Share: A Rebound in Sales to $60.4 Million and Backlog to $85.0 Million, as Many Markets Return to Pre-Pandemic Demand NAUGATUCK, CT / ACCESSWIRE / March 15, 2021 / The Eastern Company ("Eastern" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:EML), a manufacturer of unique engineered solutions serving industrial markets, today announced the results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 2, 2021. Eastern's comprehensive program to maintain the health and safety of employees resulted in no closures and no interruption of operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic at any of its 21 facilities during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Net sales were $60.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company experienced a sharp recovery in demand to pre-pandemic levels across most of its end-markets. However, the divestiture of our composite panel businesses, delays in new automotive launches, and lower sales to mining customers caused fourth quarter sales to lag prior year comparable sales.