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Note 12 - Significant Events- Coronavirus (Covid-19)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic [Text Block]

NOTE 12:          SIGNIFICANT EVENTS- CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

 

The Company has been actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and resulting pandemic and its impact on both the global economic and operating environment and specifically on its impact to the Company, its employees, its operations and its financial condition.  In March 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the global spread of the disease, the severity of illnesses it causes and its effects on society. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governments of many countries, states, cities and other

geographic regions have taken preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations, including complete or partial government shutdowns of many schools and businesses, including our Company, and advising or requiring individuals to limit or forego their time outside of their homes. Accordingly, the COVID-19 outbreak has severely restricted the level of economic activity in many countries, including the United States, and continues to materially and adversely impact global economic activity.  In particular, the aerospace sector, for which the Company relies on a significant part of its business, has been faced with significant reductions to its business due to lack of air travel. The Company’s new order levels commencing in the first quarter of 2020, and continuing into the first quarter of 2021 saw substantial reductions, while new orders in the second and third quarter of 2021 were substantially higher at approximately $6.0 and $6.1 million, respectively. These overall reduced order levels have materially and adversely affected revenues commencing in our second quarter of 2020. While the financial results for the Company’s first quarter of 2020 reflected the initial impact of COVID-19, and the year ended December 31, 2020 and first nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflected a substantial adverse effect, the Company is unable to predict the extent of the impact the pandemic will have on its financial position and operating results for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022 due to numerous uncertainties, but the impact could be material during any future period affected either directly or indirectly by this pandemic.  The Company intends to continue to evaluate the various government sponsored plans and programs put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further plans to take advantage of any such government benefits reasonably available to it.  Moreover, the Company will continue to monitor developments in that area as new government initiatives are passed.