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Cemtrex Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 5/11/23, at 4:21pm ET · For: 3/31/23 · Accession #: 1493152-23-16399 · File #: 1-37464

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

 5/11/23  Cemtrex Inc.                      10-Q        3/31/23   81:6.5M                                   M2 Compliance LLC/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.22M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     67K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     93K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     33K 
 5: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     22K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
15: R1          Cover                                               HTML     75K 
16: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    178K 
17: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    129K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
19: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements Comprehensive     HTML     49K 
                Loss (Unaudited)                                                 
20: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'   HTML    102K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
21: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow      HTML    161K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
22: R8          Organization and Plan of Operations                 HTML     60K 
23: R9          Interim Statement Presentation                      HTML     36K 
24: R10         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     74K 
25: R11         Loss Per Common Share                               HTML     30K 
26: R12         Segment Information                                 HTML     78K 
27: R13         Restricted Cash                                     HTML     25K 
28: R14         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     47K 
29: R15         Trade Receivables, Net                              HTML     29K 
30: R16         Inventory, Net                                      HTML     30K 
31: R17         Prepaid and Other Current Assets                    HTML     26K 
32: R18         Property and Equipment                              HTML     34K 
33: R19         Other Assets                                        HTML     27K 
34: R20         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     42K 
35: R21         Leases                                              HTML     41K 
36: R22         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities           HTML     84K 
37: R23         Shareholders? Equity                                HTML     44K 
38: R24         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     29K 
39: R25         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     36K 
40: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     30K 
41: R27         Interim Statement Presentation (Policies)           HTML     37K 
42: R28         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     74K 
43: R29         Loss Per Common Share (Tables)                      HTML     28K 
44: R30         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     74K 
45: R31         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     41K 
46: R32         Trade Receivables, Net (Tables)                     HTML     27K 
47: R33         Inventory, Net (Tables)                             HTML     29K 
48: R34         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     31K 
49: R35         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     38K 
50: R36         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)  HTML     73K 
51: R37         Organization and Plan of Operations (Details        HTML     77K 
                Narrative)                                                       
52: R38         Summary of Loss on Sale (Details)                   HTML     78K 
53: R39         Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Included Within  HTML    101K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
54: R40         Discontinued Operations (Details Narrative)         HTML     39K 
55: R41         Schedule of Computation of Diluted Net Loss Per     HTML     26K 
                Common Share as Anti-Dilutive Effect (Details)                   
56: R42         Schedule of Segment Information (Details)           HTML     91K 
57: R43         Restricted Cash (Details Narrative)                 HTML     23K 
58: R44         Schedule of Fair Value of Assets (Details)          HTML     37K 
59: R45         Schedule of Trade Receivables, Net (Details)        HTML     30K 
60: R46         Schedule of Inventory, Net (Details)                HTML     34K 
61: R47         Prepaid and Other Current Assets (Details           HTML     31K 
                Narrative)                                                       
62: R48         Summary of Property and Equipment (Details)         HTML     41K 
63: R49         Property and Equipment (Details Narrative)          HTML     25K 
64: R50         Other Assets (Details Narrative)                    HTML     53K 
65: R51         Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)      HTML     72K 
66: R52         Schedule of Reconciliation of Undiscounted Cash     HTML     37K 
                Flows to Operating Lease Liabilities (Details)                   
67: R53         Schedule of Lease Costs (Details)                   HTML     28K 
68: R54         Leases (Details Narrative)                          HTML     29K 
69: R55         Schedule of Lines of Credit and Liabilities         HTML     79K 
                (Details) (Parenthetical)                                        
70: R56         Schedule of Lines of Credit and Liabilities         HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R57         Schedule of Estimated Maturities of Long Term Debt  HTML     25K 
                (Details) (Parenthetical)                                        
72: R58         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities (Details  HTML     50K 
                Narrative)                                                       
73: R59         Shareholders? Equity (Details Narrative)            HTML     83K 
74: R60         Share-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)        HTML     34K 
75: R61         Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)   HTML     50K 
76: R62         Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)               HTML     52K 
79: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    137K 
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78: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    132K 
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13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- cetx-20230331_lab                     XML   1.03M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- cetx-20230331_pre              XML    815K 
10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- cetx-20230331                         XSD    142K 
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Filing Submission 0001493152-23-016399 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Cemtrex Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 5/11/23, at 4:21pm ET · For: 3/31/23 · Accession #: 1493152-23-16399 · File #: 1-37464

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