RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES | NOTE 10 RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES Economic and Political Risks The Company’s results of operations could be adversely affected by general conditions in the global economy, including conditions that are outside of its control, such as the impact of health and safety concerns from the outbreak of COVID-19. The outbreak in China has resulted in the reduction of customer traffic and temporary closures of shopping malls as mandated by the provincial governments in various provinces of China from late January to March, which has adversely affected the company is the retail business with a decline in sales since February 2020. The Company’s wholesale business is also significantly affected as the Company is facing a sharp decline in its order quantities. Some of the Company’s wholesale clients have also cancelled or postponed existing orders. Due to the Chinese factories’ shutdowns and traffic restrictions during the outbreak in China and potential shutdowns and traffic restrictions in the countries where the Company’s suppliers are located, The Company’s supply chain and business operations of its suppliers may be affected. Disruptions from the closure of supplier and manufacturer facilities, interruptions in the supply of raw materials and components, personnel absences, or restrictions on the shipment of the Company’s or its suppliers’ or customers’ products, could have adverse ripple effects on the Company’s manufacturing output and delivery schedule. The Company could also face difficulties in collecting its accounts receivables due to the effects of COVID-19 on its customers and risk gaining a large amount of bad debt. Global health concerns, such as COVID-19, could also result in social, economic, and labor instability in the countries and localities in which the Company, its suppliers and customers operate. Although China has already begun to recover from the outbreak of COVID-19, the epidemic continues to spread on a global scale and there is the risk of the epidemic returning to China in the future, thereby causing further business interruption. While the potential economic impact brought by and the duration of COVID-19 may be difficult to assess or predict, a widespread pandemic could result in significant disruption of global financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could in the future negatively affect the Company’s liquidity. In addition, a recession or market correction resulting from the spread of COVID-19 could materially affect the Company’s business and the value of its common stock. If the Company’s future sales continue to decline significantly, it may risk facing financial difficulties due to its recurring fixed expenses. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s operating is uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and it will depend on many factors and future developments, including new information about COVID-19 and any new government regulations which may emerge to contain the virus, among others. The majority of the Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation. Credit risk The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the normal course of business and generally does not require collateral. As a result, management performs ongoing credit evaluations, and the Company maintains an allowance for potential credit losses based upon its loss history and its aging analysis. Management reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts each reporting period based on a detailed analysis of accounts receivable. In the analysis, management primarily considers the age of the customer’s receivable and also considers the credit worthiness of the customer, the economic conditions of the customer’s industry, and general economic conditions and trends, among other factors. If any of these factors change, the Company may also change its original estimates, which could impact the level of the Company’s future allowance for doubtful accounts. If judgments regarding the collectability of accounts receivables are incorrect, adjustments to the allowance may be required, which would reduce profitability. Concentration risk For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, the Company had four wholesale customers that represented approximately 20%, 10%, 10% and 10% of the Company’s revenues. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the Company had two wholesale customers that represented approximately 26% and 11% of the Company’s revenues. For the wholesale business, the Company relied on one raw material supplier that represented 11% of the total raw material purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company did not rely on any raw material supplier that represented more than 10% of the total raw material purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the retail business, the Company relied on two raw material suppliers that represented approximately 60% and 34% of raw material purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2020. For the retail business, the Company relied on three raw material suppliers that represented approximately 36%, 35% and 23% of raw material purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the wholesale business, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company relied on one manufacturer that represented 11% of finished goods purchases, and during the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company relied on two manufacturers that represented 11% and 10% of finished goods purchases. The Company’s revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were earned in the following geographic areas: 2020 2019 (In thousands of Mainland China $ 4,653 $ 10,754 Hong Kong China 2,992 1,253 Germany 195 850 United Kingdom 837 800 Europe-Other 3,898 5,229 Japan 4,385 4,938 United States 5,328 4,278 Total wholesale business 22,288 28,102 Retail business 36,067 59,854 Total $ 58,355 $ 87,956 |