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Note 12 - Significant Events - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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 we rely on a significant part of our business, has been faced with significant reductions to its business due to lack of air travel. The Company’s new order levels during the
first
quarter of
2020
and into the
second
quarter of
2020
have seen substantial reductions which will materially and adversely affect revenues commencing in the
second
quarter of
2020.
While the financial results for the Company’s
first
quarter of
2020
reflected the initial impact of COVID-
19,
we are unable to predict the extent of the impact the pandemic will have on our financial position and operating results for the remainder of
2020
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.