XML 20 R8.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.20.2
Note 2 - Business and Organization
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
2.
Business and Organization
 
The Company is a supplier of merchandising and other marketing services throughout the United States and internationally. The Company provides merchandising and other marketing services to manufacturers, distributors and retailers worldwide, primarily in mass merchandiser, office supply, grocery, drug, dollar, independent, convenience, home improvement and electronics stores, as well as providing furniture and other product assembly services, audit services, in-store events, technology services and marketing research.
 
Merchandising services primarily consist of regularly scheduled, special project and other product services provided at the store level, and the Company
may
be engaged by either the retailer or the manufacturer. Those services
may
include restocking and adding new products, removing spoiled or outdated products, resetting categories in accordance with client or store schematics, confirming and replacing shelf tags, setting new sale or promotional product displays and advertising, replenishing kiosks, providing in-store event staffing and providing assembly services in stores, homes and offices. Other merchandising services include whole store or departmental product sets or resets, including new store openings, new product launches and in-store demonstrations, audit services, special seasonal or promotional merchandising, focused product support and product recalls. The Company also provides technology services and marketing research services.
 
As of
June 30, 2020
, the Company operates in
10
 countries and divides its operations into
two
reportable segments: its Domestic Division, which has provided services in the United States of America since certain of its predecessors were formed in
1979,
and its International Division, which began operations in
May 2001
and provides similar merchandising, marketing, audit and in-store event staffing services in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey.
 
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-
19
) Outbreak
 
In
March 2020,
the World Health Organization declared the novel strain of Coronavirus (COVID-
19
) a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. The full impact of the COVID-
19
outbreak continues to evolve as of the date of this report. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on the Company's financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. Management is actively monitoring the impact of the global situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce.
 
In the USA, many of our clients have been affected by business closure and stay at home orders, which has hampered our ability to perform in-store services since
March 2020.
As of the date of this filing, many of our Company subsidiaries globally have been impacted by temporary retail closures or reduced in-store hours, although most of our customer's locations remain open to provide essential products. New store openings and remodels with the Company's assistance are particularly susceptible to such external factors and are being delayed by many of the Company's clients due to the effects of the Novel Coronavirus. The Company has initiated mitigation efforts and is monitoring the situation on a country-by-country basis.  The Company has also implemented several cost savings measures which include a reduction in the use of contracted workers, furloughing employees, reducing hours and a reduction in other corporate and non-critical expenses.
 
Due in part to the uncertainty stemming from the COVID-
19
pandemic as described above the Company experienced a decrease in market capitalization near the end of the
first
quarter that has continued into the subsequent period. As a result of this condition, the Company reviewed for any triggering event and the need to perform quantitative interim impairment testing over the Company's goodwill assets as of 
June 30, 2020.
The Company concluded that a triggering event did
not
occur based on qualitative factors assessed as part of the annual impairment test previously performed, such as actual results to date in comparison to previous forecasts and assumptions based on current projections, including projected revenue, projected operational profit, terminal growth rates, and the cost of capital, and accordingly did
not
record any asset impairment charges on its goodwill. In performing its assessment, the Company believes it has made reasonable accounting estimates based on the facts and circumstances that were available as of the reporting date considering the developing situation resulting from the COVID-
19
pandemic. If actual results are
not
consistent with the assumptions and judgments used, there
may
be exposure to future impairment losses that could be material to the Company's results of operations.
 
Given the daily evolution of the COVID-
19
outbreak and the global responses to curb its spread, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the length or severity of this pandemic, however we currently anticipate a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in fiscal
2020.
 
On
March 27, 2020,
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law.  The CARES Act is aimed at providing emergency assistance and health care for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-
19
pandemic and generally supporting the U.S. economy. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions related to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of the employer portion of social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. We are analyzing the various aspects of the CARES Act to determine the impact specific provisions
may
have on us.