BIOMERICA INC
For the period ended May 31, 2024. Filed Aug 28, 2024.
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FY2024 · Filed Aug 28, 2024
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Item 8. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Biomerica, Inc.
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets ofBiomerica, Inc.(the “Company”) as of May 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2024 and 2023, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations and has an accumulated deficit and limited liquid resources. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Inventory Valuation
Critical Audit Matter Description
As described in Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the Company values inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value with cost inclusive of estimates for reasonable allocations of labor and overhead costs. Also, management periodically reviews inventory for excess quantities and obsolescence. Management evaluates quantities on hand, physical condition, and technical functionality as these characteristics may be impacted by anticipated customer demand for current products and new product introductions. Auditing the Company’s estimates for capitalized labor and overhead was challenging due to the extensive use of estimates throughout this process, including the amount of labor and overhead costs allocable to inventory production and the specific amount of labor and overhead costs allocable to ending inventory quantities. Auditing the Company’s estimates for slow-moving and obsolete inventories was challenging due to the inherently judgmental nature of forecasting future sales and usage of a significant number of diverse inventory items.
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How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
To test the valuation of the Company’s inventory, we performed the following audit procedures:
| ● | Obtained an understanding of the methodologies and policies used by management to estimate capitalized labor and overhead and inventory reserves; we obtained an understanding of key internal controls and assessed their overall appropriateness; |
| ● | Tested the reasonableness of the production labor and overhead cost pools and the reasonableness of inventory quantities produced; we recalculated the allocable labor and overhead rate per unit produced; we recalculated the amount of capitalized labor and overhead based on quantities on hand at the end of the fiscal year; we performed sensitivity analyses to determine the impact of adjustments to management’s estimates; and |
| ● | Tested the accuracy of key data inputs that are the primary drivers for determining the quantitative inventory reserves; these inputs included inventory quantities on hand, approximate age of the inventory quantities, and estimated inventory reserve percentages. |
/s/ Haskell & White LLP
HASKELL & WHITE LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
Irvine, California
August 28, 2024
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