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Risk Overview Q4, 2025
Risk Distribution
31% Finance & Corporate
23% Legal & Regulatory
14% Tech & Innovation
12% Ability to Sell
10% Production
9% Macro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
This chart displays the stock's most recent risk distribution according to category. TipRanks has identified 6 major categories: Finance & corporate, legal & regulatory, macro & political, production, tech & innovation, and ability to sell.
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ODDITY Tech Ltd. Class A Risk Factors
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Risk Highlights Q4, 2025
Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 31 Risks
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With 31 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
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From last reportS&P 500 Average: 31
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See the risk highlights of ODDITY Tech Ltd. Class A in the last period.
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 99
Finance & Corporate
Total Risks: 31/99 (31%)Above Sector Average
Share Price & Shareholder Rights11 | 11.1%
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
The share price of our Class A ordinary shares has been, and may in the future be, volatile, and you may lose all or part of your investment.Changed
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
If a United States person is treated as owning 10% or more of our shares, such holder may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.If a United States person is treated as owning (directly, indirectly, or constructively) at least 10% of the value or voting power of our shares, such person may be treated as a "United States shareholder" with respect to each controlled foreign corporation (a "CFC") in our group (if any). A United States shareholder of a CFC may be required to report annually and include in its U.S. taxable income its pro rata share of "Subpart F income," "global intangible low-taxed income," and investments in U.S. property by CFCs, regardless of whether we make any distributions. An individual that is a United States shareholder with respect to a CFC generally would not be allowed certain tax deductions or foreign tax credits that would be allowed to a United States shareholder that is a U.S. corporation. Failure to comply with these reporting obligations may subject a United States shareholder to significant monetary penalties, and may prevent the statute of limitations with respect to such shareholder's U.S. federal income tax return for the year for which reporting was due from starting. We cannot provide any assurances that we will assist investors in determining whether we are or any of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is treated as CFC or whether any investor is treated as a United States shareholder with respect to any such CFC or furnish to any United States shareholder information that may be necessary to comply with the aforementioned reporting and tax paying obligations. The United States Internal Revenue Service has provided limited guidance on situations in which investors may rely on publicly available information to comply with their reporting and tax paying obligations with respect to foreign-controlled CFCs. A United States investor should consult its advisors regarding the potential application of these rules to an investment in our Class A ordinary shares.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
As we are a "foreign private issuer" and intend to follow certain home country corporate governance practices, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all corporate governance rules of Nasdaq.As a foreign private issuer, we have the option to follow certain home country corporate governance practices rather than those of Nasdaq, provided that we disclose the requirements we are not following and describe the home country practices we are following. We rely on this "foreign private issuer exemption" with respect to Nasdaq rules for shareholder meeting quorums and the number of independent directors on our board of directors and committees thereof. See the section titled "Item 6.C. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-Board Practices-Corporate Governance Practices." We may in the future elect to follow home country practices with regard to other matters, including, for example, exemption from Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), which in certain circumstances requires an issuer to obtain shareholder approval prior to the issuance (or potential issuance) of securities equaling 20% or more of the issuer's outstanding ordinary shares or 20% or more of the outstanding voting power. If, in the future, we choose to follow this or other home country practices, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all corporate governance rules of Nasdaq.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
The market price of our Class A ordinary shares could be negatively affected by future issuances and sales of our Class A ordinary shares.Sales by us or our shareholders of a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares, including Class B ordinary shares, which will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares upon transfer, in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could cause the market price of our Class A ordinary shares to decline or could impair our ability to raise capital through a future sale of, or pay for acquisitions using, our equity securities.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
An active trading market for our Class A ordinary shares may not be sustained.An active trading market for our Class A ordinary shares may not be sustained. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling Class A ordinary shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies by using our shares as consideration.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
We are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the rules of Nasdaq and, as a result, qualify for, and may rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. You may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.Our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Holtzman beneficially owns a majority of the voting power of our outstanding ordinary shares. As a result, we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of Nasdaq. Under these rules, a listed company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a "controlled company" and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:
- the requirement that a majority of the board of directors be comprised of independent directors;- the requirement that our compensation committee be comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities; and - the requirement that director nominees be selected, or recommended for the board of directors' selection, either by a majority vote of the board of directors' independent directors or a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors.
We currently rely on these exemptions, which overlap with exemptions available to foreign private issuers. See the section titled "Item 3.D. Key Information-Risk Factors-Risks Related to Ownership of Our Class A Ordinary Shares-As we are a "foreign private issuer" and intend to follow certain home country corporate governance practices, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all corporate governance rules of Nasdaq." For an overview of our corporate governance principles, see the section titled "Item 6.C. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-Board Practices-Corporate Governance Practices."
As a result of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq and our status as a controlled company could make our ordinary shares less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our share price.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
The dual class structure of our ordinary shares has the effect of concentrating voting power with our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, which will limit your ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.Our Class B ordinary shares have ten votes per share, and our Class A ordinary shares have one vote per share. As a result, our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Holtzman, who, based on our shares outstanding as of March 4, 2026, beneficially owns all of our issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares, beneficially owns approximately 73.3% of the voting power of our outstanding shares and, as such, will be able to significantly influence matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents and any merger or other major corporate transactions that require shareholder approval. Mr. Holtzman may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. This concentrated voting power may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our Company, could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately materially and adversely affect the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. Future transfers by the holders of Class B ordinary shares will result in those shares converting into Class A ordinary shares, subject to limited exceptions.
For information about our dual class structure, see the section titled "Item 10.B. Additional Information-Articles of Association-Voting Rights" and Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
Our amended and restated articles of association provide for exclusive forums for resolution of any claims arising under the Securities Act and certain claims under Israeli law, which may impose additional litigation costs on our shareholders.Our amended and restated articles of association provide that, unless we consent otherwise, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any claims arising under the Securities Act (for the sake of clarification, this provision does not apply to causes of action arising under the Exchange Act). While this provision of our amended and restated articles of association does not restrict the ability of our shareholders to bring claims under the Securities Act, nor does it affect the remedies available thereunder if such claims are successful, we recognize that it may limit shareholders' ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable and may increase certain litigation costs, which may discourage the filing of claims under the Securities Act against us, our directors, and officers. However, similar forum provisions in other companies' organizational documents have 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 choice of forum provision 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. In addition, our amended and restated articles of association also provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the competent courts in Tel Aviv, Israel shall be the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or other employees to us or our shareholders, or any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Law or the Israeli Securities Law.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
Provisions of Israeli law and our amended and restated articles of association may delay, prevent, or make undesirable an acquisition of all or a significant portion of our shares or assets.Provisions of Israeli law and our amended and restated articles of association could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control and may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us or our shareholders to elect different individuals to our board of directors (the "Board"), even if doing so would be considered to be beneficial by some of our shareholders, and may limit the price that investors may be willing to pay in the future for our Class A ordinary shares. Among other things:
- Israeli corporate law regulates mergers and requires that a tender offer be effected when more than a specified percentage of shares in a company are purchased;- Israeli corporate law does not provide for shareholder action by written consent in public companies, thereby requiring all shareholder actions to be taken at a general meeting of shareholders;- Israeli corporate law requires special approvals for transactions involving directors, officers, or significant shareholders and regulates other matters that may be relevant to these types of transactions;- our amended and restated articles of association divide our directors into three classes, each of which is elected once every three years;- our amended and restated articles of association generally require a vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote present and voting on the matter at a general meeting of shareholders (referred to as simple majority); however, the amendment of a limited number of provisions, such as (i) the provisions that relate to the rights of our Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares, (ii) the provision providing for the minimum and maximum number of directors that may serve on our board of directors and empowering our board of directors to determine the size of the board of directors, (iii) the provision setting forth the procedures and the requirements that must be met in order for a shareholder to require us to include a matter on the agenda for a general meeting of our shareholders, (iv) the provisions relating to the election and removal of members of our board of directors and empowering our board of directors to fill vacancies on the board of directors, and (v) the provision dividing our directors into three classes, requires a vote of the holders of 60% of the total voting power of our shareholders;- our amended and restated articles of association do not permit a director to be removed except by a vote of the holders of at least 60% of the total voting power of our shareholders;- our dual class ordinary share structure provides our existing shareholders holding Class B ordinary shares with the ability to significantly influence the outcome of matters requiring shareholder approval, even if they own significantly less than a majority of our outstanding ordinary shares; and - our amended and restated articles of association provide that director vacancies may be filled by our board of directors.
Further, Israeli tax considerations may make potential transactions undesirable to us or to some of our shareholders whose country of residence does not have a tax treaty with Israel granting tax relief to such shareholders from Israeli tax. For example, Israeli tax law does not recognize tax-free share exchanges to the same extent as U.S. tax law. With respect to mergers, Israeli tax law allows for tax deferral in certain circumstances but makes the deferral contingent on the fulfillment of numerous conditions, including a holding period of two years from the date of the transaction during which certain sales and dispositions of shares of the participating companies are restricted. Moreover, with respect to certain share swap transactions, the tax deferral is limited in time, and when such time expires the tax becomes payable even if no disposition of the shares has occurred.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10
Your rights and responsibilities as our shareholder are governed by Israeli law, which may differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. corporations.We are incorporated under Israeli law. The rights and responsibilities of holders of our Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares are governed by our amended and restated articles of association and the Israeli Companies Law (the "Companies Law"). These rights and responsibilities differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders in typical U.S. corporations. In particular, pursuant to the Companies Law, each shareholder of an Israeli company has a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner in exercising his, her, or its rights and fulfilling his, her, or its obligations toward the company and other shareholders, and to refrain from abusing his, her, or its power in the company, including, among other things, in voting at the general meeting of shareholders on certain matters such as amendments to the company's articles of association, increases in the company's authorized share capital, mergers, and certain transactions requiring shareholders' approval under the Companies Law. In addition, a controlling shareholder of an Israeli company or a shareholder who possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholder vote, who has the power to appoint or prevent the appointment of a director or officer in the company, or has other powers toward the company, has a duty of fairness toward the company. However, Israeli law does not define the substance of this duty of fairness. There is little case law available to assist in understanding the implications of these provisions, and they may be interpreted to impose additional obligations and liabilities on our shareholders that are not typically imposed on shareholders of U.S. corporations.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11
It may be difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against us, our officers, and our directors in Israel or the United States, or to assert U.S. securities laws claims in Israel or serve process on our officers and directors.Not all of our directors or officers are residents of the United States, and most of their and our assets are located outside the United States. Service of process upon us or our non-U.S. resident directors and officers, and enforcement of judgments obtained in the United States against us or our non-U.S. resident directors and officers may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Additionally, we have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel that it may be difficult to assert claims under U.S. securities laws in original actions instituted in Israel or obtain a judgment based on the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on a violation of U.S. securities laws against us or our non-U.S. officers and directors because Israel may not be the most appropriate forum in which to bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law. There is little binding case law in Israel addressing the matters described above. Israeli courts might not enforce judgments rendered outside Israel, which may make it difficult to collect on judgments rendered against us or our non-U.S. officers and directors.
Moreover, an Israeli court will not enforce a non-Israeli judgment if it was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases), if its enforcement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel, if it was obtained by fraud or in the absence of due process, if it is at variance with another valid judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties, or if a suit in the same matter between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel at the time the foreign action was brought.
Accounting & Financial Operations12 | 12.1%
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1
We do not currently intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 2
Our reported financial results may be negatively impacted by changes in U.S. GAAP.U.S. GAAP is subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. FASB has in the past issued new or revised accounting standards that superseded existing guidance and significantly impacted the reporting of financial results. Any future change in U.S. GAAP principles or interpretations could also have a significant effect on our reported financial results and may even affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement or effectiveness of a change. It is difficult to predict the impact of future changes to accounting principles or our accounting policies, any of which could negatively affect our reported results of operations.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 3
Our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all errors or acts of fraud.We report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. We designed our disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that information we must disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, and recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by an unauthorized override of the controls. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in our control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 4
If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers.
We are continuing to improve our internal control over financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and significant management oversight. If any of these new or improved controls and systems do not perform as expected, we may experience material weaknesses in our controls. In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe certain non-GAAP measures and key metrics may be useful in evaluating our operating performance. We present certain non-GAAP financial measures and key performance metrics in this Annual Report and intend to continue to present certain non-GAAP financial measures and key performance metrics in future filings with the SEC and other public statements. Any failure to accurately report and present our non-GAAP financial measures and key performance metrics could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares.
Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our consolidated financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on Nasdaq.
We are subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We are required to comply with the SEC's rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, requiring management to certify financial and other information in our annual reports and to provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of control over financial reporting and an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. As a public company, we are required to conduct an internal control evaluation and assessment. If we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including if in the future we are unable to maintain proper and effective internal controls, we may not be able to produce timely and accurate financial statements. Furthermore, if in the future we identify one or more material weaknesses, it could result in an adverse reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements. Additionally, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our internal control over financial reporting is documented, designed or operating. As a result, the market price of our Class A ordinary shares could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 5
If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies are based on assumptions that change or prove to be incorrect, our results of operations could fall below the expectations of our investors and securities analysts, resulting in a decline in the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares.The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, as discussed in the section titled "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects," the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities, equity, net revenue, and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our results of operations may be adversely affected if our assumptions change or if actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions, which could cause our results of operations to fall below our publicly announced guidance or the expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting in a decline in the market price of our Class A ordinary shares.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 6
The estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth we provide may prove to be inaccurate, and even if the markets in which we compete achieve the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, or at all.Market opportunity estimates and growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate, including as a result of any of the risks described herein.
The variables that go into the calculation of our market opportunity are subject to change over time, and there is no guarantee that any particular number or percentage of addressable consumers covered by our market opportunity estimates will purchase our products at all or generate any particular level of net revenue for us. In addition, our ability to expand in any of our target markets depends on a number of factors, including the cost, performance, and perceived value associated with our products and other skincare products. Even if the markets in which we compete meet the size estimates and growth we forecast, we expect that our business will fail to grow at historical rates in the first half of 2026, and could fail to grow at similar rates, or at all, in the future. See "The success of our business depends on our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and maintain or increase sales to those customers. We have recently experienced difficulty acquiring new customers cost-efficiently and, if this difficulty continues, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected." Our growth is subject to many factors, including our success in implementing our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forecasts of market growth we disclose should not be taken as indicative of our future growth.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 7
Certain of our operating metrics are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and any real or perceived inaccuracies in our metrics or the underlying data may cause a loss of investor confidence in such metrics and the market price of our Class A ordinary shares may decline.We track certain operating metrics using internal data analytics tools, which have certain limitations. In addition, we rely on data received from third parties, including third-party platforms, to track certain performance indicators, and we may be limited in our ability to verify such data. In addition, as our business evolves, we have altered and may in the future again alter, the metrics that we track, and our methodologies for tracking such metrics may change over time, which could result in changes to the metrics we report. If we undercount or overcount performance due to the internal data analytics tools we use or issues with the data received from third parties, or if our internal data analytics tools contain algorithmic or other technical errors, the data we report may not be accurate or comparable with prior periods. In addition, limitations, changes, or errors with respect to how we measure data may affect our understanding of certain details of our business, which could affect our longer-term strategies. If our performance metrics are not, or are not perceived to be, accurate representations of our business, if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics or the data on which such metrics are based, or if we can no longer calculate any of our performance metrics with a sufficient degree of accuracy, investors could lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of such metrics, which could cause the price of our Class A ordinary shares to decline.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 8
Our quarterly results of operations may fluctuate, and if our operating and financial performance in any given period does not meet the guidance that we have provided to the public or the expectations of our investors and securities analysts, the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares may decline.Our quarterly results of operations may fluctuate for a variety of reasons, many of which are beyond our control. These reasons include those described in these risk factors as well as the following:
- our ability to effectively launch new brands and products;- fluctuations in the levels or quality of inventory;- fluctuations in capacity as we expand our operations;- our success in engaging existing customers and attracting new customers cost-efficiently;- the amount and timing of our operating expenses;- the timing and success of new product launches and expansion into new geographic markets;- the impact of competitive developments and our response to those developments;- our ability to manage our existing business and future growth; and - economic and market conditions, particularly those affecting our industry.
Fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations may cause those results to fall below the guidance that we have provided to the public or the expectations of our investors and securities analysts, which could cause the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares to decline. Fluctuations in our results could also cause a number of other problems. For example, analysts or investors might change their models for valuing our Class A ordinary shares, we could experience short-term liquidity issues, our ability to retain or attract key personnel may diminish, and other unanticipated issues may arise.
In addition, we believe that our quarterly results of operations may vary in the future and that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful. You should not rely on the results of one quarter as an indication of future performance.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 9
Our expectations for revenue and other results of operations have recently fallen below the expectations of public market analysts and investors and, as a result, the price of our Class A ordinary shares has declined significantly. If in the future we do not meet the expectations of securities analysts, if they cease to publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue unfavorable commentary or downgrade our ordinary shares, the price of our Class A ordinary shares could decline.Changed
The trading market for our Class A ordinary shares relies in part on the research and reports that securities analysts publish about us and our business. These analysts' estimates are based upon their own opinions and are often different from our estimates or expectations. We do not have any control over these analysts. Our expectations for revenue and other results of operations have recently fallen below the estimates or expectations of public market analysts and investors. See "The success of our business depends on our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and maintain or increase sales to those customers. We have recently experienced difficulty acquiring new customers cost-efficiently and, if this difficulty continues, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected." As a result, the price of our Class A ordinary shares has declined significantly, and may decline in the future. Moreover, the price of our Class A ordinary shares could decline if one or more securities analysts downgrade our ordinary shares or if those analysts issue other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us or our business.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 10
We have a limited operating history at our current scale, which may make it difficult to evaluate our business and future prospects.We have a limited history of generating revenue at our current scale. As a result, we have limited financial data that can be used to evaluate our business and future prospects. Any evaluation of our business and prospects must be considered in light of our limited operating history, which may not be indicative of future performance. Because of our limited operating history, we face increased risks, uncertainties, expenses, and difficulties, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in this section.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 11
We may be unable to maintain profitability.We began our U.S. operations in 2018 and achieved profitability in 2020. We expect our operating expenses to increase in the future as we increase our sales and marketing efforts, continue to invest in launching new brands and developing new products, hire additional personnel, expand our operating infrastructure, and expand into new geographies. Further, as a public company, we incur additional legal, accounting, and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. These efforts and additional expenses may be more costly than we expect, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to increase our revenue to offset our increased operating expenses. Our revenue growth may slow for a number of other reasons, including if we experience reduced demand for our products, increased competition, increased customer acquisition costs, a decrease in the growth or reduction in the size of our overall market, or if we cannot capitalize on growth opportunities. If our revenue does not increase at a greater rate than our operating expenses, we will not be able to maintain our current level of profitability.
Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 12
SummaryAn investment in our securities involves substantial risks and uncertainties that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and cash flows. Some of the more significant challenges and risks relating to an investment in our company include, among other things, the following:
- The success of our business depends on our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and maintain or increase sales to those customers. We have recently experienced difficulty acquiring new customers cost-efficiently and, if this difficulty continues, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected.
- Our business depends on our ability to maintain a strong base of engaged customers and content creators, including through the use of social media platforms. We may not be able to maintain and enhance our brands if we experience negative publicity related to our marketing efforts or use of social media, fail to maintain and grow our network of content creators, or otherwise fail to meet our customers' expectations.
- Our brands are critical to our success, and the value of our brands may be adversely impacted by negative publicity. If we fail to maintain the value of our brands or our marketing efforts are not successful or become too costly, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.
- Our inability to anticipate and respond to market trends and changes in consumer preferences could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- We rely on single source suppliers for certain component materials of our products and the loss of suppliers or shortages or disruptions in the supply of raw materials or finished products could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- If we are unable to accurately forecast customer demand, manage our inventory and plan for future expenses, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
- Our historical rapid growth may not be sustainable or indicative of future results, and we expect to encounter challenges to our business in 2026.
- If we do not continue to successfully introduce and effectively market new brands, or develop and introduce new, innovative, and updated products, our ability to continue to grow may be adversely affected and we may not be able to maintain or increase our sales and profitability. Difficulty in forecasting may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- Changes in data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, and standards, including laws, rules, and regulations governing our collection, use, disclosure, retention, transfer, storage, and other processing of personal information, including payment card data, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- We rely significantly on the use of information technology, including technology provided by third-party service providers. Any failure, error, defect, inadequacy, interruption, or data breach or other security incident of our information technology systems, or those of our third-party service providers, could have an adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations.
- Any failure to obtain, maintain, protect, defend, or enforce our intellectual property rights could impair our ability to protect our proprietary technology and our brands.
- The share price of our Class A ordinary shares has been, and may in the future be, volatile, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
- The dual class structure of our ordinary shares has the effect of concentrating voting power with our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, which will limit your ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
- The other risks and uncertainties are discussed in this "Risk Factors" section.
Debt & Financing3 | 3.0%
Debt & Financing - Risk 1
We may need additional capital, and we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all.Debt & Financing - Risk 2
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle exchanges of our Exchangeable Notes or to repurchase the Exchangeable Notes upon a fundamental change.Added
Holders of our Exchangeable Notes will have the right, subject to certain conditions and limited exceptions contained in the indenture, dated June 12, 2025 (the "Indenture"), by and among Oddity Finance LLC, ODDITY Tech Ltd., IM Pro Makeup NY L.P. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Exchangeable Notes were issued, to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Exchangeable Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid special interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, upon exchange of our Exchangeable Notes, we will be required to make cash payments in an amount at least equal to the principal amount thereof (or, if less, the exchange value thereof). However, we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make repurchases of Exchangeable Notes surrendered therefor or pay cash with respect to Exchangeable Notes being exchanged (or at the time any guarantor is required to pay such amounts due under the applicable guarantee). In addition, our ability to repurchase the Exchangeable Notes or to pay cash upon exchange of the Exchangeable Notes may be limited by law, by regulatory authority or by agreements governing our indebtedness. Our failure to repurchase Exchangeable Notes at a time when the repurchase is required by the Indenture or to pay any cash payable on future exchanges of the Exchangeable Notes as required by the Indenture would constitute a default under the Indenture. A default under the Indenture or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our future indebtedness. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness, we may not have sufficient funds to repurchase the Exchangeable Notes and/or make cash payments upon exchanges thereof.
Debt & Financing - Risk 3
Exchange of the Exchangeable Notes may dilute the ownership interest of our shareholders or may otherwise depress the share price of our Class A ordinary shares.Added
The exchange of some or all of the Exchangeable Notes may dilute the ownership interests of our shareholders. Upon exchange of the Exchangeable Notes, we have the option to pay, or pay and deliver (or cause the delivery of), as the case may be, cash, Class A ordinary shares or a combination of cash and Class A ordinary shares in respect of the portion, if any, of our exchange obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes being exchanged. If we elect to settle the portion, if any, of our exchange obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes being exchanged in Class A ordinary shares or a combination of cash and Class A ordinary shares, any sales in the public market of the Class A ordinary shares deliverable upon such exchange could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, the existence of the Exchangeable Notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the exchange of the Exchangeable Notes could be used to satisfy short positions, or anticipated exchange of the Exchangeable Notes for Class A ordinary shares could depress the share price of our Class A ordinary shares.
Corporate Activity and Growth5 | 5.1%
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 1
Our historical rapid growth may not be sustainable or indicative of future results, and we expect to encounter challenges to our business in 2026.Changed
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 2
If we pursue acquisitions, such acquisitions may expose us to additional risks.We have in the past and may in the future, review and pursue acquisition and strategic investment opportunities to expand our current product offerings and distribution channels, increase the size and geographic scope of our operations, or otherwise offer growth and operating efficiency opportunities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable candidates or consummate these transactions on favorable terms. If required, the financing for these transactions could result in an increase in our indebtedness, dilute the interests of our shareholders, or both. The purchase price for some acquisitions may include additional amounts to be paid in cash in the future, a portion of which may be contingent on the achievement of certain future operating results of the acquired business. If the performance of any such acquired business exceeds such operating results, then we may incur additional charges and be required to pay additional amounts. Furthermore, if we enter into acquisition or strategic investment agreements there can be no guarantee that such acquisition or investment will satisfy all necessary conditions to be consummated and closed.
Our failure to successfully complete the integration of any acquired business or to achieve the long-term plan for such business, as well as any other adverse consequences associated with our acquisition and investment activities, could have an adverse effect on our business.
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 3
We incur significant additional costs as a result of being a public company, and our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance with our public company responsibilities and corporate governance practices.As a public company, we incur increased costs associated with corporate governance requirements that we did not incur as a private company. For example, we are subject to rules and regulations of the SEC, under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and the Exchange Act, as well as the Nasdaq listing rules. These rules and regulations significantly increase our accounting, legal, and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming.
We expect these rules and regulations to make it more expensive for us to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. In addition, some members of our management team may have limited experience managing a public company, and our management team must devote substantial attention interacting with public company analysts and investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies, which may divert attention away from the day-to-day management of our business. Increases in costs incurred or diversion of management's attention resulting from our operations as a publicly traded company may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 4
If we do not successfully optimize, operate, and manage the expansion of the capacity of our distribution centers, or if we experience problems with our distribution and warehouse management system, our ability to meet customer expectations, manage inventory, manage inflation, complete sales, and achieve objectives for operating efficiencies could be harmed, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.We anticipate the need to add additional distribution center capacity and lease new warehouse space to serve as distribution centers as our business continues to grow and as we launch new brands. If we continue to add distribution and warehouse capabilities, add product categories with different fulfillment requirements, or change the mix in products that we sell, our distribution network will become increasingly complex and operating it will become more challenging. The expansion of our distribution center capacity may put pressure on our managerial, financial, operational, and other resources. We cannot assure you that we will be able to locate suitable facilities on commercially acceptable terms in accordance with our expansion plans, nor can we assure you that we will be able to recruit qualified managerial and operational personnel to support our expansion plans. If we are unable to secure new facilities for the expansion of our operations, recruit qualified personnel to support any such facilities, or effectively control expansion-related expenses, our order fulfillment and shipping times may be delayed and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. Furthermore, we cannot predict the effect inflation, including wage inflation, may have on our distribution network and our ability to maintain operating efficiencies.
Our distribution centers, which are operated by our warehousing vendors, include computer-controlled and automated equipment and rely on warehouse management systems to manage supply chain fulfillment operations, which means our operations are complicated and may be subject to a number of risks related to cybersecurity, the proper operation of software and hardware, electronic or power interruptions, or other system failures. In addition, our operations could also be interrupted by labor difficulties, or by floods, fires, or other natural disasters near our distribution centers. We maintain business interruption insurance, but it may not adequately protect us from the adverse effects that could result from significant disruptions to our distribution system, such as the long-term loss of customers or an erosion of our brand image. Moreover, if we or our third-party logistics providers are unable to adequately staff our distribution centers to meet demand or if the cost of such staffing is higher than it has been historically or projected costs increase due to mandated wage increases, regulatory changes, hazard pay, international expansion, or other factors, our results of operations could be harmed. In addition, operating distribution centers comes with potential risks, such as workplace safety issues and employment claims for the failure or alleged failure to comply with labor laws or laws respecting union organizing activities. Our distribution capacity is also dependent on the timely performance of services by third parties, including the shipping of our products from our suppliers to our distribution facilities. We may need to operate additional distribution centers in the future to keep pace with the growth of our business, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to locate suitable facilities on commercially acceptable terms in accordance with our expansion plans, nor can we assure you that we will be able to recruit qualified managerial and operational personnel to support our expansion plans. If we encounter problems with our distribution and warehouse management systems, our ability to meet customer expectations, manage inventory and fulfillment capacity, complete sales, fulfill orders in a timely manner, and achieve objectives for operating efficiencies could be harmed, which could also harm our reputation, and our relationship with our customers.
Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 5
If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, including our employee base and hiring needs, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.We have expanded our operations rapidly since our founding. To manage our growth effectively, we must continue to implement our operational plans and strategies, implement new brands and products, improve and expand our infrastructure of people and information systems, and expand, train and manage our employee base. To support our continued growth, we must effectively integrate, develop, and motivate a large number of new employees. We face significant competition for personnel, including in New York, Boston, Israel, and Ukraine. To attract top talent, we may need to increase our employee compensation levels to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talented employees. Additionally, changes in immigration or travel laws and regulations, or in their enforcement, in the United States or elsewhere, that unduly restrict or make it more difficult for employees and their families to work and live in the United States may adversely affect the employment status of our non-U.S. employees currently working and residing in the United States. Such changes may affect our ability to attract or hire qualified non-U.S. employees to our offices in New York and Boston, including employees with specialized technical and scientific expertise. Further, to support our growth, we could be required to continue to expand our sales and marketing, technology development, brand implementation, product development, and distribution functions, to upgrade our management information systems and other processes and technology and to obtain more space for our expanding workforce. Additionally, the growth of our business places significant demands on our existing management and other employees.
In addition, we are required to manage relationships with a growing number of customers, suppliers, distributors and other third parties. If we are unable to expand supply, manufacturing, and distribution capabilities when required, or our information technology systems and our other processes are inadequate to support the future growth of these relationships, we could experience delays in customer service, order response, and shipping times, which would adversely impact our reputation and brands. If we are unable to manage the growth of our organization effectively, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Legal & Regulatory
Total Risks: 23/99 (23%)Above Sector Average
Regulation9 | 9.1%
Regulation - Risk 1
Our ability to source and distribute our products profitably or at all could be harmed if new trade restrictions are imposed or existing trade restrictions become more burdensome.Regulation - Risk 2
Our failure to comply with the anti-corruption, trade compliance, anti-money laundering, and terror finance and economic sanctions laws and regulations of the United States and applicable international jurisdictions could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.We must comply with anti-corruption laws and regulations imposed by governments around the world with jurisdiction over our operations, which may include the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, and Chapter 9 (sub-chapter 5) of the Israeli Penal Law, and the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760-2000 (the "Israeli Money Laundering Law" and together with the Israeli Penal Law, the "Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws"), as well as the laws of the countries where we do business. These laws and regulations apply to companies, individual directors, officers, employees, and agents. Where they apply, the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, and the Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws prohibit us and our officers, directors, employees, and business partners acting on our behalf, including joint venture partners and agents, from corruptly offering, promising, authorizing, or providing anything of value, directly or indirectly, to public officials for the purposes of influencing official decisions or obtaining or retaining business or a business advantage or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. The U.K. Bribery Act also prohibits non-governmental "commercial" bribery and accepting bribes. The U.K. Bribery Act also includes an offense applicable to corporate entities and partnerships which carry on part of their business in the U.K. that fail to prevent bribery, which can take place anywhere in the world, by persons who perform services for or on behalf of them, subject to a defense of having adequate procedures in place to prevent the bribery from occurring. The offense can render parties criminally liable for the acts of their agents, joint venture partners, or commercial partners even if done without their knowledge. As part of our business, we deal with governments and state-owned business enterprises, the employees and representatives of which may be considered public officials for purposes of anti-corruption laws, including the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, and the Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws. We also are subject to the jurisdiction of various governments and regulatory agencies around the world, which may bring our personnel and agents into contact with public officials responsible for issuing or renewing permits, licenses, or approvals or for enforcing other governmental regulations. In addition, some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system, are in emerging and less developed markets and have elevated levels of corruption and fraud.
Our business also must be conducted in compliance with applicable economic and financial sanctions, trade embargoes, and export controls, such as those administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United Nations Security Council, the State of Israel, the EU, His Majesty's Treasury of the U.K., and other relevant sanctions and export control authorities.
Our global operations expose us to the risk of violating, or being accused of violating, anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering laws, economic and financial sanctions, trade embargoes, and export controls. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations may expose us to reputational harm as well as significant penalties, including criminal fines, imprisonment, civil fines, disgorgement of profits, injunctions, and debarment from government contracts, as well as other remedial measures. Investigations of alleged violations may result in significant diversion of management's attention and resources and significant defense costs and other professional fees.
U.S. public companies are required to maintain records that accurately and fairly represent their transactions and have an adequate system of internal accounting controls. We have developed and are working to further enhance our internal controls, policies, procedures, and training to ensure compliance by us and our directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents with the FCPA, the Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws, the U.K. Bribery Act, and other applicable anti-corruption laws. Despite our compliance efforts and activities, we cannot assure that our controls, policies, and procedures, even if enhanced, have been or will be followed at all times or effectively detect and prevent all violations of the applicable laws and every instance of economic and financial sanctions, anti-money laundering laws, fraud, bribery, or corruption. A violation of these applicable laws could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
Regulation - Risk 3
If our products are not manufactured in compliance with applicable regulations, do not meet quality standards, or otherwise result in adverse health effects in customers, it could result in reputational harm, remedial costs, or regulatory enforcement.In the United States, our products regulated as dietary supplements are subject to Good Manufacturing Practices regulations administered by the FDA ("GMPs"), which govern key aspects of the production of dietary supplements, including quality control, packaging and labeling. While the FDA has not yet established GMPs for cosmetics, it will be required to do so pursuant to the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 ("MoCRA"). Under MoCRA, manufacturers of cosmetics are subject to adverse event reporting and record retention requirements, safety substantiation requirements, facility registration requirements, and ingredient labeling requirements. MoCRA also granted the FDA new enforcement authorities over cosmetics, such as mandatory recall authority. In Europe, cosmetic products must be manufactured in compliance with GMPs requirements. Details on compliance with GMPs must be included in the product information file of the cosmetic product. Compliance with GMPs is presumed where the manufacture complies with the relevant harmonized standards, which is ISO 22716:2007 for cosmetic products.
We rely on third parties to manufacture our products in compliance with quality standards, including dietary supplement GMPs, the cosmetic GMPs guidelines in the FDA's draft guidance and similar foreign requirements. Compliance with these standards can increase the cost of manufacturing our products as we work with our vendors to assure they are qualified and in compliance. If we or our suppliers fail to comply with these standards, it could lead to customer complaints, adverse events, product withdrawal or recall, or increase the likelihood that our products are rendered adulterated or misbranded, any of which could result in negative publicity, remedial costs, or regulatory enforcement that could impact our ability to continue selling certain products, and may harm our brands. Problems associated with product recalls could be exacerbated due to the global nature of our business because a recall in one jurisdiction could lead to recalls in other jurisdictions. Recalls of this sort could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Regulation - Risk 4
Government regulations relating to the marketing and advertising of our products may restrict, inhibit, or delay our ability to sell our products and harm our business.A variety of federal, state, and foreign government authorities regulate the advertising and promotion of our products, including the marketing claims we can make regarding their properties and benefits. In the United States, the FDA regulates our products, which include cosmetics and certain dietary supplements, under differing regulatory regimes, but in each case exercises authority over our marketing claims. While the FDA does not require our products and labeling to undergo pre-market approval, and while the FDA has not approved any of our products or otherwise determined such products to be safe and effective for any intended uses, the FDA and other regulatory agencies require that the labeling and claims for our products be truthful and not misleading.
A number of our products are sold as over-the-counter ("OTC") drug products, which are subject to FDA OTC drug regulatory requirements because they are intended to be used as sunscreen or to treat acne. The FDA regulates the formulation, manufacturing, packaging and labeling of OTC drug products. Our sunscreen and acne drug products are regulated pursuant to FDA OTC drug monographs that specify acceptable active drug ingredients and acceptable product claims that are generally recognized as safe and effective for particular uses. If any of these products that are marketed as OTC drugs are not in compliance with the applicable FDA monograph, we may be required to reformulate the product, stop making claims relating to such product or stop selling the product until we are able to obtain costly and time-consuming FDA approvals. We are also required to submit adverse event reports to the FDA for our OTC drug products, and failure to comply with this requirement may subject us to FDA regulatory action.
In addition, our cosmetic and dietary supplement products may not be marketed with claims regarding the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions, which would cause such products to meet the definition of a drug and be subject to the requirements applicable to drug products. Similar requirements apply in foreign jurisdictions, including in the EU. The FDA has issued warning letters to cosmetic and dietary supplement companies alleging improper drug claims regarding their products, including, for example, cosmetic products that make claims regarding hair growth or preventing hair loss. There is a degree of subjectivity in determining whether a labeling or marketing claim is appropriate under these standards. While we believe our product claims are truthful, not misleading, and would not cause our products to be regulated as drugs, there is always a risk that the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities may determine otherwise, send us a warning letter or untitled letter, require us to modify our product claims, or take other enforcement action. Any inquiry into the regulatory status of our products and any related interruption in the marketing and sale of these products could damage our reputation and image in the marketplace.
Other U.S. regulatory authorities, such as the FTC and state consumer protection agencies, also govern our products and typically require adequate and reliable scientific substantiation to support any marketing claims. In particular, the advertising of cosmetics is subject to regulation by the FTC under the Federal Trade Commission Act (the "FTC Act"). Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive trade acts or practices in or affecting commerce. Section 12 of the FTC Act provides that the dissemination or the causing to be disseminated of any false advertising pertaining to drugs, foods, devices, services, or cosmetics, is an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Under the FTC's Substantiation Doctrine, an advertiser is required to have a "reasonable basis" for all objective product claims before the claims are made. U.S. State consumer protection laws modeled after the FTC Act impose similar requirements on our business. As such, we are required to have adequate substantiation of all material advertising claims made for our products. Failure to adequately substantiate claims may be considered either deceptive or unfair practices.
This standard for substantiation is subject to interpretation and can vary widely from market to market, and there is no assurance that the research and development efforts that we undertake to support our claims will be deemed adequate for any particular product or claim. The FTC also has specialized requirements for certain types of claims. For example, the FTC's "Green Guides" regulate how "free-of," "non-toxic," and similar claims must be framed and substantiated. It is possible that the FTC could interpret the Green Guides in a manner that does not allow some of our claims or that requires additional substantiation to make them. The FTC also has issued Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the "Endorsement Guides"), under which product testimonials must come from "bona fide" users of a product and otherwise reflect the honest opinions, beliefs, or experience of the endorser. Additionally, companies must disclose material connections between themselves and their endorsers and are subject to liability for false or unsubstantiated statements regarding its products made by endorsers including, for example, marketing atypical results of using a product. The FTC actively investigates online product reviews and may bring enforcement actions against a company for failure to comply with applicable requirements for testimonials. Our brand ambassadors may participate in our product launches, take part in media days promoting our products, create product tutorials, and post online reviews of our products, including "before and after" photos. If we or our brand ambassadors fail to comply with the Endorsement Guides or make improper product claims, the FTC could bring an enforcement action against us and we could be fined and/or forced to alter our marketing materials.
In addition, we are subject to review by self-regulatory organizations, such as the Council of Better Business Bureaus' National Advertising Division ("NAD"). NAD monitors national advertising in all media, enforces high standards of truth and accuracy, and resolves disputes to build consumer trust and support fair competition. NAD reviews advertising based on challenges from businesses, complaints from consumers, or on its own initiative covering a wide variety of both industries and issues. If our advertising claims are challenged before the NAD, we would incur costs associated with responding to the challenge and could be required to modify our claims, which could have a negative impact on our business.
We are also subject to certain federal and state laws that apply to automatically renewing subscription services. Our subscriptions automatically renew unless the subscriber cancels the subscription before the end of the current period, and we often provide free or discounted trial periods to customers. The Federal Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act ("ROSCA"), and state law analogues require companies to adhere to enhanced disclosure and cancellation requirements when entering into automatically renewing contracts with subscription customers. Regulators and private plaintiffs have brought enforcement and litigation actions against companies, challenging automatic renewal and subscription programs. If we fail to comply with ROSCA and its state law analogues, we could incur substantial legal fees and costs and reputational harm. In addition, compliance and remediation efforts can be costly.
Moreover, consumer protection laws and regulations governing our business continue to expand. In some states such as California, class-action lawsuits may be based on similar standards regarding false and misleading advertising and other increasingly novel theories of liability. In addition, plaintiffs' lawyers have filed class action or false advertising lawsuits against cosmetic companies based on their marketing claims. See the section titled "Item 8.A. Financial Information-Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information-Legal Proceedings." Federal and state consumer protection agencies are expected to continue their active enforcement of applicable laws and regulations. Any inquiry into the regulatory status of our products and any related interruption in the marketing and sales of these products could damage our reputation and image in the marketplace, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Regulation - Risk 5
As the regulatory framework for AI technology evolves, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.Our business relies on AI and automated decision making to improve our services and tailor our interactions with our customers. However, in recent years, use of these methods has come under increased regulatory scrutiny, and the regulatory framework for AI technology is evolving and remains uncertain. A growing number of AI-related laws, regulations and guidelines are being adopted or considered worldwide that would impose additional compliance requirements on companies using AI in connection with their products and services. These measures increase requirements relating to, for example, transparency, accountability, data governance, human oversight and record-keeping, and may apply to AI systems used in consumer-facing products, personalization, analytics, or automated decision-making. Given our global reach, we may also become subject to foreign regulation regarding AI, which could increase costs or restrict opportunity. For example, the EU AI Act, on which the European Council and Parliament reached political agreement in December 2023, entered into force on August 1, 2024, and certain regulations had to be complied with as early as February 2, 2025. The EU AI Act classifies various types of AI systems based on risk, establishes corresponding compliance obligations (including transparency and risk assessment requirements), restricts certain uses of AI systems and imposes fines for violations. The EU AI Act could require us to alter or restrict our use of AI in our business as well as entail increased compliance costs, and could result in an increased risk of civil claims or regulatory actions against us, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
It is possible that new laws and regulations will be adopted in the United States and in non-U.S. jurisdictions, or that existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in new ways, that would affect the operation of our e-commerce business and the way in which we can use AI technology. Specifically, such laws and regulations may limit our ability to use our AI models or require us to make changes to our operations that may decrease our operational efficiency, result in an increase to operating costs, or hinder our ability to improve our services. Further, the cost to comply with such laws, rules, or regulations could be significant and would increase our operating expenses, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Regulators are increasingly focused on companies that use, or hold themselves out as using, AI and related technologies, and related enforcement actions may increase, including outside the financial sector. Additionally, analysts and proxy advisory firms have begun adopting guidelines for evaluating companies that integrate AI tools or hold themselves out as doing so, which could result in the adoption of stricter industry standards in this regard, and may have an adverse effect on our ability to implement our business's AI strategy.
Compliance with existing and future AI-related requirements could result in significant costs, operational constraints or limitations on how we use certain technologies, and may require adjustment to our data practices, restrict our opportunities and the development or deployment of our products and technology in these states, disclosures and governance processes. While we continue to monitor these developments, their full impact remains uncertain.
Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with AI technology-related laws, rules, and regulations could result in proceedings or actions against us by individuals, consumer protection groups, government agencies, or others. We could incur significant costs in investigating and defending such claims and, if found liable, pay significant damages or fines or be required to make changes to our business. Further, these proceedings and any subsequent adverse outcomes may subject us to significant negative publicity, and an erosion of trust. If any of these events were to occur, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Regulation - Risk 6
Government regulation, both in the United States and internationally, of the internet and e-commerce is evolving, and unfavorable changes or failure by us to comply with these regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the internet and e-commerce. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the internet, e-commerce, or mobile commerce, which could in turn adversely affect our growth. These regulations and laws may involve taxes, tariffs, intellectual property, data privacy and security, anti-spam, content protection, electronic contracts and communications, consumer protection, and internet neutrality. It is not clear how existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, sales, and other taxes and consumer privacy apply to the internet as the vast majority of these laws were adopted prior to the advent of the internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the internet or e-commerce. It is possible that general business regulations and laws, or those specifically governing the internet or e-commerce, may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. We cannot be sure that our practices comply fully with all such laws and regulations. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in damage to our reputation, a loss in business, and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities, consumers, suppliers, or others. Any such proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, force us to spend significant amounts in defense of these proceedings, distract our management, increase our costs of doing business, decrease the use of our website by consumers, and may result in the imposition of monetary liabilities. We may also be contractually liable to indemnify and hold harmless third parties from the costs or consequences of our own non-compliance with any such laws or regulations. As a result, adverse developments with respect to these laws and regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Regulation - Risk 7
Our products are subject to U.S. federal, state, and international laws, regulations, and policies that could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Our business is subject to numerous laws, regulations, and policies around the world, including but not limited to, the United States, Israel, the U.K., the EU, and Australia. Many of these laws and regulations have a high level of subjectivity, are subject to interpretation and vary significantly from market to market. These laws and regulations can have several impacts on our business, including:
- delays in or prohibitions of selling a product in one or more markets;- limitations on our ability to import products into a market;- delays and expenses associated with compliance, such as record keeping, documentation of the properties of certain products, labeling, and scientific substantiation;- limitations on the labeling and marketing claims we can make regarding our products; and - limitations on the substances that can be included in our products, resulting in product reformulations, or the recall and discontinuation of certain products that cannot be reformulated to comply with new regulations.
These events could interrupt the marketing and sale of our products, cause us to be subject to product liability claims, severely damage our brand reputation and image in the marketplace, increase the cost of our products, cause us to fail to meet customer expectations, or cause us to be unable to deliver products in sufficient quantities or sufficient quality, which could result in lost sales.
Before we can market and sell our products in certain jurisdictions, the applicable local governmental authority may require evidence of the safety of our products, which may include testing of individual ingredients at relevant levels. For example, the use of dihydroxyacetone ("DHA") as a color additive in self-tanning products must comply with the FDA regulations that impose strict limitations on impurities. Similarly in the EU, further to an opinion of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, DHA was added on July 5, 2021 to the list of restricted substances. The use of DHA is not prohibited in self-tanning products (i.e., lotion and face cream) subject to a maximum concentration of 10%. Since January 26, 2022, self-tanning products containing DHA that do not comply with the restrictions can no longer be placed on the EU market and since April 22, 2022, such products can no longer remain on the EU market. Delays in or prohibition of selling our products, or the need to reformulate the ingredients used in our products, could have an adverse effect on our existing business and future growth.
Additionally, on July 19, 2023, the EU Commission published EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 2023/1490 (the "EU Cosmetics Regulation"), amending EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. We do not expect the recent amendments to have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. However, any further revisions or amendments to the EU Cosmetics Regulation may have a significant impact on the EU cosmetics industry in the long term and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operation in the future.
For a further discussion of regulation applicable to us, see also "If our products are not manufactured in compliance with applicable regulations, do not meet quality standards, or otherwise result in adverse health effects in customers, it could result in reputational harm, remedial costs, or regulatory enforcement."
As we introduce additional product types to our portfolio and expand our offering into additional jurisdictions, we may become subject to a growing number of regulatory regimes and fall within the jurisdiction of a growing number of regulators. Failure to correctly apply and interpret the relevant regulatory requirements for each product and in each relevant jurisdiction could expose us to regulatory or legal action as well as potential civil liability. Our compliance obligations may also adversely affect the cost of our products, reducing our profit margins, and subject us to varying and more stringent marketing restrictions. In addition, some of the technology we currently employ or may develop or employ in the future could become subject to additional industry-specific regulations.
Additional laws, regulations, and policies, and changes, new interpretation, or enforcement thereof, that affect our business could adversely affect our financial results. These include accounting standards, laws and regulations relating to tax matters, trade, intellectual property, data privacy and security, anti-corruption, advertising, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, customs matters, product registration, ingredients, chemicals, packaging, selective distribution, environmental, or climate change matters. Changes may require us to reformulate or discontinue certain of our products or revise our product packaging or labeling, any of which could result in, among other things, increased costs to us, delays in our product launches, product returns or recalls, and lower net revenue, and therefore could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Regulation - Risk 8
We are a foreign private issuer, and, as a result, we are not subject to U.S. proxy rules and are subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of a U.S. domestic public company.We report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act, (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time, (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events, although we are subject to Israeli laws and regulations with regards to certain of these matters, and (iv) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, although we are subject to Israeli laws and regulations with regard to certain of these matters and intend to announce quarterly unaudited results in earnings press releases. In addition, foreign private issuers are not required to file their annual report on Form 20-F until four months after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year, and U.S. domestic issuers that are large accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuers are also exempt from Regulation FD, which prohibits selective disclosures of material information. As a result of all of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of a company that is not a foreign private issuer.
Regulation - Risk 9
We may lose our foreign private issuer status, which would then require us to comply with the Exchange Act's domestic reporting regime, increasing our regulatory and administrative burden.Added
The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Under the current definition, we would lose our foreign private issuer status if (i) more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held of record by U.S. residents and (ii) any of the following is true: (1) a majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents; (2) more than 50% of our assets are located in the U.S.; or (3) our business is administered principally in the U.S. On June 4, 2025, the SEC published a Concept Release on Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility (the "Concept Release"), inviting public comment on potential amendments to the foreign private issuer definition. The Concept Release highlights possible approaches to amending the foreign private issuer definition, including updating the existing eligibility requirements, adding a foreign trading volume requirement, adding a major foreign exchange listing requirement, requiring that each foreign private issuer be incorporated in a jurisdiction that the SEC determines to have a robust regulatory and oversight framework, developing robust mutual recognition systems and adding an international cooperation arrangement requirement. If the SEC formally proposes and adopts any of the amendments discussed in the Concept Release, we may no longer continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer, even if we still meet the current definition described above. If we lose our foreign private issuer status, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors, and more than 10% shareholders will become subject to all the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, beyond the more limited share ownership and transaction reporting obligations of paragraph (a) of Section 16 of the Exchange Act that will apply to our officers and directors beginning on March 18, 2026, following the effectiveness of the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (the "HFIAA"). In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance rules of Nasdaq. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer.
Litigation & Legal Liabilities3 | 3.0%
Litigation & Legal Liabilities - Risk 1
Disputes and other legal or regulatory proceedings could adversely affect our financial results.Litigation & Legal Liabilities - Risk 2
We are subject to periodic claims and litigation that could result in unexpected expenses and could ultimately be resolved against us.We are currently involved in, and may in the future from time to time become involved in, litigation and other proceedings, including matters related to commercial disputes, product liability, intellectual property, data privacy and security, trade, customs laws and regulations, employment, regulatory compliance, and other claims related to our business. See the section titled "Item 8.A. Financial Information-Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information-Legal Proceedings" for additional information. An unfavorable outcome of any particular proceeding could exceed the limits of our insurance policies, or our insurance carriers may decline to fund such final settlements or judgments or all or part of the legal costs associated with the proceeding, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Regardless of the final outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us due to defense and litigation costs, diversion of management resources, reputational harm and other factors.
Litigation & Legal Liabilities - Risk 3
Government reviews, inquiries, investigations, and actions could harm our business.As we operate in various locations around the world, our operations are subject to governmental scrutiny and may be adversely impacted by the results of such scrutiny. The regulatory environment with regard to our business is evolving, and government officials often exercise broad discretion in deciding how to interpret and apply applicable regulations. We have in the past received, and from time to time we may in the future receive, formal and informal inquiries from various government regulatory authorities, as well as self-regulatory organizations, about our business and compliance with local laws, regulations, or standards. Any determination that our operations or activities, or the activities of our employees, are not in compliance with existing laws, regulations, or standards could negatively impact us in a number of ways, including the imposition of substantial fines, civil and criminal penalties, interruptions of business, loss of supplier, vendor, or other third-party relationships, termination of necessary licenses and permits, modification of business practices and compliance programs, equitable remedies, including disgorgement, injunctive relief, and other sanctions or similar results, all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Even if these reviews, inquiries, investigations, and actions do not result in any adverse determinations, they could create negative publicity, which could harm our business and give rise to third-party litigation or action.
Taxation & Government Incentives7 | 7.1%
Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 1
The tax benefits that are available to us require us to continue to meet various conditions and may be terminated or reduced in the future, which could increase our costs and taxes.Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 2
As a result of our plans to expand our business operations, including to jurisdictions in which tax laws may not be favorable, our tax obligations may change or fluctuate, become significantly more complex, or become subject to greater risk of examination by taxing authorities, any of which could adversely affect our after-tax profitability and financial results.We operate currently in several jurisdictions in addition to Israel, including the United States and the U.K. In the event that our business expands to additional jurisdictions, our effective tax rates may fluctuate widely in the future. Future effective tax rates could be affected by operating losses in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be recorded under U.S. GAAP, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, or changes in tax laws. Factors that could materially affect our future effective tax rates include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in tax laws or the regulatory environment, (ii) changes in accounting and tax standards or practices, (iii) changes in the composition of operating income by tax jurisdiction, (iv) the imposition of, or changes in laws regarding, indirect taxes such as digital tax, sales tax, and VAT and (v) pre-tax operating results of our business.
Outcomes from audits or examinations by taxing authorities could have an adverse effect on our after-tax profitability and financial condition. Additionally, the Israel Tax Authority and several foreign tax authorities have increasingly focused attention on intercompany transfer pricing with respect to sales of products and services and the use of intangibles. Tax authorities could disagree with our intercompany charges, cross-jurisdictional transfer pricing, or other matters and assess additional taxes. If we do not prevail in any such disagreements, our profitability may be affected.
Our after-tax profitability and financial results may also be adversely affected by changes in relevant tax laws and tax rates, treaties, regulations, administrative practices and principles, judicial decisions, and interpretations thereof, in each case, possibly with retroactive effect.
Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 3
Changes in tax treatment of companies engaged in e-commerce may adversely affect the commercial use of our sites and our financial results.Due to the global nature of the internet, it is possible that various states, municipalities or foreign countries might, as a consequence of their review of the appropriate treatment of companies engaged in e-commerce and digital services, attempt to impose additional or new regulation on our business or levy additional or new sales, income, or other taxes on us or our customers. For example, following the United States Supreme Court's 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., which held, among other things, that a state may require an out-of-state seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales taxes on goods the seller ships to consumers in the state, many states have adopted Wayfair laws requiring remote sellers to collect and pay sales tax based on transactions that take place in their jurisdictions. Other new or revised taxes and, in particular, digital taxes, sales taxes, VAT, and similar taxes could increase the cost of doing business online and decrease the attractiveness of selling products over the internet. New taxes and related rulings and regulations could also create significant increases in internal costs necessary to capture data and collect and remit taxes. Any of these events could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 4
We could be subject to changes in our tax rates, the enactment of legislation implementing changes in taxation of international business activities, the adoption of other corporate tax reform policies, or other changes in tax legislation or policies which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Corporate tax reform, base-erosion efforts, and tax transparency continue to be high priorities in many tax jurisdictions where we have business operations. As a result, policies regarding corporate income and other taxes in numerous jurisdictions are under heightened scrutiny, and tax reform legislation is being proposed or enacted in a number of jurisdictions.
As an example, on July 4, 2025, the U.S. adopted tax legislation referred to as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which, among other provisions, made permanent certain provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as certain adjustments to the limitations on the deductibility of business interest expense. Additionally, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, has put forth two proposals-Pillar One and Pillar Two-that revise the existing profit allocation and nexus rules (profit allocation based on location of sales versus physical presence) and ensure a minimal level of taxation, respectively. As of the date of this Annual Report, more than 140 countries, including Israel and other countries in which we operate, have agreed to enact legislation on Pillar Two and to enforce a minimum global tax rate of 15%. Many countries implemented such legislation in 2024 and 2025. Israel has enacted certain of the required measures, effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and is considering additional legislation to align its tax regime with evolving international minimum tax standards; however, not all such measures have been adopted, and future legislative developments, if any, remain uncertain. These changes, when enacted by various countries in which we do business, may increase our taxes in these countries. As the Pillar Two solution is subject to implementation by each member country, the timing and ultimate impact of any such changes on our tax obligations is uncertain. Such legislative initiatives may materially and adversely affect our plans to expand internationally and may negatively impact our tax liability, financial condition, and results of operations, and could increase our administrative expenses.
Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 5
There can be no assurance that we will not be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to United States Holders of our Class A ordinary shares.We would be a passive foreign investment company (a "PFIC"), for any taxable year if, after the application of certain look-through rules, either: (i) 75% or more of our gross income for such year is "passive income" (as defined in the relevant provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")); or (ii) 50% or more of the value of our assets (generally determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income. For these purposes, cash and other assets readily convertible into cash or that do or could generate passive income are categorized as passive assets, and the value of goodwill and other unbooked intangible assets is generally taken into account. Passive income generally includes, among other things, rents, dividends, interest, royalties (unless eligible for the active rents or royalties exception, see 954(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code and Proposed Treasury Regulations 1.1297-1(c)(1)(i)(A)), gains from the disposition of passive assets, and gains from commodities and securities transactions. For purposes of this test, we will be treated as owning a proportionate share of the assets and earning a proportionate share of the income of any other corporation of which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the stock. Based on our market capitalization and the composition of our income, assets, and operations, we believe that we are not a PFIC for the year ended December 31, 2025 and do not expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. However, this is a factual determination that must be made annually after the close of each taxable year. Moreover, the aggregate value of our assets for purposes of the PFIC determination generally will be determined by reference to the public price of our Class A ordinary shares, which could fluctuate significantly. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will not be classified as a PFIC in the current taxable year or in the future. Certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to a United States Holder (as defined in the section titled "Item 10.E. Taxation-U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations") if we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which such United States Holder holds our Class A ordinary shares. United States Holders should consult their tax advisors about the potential application of the PFIC rules to their investment in our Class A ordinary shares. For further discussion, see the section titled "Item 10.E Taxation-Passive Foreign Investment Company."
Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 6
Changes to applicable tax laws and regulations or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect our future business and profitability.We are an Israeli company and thus subject to Israeli corporate income tax as well as other applicable local taxes on its operations. Our subsidiaries are subject to the tax laws applicable in their respective jurisdictions of incorporation. New local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, and policy relating to taxes, whether in Israel or in any of the jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate, may have an adverse effect on our future business and profitability. Further, existing applicable tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified, or applied adversely to us or our subsidiaries.
Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 7
The tax benefits available to us require us to meet several conditions, and may be terminated or reduced in the future, which would increase our taxes.We have benefited or currently benefit from a variety of government programs and tax benefits that generally carry conditions that we must meet in order to be eligible to obtain any benefit. Our tax expenses and the resulting effective tax rate reflected in our financial statements may increase over time as a result of changes in corporate income tax rates, other changes in the tax laws of the countries in which we operate or changes in the mix of countries where we generate profit.
If we fail to meet the conditions upon which certain favorable tax treatment is based, we would not be able to claim future tax benefits and could be required to refund tax benefits already received.
Any of the following could have a material effect on our overall effective tax rate:
- Some programs may be discontinued;- We may be unable to meet the requirements for continuing to qualify for some programs;- These programs and tax benefits may be unavailable at their current levels; or - We may be required to refund previously recognized tax benefits if we are found to be in violation of the stipulated conditions.
See the section titled "Item 10.E. Taxation-Tax Benefits and Grants for Research and Development" and Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Environmental / Social4 | 4.0%
Environmental / Social - Risk 1
General Risk Factors Our business could be negatively impacted by corporate citizenship and sustainability matters.Environmental / Social - Risk 2
Regulatory and legislative developments related to climate change may materially adversely affect our business and financial condition.Many jurisdictions are developing climate change-based laws or regulations that could cause us to incur additional direct costs for compliance, as well as indirect costs resulting from our suppliers, business partners or other third parties incurring additional compliance costs that they pass onto us. These legal and regulatory requirements, as well as heightened investor expectations surrounding corporate environmental and social responsibility practices and disclosure, are subject to change, may be unpredictable, and may be difficult and expensive for us to comply with. If we are unable to comply, or are unable to cause our suppliers or other third parties to comply, with such policies or provisions or meet the requirements of such laws and regulations, we may be subject to enforcement actions, which could harm our revenue and results of operations or damage our reputation. There is significant uncertainty around the impact of climate change and we cannot predict how legislation and regulation will affect our financial condition, operating performance and ability to compete. Any of the foregoing could result in a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Environmental / Social - Risk 3
Changes in data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, and standards, including laws, rules, and regulations governing our collection, use, disclosure, retention, transfer, storage, and other processing of personal information, including payment card data, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.We are subject to federal, state, and international laws, rules, and regulations relating to the collection, use, disclosure, retention, security, transfer, storage, and other processing of personal information and consumer information, including payment card data. The regulatory framework worldwide for data privacy and security issues, particularly as they relate to the use of data in AI, is rapidly evolving and, as a result, implementation standards and enforcement practices are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. Although we publicly post documentation regarding our practices concerning the use, disclosure, and other processing of data, and we strive to comply with such policies and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, and other legal and contractual obligations, we may at times fail to do so or be perceived to have failed to do so. Our publication of our privacy policy and other statements we publish that provide promises and assurances about data privacy and security can subject us to potential federal, state, local, or foreign action if they are found to be deceptive, unfair, or misrepresentative of our actual practices. In addition, data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, standards, and obligations are changing, have differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent between jurisdictions or conflict with other requirements or legal obligations. Any actual or perceived failure by us, our suppliers, or other parties with whom we do business, to comply with this documentation or with other federal, state, local, or foreign laws, rules, and regulations could result in proceedings against us by governmental entities or others. In many jurisdictions, enforcement actions and consequences for noncompliance are rising, which could damage our reputation, cause our customers to lose trust in us, cause us to cease or change our processing of data, and increase our exposure to liability, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Additionally, if any third parties we work with violate applicable laws or our policies, such violations also may put personal information at risk and expose us to potential liability and reputational harm. Further, public scrutiny of, or complaints about, technology companies or their data processing or protection practices, even if unrelated to our business, industry, or operations, may lead to increased scrutiny and may cause government agencies to enact additional regulatory requirements, or to modify their enforcement or investigation activities. Any of the foregoing could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
In the United States, there are numerous federal and state data privacy and security laws, rules, and regulations governing the collection, use, disclosure, retention, security, transfer, storage, and other processing of personal information, including federal and state data privacy laws, data breach notification laws, and consumer protection laws. For example, the FTC and many state attorneys general are interpreting federal and state consumer protection laws to impose standards for the online collection, use, dissemination, and security of data. Such standards require us to publish statements that describe how we handle personal data and choices individuals may have about the way we handle their personal data. If such information that we publish is considered untrue or inaccurate, we may be subject to government claims of unfair or deceptive trade practices, which could lead to significant liabilities and consequences. Moreover, according to the FTC, violating consumers' privacy rights or failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers' personal data secure may constitute unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act. State consumer protection laws provide similar causes of action for unfair or deceptive practices. In addition, privacy advocates and industry groups have regularly proposed and sometimes approved, and may propose and approve in the future, self-regulatory standards with which we must legally comply or that contractually apply to us. If we fail to follow applicable security standards even if no consumer information is compromised, we may incur significant fines or experience a significant increase in costs or reputational damage.
Further, U.S. laws in this area are complex and developing rapidly. At the federal level, the United States Congress is also considering various proposals for comprehensive federal data privacy legislation and, while no comprehensive federal data privacy law currently exists, we are subject to applicable existing federal laws and regulations. Many state legislatures have adopted legislation that regulates how businesses operate online, including measures relating to privacy, data security, and data breaches. In recent years, a growing number of U.S. states have adopted comprehensive consumer privacy laws that regulate how businesses collect, use, disclose, and retain personal information. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"), as well as the regulations and rules promulgated thereunder, provide California residents with enhanced rights regarding their personal information, including rights to access, delete, correct, and opt out of certain processing and disclosures of personal information, including for targeted advertising and certain forms of data sharing. The CPRA also imposes additional obligations on covered businesses, such as data minimization, purpose limitation, storage limitation, and enhanced contractual requirements with service providers and contractors, and is enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency as well as the California Attorney General. Further, the regulations promulgated under the CCPA impose additional obligations, including risk assessments and cybersecurity audits. Violations of the CCPA and CPRA may result in significant civil penalties and, in certain circumstances, a private right of action relating to data security incidents. Other jurisdictions in the United States have already passed or are considering similar comprehensive privacy laws. These include, for example, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (the "VCDPA"), the Colorado Privacy Act (the "CPA"), the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (the "CTDPA") and the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (the "UCPA"). Similar laws have been proposed in other states and at the federal level, reflecting a trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in the United States, and the enactment of such laws could impose potentially conflicting requirements that would make compliance challenging. These state statutes and other similar state or federal laws may require us to modify our data processing practices and policies and incur substantial compliance-related costs and expenses.
A number of U.S. states have also passed, or may pass in the future, laws that regulate the acquisition, use and storage of biometric information or health data. For example, Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA") prohibits the collection of certain biometric data without informed consent and provides for statutory damages of up to $5,000 per customer per violation for intentional violations. As a result, BIPA has been the subject of extensive class action litigation and very substantial settlements. Other examples include the Texas Biometric Identifier Privacy Act, which imposes similar restrictions on the collection and use of biometric identifiers and Washington's My Health My Data Act ("MHMD"), which extends privacy protections not only to biometric data but also to health data by prohibiting its collection, use, or sharing without explicit consent. At the federal level, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") provides comprehensive protections for health data, focusing on the privacy and security of individuals' medical information. If we collect, use or store such biometric or health data, we may be, or may become, subject to such laws and regulations, and we may face legal claims or proceedings, regulatory investigations or actions, or other liability in connection with any actual or perceived non-compliance, which could result in an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Additionally, an increasing number of U.S. states have enacted, or are considering enacting, laws that regulate subscription services, automatic renewals, free-to-paid conversions, and continuity programs (collectively referred to as "auto-renewal laws"). These laws typically require businesses to, for example, provide clear and conspicuous disclosures of material subscription terms, obtain affirmative consumer consent prior to enrolment, offer cancellation mechanisms and provide advance notice of renewals or material changes. Non-compliance with these subscription or consumer protection laws may result in regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, litigation, fines or penalties, reputational damage, customer disputes or chargebacks, all of which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Further, we currently accept payments using a variety of methods, including credit card, debit card, Amazon Pay, PayPal, and Alternative Payment Models ("APM"). We are subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ("PCI Standard"), issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, with respect to payment card information. The PCI Standard contains compliance guidelines with regard to our security surrounding the physical and electronic storage, processing, and transmission of cardholder data. Compliance with the PCI Standard and implementing related procedures, technology, and information security measures requires significant resources and ongoing attention. Our compliance with the PCI Standard is handled by our third-party payment processors since most of our customers' payment information is not stored in our systems. However, we are subject to the risk of changes to or disruption in this provider's service. We have in the past, and may in the future, experience problems and interruptions associated with the implementation of new or upgraded systems and technology, such as those necessary to achieve compliance with the PCI Standard or with maintenance or adequate support of existing systems that may also disrupt or reduce the efficiency of our operations. Any material interruptions or failures in our payment-related systems could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. If there are amendments to the PCI Standard, the cost of re-compliance could also be substantial and we may suffer loss of critical data and interruptions or delays in our operations as a result. Additionally, despite our compliance efforts, we may become subject to claims that we have violated the PCI Standard, based on past, present, and future business practices, which could have an adverse impact on our business and reputation. In addition, as we offer new payment options (such as to customers), we may be subject to additional regulations, compliance requirements, fraud, and other risks. Furthermore, as our business changes, we may be subject to different rules under existing standards, which may require new assessments that involve costs above what we currently pay for compliance. If we fail to comply with the rules or requirements of any provider of a payment method we accept, if the volume of fraud in our transactions limits or terminates our rights to use payment methods we currently accept, or if a data breach or other security incident occurs relating to our payment systems, we may, among other things, be subject to fines or higher transaction fees and may lose, or face restrictions placed upon, our ability to accept credit card payments from customers or facilitate other types of online payments. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other developments could compromise or breach the algorithms that we use to protect our customers' transaction data.
We also occasionally receive orders placed with fraudulent data and we may ultimately be held liable for the unauthorized use of a cardholder's card number in an illegal activity and be required by card issuers to pay charge-back fees. Charge-backs result not only in our loss of fees earned with respect to the payment, but also leave us liable for the underlying money transfer amount. If our charge-back rate becomes excessive, card associations also may require us to pay fines or refuse to process our transactions. In addition, we may be subject to additional fraud risk if third-party service providers or our employees fraudulently use consumer information for their own gain or facilitate the fraudulent use of such information. Overall, we may have little recourse if we process a criminally fraudulent transaction.
We are further subject to the U.K.'s General Data Protection Regulation (the "UK GDPR"), as supplemented by the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 ("PECR"), which together govern the processing of personal data and the use of electronic communications and tracking technologies in the U.K. These laws impose obligations relating to lawful bases for processing, transparency, data security, data subject rights, and restrictions on direct marketing, the use of cookies and similar technologies, and electronic communications. The UK GDPR grants individuals enhanced rights in respect of their personal data and imposes accountability and security requirements, while PECR regulates, among other things, consent and opt-out requirements for marketing communications and the placement and use of cookies and similar technologies. Compliance with these requirements requires us to implement and maintain technical, contractual, and organizational measures and to update our user interfaces, disclosures, and operational practices. These laws are enforced by the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office, which has the authority to impose significant administrative fines of up to GBP 17.5 million or up to 4% of the annual global revenue of the noncompliant company, whichever is greater, and other corrective measures. Any failure, or perceived failure, to comply with the UK GDPR or PECR could result in regulatory investigations or enforcement actions, fines, litigation, reputational harm, and increased compliance costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We are also subject to the GDPR, which governs the processing of personal data within the EU. The GDPR imposes requirements for lawful processing, transparency, data security, and the protection of data subject rights. It obligates us to ensure that personal data is processed only with a valid legal basis, to uphold data subject rights, and to restrict the processing of sensitive data. The GDPR also regulates direct marketing, the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies, and requires the implementation of appropriate security measures to protect personal data. Additionally, we are subject to the ePrivacy Directive, which complements the GDPR by specifically regulating the use of electronic communications and tracking technologies, including the placement of cookies and similar technologies on users' devices. Under the existing rules in the ePrivacy Directive, informed consent is required for the placement of a cookie or similar technologies on a user's device and for direct electronic marketing. The GDPR also imposes conditions on obtaining valid consent, such as a prohibition on pre-checked consents and a requirement to ensure separate consents are sought for each type of cookie or similar technology. In particular, under the GDPR, fines of up to EUR 20 million or up to 4% of the annual global revenue of the noncompliant company, whichever is greater, could be imposed for violations of certain of the GDPR's requirements. The GDPR requirements apply not only to third-party transactions, but also to transfers of information between us and our subsidiaries, including employee information. Compliance with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive requires us to implement and maintain technical, organizational, and contractual measures, and to update our operational practices, disclosures, and data processing activities as necessary. Both regulations are enforced by national data protection authorities across the EU, which have the authority to impose significant fines, penalties, and corrective actions for non-compliance. Any failure, or perceived failure, to comply with the GDPR or the ePrivacy Directive could result in regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, reputational harm, and increased compliance costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, we are also subject to the Israeli Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981 (the "PPL"), and its regulations, including the Israeli Privacy Protection Regulations (Data Security), 5777-2017 (the "Data Security Regulations"), which impose obligations with respect to the manner in which personal data is processed, maintained, transferred, disclosed, accessed, and secured, as well as the guidelines of the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (the "PPA"). In this respect, the Data Security Regulations may require us to adjust our data protection and data security practices, information security measures, certain organizational procedures, applicable positions (such as an information security manager), and other technical and organizational security measures. Failure to comply with the PPL, its regulations, and guidelines issued by the Privacy Protection Authority, may expose us to administrative fines, civil claims (including class actions) and, in certain cases, criminal liability. Amendment 13 to the PPL, which came into effect in August 2025, represents the most comprehensive update to Israel's data protection regime in decades and significantly affects all organizations that collect, store, or otherwise process personal data. Amendment 13 expands key definitions (e.g., "personal data" and "highly sensitive data"), broadens the scope of regulated processing activities, and aligns local standards more closely with international frameworks such as the GDPR. It introduces enhanced transparency and accountability requirements, obligating companies to provide clearer privacy notices, requiring notification to the PPA for large sensitive databases, and, for certain entities, appointing a qualified Data Protection Officer. At the same time, Amendment 13 substantially strengthens enforcement measures and sanctions which can be initiated and imposed by the PPA, as well as Israeli courts. The PPA may initiate administrative inspection proceedings, from time to time, without any suspicion of any particular breach of the PPL, as the PPA has done in the past with respect to Israeli companies in various business sectors. In addition, to the extent that any administrative supervision procedure is initiated by the PPA that reveals certain irregularities with respect to our compliance with the PPL, in addition to our exposure to administrative fines, civil claims (including class actions), and in certain exceptional cases criminal liability, we may also need to take certain remedial actions to rectify such irregularities, which may increase our costs.
In Israel, the Privacy Protection Regulations (Transfer of Information to Databases Outside State Borders), 5761-2001 (the "Israel Transfer Regulations"), require the data exporter, after ensuring that the transfer abroad is permitted pursuant to the legal bases for transfer abroad as provided in the Israel Transfer Regulations, to obtain from the data importer an undertaking to take sufficient measures in order to protect the personal data and not to transfer data to any third party (in a position published by the PPA, the latter noted that onward transfer would be permitted if: (i) such transfer is agreed to within the contract by the Israeli data exporter, (ii) the onward transfer is carried out lawfully as if it were conducted within Israel (e.g., based on consent), and (iii) each onward transfer would have been eligible under the Israel Transfer Regulations to receive personal data as the original recipient). While enforcement of a failure to comply with these restrictions has so far been very limited (as it also depends on the scope of the alleged violation), the enforcement standards and practices regarding this issue may change in the future. Additionally, any change in the way we share and store data collected in Israel on a cross-border basis may lead to additional or different obligations.
Internationally, we operate in several jurisdictions, including but not limited to Australia and Canada, each with its own data privacy and security regulations. These legal frameworks impose varying requirements regarding data processing, consent, security, and data subject rights. Compliance with these laws requires us to implement specific technical, organizational, and contractual measures. Non-compliance, or perceived non-compliance, could result in regulatory investigations, fines, litigation, reputational damage, and increased operational costs, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. As we expand our product portfolio and launch additional brands, we may collect data that qualifies for protection under additional regimes or legal frameworks due either to the nature of the data collected or to the type of product sold or service provided. This could result in the need to adjust our systems, implement additional safeguards, and comply with additional obligations; it could also affect the permitted use of the data we collect and our ability to leverage such data to retain customers, grow the business, and increase profitability.
Complying with U.S. state data, biometric information and health privacy laws (including but not limited to the CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA, UCPA, BIPA and MHMD), HIPAA, UK GDPR, GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, PPL and its regulations, and other applicable data, biometric information and health privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, and standards may cause us to incur substantial operational costs or require us to change our business practices. Despite our efforts to bring our practices into compliance with such laws, rules, regulations, and standards (and any new laws, rules, regulations, or standards that may be passed or promulgated), we may not be successful in our efforts to achieve compliance either due to internal or external factors such as resource allocation limitations or a lack of vendor cooperation. Non-compliance with any of these data, biometric information and health privacy or security laws, rules, regulations, or standards could result in proceedings against us by governmental entities, data subjects, or others. We may find it necessary to establish additional systems and processes to maintain such data in various jurisdictions, including, among other things, the European Economic Area (the "EEA"), which may involve substantial expense and distraction from other aspects of our business.
Various government and consumer agencies have called for new laws, rules, regulations, and changes in industry practices and are continuing to review the need for greater regulation for the collection of information concerning consumer behavior on the internet. Because the interpretation and application of many data privacy and security laws, rules, and regulations, along with contractually imposed standards, are uncertain, it is possible that these laws, rules, regulations, and standards may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our existing data management practices or the features of our products and e-commerce risk management platform capabilities. If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits, and other claims and penalties, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our products and platform capabilities, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. For example, we may not be legally permitted to collect and store information on transactions we process that enable us to improve our products. Any inability to adequately address privacy and security concerns, even if unfounded, or to comply with applicable data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, policies, industry standards, or social expectations of corporate fairness, could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Data privacy and security concerns, whether valid or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our products, particularly in certain industries and foreign countries. If we are not able to adjust to changing laws, rules, regulations, and standards related to the internet, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Environmental / Social - Risk 4
If sensitive or personal information about our customers is disclosed, or if we or our third-party service providers are subject to real or perceived cyberattacks or other security incidents, our customers may curtail use of our website, we may be exposed to liability and our reputation could suffer.Operating our business and platform involves the collection, storage, transmission, and other processing of proprietary and confidential information, as well as the personal information of our employees and customers. Some of our third-party service providers, such as payment processing providers, also regularly have access to customer data. We devote resources to network and data security to protect our systems, infrastructure platforms, and data. However, our systems and those of our third-party service providers may not be adequately designed with the necessary reliability and redundancy to avoid cyberattacks, performance delays or outages that could be harmful to our business. In addition, advances in computer capabilities, increasingly sophisticated tools and methods used by hackers and cyber terrorists, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other developments may result in our failure or inability to adequately protect sensitive information.
Like other e-commerce companies, we are also vulnerable to damage from fire, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, natural disasters and other adverse weather conditions, public health emergencies and other catastrophic events, military or political conflicts, power loss, terrorism, breaches, attacks by computer hackers, malicious code (such as malware, viruses and worms), ransomware attacks, insider threats, unauthorized activity or access, password-spraying, acts of vandalism, software or hardware vulnerabilities, employee or contractor theft, misplaced or lost data, fraud, misconduct or misuse, social engineering, phishing, denial-of-service attacks, organized cyberattacks, programming or human errors, telecommunication failures, or failures during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases, or components. Cyberattacks could also result in the theft of our intellectual property, damage to our information technology systems, or disruption of our ability to make financial reports and other public disclosures required of public companies. Our service providers, vendors, and other partners are also subject to the foregoing risks, and we do not have any control over them.
We and our third-party service providers have been subject to attempted cyber, phishing, and social engineering attacks in the past and may continue to be subject to such attacks and other cybersecurity incidents in the future. If we gain greater visibility, we may face a higher risk of being targeted by cyberattacks that could result in a wide range of negative outcomes, including violations of applicable data privacy or security laws, rules, regulations, and standards, which can result in significant fines, governmental investigations or inquiries and enforcement actions, legal and financial exposure, contractual liability, and damage to our reputation, each of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Furthermore, the costs associated with the investigation, remediation, and potential notification of a data breach to counterparties and data subjects could be material, in addition to any payments required to resolve a ransomware attack. For example, laws in the EEA, the U.K., and all 50 U.S. states may require businesses to notify regulators within specific timeframes that a breach affecting personal information has occurred and/or to provide notice to individuals whose personal information has been impacted as a result of such breach. Failure to comply with these numerous and complex regulations could subject us to regulatory scrutiny and additional liability.
Advances in computer capabilities, new technological discoveries, or other developments may result in cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated and more difficult to detect. We and our third-party service providers may not have the resources or technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent all such cyberattacks or other security or data breaches, to protect our systems, data, and customer information, or to prevent outages, data loss, and fraud, and the use of third parties for certain cybersecurity services may not provide sufficient security or be adequate for our operations. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us or our third-party service providers. Security breaches can also occur as a result of non-technical issues, including intentional or inadvertent actions by our employees, our third-party service providers, or their personnel. We may be required to invest significant resources in protecting against security breaches and other technological disruption, or to remediate problems and damages caused by such incidents, which could increase the cost of our business and in turn adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Ultimately, any actual or perceived failure to maintain the performance, reliability, security, and availability of our platform and technical infrastructure to the satisfaction of our customers and certain regulators could harm our reputation and result in loss of revenue from the adverse impact to our reputation and brands, disruption to our business, and our decreased ability to attract and retain customers.
Tech & Innovation
Total Risks: 14/99 (14%)Above Sector Average
Innovation / R&D1 | 1.0%
Innovation / R&D - Risk 1
If we do not continue to successfully introduce and effectively market new brands, or develop and introduce new, innovative, and updated products, our ability to continue to grow may be adversely affected and we may not be able to maintain or increase our sales and profitability. Difficulty in forecasting may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Trade Secrets5 | 5.1%
Trade Secrets - Risk 1
We may become subject to claims for remuneration or royalties for assigned service invention rights by our employees, which could result in litigation and adversely affect our business.Trade Secrets - Risk 2
Third parties may allege that we are infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating their intellectual property rights, which could involve substantial costs and adversely impact our business.Our success in part depends on our ability to develop, manufacture, market, and sell our products without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of third-parties. Third parties may seek to challenge, invalidate, or circumvent our intellectual property rights and allege that our products and services infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate third-party intellectual property rights. We may become involved in administrative processes such as re-examination, inter partes review, interference and derivation proceedings and equivalent proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, or litigation or other disputes relating to intellectual property used in our business.
Any such claims, even those without merit, can be expensive and time-consuming to defend and may divert management's attention and resources, and an adverse result in any proceeding could put our ability to produce, market, and sell our products in jeopardy. We may be required to spend significant amounts of resources to defend against claims of infringement, misappropriation, or other violation, pay significant money damages, cease using certain processes, technologies, designs, trademarks, or other intellectual property, cease making, offering, and selling certain products, obtain a license (which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all) or redesign our brands, our products, or our packaging (which could be costly, time-consuming, or impossible).
In addition, we may be unaware of third-party intellectual property that covers or otherwise relates to some or all of our services and products. Because of technological changes in our industry, current patent coverage, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, our current or future products may unknowingly infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate existing or future patents or intellectual property rights of other parties. Further, because some patent applications are maintained in secrecy for a period of time, there is a risk that we could develop a product or technology without knowledge of a pending patent application, which product or technology would infringe a third-party patent once that patent is issued. The defense costs and settlements for patent infringement lawsuits may not be covered by insurance. Patent infringement lawsuits can take years to resolve. If we are not successful in our defenses or are not successful in obtaining dismissals of any such lawsuit, legal fees or settlement costs could have an adverse effect on our operations and financial position. Even if resolved in our favor, the volume of intellectual-property-related claims and the mere specter of threatened litigation or other legal proceedings may cause us to incur significant expenses and could distract our personnel from day-to-day responsibilities. The direct and indirect costs of addressing these actual and threatened disputes may have an adverse effect on our operations, reputation, and financial performance.
Trade Secrets - Risk 3
We may not be able to effectively obtain, maintain, protect, defend, and enforce our intellectual property rights throughout the world to the same extent as in the United States.We pursue the registration of certain aspects of our intellectual property in the United States and certain other countries. Because of the differences in foreign trademark, trade secret, and other laws concerning intellectual property and proprietary rights, our intellectual property rights may not receive the same degree of protection in foreign countries as they would in the United States, and mechanisms for enforcement of intellectual property rights in some foreign countries may be inadequate. Furthermore, legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability, and scope of protection of intellectual property rights are uncertain, and any changes in, or expected interpretations of, intellectual property laws may compromise our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights. Accordingly, many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in certain foreign jurisdictions. To the extent we expand our international activities, our exposure to unauthorized copying and use of intellectual property and proprietary information may increase. The legal systems of some countries, particularly developing countries, do not favor or may not be sufficiently robust for the meaningful enforcement of patents and other intellectual property rights. This could make it difficult for us to stop the infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of our intellectual property rights in all countries outside of the United States Consequently, we may not be able to prevent third parties from copying our technologies or trademarks in all jurisdictions in which we operate or intend to operate.
Trade secrets and know-how can be difficult to protect, and some courts inside and outside the United States are less willing or unwilling to protect trade secrets and know-how. If any of our trade secrets were to be lawfully obtained or independently developed by a competitor or other third party, we would have no right to prevent them from using that technology or information to compete with us, and our competitive position would be materially and adversely harmed. Furthermore, we currently own trademarks that we use in connection with our business in the United States, Israel, and other markets. As we continue to expand into international markets, we may experience certain risks associated with protecting our brands and maintaining the ability to use our brands in the countries where we operate. In certain countries outside of the United States, trademark registration is required to enforce trademark rights. If we do not secure registrations for our trademarks, we may encounter more difficulty in enforcing them against third parties than we otherwise would. Therefore, it is possible that our trademark applications may not be allowed for registration in a timely fashion or at all, and our registered trademarks may not be maintained or enforced. Additionally, there is a risk that our trademarks may conflict with the pre-existing trademarks of other companies, which may require us to rebrand or substantially change the branding of our product and service offerings, obtain costly licenses, or defend against third-party claims. Moreover, incumbent participants in such markets may oppose our trademark applications or trademark registrations or otherwise assert their intellectual property and other proprietary rights against us as a means of slowing our entry into such markets or as a means to extract substantial license and royalty payments from us. Further, we may not be able to acquire or maintain appropriate domain names in all countries in which we do business. Regulations governing domain names may not protect our trademarks and similar proprietary rights, and we may not be able to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that are similar to, infringe upon, or diminish the value of our intellectual property. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions, whether or not successful, could result in substantial costs and divert efforts and resources from other aspects of our business. While we generally seek to protect our intellectual property rights in the major markets where we intend to market and sell our products, we cannot ensure that we will be able to do so in all jurisdictions. Moreover, our ability to obtain, maintain, protect, defend, and enforce our intellectual property rights may be adversely affected by unforeseen changes in foreign intellectual property laws. Accordingly, our efforts to protect our patent and other intellectual property rights in such jurisdictions may be inadequate.
Trade Secrets - Risk 4
If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, we may not be able to maintain or build name recognition in our markets of interest.We also rely on our trademarks, trade names, and brand names to distinguish our products and services from the products and services of our competitors, and have registered or applied to register many of these trademarks. If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, we may not be able to maintain or build name recognition in our target markets and our business may be adversely affected. We cannot assure you that our trademark applications will be granted, and third parties may also oppose our trademark applications or otherwise challenge our use of the trademarks. If we are unable to successfully register our trademarks and trade names and establish name recognition based on our trademarks and trade names, then we may not be able to compete effectively and our business may be adversely affected. In addition, competitors or other third parties have in the past adopted, and may in the future adopt, trade names, trademarks, or domain names similar to ours, which may impede our ability to build brand identity, possibly leading to market confusion and potentially requiring us to pursue legal action. We may not have adequate resources to enforce our trademarks against competitors or other third parties, and any such enforcement actions against third parties may not be successful. In addition, there could be trade name or trademark infringement, misappropriation, or other claims of trademark violation brought by owners of other registered trademarks or trademarks that incorporate variations of our unregistered trademarks or trade names. Our efforts to enforce or protect our trademarks, trade names, and domain names may be ineffective, may impact the public perception of our brands, may be expensive, may divert our resources, and, if our proprietary rights are challenged in connection with such enforcement efforts, could result in payment by us of monetary damages or injunctive relief against us that prevents us from using certain trademarks and trade names, all of which could adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations.
Trade Secrets - Risk 5
Our success depends on our ability to develop, obtain, maintain, protect, defend, and enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary rights in order to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. Any failure to obtain, maintain, protect, defend, or enforce our intellectual property rights could impair our ability to protect our proprietary technology and our brands.Changed
We rely on a combination of trademark, trade secret, patent, copyright, and other intellectual property laws in the United States, and similar laws in other jurisdictions, as well as contractual provisions, such as confidentiality and intellectual property assignment clauses and licensing agreements, to establish and protect our proprietary technology, our brands, and other intellectual property. Our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights may be inadequate to prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to secure or enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors may gain access to, copy, reverse engineer, or otherwise use our intellectual property or technology without our permission or adopt trade names or trademarks similar to ours and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition, defending our intellectual property rights may entail significant expense. Any patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights that we obtain may be challenged by others or invalidated through administrative process or litigation.
We currently own certain patents, and have applied for patent protection, relating to certain proprietary aspects of our products and technologies. We cannot guarantee that any of our patent applications will issue, and the patents we own could be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented by others and may not be of sufficient scope or strength to provide us with any meaningful protection or commercial advantage. Publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature tends to lag behind actual discoveries by several months, and patent applications in the United States and other jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing, or in some cases not at all. Thus, we cannot be certain that we will be the first creator of inventions covered by any patent application we make or the first to file patent applications on such inventions. Further, we make business decisions about when to seek patent protection for a particular technology and when to rely upon trade secret protection, and the approach we select may ultimately prove to be inadequate. Moreover, we cannot assure you that competitors will not infringe our patents, or that we will have adequate resources to enforce our patents.
We also have chosen not to register any copyrights, and instead rely primarily on trade secret protection to protect our proprietary software and other technologies. While we also own unregistered copyrights in our software, copyrights must be registered before bringing a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States. Because we have chosen not to register our copyrights, the remedies and damages available to us for unauthorized use of software may be limited. Despite our efforts to maintain our source code and certain other technologies as trade secrets, it may still be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy our technologies, including our PowerMatch capabilities, and use information that we regard as proprietary to create products and services that compete with ours.
We enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with other parties who may have access to confidential or proprietary information. We also attempt to protect our proprietary technologies by implementing administrative, technical, and physical practices, including source code access controls, to secure our proprietary information. However, no assurance can be given that these agreements or practices will be effective in controlling access to, distribution, use, misuse, misappropriation, reverse engineering, or disclosure of our intellectual property or proprietary information. Third parties, including former employees, may breach duties of confidentiality to us or disclose information improperly, and we may not have adequate recourse in the event of such breach. In addition, we cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each party that has or may have had access to our proprietary information, know-how, and trade secrets, or each party that has developed intellectual property on our behalf. Accordingly, individuals not subject to invention assignment agreements may make adverse ownership claims to our current and future intellectual property. Further, these agreements may not prevent our competitors from independently developing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our products and e-commerce capabilities. These agreements may be insufficient or breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any such breach.
We may be required to spend significant resources in order to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets, or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Such litigation could be costly, time-consuming, unpredictable, and distracting to management, and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Further, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims, and countersuits attacking the ownership, scope, validity, and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property against unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly litigation or diversion of our management's attention and resources, could delay further sales or the implementation of our e-commerce capabilities, impair the functionality of our services, delay development and introductions of new products, result in our substituting inferior or more costly technologies, or injure our reputation. Furthermore, many of our current and potential competitors may be in a position to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual property and proprietary rights than us. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating our intellectual property and proprietary rights. Additionally, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation.
Moreover, the outcome of any such litigation might not be favorable to us, even when our rights have been infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated. If we do not prevail, we may be required to pay significant money damages, suffer losses of significant revenue, be prohibited from using the relevant systems, processes, technologies, or other intellectual property (temporarily or permanently), be required to cease offering certain products or services, incur significant license, royalty, or technology development expenses, or be required to comply with other unfavorable terms. Even if we were to prevail, such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, or financial condition. We may also be required to enter into license agreements that may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. In addition, although in some cases a third party may have agreed to indemnify us for such costs, such an indemnifying party may refuse or be unable to uphold its contractual obligations. In other cases, insurance may not cover potential claims of this type adequately or at all, and we may be required to pay monetary damages, which may be significant. If we fail to obtain, maintain, protect, defend, and enforce our intellectual property rights, our business, financial condition, or results of operations may be harmed.
Technology8 | 8.1%
Technology - Risk 1
We rely significantly on the use of information technology, including technology provided by third-party service providers. Any failure, error, defect, inadequacy, interruption, or data breach or other security incident involving our information technology systems, or those of our third-party service providers, could have an adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations.Technology - Risk 2
Our business could be adversely impacted by changes in the internet and mobile device accessibility of users. Companies and governmental agencies may restrict access to our products and services, website, or the internet generally, which could negatively impact our operations.Our business depends in substantial part on customers accessing our products and services via a mobile device or a personal computer and the internet. We may operate in jurisdictions that provide limited internet connectivity. Internet access and access to a mobile device or personal computer are frequently provided by companies with significant market power that could take actions that degrade, disrupt, or increase the cost of consumers' ability to access our products and services. In addition, the internet infrastructure that we and our customers rely on in any particular geographic area may be unable to support the demands placed upon it and could interfere with the speed and availability of our products and services. Any such failure in internet or mobile device or computer accessibility, even for a short period of time, could adversely affect our results of operations.
Governmental agencies in any of the countries in which we or our customers are located could block access to or require a license for our website, or the internet generally, for a number of reasons, including security, confidentiality, or regulatory concerns. In addition, companies may adopt policies that prohibit their employees from using our products and services. If companies or governmental entities block, limit, or otherwise restrict customers from accessing our products and services, our business could be negatively impacted, the number of customers could decline or grow more slowly, and our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Technology - Risk 3
Our use of open-source software could compromise the proprietary nature of our software and expose us to other legal liabilities and technological risks.Part of our platform and technology incorporates open-source software, and we expect to continue to incorporate open-source software in our business in the future. Few of the licenses applicable to open-source software have been interpreted by courts, and there is a risk that these licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products. Certain open source licenses may give rise to requirements to disclose or license our proprietary source code or make available any derivative works or modifications of the open source code on unfavorable terms or at no cost, and we may be subject to such terms if such open source software is combined, linked, or otherwise integrated with our proprietary software which could allow third parties to offer services based on our proprietary software without compensation to us. We have implemented policies relating to our use of open-source software that are designed to mitigate the risk of subjecting our proprietary code to these restrictions. However, we cannot be certain that we use open-source software in a manner that is consistent with such policies. If we fail to comply with our policies, or if our policies are flawed, we may be subject to certain requirements, including requirements that we offer our software that incorporates or links to the open-source software at a reduced cost or for free, or that we make available the proprietary source code for such software to the general public. If a third party were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we could incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages and required to comply with onerous conditions or restrictions on the use of our proprietary software. In any of these events, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties and pay royalties in order to continue using the open-source software necessary to operate our business or we could be required to discontinue use of our website and other software in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis. Any of the foregoing could require us to devote additional research and development resources to re-engineer our website, could result in customer dissatisfaction, could allow our competitors to create similar platforms with lower development effort and time and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, the use of open-source software may entail greater risks than the use of third-party commercial software, as open-source licensors generally do not provide support, warranties, controls on origin of the software, indemnification, or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. We cannot ensure that the authors of such open-source software will implement or push updates to address security risks or will not abandon further development and maintenance. Many of the risks associated with usage of open-source software, such as the lack of warranties or assurance of title, cannot be eliminated and could, if not properly addressed, negatively affect our business. To the extent that our e-commerce capabilities and other business operations depend upon the successful and secure operation of the open-source software we use, any undetected errors or defects in this open-source software could prevent the deployment or impair the functionality of our software, delay the introduction of new technological capabilities, result in a failure of our technologies, and injure our reputation. For example, undetected errors or defects in open-source software could render it vulnerable to breaches or security attacks and make our systems more vulnerable to data breaches or security attacks. In addition, the public availability of such software may make it easier for others to compromise our platform. Any of the foregoing would have a negative effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Technology - Risk 4
We must continue to expand and scale our information technology systems, and our failure to do so could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.We will need to continue to expand and scale our information technology systems and personnel to support recent and expected future growth. As such, we will continue to invest in and implement modifications and upgrades to our information technology systems and procedures, including replacing legacy systems with successor systems, making changes to legacy systems or acquiring new systems with new functionality, hiring employees with information technology expertise, and building new policies, procedures, training programs, and monitoring tools. These types of activities subject us to inherent costs and risks associated with replacing and changing these systems, including impairment of our ability to fulfill customer orders, potential disruption of our internal control structure, capital expenditures, additional administration and operating expenses, acquisition and retention of sufficiently skilled personnel to implement and operate the new systems, demands on management time, the introduction of errors or vulnerabilities, and other risks and costs of delays or difficulties in transitioning to or integrating new systems into our current systems. These implementations, modifications, and upgrades may not result in productivity improvements at a level that outweighs the costs of implementation, or at all. Additionally, difficulties with implementing new technology systems, delays in our timeline for planned improvements, significant system failures, or our inability to successfully modify our information systems to respond to changes in our business needs may cause disruptions in our business operations and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Technology - Risk 5
Our customer engagement on mobile devices depends upon effective operation with mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control.An increasing number of our customers purchase our products through the mobile version of our website. We are dependent on the interoperability of our website with popular mobile operating systems that we do not control, such as Android and iOS, and any changes in such systems that degrade the functionality of our digital offering could adversely affect the user experience of our website on mobile devices. Additionally, in order to deliver a consistent shopping experience to mobile devices, it is important that our website is designed effectively and works well with a range of mobile technologies, systems, networks, and standards that we do not control. We may not be successful in developing relationships with key participants in the mobile industry or in developing products that operate effectively with these technologies, systems, networks, or standards. In the event that it is more difficult for our customers to access and use our mobile website on their mobile devices or if our customers choose not to access or use our mobile website on their mobile devices or use mobile products that do not offer access to our website, our sales and growth prospects could be adversely impacted.
Technology - Risk 6
Our proprietary AI models rely in part on the use of our customers' data and other third-party data, and if we lose the ability to use such data, or if such data contain inaccuracies, our business could be adversely affected.Our proprietary AI models are statistical models built using a variety of data-sets. Our AI models rely on a wide variety of data sources, including data collected from our customers and, in some cases, data collected from third parties. Such data may have restrictions on how it may be used, including, for example, restrictions on the collection, use, or other processing of data from certain jurisdictions. If we are unable to access and use data collected from our customers as part of our PowerMatch process, or other third-party data used in our AI models, or if our access to such data is limited, for example, due to new or changing laws, rules, or regulations, or policies of third parties, our ability to accurately evaluate potential transactions, detect fraud, and verify customers' data would be compromised.
In addition, if third-party data used to train and improve our AI models is inaccurate, or access to such third-party data is limited or becomes unavailable to us, our ability to continue to improve our AI models would be adversely affected. Although we believe that there are commercially reasonable alternatives available to the third-party data we currently license, this may not always be the case, or it may be difficult or costly to migrate to other third-party data. Our use of additional or alternative third-party data would require us to enter into license agreements with third parties. In addition, integration of the third-party data used in our AI models with new third-party data may require significant work and require substantial investment of our time and resources. Any of the foregoing could negatively impact our product offerings and our relationships with our customers, impair our ability to grow our customer base, subject us to financial liabilities, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Technology - Risk 7
If we are unable to continue to improve our AI models or if our AI models contain errors or are otherwise ineffective, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.Our PowerMatch technology and other technologies used in the commercialization of our products are based on our AI models, and our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, or increase sales of our products to existing customers will depend in large part on our ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and automation in our advanced computer vision and on our other algorithms and technologies. As with many developing technologies, AI presents risks and challenges that could affect our products' further development, adoption, use, and therefore, our business. AI algorithms may be flawed, and data sets may be insufficient, of poor quality, or contain biased information. Inappropriate or controversial data practices by data scientists, engineers, and end-users of our systems could impair the acceptance of AI solutions. If the analyses that AI applications assist in producing are deficient or inaccurate, we could be subjected to competitive harm, potential legal liability, and brand or reputational harm. For example, if our AI models fail to accurately analyze facial and hair features, or any of the other components of our advanced computer vision fail, we may experience higher than forecasted returns, and our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, or increase sales of our products to existing customers and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our AI models are designed to utilize statistical, physics-based, and/or vision-based models to match users to specific products with high accuracy. However, it is possible that our AI models may prove to be less accurate than we expect, or than they have been in the past, for a variety of reasons, including inaccurate assumptions or other errors made in building or training such models, incorrect interpretations of the results of such models, and failure to timely update model assumptions and parameters. Further, the successful performance of our AI models relies on the ability to constantly review and process large amounts of data. If we are unable to attract new customers, retain existing customers, or increase sales of our products to existing customers, the amount of data reviewed and processed by our AI models will be reduced or fail to grow at a pace that will allow us to continue to maintain or improve the accuracy and efficiency of our AI models. Additionally, such models may not be able to effectively account for matters that are inherently difficult to predict or are otherwise beyond our control, such as personal preferences that may not align with AI data. Material errors or inaccuracies in such AI models could lead us to make inaccurate or sub-optimal operational or strategic decisions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Technology - Risk 8
Our technology platform is at the core of our business, and any decline in demand for our technology occasioned by malfunction, inferior performance, increased competition, or otherwise, will adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Our proprietary technology is at the core of our business. Accordingly, market acceptance of our technology platform is critical to our success. If demand for our technology declines, the demand for the associated products will also decline. Demand for our technology is affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, such as marketing, continued market acceptance of beauty and wellness technologies by consumers, the timing of new brands and products, alternatives introduced by our competitors, and growth or contraction in our addressable markets. If we are unable to continue to meet consumer demand, or if our technology platform fails to compete effectively, achieve more widespread market acceptance, or meet applicable requirements, then our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.
Ability to Sell
Total Risks: 12/99 (12%)Below Sector Average
Competition1 | 1.0%
Competition - Risk 1
We operate in highly competitive categories.Demand3 | 3.0%
Demand - Risk 1
If we are unable to accurately forecast customer demand, manage our inventory, and plan for future expenses, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.Demand - Risk 2
Our inability to anticipate and respond to market trends and changes in consumer preferences could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Our continued success depends on our ability to anticipate, gauge, and react in a timely and cost-effective manner to changes in consumer tastes for beauty and wellness products, attitudes toward our industry and brands, as well as to where and how consumers shop. We must continually work to maintain and enhance the recognition of our brands, develop, manufacture, and market new technologies and products, maintain and adapt to existing and emerging distribution channels, successfully manage our inventories, and modernize and refine our approach as to how and where we market and sell our products. Consumer tastes and preferences cannot be predicted with certainty and can change rapidly. This issue is compounded by the increasing use of digital and social media by consumers and the speed by which information and opinions are shared. If we are unable to anticipate and respond to sudden challenges that we may face in the marketplace, trends in the market for our products, and changing consumer demands and sentiment, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected. In addition, from time to time, sales growth or profitability may be concentrated in a relatively small number of our products or countries. If such a situation persists or a number of products or countries fail to perform as expected, there could be an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Demand - Risk 3
We have experienced in the past, and expect to continue to experience, seasonal fluctuations in our revenue.If we fail to accommodate increased volumes during peak seasons and events, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected. Our revenue is typically highest in the first quarter of the calendar year, and our revenue will generally decline in the third and fourth quarter of each calendar year relative to the first and second quarter of each calendar year. Any disruption in our products, especially during the first quarter, could have a negative effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Surges in volumes during peak periods may strain our technological infrastructure and support activities which may reduce our revenue and the attractiveness of our products. Any disruption to our operations can lead to a material decrease in revenue relative to our expectations for the first quarter, which could result in a significant shortfall in revenue and operating cash flows for the full year, and may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. For example, we expect that reduced customer acquisition in the first half of 2026 due to our recent significant increase in customer acquisition costs will impair our ability to generate repeat revenue over the balance of the year and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. See "The success of our business depends on our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and maintain or increase sales to those customers. We have recently experienced difficulty acquiring new customers cost-efficiently and, if this difficulty continues, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected."
Sales & Marketing6 | 6.1%
Sales & Marketing - Risk 1
Our e-commerce channel business faces distinct risks, and our failure to successfully manage those risks could have a negative impact on our profitability.Sales & Marketing - Risk 2
If we fail to offer high quality customer support, or we are unable to achieve or maintain a high level of customer satisfaction, demand for our products could suffer.We believe that our future revenue growth depends, in part, on our ability to provide customers with quality service that meets or exceeds our customers' evolving needs and expectations, and is conducive to our ability to continue to sell new products to customers. The importance of high quality customer support will increase as we expand our business. We are not always able to provide our customers with this level of service, and our customers occasionally encounter challenges in our customer support, including as a result of human error, outages, errors, or bugs in our software or third-party software. If we do not help our customers quickly resolve issues and provide effective ongoing support, or we are unable to achieve or maintain a high level of customer satisfaction, we can experience more complaints from customers, lower than expected repeat purchases, disputes and additional costs, or negative publicity, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Sales & Marketing - Risk 3
Shipping is a critical part of our business and any changes in, or disruptions to, our shipping arrangements could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.We currently rely on third-party global providers to deliver our products. If we are not able to negotiate acceptable pricing and other terms with these providers, or if these providers experience capacity restraints, performance problems, or other difficulties in processing our orders or delivering our products to customers, it could negatively impact our results of operations and our customers' experience. For example, changes to the terms of our shipping arrangements or the imposition of surcharges or surge pricing may adversely impact our margins and profitability. In addition, our ability to receive inbound inventory efficiently and ship products to customers in a timely manner may be negatively affected by factors beyond our and these providers' control, including inclement weather, fire, flood, power loss, earthquakes, acts of war or terrorism or other events specifically impacting other shipping partners, such as labor shortages or disputes, container shortages, financial difficulties, system failures, and other disruptions to the operations of the shipping companies on which we rely.
The shipping industry is also currently experiencing issues with port congestion, port closures and ship diversions. Labor disputes among freight carriers and at ports of entry are common, and we expect labor unrest and its effects on shipping our products to be a challenge for us. A port worker strike, work slow-down, or other transportation disruption at ports of entry could significantly disrupt our business. We have in the past experienced shipping disruptions due to multiple factors, such as supply and demand imbalance, a shortage of truck drivers, transport equipment (tractors and trailers), and other causes, which have resulted in heightened congestion, bottleneck, and gridlock, leading to abnormally high transportation delays. Delays in e-commerce shipping could also cause some customers to stop shopping with us and instead make purchases with our competitors that have larger physical retail footprints. If significant disruptions continue, we could experience significant disruptions in our business, delays in shipments, and profitability shortfalls, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The global shipping industry is also experiencing disruptions due to various factors, including the rerouting of shipping away from the Strait of Hormuz due to the recent conflict in Iran and the Suez Canal due to attacks by Houthi militants from Yemen on commercial shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, which have caused a substantial increase in rates for some shipping routes. Similarly, supply chain disruptions such as those described in the preceding paragraphs may lead to an increase in transportation costs. If the products ordered by our customers are not delivered in a timely fashion, including to international customers, or are damaged or lost during the delivery process, our customers could become dissatisfied and cease buying products from us, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Sales & Marketing - Risk 4
The illegal distribution and sale by third parties of counterfeit versions of our products or the unauthorized diversion by third parties of our products could have an adverse effect on our net revenue and a negative impact on our reputation and business.Third parties have in the past and may in the future illegally distribute and sell counterfeit versions of our products. These counterfeit products may be inferior in terms of quality and other characteristics compared to our authentic products and/or the counterfeit products could pose safety risks that our authentic products would not otherwise present to consumers. Consumers could confuse counterfeit products with our authentic products, which could damage or diminish the image, reputation and/or value of our brands, and cause consumers to refrain from purchasing our products in the future, which could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, third parties have in the past and may in the future procure, possibly illegally, or purchase and resell our products via unauthorized channels, including unauthorized third-party websites. These third parties have in the past and may in the future sell our products at a discount, or make unauthorized use of our trademarks and other IP, which may adversely affect our reputation or divert customers away from our website thereby reducing our net revenue.
Sales & Marketing - Risk 5
The success of our business depends on our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and maintain or increase sales to those customers. We have recently experienced difficulty acquiring new customers cost-efficiently and, if this difficulty continues, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected.Changed
Our success depends in large part upon widespread adoption of our products by consumers. To attract new customers and continue to expand our customer base, we must appeal to and attract consumers who identify with our beauty and wellness products. If the number of consumers who are willing to purchase our products does not continue to increase, if we fail to deliver a high quality shopping experience, or if our current or potential future customers are not convinced that our technology and products are superior to alternatives, then our ability to retain existing customers, acquire new customers, and grow our business may be harmed.
We have made significant investments in enhancing our brands and attracting new customers, and we expect to continue to make significant investments to promote our products. Marketing campaigns are expensive and recently have not, and may not in the future, efficiently or reliably result in new customers or increased sales of our products. For example, our largest advertising partner deploys algorithms to determine which ads are shown to users on its platforms. These algorithms and their weightings and inputs change from time to time as the platforms evolve, so the price we pay to acquire new customers via advertising is not entirely in our control. We have recently experienced difficulty responding to the latest change, which has negatively impacted our ability to acquire new customers efficiently. We believe these negative effects occurred due to our use of our "Try Before You Buy" model to acquire customers, which we believe was down-weighted after this latest algorithm change because of its higher product return rates. As a result, we have recently experienced significant increases in customer acquisition costs and lower levels of customer acquisition.
Although we believe we have both recently identified the root cause of the problem and implemented actions that will allow us to redirect our ads to a more desirable audience and return our customer acquisition costs to historical levels, we can provide no assurance that our remedial actions will be successful. We expect the increase in customer acquisition costs will have an adverse impact on our results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026, with the most significant impact expected in the first half of the year. Further, even if our customer acquisition costs normalize, lower levels of customer acquisition in the first half of the year will result in lower repeat sales. If we are not successful in remedying the issue, our ability to cost-efficiently acquire new customers will be impaired and our business, results of operations and growth prospects will be adversely affected.
Further, as our brands become more widely known, we may not increase our revenue at the same rates as we have in the past. If we are unable to acquire new customers who purchase products in numbers sufficient to grow our business, we may not be able to generate the scale necessary to drive beneficial network effects with our suppliers, our revenue may decrease, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected.
In addition, our future success depends in part on our ability to increase sales to our existing customers over time, as a significant portion of our revenue is generated from sales to existing customers, particularly those existing customers who are highly engaged and make frequent and/or large repeat purchases of the products we offer. If existing customers no longer find our products or technology appealing or are not satisfied with our customer service and online technology, including shipping times, or if we are unable to timely update our products, technology, and websites to meet current trends and customer demands, our existing customers may not make purchases, or if they do, they may make fewer or smaller purchases in the future.
If we are unable to continue to attract new customers or our existing customers decrease their spending on the products we offer or fail to make repeat purchases of our products, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects will be adversely affected.
Sales & Marketing - Risk 6
We are subject to risks related to online transactions and payment methods.We accept payments using a variety of methods, including credit card, debit card, Amazon Pay, PayPal, and APM. We rely on third parties to provide these payment methods and payment processing services. We are also subject to payment card association operating rules and certification requirements, including the PCI Standard and rules governing electronic funds transfers, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it difficult or impossible for us to comply.
Under certain circumstances specified in the payment card network rules, we may be required to submit to periodic audits, self-assessments, or other assessments of our compliance with the PCI Standard. Such activities may reveal that we have failed to comply with the PCI Standard. If an audit, self-assessment, or other test determines that we need to take steps to remediate any deficiencies, such remediation efforts may distract our management team and require us to undertake costly and time-consuming remediation efforts. In addition, even if we comply with the PCI Standard, there is no assurance that we will be protected from a security breach. If we fail to comply with the rules or requirements of any provider of a payment method we accept, if the volume of fraud in our transactions limits or terminates our rights to use payment methods we currently accept, or if a data breach occurs relating to our payment systems, we may, among other things, be subject to fines or higher transaction fees and may lose, or face restrictions placed upon, our ability to accept credit card and debit card payments from customers or to facilitate other types of online payments. If any of these events were to occur, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Brand / Reputation2 | 2.0%
Brand / Reputation - Risk 1
Our business depends on our ability to maintain a strong base of engaged customers and content creators, including through the use of social media platforms. We may not be able to maintain and enhance our brands if we experience negative publicity related to our marketing efforts or use of social media, fail to maintain and grow our network of content creators, or otherwise fail to meet our customers' expectations.Changed
Brand / Reputation - Risk 2
Our brands are critical to our success, and the value of our brands may be adversely impacted by negative publicity. If we fail to maintain the value of our brands or our marketing efforts are not successful or become too costly, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.Changed
Our success depends on the value of our brands, which are integral to our business, as well as to the implementation of our strategies for expanding our business. Maintaining, promoting, and positioning our brands will depend largely on the success of our marketing efforts (especially digital advertising), our technology, and our ability to provide consistent, high quality products. Our brands could be adversely affected if we fail to achieve these objectives or if our public image or reputation were to be tarnished by negative publicity through traditional or social media platforms, including negative publicity about our products, technology, customer service, personnel, marketing efforts, or suppliers. We have experienced instances of negative publicity in the past and can make no assurances that we will not experience negative publicity in the future. Content that is adverse to our interests, whether or not accurate or truthful, can be posted to social media platforms and other platforms and immediately disseminated to broad audiences without any filter or verification of such content. Even isolated incidents involving us, suppliers or third-party service providers, or the products we sell, can erode the trust and confidence of our customers and damage the strength of our brands, especially if such incidents result in adverse publicity, governmental investigations, product recalls, or litigation. We cannot guarantee that our brand development strategies will prevent or mitigate the occurrence of such incidents, accelerate the recognition of our brands, or increase revenue. In addition, the importance of our brands may increase to the extent we experience increased competition, which could require additional expenditures on our brand promotion activities. Maintaining and enhancing the image of our brands also requires us to make ongoing investments in areas such as marketing and online operations. These investments are substantial and may not ultimately be successful. Moreover, if we are unsuccessful in obtaining, maintaining, protecting, defending, and enforcing our intellectual property rights in our brands, the value of our brands may be harmed. Any harm to our brands or reputation could adversely affect our ability to attract and engage customers and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Production
Total Risks: 10/99 (10%)Below Sector Average
Manufacturing2 | 2.0%
Manufacturing - Risk 1
If our products are found to be or are perceived to be defective or unsafe, we may be subject to various product liability claims, which could harm our reputation and business.Manufacturing - Risk 2
Product returns could harm our business.We allow our customers to return our products, subject to our return policy. We generally accept product returns for refund or exchange if returned within the applicable return policy deadline. We also have a "Try Before You Buy" program whereby customers choose products for a trial and initially pay only shipping costs, paying only for the products they keep after the trial period. Our net revenue is reported net of discounts and estimated returns. We estimate our liability for product returns based on historical return trends and an evaluation of current economic and market conditions. We record the expected customer refund liability as a reduction to revenue. The introduction of new products, changes in consumer confidence or shopping habits, or other competitive and general economic conditions could cause actual returns to exceed our estimates. If actual return costs differ from previous estimates, the amount of the liability and corresponding revenue are adjusted in the period in which such costs occur. In addition, from time to time, our products may be damaged in transit, which can also increase return rates. Moreover, due to the nature of our products, we do not resell returned goods. Competitive pressures could cause us to alter our return policies or our shipping policies, which could result in an increase in damaged products and an increase in product returns. If the rate of product returns increases significantly or if product return economics become less efficient, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Employment / Personnel3 | 3.0%
Employment / Personnel - Risk 1
Our corporate culture is a key contributor to our success. Accordingly, we depend on our executive leadership team and other key employees, and the loss of the services of our co-founders, who are also our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Product Officer, or of other key employees, or an inability to attract and retain highly skilled employees could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Employment / Personnel - Risk 2
Our employees, customers, suppliers, and other business partners may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including noncompliance with regulatory standards and requirements.We are exposed to the risk that our employees, customers, suppliers, and other business partners may engage in fraudulent or illegal activity. Misconduct by these parties could include intentional, reckless, or negligent conduct or disclosure of unauthorized activities to us that violate: (i) the rules of the applicable regulatory bodies; (ii) manufacturing standards; (iii) data privacy, security, and intellectual property laws, rules, or regulations or other similar non-U.S. laws, rules, or regulations; or (iv) laws that require the true, complete, and accurate reporting of financial information or data. These laws may impact, among other things, future sales, marketing, and education programs.
It is not always possible to identify and deter misconduct by our employees and other third parties, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent these activities may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to be in compliance with such laws or regulations. In addition, we are subject to the risk that a person or government could allege such fraud or other misconduct, even if none occurred. If any such actions are instituted against us and we are not successful in defending ourselves or asserting our rights, those actions could result in the imposition of significant fines or other sanctions, including the imposition of civil, criminal, and administrative penalties, additional integrity reporting, and oversight obligations. Whether or not we are successful in defending against any such actions or investigations, we could incur substantial costs, including legal fees, and divert the attention of management in defending.
Employment / Personnel - Risk 3
While we may not be able to enforce non-compete agreements we enter into with our employees, our current and future competition may attempt to enforce similar agreements with individuals we recruit or attempt to recruit.We generally enter into agreements with the majority of our employees which prohibit them, if they cease working for us, from competing directly with us or working for our current and future competition for a limited period. However, we may be unable to enforce these agreements under the laws of the jurisdictions in which our employees work, and it may be difficult for us to restrict our current and future competition from benefiting from the expertise our former employees developed while working for us. For example, Israeli labor courts have required employers seeking to enforce non-compete undertakings of a former employee to demonstrate that the competitive activities of the former employee will harm one of a limited number of material interests of the employer that have been recognized by the courts, such as the protection of a company's trade secrets or other intellectual property.
If we hire employees from our current and future competition or other companies, their former employers may attempt to assert that these employees or we have breached their legal obligations, resulting in a diversion of our time and resources. In a similar way, if our current and future competition succeed in hiring some of our employees and executives, and if some of these employees or executives breach their legal obligations and divulge commercially sensitive information to our current and future competition, our ability to successfully compete with our current and future competition may be adversely affected.
Supply Chain2 | 2.0%
Supply Chain - Risk 1
Any failure by us or our suppliers to comply with ethical business practices or product safety, labor, or other laws, provide safe conditions for our or their workers, or use or be transparent about ethical business practices may damage our reputation and brands and harm our business.Changed
Supply Chain - Risk 2
We rely on single source suppliers for certain component materials of our products and the loss of suppliers or shortages or disruptions in the supply of raw materials or finished products could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Certain of the component materials used in our products rely on a single or a limited number of suppliers. We acquire raw materials, product formulations and packaging from third-party suppliers and our finished products are assembled by third-party suppliers. In the past, we have been able to obtain an adequate supply of our finished products on a purchase order basis and currently believe we have an adequate supply for virtually all components of our products. However, we may encounter supply issues with raw materials, product formulations and packaging due to increases in global demand and limited supply capacity. If our finished product suppliers are unable to perform, or our relationship with a supplier is terminated, and we are required to find alternative sources of supply, these new suppliers may have to be qualified under applicable industry, governmental, and our own vendor standards, which could require additional investment and be time-consuming. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to establish alternative relationships with suppliers on similar terms, without delay or at all, that they will be able to supply the same raw materials, product formulations and packaging, or that those alternative relationships will provide an adequate supply.
We are also subject to other risks inherent in the manufacturing of our products and their supply chain, including industrial accidents, natural disasters (including as a result of climate change), environmental events, strikes and other labor disputes, capacity constraints, disruptions in ingredient, material, or packaging supplies, as well as global shortages, disruptions in supply chain or information technology, loss or impairment of key manufacturing sites or suppliers, product quality control, safety, increase in commodity prices and energy costs, licensing requirements and other regulatory issues, as well as other external factors over which we have no control. If such an event were to occur, it could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We believe our third-party suppliers have adequate resources and facilities to overcome many unforeseen interruptions of supply. However, the inability of our suppliers to provide an adequate supply of finished products and materials used in our products or the loss of any of these suppliers and any difficulties in finding or transitioning to alternative suppliers would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Changes in the financial or business condition of our suppliers could subject us to losses or adversely affect our ability to bring products to market. Further, the failure of our suppliers to deliver goods and services in sufficient quantities, in compliance with applicable standards, and in a timely manner could adversely affect our customer service levels, brands, and overall business. If we experience supply shortages, price increases, or regulatory impediments with respect to the raw materials, ingredients, components, or packaging we use for our products, we may need to seek alternative supplies or suppliers and may experience difficulties in finding replacements that are comparable in quality and price. In addition, in order to meet demand, we may be required to reformulate or substitute ingredients in our products due to shortages of specific raw materials. If we are unable to successfully respond to such issues, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.
The majority of our suppliers are located in the United States, Italy, China, and Taiwan. Any interruptions in operations at these locations could result in our inability to satisfy product demand. Despite efforts by our suppliers to safeguard their facilities, a number of factors could damage or destroy the manufacturing equipment or our inventory component of supplies or finished goods, cause substantial delays in manufacturing, supply and distribution of our products, result in the loss of key information, and cause us to incur additional expenses, including:
- operating restrictions, partial suspension, or total shutdown of production imposed by regulatory authorities;- equipment malfunctions or failures;- technology malfunctions;- work stoppages;- damage to or destruction of the facility due to natural disasters including wildfires, earthquakes, or other events; or - regional or local power shortages.
The vast majority of our raw material suppliers are located outside of both the United States and Israel, and as a result, we are subject to risks associated with doing business abroad, including:
- the imposition of new laws and regulations, including those relating to labor conditions, quality and safety standards, imports, duties, taxes, and other charges on imports, as well as trade restrictions and restrictions on currency exchange or the transfer of funds;- political unrest, terrorism, labor disputes, and economic instability resulting in the disruption of trade from foreign countries in which our products are manufactured;- reduced protection for intellectual property rights, including trademark protection, in certain countries;- disruptions or delays in shipments whether due to port congestion, labor disputes, product regulations and/or inspections or other factors, natural disasters, or health pandemics, or other transportation disruptions; and - the impact of health conditions, and related government and private sector responsive actions, and other changes in local economic conditions in countries where our suppliers or customers are located.
While we maintain business interruption insurance that we believe is appropriate for our operations, our insurance may not cover losses in any particular case, or insurance may not be available on commercially reasonable terms to cover certain of these catastrophic events or interruptions. In addition, regardless of the level of insurance coverage, damage to these facilities or any disruption that impedes our ability to manufacture our products in a timely manner could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
These and other factors beyond our control could interrupt our suppliers' production in offshore facilities, influence the ability of our suppliers to export our products cost-effectively or at all, and inhibit our suppliers' ability to procure certain materials, any of which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Costs3 | 3.0%
Costs - Risk 1
The fluctuating cost of raw materials could increase our cost of goods sold and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Costs - Risk 2
Our sales and profitability may decline if product costs increase or selling prices decrease.The sales prices for our products may be subject to change for a variety of reasons, including competitive pricing pressures, discounts, anticipation of the introduction of new products, general economic conditions, or changes in our marketing, consumer acquisition, and technology costs and, as a result, we anticipate that we will need to change our pricing model from time to time. In the past, we have sometimes adjusted our prices in certain situations, and expect to do so from time to time in the future. Moreover, demand for our offerings is price-sensitive. Competition continues to increase in the beauty and wellness industry, and we expect competition to further increase in the future, thereby leading to increased pricing pressures. Larger competitors with more diverse offerings may reduce the price of offerings that compete with ours or may bundle them with other offerings. Similarly, certain competitors may use marketing strategies that enable them to acquire consumers more rapidly or at a lower cost than us, or both, and we may be unable to attract new customers or grow and retain our customer base based on our historical pricing. As we develop and introduce new brands and products, as well as integrations, capabilities, and other enhancements, we may need to, or choose to, revise our pricing. We may also face challenges setting prices for new and existing products in any new geographies into which we expand. There can be no assurance that we will not be forced to engage in price-cutting initiatives or to increase our marketing and other expenses to attract customers in response to competitive or other external pressures. Any decrease in the sales prices for our products, without a corresponding decrease in costs, increase in volume or increase in revenue from our other products, would adversely affect our revenue and gross profit. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our prices and gross profits at levels that will allow us to achieve and maintain profitability.
Costs - Risk 3
We are not insured against all risks affecting our activities and our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all losses and/or liabilities that may be incurred by our operations.We cannot provide assurance that our insurance coverage will always be available or will always be sufficient to cover any damages resulting from any kind of claims. In addition, there are certain types of risks that may not be covered by our policies, such as war, force majeure, or certain business interruptions. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that when our current insurance policies expire, we will be able to renew them with sufficient and favorable terms, and the failure to renew our insurance policies may adversely affect us.
Macro & Political
Total Risks: 9/99 (9%)Below Sector Average
Economy & Political Environment3 | 3.0%
Economy & Political Environment - Risk 1
The ongoing military action between Russia and Ukraine could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.Economy & Political Environment - Risk 2
Conditions in Israel could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Many of our employees, including certain members of our management, operate from our offices located in Tel Aviv, Israel. In addition, a number of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, political, economic, and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In October 2023, Hamas launched a series of terror attacks on civilian and military targets adjacent to the Gaza Strip in southern Israel; Israel subsequently declared war and commenced a military campaign against Hamas. The parties have at times entered into ceasefire arrangements, including a renewed framework reached in October 2025 that contemplates a potential permanent end to the war; however, there can be no assurance that any ceasefire will be sustained or will result in a lasting resolution. Since October 2023, Israel has also experienced hostilities on other fronts, including with Hezbollah along Israel's northern border, attacks and threats from additional armed groups in the region, including the Houthis in Yemen, and disruptions to regional maritime routes, including in the Red Sea, that have contributed to rerouting and reduced shipping to Israel.
The security situation escalated significantly in late February 2026, when Israel and the United States preemptively attacked Iran in order to eliminate Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities and to target the Islamic fundamentalist regime governing Iran, which has threatened Israel's existence. As part of this conflict, Iran launched missile attacks throughout Israel and on other neighboring countries in the Middle East, including on U.S. military bases and assets in the region. This conflict escalated following hostilities in June 2025, April 2024, and October 2024, during which Iran launched ballistic missile attacks against Israel and Israel conducted strikes against Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure. In early March 2026, Hezbollah joined the conflict and carried out missile attacks against Israel. Israel retaliated with strikes on Hezbollah across Lebanon and with limited ground incursions. The escalation of the conflict between Israel, Iran, Hezbollah and other actors is currently ongoing and developing. As of the date of this Annual Report, military activity and hostilities continue to escalate in the Middle East, and the situation throughout the region remains volatile, with the potential for continued escalation into a broader and more sustained regional conflict.
The hostilities described above have included missiles and drones being fired against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, including areas in which our employees and some of our consultants and business partners are located, and have negatively affected business conditions in Israel. The security situation in the Middle East remains fluid, and any escalation of hostilities, together with related restrictions or government-imposed measures, including limitations on movement, transportation, or commercial activity, could disrupt our operations and supply chain and materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Although none of the conflicts since October 2023 has had a material impact on our day-to-day operations to date, the current hostilities with Iran and Hezbollah or future conflicts could disrupt our business.
In addition, many Israeli citizens, including many of our employees, are obligated to perform several days, and in some cases more, of annual military reserve duty each year until they reach the age of 40, or older, for reservists who are military officers or who have certain occupations and, in the event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity and the current conflict with Iran and Hezbollah, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be additional military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by such call-ups and by the absence of a significant number of our employees related to military service or the absence for extended periods of military service of one or more of our key employees or members of our management. Such disruption could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement value of certain direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, such coverage would likely be limited, may not be applicable to our business, and may not reinstate our loss of revenue or economic losses more generally. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover our potential damages. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have an adverse effect on our business.
Similarly, we cannot predict whether and for how long the current and any future conflicts will affect Israel's economy in general, which may involve additional credit rating agencies downgrading Israel's credit rating. In September 2024, the international rating agency Moody's downgraded Israel's credit rating from A2 to Baa1, reflecting heightened geopolitical risks. In October 2024, Standard & Poor's also downgraded Israel's sovereign credit rating. These and similar actions by international rating agencies could disrupt the business environment and make investors hesitant to invest or transact business in Israel, as well as make it more difficult and expensive for us to raise capital and negatively influence the market price of our ordinary shares.
Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts, and there have been recent attempts in some countries to ban Israeli companies from competing in certain industries, such as defense. Several countries restrict doing business with the State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results. A campaign of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions has been undertaken against Israel, which could also adversely impact our business.
Economy & Political Environment - Risk 3
A general economic downturn, or sudden disruption in business conditions may affect consumer purchases of discretionary items and/or the financial strength of our customers, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.The general level of consumer spending is affected by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, inflation, interest rates, energy costs, and consumer confidence generally, all of which are beyond our control. Consumer purchases of discretionary items tend to decline during recessionary periods, when disposable income is lower. Consumers could also choose to delay purchases, reduce spending, or trade down to lower-priced alternatives, which could negatively impact our revenue, margins, and inventory turnover.
Sudden disruptions in local or global business conditions from events such as a pandemic or other health issues, geo-political or local conflicts, civil unrest, terrorist attacks, adverse weather conditions, climate changes, or seismic events, can have a short-term and, sometimes, long-term impact on consumer spending, which in turn could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Moreover, a downturn in the economies of, or continuing recessions in, the countries where we manufacture or sell our products, or a sudden disruption of business conditions in those countries, could adversely affect consumer confidence, the financial strength of our customers, and, in turn, our sales and profitability.
Volatility in the financial markets and a related economic downturn in key markets or markets generally throughout the world could have an adverse effect on our business. We may need or choose to seek additional financing to operate or expand our business, and deterioration in global financial markets or an adverse change in our credit ratings could make future financing difficult or more expensive.
International Operations2 | 2.0%
International Operations - Risk 1
We plan to continue to expand into additional international markets, which will expose us to new and significant risks.International Operations - Risk 2
We are subject to financial risks as a result of our international operations and investing activities, including exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and the impact of foreign currency restrictions.Although the majority of our expenses and revenue are incurred in U.S. dollars, some of our revenue and expenses are generated in other currencies, such as the New Israeli Shekel, Euro, Pound Sterling, or Australian dollar. Our exposure to foreign currencies may increase as we expand our business in foreign markets and as a result of our investments in marketable securities, some of which may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. As a result, our operating results are subject to fluctuations due to changes in currency exchange rates. In particular, our operating results may be adversely affected if the NIS fluctuates significantly against the U.S. dollar. If we are not able to successfully hedge against the risks associated with currency fluctuations, our operating results could be adversely affected. Although we may engage in transactions intended to reduce our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations, including financial hedging instruments, there can be no assurance that these transactions will be effective. Complex global political and economic dynamics can affect exchange rate fluctuations. It is difficult to predict future fluctuations and the effect these fluctuations may have upon future reported results or our overall financial condition.
Natural and Human Disruptions1 | 1.0%
Natural and Human Disruptions - Risk 1
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by natural disasters (including as a result of climate change), public health crises, political crises, or other catastrophic events.Capital Markets3 | 3.0%
Capital Markets - Risk 1
The imposition of additional or increased tariffs by the U.S. and its trading partners and other potential impediments to international trade could increase the cost of our products, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Changed
Capital Markets - Risk 2
The conditional exchange feature of our Exchangeable Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.Added
In the event the conditional exchange feature of our Exchangeable Notes is triggered, holders of our Exchangeable Notes will be entitled to exchange their Exchangeable Notes at any time during specified periods at their option. If one or more holders elect to exchange their Exchangeable Notes, we would be required to settle any exchanged principal through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.
Capital Markets - Risk 3
Our investment portfolio may be adversely affected by market conditions and interest rates.We maintain balances of liquid investments for purposes of financing our operations. Our marketable securities totaled $374 million as of December 31, 2025 and consisted of investments in government and corporate debentures. We currently, and expect to continue to, follow an established investment policy and set of guidelines, approved by our board of directors, to monitor and help mitigate our exposure to liquidity and credit risks which set forth credit quality standards and limit our exposure to any one issuer. However, these investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market and interest rate risks. We may realize losses in the fair value of these investments, which could include a complete loss of these investments, which would have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, should our investments cease paying or reduce the amount of interest paid to us, our interest income would decrease and may adversely affect our financial position and results.
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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.