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 MarchDecember 31, 2022

 

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 1-14523

 

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)Charter

 

California

95-2086631

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification Number)

Block 1008 Toa Payoh North

Unit 03-09 Singapore

318996

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (65) 6265 3300

 

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

 

Name of each exchange

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange

On which registered

Common Stock, no par value

TRT

 NYSE American

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non­non‐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 12b­12b‐2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

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 ☒

 

As of MayFebruary 1, 2022,2023, there were 4,029,1804,076,680 shares of the issuer’s Common Stock, no par value, outstanding.

 



 

 

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL

 

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL

INDEX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION, OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE

 

Page

Part I.

Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements

1

 

(a)   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of MarchDecember 31, 2022 (Unaudited), and June 30, 20212022

21
 

(b)   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive IncomeIncome/(Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 (Unaudited), and MarchDecember 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

2

(c)   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the NineThree Months Ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 (Unaudited), and the MarchDecember 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

54
 

(d)   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the NineThree Months Ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 (Unaudited), and MarchDecember 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

65

(e)   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

76

Item 2.

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

3426

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

5239

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

5239

 

Part II.

Other Information

40

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

5340

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

5340

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

5340

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

5340

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

5340

Item 5.

Other Information

5340

Item 6.

Exhibits

5340

  

Signatures

5441

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The discussions of Trio-Tech International’s (the “Company”) business and activities set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) and in other past and future reports and announcements by the Company may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and assumptions regarding future activities and results of operations of the Company. In light of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company: market acceptance of Company products and services; changing business conditions or technologies and volatility in the semiconductor industry, which could affect demand for the Company’s products and services; the impact of competition; problems with technology; product development schedules; delivery schedules; changes in military or commercial testing specifications which could affect the market for the Company’s products and services; difficulties in profitably integrating acquired businesses, if any, into the Company; risks associated with conducting business internationally and especially in Asia, including currency fluctuations and devaluation, currency restrictions, local laws and restrictions and possible social, political and economic instability; changes in U.S. and global financial and equity markets, including market disruptions and significant interest rate fluctuations; ongoing public health issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic;pandemic both nationally and internationally; the trade tension between U.S. and China; inflation; the war in Ukraine; other economic, financial and regulatory factors beyond the Company’s control and uncertainties relating to our ability to operate our business in China; uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws and the fact that rules and regulation in China can change quickly with little advance notice, along with the risk that the Chinese government may intervene or influence our operation at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers could result in a material change in our operations, financial performance and/or the value of our common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”) or impair our ability to raise money. Other than statements of historical fact, all statements made in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking, including, but not limited to, statements regarding industry prospects, future results of operations or financial position, and statements of our intent, belief and current expectations about our strategic direction, prospective and future financial results and condition. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “potential,” “believes,” “can impact,” “continue,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are inherently difficult to predict, which could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from our expectations, forecasts and assumptions.

 

Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, changed circumstances, or the occurrence of unanticipated events. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT NUMBER OF SHARES)

 

 

March 31,

2022

  

June 30,

2021

  

December 31,
2022

 

June 30,
2022

 

 

(Unaudited)

    

(Unaudited)

    
ASSETS     

CURRENT ASSETS:

  

Cash and cash equivalents

 $7,478  $5,836  $6,379  $7,698 

Short-term deposits

 4,953  6,651  4,995  5,420 

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $253 and $311, respectively

 10,585  8,293 

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $220 and $243, respectively

 13,332  11,592 

Other receivables

 735  325  728  998 
Contract assets 594  337 

Inventories, less provision for obsolete inventories of $709 and $679, respectively

 2,272  2,080 

Inventories, less provision for obsolete inventories of $649 and $674, respectively

 3,219  2,258 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 732  418  610  1,215 

Financed sales receivable

  21   19  21  21 
Restricted term deposit  747   - 

Total current assets

  27,370   23,959   30,031   29,202 

NONCURRENT ASSETS:

 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

 

Deferred tax assets

 189  217  93  169 

Investment properties, net

 636  681  533  585 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 9,107  9,531  11,070  8,481 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 2,602  1,876  2,580  3,152 

Other assets

 141  262  141  137 

Financed sales receivable

 6  17 

Restricted term deposits

 1,735  1,741   1,742   1,678 

Financed sales receivable

  23   39 

Total noncurrent assets

  14,433   14,347 

Total non-current assets

  16,165   14,219 

TOTAL ASSETS

 $41,803  $38,306  $46,196  $43,421 
  

LIABILITIES

        

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

  

Lines of credit

 $523  $72  $-  $929 

Accounts payable

 2,220  3,702  3,067  2,401 

Accrued expenses

 3,870  2,690  6,807  6,004 
Contract liabilities 1,172  673 

Income taxes payable

 476  314  461  787 

Current portion of bank loans payable

 493  439  511  472 

Current portion of finance leases

 136  197  101  118 

Current portion of operating leases

  758   672   1,140   1,218 

Total current liabilities

  9,648   8,759   12,087   11,929 

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

Bank loans payable, net of current portion

 1,470  1,621  1,185  1,272 

Finance leases, net of current portion

 152  253  69  119 

Operating leases, net of current portion

 1,844  1,204  1,440  1,934 

Income taxes payable, net of current portion

 281  385  255  137 

Other noncurrent liabilities

  31   31 

Total noncurrent liabilities

  3,778   3,494 

Deferred tax liabilities

 15  - 

Other non-current liabilities

  1,172   28 

Total non-current liabilities

  4,136   3,490 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 $13,426  $12,253  $16,223  $15,419 
  

EQUITY

        

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL’S SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

  

Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized; 4,029,180 shares issued outstanding as at March 31, 2022 and 3,913,055 shares as at June 30, 2021, respectively

 $12,607  $12,178 

Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized; 4,076,680 and 4,071,680 shares issued outstanding as at December 31 and June 30, 2022, respectively

 $12,769  12,750 

Paid-in capital

 4,692  4,233  4,762  4,708 

Accumulated retained earnings

 8,429  6,824  10,608  9,219 

Accumulated other comprehensive income-translation adjustments

  2,392   2,399   1,494   1,197 

Total Trio-Tech International shareholders equity

 28,120  25,634 

Noncontrolling interest

  257   419 

Total Trio-Tech International shareholders’ equity

 29,633  27,874 

Non-controlling interest

  340   128 

TOTAL EQUITY

 $28,377  $26,053  $29,973  $28,002 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 $41,803  $38,306  $46,196  $43,421 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)

UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT EARNINGS PER SHARE)

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Revenue

                

Manufacturing

 $3,097  $3,130  $10,187  $9,324  $5,044  $3,528  $8,629  $7,090 

Testing services

 4,417  3,504  13,983  10,018  5,648  4,966  12,012  9,566 

Distribution

 3,620  1,467  8,038  3,790  1,694  2,420  3,676  4,418 

Real estate

  4   11   23   22   4   8   12   19 
  11,138   8,112   32,231   23,154   12,390   10,922   24,329   21,093 

Cost of Sales

                

Cost of manufactured products sold

 2,530  2,148  7,838  6,855  3,849  2,874  6,374  5,308 

Cost of testing services rendered

 3,169  2,651  9,141  7,651  3,747  3,089  7,873  5,972 

Cost of distribution

 2,945  1,234  6,651  3,142  1,441  2,050  3,089  3,706 

Cost of real estate

  20   19   58   58   18   19   36   38 
  8,664   6,052   23,688   17,706   9,055   8,032   17,372   15,024 
  

Gross Margin

 2,474  2,060  8,543  5,448   3,335   2,890   6,957   6,069 
  

Operating Expenses:

                

General and administrative

 2,378  1,923  6,305  5,245  1,919  1,947  4,224  3,927 

Selling

 146  123  449  356  193  156  366  303 

Research and development

 80  79  293  277  151  131  224  213 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

  0   0   0   (1

)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

  3   -   7   - 

Total operating expenses

  2,604   2,125   7,047   5,877   2,266   2,234   4,821   4,443 
  

(Loss)/ Income from Operations

  (130

)

  (65

)

  1,496   (429

)

Income from Operations

  1,069   656   2,136   1,626 
  

Other Income / (Expenses)

        

Other (Expenses) /Income

        

Interest expenses

 (31

)

 (25

)

 (87

)

 (96

)

 (10) (28

)

 (54) (56

)

Other income, net

  127   273   669   627   (243)  381   (64)  542 

Total other income

  96   248   582   531 

Total other (expenses) / income

  (253)  353   (118)  486 
  

(Loss) / Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes

  (34)  183   2,078   102 

Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes

 816  1,009  2,018  2,112 
  

Income Tax Expenses

  (170

)

  (118)  (503

)

  (125

)

  (241)  (153

)

  (466)  (333

)

  

(Loss) / Income from continuing operations before non-controlling interest, net of tax

 (204) 65  1,575  (23

)

Income from Continuing Operations before Non-controlling Interest, Net of Tax

 575  856  1,552  1,779 
  

Discontinued Operations

                

Income / (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

  0   1   5   (26

)

NET (LOSS) / INCOME

  (204)  66   1,580   (49

)

(Loss) / Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

  (10)  -   (9)  5 

NET INCOME

 565  856  1,543  1,784 
  

Less: net income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (37)  (112

)

  (25

)

  (454

)

Net (Loss) / Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $(167

)

 $178  $1,605  $405 

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest

  58   1   154   12 

Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $507  $855  $1,389  $1,772 
  

Amounts Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders:

                

(Loss) / Income from continuing operations, net of tax

 (167

)

 177  1,603  418 

Income / (Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

  0   1   2   (13

)

Net (Loss) / Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $(167

)

 $178  $1,605  $405 

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

 512  856  1,394  1,770 

(Loss) / Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

  (5)  (1

)

  (5)  2 

Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $507  $855  $1,389  $1,772 
  

Basic (Loss) / Earnings per Share:

        

Basic (loss) / earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04

)

 $0.05  $0.40  $0.11 

Basic Earnings per Share:

        

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12  $0.22  $0.34  $0.46 

Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0  $0  $0  $0  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Basic (Loss) / Earnings per Share from Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04

)

 $0.05  $0.40  $0.11 
 

Diluted (Loss) / Earnings per Share:

        

Diluted (loss) / earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04

)

 $0.04  $0.38  $0.10 

Basic Earnings per Share from Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12  $0.22  $0.34  $0.46 

Diluted Earnings per Share:

        

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12  $0.20  $0.33  $0.43 

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0  $0  $0  $0  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Diluted (Loss) / Earnings per Share from Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04

)

 $0.04  $0.38  $0.10 

Diluted Earnings per Share from Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12  $0.20  $0.33  $0.43 
  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

         

Basic

 3,949  3,913  3,949  3,913  4,074  3,923  4,074  3,923 

Dilutive effect of stock options

  272   133   191   117   88   319   86   206 

Number of shares used to compute earnings per share diluted

  4,221   4,046   4,140   4,030   4,162   4,242   4,160   4,129 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) / INCOME

UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders:

                
                 

Net income

 $565  $856  $1,543  $1,784 

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

  1,568   251   355   (38

)

Comprehensive Income

  2,133   1,107   1,898   1,746 

Less: comprehensive income attributable to non- controlling interest

  133   2   212   6 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $2,000  $1,105  $1,686  $1,740 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS)

 

Six months ended December 31, 2022

  

Three Months Ended

  Nine Months Ended 
  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  Mar. 31, 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  2021 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders:

                
                 

Net (loss) / income

 $(204) $66  $1,580  $(49)

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

  16   (468)  (22)  1,115 

Comprehensive (Loss) / Income

  (188)  (402)  1,558   1,066 

Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (46)  (136)  (40)  (455)

Comprehensive (Loss) / Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $(142) $(266) $1,598  $1,521 
  

Common Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated Retained

  

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

  

Non- controlling

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income

  

Interest

  

Total

 
      

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

 
                             

Balance at June 30, 2022

  4,072   12,750   4,708   9,219   1,197   128   28,002 

Stock option expenses

  -   -   54   -   -   -   54 

Net income

  -   -   -   1,389   -   154   1,543 

Exercise of stock option

  5   19   -   -   -   -   19 

Translation adjustment

  -   -   -   -   297   58   355 

Balance at Dec. 31, 2022

  4,077   12,769   4,762   10,608   1,494   340   29,973 

Six months ended December 31, 2021

  

Common Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated Retained

  

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

  

Non- controlling

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income

  

Interest

  

Total

 
       $   $   $   $   $   $ 
                             

Balance at June 30, 2021

  3,913   12,178   4,233   6,824   2,399   419   26,053 

Stock option expenses

  -   -   22   -   -   -   22 

Net income

  -   -   -   1,772   -   12   1,784 

Dividend declared by subsidiary

  -   -   -   -   -   (119

)

  (119

)

Exercise of stock option

  41   118   -   -   -   -   118 

Translation adjustment

  -   -   -      (32

)

  (6

)

  (38

)

Balance at Dec. 31, 2021

  3,954   12,296   4,255   8,596   2,367   306   27,820 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS)

Nine months ended March 31, 2022

  

Common

Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated Retained

  

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

  

Non- controlling

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income

  

Interest

  

Total

 
      

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

  3,913   12,178   4,233   6,824   2,399   419   26,053 

Stock option expenses

  -   0   459   0   0   0   459 

Net income / (loss)

  -   0   0   1,605   0   (25

)

  1,580 

Dividend declared by subsidiary

  -   0   0   0   0   (122

)

  (122

)

Exercise of stock option

  116   429   0   0   0   0   429 

Translation adjustment

  -   0   0   0   (7

)

  (15

)

  (22

)

Balance at Mar. 31, 2022

  4,029   12,607   4,692   8,429   2,392   257   28,377 

Nine months ended March 31, 2021

  

Common

Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated Retained

  

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

  

Non- controlling

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income

  

Interest

  

Total

 
      

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

  

$

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

  3,673   11,424   3,363   8,036   1,143   1,180   25,146 

Stock option expenses

  -   0   144   0   0   0   144 

Net income / (loss)

  -   0   0   405   0   (454

)

  (49

)

Dividend declared by subsidiary

  -   0   0   0   0   (189

)

  (189

)

Exercise of stock option

  240   754   0   0   0   0   754 

Translation adjustment

  -   0   0   0   1,116   (1

)

  1,115 

Balance at Mar. 31, 2021

  3,913   12,178   3,507   8,441   2,259   536   26,921 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(IN THOUSANDS)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

        

Net income / (loss)

 $1,580  $(49)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities

 

Net income

 $1,543  $1,784 

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash flow provided by operating activities

 

Depreciation and amortization

 2,263  2,224  2,143  1,502 

Stock compensation

 459  144 

Addition / (reversal) of provision for obsolete inventories

 25  (2

)

Bad debt recovery, net of allowance charged

 (61

)

 (15

)

Accrued interest expense, net (accrued interest income)

 85  (18

)

(Reversal) / Addition of provision for obsolete inventories

 (41

)

 26 

Stock option expense

 54  22 

Bad debt provision

 (17

)

 (62

)

Accrued interest expense, net accrued interest income

 (8

)

 51 

Payment of interest portion of finance lease

 (20

)

 (32

)

 (6

)

 (13

)

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

 0  (1

)

Dividend income

 0  (32

)

Dividend received

 0  32 

Reversal of income tax provision

 (18

)

 0 

Deferred tax benefit

 (7

)

 (70

)

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment - continuing operations

 8  - 

Warranty recovery, net

 2  - 

Deferred tax expense

 94  62 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition effects

  

Trade accounts receivable

 (2,214

)

 (1,013

)

 (1,507

)

 (1,501

)

Other receivables

 (688

)

 320  60  (1,725

)

Other assets

 134  (33

)

 (4

)

 125 

Inventories

 (233

)

 (624

)

 (821

)

 (525

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 (312

)

 (76

)

 588  (79

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 242  754  1,338  1,638 

Income taxes payable

 145  (44

)

 (197

)

 2 

Other non-current liabilities

 1,144  - 

Operating lease liabilities

  (801

)

  (565

)

  (594

)

  (470

)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

  579   900  $3,779  $837 
  

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

        

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

    - 

Proceeds from sale of asset held for sale

    - 

Withdrawal of unrestricted deposit

 3,761  1,166 

Withdrawal from unrestricted term deposits, net

 2,841  1,957 

Investment in unrestricted term deposits, net

 (2,079) (1,370

)

 (2,275

)

 (320

)

Additions to property, plant and equipment

  (1,144)  (621

)

  (3,994

)

  (795

)

Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Investing Activities

  538   (825

)

Net Cash (Used in) / Provided by Investing Activities

  (3,428

)

  842 
  

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

        

Payment on lines of credit

 (1,025) (174

)

 (1,402

)

 (546

)

Payment of bank loans

 (322) (296

)

 (234

)

 (216

)

Payment of principal portion of finance leases

 (168) (192

)

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

 (122) (189

)

Proceeds from bank loan

 255  189 

Proceeds from exercise stock options

 429  754 

Payment of finance leases

 (67

)

 (106

)

Dividends paid to non-controlling interest

 -  (119

)

Proceeds from exercising stock options

 19  118 

Proceeds from lines of credit

 1,463  187  476  942 

Proceeds from principal of finance leases

  -   - 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

  510   279 

Proceeds from bank loans

  176   - 

Net Cash (Used in) / Provided by Financing Activities

  (1,032

)

  73 
  

Effect of Changes in Exchange Rate

  9   753   173   (68

)

  

Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

  1,636   1,107 

Net (Decrease) / Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

 (508

)

 1,684 

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period

  7,577   5,810   9,376   7,577 

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at end of Period

 $9,213  $6,917 

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at End of Period

 $8,868  $9,261 
  

Supplementary Information of Cash Flows

        

Cash paid during the period for:

  

Interest

 $84  $69  $53  $56 

Income taxes

 $342  $203  $346  $281 
  

Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

        

Cash

  7,478   5,178  6,379  7,526 

Restricted Term-Deposits in Noncurrent Assets

  1,735   1,739 

Total Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Shown in the Statements of Cash Flows

 $9,213  $6,917 
Restricted Term-Deposits in Current Assets 747  - 

Restricted Term-Deposits in Non-Current Assets

  1,742   1,735 

Total Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Shown in Statements of Cash Flows

 $8,868  $9,261 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Amounts included in restrictedRestricted deposits represent the amount of cash pledged to secure loans payable or trade financing granted by financial institutions, and serve as collateral for public utility agreements such as electricity and water.water, and performance bonds related to customs duty payable. Restricted deposits are classified as noncurrentcurrent and non-current depending on whether they relate to long term or short-term obligations. Restricted deposit of $747 is classified as current assets as it relates to short-term trade financing. On the other hand, restricted deposits of $1,742 is classified as non-current assets as they relate to long-term obligations and will become unrestricted only upon discharge of the obligations.

 

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT EARNINGS PER SHARE AND NUMBER OF SHARES)

 

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Trio-Tech International (“the Company”(the “Company”, or “TTI” hereafter)) was incorporated in fiscal year ended June 30, 1958under the laws of the State of California. TTI provides third-party semiconductor testing and burn-in services primarily through its laboratories in Southeast Asia. In addition, TTI operates testing facilities in the United States.States (“U.S.”). The Company also designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of equipment and systems used in the manufacturing and testing of semiconductor devices and electronic components. In the thirdsecond quarter of the fiscal year ended 2022,June 30, 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”), TTI conducted business in four business segments: Manufacturing, Testing Services, Distribution and Real Estate. TTI has subsidiaries in the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Ireland and China as follows:

 

 

Ownership

Location

Express Test Corporation (Dormant)

100%

Van Nuys, California

Trio-Tech Reliability Services (Dormant)

100%

Van Nuys, California

KTS Incorporated, dba Universal Systems (Dormant)

100%

Van Nuys, California

European Electronic Test Centre (Dormant)

100%

Dublin, Ireland

Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd.

100%

Singapore

Universal (Far East) Pte. Ltd.*

100%

Singapore

Trio-Tech International (Thailand) Co. Ltd. *

100%

Bangkok, Thailand

Trio-Tech (Bangkok) Co. Ltd. *

100%

Bangkok, Thailand

Trio-Tech (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

(55% owned by Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd.)

55%

Penang and Selangor, Malaysia

Trio-Tech (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn. Bhd.

55%

Selangor, Malaysia

(100% owned by Trio-Tech Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.)

55%Prestal Enterprise Sdn. Bhd.

76%

Selangor, Malaysia

Prestal Enterprise Sdn. Bhd.

(76% owned by Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd.)

76%

 

Selangor, Malaysia

Trio-Tech (SIP) Co., Ltd. *

100%

Suzhou, China

Trio-Tech (Chongqing) Co. Ltd. *

100%

Chongqing, China

SHI International Pte. Ltd. (Dormant)

(55% owned by Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd)

55%

Singapore

PT SHI Indonesia (Dormant)

(100% owned by SHI International Pte. Ltd.)

55%52%

Batam, Indonesia

Trio-Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. *

100%

Tianjin, China

Trio-Tech (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

(51% owned by Trio-Tech (SIP) Co., Ltd.)

51%

Suzhou, China

* 100% owned by Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars.dollars unless otherwise stated. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual reportAnnual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. 2022 (“Fiscal 2022”). The Company’s operating results are presented based on the translation of foreign currencies using the respective quarter’s average exchange rate.

 

Certain accounting matters that generally require considerationThe results of forecasted financial information were assessed regarding impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 31, 2022, and through the Quarterly Report dated May 16, 2022 using reasonably available information as of those dates. Those accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of long-lived tangible assets and the valuation allowances for tax assets. While the assessments resulted in no material impacts to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company believes the full impact of the pandemic remains uncertain and the Company will continue to assess if ongoing developments related to the pandemic may cause future material impacts to our consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits totaling $12,431 and unused lines of credit of $5,158. We finance operations primarily through our existing cash balances, cash collected from operations, bank borrowings and capital lease financing. We believe these sources are sufficient to fund our operations for the foreseeable future. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s core businesses — testing services, manufacturing and distribution — operate in a volatile industry, whereby its average selling prices and product costs are influenced by competitive factors. These factors create pressures on sales, costs, earnings and cash flows, which will impact liquidity.  

All dollar amounts in the consolidated financial statements and in the notes herein are presented in thousands of United States dollars (US$’000) unless otherwise designated.

Liquidity — The Company earned net income attributable to common shareholders of $1,605 and earned net income attributable to common shareholders of $405 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 andare March 31, 2021, notrespectively. necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year ending June 30, 2023.

 

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions— The U.S. dollar is the functional currency of the U.S. parent company. The Singapore dollar, the national currency of Singapore, is the primary currency of the economic environment in which the operations in Singapore are conducted. The Company also has business entities in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Indonesia of which the Malaysian ringgit (“RM”), Thai baht, Chinese renminbi (“RMB”) and Indonesian rupiah, are the national currencies. The Company uses the U.S. dollar for financial reporting purposes.

The Company translates assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries outside the U.S. into U.S. dollars using the rate of exchange prevailing at the period end, and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss is translated at average rates during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiaries’ financial statements from foreign currencies into U.S. dollars are recorded in shareholders' equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive gain - translation adjustments. Gains or losses resulting from transactions denominated in currencies other than functional currencies of the Company’s subsidiaries are reflected in income for the reporting period.

Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of AmericaGAAP 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Among the more significant estimates included in these consolidated financial statements are the estimated allowance for doubtful account receivables, reserve for obsolete inventory, impairments, provision of income tax, stock options and the deferred income tax asset allowance. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue RecognitionSignificant Accounting Policies. — The Company follows ASU No.2014-09, ASC Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC Topic 606”). This standard update outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers.

We apply a five-step approach as defined in ASC Topic 606 in determining the amount and timing of revenue to be recognized: (1) identifying the contract with customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contracts; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognizing revenue when the corresponding performance obligation is satisfied.

Revenue derived from testing services is recognized when testing services are rendered. Revenue generated from sale of products in the manufacturing and distribution segments are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the products has occurred, customer acceptance has been obtained (which means the significant risks and rewards of ownershipThere have been transferredno material changes to the customer), the price is fixed or determinableour significant accounting policies summarized in Note 1 “Basis of Presentation and collectibility is reasonably assured. Certain customers can requestSummary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for installation and training services to be performed for certain products sold in the manufacturing segment. These services are mainly for helping customers with the test runs of the machines sold and are considered a separate performance obligation. Such services can be provided by other entities as well and these doFiscal not significantly modify the product. The Company recognizes the revenue at a point in time when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation.

In the real estate segment: (1) revenue from property development is earned and recognized on the earlier of the dates when the underlying property is sold or upon the maturity of the agreement; if this amount is uncollectible, the agreement empowers the repossession of the property, and (2) rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. This means that, with respect to a particular lease, actual amounts billed in accordance with the lease during any given period may be higher or lower than the amount of rental revenue recognized for the period. Straight-line rental revenue is commenced when the tenant assumes possession of the leased premises. Accrued straight-line rents receivable represents the amount by which straight-line rental revenue exceeds rents currently billed in accordance with lease agreements.

GST / Indirect Taxes The Company’s policy is to present taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a net basis. The Company records the amounts collected as a current liability and relieves such liability upon remittance to the taxing authority without impacting revenues or expenses.

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Trade Accounts Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts During the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in all segments. Typically, credit terms require payment to be made between 30 to 90 days from the date of the sale. The Company generally does not require collateral from our customers.

The Company’s management considers the following factors when determining the collectibility of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. The Company includes any account balances that are determined to be uncollectible, along with a general reserve, in the overall allowance for doubtful accounts. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance. Based on the information available to management, the Company believed that its allowance for doubtful accounts was adequate as of March 31, 2022, and June 30, 2021.2022.

 

Warranty CostsThe Company provides for the estimated costs that may be incurred under its warranty program at the time the sale is recorded in its manufacturing segment. The Company estimates warranty costs based on the historical rates of warranty returns. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amounts as necessary.

Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Term DepositsTerm deposits consist of bank balances and interest-bearing deposits having maturities of three to six months.

Restricted Term Deposits — The Company held certain term deposits in the Singapore and Malaysia operations which were considered restricted, as they were held as security against certain facilities granted by the financial institutions

Inventories — Inventories in the Company’s manufacturing and distribution segments, consisting principally of raw materials, works in progress, and finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost, using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method, or market value. The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid technological change, short-term customer commitments and rapid fluctuations in demand. Provisions for estimated excess and obsolete inventory are based on our regular reviews of inventory quantities on hand and the latest forecasts of product demand and production requirements from our customers. Inventories are written down for not-saleable, excess or obsolete raw materials, works-in-process and finished goods by charging such write-downs to cost of sales. In addition to write-downs based on newly introduced parts, statistics and judgments are used for assessing provisions of the remaining inventory based on salability and obsolescence.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Investment Properties — Property, plant and equipment and investment properties are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided for over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided for over the lease terms or the estimated useful lives of the assets, whichever is shorter, using the straight-line method.

Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expense as incurred. Additions and improvements to the assets are capitalized. When assets are disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation thereon are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss.

Long-Lived Assets and Impairment The Company’s business requires heavy investment in manufacturing facilities and equipment that are technologically advanced but can quickly become significantly underutilized or rendered obsolete by rapid changes in demand.

The Company evaluates the long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and investment property, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Factors considered important that could result in an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or the strategy for our business, significant negative industry or economic trends, and a significant decline in the stock price for a sustained period of time. Impairment is recognized based on the difference between the fair value of the asset and its carrying value, and fair value is generally measured based on discounted cash flow analysis if there is significant adverse change.

The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 360,Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“ASC Topic 360”), to property, plant and equipment. ASC Topic 360 requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.

Leases - Company as Lessee

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 ("ASC Topic 842") introduced new requirements to increase transparency and comparability among organizations for leasing transactions for both lessees and lessors. It requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. These leases will be either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition.

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The Company applies the guidance in ASC Topic 842 to its individual leases of assets. When the Company receives substantially all the economic benefits from and directs the use of specified property, plant and equipment, the transactions give rise to leases. The Company’s classes of assets include real estate leases.

Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets under the noncurrent asset portion of our consolidated balance sheets and under the current portion and noncurrent liabilities portion of our consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the related lease. Finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment under the noncurrent asset portion of our consolidated balance sheets and under the current portion and noncurrent liabilities portion of our consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has elected the practical expedient within ASC Topic 842 to not separate lease and non-lease components within lease transactions for all classes of assets. Additionally, the Company has elected the short-term lease exception for all classes of assets, does not apply the recognition requirements for leases of 12 months or less, and recognizes lease payments for short-term leases as expense either straight-line over the lease term or as incurred depending on whether the lease payments are fixed or variable. These elections are applied consistently for all leases.

When discount rates implicit in leases cannot be readily determined, the Company uses the applicable incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement to perform lease classification tests on lease components and to measure lease liabilities and ROU assets. The incremental borrowing rate used by the Company was based on baseline rates and adjusted by the credit spreads commensurate with the Company’s secured borrowing rate over a similar term. At each reporting period when there is a new lease initiated, the rates established for that quarter will be used.

Leases - Company as Lessor

All the leases under which the Company is the lessor will continue to be classified as operating leases and sales-type leases under the standard.

Comprehensive Income or LossASC Topic 220,Reporting Comprehensive Income (“ASC Topic 220”),establishes standards for reporting and presentation of comprehensive income or loss and its components in a full set of general-purpose consolidated financial statements. The Company has chosen to report comprehensive income or loss in the statements of operations. Comprehensive income or loss is comprised of net income or loss and all changes to shareholders’ equity except those due to investments by owners and distributions to owners.

Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method in accordance with ASC Topic 740,Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 requires an entity to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequence attributable to the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. Further, the effects of enacted tax laws or rate changes are included as part of deferred tax expenses or benefits in the period that covers the enactment date.

The calculation of tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex global tax regulations. The Company recognizes potential liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on its estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be unnecessary, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period when the Company determines the liabilities are no longer necessary. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, a further charge to expense would result.

Retained Earnings It is the intention of the Company to reinvest earnings of its foreign subsidiaries in the operations of those subsidiaries. These taxes are undeterminable at this time. The amount of earnings retained in subsidiaries was $17,803 and $16,683 at March 31, 2022, and June 30, 2021 respectively.

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Stock-based compensation — The Company calculates compensation expense related to stock option awards made to employees and directors based on the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant. The Company determines the grant date fair value of our stock option awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and for awards without performance conditions, the related stock-based compensation is recognized over the period in which a participant is required to provide service in exchange for the stock-based award, which is generally four years. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity based on awards ultimately expected to vest. Forfeitures are estimated on the date of grant and revised if actual or expected forfeiture activity differs materially from original estimates.

Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date requires significant judgment. The determination of the grant date fair value of stock-based awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model is affected by our estimated common stock fair value as well as other subjective assumptions including the expected term of the awards, the expected volatility over the expected term of the awards, expected dividend yield and risk-free interest rates. The assumptions used in our option pricing model represent management’s best estimates and are as follows:

Fair Value of Common Stock. We determined the fair value of each share of underlying common stock based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant.

Expected Term. The expected term of employee stock options reflects the period for which we believe the option will remain outstanding based on historical experience and future expectations.

Expected Volatility. We base expected volatility on our historical information over a similar expected term.

(Loss) / Earnings per Share — Computation of basic earnings per share is conducted by dividing net income available to common shares (numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator) during a reporting period. Computation of diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during a reporting period. In computing diluted earnings per share, the average market price of common shares for a reporting period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments — Carrying values of trade account receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and term deposits approximate their fair value due to their short-term maturities. Carrying values of the Company’s lines of credit and long-term debt are considered to approximate their fair value because the interest rates associated with the lines of credit and long-term debt are adjustable in accordance with market situations when the Company tries to borrow funds with similar terms and remaining maturities. See Note 22 for detailed discussion of the fair value measurement of financial instruments.

ASC Topic 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The financial assets and financial liabilities that require recognition under the guidance include available-for-sale investments, employee deferred compensation plan and foreign currency derivatives. The guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of us. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. As such, fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset or owes the liability rather than an entity-specific measure. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:

Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment. Financial assets utilizing Level 1 inputs include U.S. treasuries, most money market funds, marketable equity securities and our employee deferred compensation plan;

Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, directly or indirectly. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2 inputs include foreign currency forward exchange contracts, most commercial paper and corporate notes and bonds; and

Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Concentration of Credit Risk — Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk compose trade account receivables. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers for potential credit losses. The Company generally does not require collateral. The Company believes that its credit policies do not result in significant adverse risk and historically it has not experienced significant credit related losses.

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Investments — The Company (a) evaluates the sufficiency of the total equity at risk, (b) reviews the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group, and whether there are any guaranteed returns, protection against losses, or capping of residual returns within the group, and (c) establishes whether activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) determination. The Company would consolidate an investment that is determined to be a VIE if it was the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is determined by a primarily qualitative approach, whereby the variable interest holder, if any, has the power to direct the VIE’s most significant activities and is the primary beneficiary. A new accounting standard became effective and changed the method by which the primary beneficiary of a VIE is determined. Through a primarily qualitative approach, the variable interest holder who has the power to direct the VIE’s most significant activities is determined to be the primary beneficiary. To the extent that the investment does not qualify as VIE, the Company further assesses the existence of a controlling financial interest under a voting interest model to determine whether the investment should be consolidated.

Equity Method — The Company analyzes its investments to determine if they should be accounted for using the equity method. Management evaluates both Common Stock and in-substance Common Stock to determine whether they give the Company the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the investment even though the Company holds less than 50% of the Common Stock and in-substance Common Stock. The net income of the investment, if any, will be reported as “Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net of tax” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Cost Method Investee companies not accounted for under the consolidation or the equity method of accounting are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. Under this method, the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of such investee companies is not included in the consolidated balance sheet or statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss. However, impairment charges are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss. If circumstances suggest that the value of the investee company has subsequently recovered, such recovery is not recorded.

Loan Receivables from Property Development Projects — The loan receivables from property development projects are classified as current assets, carried at face value, and are individually evaluated for impairment. The allowance for loan losses reflects management’s best estimate of probable losses determined principally on the basis of historical experience and specific allowances for known loan accounts. All loans or portions thereof deemed to be uncollectible or to require an excessive collection cost are written off to the allowance for losses.

Interest income on the loan receivables from property development projects are recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on loans are amortized to income using the interest method over the remaining period to contractual maturity. The amortization of discounts into income is discontinued on loans that are contractually 90 days past due or when collection of interest appears doubtful.

Contingent Liabilities — Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

Consolidation of subsidiaries- A subsidiary is an investee that is controlled by the Group. The Group controls an investee when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. The Group elects voting interest entity model (referred to as the “VOE” model) in consolidation as the Group has a controlling financial interest in an entity. A controlling financial interest is generally based on the concept that a reporting entity should have the unilateral right to make the significant financial and operating decisions of an entity without regard to probability. In the Company’s separate financial statements, investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost less impairment losses.

The consolidated financial statements of Group include the accounts of Trio-Tech International and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

 

2.    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In March 2020,2022, FASBthe Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-02 updating Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 326:Financial InstrumentsCredit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR") and Vintage Disclosures (“ASU 20202022-0402” ASC Topic 848:Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting), which provides optional expedientsrequire that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected bynet investment in leases within the discontinuationscope of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or by another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The amendments are effective for all entities as ofSubtopic March 12, 2020, 326and the Company -may 20.elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company has completed its assessment and concluded that this updateASU 2022-02 has no significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In 12November 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-


government assistance received. ASU 2021-10 is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021 for all entities except not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans within the scope of Topics 960,962, and 965 on plan accounting. The Company has completed its assessment and concluded that ASU 2021-10 is applicable to the Company as the Company received government grants. The Company will make the necessary disclosures in the financial statements for Fiscal 2023.

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13 ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments Credit Losses (“ASC Topic 326”) (“ASU 2016-13”) for the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. ASC Topic 326 is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company has completed its assessment and concluded that this updateASU 2016-03 has no significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Other new pronouncements issued but not yet effective until after MarchDecember 31, 2022, are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

 

3.   TERM DEPOSITS

 

 

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

2022

  

2022

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

  

(Unaudited)

   
  

Short-term deposits

 $4,961  $6,353  $4,756  $5,619 

Currency translation effect on short-term deposits

  (8)  298   239   (199

)

Total short-term deposits

  4,953   6,651   4,995   5,420 

Restricted term deposits

 1,736  1,682 
Restricted term deposits- Current 711  - 

Currency translation effect on restricted term deposits

  (1)  59   36   - 

Total restricted term deposits

  1,735   1,741 
Total restricted term deposits-Current  747   - 

Restricted term deposits-Non-Current

 1,634  1,746 

Currency translation effect on restricted term deposits

  108   (68

)

Total restricted term deposits-Non-Current

  1,742   1,678 

Total term deposits

 $6,688  $8,392  $7,484  $7,098 

 

Restricted deposits represent the amount of cash pledged to secure loans payable toor trade financing granted by financial institutions and serve as collateral for public utility agreements such as electricity and water, and performance bonds related to customs duty payable. Restricted deposits are classified as noncurrentcurrent and non-current depending on whether they relate to long term or short-term obligations. Restricted deposit of $747 is classified as current assets as it relates to short-term trade financing. On the other hand, restricted deposits of $1,742 is classified as non-current assets as they relate to long-term obligations and will become unrestricted only upon discharge of the obligations. Short-term deposits represent bank deposits, which do not qualify as cash equivalents.

 

 

4.   TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. The Company performs continuing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial conditions, and although management generally does not require collateral, letters of credit may be required from the customers in certain circumstances.

 

Senior management reviews accounts receivable on a periodic basis to determine if any receivables will potentially be uncollectible. Management includes any accounts receivable balances that are determined to be uncollectible in the allowance for doubtful accounts. After all reasonable attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance. Based on the information available, management believed the allowance for doubtful accounts as of MarchDecember 31, 2022, and June 30, 2021,2022, was adequate.  

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The following table represents the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts: 

 

  

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

 

Beginning

 $311  $314 

Additions charged to expenses

  44   5 

Recovered

  (105)  (14

)

Write-off

  0   (16

)

Currency translation effect

  3   22 

Ending

 $253  $311 

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Dec. 31,

  

June 30,

 
  

2022

  

2022

 
  

(Unaudited)

     
         

Beginning

 $243  $311 

Additions charged to expenses

  -   48 

Recovered

  (17

)

  (106

)

Currency translation effect

  (6

)

  (10

)

Ending

 $220  $243 

 

 

5.   LOANS RECEIVABLE FROM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

 

The following table presents Trio-Tech (Chongqing) Co. Ltd (“TTCQ”)’s loan receivables from property development projects in China as of MarchDecember 31, 2022.

 

Loan Expiry

 

Loan Amount

 

Loan Amount

 

Loan Expiry

Date

 

Loan Amount

(RMB)

  

Loan Amount

(U.S. Dollars)

 

Date

 

(RMB)

  

(U.S. Dollars)

 

Short-term loan receivables

     

JiangHuai (Project – Yu Jin Jiang An)

May 31, 2013

 2,000  314 

May 31, 2013

 2,000  290 

Less: allowance for doubtful receivables

   (2,000

)

  (314

)

Less: allowance for doubtful receivables

  (2,000

)

  (290)

Net loan receivables from property development projects

   0   0 

Net loan receivables from property development projects

  -   - 
  

Long-term loan receivables

     

Jun Zhou Zhi Ye

Oct 31, 2016

 5,000  788 

Oct 31, 2016

 5,000  814 

Less: transfer – downpayment for purchase of investment property

   (5,000

)

  (788

)

Less: transfer – down-payment for purchase of investment property

Less: transfer – down-payment for purchase of investment property

  (5,000

)

  (814)

Net loan receivables from property development projects

   0   0 

Net loan receivables from property development projects

  -   - 

 

The short-term loan receivables amounting to renminbi (“RMB”) 2,000, or approximately $314$290 arose due to TTCQ entering into a Memorandum Agreement with JiangHuai Property Development Co. Ltd. (“JiangHuai”) to invest in their property development projects (Project - Yu Jin Jiang An) located in Chongqing City, China in fiscalduring year ended June 30, 2011. Based on TTI’s financial policy, a provision for doubtful receivables of $314 on the investment in JiangHuai was recorded during fiscal 2014.TTCQ did not generate other income from JiangHuai for the quarter ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 or for the fiscal year endedFiscal June 30, 2021. 2022.TTCQ is in the legal process of recovering the outstanding amount of approximately $314.$290.

 

The loan-term loan amounting to RMB 5,000, or approximately $788,$814, arose due tofrom TTCQ entering into a Memorandum Agreement with JiaSheng Property Development Co. Ltd. (“JiaSheng”) to invest in their property developmentJiaSheng’s projects (Project B-48 Phase 2) located in Chongqing City, China in fiscalduring the year ended June 30, 2011.The amountloan receivable was unsecured and repayable at the end of the term. The book value ofDuring the loan receivable approximates its fair value. During fiscal year ended June 30, 2015,the loan receivable was transferred to down payment for purchase of investment property that is being developed in the Singapore Themed Resort Project (See Note 8).

 

 

6.  INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

Dec. 31, 2022

  

June 30, 2022

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

  

(Unaudited)

   
  

Raw materials

 $1,340  $1,152  $1,261  $1,764 

Work in progress

 1,332  1,218  1,669  683 

Finished goods

 319  325  821  238 

Less: provision for obsolete inventories

 (709

)

 (679

)

 (649

)

 (674

)

Currency translation effect

  (10

)

  64   117   247 
 $2,272  $2,080  $3,219  $2,258 

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The following table represents the changes in provision for obsolete inventories:

 

  

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

 
         

Beginning

 $679  $678 

Additions charged to expenses

  25   13 

Usage – disposition

  0   (28)

Currency translation effect

  5

 

  16 

Ending

 $709  $679 

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Dec. 31, 2022

  

June 30, 2022

 
  

(Unaudited)

     
         

Beginning

 $674  $679 

Additions charged to expenses

  -   17 

Usage – disposition

  (41

)

  (34

)

Currency translation effect

  16   12 

Ending

 $649  $674 

 

 

7.   INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

 

The following table presents the Company’s investment in properties in China (with estimated 20 years useful life in years) as of MarchDecember 31, 2022. The exchange rate is based on the market rate as of MarchDecember 31, 2022.

 

Investment Date / Reclassification

 

Investment

Amount

 

Investment Amount

 

Date

 

(RMB)

  

(U.S. Dollars)

 

Investment

Date / Reclassification Date

 

Investment

Amount (RMB)

  

Investment Amount

(U.S. Dollars)

  

Purchase of rental property – Property I – MaoYe Property

Jan 04, 2008

 5,554  894 

Jan 04, 2008

 5,554  894 

Currency translation

  0  (87

)

Currency translation

 -  (87

)

Reclassification as “Assets held for sale”

July 01, 2019

 (5,554

)

 (807

)

July 01, 2018

 (5,554

)

 (807

)

Reclassification from “Assets held for sale”

Mar 31, 2020

  2,024   301 

Mar 31, 2019

  2,024   301 
  2,024  301   2,024  301 

Purchase of rental property – Property II - JiangHuai

Jan 06, 2010

 3,600  580 

Jan 06, 2010

 3,600  580 

Purchase of rental property – Property III - FuLi

Apr 08, 2010

 4,025  648 

Apr 08, 2010

 4,025  648 

Currency translation

   0   (15

)

Currency translation

  -   (130

)

Gross investment in rental property

  9,649  1,514 

Gross investment in rental property

 9,649  1,399 
 

Accumulated depreciation on rental property

Mar 31, 2022

 (7,402

)

 (1,145

)

Dec 31, 2022

 (7,764

)

 (1,133

)

Reclassified as “Assets held for sale”- MaoYe Property

July 01, 2018

 2,822  410 

July 01, 2018

 2,822  410 

Reclassification from “Assets held for sale”- MaoYe Property

Mar 31, 2019

  (1,029

)

  (143

)

Mar 31, 2019

  (1,029

)

  (143

)

   (5,488

)

  (878

)

   (5,971

)

  (866

)

Net investment in property China

   4,161   636 

Net investment in property – China

  3,678   533 

 

The following table presents the Company’s investment in properties in China (with estimated 20 years useful life in years) as of June 30, 2021.2022. The exchange rate is based on the market rate as of June 30, 2021.2022.

 

Investment Date /

Reclassification

 

Investment Amount

 

Investment Amount

 

Date

 

(RMB)

  

(U.S. Dollars)

 

Investment

Date / Reclassification Date

 

Investment

Amount (RMB)

  

Investment Amount

(U.S. Dollars)

  

Purchase of rental property – Property I – MaoYe Property

Jan 04, 2008

 5,554  894 

Jan 04, 2008

 5,554  894 

Currency translation

  0  (87

)

Currency translation

 -  (87

)

Reclassification as “Assets held for sale”

Jul 01, 2018

 (5,554

)

 (807

)

July 01, 2018

 (5,554

)

 (807

)

Reclassification from “Assets held for sale”

Mar 31, 2019

  2,024   301 

Mar 31, 2019

  2,024   301 
  2,024  301   2,024  301 

Purchase of rental property – Property II - JiangHuai

Jan 06, 2010

 3,600  580 

Jan 06, 2010

 3,600  580 

Purchase of rental property – Property III - FuLi

Apr 08, 2010

 4,025  648 

Apr 08, 2010

 4,025  648 

Currency translation

   0   (36

)

Currency translation

  -   (89

)

Gross investment in rental property

  9,649  1,493 

Gross investment in rental property

 9,649  1,440 
 

Accumulated depreciation on rental property

Jun 30, 2021

 (7,040

)

 (1,079

)

Jun 30, 2022

 (7,523

)

 (1,122

)

Reclassified as “Assets held for sale” - MaoYe Property

Jul 01, 2019

 2,822  410 

Reclassification from “Assets held for sale” - MaoYe Property

Mar 31, 2020

  (1,029

)

  (143

)

Reclassified as “Assets held for sale”- MaoYe Property

July 01, 2018

 2,822  410 

Reclassification from “Assets held for sale”- MaoYe Property

Mar 31, 2019

  (1,029

)

  (143

)

   (5,247

)

  (812

)

   (5,730

)

  (855

)

Net investment in properties China

   4,402   681 

Net investment in property – China

Net investment in property – China

  3,919   585 

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Rental Property I - MaoYe Property

 

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008,TTCQ purchased an office in Chongqing, China from MaoYe Property Ltd. (“MaoYe”), for a total cash purchase price of RMB 5,554, or approximately $894. During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company sold thirteen of the fifteen units constituting the MaoYe Property. Management has decided not to sell the remaining two units of MaoYe properties in the near future, due to current conditions of the property market in China. The lease agreement, which was entered into on February 10, 2022 has been terminated on October 2022. A new agreement has been secured and will be effective from February 1, 2023 for a period of 4 years at a monthly rate of RMB15, or approximately $2, after termination of the previous agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, monthly rental will increase by 5% each year from third year onwards.

 

Property purchased from MaoYe generated a rental income $nilof $2 and $4$8 during the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $6$2 and $9$4 for the same periods, respectively,period in last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Depreciation expense for MaoYe was $4 and $12 for$8 during the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively as compared to $4 and $11$8 for the same period in the lsat fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

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Rental Property II - JiangHuai

 

In fiscalDuring the year ended June 30, 2010 (“Fiscal 2010”), TTCQ purchased eight units of commercial property in Chongqing, China from Chongqing JiangHuai Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (“JiangHuai”) for a total purchase price of RMB 3,600, or approximately $580. As of December 31, 2022, TTCQ has yet to receivehad not received the title deed for these properties. TTCQ was inproperties purchased from JiangHuai. While the legal process of obtaining the title deed until the developer encountered cash flow difficulties in recent years. Since fiscal year 2018, JiangHuai has been under liquidation and is now undergoing asset distribution. During the third quarter of fiscal 2022, TTCQ agreed to the local court’s administration’s proposal for the amounts owed by JiangHuai to be paid to TTCQ in the form of assets after the fall through of the 3 auctions conducted. Nonetheless, thisabove is not expected to affect the property’s recoverable amount but, in view ofmarket value, the COVID-19 pandemic and current economic situation is likely to cause delays in court to consummate the complexityexecution of this case, the process and execution will take some time.sale.

 

Property purchased from JiangHuai did not generate any rental income for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Depreciation expense for JiangHuai was $7 and $21$14 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $6$7 and $19$14 for the same period in last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Rental Property III FuLi

 

In fiscalFiscal 2010, TTCQ entered into a Memorandum Agreement with Chongqing FuLi Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (“FuLi”) to purchase two commercial properties totaling 311.99 square meters (“office space”Office Space”) located in Jiang Bei District Chongqing. The total purchase price committed and paid was RMB 4,025, or approximately $648. The development was completed, the property was handed overtransferred to TTCQ in April 2013 and the title deed was received during the third quarter of fiscalFiscal 2014.

 

OneAs of mid August 2022, TTCQ had found a new tenant for one of the two commercial properties was leased from TTCQ byfor a period of third1 party under a two-year lease to rent out the 154.49 square meter spaceyear at a monthly rate of RMB9,RMB6, or approximately $1, commencing from May 21, 2021, to May 23, 2023.

For the other leased property, TTCQ renewed the lease agreement to rent out the 161 square meter space at a monthly rate of RMB10, or approximately $1, from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2020. After which, TTCQ renewed the lease agreement at a monthly rate of RMB10, or approximately $1, from November 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021, and May 1, 2021, to October 31, 2021. As the space is currently vacant,$1. TTCQ is actively searching for a tenant fortenants to occupy the other commercial property, which is vacant as of the date of this space.Report.

 

Properties purchased from FuLi generated a rental income of $4$2 and $19$4 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $5 and $12$14 for the same period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Depreciation expense for FuLi was $8$7 and $23$15 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, as compared to $7$8 and $22$16 for the same period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Summary

 

Total rental income for all investment properties in China was $4 and $23$12 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $11$8 and $21$19 for the same periods, respectively,period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Depreciation expenses for all investment properties in China were $19$18 and $56$36 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, as compared to $17$19 and $52$38 for the same periods, respectively,period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

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8.   OTHER ASSETS

 

Other assets consisted of the following:

 

 

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

2022

  

2022

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

  

(Unaudited)

   

Down payment for purchase of investment properties *

 $0  $0  $-  $- 

Down payment for purchase of property, plant and equipment

 6  372 

Deposits for rental and utilities and others

 153  160  134  142 

Currency translation effect

  (18)  (270

)

  7   (5

)

Total

 $141  $262  $141  $137 

 

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*Down payment for purchase of investment properties included:

 

 

RMB

  

US Dollars

  

RMB

  

U.S. Dollars

 

Original Investment (10% of Jun Zhou equity)

 $10,000  $1,606 

Original Investment (10% of Junzhou equity)

 $10,000  $1,606 

Less: Management Fee

  (5,000) (803

)

  (5,000

)

  (803

)

Net Investment

 5,000  803  5,000  803 

Less: Share of Loss on Joint Venture

  (137

)

 (22

)

  (137

)

  (22

)

Net Investment as Down Payment (Note *a)

  4,863   781   4,863   781 

Loans Receivable

 5,000  788  5,000  814 

Interest Receivable

 1,250  197  1,250  200 

Less: Impairment of Interest

  (906) (143

)

  (906

)

  (150)

Transferred to Down Payment (Note *b)

  5,344   842   5,344   864 

* Down Payment for Purchase of Investment Properties

  10,207   1,623   10,207   1,645 
Less: Effect of foreign currency exchange -  (65)

Less: Provision of Impairment loss on other assets

  (10,207

)

  (1,623

)

  (10,207

)

  (1,580)

* Down Payment for Purchase of Investment Properties

  -   -  $-  $- 

 

a)

In fiscal yearFiscal 2011, the Company signed a Joint Venture agreement (“agreement”(the “Agreement”) with Jia Sheng Property Development Co. Ltd. (“Developer”(the “Developer”) to form a new company, Jun ZhouJunzhou Co., Limited (“Joint Venture” or “Jun Zhou”“Junzhou”), to jointjointly develop the “Singapore Themed Park” project (the “project”“Project”), where the. The Company paid RMB 10 millionRMB10,000 for athe 10% investment in the joint venture.Joint Venture. The Developer paid the Company a management fee of RMB5 millionRMB 5,000 in cash upon signing of the agreementAgreement, with a remaining fee of RMB5 millionRMB 5,000 payable upon fulfilment of certain conditions in accordance with the agreement.Agreement. The Company further reduced its investment by RMB 137, or approximately $22, towardsthrough the losses from operations incurred by the joint venture.Joint Venture. 

In Fiscal 2014, the Company disposed of its entire 10% interest in the Joint Venture but, to date, has not received payment in full. The Company recognized a disposal based on the recorded net book value of RMB 5,000, or equivalent to $803, from net considerations paid, in accordance with GAAP under ASC Topic 845 Non-monetary Consideration. It is presented under “Other Assets” as noncurrent assets to defer the recognition of the gain on the disposal of the 10% interest in the Joint Venture investment until such time that the consideration is paid, so the gain can be ascertained.

In fiscal year 2014, the Company disposed of its entire 10% interest in the joint venture. The Company recognized the disposal of its 10% investment in Jun Zhou based on the recorded net book value of RMB5 million or equivalent to $788, from net considerations paid, in accordance with US GAAP under ASC Topic 845Non-monetary Consideration, and it’s presented under “Other Assets” as noncurrent assets to defer the recognition of the gain on the disposal of the 10% interest in the joint venture investment until such time that the consideration is paid, so that the gain can be ascertained. As of Mar 31, 2022, asset reorganization undertaken by local government still in process.

 

b)

Amounts of RMB 5,000, or approximately $788,$814, as disclosed in Note 5, plus the interest receivable on long termlong-term loan receivable of RMB 1,250, or approximately $197,$200, and impairment on interest of RMB 906, or approximately $143.$150.

The shop lots are to be delivered to TTCQ upon completion of the construction of the shop lots in the Project. The initial targeted date of completion was in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. However, the progress has been delayed as the developer is currently undergoing asset reorganization process, to re-negotiate with their creditors to complete the project.

During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2021, the Company accrued an impairment charge of $1,580 related to the doubtful recovery of the down payment on property in the Project in Chongging, China. The Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge due to increased uncertainties regarding the project’s viability, given the developers weakening financial condition as well as uncertainties arising from the negative real-estate environment in China, implementation of control measures on real-estate lending in China and its relevant government policies, together with effects of the ongoing pandemic. The local court is verifying the documents due to the sizable number of creditors as of December 31, 2022.

 

The shop lots are to be delivered to TTCQ upon completion of the construction of the shop lots in Singapore Themed Resort Project. The initial targeted date of completion was in fiscal year

- 2017.11 However, the progress has been delayed as the developer is currently undergoing asset reorganization process, to re-negotiate with their creditors to complete the project.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company accrued an impairment charge of $1,580 related to the doubtful recovery of the down payment on shop lots in the Singapore Theme Resort Project in Chongqing, China, which the impairment loss translated based on the exchange rate used in the fiscal year 2021. The Company accounted for this noncash impairment charge because of increased uncertainties regarding the project’s viability given the developer’s weakening financial condition as well as uncertainties arising from the negative real estate environment in China, implementation of control measures on real estate lending and its relevant government policies, together with effects of the ongoing pandemic.

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9. LINES OF CREDIT

 

Carrying value of the Company’s lines of credit approximates its fair value because the interest rates associated with the lines of credit are adjustable in accordance with market situations when the Company borrowed funds with similar terms and remaining maturities.

 

The Company’s credit rating provides it with ready and adequate access to funds in global markets.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, the Company had certain lines of credit that are collateralized by restricted deposits.

 

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Entity with

 

Type of

 

Interest

 

Expiration

  

Credit

  

Unused

 

Facility

 

Facility

 

Rate

 

Date

  

Limitation

  

Credit

 

Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd., Singapore

 

Lines of Credit

 

Ranging from 1.85% to 5.5%, SIBOR rate +1.25% and LIBOR rate +1.25%

  -  $4,214  $3,900 
Universal (Far East) Pte. Ltd. Lines of Credit Ranging from 1.85% to 5.5%  -  $1,109  $900 
Trio-Tech Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Revolving Credit Cost of Funds Rate +2%  -  $358  $358 

Entity with

 

Type of

 

Interest

 

Credit

 

Unused

Facility

 

Facility

 

Rate

 

Limitation

 

Credit

Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd., Singapore

 

Lines of Credit

 

Ranging from 1.85%

to5.5% 

$

3,957

 

$

3,957

Universal (Far East) Pte. Ltd.

 

Lines of Credit

 

Ranging from 1.85%

to5.5% 

$

1,867

 

$

1,841

Trio-Tech Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

 

Revolving credit

 

Cost of Funds Rate +2%

 

$

341

 

$

341

 

As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had certain lines of credit that are collateralized by restricted deposits.

 

Entity with

 

Type of

 

Interest

 

Expiration

 

Credit

 

Unused

  

Type of

 

Interest

 

Credit

 

Unused

Facility

 

Facility

 

Rate

 

Date

 

Limitation

 

Credit

  

Facility

 

Rate

 

Limitation

 

Credit

Trio-Tech International Pte. Ltd., Singapore

 

Lines of Credit

 

Ranging from 1.85% to 5.5%, SIBOR rate +1.25% and LIBOR rate +1.30%

 -  $4,806  $4,806  

Lines of Credit

 

Ranging from 1.85%

to5.5% 

$

4,090

 

$

3,651

Universal (Far East) Pte. Ltd. Lines of Credit Ranging from 1.85% to 5.5% -  $359  $187  

Lines of Credit

 

Ranging from 1.85%

to5.5% 

$

1,076

 

$

586

Trio-Tech Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Revolving Credit Cost of Funds Rate +2% -  $350  $350  

Revolving credit

 

Cost of Funds Rate +2%

 

$

338

 

$

338

 

 

10.ACCRUED EXPENSESEXPENSE

 

Accrued expensesexpense consisted of the following:

 

 

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

2022

  

2022

 
 

(Unaudited)

   
 

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

 

June 30,

2021

  

Payroll and related costs

 $1,641  $1,362  $1,864  $2,158 

Commissions

 81  51  125  116 

Legal and audit

 412  321  284  320 

Sales tax

 488  9  241  531 

Utilities

 153  91  194  273 

Warranty

 16  14  23  16 

Accrued purchase of materials and property, plant and equipment

 362  144  1,679  905 

Provision for reinstatement

 309  290  298  308 

Deferred income

 60  67 

Other accrued expenses

 347  279 

Contract liabilities

 1,282  988 

Other accrued expense

 692  581 

Currency translation effect

  1   62   125   (192

)

Total

 $3,870  $2,690  $6,807  $6,004 

 

 

11.   ASSURANCE WARRANTY ACCRUAL

 

The Company provides for the estimated costs that may be incurred under its warranty program at the time the sale is recorded.  The warranty period of the products manufactured by the Company is generally one year or the warranty period agreed upon with the customer.  The Company estimates the warranty costs based on the historical rates of warranty returns. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amounts as necessary.

 

 

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

2022

  

2022

 
 

(Unaudited)

   
 

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

  

Beginning

 $14  $12  $16  $14 

Additions charged to cost and expenses

 2  7 

Reversal

 0  (4

)

Additions charged to cost and expense

 25  7 

Utilisation/Reversal

 (17

)

 (4

)

Currency translation effect

  0   (1

)

  (1

)

  (1

)

Ending

 $16  $14  $23  $16 

 

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12.   BANK LOANS PAYABLE

 

Bank loans payable consisted of the following:

 

 

Mar. 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30, 2021

  

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 

Note payable denominated in RM for expansion plans in Malaysia, maturing in August 2028, bearing interest at the bank’s prime rate less 2.00% (3.60% for March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2021) per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through August 2028, collateralized by the acquired building with a carrying value of $2,543 and $2,579, as at March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

 1,571  1,885 
  

2022

  

2022

 

Financing arrangement at fixed interest rate 3.2% per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through July 2025.

 145  175 
  

(Unaudited)

   

Financing arrangement at fixed interest rate 3.0% per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through Dec 2026.

  246   0 
 

Note payable denominated in the Malaysian Ringgit for expansion plans in Malaysia, maturing in April 2028, bearing interest at the bank’s prime rate less 2.00% (4.6% and 3.791% at December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022) per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through August 2028, collateralized by the acquired building with a carrying value of $2,372 as at December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022.

 $1,215  $1,392 

Financing arrangement at fixed interest rate 3.2% per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through July 2025.

 109  128 

Financing arrangement at fixed interest rate 3.0% per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through December 2026.

 204  224 

Financing arrangement at fixed interest rate 3.0% per annum, with monthly payments of principal plus interest through August 2027.

  168   - 

Total bank loans payable

 $1,962  $2,060  $1,696  $1,744 
  

Current portion of bank loans payable

 498  428  506  503 

Currency translation effect on current portion of bank loans

  (5

)

  11   5   (31

)

Current portion of bank loans payable

  493   439   511   472 

Long-term portion of bank loans payable

 1,487  1,564  1,179  1,357 

Currency translation effect on long-term portion of bank loans

  (17

)

  57   6   (85

)

Long-term portion of bank loans payable

 $1,470  $1,621  $1,185   1,272 

 

Future minimum payments (excluding interest) as atof MarchDecember 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

Remainder of fiscal 2022

 $459 

2023

 512 

Remainder of Fiscal 2023

 $269 

2024

 311  513 

2025

 233  283 

2026

 227  251 

2027

 216 

Thereafter

  221   164 

Total obligations and commitments

 $1,962  $1,696 

 

Future minimum payments (excluding interest) as atof June 30, 2021,2022, were as follows:

 

2022

 $439 

2023

 457  $472 

2024

 462  481 

2025

 208  246 

2026

 171  214 

2027

 190 

Thereafter

  323   141 

Total obligations and commitments

 $2,060  $1,744 

 

 

13.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Trio-Tech (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. has 0 capital commitments as atDeposits with banks are March 31, 2022, notas compared insured by the local government or agency and are consequently exposed to capital commitmentrisk of $93 as at June 30, 2021.

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bank failure, causing loss to the Company, is remote.

 

The Company is, from time to time, the subject of litigation claims and assessments arising out of matters occurring in its normal business operations. In the opinion of management, resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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14.   BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company operated in four segments; the testing service industry (which performs structural and electronic tests of semiconductor devices), the designing and manufacturing of equipment (assembly of equipment that tests the structural integrity of integrated circuits and other products), distribution of various products from other manufacturers in Singapore and Asia and the real estate segment in China.

The cost of equipment, current year investment in new equipment and depreciation expense are allocated into respective segments based on primary purpose for which the equipment was acquired.

All intersegment sales were sales from the manufacturing segment to the testing and distribution segment. Total intersegment sales were $115 and $669 for three and six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $232 and $820 for the same period in fiscal 2022. Corporate assets consisted primarily of cash and prepaid expenses. Corporate expenses consisted primarily of stock option expense, salaries, insurance, professional expenses and directors' fees. Corporate expenses are allocated to the four segments on a predetermined fixed amount calculated based on the annual budgeted sales, except the Malaysia operation, which is calculated based on actual sales. The following segment information table includes segment operating income or loss after including corporate expenses allocated to the segments, which gets eliminated in the consolidation.

The following segment Information is unaudited for the six months ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

Business Segment Information:

 

Six Months

     

Operating

             
 

Ended

 

Net

  

Income /

  

Total

  

Depr. And

  

Capital

 
 

Dec. 31,

 

Revenue

  

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Amort.

  

Expenditures

 

Manufacturing

2022

 $8,629  $477  $15,345  $230  $15 
 

2021

 $7,090  $252  $14,799  $208  $95 
                      

Testing Services

2022

  12,012   1,129   27,757   1,875   3,967 
 

2021

  9,566   1,124   24,546   1,251   699 
                      

Distribution

2022

  3,676   482   1,437   -   - 
 

2021

  4,418   531   1,850   2   - 
                      

Real Estate

2022

  12   (42

)

  1,580   38   - 
 

2021

  19   (51

)

  1,283   41   1 
                      

Corporate & Unallocated

2022

  -   90   77   -   12 
 

2021

  -   (230

)

  74   -   - 
                      

Total Company

2022

 $24,329  $2,136  $46,196  $2,143  $3,994 
 

2021

 $21,093  $1,626  $42,552  $1,502  $795 

The following segment Information is unaudited for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

Business Segment Information:

 

Three Months

     

Operating

             
 

Ended

 

Net

  

Income /

  

Total

  

Depr. And

  

Capital

 
 

Dec. 31,

 

Revenue

  

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Amort.

  

Expenditures

 

Manufacturing

2022

 $5,044  $301  $15,345  $99  $15 
 

2021

 $3,528   (48

)

  14,799   104   35 
                      

Testing Services

2022

  5,648   547   27,757   1,111   2,811 
 

2021

  4,966   588   24,546   644   322 
                      

Distribution

2022

  1,694   217   1,437   -   - 
 

2021

  2,420   277   1,850   -   - 
                      

Real Estate

2022

  4   (28

)

  1,580   20   - 
 

2021

  8   (28

)

  1,283   21   - 
                      

Corporate & Unallocated

2022

  -   32   77   6   12 
 

2021

  -   (133

)

  74   -   - 
                      

Total Company

2022

 $12,390  $1,069  $46,196  $1,236  $2,838 
 

2021

 $10,922   656   42,552   769   357 

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15. OTHER (EXPENSES) / INCOME

Other (expenses) / income consisted of the following:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

 

Interest income

 $37  $16  $55  $38 

Other rental income

  27   29   54   58 

Exchange loss

  (349

)

  (38

)

  (279

)

  (4

)

Bad debt recovery

  -   102   -   104 

Commission income

  -   200   -   200 

Government grant

  21   28   42   98 

Other miscellaneous income

  21   44   64   48 

Total

 $(243

)

 $381  $(64

)

 $542 

16.INCOME TAX

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes and income tax assets and liabilities, including evaluating uncertainties in the application of accounting principles and complex tax laws. The statute of limitations, in general, is open for years 2016 to 2022 for tax authorities in those jurisdictions to audit or examine income tax returns. The Company is under annual review by the tax authorities of the respective jurisdiction to which the subsidiaries belong.

Due to the enactment of the Tax Act, the Company is subject to a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”).  GILTI is a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. Companies subject to GILTI have the option to account for the GILTI tax as a period cost if and when incurred, or to recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences including outside basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI. The Company has elected to account for GILTI as a period cost. GILTI expense was $41 and $83 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $23 and $46 for the same period in Fiscal 2022.

The Company's income tax expense was $241 and $466 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $153 and $333 for the same period in Fiscal 2022. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations was 30.2% and 15.16% for the quarters ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The increase in income tax expense and effective tax rate was due to the following:

1.

The Thailand operation incurred higher income tax due to higher income generated in period ended December 31, 2022 compared to same period last fiscal year.

2.

The Company recognized higher GILTI expenses due to higher income derived from controlled foreign corporation.

The Company accrues penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits when necessary as a component of penalties and interest expense, respectively. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits or related accrued penalties or interest expense at December 31, 2022.

In assessing the ability to realize the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on these criteria, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will not realize the benefits of the federal, state, and foreign deductible differences. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been established against deferred tax assets recorded in the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions.

17.REVENUE

 

The Company generates revenue primarily from 3 different segments: Manufacturing, Testing and Distribution. The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when there is approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectibilitycollectability of consideration is probable. The Company’s revenues are measured based on consideration stipulated in the arrangement with each customer, net of any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties, such as sales taxes. The revenues are recognized as separate performance obligations that are satisfied by transferring control of the product or service to the customer.

 

The revenue allocated to individual countries was based on where the customers were located. The allocation of the cost of equipment, the current year investment in new equipment and depreciation expense have been made based on the primary purpose for which the equipment was acquired.

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Significant Judgments

 

The Company’s arrangements with its customers include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. A product or service is considered distinct if it is separately identifiable from other deliverables in the arrangement and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer.

 

The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis (“SSP”). Determining the SSP for each distinct performance obligation and allocation of consideration from an arrangement to the individual performance obligations and the appropriate timing of revenue recognition are significant judgments with respect to these arrangements. The Company typically establishes the SSP based on observable prices of products or services sold separately in comparable circumstances to similar clients. The Company may estimate SSP by considering internal costs, profit objectives and pricing practices in certain circumstances.

 

Warranties, discounts and allowances are estimated using historical and recent data trends. The Company includes estimates in the transaction price only to the extent that a significant reversal of revenue is not probable in subsequent periods. The Company’s products and services are generally not sold with a right of return, nor has the Company experienced significant returns from or refunds to its customers.

 

Manufacturing

 

The Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of both front-end and back-end semiconductor test equipment and related peripherals, maintenance and support of all these products, installation and training services and the sale of spare parts. The Company’s revenues are measured based on consideration stipulated in the arrangement with each customer, net of any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties, such as sales taxes.

 

The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation by transferring control of the product to the customer. The Company uses judgment to evaluate whether the control has transferred by considering several indicators, including:

 

whether the Company has a present right to payment;

 

the customer has legal title;

 

the customer has physical possession;

 

the customer has significant risk and rewards of ownership; and

 

the customer has accepted the product, or whether customer acceptance is considered a formality based on history of acceptance of similar products (for example, when the customer has previously accepted the same equipment, with the same specifications, and when we can objectively demonstrate that the tool meets all the required acceptance criteria, and when the installation of the system is deemed perfunctory).

 

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Not all indicators need to be met for the Company to conclude that control has transferred to the customer. In circumstances in which revenue is recognized prior to the product acceptance, the portion of revenue associated with its performance obligations of product installation and training services are deferred and recognized upon acceptance.

 

The majority of sales under the Manufacturing segment include a standard 12-month warranty. The Company has concluded that the warranty provided for standard productswhich are mainly assurance type warrantieswarranty and are not separate performance obligations. Warranty provided for some customized products aremay be classified as service warranties and are separate performance obligations. Transaction prices are allocated to this performance obligation using cost plus method. The portion of revenue associated with warranty service is deferred and recognized as revenue over the warranty period, as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of warranty services provided by the Company.

 

Testing

 

The Company renders testing services to manufacturers and purchasers of semiconductors and other entities who either lack testing capabilities or whose in-house screening facilities are insufficient. The Company primarily derives testing revenue from burn-in services, manpower supply and other associated services. SSP is directly observable from the sales orders. Revenue is allocated to performance obligations satisfied at a point in time depending upon terms of the sales order. Generally, there is no other performance obligation other than what has been stated inside the sales order for each of these sales.

 

Terms of contract that may indicate potential variable consideration include warranty, late delivery penalty and reimbursement to solve nonconformance issues for rejected products. Based on historical and recent data trends, it is concluded that these terms of the contract do not represent potential variable consideration. The transaction price is not contingent on the occurrence of any future event.

 

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Distribution

 

The Company distributes complementary products, particularly equipment, industrial products and components by manufacturers mainly from the U.S., Europe Taiwan and Japan.Taiwan. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales at a point in time when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation by transferring control of the product to the customer. The Company uses judgment to evaluate whether control has transferred by considering several indicators discussed above. The Company recognizes the revenue at a point in time, generally upon shipment or delivery of the products to the customer or distributors, depending upon terms of the sales order. 

 

All intersegment revenue was from the manufacturing segment to the testing and distribution segments. Total intersegment revenue was $232 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to $375 for the same period in the last fiscal year. Corporate assets mainly consisted of cash and prepaid expenses. Corporate expenses mainly consisted of stock option expenses, salaries, insurance, professional expenses and directors' fees. Corporate expenses are allocated to the four segments. The following segment information table includes segment operating income or loss after including the corporate expenses allocated to the segments, which gets eliminated in the consolidation.

The following segment information is unaudited for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021:

Business Segment Information:

 

Nine Months

Ended

Mar. 31,

 

Net

Revenue

  

Operating

Income / (Loss)

  

Total

Assets

  

Depr.

And

Amort.

  

Capital

Expenditures

 

Manufacturing

2022

 $10,187   107   14,204   318   103 
 

2021

 $9,324   277   12,576   310   214 
                      

Testing Services

2022

  13,983   1,000   24,030   1,884   1,040 
 

2021

  10,018   (993

)

  21,364   1,859   407 
                      

Distribution

2022

  8,038   1,108   1,601   0   - 
 

2021

  3,790   407   983   0   - 
                      

Real Estate

2022

  23   (86

)

  1,730   61   1 
 

2021

  22   (84

)

  3,784   55   - 
                      

Corporate &

2022

  -   (632

)

  238   0   - 

Unallocated

2021

  -   (36

)

  418   0   - 
                      

Total Company

2022

 $32,231   1,496   41,803   2,263   1,144 
 

2021

 $23,154   (429

)

  39,125   2,224   621 

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The following segment information is unaudited for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021:

Business Segment Information:

 

Three Months

Ended

Mar. 31,

 

Net

Revenue

  

Operating

Income / (Loss)

  

Total

Assets

  

Depr.

And

Amort.

  

Capital

Expenditures

 

Manufacturing

2022

 $3,097   (145

)

  14,204   110   8 
 

2021

 $3,130   214   12,576   98   60 
                      

Testing Services

2022

  4,417   (124

)

  24,030   633   341 
 

2021

  3,504   (320

)

  21,364   637   344 
                      

Distribution

2022

  3,620   576   1,601   (2)  - 
 

2021

  1,467   163   983   0   - 
                      

Real Estate

2022

  4   (35

)

  1,730   20   - 
 

2021

  11   (23

)

  3,784   20   - 
                      

Corporate &

2022

  -   (402

)

  238   0   - 

Unallocated

2021

  -   (99

)

  418   0   - 
                      

Total Company

2022

 $11,138   (130)  41,803   761   349 
 

2021

 $8,112   (65)  39,125   755   404 

15. OTHER INCOME

Other income consisted of the following:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

 

Interest income

 $13  $26  $51  $96 

Other rental income

  30   25   88   70 

Exchange (loss) / Gain

  (9)  58   (13

)

  (79)

Bad debt recovery

  0   0   104   10 

Dividend income

  0   0   0   32 

Government grant

  62   152   160   412 

Commission income

  0   0   200   0 

Other miscellaneous income

  31   12   79   86 

Total

 $127  $273  $669  $627 

The Company received financial assistance in the form of government grants from the Malaysia and Thailand governments amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants amounted to $nil and $61 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company received financial assistance in the form of government grants from the Singapore and Malaysia governments amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants amounted to $107 and $350 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively.

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16.INCOME TAX

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes and income tax assets and liabilities, including evaluating uncertainties in the application of accounting principles and complex tax laws. The statute of limitations, in general, is open for years 2014 to 2020 for tax authorities in those jurisdictions to audit or examine income tax returns. The Company is under annual review by the tax authorities of the respective jurisdiction to which the subsidiaries belong.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted in fiscal year 2018, and reduced the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, eliminated corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, modified rules for expensing capital investment, and limited the deduction of interest expense for certain companies. The Act is a fundamental change to the taxation of multinational companies, including a shift from a system of worldwide taxation with some deferral elements to a territorial system, current taxation of certain foreign income, a minimum tax on low tax foreign earnings, and new measures to curtail base erosion and promote U.S. production.

Due to the enactment of the Tax Act, the Company is subject to a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”).  GILTI is a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. Companies subject to GILTI have the option to account for the GILTI tax as a period cost if and when incurred, or to recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences including outside basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI. The Company has elected to account for GILTI as a period cost. GILTI expense was $Nil for the period ended March 31, 2022.

The Company's income tax expense was $170 and $503 for the 3 months and 9 months endedMarch 31, 2022, respectively as compared to $118 and $125 for the 3 months and 9 months endedMarch 31, 2021. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations was 500.0% and 64.5% for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively. The increase in effective tax rate was due to Singapore operations incurring higher income tax due to full utilization of tax allowances coupled with the additional tax arising from under provision of tax expenses for the financial year ended 2020.

The Company accrues penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits when necessary as a component of penalties and interest expenses, respectively. The Company had 0 unrecognized tax benefits or related accrued penalties or interest expenses at March 31, 2022.

In assessing the ability to realize the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on these criteria, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will not realize the benefits of the federal, state, and foreign deductible differences. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been established.

17.CONTRACT BALANCESContract Balances

 

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and collections may result in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, (contract assets), andcontract assets, customer advances, deposits and deposits (contract liabilities).contract liabilities. The Company’s payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment of 70% to 90% of total contract consideration within 30 to 60 days of shipment with the remainder payable within 30 days of acceptance. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, the Company has determined that its contracts generally do not include a significant financing component.

 

The following table is the reconciliation of contract balances.

 

 

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

2022

  

2022

 
 

(Unaudited)

   
 

Mar. 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2021

  

Trade Accounts Receivable

 10,585  8,293  13,332  11,592 

Accounts Payable

 2,220  3,702  3,067  2,401 

Contract Assets

 594  337 

Contract Liabilities

 1,172  673  1,282  988 

 

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Remaining Performance Obligation

 

As at MarchDecember 31, 2022, the Company had $636$296 of remaining performance obligations, which represents our obligation to deliver products and services within 2 yearstwo years.

 

As at June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had $924$326 of remaining performance obligations, which represents our obligation to deliver products and services.

 

Refer to Note 15 “Business Segments” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to revenue.

 

18.   (LOSSES) / EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Options to purchase 698,875636,375 shares of Common Stock at exercise prices ranging from $3.28$2.53 to $7.76 per share were outstanding as of MarchDecember 31, 2022. 140,500405,500 stock options were excluded in the computation of diluted EPSearnings per share (“EPS”) for the three and ninemonths ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, because they were anti-dilutive.

 

Options to purchase 674,500724,500 shares of Common Stock at exercise prices ranging from $2.53 to $5.98 per share were outstanding as of MarchDecember 31, 2021. 140,000212,500 stock options were excluded in the computation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended MarchDecember 31, 2021, because they were anti-dilutiveanti-dilutive.

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The following table is a reconciliation of the weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the period presented herein:  

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  Mar. 31, 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  2021 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  (Unaudited) 
                 

(Loss)/income attributable to Trio-Tech International common shareholders from continuing operations, net of tax

 $(167) $177  $1,603  $418 

Income / (loss) attributable to Trio-Tech International common shareholders from discontinued operations, net of tax

  0   1   2   (13

)

Net (loss)/income attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $(167) $178  $1,605  $405 
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic

  3,949   3,913   3,949   3,913 
                 

Dilutive effect of stock options

  272   133   191   117 

Number of shares used to compute earnings per share - diluted

  4,221   4,046   4,140   4,030 
                 

Basic (losses) / earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04)  0.05   0.40   0.11 

Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

  0   0   0   0 

Basic earnings per share from net income attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04

)

 $0.05  $0.40  $0.11 
                 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04)  0.04   0.38   0.10 

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

  0   0   0   0 

Diluted earnings per share from net income attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $(0.04) $0.04  $0.38  $0.10 

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Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 
                 

Income attributable to Trio-Tech International common shareholders from continuing operations, net of tax

 $512  $856  $1,394  $1,770 

Income / (loss) attributable to Trio-Tech International common shareholders from discontinued operations, net of tax

  (5)  (1

)

  (5)  2 

Net income attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 $507  $855  $1,389  $1,772 
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic

  4,074   3,923   4,074   3,923 
                 

Dilutive effect of stock options

  88   319   86   206 

Number of shares used to compute earnings per share - diluted

  4,162   4,242   4,160   4,129 
                 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12   0.22   0.34   0.46 

Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

  -   -   -   - 

Basic earnings per share from net income attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12  $0.22  $0.34  $0.46 
                 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12   0.20   0.33   0.43 

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to Trio-Tech International

  -   -   -   - 

Diluted earnings per share from net income attributable to Trio-Tech International

 $0.12  $0.20  $0.33  $0.43 

 

 

19.  STOCK OPTIONS

 

On September 24, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously adopted the 2007 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “2007 Employee Plan”) and the 2007 Directors Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 Directors Plan” and, together with the 2007 Employee Plan, the “2007 Plans”), each of which was approved by the shareholders on December 3, 2007. Each of those plans wasthe 2007 Plans were amended during the term of such plan to increase the number of shares covered thereby. AsEach of the last amendment thereof, the 2007 Employee Plan covered an aggregate of 600,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and the 2007 Directors Plan covered an aggregate of 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Each of those plansPlans terminated by itstheir respective terms on September 24, 2017.These two plans were administered by the Board, which also established the terms of the awards.

 

On September 14, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously adopted the 2017 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “2017 Employee Plan”) and the 2017 Directors Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Directors Plan”), each of which was approved by the shareholders on December 4, 2017.Each of these plans is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Assumptions

 

The fair value for the stock options granted to both employees and directors was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions, assuming: 

 

An expected life varying from 2.50 to 3.25 years, calculated in accordance with the guidance provided in SEC Staff bulletin No. 110 for plain vanilla options using the simplified method, since our equity shares have been publicly traded for only a limited period of time and we did not have sufficient historical exercise data at the grant date of the options;

A risk-free interest rate varying from 0.11% to 2.35%3.15% (2021:2022: 0.14%0.11% to 2.35%);

0no expected dividend payments andand;

expected volatility of 45.38%47.3% to 55.59%73.85% (2021:2022: 45.38% to 76.85%55.59%).

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2017 Employee Stock Option Plan

 

The Company’s 2017 Employee Plan permits the grant of stock options to its employees covering up to an aggregate of 300,000 shares of Common Stock. The Company’s boardBoard of directorsDirectors approved an amendment to the 2017 Employee Plan in December, 2021 to increase the shares covered thereby from 300,000 shares to an aggregate of 600,000 shares, which amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting held in December 2021. Under the 2017 Employee Plan, all options must be granted with an exercise price of not less than fair value as of the grant date and the options granted must be exercisable within a maximum of ten years after the date of grant, or such lesser period of time as is set forth in the stock option agreements. The options may be exercisable (a) immediately as of the effective date of the stock option agreement granting the option, or (b) in accordance with a schedule related to the date of the grant of the option, the date of first employment, or such other date as may be set by the Compensation Committee. Generally, options granted under the 2017 Employee Plan are exercisable within five years after the date of grant and vest over the period as follows: 25% vesting on the grant date and the remaining balance vesting in equal installments on the next three succeeding anniversaries of the grant date. The share-based compensation will be recognized in terms of the grade method on a straight-line basis for each separately vesting portion of the award. Certain option awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the 2017 Employee Plan).

 

During the thirdfirst quartertwo quarters of fiscal yearFiscal 2023, 25,000 stock options were granted under the 2017 Employee Plan. There were 5,000 stock options exercised during the six-month period ended December 31, 2022. The Company recognized $54 in stock-based compensation expense during the six months ended December 31, 2022.

During the firsttwo quarters of Fiscal 2022, 40,500there were no stock options were granted under the 2017 Employee Plan. There were 41,125 stock options exercised during the ninesix-month period ended MarchDecember 31, 2022.2021. The Company recognized $106$22 stock-based compensation expenses during the ninesix months ended March 31, 2022.

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company granted options to purchase 71,000 shares of its Common Stock to employees pursuant to the 2017 Employee Plan. There were 0 stock options granted under the 2017 Employee Plan exercised during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2021. The Company recognized $45 in stock-based compensation expenses during the nine months ended MarchDecember 31, 2021.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, there were vested stock options granted under the 2017 Employee Plan covering a total of 170,500134,500 shares of Common Stock. The weighted-average exercise price was $4.81$4.78 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 2.241.73 years.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2021, there were vested stock options granted under the 2017 Employee Plan covering a total of 149,750130,375 shares of Common Stock. The weighted-average exercise price was $4.46$4.79 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 2.992.00 years.

 

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A summary of option activities under the 2017 Employee Plan during the ninesix months period ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, is presented as follows:

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

    

Weighted Average

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual

 

Aggregate

 
    

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

 267,000  $4.21  3.22  $290 
 

Options

  

Price

  

(Years)

  

Value

 
 

Outstanding at July 1, 2022

 236,375  $5.21  2.61  $87 

Granted

 40,500  -  -  -  25,000  5.18  -  - 

Exercised

 (41,125

)

 2.86  -  -  (5,000

)

 3.75  -  - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   -   (40,000

)

  -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2022

  266,375  $4.96   2.80  $621 

Exercisable at March 31, 2022

  170,500  $4.81   2.24  $415 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

  216,375  $5.16   2.49  $96 

Exercisable at December 31, 2022

  134,500  $4.78   1.73  $75 

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested employee stock options during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, is presented below:

 

 

Options

  

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

    

Weighted Average

 
  

Options

  

Grant-Date Fair Value

 

Non-vested at July 1, 2021

 102,250  $2.29 
 

Non-vested at July 1, 2022

 75,875  $5.98 

Granted

 40,500  -  25,000  5.18 

Vested

 (46,875

)

 -  (9,000) - 

Forfeited

  -   -   (10,000)  - 

Non-vested at March 31, 2022

  95,875  $5.23 

Non-vested at December 31, 2022

  81,875  $5.79 

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A summary of option activities under the 2017 Employee Plan during the ninesix months period ended MarchDecember 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

    

Weighted Average

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual

 

Aggregate

 
    

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2020

 196,000  $3.92  3.72  $36.00 
 

Options

  

Price

  

(Years)

  

Value

 
 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

 267,000  $4.21  3.22  $290 

Granted

 71,000  5.03  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Exercised

 -  -  -  -  (41,125

)

 2.87  -  - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

  267,000  $4.21   3.47  $210.40 

Exercisable at March 31, 2021

  149,750  $4.46   2.99  $106.07 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

  225,875  $4.46   2.66  $2,026 

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

  130,375  $4.79   2.00  $1,127 

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested employee stock options during the ninesix months period ended MarchDecember 31, 2021, is presented below:

 

 

Options

  

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

    

Weighted Average

 
  

Options

  

Grant-Date Fair Value

 

Non-vested at July 1, 2020

 98,000  $3.39 
 

Non-vested at July 1, 2021

 102,250  $2.29 

Granted

 71,000  -  -  - 

Vested

 (51,750

)

 -  (6,750

)

 - 

Forfeited

  -   -   -   - 

Non-vested at March 31, 2021

  117,250  $3.90 

Non-vested at December 31, 2021

  95,500  $2.29 

 

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2007 Employee Stock Option Plan

 

The Company’s 2007 Employee Plan permitted the issuance of options to employees. As of the last amendment thereof, the 2007 Employee Plan covered an aggregate of 600,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The 2007 Employee Plan terminated by its terms on September 24, 2017 and no further options may be granted thereunder.  However, the optionsOptions outstanding thereunder continue to remain outstanding and in effect in accordance with their terms. The 2007 Employee Plan permitted the issuance of options to employees.

 

As the 2007 Plan has terminated, the Company did not grant anyThere were no options pursuant to the 2007 Employee Planexercised during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021 respectively.

There were 37,500 options exercised during the nine months ended March 31, 2022 and none exercised in MarchDecember 31, 2021. The Company did not recognize any stock-based compensation expensesexpense during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and MarchDecember 31, 2021.

 

As of MarchJuly 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022, there were no vested or unvested stock options grantedoutstanding under the 2007 Employee Plan.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2021, there were vested stock options granted under the 2007 Employee Plan covering a total of 37,500 shares of Common Stock. The weighted-averageweighted average exercise price was $4.14 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 0.990.24 years.

 

A summary of option activities under the 2007 Employee Plan during the ninesix months ended March 31, 2022, is presented as follows:

  

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual

Term (Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

  37,500  $4.14   0.75  $34 

Granted

  -   -   -   - 

Exercised

  (37,500)  4.14   -   - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2022

  -  $-   -  $- 

There were 0 non-vested employee stock options during the nine months ended March 31, 2022.

A summary of option activities under the 2007 Employee Plan during the nine months ended MarchDecember 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual

Term (Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

    

Weighted Average

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual

 

Aggregate

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2020

 77,500  $3.69  1.22  $- 
   

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

 
 

Options

  

Price

  

(Years)

  

Value

 
 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

 37,500  $4.14  0.75  $34 

Granted

 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Exercised

 (40,000) 3.26  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

  37,500  $4.14   0.99  $13.13 

Exercisable at March 31, 2021

  37,500  $4.14   0.99  $13.13 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

  37,500  $4.14   0.24  $348 

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

  37,500  $4.14   0.24  $348 

 

There were 0 non-vested employee stock options during the

- nine20 months ended March 31, 2021.

-

 

2017 Directors Equity Incentive Plan

 

The 2017 Directors Plan initially covered an aggregate of 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The Company’s boardBoard of directorsDirectors approved an amendment to the 2017 Directors Plan in September 2020 to increase the shares covered thereby from 300,000 shares to an aggregate of 600,000 shares, which amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting held in December 2020. The 2017 Directors Plan permits the grant of options to its directors in the form of nonqualified options and restricted stock. The exercise price of the nonqualified options is required to be 100% of the fair value of the underlying shares on the grant date. The options have five-year contractual terms and are exercisable immediately as of the grant date.

 

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During the thirdfirsttwo quarters of fiscal yearFiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2022, the Company granteddid not grant any options to purchase 100,000 shares of its Common Stock pursuant to the 2017 Directors Plan. There were 0no stock options exercised and the Company did not recognize any stock-based compensation expense during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022.2022 The Company recognize $353 stock-based compensation expenses during theand nine months ended March 31, 2022.

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company granted options to purchase 80,000 shares of its Common Stock pursuant to the 2017 Directors Plan. There were 0 stock options exercised during the nine months ended March 31, 2021. The Company recognized $99 stock-based compensation expenses during the nine months ended March 31, 2021.

 

As all the stock options granted under the 2017 Directors Plan vest immediately on the date of grant, there were 0no unvested stock options granted under the 2017 Directors Plan as of MarchDecember 31, 2022, or MarchDecember 31, 2021.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, there were vested stock options granted under the 2017 Directors Plan covering a total of 420,000 shares of Common Stock. The weighted-averageweighted average exercise price was $5.10 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 3.102.34 years.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2021, there were vested stock options granted under the 2017 Directors Plan covering a total of 320,000 shares of Common Stock. The weighted-average exercise price was $4.27 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 3.472.72 years.

 

A summary of option activities under the 2017 Directors Plan during the threesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, is presented as follows: 

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

    

Weighted Average

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual

 

Aggregate

 
    

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

 320,000  $4.27  3.22  $340 
 

Options

  

Price

  

(Years)

  

Value

 
 

Outstanding at July 1, 2022

 420,000  $5.10  2.85  $228 

Granted

 100,000  7.76  -  -  -  -     - 

Exercised

 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2022

  420,000   5.10   0.60   942 

Exercisable at March 31, 2022

  420,000   5.10   3.07   942 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

  420,000  $5.10  $2.34  $255 

Exercisable at December 31, 2022

  420,000  $5.10  $2.34  $255 

 

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A summary of option activities under the 2017 Directors Plan during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2021, is presented as follows: 

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

    

Weighted Average

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual

 

Aggregate

 
    

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2020

 240,000  $3.93  3.75  $48.00 
 

Options

  

Price

  

(Years)

  

Value

 
 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

 320,000  $4.27  3.22  $340 

Granted

 80,000  5.27  4.89  -  -  -  -  - 

Exercised

 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

  320,000  $4.27   3.47  $253.6 

Exercisable at March 31, 2021

  320,000  $4.27   3.47  $253.6 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

  320,000   4.27   2.97  $2,933 

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

  320,000   4.27   2.97  $2,933 

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2007 Directors Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s 2007 Directors Plan permitted the grant of stock options to its directors in the form of nonqualified options and restricted stock. As of the last amendment thereof, the 2007 Directors Plan covered an aggregate of 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The 2007 Directors Plan terminated by its terms on September 24, 2017, and no further options may be granted thereunder.  However, the optionsOptions outstanding thereunder continue to remain outstanding and in effect in accordance with their terms. The 2007 Directors Plan permitted the issuance of options to directors.

As the 2007 Plan has terminated, the Company did not grant any options pursuant to the 2007 Directors Plan during the nine months ended March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021.

 

There were 50,000no stock options exercised during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022.2022 and 2021.The Company did not recognize any stock-based compensation expensesexpense during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022.2022

200,000 shares of stock options were exercised during theand nine months ended March 31, 2021. The Company did not recognize any stock-based compensation expenses during the nine months ended March 31, 2021.

 

As of MarchJuly 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022, there were no vested stock options granted under the 2007 Directors PlanPlan.

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2021, there were vested stock options granted under the 2007 Directors Plan covering a total of 50,000 shares of Common Stock. The weighted-average exercise price was $4.14 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 0.990.24 years.

 

A summary of option activities under the 2007 Directors Plan during the threesix months ended March 31, 2022, is presented as follows: 

  

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 
                 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

  50,000  $4.14   0.75  $45 

Granted

  -   -   -   - 

Exercised

  (50,000

)

  4.14   -   - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2022

  -  $-   -  $- 

Exercisable at March 31, 2022

  -  $-   -  $- 

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A summary of option activities under the 2007 Directors Plan during the nine months ended MarchDecember 31, 2021 is presented as follows: 

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

    

Weighted Average

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual

 

Aggregate

 
    

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

 

Outstanding at July 1, 2020

 250,000  $3.32  0.83  $22.00 
 

Options

  

Price

  

(Years)

  

Value

 
 

Outstanding at July 1, 2021

 50,000  $4.14  0.75  $45 

Granted

 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Exercised

 (200,000

)

 3.12  -  -  -  -  -  - 

Forfeited or expired

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

  50,000  $4.14   0.99  $17.50 

Exercisable at March 31, 2021

  50,000  $4.14   0.99  $17.50 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

  50,000  $4.14   0.24  $465 

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

  50,000  $4.14   0.24  $465 

 

 

20.  LEASES

 

Company as Lessor

 

Operating leases where we areunder which the Company is the lessor arise from the leasing of the Company’s commercial and residential real estate investment property.property to third parties. Initial lease terms generally range from 12 to 60 months. Depreciation expense for assets subject to operating leases is taken into account primarily on the straight-line method over a period of twenty years in amounts necessary to reduce the carrying amount of the asset to its estimated residual value. Depreciation expensesexpense relating to the property held as investments in operating leases was $56were $38 and $41 for and $52 for both the 9three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and MarchDecember 31, 2021.2021, respectively.

 

Future minimum rental income in China and Thailand to be received from Fiscal 2023 to the fiscal year ended 2022June 30, 2027 ( to fiscal year“Fiscal 20232027”) on noncancelable operating leases is contractually due as follows as of MarchDecember 31, 2022:

 

Remainder of fiscal 2022

 $39 

Fiscal 2023

  8 
  $47 

Remainder of Fiscal 2023

 $60 

Fiscal 2024

  130 

Fiscal 2025

  131 

Fiscal 2026

  44 

Fiscal 2027

  15 
  $380 

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Future minimum rental income in China and Thailand to be received from fiscal yearFiscal 20222023 to fiscal yearFiscal 20232027 on noncancelablenon-cancelable operating leases is contractually due as follows as of June 30, 2021:2022:

 

Fiscal 2022

 $145 

Fiscal 2023

  16 
  $161 

2023

 $6 

2024

��$27 

2025

 $28 

2026

 $29 

2027

 $10 
  $100 

 

Sales-type leases under which the Company is the lessor arise from the lease of four units of chiller systems. The Company classifies its lease arrangements at inception of the arrangement. The lease term is 3three years, contains an automatic transfer of title at the end of the lease term and a guarantee of residual value at the end of the lease term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as taxes.

 

Financing receivables, consisting of net investment in sales-type leases and receivables from financed sales of four units of chiller systems are as follows:

 

Components of Lease Balances

 

March 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 
 

2022

  

2022

 

Assets

    

Gross financial sales receivable

 $48  $28

 

Unearned finance income

  (4)  (1

)

Financed sales receivable

 $44  $27 
  

Net financed sales receivables due within one year

 $21  $21 

Net financed sales receivables due after one year

 $23  $6 

 

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As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, the financed sale receivables had a weighted average effective interest rate of 11.2%11.16% and weighted average remaining lease term of 2.01.25 years.

 

Company as Lessee

 

The Company is the lessee under operating leases for corporate offices and research and development facilities with remaining lease terms of one year to threefour years and finance leases for plant and equipment.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Dec. 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

Mar. 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

June 30,

2021

  

2022

  

2022

 
  

(Unaudited)

   

Finance Leases (Plant and Equipment)

        

Plant and equipment, at cost

 1,819  1,413  $1,751  $1,727 

Accumulated depreciation

  (1,182)  (1,199)  (1,289

)

  (1,179

)

Plant and Equipment, Net

  637   214  $462  $548 
 

Current portion of finance leases

 136  197  $101  $118 

Net of current portion of finance leases

  152   253   69   119 

Total Finance Lease Liabilities

  288   450  $170  $237 
  

Operating Leases (Corporate Offices, Research and Development Facilities)

        

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 2,602  1,876  $2,580  $3,152 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, Net

 $2,580  $3,152 

Current portion of operating leases

 758  672  1,140  1,218 

Net of current portion of operating leases

  1,844   1,204   1,440   1,934 

Total Operating Lease Liabilities

  2,602   1,876  $2,580  $3,152 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

   
 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

  Mar. 31,  

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

  2021  

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  (Unaudited)  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 
  

Lease Cost

         

Finance lease cost:

  

Interest on finance lease

 $9  $15  $20  $35  $3  $5  $6  $11 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

  60   135   150   260   44   62   92   90 

Total finance lease cost

  69   150   170   295   47   67   98   101 
  

Operating Lease Costs

 $331  $191  $801  $566  $369  $231  $749  $470 

 

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Other information related to leases was as follows (in thousands except lease term and discount rate):

 

 

Nine months ended

 

Nine months ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

 

Mar. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash Paid for Amounts Included in the Measurement of Lease Liabilities

        

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 $(20) $(32) $6  $13 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 (801) (565) 594  470 

Finance cash flows from finance leases

 (168) (192)

Right-of-Use Assets Obtained in Exchange for New Operating Lease Liabilities

 132  2,070  -  - 
  

Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term:

        

Finance leases

 3.62  2.85  1.59  2.69 

Operating leases

 3.23  3.36  2.67  3.57 

Weighted-Average Discount Rate:

        

Finance leases

 3.60% 3.35% 3.22

%

 3.50

%

Operating leases

 4.83% 4.83% 5.54

%

 4.81

%

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, the maturities of the Company'sCompany’s operating and finance lease liabilities are as follow:

 

 

Operating Lease Liabilities

  

Finance Lease Liabilities

  

Operating Lease Liabilities

  

Finance Lease Liabilities

 

Fiscal Year

 

$

 

$

     

Remainder of 2022

 309  42 

2023

 841  136 

Remainder of Fiscal 2023

 $650  $54 

2024

 595  109  1,074  105 

2025

 581  22  577  21 

2026

 446  0  414  - 

Thereafter

  73   0   67   - 

Total future minimum lease payments

 2,845  309  $2,782  $180 

Less: amount representing interest

  (243)  (21)  (202)  (10)

Present value of net minimum lease payments

  2,602   288  $2,580  $170 
  

Presentation on statement of financial position

 

$

 

$

     

Current

 758  136  1,140  101 

Noncurrent

 1,844  152 

Non-Current

 1,440  69 

 

As of June 30, 2021,2022, future minimum lease payments under finance leases and noncancelable operating leases were as follows:

 

 

Operating Lease Liabilities

  

Finance Lease Liabilities

  

Operating Lease Liabilities

  

Finance Lease Liabilities

 

Fiscal Year

 

$

 

$

     

2022

 748  218 

2023

 537  137  $1,357  $129 

2024

 313  111  1,032  104 

2025

 291  22  554  20 

2026

 423  - 

Thereafter

  156   0   69   - 

Total future minimum lease payments

 2,045  488  $3,435  $253 

Less: amount representing interest

  (169)  (38)  (283

)

  (16

)

Present value of net minimum lease payments

  1,876   450  $3,152  $237 
  

Presentation on statement of financial position

 

$

 

$

     

Current

 672  197  1,218  118 

Noncurrent

 1,204  253 

Non-Current

 1,934  119 

 

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21.  FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS APPROXIMATE CARRYING VALUE

 

In accordance with ASC Topics 825 and 820, the following presents assets and liabilities measured and carried at fair value and classified by level of fair value measurement hierarchy:

 

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the threesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Term deposits (Level 2) – The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

Restricted term deposits (Level 2) – The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

Lines of credit (Level 3) – The carrying value of the lines of credit approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of the obligations.

 

Bank loans payable (Level 3) – The carrying value of the Company’s bank loans payable approximates its fair value as the interest rates associated with long-term debt is adjustable in accordance with market situations when the Company borrowed funds with similar terms and remaining maturities.

 

 

22. CONCENTRATION OF CUSTOMERS

 

The Company had two major customers mainly contributed to manufacturing and testing segments that accounted for the following revenue and trade account receivables:

 

  

For the Period Ended Mar 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  (unaudited)  (unaudited) 

Revenue

        

-   Customer A

  41.6%  37.7%

-   Customer B

  19.5%  9.7%

Trade Account Receivables

        

-   Customer A

  39.6%  34.7%

-   Customer B

  20.1%  11.8%
  

Six Months Ended Dec. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

        

- Customer A

  34.7

%

  42.8

%

- Customer B

  15.3

%

  5.3

%

- Customer C  13.3%  15.6%

Trade Account Receivables

        

- Customer A

  32.1

%

  40.1

%

- Customer B

  15.6

%

  6.1

%

- Customer C  17.3%  16.7%

 

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

Overview

 

The following should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in Item I above and with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes, the information under the headings Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.2022.

 

Trio-Tech International (“TTI”) was incorporated in 1958 under the laws of the State of California. As used herein, the term “Trio-Tech” or “Company” or “we” or “us” or “Registrant” includes Trio-Tech International and its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise indicates. Our mailing address and executive offices are located at Block 1008 Toa Payoh North, Unit 03-09 Singapore 318996, and our telephone number is (65) 6265 3300.

 

The Company is a provider of reliability test equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Our customers rely on us to verify that their semiconductor components meet or exceed the rigorous reliability standards demanded for aerospace, communications and other electronics products.

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2022, TTI generated approximately 99.9% of its revenue from its three core business segments in the test and measurement industry, i.e., manufacturing of test equipment (“Manufacturing”), testing services (“Testing”) and distribution of test equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2022.(“Distribution”). The Real Estate segment contributed only 0.1%0.01% to the total revenue during the threesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022.

 

Manufacturing

 

TTI develops and manufactures an extensive range of test equipment used in the "front-end"“front-end” and the "back-end"“back-end” manufacturing processes of semiconductors. Our equipment includes leak detectors, autoclaves, centrifuges, burn-in systems and boards, HAST testers, temperature-controlled chucks, wet benches and more.

 

Testing

 

TTI provides comprehensive electrical, environmental, and burn-in testing services to semiconductor manufacturers in our testing laboratories in Asia and the United States (“U.S.”). Our customers include both manufacturers and end users of semiconductor and electronic components who look to us when they do not want to establish their own facilities. The independent tests are performed to industry and customer specific standards.

 

Distribution

 

In addition to marketing our proprietary products, we distribute complementary products made by manufacturers mainly from the U.S., Europe, Taiwan and Japan.Taiwan. The products include environmental chambers, handlers, interface systems, vibration systems, shaker systems, solderability testers and other semiconductor equipment. Besides equipment, we also distribute a wide range of components such as connectors, sockets, LCD display panels and touch screen panels. Furthermore, our range of products are mainly targeted for industrial products rather than consumer products whereby the life cycle of the industrial products can last from three years to seven years.

 

Real Estate

 

Beginning in 2007, TTI has invested inOur real estate property in Chongqing, China, which has generatedsegment generates investment income from the investments made and rental revenue and investment returnsreceived from deemed loan receivables, which are classified as other income. The rental income is generated from the rental properties in MaoYe and FuLireal estate that we purchased in Chongqing, China. In the second quarter of fiscal 2015, the investment in JiaSheng, which was deemed as loans receivable, was transferred to down payment for purchase of investment property in China.

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Impact of COVID-19 on our Business

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”), was reported to have surfaced in China, resulting in shutdowns of manufacturing and commerce in the months that followed. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to multiple countries worldwide and has resulted in authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the disease and slow its spread, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and shutdowns. These measures have created significant uncertainty and economic disruption, both short-term and potentially long-term.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company was required to close its facility in Tianjin, China in compliance with the Tianjin city government's imposed lockdown measures for mandatory testing of Tianjin city's residents and China’s ZERO-COVID policy. The Company then resumed 100% operating capacity in Tianjin, China operation by January 21, 2022. The Company had suffered negative financial impact from these twelve days closed down, which had lost its revenue of approximately $260.

The health and safety of our employees and our customers are a top priority for us. In an effort to protect our employees, we took and continue to take proactive and aggressive actions, starting with the earliest signs of the outbreak, to adopt social distancing policies at our locations, including working from home and suspending employee travel. Our operations have been classified as part of the global supply chain and essential businesses in many jurisdictions, and employees who are working onsite are required to adhere to strict safety measures, including the use of masks and sanitizer, wellness screenings prior to accessing work sites, staggered break times to prevent congregation, prohibitions on physical contact with coworkers or customers, restrictions on access through only a single point of entry and exit, and utilizing video conferencing. We have also incorporated other rules such as restricting visitors to any of our facilities that remain open and proactively providing employees with hand sanitizer. Most of these safeguards and procedures have been removed in our Singapore and Malaysia operations subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. Certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information were assessed regarding impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 31, 2022, and through the date of filing of this Quarterly Report dated May 16, 2022 using reasonably available information as of those dates. Those accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of long-lived tangible assets and the valuation allowances for tax assets. While the assessments resulted in no material impacts to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company believes the full impact of the pandemic remains uncertain and the Company will continue to assess if ongoing developments related to the pandemic may cause future material impacts to our consolidated financial statements.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits totaling $12,431 and an unused line of credit of $5,158. We finance operations primarily through our existing cash balances, cash collected from operations, bank borrowings and capital lease financing. We believe these sources are sufficient to fund our operations for the foreseeable future.

While we have implemented safeguards and procedures to counter the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the full extent to which the pandemic has and will directly or indirectly impact us, including our business, financial condition, and result of operations, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted. This may include further mitigation efforts taken to contain the virus or treat its impact and the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by the governments or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, suppliers and stockholders.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates & Policies

 

The discussion and analysispreparation of the Company’s financial condition presentedour Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this section are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordanceconformity with accounting principles generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. During the preparationUnited States of the consolidated financial statements, we are requiredAmerica requires management to make estimates and judgmentsassumptions in applying our accounting policies that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenuerevenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. OnWe base these estimates and assumptions on historical experience and evaluate them on an ongoing basis we evaluateto ensure that they remain reasonable under current conditions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We discuss the development and selection of the critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors on a quarterly basis, and the Audit Committee has reviewed our related disclosure in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting estimates and judgments, including those relatedpolicies since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Refer to sales, returns, pricing concessions, bad debts, inventories, investments, fixed assets, intangible assets, income taxesNote 1 “Basis of Presentation and other contingencies. DueSummary of significant Accounting Policies” to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been uncertaintyour Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details. In addition, please refer to “Management’s Discussion and disruptionAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the global economy and financial markets. These estimates and assumptions may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

In response to the SEC’s Release No. 33-8040, Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure about Critical Accounting Policy, we have identified the mostPart II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 for a complete description of our critical accounting policies upon which our financial status depends. We determined that those critical accounting policies are related to inventory valuation; allowance for doubtful accounts; revenue recognition; impairment of property, plant and equipment; investment properties and income tax. These accounting policies are discussed in the relevant sections in this management’s discussion and analysis, including the Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements discussed below.estimates.

 

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Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

During the normal course of business, we extend unsecured credit to our customers in all segments. Typically, credit terms require payment to be made between 30 to 90 days from the date of the sale. We generally do not require collateral from customers. We maintain our cash accounts at creditworthy financial institutions.

The Company’s management considers the following factors when determining the collectibility of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. The Company includes any account balances that are determined to be uncollectible, along with a general reserve, in the overall allowance for doubtful accounts. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance. Based on the information available to management, the Company believed that its allowance for doubtful accounts was adequate as of March 31, 2022.

 

Inventory Valuation

Inventories of our manufacturing and distribution segments, consisting principally of raw materials, works in progress, and finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost, using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method, or market value. The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid technological change, short-term customer commitments and swiftly changing demand. Provisions for estimated excess and obsolete inventory are based on regular reviews of inventory quantities on hand and the latest forecasts of product demand and production requirements from our customers. Inventories are written down for not-saleable, excess or obsolete raw materials, works-in-process and finished goods by charging such write-downs to cost of sales. In addition to write-downs based on newly introduced parts, statistics and judgments are used for assessing provisions of the remaining inventory based on salability and obsolescence.

Property, Plant and Equipment & Investment Properties

Property, plant and equipment and investment properties are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided for over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided for over the lease terms or the estimated useful lives of the assets, whichever is shorter, using the straight-line method.

Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expense as incurred. Additions and improvements to property and equipment are capitalized. When assets are disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation thereon are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

The United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”) is the functional currency of the U.S. parent company. The Singapore dollar, the national currency of Singapore, is the primary currency of the economic environment in which the operations in Singapore are conducted. We also have business entities in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Indonesia, of which the Malaysian ringgit (“RM”), Thai baht, Chinese renminbi (“RMB”) and Indonesian rupiah, are the national currencies. The Company uses the U.S. dollar for financial reporting purposes.

The Company translates assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries outside the U.S. into U.S. dollars using the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date, and the statement of operations is measured using average rates in effect for the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiaries’ financial statements from foreign currencies into U.S. dollars are recorded in shareholders' equity as part of accumulated comprehensive income or loss translation adjustment. Gains or losses resulting from transactions denominated in currencies other than functional currencies of the Company’s subsidiaries are reflected in income for the reporting period.

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC Topic 606”). This standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers.

We apply a five-step approach as defined in ASC Topic 606 in determining the amount and timing of revenue to be recognized: (1) identifying the contract with customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contracts; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognizing revenue when the corresponding performance obligation is satisfied.

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Revenue derived from testing services is recognized when testing services are rendered. Revenue generated from sale of products in the manufacturing and distribution segments are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the products has occurred, customer acceptance has been obtained (which means the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the customer), the price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. Certain customers can request for installation and training services to be performed for certain products sold in the manufacturing segment. These services are mainly for helping customers with the test runs of the machines sold and are considered a separate performance obligation. Such services can be provided by other entities as well, and these do not significantly modify the product. The Company recognizes the revenue at the point in time when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation.

In the real estate segment: (1) revenue from property development is earned and recognized on the earlier of the dates when the underlying property is sold or upon the maturity of the agreement; if this amount is uncollectible, the agreement empowers the repossession of the property, and (2) rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. This means that, with respect to a particular lease, actual amounts billed in accordance with the lease during any given period may be higher or lower than the amount of rental revenue recognized for the period. Straight-line rental revenue is commenced when the tenant assumes possession of the leased premises. Accrued straight-line rents receivable represents the amount by which straight-line rental revenue exceeds rents currently billed in accordance with lease agreements.

Investment

The Company (a) evaluates the sufficiency of the total equity at risk, (b) reviews the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group, and whether there are any guaranteed returns, protection against losses, or capping of residual returns within the group and (c) establishes whether activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) determination. The Company would consolidate a venture that is determined to be a VIE if it was the primary beneficiary. Beginning January 1, 2010, a new accounting standard became effective and changed the method by which the primary beneficiary of a VIE is determined. Through a primarily qualitative approach, the variable interest holder, if any, who has the power to direct the VIE’s most significant activities is the primary beneficiary. To the extent that the investment does not qualify as VIE, the Company further assesses the existence of a controlling financial interest under a voting interest model to determine whether the venture should be consolidated.

Long-Lived Assets & Impairment

Our business requires heavy investment in manufacturing facilities and equipment that are technologically advanced but can quickly become significantly underutilized or rendered obsolete by rapid changes in demand. We have recorded intangible assets with finite lives related to our acquisitions.

We evaluate our long-lived assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Factors considered important that could result in an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or the strategy for our business, significant negative industry or economic trends, and a significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period of time. Impairment is recognized based on the difference between the fair value of the asset and its carrying value, and fair value is generally measured based on discounted cash flow analysis if there is significant adverse change.

While we have not identified any changes in circumstances requiring further impairment test in fiscal year 2022 other than the circumstances related to the Singapore Theme Resort Project, we will continue to monitor impairment indicators, such as disposition activity, stock price declines or changes in forecasted cash flows in future periods. If the fair value of our reporting unit declines below the carrying value in the future, we may incur additional impairment charges.

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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, The Company recorded an impairment charge of $1,580 related to the doubtful recovery of a down payment on shop lots in the Singapore Theme Resort Project in Chongqing, China. The Company elected to take this noncash impairment charge because of increased uncertainties regarding the project’s viability given the developers’ weakening financial condition as well as uncertainties arising from the negative real estate environment in China, implementation of control measures on real estate lending and its relevant government policies, together with effects of the ongoing pandemic.

Fair Value Measurements

Under the standard ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”), fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts its business. ASC Topic 820 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle, ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy.

Income Tax

We account for income taxes using the liability method in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”), which requires an entity to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequence attributable to the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. Further, the effects of enacted tax laws or rate changes are included as part of deferred tax expenses or benefits in the period that covers the enactment date. Management believed it was more likely than not that the future benefits from these timing differences would not be realized. Accordingly, a full allowance was provided as of March 31, 2022 and 2021.

The calculation of tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex global tax regulations. We recognize potential liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, a further charge to expense would result.

Stock-Based Compensation

We calculate compensation expense related to stock option awards made to employees and directors based on the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant. We determine the grant date fair value of our stock option awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and for awards without performance condition the related stock-based compensation is recognized over the period in which a participant is required to provide service in exchange for the stock-based award, which is generally four years. We recognize stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statements of shareholders' equity based on awards ultimately expected to vest. Forfeitures are estimated on the date of grant and revised if actual or expected forfeiture activity differs materially from original estimates.

Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date requires significant judgment. The determination of the grant date fair value of stock-based awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model is affected by our estimated common stock fair value as well as other subjective assumptions including the expected term of the awards, the expected volatility over the expected term of the awards, expected dividend yield and risk-free interest rates. The assumptions used in our option-pricing model represent management’s best estimates and are as follows:

Fair Value of Common Stock. We determined the fair value of each share of underlying common stock based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant.

Expected Term. The expected term of employee stock options reflects the period for which we believe the option will remain outstanding based on historical experience and future expectations.

Expected Volatility. We base expected volatility on our historical information over a similar expected term.

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements

We adopted ASC Topic 810, Consolidation (“ASC Topic 810”). This guidance establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance requires that noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries be reported in the equity section of the controlling company’s balance sheet. It also changes the manner in which the net income of the subsidiary is reported and disclosed in the controlling company’s income statement.

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ThirdSecond Quarter Fiscal Year 20222023 Highlights

 

Total revenue increased by $3,026,$1,468, or 37.3%13.4%, to $11,138$12,390 in the thirdsecond quarter of our fiscal year 2022,ending June 30, 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”), compared to $8,112$10,922 for the same period in the fiscal year 2021.ended June 30, 2022 (“Fiscal 2022”).

Manufacturing segment revenue decreasedincreased by $33,$1,516, or 1.1%43%, to $3,097 for$5,044 in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, compared to $3,130$3,528 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Testing segment revenue increased by $913,$682, or 26.1%13.7%, to $4,417 for$5,648 in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, compared to $3,504$4,966 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Distribution segment revenue increaseddecreased by $2,153,$726, or 146.8%30%, to $3,620 for$1,694 in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, compared to $1,467$2,420 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Real estate segment rental revenue decreased by $7$4, or 50%, to $4 forin the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, compared to $11$8 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

The overall gross profit margin decreasedincreased by 3.2%0.4% to 22.2% for26.9% in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, from 25.4%26.5% for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

General and administrative expenses increasedexpense decreased by $455,$28, or 23.7%1.5%, to $2,378 for$1,919 in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, from $1,923$1,947 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Selling expensesexpense increased by $23,$37, or 18.7%34.6%, to $146 for$193 in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, from $123$156 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Other income decreased by $146,$624, or 53.5%163.8%, to $127other expenses of $243 in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022,Fiscal 2023, from other income of $381 for the same period in Fiscal 2022.

Income from operations was $1,069 for the second quarter of Fiscal 2023, an increase of $413 as compared to $273$656 for the same period in Fiscal 2022.

Income tax expense was $241 for the second quarter of Fiscal 2023, an increase of $88 as compared to $153 in the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Loss from operations was $130 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, an increase of $65 as compared to $65 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.

Income tax expenses was $170 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, an increase of $52 as compared to $118 in the same period in fiscal year 2021.

During the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022, lossFiscal 2023, income from continuing operations before noncontrollingnon-controlling interest, net of tax was $204,$575, as compared to income from continuing operations before noncontrollingnon-controlling interest of $65$856 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Net lossincome attributable to noncontrollingnon-controlling interest for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022Fiscal 2023 was $37,$58, an improvementincrease of $75$57 as compared to $112$1 in the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Basic earnings per share for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022 were negative $0.04,Fiscal 2023 was $0.12, as compared to earnings per share of $0.05$0.22 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

DilutiveDiluted earnings per share for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal year 2022 were negative $0.04,Fiscal 2023 was $0.12, as compared to earnings per share of 0.04$0.20 for the same period in fiscal year 2021.Fiscal 2022.

Total assets increased by $3,497$2,775 to $41,803$46,196 as of MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to $38,306$43,421 as of June 30, 2021.2022.

Total liabilities increased by $1,173$804 to $13,426$16,223 as of MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to $12,253$15,419 as of June 30, 2021.2022.

 

Results of Operations and Business Outlook

 

The following table sets forth our revenue components for both three months and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.2021.

 

Revenue Components

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

  

Mar. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
                 

Manufacturing

  27.8

%

  38.6

%

  31.6

%

  40.3

%

Testing Services

  39.6   43.2   43.4   43.3 

Distribution

  32.5   18.1   24.9   16.3 

Real Estate

  0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1 
                 

Total

  100.0

%

  100.0

%

  100.0

%

  100.0

%

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Revenue Components

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

  

Dec. 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 
                 

Manufacturing

  40.7

%

  32.3

%

  35.5

%

  33.6

%

Testing Services

  45.6   45.4   49.4   45.4 

Distribution

  13.7   22.2   15.1   20.9 

Real Estate

  -   0.1   -   0.1 

Total

  100

%

  100.0

%

  100

%

  100.0

%

 

Revenue for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, was $11,138$12,390 and $32,231,$24,329, respectively, an increase of $3,026$1,468 and $9,077,$3,236, respectively, when compared to the revenue for the same period of the prior fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. As a percentage, revenue increased by 37.3%13.4% and 39.2%15.3% for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, when compared to revenue for the same period of the prior year.Fiscal 2022.

 

For the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, the $3,026 and $9,077there was an increase in overall revenue was primarily duein the Testing and Manufacturing segments when compared to the same period of Fiscal 2022. The Distribution segment’s revenue decreased compared to the same period of Fiscal 2022.

an increase in the testing segment in Singapore, China, Malaysia and Thailand operations; and

an increase in the distribution segment in Singapore operations;

These increases were partially offset by:

a decrease in the manufacturing segment in the U.S. operation.

 

Total revenue into and within China, the Southeast Asia regions and other countries (except revenue into and within the United States)U.S.) increased by $3,214$1,413 (or 41.7%13.2%), to $10,927$12,067 and by $9,318$3,187 (or 42.4%15.7%) to $31,262$23,513 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, as compared with $7,713$10,654 and $21,944, respectively,$20,326 for the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022, respectively. 

 

Total revenue into and within the U.S. was $222$321 and $988$814 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, a decreasean increase of $177$53 and $222$47 from $399$268 and $1,210$767 for the same periods of the prior year,Fiscal 2022, respectively.

 

Revenue within our four current segments for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, is discussed below.

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Manufacturing Segment

 

Revenue in the manufacturingManufacturing segment was 27.8% and 31.6% as a percentage of total revenue was 40.7% and 35.5% for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, a decreasean increase of 10.8%8.4% and 8.7%1.9% of total revenue respectively, when compared to 32.3% and 33.6% in the same periodsperiod of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The absolute amount of revenue decreasedincreased by $33$1,516 to $3,097$5,044 from $3,130$3,528 and increased by $863$1,539 to $10,187$8,629 from $9,324$7,090 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the same periods of the last fiscal year. respectively.

 

Revenue in the manufacturingManufacturing segment from one customer accounted for 44.2%38.0% and 23.1%50.9% of our total revenue in the manufacturingManufacturing segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 40.3%28.2% and 27.5%42.0% of our total revenue in the manufacturingManufacturing segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

The future revenue in our manufacturing segment will be affected by this one customer's purchase and capital expenditure plans if the customer base cannot be increased.

 

Testing Services Segment

 

The testingTesting segment's revenue was 39.6%45.6% for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, representing a decreasemarginal increase of 3.6%0.2%, compared to 43.2%45.4% for the same periodsperiod of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. Revenue in the testingTesting segment was 43.4%49.4% as a percentage of total revenue for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, remaining consistentan increase of 4% compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. The absolute amount ofFiscal 2022. Total revenue increased by $913$682 to $4,417 from $3,504$5,648 and increased by $3,965$2,446 to $13,983$12,012 from $10,018$4,966 and $9,566 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the last fiscal year. 

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company incorporated Trio-Tech (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd. (“TTJS”), located in Suzhou, China together with Suzhou Anchuang Technology Management L.L.P. (“SATM”) to provide subcontract services in the semiconductor and/or other related services in the electronics industry, mainly in Suzhou, China.

Based on our current visibility, revenue attributable to this joint venture is not expected to be material this fiscal year, as the joint venture company is in the development stage at this time.Fiscal 2022.

 

The revenue in the testingTesting segment from the one customer noted above accounted for 59.5%40.9% and 58.6%63.0% of our revenue in the testingTesting segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 62.09%45.6% and 58.8%63.3% of our total revenue in the testingTesting segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The future revenue in the testingTesting segment will be affected by the demands of this customer if the customer base cannot be increased. Demand for testing services varies from country to country, depending on any changes taking place in the market and our customers’ forecasts. As it is challenging to forecast fluctuations in the market accurately, management believes it is necessary to maintain testing facilities in close proximity to the customers in order to make it convenient for them to send us their newly manufactured parts for testing and to enable us to maintain a share of the market.

 

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Distribution Segment

 

Revenue in the distributionDistribution segment was 32.5%13.7% and 24.9%15.1% as a percentage of total revenue for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, an increasea decrease of 14.4%8.5% and 8.6%5.8%, respectively, compared to the same periodsperiod of the last fiscal year. The absolute amount ofFiscal 2022. Total revenue increaseddecreased by $2,153$726 to $3,620$1,694 and decreased by $742 to $3,676 from $1,467$2,420 and increased by $4,248 to $8,038 from $3,790$4,418 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the same periodsperiod of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. 

 

The revenue in the Distribution segment from one customer accounted for 78.9% and 80.8% of our revenue in the Distribution segment for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 82.4% and 74.4% of our total revenue in the Distribution segment for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Demand for the distributionDistribution segment varies depending on the demand for our customers’ products, the changes taking place in the market, and our customers’ forecasts.  Hence it is difficult to forecast fluctuations in the market accurately.

 

Real Estate Segment

 

The real estateReal Estate segment accounted for 0.1% of total revenue for both the three and nine months ended March 31, 2022, respectively. The absolute amount of revenue decreased by $7 to $4 and $12 from $11$8 and remained comparable$19 for the three and ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the same periodsperiod of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Uncertainties and Remedies

 

There are several influencing factors which create uncertainties when forecasting performance, such as the constantly changing nature of technology, specific requirements from the customer, decline in demand for certain types of burn-in devices or equipment, decline in demand for testing services and fabrication services, and other similar factors. One factor that influences uncertainty is the highly competitive nature of the semiconductor industry. Another is that some customers are unable to provide a forecast of the products required in the upcoming weeks; hence it is difficult to plan for the resources needed to meet these customers’ requirements due to short lead time and last-minute order confirmation. This will normally result in a lower margin for these products as it is more expensive to purchase materials in a short time frame.  However, the Company has taken certain actions and formulated certain plans to deal with and to help mitigate these unpredictable factors.  For example, in order to meet manufacturing customers’ demands upon short notice, the Company maintains higher inventories but continues to work closely with its customers to avoid stockpiling.  We believe that we have improved customer service from staff through our efforts to keep our staff up to date on the newest technology and stressing the importance of understanding and meeting the stringent requirements of our customers. Finally, the Company is exploring new markets and products, looking for new customers, and upgrading and improving burn-in technology while at the same time searching for improved testing methods for higher technology chips.

 

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The Company’s primary exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates relates to non-U.S. dollar-denominated sales and operating expensesexpense in its subsidiaries. Strengthening of the United States dollar (“U.S. dollarDollar”) relative to foreign currencies adversely affects the U.S. dollarDollar value of the Company’s foreign currency-denominated sales and earnings, and generally leads the Company to raise international pricing, potentially reducing demand for the Company’s products. Margins on sales of the Company’s products in foreign countries and on sales of products that include components obtained from foreign suppliers could be materially adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. In some circumstances, for competitive or other reasons, the Company may decide not to raise local prices to fully offset the dollar’sU.S. Dollar’s strengthening, or at all, which would adversely affect the U.S. dollarDollar value of the Company’s foreign currency-denominated sales and earnings. Conversely, a strengthening of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar,Dollar, while generally beneficial to the Company’s foreign currency denominated sales and earnings, could cause the Company to reduce international pricing, thereby limiting the benefit. Additionally, strengthening of foreign currencies may also increase the Company’s cost of product components denominated in those currencies, thus adversely affecting gross margins.

 

InAs of December 2019, COVID-19 was reported2022, although we have seen improvements in both our operations and those of our suppliers, we may continue to have surfacedexperience supply shortages as well as inflationary cost pressures in China, resulting in shutdowns of manufacturingat least the near term. Risks and commerce in the months that followed. Since then,uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, has spreadsupply chain challenges, and inflationary pressures may continue to multiple countries worldwidenegatively impact our revenue and has resulted in authorities implementing numerous measuresgross margin. We continue to trymonitor and evaluate the business impact to contain the disease and slow its spread, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and shutdowns. These measures have created significant uncertainty and economic disruption, both short-term and potentially long-term.react proactively.

 

The spreadOn August 9, 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act of COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices (including employee travel, employee work locations, and cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences), and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are2022 (CHIPS Act) was enacted in the best interest of our employees, customers, partners, and suppliers. There is no certainty that such measuresUnited States. The CHIPS Act will be sufficientprovide financial incentives to mitigate the risks posed by the virus and our ability to perform critical functions could be harmed.

The degree to which COVID-19 impacts our results will depend on future developments,semiconductor industry which are highly uncertainprimarily directed at manufacturing activities within the United States. We continue to evaluate the business impact and cannot be predicted, including but not limitedpotential opportunities related to the duration and spreadCHIPS Act. As of date, we do not see any direct effect of the pandemic, its severity,CHIPS Act on the action to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, we may experience material adverse impacts on our business as a result of the global economic impact and any recession that has occurred or may occurCompany in the foreseeable future. There are no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate impact of the pandemic on our operations and financial results is highly uncertain and subject to change.

 

There are legal and operational risks associated with having operations in China. These risks could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our common stock or could limit or hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. Recently,In recent past, the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”) government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.

 

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The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any variable interest entities based in China. Our business primarily consists of semiconductor testing and burn-in services for the automotive industry, avionics, defense sectors, and others. Our businesses are not impacted by anti-monopoly policies, variable interest entities policies, or data security policies, nor are our businesses subject to extraordinary oversight from the Chinese government.

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and MarchDecember 31, 2021

 

The following table sets forth certain consolidated statements of income data as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 respectively:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31,

 
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

2022

  

2021

 
 

2022

  

2021

  

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

  100.0%  100.0%  100.0

%

  100.0

%

Cost of sales

  77.8   74.6   73.1

%

  73.5

%

Gross Margin

  22.2%  25.4% 26.9

%

  26.5

%

Operating expenses

 

Operating expense

 

General and administrative

 21.4% 23.7% 15.5

%

 17.8

%

Selling

 1.3  1.5  1.6

%

 1.4

%

Research and development

  0.7   1.0   1.2

%

  1.2

%

Total operating expenses

  23.4%  26.2%

Loss from Operations

  (1.2)%  (0.8)%

Total operating expense

  18.3

%

  20.4

%

Income from Operations

  8.6

%

  6.1

%

 

Overall Gross Margin       

 

Overall gross margin as a percentage of revenue decreasedincreased by 3.2%0.4% to 22.2%26.9% for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from 25.4%26.5% for the same period of the last fiscal year.

Fiscal 2022. Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the manufacturing segment decreasedprofits increased by 13.1%$445 to 18.3%$3,335 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to 31.4%from $2,890 for the same period in the last fiscal year. In absolute dollar amounts, gross profits in the manufacturing segment decreased by $415 to $567 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $982 for the same period in the last fiscal year. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a higher proportion of lower profit margin product sales for the three months ended March 31,Fiscal 2022.

 

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the testingManufacturing segment increased by 4.0%5.2% to 28.3%23.7% for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to 24.3% in18.5% for the same period ofin Fiscal 2022. Gross profits in the last fiscal year.Manufacturing segment increased by $541 to $1,195 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, from $654 for the same period in Fiscal 2022. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily due to a higher proportion of high profit margin product sales for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period of Fiscal 2022.

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the Testing segment decreased by 4.1% to 33.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to 37.8% in the same period of Fiscal 2022. The decrease in gross profit margin percentage was mainly due to an increase in orders across the Group, coupled with the price adjustments. Significant portions of our cost of goods sold are fixedlower margins in the Singapore and Tianjin testing segment.  Thus, asoperations resulting from lower demand due to inventory corrections made by customers in the demand for services and factory utilization increases, the fixed costs are spread over the increased output, which increases the gross profit margin.second quarter of Fiscal 2023. In absolute dollar amounts, gross profit in the testing segment increased by $395$24 to $1,248$1,901 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from $853$1,877 for the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Gross profit margin of the distributionDistribution segment is not only affected by the market price of the products we distribute, but also the mix of products we distribute, which frequently changes as a result of fluctuations in market demand. Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the distributionDistribution segment increaseddecreased by 2.7%0.4% to 18.6%14.9% for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from 15.9%15.3% in the same period of the last fiscal year.  In absolute dollar amounts, grossFiscal 2022.  Gross profit in the distributionDistribution segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, was $675, indicating an increase$253, a decrease of $442,$117, compared to $233$370 in the same period of the last fiscal year. The increase in gross margin as a percentage of revenue was due to an increase in the distribution revenue.Fiscal 2022. 

 

In absolute dollar amounts, forFor the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, gross loss in the real estateReal Estate segment was $16,$14, as compared to $8$11 for the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Operating ExpensesExpense

 

Operating expensesexpense for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 werewas as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 

General and administrative

 $2,378  $1,923 

Selling

  146   123 

Research and development

  80   79 

Total

 $2,604  $2,125 

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Three Months Ended

 
  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 

General and administrative

 $1,919  $1,947 

Selling

  193   156 

Research and development

  151   131 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

  3   - 

Total

 $2,266  $2,234 

 

General and administrative expenses increasedexpense decreased by $455,$28 or 23.7%1.5%, from $1,923$1,947 to $2,378$1,919 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The increasedecrease in general and administrative expensesexpense was mainly attributable to the higher stock option compensation expenses led bybonus provision adjustments in this quarter that offset the higher volatilityincrease of stock prices.administrative expense relating to the Company’s new subsidiary Trio-Tech Jiangsu, which was setup in the third quarter of Fiscal 2022.

 

Selling expensesexpense increased by $23,$37, or 18,7%23.7%, from $123$156 to $146$193 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The increase in selling expensesexpense was primarily attributable to an increase in commission expensescosts in the distributionManufacturing segment of the Singapore operations as a result of an increase in commissionable revenue, coupled withand an increase in payroll-related expensestravel costs due to increased business travel in Thailand operation.the second quarter of Fiscal 2023, compared to the same quarter of Fiscal 2022.

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LossIncome from Operations

 

LossIncome from operations was $130$1,052 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, an increase of $65,$396, compared to $65 lossprofit of $656 from operations for the same period of last fiscal year. The resultFiscal 2022. This was mainly due to the increase in operating expenses, offset with the increase inhigher revenue and improved gross profit margin as previously discussed.from Manufacturing and Testing segments.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 

Interest expenses

 $31  $25 
  

Three Months Ended

 
  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 

Interest expense

 $10  $28 

 

Interest expense was $31$10 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, an increasea decrease of $6,$18, or 24.0%64.3%, compared to $25$28 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.same period of Fiscal 2022. As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, the Company had an unused line of credit of $5,158$6,139 as compared to $5,520$5,207 at MarchDecember 31, 2021.

 

Other (Expense) / Income

 

Other (expense) / income for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 
 

December 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 
 

Interest income

 $13  26  $37  $16 

Other rental income

 30  25  27  29 

Exchange (loss) / gain

 (9

)

 58 

Exchange loss

 (349

)

 (38

)

Bad debt recovery

 -  102 

Commission income

 -  200 

Government grant

 62  152  21  28 

Other miscellaneous income

  31   12   21   44 

Total

 $127  $273  $(243

)

 $381 

 

Other income decreased by $146$624 from $273$381 to $127other expense of $243 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The decrease was primarily due tomainly contributed by a decreasenegative foreign currency impact in the government grant received amounting to $90, coupled with an increasesecond quarter of 67Fiscal 2023 and the absence of one-time commission income that was earned in exchange loss.the same period in Fiscal 2022.

 

InOur net income is impacted by the overall strengthening or weakening of the U.S. Dollars since the functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is not U.S. Dollars. During the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, exchange rate movement negatively impacted our net income due to the Company received government grants aggregating $62 from the local government in the Malaysia and Thailand operations,strengthening of which $nil reflects financial assistance to mitigate the negative impact on the businesses amid the pandemic.

In the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received government grants aggregating $152 from the local government in the Singapore and Malaysia operations, of which $107 reflects financial assistance to mitigatedollars against the negative impact on the businesses amid the pandemic.U.S. Dollars.

 

Income Tax ExpensesExpense

 

The Company's income tax expense was $170$241 and $118$153 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021, respectively. Income tax expenses increased despite increased of loss mainlyThe increase was primarily due to Singapore operations incurring higher income tax due to full utilization of tax allowances coupled with the additional tax arising from under provision of tax expenses for the financial year ended 2020.increase in taxable income.

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NoncontrollingNon-controlling Interest

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, we held a 55% interest in Trio-Tech (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Trio-Tech (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn. Bhd., SHI International Pte. Ltd., and 52% interest in PT. SHI Indonesia. We also held a 76% interest in Prestal Enterprise Sdn. Bhd and 51% of interest in Trio-Tech JiangSu Co. Ltd. The share of non-controlling interest in the net lossprofit from the subsidiaries by the noncontrolling interest for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 was $37, a decrease$58, an increase of $75$57 compared to the share of non-controlling interest in the net lossincome from the subsidiaries by the noncontrolling interest of $112$1 for the same period of the previous fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The decreaseincrease in the net loss of the noncontrollingincome shared by non-controlling interest in the subsidiaries was attributable to the decreaseincrease in net lossincome generated by the MalaysiaChina operation.

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Net (loss) / Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 

Net lossincome attributable to Trio-Tech International common shareholders for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, was $167,$507, a change of $345,$348, compared to a net income of $178$855 for the same period last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations were negative $0.04$0.12 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to $0.05$0.22 for the same period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations were $nil for both the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were negative $0.04$0.12 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $0.04$0.20 for the same period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations were $nil for both the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Segment Information

 

The revenue, gross margin and income or loss from operations for each segment during the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal yearFiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2022 and fiscal year 2021 are presented below. As the revenue and gross margin for each segment have been discussed in the previous section, only the comparison of income or loss from operations is discussed below.

 

Manufacturing Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and loss / income from operations for the manufacturingManufacturing segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as followsfollows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Three Months Ended

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 
 

December 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 $3,097  $3,130  $5,044  $3,528 

Gross margin

 18.3

%

 31.4

%

 23.7

%

 18.5

%

(Loss) / Income from operations

 $(145

)

 $214 

Income / (loss) from operations

 $301  $(48

)

 

LossIncome from operations from the manufacturingManufacturing segment was $145$301 compared to incomeloss from operations of $214$48 in the same period of the last fiscal year,Fiscal 2022, primarily due to a decreasean increase in gross profit margin of $415, offset with a decreaseby an increase in operating expensesexpense of $56.$315. Operating expensesexpense for the manufacturingManufacturing segment were $712$894 and $768$701 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decreaseincrease in operating expensesexpense was mainly due to a decreasean increase of $49$76 in general and administrative expenses and $11expense, $52 in selling expenses, offset withexpense and an increase of $4$29 in corporate overhead expenses. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to a decrease in payroll-related expenses in the Singapore operations.expense.

 

Testing Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and loss / income from operations for the testingTesting segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Three Months Ended

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 
 

December 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 $4,417  $3,504  $5,648  $4,966 

Gross margin

 28.3

%

 24.3

%

 33.7

%

 37.8

%

Loss from operations

 $(124

)

 $(320

)

Income from operations

 $547  $588 

 

LossIncome from operations in the testingTesting segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 was $124, a decrease of $196 from loss from operations of $320$547 compared to $588 in the same period of the last fiscal year. The improvementFiscal 2022, was mainly attributable to an increase of $395 in gross profit, as discussed earlier, offset by an increase of $199 in operating expenses. Operating expenses were $1,372expense was $1,354 and $1,173$1,290 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase of $199$64 in operating expensesexpense was mainly due to an increase of $7 in selling expenses, and an increase of $204$124 in general and administrative expenses. The increases were partiallyexpense while offset by a decrease of $12 in selling expense and corporate overhead expenses. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to higher payroll related expenses in the Singapore operation and higher staff benefit expenses in China operations.expense.

 

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Distribution Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and income from operations for the distributionDistribution segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Three Months Ended

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 
 

December 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 $3,620  $1,467  $1,694  $2,420 

Gross margin

 18.6

%

 15.9

%

 14.9

%

 15.3

%

Income from operations

 $576  $163  $217  $277 

 

Income from operations in the Distribution segment for three months ended December 31, 2022 was $217, compared to $277 for the distribution segmentsame period of Fiscal 2022. The decrease of $60 was mainly due to lower sales, thereby reducing the gross profit. Operating expense were $36 and $92 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $576 compared to $163 for the same period of last fiscal year. The increase of $413 was mainly due to an increase of $442 in the gross margin, as discussed earlier, offset by an increase in operating expenses. Operating expenses were $99 and $70 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Real Estate Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and loss from operations for the real estateReal Estate segment for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Three Months Ended

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 
 

December 31,

 
 

2022

  

2021

 
 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 $4  $11  $4  $8 

Gross margin

 (400.0

)%

 (82.0

)%

 (350.0

)%

 (137.5

)%

Loss from operations

 $(35

)

 $(23

)

 $(28

)

 $(28

)

 

Loss from operations in the real estateReal Estate segment was $28 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 was $35 compared to $23and for the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. Operating expenses were $19expense was $14 and $15$17 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Corporate

 

The (loss)income / income(loss) from operations for Corporate for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and 2021 was as follows:   

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

(Unaudited)

 

2022

  

2021

 

Income from operations

 $(402

)

 $(99

)

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 

Income / (Loss) from operations

 $32  $(133

)

 

Corporate operating lossprofit was $402$32 for the three months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to loss of $99$133 in the same period of the last fiscal year. The increase in operating loss was mainly due to the stock option compensation expenses incurred.Fiscal 2022.

 

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Comparison of the NineSix Months Ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, and MarchDecember 31, 2021

 

The following table sets forth certain consolidated statements of income data as a percentage of revenue for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 
  

Revenue

  100.0%  100.0%  100.0

%

  100.0

%

Cost of sales

  73.5   76.5   71.4   71.2 

Gross Margin

  26.5%  23.5%  28.6

%

  28.8

%

Operating expenses:

  

General and administrative

 19.6% 22.7% 17.4

%

 18.6

%

Selling

 1.4  1.5  1.5  1.4 

Research and development

  0.9   1.2   0.9   1.0 

Total operating expenses

  21.9%  25.4% 

19.8

%  21.0

%

Income / (Loss) from Operations

  4.6%  (1.9)%

Income from Operations

  8.8

%

  7.8

%

 

Overall Gross Margin

 

Overall gross margin as a percentage of revenue increaseddecreased marginally by 3.0%0.2% to 26.5%28.6% for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to 23.5%28.8% in the same period of last fiscal year. In terms of absolute dollar amounts, gross profitsFiscal 2022. Gross profit increased by $3,095$888 to $8,543$6,957 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from $5,448$6,069 for the same period of the last fiscal year.

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the manufacturing segment decreased by 3.4% to 23.1% for the nine months ended March 31, 2022, from 26.5% in the same period of the last fiscal year. In absolute dollar amounts, gross profit decreased by $120 to $2,349 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $2,469 for the same period in the last fiscal year. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a higher proportion of lower profit margin product sales, despite an increase in revenue for the nine months ended March 31,Fiscal 2022.

 

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the testingManufacturing segment increased by 11.0%1.0% to 34.6%26.1% for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from 23.6%25.1% in the same period of Fiscal 2022. Gross profit increased by $473 to $2,255 for the last fiscal year.six months ended December 31, 2021 compared to $1,782 for the same period of Fiscal 2022. The gross margin increase in gross profit margin was mainlyprimarily due to an increase in orders across the Group, coupled with the price adjustments. As the demand for services and factory utilization increase, the fixed costs are spread over the increased output, which increases the gross profit margin. In terms of absolute dollar amounts, gross profitManufacturing segment revenue in the testing segment increased by $2,476first half of Fiscal 2023 compared to $4,842 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022, from $2,366 for the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.

 

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the distributionTesting segment remained comparabledecreased by 3.1% to 34.5% for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from 37.6% in the same period of Fiscal 2022. Gross profit in the Testing segment increased by $545 to $4,139 for the six months ended December 31, 2022, from $3,594 for the same period of Fiscal 2022 due to improved performance in the first quarter of Fiscal 2023. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly due to lower margins in the Testing segment resulting from lower demand due to inventory corrections made by customers in the second quarter of Fiscal 2023.

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue in the Distribution segment was 16.0% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, compared to 16.1% in the same period of Fiscal 2022.  Gross profit in the Distribution segment for the six months ended December 31, 2022, was $587, a decrease of $125 compared to $712 in the same period of Fiscal 2022. The decrease in gross profit was due to the decrease in distribution sales in our Singapore operation compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. The gross margin as a percentage of revenue remained comparable, despite there being an increaseFiscal 2022.

Gross loss in the distribution revenue due to an increase in sales of low profit margin products in our Singapore operationReal Estate segment increased by $5 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from $19 in the same period of Fiscal 2022.

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Operating Expense

Operating expense for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

        

General and administrative

 $4,224  $3,927 

Selling

  366   303 

Research and development

  224   213 

Gain on disposal of plant and equipment

  7   - 

Total

 $4,821  $4,443 

General and administrative expense increased by $297, or 18.2%, from $3,927 to $4,224 for the six months ended December 31, 2022, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. In terms of absolute dollar amounts, gross profitFiscal 2022. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to the general and administrative expense relating to the Company’s new subsidiary Trio-Tech Jiangsu, which was setup in the distribution segmentthird quarter of Fiscal 2022, coupled with increased manpower costs.

Selling expense increased by $63, or 20.8%, for the ninesix months ended March 31, 2022, was $1,386, an increase of $738 compared to $648 in the same period of the last fiscal year. The gross profit margin of the distribution segment was affected not only by the market price of our products but also by our product mix, which frequently changes due to fluctuations in market demand.

Gross loss margin as a percentage of revenue in the real estate segment increased by 21.9% to 163.6% for the nine months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from 141.7% in the same period of the last fiscal year. In terms of absolute dollar amounts, gross loss was $36 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022, compared$303 to gross loss of $34 for the same period in the last fiscal year. 

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Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

        

General and administrative

 $6,305  $5,245 

Selling

  449   356 

Research and development

  293   277 

Gain on disposal of plant and equipment

  -   (1

)

Total

 $7,047  $5,877 

General and administrative expenses increased by $1,060, or 20.3%, from $5,245 to $6,305 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022,$366 compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the higher payroll-related expenses in the Singapore and U.S. operations and an increase in staff-related expenses in the China operation, coupled with the higher stock option compensation.

Selling expenses increased by $93, or 26.1%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2022, from $356 to $449 compared to the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The increase in selling expensesexpense was primarily attributable to an increase in commission expensesexpense in the manufacturing and distributionManufacturing segment of Singapore operation as a result of an increase in commissionable revenue. In addition, there was also an increase in payroll expenses in the Thailand operation.revenue and increased travel costs.

 

Income / (Loss) from Operations

 

Income from operations was $1,496$2,136 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to loss from operations of $429$1,626 for the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The improvementincrease was mainly due to the increase in gross profit margin, offset withby an increase in operating expenses,expense, as discussed earlier.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

  

Interest expense

 $87  $96  $54  $56 

 

Interest expense decreased marginally by $9$2 to $87$54 from $96$56 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The decrease was mainly due to lower bank-loan principalutilization of lines of credit in the MalaysiaSingapore operation. Additionally, the bank loans payables decreased by $97 to $1,963 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $2,060 as of June 30, 2021.

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Other (Expense) / Income

 

Other (expense) / income for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:

 

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

        

Interest income

 $51  $96 

Other rental income

  88   70 

Exchange loss

  (13

)

  (79

)

Bad debt recovery

  104   10 

Dividend Income

  -   32 

Government grant

  160   412 

Commission income

  200   - 

Other miscellaneous income

  79   86 

Total

 $669  $627 

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

        

Interest income

 $55  $38 

Other rental income

  54   58 

Exchange loss

  (279

)

  (4

)

Bad debt recovery

  -   104 

Dividend Income

  -   - 

Government grant

  42   98 

Commission income

  -   200 

Other miscellaneous income

  64   48 

Total

 $(64

)

 $542 

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Other incomeexpense for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 was $669, an increase$64, a decrease of $42$606 compared to $627other income of $542 for the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The decrease was mainly contributed by a negative foreign currency impact in the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 and the absence of one-time commission income that was earned in the same period in Fiscal 2022.

 

InOur net income is impacted by the nine months ended March 31, 2022,overall strengthening or weakening of the Company received government grants aggregating $160 fromU.S. Dollar since the local governmentsfunctional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is not the U.S. Dollar. During the second quarter in Fiscal 2023, exchange rate movement negatively impacted our net income due to the strengthening of Singapore dollars against the U.S. Dollar which was partially offset by the exchange gain that arose in the Singapore and Malaysia operations,first quarter of which $61 reflects financial assistance to mitigate the negative impact on the businesses amid the pandemic.

In the nine months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received government grants aggregating $412 from the local governments in the Singapore and Malaysia operations, of which $263 reflects financial assistance to mitigate the negative impact on the businesses amid the pandemic.Fiscal 2023.

 

Income Tax ExpensesExpense

 

Income tax expensesexpense for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 20222021 was $503,$466, an increase of $378$133 compared to tax expenses of $125$333 for the same period last fiscal year.of Fiscal 2022. The increase in income tax expense was primarily due to increase in the taxable income across the Group forCompany in the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022.

 

Noncontrolling Interest

 

As of MarchDecember 31, 2022, we held a 55% interest in Trio-Tech Malaysia,(Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Trio-Tech (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn. Bhd., SHI International Pte. Ltd., and PTSHI Indonesia, and52% interest in  PT. SHI Indonesia. We also held a 76% interest in Prestal Enterprise Sdn. Bhd.Bhd and 51% interest in Trio-Tech JiangSu Co. Ltd. The net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in these subsidiaries for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, was $25,$154, a decreasechange of $429,$142, compared to a net lossincome of $454$12 for the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The improvementincrease was attributable to the increase in net income generated by the Malaysia operation for the nine months ended March 31, 2022.China operation.

 

Net Income Attributable to Trio-Tech International Common Shareholders

 

Net income was $1,605$1,389 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, an increasea decrease of $1,200$383 compared to a net income of $405$1,772 for the same period in the last fiscal year.of Fiscal 2022. The increase was mainly due to the increase in revenue and gross margin. However, the increase was partially offset withby an increase in operating expenses, as discussed earlier.expense and other expense.  

 

Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.40$0.34 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to $0.11$0.46 for the same period in the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations were nil$nil for both the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.38$0.33 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, compared to $0.10$0.43 for the same period in the last fiscal year.of Fiscal 2022. Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations were nil$nil for both the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Segment Information

 

The revenue, gross profit margin, and income or loss from operations in each segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, are presented below. As the segment revenue and gross margin for each segment have been discussed in the previous section, only the comparison of income / (loss) from operations is discussed below.

 

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Manufacturing Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and income from operations for the manufacturingManufacturing segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

  

Revenue

 $10,187  $9,324  $8,629  $7,090 

Gross margin

 23.1

%

 26.5

%

 26.1

%

 25.1

%

Income from operations

 $107  $277  $477  $252 

 

Income from operations from the manufacturingManufacturing segment was $107$477 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, a decreasean increase of $170$225 as compared to $277$252 in the same period of the last fiscal yearFiscal 2022 due to a decreasean increase in gross margin. The decreaseincrease in gross margin was partially offset with an increase in operating income was mainly due to a decrease in gross margin.expense. The manufacturingManufacturing segment's operating expensesexpense were $2,242$1,778 and $2,193$1,529 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in operating expensesexpense of $43$249 was mainly due to an increase in selling expensesgeneral and administrative expense by $14,$75, and an increase in corporate overheadselling expense by $36$82 compared to the same period of last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The increase was offset by a decrease in general and administrative expense was mainly attributable to an increase in payroll-related expenses by $7.in the Singapore operations. The increase in selling expense was primarily attributable to an increase in commission expenses in the Manufacturing segment of Singapore operation because of an increase in commissionable revenue.

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Testing Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and loss from operations for the testingTesting segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

  

Revenue

 $13,983  $10,018  $12,012  $9,566 

Gross margin

 34.6

%

 23.6

%

 34.5

%

 37.6

%

Income / (Loss) from operations

 $999  $(993

)

Income from operations

 $1,129  $1,124 

 

Income from operations in the testingTesting segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, was $999, an$1,129, a slight improvement of $1,992$5 compared to loss from operation $993$1,124 in the same period of the last fiscal year due to an increase in gross margin and testing volume.Fiscal 2022. The increase in gross marginprofit of $545 was partially offset withby an increase in operating expensesexpense by $483.$540.  Operating expenses were $3,843expense was $3,011 and $3,360$2,471 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The higher operating expenses wereexpense was mainly attributed to an increase in general and administrative expensesexpense and selling expensescorporate overhead by $493$356 and $37,$234, respectively. The increase offset with a decrease in corporate overheads by $56.

 

The increase in general and administrative expensesexpense was mainly due to higher payroll related expensescosts incurred in Company’s new subsidiary Trio-Tech Jiangsu, which was setup in the Singapore operation and higher staff benefit expenses in China operations.third quarter of Fiscal 2022, coupled with increased manpower costs. The decreaseincrease in corporate overhead expensesexpense was due to a change in the corporate overhead allocation compared to the same period last fiscal year.of Fiscal 2022. Corporate charges are allocated on a predetermined fixed charge basis.

 

Distribution Segment

 

The revenue, gross margin and income from operations for the distributionDistribution segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

  

Revenue

 $8,038  $3,790  $3,676  $4,418 

Gross margin

 17.2

%

 17.1

%

 16.0

%

 16.1

%

Income from operations

 $1,108  $407  $482  $531 

 

Income from operations in the distributionDistribution segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 was $1,108, an increase$482, a decrease of $701$49 compared to $407$531 in the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The increasedecrease in operating income was primarily due to an increasea decrease in gross margin by $739,$125, which was partially offset with a decrease in operating expensesexpense of $38.$76. Operating expensesexpense were $279$106 and $241$180 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in operating expense was mainly contributed by decrease in general and administrative expense of $60.

 

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Real Estate Segment

 

The revenue, gross loss margin and loss from operations for the real estateReal Estate segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

  

Revenue

 $23  $22  $12  $19 

Gross loss margin

 163.6

%

 163.6

%

 200.0

%

 100.0

%

Loss from operations

 $(86

)

 $(84

)

 $(42

)

 $(51

)

 

Loss from operations in the real estateReal Estate segment for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 was $86,$42, a decrease of $9 compared to $84$51 for the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The decrease in operating loss was mainly due to a decrease in operating expense. Operating expenses were $51expense was $18 and $48$32 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Corporate

 

The income/(loss)/ income from operations for corporate for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:   

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Mar. 31,

2022

  

Mar. 31,

2021

  

Dec. 31,

2022

  

Dec. 31,

2021

 

(Unaudited)

  

(Loss)/ Income from operations

 $(636

)

 $(36)

Income / (Loss) from operations

 $90  $(230)

 

The deteriorationimprovement of $600$320 was mainly due to higher stock option compensation expense, coupled with a change in the corporate overhead allocation as compared to the same period last fiscal year. Corporate charges are allocated on a predetermined fixed charge basis.

 

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Financial Condition

 

During the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022 total assets increased by $3,497$2,775 to $41,803$46,196 compared to $38,306$43,421 as of June 30, 2021.2022. The increase in total assets was primarily due to an increase in inventories, trade receivables and property, plant and equipment and restricted term deposits, partially offset by decrease in cash and cash equivalents, trade account receivables,short-term deposit, other receivables, inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets, and operating lease right-of-use. This was partially offset by a decrease in short-term deposits,expense, deferred tax assets, investment properties, otherright-of-use assets property, plant and equipment, restricted term deposits and financed sales receivable.operating right-of-use assets.

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $7,478$6,379 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022, reflecting an decrease of $1,319 from $7,698 as at June 30, 2022, primarily due to placement of additional term deposits and repayment in lines of credit for the six months ended December 31, 2022.

Short-term deposits and restricted term deposits were $7,484 as at December 31, 2022, reflecting an increase of $1,642$386 from $5,836$7,098 as at June 30, 2021, primarily due to the withdrawal of the short-term deposit for the nine months ended March 31, 2022.

Short-term deposits were $4,953 as at March 31, 2022, reflecting a decrease of $1,698 from $6,651 as at June 30, 2021. The decreaseincrease was primarily due to withdrawal of the short-term deposit for the nine months ended March 31, 2022additional term deposits placement and reflected in the cash and cash equivalents.also foreign currency movement.

 

As at MarchDecember 31, 2022, the trade accounts receivable balance increased by $2,292$1,740 to $10,585,$13,332, from $8,293$11,592 as at June 30, 2021,2022, primarily due to an increase in overall Group’s revenue. This increase was partially offset by the decrease in the U.S. operations.revenue of all entities on a consolidated basis. The number of days’ sales outstanding in accounts receivables for the Group was 7991 days and 81 days at the end of the thirdsecond quarter of the fiscal year 2022Fiscal 2023 and the end of the last fiscal year,Fiscal 2022, respectively.

 

AsOther receivables as at MarchDecember 31, 2022 other receivables were $1,329, reflecting an increasemainly comprised of $667 from $662 as at June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in advance payments made to suppliers and refundable services taxes in the Singapore operation.operations.

 

Inventories as at MarchDecember 31, 2022, were $2,272,$3,219, an increase of $192,$961, compared to $2,080$2,258 as at June 30, 2021.2022. The increase in inventories was in line with an increase in orders by customersthe backlog in the manufacturing and distribution segmentsegments of theour Singapore operations.

 

Prepaid expenses were $732$610 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022 compared to $418$1,215 as at June 30, 2021. The increase of $3142022. This was primarilymainly due to the advance paymentasset capitalization of down payments made for the new factory’s utilities depositpurchase of equipment in the China operation.

 

Investment properties’ net in China was $636$533 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022 and $681$585 as at June 30, 2021.2022. The decrease was primarily due to the foreign currency exchange movement between June 30, 20212022 and MarchDecember 31, 2022.

Property, plant and equipment increased by $2,589 from $8,481 as at June 30, 2022, to $11,070 as at December 31, 2022, mainly due to the acquisition of new property, plant and equipment in the China operations. The increase was partially offset by the depreciation charged for the period. 

Property, plant and equipment decreased by $424 from $9,531 as at June 30, 2021, to $9,107 as at March 31, 2022, mainly due to depreciation charged for the period and the foreign currency exchange movement between June 30, 20212022 and MarchDecember 31, 2022. The decrease was partially offset by the new acquisition of property, plant and equipment in the Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China operations.

 

Restricted term deposits remained consistent at $1,735Other assets increased by $4 to $141 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022 as compared to $1,741$137 as at June 30, 2021.2022.  This was primarily due to the foreign currency exchange movement between June 30, 20212022 and MarchDecember 31, 2022.

Other assets decreased by $121 to $141 as at March 31, 2022 compared to $262 as at June 30, 2021.  This was mainly due to the reclassification of down payments made for the purchase of equipment in the Malaysia operation.

 

Lines of credit increased by $451 to $523was $nil as at MarchDecember 31, 2022 as compared to $72$929 as at June 30, 2021.2022. This was due to the utilizationbecause of the bank facilitiesrepayment of lines of credit in the Singapore operation.Operation with no new utilization as of December 31, 2022.

 

Accounts payable decreasedincreased by $1,482$666 to $2,220$3,067 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022 as compared to $3,702$2,401 as at June 30, 2021. This2022 which was due to more payments having been made.in line with the increase of sales and inventories.

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Accrued expensesexpense increased by $1,680$803 to $5,043$6,807 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $3,363$6,004 as at June 30, 2021.2022. The increase in accrued expensesexpense was mainly due to an increase in the accrued purchasesaccruals relating to acquisition pf property, plant and customers’ deposit receivedequipment in the SingaporeChina operations.

 

BankThere was no significant change in bank loans payable as it decreased by $97$48 to $1,963$1,696 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $2,060$1,744 as atof June 30, 2021.2022. This was due to the repayments made in the Malaysia operation.operations.

 

Finance leases decreased by $162$67 to $288$170 as at MarchDecember 31, 2022, as compared to $450$237 as at June 30, 2021.2022. This was due to the repayments made in the Singapore and Malaysia operations.

 

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Operating lease right-of-use assets and the corresponding lease liability increaseddecreased by $725$572 to $2,601$2,580 as of Marchat December 31, 2022, as compared to $1,876$3,152 as at June 30, 2021.2022. This was due to the new lease agreement entered in the China operation. The increase was partially offset with the repayment made and the operating lease expenses charged for the period.

 

Other non-current liabilities increased by $1,144 to $1,172 as at December 31, 2022, as compared to $28 as at June 30, 2022. The increase was mainly due to an increase in accruals relating to acquisition of property, plant and equipment in the China operations where the payments term is more than 12 months.

Liquidity Comparison

 

Net cash provided by operating activities decreasedincreased by $325$2,942 to an inflow of $579$3,779 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from an inflow of $900$837 for the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022. The decreaseincrease in net cash inflow provided by operating activities was primarily due to an increase of $3,393 in cash outflowinflow from changes in depreciation, other receivables, prepaid expense and other current assets and account payables and accrued expense in first half of $1,201 from trade account receivables,Fiscal 2023 as compared to same period of Fiscal 2022. It was partially offset by an increase of $420 in net incomecash outflow from changes in inventories and operating lease in first half of $1,629.Fiscal 2023 as compared to same period of Fiscal 2022.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities increaseddecreased by $1,363$4,270 to an inflowoutflow of $538$3,428 for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, from an outflowinflow of $825$842 for the same period of the last fiscal year.Fiscal 2022.  The increase in cash inflowoutflow was primarily due to an increase in withdrawaladditions to property, plant and equipment of unrestricted deposit amounting to $2,595. These increases were partially offset by an increase in cash outflow of $709 and $523 from investment in unrestricted term deposit and capital expenditure respectively.$3,994.

 

Net cash provided byoutflow from financing activities for the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, was $510,$1,032, representing an increasea decrease of $231,$1,105, as compared to cash inflow of $279$73 during the ninesix months ended MarchDecember 31, 2021. The increase in cash inflowdecrease was mainly attributable to an increase in cash inflow by $1,276 from the lines of credit proceeds. This increase was partially offset by an increase in cash outflow of $851 from the paymentsa higher payment on lines of credit and a decrease in cash inflow of $373 from the stock option exercise proceeds.by $856.

 

The Company has filedOn March 1, 2022, the S3 registration statementCompany’s Registration Statement on December 3, 2021. WeForm S-3 (File No. 333-261485) was declared effective by the SEC, pursuant to which we may raise capital of US$10,000,000$10,000,000 USD of any combination of securities (common stock, warrants, debt securities or units) for expansion of the Company’s testing capacity and working capital purposes if necessary.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

An evaluation was carried out by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of MarchDecember 31, 2022, the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable levellevel.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal controlscontrol over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended MarchDecember 31, 2022, that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ItemITEM 1.         Legal ProceedingsLEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 1A.      Risk Factors

Not applicable

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

Malaysia and Singapore regulations prohibit the payment of dividends if the Company does not have sufficient retained earnings and tax credit. In addition, the payment of dividends can only be made after making deductions for income tax pursuant to the regulations. Furthermore, the cash movements from the Company’s 55% owned Malaysian subsidiary to overseas are restricted and must be authorized by the Central Bank of Malaysia. California law also prohibits the payment of dividends if the Company does not have sufficient retained earnings or cannot meet certain asset to liability ratios.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesRISK FACTORS

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.ITEM 2.         Mine Safety DisclosuresUNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.ITEM 3.         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain officers; CompensatoryDEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Arrangement of Certain officers

On March 24, 2022, Mr. Victor Ting informed the Company that he would like to retire as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective June 30, 2022.  Mr. Victor Ting will remain as a director of the Company.  From July 2022 through September 2022, Mr. Victor Ting will assist the new Chief Financial Officer, on a consulting basis, to help oversee the June 30, 2022 year-end filing process.  Mr. Victor Ting will be compensated for such consulting services at a rate equal to 50% of his current salary. The Board has agreed to gift to Mr. Victor Ting the company car he currently uses, valued at approximately $45k as a token of appreciation for his 45 years of service with the Company.

Ms Srinivasan Anitha will succeed Mr Victor Ting effective July 1, 2022.Not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 6.        ExhibitsEXHIBITS

 

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Registrant

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Registrant 

32

Section 1350 Certification

101.INS

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL

 

By:

/s/ Victor H.M. TingSrinivasan Anitha

VICTOR H.M. TING

Vice President and SRINIVASAN ANITHA

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: May 16, 2022February 10, 2023

 

 

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