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Lloyds Banking (LYG) 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. Lloyds Banking disclosed 33 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Lloyds Banking reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q4, 2021

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2021, filed Feb 28, 2022

Risk Distribution
33Risks
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

No filing history is available.

Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedLloyds Banking Risk Factors
  • Debt & Financing - Risk 1
    The Company may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations, including its payment obligations with respect to its external debt securities

    The Company is a non-operating holding company. The Company's payment obligations largely relate to its externally issued debt securities. Any market risk, arising as the result of mismatches between the Company's liabilities and assets is managed through collateralised derivative hedges, which may also give rise to payment obligations. The principal sources of the Company’s income are, and are expected to continue to be, distributions from operating subsidiaries which also hold the principal assets of the Group, and income from investments in securities issued from its operating subsidiaries. As a separate legal entity, the Company relies on such income in order to be able to meet its obligations, and to create distributable reserves for payment of dividends to ordinary shareholders. The ability of the Company’s subsidiaries (including subsidiaries incorporated outside the UK) to pay dividends and the Company’s ability to receive income from its investments in other entities will also be subject not only to their financial performance but also to applicable local laws and other restrictions. These restrictions could include, among others, any regulatory requirements, leverage requirements, any statutory reserve requirements and any applicable tax laws. There may also be restrictions as a result of current or forthcoming ring-fencing requirements, including those relating to the payment of dividends and the maintenance of sufficient regulatory capital on a sub-consolidated basis at the level of the ring-fenced bank sub-group. These laws and restrictions could limit the payment of dividends and distributions to the Company by its subsidiaries and any other entities in which it holds an investment from time to time, which could restrict the Company’s ability to meet its obligations and/or to pay dividends to ordinary shareholders. There is potential for liquidity risk at the Company, whereby in a stress scenario it is unable to meet its payment obligations, even if the Group as a whole and its operating subsidiaries are solvent, if income or distributions from operating subsidiaries are restricted or collateral is required to be posted on the Company's derivative hedges due to market movements.

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Legal & Regulatory (1)
Production (1)
Macro & Political (1)

Risk Highlights Q4, 2021

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 14 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
33
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
4Risks changed
Since Dec 2021
Number of Risk Changed
4
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

the group may be required to record credit value adjustments, funding value adjustments and debit value adjustments on its derivative portfolio, which could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or prospectsrequired to record credita reduction in the group’s longer-term credit rating could materially adversely affect the group’s results of operations, financial condition or prospectslonger-term credit ratingthe group’s insurance business and defined benefit pension schemes are subject to insurance risksdefined benefit pension schemesoperational risks, including the risk that the group fails to design resilience into business operations, underlying infrastructure and controls, including weaknesses or failures in the group’s processes, systems and security, and risks due to reliance on third party services and products could materially adversely affect the group’s operationsgroup fails to design resiliencethe group’s businesses are subject to inherent risks concerning liquidity and funding, particularly if the availability of traditional sources of funding such as retail deposits or the access to wholesale funding markets becomes more limitedaccess to wholesale funding marketsthe group is exposed to risks related to the uncertainty surrounding the integrity and continued existence of reference ratescontinued existence of reference ratesthe group and its subsidiaries are subject to resolution planning requirementssubject to resolution planning requirementsthe financial impact of legal proceedings and regulatory risks may be material and is difficult to quantify. amounts eventually paid may materially exceed the amount of provisions set aside to cover such risks, or existing provisions may need to be materially increased in response to changing circumstancesfinancial impact of legal proceedingsthe group could be exposed to industrial action and increased labour costs resulting from a lack of agreement with trade unionsexposed to industrial actionthe financial impact of legal proceedings and regulatory risks may be material and is difficult to quantify. amounts eventually paid may materially exceed the amount of provisions set aside to cover such risks, or existing provisions may need to be materially increased in response to changing circumstancesresponse to changing circumstances

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 33

Share Price & Shareholder Rights1 | 3.0%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    Volatility in the price of the Company’s ordinary shares may affect the value of any investment in the Company

    The market price of the Company’s ordinary shares could be volatile and subject to significant fluctuations due to various factors, some of which may be unrelated to the Group’s operating performance or prospects. These include economic or political disruption in the main jurisdictions in which the Group operates, any regulatory changes affecting the Group’s operations, developments in the industry or its competitors, the operating and share price performance of other companies in the industries and markets in which the Group operates, the potential placing of large volumes of the Company’s ordinary shares in the market or buyback of significant volume of the Company's ordinary shares from the market, or speculation about the Group’s business in the press, media or investment communities. Furthermore, the Group’s results of operations and prospects from time to time may vary from the expectations of rating agencies, market analysts or investors. Any of these events could result in volatility in the market prices of the Company’s ordinary shares. In general, prospective investors should be aware that the value of an investment in the Company’s ordinary shares may go down as well as up

Accounting & Financial Operations3 | 9.1%
Debt & Financing6 | 18.2%
Corporate Activity and Growth4 | 12.1%

See a full breakdown of risk according to category and subcategory. The list starts with the category with the most risk. Click on subcategories to read relevant extracts from the most recent report.

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.