LSI INDUSTRIES INC

COVID-19 continues to spread globally and has resulted in authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter in place orders, and shutdowns. These measures have impacted and may continue to impact our workforce and operations, the operations of our customers, and those of our respective vendors and suppliers. We have experienced some limited disruptions in supply from some of our suppliers, although the disruptions to date have not been significant. Additionally, there was a disruption to the construction markets, as well as inventory de-stocking by our distributors, which had a negative impact to sales. Restrictions on access to our manufacturing facilities or on our support operations or workforce, or similar limitations for our vendors and suppliers, and restrictions or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability of air transport, port closures, and increased border controls or closures, could limit our capacity to meet customer demand, lead to increased costs and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The outbreak has increased economic and demand uncertainty. These uncertainties also make it more difficult for us to assess the quality of our product order backlog and to estimate future financial results. The current outbreak of COVID-19 has caused an economic slowdown, and it is increasingly possible that its continued spread will lead to a global recession, which could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products and on our financial condition and results of operations. The spread of COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices (including employee travel, employee work locations, cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences and a conscientious effort to control spending), and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, and suppliers. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus, and our ability to perform critical functions could be harmed. In addition, given the concerns about the spread of COVID-19, our workforce has at times been operating at reduced levels at our manufacturing facilities, which may continue to have an adverse impact on our ability to timely meet future customer orders.

The duration of the business disruption and related financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. However, it may materially affect our ability to obtain raw materials, manage customer credit risk, manufacture products or deliver inventory in a timely manner, and it also may impair our ability to meet customer demand for products, result in lost sales, additional costs, or penalties, or damage our reputation. The extent to which COVID-19 or any other health epidemic will further impact our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. Further, the pandemic may adversely impact the health of our workforce, which could result in higher healthcare costs.

We have been, and in the future may be, subject to cybersecurity and malware attacks and other intentional hacking. Any failure to identify and address or to prevent a cyber- or malware-attack could result in service interruptions, operational difficulties, loss of revenues or market share, liability to our customers or others, the diversion of corporate resources, injury to our reputation and increased service and maintenance costs. In August 2020, we experienced a malware incident affecting certain of our network systems. Immediately following the incident, actions were taken to recover the affected systems and to verify through third-party testing that no confidential data was extracted or compromised. There was minimal business interruption and immaterial net financial impact resulting from the incident. We are enhancing our cybersecurity controls as we continue to assess this incident and monitor its effects in order to minimize the likelihood of any reoccurrence.

Although our information systems are protected through physical and software security as well as redundant backup systems, they remain susceptible to cyber security risks. Some of our software systems are utilized by third parties who provide outsourced processing services which may increase the risk of a cyber-security incident. We have invested and continue to invest in technology security initiatives, employee training, information technology risk management and disaster recovery plans. The development and maintenance of these measures is costly and requires ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become increasingly more sophisticated. Despite our efforts, we are not fully insulated from data breaches, technology disruptions or data loss, which could adversely impact our competitiveness and results of operations. Any future successful cyber-attack or catastrophic natural disaster could significantly affect our operating and financial systems and could temporarily disrupt our ability to provide required services to our customers, impact our ability to manage our operations and perform vital financial processes, any of which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and could further impact the Company’s business and operations and the operations of its suppliers, vendors and customers. The pandemic continues to significantly impact global economic conditions and in the U.S. as federal, state and local governments react to the public health crisis with mitigation measures, creating significant uncertainties in the U.S. and global economies. The extent to which the pandemic will continue to affect the Company’s business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous factors that it may not be able to accurately predict and which may cause the actual results to differ from the estimates and assumptions the Company is required to make in preparation of financial statements according to U.S. GAAP. See Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K for further discussion of the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business.