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Consolidated Water Co (CWCO) 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. Consolidated Water Co disclosed 20 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Consolidated Water Co reported the most risks in the “Production” category.

Risk Overview Q2, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 10, 2026

Risk Distribution
20Risks
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

Consolidated Water Co disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks18192021222324Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q4Q12025Q2Q4Q12026Q2Showing: Q2, 2026
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedConsolidated Water Co Risk Factors
  • Debt & Financing - Risk 1
    Periodically, our Bahamas subsidiary experiences substantial delays in the collection of its accounts receivable. As a result, our Bahamas subsidiary could have insufficient liquidity to continue operations, and our consolidated financial results could be materially adversely affected.

    CW-Bahamas' accounts receivable balances (which include accrued interest) due from the WSC amounted to $18.8 million as of June 30, 2026. Approximately 64% of this June 30, 2026 accounts receivable balance was delinquent as of that date. The delay in collecting these accounts receivable has adversely impacted the liquidity of this subsidiary. From time to time (including presently), CW-Bahamas has experienced delays in collecting its accounts receivable from the WSC. When these delays occur, we hold discussions and meetings with representatives of the WSC and the government of The Bahamas. All previous delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC, including accrued interest thereon, were eventually paid in full. Based upon this payment history, we have not provided for a material allowance for credit losses for CW-Bahamas' accounts receivable from the WSC as of June 30, 2026, or prior periods. We continue to be in frequent contact with officials of The Bahamas government, who continue to express their intention to significantly reduce CW-Bahamas' delinquent accounts receivable balances. However, we are unable to determine when or if such reduction will occur. In a report dated April 30, 2026, Moody's Investor Services ("Moody's") upgraded The Bahamas' long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to Ba3 from B1. Moody's also raised The Bahamas' local currency ceiling to Baa2 from Baa3 and its foreign currency ceiling to Baa3 from Ba1. Based upon our review of this Moody's correspondence, we continue to believe that no material allowance for credit losses is required for CW-Bahamas' accounts receivable from the WSC. If CW-Bahamas is unable to collect a significant portion of its delinquent accounts receivable, one or more of the following events may occur: (i) CW-Bahamas may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations; (ii) we may be required to cease the recognition of revenue on CW-Bahamas' water supply agreements with the WSC; and (iii) we may be required to significantly increase our allowance for credit losses for CW-Bahamas' accounts receivable. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

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Production (1)

Risk Highlights Q2, 2026

Main Risk Category
Production
With 5 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
20
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
2Risks changed
Since Jun 2026
Number of Risk Changed
2
-1
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

our exclusive license to provide water to retail customers in the cayman islands is presently under renegotiation with ofreg, the cayman islands government utility regulatory authority, and we are presently unable to predict the outcome of these on-going negotiations.presently unable to predictcontamination of our water may cause disruption in our services and adversely affect our revenue.contamination of our waterwe rely on the efforts of key employees. our failure to retain these employees could adversely affect our results of operations.our failure to retaincertain of perc's contracts with its customers, including the contract with the board of water supply of the city of honolulu, hawaii, may be terminated at any time at the customer's convenience or with relatively short advance notice. the termination of any of these contracts prior to their full performance may result in us realizing less than the full consideration payable under the contract and may negatively impact our financial results.negatively impact our financial resultsperiodically, our bahamas subsidiary experiences substantial delays in the collection of its accounts receivable. as a result, our bahamas subsidiary could have insufficient liquidity to continue operations, and our consolidated financial results could be materially adversely affected.insufficient liquidity to continue operationsservice of process and enforcement of legal proceedings commenced against us in the united states may be difficult to obtain.enforcement of legal proceedings commencedthe relatively low trading volume of our stock may adversely impact the ability to sell our shares.ability to sell our sharesa significant portion of our consolidated revenue is derived from our water supply agreements with the wsc. the loss of the wsc as a customer would adversely affect us.our water supply agreementsour operations are affected by tourism and are subject to seasonal fluctuations and other factors beyond our control that could affect the demand for our water.subject to seasonal fluctuationspotential government decisions, actions and regulations could negatively affect our operations.negatively affect our operations

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 20

Manufacturing1 | 5.0%
  • Manufacturing - Risk 1
    Contamination of our water may cause disruption in our services and adversely affect our revenue.

    Our feed water and/or processed water may become contaminated by natural occurrences and by inadvertent or intentional human interference, including acts of terrorism. If our feed water and/or processed water becomes contaminated, we may have to interrupt our supply of desalinated potable water until we are able to install treatment equipment or substitute the flow of water from an uncontaminated water source. In addition, we may incur significant costs in order to treat contaminated feed or processed water through expansion of our current treatment facilities, or development of new treatment methods. An inability by us to substitute feed water from an uncontaminated water source or to adequately treat the contaminated plant feed water or our processed water in a cost-effective manner may have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Employment / Personnel1 | 5.0%
Supply Chain1 | 5.0%
Costs2 | 10.0%

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FAQ

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How do companies disclose their risk factors?
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What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.