Marwynn Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Apr 30, 2025. Filed Aug 8, 2025.
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FY2025 · Filed Aug 8, 2025
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Risks Related to our Business and Industry
General Operations
Our business is exposed to risks inherent in international operations. Changes in trade policy, including tariffs and global supply chain disruptions, could increase our costs and adversely affect our operations.
Our supply chain operations rely heavily on international suppliers, primarily located in Asia, to source materials, components, and finished products for our food, non-alcoholic beverage, and home improvement sectors. A significant portion of our food and cabinetry offerings are sourced or manufactured outside the United States, including in China, Vietnam, and other Asian countries. As a result, our cost structure and sourcing strategy are inherently exposed to geopolitical instability, macroeconomic fluctuations, and shifting trade policies.
Recent actions by the U.S. presidential administration, including the imposition of significant tariffs on imports from countries such as China, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada, have heightened uncertainty in the global trade environment. These tariffs—along with potential retaliatory measures by other countries—may increase inflationary pressure and raise the costs of goods and shipping for our imported products. While several tariff announcements have been followed by announcements of limited exemptions and temporary pauses, these actions are unprecedented, have caused substantial uncertainty and volatility in financial markets and may result in further retaliatory measures. We have currently paused our imports from China in response to these developments and are actively seeking alternative sourcing arrangements domestically and in other countries where tariff exposure may be lower. However, diversifying our supplier base may result in increased procurement and logistics costs and added operational complexity.
The full extent and duration of these tariff programs remain uncertain and depend on numerous factors, including future U.S. trade negotiations, political developments, responses from foreign governments, and the potential granting of exemptions or exclusions. Even in regions not currently subject to tariffs, ongoing trade instability may prompt suppliers to raise prices, prioritize other markets, or modify production and delivery timelines. These dynamics could result in higher input and shipping costs, delays in product availability, or the need to engage new suppliers on less favorable terms.
In addition to direct cost increases, a volatile global trade environment increases the likelihood of supply chain disruption. Trade barriers, political conflict, and uncertainty surrounding tariffs can lead to logistics challenges such as shipping delays, port congestion, container shortages, and other transportation bottlenecks. These disruptions may hinder our ability to maintain adequate inventory levels or meet customer demand on a timely basis.
We do not currently hedge against commodity price or input cost volatility. Consequently, sustained increases in the cost of imported food products, cabinetry materials, or packaging could compress our gross margins if we are unable to offset these increases through pricing adjustments or operational efficiencies. Our efforts to mitigate these impacts through selective price increases or cost-saving initiatives may not succeed and could result in lower sales volumes or reduced profitability.
There is no guarantee that we could quickly secure replacement suppliers or routes that are as cost-effective or reliable as our current ones. Consequently, prolonged trade tensions or supply chain disturbances could significantly increase our operating costs and lead to inventory shortfalls, which may require us to adjust pricing or absorb margin impacts. Any failure to manage these international trade and supply chain risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We have a limited operating history in our current form and limited experience selling our products. As a result of continuing investments to expand our business, we may not achieve or sustain profitability.
Marwynn Holdings, Inc. was formed as a holding company on February 27, 2024, and as a part of the Reorganization and Merger, became the parent of FuAn, which commenced its current operation in 2016, and Grand Forest, which commenced its operation in 2021. As a result, we have a limited operating history and limited experience selling our products, establishing relationships with consumers, customers, suppliers, vendors and distributors and building our brand reputation. These and other factors combine to make it more difficult for us to accurately forecast our future operating results, which in turn makes it more difficult for us to prepare accurate budgets and implement strategic plans. We expect that this uncertainty will continue to exist in our business for the foreseeable future. If we do not address these risks and uncertainties successfully, our operating results could differ materially from our estimates and forecasts, and from the expectations of investors or analysts, which could harm our business and result in a decline in the trading price of our common stock.
As a developing company, we will need to adopt and implement a plan to increase awareness of our products, secure distribution channels, and foster and strengthen our supply, manufacturing and distribution relationships. It is likely our strategic priorities will need to evolve over time and our business would be materially and adversely affected if we do not properly adapt our strategies to our changing needs and changes in the market. As our operations develop and grow, we expect to experience significant increases in our working capital requirements. Even if we obtain additional capital and achieve profitability, given the competitive and evolving nature of the industry in which we operate, we may be unable to sustain or increase profitability and our failure to do so would adversely affect the Company’s business, including our ability to raise additional funds.
We may need additional funding in order to fund our existing commercial operations, commercialize new products and grow our business.
To date, we have financed our operations through our IPO, loans from some of our stockholders, and private placements of our equity. We have devoted substantially all our financial resources and efforts to developing our products, workforce, and supply chain. Our long-term growth and success are dependent upon our ability ultimately to expand our customer base and product offerings. There is no assurance that we will be able to generate sufficient cash from operations or access the capital we need to grow our business. Our inability to obtain additional capital could have a material adverse effect on our ability to fully implement our business plan as described herein and grow our business, to a greater extent than we can with our existing financial resources.
Based on our current business plan, we believe the net proceeds from our IPO, together with our current cash and cash equivalents and cash receipts from sales, will enable us to conduct our planned operations for at least the next twelve months. If our available cash balances, net proceeds from our IPO and/or anticipated cash flow from operations are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements because of lower demand for our products or due to other risks described herein, we may seek to sell common stock or other securities, enter into an additional credit facility or seek another form of third-party funding, including debt financing. The amount of additional capital we may require, the timing of our capital needs and the availability of financing to fund those needs will depend on a number of factors, including our strategic initiatives and operating plans, the performance of our business and the market conditions for debt or equity financing. Although we believe various debt and equity financing alternatives will be available to us to support our working capital needs, financing arrangements on acceptable terms may not be available to us when needed. Additionally, these alternatives may require significant cash payments for interest and other costs or could be highly dilutive to our existing stockholders. Any such financing alternatives may not provide us with sufficient funds to meet our long-term capital requirements.
| ● | provide for additional capacity; |
| ● | increase our sales and marketing efforts and address competitive developments; |
| ● | provide for supply and inventory costs; |
| ● | acquire, license or invest in new technologies such as e-commerce platform for our products; |
| ● | our ability to achieve revenue growth and improve gross margins; |
| ● | the effect of competing market developments; and |
| ● | costs related to expansion. |
The various ways we could raise additional capital carry potential risks. If we raise funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to our stockholders could result. Any equity securities issued also could provide for rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of holders of shares of our common stock. If we raise funds by issuing debt securities, those debt securities would have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of shares of our common stock. The terms of any debt securities issued or borrowings made pursuant to a credit agreement could impose significant restrictions on our operations. If we raise additional funds through collaborations and licensing arrangements, we might be required to relinquish significant rights or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.
If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our business, financial condition and operating results could be harmed.
As we continue to expand, our continued growth could strain our existing resources, and we could experience ongoing challenges, including:
| ● | managing our operational, administrative and financial capabilities and other resources; |
| ● | managing our brand portfolio, including further expanding our private label offerings, products and services; |
| ● | expanding marketing channels and deepening end customer outreaches; |
| ● | staying abreast of the evolving industry demands and market developments and catering to consumers’ changing tastes; |
| ● | developing and applying technologies necessary to support our expanded operations; |
| ● | effectively managing our supply chain; |
| ● | responding to changes in the regulatory environment; |
| ● | exploring new market opportunities such as new monetization channels; and |
| ● | addressing other challenges resulting from our expansion. |
All efforts to address the potential challenges on our way to expansion require significant managerial, financial and human resources. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively or timely address operating difficulties and challenges to keep up with our growth. If we are unable to successfully address these difficulties, risks and uncertainties, our business, financial conditions and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Our business depends on the continued success of our growing brand portfolio and if we fail to maintain and expand our brand portfolio, including our private label offerings, or maintain and enhance our brand recognition, our business, results of operations and prospects may be harmed.
We depend on our brand portfolio to scale our business, attract and retain our brand partners and customers. We have devoted significant resources to and incurred large amount of expenses on sourcing, maintaining, promoting and expanding our brands, we cannot assure you that these efforts will be successful. In addition, maintaining and enhancing the recognition of our brands are also key to our success, which could be affected by various factors, including the effectiveness of our brand marketing strategy, publicity about our business, quality of products offered under the brands as well as preference of consumers, certain of which are beyond our control. Any failure to maintain and expand our brand portfolio or maintain and enhance our brand recognition could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and prospects.
Our product supply chain is essential to our business and is subject to risks associated with demands, forecasting, timely supplying and warehousing, as well as maintaining relationship with our suppliers.
We largely depend on our supply chain management capabilities to minimize our inventory risks, maintain our short turnaround time and improve our operational efficiency. However, our demand forecast may not be accurate, which could result in inventory write-offs or inventory shortages. Even if we are able to make accurate demand forecast, our product supply chain may not be able to meet our demand on a timely basis due to unexpected reasons, including but not limited to delays in manufacturing. In addition, warehouses that we operate may not have sufficient capacity to process orders efficiently. Our ability to adequately store, maintain, and deliver our products is critical to our business. Keeping our food products frozen and/or refrigerated at specific temperatures maintains food safety. In the event of extended power outages, labor disruptions, natural disasters or other catastrophic occurrences, failures of the refrigeration systems in our third-party warehouses or delivery trucks, or other circumstances, our inability to store inventory at refrigerated and/or freezing temperatures could result in significant product inventory losses, as well as increased risk of food-borne illnesses and other food safety incidents. Improper handling or storage of food by a customer, without any involvement or fault of ours or our retail customers, could result in food-borne illnesses, which could result in negative publicity and harm to our brand and reputation. Further, we contract with third-party warehousing and logistics companies to conduct certain processes and operations on our behalf. Any failure by these business partners to adequately store, maintain, or transport our products could negatively impact the safety, quality and merchantability of our products and the experience of our customers. The occurrence of any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, and operating results.
Although we believe our supply chain has capacity to support our current operation, we cannot guarantee our supply chain will be adequate to support our expanded business in the future. Thus, if we fail to manage our supply chain in line with our business expansion, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations may suffer.
A shortage of qualified labor could negatively affect our business and materially reduce earnings.
The future success of our operations, including the achievement of our strategic objectives, depends on our ability, and the ability of third parties on which we rely to supply and to deliver our products, to identify, recruit, develop and retain qualified and talented individuals. As a result, any shortage of qualified labor could significantly and adversely affect our business. Employee recruitment, development and retention efforts that we or such third parties undertake may not be successful, which could result in a shortage of qualified individuals in future periods. Any such shortage could decrease our ability to effectively serve our customers and achieve our strategic objectives. Such a shortage would also likely lead to higher wages for employees (or higher costs to purchase the services of such third parties) and a corresponding reduction in our results of operations.
Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions in the U.S. may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our operating results may be substantially affected by the operating and economic conditions in the regions in which we operate. Economic conditions can affect us in the following ways:
| ● | A reduction in discretionary spending by consumers could adversely impact sales of Asian food and non-alcoholic beverage products. Future economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income, such as employment levels, business conditions, changes in housing market conditions, the availability of consumer credit, inflation, interest rates, tax rates and fuel and energy costs, could reduce overall consumer spending. |
| ● | Food cost and fuel cost inflation experienced by consumers can lead to reductions in the frequency of and the amount spent by consumers for our products, which could negatively impact our business by reducing demand for our customer’s products and the supply chain and distribution services we provide them. |
| ● | Heightened uncertainty in the financial markets negatively affects consumer confidence and discretionary spending, which can cause disruptions with our customers and suppliers. |
| ● | Liquidity issues and the inability of our customers to consistently access credit markets to obtain cash to support their operations can cause temporary interruptions in our ability to conduct day-to-day transactions involving the collection of funds from such customers. |
| ● | Liquidity issues and the inability of suppliers to consistently access credit markets to obtain cash to support their operations can cause temporary interruptions in our ability to obtain our products and supplies needed by us in the quantities and at the prices requested. |
In addition, our existing operations are primarily in the U.S. The geographic concentration of our operations creates an exposure to economic conditions in the U.S. and any financial downturn in the U.S. could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Global health developments and economic uncertainty resulting from pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and governmental action related thereto, may adversely affect, our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The impact of pandemics may have an adverse impact on numerous aspects of our business, financial condition and results of operations including, our growth, product costs, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, logistics constraints, customer demand for our products and industry demand generally, consumer spending, our liquidity, the price of our securities and trading markets with respect thereto, and the global economy and financial markets generally. We cannot predict the duration of future pandemics or future governmental regulations or legislation that may be passed as a result of ongoing or future outbreaks. The impact of pandemics and the enactment of additional governmental regulations and restrictions may further adversely impact the global economy, the food, non-alcoholic beverage and home improvement industry, and our business specifically, despite prior or future actions taken by us.
We are dependent upon the timely delivery of products from our vendors. Prolonged diminution of global supply chains may impact the availability and price stability of future food supplies, which may in turn adversely impact our business.
The global supply chain, ranging from consumer goods, electronics, and industrial raw materials to food supplies, was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping bottlenecks, and rapidly rising freight costs. We import the majority of our products. Production is widely dispersed internationally and we depend on manufacturers of our products to timely deliver these components of our inventory in quantities sufficient to meet customer demand. Any disruptions or delays in our supply chains as a result of labor shortages, commodity shortages, or inefficiencies in distribution or logistical services could cause delays in the shipment or delivery of products customers. Any prolonged diminution of global supply chains may impact the availability and price stability of supplies for our products, which may in turn adversely impact our business.
If we cannot successfully manage the unique challenges presented by international markets, we may not be successful in our international operations and our sales and profitability may be negatively impacted.
Our ability to successfully conduct supply chain operations in, and source products and materials from, international markets is affected by many of the same risks we face in our U.S. operations, as well as unique costs and difficulties of managing international operations. Our international operations, including any expansion in international markets, may be adversely affected by local laws and customs, U.S. laws applicable to foreign operations and other foreign legal and regulatory constraints, as well as political, social and economic conditions. Risks inherent in international operations also include, among others, potential adverse tax consequences; international trade disputes, trade policy changes or potential tariffs and other import-related taxes and controls; inability to sell certain products due to customs actions, including regulatory enforcement inquiries, holds, detentions, and exclusions; greater difficulty in enforcing intellectual**property rights;**limitations on access to ports; risks associated with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local anti-bribery law compliance; geopolitical or military conflicts or acts of war such as the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as any related sanctions or other government or private responses; compliance with forced labor laws; compliance with environmental and responsible sourcing laws and regulations; and challenges in our ability to identify and gain access to local suppliers. For example, trade tensions between the U.S. and China have led to a series of significant tariffs on the importation of certain products. As a portion of our products are sourced, directly or indirectly, outside of the U.S., major changes in tax or trade policies, tariffs or trade relations could adversely impact the cost of, demand for, and profitability of product sales in our U.S. locations. Other countries may also change their business and trade policies in anticipation of or in response to increased import tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy and regulations. In addition, our operations in international markets create risk due to foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates, which may adversely impact our sales and profitability. While the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have not directly impacted the Company to date, we continue to monitor the impacts of such conflicts and their potential effects on the world economy and global supply chain which on a go-forward basis could impact our operations, sales and profitability.
Our relationships with customers may be materially diminished or terminated. The loss of customers could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We have maintained long-standing relationships with a number of our customers. However, those customers could unilaterally terminate their relationship with us or materially reduce the amount of business they conduct with us at any time. Our customers may shift their purchase orders from us to other competitors due to market competition, change of customer requirements and preferences, or because of the customer’s financial condition. There is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain relationships with any of our customers on acceptable terms, or at all. The loss of a number of customers could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We rely on technology in our business and any cybersecurity incident, other technology disruption or delay in implementing new technology could negatively affect our business and our relationships with customers.
We use technology in our business operations, and our ability to serve customers most effectively depends on the reliability of our technology systems. We use software and other technology systems, among other things, to generate and select orders, to make purchases, to manage warehouses and to monitor and manage our business on a day-to-day basis. Further, our business involves the storage and transmission of numerous classes of sensitive and/or confidential information and intellectual property, including customers’ and suppliers’ personal information, private information about employees, and financial and strategic information about us and our business partners.
These technology systems are vulnerable to disruption from circumstances beyond our control, including fire, natural disasters, power outages, systems failures, security breaches, espionage, cyber-attacks, viruses, theft and inadvertent releases of information. Any such disruption to these software and other technology systems, or the technology systems of third parties on which we rely, the failure of these systems to otherwise perform as anticipated, or the theft, destruction, loss, misappropriation, or release of sensitive and/or confidential information or intellectual property, could result in business disruption, negative publicity, brand damage, violation of privacy laws, loss of customers, potential liability and competitive disadvantage, any or all of which could potentially adversely affect our customer service, decrease the volume of our business and/or result in increased costs and lower profits.
A significant cybersecurity incident involving our cybersecurity infrastructure may result from actions by our employees, suppliers, third-party administrators, or unknown third parties or through cyber-attacks. The risk of such an incident can exist whether software services are in our technology systems or are in cloud-based software services. Intrusions and other incidents have occurred, and may occur again, in our systems and in the systems of our suppliers and third-party administrators. Any such incident could result in operational impairments, significant harm to our reputation and financial losses.
A significant cybersecurity incident could affect our data framework or cause a failure to protect the personal information of our customers, suppliers or employees, or sensitive and confidential information regarding our business and could give rise to legal liability and regulatory action under data protection and privacy laws. Any such cybersecurity incident involving our or our suppliers’ cybersecurity infrastructure could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Further, as we pursue our strategy to grow our businesses and pursue new initiatives that improve our operations and cost structure, we are also expanding and improving our information technology, resulting in a larger technological presence and corresponding exposure to cybersecurity risk. If we fail to assess and identify cybersecurity risks associated with new initiatives, we may become increasingly vulnerable to such risks. Information technology systems continue to evolve and, in order to remain competitive, we need to implementnew technologiesin a timely and efficient manner. Investments will continue to be made in attracting, retaining, and training our human capital to remain current on the ever-changing industry best practices related to information security. If our competitors implement new technologies more quickly or successfully than we do, such competitors may be able to provide lower cost or enhanced services of superior quality compared to those we provide, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
We may be unable to protect or maintain our intellectual property, which could result in customer confusion, a negative perception of our brand and adversely affect our business.
We believe that our intellectual property has substantial value and has contributed significantly to the success of our business. Our trademark rights and related registrations may be challenged in the future and could be canceled or narrowed. Failure to protect our trademark rights could cause customer confusion or negatively affect customers’ perception of our brand, services and products, and eventually adversely affect our sales and profitability. Moreover, intellectual property disputes and proceedings and infringement claims may result in a significant distraction for management and significant expense, which may not be recoverable regardless of whether we are successful. Such proceedings may be protracted with no certainty of success, and an adverse outcome could subject us to liability, force us to cease use of certain trademarks or other intellectual property or force us to enter into licenses with others. Any one of these occurrences may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If we are unable to renew or replace our current leases on favorable terms, or any of our current leases are terminated prior to expiration of their stated terms, and we cannot find suitable alternate locations, our operations and profitability could be negatively impacted.
We currently have leases for our offices, showrooms and some of our warehouses. Our ability to re-negotiate favorable terms on an expiring lease or to negotiate favorable terms for a suitable alternate location, and our ability to negotiate favorable lease terms for additional locations, could depend on conditions in the real estate market, competition for desirable properties, our relationships with current and prospective landlords, and/or other factors that are not within our control. Any or all of these factors and conditions could negatively impact our growth and profitability.
Failure to retain our senior management and other key personnel may adversely affect our operations.
Our success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management and other key personnel. These executives have been primarily responsible for determining the strategic direction of our business and for executing our growth strategy and are integral to our brand and culture, and our reputation with suppliers and customers. The loss of the services of any of these executives and other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects, as we may not be able to find suitable individuals to replace them on a timely basis, if at all. In addition, any such departure could be viewed in a negative light by investors and analysts, which may cause our stock price to decline. The loss of key employees could negatively affect our business.
If we are unable to attract, train and retain employees, we may not be able to grow or successfully operate our business.
The food and non-alcoholic beverage and home improvement product supply chain and distribution industry is labor intensive. Our success depends in part upon our ability to attract, train and retain a sufficient number of employees who understand and appreciate our culture and are able to represent our brand effectively and establish credibility with our business partners and customers. Our ability to meet our labor needs, while controlling wage and labor-related costs, is subject to numerous external factors, including the availability of a sufficient number of qualified persons in the work force of the regions in which we are located, unemployment levels within those regions, prevailing wage rates, changing demographics, health and other insurance costs and changes in employment legislation.
In the event of increasing wage rates, if we fail to increase our wages competitively, the quality of our workforce could decline, causing our customer service to suffer, while increasing our wages could cause our profits to decrease. If we are unable to hire and retain employees capable of meeting our business needs and expectations, our business and brand image may be impaired. Any failure to meet our staffing needs or any material increase in turnover rates of our employees may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Changes in and enforcement of immigration laws could increase our costs and adversely affect our ability to attract and retain qualified employees.
Federal and state governments from time to time implement immigration laws, regulations or programs that regulate our ability to attract or retain qualified foreign employees. Some of these changes may increase our obligations for compliance and oversight, which could subject us to additional costs and make our hiring process more cumbersome or reduce the availability of potential employees. Although we have implemented, and are in the process of enhancing, procedures to ensure our compliance with the employment eligibility verification requirements, there can be no assurance that these procedures are adequate and some of our employees may, without our knowledge, be unauthorized workers. The employment of unauthorized workers may subject us to fines or civil or criminal penalties, and if any of our workers are found to be unauthorized, we could experience adverse publicity that negatively impacts our brand and makes it more difficult to hire and keep qualified employees. We may be required to terminate the employment of certain of our employees who are determined to be unauthorized workers. The termination of a significant number of employees may disrupt our operations, cause temporary increases in our labor costs as we train new employees and result in adverse publicity. Our financial performance could be materially harmed as a result of any of these factors.
Potential labor disputes with employees and increases in labor costs could adversely affect our business.
A considerable amount of our operating costs are attributable to labor costs and, therefore, our financial performance is greatly influenced by increases in wage and benefit costs. As a result, we are exposed to risks associated with a competitive labor market. Rising health care costs and the nature and structure of work rules will always be important issues. Any work stoppages or labor disturbances as a result of employee dissatisfaction with their current employment terms could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We also expect that in the event of a work stoppage or labor disturbance, we could incur additional costs and face increased competition.
We may incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws and regulations, and we may be subject to substantial fines, penalties and/or third-party claims for non-compliance.
Our operations are subject to various federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those governing:
| ● | the discharge of pollutants into the air, soil, and water; |
| ● | the management and disposal of solid and hazardous materials and wastes; |
| ● | employee exposure to hazards in the workplace; and |
| ● | the investigation and remediation of contamination resulting from releases of petroleum products and other regulated materials. |
We may incur substantial costs, including fines or penalties and third-party claims for property damage or personal injury, as a result of any violations of environmental or workplace safety laws and regulations or releases of regulated materials into the environment. In addition, we could incur investigation, remediation and/or other costs related to environmental conditions at our currently or formerly owned or operated properties.
Litigation may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
From time to time, we may be party to various claims and legal proceedings. We evaluate these claims and proceedings to assess the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes and to estimate, if probable and estimable, the amount of potential losses. Based on these assessments and estimates, we may establish reserves, as appropriate. These assessments and estimates are based on the information available to management at the time and involve a significant amount of management judgment. Actual outcomes or losses may differ materially from our assessments and estimates.
Even when not merited, the defense of these lawsuits or legal proceedings, including potential securities litigation and/or other legal actions, is expensive and may divert management’s attention, and we may incur significant expenses in defending these lawsuits or legal proceedings. The results of litigation and other legal proceedings are inherently uncertain, and adverse judgments or settlements in some of these legal disputes may result in adverse monetary damages, penalties or injunctive relief against us, which could negatively impact our financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
The U.S. government is currently imposing increased tariffs on certain products imported into the U.S., including products imported from China, which may have an adverse impact on our future operating results.
We sell our products based on the cost of such products plus a percent markup. The U.S. government has imposed and continues to propose increased tariffs on certain products imported into the U.S., including products imported from China. During the first quarter of 2025, the U.S. government has introduced additional trade policy actions that have increased import tariffs across a wide range of countries at various rates. These tariff changes and subsequent retaliatory actions have the potential to increase product costs for us. Some of our imported products and imported products purchased from domestic brokers are subject to these increased tariffs and accordingly, our purchase costs have increased and may increase further. As a result of such developments, we have currently paused all imports from China and are actively seeking alternative sourcing arrangements domestically and in other countries where tariff exposure may be lower. We may also determine to increase our sales prices in order to pass these increased costs to our customers. In the event we determine to take such action, our customers may reduce their orders from us, which could negatively affect our profitability and operating results. If we are unable to diversity our supply chain and reduce China sourcing, we remain subject to substantial potential exposure to tariffs, which would have significant impacts on our cost structure and product margins.
In addition, any changes in tariffs or additional restrictions on various products may be announced with little or no advance notice. The adoption and expansion of tariffs or other trade restrictions, increasing trade tensions, or other changes in governmental policies related to tariffs, trade agreements, products or policies, are difficult to anticipate or predict, which makes it difficult for us to operate optimally. If we are unable to navigate further changes in U.S. or international trade policy, it could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations. We are closely monitoring potential changes in international trade policy and assessing the potential impact of these and other trade policy changes on our business operations and financial performance.
Severe weather, natural disasters and adverse climate changes, as well as the legal, regulatory or market measures being implemented to address climate change, may materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Severe weather conditions and other natural disasters in areas where our distribution network covers or from which we obtain the products we sell may materially adversely affect our operations and our product offerings and, therefore, our results of operations. Such conditions may result in physical damage to, or temporary or permanent closure of, one or more of our distribution centers, an insufficient work force in our market regions and/or temporary disruption in the supply of products, including delays in the delivery of goods to our warehouses and/or a reduction in the availability of products in our offerings. In addition, adverse climate conditions and adverse weather patterns, such as drought or flood, that impact growing conditions and the quantity and quality of crops may materially adversely affect the availability or cost of certain products within our supply chain. Any of these factors may disrupt our businesses and materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
There is an increased focus around the world by regulatory and legislative bodies at all levels towards policies relating to climate change and the impact of global warming, including the regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy usage and sustainability efforts. Increased compliance costs and expenses due to the impacts of climate change on our business, as well as additional legal or regulatory requirements regarding climate change or designed to reduce or mitigate the effects of carbon dioxide and other GHG emissions on the environment, may cause disruptions in, or an increase in the costs associated with, the running of our business, particularly with regard to our distribution and supply chain operations. Moreover, compliance with any such legal or regulatory requirements may require that we implement changes to our business operations and strategy, which would require us to devote substantial time and attention to these matters and cause us to incur additional costs. The effects of climate change, and legal or regulatory initiatives to address climate change, could have a long-term adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
Our business may be affected by the impacts of unfavorable geopolitical events or other market disruptions on consumer confidence and spending patterns.
Our net sales, profit, cash flows and future growth may be affected by negative local, regional, national or international political or economic trends or developments that reduce consumers’ ability or willingness to spend, including the effects of national and international security concerns such as war, terrorism or the threat thereof. Conflicts such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the financial and economic sanctions and other measures imposed by the European Union, the U.S., and other countries and organizations in response thereto create market disruption and volatility and instability in the geopolitical environment. The extent to which this or similar conflicts escalate and the resulting impact on the global market remains uncertain. We monitor such conflicts, but do not, and cannot, know if any such ongoing geopolitical conflicts will result in broader economic and security concerns or in material implications for our business. These events could have a material adverse effect on our customers, our business partners and our third-party suppliers.
Our current indebtedness may adversely affect our liquidity position and ability of future financing.
As of the date of this report, we have $100,000 in third party financing (including short-term loan of $100,000) outstanding and $683,662 in unsecured promissory notes to related parties outstanding, which could adversely affect our cash flow, our ability to raise additional capital or obtain financing in the future, or react to changes in business and repay other debts. We may not be able to generate a sufficient amount of cash needed to pay interest and principal on our debt facilities or refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, due to a number of factors, including significant change of economic conditions, market competition, weather conditions, natural disaster, and failure to execute our business plan.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Our industry is characterized by low margins, and periods of significant or prolonged inflation or deflation affect our product and operational costs, which may negatively impact our profitability.
The food and non-alcoholic beverage supply chain and distribution industry is characterized by relatively high inventory turnover with relatively low profit margins. Volatile food costs have a direct impact on our industry. During 2023, our industry experienced significantly elevated commodity and supply chain costs including the cost of labor, sourced goods, energy, fuel and other inputs necessary for the distribution of food and non-alcoholic beverage products, and elevated levels of inflation may continue or worsen and contribute to loss of revenue and gross profit margin in particular product categories. Our business and results of operations may be adversely affected if we are unable to adjust to these rising cost and inflationary pressures.
Periods of significant product cost inflation or deflation may adversely affect our results of operations if we are unable to pass on all or a portion of such product cost increases to our customers in a timely manner. In addition, periods of rapidly increasing inflation may adversely affect our business due to the impact of such inflation on discretionary spending by consumers and our limited ability to increase prices in the current, highly competitive environment.
Competition may increase in the future, which may adversely impact our margins and ability to retain customers, and make it difficult to maintain our market share, growth rate and profitability.
The Asian food and non-alcoholic beverage supply chain and distribution industry, as a whole, in the U.S. is fragmented and highly competitive, with local, regional, multi-regional distributors, and specialty competitors. With the growing demand for Asian cuisines, others are operating, or may begin operating in this niche market in the future. Those potential competitors include: (i) national and regional foodservice distributors, (ii) local wholesalers and brokers, (iii) food retailers, and (iv) farmers’ markets. The national and regional distributors are experienced in operating multiple distribution locations and expanding management, and they have greater marketing and financial resources than we do. Even though they currently offer only a limited selection of Asian specialty foods, they may be able to devote greater resources to sourcing, promoting and selling their products if they choose to do so. Conversely, the local wholesalers and brokers are small in size with a deep understanding of local preferences, but their lack of scale results in high risk and limited growth potential.
If more competitors enter this market segment in the future, our operating results may be negatively impacted through a loss of sales, reduction in margins from competitive price changes, and/or greater operating costs, such as marketing costs, due to the increase of competition.
Disruption of relationships with vendors could negatively affect our business. Suppliers may increase product prices, which could increase our product costs.
We purchase our food and non-alcoholic beverage items and related products from directly from manufacturers. If our manufacturer fails to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations, or face allegations of non-compliance, their operations may be disrupted. We cannot assure you that we would be able to find replacement suppliers on commercially reasonable terms.
The purchase prices of our products vary from time to time, which is subject to market conditions and negotiation with our suppliers. We may not always be able to mitigate the impact of these price fluctuations, and our performance results could be adversely affected by such fluctuations.
As a food and non-alcoholic beverage distributor, it is necessary for us to maintain an inventory of products that may have declines in product pricing levels between the time we purchase the product from suppliers and the time we sell the product to customers, which could reduce the margin on that inventory, adversely affecting our results of operations.
Changes in consumer eating habits could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We provide supply chain and distribution services primarily related to Asian food and non-alcoholic beverage products. Changes in consumer eating habits (such as a decline in portion sizes, or a shift in preferences toward western foods) could reduce demand for our customer’s products and the services we provide them. Consumer eating habits could be affected by a number of factors, including attitudes regarding diet and health or new information regarding the health effects of consuming certain foods. If consumer eating habits change significantly, we may be required to modify or discontinue sales of certain items in our product portfolio, and we may experience higher costs and/or supply shortages associated with our efforts to accommodate those changes as our suppliers adapt to new eating preferences.
Additionally, changes in consumer eating habits may result in the enactment or amendment of laws and regulations that impact the ingredients and nutritional content of our food products, or laws and regulations requiring us to disclose the nutritional content of our food products. Compliance with these laws and regulations, as well as others regarding the ingredients and nutritional content of food**products,**may be costly and time-consuming. We cannot make any assurances regarding our ability to effectively respond to changes in consumer culture preference, health perceptions or resulting new laws or regulations or to adapt our product offerings to trends in eating habits.
Our operations may be adversely affected by the disruption of logistics services or poor handling of products by third party logistics service providers.
We rely on third party logistics service providers to provide a range of transportation and logistics services, including the delivery of products, some of which are perishable, to our retail stores, warehouse and/or our customers. Any failure to provide on-time delivery or failure to maintain our products in good condition during delivery may have a material adverse impact on our business operations and our reputation. In such event, we be unable to seek full recourse against the logistics service providers in default under the terms of the service contracts or enforce in full any judgments obtained.
Significant portions of our inventory are perishable and vulnerable to spoilage and other loss.
Our operations involve the storage and stocking of a wide range of products with limited shelf life. Due to unexpected material fluctuations or abnormalities in the supply and demand of our products or changes in consumers’ preferences or the introduction of new products in the market, we may experience decrease in demand and overstocking of our products. Our products may also be returned by our customers in large quantities due to, among other things, product quality issues or delayed or incorrect delivery, resulting in shelving of products that may increase the risk of obsolescence.
In addition, certain of our products require specific handling throughout the supply chain. For instance, temperature control is required in warehouse or during the transportation of frozen foods in order to maintain the safety and quality of such products. Any unexpected and adverse changes in the optimal storage conditions or poor handling of products may cause damage to or result in deterioration or contamination of our products. As such, any of the aforesaid events may result in an increased risk of inventory obsolescence.
If we fail to comply with requirements imposed by applicable law and other governmental regulations, we could become subject to lawsuits, investigations and other liabilities and restrictions on our operations that could significantly and adversely affect our business.
We are subject to regulation by various federal, state, and local governments, applicable to food safety and sanitation, ethical business practices, securities, transportation, minimum wage, overtime, other wage payment requirements, employment discrimination, immigration, and human health and safety. While we attempt to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, we cannot represent that we are in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations or interpretations of these laws and regulations at all times or that we will be able to comply with any future laws, regulations or interpretations of these laws and regulations. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we may be subject to investigations, criminal sanctions or civil remedies, including fines and injunctions. The cost of compliance or the consequences of non-compliance, including debarments, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, governmental units may make changes in the regulatory frameworks within which we operate that may require us to incur substantial increases in costs in order to comply with such laws and regulations.
If the products distributed by us are alleged to have caused injury or illness, or to have failed to comply with governmental regulations, we may need to recall our products and may experience product liability claims.
We, like any other food and non-alcoholic beverage distributor, may be subject to product recalls, including voluntary recalls or withdrawals, if the products we distribute are alleged to have caused injury or illness, to have been mislabeled, misbranded, or adulterated or to otherwise have violated applicable governmental regulations. We may also choose to voluntarily recall or withdraw products that we determine do not satisfy our quality standards, whether for taste, appearance, or otherwise, in order to protect our brand and reputation. Any future product recall or withdrawal that results in substantial and unexpected expenditures, destruction of product inventory, damage to our reputation, and/or lost sales due to the unavailability of the product for a period of time, could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We also face the risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of products sold by us are alleged to have caused injury or illness. We cannot be sure that consumption of our products will not cause a health-related illness in the future or that we will not be subject to claims or lawsuits relating to such matters. Further, even if a product liability claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued, the negative publicity surrounding any assertion that our products caused illness or injury could adversely affect our reputation with existing and potential customers and our corporate and brand image.
Our product liability insurance plans may not continue to be available at a reasonable cost or, if available, may not be adequate to cover all of our liabilities. We generally seek contractual indemnification and insurance coverage from parties supplying products to us, but this indemnification or insurance coverage is limited, as a practical matter, to the creditworthiness of the indemnifying party and the insured limits of any insurance provided by such suppliers. If we do not have adequate insurance or contractual indemnification available, product liability relating to defective products could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Increased commodity prices and availability may impact profitability.
Many of our products include ingredients such as wheat, corn, oils, sugar, and other commodities. Commodity prices worldwide have been increasing. While commodity price inputs do not typically represent the substantial majority of our product costs, any increase in commodity prices may cause our vendors to seek price increases from us. We may not be able to mitigate vendor efforts to increase our costs, either in whole or in part. In the event we are unable to mitigate potential vendor price increases, we may in turn consider raising our prices, and our customers may be deterred by any such price increases. Our profitability may be impacted through increased costs to us which may affect our gross margins, or through reduced revenue as a result of a decline in the number and average size of customer transactions.
A Substantial Percentage of Our Revenue Is Dependent on One Customer.
A large portion of our revenues is dependent on one customer, Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”). For the years ended April 30, 2024, and 2023, Costco accounted for approximately 19% and 39% of our total sales, respectively. Further, we do not have a long-term purchase contract with Costco. The loss of Costco as a customer may materially and adversely affect our revenues. Additionally, a reduction in purchase orders for some or all of our products from any particular customer may materially and adversely affect our revenues. For the year ended April 30, 2024, we experienced a decrease in sales from food import and distribution compared to the year ended April 30, 2023, primarily due to a 46% reduction in purchase orders from Costco, one of our largest customers, for White Rabbit ice cream.
Home Improvement
Loss of one or more of our manufacturers or our failure to timely identify and establish relationships with new co-manufacturers could harm our business and impede our growth.
We currently rely on three of our manufacturers to provide us with our product, and the loss of Hong Sheng (Vietnam) Industry Company Limited (“Hong Sheng”) would have a material impact on our business as Hong Sheng supplies approximately sixty percent (60%) of our home improvement products. We do not have manufacturing agreements with them and are based on purchase orders. Volumes produced under each of these purchase order can fluctuate significantly based on their production capacity, and other factors, none of which are under our direct control. Any of the manufacturers with whom we do not have a written contract could seek to alter or terminate its relationship with us at any time, leaving us with periods during which we have limited or no ability to manufacture our products. If we need to replace a manufacturer, there can be no assurance that additional capacity will be available when required on acceptable terms, or at all.
An interruption in, or the loss of operations at, one or more of our manufacturers’ facilities, which may be caused by work stoppages, labor shortages, strikes or other labor unrest, production disruptions, product quality issues, local economic and political conditions, restrictive governmental actions, border closures, disease outbreaks or pandemics (such as COVID-19), the outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, terrorism, fire, earthquakes, severe weather, flooding or other natural disasters at one or more of these facilities, could delay, postpone or reduce production of some of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition until such time as such interruption is resolved or an alternate source of production is secured.
We believe there are a limited number of competent, high-quality manufacturers in the industry that meet our strict quality and control standards, and as we seek to continue to obtain additional or alternative manufacturer arrangements in the future, there can be no assurance that we would be able to do so on satisfactory terms, in a timely manner, or at all. Additionally, as we expand our operations, we will need to further develop relationships with manufacturers overseas to meet sales demand, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully do so. Therefore, the loss of one or more manufacturers, any disruption or delay at a manufacturer or any failure to identify and engage new manufacturers for our products could delay, postpone or reduce production of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may be harmed by negative publicity.
We operate in highly competitive industries, and there are other companies in the market that offer similar products. We derive most of our customers through word of mouth, and we rely on the positive feedback of our customers. Thus, customer satisfaction is critical to the success of our business, as this will also result in potential referrals from our existing customers. If we fail to meet our customers’ expectations, there may be negative feedback regarding our products and/or services, which may have an adverse impact on our business and reputation. In the event we are unable to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction, or any customer dissatisfaction is inadequately addressed, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may also be adversely affected.
Our reputation may also be adversely affected by negative publicity in reports, publications such as major newspapers and forums, or any other negative publicity or rumors. There is no assurance that our Group will not experience negative publicity in the future or that such negative publicity will not have a material and adverse effect on our reputation or prospects. This may result in our inability to attract new customers or retain existing customers and may in turn adversely affect our business and results of operations.
We compete with numerous home improvement manufacturers in highly competitive markets. Competition can affect customer preferences, reduce demand for our products, negatively affect our product sales mix, leverage greater financial resources, or cause us to lower prices, any or all of which could adversely affect our financial condition, liquidity or results of operation.
Our markets are highly competitive. We compete for sales of home improvement products with many manufacturers and large-sized wholesale distributors of home improvement products such as cabinets, countertops and flooring as well as with manufacturers who also produce other these products. Some of our competitors have greater financial resources than we do. Competition can reduce demand for our products, negatively affect our product sales mix or cause us to lower prices. Our customers consider our products’ performance, content and styling, as well as customer service and price when deciding whether to purchase our products. Shifting consumer preference in our highly competitive markets whether for performance, product content, styling preferences, or our inability to develop and offer new competitive performance features, could have an adverse effect on our sales. Regulatory action or new product standards could also steer consumers away from our products.
In addition, excess industry capacity for certain products in several geographic markets could lead to industry consolidation and/or increased price competition. We are also subject to potential increased price competition from overseas competitors, which may have lower cost structures.
Our failure to compete effectively through the management of our product portfolio, by meeting consumer preferences and gaining market leadership could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
If we are unable to anticipate consumer preferences and successfully develop and introduce new, innovative and updated products, we may not be able to maintain or increase our net revenues and profitability.
Our success depends on our ability to identify and originate product trends as well as to anticipate and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner. All of our products are subject to changing consumer preferences that cannot be predicted with certainty. New products may not receive consumer acceptance as consumer preferences could shift rapidly to different types of home improvement products such as cabinets, countertops and flooring or away from these types of products altogether, and our future success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond to these changes. Failure to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer preferences could lead to, among other things, lower sales and excess inventory levels, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Potential disruptions in supplier payment terms and business operations could adversely affect our cash flow and business.
Our current home improvement business model relies significantly on favorable payment terms with our suppliers. Many of our suppliers provide us with low or no downpayment terms for delivery, and some even allow us to pay the balance due upon the sale of home improvement products. This arrangement supports our liquidity and operational flexibility. However, we could face substantial challenges if suppliers demand higher down payments or if we experience low product turnover.
Several factors could lead suppliers to change their payment terms, including:
| ● | Economic downturns affecting supplier liquidity; |
| ● | Changes in supplier financial policies or ownership; |
| ● | Increased costs of raw materials impacting supplier cash flow; |
| ● | Supply chain disruptions or delays; and |
| ● | Shifts in market dynamics or competitive pressures. |
If suppliers demand higher down payments, we may need to use more of our cash reserves or seek additional financing. This could increase our operational costs and strain our liquidity. Additionally, lower product turnover could delay our ability to pay suppliers, damaging our relationships with them and potentially leading to supply shortages or increased costs.
Significant changes in payment terms or supply chain disruptions could impair our ability to maintain inventory levels, fulfill customer orders, and sustain business operations. This could result in decreased sales, reduced profitability, and harm to our market reputation. Any changes in these conditions could adversely affect our cash flow, business operations, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business is subject to seasonal influences, and uncharacteristic or significant weather conditions, climate change, natural disasters, as well as other catastrophic events, could impact our operations.
Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, fires, floods, droughts or water scarcity, tornadoes, and earthquakes; unseasonable, unexpected or extreme weather conditions, whether as a result of climate change or otherwise; acts of terrorism or violence, including active shooter situations; public health concerns, such as pandemics and quarantines and related impacts; civil unrest; geopolitical or military conflicts or acts of war, as well as any related sanctions or other government or private responses; or similar disruptions and catastrophic events could have and have on occasion had an adverse effect on our operations or financial performance in a number of ways. These types of events can affect consumer spending and confidence and consumers’ disposable income, particularly with respect to home improvement projects. They can also adversely affect our work force and prevent employees from reaching our facilities. They can, temporarily or on a long-term basis, disrupt or disable operations of portions of our supply chain and distribution network, including causing reductions in the availability of inventory and disruption of utility services.
Furthermore, the long-term impacts of climate change, whether involving physical risks (such as extreme weather conditions) or transition risks (such as regulatory or technology changes) are expected to be widespread and unpredictable. These changes over time could affect, for example, the availability and cost of or demand for certain consumer products, commodities, and energy (including utilities), which in turn may impact our ability to procure certain goods or services for the operation of our business at the quantities and levels we consider optimal.
As a consequence of these or other catastrophic or uncharacteristic events, we may experience interruption to our operations, increased costs, changes in customer behavior or demand, or losses of property, equipment or inventory, which would adversely affect our revenue and profitability.
Uncertainty regarding the housing market, economic conditions, political and social climate, public health issues, and other factors beyond our control could adversely affect demand for our products and services, our costs of doing business, and our financial performance.
Our financial performance depends significantly on the stability of the housing and home improvement markets, as well as general economic conditions, including changes in gross domestic product. Adverse conditions in or uncertainty about these markets, the economy, or the political or social climate could adversely impact, and we believe in some cases has adversely impacted, our customers’ confidence or financial condition, causing them to decide against purchasing home improvement products and services, causing them to delay purchasing decisions, or impacting their ability to pay for products and services. Other factors beyond our control — including unemployment and foreclosure rates; interest rate fluctuations, including central banks’ actions to control inflation; inflation or deflation; fuel and other energy costs; raw material or other shortages; labor and healthcare costs; the availability of financing; the state of the credit markets, including mortgages, home equity loans and consumer credit; changes in tax rates and policy; weather and natural disasters (including the potential impacts of climate change); acts of terrorism or violence, including active shooter situations; public health issues, including pandemics and related impacts; geopolitical or military conflicts or acts of war, as well as any related sanctions or other government or private responses; and civil unrest, could further adversely affect demand for our products and services, our costs of doing business, and our financial performance. If we experience inflation or deflation at a level beyond our ability to respond effectively, we may not be able to adjust prices to sufficiently offset the effects without negatively impacting consumer demand or margins. For example, in an effort to address inflation, central banks may raise interest rates, which may adversely impact demand, including influencing in part the shifts in consumer purchasing from big-ticket, more discretionary purchases to smaller, less discretionary purchases.
Our costs of doing business could increase as a result of changes in, expanded enforcement of, or adoption of new federal, state, local or international laws and regulations.
We are subject to various U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations, as well as international laws and regulations, that govern numerous aspects of our business. In recent years, a number of new laws and regulations have been adopted, there has been expanded enforcement of certain existing laws and regulations by federal, state and local agencies, and the interpretation of certain laws and regulations has become increasingly complex. These laws and regulations, and related interpretations and enforcement activity, may change as a result of a variety of factors, including political, economic or social events. Changes in, expanded enforcement of, or adoption of new federal, state, local or international laws and regulations governing minimum wage or living wage requirements; the classification of exempt and non-exempt employees; the distinction between employees and contractors; other wage, labor or workplace regulations; healthcare; data privacy and cybersecurity; the sale, marketing, sourcing, and pricing of some of our products; transportation, logistics and interstate delivery operations, international trade; supply chain transparency; the sourcing of raw materials, including timber and minerals, used in our products; taxes, including changes to corporate tax rates; restrictions on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; competition and antitrust requirements and enforcement; ESG programs, transparency and reporting, including U.S. federal or state or international regulations; energy costs and consumption; or hazardous waste disposal and other environmental matters could increase our costs of doing business or impact our sales, operations or profitability.
In addition, regulators, customers, investors, employees, and other stakeholders are increasingly focusing on cybersecurity, data privacy, and ESG matters and related disclosures. These changing rules, regulations and stakeholder expectations have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses, heightened risks of litigation and enforcement actions, and increased management time and attention spent complying with or meeting such regulations and expectations. Initiatives and goals within the scope of ESG could be difficult and expensive to implement, the technologies needed to implement them may not be cost effective and may not advance at a sufficient pace, and we could be criticized or face reputational or regulatory risks regarding the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the disclosure.
The inflation or deflation of commodity and other prices could affect our prices, demand for our products, our sales and our profit margins.
Prices of certain commodity products, including lumber and other raw materials, are historically volatile and are subject to fluctuations arising from changes in domestic and international supply and demand, inflationary or deflationary pressures, labor costs, competition, market speculation, government regulations, tariffs and trade restrictions, natural disasters, geopolitical conflicts, and periodic delays in delivery. For example, conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and the related international responses have exacerbated inflationary pressures, including causing increases in commodity prices, fuel and other energy costs, and shipping costs. Rapid and significant changes in commodity and other prices, such as changes in lumber prices, and our ability to pass them on to our customers or manage them through other processes, may affect the demand for our products, our sales and our profit margins. If product cost inflation increases beyond our ability to control our related costs, we may not be able to adjust prices to sufficiently offset the effect of the various cost increases without negatively impacting consumer demand.
Our Indoor Home Improvement Business is Dependent on a Limited Number of Suppliers.
For the year ended April 30, 2024, two vendors accounted for 43% and 10% of our total purchases, primarily in the Indoor Home Improvement business. Although we believe that we can find other vendors to obtain our supplies, the loss of any one of these vendors could immediately and adversely affect our ability to provide products to our customers.
Our common stock may be subject to extreme volatility that is seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of our business. In particular, our common stock may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices, given that we have relatively small public floats. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects.
Holders of our common stock may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our common stock. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our common stock. Furthermore, the potential extreme volatility may confuse the public perception of the value of our stock, distort the market perception of our stock price, our company’s financial performance, public image, and negatively affect the long-term liquidity of our common stock, regardless of our actual or expected operating performance. If we encounter such volatility, including any rapid stock price increases and declines seemingly unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, it will likely make it difficult and confusing for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our common stock and understand the value thereof.
We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our common stock if the market price of our common stock increases.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish a negative report regarding our shares of common stock, the price of our common stock and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock may depend in part on the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade us, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price of our common stock and the trading volume to decline.
The market price of our common stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above your purchase price.
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Our management has broad discretion to determine how to use the funds raised in our initial public offering and may use them in ways that may not enhance our results of operations or the price of our shares of common stock.
We anticipate that we will use the net proceeds from our IPO along with our existing cash and cash equivalents, to fund enhancements to our current supply chain management as well as the development of additional functionalities of our business expansion, expansion of sales and distribution channels in order to reach a broader customer base, talent development and retention, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Our management will have significant discretion as to the use of the net proceeds to us from our IPO and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the market price of our shares of common stock.
As a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5615(c), we have chosen to exempt our Company from certain corporate governance requirements that could have an adverse effect on our public stockholders.
Our chairperson, chief executive officer, and President, Ms. Yin Yan, controls approximately 93.93% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding voting securities, assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option (or 93.74% assuming full exercise of the over-allotment option), and we will be deemed a “controlled company” within the meaning of the listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market. A “controlled company” may elect to rely on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including an exemption from the rule that a majority of our board of directors must be independent directors. These independence standards are intended to ensure that directors who meet those standards are free of any conflicting interest that could influence their actions as directors. We intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemptions under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5615(c), and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees will not consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, our stockholders do not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
Our status as a controlled company could cause our shares of common stock to be less attractive to certain investors or otherwise harm our trading price. As a result, you would not have the same protection afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Nevada law, along with our status as a “controlled company,” could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.
We are a Nevada corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. An interested stockholder is a person who, together with the affiliates and associates, beneficially owns (or within the prior two years, did beneficially own) ten percent or more of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote.
In addition, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (“Articles of Incorporation”) and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”) may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws (i) authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our Board to thwart a takeover attempt; (ii) provide that vacancies on our Board, including newly created directorships, may be filled by a majority vote of directors then in office, and (iii) provide that the Board shall have the power to amend, modify or repeal the Bylaws.
Further, we are a “controlled company” as defined in the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5615(c) because more than 50% of the combined voting power of all of our outstanding common stock is beneficially owned by Ms. Yin Yan. Our status as a controlled company may have an anti-takeover effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company.
We have 135,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock with super voting rights.
Our capital stock as of the date hereof consists of common stock and Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock. All 135,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock have been issued to Ms. Yin Yan, our chairperson, chief executive officer, and President. Each share of common stock is entitled to one (1) vote and each share of Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock is entitled to one thousand (1,000) votes on any matter on which action of the stockholders of the corporation is sought. Approximately 94.56% of Ms. Yin Yan’s voting power stems from her holdings of the Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock. The Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock will vote together with the common stock.
Our Articles of Incorporation does not provide for any sunset provisions that limit the lifespan of our Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock, including in the case of the death of a Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock shareholder or intra-family transfers of shares of Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock. The holders of Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive dividends of any kind or be entitled to any liquidation preference. The Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock shall not be subject to conversion into common stock or other equity authorized to be issued by the Company. The Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock is redeemable at the election of the holder at a redemption price of $0.001 per share. See “Description of Capital Stock” for additional information regarding our Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock.
In addition to the dilutive effect on the voting power and value of our common stock, the foregoing structure of our capital stock may render our common stock ineligible for inclusion in certain securities market indices, and thus adversely affect the price and liquidity of, and public sentiment regarding, our common stock or other securities.
The existence of, and voting rights associated with, our Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock, either alone or in conjunction with certain of the other provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, such as the requirement to have a staggered board, could also have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in our control or make the removal of our management more difficult.
We cannot predict the impact our multi-class share structure may have on the stock price of our common stock*.*
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions and relief from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including (i) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) having the option of delaying the adoption of certain new or revised financial accounting standards, (iii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our registration statement and our periodic reports and proxy statements and (iv) exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We may take advantage of these exemptions until such time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock. Further, pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act, we have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. As a result, our operating results and financial statements may not be comparable to the operating results and financial statements of other companies who have adopted the new or revised accounting standards.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) April 30, 2030, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was $700.0 million or more as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of such year or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls or fail to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that have been identified, we may fail to meet our reporting obligations or be unable to accurately report our results of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our common stock may be materially and adversely affected.
Prior to our IPO, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal controls and procedures. Our management has not completed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and our independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. In the course of auditing our consolidated financial statements for the years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we identified several material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and other control deficiencies as of April 30, 2024. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses identified to date relate to (i) a lack of accounting staff and resources with appropriate knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and SEC reporting and compliance requirements; (ii) a lack of sufficient documented financial closing policies and procedures and (iii) a lack of an effective review process by the accounting manager which may lead to material audit adjustments to the financial statements.
Following the identification of the material weaknesses and control deficiencies, we plan to take remedial measures including (i) hiring more qualified accounting personnel with relevant U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications to strengthen the financial reporting function and to set up a financial and system control framework; (ii) implementing regular and continuous U.S. GAAP accounting and financial reporting training programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel; (iii) setting up an internal audit function as well as engaging an external consulting firm to assist us with the assessment of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements and improvement of overall internal control; and (iv) appointing independent directors and strengthening corporate governance.
However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Our failure to correct the material weaknesses or our failure to discover and address any other material weaknesses or control deficiencies could result in inaccuracies in our financial statements and could also impair our ability to comply with applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, as well as the trading price of our Common stock, may be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, ineffective internal control over financial reporting significantly hinders our ability to prevent fraud.
We are a public company in the United States subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require that we include a report of management on our internal control over financial reporting in our annual report on Form 10-K beginning with our annual report for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. However, our auditors will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until we are no longer a smaller reporting company. Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm, after conducting its own independent testing, may issue a report that is qualified, if it is not satisfied with our internal controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated, or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. In addition, after we become a public company, our reporting obligations may place a significant strain on our management, operational, and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. We may be unable to complete our evaluation testing and any required remediation in a timely manner.
Our management and principal stockholders own a significant percentage of our stock and will be able to exert control over matters subject to stockholder approval.
Our chairperson, chief executive officer, and President, Ms. Yin Yan, controls approximately 93.93% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding voting securities, assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option (or 93.74% assuming full exercise of the over-allotment option).
Approximately 94.56% of Ms. Yin Yan’s voting power stems from her holdings of the Series A Super Voting Preferred Stock. To the extent that Ms. Yan continues to own a significant percentage of the voting power of our common stock, Ms. Yan will be able to control the management and affairs of our company and most matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents and approval of any merger, sale of substantially all our assets or other significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our common stock that you or other stockholders may feel are in your or their best interest as one of our stockholders.
Our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with terms that may not be beneficial to common stockholders and with the ability to affect adversely stockholder voting power and perpetuate their control over us.
Our Articles of Incorporation allow us to issue shares of preferred stock without any vote or further action by our stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. As a result, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant to holders the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock and the right to the redemption of the shares, together with a premium, prior to the redemption of our common stock.
We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 15(d) and 12(b) of the Exchange Act that require us to incur audit fees and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such reports. These additional costs could reduce or eliminate our ability to earn a profit.
We are required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In order to comply with these requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm will have to review our financial statements on a quarterly basis and audit our financial statements on an annual basis. Moreover, our legal counsel will have to review and assist in the preparation of such reports. The costs charged by these professionals for such services cannot be accurately predicted at this time because factors such as the number and type of transactions that we engage in, and the complexity of our reports cannot be determined at this time and will affect the amount of time to be spent by our auditors and attorneys. However, the incurrence of such costs will obviously be an expense to our operations and thus have a negative effect on our ability to meet our overhead requirements and earn a profit.
The costs of maintaining public company reporting requirements could be significant and may preclude us from seeking financing or equity investment on terms acceptable to us and our stockholders. We estimate these costs to be in excess of $500,000 per year and may be higher if our business volume or business activity increases significantly. If our revenues are insufficient or non-existent, or we cannot satisfy many of these costs through the issuance of shares or debt, we may be unable to satisfy these costs in the normal course of business.
However, for as long as we remain a smaller reporting company, as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, reduced financial statement disclosure in registration statements, which must include two years of audited financial statements, reduced financial statement disclosure in annual reports on Form 10-K, and exemptions from the auditor attestation of management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer a smaller reporting company.
If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our common stock, if a market ever develops, could drop significantly.
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