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UAFRS vs As Reported Weekly Highlights - 2020 04 30

This week, Valens identified distortions and the corresponding adjustments to correct for those distortions for QRVO, FIX, and PETS.
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Comfort Systems USA Inc.

Comfort Systems USA provides mechanical contracting services, which include heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, piping and controls, as well as off-site construction, electrical, monitoring and fire protection. The company provides construction, renovation, expansion, maintenance, repair and replacement services for mechanical and related systems in commercial, industrial and institutional properties. The company's installation business related to newly constructed facilities involves the design, engineering, integration, installation and start-up of mechanical and related systems. The company also provides remote monitoring of temperature, pressure, humidity and air flow for HVAC systems.

PetMed Express Inc.

PetMed Express is a pet pharmacy. The company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, and other health products for dogs and cats, direct to the consumer. These pet supplies include: food, beds, crates, stairs, strollers, and other pet supplies. The company's non-prescription medications and supplies include flea and tick control products, bone and joint care products, vitamins, treats, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, and supplies. The company's prescription medications include heartworm and flea and tick preventatives, arthritis, dermatitis, thyroid, diabetes, pain medications, heart/blood pressure, and other medications, as well as generic substitutes.

Qorvo Inc.

Qorvo is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company designs, develops, manufactures and markets its products to U.S. and international original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers in two operating segments: Mobile Products, which is a supplier of cellular radio frequency (RF) and Wi-Fi solutions for mobile devices, including smartphones, wearables, laptops, tablets and cellular-based applications for the Internet of Things (IoT); and Infrastructure and Defense Products, which is a supplier of RF and system-on-a-chip solutions for cellular base stations and other wireless communications infrastructure, defense, smart home, automotive and other IoT applications.

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