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Cemtrex Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 1/5/21, at 9:02am ET · For: 9/30/20 · Accession #: 1493152-21-157 · File #: 1-37464

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

 1/05/21  Cemtrex Inc.                      10-K        9/30/20   91:6.8M                                   M2 Compliance LLC/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    592K 
 2: EX-3.14     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     24K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     28K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
14: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     59K 
15: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    163K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     52K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    150K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    119K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    197K 
20: R7          Organization                                        HTML     34K 
21: R8          Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     75K 
                Policies                                                         
22: R9          Purchased Assets and Investments                    HTML     29K 
23: R10         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     41K 
24: R11         Segment and Geographic Information                  HTML     56K 
25: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     41K 
26: R13         Restricted Cash                                     HTML     27K 
27: R14         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     30K 
28: R15         Inventory, Net                                      HTML     31K 
29: R16         Property and Equipment                              HTML     34K 
30: R17         Leases                                              HTML     50K 
31: R18         Prepaid and Other Current Assets                    HTML     27K 
32: R19         Other Assets                                        HTML     27K 
33: R20         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities           HTML     49K 
34: R21         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     29K 
35: R22         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     47K 
36: R23         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     41K 
37: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     30K 
38: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML     62K 
39: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     32K 
40: R27         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    136K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
41: R28         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     39K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
42: R29         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     43K 
43: R30         Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)         HTML     55K 
44: R31         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     37K 
45: R32         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     30K 
46: R33         Inventory, Net (Tables)                             HTML     32K 
47: R34         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     33K 
48: R35         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     50K 
49: R36         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)  HTML     42K 
50: R37         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     41K 
51: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     68K 
52: R39         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     39K 
                Policies (Details Narrative)                                     
53: R40         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     32K 
                Policies - Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of                 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
54: R41         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     29K 
                Policies - Schedule of Computation of Diluted Net                
                Loss Per Common Share as Anti-dilutive Effect                    
                (Details)                                                        
55: R42         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     31K 
                Policies - Schedule of Foreign Currency Exchange                 
                Rate (Details)                                                   
56: R43         Purchased Assets and Investments (Details           HTML     66K 
                Narrative)                                                       
57: R44         Discontinued Operations - Schedule of Disposal      HTML     68K 
                Groups, Including Discontinued Operations                        
                (Details)                                                        
58: R45         Segment and Geographic Information (Details         HTML     27K 
                Narrative)                                                       
59: R46         Segment and Geographic Information - Schedule of    HTML     54K 
                Segment Information (Details)                                    
60: R47         Segment and Geographic Information - Schedule of    HTML     36K 
                Revenue from Product Sales and Services from its                 
                Subsidiaries (Details)                                           
61: R48         Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative)         HTML     28K 
62: R49         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     35K 
                of Assets (Details)                                              
63: R50         Restricted Cash (Details Narrative)                 HTML     30K 
64: R51         Accounts Receivable, Net - Schedule of Accounts     HTML     32K 
                Receivable, Net (Details)                                        
65: R52         Inventory, Net - Schedule of Inventory, Net         HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R53         Property and Equipment (Details Narrative)          HTML     29K 
67: R54         Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and    HTML     42K 
                Equipment (Details)                                              
68: R55         Leases (Details Narrative)                          HTML     33K 
69: R56         Leases - Summary of Finance and Operating Lease     HTML     37K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
70: R57         Leases - Schedule of Reconciliation of              HTML     80K 
                Undiscounted Cash Flows to Finance and Operating                 
                Lease Liabilities (Details)                                      
71: R58         Leases - Schedule of Lease Costs (Details)          HTML     52K 
72: R59         Prepaid and Other Current Assets (Details           HTML     29K 
                Narrative)                                                       
73: R60         Other Assets (Details Narrative)                    HTML     30K 
74: R61         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities (Details  HTML    110K 
                Narrative)                                                       
75: R62         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities -         HTML     72K 
                Schedule of Estimated Maturities of Long Term Debt               
                (Details)                                                        
76: R63         Lines of Credit and Long-Term Liabilities -         HTML     34K 
                Schedule of Estimated Maturities of Long Term Debt               
                (Details) (Parenthetical)                                        
77: R64         Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)      HTML     51K 
78: R65         Shareholders' Equity (Details Narrative)            HTML    160K 
79: R66         Share-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)        HTML     64K 
80: R67         Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Fair Value   HTML     35K 
                Stock Option Weighted Average Assumptions                        
                (Details)                                                        
81: R68         Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock        HTML     63K 
                Options Activity (Details)                                       
82: R69         Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)   HTML     64K 
83: R70         Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML     29K 
84: R71         Income Taxes - Schedule of (Loss) Income Before     HTML     34K 
                Provision for Tax (Details)                                      
85: R72         Income Taxes - Schedule of Provision for Income     HTML     53K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
86: R73         Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax     HTML     41K 
                Rate Reconciliation (Details)                                    
87: R74         Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     75K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
88: R75         Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)               HTML     61K 
90: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    164K 
89: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    118K 
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