v3.26.1
INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of income before income taxes

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Domestic

$

13,899,426

$

11,905,345

Foreign

 

(2,744,884)

 

(2,033,224)

Income before income taxes

$

11,154,542

$

9,872,121

Schedule of components of provision (benefit) for income taxes

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Current income taxes:

 

  ​

 

  ​

U.S. federal

$

42,518

$

1,550,803

State and local

 

30,976

 

29,563

Foreign

 

927,561

 

93,161

Total current

 

1,001,055

 

1,673,527

Deferred income taxes:

 

 

U.S. federal

 

3,492,532

 

1,358,671

State and local

 

29,332

 

61,661

Foreign

 

(1,194,892)

 

(953,135)

Total deferred

 

2,326,972

 

467,197

Income tax expense

$

3,328,027

$

2,140,724

Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective rate

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Percentage

 

Federal income tax at statutory rate

$

2,342,454

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1)

 

43,614

 

0.4

%

Foreign tax effects

 

 

United Kingdom

 

146,567

 

1.3

%

United Arab Emirates

 

129,506

 

1.2

%

Other

 

22,685

 

0.2

%

Effect of cross border tax laws

(24,633)

(0.2)

%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

Executive compensation and share-based compensation

512,897

4.6

%

Other

15,197

0.1

%

Other adjustments

U.S. return to provision

129,944

1.2

%

Other

9,796

0.0

%

Actual income tax provision

$

3,328,027

 

29.8

%

(1)State taxes in California and New York made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

Federal income tax statutory rate

  ​ ​ ​

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

1.6

%

Foreign subsidiary earnings

 

0.1

%

Remeasurement of deferred tax balances

(0.9)

%

Return to provision

 

(5.9)

%

Executive compensation

 

6.7

%

Share-based compensation

 

(1.0)

%

Other, net

 

0.1

%

Effective income tax rate

 

21.7

%

Schedule of income tax payments by jurisdiction

Income tax payments by jurisdiction for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 were comprised of the following:

Income taxes paid:

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

U.S., federal

$

851,591

U.S., state and local

 

8,655

United Kingdom

 

376,358

Other

 

63,716

Total income taxes paid

$

1,300,320

Schedule of components of the company's deferred income tax

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Deferred tax assets:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Net operating loss carryforwards

$

2,126,553

$

683,621

Interest expense carryforwards

10,278,568

9,533,126

Lease liability

1,934,351

1,492,056

Compensation

 

220,045

 

318,789

Equity investments

 

153,994

 

155,027

Total deferred tax assets

 

14,713,511

 

12,182,619

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

Fixed assets and leasehold improvements

 

(105,337)

 

(68,074)

Intangible assets

 

(54,150,727)

 

(48,528,566)

Lease right of use

(1,761,331)

(1,322,937)

Fair value of swaps

 

(234,806)

 

(314,107)

Prepaid insurance

(47,907)

Unrealized foreign exchange gains

(174,780)

(82,866)

Branch earnings

(24,687)

(94,168)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(56,499,575)

 

(50,410,718)

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

(41,786,064)

$

(38,228,099)

Schedule of expiry of net operating loss carry forwards

Federal

  ​ ​ ​

$

5,916,060

  ​ ​ ​

No expiration date

New York

  ​ ​ ​

46,917,852

  ​ ​ ​

2035-2046

California

 

3,421,549

 

2040-2046

Tennessee

1,203,036

2035-2041

United Arab Emirates

 

1,689,856

 

No expiration date

France

181,162

No expiration date