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COVID-19 and CARES Act Developments
9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2020
C O V I D19and C A R E S Act Developments [Abstract]  
COVID-19 and CARES Act Developments

Note 15 — COVID-19 and CARES Act Developments

 

In December 2019, COVID-19 surfaced and in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic related to the rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world.  The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the businesses and the economy in the U.S. and the rest of the world is, and is expected to continue to be, uncertain and may be significant. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial condition and results of operation will be affected. On March 17, 2020, the Company suspended most of its production and non-essential business locations where employees can work from home.  A very limited number of manufacturing personnel remained at work for critical late staged processes, until the end of March 2020.  Manufacturing resumed on April 27, 2020.  The Company’s revenues have been adversely impacted, as customers in China were not able to carry out procedures during the month of February and the Company experienced a substantial slowdown in sales beginning March 20, 2020 in global geographies characterized as “hot spots” for the COVID-19 virus, including parts of Europe, North America, the Middle East and India.  In certain of these markets, sales have paused as elective surgeries are discouraged to support COVID-19 related needs.  The Company expects decreases in sales in certain geographies to continue through the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 as different geographies resume business activities on differing timelines.  

 

The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, increased limitations on qualified charitable contributions, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.  The Company did not apply for or require financing available under the CARES Act and does not expect to do so given the strength of our balance sheet.  The Company will continue to monitor the impact that the CARES Act may have on its business, financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.