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Greenway Technologies (GWTI) 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. Greenway Technologies disclosed 26 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Greenway Technologies reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q1, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Mar 31, 2026, filed May 20, 2026

Risk Distribution
26Risks
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Greenway Technologies disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks2426283032Q4Q12019Q2Q3Q4Q12020Q2Q3Q4Q12021Q2Q3Q4Q12022Q2Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q4Q12025Q2Q3Q4Q12026Showing: Q1, 2026
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedGreenway Technologies Risk Factors
  • Cyber Security - Risk 1
    Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy

    The Company recognizes the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of its information systems and data. The Company's operations are currently limited in scale and are primarily focused on research, development, and administrative activities. As such, the Company's information technology environment consists primarily of standard, commercially available systems and cloud-based applications used for accounting, communication, and general business operations. The Company has implemented basic cybersecurity measures designed to protect its information systems and data, including: 1. use of third-party hosted platforms with embedded security features   2. password protection and access controls   3. periodic monitoring of system access and activity   4. reliance on reputable service providers for financial systems and data storage The Company does not currently maintain a formal, enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk management program; however, management periodically assesses risks related to cybersecurity and implements measures it believes are appropriate given the Company's size, operations, and risk profile. To date, the Company has not experienced any material cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.

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Risk Highlights Q1, 2026

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 15 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
26
+1
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
1Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Mar 2026
Number of Risk Changed
0
-1
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

even though our shares of common stock are publicly traded, an investor's shares may not be "free-trading" and investors may be unable to sell their shares of common stock at or above their purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to the investor.our shares of common stockwe may need to raise additional capital. if we are unable to raise additional capital, our business may fail, or our operating results and our share price may be materially adversely affected.unable to raise additional capitalwe may not be able to raise the additional capital necessary to execute our business strategy, which includes the production, sale and/or licensing of our proprietary gtl technology solutions to oil and gas operators in the united states and elsewhere.to execute our business strategyacts of terrorism, responses to acts of terrorism and acts of war may impact our business and our ability to raise capital.our ability to raise capitalwe are dependent on a limited number of key executives, consultants, the loss of any of which could negatively impact our business.limited number of key executivesalthough the longevity of patents in the united states are limited in duration to 20 years, this should not affect the company's long-term ability to successfully monetize the intellectual property it owns.long-term ability to successfully monetizeestablishing revenues and achieving profitability will depend on our ability to fully develop, certify and commercialize our gtl technology, including successfully marketing our gtl technology to customers and complying with possible regulations.our ability to fully developour substantial level of indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.our substantial level of indebtednessissuance of additional common stock in exchange for services or to repay debt would dilute shareholders' proportionate ownership and voting rights and could have a negative impact on the market price of our common stock.issuance of additional common stockacts of terrorism, responses to acts of terrorism and acts of war may impact our business and our ability to raise capital.responses to acts of terrorism

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 26

Share Price & Shareholder Rights6 | 23.1%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    The market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.

    Stockholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include: - Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;         - Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;         - Boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced salespersons;         - Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and         - The wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequential investor losses. Management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the penny stock market, the Company's management will strive to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities, as the occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of the price per share of our Common Stock and/or diminish stockholders ability to trade our Common Stock.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    Volatility in the share price for our Common Stock may subject us to securities litigation.

    There is a limited market for the sale of shares of our Common Stock. The market for our Common Stock is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our Common Stock share prices will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. In the future, we may be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management's attention and resources away from our daily operations, negatively impacting our financial results.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Due to the fact that the Company did not timely file its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, it was removed from the OTCQB marketplace, operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (the "OTCMG" and placed on OTCMG "Pink Market,"which limits the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of Shareholders to easily sell their securities in the secondary market. All of the Company's filings with the SEC are now current and the stock is now trading on its historical marketplace, the OTCQB.

    Companies trading on the OTCQB must: (i) be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); (ii) must be current in their reports under Section 13 of the Exchange Act; and must pay an annual fee to OTCQB, to maintain electronic price quotation privileges on the OTCQB. Because we failed to remain current in our Exchange Act reporting requirements, we were removed from the OTCQB and forced to be traded on the Pink Sheets, which requires a more challenging stock purchasing and selling process. The OTCQB is recognized by the SEC as an established public market. This platform enables companies to provide current public information that investors use to analyze, value and trade a security. The OTC Pink Sheets is a lower and more speculative tier of the marketplaces for the trading of over-the-counter stocks. Companies traded on OTC Pink are not held to any particular disclosure requirements or financial standards, and due to the wide variety of companies listed on OTC Pink Market, including dark companies, delinquent companies and worse, they recommend only sophisticated investors with a high-risk tolerance should consider it. Pink Sheet Market shares generally trade thinly and infrequently making it hard to buy or sell when the investor wants to complete a transaction. In addition, trading in OTC Pink Sheet companies requires more paperwork because due the speculative nature of such stocks, the U.S. Congress prohibited broker-dealers from effecting transactions in penny stocks unless they comply with the requirements of Section 15(h) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. These SEC rules provide, among other things, that a broker-dealer must: (i) approve the customer for the specific penny stock transaction and receive from the customer a written agreement to the transaction; (ii) furnish the customer a disclosure document describing the risks of investing in penny stocks; (iii) disclose to the customer the current market quotation, if any, for the penny stock; and (iv) disclose to the customer the amount of compensation the firm and its broker will receive for the trade. In addition, after executing the sale, a broker-dealer must send to its customer monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. With the added inconvenience and cost for brokers, various large brokerage firms, including Merrill Lynch, Capital One, Fidelity, E-Trade and even the new Robinhood, among others, have simply stopped providing brokerage services for Pink Sheet stocks for new customers. Accordingly, the Pink Sheet Market's trading is very thin.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    Even though our shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, an investor's shares may not be "free-trading" and investors may be unable to sell their shares of Common Stock at or above their purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to the investor.

    Investors should understand that their shares of our Common Stock are not "free-trading" merely because we are a publicly traded company. Shares bought from the Company or received for services rendered or in conjunction with the issuance of debt require different holding periods, thereby creating a potential lack of liquidity and inability to sell such shares timely for any investor. In order for our shares of Common Stock to become "free-trading," the offer and sale of shares of our Common Stock must either be registered pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or be entitled to an exemption from registration under federal and state securities laws, after being held for statutory mandated periods. In addition, an investor has no assurance that our stock price will rise after purchase or receipt in any manner, as our stock has shown significant volatility over the life of the Company. The following factors may add to the volatility in the price of our Common Stock in the future: (i) actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly or annual operating results; (ii) government regulations; (iii) announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures; (iv) our capital commitments; (v) additional dilutive stock issuances, and (vi) additions or departures of key personnel. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our Common Stock will be at any time, including as to whether our Common Stock will sustain the current market price, or as to what effect the sale of shares of Common Stock or the availability of shares of Common Stock for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    Issuance of additional Common Stock in exchange for services or to repay debt would dilute Shareholders' proportionate ownership and voting rights and could have a negative impact on the market price of our Common Stock.

    Our Board of Directors has previously and may continue to issue shares of our Common Stock to pay for debt or services rendered, without further approval by our Shareholders, based upon such factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant in its sole discretion. It is likely that we will issue additional securities to pay for services and reduce debt in the future. Such issuances may lower the market price of our stock and decrease our ability to raise additional equity funding for working or investment capital as may be needed at a later time.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    We may have difficulty in attracting and retaining outside independent directors to our Board of Directors as a result of their concerns relating to potentially increased personal exposure to lawsuits and shareholder claims by virtue of holding those positions.

    The directors and management of companies are increasingly concerned with the extent of their personal exposure to lawsuits and shareholder claims, as well as governmental and creditor claims that may be made against them, particularly in view of recent changes in securities laws imposing additional duties, obligations, and liabilities on management and directors. Due to these perceived risks, directors and management are also becoming increasingly concerned with the availability of directors' and officers' liability insurance to timely pay the costs incurred in defending such claims. We currently do not carry directors' and officers' liability insurance, since directors' and officers' liability insurance has recently become much more expensive and difficult to obtain. If we are unable to continue or provide liability insurance at affordable rates or at all, it may become increasingly more difficult to attract and retain qualified outside directors to serve on our board of directors. We may lose potential independent board members and management candidates to other companies that have greater directors' and officers' liability insurance to insure them from liability or to companies that have revenues or have received greater funding to date which can offer more lucrative compensation packages. The fees of directors are also rising in response to their increased duties, obligations and liabilities as well as increased exposure to such risks. As a company with limited operating history and resources, we will have a more difficult time attracting and retaining management and outside independent directors than a more established company due to these enhanced duties, obligations and liabilities.

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FAQ

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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.