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Filing Category: Material Impairment

  • Ispire Technology Inc. 8-K Analysis & Summary – 2/21/2025

    Analyst Summary

    • CBIZ CPAs P.C. was dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm.
    • Marcum Asia CPAs LLP was appointed as the new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
    • The dismissal and appointment were effective immediately on February 18, 2025.
    • No disagreements or reportable events occurred during the interim period between CBIZ CPAs’ appointment and dismissal, except for previously reported material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.
    • Material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting reported by the Company on its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2024 related to (i) the lack of controls to enable the Company to record assets acquired from a controlling stockholder in accordance with GAAP, (ii) the lack of controls to enable the Company to evaluate significant estimates, including (x) the sufficiency of inventory reserve for slow-moving inventories and (y) the credit loss history and use it to evaluate the sufficiency of credit loss reserve for accounts receivable under Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” (iii) the lack of comprehensive accounting policies and procedures manual in accordance with U.S. GAAP and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting, including IT general controls, and a financial risk assessment to evaluate controls, and (iv) the lack of a sufficient complement of personnel with appropriate technical expertise to evaluate complex accounting matters.

  • ONECONNECT FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 6-K Analysis & Summary – 3/14/2025

    Analyst Summary

    • OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. issued a profit warning for the year ended December 31, 2024, anticipating an increased net loss.
    • The increased loss is primarily attributed to an increase in impairment losses of goodwill (approximately RMB120 million to RMB150 million) and a reversal of deferred income tax assets (approximately RMB440 million to RMB470 million).
    • The discontinuation of cloud services, as announced on July 11, 2024, has contributed to a year-on-year revenue decline.
    • The expected net loss from continuing operations is projected to be approximately RMB645 million to RMB705 million for FY2024, compared to RMB211.3 million for FY2023.
    • A one-time gain of approximately RMB260.1 million from the disposal of virtual banking business will partially offset the increased losses.
    • The overall net loss is expected to increase from RMB371.5 million for FY2023 to approximately RMB435 million to RMB495 million for FY2024, considering both continuing and discontinued operations.
    • The profit warning statement constitutes a profit forecast under the Takeovers Code and is subject to reporting by the Company’s independent financial adviser and auditors.
    • A preliminary non-binding proposal for the possible privatization of the Company by Bo Yu Limited was received on March 1, 2025, which could result in delisting from the Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.