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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
NOTE 9 | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Buying Agency and Supply Agreement The Company has a Buying Agency and Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Forward China. The Supply Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Forward China will act as the Company’s exclusive buying agent and supplier of Products (as defined in the Supply Agreement) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Company purchases products at Forward China’s cost and through March 2023 paid Forward China a monthly service fee equal to the sum of (i) $100,000, and (ii) 4% of “Adjusted Gross Profit”, which is defined as the selling price less the cost from Forward China. Considering the loss of a significant OEM distribution customer (see Note 6), effective April 1, 2023, the Company and Forward China agreed to reduce the fixed portion of the sourcing fee from $100,000 to $83,333 per month for the remaining term of the Supply Agreement, which expired in October 2023. Effective October 2023, the Company and Forward China entered into a new sourcing agreement under which the fixed portion of the sourcing fee was further reduced to $65,833 per month. Other terms in the agreement are substantially the same as the prior agreement. The new sourcing agreement expires October 31, 2024. The Company recorded service fees to Forward China of $219,000 and $349,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $453,000 and $694,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which are included as a component of cost of sales upon sales of the related products. The Company had purchases from Forward China during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 of approximately $2,007,000 and $3,191,000, respectively, and $3,523,000 and $7,796,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In order to preserve the Company’s current and future liquidity, in November 2023, the Company and Forward China entered into an agreement whereby Forward China agreed to limit the amount of outstanding payables it would seek to collect from the Company to $500,000 in any 12-month period, which the Company agreed to pay within 30 days of any such request. This agreement pertains only to payables that were outstanding at October 30, 2023 of approximately $7,365,000. Purchases from Forward China made after October 30, 2023 are not covered by this agreement and are expected to be paid according to normal payment terms. At March 31, 2024, the remaining balance covered by this agreement was approximately $7,162,000. Promissory Note On January 18, 2018, the Company issued a $1,600,000 unsecured promissory note payable to Forward China to fund the acquisition of IPS. The promissory note bears an interest rate of 8% per annum and had an original maturity date of January 18, 2019. Monthly interest payments commenced on February 18, 2018, with the principal due at maturity. The Company incurred and paid interest associated with this note of $17,000 and $26,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $36,000 and $54,000 in the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The maturity date of this note was extended to December 31, 2024. The maturity date of this note has been extended on several occasions to assist the Company with liquidity. The Company made principal payments of $350,000 and $100,000 on this note during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and this note has a remaining balance of $750,000 at March 31, 2024. Other Related Party Activity In October 2020, the Company’s retail division began selling smart-enabled furniture, which is sourced by Forward China and sold in the U.S. under the Koble brand name. The Koble brand is owned by The Justwise Group Ltd. (“Justwise”), a company owned by Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company. The Company recognized revenues from the sale of Koble products of $104,000 and $543,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $376,000 and $1,041,000 in the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Due to the Retail Exit, these revenues are included in the income / (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company had an agreement with Justwise, under which (i) Justwise performed design, marketing and inventory management services related to the Koble products sold by the Company and (ii) the Company was granted a license to sell Koble products. In exchange for such services, the Company paid Justwise $10,000 per month plus 1% of the cost of Koble products purchased from Forward China. This agreement existed on a month-to-month basis until November 30, 2023. The Company incurred costs under this agreement of $0 and $20,000 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024, respectively. The Company incurred costs of $33,000 and $65,000 under this agreement for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Due to the Retail Exit, these costs are included in the income / (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company had accounts payable to Justwise of $0 and $10,000 at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company recorded revenue from a customer whose principal owner is an immediate family member of Jenny P. Yu, a large shareholder of the Company and managing director of Forward China. The Company recognized revenue from this customer of $198,000 and $251,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $318,000 and $385,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company had no accounts receivable from this customer at March 31, 2024 or September 30, 2023. The Company recorded revenue from a customer who employs an immediate family member of a former member of our Audit, Governance and Compensation committees of our Board of Directors. The Company recognized revenue from this customer of $23,000 and $38,000 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024, respectively and no revenue was recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023. The Company had accounts receivable from this customer of $17,000 and $0 at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

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