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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2020
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NOTE 23 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Cash Dividend


On March 2, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on March 31, 2020 to shareholders of record at March 17, 2020.


COVID-19


In late 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19 was identified and has subsequently been recognized as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Federal, state and local governments in the U.S and elsewhere have imposed restrictions on travel and business operations and are advising or requiring individuals to limit or eliminate time outside of their homes. Temporary closures of businesses have also been ordered in certain jurisdictions and other businesses have temporarily closed on a voluntarily basis. Consequently, the COVID-19 outbreak has severely restricted the level of economic activity in the U.S. and around the world.


Due to the aforementioned effects of COVID-19, we have seen decreased demand for home furnishings in our industry and for our company. We have also seen a spike in order cancellations over the last few weeks prior to filing this Annual Report, which has blunted some of the strong backlog we had at fiscal year-end. Some customers have taken or are expected to take extended payment terms and we expect cash collections to slow.


To begin to address the financial impact of the virus, we have delayed non-essential capital spending and have implemented other cost-cutting measures, including abbreviated shifts, furloughs, the temporary closure of our domestic manufacturing plants, staff reductions, temporary fee reductions for Board of Directors, temporary salary reductions for officers and other managers, rationalizing current import purchase orders and working with our vendors to cut costs and extend payment terms where we can.


We expect sales and earnings to be down materially in the fiscal 2021 first quarter and for fiscal 2021, both as compared to prior-year periods, but we are unable to reasonably estimate the extent of those decreases. Additionally, we note we have limited insight into the extent to which our business may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and there are many unknowns including the severity and duration of the current crisis. Further delays in the receipt of goods and other unanticipated impacts to our supply chain, including on direct imports or goods purchased domestically, or our customers, could have a more significant impact on our future business (including sales and earnings).


We continue to monitor the situation closely and may implement further measures to provide additional financial flexibility as we work to protect our cash position and liquidity.