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Bimergen Energy (BESS) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q3, 2022
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Sep 30, 2022, filed Nov 10, 2022
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- Natural and Human Disruptions - Risk 1The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and other pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks could have a similar impact. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
The recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has been declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic, has spread across the globe and is impacting worldwide economic activity. The outbreak has resulted in authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, social distancing guidelines, quarantines, shelter in place orders and business shutdowns. These measures have not only negatively impacted consumer spending and business spending habits, they have also adversely impacted and may further impact our workforce and operations and the operations of our customers, suppliers and business partners. The duration of these measures is unknown and may be extended, and additional measures may be imposed. This will likely continue to adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. **Further, COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices, including restricting employee travel, modifying employee work locations, increasing reliance on remote access to our information systems, implementing social distancing and enhanced sanitary measures in our offices, we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers and business partners. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus or otherwise be satisfactory to government authorities. Further, our enhanced reliance on remote access to our information systems increases our exposure to cybersecurity attacks or data security incidents. COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak impacts our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the outbreak, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, we may continue to experience materially adverse impacts to our business as a result of its global economic impact, including any economic downturn or recession that has occurred or may occur in the future. The impact of COVID-19 may also exacerbate other risks discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, any of which could have a material effect on us. This situation is changing rapidly, and additional impacts may arise that we are not aware of currently.
Risk Highlights Q3, 2022
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 21
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Only one of four of our directors is independent, so actions taken and expenses incurred by our officers and directors on behalf of us will generally not be subject to independent review.
Only one of the four members of our board of directors is independent. While the Company anticipates that all actions taken by our director on the Company's behalf will be in the Company's and its stockholders' best interests, if actions are taken, or expenses are incurred that are actually not in the Company's and its stockholders best interests, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and plan of operation and the price of our stock held by the public stockholders.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2We may issue a large number of shares of common stock in the future, including without limitation in a strategic business transaction, which could cause substantial dilution to all stockholders.
We may seek to raise equity or equity-related capital in the future. Additionally, we are presently seeking to enter into a strategic business transaction with another company. Either event is expected to result in us issuing a large number of shares of common stock. Any issuance of shares of our common stock will dilute the percentage ownership interest of all stockholders and may further dilute the book value per share of our common stock. This dilution could be substantial, depending on the size of any such transaction.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3The market for our stock is limited and our stock price may be volatile.
There is a limited market for our common stock and a stockholder may not be able to liquidate his or her shares regardless of the necessity of doing so. The prices of our shares are highly volatile. This could have an adverse effect on developing and sustaining the market for our securities. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly. In addition, the stock markets in general can experience considerable price and volume fluctuations.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4The trading price of our common stock entails additional regulatory requirements, which may negatively affect such trading price.
Generally, the Securities and Exchange Commission generally defines a "penny stock" as any equity security that is quoted over-the-counter, such as on the OTC Bulletin Board (which is a facility of FINRA) or OTC Link LLC (which is owned by OTC Markets Group, Inc., formerly known as Pink OTC Markets Inc.) that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. The trading price of our common stock is below $5.00 per share. As a result of this price level, our common stock is considered a penny stock and trading in our common stock is subject to the requirements of certain rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These rules require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades generally involving penny stocks subject to certain exceptions. Such rules require the delivery, before any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated therewith and impose various sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally institutions). For these types of transactions, the broker-dealer must determine the suitability of the penny stock for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written consent to the transaction before sale. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock. As a consequence, the market liquidity of our common stock could be severely affected or limited by these regulatory requirements.
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