Company: AEHR
Filing Date: 2025-01-13
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001654954-25-000285
Chunk: 17

Company: AEHR TEST SYSTEMS
Filing Date: 2025-01-13
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 17
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 primarily due to profitable foreign subsidiaries. Provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended November 30, 2023 did not included tax expense related to U.S. operations due to a valuation allowance. The Company maintained a full valuation allowance on all the U.S. net deferred tax assets through the first nine months of fiscal 2024. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company concluded that the valuation allowance related to the U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets was no longer required due to existence of sufficient positive evidence to support that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets are realizable. A significant income tax benefit of $21.9 million was recognized due to release of a valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions consistent with authoritative guidance. The guidance prescribes a “more likely than not” recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income taxes.

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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Purchase Obligations The Company has purchase obligations to certain suppliers. In some cases, the products the Company purchases are unique and have provisions against cancellation of the order. Contingencies The Company may, from time to time, be involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While there can be no assurances as to the ultimate outcome of any litigation involving the Company, management does not believe any pending legal proceedings will result in judgment or settlement that will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. On December 3, 2024, a shareholder class action lawsuit captioned Lucid Alternative Fund, LP v. Aehr Test Systems, Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that the Company and certain of its executives made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s earnings guidance and other financial projections for 2024. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and purports to represent purchasers of the Company’s securities between January 9, 2024 and March 24, 2024. Additionally, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties and other misconduct by certain directors and officers of the Company. The Company believes the claims are merit