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The Company’s revenue pattern continues to show the second half of the year to be more significant to its
overall business for the full year. In 2014, approximately 65% of the Company’s full year net revenues were
recognized in the second half of the year. The Company expects that this concentration will continue. The
concentration of sales in the second half of the year increases the risk of (a) underproduction of popular items,
(b) overproduction of less popular items, and (c) failure to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules. The
business of the Company is characterized by customer order patterns which vary from year to year largely
because of differences in the degree of consumer acceptance of a product line, product availability, marketing
strategies, inventory levels, policies of retailers and differences in overall economic conditions. Larger retailers
generally maintain lower inventories throughout the year and purchase a greater percentage of product within or
close to the fourth quarter holiday consumer buying season, which includes Christmas.
Quick response inventory management practices being used by retailers result in more orders being placed
for immediate delivery and fewer orders being placed well in advance of shipment. Retailers are timing their
orders so that they are being filled by suppliers closer to the time of purchase by consumers. To the extent that
retailers do not sell as much of their year-end inventory purchases during this holiday selling season as they had
anticipated, their demand for additional product earlier in the following fiscal year may be curtailed, thus
negatively impacting the Company’s future revenues. In addition, the bankruptcy or other lack of success of one
of the Company’s significant retailers could negatively impact the Company’s future revenues.
The effect of inflation on the Company’s operations during 2014 was not significant and the Company will
continue its practice of monitoring costs and adjusting prices, accordingly.
Other Information
The Company is not aware of any material amounts of potential exposure relating to environmental matters
and does not believe its environmental compliance costs or liabilities to be material to its operating results or
financial position.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The information required by this item is included in Item 7 of Part II of this Report and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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