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Cemtrex Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 5/14/20, at 5:25pm ET · For: 3/31/20 · Accession #: 1493152-20-8846 · File #: 1-37464

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/14/20  Cemtrex Inc                       10-Q        3/31/20   76:4.1M                                   M2 Compliance/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    374K 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     26K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
66: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     50K 
43: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    182K 
22: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     51K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
55: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    175K 
                and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Unaudited)                      
68: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'   HTML    130K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
44: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    202K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
23: R7          Organization and Plan of Operations                 HTML     30K 
57: R8          Interim Statement Presentation                      HTML     34K 
64: R9          Loss Per Common Share                               HTML     32K 
65: R10         Segment Information                                 HTML     57K 
58: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     45K 
21: R12         Restricted Cash                                     HTML     24K 
46: R13         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     27K 
63: R14         Inventory, Net                                      HTML     28K 
56: R15         Property and Equipment                              HTML     31K 
20: R16         Leases                                              HTML     46K 
45: R17         Prepaid and Other Current Assets                    HTML     24K 
67: R18         Other Assets                                        HTML     24K 
54: R19         Short-Term Liabilities                              HTML     24K 
26: R20         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     26K 
31: R21         Long-Term Liabilities                               HTML     30K 
73: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     36K 
48: R23         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     24K 
25: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     28K 
30: R25         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     36K 
72: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     30K 
47: R27         Interim Statement Presentation (Policies)           HTML     35K 
24: R28         Loss Per Common Share (Tables)                      HTML     30K 
32: R29         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     55K 
41: R30         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     41K 
17: R31         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     27K 
59: R32         Inventory, Net (Tables)                             HTML     30K 
69: R33         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     30K 
42: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     45K 
18: R35         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     40K 
60: R36         Organization and Plan of Operations (Details        HTML     24K 
                Narrative)                                                       
70: R37         Loss Per Common Share (Details Narrative)           HTML     24K 
40: R38         Loss Per Common Share - Schedule of Weighted        HTML     34K 
                Average Number of Shares (Details)                               
19: R39         Segment Information (Details Narrative)             HTML     23K 
35: R40         Segment Information - Schedule of Segment           HTML     48K 
                Information (Details)                                            
27: R41         Segment Information - Schedule of Revenue from      HTML     30K 
                Product Sales and Services from its Subsidiaries                 
                (Details)                                                        
49: R42         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     31K 
                of Assets (Details)                                              
74: R43         Restricted Cash (Details Narrative)                 HTML     28K 
36: R44         Accounts Receivable, Net - Schedule of Accounts     HTML     30K 
                Receivable, Net (Details)                                        
28: R45         Inventory, Net - Schedule of Inventory, Net         HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R46         Property and Equipment (Details Narrative)          HTML     24K 
75: R47         Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and    HTML     40K 
                Equipment (Details)                                              
33: R48         Leases (Details Narrative)                          HTML     30K 
29: R49         Leases - Summary of Finance and Operating Lease     HTML     34K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
16: R50         Leases - Schedule of Reconciliation of              HTML     71K 
                Undiscounted Cash Flows to Finance and Operating                 
                Lease Liabilities (Details)                                      
38: R51         Leases - Schedule of Lease Costs (Details)          HTML     49K 
62: R52         Prepaid and Other Current Assets (Details           HTML     27K 
                Narrative)                                                       
53: R53         Other Assets (Details Narrative)                    HTML     28K 
15: R54         Short-Term Liabilities (Details Narrative)          HTML     27K 
37: R55         Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)      HTML     32K 
61: R56         Long-Term Liabilities (Details Narrative)           HTML     67K 
52: R57         Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative)            HTML    105K 
14: R58         Share-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)        HTML     30K 
39: R59         Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)   HTML     60K 
76: R60         Discontinued Operations - Schedule of Disposal      HTML     49K 
                Groups, Including Discontinued Operations                        
                (Details)                                                        
51: R61         Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)               HTML     31K 
13: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    133K 
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34: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001493152-20-008846-xbrl      Zip    109K

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