other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Cosmos Health Inc. (COSM): auditor change — Cosmos Health dismisses KPMG, hires RBSM; KPMG flags possible illegal act, company disagrees
Cosmos Health Inc.
- Dismissed KPMG as auditor immediately on April 26, 2024; KPMG unable to complete 2023 audit on time.
- KPMG says it identified transactions with a third-party consignment vendor suggesting an illegal act may have occurred and requested investigation.
- Company disputes; says KPMG never said 'illegal act,' and inventory count on Apr 30 substantiated transaction.
- Appointed RBSM LLP as new independent auditor on April 29, 2024 to audit fiscal year 2023 financial statements.
- KPMG suspended audit work Apr 10; company unable to timely file Form 10-K for FY2023.