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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic [Abstract]  
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Note 2: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and is likely to continue impacting, the Company’s operations. As previously announced, the Company’s sales and traffic decreased by approximately 50% during the weeks immediately following the end of the first quarter of 2020 when compared to the same period in 2019. As shelter in place orders started to ease throughout the quarter, the Company’s traffic and sales started to recover. The proliferation of COVID-19 across the world has also resulted in supply chain disruptions, as a number of the Company’s suppliers have been adversely impacted by restrictions placed on their operations.

Following the onset of COVID-19, the Company took immediate steps to curtail operating expenses. These activities included workforce reductions, the suspension of incentive compensation programs, salaried employee wage reductions, and adjustments to the number of replenishment trucks sent from the Company’s distribution centers to its stores. These cost savings measures, combined with a lower level of variable selling expenses, resulted in a $13.4 million reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses during the second quarter of 2020 when compared to the second quarter of 2019.

Additionally, the Company took actions to conserve cash by limiting inventory purchases, cutting anticipated spending on capital projects, and negotiating rent deferrals with the Company’s landlords. These actions contributed to the cash generating activities that enabled the Company to reduce its debt balance by $15.5 million during the second quarter of 2020.

While the Company is cautiously optimistic that it will continue to benefit from improved traffic and sales trends, the recent escalation of COVID-19 cases across many of the markets the Company serves could have a negative impact on the Company. Specifically, the Company could be adversely impacted by limitations on the Company’s employees to perform their work due to illness caused by the pandemic or local, state, or federal orders requiring the Company’s stores to close or employees to remain at home; limitation of carriers to deliver the Company’s product to customers; limitations on the ability of the Company’s customers to conduct their business and purchase the Company’s products and services; and limitations on the ability of the Company’s customers to pay the Company in a timely manner. These events could have a material, adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. In addition, even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, the Company may continue to experience adverse impacts to its business as a result of the economic impact of the pandemic, including any recession that has occurred or may occur in the future.

The Company’s Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, and Citizen’s Bank (the “Credit Agreement”) provides the Company with a senior credit facility consisting of a $100.0 million revolving line of credit through September 18, 2023. Borrowings outstanding consisted of $22.0 million on the revolving line of credit as of June 30, 2020. The Credit Agreement includes financial and other covenants, including covenants to maintain certain fixed charge ratios and consolidated total rent adjusted leverage ratios. The Company was in compliance with its covenants as of June 30, 2020.

Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the Company believed that it had the ability to comply with the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement over the next twelve months; however, given the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, there can be no assurances as to the Company’s ability to do so. If the escalation of COVID-19 cases results in a decline in sales and traffic similar to what the Company experienced during the initial weeks of the second quarter of 2020, it is likely that the Company will be unable to comply with certain covenants (such as the leverage ratio) in its Credit Agreement. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the lenders could call the debt in advance of its maturity in the event of default. If an event of default were to occur, the Company anticipates it would enter into discussions with the lenders to waive the event of default. Failure to obtain such a waiver or refinance the debt if such an event were to occur would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.