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Sector unknown·AXON · USA (SEC 10-K)·Fiscal year to 31/12/2025

Cybersecurity (products and services)Artificial intelligenceSea freight and freight ratesLabour and wagesTariffs and trade policy

(“Axon,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a technology company that provides integrated hardware and software solutions. Founder-led since 1993, Axon began with a mission to protect life and has grown into a global technology company serving a range of customers. Our products and services allow customers across the public and private sector to capture and use critical data to support fully-connected operational workflows.

Exposure profile

Raw materials and inputsMacroTechnologyRegulationEnd marketsGeography
Raw materials and inputs Sea freight and freight rates, Labour and wages, Oil, Chemicals and specialty chemicals
Macro Tariffs and trade policy, Business cycle and GDP growth, Consumer spending, Inventories
Technology Cybersecurity (products and services), Artificial intelligence, Subscription models
Regulation Export controls and China relations, AI regulation, ESG and sustainability reporting, Labour regulation
End markets Public sector, Industrial manufacturing
Geography Europe, Asia and emerging markets

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In their own words

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Artificial intelligence

Technology

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“If we are unable to design, introduce, sell and deploy new products or new product features successfully, our business and financial results could be adversely affected. Our future success will likely depend on our ability to develop new products or product features that achieve market acceptance in a timely and cost-effective manner and in a way that is responsive to customer demand.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverMixed impact: mixed

“The technology associated with law enforcement devices and software is rapidly evolving. The introduction of products embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards can render existing products obsolete. In particular, AI and machine learning technologies are rapidly developing and as these technologies are incorporated into our products and the operations of our customers, the pace of change has in the past and may in the future continue to accelerate.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Additionally, we expect our products to meet and keep pace with evolving security standards and requirements of our industry and customers, including those of the U.S. federal government and international governments.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Recent developments in the threat landscape include the use of AI and machine learning by attackers to automate, enhance, and evade detection during cyber attacks, along with an increased number of cyber extortion and ransomware incidents. These attacks may involve higher financial ransom demands and demonstrate increasing sophistication, including novel ransomware techniques, diverse methodologies, and advance capabilities such as adaptive malware and deepfake-enabled phishing schemes.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“As with many new and emerging technologies, AI presents numerous risks and challenges to our internal business operations and our customers. For example, unexpected failures or inaccuracies in AI-driven systems could expose our customers to operational risks, particularly in high-stakes use cases such as law enforcement or public safety.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Table of Contents The development, adoption, integration and use of generative AI technology remains in the early stages and consequently, our AI technology may contain material defects or errors. Additionally, ineffective or inadequate AI or generative AI governance, development, use or deployment practices, including businesses we have acquired. or third parties could result in unintended consequences. For example, AI algorithms that we use may be flawed or may be (or perceived to be) based on datasets that are biased or insufficient.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Biases in AI models could result in discriminatory outcomes, eroding trust among customers and communities we serve.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“These include real-time video and text from callers, enhanced device location information and AI-enabled transcription, translation, call summarization and post-call analytics, derived in part from technologies we acquired with Prepared.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“(“Axon,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a technology company that provides integrated hardware and software solutions. Founder-led since 1993, Axon began with a mission to protect life and has grown into a global technology company serving a range of customers. Our products and services allow customers across the public and private sector to capture and use critical data to support fully-connected operational workflows.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Axon’s operations comprise a fully integrated suite of products across connected hardware, software, and services which are disclosed in two reportable segments: 1.Software and Services: We develop, manufacture and sell cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) solutions that leverage AI and enable our customers to capture, securely store, manage, share and analyze video and other digital evidence. Our software offerings also support productivity and real-time operations.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Table of Contents Software and Services Axon has a suite of cloud-based, SaaS solutions that deeply integrate with our hardware to benefit customers and drive annual recurring revenue, which totaled $1.3 billion1 as of December 31, 2025.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Emergency Communications Software — 911 Data, AI and Call Handling Platforms: Our emergency communications solutions are designed for public safety answering points (“PSAPs”) and emergency communications centers. Today, these offerings primarily consist of cloud-based applications that operate alongside existing 911 call-handling systems and provide AI-powered triage, supplemental data and multimedia streaming capabilities.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Uncertainty in the development, deployment, and use of AI in our products and services, as well as our business more broadly, could adversely affect our business and reputation. We offer systems and tools that incorporate AI technologies, including generative AI, for our customers. We also leverage and expect to continue leveraging AI-based technologies for internal use to drive efficiency.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this strengthens Data centres, strengthens Semiconductors and electronic components, strengthens Semiconductor industry

Cybersecurity (products and services)

Technology

DriverPositive impact: strengthens

“Key competitive factors in these product categories include product performance and reliability; product features (including live-streaming, GPS tracking, pre-event buffering, real-time alerting and license plate recognition accuracy); battery life and power options; ease of deployment and integration with existing infrastructure; product quality and warranty; total cost of ownership; data security, privacy and information workflows; interoperability with other public safety systems; company reputation and financial strength; and customer satisfaction and relationships.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Governmental Regulation U.S. and foreign laws and regulations govern matters central to our business, including privacy and data protection; regulation of certain of our conducted energy devices (“CEDs”) as firearms; telecommunications and spectrum use; export controls; government procurement; environmental and sustainability requirements; economic and trade restrictions; and other regulatory regimes applicable to our products and operations.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“We could experience negative publicity (which may be raised by consumer advocacy groups, third party interest groups, investors, employees or other stakeholders) for a variety of reasons, including product safety issues, threatened or pending legal or regulatory proceedings, product claims, advertising and promotional practices, sustainability or policy issues, materials sourcing or cybersecurity incidents.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“If our security measures or those of our third party providers, including cloud storage providers, are breached, resulting in unauthorized access to our or our customers’ data, it could undermine confidence in our network, data centers, and services leading to reduced customer use of our products and services and significant legal and financial exposure and liabilities. Security breaches of our products and services could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of our customers’ data.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Delayed detection of sophisticated threats could allow attackers to remain undetected for extended periods, increasing potential damage to our operations, intellectual property, and customer data. Moreover, our security measures and those of our third party service providers or customers may not immediately detect such security breaches. Although we have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect our data and user data, and to prevent or detect data loss and security breaches, we have been in the past and are likely to remain a frequent target of cybersecurity intrusion attempts and we cannot assure that such measures will provide absolute security.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Recent developments in the threat landscape include the use of AI and machine learning by attackers to automate, enhance, and evade detection during cyber attacks, along with an increased number of cyber extortion and ransomware incidents. These attacks may involve higher financial ransom demands and demonstrate increasing sophistication, including novel ransomware techniques, diverse methodologies, and advance capabilities such as adaptive malware and deepfake-enabled phishing schemes.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“A security breach could expose us to a risk of loss or inappropriate use of proprietary and sensitive data, or the denial of access to such data. A real or perceived security breach could also result in reduced confidence in the security of our products and services, damage our reputation, disrupt our business, subject us to third party lawsuits, regulatory fines or investigations or otherwise subject us to legal liability, significantly harm our business prospects, operating results and financial condition.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“We may also face increased scrutiny regarding data privacy and security risks related to the data we use to train and evaluate AI models, as breaches or misuse of this data and associated terms and conditions could expose us to significant liabilities.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Our trusted network seamlessly integrates software and hardware with a range of connected devices, including TASER energy devices, cameras and sensors, drones and robotics, cloud-based evidence management, records management, real-time operations software, critical incident and emergency response systems, immersive training, and productivity tools – all enhanced by artificial intelligence (“AI”).”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Cyber attacks and IT security risk strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Digitalisation

Labour and wages

Raw materials and inputs

DriverPositive impact: strengthens

“Human Capital Resources We attract, retain and motivate top talent by offering equitable opportunities for growth and development, supported by strong compensation and benefits. As of December 31, 2025, we had more than 5,100 full-time employees and more than 1,200 temporary employees (which include contractors, interns and individual consultants).”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“During 2025, the number of our full-time employees increased by approximately 1,000 or 24%, primarily in our sales and R&D organizations. Employee growth was further driven by our acquisitions that were completed in the year.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“We depend on our ability to attract and retain our key management, sales and technical personnel. Our success depends upon the continued service of our key management personnel, including Patrick Smith, our Chief Executive Officer.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“Our success also depends on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified technical employees. Our ability to compete effectively and our future success depends on our continuing to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel. In particular, we compete with many other companies for employees with high levels of expertise in our industry, as well as for skilled engineers (including those with highly sought after experience in fields such as data science or AI), sales, and operations professionals.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“Our global benefits include broad-based stock grants and performance-based bonuses, comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits, paid parental and family leave, commuter benefits, unlimited paid time off for U.S. exempt employees, and flexible leave options for non-exempt and international employees. We review our programs annually to ensure they align with market practices in the industries and countries where we operate.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Public sector

End markets

DriverPositive impact: strengthens

“A larger share of our annual bookings traditionally occurs in the fourth quarter.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Our revenue and operating results may fluctuate unexpectedly from quarter-to-quarter, which could impact our stock price. Several factors, including some beyond our control, may affect our revenue and operating results, potentially causing our common stock price to fluctuate, including: •budgetary cycles of municipal, state, and federal law enforcement and corrections agencies; •market acceptance of our products and services; •the timing of large domestic and international orders; •the outcome of any existing or future litigation; •adverse publicity surrounding our products, including product safety or use; •changes in our sales mix; •new product introduction costs; •increases in raw material costs; •changes in our operating expenses, including stock-based compensation expense; •changes in foreign currency exchange rates, inflation, and interest rates; •inventory obsolescence; •changes in warranty reserves; •existing or future tariffs; •government shutdowns or lapses in federal appropriations; and •regulatory changes that may affect the marketability of our products and services.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Table of Contents Sales and Distribution: Who We Sell To and Where We Deliver Our core customers across the public and private sectors include U.S. federal, state, and local governments, international governmental entities, commercial enterprises, and consumers.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Strategic Risks We substantially depend on continued acceptance of our products and services by law enforcement agencies worldwide, and any reduction in demand could materially adversely affect our business. Our largest customer vertical is U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“A significant portion of our end-user customers are government agencies, which typically lack direct control over their budgets. These budgets are often influenced by legislative processes and political considerations, limiting the agencies' ability to allocate funds at their discretion. There can be no assurance that the economic and political pressures will not materially adversely affect sales of our products.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“We have entered and will enter into contracts with U.S. federal, state and local governments and foreign governments. This subjects us to various statutes and regulations applicable to companies doing business with governments, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”). We must comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of U.S. federal, state and local and foreign government contracts.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

IT operations and cloud

Raw materials and inputs

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“If there is a substantial increase of new customers in a small window, we may have difficulty deploying these solutions in a way that meets market demand. Increases in customer demand may require us to change our information technology (“IT”) infrastructure, expand our IT infrastructure or replace our IT infrastructure entirely. Scaling and adapting our IT infrastructure is likely to be complex and require additional technical expertise. If we are required to make any changes to our IT infrastructure, we may incur substantial costs and experience delays or interruptions in our solutions.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Lack of availability of this infrastructure could result from technical failures, natural disasters, fraud or security attacks that we cannot predict or prevent. Interruptions in our services, or loss or corruption of digital evidence, may reduce our revenue, require us to issue credits or pay penalties, expose us to litigation, lead customers to terminate their subscriptions, and adversely affect our renewal rates and ability to attract new customers.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“We rely on third party cloud service providers located in the United States and other countries to deliver our cloud services.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“Table of Contents We have devoted, and continue to devote, significant resources to develop and deploy SaaS solutions to a large number of customers.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

M&A and consolidation

Macro

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“Axon’s sales force and strong customer relationships represent key strategic advantages. Although the majority of our revenues are generated via direct sales, we also leverage distribution partners and third party resellers.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“We believe our network of camera sensors and digital evidence management platform give us a strategic advantage in these product categories.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“Table of Contents Acquisitions of, or investments in, other products, technologies or businesses could disrupt our business, dilute shareholder value, or adversely affect our operating results. Our business strategy has included, and may continue to include, acquiring or investing in complementary products, technologies, or businesses.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Digitalisation

Technology

Market

“Our trusted network seamlessly integrates software and hardware with a range of connected devices, including TASER energy devices, cameras and sensors, drones and robotics, cloud-based evidence management, records management, real-time operations software, critical incident and emergency response systems, immersive training, and productivity tools – all enhanced by artificial intelligence (“AI”).”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Market

“•Personal Sensors: Axon devices address many needs, including transparency, real-time situational awareness, and accurate capture and integration of evidence with software workflows. Product categories within personal sensors include Axon Body cameras and accessories.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Cybersecurity (products and services) strengthens, Public investment and infrastructure strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens IT consulting and public-sector IT

Industrial manufacturing

End markets

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“Resources Manufacturing and Supply Chain We perform manufacturing, final assembly and final test operations at our facilities in Arizona and own substantially all of the equipment required to develop, prototype, manufacture and assemble our finished products.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Premium consumers

End markets

Market

“The broader market for personal safety and home defense is far-reaching, and categories range from threat detection and accountability (e.g., dash and doorbell cameras), to home security (e.g., home alarms, locks and response services) to personal defense (e.g., firearms, stun guns, TASER devices, pepper spray, tactical flashlights and personal alarms), to personal tracking and emergency notification mobile applications.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens

Subscription models

Technology

StrategyPositive impact: strengthens

“Financial Risks An increasing percentage of our revenue is derived from subscription billing arrangements that may result in delayed cash collections and may increase customer credit risk on receivables and contract assets. Our strategy includes maintaining a significant portion of our business through a subscription model, which aligns with the municipal budgeting process of our customers and allows for multiple product offerings to be combined into existing subscriptions. This approach differs from a traditional hardware sale, where the entire hardware payment is commonly invoiced upon shipment, by spreading payments over the subscription or installment period.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Tariffs and trade policy

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“If the TASER 10 CED is made available to private citizen or enterprise customers, demand could be reduced because purchasers would be required to comply with applicable firearm transfer requirements. Changes in laws, regulations, or interpretations could result in additional products being classified or reclassified as firearms, which could adversely affect sales.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Foreign jurisdictions may restrict, regulate, or prohibit the importation, sale, possession, or use of CEDs. Certain jurisdictions treat our products as controlled or prohibited weapons under applicable arms brokering laws, which may require licenses that are discretionary and not guaranteed.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“As significant tariffs or other restrictions continue to be placed on foreign imports by the United States, our sales and results of operations may be harmed. Recently, the U.S. government has indicated its intent to modify U.S. trade policy and, in some cases, to renegotiate, or potentially terminate, certain existing bilateral or multi-lateral trade agreements. It has also imposed or has indicated its intent to impose increased tariffs on foreign imports into the United States, particularly from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), Mexico, and Canada.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Customs and Border Protection regulations and trade laws, trade disputes, product certification mandates, sanctions, foreign regulatory requirements, and government-imposed supplier restrictions could hinder our ability to offer products or services in certain countries or obtain necessary parts and components to manufacture products, increase associated costs such as duties, taxes, and compliance expenses, or lead to shipment holds, reclassification of goods, or changes to importer-of-record requirements; •longer payment cycles in certain countries, heightened credit risk, and higher instances of payment fraud; •uncertainty regarding liability for our products and services, including uncertainty resulting from local laws and lack of legal precedent; and •differing labor laws and customs, existence of workers’ councils and labor unions, and other challenges caused by distance, language, and cultural differences Our suite of products is export-controlled under both U.S. and international regulatory bodies.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“Such tariffs could have a significant impact on our business, particularly the importation of products used in our business that are manufactured outside the United States, which have resulted and could result in retaliatory tariffs imposed on products we export. We also source certain raw materials from foreign countries, as do some of our suppliers. The implementation of tariffs and trade restrictions as well as changes in trade policies between the United States and such foreign countries have resulted and could continue to lead to increases in our supply costs and make it more difficult to obtain suppliers and may have an adverse effect on our supply chain from a cost and sourcing perspective.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Global trade volumes

ESG and sustainability reporting

Regulation

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“For example, the European Union’s (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation and AI Act impose compliance obligations relating to personal data and AI system deployment. In the U.S., laws such as the California Privacy Rights Act provide enhanced consumer protections and create private rights of action for certain data breaches.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Additional sustainability and climate-related disclosure requirements have been enacted or proposed in jurisdictions in which we operate, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the UK Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting regime, and California SB 253 and SB 261.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“We are subject to evolving corporate governance and public disclosure regulations and expectations that could expose us to numerous risks. We are subject to changing rules and regulations promulgated by several governmental and self-regulatory organizations, including the SEC, the Nasdaq Stock Market and the FASB. These rules and regulations continue to evolve in scope and complexity with many new requirements arising from laws enacted by Congress, making compliance more difficult and uncertain.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Additionally, unfavorable perception regarding our social initiatives, governance practices, diversity initiatives, the perceived or actual impacts of our products and services, environmental policies or other concerns of our stakeholders (which could conflict with the expectations of other stakeholders) could adversely affect our reputation. Any negative effect on our reputation could have an adverse effect on the size of our customer base, which could adversely affect our business and financial results.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Export controls and China relations

Regulation

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Export Controls and International Regulation: Our CEDs are classified as “crime control” products by the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”), and exports from the U.S. generally require a DOC export license, except for sales to Canada.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Certain aspects of CED development and production constitute controlled “technology” under U.S. export regulations. Access by foreign national employees within the U.S. may therefore require “deemed export” licenses.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Our international operations expose us to additional risks, including: •restrictions on foreign ownership and investments, and foreign exchange controls, could limit our ability to repatriate cash earned in countries outside the United States; •import and export requirements, tariffs, evolving interpretations and enforcement of U.S.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

AI regulation

Regulation

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Table of Contents Privacy and AI Regulation We are subject to evolving U.S. and foreign laws governing the collection, processing, storage, and transfer of personal and sensitive information, as well as the development and deployment of AI systems. AI capabilities are integrated across our product portfolio, and we market AI-enabled functionality to customers as part of our long-term product strategy.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“For example, the AI Act in the European Union imposes compliance requirements on a variety of AI uses by law enforcement, as well as on the companies that develop those products, including us.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Sea freight and freight rates

Raw materials and inputs

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“We continuously monitor our supply chain, identify alternate shipping and logistic sources, and work with foreign regulators so our suppliers can provide high quality parts. Supply chain disruptions are an ongoing occurrence and our continuous monitoring allows us to minimize their impact.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“A significant number of our raw materials or components comprise petroleum-based products or incur some form of landed cost associated with transporting the raw materials or components. Our freight and import costs and the timely delivery of our products could be adversely affected by the materialization or re-emergence of a number of factors that could reduce the profitability of our operations, including, for example: higher fuel costs; supply chain shortages; potential port closures or shipping disruptions; customs clearance issues; increased government regulation or regulatory changes for imports of foreign products into the United States and exports from foreign sources; and delays created by war, terrorist attacks or threats, public health issues, national disasters or work stoppages.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens

Oil

Raw materials and inputs

InputNegative impact: weakens

“A significant number of our raw materials or components comprise petroleum-based products or incur some form of landed cost associated with transporting the raw materials or components. Our freight and import costs and the timely delivery of our products could be adversely affected by the materialization or re-emergence of a number of factors that could reduce the profitability of our operations, including, for example: higher fuel costs; supply chain shortages; potential port closures or shipping disruptions; customs clearance issues; increased government regulation or regulatory changes for imports of foreign products into the United States and exports from foreign sources; and delays created by war, terrorist attacks or threats, public health issues, national disasters or work stoppages.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this strengthens Plastics and polymers

Semiconductors and electronic components

Raw materials and inputs

InputNegative impact: weakens

“We purchase many components and raw materials used in manufacturing our products from numerous suppliers in various countries. Although we currently obtain certain components from single source suppliers, we own substantially all injection-molded component tooling, designs and test fixtures used in production for all custom components.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“We depend on suppliers of machined parts, injection molded plastic parts, printed circuit boards, semiconductors, custom wire fabrications and other custom and off-the-shelf parts for our products.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

InputNegative impact: weakens

“For example, there have been and may continue to be disruptions in the semiconductor supply chain that could negatively impact our ability to make our products.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens

Business cycle and GDP growth

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Seasonality Our business operations are influenced by customer budget and technology adoption cycles. Additionally, new product introductions can significantly impact the cadence of net sales, product costs and operating expenses.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Economic slowdowns can also negatively impact municipal and state tax collections and put pressure on law enforcement budgets, which may increase the risk that our customers will be unable to appropriate funds for existing or future contracts with us.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this strengthens Global trade volumes, strengthens Construction

Inflation

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Global economic uncertainty continues to pose risks to our business, driven by factors such as ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, the volatility of interest rates, high inflation, changes in U.S. immigration policy, an actual recession or fears of a recession, trade policies and tariffs, and geopolitical tensions.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Our inability to offset price inflation in our materials, components, shipping or labor through increased prices to customers with long-term fixed-price contracts and formula-based or long-term fixed-price contracts with suppliers could adversely affect our business prospects, operating results and financial condition.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this weakens Consumer spending, strengthens Interest rates

Chemicals and specialty chemicals

Raw materials and inputs

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Regulators are increasingly focused on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), which may be present in certain products. Laws addressing reporting, restriction, or phase-out of PFAS are under consideration or being implemented.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Climate change and extreme weather

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“A disruption or failure of our systems or operations in the event of a major earthquake, weather event, fire, water shortage, explosion, failure to contain hazardous materials, industrial accident, utility failure, cyber attack, terrorist attack, public health crisis, pandemic, or other catastrophic event could cause delays in completing sales, providing products and services, or performing other mission-critical functions. A catastrophic event that results in the destruction or disruption of any of our critical operations, or of the capacity, reliability or security of our information technology systems, could harm our ability to conduct normal business activities and our operating results, as well as expose us to claims, litigation and governmental investigations and fines.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this weakens Agriculture and food production

Consumer spending

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“If we cannot continue to meet customer demands or achieve more widespread market acceptance of these products, our business prospects, operating results, and financial condition will be materially adversely affected. Additionally, our CEDs and other offerings or products could fail to maintain or attain sufficient customer acceptance for many reasons, some of which are beyond our control, including: •our failure to predict market demand accurately, whether as a result of a failure to anticipate demand for product features or functionality or to supply offerings that meet this demand; •real or perceived defects, errors or failures; •negative publicity about product performance or effectiveness; •delays in releasing to the market our improved offerings or enhancements, or defects, errors or failures while releasing such offerings or enhancements; •failure to offer complementary products that enhance the functionality of our offerings; •introduction or anticipated introduction of competing products; and •budget constraints or other limitations for our customers.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Inflation weakens
Chains out: this strengthens Retail, strengthens Hospitality and leisure, strengthens Premium consumers, strengthens Grocery retail and private label

EU climate and energy policy

Regulation

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Environmental Regulations We are subject to U.S. and foreign environmental laws that restrict certain substances in our products and may impose end-of-life management obligations. These include EU directives governing hazardous substances and waste electrical and electronic equipment, as well as similar regimes in other jurisdictions.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this strengthens Circular economy and recycling, strengthens Energy efficiency

Financial regulation

Regulation

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Federal Procurement Regulations Our U.S. government business is subject to procurement regulations, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and related socioeconomic and statutory requirements. These requirements increase compliance costs and may affect the terms and conditions under which we provide products and services to government customers.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Geopolitical uncertainty

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Global economic uncertainty continues to pose risks to our business, driven by factors such as ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, the volatility of interest rates, high inflation, changes in U.S. immigration policy, an actual recession or fears of a recession, trade policies and tariffs, and geopolitical tensions.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this strengthens Defence budgets, strengthens Energy security, strengthens Tariffs and trade policy, weakens Global trade volumes, strengthens Sea freight and freight rates, weakens Reconstruction of Ukraine

Insurance premiums and reinsurance

Raw materials and inputs

InputNegative impact: weakens

“Although we maintain product liability insurance in amounts that we believe are reasonable, we may not be able to maintain such insurance on acceptable terms, if at all, and product liability claims could result in a potential award of monetary damages in excess of the amount of insurance coverage available to us. Because we manufacture and sell CEDs, insurance carriers may decide not to insure our products or our company in the future.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Interest rates

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Risks Related to our Indebtedness Fulfilling our debt obligations requires significant cash resources, which may exceed our available cash flow. Our ability to meet our debt obligations, including making, scheduled principal and interest payments or refinancing obligations, depends on our future performance and external factors beyond our control. If our business fails to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet these obligations and fund capital expenditures, we may be required to adopt alternatives (for example, asset sales, debt restructuring or equity financing) that may be on unfavorable or dilutive terms.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains in: Public debt and fiscal policy strengthens, Inflation strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Construction, weakens Real estate, weakens Wind power, weakens Housing market, weakens Office and commercial property, weakens Residential rental, weakens Residential construction

Inventories

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“The development of new products and product features is complex, time-consuming and expensive, and we may experience delays or incur significant additional costs in completing the development and introduction of new products. We may choose to carry higher levels of inventory to mitigate the risk of production delays, which may expose us to an increased risk of obsolescence.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Labour regulation

Regulation

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Our global supply chain and foreign operations are subject to evolving regulatory requirements, including import controls, licensing, recordkeeping, modern slavery and human rights disclosure laws, and related compliance obligations.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Pandemics and outbreaks

Macro

DriverNegative impact: weakens

“Public health emergencies have adversely affected workforces, economies and financial markets globally, and led to an economic downturn in the past and may do so again in the future.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Chains out: this weakens Aviation and travel, strengthens Vaccines (travel health and preparedness)

Subcontractors and haulage capacity

Raw materials and inputs

InputNegative impact: weakens

“We depend on U.S. domestic and international suppliers for the delivery of components used in the assembly of our products. Our reliance on third party suppliers creates risks, including our ability to obtain adequate supply of components or sub-assemblies and both single or sole-source components used in the manufacture of our products.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Asia and emerging markets

Geography

Geography

“Our international operations expose us to additional risks that could harm our business prospects, operating results and financial condition. We have significant international operations and plan to continue growing internationally by acquiring existing entities and establishing new legal entities in additional markets.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Europe

Geography

Geography

“Our international operations expose us to additional risks that could harm our business prospects, operating results and financial condition. We have significant international operations and plan to continue growing internationally by acquiring existing entities and establishing new legal entities in additional markets.”

Annual report 2025A · The company itself

Competitors mentioned in the report

No named competitors in the report.

Financial figures

Revenue
latest fiscal year
2.78 bn USD
Revenue growth
vs. the year before, same method
33.5 %
EBITDA
reported by the company
0.02 bn USD
Net debt
debt incl. leasing minus cash
0.72 bn USD
Diluted EPS
per share
1.51 USD

Source: 10-K (SEC) A. See the report

Criteria

Profit✓
Growing✓
Healthy balance sheet✗

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