Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) risk factors: FY2025 10-K

1. The current volatile international trade environment as a result of intergovernmental disputes, trade actions, increased tariffs and other geo-political risks may adversely impact our business and operating results.newTariffs
2. Any reduction in international commerce or disruption in global trade may adversely impact our business and operating results.
3. Our industry is highly competitive, and failure to compete or respond to customer requirements could damage our business and results of operations.
4. We are dependent on our personnel and any inability to hire, develop or retain our key employees may have a negative impact on our operations.
5. We rely heavily upon the flexibility and sophistication of the technologies used in our core business and failure to properly manage, enhance and update technologies could lead to disruptions in our operations or our ability to remain competitive.
6. Any significant disruptions or unapproved third-party access to our network and systems continuity could have an adverse impact to our business and financial results.
7. We rely on service providers, including air, ocean, ground freight carriers and others and if they have insufficient capacity available relative to market demand or have reduced capacity to provide service, it may adversely impact our business and operating results.
8. Failure to grow and gain profitable market share could adversely impact our ability to remain competitive and could adversely impact our business.
9. Any disruption of our business caused by a catastrophic event could harm our ability to conduct normal business operations and impact our operating results.
10. We face material risks associated with the handling, transporting, and storing of customer inventory including some products classified as hazardous materials, dangerous goods, and/or high value products.reworded
11. Our insurance coverage does not cover all potential losses and significant uninsured losses could adversely impact our financial results.
12. Difficulty in forecasting timing or volumes of customer shipments or rate changes by carriers could adversely impact our margins and operating results.
13. Climate change, including measures to address climate change, could adversely impact our business and financial results.
14. We are subject to a complex regulatory environment, and failure to comply with and adapt to these regulations could result in penalties or otherwise adversely impact our business.
15. We operate globally and any inability to safeguard our operations or comply with anti-corruption laws and trade compliance regulations would adversely impact our reputation and business.
16. We are subject to taxation in multiple jurisdictions, and although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, any adverse determinations in tax audits could negatively impact our financial results.
17. Investigations and litigation could require management time and or to incur substantial legal costs or fines, penalties or damages, any of which could adversely impact on our financial results.
18. Global health emergencies on the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic may significantly impact worldwide economic conditions and global trade and can have a disruptive effect on our operations, and the operations of our service providers and our customers, which may impact our business.
19. We are exposed to risks relating to evaluations of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures.new
20. Actions of activist investors could disrupt our business.

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Headings in the FY2024 10-K with no match this year.

1. We identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to ineffective information technology general controls which, if not remediated appropriately or timely, could result in loss of investor confidence and adversely impact our stock price.