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Beamr Imaging Ltd. (BMR) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Beamr Imaging Ltd. disclosed 75 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Beamr Imaging Ltd. reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q4, 2025

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2025, filed Feb 26, 2026

Risk Distribution
75Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Beamr Imaging Ltd. disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks6870727476Q4Q4Q4Q4Showing: Q4, 2025
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedBeamr Imaging Ltd. Risk Factors
Risk Changed (4)
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    If we fail to comply with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, our ordinary shares could be delisted, which could adversely affect the liquidity and market price of our ordinary shares and our ability to raise additional capital.

    Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. To maintain our listing, we are required to satisfy certain continued listing requirements, including, among other things, minimum bid price, minimum market value of publicly held shares, minimum shareholders' equity (or other financial metrics), corporate governance requirements, and timely filing of periodic reports with the SEC. On January 26, 2026, Nasdaq filed a rule proposal with the SEC that would permit the immediate suspension and delisting of a company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market if its market value of listed securities remains below $5 million for 30 consecutive business days. As of the date of this Annual Report, our market value of listed securities is above $5 million. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with Nasdaq's continued listing standards in the future. If we fail to satisfy any of Nasdaq's continued listing requirements, we may receive a deficiency notice from Nasdaq and, depending on the nature of the deficiency, may be afforded a limited period of time to regain compliance. However, certain deficiencies may not be subject to a cure period or may result in immediate delisting. If we do not regain compliance within any applicable cure period, or if Nasdaq determines that we are not eligible for a compliance period, Nasdaq may determine to delist our ordinary shares. If we do not meet Nasdaq's continued listing requirements, our ordinary shares could be delisted. A delisting of our ordinary shares from Nasdaq could materially reduce the liquidity of our ordinary shares and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our ordinary shares. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, employees and fewer business development opportunities and strategic alternatives. There can be no assurance that our ordinary shares, if delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market in the future, would be listed on a national securities exchange, a national quotation service, the Over-The-Counter Markets or the pink sheets. Delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market, or even the issuance of a notice of potential delisting, would also result in negative publicity, make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital, adversely affect the market liquidity of our ordinary shares, reduce security analysts' coverage of us and diminish investor, supplier and employee confidence. Additionally, the threat of delisting or the delisting of our ordinary shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market could reduce the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our ordinary shares, thereby further restricting our ability to obtain equity financing, and it could reduce our ability to retain, attract and motivate our directors, officers and employees. In addition, as a consequence of any such delisting, our share price could be negatively affected and our shareholders would likely find it more difficult to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the prices of, our ordinary shares. Accordingly, any failure to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the value of our ordinary shares.

  • Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 2
    Our business model is evolving, and we may not successfully execute this transition, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

    We are in the process of evolving our business model, including changes to our product offerings, target markets, revenue streams, pricing strategies, and strategic partnerships. This transition may require significant investments in research and development, sales and marketing, personnel, and infrastructure, and may involve shifting resources away from existing initiatives. There can be no assurance that our revised strategy will achieve market acceptance, generate sustainable revenues, or improve profitability. As we implement these changes, we may experience increased operating expenses, longer sales cycles, customer uncertainty, disruption to existing relationships, or delays in revenue generation. In addition, our management team must devote substantial time and attention to executing this transition, which may divert focus from day-to-day operations. If we are unable to effectively manage this evolution, respond to market feedback, or adapt to competitive and technological developments, our business, financial condition, results of operations and share price could be materially adversely affected.

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Risk Highlights Q4, 2025

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 24 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
75
+6
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
9Risks added
3Risks removed
4Risks changed
Since Dec 2025
Number of Risk Changed
4
+3
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

our corporate structure and intercompany arrangements are subject to the tax laws of various jurisdictions, and we could be obligated to pay additional taxes, which would adversely affect our results of operations.obligated to pay additional taxesif we are not able to maintain and enhance awareness of our brand, especially among companies who store large amounts of video files, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.enhance awareness of our brandto support our business growth, we expanded our product offering to include the beamr cloud, a saas solution, and a gpu-accelerated video compression solution for avs the further development and commercialization of which may not be successful. this change in our products and services also makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects and may increase the risk that we will not be successful.gpu-accelerated video compression solutionif we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. as a result, our shareholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our ordinary shares.effective system of internal controlour amended and restated articles of association provide that, unless we consent to an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the united states shall be the exclusive forum for resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the securities act, and under the courts law 5744-1984 [consolidated version] ("courts law") the competent courts of tel aviv, israel, shall be the exclusive forum for resolution of substantially all disputes between the company and its shareholders under the companies law and the israeli securities law, which could limit our shareholders' ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us, our directors, shareholders, or other employees.restated articles of association provideif we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach, data loss or other compromise, including if unauthorized parties obtain access to our customers' data, our reputation may be harmed, demand for our products and services may be reduced, and we may incur significant liabilities.our third-party service providers experiencewe may not be able to enforce covenants not-to-compete under current israeli law.to enforce covenants not-to-competeour amended and restated articles of association provide that, unless we consent to an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the united states shall be the exclusive forum for resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the securities act, and under the courts law 5744-1984 [consolidated version] ("courts law") the competent courts of tel aviv, israel, shall be the exclusive forum for resolution of substantially all disputes between the company and its shareholders under the companies law and the israeli securities law, which could limit our shareholders' ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us, our directors, shareholders, or other employees.competent courts of tel avivwe could be required to collect additional sales, use, value added, digital services or other similar taxes or be subject to other liabilities that may increase the costs our customers would have to pay for our offerings and adversely affect our results of operations.required to collect additional salesif we fail to meet contractual commitments under our customer agreements, we could be subject to contractual penalties, litigation and other liabilities, and could experience an increase in contract terminations or decrease in contract renewals in future periods, which would lower our revenue, increase our costs and otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.fail to meet contractual commitments

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 75

Share Price & Shareholder Rights9 | 12.0%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    If industry or financial analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue inaccurate or unfavorable research regarding our ordinary shares, the market price and trading volume of our ordinary shares could decline.

    The trading market for our ordinary shares is influenced by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts or the content and opinions included in their reports. As a new public company, we may be slow to attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our ordinary shares will have had relatively little experience with our company, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. In the event we obtain industry or financial analyst coverage, if any of the analysts who cover us issues an inaccurate or unfavorable opinion regarding our company, the market price of our ordinary shares would likely decline. In addition, the share prices of many companies in the technology industry have declined significantly after those companies have failed to meet, or significantly exceed, the financial guidance they have publicly announced or the expectations of analysts and investors. If our financial results fail to meet, or significantly exceed, our announced guidance or the expectations of analysts or investors, analysts could downgrade our ordinary shares or publish unfavorable research about us. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, our visibility in the financial markets could decrease, which in turn could cause the market price or trading volume of our ordinary shares to decline.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    We are an "emerging growth company" and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our ordinary shares less attractive to investors.

    We are an "emerging growth company" within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we intend to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile. Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected to opt out of this extended transition period and, as a result, we are required to comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Under federal securities laws, our decision to opt out of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We may take advantage of these provisions until December 31, 2028 or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earlier to occur of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more; (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (3) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced burdens, and therefore the information that we provide holders of our ordinary shares may be different than the information you might receive from other public companies in which you hold equity. When we are no longer deemed to be an emerging growth company, we will not be entitled to the exemptions provided in the JOBS Act discussed above. We cannot predict if investors will find our ordinary shares less attractive as a result of our reliance on exemptions under the JOBS Act. If some investors find our ordinary shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our ordinary shares and our share price may be more volatile.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Your ownership and voting power may be diluted by the issuance of additional shares of our ordinary shares in connection with financings, acquisitions, investments, our equity incentive plans or otherwise.

    We have 222,000,000 ordinary shares authorized. Subject to compliance with applicable rules and regulations, we may issue ordinary shares or securities convertible into ordinary shares from time to time for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our board of directors in its sole discretion, whether in connection with a financing, acquisition, investment, our equity incentive plans or otherwise. As of December 31, 2025, 1,491,776 ordinary shares were outstanding and we had 889,439 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options at a weighted average exercise price of $2.49 per share, warrants to purchase 153,367 ordinary shares and an additional 854,206 ordinary shares reserved for future issuance under our 2015 Plan. See "Item 6.C-Director, Senior Management and Employees-Compensation." Any additional ordinary shares that we issue, including under our 2015 Plan or other equity incentive plans that we may adopt in the future, or in connection with the exercise of our warrants, would dilute the percentage ownership and voting power held by investors. In the future, we may also issue additional securities if we need to raise capital, including, but not limited to, in connection with acquisitions, which could constitute a material portion of our then-outstanding ordinary shares. Any such issuance could substantially dilute the ownership and voting power of our existing shareholders and cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decline.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    Future sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public markets, or the perception that such sales might occur, could reduce the price that our ordinary shares might otherwise attain.

    Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our ordinary shares in the public market, particularly sales by our directors, executive officers and significant shareholders, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares and may make it more difficult for you to sell your ordinary shares at a time and price that you deem appropriate. In addition, we intend to register the offer and sale of all ordinary shares that we may issue from time to time under our equity compensation plans. Once we register these shares, they will be freely tradable in the public market, subject to the volume limitations under Rule 144 of the Securities Act in the case of our affiliates.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    Our principal shareholders have significant influence over us.

    As of February 25, 2026, our principal shareholders each holding more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares collectively beneficially own approximately 29.3% of our outstanding ordinary shares. See "Item 7.A. Major Shareholders". These shareholders or their affiliates will be able to exert significant influence over us and, if acting together, will be able to control matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, including a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets and the issuance or redemption of equity interests in certain circumstances. The interests of these shareholders may not always coincide with, and in some cases may conflict with, our interests and the interests of our other shareholders. For instance, these shareholders could attempt to delay or prevent a change in control of our company, even if such change in control would benefit our other shareholders, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their ordinary shares. This concentration of ownership may also affect the prevailing market price of our ordinary shares due to investors' perceptions that conflicts of interest may exist or arise. As a result, this concentration of ownership may not be in your best interests.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    The market price for our ordinary shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance.

    The market price of our ordinary shares may be highly volatile and may fluctuate or decline substantially as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including: - actual or anticipated changes or fluctuations in our results of operations;- the guidance we may provide to analysts and investors from time to time, and any changes in, or our failure to perform in line with, such guidance;- announcements by us or our competitors of new offerings or new or terminated contracts, commercial relationships or capital commitments;- industry or financial analyst or investor reaction to our press releases, other public announcements, and filings with the SEC;- rumors and market speculation involving us or other companies in our industry;- future sales or expected future sales of our ordinary shares;- investor perceptions of us and the industries in which we operate;- price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time;- changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of other technology companies generally, or those in our industry in particular;- failure of industry or financial analysts to maintain coverage of us, the issuance of new or updated reports or recommendations by any analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet the expectations of investors;- actual or anticipated developments in our business or our competitors' businesses or the competitive landscape generally;- litigation involving us, other companies in our industry or both, or investigations by regulators into our operations or those of our competitors;- developments or disputes concerning our intellectual property or proprietary rights or our solutions, or third-party intellectual or proprietary rights;- announced or completed acquisitions of businesses or technologies, or other strategic transactions by us or our competitors;- actual or perceived breaches of, or failures relating to, privacy, data protection or data security;- new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business;- actual or anticipated changes in our management or our board of directors;- general economic conditions and slow or negative growth of our target markets; and - other events or factors, including those resulting from war, incidents of terrorism or responses to these events. Furthermore, the stock market has experienced extreme volatility that in some cases has been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These and other factors may cause the market price and demand for our ordinary shares to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their shares and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our ordinary shares. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have sometimes instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. If any of our shareholders were to bring a lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit. Such a lawsuit could also divert the time and attention of our management from our business.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Added
    If we fail to comply with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, our ordinary shares could be delisted, which could adversely affect the liquidity and market price of our ordinary shares and our ability to raise additional capital.

    Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. To maintain our listing, we are required to satisfy certain continued listing requirements, including, among other things, minimum bid price, minimum market value of publicly held shares, minimum shareholders' equity (or other financial metrics), corporate governance requirements, and timely filing of periodic reports with the SEC. On January 26, 2026, Nasdaq filed a rule proposal with the SEC that would permit the immediate suspension and delisting of a company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market if its market value of listed securities remains below $5 million for 30 consecutive business days. As of the date of this Annual Report, our market value of listed securities is above $5 million. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with Nasdaq's continued listing standards in the future. If we fail to satisfy any of Nasdaq's continued listing requirements, we may receive a deficiency notice from Nasdaq and, depending on the nature of the deficiency, may be afforded a limited period of time to regain compliance. However, certain deficiencies may not be subject to a cure period or may result in immediate delisting. If we do not regain compliance within any applicable cure period, or if Nasdaq determines that we are not eligible for a compliance period, Nasdaq may determine to delist our ordinary shares. If we do not meet Nasdaq's continued listing requirements, our ordinary shares could be delisted. A delisting of our ordinary shares from Nasdaq could materially reduce the liquidity of our ordinary shares and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our ordinary shares. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, employees and fewer business development opportunities and strategic alternatives. There can be no assurance that our ordinary shares, if delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market in the future, would be listed on a national securities exchange, a national quotation service, the Over-The-Counter Markets or the pink sheets. Delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market, or even the issuance of a notice of potential delisting, would also result in negative publicity, make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital, adversely affect the market liquidity of our ordinary shares, reduce security analysts' coverage of us and diminish investor, supplier and employee confidence. Additionally, the threat of delisting or the delisting of our ordinary shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market could reduce the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our ordinary shares, thereby further restricting our ability to obtain equity financing, and it could reduce our ability to retain, attract and motivate our directors, officers and employees. In addition, as a consequence of any such delisting, our share price could be negatively affected and our shareholders would likely find it more difficult to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the prices of, our ordinary shares. Accordingly, any failure to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the value of our ordinary shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
    Our amended and restated articles of association provide that, unless we consent to an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, and under the Courts Law 5744-1984 [consolidated version] ("Courts Law") the competent courts of Tel Aviv, Israel, shall be the exclusive forum for resolution of substantially all disputes between the Company and its shareholders under the Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, which could limit our shareholders' ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us, our directors, shareholders, or other employees.

    Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for U.S. federal and state courts over all such Securities Act actions. Accordingly, both U.S. state and federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain such claims. To prevent having to litigate claims in multiple jurisdictions and the threat of inconsistent or contrary rulings by different courts, among other considerations, our amended and restated articles of association provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. This exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, and our shareholders cannot and will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder as a result of our exclusive forum provision. Under the Courts Law, the competent courts of Tel Aviv, Israel, is the exclusive forum for the resolution of (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company's shareholders, or (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Law or the Israeli Securities Law, 1968, or the Israeli Securities Law. Such exclusive forum provision is intended to apply to claims arising under Israeli law and does not apply to claims for which the federal courts would have exclusive jurisdiction, whether by law or pursuant to our amended and restated articles of association, as described above. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our securities shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provisions of our amended and restated articles of association. However, the enforceability of similar forum provisions (including exclusive federal forum provisions for actions, suits, or proceedings asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act) in other companies' organizational documents has been challenged in legal proceedings, and there is uncertainty as to whether courts would enforce the exclusive forum provisions in our amended and restated articles of association. If a court were to find the exclusive forum provisions contained in our amended and restated articles of association to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Although we believe these exclusive forum provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of U.S. federal securities laws or the Companies Law, as applicable, in the types of lawsuits to which they apply, such exclusive forum provisions may limit a shareholder's ability to bring a claim in the judicial forum of their choosing for disputes with us or any of our directors, shareholders, officers, or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims against us and our current and former directors, shareholders, officers, or other employees.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    It may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce any judgments obtained against us or some of our directors or officers.

    The majority of our assets are located outside the U.S. In addition, our officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the U.S., and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of our non-U.S. officers, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. or any state thereof. Additionally, it may be difficult to assert U.S. securities law claims in actions originally instituted outside of the U.S. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a U.S. securities law claim because Israeli courts may not be the most appropriate forums in which to bring such a claim. Even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that the Israeli law, and not U.S. law, is applicable to the claim. Further, if U.S. law is found to be applicable, certain content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process, and certain matters of procedure would still be governed by the Israeli law. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under U.S. federal and state securities laws against us or any of our non-U.S. directors or officers.

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