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UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. (UBIA)
OTHER OTC:UBIA
Risk Overview Q2, 2019
Risk Distribution
58% Finance & Corporate
19% Tech & Innovation
10% Production
10% Ability to Sell
3% Macro & Political
0% Legal & Regulatory
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
This chart displays the stock's most recent risk distribution according to category. TipRanks has identified 6 major categories: Finance & corporate, legal & regulatory, macro & political, production, tech & innovation, and ability to sell.
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Risk Highlights Q2, 2019
Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 18 Risks
Finance & Corporate
With 18 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
31
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S&P 500 Average: 32
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 31
Finance & Corporate
Total Risks: 18/31 (58%)Above Sector Average
Share Price & Shareholder Rights9 | 29.0%
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
Our auditors have made reference to the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
Article IX of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders' ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other stockholders.Article IX of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another state or federal court located in the State of Delaware) shall be the exclusive forum for: (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by, or other wrongdoing by, any director, officer, employee, agent or stockholder of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation's stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law or the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, (4) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (5) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. This exclusive forum provision may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other stockholders, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other stockholders. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision in our Articles to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
Because our operations are concentrated in china our stockholders would face difficulty in enforcing their legal rights under united states securities laws.Our operations are concentrated in China and our stockholders would face difficulty in enforcing their legal rights under United States securities laws in light of our management's location outside of the United States. Legal protections and remedies available to the company for certain harmful action taken against it will be pursued within the People's Republic of China legal system, which differs from the U.S. legal system in significant ways. Because the company conducts operations outside of the U.S. it is difficult to pursue legal matters is subject to limitations imposed by other jurisdictions. It is limited ability for U.S. regulators' to conduct investigations and inspections within China. There may be restrictions on the transfer of cash into and out of China, as well as on the exchange of currency, which may constrain the company's liquidity and impede its ability to use cash in its operations.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
U.S. investors may experience difficulties in attempting to effect a service of process and enforce judgments based upon U.S. Federal Securities Laws against our company and its non U.S. resident officers and directors.We are a Delaware corporation and, as such, we are subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware and the United States courts for purposes of any lawsuit, action or proceeding by investors herein. An investor would have the ability to effect service of process in any action on the company within the United States. However, since Mr. Tony Liu, our CEO, Chan Cheung, our CFO and two of our three directors reside outside the United States substantially all or a portion of the assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to:
- Effect service of process within the United States against our non-U.S. resident officers or directors; - Enforce U.S. court judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against any of the above referenced foreign persons in the United States; - Enforce in foreign courts U.S. court judgments based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against the above foreign persons; and - Bring an original action in foreign courts to enforce liabilities based upon the U.S. federal securities laws against the above foreign persons.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
The price of our Common Stock may be volatile and may be influenced by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control.Factors that could cause volatility in the market price of our Common Stock include, but are not limited to:
- actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial condition and operating results; - actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate relative to our competitors; - commercial success and market acceptance of UBI; - success of our competitors in discovering, developing or commercializing products; - strategic transactions undertaken by us; - additions or departures of key personnel; - prevailing economic conditions; - disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary rights; - sales of our Common Stock by our officers, directors or significant stockholders; - future sales or issuances of equity or debt securities by us; - business disruptions caused by earthquakes, tornadoes or other natural disasters; and - issuance of new or changed securities analysts' reports or recommendations regarding us.
In addition, the stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has been often unrelated to the operating performance of the issuer. These broad market fluctuations may negatively impact the price or liquidity of our Common Stock. In the past, when the price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have sometimes instituted securities class action litigation against the issuer. If any of our stockholders were to bring such a lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit and the attention of our management would be diverted from the operation of our business.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
Our Common Stock is or may become subject to the "penny stock" rules of the SEC and the trading market in the securities is limited, which makes transactions in the stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.
In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the "penny stock" rules. If our Common Stock is or becomes subject to the "penny stock" rules, it may be more difficult for investors to dispose of our Common Stock and cause a decline in the market value of our Common Stock.
Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
Future sales of shares by existing controlling stockholders could cause our stock price to decline, further, certain shares of our common stock are restricted from immediate resale.If our existing controlling stockholder sell, or indicate an intention to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the trading price of our common stock could decline. As of August 31, 2018, we have 30,799,046 Class A Common Shares issued and outstanding. If in the future, he decides to sell his shares or if it is perceived that they will be sold, to the extent permitted by the Rules 144 and 701 under the Securities Act, the trading price of our common stock could decline.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
We have authorized and unissued shares OF Class A, B and C COMMON stock that may be issued in the future, which would dilute your ownership in the Company.Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. The Company's shares structure currently consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of Class C common stock. As of August 31, 2018 there are 30,799,046 shares of our Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding; 6,000,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding; and 73,550,000 shares of our Class C Common Stock issued and outstanding. The Board of Directors has a great deal of discretion, in the future, to issue more shares in each Class, without shareholder approval. The issuance of more shares of any Class would dilute your ownership in the Company, which would mean your percent of ownership in the Company would decrease.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
Holders of our common stock have a risk of potential dilution if we issue additional shares of common stock in the future.Although our Board of Directors intends to utilize its reasonable business judgment to fulfill its fiduciary obligations to our then existing stockholders in connection with any future issuance of our common stock, the future issuance of additional shares of our common stock would cause immediate, and potentially substantial, dilution to the net tangible book value of those shares of common stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to such transaction. Any future decrease in the net tangible book value of our issued and outstanding shares could have a material effect on the market value of the shares.
Accounting & Financial Operations4 | 12.9%
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1
Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 2
We have limited historical financial information upon which you may evaluate our performance.We have a limited operating history and we are subject to all risks inherent in a developing business enterprise. The Company has no revenues and has yet to develop any products for sale.
Our likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays frequently encountered in connection with the development of blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering areas of food, drugs and healthcare and the competitive environment in which we operate. You should consider, among other factors, our prospects for success in light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies that, like us, are in their early stages of research. We may not be able to successfully address these risks and uncertainties or successfully implement our operating and acquisition strategies. If we fail to do so, it could materially harm our business to the point of having to cease operations and could impair the value of our common stock to the point that the investors may lose their entire investment. Even if we accomplish these objectives, we may not be able to generate positive cash flows or profits that we anticipate in the future.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 3
The nature of our operations are highly speculative.The success of our plan of operation depends on our ability to develop and commercialize our blockchain based services and products and other related technologies." Our business model is not yet established in the industry and we will have to convince our customers to use our products and services.
Management believes that we will be successful in marketing our services, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract sufficient consumers to achieve profitability or even generate anything but minimal revenues. If our intended products and services are not accepted by consumers, we will fail.
COMPANY RISK FACTORS
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 4
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud and as a result, investors may be misled and lose confidence in our financial reporting and disclosures, and the price of our common stock may be negatively affected.The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we report annually on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. A "significant deficiency" means a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the Company's financial reporting. A "material weakness" is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As of August 31, 2018, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting. The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee due to a lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; and (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives.
In addition, in connection with our on-going assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, we may discover "material weaknesses" in our internal controls as defined in standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
Failure to provide effective internal controls may cause investors to lose confidence in our financial reporting and may negatively affect the price of our common stock. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary to produce accurate, reliable financial reports and to prevent fraud. If we have deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting, these deficiencies may negatively impact our business and operations.
Debt & Financing2 | 6.5%
Debt & Financing - Risk 1
We may not be able to attain profitability without additional funding, which may be unavailable to us.Debt & Financing - Risk 2
BASED ON OUR BURN RATE, IF we are unable to obtain additional funding our business will fail and our shares may be worthless.We have limited financial resources. As of August 31, 2018, we had cash of $23,434, inventory of $23,448, current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $493,333, deposit and prepaid expenses of $18,093, office equipment valued at $9,359, and intangible assets of $127,037 for total assets of $694,704. Our current burn rate is approximately $120,000 per month. Based on our current burn rate, we will run out of funds immediately without additional capital. If we fail to raise sufficient funds to keep our business operational, investors may lose their entire cash investment. There is no assurance that we can raise funding or that we will have sufficient funds to repay any indebtedness, or that we will not default on our debt obligations, jeopardizing our business viability. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we will likely be required to curtail our business plans and possibly cease our operations.
Corporate Activity and Growth3 | 9.7%
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 1
In the future, we will incur incremental costs as a result of operating as a public company.Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 2
As a result of operating as a public company, our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.We have never operated as a public company. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, and rules subsequently implemented and yet to be implemented by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission have imposed and will impose various new requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these new compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, we expect these new rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain the same or similar coverage.
In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. In particular, we must perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Compliance will require us to increase our general and administrative expense in order to pay added compliance personnel, outside legal counsel and consultants to assist us in, among other things, external reporting, instituting and monitoring a more comprehensive compliance function and board governance function, establishing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and preparing and distributing periodic public reports in compliance with our obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws. We currently do not have an internal audit group, and we will evaluate the need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge. Moreover, if we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, the market price of our stock could decline.
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 3
We may acquire other businesses, form joint ventures or make investments in other companies or technologies that could negatively affect our operating results, dilute our stockholders' ownership, increase our debt or cause us to incur significant expense.We may pursue acquisitions of businesses and assets. We also may pursue strategic alliances and joint ventures that leverage our proprietary technology and industry experience to expand our offerings or distribution. We have no experience with acquiring other companies and limited experience with forming strategic partnerships. We may not be able to find suitable partners or acquisition candidates, and we may not be able to complete such transactions on favorable terms, if at all. If we make any acquisitions, we may not be able to integrate these acquisitions successfully into our existing business, and we could assume unknown or contingent liabilities.
Any future acquisitions also could result in the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities or future write-offs of intangible assets or goodwill, any of which could have a negative impact on our cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. Integration of an acquired company also may disrupt ongoing operations and require management resources that we would otherwise focus on developing our existing business. We may experience losses related to investments in other companies, which could harm our financial condition and results of operations. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition, strategic alliance or joint venture.
Foreign acquisitions involve unique risks in addition to those mentioned above, including those related to integration of operations across different cultures and languages, currency risks and the particular economic, political and regulatory risks associated with specific countries.
To finance any acquisitions or joint ventures, we may choose to issue shares of common stock as consideration, which could dilute the ownership of our stockholders. Additional funds may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all. If the price of our Common Stock is low or volatile, we may not be able to acquire other companies or fund a joint venture project using our stock as consideration.
Tech & Innovation
Total Risks: 6/31 (19%)Above Sector Average
Innovation / R&D1 | 3.2%
Innovation / R&D - Risk 1
We may not be able to develop new products or enhance the capabilities of UBI to keep pace with our industry's rapidly changing technology and customer requirements.Trade Secrets3 | 9.7%
Trade Secrets - Risk 1
Our use of "open source" software could negatively affect our ability to sell our INTENDED products and subject us to possible litigation.Trade Secrets - Risk 2
If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position could be harmed.We plan to rely upon patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secret protection, as well as non-disclosure agreements and invention assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties, to protect our confidential and proprietary information. Significant elements of our intended products and services are based on unpatented trade secrets and know-how that are not publicly disclosed. In addition to contractual measures, we try to protect the confidential nature of our proprietary information using physical and technological security measures. Such measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access, provide adequate protection for our proprietary information. Our security measures may not prevent an employee or consultant from misappropriating our trade secrets and providing them to a competitor, and recourse we take against such misconduct may not provide an adequate remedy to protect our interests fully. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets may be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse by us. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, or if any such information was independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position could be harmed.
Trade Secrets - Risk 3
We may infringe the intellectual property rights of others, which may prevent or delay our product development efforts and stop us from commercializing or increase the costs of commercializing our intended products and services.Our commercial success depends significantly on our ability to operate without infringing the patents and other intellectual property rights of third parties. For example, there could be issued patents of which we are not aware that our products infringe. There also could be patents that we believe we do not infringe, but that we may ultimately be found to infringe. Moreover, patent applications are in some cases maintained in secrecy until patents are issued. The publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature frequently occurs substantially later than the date on which the underlying discoveries were made and patent applications were filed. Because patents can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications of which we are unaware that may later result in issued patents that our products infringe. For example, pending applications may exist that provide support or can be amended to provide support for a claim that results in an issued patent that our product infringes.
Our software is built upon open-sourced code and platforms. Nevertheless, there is a risk a third party may assert that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization. If a court held that any third-party patents are valid, enforceable and cover our products or their use, the holders of any of these patents may be able to block our ability to commercialize our products unless we obtained a license under the applicable patents, or until the patents expire. We may not be able to enter into licensing arrangements or make other arrangements at a reasonable cost or on reasonable terms. Any inability to secure licenses or alternative technology could result in delays in the introduction of our products or lead to prohibition of the manufacture or sale of products by us.
Cyber Security2 | 6.5%
Cyber Security - Risk 1
UBI Blockchain Internet LTD, a hong Kong Company, AND TONY LIU control 99.1% OF THE TOTAL VOTING POWER OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK, allowING them to control the Company.Cyber Security - Risk 2
Cyber security risks could adversely affect our business and disrupt our operations.The threats to network and data security are increasingly diverse and sophisticated. Despite our efforts and processes to prevent breaches, our devices, as well as our servers, computer systems, and those of third parties that we use in our operations are vulnerable to cyber security risks, including cyber attacks such as viruses and worms, phishing attacks, denial-of-service attacks, physical or electronic break-ins, employee theft or misuse, and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our servers and computer systems or those of third parties that we use in our operations, which could lead to interruptions, delays, loss of critical data, and loss of consumer confidence.
In addition, we may be the target of email scams that attempt to acquire sensitive information or company assets. Despite our efforts to create security barriers to such threats, we may not be able to entirely mitigate these risks. Any cyber attack that attempts to obtain our data and assets, disrupt our service, or otherwise access our systems, or those of third parties we use, if successful, could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition, be expensive to remedy, and damage our reputation.
Production
Total Risks: 3/31 (10%)Below Sector Average
Employment / Personnel3 | 9.7%
Employment / Personnel - Risk 1
We may not be able to hire and retain qualified employees.Employment / Personnel - Risk 2
The loss of our Chief Executive Officer or our inability to attract and retain highly skilled developers and other personnel could negatively impact our business.Our success depends on the skills, experience and performance of Tony Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, and other key employees. The individual and collective efforts of these employees will be important as we continue to develop and as we expand our commercial activities. The loss or incapacity of existing members of our executive management team could negatively impact our operations if we experience difficulties in hiring qualified successors. We do not have any employment agreements in place for our executive officers; the existence of an employment agreement does not guarantee the retention of the executive officer for any period of time.
Employment / Personnel - Risk 3
We may not be able to attract qualified professionals, academics, university professors and communication professionals from around the world, which will decrease the value of technological innovation platform and may make it difficult to differentiate UBI from other online services providers.Our strategy includes developing relationships with professionals, academics, university professors and communication professionals from around the world. If we are unable to establish relationships with these professionals, academics, university professors and communication professionals that UBI's technological innovation platform is not effective or that alternative products are more effective, or if we encounter difficulty promoting adoption or establishing UBI as a standard, our ability to achieve market acceptance of UBI could be significantly limited.
Ability to Sell
Total Risks: 3/31 (10%)Below Sector Average
Competition1 | 3.2%
Competition - Risk 1
We may not be able to compete with other companies, some of whom have greater resources and experience.Demand2 | 6.5%
Demand - Risk 1
We may be unable to gain any significant market acceptance for our products and services or be unable establish a significant market presence.Demand - Risk 2
If potential users within the target markets do not widely adopt OUR BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY or UBI fails to achieve and sustain sufficient market acceptance, we will not generate sufficient revenue, IF ANY, and our growth prospects, financial condition and results of operations WILL BE MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED.UBI may never gain significant acceptance in the marketplace and, therefore, may never generate substantial revenue or allow us to achieve or maintain profitability. Widespread adoption of virtual and online training portals in the target markets depends on many factors, including acceptance by users that such systems and methods or other options. Our ability to achieve commercial market acceptance for UBI or any other future products also depends on the strength of our sales, marketing and distribution organizations.
Macro & Political
Total Risks: 1/31 (3%)Below Sector Average
Capital Markets1 | 3.2%
Capital Markets - Risk 1
Our financial performance is subject to risks associated with changes in the value of the U.S. dollar versus local currencies.See a full breakdown of risk according to category and subcategory. The list starts with the category with the most risk. Click on subcategories to read relevant extracts from the most recent report.
FAQ
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What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below.
1. Financial & Corporate
- Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing.
- Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments.
- Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances.
2. Legal & Regulatory
- Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company.
- Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation.
- Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy.
- Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives.
3. Production
- Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory.
- Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers.
- Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls.
- Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation.
4. Technology & Innovation
- Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development.
- Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology.
- Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks.
- Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying.
5. Ability to Sell
- Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers.
- Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes.
- Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration.
- Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation.
6. Macro & Political
- Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions.
- Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19.
- International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company.
- Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.