Item 1A. Risk Factors
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s fiscal 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K in response to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K, except that we are adding the following risk factor discussion relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and capital investments.
The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, and the virus continues to spread in areas where we operate and sell our products and services. The COVID-19 pandemic and similar issues in the future could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and capital investments. Several public health organizations have recommended, and many local governments have implemented, certain measures to slow and limit the transmission of the virus, including shelter in place and social distancing ordinances. Such preventive measures, or others we may voluntarily put in place, may have a material adverse effect on our business for an indefinite period of time, such as the potential shut down of certain locations, decreased employee availability, potential border closures, disruptions to the businesses of our channel partners, and others. Our suppliers and customers may also face these and other challenges, which could lead to a disruption in our supply chain as well as decreased construction and renovation spending and consumer demand for our products and services.
A continued worldwide disruption could materially affect our future access to our sources of liquidity, particularly our cash flows from operations, financial condition, capitalization, and capital investments. In the event of a sustained market deterioration, we may need additional liquidity, which would require us to evaluate available alternatives and take appropriate action. Although the disruptions related to COVID-19 may continue to occur, the long-term economic impact and near-term financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including but not limited to, possible impairment, restructuring, and other charges, cannot be reliably quantified or estimated at this time due to the uncertainty of future developments. Because the duration and resulting economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown and impossible to determine at this time, we are uncertain regarding the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital investments.
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