We may be unable to compete successfully with our competitors.
Maybe some people dont understand that the SEC makes every company put down every possible "risk" in their disclosure statements. Everything that could possibly go wrong, real or imagined, needs to be entered in the risk disclosures..
Some think that this is only for ETNL or a pinkie? Not even close!
From Apple Computer's last 10Q:
If the Company is unable to continue to develop and sell innovative new products with attractive margins or if other companies infringe on the Company’s intellectual property, the Company’s ability to maintain a competitive advantage could be negatively affected and have a materially adverse affect on its financial condition and operating results.
From Microsoft's last 10K:
Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described below, that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common stock.
We face intense competition
We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property rights
Delays in product development schedules may adversely affect our revenues
There are 100s and 100s more, but just one more..
From Batesville.. you know them.. the biggest in the industry!!
Continued fluctuations in mortality rates and increased cremations may adversely affect, as they have in recent years, the volume of our sales of burial caskets
Our business is facing increasing competition from a number of non-traditional sources and caskets manufactured abroad and imported into North America.
Increased prices for, or unavailability of, raw materials used in our products could adversely affect profitability or revenues. In particular, our results of operations continue to be adversely affected by high prices for steel, red metals, solid wood and fuel.
We are involved on an ongoing basis in claims, lawsuits and governmental proceedings relating to our operations, including environmental, antitrust, patent infringement, business practices, commercial transactions, and other matters.
We may be unable to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve from our separation from Original Hillenbrand, and any such benefits may be offset in part by certain negative consequences of the separation.
We have no operating history as a separate publicly traded company.
SEVEN pages of risks for Batesville.. the largest in the industry....
So geeeesh.. I truly hope that everyone realizes that ALL companies have to put out every possible scenario for the investing public... Just go to sec.gov and pick out any large OR small company and the risk factors will be listed in their yearly and quarterly statements..
This is NOTHING new and nothing unexpected...
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