EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 102109
Filing Year: 2025
Filename: 102109_10-K_2025_0001410578-25-001522.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS
General
Universal Safety Products, Inc., formerly “Universal Security Instruments, Inc.” (“we” or “the Company”) designs and markets a variety of popularly priced safety products which, during the period covered by this Annual Report, consisted primarily of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and related products. Most of our products require minimal installation and are designed for easy installation by the consumer without professional assistance and are sold through retail stores. We also market products to the electrical distribution trade through our wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Safety Electric, Inc., formerly, USI Electric, Inc. (“Universal Electric”). The electrical distribution trade includes electrical and lighting distributors as well as manufactured housing companies. Products sold by Universal Electric usually require professional installation.
As previously announced, management had been seeking access to additional funding or other resources, or the right strategic business combination, which would allow the Company to drive long-term value for its shareholders while taking advantage of sales growth opportunities that the Company seeks to execute. In furtherance thereof, as previously announced on October 31, 2024, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Feit Electric Company, Inc. (“Feit”) pursuant to which Feit agreed to acquire the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm portion of the Company’s business and the non-tangible assets of the Company, including but not limited to the trade name of Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and Universal Electric, Inc. The Closing was subject to the approval of the transaction by the requisite vote of the shareholders of the Company. A special meeting of the shareholders to approve the sale and related actions was held on April 15, 2025, and the asset sale was approved. Accordingly on May 22, 2025, the Company closed on the asset sale to Feit pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The assets held for sale in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement at March 31, 2025, are shown separately in the financial statements accompanying this Annual Report and are valued at the lower of the assets carrying value or fair value less selling cost. The Company currently intends to continue importing and marketing its product lines other than smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and is exploring other business opportunities to drive long-term value for our shareholders.
Our sales for the year ended March 31, 2025, were $23,563,554 compared to $19,517,673 for the year ended March 31, 2024. We reported net income of $500,684 in fiscal 2025 compared to a net loss of $695,790 in fiscal 2024, an increase in net income of $1,196,474. The increase in the net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, is attributed primarily to an increase in sales to retail customers, and to recording an income tax benefit associated with the reversal of a portion of the reserve for deferred tax assets arising from the gain on the sale of assets discussed above. In addition, as further discussed later, certain revisions increasing the net loss in the prior year have been recorded.
The Company was incorporated in Maryland in 1969. Our principal executive office is located at 11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117, and our telephone number is 410-363-3000. Information about us may be obtained from our website www.universalsecurity.com. Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, are available free of charge on our website as soon as they are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through a link to the SEC’s EDGAR reporting system. Simply select the “Investor Relations” menu item, and then click on the “SEC Filings” link. The SEC’s EDGAR reporting system can also be accessed directly at www.sec.gov.
Safety Products
During the period covered by this Annual Report, we marketed a line of residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms under the trade names “UNIVERSAL” and “USI Electric” both of which were manufactured by Eyston Company Limited (Eyston) in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), a principal supplier of the Company’s products.
Our line of safety alarms consisted of units powered by replaceable batteries, ten-year sealed batteries, or 120-volt units with a battery backup. Our replaceable battery products contained different types of batteries with different battery lives, and some included alarm silencers. The smoke alarms marketed to the electrical distribution trade also included hearing impaired and heat alarms with a variety of features. We also market door chimes, ventilation products, ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI’s), and other electrical devices.
Our Universal Electric subsidiary focused its sales and marketing efforts to maximize safety product sales, especially smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms manufactured by Eyston, to the electrical distribution trade.
Import Matters
We import all our products. As an importer, we are subject to numerous tariffs which vary depending on types of products and country of origin, changes in economic and political conditions in the country of manufacture, potential trade restrictions, and currency fluctuations. Substantially all our safety products are imported from the People’s Republic of China. Certain of these products are currently subject to tariffs of twenty-five percent. Subsequent to March 31, 2025 tariffs on these products increased to 55%. The imposition of and modification of tariffs during the latter half of the current fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and subsequent thereto, has increased uncertainty as to the short-term sustainability of importing products from our principal suppliers. If the Company is unable to import products at a competitive price point our sales could be adversely affected.
We have attempted to protect ourselves from fluctuations in currency exchange rates to the extent possible by negotiating commitments in U.S. dollars. Our inventory purchases are also subject to delays in delivery due to problems with shipping and docking facilities, as well as other problems associated with purchasing products abroad.
Sales and Marketing; Customers
We sell our products to various customers, and our total sales market can be divided generally into two categories; sales by the Company to retailers, including wholesale distributors, chain, discount, television retailers and home center stores, catalog and mail order companies and other distributors (“retailers”), and sales by our Universal Electric subsidiary to the electrical distribution trade (primarily electrical and lighting distributors and manufactured housing companies) and foreign customers. Products marketed by the Company have historically been retailed to “do-it-yourself” consumers by these retailers. Products marketed by our USI Electric subsidiary to the electrical distribution trade typically require professional installation. We do not currently market a significant portion of our products directly to end users.
A significant portion of our sales are made by approximately 40 independent sales organizations, compensated by commission, which represents approximately 100 sales representatives, some of which have warehouses where Universal Electric products are maintained for sale. We expect that, as a result of the previously discussed sale of a portion of the Company’s business operations, there will be changes in the number and make up of these independent sales organizations. In addition, the Company established a national distribution system with eight regional stocking warehouses throughout the United States which generally enables customers to receive their orders the next day without paying for overnight freight charges. Our agreements with these sales organizations are generally cancelable by either party upon 30 days notice. We do not believe that the loss of any one of these organizations would have a material adverse effect upon our business. Sales are also made directly by the officers and certain full-time employees of the Company and our Universal Electric subsidiary, some of whom have other responsibilities for the Company. Sales outside the United States are made through exporters and amounted to less than five percent of total net sales in fiscal years 2025 and 2024.
During the period covered by this Annual Report, we also marketed our products through our website and through our own sales catalogs and brochures, which were mailed directly to customers. Our customers, in turn, may advertise our products in their own catalogs and brochures and in their ads in newspapers and other media. We also exhibit and sell our products at various trade shows, including the annual National Hardware Show.
Our backlog of orders as of March 31, 2025, was approximately $2,142,000. Our backlog as of March 31, 2024, was approximately $5,314,000. The decrease in backlog is primarily due to pending orders to a large retailer in the prior fiscal year that were delayed due to a backlog in critical components and shipping delays.
Suppliers
The majority of our products are manufactured for us by Eyston and amounted to approximately 96.3% and 84.3% of our purchases for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. Certain other private label products are also manufactured for us by foreign suppliers. We believe that our relationships with our suppliers are good. The loss of any of our other suppliers would have a short-term adverse effect on our operations, but replacement sources for these suppliers could be developed.
Competition
In fiscal years 2025 and 2024, sales of safety products accounted for substantially all of our total sales. In the sale of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, we competed in all of our markets with First Alert and Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. These companies have greater financial resources and financial strength than we have. However, we believe that these products competed favorably in the market primarily on the basis of styling, features, and pricing.
The safety industry in general involves changing technology. The success of our products may depend on our ability to improve and update our products in a timely manner and to adapt to new technological advances.
Employees
As of March 31, 2025, we had eleven employees, seven of whom are engaged in administration and sales, and the balance of whom are engaged in product development. Our employees are not unionized, and we believe that our relations with our employees are satisfactory.
Future Business
Subsequent to the May 22, 2025 asset sale to Feit, we intend to continue importing and marketing our product lines, other than smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, and we are exploring other business opportunities to drive long-term value for our shareholders.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
Because we are a smaller reporting company, this section is not applicable.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES
Effective April 2025, we extended our operating lease for a 15,000 square foot office and warehouse located in Baltimore County, Maryland to expire in October 2025. Monthly rental expense, with common area maintenance is currently approximates $15,000.
Effective March 2003, we entered into an operating lease for office space in Naperville, Illinois. This lease, consisting of 3,400 square feet, is continued on a month-to-month basis and expired on June 30, 2025. The Company did not renew the lease upon expiration. The monthly rental, with common area maintenance, was approximately $4,900 per month during the current fiscal year.
The Company believes that its current facilities are currently suitable and adequate.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time the Company is involved in various claims and routine litigation matters. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcomes of such matters are not anticipated to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market for Common Stock
Our common stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”) trades on the NYSE American LLC exchange, under the symbol UUU. As of July 18, 2025, there were 121 record holders of the Common Stock. The closing price for the Common Stock on that date was $3.29. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and it is our present intention to retain all cash flow for use in future operations.
Equity Compensation Information
The information required by this item regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 6.
[RESERVED]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
When used in this discussion and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and readers are advised that various factors, including Risk Factors discussed in earlier filings, and other risks could affect our financial performance and could cause our actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
General
During the period covered by this Annual Report, we were in the business of marketing and distributing safety and security products which are primarily manufactured in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Our consolidated financial statements detail our sales and other operational results. Accordingly, the following discussion and analysis of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 relate to the operational results of the Company and its consolidated subsidiary.
Our overall sales are primarily dependent upon the strength of the U.S. housing market. As stated elsewhere in this report, our Universal Electric subsidiary markets our products to the electrical distribution trade (primarily electrical and lighting distributors and manufactured housing companies); conditions that impact new home construction and new home sales directly impacts sales by our Universal Electric subsidiary. Our operating results for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 continue to be dependent upon the economic conditions of the U.S. housing market.
The importation of certain wiring devices, carbon-monoxide alarms, and photo-electric alarms are currently subject to tariffs of 25%, and subsequent to March 31, 2025 tariffs on these products increased to 55%. The imposition of and modification of tariffs during the latter half of the current fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and subsequent thereto, has increased uncertainty as to the short-term sustainability of importing products from our principal suppliers. If the Company is unable to import products at a competitive price point our sales could be adversely affected.
Subsequent to the May 22, 2025 asset sale to Feit, we intend to continue importing and marketing our product lines other than smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and we are exploring. Our ability to sell those products at competitive prices depends, among other things, on the tariffs to which imports of those products will be subject. We also are exploring strategic alternatives available to the Company and other business opportunities to drive long-term value for our shareholders. As previously announced, on April 15, 2025, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ault & Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“A&C”), with respect to the investment in the Company of operating capital for a business to be mutually agreed upon by the Company and A&C. In accordance with provisions of the MOU, the Company added two Board of Director seats and appointed new directors selected by A&C to fill the available seats.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
Sales. In fiscal year 2025, our net sales were $23,563,554 compared to sales in the prior year of $19,517,673, an increase of $4,045,881 (20.7%). The increase in the net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, is attributed primarily to an increase in sales to retail customers, and to recording an income tax benefit associated with the reversal of a portion of the reserve for deferred tax assets arising from the gain on the sale of assets discussed above. In addition, as further discussed later, certain revisions increasing the net loss in the prior year have been recorded.
Gross Profit. Gross profit percentage is calculated as net sales less cost of goods sold expressed as a percentage of net sales. Our gross profit percentage for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, was 29.0% compared to 28.7% in fiscal 2024. Changes in gross margin is generally attributed to variations in the mix of products sold as certain products are subject to tariff charges that directly impact gross margin.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $6,004,507 in fiscal 2025 from $5,735,584 in fiscal 2024. As a percentage of net sales, these expenses were 25.5% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 29.4% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. These expenses decreased as a percentage of net sales as they do not change in direct proportion to a change in sales. These expenses increased as a dollar amount due primarily to increased freight costs, insurance, and professional fees.
Engineering and Product Development. Engineering and product development expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, was $424,849. Engineering and product development expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, was $427,234. Engineering and product development expense for the 2025 period was comparable to the 2024 period.
Interest Expense and Interest Income. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company incurred interest expense of $262,365 and $155,731, respectively, related to borrowing costs associated with interest paid on amounts borrowed from our factor. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from increased borrowing from our factor during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company received interest income of $24,746 related to refunds of customs payments made in the prior fiscal year.
Income Taxes. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, our statutory Federal tax rate was 20.0%. The Company has accumulated net operating losses and other income tax credits for which a partial valuation allowance has been established. Accordingly, income taxes or deferred income tax benefits indicated by the provision for income taxes as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, varies from the expected statutory rate. Footnote F to the financial statements provides a reconciliation of the amount of tax that would be expected at statutory rates and the amount of tax expense or benefit provided at the effective rate of tax for each fiscal period.
Net Income. We reported net income of $500,684 for the fiscal year 2025, compared to a net loss of $695,790 for fiscal 2024, an increase in net income of $1,196,474 (172.0%). The increase in the net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, is attributed to the increase in sales associated with the initial placement sale to a large national retail customer and a deferred tax benefit attributed to the sale of certain assets to Feit as previously discussed.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company reported net income of $500,684, and a net loss of $695,790 for the years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, working capital (computed as the excess of current assets over current liabilities) increased by $678,311 from $4,485,400 on March 31, 2024, to $5,163,711 on March 31, 2025.
Our operating activities used cash of $1,048,612 for the year ended March 31, 2025. Operating activities used cash principally by increasing trade accounts receivable and amounts due from factor of $1,090,710, increased inventory of $227,396, by decreasing accounts payable, accrued expenses, and lease liability by $350,758, and offset by prepaid expenses of $81,442, and net income of $500,684. In addition, the following non-cash items are reflected in net cash used in operating activities: depreciation and amortization amounted to $164,126, the change in the allowance for excess and obsolete inventory of $300,000, and was offset by changes in the allowance for credit losses of $65,000, and an income tax benefit of $361,000.
Our operating activities provided cash of $604,076 for the year ended March 31, 2024. Operating activities provided cash principally by decreasing trade accounts receiveable and amounts due from factor of $186,806, by increasing accounts payable and accrued expenses by $1,472,394, and offset by increases in inventories of $688,194, increased prepaid expenses of $61,354, a decrease in operating lease liability of $151,230, and a net loss of $695,790. In addition, the following non-cash items are reflected in net cash provided by operating activities: depreciation and amortization amounted to $163,456 and was offset by changes in the allowance for credit losses of $377,988.
Our investing activities did not provide or use cash during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 or 2024.
Financing activities provided cash of $1,331,605 reflecting the increase in net borrowing from the Factor during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. Financing activities used cash of $690,497 reflecting the decrease in net borrowing from the Factor during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
Overall, our cash increased by $282,993 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and decreased by $86,421 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
Our overall sales are primarily dependent upon the strength of the U.S. housing market. As stated elsewhere in this report, our Universal Electric subsidiary markets our products to the electrical distribution trade (primarily electrical and lighting distributors and manufactured housing companies); demand in new home construction and new home sales directly impacts sales by our Universal Electric subsidiary. Our operating results for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 continue to be dependent upon the economic conditions of the U.S. housing market. Management believes that with an improved housing market and sales of our sealed products, the Company will continue to improve profitability. However, as previously discussed, the imposition of and modification of tariffs during the latter half of the current fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and subsequent thereto, has increased uncertainty as to the short-term sustainability of importing products from our principal suppliers. If the Company is unable to import products at a competitive price point, our sales could be adversely affected.
Our product offerings, including sealed battery alarm and ground fault circuit interrupter products, compete in price and functionality with similar products offered by our larger competitors. While we believe there will be market acceptance of our products, we cannot be assured of this. Should our products not achieve the level of acceptance we anticipate, this could have a significant effect on our future operations, and our sales may decline, affecting our ability to continue operating in our current fashion.
Our short-term borrowings to finance operations, trade accounts receivable, and foreign inventory purchases are provided pursuant to the terms of our Factoring Agreement with Merchant Factors Corporation (Merchant or Factor). Borrowings under our Factoring Agreement bear interest at prime plus 2% and are secured by all of the Company’s assets. Advances from Merchant are at the sole discretion of Merchant based on their assessment of the Company’s receivables, inventory and financial condition at the time of each request for an advance. The unused availability of this facility totaled approximately $348,000 and $610,000 on March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
As previously discussed, following the May 22, 2025 asset sale to Feit, we intend to continue importing and marketing our product lines other than smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Virtually all of the products we intend to continue selling are manufactured in the Peoples Republic of China. Our ability to sell those products at competitive prices depends, among other things, on the tariffs to which imports of those products will be subject, and our need for capital to purchase and import these items will depend on our ability to sell those products. We are also exploring other business opportunities to drive long-term value for our shareholders and we will not know our capital needs until we have clearly identified one or more opportunities.
Related Party Transactions
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, inventory purchases and other company expenses of approximately $1,097,000 and $1,699,000, respectively, were charged to credit card accounts of Harvey B. Grossblatt, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and certain of his immediate family members. The Company subsequently reimbursed these charges in full. Mr. Grossblatt receives travel mileage and other credit card benefits from these charges. The maximum amount outstanding and due to Mr. Grossblatt at any point during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 may include amounts submitted for personal expense reimbursement and amounts paid by Mr. Grossblatt for inventory purchases or other company expenses and amounted to approximately $285,000 and $276,000, respectively, and the amount outstanding at March 31, 2025, and 2024 is approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial statements and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements included as part of this document. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to credit losses, inventories, income taxes, and contingencies and litigation. We base these estimates on historical experiences and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect management’s more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note A to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report. Certain of our accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by management in selecting the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty and actual results could differ from these estimates. These judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, current economic trends in the industry, information provided by our customers, and information available from outside sources, as appropriate. Our critical accounting policies include:
Assets Held for Sale: As previously discussed in Part I, Item 1, the asset sale to Feit closed on May 22, 2025. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company sold finished good inventories of $1,655,000, and all of the Company’s fully amortized intangible assets including, but not limited to, all of the Company’s patents, trademarks, copyrights, and the trade name Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and USI Electric, Inc. Accordingly, the assets held for sale on March 31, 2025 pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, are shown separately in the financial statements accompanying this Annual Report and are valued at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less selling cost.
Income Taxes: The Company recognizes a liability or asset for the deferred tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. These temporary differences may result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amounts of the assets or liabilities are recovered or settled. The deferred tax assets are reviewed periodically for recoverability and a valuation allowance is provided whenever it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company expects to record a gain on the sale of assets, as previously discussed, of between $2,000,000 and $2,750,000, and accordingly, may be able to use existing operating loss carry-forwards to offset the expected gain on the sale with the filing of its tax returns for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. The amount of the operating loss carryforwards to be utilized is anticipated to be approximately $1,765,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The Company has established a deferred tax asset for this portion of its existing loss carry-forwards.
Further, after a review of projected taxable income, the remaining components of the deferred tax asset, and current global economic conditions, it was determined that it is more likely than not, that the tax benefits associated with the remaining components of deferred tax assets after the sale of a segment of the business, will not be realized. This determination was made based on the Company’s prior history of losses from operations and the uncertainty as to whether the Company will generate sufficient taxable income to use the deferred tax assets prior to their expiration. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was established to fully offset the value of the remaining deferred tax assets. Our ability to realize the tax benefits associated with the remaining deferred tax assets depends primarily upon the timing of future taxable income and the expiration dates of the components of the deferred tax assets. If sufficient future taxable income is generated, we may be able to offset a portion of future tax expenses.
The Company follows ASC 740-10 which provides guidance for tax positions related to the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and requires that we recognize in our consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon an examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Interest and penalties, if any, related to income tax matters are recorded as income tax expenses.
The impact to the Company’s current and deferred income tax position that may be effected by changes to the Internal Revenue Code resulting from passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, subsequent to the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, has not been evaluated.
Revenue Recognition: The Company’s primary source of revenue is the sale of safety and security products based upon purchase orders or contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in time once the Company has determined that the customer has obtained control over the product. Control is typically deemed to have been transferred to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer. Customers may not return, exchange, or refuse acceptance of goods without our approval. Generally, the Company does not grant extended payment terms. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight, after control over a product has transferred to a customer, are accounted for as a cost of completing the sale and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense.
The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for products sold. Revenue is recorded at the transaction price net of estimates of variable consideration. The Company uses the expected value method based on historical data in considering the impact of estimates of variable consideration, which may include trade discounts, allowances, product returns (including rights of return) or warranty replacements. Estimates of variable consideration are included in revenue to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
We have established a provision to cover anticipated credit losses based upon historical experience.
Inventories: Inventories are valued at the lower-of-cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on the first in, first out method. We evaluate inventories on a quarterly basis and write down inventory that is deemed obsolete or unmarketable in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated net realizable value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We have not created, and are not party to, any special-purpose or off balance sheet entities for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating parts of our business that are not consolidated into our financial statements and do not have any arrangements or relationships with entities that are not consolidated into our financial statements that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or the availability of our capital resources.
Concentrations
The Company is primarily a distributor of safety products for use in home and business under both its trade names and private labels for other companies. The Company had two customers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 that represented 21.7% and 14.9% of the Company’s net sales. The Company had three customers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, that represented 13.7%, 13.7%, and 10.6% of the Company’s net sales. The Company had two customers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 that represented 17.3% and 13.8% of the Company’s accounts receivable. The Company had no customers in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, that represented greater than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable. During the period covered by this Annual Report, the Company acquired its inventory of smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm safety products from Eyston Company, Ltd. Products manufactured for us by Eyston amounted to approximately 96.3% and 84.3% of our purchases for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. At March 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company had accounts receivable due from Eyston of $114,204 and $133,401, respectively. At March 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company had trade accounts payable due to Eyston of approximately $1,146,000 and $1,501,000, respectively. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, and in connection with the previously discussed asset sale to Feit, amounts due from, or due to Eyston were settled in full.
New Accounting Standards
See Note A, Recently issued accounting pronouncements, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently adopted new accounting guidance and new accounting guidance not yet adopted.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Because we are a smaller reporting company, this section is not applicable.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements and supplementary data required by this Item 8 are included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and set forth in the pages indicated in Item 15(a) of this Annual Report.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as such item is defined in Rules 13a - 15(e) and 15d - 15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated this system of disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission guidance as of the end of the period covered by this annual report and have concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our Chief Financial Officer, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the 1992 framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2025, because of a material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as discussed below.
Material weaknesses arose during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, related to the inherent risk associated with the lack of segregation of duties due to limited staffing in the accounting function. The Company plans to remediate the material weakness by adding additional personnel to the accounting function.
Material weaknesses arose during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, in the management review controls over classification of and disclosure of amounts within the financial statements resulting in revisions of amounts previously published in the March 31, 2024 financial statements. The material weaknesses continue to exist during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The Company plans to remediate the material weakness by clarification of the classification of amounts and inclusion of the required disclosures.
Material weaknesses arose during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, that continued to exist in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, in the management review controls over the classification of and accounting for income taxes. The Company plans to remediate the material weakness by engaging an independent expert to review the Company’s current and deferred tax provisions.
Material weaknesses arose during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, that continued to exist in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 in management’s review and control over documentation supporting entries posted to the Company’s general ledger. The Company plans to remediate the material weakness by implementing procedures to improve the review of, and documentation used to support, entries to the Company’s general ledger.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except for the additional material weakness noted above there have been no other changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION
Trading Plans
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no director or Section 16 officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors and Executive Officers
The Company’s directors are divided into three classes and are elected for terms of three years each and until his successor is elected and qualifies.
As of March 31, 2025, the Board consisted of four directors. The following table sets forth, for each director and executive officer of the Company, his name, age as of March 31, 2025, the year he first became a director and, if applicable, executive officer of the Company, the expiration of his current term, and whether such individual has been determined by the Board to be “independent” as defined in Section 802 (a) of the NYSE American Company Guide. There are no known arrangements or understandings between any of the following directors or officers and any other person pursuant to which such individual has been selected as a director or executive officer.
Name
Age
Director
Since
Officer
Since
Current Board
Term to Expire
Independent
Cary Luskin
-
Yes
Ira F. Bormel
-
Yes
Harvey B. Grossblatt
No
Ronald A. Seff, M.D.
-
Yes
James B. Huff
-
-
-
Effective May 22, 2025, the Board appointed two additional directors (for a total of six directors) in accordance with the MOU by and between the Company and A&C. The following table sets forth, for such additional director, his name, age as of July 14, 2025, the year he first became a director, the expiration of his current term, and whether such individual has been determined by the Board to be “independent” as defined in Section 802(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide.
Name
Age
Director
Since
Current Board
Term to Expire
Independent
Milton C. Ault, III
Yes
Henry C. W. Nisser
Yes
Presented below is certain information concerning the Company’s directors and executive officers. Unless otherwise stated, all of these individuals have held the positions indicated for at least the past five years.
Milton C. Ault, III has served as a director of our company since May 2025. Since January 2021, Mr. Ault has served as the Executive Chairman of HDI. Between December 2017 and January 2021, Mr. Ault was the Chief Executive Officer of Hyperscale Data, Inc., an issuer listed on the NYSE American (“HDI”) and between March 2017 and December 2017, Mr. Ault served as the Executive Chairman of HDI. Mr. Ault has served as a director of Alzamend Neuro, Inc., an issuer listed on Nasdaq (“Alzamend”), since January 2024. Mr. Ault is Alzmaned’s founder and served as Chairman and a director from inception in 2016 until Alzmanend’s initial public offering in June 2021. Mr. Ault served as the Chairman of the Board of Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation, an issuer previously listed on the NYSE American (“Ault Disruptive”) since its incorporation in February 2021 through March 2025. Since January 2024, Mr. Ault served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RiskOn International, Inc., an issuer quoted on the OTCPK (“ROI”). Between April 2023 and September 2024, Mr. Ault served as the Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., an issuer listed on Nasdaq (“RIME”). Mr. Ault has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A&C since December 2015. Between September 2014 and March 2025, Mr. Ault served as the Chairman of Avalanche International Corp., a previously publicly traded company categorized as a “voluntary filer” (not required to file periodic reports) (“Avalanche”). Since January 2011, Mr. Ault has been the Vice President of Business Development for MCKEA Holdings, LLC, a family office. Mr. Ault is a seasoned business professional and entrepreneur who has spent more than twenty-seven years identifying value in various financial markets including equities, fixed income, commodities, and real estate. Throughout his career, Mr. Ault has consulted for a few publicly traded and privately held companies, providing each of them the benefit of his diversified experience, that range from development stage to seasoned businesses.
Ira F. Bormel, CPA has served as chief financial officer of Berman Enterprises LLC and related companies, a Maryland based owner, developer and manager of office and retail commercial properties since 1999. Mr. Bormel is also a former chief financial officer of the Company.
Harvey B. Grossblatt was Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 1983 until August 2004, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company from 1988 until August 2004, Chief Operating Officer of the Company from April 2003 through August 2004, and Chief Executive Officer since August 2004.
Henry C.W. Nisser has served as a director of our company since May 2025. Since May 2019, Mr. Nisser has served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of HDI and as one of its directors since September 2020; he became HDI’s President on January 12, 2021. Mr. Nisser has served as Alzamend’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel on a part-time basis since May 2019. Mr. Nisser was appointed as a director of Alzamend Since March 2023, Mr. Nisser has served as the President, General Counsel and director of ROI. Between February 2021 and October 2024, Mr. Nisser served as the President, General Counsel and a director of Ault Disruptive. Between April 2023 and August 2024, Mr. Nisser served as a director of RIME. Between May 2019 and March 2025, Mr. Nisser served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Avalanche. Between December 15, 2021 and March 16, 2022, Mr. Nisser served as Chief Executive Officer and on the board of directors of TurnOnGreen, Inc. Mr. Nisser has served as a President, General Counsel and a director of A&C since May 2019. From October 2011 through April 2019, Mr. Nisser was an associate and subsequently a partner with Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, a law firm in New York. While with this law firm, his practice was concentrated on national and international corporate law, with a particular focus on U.S. securities compliance, public as well as private M&A, equity and debt financings and corporate governance. Mr. Nisser received his B.A. degree from Connecticut College, where he majored in International Relations and Economics. He received his LL.B. from University of Buckingham School of Law in the United Kingdom.
Cary Luskin has been in the retail electronics business since 1978. Since 1998, Mr. Luskin has been President of The Big Screen Store, Inc., a chain of large-screen television retail stores.
Ronald A. Seff, M.D. has been in the private practice of ophthalmology since 1977. From 1977 until 1998, Dr. Seff practiced with, and was a senior executive of, a large medical practice with four offices in Maryland.
James B. Huff was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company in August 2004 and Secretary and Treasurer in October 2004.
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Board convened three times. No incumbent director participated in fewer than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of the Company held during the year and the total number of meetings held by all committees on which the director served during such year. Board members are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders if available, and two directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Board has the following committees, each of which meets at scheduled times:
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board in its duty to oversee the Company’s accounting, financial reporting and internal control functions and the audit of the Company’s financial statements. The Committee’s responsibilities include, among others, direct responsibility for hiring, firing, overseeing the work of and determining the compensation for the Company’s independent auditors, who report directly to the Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 were Mr. Bormel (Chairman), Dr. Seff and Mr. Luskin. None of the Audit Committee members is an employee of the Company and each is independent under existing NYSE MKT and SEC requirements. The Board has examined the SEC’s definition of “audit committee financial expert” and determined that Mr. Bormel satisfies this definition. Accordingly, Mr. Bormel has been designated by the Board as the Company’s audit committee financial expert. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Audit Committee met four times. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which is available on the Company’s website, www.universalsecurity.com, under the “Investor Relations” tab.
Nominations. The independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors acts as a nominating committee for the annual selection of its nominees for election as directors, and the Board held one meeting during the 2024 fiscal year in order to make nominations for directors. The Board has not adopted a charter with respect to the nominating committee function. The Board of Directors believes that the interests of the Company’s shareholders are served by relegating the nominations process to the Board members who are independent from management. While the Board will consider nominees recommended by shareholders, it has not actively solicited recommendations from the Company’s shareholders for nominees, nor established any procedures for this purpose. In considering prospective nominees, the Board will consider the prospect’s relevant financial and business experience, the integrity and dedication of the prospect, his independence and other factors the Board deems relevant. The Board of Directors will apply the same criteria to nominees recommended by shareholders as those recommended by the full Board. Nominations for director may be made by shareholders, provided such nominations comply with certain timing and informational requirements set forth in the Company’s Bylaws.
Compensation Committee. The Board’s Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Luskin (Chairman), Dr. Seff and Mr. Bormel, none of whom is an employee of the Company and each of whom is independent under existing NYSE MKT and SEC requirements. The Compensation Committee is charged with reviewing and determining the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers of the Company. The Board has not adopted a charter with respect to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee met one time during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is designed to promote the highest standards of ethical conduct by the Company’s directors, executive officers and employees. The Code of Ethics is posted on the Company’s website, www.universalsecurity.com, under the “Investor Relations” tab.
Policies on Ownership, Insider Trading, 10b5-1 Plans and Hedging
We do not have formal stock ownership guidelines for our employees or directors, because the Board is satisfied that stock and option holdings among our employees or directors are sufficient at this time to provide motivation and to align this group’s interests with those of our stockholders.
We have not adopted a formal, distinct insider trading policy that provides guidelines to, and imposes restrictions on, officers, directors and employees with respect to transactions in the Company’s securities. Our Code of Ethics prohibits profiting from undisclosed information relating to the Company, and prohibits any director, officer or employee from purchasing or selling any of the Company’s securities while in possession of material nonpublic information relating to the Company. Given the small number of insiders and employees and the historically thin trading volume in the Company’s stock, management determined that a formal policy was not necessary.
We have not adopted any hedging policies.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Except as set forth below, to the best of our knowledge, during the past ten years, none of the following occurred with respect to a present or former director, executive officer, or employee:
● been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
● had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership, corporation or business association of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or within two years prior to that time;
● been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or federal or state authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities, investment, banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
● been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated; *
● been the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated (not including any settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity;
● or been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
* Please see the press release issued by HDI on August 15, 2023.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Introduction
The individuals who served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 as well as two of the Company’s most highly compensated employees whose total compensation during the fiscal year exceeded $100,000 (listed in the Summary Compensation Table below), are referred to as the “named executive officers.”
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding the total compensation paid or earned by the named executive officers as compensation for their services in all capacities during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024.
Name and
Principal Position
(a)
Year
(b)
Base Salary
$
(c)
Bonus
$
(d)
Stock
Awards
$
(e)
Option
Awards
$
(f)
All Other
Compensation
$
(i)
Total
$
(j)
Harvey B. Grossblatt,
President and CEO
352,286
352,286
80,994
71,162
(1)
433,280
423,448
James B. Huff,
Secretary/Treasurer/CFO
198,153
198,957
18,399
18,430
(2)
216,552
217,387
Glenda Anderson,
Sales Manager
156,030
156,030
5,000
17,391
17,391
(3)
173,421
178,421
Phillip Haigh
Sales Manager
150,000
150,000
5,000
24,460
24,475
(4)
179,460
179,475
(1) All other compensation for Mr. Grossblatt for 2025 and 2024, respectively, includes employer 401(k) contributions of $40,815 and $40,815, medical reimbursement and health insurance premiums of $33,029 and $24,870, group life and disability premiums of $6,298 and $4,625, and auto lease value of $852 and $852.
(2) All other compensation for Mr. Huff for 2025 and 2024, respectively, includes employer match of 401(k) contributions of $6,000 and $6,000, group life and disability premiums of $4,599 and $4,630 and auto lease value or reimbursement allowance of $7,800 and $7,800.
(3) All other compensation for Ms. Anderson for 2025 and 2024 respectively, includes employer match of 401(k) contributions of $5,461 and $5,461, medical reimbursement and health insurance premiums of $3,304 and $3,304, group life and disability premiums of $2,626 and $2,626, and auto reimbursement allowances of $6,000 and $6,000.
(4)
All other compensation for Mr. Haigh for 2025 and 2024 respectively, includes employer match of 401(k) contributions of $6,000 and $6,000, medical reimbursement and health insurance premiums of $9,438 and $9,438, group life and disability premiums of $3,022 and $3,037, and auto reimbursement allowances of $6,000 and $6,000.
The Company’s compensation program for each of its named executive officers consists of the following elements:
Base Salary. The salaries of our named executive officers are designed to provide a reasonable level of compensation that is affordable to the Company and fair to the executive. The base salary of our PEO is contractual, and all salaries are reviewed annually. Base salary increases, if any, are made based on the review of competitive salaries, as well as an evaluation of the individual officer’s responsibilities, job scope, and performance.
Bonuses. The bonus plan of our PEO is contractual while other bonuses are totally discretionary as to who will receive a bonus and the amount of any such bonus. The Compensation Committee may recommend to the Board that annual bonuses be paid based on accomplishments that exceed expectations during the fiscal year.
The Company believes that the salaries paid to its named executive officers are consistent with market rates, and the Company does not provide for equity-based compensation. The Compensation Committee bases its annual bonus considerations on each individual’s performance within the executive’s sphere of responsibilities, and on the Company’s overall performance as measured by net income. While total shareholder return factors into Compensation Committee discussions, annual bonus considerations are not tied to shareholder return.
401(k) Plan
The Company has a defined contribution profit sharing plan covering eligible employees. The Plan is voluntary with respect to participation and is subject to the provisions of ERISA. The plan provides for participant contributions of up to 25% of annual compensation, as defined by the plan. The Company contributes an amount equal to a match of the first three percent (3%) contributed by the employee plus fifty percent (50%) of the next two percent (2%) contributed by the employee with a maximum contribution of four percent (4%). The Company may contribute an additional amount from its profits as authorized by the Board. The Company made no additional contributions in fiscal 2025. Participants in the plan are immediately vested in their and the Company’s contributions, plus actual earnings thereon. The Company’s fiscal 2025 contributions to the plan on behalf of named executive officers are included in the “All Other Compensation” column in the “Summary Compensation Table” above.
Stock Incentive Plan
None.
Executive Employment Agreements
The Chief Executive Officer’s compensation is governed largely by his employment agreement with the Company, originally effective April 1, 2002, as amended. The current employment agreement expires on July 31, 2025. The employment agreement currently provides that Mr. Grossblatt’s base annual salary (since April 1, 2007) is $352,000. Additionally, Mr. Grossblatt is entitled to bonus compensation for each fiscal year of the Company in which the Company earned pre-tax net income in such fiscal year in excess of a percentage, pre-determined by the Board, of shareholders’ equity as of the start of the fiscal year (which is 4% for the fiscal years ended March 31 2025 and 2024), as follows: 3% of all (after the 4% threshold) pre-tax net income up to $1 million, 4% of pre-tax net income from $1-$2 million, 5% of pre-tax net income from $2-$3 million, 6% of pre-tax net income from $3-$4 million, 7% of pre-tax net income over $4 million. Mr. Grossblatt is also entitled to life, health and disability insurance benefits, medical reimbursement, automobile allowance, and Company paid retirement plan contributions.
If the Employment Agreement is not renewed by the Company or is terminated by Mr. Grossblatt for good reason, Mr. Grossblatt is entitled to receive his compensation through any balance of the employment term plus a lump sum payment equal to his last 12 months base salary and bonus, health benefits for three years, and an additional lump sum payment payable on each of the first three anniversaries of the termination equal to the 401(k) plan contribution the Company would have made on behalf of the Company had he remained employed by the Company.
If Mr. Grossblatt’s employment is terminated following or in anticipation of a “change of control” of the Company, Mr. Grossblatt will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to his base salary for the balance of the Employment Agreement’s term and the amount of Mr. Grossblatt’s last bonus plus three times Mr. Grossblatt’s last 12 months base salary and bonus. In addition, Mr. Grossblatt is entitled to receive health benefits for three years, and an additional lump sum payment payable on the anniversary of the termination equal to the 401(k) plan contribution the Company would have made on behalf of the Company had he remained employed by the Company for three years. Mr. Grossblatt will receive an amount equal to three times his base salary for the last 12 months and the amount of his last bonus, limited to 2.99 times Mr. Grossblatt’s average annual taxable compensation from the Company which is included in his gross income for the five taxable years of the Company ending before the date on which the change of control occurs.
If the Employment Agreement is terminated by the Company due to Mr. Grossblatt’s death, Mr. Grossblatt’s estate is entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to his base salary for the greater of the balance of the Employment Agreement’s term or one year, reduced by any individual life insurance benefits the premiums for which are paid for by the Company, plus the amount of his last bonus and the amount of the Company’s last 401(k) plan contribution made on behalf of Mr. Grossblatt. In addition, Mr. Grossblatt’s estate is entitled to the health insurance and medical reimbursement benefits for the longer of the balance of the term or three years following the date of death, or the cash equivalent thereof.
If the Employment Agreement is terminated by the Company due to Mr. Grossblatt’s disability, Mr. Grossblatt is entitled to the continuation of the payment of his base salary for the balance of the term, reduced by any group or individual disability income insurance benefits the premiums for which are paid for by the Company and Social Security disability benefits paid to Mr. Grossblatt. In addition, Mr. Grossblatt is entitled to the health insurance and medical reimbursement benefits and a payment equal to the 401(k) plan contribution the Company would have made on behalf of the Company had he remained employed by the Company, for the longer of the balance of the term or three years following the date of disability, or the cash equivalent thereof.
The Employment Agreement generally prohibits Mr. Grossblatt from competing with the Company during the term and during any subsequent period during which he receives compensation from the Company.
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
The table below shows the estimated incremental value transfer to Harvey B. Grossblatt, the only named executive officer who is contractually entitled to compensation upon termination or a change in control, under various scenarios relating to a termination of employment. Please refer to the discussion titled “Executive Employment Agreements”, above, in this Executive Compensation Section for a description of the circumstances that would trigger payments and benefits upon termination or a change in control. The tables below assume that such termination occurred on March 31, 2025, the last day of the Company’s 2025 fiscal year. The Company’s stock price on the last business day of its 2025 fiscal year was $1.78. The actual amounts that would be paid to any named executive officer can only be determined at the time of an actual termination of employment and would vary from those listed below. The estimated amounts listed below are in addition to any other benefits that are available to employees generally.
Termination
Resignation
Following
for Good
Change in
Non Renewal
Reason
Control (1)
Death
Disability
Severance
$
352,286
(2)
$
352,286
(2)
$
1,053,000
(5)
$
353,000
$
353,000
minus benefits
minus benefits
Health Benefits
$
85,000
(3)
$
85,000
(3)
$
85,000
(3)
$
85,000
(7)
$
85,000
401(k) Contribution
$
72,000
(4)
$
72,000
(4)
$
72,000
(4)
$
72,000
(4)
$
72,000
(4)
Tax gross up
-
$
144,000
$
430,000
-
-
(1) Limited to 2.99 times Mr. Grossblatt’s average annual taxable compensation from the Company which is included in his gross income for the five taxable years of the Company ending before the date on which the change of control occurs.
(2) Lump sum payment equal to Mr. Grossblatt’s last 12 months base salary and bonus.
(3) The aggregate of the health benefits for the first three years following the termination.
(4) The aggregate of the respective annual lump sum payments, payable on each of the first three anniversaries of the termination, equal to the 401(k) plan contribution the Company would have made on behalf of the Company had Mr. Grossblatt remained employed by the Company.
(5) Lump sum payment equal to Mr. Grossblatt’s annual base salary for the balance of the employment period and last bonus, plus three times Mr. Grossblatt’s last 12 months base salary and bonus limited to 2.99 times Mr. Grossblatt’s average annual taxable compensation.
(6) Mr. Grossblatt’s estate is entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to his base salary for the greater of the balance of the employment term or one year, reduced by any individual life insurance benefits the premiums for which are paid for by the Company, plus the amount of his last bonus and the amount of the Company’s last 401(k) plan contribution made on his behalf.
(7) Mr. Grossblatt’s estate is entitled to the health insurance and medical reimbursement benefits for the longer of the balance of the employment term or three years following the date of death, or the cash equivalent thereof.
Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information
We do not have any formal policy that requires us to grant, or avoid granting, equity-based compensation to our executive officers at certain times. The timing of any equity grants to executive officers in connection with new hires, promotions, or other non-routine grants is tied to the event giving rise to the award (such as an executive officer’s commencement of employment or promotion effective date). As a result, in all cases, the timing of grants of equity awards, including stock options, occurs independent of the release of any material nonpublic information, and we do not time the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of equity-based compensation.
During the year ended March 31, 2025, there were no equity grants made to our executive officers during any period beginning four business days before the filing of a periodic report or current report disclosing material non-public information and ending one business day after the filing or furnishing of such report with the SEC.
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At the annual meeting of stockholders held on November 7, 2024, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory vote on executive compensation is held every year.
Director Compensation
During the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, Mr. Grossblatt, the Company’s president and chief executive officer, received no additional compensation for serving as a director. For the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, each outside director was entitled to a $10,000 annual fee for annual service as a director. Directors’ compensation is payable in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) (computed at the closing price as reported by the NYSE MKT on the date of the payment).
The following table summarizes the compensation paid to directors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025:
Fees Earned or
Option
Name
Paid in Cash
Awards
Total
(a)
(b)
(d)
(h)
Cary Luskin
$
10,000
$
$
10,000
Ronald A. Seff, M.D.
$
10,000
$
$
10,000
Ira F. Bormel, CPA
$
10,000
$
$
10,000

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table reflects the names and addresses of the only persons known to the Company to be the beneficial owners of 5% or more of the Shares outstanding as of July 18, 2025. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership, Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) requires inclusion of Shares that may be acquired within sixty days of July 18, 2025. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, beneficial ownership of Shares represents sole voting and investment power with respect to those Shares.
Name and Address
Shares
Percent
of Beneficial Owner
Beneficially Owned
of Class
JLA Realty Associates, LLC 120 Bloomingdale Road White Plains, NY 10605
227,400
(1)
9.8
%
Ault & Company, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway Suite 190 Las Vegas, NV 89141
239,245
(2)
10.3
%
Poplar Point Capital Management LLC 330 Primrose Road, Suite 400 Burlingame, CA 94010
122,564
(3)
5.3
%
(1) Based solely on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025 by JLA Realty Associates, LLC (“JLA”). Steven Caspi is the manager of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities, owned by JLA.
(2) Based solely on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on June 6, 2025 by A&C. Consists of (i) 234,245 Shares beneficially owned by A&C, pursuant to that certain coordination agreement (“Coordination Agreement”), dated December 18, 2024, by and among A&C and certain stockholders of the Company, which Milton C. Ault, III, may be deemed to beneficially own as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of A&C, including 8,725 Shares beneficially owned by Ault Lending, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Ault Lending”) pursuant to the termination of the Coordination Agreement on June 4, 2025, effective as of August 4, 2025, which Mr. Ault may be deemed to beneficially own as Executive Chairman of each of Ault Capital Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Ault Capital”), the holder of all the equity interests of Ault Lending and of Hyperscale Data, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Hyperscale”), the holder of all the equity interests of Ault Capital; and (ii) 5,000 Shares beneficially owned by Alpha Structured Finance LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Alpha Fund”), which Mr. Ault may be deemed to beneficially own as CEO and Chief Investment Officer of the investment manager and managing member of the general partner of Alpha Fund and as Executive Chairman of each of Ault Capital, the holder of all the equity interests of the investment manager of Alpha Fund, and of Hyperscale, the holder of all the equity interests of Ault Capital. Pursuant to the Coordination Agreement, the stockholder signatories thereto granted A&C the sole authority to vote or dispose of, or cause or direct the voting or disposition of, the Shares owned by such stockholder, appointed A&C as the sole and exclusive attorney-in-fact and proxy of such stockholder with full power to vote and dispose of such Shares and agreed that A&C is authorized to take any and all action that may be necessary or desirable to manage such Shares or otherwise exercise the rights of the holders of such Shares and that such stockholders are subject to certain restrictions regarding transactions in the Shares, in each case for the duration of the Coordination Agreement.
(3) Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on May 15, 2025 by Poplar Point Capital Management LLC (“Poplar”). Poplar Point Capital Partners LP (the “Fund”) is the record and direct holder of the shares of common stock. Poplar is the investment adviser of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities, owned by the Fund. Poplar Point Capital GP LLC (the “GP”) is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by the Fund. Jad Fakhry is the manager of, and owns a controlling interest in, Poplar and the GP and may be deemed to beneficially own securities, owned by the Fund.
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Shares as of July 18, 2025 by (i) each executive officer of the Company named in the Summary Compensation Table set forth above, (ii) each director and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership, Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act requires inclusion of Shares that may be acquired within sixty days of July 18, 2025. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, beneficial ownership of Shares represents sole voting and investment power with respect to those Shares.
Name of Beneficial Owner
Shares Beneficially
Owned
Percent of Class
Harvey B. Grossblatt
110,402
4.77
%
Cary Luskin
59,423
2.57
%
Ronald A. Seff, M.D.
77,469
3.35
%
James B. Huff
0.02
%
Ira F. Bormel, CPA
-
-
Milton C. Ault, III
239,245
(1)
10.3
%
Henry Nisser
-
-
All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons)
487,049
21.0
%
(1) See footnote (2) under previous table.
Equity Compensation Information
The following table summarizes information about our equity compensation plans as of March 31, 2025.
Number of securities
Number of securities
Weighted-
remaining available for
to be issued
average
future issuance under
upon exercise
exercise price
equity compensation plans
of outstanding
of outstanding
(excluding securities
options, warrants and rights
options, warrants and rights
reflected in column (a))
Plan Category
(a)
(b)
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
-
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
-
Total
-

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Related Party Transactions
Pursuant to its written charter, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company reviews and approves all transactions with related persons that are required to be disclosed under applicable regulation. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, inventory purchases and other company expenses of approximately $1,097,000 and $1,699,000, respectively, were charged to credit card accounts of Harvey B. Grossblatt, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and certain of his immediate family members. The Company subsequently reimbursed these charges in full. Mr. Grossblatt receives travel mileage and other credit card benefits from these charges. The maximum amount outstanding and due to Mr. Grossblatt at any point during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 may include amounts submitted for personal expense reimbursement and amounts paid by Mr. Grossblatt for inventory purchases or other company expenses and amounted to approximately $285,000 and $276,000, respectively, and the amount due to Mr. Grossblatt at March 31, 2025 and 2024 is approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
Director Independence
The information required by this item regarding director independence is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 10 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following is a description of the fees billed to the Company by the independent registered public accounting firm (the “Auditor”) during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 2024:
Audit Fees. Audit fees include fees billed by the Auditor, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, in connection with the annual audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and review of the Company’s interim financial statements. Audit fees also include fees for services performed by the Auditor that are closely related to the audit and in many cases could only be provided by the Auditor. Such services include consents related to Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory filings. The aggregate fees for audit services for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 totaled approximately $293,000 and $258,000 respectively.
Audit Related Fees. Audit related services include due diligence services related to accounting consultations, internal control reviews and employee benefit plan audits. There were no fees billed for audit related services paid by the Company during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024.
Tax Fees. Tax fees include corporate tax compliance, advisory and planning services. There were no tax related services provided in fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
All Other Fees. There were no other fees for services provided in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
The Company’s Audit Committee reviews all fees charged by the Company’s independent auditors, and actively monitors the relationship between audit and non-audit services provided. The Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent auditors and fees charged.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS
(a)1. Financial Statements.
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - PCAOB# 199
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025, and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended March 31, 2025, and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended March 31, 2025, and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended March 31, 2025, and 2024
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a)3. Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit No.
3.1
Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1988, File No. 1-31747)
3.2
Articles Supplementary, filed October 14, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2002, file No. 1-31747)
3.3
Articles of Amendment, filed May 28, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed July 21, 2025, File No. 1 31747)
3.4
Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 17, 2025, File No. 1-31747)
4.1
Description of Capital Stock*
10.1
Discount Factoring Agreement between the Registrant and Merchant Factors Corp., dated January 6, 2015 (substantially identical agreement entered into by USI’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Electric, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 16, 2015, file No. 1-31747)
10.2
Lease between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and St. John Properties, Inc. dated November 4, 2008 for its office and warehouse located at 11407 Cronhill Drive, Suites A-D, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2008, File No. 1-31747), as amended by Amendment to Lease dated June 23, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, File No. 1-31747) and Amendment to Lease between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and St. John Properties, Inc. dated March 3, 2022 (Amendment to Lease dated June 23, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022, File No. 1-31747)
10.3
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 18, 2007 between the Company and Harvey B. Grossblatt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-31747), as amended by Addendum dated November 13, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 15, 2007, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated September 8, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 8, 2008, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated March 11, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 12, 2010, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated July 19, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 20, 2012, File No. 1-31747), by Addendum dated July 3, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8, 2013, File No. 1-31747), and by Addendum dated July 21, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2014, File No. 1-31747) ), by addendum dated July 23, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2015, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2016, File No. 1-31747) by addendum dated July 18, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 20, 2017, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 9, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 9, 2018, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 16, 2019, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 27, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 27, 2020, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 28, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2021, File No. 1-31747), by addendum dated July 22, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2022, file No. 1-31747), by addendum dated June 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2023, file No. 1-31747), and by addendum dated July 10, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 11, 2024, file No. 1-31747).
Subsidiaries of the Registrant*
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
32.1
Section 1350 Certifications*
Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation*
99.1
Press Release dated July 25, 2025*
Interactive data files providing financial information from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and 2024; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (iii) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements*
*
Filed herewith.