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Amer Sports, Inc. (AS) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q4, 2025
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2025, filed Feb 25, 2026
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- Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1We could incur goodwill, intangible, or fixed asset impairment charges, which could harm our profitability.
We carry goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets on our balance sheet. We periodically review the carrying values of the related cash-generating units ("CGUs") to determine whether they exceed their recoverable amounts, which is the higher of a CGU's fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. Declines in the profitability of individual CGUs due to economic or market conditions, as well as adverse changes in financial, competitive, or other conditions, including deterioration in operating performance or adverse changes in key valuation assumptions, could reduce the recoverable amounts of our CGUs and result in impairment charges in respect of goodwill, intangible, or fixed assets.
Risk Highlights Q4, 2025
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- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Some of our directors and officers may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their equity ownership in ANTA Sports, and service as directors and/or officers of ANTA Sports.
Because of their current or former positions with ANTA Sports, some of our directors and executive officers may own shares of ANTA Sports or have options to acquire shares of ANTA Sports, and the individual holdings may be significant for some of these individuals compared to their total assets. Prior to the completion of our IPO, our Chief Executive Officer was an officer of ANTA Sports. In addition, certain of our directors continue to serve as officers or directors of ANTA Sports. Pursuant to our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, ANTA Sports will have the right to nominate a number of directors to our board of directors, to be designated by such shareholder. For so long as ANTA Sports and its affiliates together continue to beneficially hold (i) at least 30% of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares, it shall have the right to nominate a total of five (5) candidates to serve as directors; (ii) at least 25% (but less than 30%) of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares, it shall have the right to nominate a total of four (4) candidates to serve as directors; (iii) at least 20% (but less than 25%) of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares, it shall have the right to nominate a total of three (3) candidates to serve as directors; (iv) at least 15% (but less than 20%) of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares, it shall have the right to nominate a total of two (2) candidates to serve as directors; and (v) at least 10% (but less than 15%) of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares, it shall have the right to nominate a total of one (1) candidate to serve as director. At the time ANTA Sports and its affiliates together beneficially hold less than 10% of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares, it shall no longer have the right to nominate for election any candidates to serve as directors. A director who has a material interest in a matter before our board of directors or any committee on which he or she serves is required to disclose such interest as soon as the director becomes aware of it in accordance with applicable law. In situations where a director has a material interest in a matter to be considered by our board of directors or any committee on which he or she serves, such director may be required to excuse himself or herself from the meeting while discussions and voting with respect to the matter are taking place. Although all transactions with related parties will be approved by independent members of our board of directors that may meet in the absence of senior executive officers and non-independent directors, the ownership of ANTA Sports equity or service to ANTA Sports may create the appearance of conflicts of interest when the ANTA Sports-affiliated directors and officers are faced with decisions that could have different implications for ANTA Sports or us. For example, potential conflicts of interest could arise in connection with the resolution of any dispute that may arise between ANTA Sports and us regarding the terms of the BSA and the relationship thereafter between the companies. Potential conflicts of interest could also arise if we enter into commercial arrangements with ANTA Sports in the future. As a result of these actual or apparent conflicts, we may be precluded from pursuing certain growth initiatives. While the board of directors believes that, given its size and structure, such actual or potential conflicts of interest can be managed adequately, including that the independent members of our board of directors may meet in the absence of senior executive officers and non-independent directors in respect of the relevant matter, the actual or perceived conflicts of interest that may arise could cause reputational or other harm. In addition, given these relationships, consumers as well as other third parties may confuse our business with that of our principal shareholder as well as any perceived link between our or our principal shareholder's products, each of which could affect our business, competitive position and market perception.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2If securities analysts cease publishing research or reports or publish misleading, inaccurate or unfavorable research about us, our business or our market, or if they publish negative evaluations of our ordinary shares, the price and trading volume of our ordinary shares could decline.
The trading market for our ordinary shares is influenced, in part, by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us, our business, our market and our competitors. If one or more of the analysts covering our business downgrade their evaluations of our ordinary shares or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our ordinary shares could decline. If one or more industry or financial analysts cease to regularly publish reports on us or if one or more of these analysts cease to cover our business, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause the price or trading volume of our ordinary shares to decline.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3The market price of our ordinary shares may be volatile and fluctuate substantially, which could result in substantial losses for purchasers of our ordinary shares.
The market price of our ordinary shares could be subject to significant fluctuations. In addition, securities markets worldwide have experienced, and are likely to continue to experience, extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. The market price for our ordinary shares may be influenced by many factors, including the other factors described in this section. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against that company. Any lawsuit to which we are a party, with or without merit, may result in an unfavorable judgment. We also may decide to settle lawsuits on unfavorable terms. Any such negative outcome could result in payments of substantial damages or fines, damage to our reputation or adverse changes to our offerings or business practices. Such litigation may also cause us to incur other substantial costs to defend such claims and divert management's attention and resources.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4A significant portion of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares is held by affiliates of the Company and therefore restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Sales of a substantial number of our ordinary shares in the public market, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our ordinary shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. As of February 20, 2026, we had 557,686,780 ordinary shares outstanding. However, holders of an aggregate of 397,979,398 of our ordinary shares, have rights, subject to specified conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other shareholders. We have also registered all ordinary shares that we may issue under our equity compensation plans. As a result, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to volume limitations applicable to affiliates and the lock-up agreements. In the future, we may also issue additional securities if we need to raise capital or make acquisitions, which could constitute a material portion of our then-issued and outstanding ordinary shares.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association designates the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands as the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our shareholders, and the federal district court as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other securities laws, which could limit our shareholders' ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or any other person, (iii) any action or proceeding arising pursuant to, or seeking to enforce any right, obligation or remedy under, any provision of the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act"), our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, or any other provision of applicable law, (iv) any action or proceeding seeking to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or (v) any action or proceeding as to which the Companies Act confers jurisdiction on the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands shall be the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, in all cases subject to the court having jurisdiction over indispensable parties named as defendants. Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also provides that the federal district courts of the United States are the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Exchange Act or other securities laws. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any of our securities shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to these provisions. However, shareholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. These exclusive forum provisions may limit a shareholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum of its choosing for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies' organizational documents has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that a court could find these types of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable. If a court were to find the exclusive forum provisions in our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. The rights of our shareholders, including with respect to fiduciary duties and corporate opportunities, may be different from the rights of shareholders governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions.
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. Our corporate affairs are governed by our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and by the laws of the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the responsibilities of members of our board of directors may be different from the rights of shareholders and responsibilities of directors in companies governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions. In particular, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, directors of a Cayman Islands company owe fiduciary duties to the company and separately a duty of care, diligence and skill to the company. Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties: (1) duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; (2) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; (3) directors should not properly fetter the exercise of future discretion; (4) duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders; (5) duty to exercise independent judgment; and (6) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests. However, following a declaration being made pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company, subject to any separate requirement for audit committee approval under applicable law or the rules and regulations of the NYSE, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant board meeting, a director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such director is interested and may be counted in the quorum at such meeting. Conversely, under Delaware corporate law, a director has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders and the director's duties prohibit self-dealing by a director and mandate that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. See "Item 10. Additional Information-B. Memorandum and Articles of Association."
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Our shareholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests because we are a Cayman Islands exempted company.
Our corporate affairs are governed by our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, by the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors and us, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under the laws of the Cayman Islands are not as clearly defined as under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in jurisdictions in the United States. Therefore, you may have more difficulty protecting your interests than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, due to the comparatively less well-developed Cayman Islands law in this area. Specifically, subject to limited exceptions, under Cayman Islands' law, a minority shareholder may not bring a derivative action against the board of directors. Class actions are not recognized in the Cayman Islands, but groups of shareholders with identical interests may bring representative proceedings, which are similar. Further, while Cayman Islands law allows a dissenting shareholder to express the shareholder's view that a court sanctioned reorganization of a Cayman Islands company would not provide fair value for the shareholder's shares, Cayman Islands statutory law does not specifically provide for shareholder appraisal rights in connection with a court sanctioned reorganization (by way of a scheme of arrangement). This may make it more difficult for you to assess the value of any consideration you may receive in a corporate reorganization (approved by way of a scheme of arrangement) or to require that the acquirer gives you additional consideration if you believe the consideration offered is insufficient. However, the Companies Act does provide a mechanism for a dissenting shareholder in a statutory merger or consolidation to apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for a determination of the fair value of the dissenter's shares if it is not possible for the company and the dissenter to agree on the fair value of such shares within the time limits prescribed by the Companies Act. Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records and accounts or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders. However, our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association have provisions that provide our register of shareholders be opened to inspection for such times and on such days as our board of directors shall determine without charge by our shareholders, or by any other person subject to a nominal charge or such other sum specified by our board of directors, and to receive our annual audited financial statements.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8U.S. civil liabilities and certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and the majority of our operations and current assets are conducted and located outside the United States. Most of our directors and executive officers reside outside the United States, and substantially all of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors who are not resident in the United States and the substantial majority of whose assets are located outside of the United States. Further, it is unclear if original actions predicated on civil liabilities based solely upon U.S. federal securities laws are enforceable in courts outside the United States, including in the Cayman Islands. Courts of the Cayman Islands may not, in an original action in the Cayman Islands, recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state of the United States on the grounds that such provisions are penal in nature. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in the courts of the United States under which a sum of money is payable (other than multiple damages, taxes, fine or other penalty) or in certain circumstances, an in personam judgment for non-monetary relief, and would give a judgment based thereon, subject to certain qualifications, such as, among others, the foreign courts having proper jurisdiction, there is no contravention of rules of natural justice of Cayman Islands, the judgment was not obtained by fraud and enforcement would not contravene public policy of Cayman Islands. In addition, a Cayman Islands court may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
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