SemiLEDs Corp
For the period ended Nov 30, 2025. Filed Jan 14, 2026.
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Nov 30, 2025 · Filed Jan 14, 2026
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Business
SemiLEDs Corporation (“SemiLEDs” or the “parent company”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 4, 2005 and is a holding company for various wholly owned subsidiaries. SemiLEDs and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) develop, manufacture and sell high performance light emitting diodes (“LEDs”). The Company’s core products are LED components, LED modules and systems, as well as LED chips and lighting products. LED components, modules and systems have become the most important part of its business. A portion of the Company’s business consists of the sale of contract manufactured LED products. The Company’s customers are concentrated in a few select markets, including India, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Asof November 30, 2025, SemiLEDs hadone wholly owned operating subsidiary, Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd., which conducts its research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of LED components and employs the Company’s employees.
SemiLEDs’ common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “LEDS”.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation —The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 28, 2025. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2025 included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of November 30, 2025, the unaudited condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, the unaudited condensed statement of changes in equity for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, and the unaudited condensed statements of cash flows for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024. The results for the three months ended November 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending August 31, 2026.
Going Concern —The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business are dependent on, among other things, the Company’s ability to operate profitably, to generate cash flows from operations, and to pursue financing arrangements to support its working capital requirements.
The Company suffered losses from operations of $1.6 million and $2.9 million, and net cash provided by operating activities of $2.2 million and net cash used in operating activities of $361 thousand, for the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These facts and conditions have raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, even though gross profit on product sales was $2.4 million for the year ended August 31, 2025 compared to $1.1 million for the year ended August 31, 2024. On November 30, 2025, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents had increased to $2.9 million compared to $1.2 million on November 30, 2024. Further, loss from operations for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024 was $1.0 million and $657 thousand, respectively. Management believes that it has developed a liquidity plan, as summarized below, that, if executed successfully, should provide sufficient liquidity to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due for a reasonable period of time, and allow the development of its core business. The plan includes:
Gaining positive cash-inflow from operating activities through continuous cost reductions and the sales of new higher margin products. Steady growth of module products and the continued commercial sales of its UV LED product are expected to improve the Company’s future gross margin, operating results and cash flows. The Company is targeting niche markets and focusing on product enhancement and developing its LED products into many other applications or devices.
Continuing to monitor prices, work with current and potential vendors to decrease costs and, consistent with its existing contractual commitments, possibly decrease its activity level and capital expenditures further. This plan reflects its strategy of controlling capital costs and maintaining financial flexibility.
Raising additional cash through potential equity offerings, sales of assets and/or issuance of debt as considered necessary and looking at other potential business opportunities.
While the Company's management believes that the measures described in the above liquidity plan will be adequate to satisfy its liquidity requirements for the twelve months after the date that the financial statements are issued, there is no assurance that the liquidity plan will be successfully implemented. Failure to successfully implement the liquidity plan may have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial position, and may adversely affect its ability to continue as a going concern. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities or any other adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Restricted Cash Equivalents—Restricted cash primarily consists of cash held in reserved bank accounts in Taiwan, including compensating balances required under the Company's long-term loan requirements. As of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, the Company’s restricted cash at noncurrent portion, which was recorded as other assets, amounted to $172 thousand and $177 thousand, respectively.
Revenue Recognition—Effective September 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective transition method. The Company applied the following five steps to achieve the core principles of ASC 606: 1) identified the contract with a customer; 2) identified the performance obligations (promises) in the contract; 3) determined the transaction price; 4) allocated the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and 5) recognized revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company recognizes the amount of revenue, when the Company satisfies a performance obligation, to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The Company obtains written purchase authorizations from its customers as evidence of an arrangement and these authorizations generally provide for a specified amount of product at a fixed price. Generally, the Company considers delivery to have occurred at the time of shipment as this is generally when title and risk of loss for the products will pass to the customer. The Company provides its customers with limited rights of return for non‑conforming shipments and product warranty claims. Based on historical return percentages, which have not been material to date, and other relevant factors, the Company estimates its potential future exposure on recorded product sales, which reduces product revenues in the consolidated statements of operations and reduces accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company also provides standard product warranties on its products, which generally range from three months totwo years. Management estimates the Company’s warranty obligations as a percentage of revenues, based on historical knowledge of warranty costs and other relevant factors. To date, the related estimated warranty provisions have been insignificant.
Gross Versus Net Revenue—ASC 606 provides guidance on proper recognition of principal versus agent considerations which is used to determine gross versus net revenue recognition. Under ASC 606, the core objective of the guidance on gross versus net revenue recognition is to help determine whether an entity is a principal or an agent in a transaction. In general, the primary difference between these two is the performance obligation being satisfied. The principal has a performance obligation to provide the desired goods or services to the end customer, whereas the agent arranges for the principal to provide the desired goods or services. Additionally, a fundamental characteristic of a principal in a transaction is control. A principal substantively controls the goods and services before they are transferred to the customer as well as controls the price of the good or service being provided. An agent normally receives a commission or fee for these activities. In addition to control, the level at which an entity controls the price of the good or service being transferred determines principal versus agent status. The more discretion over setting price a company has in providing the good or service, the more likely they are considered a principal rather than an agent. Under the guidance when another party is involved in providing a good or service to a customer, an entity is a principal if the entity obtains control of the asset or right to a service performed by the other party.
The Company’s revenues were substantially derived from buy-sell purchase orders of equipment.
Under buy-sell purchase orders, the Company purchases certain machinery and equipment (the Goods) from vendors and sells them to customers. Control of the Goods, including title and risk of loss, transfers to customers upon delivery at their designated seaport, and the Company has discretion in establishing prices. Accordingly, revenue from these transactions is recognized at the gross sales price.
Principles of Consolidation —The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SemiLEDs and its consolidated subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated during consolidation.
On September 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 825-10, “Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. This standard allows equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values to be re-measured at fair value either upon the occurrence of an observable price change or upon identification of impairment. The standard also simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring assessment for impairment qualitatively at each reporting period.
Investments in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee but not a controlling financial interest, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are not consolidated. These investments are in joint ventures that are not subject to consolidation under the variable interest model, and for which the Company: (i) does not have a majority voting interest that would allow it to control the investee, or (ii) has a majority voting interest but for which other shareholders have significant participating rights, but for which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. Under the equity method, investments are stated at cost after adding or removing the Company’s portion of equity in undistributed earnings or losses, respectively. The Company’s investment in these equity‑method entities is reported in the consolidated balance sheets in investments in unconsolidated entities, and the Company’s share of the income or loss of these equity‑method entities, after the elimination of unrealized intercompany profits, is reported in the consolidated statements of operations in equity in losses from unconsolidated entities. When net losses from an equity‑method investee exceed its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the investment is reduced to zero. The Company then suspends using the equity method to provide for additional losses unless the Company has guaranteed obligations or is otherwise committed to provide further financial support to the equity‑method investee. The Company resumes accounting for the investment under the equity method if the investee subsequently returns to profitability and the Company’s share of the investee’s income exceeds its share of the cumulative losses that have not been previously recognized during the period the equity method is suspended.
Investments in entities that are not consolidated or accounted for under the equity method are recorded as investments without readily determinable fair values. Investments without readily determinable fair values are reported on the consolidated balance sheets in investments in unconsolidated entities, at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. Dividend income, if any, received is reported in the consolidated statements of operations in equity in losses from unconsolidated entities.
Ifthe fair value of an equity investment declines below its respective carrying amount and the decline is determined to be other‑than‑temporary, the investment will be written down to its fair value.
Use of Estimates —The preparation of unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern, the collectability of accounts receivable, inventory net realizable values, realization of deferred tax assets, valuation of stock-based compensation expense, the useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, the recoverability of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and investments in unconsolidated entities, the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets, income tax uncertainties, provision for potential litigation costs and other contingencies. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and also on assumptions that it believes are reasonable. Management assesses these estimates on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties —The Company is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s future financial position or results of operations, which risks and uncertainties include, among others: it has incurred significant losses over the past several years, any inability of the Company to compete in a rapidly evolving market and to respond quickly and effectively to changing market requirements, any inability of the Company to grow its revenue and/or maintain or increase its margins, it may experience fluctuations in its revenues and operating results, any inability of the Company to protect its intellectual property rights, claims by others that the Company infringes their proprietary technology, and any inability of the Company to raise additional funds in the future.
Concentration of Supply Risk —Someof the components and technologies used in the Company’s products are purchased and licensed from a limited number of sources and some of the Company’s products are produced by a limited number of contract manufacturers. The loss of any of these suppliers and contract manufacturers may cause the Company to incur transition costs to another supplier or contract manufacturer, result in delays in the manufacturing and delivery of the Company’s products, or cause it to carry excess or obsolete inventory. The Company relies on a limited number of such suppliers and contract manufacturers for the fulfillment of its customer orders. Any failure of such suppliers and contract manufacturers to perform could have an adverse effect upon the Company’s reputation and its ability to distribute its products or satisfy customers’ orders, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Concentration of Credit Risk —Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
The Company keeps its cash and cash equivalents in demand deposits with prominent banks of high credit quality and invests only in money market funds. Cash accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the United States or Central Deposit Insurance Corporation in Taiwan up to certain limits. At times, such deposits may be in excess of the insurance limit. U.S. accounts are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. As of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, the Company hadno cash in excess of FDIC insured limits. The Company maintains cash in state-owned banks in Taiwan, where the insurance coverage of each bank is NTD$3,000,000 (approximately $95,500). As of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, the Company had $2,504 thousand and $2,281 thousand cash in excess of the insured amount, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. As of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents of the Company consisted of the following (in thousands):
| November 30, | August 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents by Location | 2025 | 2025 |
| United States; | ||
| Denominated in U.S. dollars | $187 | $187 |
| Taiwan; | ||
| Denominated in U.S. dollars | 2,461 | 2,163 |
| Denominated in New Taiwan dollars | 27 | 112 |
| Denominated in other currencies | 214 | 131 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $2,889 | $2,593 |
During the three months ended November 30, 2025, the Company’s revenues were substantially derived from buy-sell purchase orders of equipment. Net revenues generated from buy-sell purchase orders of equipment represented 51% of the Company's revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2025. A significant portion of the Company’s revenues are derived from a limited number of customers, and sales are concentrated in a few select markets. Management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral on accounts receivable. Management evaluates the need to establish an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated potential credit losses at each reporting period. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the management’s assessment of the collectability of its customer accounts. Management regularly reviews the allowance by considering certain factors, such as historical experience, industry data, credit quality, ages of accounts receivable balances and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay.
Net revenues generated from sales to the top ten customers represented 96% of the Company’s total net revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024.
The Company’s revenues have been concentrated in a few select markets, including India, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States. Net revenues generated from sales to customers in these markets, in the aggregate, accounted for 93% and 85% of the Company’s net revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Noncontrolling Interests —Noncontrolling interests are classified in the consolidated statements of operations as part of consolidated net income (loss) and the accumulated amount of noncontrolling interests in the consolidated balance sheets as part of equity. Changes in ownership interest in a consolidated subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as an equity transaction. If a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary results in loss of control and deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests are remeasured with the gain or loss reported in net earnings.
On September 1, 2018, Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd. (“SBDI”), the Company’s wholly owned operating subsidiary, issued 414,000 common shares and amended its certificate of incorporation to increase its common stock issued from 12,087,715 shares to 12,501,715 shares. As of the issuance date, the increased capital of $176 thousand (NT$5.4 million) had been completely received in cash by SBDI. SemiLEDs Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (“Taiwan SemiLEDs”) did not subscribe for the newly issued common shares, and, as a result, the noncontrolling interest in Taiwan SemiLEDs increased from zero to 3.31%. From January 2019 to September 2020, Taiwan SemiLEDs purchased an additional 33,000 common shares of SBDI from non-controlling shareholders. From March 2022 to May 2022, Taiwan SemiLEDs purchased an additional 52,000 common shares of SBDI from non-controlling shareholders. On September 1, 2024, Taiwan SemiLEDs purchased the remaining 329,000 common shares of SBDI from non-controlling shareholders. On April 1, 2025, Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd. merged with and into Taiwan SemiLEDs. Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd. now functions as a division of Taiwan SemiLEDs with all property, obligations, and capital being transferred to Taiwan SemiLEDs. Taiwan SemiLEDs changed its company name to Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd. after the merger. The noncontrolling interest in former Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd. waszero as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). The amendments in ASU 2023-07 improve reportable segment disclosure requirements through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM). In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-07 became effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The new standard requires entities to disclose additional information about certain expenses, such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, as well as selling expenses included in commonly presented expense captions on the income statement. The FASB further clarified the effective date in January 2025 with the issuance of ASU 2025-01, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Companies have the option to apply this guidance either on a retrospective or prospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.
- Balance Sheet Components
Inventories
Inventories as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| November 30, | August 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| Raw materials | $361 | $411 |
| Work in process | 925 | 1,051 |
| Finished goods | 2,637 | 3,314 |
| Total | $3,923 | $4,776 |
Inventory write-downs to estimated net realizable values were $152 thousand and $96 thousand for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| November 30, | August 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| Buildings and improvements | $13,662 | $14,010 |
| Machinery and equipment | 26,232 | 27,735 |
| Leasehold improvements | 159 | 163 |
| Other equipment | 2,252 | 2,339 |
| Construction in progress | — | 14 |
| Total property, plant and equipment | 42,305 | 44,261 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (39,808) | (41,548) |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $2,497 | $2,713 |
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Weighted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average · Gross · Net | |||||||
| Amortization · Carrying · Accumulated · Carrying | |||||||
| Period (Years) · Amount · Amortization · Amount | |||||||
| Patents and trademarks | 15 | $614 | $505 | $109 | |||
| Acquired technology | 5 | 324 | 324 | — | |||
| Total | $938 | $829 | $109 | ||||
| Weighted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average · Gross · Net | |||||||
| Amortization · Carrying · Accumulated · Carrying | |||||||
| Period (Years) · Amount · Amortization · Amount | |||||||
| Patents and trademarks | 15 | $614 | $514 | $100 | |||
| Acquired technology | 5 | 333 | 333 | — | |||
| Total | $947 | $847 | $100 | ||||
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| November 30, · August 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2025 | ||||
| Accrued compensation and benefits | $ | 2,121 | $ | 2,127 |
| Customer deposits | 3,952 | 796 | ||
| Accrued business expenses | 218 | 215 | ||
| Accrued professional service fees | 55 | 109 | ||
| Other (individually less than 5% of total accrued expenses and other current liabilities) | 432 | 529 | ||
| Total | $ | 6,778 | $ | 3,776 |
- Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
The Company’s ownership interest and carrying amounts of investments in unconsolidated entities as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands, except percentages):
| November 30, 2025 · August 31, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | Percentage | |||
| Ownership | Amount | Ownership | Amount | |
| Equity method investments, net | 47.62 | $55 | 47.62 | $65 |
| Equity investment without readily determinable fair value - Beginning Balance | $— | Various | $876 | |
| Dissolution of investee | $— | $(876) | ||
| Equity investment without readily determinable fair value - Ending Balance | $— | $— | ||
| Total investments in unconsolidated entities | $55 | $65 | ||
There wereno dividends received from unconsolidated entities through November 30, 2025.
Equity Investments without Readily Determinable Fair Value
Equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the Company) which do not have readily determinable fair values are recorded as equity investment without readily determinable fair value.
All equity investments without readily determinable fair value are assessed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable, and measured at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuers. The recoverable value of the investment was determined based on the Company’s best estimate of the amount that could be realized from the investment, which considered the latest financial information. The impairment losses for the equity investments without readily determinable fair value were zero for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024.
Equity Method Investments
In July 2023, Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd, the Company’s subsidiary, had a board resolution to hold an equity interest in Yi Yang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., accounting for its equity interest using the equity method to accounts for its equity investment as prescribed in ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323”). Equity method adjustments include the Company’s proportionate share of investee’s income or loss and other adjustments required by the equity method. The Company owned 47.62% of the common shares of Yi Yang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. as of both November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Lease Agreements —The Company has several operating leases with third parties, primarily for land, plant and office spaces in Taiwan, including cancelable and noncancelable leases that expire at various dates between August 2026 and December 2040. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For lease agreements entered into or reassessed after the adoption of Topic 842, the Company did not combine lease and non-lease components.
Most leases do not include options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options has to be agreed by the lessors. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the term of leases, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Lease expense related to these noncancelable operating leases was$41 thousand and $38 thousandfor three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases is presented below:
| November 30, 2025 | August 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Operating lease right of use assets | $1,076 | $1,141 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | $139 | $145 |
| Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | 937 | 996 |
| Total | $1,076 | $1,141 |
The following provides details of the Company’s lease expenses:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | November 30, 2024 | |
| Operating lease expenses, net | $41 | $38 |
Other information related to leases is presented below:
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | November 30, 2024 | |
| Cash Paid for amounts Included In Measurement of Liabilities: | ||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $41 | $38 |
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term: | ||
| Operating leases | 13.81 years | 15.56 years |
| Weighted Average Discount Rate | ||
| Operating leases | 1.76% | 1.76% |
Asmost of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its average borrowing rate from non-related parties of 1.76% based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
The aggregate future noncancelable minimum rental payments for the Company’s operating leases as of November 30, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Operating | |
|---|---|
| Years Ending August 31, | Leases |
| Remainder of 2026 | $120 |
| 2027 | 105 |
| 2028 | 83 |
| 2029 | 83 |
| 2030 | 75 |
| Thereafter | 744 |
| Total future minimum lease payments, undiscounted | 1,210 |
| Less: Imputed interest | (134) |
| Present value of future minimum lease payments | $1,076 |
Purchase Obligations —The Company had purchase commitments for inventory, property, plant and equipment in the amount of $449 thousand and $461 thousand as of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, respectively.
Litigation —The Company is directly or indirectly involved from time to time in various claims or legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company recognizes a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount is reasonably estimable. There is significant judgment required in assessing both the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome and whether the amount of loss, if any, can be reasonably estimated.
As of November 30, 2025, there was no pending or threatened litigation that could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
- Stock-based Compensation
The Company currently hasone equity incentive plan (the “2010 Plan”), which provides for awards in the form of restricted shares, stock units, stock options or stock appreciation rights to the Company’s employees, officers, directors and consultants. In April 2014, SemiLEDs’ stockholders approved an amendment to the 2010 Plan that increases the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan by an additional 250 thousand shares. On July 31, 2019, the stockholders approved an increase in the authorized share reserve under the 2010 plan by an additional 500 thousand shares, to extend expiration of the 2010 Plan to November 3, 2023, to remove the IRS Code section 162(m) provisions, and to modify the maximum grant limit to 35 thousand shares to one person in a one year period. On September 25, 2020, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the authorized shares reserve by an additional 400 thousand shares. On March 17, 2023, the Board approved the amendment of the 2010 Plan to extend the term to March 17, 2033, which was approved by the Company's stockholders at the annual meeting held on May 18, 2023.
A total of 1,421 thousand and 1,421 thousand shares was reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan as of November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of November 30, 2025 and 2024, there were 429 thousand and 530 thousand shares of common stock available for future issuance under the equity incentive plans, respectively.
In November 2025, SemiLEDs granted 15 thousand restricted stock units to its directors, which vest 25% every three months from the vesting commencement date of November 27, 2025 and will become fully vested upon a change in control. The grant-date fair value of the restricted stock units was $2.406 per unit.
In July 2025, SemiLEDs granted 96 thousand restricted stock units to its employees, which vest 12.5% every three months from the vesting commencement date of July 10, 2025 and will become fully vested upon a change in control. The grant-date fair value of the restricted stock units was $2.81 per unit.
In November 2024, SemiLEDs granted 15 thousand restricted stock units to its directors, which vest 25% every three months from the vesting commencement date of November 27, 2024 and will become fully vested upon a change in control. The grant-date fair value of the restricted stock units was $1.28 per unit.
The grant date fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires inputs including the market price of SemiLEDs’ common stock on the date of grant, the term that the stock options are expected to be outstanding, the implied stock volatilities of several of the Company’s publicly-traded peers over the expected term of stock options, risk-free interest rate and expected dividend. Each of these inputs is subjective and generally requires significant judgment to determine. The grant date fair value of stock units is based upon the market price of SemiLEDs’ common stock on the date of the grant. This fair value is amortized to compensation expense over the vesting term. During the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no options granted, forfeited, or exercised. As of November 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no unvested stock options and the unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock options were nil.
Stock-based compensation expense is recorded net ofestimated forfeitures such that expense is recorded only for those stock-based awards that are expected to vest. A forfeiture rate is estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates. A forfeiture rate ofzero is estimated for stock-based awards with vesting term that is less than or equal toone year from the date of grant.
A summary of the stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | November 30, 2024 | |
| Cost of revenues | $12 | $8 |
| Research and development | 12 | 8 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 15 | 9 |
| $39 | $25 | |
- Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock
Thefollowing stock‑based compensation plan awards were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock for the periods presented because including them would have an antidilutive effect on the net loss per share (in thousands of shares):
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | November 30, 2024 | |
| Stock units and stock options to purchase common stock | 6 | 8 |
- Income Taxes
The Company’s loss before income taxes for the three months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | November 30, 2024 | |
| U.S. operations | $(95) | $(138) |
| Foreign operations | (647) | (409) |
| Loss before income taxes | $(742) | $(547) |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was adopted, which among other effects, reduced the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate to 21% from 34% (or 35% in certain cases) beginning in 2018, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries that is payable over eight years, makes the receipt of future non-U.S. sourced income of non-U.S. subsidiaries tax-free to U.S. companies and creates a new minimum tax on the earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries relating to the parent’s deductions for payments to the subsidiaries. Our provisional estimate is that no tax will be due under this provision.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the U.S. The OBBBA includes significant provisions, such as the permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework and the restoration of favorable tax treatment for certain business provisions. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective in 2025 and others implemented through 2027. The provisions of the legislation that were effective for fiscal 2026 did not have a material impact on the Company's income tax expense for the three months ended November 30, 2025. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the provisions of the OBBBA that are effective in future years on its future consolidated financial statements.
As of both November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, the Company hadno unrecognized tax benefits related to tax positions taken in prior periods. The Company files income tax returns in the United States, various U.S. states and certain foreign jurisdictions. The tax years 2020 through 2024 remain open in most jurisdictions. With few exceptions, as of November 30, 2025, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2020.
- Related Party Transactions
On January 8, 2019, the Company entered into secured loan agreements with Trung Doan, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and J.R. Simplot Company, its largest shareholder, with aggregate amounts of $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and an annual interest rate of 8% (the “Loan Agreements”). The Loan Agreements are secured by a second priority security interest on the Company’s headquarters building. The maturity date of the Loan Agreements were January 14, 2021 and January 22, 2021, respectively. On January 16, 2021, the maturity date of the Loan Agreements was extended with same terms and interest rate for one year to January 15, 2022, and on January 14, 2022, the maturity date of the Loan Agreements was extended again with same terms and interest rate for one more year to January 15, 2023. On January 13, 2023, the maturity date of the Loan Agreements was further extended with same terms and interest rate for one year to January 15, 2024.
On January 7, 2024, J.R. Simplot Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment”) pursuant to which J.R. Simplot assigned and transferred all of its right, title and interest in and to the Loan Agreement to Simplot Taiwan Inc., in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.
On January 7, 2024, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with each of Simplot Taiwan Inc. and Trung Doan. The Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. (i) extended the maturity date to January 15, 2025, and (ii) upon mutual agreement of the Company and Simplot Taiwan Inc., permitted the Company to repay any principal amount or accrued interest, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock in the name of Simplot Taiwan Inc. as partial repayment of the Loan Agreement at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately preceding the business day of the payment notice date. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. remained the same. The Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan amended the loan's maturity date with same terms and interest rate to January 15, 2025. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan remained the same.
On January 7, 2024, the Company issued 305,343 shares of its common stock at a price of $1.31 per share to repay $400,000 of accrued interest on the loan agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc.
On February 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with Trung Doan. The Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with Trung Doan (i) amended the Loan Agreement to permit the Company to repay up to $800,000 of principal under the Loan Agreement by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) elected to prepay $800,000 of loan principal by delivering 629,921 shares of the Company’s common stock to Trung Doan, based on the closing price of $1.27 per share on February 8, 2024. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement remained the same.
On February 9, 2024, the Company repaid $800,000 of loan principal by delivering 629,921 shares of the Company’s common stock to Mr. Doan, based on the closing price of $1.27 per share on February 8, 2024.
On July 3, 2024, the Company and Trung Doan entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement. The Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement amended the Loan Agreement to permit the Company, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and Trung Doan, to repay a portion of the principal amount or accrued interest under the Loan Agreement, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock to Trung Doan as partial repayment of the Loan Agreement at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately preceding the business day of the payment notice date. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as amended by the Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement, remained the same. On January 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan and Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. to extend the maturity dates to January 15, 2026. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreements remained the same.
On February 28, 2025, the Company and Simplot Taiwan Inc. entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Amended Loan Agreement”). The Amended Loan Agreement, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and Simplot Taiwan Inc., permits the Company to repay any principal amount or accrued interest, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock to Simplot Taiwan Inc. as partial repayment of the Loan Agreement at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately preceding the business day of the payment notice date.
On February 28, 2025, the Company repaid $1,200,000 and $400,000 of loan principal by delivering 722,891 shares and 240,963 shares of the Company’s common stock to Simplot Taiwan Inc. and Trung Doan, respectively, based on the closing price of $1.66 per share on February 27, 2025.
As of November 30, 2025 and August 31, 2025, these loans totaled $800 thousand.
- Subsequent Events
The Company follows the guidance in FASB ASC 855-10 for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to November 30, 2025 to the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, finding that no material subsequent events need to be disclosed.
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