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Latest Masimo SEC Filing Shows Fresh Approach – Heavy on Disclosure & Pro Management

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Masimo Schedule 14A filing with the SEC
Fan…TAB…ulous! The colored tabs mark significant sections I discovered in the DEF14A filing

Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI) latest filing with the SEC continues to project an undeniable shift in style that is sure to please investors. The filing, a Schedule 14A (DEF14A) filing with information for shareholders in advance of the April 29, 2025, Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is absolutely stuffed with information on its new management, new goals, new policies, and new shareholder-friendly approach to running this business.

It also had plenty of tasty tidbits for those curious as to what is going on at the company.

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T-Day Has Arrived: US Imposes Escalated Tariffs on Trade Partners

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President Trump announcing escalated tariffs

Now What?

On Wednesday, the Trump Administration unveiled its long-anticipated tariff policy, the details of which showed tariff rates turned out to be much higher than expected and a rollout plan that turned out to be much faster than expected. Overseas markets dropped as investors feared the onset of a trade war was brewing. Thursday morning, U.S. markets followed the rest of the world and saw stock values collapse in the wake of the announcement.

What happened? And…now what??

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Gentex Closes on Acquisition of Voxx International Corp

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Embarks on a New Era of ‘Transformation’

On Monday, March 31, 2025, Voxx International Corp. held a special meeting of stockholders who voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of the final closing of its acquisition by auto parts maker Gentex. According to an announcement by the company, “With all regulatory and stockholder approval obtained and all closing conditions met” the transaction is now closed and Gentex now owns Voxx lock, stock, and barrel.

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Testing the Limits of Physics, Sonance Intros the Thinnest Visual Experience Thin-Line Yet

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Residential installation using Sonance Visual Experience Thin-Line speakers

Sonance has introduced an expansion to its very popular VX or Visual Experience line of architectural loudspeakers with a new Thin-Line Series. An ultra-thin option, the Thin-Line Series opens up even more installation opportunities for integrators, especially in space-challenged locations.

Learn more about the new Sonance VX Thin-Line Series

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Emerald Reports 4th Qtr & Full Year Fiscal 2024 Results; Events Grow, Content Struggles

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Emerald graphic from analyst presentation

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX), the parent company of Emerald Expositions, CEDIA Expo, and publications CEPro and Commercial Integrator, announced the financial results of its fourth quarter and full year of Fiscal 2024 earlier this month. Results showed modest revenue growth and a return to profitability as the COVID years continued to disappear in the rearview mirror. The company has acquired more shows in the first quarter and is feeling good about 2025.

Still, its reorganized Content segment continues to be troubled.

See the financial results for Emerald in 2024

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Consumer Confidence Crashes in March; Future Expectations Hit 12-Year Low

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The latest reading on the current mood of consumers – the Consumer Confidence Index produced by The Conference Board – dropped by 7.2 points in March to a reading of 92.9. This is the fourth consecutive month of decline. The Expectations Index, consumers’ expectations for conditions within the next six months, dropped a startling 9.6 points to 65.2…the lowest level in 12 years.

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More Red Flags as Sliding Consumer Sentiment & Spending Hit Economy

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Red flags are flying as economy is impacted
[Image: Red flags flying on Wall Street – Microsoft Co-Pilot]

More signs of a potential downturn in the economy are emerging almost every day now, causing red flag warnings to be popping up just about everywhere. The fact that there are multiple warning signs that come from different sources tends to reinforce the general thinking that the U.S. economy is quickly entering the danger zone.

See the red flags impacting the economy that have emerged since my last report

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Seeking to Replace the Loss of ProSource, Premium Audio Company Turns to NATM

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NATM member ABC Warehouse
From the NATM website [Click to enlarge]

Premium Audio Company (PAC), a subsidiary of Voxx International Corporation (Nasdaq: VOXX) and soon to be a subsidiary of Gentex Corp. (Nasdaq: GNTX), announced that it is entering into a “strategic partnership” with the National Alliance of Trade Merchants (NATM). PAC calls NATM “a leading national buying co-op of top independent retailers in the United States.” The move appears to be a pretty transparent effort to replace sales volume lost when major buying group ProSource dropped all PAC brands from its list of supported products.

Is this new partnership a good alternative? Read on…

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Sony Donates $7.5 Million to NYU to Create the Sony Audio Institute

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A photo of NYU which is partnering with Sony
NYU Steinhardt campus [PHOTO: Gabriela Bhaskar for the NY Times]

On Tuesday, New York University (NYU) and Sony Corporation announced a new partnership to establish the Sony Audio Institute, which is “…a multifaceted partnership at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.” Sony has donated $7.5 million to create the institute, which is expected to launch this spring.

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