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United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


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

For the Quarterly Period Ended           December 31, 20202021

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 0-10843


CSP Inc.Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Massachusetts

04-2441294

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

175 Cabot Street - Suite 210, Lowell, MA

01854

(Address of principle executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(978)-954-5038(978)-954-5038

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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

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

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

Title of Each Class

    

Trading Symbol(s)

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

CSPI

Nasdaq Global Market

As of February 5, 2021,9, 2022, the registrant had 4,373,9664,529,810 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.


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INDEX

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of December 31, 20202021 (unaudited) and September 30, 20202021

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Loss) (unaudited) for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020

5

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020

7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

8

Item 2.

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

20

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

26

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

27

Item 6.

Exhibits

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except par value)

December 31, 

September 30,

    

2020

    

2020

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Current assets:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

19,927

$

19,264

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $176 and $181

 

12,122

 

13,362

Investment in lease, net-current portion

 

251

 

336

Inventories

 

5,846

 

5,285

Refundable income taxes

 

1,332

 

807

Other current assets

 

2,461

 

2,535

Total current assets

 

41,939

 

41,589

Property, equipment and improvements, net

 

978

 

1,047

Operating lease right-of-use assets

1,847

2,014

Intangibles, net

 

26

 

28

Investment in lease, net-less current portion

 

63

 

81

Long-term receivable

3,542

 

3,642

Deferred income taxes

 

515

 

1,149

Cash surrender value of life insurance

 

3,981

 

3,948

Other assets

 

146

 

147

Total assets

$

53,037

$

53,645

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  

 

  

Current liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

8,888

$

8,523

Line of credit

802

1,573

Notes payable - current portion

729

1,613

Deferred revenue

 

1,212

 

947

Pension and retirement plans

 

322

 

321

Total current liabilities

 

11,953

 

12,977

Pension and retirement plans

 

6,767

 

6,471

Notes payable - noncurrent portion

1,109

2,485

Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent portion

1,216

1,390

Income taxes payable

 

586

 

586

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

154

 

202

Total liabilities

 

21,785

 

24,111

Shareholders’ equity:

 

  

 

  

Common stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized, 7,500 shares; issued and outstanding 4,276 and 4,276 shares, respectively

 

43

 

43

Additional paid-in capital

 

17,259

 

16,994

Retained earnings

 

25,643

 

24,492

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(11,693)

 

(11,995)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

31,252

 

29,534

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

53,037

$

53,645

December 31, 

September 30,

    

2021

    

2021

Unaudited

Audited

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Current assets:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

19,295

$

20,007

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $143 and $142

 

19,134

 

18,698

Investment in lease, net-current portion

 

53

 

68

Inventories

 

4,187

 

3,989

Refundable income taxes

 

1,644

 

1,656

Other current assets

 

5,498

 

4,616

Total current assets

 

49,811

 

49,034

Property, equipment and improvements, net

 

809

 

764

Operating lease right-of-use assets

1,192

1,358

Intangibles, net

 

17

 

19

Investment in lease, net-less current portion

 

11

 

15

Long-term receivable

5,598

 

7,522

Cash surrender value of life insurance

 

4,286

 

4,194

Other assets

 

62

 

68

Total assets

$

61,786

$

62,974

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  

 

  

Current liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

13,126

$

13,928

Line of credit

1,144

941

Notes payable - current portion

676

757

Deferred revenue

 

2,220

 

1,893

Pension and retirement plans

 

437

 

308

Total current liabilities

 

17,603

 

17,827

Pension and retirement plans

 

3,808

 

4,097

Notes payable - noncurrent portion

432

876

Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent portion

703

821

Income taxes payable

 

524

 

524

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

4,783

 

4,783

Total liabilities

 

27,853

 

28,928

Shareholders’ equity:

 

  

 

  

Common stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized, 7,500 shares; issued and outstanding 4,394 and 4,394 shares, respectively

 

44

 

45

Additional paid-in capital

 

18,483

 

18,258

Retained earnings

 

24,825

 

25,191

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(9,419)

 

(9,448)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

33,933

 

34,046

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

61,786

$

62,974

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data)

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

Sales:

 

  

 

  

 

Product

$

8,408

$

13,559

Services

 

2,980

 

3,299

Total sales

 

11,388

 

16,858

Cost of sales:

 

  

 

  

Product

 

6,949

 

11,604

Services

 

1,061

 

1,223

Total cost of sales

 

8,010

 

12,827

Gross profit

 

3,378

 

4,031

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

Engineering and development

 

729

 

672

Selling, general and administrative

 

3,186

 

3,761

Total operating expenses

 

3,915

 

4,433

Operating loss

 

(537)

 

(402)

Other income (expense):

 

  

 

  

Foreign exchange loss

 

(467)

 

(335)

Interest expense

 

(38)

 

(57)

Interest income

 

98

 

173

Gain on extinguishment of debt

2,196

Other income

 

9

 

11

Total other income (expense)

 

1,798

 

(208)

Income (loss) before income taxes

1,261

 

(610)

Income tax expense (benefit)

110

 

(70)

Net income (loss)

$

1,151

$

(540)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$

1,097

$

(540)

Net income (loss) per share – basic

$

0.27

$

(0.14)

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

4,074

 

3,963

Net income (loss) per share – diluted

$

0.26

$

(0.14)

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

 

4,172

 

3,963

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Sales:

  

 

  

 

Product

$

8,720

$

8,408

Services

 

3,649

 

2,980

Total sales

 

12,369

 

11,388

Cost of sales:

 

  

 

  

Product

 

7,277

 

6,949

Services

 

1,478

 

1,061

Total cost of sales

 

8,755

 

8,010

Gross profit

 

3,614

 

3,378

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

Engineering and development

 

627

 

729

Selling, general and administrative

 

3,383

 

3,186

Total operating expenses

 

4,010

 

3,915

Operating loss

 

(396)

 

(537)

Other income (expense):

 

  

 

  

Foreign exchange loss

 

(17)

 

(467)

Interest expense

 

(105)

 

(38)

Interest income

 

145

 

98

Gain on forgiveness of debt

2,196

Other income (expense), net

 

19

 

9

Total other income (expense), net

 

42

 

1,798

Income (loss) before income taxes

(354)

 

1,261

Income tax expense

12

 

110

Net income (loss)

$

(366)

$

1,151

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

(366)

$

1,097

Net (loss) income per share - basic

$

(0.09)

$

0.27

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

4,200

 

4,074

Net (loss) income per share - diluted

$

(0.09)

$

0.26

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

 

4,200

 

4,172

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Amounts in thousands)

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

Net income (loss)

$

1,151

 

$

(540)

Foreign currency translation gain adjustments

 

302

 

326

Total comprehensive income (loss)

$

1,453

 

$

(214)

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Net (loss) income

$

(366)

 

$

1,151

Foreign currency translation gain adjustments, net

 

29

 

302

Total comprehensive (loss) income

$

(337)

 

$

1,453

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Accumulated

Additional

other

Total

Paid-in

Retained

comprehensive

Shareholders’

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019:

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

loss

    

Equity

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 

4,154

$

42

$

15,733

$

27,246

$

(12,593)

$

30,428

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(540)

 

 

(540)

Other comprehensive gain

 

 

 

 

 

326

 

326

Exercise of stock options

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

205

Cash declared on common stock ($0.15 per share)

 

 

 

 

(623)

 

 

(623)

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

4,154

$

42

$

15,940

$

26,083

$

(12,267)

$

29,798

Accumulated

Additional

other

Total

Paid-in

Retained

comprehensive

Shareholders’

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020:

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

loss

    

Equity

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

4,276

$

43

$

16,994

$

24,492

$

(11,995)

$

29,534

Net income

 

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

1,151

Other comprehensive gain

 

 

 

 

 

302

 

302

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

265

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

4,276

$

43

$

17,259

$

25,643

$

(11,693)

$

31,252

Accumulated

Additional

other

Total

Paid-in

Retained

comprehensive

Shareholders’

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020:

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

loss

    

Equity

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

4,276

$

43

$

16,994

$

24,492

$

(11,995)

$

29,534

Net income

 

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

1,151

Other comprehensive gain

 

 

 

 

 

302

 

302

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

265

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

4,276

$

43

$

17,259

$

25,643

$

(11,693)

$

31,252

Accumulated

Additional

other

Total

Paid-in

Retained

comprehensive

Shareholders’

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021:

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

loss

    

Equity

Balance as of September 30, 2021

 

4,394

$

45

$

18,258

$

25,191

$

(9,448)

$

34,046

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(366)

 

 

(366)

Other comprehensive gain

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

29

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

225

Restricted stock cancellation

(1)

(1)

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 

4,394

$

44

$

18,483

$

24,825

$

(9,419)

$

33,933

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

Operating activities

 

  

 

  

Net income (loss)

$

1,151

$

(540)

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

 

  

 

  

Depreciation

 

102

 

123

Amortization of intangibles

 

2

 

2

Loss on sale of fixed assets, net

1

Foreign exchange loss

 

467

 

335

Non-cash changes in accounts receivable

 

(6)

 

20

Non-cash changes in inventories

 

12

 

116

Non-cash lease expense

160

164

Stock-based compensation expense on stock options and restricted stock awards

 

265

 

205

Deferred income taxes

 

634

 

(1)

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

(33)

 

(30)

Non-cash other

17

Adjustment for financing activities recognized in net income - Gain on extinguishment of debt

(2,196)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Decrease in accounts receivable

 

1,300

 

2,718

(Increase) decrease in inventories

 

(572)

 

2,199

Decrease (increase) in refundable income taxes

 

(524)

 

(68)

Decrease (increase) in operating lease right-of-use assets

8

(2,288)

Decrease in other assets

86

80

Decrease in investment in lease

 

102

 

82

Decrease in long-term receivable

101

70

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

415

 

(6,451)

(Decrease) increase in operating lease liabilities

(155)

2,320

Increase in deferred revenue

 

265

 

691

Increase in pension and retirement plans liabilities

 

15

 

9

Decrease in other long-term liabilities

 

(49)

 

(127)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

1,567

 

(370)

Investing activities

 

  

 

  

Life insurance premiums paid

 

 

(60)

Purchases of property, equipment and improvements

 

(33)

 

(207)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(33)

 

(267)

Financing activities

 

  

 

  

Net payments under line-of-credit agreement

(771)

(1,588)

Proceeds from debt

2,037

Repayments on debt

(81)

(506)

Principal payments on finance leases

 

(86)

 

(78)

Proceeds from issuance of shares under equity compensation plans

 

 

2

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(938)

 

(133)

Effects of exchange rate on cash

 

67

 

298

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

663

 

(472)

Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

19,264

 

18,099

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

19,927

$

17,627

Supplementary cash flow information:

 

  

 

  

Cash paid for income taxes

$

2

$

Cash paid for interest

$

94

$

111

Non-cash accrual of dividend payable

$

$

623

Supplementary non-cash financing activities:

Gain on extinguishment of debt

$

2,196

$

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Operating activities

 

  

 

  

Net (loss) income

$

(366)

$

1,151

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Depreciation

 

92

 

102

Amortization of intangibles

 

2

 

2

Foreign exchange loss

 

17

 

467

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

1

 

(6)

Provision for obsolete inventory

 

5

 

12

Amortization of lease right-of-use assets

202

160

Stock-based compensation expense on stock options and restricted stock awards

 

225

 

265

Deferred income taxes

 

 

634

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

(32)

 

(33)

Adjustment for financing activities recognized in net income - Gain on forgiveness of debt

(2,196)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

  

 

  

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

(436)

 

1,300

Increase in inventories

 

(203)

 

(572)

(Increase) decrease in refundable income taxes

 

12

 

(524)

(Increase) decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets

(36)

8

(Increase) decrease in other assets

(878)

86

Decrease in investment in lease

 

19

 

102

Decrease in long-term receivable

1,924

101

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(833)

 

415

Increase in interest payable

15

17

Decrease in operating lease liabilities

(164)

(155)

Increase in deferred revenue

 

327

 

265

(Decrease) increase in pension and retirement plans liabilities

 

(168)

 

15

Decrease in other long-term liabilities

 

 

(49)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(275)

 

1,567

Investing activities

 

  

 

  

Life insurance premiums paid

 

(60)

 

Proceeds from sales of property, equipment, and improvements

1

Purchases of property, equipment and improvements

 

(137)

 

(33)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(196)

 

(33)

Financing activities

 

  

 

  

Net payments under line-of-credit agreement

203

(771)

Repayments on debt

(472)

(81)

Principal payments on finance leases

 

(11)

 

(86)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(280)

 

(938)

Effects of exchange rate on cash

 

39

 

67

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(712)

 

663

Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

20,007

 

19,264

Cash and cash equivalents end of period

$

19,295

$

19,927

Supplementary cash flow information:

 

  

 

  

Cash paid for income taxes

$

$

2

Cash paid for interest

$

184

$

94

Supplementary non-cash financing activities:

Gain on forgiveness of debt

$

$

2,196

Customer financing for inventory sold (see Note 6 Accounts and Long-Term Receivable for details)

$

450

$

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20202021

Organization and Business

CSP Inc. ("CSPi" or "CSPI" or "the Company" or "we" or "our") was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts. CSPi and its subsidiaries develop and market IT integration solutions, advanced security products, managed IT services, purpose built network adapters, and high-performance cluster computer systems to meet the diverse requirements of its commercial and defense customers worldwide. The Company operates in two2 segments, its Technology Solutions (“TS”) segment and High Performance Products (“HPP”) segment.

1.            Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, and reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. All adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidatedconsolidatd financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been omitted.

Accordingly, the Company believes that although the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the footnotesnotes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.2021.

Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements

During the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2020, we identified an immaterial error in the first three quarters of fiscal year 2020 related to the recognition of certain revenue as “net,” when in fact the revenue should have been recorded on a “gross” basis. As a result of evaluating the error, we determined the impact was not material to our financial statements in any prior interim period. However, management has revised the first three quarters of fiscal year 2020. The first quarter revised numbers are reflected in this Form 10-Q. The only financial statement affected was the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Specifically, financial statement line items Sales - Product, Sales - Services, and Cost of sales – product. Net income (loss) and Gross profit did not change. Notes affected include Note 4 Revenue and Note 14 Segment Information.

For the three months ended December 31, 2019

As reported

Adjustment

As revised

Sales:

 

  

 

  

  

Product

$

13,222

$

337

$

13,559

Services

 

3,350

 

(51)

 

3,299

Total sales

 

16,572

 

286

 

16,858

Cost of sales:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Product

 

11,318

 

286

 

11,604

Services

 

1,223

 

 

1,223

Total cost of sales

 

12,541

 

286

 

12,827

Gross profit

$

4,031

$

$

4,031

Operating loss

$

(402)

$

$

(402)

Net loss

$

(540)

$

$

(540)

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Net loss per share – basic

$

(0.14)

$

$

(0.14)

Net loss per share – diluted

$

(0.14)

$

$

(0.14)

2.            Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.periods. These estimates and assumptions are related to reserves for bad debt, reserves for inventory obsolescence, the impairment assessment of intangible assets, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, and the calculation of standalone selling price for revenue recognition, the calculation of liabilities related to deferred compensation and retirement plans and the calculation of income tax liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

3.            Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting standards adopted in fiscal year 2021

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20), Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, an amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Under this ASU existing disclosures not considered cost beneficial are removed, disclosures identified as relevant are added, and there is added clarification regarding specific existing disclosures. For public entities, the new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Beginning October 1, 2020, the Company adopted the ASU and it did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The disclosures will be expanded for the year ended September 30, 2021 as this standard does not affect interim disclosures.

New accounting standards not adopted as of December 31, 20202021

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), an amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This ASU will change how entities account for credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, entities will be required to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. For available-for-sale debt securities, entities will be required to recognize an allowance for credit losses rather than a reduction to the carrying value of the asset. Additionally, there will be a significant increase in the amount of disclosures by year of origination for certain financing receivables. For public entities classified as a smaller reporting company, the new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022 (ASU 2019-10 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates), including interim periods within that annual period. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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4.            Revenue

We derive revenue from the sale of integrated hardware and software, third-party service contracts, professional services, managed services, financing of hardware and software, and other services.

We recognize revenue from hardware upon transfer of control, which is at a point in time typically upon shipment when title transfers. Revenue from software is recognized at a point in time when the license is granted.

Professional services generally include implementation, installation, and training services. Professional services are considered a series of distinct services that form one performance obligation and revenue is recognized over time as services are performed.

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Revenue generated from managed services is recognized over the term of the contract. Certain managed services contracts include financing of hardware and software. Revenues from arrangements which include financing are allocated considering relative standalone selling prices of lease and non-lease components within the agreement. The lease component includes hardware, which is subject to ASC 842, Leases. The non-lease components are subject to ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

Other services generally include revenue generated through our royalty, extended warranty, multicomputer repair, and maintenance contracts. Royalty revenue is sales-based and recognized on date of subsequent sale of the product, which occurs on the date of customer shipment. Revenue from extended warranty contracts is recognized evenlyratably over the period of the warranty.warranty period. Multicomputer repair services revenue is recognized upon control transfer when the customer takes possession of the computer at time of shipping. Revenue generated from maintenance services is recognized evenly over the term of the contract.

Variable consideration is immaterial. The right of return risk lies with the original manufacturer of the product. Managed service contracts contain the right to refund if canceled within 30 days of inception. Any products with a standard warranty are treated as a warranty obligation under ASC 460, Guarantees.

The following policies are applicable to our major categories of segment revenue transactions:

TS Segment Revenue

TS Segment revenue is derived from the sale of hardware, software, professional services, third-party service contracts, maintenance contracts, managed services, and financing of hardware and software. Financing revenue pertaining to the portion of an arrangement containing a lease is recognized in accordance with ASC 842. Financing revenue related to the lease is recorded in revenue as equipment leasing is part of the Company’sour operations.

Third-party service contracts are evaluated to determine whether such service revenue should be recorded as gross or net sales and whether over time or at point in time.

HPP Segment Revenue

HPP segment revenue is derived from the sale of integrated hardware and software, maintenance, and other services through the Multicomputer, Myricom, and ARIA product lines.

Myricom revenue is derived from the sale of products, which are comprised of both hardware and embedded software which is essential to the products’ functionality, and post contract maintenance and support. Post contract maintenance and support is considered immaterial in the context of the contract and therefore is not a separate performance obligation.

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See disaggregated revenues below by products/services and geography.

Technology Solutions Segment

High

Performance

Products

United

Consolidated

For the three months ended December 31, 

    

Segment

    

Kingdom

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

2021

Sales:

Product

$

720

$

62

$

7,938

$

8,000

$

8,720

Service

344

93

3,212

3,305

3,649

Total sales

$

1,064

$

155

$

11,150

$

11,305

$

12,369

Technology Solutions Segment

High

Performance

Products

United

Consolidated

For the three months ended December 31, 

    

Segment

    

Kingdom

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

2020

Sales:

Product

$

1,176

$

1,403

$

5,818

$

7,221

$

8,397

Service

380

87

2,513

2,600

2,980

Finance *

11

11

11

Total sales

$

1,556

$

1,490

$

8,342

$

9,832

$

11,388

Technology Solutions Segment

High

Performance

Products

United

Consolidated

For the three months ended December 31, 

    

Segment

    

Kingdom

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

2020

Sales:

Product

$

1,176

$

1,403

$

5,818

$

7,221

$

8,397

Service

380

87

2,513

2,600

2,980

Finance *

11

11

11

Total sales

$

1,556

$

1,490

$

8,342

$

9,832

$

11,388

Technology Solutions Segment

10


High

Performance

Products

United

Consolidated

For the three months ended December 31, 

    

Segment

    

Kingdom

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

Sales:

Product

$

767

$

553

$

12,213

$

12,766

$

13,533

Service

274

126

2,899

3,025

3,299

Finance *

26

26

26

Total sales

$

1,041

$

679

$

15,138

$

15,817

$

16,858


*     Finance revenue is related to equipment leasing and is not subject to the guidance on revenue from contracts with customers (ASC 606).

Significant Judgments

The input method using labor hours expended relative to the total expected hours is used to recognize revenue for professional services. Only the hours that depict the Company’sour performance toward satisfying a performance obligation are used forto measure progress. An estimate of hours for each professional servicesservice agreement is made at the beginning of each contract based on prior experience and monitored throughout the performance of the services. This method is most appropriate as it depicts the measure of progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation.

A financing component exists when at contract inception the period between the transfer of a promised good and/or service to the customer differs from when the customer pays for the good and/or service. As a practical expedient, the Company haswe have elected not to adjust the amount of consideration for effects of a significant financing component when it is anticipated the promised good or service will be transferred and the subsequent payment will be one year or less.

Certain contracts contain a financing component including managed services contracts with financing of hardware and software. The interest rate used reflects the approximate interest rate consistent with a separate financing transaction with the customer at the inception of the agreement. Revenues from arrangements which include financing are allocated considering relative standalone selling prices of lease and non-lease components within the agreement. The lease component includes hardware, which is subject to ASC 842, Leases. The non-lease components are subject to ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

When product and non-managed services are sold together, the allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation is calculated based on the estimated relative selling price or a budgeted cost-plus margin approach, as appropriate. Due to the complex nature of these contracts, there is significant judgment in allocating the transaction price. These estimates are periodically reviewed by project managers, engineers, and other staff involved to ensure estimates areremain appropriate. For items sold separately, including hardware, software, professional services, maintenance contracts, other services, and third-party service contracts, there is no allocation as there is one performance obligation.

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We recognize revenue from third-party service contracts as either gross sales or net sales depending on whether the Company iswe are acting as a principal party to the transaction or simply acting as an agent or broker based on control and timing. The Company isWe are a principal if it controlswe control the good or service before that good or service is transferred to the customer. We record revenue as gross when the Company iswe are a principal party to the arrangement and net of cost when we are acting as a broker or agent for a third party. Under gross sales recognition, the entire selling price is recorded in revenue and our cost to the third-party service provider or vendor is recorded in cost of goods sold.sales. Under net sales recognition, the cost to the third-party service provider or vendor is recorded as a reduction to revenue resulting in net sales equal to the gross profit on the transaction. Third-party service contracts are sold in different combinations with hardware, software, and services. When the Company iswe are an agent, revenue is typically recorded at a point in time. When the Company iswe are the principal, revenue is recognized over the contract term. We have concluded we are the agent in sales of third-party maintenance, software or hardware support, and certain security software that is sold with integral third-party delivered software maintenance that include critical updates.

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Contract Assets and Liabilities

When the Company haswe have performed work but doesdo not have an unconditional right to payment, a contract asset is recorded. When the Company haswe have the right to bill a customer, accounts receivable is recorded as an unconditional right exists. Current contract assets were $0.8$2.6 million and $1.0$2.7 million as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, respectively. The current portion is recorded in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  There were no non-current0 noncurrent contract assets as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020.2021. The difference in the balances is due to regular timing differences between when work is performed and having an unconditional right to payment.

Contract liabilities arise when payment is received before the Company transferswe transfer a good or service to the customer. Current contract liabilities were $1.2$2.2 million and $0.9$1.9 million as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, respectively. The current portion of contract liabilities is recorded in deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The long-term portion of contract liabilities were $0.2$0.3 million and $0.2$0.4 million as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, respectively. These non-currentnoncurrent liabilities are recorded in other noncurrent liabilities.liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Revenue recognized for the yearthree months ended December 31, 20202021 that was included in contract liabilities as of the beginning of the periodSeptember 30, 2021 was $0.3$0.4 million.

Contract Costs

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract involving customer transactions where the revenue and the related transfer of goods and services are equal to or less than a one-yearone year period, are expensed as incurred, utilizing the practical expedient in ASC 340-40-25-4. For a period greater than one year, incremental contract costs are capitalized if the Company expectswe expect to recover these costs. The costs are amortized over the contract term and expected renewal periods. The period of amortization is generally three to six years. Incremental costs are related to commissions in the TS portion of the business. Current capitalized contract costs are within the other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020.2021. The portion of current capitalized costs were $104$116 thousand and $130$137 thousand as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, respectively. There are no non-current0 noncurrent capitalized costs on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as these commissions are paid annually even when the contract extends beyond a one-yearone year period. The amount of incremental costs amortized for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 were $87$90 thousand and $78$87 thousand, respectively. This is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses. There was no0 impairment related to incremental costs capitalized during the three months ended December 31, 2020.2021.

Costs to fulfill a contract are capitalized when the costs are related to a contract or anticipated contract, generate or enhance resources that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future, and costs are recoverable. Costs to fulfill a contract are related to the TS portion of the business and involve activities performed before managed services can be completed. Current capitalized fulfillment costs are in the other current assets and noncurrent costs are in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The portion of current capitalized costs were $13 thousand as of December 31, 2021 and $13 thousand as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively.2021. The portion of noncurrent capitalized costs were $6 thousand and $9 thousand as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020 were $18 thousand and $22 thousand,2021, respectively. The amount of fulfillment costs amortized for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 were $3 thousand and $3 thousand, respectively. These costs amortized were recorded in cost of sales. These costs amortized were recorded in cost of sales. There was no0 impairment related to fulfillment costs capitalized.capitalized in the three months ended December 31, 2021 or September 30, 2021.

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Other

Projects are typically billed upon completion or at certain milestones. Product and services are typically billed when shipped or as services are being performed. Payment terms are typically 30 days to pay in full except in Europe where it could be up to 90 days. Most of the Company’sour contracts are less than one year. There are certain contracts that do contain a financing component. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. The CompanyWe elected to use the optional exemption to not disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that have an original expected duration of one year or less. This is due to a low amount of performance obligations, which are less than one year from being unsatisfied at each period end. Most of these contracts are related to product sales.

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The Company hasWe have certain contracts that have an original term of more than one year. The royalty agreement is longer than one year, but not included in the table below as the royalties are sales-based. Managed service contracts are generally longer than one year. For these contracts the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied as of December 31, 20202021 is set forth in the table below:

    

(Amounts in thousands)

    

(Amounts in thousands)

Fiscal 2021 (remaining 9 months)

$

1,380

Fiscal 2022

592

$

1,044

Fiscal 2023

210

647

Fiscal 2024

30

30

$

2,212

$

1,721

5.            Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Basic net (loss) income (loss)  per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share reflects the maximum dilution that would have resulted from the assumed exercise and share repurchase related to dilutive stock options and is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the assumed weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

We are required to present earnings per share (“EPS”), utilizing the two class method because we had outstanding, non-vested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, which are considered participating securities.

Basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the Company’s reported net loss attributable to common stockholders are as follows:

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Net (loss) income

 

$

(366)

  

$

1,151

 

Less: net (loss) income attributable to nonvested common stock

 

  

54

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

$

(366)

  

$

1,097

Weighted average total shares outstanding – basic

 

4,200

  

 

4,277

Less: weighted average non–vested shares outstanding

 

  

 

203

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic

 

4,200

  

 

4,074

Add: potential common shares from non–vested stock awards and the assumed exercise of stock options

 

  

 

98

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

 

4,200

  

 

4,172

Net (loss) income per share - basic

$

(0.09)

$

0.27

Net (loss) income per share - diluted

$

(0.09)

$

0.26

For the three months ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,151

  

$

(540)

 

Less: net income (loss) attributable to nonvested common stock

 

54

  

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

1,097

  

$

(540)

Weighted average total shares outstanding – basic

 

4,277

  

 

3,963

Less: weighted average non–vested shares outstanding

 

203

  

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic

 

4,074

  

 

3,963

Potential common shares from non–vested stock awards and the assumed exercise of stock options

 

98

  

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

 

4,172

  

 

3,963

Net income (loss) per share – basic

$

0.27

  

$

(0.14)

Net income (loss) per share – diluted

$

0.26

  

$

(0.14)

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Non-vested restricted stock awards of 190,000194 thousand shares were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation for the three months ended December 31, 20192021. These awards were excluded because there was a net loss for this period and their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

6.            Accounts and Long-Term Receivable

Within accounts receivable and long-term receivable there are amounts due reflecting sales whose payment terms exceed one year. This financing is separate from agreements with a leasing component, see Note 8, Leases“Leases” for financing through leases. These receivables are included in Accounts Receivablereceivable and Long-Term ReceivableLong-term receivable in the amount of $2.4

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$5.2 million and $3.4$5.6 million as of December 31, 2020.2021. These receivables are included in Accounts Receivablereceivable and Long-Term ReceivableLong-term receivable in the amount of $2.3$6.5 million and $3.5$7.5 million as of September 30, 2020,2021, respectively.

The receivables with a payment term exceeding one year carry an average weighted interest rate of 6.2%4.8%, which reflects the approximate interest rate consistent with a separate financing transaction with the customer at the inception of the agreement.

There is not an allowance for credit losses nor impairments for accounts and long-term receivables with a contractual maturity of over one year. All accounts have no0 past amounts due as of December 31, 20202021 or September 30, 2020.2021. There was no0 activity in the allowance for credit losses of these receivables for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. All these agreements are looked at as one portfolio in determining credit losses. There are various factors that are considered in extending a customer payment terms longer than one year including payment history, economic conditions, and capacity to pay. The credit quality of customers is monitored by payment activity. The unearned income represents a rate similar to market at the inception of the agreement.

There was one new agreement effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 causing an increase in accounts and long-term receivable. This agreement included approximately $0.5 million of payments to be received over the next 2 years from the effective date of the agreement. It was determined we were acting as the agent in the transactions and recorded net revenue of approximately $0.1 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.

The amount of interest income earned from sales whose payment terms exceed one year for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 was $92$139 thousand and $116$92 thousand, respectively. Interest income from these agreements is recorded in Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Receivables whose payment terms exceed one year are placed on nonaccrualnon-accrual status, meaning interest income stops being recorded, when the customer has a past due amount in excess of 30 days or reasonable doubt exists in collecting all interest and principal. A payment due in excess of 30 days is considered delinquent. If a payment is received for a receivable on nonaccrualnon-accrual status the payment is first applied to interest and then principal. Recording interest income resumes once no reasonable doubt exists regarding collecting all interest and principal.

Contractual maturities of outstanding financing with an original contractual maturity over one year are as follows:

Fiscal year ending September 30:

    

(Amounts in thousands)

2021

$

2,564

2022

���

2,300

2023

1,423

Total payments

6,287

Less: unearned income

469

Total, net of unearned income

$

5,818

Fiscal year ending September 30:

    

(Amounts in thousands)

2022

$

3,449

2023

4,830

2024

1,560

2025

1,560

Total payments

11,399

Less: unearned interest income

630

Total, net of unearned interest income

$

10,769

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7.            Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

December 31, 

September 30,

December 31, 

September 30,

    

2020

    

2020

    

2021

    

2021

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Raw materials

$

833

$

574

$

854

$

736

Work-in-process

 

426

213

 

453

289

Finished goods

 

4,587

4,498

 

2,880

2,964

Total

$

5,846

$

5,285

$

4,187

$

3,989

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8.     Leases

Information related to both lessee and lessor

The components of lease costs for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 are as follows:

Three months ended

Three months ended

Consolidated Statements of Operations Location

Consolidated Statements of Operations Location

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Consolidated Consolidated Statements of Operations Location

December 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Finance Lease:

Interest on lease liabilities

Selling, general, and administrative

$

5

$

13

Interest expense

$

1

$

5

Operating Lease:

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

Selling, general, and administrative

 

188

 

180

Selling, general, and administrative

 

179

 

188

Short-term lease cost

Selling, general, and administrative

3

3

Selling, general, and administrative

12

3

Total lease costs

$

196

$

196

$

192

$

196

Less sublease interest income

Revenue

(11)

(26)

Revenue

(11)

Total lease costs, net of sublease interest income

$

185

$

170

$

192

$

185

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is below:

Three months ended

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

(Amounts in thousands)

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

187

$

191

Operating cash flows from short-term leases

12

10

Operating cash flows from finance leases

1

5

Financing cash flows from finance leases

11

86

Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities

Operating leases

Cash received from subleases

18

113

9. Accounts payable and other noncurrent liabilities

The Company enters into certain multi-year agreements with vendors when also entering into some of the multi-year contracts the Company enters into with customers. See Note 6, “Accounts and Long-Term Receivable” for further information related to the multi-year agreements with customers.

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There was not an interest rate stated in the agreements and therefore interest was imputed under ASC 835 Interest as the payments in the exchange represented two elements: principal and interest. The imputed interest rate for both agreements was determined to be 5.0%. The rate was determined primarily based on the rate the Company could obtain by financing from other sources at the date of the transaction.

Interest expense related to these agreements for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $74 thousand. There was no interest expense during the three months ended December 31, 2020 due to these agreements being effective in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.

The amounts owed for these agreements are in accounts payable and 2019other noncurrent liabilities because they are below:

Three months ended

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

(Amounts in thousands)

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

191

$

188

Operating cash flows from short-term leases

10

9

Operating cash flows from finance leases

5

13

Financing cash flows from finance leases

86

78

Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities

Operating leases

4

Cash received from subleases

113

113

owed to vendors rather than banks or financial institutions for borrowings. See Note 10, “Notes Payable and Line of Credit” for amounts due to banks and other financial institutions for borrowings.

Below are details of the agreements with the vendors that contain imputed interest:

December 31, 2021

(Amounts in thousands)

Current

$

1,758

Less: discount

242

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

1,516

Noncurrent

$

4,773

Less: discount

268

Other noncurrent liabilities

$

4,505

9.     

The Company had a total of approximately $9.4 million due to one of these vendors as of December 31, 2021. This is approximately 49% of Accounts payable and other noncurrent liabilities. The TS segment has many vendors it transacts with and does not have any specific agreement with this vendor that it must purchase certain products from the vendor. Management believes other suppliers could provide similar products on comparable terms.

10.     Notes Payable and Line of Credit

In September 2019, the Company borrowed $1.0 million with a 5.0% rate of interest related to a multi-year agreement with a customer. See Note 6 for the disclosure related to the receivables.

In October 2019, the Company borrowed $2.0 million with a 5.1% rate of interest related to a multi-year agreement with a customer.

On April 17, 2020, CSP, Inc. and Modcomp, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary (collectively, the “Borrowers”) each received a loan in the form of a promissory note from Paragon Bank (“Lender”) in the amounts of $827,000 and $1,353,600, respectively (the “SBA Loans”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was established under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The SBA Loans have a two-year term and carry an annual fixed interest rate of 1%.

The SBA Loans provided for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, materially false or misleading representations to Lender or SBA, and adverse changes in the financial condition or business operations that Lender believed could materially affect Borrowers’ ability to pay the SBA

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Loans. The Borrowers did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the SBA Loans and the Borrowers could prepay the principal of the SBA Loans at any time without penalty.

The Borrowers applied to the Lender for forgiveness of an amount due on the SBA Loans in an amount equal to the sum of certain costs during the 24 week period beginning on the date of the first disbursement of the SBA Loans. The amount of SBA Loans forgiveness was calculated in accordance with the requirements of the PPP, including provisions of Section 1106 of the CARES Act. We used the SBA Loans proceeds in accordance with the applicable SBA guidelines.

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In November 2020, the SBA Loans were formally forgiven. The $2.2 million gain is displayedpresented on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations inas Gain on forgiveness of debt for the line item “Gain on extinguishment of debt.”three months ended December 31, 2020.

Interest expense related to the notes for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $14 thousand and 2019 was $23 thousand, and $30 thousand, respectively. Below are details of the notes payable.

December 31, 2020

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Current

$

808

$

1,702

$

718

$

808

Less: notes discount

79

 

89

42

 

51

Notes payable - current portion

$

729

$

1,613

$

676

$

757

Noncurrent

$

1,166

$

2,559

$

449

$

897

Less: notes discount

57

 

74

17

 

21

Notes payable - noncurrent portion

$

1,109

$

2,485

$

432

$

876

As of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, the Company maintained an inventory line of credit with a borrowing capacity of $15.0 million. It may be used by the TS and HPP segments in the U.S. to purchase inventory from approved vendors with payment terms which exceed those offered by the vendors. NoNaN interest accrues under the inventory line of credit when advances are paid within terms, however, late payments are subject to an interest charge of Prime plus 5%. The credit agreement for the inventory line of credit contains financial covenants which require the Company to maintain the following TS segment-specific financial ratios: (1) a minimum current ratio of 1.2, (2) tangible net worth of no less than $4.0 million, and (3) a maximum ratio of total liabilities to total net worth of less than 5.0:1. As of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, Company borrowings, all from the TS segment, under the inventory line of credit were $0.8$1.1 million and $1.6$0.9 million, respectively, and the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants. As of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 20202021, this line of credit also includes availability of a limited cash withdrawal of up to $1.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively.million. As of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 20202021 there were no0 cash withdrawals outstanding.

10.11.            Pension and Retirement Plans

The Company’s operations have defined benefit and defined contribution plans in the U.K. and in the U.S. In the U.K., the Company provides defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans for some of its employees. In the U.S., the Company provides benefits through supplemental retirement plans to certain former employees. The U.S. supplemental retirement plans have life insurance policies which are not plan assets but were purchased by the Company as a vehicle to fund the costs of the plan. The Company also provides for officer death benefits through post-retirement plans to certain officers of the Company in the U.S. All the Company’s defined benefit plans are closed to newly hired employees and have been since September 2009.

The Company funds its pension plans in amounts sufficient to meet the requirements set forth in applicable employee benefits laws and local tax laws. Liabilities for amounts in excess of these funding levels are accrued and reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s pension plan in the U.K. is the only plan with plan assets. The plan assets consist of an investment in a commingled fund which in turn comprises a diversified mix of assets including corporate equity securities, government securities and corporate debt securities.

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The components of net periodic benefit costs related to the U.S. and U.K. plans are as follows:

Three Months Ended December 31, 

2021

2020

    

U.K.

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

U.K.

    

U.S.

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

Pension:

Interest cost

$

71

$

2

$

73

$

58

$

3

$

61

Expected return on plan assets

 

(122)

 

 

(122)

 

(97)

 

 

(97)

Three Months Ended December 31, 

2020

2019

    

U.K.

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

U.K.

    

U.S.

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

Pension:

Interest cost

$

58

$

3

$

61

$

66

$

4

$

70

Expected return on plan assets

 

(97)

 

 

(97)

 

(74)

 

 

(74)

Amortization of past service costs

2

2

1

1

Amortization of net gain

 

44

 

1

 

45

 

48

 

1

 

49

Net periodic benefit cost

$

7

$

4

$

11

$

41

$

5

$

46

Post Retirement:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Service cost

$

$

11

$

11

$

$

10

$

10

Interest cost

 

 

11

 

11

 

 

12

 

12

Amortization of net gain

 

 

13

 

13

 

 

6

 

6

Net periodic cost

$

$

35

$

35

$

$

28

$

28

16

Amortization of past service costs

2

2

2

2

Amortization of net gain

 

25

 

 

25

 

44

 

1

 

45

Net periodic benefit cost

$

(24)

$

2

$

(22)

$

7

$

4

$

11

Post Retirement:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Service cost

$

$

11

$

11

$

$

11

$

11

Interest cost

 

 

12

 

12

 

 

11

 

11

Amortization of net (gain) loss

 

 

(2)

 

(2)

 

 

13

 

13

Net periodic cost

$

$

21

$

21

$

$

35

$

35

The fair value of the assets held by the U.K. pension plan by asset category are as follows:

Fair Values as of

Fair Values as of

December 31, 2020

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as

Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as

Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as

Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as

Asset Category

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Cash on deposit

$

399

$

399

$

$

$

471

$

471

$

$

$

162

$

162

$

$

$

93

$

93

$

$

Pooled funds

 

10,574

 

10,574

 

 

9,269

 

9,269

 

 

12,392

 

12,392

 

 

11,828

 

11,828

 

Total plan assets

$

10,973

$

10,973

$

$

$

9,740

$

9,740

$

$

$

12,554

$

12,554

$

$

$

11,921

$

11,921

$

$

11.12.            Income Taxes

An income tax provisionexpense of $110$12 thousand was recorded for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 compared to an income tax benefitexpense of $70$110 thousand in the same period of 2019.2020. The income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was primarily driven by minimum state tax expenses, as the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on its operations. The income tax expense for the three month period ended December 31, 2020 was driven by an increase in tax expense is primarily related to the write down of avaluation allowance against deferred tax asset asassets in the period, offset by a result of thebenefit recorded for a change in tax law, allowing for the immediate deduction of covered expenses incurred through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan withProgram.

We have in general historically calculated the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an associated changeestimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full calendar year to ordinary income or loss for the reporting period. However, we used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate income taxes for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 because we determined that our ordinary income or loss cannot be reliably estimated and small changes in estimated ordinary income would result in significant changes in the valuation allowance against deferredestimated annual effective tax assets from the prior period, offset by the forgiveness of the PPP Loans for which the income is excluded for tax purposes. This additional expense was recorded discretely during the quarter. In the prior period, the Company established a deferred tax asset for these expenses that were expected to be deductible in a future period.rates.

The provisions above are estimates, and accordingly, changes to these estimates will be recorded in subsequent periods as more information and guidance becomes available.

12.13.            Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

December 31, 

September 30,

December 31, 

September 30,

    

2020

    

2020

    

2021

    

2021

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Cumulative effect of foreign currency translation

$

(4,394)

$

(4,696)

Cumulative effect of foreign currency translation, net

$

(4,021)

$

(4,050)

Cumulative unrealized loss on pension liability

 

(7,299)

 

(7,299)

 

(5,398)

 

(5,398)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

$

(11,693)

$

(11,995)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

$

(9,419)

$

(9,448)

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13.

14.          Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

Under the fair value standards fair value is based on the exit price and defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The

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fair value measurement should reflect all the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. A fair value hierarchy is established in the authoritative guidance outlined in three levels ranking from Level 1 to Level 3 with Level 1 being the highest priority.

Level 1: observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly

Level 3: unobservable inputs (e.g., a reporting entity’s or other entity’s own data)

The Company had no0 assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring (except our pension plan assets and whole life insurance policies, see Note 10)11 for pension plan assets) or non-recurring basis as of December 31, 20202021 or September 30, 2020.2021.

To estimate fair value of the financial instruments below, quoted market prices are used when available and classified within Level 1. If this data is not available, we use observable market-based inputs to estimate fair value, which are classified within Level 2. If the preceding information is unavailable, we use internally generated data to estimate fair value which is classified within Level 3.

As of December 31, 2020

As of September 30, 2020

As of December 31, 2021

As of September 30, 2021

Carrying Amount

Fair Value

Carrying Amount

Fair Value

Fair Value Level

Reference

Carrying Amount

Fair Value

Carrying Amount

Fair Value

Fair Value Level

Reference

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

19,927

$

19,927

$

19,264

$

19,264

1

Consolidated Balance Sheets

$

19,295

$

19,295

$

20,007

$

20,007

1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Accounts and long-term receivable*

5,818

5,818

5,839

5,839

3

Note 6

10,769

10,769

13,968

13,968

3

Note 6

Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities*

6,021

6,021

5,747

5,747

3

Note 9

Line of Credit

1,144

1,144

941

941

2

Note 10

Notes payable

1,838

1,838

4,098

4,098

2

Note 9

1,108

1,108

1,633

1,633

3

Note 10

*Original maturity over one year

Cash and cash equivalents

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Accounts and long-term receivable with original maturity over one year

Fair value was estimated by discounting future cash flows based on the current rate with similar terms.

Line of credit

The fair value of our line of credit is based on borrowing rates currently available to a market participant for loans with similar terms or maturity. The carrying amount of our outstanding revolving line of credit approximates fair value because the base interest rate charged varies with market conditions and the credit spread is commensurate with current market spreads for issuers of similar risk. No interest accrues under the inventory line of credit when advances are paid within terms.

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Notes Payable

Fair value was estimated by discounting future cash flows based on quoted market prices.the current rate the Company could get in another transaction with similar terms based on historical information.

Fair value of accounts receivable with an original maturity of one year or less and accounts payable was not materially different from their carrying values atas of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020.2021.

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14.15.            Segment Information

The following tables present certain operating segment information for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019.2020.

Technology Solutions Segment

Technology Solutions Segment

High

High

Performance

Performance

Products

United

Consolidated

Products

United

Consolidated

For the three months ended December 31,

    

Segment

    

Kingdom

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

Total

    

Segment

    

Kingdom

    

U.S.

    

Total

    

Total

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

2021

Sales:

Product

$

720

$

62

$

7,938

$

8,000

$

8,720

Service

 

344

 

93

 

3,212

 

3,305

 

3,649

Total sales

$

1,064

$

155

$

11,150

$

11,305

$

12,369

(Loss) income from operations

$

(1,005)

$

(55)

$

664

$

609

$

(396)

Total assets

$

9,056

$

9,397

$

43,333

$

52,730

$

61,786

Capital expenditures

$

45

$

$

92

$

92

$

137

Depreciation and amortization

$

35

$

$

59

$

59

$

94

2020

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Sales:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Product

$

1,176

$

1,403

$

5,829

$

7,232

$

8,408

$

1,176

$

1,403

$

5,829

$

7,232

$

8,408

Service

 

380

 

87

 

2,513

 

2,600

 

2,980

 

380

 

87

 

2,513

 

2,600

 

2,980

Total sales

$

1,556

$

1,490

$

8,342

$

9,832

$

11,388

$

1,556

$

1,490

$

8,342

$

9,832

$

11,388

Income (loss) from operations

$

(854)

$

31

$

286

$

317

$

(537)

(Loss) income from operations

$

(854)

$

31

$

286

$

317

$

(537)

Total assets

$

9,192

$

10,675

$

33,170

$

43,845

$

53,037

$

9,192

$

10,675

$

33,170

$

43,845

$

53,037

Capital expenditures

 

6

 

 

27

 

27

 

33

$

6

$

$

27

$

27

$

33

Depreciation and amortization

 

48

 

 

56

 

56

 

104

$

48

$

$

56

$

56

$

104

2019

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Sales:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Product

$

767

$

553

$

12,239

$

12,792

$

13,559

Service

 

274

 

126

 

2,899

 

3,025

 

3,299

Total sales

$

1,041

$

679

$

15,138

$

15,817

$

16,858

Income (loss) from operations

$

(1,263)

$

3

$

858

$

861

$

(402)

Total assets

$

10,496

$

10,847

$

34,905

$

45,752

$

56,248

Capital expenditures

 

34

 

 

173

 

173

 

207

Depreciation and amortization

 

58

 

3

 

64

 

67

 

125

Income (loss) from operations consists of sales less cost of sales, engineering and development expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses but is not affected by either other income/expense or by income taxes expense (benefit). Non-operating expenses/income consists principally of investment income, interest income from transactions with payment terms exceeding one year (see Note 6, “Accounts and Long-Term Receivable” for details), and interest expense. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

The following table lists customers from which the Company derived revenues of 10% or more of total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019.

For the three months ended December 31, 

2020

2019

Customer

% of Total

Customer

% of Total

    

Revenues

    

Revenues

    

Revenues

    

Revenues

    

(Amounts in thousands)

Customer A

$

1,140

10

%

$

330

2

%

Customer B

$

611

5

%

$

1,784

11

%

Customer C

$

333

3

%

$

2,630

16

%

2020.

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For the three months ended December 31,

2021

2020

(in millions)

(in millions)

Customer

% of Total

Customer

% of Total

    

Revenues

    

Revenues

    

Revenues

    

Revenues

    

Customer A

$

-

%

$

1.1

10

%

Customer B

$

1.9

16

%

$

0.6

5

%

Customer B totaled approximately $4.8had a balance of $10.5 million, or 30%, and approximately $4.7 million, or 28%40%, of total consolidated accounts receivable and long-term receivable as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively.2021. There were no other customers that werewith more than 10% of total consolidated accounts receivable and long-term receivable as of December 31, 2020.2021. We believe that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to the accounts receivable with any customers as of December 31, 20202021.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

The discussion below contains certain forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, among others, statements concerning future revenues and future business plans. Forward-looking statements include statements in which we use words such as “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “project”, “estimate”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict”, “project”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and thus we cannot assure you that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary from those contained in such forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks and uncertainties in Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020,2021, and in this Form 10-Q. Factors that may cause such variances include, but are not limited to, our dependence on a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue, our high dependence on contracts with the U.S. federal government, our reliance in certain circumstances on single sources for supply of key product components, intense competition in the market segments in which we operate, the recent changes in the U.S. Tax laws, and the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this document. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this filing and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.2021.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to uncollectible receivables, inventory valuation, impairment assessment of intangibles, income taxes, deferred compensation and retirement plans, as well as estimated selling prices used for revenue recognition and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical performance and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. A description of our critical accounting policies is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 20202021 in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section contained in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Observations on effects of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. The outbreak has and continues to adversely affect the economies of the U.S., U.K., and other international markets and economies in which we operate. As a result of the World Health Organization characterizing the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, national, state, and local governments have and continue to take actions such as declaring a state of emergency, implementing social distancing and other guidelines, and shutting down and/or limiting the opening or operation of certain businesses which are not considered essential. The

In these times of pandemic, our top priorities are to protect the health, well-being, and safety of our employees and partners, while still focusing on the key drivers of our business. To that end, and to insure we continue to operate safely and cautiously while also meeting our public health responsibilities, the Company continues to comply with such actions

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causinghas adopted flexible business practices including allowing most employees to work remotely in all locations. Our revenue decreased

COVID-19 has adversely affected the distribution channel leading to significantly longer lead times when ordering product. Manufacturers are not producing as much product as prior to the pandemic due to disruptions, resulting in supply shortages. Additionally, recent global shipping delays have exacerbated this problem. The TS segment has many vendors it transacts with and supply shortages are pervasive with many of them. The HPP segment has also experienced shortages with their vendors as well. The HPP segment secured a $1.8 million contract for real-time networking monitoring for cyber attack detection in the three months ended December 31, 2020first quarter of fiscal year 2022, but due to the pandemic. Thisdelays by manufacturers the sale is largelyanticipated to be recognized in revenue over the result of customers reducing their budgets. Thenext two years when we can obtain the product from the manufacturers. Related to the supply shortage and potentially inflation, we have experienced price increases for our products, which we try to pass on to the customer.

We recognize the pandemic has also had an adverse effect on our abilitycreated a dynamic and uncertain situation in the national economy, and we continue to transact one-on-one business. Dueclosely monitor the latest information to make timely, informed business decisions and public disclosures regarding the uncertaintypotential impact of the pandemic including but not limitedon our operations. Despite reduced infection rates and ever-increasing vaccination rates in the United States, many nations and certain pockets within the United States are still battling various strains/variants of the novel coronavirus, creating ongoing uncertainties as to when economies will return to business as usual and what that will look like, what regulatory measures or voluntary actions that  have and maywill be put in placefurther implemented to limit the spread of COVID-19 and its variants and the duration of any such measures, themeasures. The extent, severity and impact of any further spread of COVID-19 variants or the resurgence of COVID-19 in a given geographic region after it has hit its “peak,” and the extent to which herd immunity will be achieved through the vaccination process is still uncertain.  In summary, the scope of this pandemic and its effects are unprecedented, and we cannot at this time we cannot make a reasonable estimate on the extent or duration of the impacts on our business.

Results of Operations

Overview of the three months ended December 31, 20202021

Our revenues decreasedsales increased by approximately $5.5$1.0 million, or 33%9%, to $12.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 as compared to $11.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $16.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.2020. The decreaseincrease in revenuesales is the result of a decreasean increase of $6.0$1.5 million in our TS segment, partially offset by a $0.5 million increasedecrease in our HPP segment. Our gross margin percentage increasedslightly decreased to 30%29% of revenuessales for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from 24%2021 as compared to 30% for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The increase is primarily attributed to the HPP segment.2020. For the three months ended December 31, 20202021 there was an operating loss of $0.5$0.4 million compared to an operating loss of $0.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, primarily as a result of decreased sales. Other income, (expense) net increased approximately $2.0$0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, toprimarily as a result of increased sales from the TS segment, partially offset by the HPP segment. Other income, of(expense) net decreased $1.8 million for the three months ended to December 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020. This is primarily due to forgiveness of the Payroll Protection Program loans being forgiven in the prior year, partially offset with a lower foreign exchange rate loss in the current period. An income tax expense of $0.2 million$12 thousand was recorded for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The primary components2021 compared to an income tax expense of Other income, (expense) include an increase from debt forgiveness$110 thousand in the same period of loans taken out at each operating segment under the Payroll Protection Program totaling 2.2 million, partially offset by a foreign exchange loss of $0.5 million.2020. The income tax provision was $0.1 millionexpense for the three months ended December 31, 2021 is primarily driven by minimum state tax expenses, as the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on its operations. The income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to income tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The effective tax rate for the current quarter was 8.7%. The effective tax expense rate was primarily driven by an increase in tax expense. This is primarily related to the write offvaluation allowance against

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deferred tax asset asassets in the period, offset by a result of thebenefit recorded for a change in tax law, allowing for the immediate deduction of covered expenses incurred through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan along with the associated change in valuation allowance against deferred tax assets from the prior period, offset by the forgiveness of the PPP Loans for which the income is excluded for tax purposes. This additional expense was recorded discretely during the quarter. In the prior period, the Company established a deferred tax asset for these expenses that were expected to be deductible in a future period.Program.

The following table details our results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of sales for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:

%

%

%

%

    

December 31, 2020

    

of sales

    

December 31, 2019

    

of sales

 

    

December 31, 2021

    

of sales

    

December 31, 2020

    

of sales

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Sales

$

11,388

 

100

%  

$

16,858

 

100

%

$

12,369

 

100

%  

$

11,388

 

100

%

Costs and expenses:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cost of sales

 

8,010

 

70

%  

 

12,827

 

76

%

 

8,755

 

71

%  

 

8,010

 

71

%

Engineering and development

 

729

 

6

%  

 

672

 

4

%

 

627

 

5

%  

 

729

 

6

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

3,186

 

28

%  

 

3,761

 

22

%

 

3,383

 

27

%  

 

3,186

 

28

%

Total costs and expenses

 

11,925

 

105

%  

 

17,260

 

102

%

 

12,765

 

103

%  

 

11,925

 

105

%

Operating loss

 

(537)

 

(5)

%  

 

(402)

 

(2)

%

 

(396)

 

(3)

%  

 

(537)

 

(5)

%

Other income, (expense) net

 

1,798

 

16

%  

 

(208)

 

(1)

%

 

42

 

%  

 

1,798

 

16

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

1,261

 

11

%  

 

(610)

 

(3)

%

 

(354)

 

(3)

%  

 

1,261

 

11

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

110

 

1

%  

 

(70)

 

%

Income tax expense

 

12

 

%  

 

110

 

1

%

Net income (loss)

$

1,151

 

10

%  

$

(540)

 

(3)

%

$

(366)

 

(3)

%  

$

1,151

 

10

%

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RevenuesSales

Our revenues decreasedsales increased by approximately $5.5$1.0 million to $11.4$12.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to $16.9$11.4 million of revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2019.prior year period. The increase in sales was the result of an increase of $1.5 million in our TS segment, revenues decreasedpartially offset by $6.0a $0.5 million anddecrease in our HPP segment revenues increased by approximately $0.5 million.segment.

TS segment revenuesales change was as follows for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019:2020:

Decrease

 

December 31,

Increase

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

$

    

%

 

    

2021

    

2020

    

$

    

%

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Products

$

7,232

$

12,792

$

(5,560)

(43)

%

$

8,000

$

7,232

$

768

11

%

Services

 

2,600

 

3,025

 

(425)

(14)

%

 

3,305

 

2,600

 

705

27

%

Total

$

9,832

$

15,817

$

(5,985)

(38)

%

$

11,305

$

9,832

$

1,473

15

%

The decreaseincrease in TS segment product revenuessales of approximately $5.6$0.8 million during the period is primarilyattributable to an increase in the result of a decrease of $6.4 million in our U.S. division of $2.1 million due to increased sales to several major customers, partially offset by an increasewith decreased sales in the U.K. division of $0.8 million. The $6.4$1.3 million decreasedue to one customer not repeating a high volume of sales in the U.S. division is primarilycurrent period. Service sales for the result of decreased sales to several major customers during the period. The $0.8three months ended December 31, 2021 increased $0.7 million increase in the U.K. division product revenues is primarily the result of higher sales volume to one major customer during the period as compared tofrom the prior year period. There was a decreaseThe changes in TS segment service revenuessales included increased managed services sales of $0.4 million during the period as compared to the prior year period, which is primarily due to a decrease in the U.S. division service revenues consisting of a decrease of $0.6 million inand increased internal service and third party service revenues, partially offset by a $0.1 million increase in managed service contract revenues and a $0.1 million increase in third party maintenance revenues.sales of $0.3 million.

HPP segment revenuesales change was as follows for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:

Increase

 

December 31,

Decrease

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

$

    

%

 

    

2021

    

2020

    

$

    

%

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Products

$

1,176

$

767

$

409

53

%

$

720

$

1,176

$

(456)

(39)

%

Services

 

380

 

274

 

106

39

%

 

344

 

380

 

(36)

(9)

%

Total

$

1,556

$

1,041

$

515

49

%

$

1,064

$

1,556

$

(492)

(32)

%

The HPP product revenues increasedsales decreased by $0.4$0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019,prior year period, primarily as a result of a $0.4$0.5 million decrease in E2D part sales, partially offset with an increase in Multicomputer product sales.of

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Myricom sales of $0.1 million. The HPP services revenues increased $0.1 millionsales remain relatively flat for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as2021 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019 due to $0.3 million of increasedprior year period as royalties on high-speed processing boards related to the E2D program partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million fromand repairs from the prior year period.remained flat.

Our revenuessales by geographic area, which is based on the customer location to which the products were shipped or services rendered, were as follows for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:

Increase (decrease)

 

December 31,

Increase (decrease)

 

    

2020

    

%

    

2019

    

%

    

$

    

%

 

    

2021

    

%

    

2020

    

%

    

$

    

%

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Americas

$

9,750

 

85

%  

$

16,125

 

96

%  

$

(6,375)

(40)

%

$

11,625

 

94

%  

$

9,750

 

85

%  

$

1,875

19

%

Europe

 

1,541

 

14

%  

 

663

 

4

%  

 

878

132

%

 

635

 

5

%  

 

1,541

 

14

%  

 

(906)

(59)

%

Asia

 

97

 

1

%  

 

70

 

%  

 

27

39

%

 

109

 

1

%  

 

97

 

1

%  

 

12

12

%

Totals

$

11,388

 

100

%  

$

16,858

 

100

%  

$

(5,470)

(32)

%

$

12,369

 

100

%  

$

11,388

 

100

%  

$

981

9

%

The $6.4$1.9 million increase in sales to the Americas was primarily the result of an increase in the TS segment’s U.S. division of $2.6 million, partially offset by decreased sales by our HPP segment of $0.6 million and TS segment’s U.K. division of $0.1 million. The $0.9 million decrease in revenuesales to the Americas isEurope was primarily the result of decreased sales by our TS segmentSegment’s U.K. division of $6.9$1.2 million due to a large volume by one customer in the prior year which did not reoccur in the current period, partially offset by an increase in the TS segment’s U.S. division of $0.1 million and an increase in the HPP segment of $0.5$0.1 million. The $0.9 million increase in

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revenuesales to Europe is primarily the result of increased sales by our TS segmentAsia remained relatively flat consisting of $0.8 million from the U.K. division andan increase of $0.1 million from the TS segment’s U.S. division. The revenue to Asia remained stable from the prior period.division, offset by a $0.1 million decrease by our HPP segment.

Gross Margins

Our gross margin ("GM") decreased by approximately $0.6 million to $3.4increased $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to the prior year period. The GM as gross marginpercentage of approximately $4.0 millionsales slightly decreased to 29% for the three months ended December 31, 2019.2021 as compared to the prior year period of 30%. The GM as a percentage of revenuesales slightly increased to 30% forin the three months ended December 31, 2020, from 24% for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The increaseTS segment, but was more than offset by a decrease in GM as a percentage of revenue is primarily attributed the HPP segment.

2020

2019

Increase (decrease)

 

2021

2020

Increase (decrease)

 

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

 

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

TS

$

2,436

 

25

%  

$

3,524

 

22

%  

$

(1,088)

 

3

%

$

2,992

 

26

%  

$

2,436

 

25

%  

$

556

 

1

%

HPP

 

942

 

61

%  

 

507

 

52

%  

 

435

 

9

%

 

622

 

58

%  

 

942

 

61

%  

 

(320)

 

(3)

%

Total

$

3,378

 

30

%  

$

4,031

 

24

%  

$

(653)

 

6

%

$

3,614

 

29

%  

$

3,378

 

30

%  

$

236

 

(1)

%

The impact of product mix within our TS segment on gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 was as follows:

2020

2019

Increase (decrease)

 

2021

2020

Increase (decrease)

 

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

 

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Products

$

885

 

12

%  

$

1,678

 

13

%  

$

(793)

 

(1)

%

$

1,144

 

14

%  

$

885

 

12

%  

$

259

 

2

%

Services

 

1,551

 

60

%  

 

1,846

 

62

%  

 

(295)

 

(2)

%

 

1,848

 

56

%  

 

1,551

 

60

%  

 

297

 

(4)

%

Total

$

2,436

 

25

%  

$

3,524

 

23

%  

$

(1,088)

 

2

%

$

2,992

 

26

%  

$

2,436

 

25

%  

$

556

 

1

%

The overall TS segment GM as a percentage of sales increased to 25%26% for the three month period ended December 31, 2020 from 23%2021 compared to 25% for the prior year period. Product GM as a percentage of product sales increased to 14% for the three month periodmonths ended December 31, 2019.2021 from 12% for the prior year period. This iswas primarily due higher margin products being sold to several customers including a new customer having significant volume with relatively high margins. Service GM as a percentage of service sales decreased to 56% for the three months ended December 31, 2021 from 60% for the prior year period due to a significant increaseboth the U.S. division having wage increases and additional hires to sustain the growth of services gross margin relative to products gross margin. However, individually both product and service GM as percentagemanaged services.

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The impact of product mix within our HPP segment on gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 was as follows:

2020

2019

Increase

 

2021

2020

Decrease

 

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

 

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

    

GM$

    

GM%

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Products

$

575

 

49

%  

$

277

 

36

%  

$

298

 

13

%

$

299

 

42

%  

$

575

 

49

%  

$

(276)

 

(7)

%

Services

 

367

 

97

%  

 

230

 

84

%  

 

137

 

13

%

 

323

 

94

%  

 

367

 

97

%  

 

(44)

 

(3)

%

Total

$

942

 

61

%  

$

507

 

49

%  

$

435

 

12

%

$

622

 

58

%  

$

942

 

61

%  

$

(320)

 

(3)

%

The overall HPP segment GM as a percentage of sales increaseddecreased to 58% for the three months ended December 31, 2021 from 61% for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from 49%2020. This 3% decrease was primarily attributed to lower margin product sold for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The 12% increase in gross margin as a percentage of sales in the HPP segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as2021 compared to the same prior year period is attributed to increasedperiod. Additionally, the decrease in service GM from increased services revenue including a $280 thousand increase of royalty revenues, which is all margin. The GM as a percentage of sales from products increased primarilywas due to increased E2D parts sold, which carry a higher GM as a percentage oflower service revenue than other products sold.while manufacturing overhead expenses remained relatively flat from prior year.

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Operating Expenses

Engineering and Development Expenses

The engineering and development expenses incurred by our HPP segment remained stable at $0.7decreased $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 to $0.7 million when compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019.prior year period due to decreased headcount related expenses. The current period expenses were primarily for product engineering expenses incurred in connection with the continued development of the ARIA SDS cyber security products.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

The following table details our selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense by operating segment for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:

For the three months ended December 31, 

 

For the three months ended December 31, 

$

%

 

% of

% of

$ Decrease

% Decrease

 

% of

% of

Increase

Increase

    

2020

    

Total

    

2019

    

Total

    

    

 

    

2021

    

Total

    

2020

    

Total

    

(decrease)

    

(decrease)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

By Operating Segment:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

TS segment

$

2,119

 

67

%  

$

2,663

 

71

%  

$

(544)

 

(20)

%

$

2,383

 

70

%  

$

2,119

 

67

%  

$

264

 

12

%

HPP segment

 

1,067

 

33

%  

 

1,098

 

29

%  

 

(31)

 

(3)

%

 

1,000

 

30

%  

 

1,067

 

33

%  

 

(67)

 

(6)

%

Total

$

3,186

 

100

%  

$

3,761

 

100

%  

$

(575)

 

(15)

%

$

3,383

 

100

%  

$

3,186

 

100

%  

$

197

 

6

%

SG&A expenses overall decreased approximately $0.6of $3.4 million increased $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019.prior year period. The approximate $0.6approximately $0.3 million decreaseincrease in TS segment SG&A expenses compared to the same prior year period is primarily the result of a decrease of variable compensation of $0.2 million and a decrease of payroll related expenses of $0.4 million.increased payroll. The HPP segment SG&A expenses decreased approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019 remained relatively stable.prior year period due to decreased headcount.

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Other Income/Expenses

The following table details other income (expense) for the yearthree months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:

For the three months ended

For the three months ended

Increase

Increase

    

December 31, 2020

    

December 31, 2019

    

(Decrease)

    

December 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

(Decrease)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

Foreign exchange loss

$

(17)

$

(467)

$

450

Interest expense

$

(38)

$

(57)

$

19

(105)

(38)

(67)

Interest income

 

98

 

173

 

(75)

 

145

 

98

 

47

Foreign exchange loss

 

(467)

 

(335)

 

(132)

Gain on debt forgiveness

 

2,196

 

 

2,196

 

 

2,196

 

(2,196)

Other income, net

 

9

 

11

 

(2)

Other income (expense), net

 

19

 

9

 

10

Total other income (expense), net

$

1,798

$

(208)

$

2,006

$

42

$

1,798

$

(1,756)

The $2.0$1.8 million increasedecrease in total other income (expense), net for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019prior year period is primarily driven bydue to forgiveness of the Payroll Protection Program loans being forgiven in the prior year for a gain on debt forgiveness of $2.2 million, which did not occurpartially offset with a decreased foreign exchange rate loss of approximately $0.4 million in the prior year. This debt forgiveness is related to two loans (one at each operating segment) taken out under the Payroll Protection Program. The largest offset was an increase in expense of $0.1 million in a foreign exchange loss. current period.

In consolidation, U.S. dollars and Euros are remeasured into the functional currency, British Pounds, of our U.K. subsidiary. This non-cash remeasurement is included in foreign exchange gain or loss on the income statement and the foreign exchange loss is primarily from a Euro and U.S. Dollar bank account.

The interest income decrease of $0.1 millionUS dollar and Euro weakened relative to the British Pound for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to2021, which caused the foreign exchange loss.

The interest income increase of $47 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 as compared to the prior year period is primarily related to additional agreements that have payment terms in excess of one year (see Note 6 in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q)10-Q for details) from the TS-US segment.segment from the prior year period.

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TableThe interest expense increase of Contents$67 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year period is related to the TS U.S. division entering into multiple multi-year contracts starting in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, which did not incur interest expense in the first fiscal quarter of the prior year. Payments on these agreements contain both principal and interest expense. See Note 10 in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for details.

Income Taxes

An income tax expense of $12 thousand was recorded for the three months ended December 31, 2021 compared to an income tax expense of $110 thousand in the three months ended December 31, 2020. The income tax provision was $0.1 millionexpense for the three months ended December 31, 2021 is primarily driven by minimum state tax expenses, as the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on their operations. The income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to income tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The effective tax rate for the current quarter was 8.7%. The effective tax expense rate was primarily driven by an increase in tax expense. This is primarily related to the write off of avaluation allowance against deferred tax asset asassets in the period, offset by a result of thebenefit recorded for a change in tax law, allowing for the immediate deduction of covered expenses incurred through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan along withProgram.

We have in general historically calculated the associated change in valuation allowance against deferred tax assets from the prior period, offsetprovision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by the forgivenessapplying an estimate of the PPP Loans for which the income is excluded for tax purposes. This additional expense was recorded discretely during the quarter. In the prior period, the Company established a deferred tax asset for these expenses that were expected to be deductible in a future period.

Generally, fluctuations in theannual effective tax rate are primarily duefor the full calendar year to ordinary income or loss for the reporting period. However, we used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate income taxes for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 because we determined that our ordinary income or loss cannot be reliably estimated and small changes in our geographic pretaxestimated ordinary income resulting from our business mix andwould result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax impactrates.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary source of liquidity is our cash and cash equivalents, which increaseddecreased by $0.6$0.7 million to $19.9$19.3 million as of December 31, 20202021 from $19.3$20.0 million as of September 30, 2020.2021.

Our significant sourcessource of cash for the yearthree months ended December 31, 20202021 included an decrease of a decrease$1.5 million in accounts receivable of $1.3 million, an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $0.4 million, and an increase in deferred revenue of $0.3 million.long-term receivable.

Our significant uses of cash for the yearthree months ended December 31, 2020 included net payment on our line2021 were primarily related to an increase in other assets of credit$0.9 million, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $0.8 million, and an increase in inventoriesresearch development expenses of approximately $0.6 million.

Our cash held by our foreign subsidiary in the United Kingdom totaled approximately $8.9$9.0 million as of December 31, 20202021 and consisted of 0.80.5 million Euros, 0.30.1 million British Pounds, and 7.48.2 million U.S. Dollars. This cash is included in our total cash and cash equivalents reported within theour financial statements.

As of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 20202021, the Company maintained a line of credit with a capacity of up to $15.0 million for inventory accessible to both the HPP and TS segments. This line of credit also includes availability of a limited cash withdrawal of up to $1.0 million. An amount of $14.2$13.9 million and $13.4$14.1 million were available as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, respectively. As of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 20202021 there were no cash withdrawals outstanding. For a further discussion of the Company’s line of credit, including its financial covenants, see Item 1, Note 10 “Notes Payable and Line of Credit.”

If cash generated from operations is insufficient to satisfy working capital requirements, we may need to access funds through bank loans or other means. If we are unable to secure additional financing, we may not be able to complete development or enhancement of products, take advantage of future opportunities, respond to competition, retain key employees, or continue to effectively operate our business.

On April 17, 2020, the Company and Modcomp, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary each received a loan (“SBA Loans”) in the form of a promissory note from Paragon Bank in the amounts of $827,000 and $1,353,600, respectively under the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA loans had a two-year term and carried an annual fixed interest rate of 1%.  The SBA Loans were forgiven in full by the SBA in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Based on our current plans and business conditions, management believes that the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents, the cash received from the SBA loans, the cash generated from operations, and availability on our line of credit will be sufficient to provide for the Company’s working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the date of this report.filing.

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Item 4.         Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020.2021. Our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and other members of our senior management team supervised and participated in this evaluation. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC'sSEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company'scompany’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020,2021, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due to the fact that we are not yet able to conclude that the material weakness described in this Item 4 has been remediated by the changes we made in response to that material weakness.effective.

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Table of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2020, our management identified a material weakness as of such date.  A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be able to be prevented or detected in a timely basis.  The identified material weakness is in connection with internal controls over the revenue recognition process, specifically the failure to properly identify whether the Company was to be considered the principal or the agent in certain transactions. We determined that controls over the revenue recognition process were not operating effectively and the resulting control gap amounted to a material weakness in our controls over financial reporting.Contents

During the period following our initial identification of the material weakness referred to above, management assessed various alternatives to remediate this material weakness and we implemented changes to our system of internal controls, which included the implementation of enhanced internal auditing procedures, whereby revenue transactions are subjected to an additional review process at the corporate level to ensure the correct accounting methodology is applied to all revenue transactions. Although we have implemented such changes to our internal controls over financial reporting as described above, at this time, we cannot conclude that the material weakness has been remediated and we will continue to make changes and upgrade systems and processes throughout fiscal year 2021.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.Reporting

During the yearthree months ended December 31, 2020,2021, there was a significant changewere no changes in our internal controls relatedcontrol over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to the material weakness discussed above. Internal controls around classifying whether the Company is considered the principal or the agent in transactions have been redesigned and implemented, which are intended to remediate the material weakness.

Prior to these changes, the Company’s primary procedure to find transactions that should be recorded “net” was reliance on a search of key words in the item description and stock-keeping unit. The primarymaterially affect, our internal control failure related to the key words identifying certain items where the Company was the principal, but the item was incorrectly recorded on a net basis. As a result, the primary identifier is not on the reliance of key words. Instead, the new enhanced procedures include review of every line item with additional levels of review from both sales andover financial management.reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.2021.

Item 6.         Exhibits

Number

   

Description

31.1*

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

31.2*

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

32.1*

Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

101*

Interactive Data Files regarding (a) our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20202021 and September 30, 2020,2021, (b) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, (c) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, (d) our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, (e) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 and (f) the Notes to such Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


*   Filed Herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

CSP INC.

February 11, 20219, 2022

By:

/s/ Victor Dellovo

Victor Dellovo

Chief Executive Officer,

President and Director

February 11, 20219, 2022

By:

/s/ Gary W. Levine

Gary W. Levine

Chief Financial Officer

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