Interparfums

1 serious warning sign in Interparfums’ filings.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 10 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 4 Aug 2026 and 8 later 8-Ks.

• Weak checks on its own accounts

  Serious

  The company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at year end. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.

  “Based on this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below in “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025.”

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  Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K (the “Evaluation Date”). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, could provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below in “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025.

  From the 10-K filed 10 March 2026, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing

• Changed auditor

  Worth knowing

  The company changed its auditor (the firm that checks its books) in the last two years.

  “The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Interparfums, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Forvis Mazars, LLP (“Forvis”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective May 8, 2026.”

  From an 8-K filed 13 May 2026: Change of auditor. Read it in the filing

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