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Fuse Medical (FZMD) 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. Fuse Medical disclosed 32 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Fuse Medical reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q2, 2023

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Jun 30, 2023, filed Aug 14, 2023

Risk Distribution
32Risks
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

Fuse Medical disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks32Q3Q4Q12023Q2Showing: Q4, 2022
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedFuse Medical Risk Factors
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    Because the market for our Common Stock is limited, persons those who purchase our Common Stock may not be able to resell their shares at or above the purchase price they paid.

    Our Common Stock trades on the Over-the-Counter markets ("OTC Markets"), which are not highly liquid securities markets, and is designated as OTC Pink, Current Information Tier. With some limited exceptions, there has not been an active public market for our Common Stock. We cannot provide an assurance that an active public market for our Common Stock will develop or be sustained in the future. If an active market for our Common Stock does not develop or is not sustained, the price may decline, and our stockholders may lose their investment in our Common Stock. Historically, the market price for our Common Stock has been highly volatile and trades at low volumes. From time to time, the market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations, which we believe are unrelated to our operating performance. Fluctuations in the trading price or liquidity of our Common Stock may reduce the value of an investment in our Common Stock. Factors that may have a significant impact on the market price and marketability of our Common Stock include: - changes in national healthcare policies and practices;- third-party reimbursement policies;- adverse legislation, including changes in governmental regulation and investigations;- litigation and government proceedings;- uncertainty related to future legislation, regulatory reforms, or policy changes, including the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Law;- announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by our collaborative partners, our present competitors, or potential competitors;- developments in our relationships with employees, suppliers, or collaborative partners;- developments or disputes concerning IP or other proprietary rights;- successes or failures of acquisitions or divestitures;- our quarterly operating results;- short selling;- changes in securities analysts' recommendations;- economic and other external factors; and - general market conditions. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has frequently been instituted. These lawsuits often seek unspecified damages, and as with any litigation proceeding, we cannot predict with certainty the eventual outcome of pending litigation. Furthermore, we may have to incur substantial expenses related to any securities class action lawsuits and our executive team's attention and resources could shift away from operating our business to responding to any such litigation. We maintain certain levels of insurance to cover these types of risks for our Company, our directors, and our officers. Our insurance coverage and policies are subject to high deductibles to reduce premium expenses, and there is no guarantee that our insurance will cover any specific claim that we currently face or may face in the future, or that our insurance will be adequate to cover all potential liabilities and damages or that we will have sufficient working capital or funds.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    We do business with companies that are owned or controlled by our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board and President, which could create actual or potential conflicts of interest.

    Messrs. Reeg and Brooks, members of our executive team, have economic interests in other companies with which we do business. These relationships could create or appear to create potential conflicts of interest. Such a conflict of interest could potentially cause a member of our executive team to seek to advance his economic interests above ours. Moreover, transactions with related parties may not be on terms as favorable to us as they would have been if they had been negotiated among unrelated parties. While we have policies and procedures in place to prevent conflicts of interest resulting in a transaction that is unfavorable to our Company, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will prevent us from entering into a transaction that is not in our best interests or the best interests of our stockholders. If we do enter into an agreement with a related party with terms less favorable to us than we could have negotiated with an unrelated party, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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Risk Highlights Q2, 2023

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 8 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
32
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Jun 2023
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 32

Share Price & Shareholder Rights5 | 15.6%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    If our Common Stock becomes subject to a "chill" or a "freeze" imposed by the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") our stockholders' ability to sell shares may be limited.

    The DTC acts as a depository or nominee for street name shares or stock that investors deposit with their brokers. Although through DTC our Common Stock is eligible for electronic settlement, historically DTC has imposed a chill or freeze on the deposit, withdrawal, and transfer of common stock of issuers whose common stock trades on the OTC Markets. Depending on the type of restriction, it can prevent our stockholders from buying or selling our shares of Common Stock and prevent us from raising money. A chill or freeze may remain imposed on a security for a few days or an extended period. While we have no reason to believe a chill or freeze will be imposed against our Common Stock, if DTC did so, our stockholders' ability to sell their shares would be limited.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    Under our charter documents and Delaware law, we could issue "blank check" preferred stock without stockholder approval, which would dilute our then current stockholders' interests and impair such stockholders' voting rights, discouraging a takeover that our stockholders may consider favorable.

    Our certificate of incorporation provides that we may authorize and issue up to 20,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock with designations, rights, and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our Board. Our Board is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue one or more series of preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights, which could dilute the interest of or impair the voting power of our holders of Common Stock. The issuance of a series of preferred stock could be used as a method of discouraging, delaying, or preventing a change in control. For example, it would be possible for our Board to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of our Company.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Our current executive team can exert significant influence over our Company and make decisions that are not in the best interests of all stockholders.

    As a group, our executives and directors beneficially own approximately 92.25% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. Because of this ownership, these stockholders can assert significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election and removal of directors and any change-in-control. Such concentration of ownership of our outstanding Common Stock could delay or prevent a change-in-control, or otherwise discourage or prevent a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of our Company, possibly negatively affecting the market price of our Common Stock. This significant ownership could also prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over the market prices for their shares of Common Stock. Moreover, the interests of executives and directors may not always coincide with the interests of our Company or the interests of other stockholders causing us to enter into transactions or agreements that we would not otherwise consider.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    Because the market for our Common Stock is limited, those who purchase our Common Stock may not be able to resell their shares at or above the purchase price they paid.

    Our Common Stock trades on the Over-the-Counter markets ("OTC Markets"), which are not highly liquid securities markets, and is designated as OTC Pink, Current Information Tier. With some limited exceptions, there has not been an active public market for our Common Stock. We cannot provide an assurance that an active public market for our Common Stock will develop or be sustained in the future. If an active market for our Common Stock does not develop or is not sustained, the price may decline, and our stockholders may lose their investment in our Common Stock. Historically, the market price for our Common Stock has been highly volatile and trades at low volumes. From time to time, the market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations, which we believe are unrelated to our operating performance. Fluctuations in the trading price or liquidity of our Common Stock may reduce the value of an investment in our Common Stock. Factors that may have a significant impact on the market price and marketability of our Common Stock include: - changes in national healthcare policies and practices;- third-party reimbursement policies;- adverse legislation, including changes in governmental regulation and investigations;- litigation and government proceedings;- uncertainty related to future legislation, regulatory reforms, or policy changes, including the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Law;- announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by our collaborative partners, our present competitors, or potential competitors;- developments in our relationships with employees, suppliers, or collaborative partners;- developments or disputes concerning IP or other proprietary rights;- successes or failures of acquisitions or divestitures;- our quarterly operating results;- short selling;- changes in securities analysts' recommendations;- economic and other external factors; and - general market conditions. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has frequently been instituted. These lawsuits often seek unspecified damages, and as with any litigation proceeding, we cannot predict with certainty the eventual outcome of pending litigation. Furthermore, we may have to incur substantial expenses related to any securities class action lawsuits and our executive team's attention and resources could shift away from operating our business to responding to any such litigation. We maintain certain levels of insurance to cover these types of risks for our Company, our directors, and our officers. Our insurance coverage and policies are subject to high deductibles to reduce premium expenses, and there is no guarantee that our insurance will cover any specific claim that we currently face or may face in the future, or that our insurance will be adequate to cover all potential liabilities and damages or that we will have sufficient working capital or funds.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    We do business with companies that are owned or controlled by our Chairman of the Board and President, which could create actual or potential conflicts of interest.

    Messrs. Reeg and Brooks, members of our executive team, have economic interests in other companies with which we do business. These relationships could create or appear to create potential conflicts of interest. Such a conflict of interest could potentially cause a member of our executive team to seek to advance his economic interests above ours. Moreover, transactions with related parties may not be on terms as favorable to us as they would have been if they had been negotiated among unrelated parties. While we have policies and procedures in place to prevent conflicts of interest resulting in a transaction that is unfavorable to our Company, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will prevent us from entering into a transaction that is not in our best interests or the best interests of our stockholders. If we do enter into an agreement with a related party with terms less favorable to us than we could have negotiated with an unrelated party, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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FAQ

What are “Risk Factors”?
Risk factors are any situations or occurrences that could make investing in a company risky. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that publicly traded companies disclose their most significant risk factors. This is so that potential investors can consider any risks before they make an investment. They also offer companies protection, as a company can use risk factors as liability protection. This could happen if a company underperforms and investors take legal action as a result. It is worth noting that smaller companies, that is those with a public float of under $75 million on the last business day, do not have to include risk factors in their 10-K and 10-Q forms, although some may choose to do so.
How do companies disclose their risk factors?
Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process. Additionally, companies must provide a complete list of risk factors in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) or (Form 20-F) for “foreign private issuers”. Quarterly Reports also include a section on risk factors (Form 10-Q) where companies are only required to update any changes since the previous report. According to the SEC, risk factors should be reported concisely, logically and in “plain English” so investors can understand them.
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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.