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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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NOTE 12 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company sold approximately $1,541,000 and $1,659,000 respectively to Starlight Electronics at a discounted price, similar to prices granted to major direct import customers shipped internationally with freight prepaid. The average gross profit margin on sales to Starlight Electronics for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was 7.6% and 10.8%, respectively. The product was drop shipped to Cosmo Communications of Canada (“Cosmo”), the Company’s primary distributor of its products to Canada. This amount was included as a component of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company sold approximately $50,000 and $234,000, directly to Cosmo at a gross profit margin of 10.2% and 15.9%, respectively. Sales to Cosmo were similar to prices granted to major direct import customers shipped internationally with freight prepaid. This amount was included as a component of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company purchased products from Starlight Consumer Electronics Company, Ltd, (“SCE”) a subsidiary of Starlight International Holding Ltd. The purchases from SCE for the nine month period ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $7,231,641and $0, respectively. The Company purchased products from Starlight Marketing Development, Ltd, (“SMD”) a subsidiary of Starlight International Holding Ltd. The purchases from SMD for the nine month period ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $0 and $6,573,834, respectively.

 

During the nine month period ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company purchased products from Cosmo Communications USA, Inc. (“Cosmo USA”) in the amount of $171,551and $230,603, respectively.

 

On August 1, 2010, SMC Logistics entered into a service and logistics agreement with affiliates Starlight Consumer Electronics (USA), Inc., Starlight Electronics USS, Inc, and Cosmo USA, Inc. to provide logistics, fulfillment, and warehousing services for these affiliates’ domestic sales. The Company received $749,997 and $749,997 in service fees from these affiliates during the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company additionally received reimbursements from both of these affiliates in the amount of $21,585 and $50,620, respectively for expenses and salaries incurred by SMC Logistics on their behalf. The current service and logistics agreement expired on July 31, 2011and on August 1, 2011, the Company entered into an extension of the current agreement for an additional twelve months. The current extension will expire on July 31, 2012.