Our corporate strategy continues to focus on profitably gaining market share in our test businesses through the introduction of differentiated products that target expanding segments and accelerating growth through continued investment in our Robotics businesses. We plan to execute on our strategy while balancing capital allocations between returning capital to our shareholders through stock repurchases and dividends and using capital for opportunistic acquisitions.
Impact of the
COVID-19
Pandemic on our Business
The novel coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic resulted in government authorities implementing numerous measures in an effort to contain the spread of the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, limitations on gatherings or social distancing requirements, quarantines,
orders, vaccination and testing mandates, and business limitations and shutdowns. These measures impacted our
operations and disrupted our business, workforce and operations, as well as the operations of our customers, contract manufacturers and suppliers. In the second quarter of 2023 the
COVID-19
pandemic had significantly less impact on our business than in prior quarters since the start of the pandemic in 2020. However, we are unable to accurately predict the future impact of
COVID-19,
which will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with accuracy, including, but not limited to, any new surges or new strains or variants of the virus in areas where we do business.
Due to the
COVID-19
pandemic, there has been uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and our markets. We are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to our estimates or judgments or a revision of the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of August 4, 2023, the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
We believe the
COVID-19
pandemic and the numerous measures implemented by authorities in response, adversely impacted our results of operations, including by increasing costs, but we cannot accurately estimate the amount of the impact to our financial results. In addition, the pandemic disrupted our contract manufacturers and suppliers, and resulted in supply constraints and in short-term cost increases to meet customer demand.
Supply Chain Constraints and Inflationary Pressures
The global supply shortage of electrical components, including semiconductor chips, continued to impact our supply chain in the second quarter of 2023. We are seeing improvements related to supply constraints however, we experienced, and expect to continue to experience through the remainder of 2023, increases in our lead times and costs for certain components for certain of our products. In addition, while not material, inflationary pressures contributed to increased costs for product components and wage inflation, impacting our cost of products, gross margin and profit for the quarter. Our supply chain team, and our suppliers, continue to manage numerous supply, production, and logistics obstacles. While not material through the second quarter of 2023, in an effort to mitigate these risks, in some cases, we have incurred higher costs due to investment in supply chain resiliency and to secure available inventory or have extended or placed
non-cancellable
purchase commitments with semiconductor suppliers, which introduces inventory risk if our forecasts and assumptions prove inaccurate. We have also sourced components from additional suppliers and multi-sourced and
pre-ordered
components and finished goods inventory in some cases in an effort to reduce the impact of the adverse supply chain conditions we have experienced. There is no assurance that these efforts will be successful. Our third quarter 2023 forecast excludes approximately $35 million of revenue, primarily in our test businesses, due to these continued supply chain constraints.
See Part II—Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 for our risk factors regarding risks associated with both the
COVID-19
pandemic and international conflicts.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have identified the policies which are critical to understanding our business and our results of operations. There have been no significant changes during the six months ended July 2, 2023, to the items disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, except as noted below.
Critical accounting estimates are complex and may require significant judgment by management. Changes to the underlying assumptions may have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. These estimates may change, as new events occur and additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Preparation of Financial Statements and Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.