results of operations.

If the Company’s third party sales representatives fail to adequately promote, market and sell the Company’s products, the Company’s revenues could significantly decrease.

A significant portion of the Company’s product sales are made through third party sales representative organizations, whose members are not employees of the Company. The Company’s level of sales depends on the effectiveness of these organizations, as well as the effectiveness of its own employees. Some of these third party representatives may sell (and do sell), with the Company’s permission, competitive products of third parties as well as the Company’s products. During the Company’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, these organizations were responsible for approximately 31% and 25%, respectively, of its net revenues during such periods. In addition, one of these representative organizations was responsible for a significant portion of these revenues. If any of the Company’s third party sales representative organizations engaged by the Company, especially the Company’s largest, fails to adequately promote, market and sell its products, the Company’s revenues could be significantly decreased until a replacement organization or distributor could be retained by the Company, which has happened in the past and could happen in the future. The loss or reduction of product sales made through third party sales representative organizations could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and results of operations. Finding replacement organizations and distributors could be a time consuming process during which the Company’s revenues could be negatively impacted.

The concentration of product sales among a limited number of retailers and the trend toward private label brands could materially reduce revenues and profitability.

With the concentration of the Company’s product sales among a limited number of retailers, the Company is dependent upon a small number of customers whose bargaining strength is growing. These retailers generally purchase a limited selection of houseware and consumer electronic products. As a result, there is significant competition for retail shelf space. In addition, certain of the Company’s key customers use their own private label brands that compete directly with some of the Company’s products. As the retailers in the houseware and consumer electronic industry become more concentrated, competition for sales to these retailers may increase, which could materially reduce the Company's revenues and profitability.

The houseware and consumer electronic industry is consolidating, which could reduce the Company’s ability to successfully secure product placements at key customers and limit its ability to sustain a cost competitive position in the industry.

Over the past several years, the houseware and consumer electronic industry has undergone substantial consolidation, and further consolidation is likely. As a result of this consolidation, the houseware and consumer electronic industry primarily consists of a limited number of large retailers and distributors. The Company’s ability to gain or maintain share of sales in the houseware and consumer electronic industry or maintain or enhance its relationships with key customers may be limited as a result of actions by competitors or the retailers’ increasing use of private label brands.

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The failure to obtain new licensees and distribution relationships or to maintain relationships with its existing licensees and distributors could materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues, earnings and business.

The Company maintains agreements that allow licensees to use the Company’s trademarks for the manufacture and sale of specific consumer electronics and other products into defined geographic areas. These agreements typically are for a limited period of time and, upon expiration, the Company cannot assure that its agreements with its licensees will be renewed in the future or that the Company’s relationships with its licensees or distributors will be maintained on satisfactory terms or at all. For example, as previously disclosed, the Company’s relationship with Funai, historically the Company’s most significant licensee, terminated in December 2016. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Funai accounted for approximately 78% of the Company’s total licensing revenue.  Funai also contributed substantial product volume and market presence through its manufacture and distribution of products utilizing the Emerson^® brand name in the United States. If the Company is unable to maintain its relationships with its licensees and distributors on terms satisfactory to the Company, or if it fails to obtain new licensees or distribution relationships or the Company’s licensees fail to protect the integrity and reputation of the Company’s trademarks, the value of the Emerson brand and the Company’s licensing revenues and earnings could be materially and adversely affected.

The Company depends on a limited number of suppliers for its products. If its relationships with such suppliers terminate or are otherwise impaired, the Company would likely experience increased costs, disruptions in the manufacture and shipment of its products and a material loss of net sales.

Although there are multiple potential suppliers for each of the Company’s products, the Company relies and is dependent on a limited number of suppliers for its main products, all of which are located outside of the United States.

The Company does not have any long-term or exclusive purchase commitments with any of its suppliers. Midea was the Company’s largest supplier and accounted for 59% of the Company’s purchases of products during fiscal 2018. The Company’s failure to maintain existing relationships with its suppliers or to establish new relationships on similar pricing and credit terms in the future could negatively affect the Company’s ability to obtain products in a timely manner. If the Company is unable to obtain an ample supply of product from its existing suppliers or secure alternative sources of supply, it may be unable to satisfy its customers’ orders, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues and relationships with its customers. Finding replacement suppliers could be a time consuming process during which the Company’s revenues and liquidity could be negatively impacted.

Increases in costs of products may materially reduce the Company’s profitability.

Factors that are largely beyond the Company’s control, such as the cost, quality and availability of the raw materials and components needed by suppliers of the Company’s products, may affect the cost of such products, and the Company may not be able to pass those costs on to its customers. As an example, when the prices of petroleum increase significantly, the Company’s profitability may be negatively impacted.

If the Company is unable to deliver products in the required amounts and in a timely fashion, the Company could experience delays or reductions in shipments to its customers, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues and relationships with its customers.

The Company’s ability to provide high quality customer service, process and fulfill orders, and manage inventory depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation and timely and uninterrupted performance of its suppliers. The Company can provide no assurances that it will not experience operational difficulties with its suppliers, including reductions in the availability of production capacity, errors in complying with product specifications, insufficient quality control, failures to meet production deadlines, increases in manufacturing costs and increased lead times. If the Company is unable to obtain products from these factories in the required quantities and quality and in a timely fashion, the Company could experience delays or reductions in product shipments to its customers, which could negatively affect the Company’s ability to meet the requirements of its customers, as well as its relationships with its customers, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues and operating results.

All the Company’s suppliers are based in China and as a result the Company is subject to risks associated with international operations and global manufacturing and sourcing including, among others:

• currency fluctuations;

• labor disputes and union actions that can disrupt our ability to ship products to customers;

• potential political, economic and social instability;

• inclement weather and natural disasters;

• possible acts of terrorism;

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• restrictions on transfers of funds;

• changes in import and export duties and quotas;

• changes in domestic and international customs and tariffs;

• uncertainties involving the costs to transport products;

• disruptions in the global transportation network;

• unexpected changes in regulatory environments;

• regulatory issues involved in dealing with foreign suppliers and in exporting and importing products;

• protection of intellectual property;

• difficulty in complying with a variety of foreign laws;

• difficulty in obtaining distribution and support; and

• potentially adverse tax consequences.

Furthermore, any material disruption, slowdown or shutdown of the operation of the Company’s principal logistics providers and shippers, including without limitation as a result of labor disputes, inclement weather, natural disasters, possible acts of terrorism, availability of shipping containers and increased security restrictions, could cause delays in the Company’s ability to receive, process and fulfill customer orders and may cause orders to be canceled, lost or delivered late, goods to be returned or receipt of goods to be refused. As a result, the Company’s relationships with its customers, revenues and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.

The Company relies on a third-party logistics provider for the storage and distribution of its products in the United States and, if such third party logistics provider incurs any damage to the facilities where the Company’s products are stored or is unable to distribute its products as needed, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and business.

The Company relies on a third-party logistics provider for the storage and distribution of its products. The facilities where the Company’s products are stored by such provider may also be harmed or rendered inoperable by natural or man-made disasters, including earthquakes, power outages, communications failure or terrorism. Any material damage to the facilities where the Company’s products are stored could adversely affect its inventory and the ability of such third-party logistics provider to meet the needs of its customers. In addition, an inability to maintain the Company’s contracts with such third-party logistics providers or a disruption or slowdown in the operations of such third-party logistics providers, including as a result of damage to the facilities of such providers or a strike by such providers, could cause delays in the Company’s ability to fulfill customer orders and may cause orders to be canceled, lost or delivered late, the Company’s products to be returned or receipt of products to be refused, any of which could adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations. The Company’s contract with its third-party logistics provider is terminable upon written notice by either party for convenience without cause. If the Company is unable to maintain its contract with its third-party logistics provider, the Company would be required to retain a new third party logistics provider and the Company may be unable to retain such third party at a cost that is acceptable to the Company. If the Company’s shipping costs were to increase as a result of an increase by such third-party logistics providers or as a result of obtaining a new third-party logistics provider and if the Company is unable to pass on these higher costs to its customers, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and business.

The Company’s business could be materially and adversely affected if it cannot protect its intellectual property rights or if it infringes on the intellectual property rights of others.

The Company’s ability to compete effectively depends on its ability to maintain and protect its proprietary rights. The Company owns the Emerson^® and other trademarks, which are materially important to its business, as well as other trademarks, patents, licenses and proprietary rights that are used for certain of the products that it markets and sells. The Company’s trademarks are registered throughout the world, including the United States and other countries. The Company also has two patents in the United States on its SmartSet^® technology, both of which expire in September 2018. However, based on the Company’s current product mix, the Company does not expect any material loss of revenues to occur as a result of the expiration of these patents. The laws of some foreign countries in which the Company operates may not protect the Company’s proprietary rights to the same extent as do laws in the United States. The protections afforded by the laws of such countries may not be adequate to protect the Company’s intellectual property rights.

Third parties may seek to challenge, invalidate, circumvent or render unenforceable any trademarks, patents or proprietary rights owned by or licensed to the Company. In addition, in the event third party licensees fail to protect the integrity of the Company’s trademarks, the value of these marks could be materially and adversely affected. The Company’s inability to protect its proprietary

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rights could materially and adversely affect the license of its trade names, trademarks and patents to third parties as well as its ability to sell its products. Litigation has been and may in the future be necessary to enforce the Company’s intellectual property rights, protect the Company’s trade secrets; and determine the scope and validity of such intellectual property rights. Any such litigation, whether or not successful, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management’s attention from the operation of the Company’s business.

The Company may receive notices of claims of infringement of other parties’ proprietary rights. Such actions could result in litigation and the Company could incur significant costs and diversion of resources in defending such claims. The party making such claims could secure a judgment awarding substantial damages, as well as injunctive or other equitable relief. Such relief could effectively block the Company’s ability to make, use, sell, distribute or market its products and services in such jurisdiction. The Company may also be required to seek licenses to such intellectual property. The Company cannot predict, however, whether such licenses would be available or, if available, that such licenses could be obtained on terms that are commercially reasonable and acceptable to the Company. The failure to obtain the necessary licenses or other rights could delay or preclude the sale, manufacture or distribution of its products and could result in increased costs to the Company.

The Company’s revenues and earnings could be materially and adversely affected if it cannot anticipate market trends or enhance existing products or achieve market acceptance of new products.

The Company’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. In addition, to increase the Company’s penetration of current markets and gain footholds in new markets for its products, the Company must maintain its existing products and integrate them with new products. The Company may not be successful in sourcing, marketing and releasing new products that respond to technological developments or changing customer needs and preferences. The Company may also experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction and sale of these new products. These new products may not adequately meet the requirements of the marketplace and may not achieve any significant degree of market acceptance. If release dates of any future products or enhancements to the Company’s products are delayed, or if these products or enhancements fail to achieve market acceptance when released, the Company’s sales volume may decline and earnings could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, new products or enhancements by the Company’s competitors may cause customers to defer or forgo purchases of the Company’s products, which could also materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues and earnings.

Cash generated by operating activities represents the Company’s principal source of funding and therefore the Company depends on its ability to successfully manage its operating cash flows to fund its operations.

The Company does not maintain any credit facilities (other than, from time to time, certain letters of credit) in connection with the operation of its business. The Company has relied on, and continues to rely on, its cash on hand and cash generated by operations to manage its business.Certain of the Company’s major factory suppliers, including Midea, extend credit lines to the Company in amounts based on various factors, including the amounts of the Company’s purchases and their internal credit criteria, and in the past have reduced the maximum amount of open credit lines available to the Company. The loss of, or reduction in, credit lines from the Company’s principal suppliers could reduce the Company’s liquidity, increase its working capital needs or limit its ability to purchase products which could adversely affect its financial condition or results of operations. If the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash from operations, the Company may need to secure alternative means of financing or reorganize its operations to continue to maintain the current business.

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Foreign regulations and changes in 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. 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. For example, the current U.S. administration has publicly supported potential trade proposals, including import tariffs and other tariffs, including the U.S. administration’s recent introduction of tariffs on China and China’s retaliatory tariffs on certain products from the United States, as well as modifications to international trade policy and other changes that may affect U.S. trade relations with other countries. As 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 could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations. The Company’s dependency on its overseas suppliers could exacerbate these and other risks. Among the factors that may adversely affect the Company’s revenues and increase its costs are:

• 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;

• Chinese labor laws;

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

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

• the rise of inflation and substantial economic growth in China;

• 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;

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

• 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;

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

• 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.

The Company is subject to intense competition in the industry in which it operates, which could cause material changes in the selling price of its products or losses of its market share.

The housewares and consumer electronics industry is highly competitive, especially with respect to pricing and the introduction of new products and features. The Company’s products compete in the low to medium-priced sector of the housewares and consumer electronics market and compete primarily on the basis of reliability, brand recognition, quality, price, design, consumer acceptance of the Emerson^® trademark and quality service and support to retailers and its customers. The Company and many of its competitors are subject to factory cost increases, and the Company expects these pressures to continue. If these pressures are not mitigated by increases in selling price or cost reductions from the Company’s suppliers or changes in product mix, or if the consumers of the Company’s products change their buying habits as a result of the Company’s actions, the Company’s revenues and profits could be substantially reduced. In addition, the Company recently expanded its marketing plan to include sales through online marketplaces, including Amazon.com, and the success of this plan depends on the Company’s ability to increase its visibility and continue to distribute its products through these online marketplaces. As compared to the Company, many of its competitors have significantly greater managerial, financial, marketing, technical and other competitive resources and greater brand recognition. As a result, the Company’s competitors may be able to (i) adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements; (ii) devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products and services; and (iii) respond more effectively to pricing pressures. Competition could increase if new companies enter the market, existing competitors expand their product mix or the Company expands into new markets. An increase in competition could result in material price reductions or loss of the Company’s market share.

In addition, the industry in which the Company competes generally has low barriers to entry that allow the introduction of new products or new competitors at a fast pace. Some retailers have begun to introduce their own private label products, which could reduce the volume of product they buy from the Company, as well as decrease the shelf space they allocate to the Company’s

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products. If the Company is unable to protect the Company’s brand image and authenticity, the Company may be unable to effectively compete with these new market entrants or new products.

Changes in consumer spending and economic conditions may cause the Company’s operating results to fluctuate and cause its stock price to decline.

The Company’s net revenue and operating results may vary significantly from year to year, which may adversely affect its results of operations and the market price for its common stock. Factors that may cause these fluctuations include:

• changes in market and economic conditions;

• the discretionary nature of consumers’ demands and spending patterns;

• variations in the sales of the Company’s products to its significant customers;

• variations in manufacturing and supplier relationships;

• if the Company is unable to correctly anticipate and provide for inventory requirements, it may not have sufficient inventory to deliver its products to its customers in a timely fashion or the Company may have excess inventory that it is unable to sell;

• new product developments or introductions;

• product reviews and other media coverage;

• competition, including competitive price pressures; and

• political instability, war, acts of terrorism or other disasters.

The Company could be exposed to product liability or other claims for which its product liability or other insurance may be inadequate.

A failure of any of the products marketed by the Company may subject it to the risk of product liability claims and litigation arising from injuries allegedly caused by the improper functioning or design of its products. Although the Company currently maintains product liability insurance in amounts which the Company considers adequate, the Company cannot assure that:

• its insurance will provide adequate coverage against potential liabilities;

• adequate product liability insurance will continue to be available in the future; or

• its insurance can be maintained on acceptable terms.

To the extent product liability or other litigation losses are beyond the limits or scope of the Company’s insurance coverage, the Company’s expenses could materially increase.

An information systems interruption or breach in security, including as a result of cyber-attacks, could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and reputation.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company electronically maintains sensitive data, including intellectual property, its proprietary business information and that of its customers and suppliers, and some personally identifiable information of employees, in its facilities and on its networks. In addition, the Company sells its products through online marketplaces, including Amazon.com, which rely upon third-party online payment platform service providers that maintain personal information collected from customers. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is important to the Company’s operations. A breach of the Company’s security systems and procedures or those of its vendors could result in significant data losses or theft of the Company’s customers’ or the Company’s employees’ intellectual property, proprietary business information or personally identifiable information.  A cybersecurity breach could negatively affect the Company’s reputation. 

Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long periods of time, the Company may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventive measures. In addition, hardware, software or applications the Company procures from third parties or uses in its online marketplaces may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems that could unexpectedly compromise information security. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to gain access to the Company’s systems or facilities through fraud, trickery or other forms of deceiving its employees. Accordingly, the Company may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate security barriers or other preventative measures, or if such measures are implemented, and even with appropriate training conducted in support of such measures, human errors may still occur. It is virtually impossible for the Company to entirely mitigate this risk. A

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party, whether internal or external, who is able to circumvent the Company’s security measures or those of its vendors could misappropriate information.

If the Company or the online payment platforms it uses fail to reasonably maintain the security of confidential information, the Company may suffer significant reputational and financial losses and the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, financial condition, and liquidity may be adversely affected. In addition, a system breach could result in other negative consequences, including disruption of internal operations, and may subject the Company to private litigation, government investigations, enforcement actions, and cause the Company to incur potentially significant liability, damages, or remediation costs.

Fluctuations in the Company’s tax obligations and effective tax rate and realization of deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, may result in volatility of the Company’s operating results.

The Company is subject to income taxes in various U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company records tax expense based on its estimates of future payments, which may include reserves for uncertain tax positions in multiple tax jurisdictions, and valuation allowances related to certain net deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards. In addition, tax laws in certain jurisdictions may limit the ability to use net operating loss carryforwards upon a change in control. At any one time, many tax years may be subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions. The results of these audits and negotiations with taxing authorities may affect the ultimate settlement of these issues. In addition, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be materially affected by a variety of factors including but not limited to changes in the mix and level of revenues, varying tax rates in the different jurisdictions in which the Company operates, fluctuations in the valuation allowance, timing of the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards, or by changes to existing accounting rules or regulations. Further, tax legislation or changes in tax rules and regulations or the interpretations thereof, including but not limited to the recently enacted U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, may be enacted in the future which could negatively affect the Company’s current or future tax structure and effective tax rates.

Stock Ownership Risks

There is a limited trading market for the Company’s common stock and the market price of the Company’s common stock is subject to volatility.

The Company’s common stock, which trades on the NYSE American, has experienced, and may experience in the future, significant price and volume fluctuations, which could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock. The market price of the Company’s common stock could fluctuate significantly in response to various factors and events, including:

• actual or anticipated variations in operating results and cash flows;

• loss of a key customer, licensee or supplier;

• announcements or events that affect the Company’s products, customers, competitors or markets;

• general business conditions in the markets and industry in which the Company competes;

• the Company’s stock repurchase program;

• concentration of holdings of the Company’s common stock; and

• other events or factors, including those listed under this section entitled “Risk Factors.”

In addition, the securities markets have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations over the past several years that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Company’s common stock.

The Company is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE American rules and, as a result, qualifies for, and relies on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. As a result, the Company’s shareholders do not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.

Nimble Holdings Company Limited (“Nimble”), formerly known as The Grande Holdings Limited (“Grande”), through one of its indirect subsidiaries, is the beneficial owner of approximately 67.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of June 15, 2018. As a result, the Company is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE American Company Guide. Under the NYSE American rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by another person or group of persons acting together is a controlled company and may elect not to comply with certain NYSE American corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that:

• a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors consist of independent directors;

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• the Company has a nominating committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and

• the Company has a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

The Company has elected to use certain of these exemptions and the Company may continue to use all or some of these exemptions in the future for so long as the Company is a controlled company. The Company’s Board of Directors acts as the nominating committee and compensation committee and determines the compensation and benefits of the Company’s executive officers, administers its employee stock and benefit plans, as may be in effect from time to time, and reviews policies relating to the compensation and benefits of its employees. Although all board members have fiduciary obligations in connection with compensation matters, the Company’s lack of an independent compensation committee presents the risk that any executive officers who are also directors may have influence over their personal compensation and benefits levels that may not be commensurate with the Company’s financial performance. Accordingly, shareholders of the Company do not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE American.

The controlling ownership of the Company’s common stock by an indirect subsidiary of Nimble substantially reduces the influence of other stockholders, and the interests of Nimble may conflict with the interests of the Company’s other stockholders.

Nimble, through one of its indirect subsidiaries, is the beneficial owner of approximately 67.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of June 15, 2018. As a result, Nimble will be able to exert significant influence over the Company’s business and have the ability to control the approval process for actions by the Company that require stockholder approval, including: the election of the Company’s directors and the approval of mergers, sales of assets or other significant corporate transactions or matters submitted for stockholder approval. Nimble may have interests that differ from your interests and may cause the shares in the Company beneficially owned by Nimble to be voted in a way with which you disagree and that may be adverse to your interests. In addition, several provisions of the Company’s organizational documents and Delaware law may deter or prevent a takeover attempt, including a takeover attempt in which the potential purchaser offers to pay a per share price greater than the current market price of its common stock. Under the terms of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, its board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These provisions could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change in control transaction. They could also have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for the Company’s common stock, including transactions that may be in your best interests.

The Company’s board of directors has formed a Special Committee of independent directors to explore strategic alternatives. However, there can be no assurances that any transaction will occur, or if such a transaction does occur, the value of that transaction to the Company or its shareholders.

The Company’s board of directors formed an ad hoc Special Committee consisting solely of independent directors in March 2013 to evaluate possible strategic alternatives intended to enhance stockholder value. These alternatives could include, among others, possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships, marketing alliances, sale of all or some of our assets or other possible transactions. However, there can be no assurance that any such strategic transaction will occur. In addition, if such a transaction occurs, there can be no assurances as to the value of any such transaction to the Company or its stockholders.

Item 2. PROPERTIES

The following table sets forth the material properties leased by the Company:

Facility Purpose	Approximate Square Footage		Location	Lease Expires
Corporate headquarters		5,541	Hackensack, NJ	July 2018
Corporate headquarters (As of July 2018)		5,693	Parsippany, NJ	January 2023
Hong Kong office		6,162	Hong Kong, China	July 2019
Macao office		960	Macao, China	May 2020

The Company presently relies on warehouse space from its third party logistics provider.

The Company believes that the properties used for its operations are in satisfactory condition and adequate for its present and anticipated future operations. The Company does not currently own any of the properties it occupies.

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Item 3. 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 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 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

(a) Market Information

The Company’s common stock began trading on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol MSN on December 22, 1994, and currently trades on the NYSE American under the same symbol, as a result of NYSE Euronext’s acquisition of the American Stock Exchange in 2008. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices for the Company’s common stock as reported by the NYSE American during the last two fiscal years.

	Fiscal 2018				Fiscal 2017
	High		Low		High		Low
First Quarter	$	1.44	$	1.15	$	0.87	$	0.55
Second Quarter		1.43		1.07		1.10		0.58
Third Quarter		1.89		1.33		1.05		0.69
Fourth Quarter		1.60		1.25		1.40		1.00

There is no established trading market for the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock, whose conversion feature expired as of March 31, 2002.

(b) Holders

At June 11, 2018, there were 188 stockholders of the Company’s common stock whose shares were registered with the Company’s transfer agent. The Company believes that the number of beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of registered shareholders, because a large portion of the Company’s common stock is held of record in broker “street names”.

(c) Dividends

The Company has not paid cash dividends on its common stock since an extraordinary dividend paid on September 30, 2014, and does not currently plan to declare dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future.  The payment of dividends, if any, would be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and would depend on the Company’s results of operations, capital requirements, financial condition, prospects, contractual arrangements, and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

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(d) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table reports information regarding repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2018:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (1)

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 through January 31, 2018		44,959	$	1.46		44,959	$	5,223,956
February 1 through February 28, 2018		383,893	$	1.49		383,893	$	4,652,787
March 1 through March 31, 2018		675,504	$	1.50		675,504	$	3,640,762
Total		1,104,356	$	1.49		1,104,356	$	3,640,762

⁽¹⁾ In December 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $5 million of the Company’s common stock under a new stock repurchase plan. The repurchases may be effected from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or in privately negotiated transactions, which may include, in whole or in part, the establishment of a purchase program pursuant to the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, through block purchases or through accelerated or forward or similar stock purchases. Repurchased shares are held in treasury. In September 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional $5 million, bringing the total authorized stock repurchases under the program to $10 million, and in June 2018 extended the repurchase program to December 31, 2018.

Item 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Not applicable.

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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those under Item 1A – “Risk Factors” or in other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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

Results of Operations:

The following table summarizes certain financial information for the fiscal years ended March 31 (in thousands):

	2018			2017
Net product sales	$	14,363		$	17,635
Licensing revenue		659			3,616
Net revenues		15,022			21,251
Cost of sales		13,921			16,277
Other operating costs and expenses		60			199
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,923			5,101
Operating (loss)		(3,882	)		(326	)
Interest income, net		492			261
(Loss) before income taxes		(3,390	)		(65	)
Provision for income taxes		3,461			172
Net (loss)	$	(6,851	)	$	(237	)

Results of Operations — Fiscal 2018 compared with Fiscal 2017

Net product sales — Net product sales for fiscal 2018 were $14.4 million as compared to $17.6 million for fiscal 2017, a decrease of $3.2 million, or 18.6% as detailed below. The Company’s sales were highly concentrated among three customers - Walmart, Amazon.com and Fred Meyer - in fiscal 2018 and two customers - Walmart and Fred Meyer - in fiscal 2017, where gross product sales to these customers were approximately 87.9% and 85.8% of the Company’s total gross product sales in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively. 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 $0.2 million and $0.3 million for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively. 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:

i) Houseware product net sales decreased $4.3 million, or 30.0%, to $10.1 million in fiscal 2018 as compared to $14.4 million in fiscal 2017, principally driven by a decrease in sales of microwave ovens and compact refrigerators, partially offset by an increase in wine products and toaster ovens. The year-over-year decreases were driven by lower year-over-year retail sell through on existing models and competitive pricing activity.

ii) Audio product net sales were $4.3 million in fiscal 2018 compared to $3.2 million in fiscal 2017, an increase of $1.1 million, or 32.9%, resulting from increased 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 in these and other 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 that the Company has offered. The Company also is continuing its efforts to identify strategic courses of action related to its licensing activities, including seeking new licensing relationships.

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Emerson has taken active steps to further streamline its operations to reduce and control its operating costs. The operating costs for fiscal 2018 were reduced to $4.9 million, which included $489,000 in legal fees related to a trademark infringement suit initiated by the Company, as compared to $5.1 million for fiscal 2017.

Licensing revenue — Licensing revenue in fiscal 2018 was $0.7 million as compared to $3.6 million for fiscal 2017, a decrease of $2.9 million, or 81.8%, driven by lower year-over-year sales by the Company’s licensees of Emerson^® branded product.

Historically, the Company’s largest license agreement was with Funai which accounted for $2.8 million, or approximately 78% of the Company’s total fiscal 2017 licensing revenue. As previously disclosed,the Funai licensing agreement was terminated effective as of December 31, 2016.

Net revenues — As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company’s net revenues were $15.0 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $21.3 million for fiscal 2017, a decrease of $6.3 million, or 29.3%.

Cost of sales — Cost of sales includes those components as described in Note 1 “Cost of Sales” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In absolute terms, cost of sales decreased $2.4 million, or 14.5%, to $13.9 million in fiscal 2018 as compared to $16.3 million in fiscal 2017. Cost of sales as a percentage of net product sales was 96.9% in fiscal 2018 as compared to 92.3% in fiscal 2017. The decrease in absolute terms for fiscal 2018 as compared to fiscal 2017 was primarily related to the reduced net product sales and lower year-over-year gross cost of sales as a percentage of gross sales.

Other operating costs and expenses — Other operating costs and expenses include those components as described in Note 1 “Other Operating Costs and Expenses” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Other operating costs and expenses as a percentage of net product sales was 0.4% in fiscal 2018 and 1.1% in fiscal 2017. In absolute terms, other operating costs and expenses was $0.1 million in fiscal 2018 as compared to $0.2 million in fiscal 2017.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“S,G&A”) — S,G&A, as a percentage of net revenues, was 32.8% in fiscal 2018 as compared to 24.0% in fiscal 2017. Fiscal 2018 S,G&A, in absolute terms, was $4.9 million and fiscal 2017 S,G&A, in absolute terms, was $5.1 million, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 3.5%. The decrease in S,G&A was due to reductions in compensation costs, directors fees, consulting fees, IT costs and tax counsel partially offset by increased legal fees as mentioned above in “Business operations”.  

Analysis of S,G&A

Fiscal 2018 S,G&A included approximately $0.5 million in legal fees related to a trademark infringement suit and $88,000 in legal and advisory fees pertaining to work performed for the Special Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Fiscal 2017 S,G&A included approximately $0.2 million in legal and advisory fees pertaining to work performed for the Special Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Excluding the aforementioned items, the fiscal 2018 S,G&A was $4.3 million and the fiscal 2017 S,G&A was $4.9 million, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 12.2%, primarily due to lower year-over-year compensation and corporate costs.

Interest income, net — Interest income, net, was $492,000 in fiscal 2018 as compared to $261,000 in fiscal 2017, resulting from an increase in interest rates earned on its investments in Certificates of Deposit during fiscal 2018.

Provision for income tax expense— In fiscal 2018, the Company recorded income tax expense of $3.5 million, of which approximately $3.1 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 resulting from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and a one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of the Company’s undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.2 million in fiscal 2017. See Note 5 “Income Taxes”.

Net (loss) — As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company recorded a net loss of $6.9 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to a net loss of $0.2 million for fiscal 2017.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $25.1 million as compared to approximately $27.5 million at March 31, 2017. Working capital decreased to $46.0 million at March 31, 2018 as compared to $56.0 million at March 31, 2017. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.4 million was due to the below factors.

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Net cash used by operating activities was approximately $5.2 million for fiscal 2018 resulting from a $6.9 million loss generated during the period, a $2.3 million increase in inventory, a $0.5 million increase in accounts receivable, a $0.2 million increase in asset allowances, partially offset by a $3.0 million increase in income taxes payable, a $1.0 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, a $0.4 million decrease in prepaid purchases and a $0.3 million decrease in deferred tax assets.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $9.1 million primarily due to redemptions of investments in short term certificates of deposit.

Net cash used by financing activities was approximately $6.3 million resulting from treasury stock purchases made during fiscal 2018 under the Company’s $10.0 million stock repurchase program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors. The current repurchase program is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2018, unless extended further.

Credit Arrangements

Letters of Credit — The Company has utilized Hang Seng Bank in the past to issue letters of credit on behalf of the Company, as needed, on a 100% cash collateralized basis, although no letter of credit agreement is in place between the Company and Hang Seng Bank or any financial institution. The last letter of credit placed with Hang Seng Bank on this basis was in May 2014. At March 31, 2018, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit. In the event that the Company does have outstanding letters of credit with Hang Seng Bank, a like amount of cash is posted by the Company as collateral against such outstanding letters of credit, and is classified as Restricted Cash on the balance sheet.

Short-term Liquidity

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

Historically, a significant percentage of the Company’s product sales were made under the Direct Import Program. The direct importation of product by the Company to its customers can significantly benefit the Company’s liquidity because this inventory does not need to be financed by the Company. In fiscal 2018, however, there were no product sales imported directly to the Company’s customers due to changes in the Company’s key customers.

As of March 31, 2018, there were no capital expenditure or other commitments other than the normal purchase orders used to secure product.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2018, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon its consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles that are generally accepted within the United States. The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management considers certain accounting policies related to inventories, trade accounts receivables, impairment of long-lived assets, valuation of deferred tax assets, sales return reserves and sales allowance accruals to be critical policies due to the estimation processes involved in each.

Revenue Recognition. Revenues from product distribution are recognized at the time title passes 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 possible returns are based upon historical return rates and netted against revenues. Except in connection with infrequent sales with specific arrangements to the contrary, returns are not permitted unless the goods are defective.

In addition to the distribution of products, the Company grants licenses for the right to use the Company’s trademarks for a stated term for the manufacture and/or sale of consumer electronics and other products under agreements which require payment of either i) a non-refundable minimum guaranteed royalty or, ii) the greater of the actual royalties due (based on a contractual calculation, normally comprised of actual product sales by the licensee multiplied by a stated royalty rate, or “Sales Royalties”) or a minimum guaranteed royalty amount. In the case of (i), such amounts are recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement. In the case of (ii), Sales Royalties in excess of guaranteed minimums are accounted for as variable fees and are not

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recognized as revenue until the Company has ascertained that the licensee’s sales of products have exceeded the guaranteed minimum. In effect, the Company recognizes the greater of Sales Royalties earned to date or the straight-line amount of minimum guaranteed royalties to date. In the case where a royalty is paid to the Company in advance, the royalty payment is initially recorded as a liability and recognized as revenue as the royalties are deemed to be earned according to the principles outlined above.

Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out basis. The Company records inventory reserves to reduce the carrying value of inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory reserves may be required. Conversely, if market conditions improve, such reserves are reduced.

Trade Accounts Receivable. The Company extends credit based upon evaluations of a customer’s financial condition and provides for any anticipated credit losses in the Company’s financial statements based upon management’s estimates and ongoing reviews of recorded allowances. If the financial condition of a customer deteriorates, resulting in an impairment of that customer’s ability to make payments, additional reserves may be required. Conversely, reserves are reduced to reflect credit and collection improvements.

Income Taxes. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the amount of its deferred tax assets to the amount that management estimates is more likely than not to be realized. While management considers future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, in the event that management determines that a deferred tax asset will likely be realized in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, if it is determined that all or part of a net deferred tax asset will likely not be realized in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would be charged to income in the period such determination was made.

Sales Return Reserves. 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 our 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.

Sales Allowance and Marketing Support Accruals. Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition.”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

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Recently-Issued Financial Accounting Pronouncements

The following Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) were issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board during the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 or during the interim period between March 31, 2018 and June 28, 2018 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 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, the 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, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 “Leases” (Issued February 2016)

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 "Leases" to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 creates a new Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 "Leases" to replace the previous Topic 840 "Leases." ASU 2016-02 affects both lessees and lessors, although for the latter the provisions are similar to the previous model, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and also the new revenue recognition provisions contained in ASU 2014-09 (see above). ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing the standard to determine if ASU 2016-02 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Issued May 2014)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers" in order to ensure that revenue recognition requirements are the same under both US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). ASU 2014-09 removes inconsistencies and provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues. ASU 2014-09 was effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 "Deferral of the Effective Date" to delay the implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year, in response to feedback from preparers, practitioners and users of financial statements. Accordingly, ASU 2014-09 is now effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for reporting and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. The Company has elected to adopt the amendments in ASU 2014-09 on a modified retrospective basis; whereas any cumulative effect of adopting this guidance will be recognized as an adjustment to its opening balance of retained earnings. Prior periods will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements, as it is primarily a seller of tangible personal property whose contracts with customers and the related transaction prices and performance obligations will be minimally affected by the amendments.

Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

		Page No.
•	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	25
•	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	26
•	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and 2017	27
•	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	28
•	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	29
•	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	30

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To: the Board of Directors and Stockholders

of Emerson Radio Corp. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Radio Corp. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).  In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ MSPC

Certified Public Accountants and Advisors,

A Professional Corporation

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2005.

New York, New York

June 28, 2018

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EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For The Years Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

	2018			2017
	(Inthousands, except per share data)
Net revenues:
Net product sales	$	14,363		$	17,635
Licensing revenue		659			3,616
Net revenues		15,022			21,251
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		13,921			16,277
Other operating costs and expenses		60			199
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,923			5,101
		18,904			21,577
Operating (loss)		(3,882	)		(326	)
Other income:
Interest income, net		492			261
(Loss) before income taxes		(3,390	)		(65	)
Provision for income tax expense		3,461			172
Net (loss)		(6,851	)		(237	)
Basic (loss) per share	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.01	)
Diluted (loss) per share	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.01	)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		25,282			27,115
Diluted		25,282			27,115

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

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of March 31, 2018 and 2017

	2018			2017
	(In thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	25,096		$	27,471
Short term investments		16,000			25,078
Accounts receivable, net		1,884			1,208
Royalty receivable		63			99
Inventory		3,164			838
Prepaid purchases		360			750
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		497			1,494
Total Current Assets		47,064			56,938
Property, plant, and equipment, net		14			18
Deferred tax assets, net		528			791
Other assets		151			101
Total Non-current Assets		693			910
Total Assets	$	47,757		$	57,848
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities		803			756
Income tax payable		250			165
Deferred revenue		50			—
Total Current Liabilities		1,103			921
Non-Current Liabilities:
Federal tax payable		2,871			—
Total Non-current Liabilities		2,871			—
Total Liabilities	$	3,974		$	921
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 March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively; 22,799,088    and 27,065,852 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017,    respectively		529			529
Additional paid-in capital		79,792			79,792
Accumulated deficit		(9,265	)		(2,414	)
Treasury stock, at cost (30,166,709 and 25,899,945 shares at March 31, 2018    and March 31, 2017, respectively)		(30,583	)		(24,290	)
Total Shareholders’ Equity		43,783			56,927
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	47,757		$	57,848

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For The Years Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

			Common Stock				Additional								Total
	Preferred		Number		Par		Paid-In		Accumulated			Treasury			Shareholders’
	Stock		of Shares		Value		Capital		Deficit			Stock			Equity
Balance — March 31, 2016	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(2,177	)	$	(24,224	)	$	57,230
Purchase of treasury stock												$	(66	)	$	(66	)
Net loss									$	(237	)				$	(237	)
Balance — March 31, 2017	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(2,414	)	$	(24,290	)	$	56,927
Purchase of treasury stock												$	(6,293	)	$	(6,293	)
Net loss									$	(6,851	)				$	(6,851	)
Balance — March 31, 2018	$	3,310		52,965,797	$	529	$	79,792	$	(9,265	)	$	(30,583	)	$	43,783

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For The Years Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net (loss)	$	(6,851	)	$	(237	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used) provided by operating    activities:
Depreciation and amortization		8			16
Deferred tax assets		263			610
Asset allowances and reserves		(166	)		(554	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(510	)		2,146
Royalty receivable		36			1,193
Inventory		(2,326	)		1,218
Prepaid purchases		390			121
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		997			(938	)
Other assets		(50	)		31
Accounts payable and other current liabilities		47			(935	)
Due to affiliates		—			(512	)
Deferred revenue		50			—
Income taxes payable		2,956			(290	)
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities		(5,156	)		1,869
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of short term investments		70,136			33,209
Purchases of short term investments		(61,058	)		(38,132	)
Proceeds from restricted cash		—			500
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(4	)		(5	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities		9,074			(4,428	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Purchases of treasury stock		(6,293	)		(66	)
Net cash (used) by financing activities		(6,293	)		(66	)
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(2,375	)		(2,625	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		27,471			30,096
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$	25,096		$	27,471
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	4		$	2
Income taxes	$	320		$	1,524

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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Background and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emerson Radio Corp. (“Emerson”, consolidated — the “Company”), and its subsidiaries. The Company designs, sources, imports and markets a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses the Emerson trademark for a variety of products domestically and internationally.

It is the Company’s policy to prepare its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.

Certain items in prior year financials were reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents

Highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

Investments

The Company determines the appropriate classifications of securities at the time of purchase and evaluates the continuing appropriateness of that classification thereafter. Realized gains and losses are determined on a specific identification basis and are reported separately as a component of income. Decreases and increases in the fair value of securities deemed to be other than temporary are included in earnings.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company’s long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment. At March 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $14,000 of property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC Topics 350 “Intangibles” and 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment”. The recoverability of assets held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Future events could cause the Company to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that long-lived assets may be impaired. If impairment is deemed to exist, the asset will be written down to fair value. Any such impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. As of March 31, 2018, management expects the carrying value of its long-lived assets to be fully recoverable.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets being depreciated. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. Significant renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining estimated

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useful lives of the related assets. At time of disposal, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s records and the difference between net carrying value of the asset and the sale proceeds is recorded as a gain or loss.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided by the straight-line method as follows:

•        Computer, Equipment and Software	Three years to seven years
•        Furniture & Fixtures	Seven years
•        Leasehold Improvements	Straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the term of the lease

Revenue Recognition

Distribution of products

Revenues from product distribution are recognized at the time title passes 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.

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.

Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

Licensing

In addition to the distribution of products, the Company grants licenses for the right to use the Company’s trademarks for a stated term for the manufacture and/or sale of consumer electronics and other products under agreements which require payment of either i) a non-refundable minimum guaranteed royalty or, ii) the greater of the actual royalties due (based on a contractual calculation, normally comprised of actual product sales by the licensee multiplied by a stated royalty rate, or “Sales Royalties”) or a minimum guaranteed royalty amount. In the case of (i), such amounts are recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement. In the case of (ii), Sales Royalties in excess of guaranteed minimums are accounted for as variable fees and are not recognized as revenue until the Company has ascertained that the licensee’s sales of products have exceeded the guaranteed minimum. In effect, the Company recognizes the greater of Sales Royalties earned to date or the straight-line amount of minimum guaranteed royalties to date. In the case where a royalty is paid to the Company in advance, the royalty payment is initially recorded as a liability and recognized as revenue as the royalties are deemed to be earned according to the principles outlined above.

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Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out basis. The Company records inventory reserves to reduce the carrying value of inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory reserves may be required. Conversely, if market conditions improve, such reserves are reduced.

Trade Accounts Receivable

The Company extends credit based upon evaluations of a customer’s financial condition and provides for any anticipated credit losses in the Company’s financial statements based upon management’s estimates and ongoing reviews of recorded allowances. If the financial condition of a customer deteriorates, resulting in an impairment of that customer’s ability to make payments, additional reserves may be required. Conversely, reserves are reduced to reflect credit and collection improvements.

Cost of Sales

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, and an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities.

Other Operating Costs and Expenses

Other operating costs and expenses include costs associated with returned products received from retailers, warranty costs, warehouse supply expenses, and an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities. Because other operating costs and expenses are not included in cost of sales, the reported gross margin may not be comparable to those of other distributors that may include all costs related to the cost of product to their cost of sales and in the calculation of gross margin.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses include all operating costs of the Company that are not directly related to the cost of procuring product or costs not included in other operating costs and expenses.

Sales Return Reserves

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 our 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.

Foreign Currency

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries have been translated at current exchange rates, and related revenues and expenses have been translated at average rates of exchange in effect during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Losses and gains resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the results of operations.

The Company generally does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge its exposures related to foreign currency fluctuations and there were no foreign exchange forward contracts held by the Company at March 31, 2018 or March 31, 2017.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising expenses are charged against earnings as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company incurred $17,000 of advertising expenses during fiscal 2018 and nil during fiscal 2017.

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Sales Allowance and Marketing Support Expenses

Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

The sales and marketing support accrual activity for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows (in thousands):

Balance at March 31, 2016	$	473
additions		492
usages		(395	)
adjustments		(276	)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	294
additions		611
usages		(593	)
adjustments		(195	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	117

Interest income, net

The Company records interest as incurred. The net interest income for fiscal 2018 and 2017 consists of:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	(4	)	$	(2	)
Interest income		496			263
Interest income, net	$	492		$	261

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are recorded to account for the tax effects of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets have been recorded net of an appropriate valuation allowance, to the extent management believes it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized. (See Note 5 “Income Taxes”). Any tax penalties are recorded as part of selling, general and administrative expenses and any interest to which the Company is subject, is recorded as a part of income tax expense. Penalties and interest incurred during fiscal 2018 were approximately $1,000 and $51,000, respectively, and approximately $14,000 and $86,000 during fiscal 2017.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is net income adjusted for foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per common share are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding. Outstanding stock options and warrants are treated as common stock equivalents when dilution results from their assumed exercise.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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, the 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, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 “Leases” (Issued February 2016)

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 "Leases" to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 creates a new Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 "Leases" to replace the previous Topic 840 "Leases." ASU 2016-02 affects both lessees and lessors, although for the latter the provisions are similar to the previous model, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and also the new revenue recognition provisions contained in ASU 2014-09 (see above). ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing the standard to determine if ASU 2016-02 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Issued May 2014)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers" in order to ensure that revenue recognition requirements are the same under both US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). ASU 2014-09 removes inconsistencies and provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues. ASU 2014-09 was effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 "Deferral of the Effective Date" to delay the implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year, in response to feedback from preparers, practitioners and users of financial statements. Accordingly, ASU 2014-09 is now effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for reporting and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. The Company has elected to adopt the amendments in ASU 2014-09 on a modified retrospective basis; whereas any cumulative effect of adopting this guidance will be recognized as an adjustment to its opening balance of retained earnings. Prior periods will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements, as it is primarily a seller of tangible personal property whose contracts with customers and the related transaction prices and performance obligations will be minimally affected by the amendments.

NOTE 2 — INVENTORIES:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. As of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, inventories consisted exclusively of purchased finished goods.

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NOTE 3 — 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. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2018, the shared power to vote and direct the disposition of 15,243,283 shares, or approximately 66.9%, of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2018. Accordingly, the Company is a “controlled company” as defined in Section 801(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide.

On September 26, 2017, Wealth Warrior Global Limited (“Wealth Warrior”) acquired approximately 65.9% of the outstanding share capital of Nimble from Sino Bright Enterprises Co., Ltd., a company related to the Company’s Chairman of the Board. Based upon disclosures filed by Wealth Warrior on a Schedule 13D on October 10, 2017, as subsequently amended, Wealth Warrior, together with its affiliates, collectively held 73.9% of the outstanding share capital of Nimble as of October 10, 2017. Accordingly, a change of control of the Company was deemed to have occurred as Wealth Warrior may be deemed to be a controlling person of Nimble, and as a result may be deemed to share the power to vote or direct the vote of (and to share the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the shares of the Company held for the account of S&T.

Related Party Transactions

Return of Pledged Collateral to S&T

In April 2016, the Company, upon a request made by S&T, considered and agreed to return to S&T the $500,000 of collateral which S&T had paid to the Company in September 2014 as part of the indemnification agreement between S&T, Grande and the Company pertaining to an Internal Revenue Service challenge of the Company’s March 31, 2010 earnings and profits calculations underlying the taxability of a dividend paid during March 2010 to all of it stockholders, net of the $79,000 in expenses incurred by the Company in defending the IRS challenge. On April 29, 2016, the Company paid $421,000 to S&T to effectuate the release of the collateral net of the aforementioned expenses incurred by the Company. From September 30, 2014 through March 31, 2016, this pledged collateral had been recorded by the Company as restricted cash on its balance sheet.

Ancillary Expenses Pertaining to Rented Office Space in Hong Kong

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 the Company was billed approximately $13,000, and $14,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, for utility and service charges from the Grande Properties Management Limited (“GPML”) and Lafe Strategic Services Limited (“LSSL”), both related parties to the Company’s Chairman of the Board, in connection with the Company’s rented office space in Hong Kong. The Company owed nil to both GPML and LSSL related to these charges at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.

Administrative service fees charged to related parties

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 the Company billed approximately $23,000, and nil for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, for administrative fees to Phenomenon Agents Ltd (“PAL”), Sansui Acoustics Research Corporation (“SARC”) and TWD Industrial Co. Ltd. (“TICL"), which are subsidiaries of Nimble. The Company was owed nil from PAL, SARC and TICL related to these charges at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.

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NOTE 4 — PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT:

As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, property, plant and equipment is comprised of the following:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Computer equipment and software		323			323
Furniture and fixtures		190			193
Leasehold improvements		8			8
		521			524
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(507	)		(506	)
	$	14		$	18

Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment amounted to approximately $8,000 and $16,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. During fiscal 2018, the Company disposed of property, plant and equipment with gross book values totaling approximately $3,000. The Company recognized a total net loss of nil on these disposals in fiscal 2018. During fiscal 2017, the Company disposed of property, plant and equipment with gross book values totaling approximately $19,000. The Company recognized a total net loss of nil on these disposals in fiscal 2017.

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES:

The Company’s provision for income tax expense for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	3,071		$	(596	)
Foreign, state and other		8			5
Prior year federal and state, with interest		119			154
Deferred:
Federal		272			540
Foreign, state and other		(9	)		69
Provision for income tax expense	$	3,461		$	172

The Company files a consolidated federal return and certain state and local income tax returns.

The difference between the effective rate reflected in the provision for income taxes and the amounts determined by applying the statutory federal rate of 34% to earnings before income taxes for fiscal March 2018 and fiscal 2017 is analyzed below:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Statutory provision	$	(1,044	)	$	(40	)
Foreign subsidiary		(80	)		(71	)
State taxes		91			(51	)
Permanent differences		1			112
Effect of new rate per Tax Act on deferred tax asset		325			—
True up to prior year taxes		(106	)		(63	)
Federal taxes on Section 965		3,121			—
Valuation allowance		160			288
Utilization of NOL on Section 965		997			—
NOL Adjustments		(4	)		(3	)
Provision for income tax expense	$	3,461		$	172

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As of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets which were classified as non-current, were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable reserves	$	86		$	123
Inventory reserves		125			201
Accruals		43			17
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets		262			438
Net operating loss and credit carry forwards		460			300
Valuation allowance		(448	)		(288	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	528		$	791

The Company has noU.S. federal net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) as of March 31, 2018.

The Company has $7.0 million of state NOLs as of March 31, 2018 as follows (in millions $):

Loss Year (Fiscal)	Included in DTA	Expiration Year (Fiscal)
2014	$2.4 million		2034
2017	$0.5 million		2036
2018	$3.6 million	2037

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 $276,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 as compared to a loss before taxes of $220,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, respectively.

Except for the accrual of the one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of the Company’s undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, as detailed below, no provision was made for U.S. or additional foreign taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Such earnings have been and will be reinvested but could become subject to additional tax if they were loaned to the Company or a domestic affiliate, or if the Company should sell its stock in the foreign subsidiaries.

The Company analyzed the future reasonability of recognizing its deferred tax assets at March 31, 2018. As a result, the Company concluded that a valuation allowance of approximately $448,000 would be recorded against the assets.

The Company is subject to examination and assessment by tax authorities in numerous jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s open tax years for examination for U.S. federal tax are 2014-2017, and for U.S. states’ tax are 2011-2017. 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.

In December 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R.1, commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which makes significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Subsequent to enactment of the TCJA in December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) to provide guidance regarding accounting for the TCJA’s impact.  SAB 118 requires companies to recognize those tax items for which accounting can be completed. For items whose accounting has not been completed, companies must recognize provisional amounts to the extent they are reasonably estimable, with subsequent adjustments over a measurement period as more information is available and calculations are finalized.

Enactment of the TCJA resulted in a one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of the Company’s undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries.  The Company has estimated that it will have a gross transition tax liability of $4.6 million which will be reduced by $1.5 million due to net operating losses of $4.7 million. Thus the Company has recorded tax expense of $3.1 million in the year ended March 31, 2018 as a provisional estimate of its US federal and state transition tax liability.

The TCJA lowered the Company’s US statutory federal tax rate from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. The Company recorded a tax expense of $0.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2018 as a provisional estimate of the reduction in its US deferred tax assets resulting from the rate change.

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While the Company has recognized the provisional tax effect of the transition tax on deemed repatriation and the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities in its financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018, the ultimate tax impact could differ from these provisional amounts. The Company will continue to analyze the impact of the TCJA, including any additional regulatory guidance issued by the U.S. tax authorities, and expects to complete its accounting in 2018.

Prior to March 2018, the Company had asserted under ASC 740-30 that all of the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries were indefinitely invested. The Company evaluates this assertion each period based on a number of factors, including the operating plans, budgets, and forecasts for both the Company and its foreign subsidiaries; the long-term and short-term financial requirements in the U.S. and in each foreign jurisdiction; and the tax consequences of any decision to repatriate earnings of foreign subsidiaries to the U.S.

Because of the transition tax on deemed repatriation required by the TCJA, the Company has been subject to tax in 2017 on the entire amount of its previously undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries. Beginning in 2018, the TCJA will generally provide a 100% deduction for U.S. federal tax purposes of dividends received by the Company from its foreign subsidiaries. However, the Company is currently evaluating the potential foreign and U.S. state tax liabilities that would result from future repatriations, if any, and how the TCJA will affect the Company's existing accounting position with regard to the indefinite reinvestment of undistributed foreign earnings. The Company expects to complete this evaluation and determine the impact which the legislation may have on its indefinite reinvestment assertion within the measurement period provided by SAB 118.

The TCJA establishes new tax rules designed to tax U.S. companies on global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) earned by foreign subsidiaries. Because of the complexity of the new GILTI tax rules, the Company is continuing to evaluate this provision of the TCJA and the application of ASC 740. Therefore, the Company has not made any adjustments related to potential GILTI tax in its March 31, 2018 financial statements.

NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Leases:

The Company leases warehouse and office space from non-affiliated companies, with annual commitments as follows (in thousands). Also included are commitments to the Company’s ERP software provider:

Fiscal Years	Amount
2018		286
2019		162
2020		86
2021		81
Thereafter		68
Total	$	683

Rent expense resulting from leases with non-affiliated companies aggregated $261,000 and $264,000, respectively, for fiscal 2018 and 2017.

Letters of Credit:

The Company utilizes the services of one of its banks to issue secured letters of credit on behalf of the Company, as needed, on a 100% cash collateralized basis. At March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company had no letters of credit outstanding.

Capital Expenditure and Other Commitments:

As of March 31, 2018, there were no capital expenditure or other commitments other than the normal purchase orders used to secure product.

Employee Benefit Plan:

The Company currently sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) retirement plan which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Company matches a percentage of the participants’ contributions up to a specified amount. These contributions to the plan for fiscal 2018 and 2017 were $32,000 and $42,000, respectively, and were charged against earnings for the periods presented.

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NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common Shares:

Authorized common shares total 75,000,000 with a par value $0.01 per share, of which, 22,799,088 were outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and 27,065,852 as of March 31, 2017. Shares held in treasury at March 31, 2018 were 30,166,709 and at March 31, 2017 were 25,899,945.

Common Stock Repurchase Program:

In December 2016, the Company publicly announced the approval by the Board of Directors of the repurchase of up to $5 million of its common stock, that the repurchases may be effected from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or in privately negotiated transactions, which may include, in whole or in part, the establishment of a purchase program pursuant to the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, through block purchases or through accelerated or forward or similar stock purchases.

In September 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional $5 million, bringing the total authorized stock repurchases under the program to $10 million and in June 2018 extended the program to December 31, 2018. Under the program, repurchases will be funded from available working capital and any repurchased shares will be held in the treasury as authorized and issued shares available for general corporate purposes. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, 4,266,764 shares for $6,292,620 were repurchased. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had repurchased 4,330,744 shares for $6,359,238 under this program. The remaining balance of the program is $3,640,762 as of March 31, 2018.

Series A Preferred Stock:

The Company has issued and outstanding 3,677 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, $.01 par value (“Preferred Stock”), with a face value of $3,677,000, which had no determinable market value as of March 31, 2018. The Preferred Stock is non-voting, has no dividend preferences and has not been convertible since March 31, 2002; however, it retains a liquidation preference.

NOTE 8 — SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS:

At March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company held short-term investments in certificates of deposit totaling $16.0 million and $25.1 million, respectively.

The Company held $5.0 million in certificates of deposit which were classified as cash equivalents as of March 31, 2018 and $3.0 million as of March 31, 2017. Of the $5.0 million in certificates of deposit classified as cash equivalents, $2.0 million matured on April 26, 2018 and have not been re-invested into certificates of deposit. The remaining $3.0 million matured on May 23, 2018 and were re-invested.

NOTE 9 — NET EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net (loss)	$	(6,851	)	$	(237	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share —    weighted average shares		25,282			27,115
Net (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted (loss) per share	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.01	)

For the year ended March 31, 2018, there were no outstanding instruments which were potentially dilutive.

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NOTE 10 — LICENSE AGREEMENTS:

The Company is currently party to two license agreements that allow the licensee to use its trademarks for the manufacture and/or the sale of consumer electronics and other products. Each of these license agreements (i) allows the licensee to use the Company’s trademarks for a specific product category, or for sales within specific geographic areas, or for sales to a specific customer base, or any combination of the above, or any other category that might be defined in applicable license agreement and (ii) may be subject to renewal at the initial expiration of applicable agreement and is governed by the laws of the United States.

Historically, the Company’s largest license agreement was with Funai which accounted for $2.8 million, or approximately 78% of the Company’s total fiscal 2017 licensing revenue. As previously disclosed, the Funai licensing agreement was terminated effective as of December 31, 2016.  

As previously disclosed, on December 16, 2015, the Company received written notice from Funai stating its intention to terminate the agreement, with termination to be effective on December 31, 2016. In accordance with the agreement, in June 2016 Funai paid to the Company the full balance of the contracted non-refundable minimum annual royalty through the December 31, 2016 termination date in the amount of $2.8 million. This licensing relationship contributed substantial product volume and market presence through Funai’s manufacture and distribution of products bearing the Emerson^® brand name in the United States and its loss has materially and adversely affected the Company’s revenue, earnings and business. The Company is analyzing the impacts of the Funai termination to its business and is identifying strategic courses of action for consideration, including seeking new licensing relationships. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure a new licensee or distribution relationship to replace the licensing revenue, product volume and market presence of Emerson-branded products in the United States, which had been provided through the license agreement with Funai.

NOTE 11 — 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 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.

NOTE 12 — RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES:

Customer and Licensee Concentration

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s three largest customers, accounted for approximately 84% of the Company’s net revenues, with Walmart accounting for 62%, Amazon.com accounting for 11%, Fred Meyer accounting for 11%. For the 12 months ended March 31, 2017 the Company’s two largest customers, and largest licensee, accounted for approximately 83% of the Company’s net revenue with Walmart accounting for 53%, Fred Meyer accounting for 17% and Funai accounting for 13%. 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. The termination of the Funai license agreement has had a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation.

Product Concentration

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of four product types within two categories — housewares products and audio products, and two of these product types, namely microwave ovens and compact refrigerators — both within the housewares category — generated approximately 69% of the Company’s gross product sales, with microwave ovens generating approximately 63% of the total and compact refrigerators generating approximately 6% of the total. Audio products generated approximately 30% of the Company’s gross product sales during fiscal 2018.

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of the same four product types within the same two categories — housewares products and audio products, and two of these product types, namely microwave ovens and compact refrigerators — both within the housewares category — generated approximately 82% of the Company’s gross product sales, with microwave ovens generating approximately 71% of the total and compact refrigerators generating approximately 11% of the total. Audio products generated approximately 18% of the Company’s gross product sales during fiscal 2017.

As a result of this dependence, a significant decline in pricing of, or market acceptance of these product types and categories, either in general or specifically as marketed by the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Because the market for these product types and categories is characterized by periodic new product introductions, the Company’s future financial performance will depend, in part, on the successful and timely

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development and customer acceptance of new and enhanced versions of these product types and other products distributed by the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to be successful in marketing these products types within these categories or any other new or enhanced products.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, Walmart and Amazon.com accounted for 64% and 21% as of March 31, 2018, respectively. As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, Walmart and Fred Meyer accounted for 91% and nil as of March 31, 2017, 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. The accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts on the Company’s total trade accounts receivable balances was approximately $6,000 at March 31, 2018 and approximately $4,000 at March 31, 2017. 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.

The Company maintains its cash accounts with major U.S. and foreign financial institutions. The Company’s cash and restricted cash balances on deposit in the U.S. as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000 per qualifying bank account in accordance with FDIC rules. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances in excess of these FDIC-insured limits were approximately $24.5 million and approximately $27.0 million at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

Supplier Concentration

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company procured approximately 93% of its products for resale from its two largest factory suppliers, and of these, the Company procured approximately 59% of these products from one of them and 34% from another. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, the Company procured approximately 91% of its products for resale from its two largest factory suppliers, and of these, the Company procured approximately 75% of these products from one of them and 16% from another.

No assurance can be given that ample supply of product would be available at current prices and on current credit terms if the Company were required to seek alternative sources of supply without adequate notice by a supplier or a reasonable opportunity to seek alternate production facilities and component parts and any resulting significant shortage of product supply would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation.

NOTE 13 — GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Net revenues and long-lived assets of the Company for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are summarized below by geographic area (in thousands). Net revenues are attributed to geographic area based on the location of the customer.

	Year Ended March 31, 2018
	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
Net revenues	$	15,022	$	—	$	15,022
Long-lived assets	$	25	$	90	$	115

	Year Ended March 31, 2017
	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
Net revenues	$	21,251	$	—	$	21,251
Long-lived assets	$	26	$	93	$	119

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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of 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 are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’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. 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. The Company’s controls and procedures can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the above objectives have been met.

As a result of its internal assessment, the Company’s management 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 the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to ensure that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’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.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation under this framework, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for smaller reporting companies that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 there were no changes in the Company’s internal control that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None

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PART III

Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The information required is incorporated herein by reference to Emerson’s definitive Proxy Statement, or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before July 30, 2018.

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required is incorporated herein by reference to Emerson’s definitive Proxy Statement, or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before July 30, 2018.

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required is incorporated herein by reference to Emerson’s definitive Proxy Statement, or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before July 30, 2018.

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required is incorporated herein by reference to Emerson’s definitive Proxy Statement, or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before July 30, 2018.

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required is incorporated herein by reference to Emerson’s definitive Proxy Statement, or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before July 30, 2018.

PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) List of Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules, and Exhibits.

1. Financial Statements. The following financial statements of Emerson Radio Corp. are included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and 2017

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Financial Statement Schedules. All financial statement schedules are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as they are not required or applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

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3. Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K or are incorporated herein by reference, as indicated.

Exhibit Number
3.1	Certificate of Incorporation of Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3) (a) of Emerson’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-53621, declared effective by the SEC on August 9, 1994) (filed in paper format).
3.4	Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3) (b) of Emerson’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-53621, declared effective by the SEC on August 9, 1994) (filed in paper format).
3.5	Amendment dated February 14, 1996 to the Certificate of Incorporation of Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3) (a) of Emerson’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1995).
3.6	By-Laws of Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Emerson’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2007).
3.7	Amendment dated November 28, 1995 to the By-Laws of Emerson adopted March 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3) (b) of Emerson’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1995).
3.8	Amendment effective as of November 10, 2009 to the By-Laws of Emerson adopted March 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Emerson’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2009).
3.9	Amendment effective as of August 31, 2011 to the By-Laws of Emerson adopted March 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Emerson’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2011).
10.12	License Agreement effective as of January 1, 2001 by and between Funai Corporation and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10) (z) of Emerson’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).
10.12.1	First Amendment to License Agreement dated February 19, 2002 by and between Funai Corporation and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10.12.1) of Emerson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2002).
10.12.2	Second Amendment to License Agreement effective August 1, 2002 by and between Funai Corporation and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10.12.2) of Emerson’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002).
10.12.3	Third Amendment to License Agreement effective February 18, 2004 by and between Funai Corporation and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12.3 of Emerson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending March 31, 2004).
10.12.4	Fourth Amendment to License Agreement effective December 3, 2004 by and between Funai Corporation, Inc. and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10.12.4) of Emerson’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004).
10.12.5	Fifth Amendment to License Agreement effective May 18, 2005 by and between Funai Corporation, Inc. and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10.12.5) of Emerson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending March 31, 2005).
10.12.7	Seventh Amendment to License Agreement effective December 22, 2005 by and between Funai Corporation, Inc. and Emerson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Emerson’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2005).
10.30	Employment Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 between the Company and Mr. Hon Tak Kwong (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Emerson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011). †
10.34	Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Emerson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.) †
21.1	Principal Subsidiaries of the Company as of March 31, 2018.*
23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — MSPC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, Professional Corporation.*

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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.**
101.1+	XBRL Instance Document. *
101.2+	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. *
101.3+	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. *
101.4+	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. *
101.5+	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. *
101.6+	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. *

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EMERSON RADIO CORP.
By:	/s/ Duncan Hon
	Duncan Hon
	Chief Executive Officer
	Principal Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Michael Binney
	Michael Binney
	Chief Financial Officer
	Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Dated: June 28, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Christopher W. Ho	Chairman of the Board and Director	June 28, 2018
Christopher W. Ho
/s/ Duncan Hon	Chief Executive Officer and Director	June 28, 2018
Duncan Hon
/s/ Michael Binney	Chief Financial Officer and Director	June 28, 2018
Michael Binney
/s/ Kareem E. Sethi	Director	June 28, 2018
Kareem E. Sethi
/s/ Kin Yuen	Director	June 28, 2018
Kin Yuen

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EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT TO FORM 10-K

PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Name of Subsidiary	Jurisdiction of Incorporation	Percentage of Ownership
Emerson Global Limited	British Virgin Islands		100.0	%
Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited	Hong Kong		100.0	%
Emerson Radio Macao Commercial Offshore Limited	Macao		100.0	%
Majexco Imports, Inc.	California, U.S.A.		100.0	%
H.H. Scott, Inc.	New Jersey, USA		100.0	%

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Emerson Radio Corp. and Subsidiaries

Hackensack, New Jersey

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 33-63515, 333-132812 and 333-132815) of Emerson Radio Corp. of our report dated June 28, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Emerson Radio Corp. and Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 and for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2018, which appear in this Form 10-K.

/s/ MSPC.

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND ADVISORS

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Cranford, New Jersey

June 28, 2018

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certifications

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002

I, Duncan Hon, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Emerson Radio Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Duncan Hon

Duncan Hon

Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 28, 2018

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 has been provided to Emerson Radio Corp. and will be retained by Emerson Radio Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certifications

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002

I, Michael Binney, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Emerson Radio Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Michael Binney

Michael Binney

Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 28, 2018

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 has been provided to Emerson Radio Corp. and will be retained by Emerson Radio Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Emerson Radio Corp., (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Duncan Hon, Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Binney, Chief Financial Officer, of the Company each hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the dates presented and the consolidated results of operations of the Company for the periods presented.

By:	/s/ Duncan Hon
	Duncan Hon
	Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Michael Binney
	Michael Binney
	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: June 28, 2018

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-K or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Emerson Radio Corp. and will be retained by Emerson Radio Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	9,074	(4,428)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Purchases of treasury stock	(6,293)	(66)
Net cash (used) by financing activities	(6,293)	(66)
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,375)	(2,625)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	27,471	30,096
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	25,096	27,471
Cash paid for:
Interest	4	2
Income taxes	$ 320	$ 1,524

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Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 1 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Background and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emerson Radio Corp. (“Emerson”, consolidated — the “Company”), and its subsidiaries. The Company designs, sources, imports and markets a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses the Emerson trademark for a variety of products domestically and internationally.

It is the Company’s policy to prepare its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.

Certain items in prior year financials were reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents

Highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

Investments

The Company determines the appropriate classifications of securities at the time of purchase and evaluates the continuing appropriateness of that classification thereafter. Realized gains and losses are determined on a specific identification basis and are reported separately as a component of income. Decreases and increases in the fair value of securities deemed to be other than temporary are included in earnings.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company’s long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment. At March 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $14,000 of property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC Topics 350 “Intangibles” and 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment”. The recoverability of assets held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Future events could cause the Company to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that long-lived assets may be impaired. If impairment is deemed to exist, the asset will be written down to fair value. Any such impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. As of March 31, 2018, management expects the carrying value of its long-lived assets to be fully recoverable.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets being depreciated. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. Significant renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining estimated useful lives of the related assets. At time of disposal, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s records and the difference between net carrying value of the asset and the sale proceeds is recorded as a gain or loss.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided by the straight-line method as follows:

•        Computer, Equipment and Software	Three years to seven years
•        Furniture & Fixtures	Seven years
•        Leasehold Improvements	Straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the term of the lease

Revenue Recognition

Distribution of products

Revenues from product distribution are recognized at the time title passes 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.

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.

Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

Licensing

In addition to the distribution of products, the Company grants licenses for the right to use the Company’s trademarks for a stated term for the manufacture and/or sale of consumer electronics and other products under agreements which require payment of either i) a non-refundable minimum guaranteed royalty or, ii) the greater of the actual royalties due (based on a contractual calculation, normally comprised of actual product sales by the licensee multiplied by a stated royalty rate, or “Sales Royalties”) or a minimum guaranteed royalty amount. In the case of (i), such amounts are recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement. In the case of (ii), Sales Royalties in excess of guaranteed minimums are accounted for as variable fees and are not recognized as revenue until the Company has ascertained that the licensee’s sales of products have exceeded the guaranteed minimum. In effect, the Company recognizes the greater of Sales Royalties earned to date or the straight-line amount of minimum guaranteed royalties to date. In the case where a royalty is paid to the Company in advance, the royalty payment is initially recorded as a liability and recognized as revenue as the royalties are deemed to be earned according to the principles outlined above.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out basis. The Company records inventory reserves to reduce the carrying value of inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory reserves may be required. Conversely, if market conditions improve, such reserves are reduced.

Trade Accounts Receivable

The Company extends credit based upon evaluations of a customer’s financial condition and provides for any anticipated credit losses in the Company’s financial statements based upon management’s estimates and ongoing reviews of recorded allowances. If the financial condition of a customer deteriorates, resulting in an impairment of that customer’s ability to make payments, additional reserves may be required. Conversely, reserves are reduced to reflect credit and collection improvements.

Cost of Sales

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, and an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities.

Other Operating Costs and Expenses

Other operating costs and expenses include costs associated with returned products received from retailers, warranty costs, warehouse supply expenses, and an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities. Because other operating costs and expenses are not included in cost of sales, the reported gross margin may not be comparable to those of other distributors that may include all costs related to the cost of product to their cost of sales and in the calculation of gross margin.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses include all operating costs of the Company that are not directly related to the cost of procuring product or costs not included in other operating costs and expenses.

Sales Return Reserves

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 our 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.

Foreign Currency

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries have been translated at current exchange rates, and related revenues and expenses have been translated at average rates of exchange in effect during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Losses and gains resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the results of operations.

The Company generally does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge its exposures related to foreign currency fluctuations and there were no foreign exchange forward contracts held by the Company at March 31, 2018 or March 31, 2017.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising expenses are charged against earnings as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company incurred $17,000 of advertising expenses during fiscal 2018 and nil during fiscal 2017.

Sales Allowance and Marketing Support Expenses

Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

The sales and marketing support accrual activity for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows (in thousands):

Balance at March 31, 2016	$	473
additions		492
usages		(395	)
adjustments		(276	)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	294
additions		611
usages		(593	)
adjustments		(195	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	117

Interest income, net

The Company records interest as incurred. The net interest income for fiscal 2018 and 2017 consists of:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	(4	)	$	(2	)
Interest income		496			263
Interest income, net	$	492		$	261

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are recorded to account for the tax effects of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets have been recorded net of an appropriate valuation allowance, to the extent management believes it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized. (See Note 5 “Income Taxes”). Any tax penalties are recorded as part of selling, general and administrative expenses and any interest to which the Company is subject, is recorded as a part of income tax expense. Penalties and interest incurred during fiscal 2018 were approximately $1,000 and $51,000, respectively, and approximately $14,000 and $86,000 during fiscal 2017.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is net income adjusted for foreign currency translation adjustments.

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per common share are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding. Outstanding stock options and warrants are treated as common stock equivalents when dilution results from their assumed exercise.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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, the 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, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 “Leases” (Issued February 2016)

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 "Leases" to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 creates a new Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 "Leases" to replace the previous Topic 840 "Leases." ASU 2016-02 affects both lessees and lessors, although for the latter the provisions are similar to the previous model, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and also the new revenue recognition provisions contained in ASU 2014-09 (see above). ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing the standard to determine if ASU 2016-02 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Issued May 2014)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers" in order to ensure that revenue recognition requirements are the same under both US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). ASU 2014-09 removes inconsistencies and provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues. ASU 2014-09 was effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 "Deferral of the Effective Date" to delay the implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year, in response to feedback from preparers, practitioners and users of financial statements. Accordingly, ASU 2014-09 is now effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for reporting and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. The Company has elected to adopt the amendments in ASU 2014-09 on a modified retrospective basis; whereas any cumulative effect of adopting this guidance will be recognized as an adjustment to its opening balance of retained earnings. Prior periods will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements, as it is primarily a seller of tangible personal property whose contracts with customers and the related transaction prices and performance obligations will be minimally affected by the amendments.

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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

NOTE 2 — INVENTORIES:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. As of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, inventories consisted exclusively of purchased finished goods.

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Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

NOTE 3 — 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. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2018, the shared power to vote and direct the disposition of 15,243,283 shares, or approximately 66.9%, of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2018. Accordingly, the Company is a “controlled company” as defined in Section 801(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide.

On September 26, 2017, Wealth Warrior Global Limited (“Wealth Warrior”) acquired approximately 65.9% of the outstanding share capital of Nimble from Sino Bright Enterprises Co., Ltd., a company related to the Company’s Chairman of the Board. Based upon disclosures filed by Wealth Warrior on a Schedule 13D on October 10, 2017, as subsequently amended, Wealth Warrior, together with its affiliates, collectively held 73.9% of the outstanding share capital of Nimble as of October 10, 2017. Accordingly, a change of control of the Company was deemed to have occurred as Wealth Warrior may be deemed to be a controlling person of Nimble, and as a result may be deemed to share the power to vote or direct the vote of (and to share the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the shares of the Company held for the account of S&T.

Related Party Transactions

Return of Pledged Collateral to S&T

In April 2016, the Company, upon a request made by S&T, considered and agreed to return to S&T the $500,000 of collateral which S&T had paid to the Company in September 2014 as part of the indemnification agreement between S&T, Grande and the Company pertaining to an Internal Revenue Service challenge of the Company’s March 31, 2010 earnings and profits calculations underlying the taxability of a dividend paid during March 2010 to all of it stockholders, net of the $79,000 in expenses incurred by the Company in defending the IRS challenge. On April 29, 2016, the Company paid $421,000 to S&T to effectuate the release of the collateral net of the aforementioned expenses incurred by the Company. From September 30, 2014 through March 31, 2016, this pledged collateral had been recorded by the Company as restricted cash on its balance sheet.

Ancillary Expenses Pertaining to Rented Office Space in Hong Kong

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 the Company was billed approximately $13,000, and $14,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, for utility and service charges from the Grande Properties Management Limited (“GPML”) and Lafe Strategic Services Limited (“LSSL”), both related parties to the Company’s Chairman of the Board, in connection with the Company’s rented office space in Hong Kong. The Company owed nil to both GPML and LSSL related to these charges at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.

Administrative service fees charged to related parties

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 the Company billed approximately $23,000, and nil for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, for administrative fees to Phenomenon Agents Ltd (“PAL”), Sansui Acoustics Research Corporation (“SARC”) and TWD Industrial Co. Ltd. (“TICL"), which are subsidiaries of Nimble. The Company was owed nil from PAL, SARC and TICL related to these charges at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.

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Property, Plant, and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant, and Equipment

NOTE 4 — PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT:

As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, property, plant and equipment is comprised of the following:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Computer equipment and software		323			323
Furniture and fixtures		190			193
Leasehold improvements		8			8
		521			524
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(507	)		(506	)
	$	14		$	18

Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment amounted to approximately $8,000 and $16,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. During fiscal 2018, the Company disposed of property, plant and equipment with gross book values totaling approximately $3,000. The Company recognized a total net loss of nil on these disposals in fiscal 2018. During fiscal 2017, the Company disposed of property, plant and equipment with gross book values totaling approximately $19,000. The Company recognized a total net loss of nil on these disposals in fiscal 2017.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES:

The Company’s provision for income tax expense for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	3,071		$	(596	)
Foreign, state and other		8			5
Prior year federal and state, with interest		119			154
Deferred:
Federal		272			540
Foreign, state and other		(9	)		69
Provision for income tax expense	$	3,461		$	172

The Company files a consolidated federal return and certain state and local income tax returns.

The difference between the effective rate reflected in the provision for income taxes and the amounts determined by applying the statutory federal rate of 34% to earnings before income taxes for fiscal March 2018 and fiscal 2017 is analyzed below:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Statutory provision	$	(1,044	)	$	(40	)
Foreign subsidiary		(80	)		(71	)
State taxes		91			(51	)
Permanent differences		1			112
Effect of new rate per Tax Act on deferred tax asset		325			—
True up to prior year taxes		(106	)		(63	)
Federal taxes on Section 965		3,121			—
Valuation allowance		160			288
Utilization of NOL on Section 965		997			—
NOL Adjustments		(4	)		(3	)
Provision for income tax expense	$	3,461		$	172

As of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets which were classified as non-current, were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable reserves	$	86		$	123
Inventory reserves		125			201
Accruals		43			17
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets		262			438
Net operating loss and credit carry forwards		460			300
Valuation allowance		(448	)		(288	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	528		$	791

The Company has noU.S. federal net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) as of March 31, 2018.

The Company has $7.0 million of state NOLs as of March 31, 2018 as follows (in millions $):

Loss Year (Fiscal)	Included in DTA	Expiration Year (Fiscal)
2014	$2.4 million		2034
2017	$0.5 million		2036
2018	$3.6 million	2037

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 $276,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 as compared to a loss before taxes of $220,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, respectively.

Except for the accrual of the one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of the Company’s undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, as detailed below, no provision was made for U.S. or additional foreign taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Such earnings have been and will be reinvested but could become subject to additional tax if they were loaned to the Company or a domestic affiliate, or if the Company should sell its stock in the foreign subsidiaries.

The Company analyzed the future reasonability of recognizing its deferred tax assets at March 31, 2018. As a result, the Company concluded that a valuation allowance of approximately $448,000 would be recorded against the assets.

The Company is subject to examination and assessment by tax authorities in numerous jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s open tax years for examination for U.S. federal tax are 2014-2017, and for U.S. states’ tax are 2011-2017. 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.

In December 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R.1, commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which makes significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Subsequent to enactment of the TCJA in December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) to provide guidance regarding accounting for the TCJA’s impact.  SAB 118 requires companies to recognize those tax items for which accounting can be completed. For items whose accounting has not been completed, companies must recognize provisional amounts to the extent they are reasonably estimable, with subsequent adjustments over a measurement period as more information is available and calculations are finalized.

Enactment of the TCJA resulted in a one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of the Company’s undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries.  The Company has estimated that it will have a gross transition tax liability of $4.6 million which will be reduced by $1.5 million due to net operating losses of $4.7 million. Thus the Company has recorded tax expense of $3.1 million in the year ended March 31, 2018 as a provisional estimate of its US federal and state transition tax liability.

The TCJA lowered the Company’s US statutory federal tax rate from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. The Company recorded a tax expense of $0.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2018 as a provisional estimate of the reduction in its US deferred tax assets resulting from the rate change.

While the Company has recognized the provisional tax effect of the transition tax on deemed repatriation and the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities in its financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018, the ultimate tax impact could differ from these provisional amounts. The Company will continue to analyze the impact of the TCJA, including any additional regulatory guidance issued by the U.S. tax authorities, and expects to complete its accounting in 2018.

Prior to March 2018, the Company had asserted under ASC 740-30 that all of the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries were indefinitely invested. The Company evaluates this assertion each period based on a number of factors, including the operating plans, budgets, and forecasts for both the Company and its foreign subsidiaries; the long-term and short-term financial requirements in the U.S. and in each foreign jurisdiction; and the tax consequences of any decision to repatriate earnings of foreign subsidiaries to the U.S.

Because of the transition tax on deemed repatriation required by the TCJA, the Company has been subject to tax in 2017 on the entire amount of its previously undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries. Beginning in 2018, the TCJA will generally provide a 100% deduction for U.S. federal tax purposes of dividends received by the Company from its foreign subsidiaries. However, the Company is currently evaluating the potential foreign and U.S. state tax liabilities that would result from future repatriations, if any, and how the TCJA will affect the Company's existing accounting position with regard to the indefinite reinvestment of undistributed foreign earnings. The Company expects to complete this evaluation and determine the impact which the legislation may have on its indefinite reinvestment assertion within the measurement period provided by SAB 118.

The TCJA establishes new tax rules designed to tax U.S. companies on global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) earned by foreign subsidiaries. Because of the complexity of the new GILTI tax rules, the Company is continuing to evaluate this provision of the TCJA and the application of ASC 740. Therefore, the Company has not made any adjustments related to potential GILTI tax in its March 31, 2018 financial statements.

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Leases:

The Company leases warehouse and office space from non-affiliated companies, with annual commitments as follows (in thousands). Also included are commitments to the Company’s ERP software provider:

Fiscal Years	Amount
2018		286
2019		162
2020		86
2021		81
Thereafter		68
Total	$	683

Rent expense resulting from leases with non-affiliated companies aggregated $261,000 and $264,000, respectively, for fiscal 2018 and 2017.

Letters of Credit:

The Company utilizes the services of one of its banks to issue secured letters of credit on behalf of the Company, as needed, on a 100% cash collateralized basis. At March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company had no letters of credit outstanding.

Capital Expenditure and Other Commitments:

As of March 31, 2018, there were no capital expenditure or other commitments other than the normal purchase orders used to secure product.

Employee Benefit Plan:

The Company currently sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) retirement plan which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Company matches a percentage of the participants’ contributions up to a specified amount. These contributions to the plan for fiscal 2018 and 2017 were $32,000 and $42,000, respectively, and were charged against earnings for the periods presented.

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Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common Shares:

Authorized common shares total 75,000,000 with a par value $0.01 per share, of which, 22,799,088 were outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and 27,065,852 as of March 31, 2017. Shares held in treasury at March 31, 2018 were 30,166,709 and at March 31, 2017 were 25,899,945.

Common Stock Repurchase Program:

In December 2016, the Company publicly announced the approval by the Board of Directors of the repurchase of up to $5 million of its common stock, that the repurchases may be effected from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or in privately negotiated transactions, which may include, in whole or in part, the establishment of a purchase program pursuant to the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, through block purchases or through accelerated or forward or similar stock purchases.

In September 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional $5 million, bringing the total authorized stock repurchases under the program to $10 million and in June 2018 extended the program to December 31, 2018. Under the program, repurchases will be funded from available working capital and any repurchased shares will be held in the treasury as authorized and issued shares available for general corporate purposes. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, 4,266,764 shares for $6,292,620 were repurchased. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had repurchased 4,330,744 shares for $6,359,238 under this program. The remaining balance of the program is $3,640,762 as of March 31, 2018.

Series A Preferred Stock:

The Company has issued and outstanding 3,677 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, $.01 par value (“Preferred Stock”), with a face value of $3,677,000, which had no determinable market value as of March 31, 2018. The Preferred Stock is non-voting, has no dividend preferences and has not been convertible since March 31, 2002; however, it retains a liquidation preference.

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Short Term Investments

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Short Term Investments [Abstract]

Short Term Investments

NOTE 8 — SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS:

At March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company held short-term investments in certificates of deposit totaling $16.0 million and $25.1 million, respectively.

The Company held $5.0 million in certificates of deposit which were classified as cash equivalents as of March 31, 2018 and $3.0 million as of March 31, 2017. Of the $5.0 million in certificates of deposit classified as cash equivalents, $2.0 million matured on April 26, 2018 and have not been re-invested into certificates of deposit. The remaining $3.0 million matured on May 23, 2018 and were re-invested.

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Net Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Earnings Per Share

NOTE 9 — NET EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net (loss)	$	(6,851	)	$	(237	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share —    weighted average shares		25,282			27,115
Net (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted (loss) per share	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.01	)

For the year ended March 31, 2018, there were no outstanding instruments which were potentially dilutive.

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License Agreements

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

License Agreements [Abstract]

License Agreements

NOTE 10 — LICENSE AGREEMENTS:

The Company is currently party to two license agreements that allow the licensee to use its trademarks for the manufacture and/or the sale of consumer electronics and other products. Each of these license agreements (i) allows the licensee to use the Company’s trademarks for a specific product category, or for sales within specific geographic areas, or for sales to a specific customer base, or any combination of the above, or any other category that might be defined in applicable license agreement and (ii) may be subject to renewal at the initial expiration of applicable agreement and is governed by the laws of the United States.

Historically, the Company’s largest license agreement was with Funai which accounted for $2.8 million, or approximately 78% of the Company’s total fiscal 2017 licensing revenue. As previously disclosed, the Funai licensing agreement was terminated effective as of December 31, 2016.  

As previously disclosed, on December 16, 2015, the Company received written notice from Funai stating its intention to terminate the agreement, with termination to be effective on December 31, 2016. In accordance with the agreement, in June 2016 Funai paid to the Company the full balance of the contracted non-refundable minimum annual royalty through the December 31, 2016 termination date in the amount of $2.8 million. This licensing relationship contributed substantial product volume and market presence through Funai’s manufacture and distribution of products bearing the Emerson^® brand name in the United States and its loss has materially and adversely affected the Company’s revenue, earnings and business. The Company is analyzing the impacts of the Funai termination to its business and is identifying strategic courses of action for consideration, including seeking new licensing relationships. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure a new licensee or distribution relationship to replace the licensing revenue, product volume and market presence of Emerson-branded products in the United States, which had been provided through the license agreement with Funai.

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Legal Proceedings

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Legal Proceedings

NOTE 11 — 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 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.

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Risks and Uncertainties

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract]

Risks and Uncertainties

NOTE 12 — RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES:

Customer and Licensee Concentration

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s three largest customers, accounted for approximately 84% of the Company’s net revenues, with Walmart accounting for 62%, Amazon.com accounting for 11%, Fred Meyer accounting for 11%. For the 12 months ended March 31, 2017 the Company’s two largest customers, and largest licensee, accounted for approximately 83% of the Company’s net revenue with Walmart accounting for 53%, Fred Meyer accounting for 17% and Funai accounting for 13%. 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. The termination of the Funai license agreement has had a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation.

Product Concentration

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of four product types within two categories — housewares products and audio products, and two of these product types, namely microwave ovens and compact refrigerators — both within the housewares category — generated approximately 69% of the Company’s gross product sales, with microwave ovens generating approximately 63% of the total and compact refrigerators generating approximately 6% of the total. Audio products generated approximately 30% of the Company’s gross product sales during fiscal 2018.

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, the Company’s gross product sales were comprised of the same four product types within the same two categories — housewares products and audio products, and two of these product types, namely microwave ovens and compact refrigerators — both within the housewares category — generated approximately 82% of the Company’s gross product sales, with microwave ovens generating approximately 71% of the total and compact refrigerators generating approximately 11% of the total. Audio products generated approximately 18% of the Company’s gross product sales during fiscal 2017.

As a result of this dependence, a significant decline in pricing of, or market acceptance of these product types and categories, either in general or specifically as marketed by the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Because the market for these product types and categories is characterized by periodic new product introductions, the Company’s future financial performance will depend, in part, on the successful and timely development and customer acceptance of new and enhanced versions of these product types and other products distributed by the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to be successful in marketing these products types within these categories or any other new or enhanced products.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, Walmart and Amazon.com accounted for 64% and 21% as of March 31, 2018, respectively. As a percent of the Company’s total trade accounts receivable, net of specific reserves, Walmart and Fred Meyer accounted for 91% and nil as of March 31, 2017, 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. The accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts on the Company’s total trade accounts receivable balances was approximately $6,000 at March 31, 2018 and approximately $4,000 at March 31, 2017. 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.

The Company maintains its cash accounts with major U.S. and foreign financial institutions. The Company’s cash and restricted cash balances on deposit in the U.S. as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000 per qualifying bank account in accordance with FDIC rules. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances in excess of these FDIC-insured limits were approximately $24.5 million and approximately $27.0 million at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

Supplier Concentration

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, the Company procured approximately 93% of its products for resale from its two largest factory suppliers, and of these, the Company procured approximately 59% of these products from one of them and 34% from another. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, the Company procured approximately 91% of its products for resale from its two largest factory suppliers, and of these, the Company procured approximately 75% of these products from one of them and 16% from another.

No assurance can be given that ample supply of product would be available at current prices and on current credit terms if the Company were required to seek alternative sources of supply without adequate notice by a supplier or a reasonable opportunity to seek alternate production facilities and component parts and any resulting significant shortage of product supply would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation.

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Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Geographic Information

NOTE 13 — GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Net revenues and long-lived assets of the Company for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are summarized below by geographic area (in thousands). Net revenues are attributed to geographic area based on the location of the customer.

	Year Ended March 31, 2018
	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
Net revenues	$	15,022	$	—	$	15,022
Long-lived assets	$	25	$	90	$	115

	Year Ended March 31, 2017
	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
Net revenues	$	21,251	$	—	$	21,251
Long-lived assets	$	26	$	93	$	119

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Background and Basis of Presentation

Background and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emerson Radio Corp. (“Emerson”, consolidated — the “Company”), and its subsidiaries. The Company designs, sources, imports and markets a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses the Emerson trademark for a variety of products domestically and internationally.

It is the Company’s policy to prepare its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.

Certain items in prior year financials were reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents

Cash Equivalents

Highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

Investments

Investments

The Company determines the appropriate classifications of securities at the time of purchase and evaluates the continuing appropriateness of that classification thereafter. Realized gains and losses are determined on a specific identification basis and are reported separately as a component of income. Decreases and increases in the fair value of securities deemed to be other than temporary are included in earnings.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-Lived Assets

The Company’s long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment. At March 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $14,000 of property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC Topics 350 “Intangibles” and 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment”. The recoverability of assets held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Future events could cause the Company to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that long-lived assets may be impaired. If impairment is deemed to exist, the asset will be written down to fair value. Any such impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. As of March 31, 2018, management expects the carrying value of its long-lived assets to be fully recoverable.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets being depreciated. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. Significant renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining estimated useful lives of the related assets. At time of disposal, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s records and the difference between net carrying value of the asset and the sale proceeds is recorded as a gain or loss.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided by the straight-line method as follows:

•        Computer, Equipment and Software	Three years to seven years
•        Furniture & Fixtures	Seven years
•        Leasehold Improvements	Straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the term of the lease

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Distribution of products

Revenues from product distribution are recognized at the time title passes 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.

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.

Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

Licensing

In addition to the distribution of products, the Company grants licenses for the right to use the Company’s trademarks for a stated term for the manufacture and/or sale of consumer electronics and other products under agreements which require payment of either i) a non-refundable minimum guaranteed royalty or, ii) the greater of the actual royalties due (based on a contractual calculation, normally comprised of actual product sales by the licensee multiplied by a stated royalty rate, or “Sales Royalties”) or a minimum guaranteed royalty amount. In the case of (i), such amounts are recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement. In the case of (ii), Sales Royalties in excess of guaranteed minimums are accounted for as variable fees and are not recognized as revenue until the Company has ascertained that the licensee’s sales of products have exceeded the guaranteed minimum. In effect, the Company recognizes the greater of Sales Royalties earned to date or the straight-line amount of minimum guaranteed royalties to date. In the case where a royalty is paid to the Company in advance, the royalty payment is initially recorded as a liability and recognized as revenue as the royalties are deemed to be earned according to the principles outlined above.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out basis. The Company records inventory reserves to reduce the carrying value of inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory reserves may be required. Conversely, if market conditions improve, such reserves are reduced.

Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade Accounts Receivable

The Company extends credit based upon evaluations of a customer’s financial condition and provides for any anticipated credit losses in the Company’s financial statements based upon management’s estimates and ongoing reviews of recorded allowances. If the financial condition of a customer deteriorates, resulting in an impairment of that customer’s ability to make payments, additional reserves may be required. Conversely, reserves are reduced to reflect credit and collection improvements.

Cost of Sales

Cost of Sales

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, and an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities.

Other Operating Costs and Expenses

Other Operating Costs and Expenses

Other operating costs and expenses include costs associated with returned products received from retailers, warranty costs, warehouse supply expenses, and an allocation of those selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly related to these activities. Because other operating costs and expenses are not included in cost of sales, the reported gross margin may not be comparable to those of other distributors that may include all costs related to the cost of product to their cost of sales and in the calculation of gross margin.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses include all operating costs of the Company that are not directly related to the cost of procuring product or costs not included in other operating costs and expenses.

Sales Return Reserves

Sales Return Reserves

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 our 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.

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries have been translated at current exchange rates, and related revenues and expenses have been translated at average rates of exchange in effect during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Losses and gains resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the results of operations.

The Company generally does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge its exposures related to foreign currency fluctuations and there were no foreign exchange forward contracts held by the Company at March 31, 2018 or March 31, 2017.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising Expenses

Advertising expenses are charged against earnings as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company incurred $17,000 of advertising expenses during fiscal 2018 and nil during fiscal 2017.

Sales Allowance and Marketing Support Expenses

Sales Allowance and Marketing Support Expenses

Sales allowances, marketing support programs, promotions and other volume-based incentives which are provided to retailers and distributors are accounted for on an accrual basis as a reduction to net revenues in the period in which the related sales are recognized in accordance with ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 50 “Customer Payments and Incentives” and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” and 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” (“SAB’s 101 and 104”).

At the time of sale, the Company reduces recognized gross revenue by allowances to cover, in addition to estimated sales returns as required by ASC topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, subtopic 15 “Products”, (i) sales incentives offered to customers that meet the criteria for accrual under ASC topic 605, subtopic 50 and (ii) under SAB’s 101 and 104, an estimated amount to recognize additional non-offered deductions it anticipates and can reasonably estimate will be taken by customers which it does not expect to recover. Accruals for the estimated amount of future non-offered deductions are required to be made as contra-revenue items because that percentage of shipped revenue fails to meet the collectability criteria within SAB 104’s and 101’s four revenue recognition criteria, all of which are required to be met in order to recognize revenue.

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.

The sales and marketing support accrual activity for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows (in thousands):

Balance at March 31, 2016	$	473
additions		492
usages		(395	)
adjustments		(276	)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	294
additions		611
usages		(593	)
adjustments		(195	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	117

Interest income, net

Interest income, net

The Company records interest as incurred. The net interest income for fiscal 2018 and 2017 consists of:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	(4	)	$	(2	)
Interest income		496			263
Interest income, net	$	492		$	261

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are recorded to account for the tax effects of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets have been recorded net of an appropriate valuation allowance, to the extent management believes it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized. (See Note 5 “Income Taxes”). Any tax penalties are recorded as part of selling, general and administrative expenses and any interest to which the Company is subject, is recorded as a part of income tax expense. Penalties and interest incurred during fiscal 2018 were approximately $1,000 and $51,000, respectively, and approximately $14,000 and $86,000 during fiscal 2017.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is net income adjusted for foreign currency translation adjustments.

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per common share are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding. Outstanding stock options and warrants are treated as common stock equivalents when dilution results from their assumed exercise.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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, the 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, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 “Leases” (Issued February 2016)

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 "Leases" to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 creates a new Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 "Leases" to replace the previous Topic 840 "Leases." ASU 2016-02 affects both lessees and lessors, although for the latter the provisions are similar to the previous model, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and also the new revenue recognition provisions contained in ASU 2014-09 (see above). ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing the standard to determine if ASU 2016-02 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Issued May 2014)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers" in order to ensure that revenue recognition requirements are the same under both US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). ASU 2014-09 removes inconsistencies and provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues. ASU 2014-09 was effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 "Deferral of the Effective Date" to delay the implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year, in response to feedback from preparers, practitioners and users of financial statements. Accordingly, ASU 2014-09 is now effective for reporting periods and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for reporting and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. The Company has elected to adopt the amendments in ASU 2014-09 on a modified retrospective basis; whereas any cumulative effect of adopting this guidance will be recognized as an adjustment to its opening balance of retained earnings. Prior periods will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements, as it is primarily a seller of tangible personal property whose contracts with customers and the related transaction prices and performance obligations will be minimally affected by the amendments.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Estimated Useful Life of Property Plant and Equipment

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided by the straight-line method as follows:

•        Computer, Equipment and Software	Three years to seven years
•        Furniture & Fixtures	Seven years
•        Leasehold Improvements	Straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the term of the lease

Sales and Marketing Support Accrual Activity

The sales and marketing support accrual activity for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows (in thousands):

Balance at March 31, 2016	$	473
additions		492
usages		(395	)
adjustments		(276	)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	294
additions		611
usages		(593	)
adjustments		(195	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	117

Interest Income, Net

The Company records interest as incurred. The net interest income for fiscal 2018 and 2017 consists of:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	(4	)	$	(2	)
Interest income		496			263
Interest income, net	$	492		$	261

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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Component of Property Plant and Equipment

As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, property, plant and equipment is comprised of the following:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Computer equipment and software		323			323
Furniture and fixtures		190			193
Leasehold improvements		8			8
		521			524
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(507	)		(506	)
	$	14		$	18

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for Income Tax Expense

The Company’s provision for income tax expense for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was as follows:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	3,071		$	(596	)
Foreign, state and other		8			5
Prior year federal and state, with interest		119			154
Deferred:
Federal		272			540
Foreign, state and other		(9	)		69
Provision for income tax expense	$	3,461		$	172

Effective Rate Reflected in Provision for Income Taxes and Amounts Determined by Applying Statutory Federal Rate

The difference between the effective rate reflected in the provision for income taxes and the amounts determined by applying the statutory federal rate of 34% to earnings before income taxes for fiscal March 2018 and fiscal 2017 is analyzed below

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Statutory provision	$	(1,044	)	$	(40	)
Foreign subsidiary		(80	)		(71	)
State taxes		91			(51	)
Permanent differences		1			112
Effect of new rate per Tax Act on deferred tax asset		325			—
True up to prior year taxes		(106	)		(63	)
Federal taxes on Section 965		3,121			—
Valuation allowance		160			288
Utilization of NOL on Section 965		997			—
NOL Adjustments		(4	)		(3	)
Provision for income tax expense	$	3,461		$	172

Components of Deferred Tax Assets Classified as Non-Current

As of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets which were classified as non-current, were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable reserves	$	86		$	123
Inventory reserves		125			201
Accruals		43			17
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets		262			438
Net operating loss and credit carry forwards		460			300
Valuation allowance		(448	)		(288	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	528		$	791

State Net Operating Loss

The Company has $7.0 million of state NOLs as of March 31, 2018 as follows (in millions $)

Loss Year (Fiscal)	Included in DTA	Expiration Year (Fiscal)
2014	$2.4 million		2034
2017	$0.5 million		2036
2018	$3.6 million	2037

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company Leases Warehouse and Office Space from Non-Affiliated Companies with Annual Commitments Including Commitments to ERP Software Provider

The Company leases warehouse and office space from non-affiliated companies, with annual commitments as follows (in thousands). Also included are commitments to the Company’s ERP software provider:

Fiscal Years	Amount
2018		286
2019		162
2020		86
2021		81
Thereafter		68
Total	$	683

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Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017:

	2018			2017
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net (loss)	$	(6,851	)	$	(237	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share —    weighted average shares		25,282			27,115
Net (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted (loss) per share	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.01	)

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Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Net Revenues and Long-Lived Assets of Company

Net revenues and long-lived assets of the Company for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are summarized below by geographic area (in thousands). Net revenues are attributed to geographic area based on the location of the customer.

	Year Ended March 31, 2018
	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
Net revenues	$	15,022	$	—	$	15,022
Long-lived assets	$	25	$	90	$	115

	Year Ended March 31, 2017
	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
Net revenues	$	21,251	$	—	$	21,251
Long-lived assets	$	26	$	93	$	119

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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) Derivative	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Derivative
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$ 14,000	$ 18,000
Foreign exchange forward contracts held | Derivative	0	0
Advertising expenses	$ 17,000	$ 0
Income taxes penalties	1,000	14,000
Income taxes interest	$ 51,000	$ 86,000

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Estimated Useful Life of Property Plant and Equipment (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Computer, Equipment and Software | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life	3 years
Computer, Equipment and Software | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life	7 years
Furniture and Fixtures
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life	7 years
Leasehold Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life	Straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the term of the lease

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Sales and Marketing Support Accrual Activity (Detail) - Allowance for Promotions - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 294	$ 473
additions	611	492
usages	(593)	(395)
adjustments	(195)	(276)
Ending Balance	$ 117	$ 294

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Interest Income, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]
Interest expense	$ (4)	$ (2)
Interest income	496	263
Interest income, net	$ 492	$ 261

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Oct. 10, 2017	Sep. 26, 2017	Apr. 29, 2016
Nimble Holding Company Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Nimble's Ownership Interest in Emerson number of shares		15,243,283
Nimble's Ownership Interest Percentage		66.90%
Nimble Holding Company Limited | Wealth Warrior Global Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired					65.90%
Nimble Holding Company Limited | Wealth Warrior Global Limited and its Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party ownership percentage				73.90%
S&T
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayment of pledged collateral amount	$ 500,000
Release of collateral, net of expenses incurred						$ 421,000
S&T | IRS
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses incurred in defending IRS challenge	$ 79,000
GPML and LSSL
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Utility and service charges		$ 13,000	$ 14,000
GPML
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties for utility and service charges		0	0
LSSL
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties for utility and service charges		0	0
PAL, SARC and TICL
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Administrative service fees charged to related parties		23,000	0
PAL
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties for administrative service fees		0	0
SARC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties for administrative service fees		0	0
TICL
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties for administrative service fees		$ 0	$ 0

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Component of Property Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Computer equipment and software	$ 323,000	$ 323,000
Furniture and fixtures	190,000	193,000
Leasehold improvements	8,000	8,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	521,000	524,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(507,000)	(506,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 14,000	$ 18,000

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Property Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 8,000	$ 16,000
Property, plant and equipment disposed, gross book value	3,000	19,000
Loss from disposal of property, plant and equipment	$ 0	$ 0

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Provision for Income Tax Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Current:
Federal	$ 3,071	$ (596)
Foreign, state and other	8	5
Prior year federal and state, with interest	119	154
Deferred:
Federal	272	540
Foreign, state and other	(9)	69
Provision for income tax expense	$ 3,461	$ 172

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate			34.00%	34.00%
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 4,700,000		$ 4,700,000
Income (loss) of foreign subsidiaries before taxes			276,000	$ (220,000)
Deferred tax valuation allowance against assets	448,000		448,000	$ 288,000
Transition tax liability, gross	4,600,000		4,600,000
Decrease in transition tax liability			(1,500,000)
Income tax expense due to tax transition tax liability			3,100,000
Income tax expense resulting from rate change			$ 300,000
Deduction for U.S. federal tax			100.00%
Senario Plan
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate		21.00%
U.S. federal
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 0		$ 0
U.S. federal | Earliest Tax Year
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years	2014
U.S. federal | Latest Tax Year
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years	2017
States
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 7,000,000		$ 7,000,000
States | Earliest Tax Year
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years	2011
States | Latest Tax Year
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years	2017

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Effective Rate Reflected in Provision for Income Taxes and Amounts Determined by Applying Statutory Federal Rate (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory provision	$ (1,044)	$ (40)
Foreign subsidiary	(80)	(71)
State taxes	91	(51)
Permanent differences	1	112
Effect of new rate per Tax Act on deferred tax asset	325
True up to prior year taxes	(106)	(63)
Federal taxes on Section 965	3,121
Valuation allowance	160	288
Utilization of NOL on Section 965	997
NOL Adjustments	(4)	(3)
Provision for income tax expense	$ 3,461	$ 172

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Components of Deferred Tax Assets Classified as Non-Current (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable reserves	$ 86,000	$ 123,000
Inventory reserves	125,000	201,000
Accruals	43,000	17,000
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	262,000	438,000
Net operating loss and credit carry forwards	460,000	300,000
Valuation allowance	(448,000)	(288,000)
Total deferred tax assets	$ 528,000	$ 791,000

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State Net Operating Loss (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 4.7
States
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 7.0
States | Fiscal Year 2014
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforward, origination year	2014
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 2.4
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2034
States | Fiscal Year 2017
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforward, origination year	2017
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 0.5
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2036
States | Fiscal Year 2018
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforward, origination year	2018
Net operating loss carry forwards, amount	$ 3.6
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2037

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Company Leases Warehouse and Office Space from Non-Affiliated Companies with Annual Commitments Including Commitments to ERP Software Provider (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Leases Operating [Abstract]
2018	$ 286
2019	162
2020	86
2021	81
Thereafter	68
Total	$ 683

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent Expense	$ 261,000	$ 264,000
Letters of credit issued percentage of cash collateralized basis	100.00%
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 0	0
Capital expenditure	0
Other commitment	0
Defined contribution 401(k) retirement plan, employer contribution	$ 32,000	$ 42,000

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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Equity Class Of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common shares, shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares, shares outstanding	22,799,088	27,065,852
Treasury stock, shares	30,166,709	25,899,945
Cost of shares repurchased under common stock repurchase program	$ 6,293,000	$ 66,000
Cost of shares repurchased under common stock repurchase program	$ 30,583,000	$ 24,290,000
Preferred shares, shares issued	3,677	3,677
Preferred shares, shares outstanding	3,677	3,677
Preferred shares, par value	$ 0.01
Preferred shares, liquidation preference	$ 3,677,000	$ 3,677,000
Common Stock
Equity Class Of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 10,000,000
Stock repurchase program, additional authorized repurchase amount			$ 5,000,000
Stock repurchase program, expiration date	Dec. 31, 2018
Number of common shares repurchased	4,266,764
Cost of shares repurchased under common stock repurchase program	$ 6,292,620
Stock repurchase program, remaining balance	$ 3,640,762
Common Stock | Common Stock Repurchase Program
Equity Class Of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock, shares	4,330,744
Cost of shares repurchased under common stock repurchase program	$ 6,359,238
Common Stock | Maximum
Equity Class Of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount				$ 5,000,000

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Short Term Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 23, 2018	Apr. 26, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Investment [Line Items]
Short term investments in certificates of deposit	$ 16,000			$ 25,078
Cash Equivalents
Investment [Line Items]
Certificates of deposit	$ 5,000			$ 3,000
Certificates of deposit maturity date	Apr. 26, 2018
Remaining certificates of deposit maturity date	May 23, 2018
Cash Equivalents | Subsequent Event [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Certificates of deposit		$ 3,000	$ 2,000

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Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Numerator:
Net loss	$ (6,851)	$ (237)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share — weighted average shares	25,282	27,115
Net (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted (loss) per share	$ (0.27)	$ (0.01)

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Net Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 shares
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	0

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License Agreements - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) Agreement	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
License Agreements [Line Items]
Number of license agreements | Agreement		2
Licensing revenue		$ 659,000	$ 3,616,000
Funai
License Agreements [Line Items]
License revenue percentage			78.00%
Licensing revenue			$ 2,800,000
Termination of license agreement, effective date		Dec. 31, 2016
Non-refundable minimum annual royalty payments received	$ 2,800,000

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Risks and Uncertainties - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 6,000	$ 4,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances in excess of FDIC-insured limits	24,500,000	27,000,000
Maximum
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Cash and restricted cash deposit	$ 250,000	$ 250,000
Customer Concentration Risk | Net Revenues
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	84.00%	83.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Amazon.com
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	11.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Walmart
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	62.00%	53.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Fred Meyer
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	11.00%	17.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Funai
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage		13.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Net Revenues
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	69.00%	82.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Microwave Ovens
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	63.00%	71.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Compact Refrigerators
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	6.00%	11.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Net Revenues | Audio Products
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	30.00%	18.00%
Credit Concentration Risk | Trade Accounts Receivable, Net of Specific Reserves | Amazon.com
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	21.00%
Credit Concentration Risk | Trade Accounts Receivable, Net of Specific Reserves | Walmart
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	64.00%	91.00%
Credit Concentration Risk | Trade Accounts Receivable, Net of Specific Reserves | Fred Meyer
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage		0.00%
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Products for Resale | Two Largest Factory Suppliers
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	93.00%	91.00%
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Products for Resale | Supplier One [Member]
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	59.00%	75.00%
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Products for Resale | Supplier Two [Member]
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	34.00%	16.00%

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Net Revenues and Long-Lived Assets of Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 15,022	$ 21,251
Long-lived assets	115	119
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	15,022	21,251
Long-lived assets	25	26
Foreign
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 90	$ 93