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Note 2 - Assessment of Liquidity and Management's Plans

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Note 2 - Assessment of Liquidity and Management's Plans
3 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern [Text Block]
2.
Assessment of Liquidity and Management's Plans
 
As at
April
2,
2017,
the Company’s liquidity is comprised of
$4,263
in cash on hand and
$5,401
of funds available to borrow under the PNC Revolving Credit and Long-Term Debt Facilities (“PNC Facilities”). The Company funds its operations by regularly utilizing its PNC Facilities (refer to Note
5).
The Company manages its capital requirements through budgeting and forecasting processes while monitoring for compliance with bank covenants under the PNC Facilities. Funds available under the PNC Revolving Credit Facility are managed on a weekly basis based on the cash flow requirements of the various operating segments. Cash flows generated from operations are immediately applied towards paying down the PNC Revolving Credit Facility, which has a maximum limit of
$30,000,
subject to restriction based on certain borrowing base conditions.
 
The Company has experienced significant reductions in revenue in
2016
and the
first
quarter of
2017
when compared to prior periods, which impacts its cash flows from operations. The Company incurred a net loss in
2016
of
$232
and a net loss in the
first
quarter of
2017
of
$377.
Revenues have declined due to the loss of customers that represented a large concentration of the Company’s business. The Company believes this loss of customers is largely due to competitive pressures from larger organizations. This decline in revenues has directly impacted the Company’s gross profit and its ability to generate cash flows from operations.
 
Given our results of operations in this challenging business environment, in accordance with ASC
205
-
40
management is required to consider whether these conditions give rise to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to meet its obligations within
one
year from the financial statement issuance date, and if so, whether management’s plans to negate these conditions will alleviate this substantial doubt.
 
Subsequent to the quarter ended
April
2,
2017,
the Company has formally approved a revised
2017
forecast and budget which outlines a plan to manage its cost structure, liquidity and working capital. Integral to this revised
2017
forecast, the Company has entered into the Twelfth Amendment to its PNC Facilities dated as of
May
15,
2017,
with PNC, which is described in Note
5.
The Company believes its revised cost structure will enable it to generate positive cash flows from operations in the near term, in addition to maintaining sufficient availability under the PNC Revolving Credit Facility.
 
Other actions to address the Company’s liquidity include:
 
 
(a)
On
May
15,
2017,
the Board of Directors of the Company approved a corporate restructuring plan (the “Restructuring Plan”) for its manufacturing facilities and corporate level operations, which includes the closure of the Suzhou, China facility (“Suzhou Facility”) and a reduction in its labor force. The Restructuring Plan is expected to deliver annualized cost savings during the remainder of
2017
and thereafter. The Restructuring Plan, including the wind down and closure of the Suzhou Facility was initiated in the
second
quarter of
2017
and is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the
second
quarter of
2017
(refer to Note
12).
 
 
(b)
Effective
May
15,
2017,
the Company entered into the Twelfth Amendment to the PNC Facilities with PNC, which amended its financial covenant requirement for the quarter ending
July
2,
2017
and adjusted these financial covenant requirements and conditions for future periods as well (refer to Note
5).
The Company is in compliance with the financial covenants included in the PNC Facilities as at
April
2,
2017.
The Company anticipates that it will continue to be in compliance with the amended financial covenants in the PNC Facilities.
 
 
In accordance with ASC
205
-
40,
the Company believes that the actions described above are probable of occurring. Specifically, management believes that the revised
2017
forecast and budget can be effectively implemented and that, when combined with the Twelfth Amendment to its PNC Facilities and the
May
15,
2017
Restructuring Plan, it is probable that these actions will mitigate any substantial doubt raised by our historical operating results and satisfy our estimated liquidity needs, for at least but not limited to, the next
twelve
months from the issuance of these financial statements.