Super Micro hires new auditor to maintain Nasdaq listing; shares pop 37%
Super Micro said on Monday that it hired BDO as its independent auditor.
Embattled server maker Super Micro Computer said on Monday that it's hired BDO as its new auditor and submitted a plan to Nasdaq detailing its efforts to regain compliance with the exchange. The shares jumped 37% in extended trading.
"This is an important next step to bring our financial statements current, an effort we are pursuing with both diligence and urgency," Super Micro CEO Charles Liang said in a statement.
Super Micro is late in filing its 2024 year-end report with the SEC, and said earlier this month that it was looking for a new accountant after its previous auditor, Ernst & Young, stepped down in October. Ernst & Young was new to the job, having just replaced Deloitte & Touche as Super Micro's accounting firm in March 2023.
Super Micro said it told Nasdaq that it believes it will be able to file its annual report for the year ended June 30, and quarterly report for the period ended Sept. 30. The company said it will remain listed on the Nasdaq pending the exchange's "review of the compliance plan."
Shares of Super Micro soared more than twentyfold over a two year period from early 2022 until their peak in March of this year. But the stock has been hammered on troubling news about its compliance with Nasdaq. Once valued at about $70 billion, the company's market cap was at $12.6 billion at the close on Monday, following a 16% rally during regular trading.
Super Micro has been one of the primary beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom, due to its relationship with Nvidia. Sales last fiscal year more than doubled to $15 billion.
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Supermicro Announces Appointment of BDO USA as Independent Auditor and Filing of Compliance Plan with Nasdaq
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, announced today that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has engaged BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as its independent auditor, effective immediately.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, announced today that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has engaged BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as its independent auditor, effective immediately. BDO is a member firm of BDO International, one of the world’s top five accounting firms network with over 115,000 professionals across its global network and a recognized leader in audit and assurance.
“We are pleased to welcome BDO as Supermicro’s independent auditor,” said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. “BDO is a highly respected accounting firm with global capabilities. This is an important next step to bring our financial statements current, an effort we are pursuing with both diligence and urgency.”
Additionally, the Company announced that it has submitted a compliance plan to The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) to support its request for an extension of time to regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements.
In its compliance plan to Nasdaq, the Company indicated that it believes that it will be able to complete its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024, and its Quarterly Report on 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 and become current with its periodic reports within the discretionary period available to the Nasdaq staff to grant.
Pursuant to Nasdaq rules, Supermicro’s securities will remain listed pending Nasdaq’s review of the compliance plan.