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Tower One Wireless (TOWTF) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Tower One Wireless disclosed 32 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Tower One Wireless reported the most risks in the “Macro & Political” category.

Risk Overview Q4, 2020

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2020, filed Jun 21, 2021

Risk Distribution
32Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

No filing history is available.

Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedTower One Wireless Risk Factors
  • Natural and Human Disruptions - Risk 1
    Global and national health concerns, including the outbreak of pandemic or contagious diseases, such as the recent COVID-19 (coronavirus), may adversely affect the business and operations of the Company

    The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in governments and businesses worldwide adopting emergency measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus while seeking to maintain essential services. These measures have included, without limitation, social distancing, the temporary closure of non-essential businesses, stay-at-home and work-from-home policies, self-imposed quarantine periods, border closures and travel bans or restrictions. These measures have significantly disrupted retail and commercial activities in most sectors of the economy and created extreme volatility in financial markets. This has resulted in a sharp economic downturn marked by rising levels of unemployment, as most businesses have reduced or ceased business operations, and reduced consumer spending. These adverse economic conditions are expected to continue for as long as the measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 persist and certain of such conditions could continue even upon the gradual removal of such measures and thereafter, especially given that a certain segment of the general public, including certain of our customers and employees, may voluntarily choose to continue to apply such measures due to health concerns regarding COVID-19. These measures and conditions may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and financial results for as long as the measures adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic remain in place or are re-introduced and potentially upon their gradual or complete removal, including, without limitation, as follows, and such adverse effect could be material: access to capital may be affected; access to refinancing may be limited; cost of capital may increase; liquidity may be affected by customers delaying the payment of our invoices; cost of construction of towers may increase; and ability to construct towers on areas under lock down may be affected.

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Risk Highlights Q4, 2020

Main Risk Category
Macro & Political
With 11 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
32
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Dec 2020
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

the application of anti-bribery or corruption laws could impact the company's operationsapplication of anti-briberyif we were a "passive foreign investment company" for u.s. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, u.s. holders of common shares could be subject to adverse u.s. federal income tax consequences.holders of common sharesif we were a "passive foreign investment company" for u.s. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, u.s. holders of common shares could be subject to adverse u.s. federal income tax consequences.federal income tax purposesthe company's operations are primarily in jurisdictions outside of canada or the united states and consequently the company is subject to the risks of foreign operations generally.risks of foreign operations generallythe company's industry is heavily regulated and thus the company is subject to substantial regulatory riskssubject to substantial regulatory risksa substantial portion of our revenue is derived from our relationship with one tenant.substantial portion of our revenuedevaluation of the argentinian peso may adversely affect our results of operations, our capital expenditure program and the ability to service our liabilities and transfer funds abroad.ability to service our liabilitiesdevaluation of the argentinian peso may adversely affect our results of operations, our capital expenditure program and the ability to service our liabilities and transfer funds abroad.our capital expenditure programif we were a "passive foreign investment company" for u.s. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, u.s. holders of common shares could be subject to adverse u.s. federal income tax consequences.federal income tax consequencesas a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to u.s. proxy rules and are exempt from filing certain reports under the securities exchange act of 1934.securities exchange act of 1934

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 32

Economy & Political Environment7 | 21.9%
  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 1
    Political, economic and other uncertainties in countries where the Company operates could negatively affect the company's business

    The Company's business operations are currently located in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina. Although Colombia has a long-standing tradition of respecting the rule of law, which has been bolstered in recent years by the present government's policies and programs, no assurance can be given that the Company's plans and operations will not be adversely affected by future developments in Colombia. The Company's existing assets and proposed activities in Colombia are subject to political, economic and other uncertainties, including the risk of expropriation, nationalization, renegotiation or nullification of existing contracts, licenses and permits or other agreements, changes in laws or taxation policies, currency exchange restrictions, changing political conditions, and international monetary fluctuations. Future government actions concerning the economy, taxation, or the operation and regulation of nationally important facilities such as communications could have a significant effect on the Company. Any changes in regulations or shifts in political attitudes are beyond the Company's control and may adversely affect its business. The Company's business may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on future expansion, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, earnings repatriation, income and/or business taxes or expropriations. In particular, operating in Colombia. Mexico and Argentina presents the following unique risks to the Company's business and operations: Legal System As civil law jurisdictions, each of Colombia. Mexico and Argentina have legal systems that are different from the common law jurisdictions of Canada and the United States. There can be no assurance that licenses, permits, applications or other legal arrangements will not be adversely affected by changes in governments, the actions of government authorities or others, or the effectiveness and enforcement of such arrangements. Permits and Licenses The Company's business activities in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina are each dependent on receipt of government approvals or permits to develop its business. Any delays in receiving government approvals or permits or no objection certificates may delay the Company's operations or may affect the status of the Company's contractual arrangements or its ability to meet its contractual obligations. Repatriation of Earnings Currently there are no restrictions on the repatriation from Colombia and Mexico of capital and distribution of earnings from Colombia, Mexico to foreign entities. However, there can be no assurance that restrictions on repatriation of capital or distributions of earnings from Colombia will not be imposed in the future. In the case of Argentina, even though the Company is entitled to distribute earnings to the parent entity, the amount must not exceed the 30% of the foreign investment received in that entity. Foreign Currency Fluctuations The Company's current and proposed business operations in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina render it subject to foreign currency fluctuations, which may materially affect its financial position. The Company holds Canadian and U.S. dollars and sends funds to Colombia, Mexico or Argentina in U.S. dollars, which are then converted into Colombian pesos, Mexican pesos or Argentinian pesos, as applicable. The important exchange rates for the Company are those for the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar Colombian peso, Mexican peso and the Argentinian peso. While the Company is funding operations in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina, its results could be impaired by adverse changes in the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar relative to each of the Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Argentinian peso. Prior and future equity financings result in the generation of Canadian dollar proceeds to fund the Company's activities, which are mostly incurred in U.S. dollars, Colombian pesos, Mexican pesos or Argentinian pesos. To the extent funds from such financings are maintained in Canadian dollars, the Company's results can be significantly impacted by adverse changes in exchange rates between the Canadian dollar, the U.S. dollar, the Mexican peso, the Argentinian peso and the Colombian peso. The Company's operations may also be adversely affected by laws and policies of Canada affecting foreign trade, taxation and investment. In the event of a dispute arising in connection with the Company's operations in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina, the Company may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts or tribunals, or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the jurisdictions of the courts of Canada or enforcing Canadian judgments in such other jurisdictions. The Company may also be hindered or prevented from enforcing its rights with respect to a governmental body because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 2
    Political Risk, Social Disruptions and Instability in Mexico

    The Company does much of its business in Mexico. As such, the Company is subject to certain risks specific to doing business in Mexico, including currency fluctuations and possible political, social or economic instability. Further, the Company's activities may be affected in varying degrees by political stability and government regulations relating to the industry in which it operates. Operating in Mexico exposes the Company to various levels of political, economic and other risks and uncertainties which could result in work stoppages, blockades of the Company's business activities and appropriation of assets. Some of the Company's assets may be located in areas where Mexican drug cartels operate. These risks and uncertainties vary from region to region and include, but are not limited to, terrorism; hostage taking; local drug gang activities; military repression; expropriation; extreme fluctuations in currency exchange rates; high rates of inflation; labor unrest; the risks of war or civil unrest; renegotiation or nullification of existing concessions, licenses, permits and contracts; changes in taxation policies; restrictions on foreign exchange and repatriation; and changing political conditions, currency controls and governmental regulations that favor or require the awarding of contracts to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of, or purchase supplies from, a particular jurisdiction. The Company cannot provide assurances that this type of social instability or labor disruption will not be experienced in future. The potential impact of future social instability, labor disruptions and any lack of public order in Mexico, and on the Company's operations in particular, is not known at this time. This uncertainty may affect operations in unpredictable ways, including disruptions of supplies and markets, ability to move equipment from site to site, or disruption of infrastructure facilities, including public roads, could be targets or experience collateral damage as a result of social instability, labor disputes or protests. The Company may be required to incur significant costs in the future to safeguard the Company's assets against such activities, incur standby charges on stranded or idled equipment or to remediate potential damage to the Company's assets. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in protecting itself against these risks and the related financial consequences. Further, these risks may not in any part be insurable in the event the Company does suffer damage.

  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 3
    Social Disruptions and Instability in Colombia could disrupt the Company's Operations

    Generally, companies operating in the telecommunications industry in Colombia have experienced various degrees of interruptions to their operations as a result of social instability. This uncertainty may affect operations in unpredictable ways, including disruptions of access of the Company's operators to the Company's towers. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in protecting itself against these risks and the related financial consequences. Further, these risks may not in any part be insurable in the event the Company does suffer damage.

  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 4
    Economic and legal conditions in Argentina remain uncertain which may affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

    Although general economic conditions have shown improvement in the last decade, and political protests and social disturbances have diminished considerably since the economic crisis of 2001 and 2002, the nature of the changes in the Argentine political, economic and legal environment over the past several years has given rise to uncertainties about the country's business environment. In the event of any economic, social or political crisis, companies operating in Argentina may face the risk of strikes, expropriation, nationalization, forced modification of existing contracts, and changes in taxation policies including tax increases and retroactive tax claims. In addition, Argentine courts have issued rulings changing the existing case law on labor matters and requiring companies to assume greater responsibility for, and assumption of costs and risks associated with, sub-contracted labor and the calculation of salaries, severance payments and social security contributions. Since we operate in a context in which the governing law and applicable regulations change frequently, it is difficult to predict if and how our activities will be affected by such changes.

  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 5
    Argentina's economy may contract in the future due to international and domestic conditions which may adversely affect our operations.

    The effects of the global economic and financial crisis in recent years and the general weakness in the global economy may negatively affect emerging economies like Argentina's. Global financial instability may impact the Argentine economy and cause a slowdown in Argentina's growth rate or could lead to a recession with consequences in the trade and fiscal balances and in the unemployment level. Moreover, Argentine economic growth might be negatively affected by several domestic factors such as an appreciation of the real exchange rate which could affect its competitiveness, reductions and even reversion of a positive trade balance, which, combined with capital outflows could reduce the levels of consumption and investment resulting in greater exchange rate pressure. Additionally, abrupt changes in monetary and fiscal policies or foreign exchange regime could rapidly affect local economic output, while lack of appropriate levels of investment in certain economy sectors could reduce long-term growth. Access to the international financial markets could be limited. Consequently, an increase in public spending not correlated with an increase in public revenues could affect the Argentina's fiscal results and generate uncertainties that might affect the economy's level of growth. Moreover, several trading partners of Argentina (such as Brazil, Europe and China) are experiencing significant slowdowns or recession periods in their economies. This may impact the demand for products coming from Argentina and hence affect its economy. If international and domestic economic conditions for Argentina were to worsen, the Argentine economy could be negatively affected as a result of lower international demand and lower prices for its products and services, higher international interest rates, lower capital inflows and higher risk aversion, which may also adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. A portion of our operations, properties and customers are located in Argentina, and, as a result, our business is, to a large extent, dependent upon economic and legal conditions prevailing in Argentina. If economic and legal conditions in Argentina were to deteriorate, they could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 6
    Future policies of the Argentine government may affect the economy as well as the operations of the telecommunications industry in Argentina.

    The Argentine government has historically exercised significant influence over the economy, and telecommunications companies in particular have operated in a highly regulated environment. In the past, the Argentine government promulgated numerous, far-reaching regulations affecting the economy and telecommunications companies in particular.  In addition, local municipalities in the regions where we operate have also introduced regulations and proposed various taxes and fees for the installation of infrastructure. Provinces have increased their tax rates, particularly the turnover tax rates. Since assuming office on December 10, 2019, President Fernandez has been devoted to renegotiate the Argentinian debt and trying to solve the short term economic problem. After a few months the priority moves to the COVID-19 pandemic, based on these facts we cannot confirm the course of the measures that can be adopted and will impact the telecommunication sector. We cannot assure you that the Argentine government will not adopt other policies that could adversely affect the Argentine economy or our business, financial condition or results of operations.  In addition, we cannot assure you that future economic, regulatory, social and political developments in Argentina will not impair our business, financial condition or results of operations, or cause the market value of our common shares to decline.

  • Economy & Political Environment - Risk 7
    Inflation could accelerate, causing adverse effects on the economy and negatively impacting our margins.

    In the past, Argentina has experienced periods of high inflation. Inflation has increased since 2005 and has remained relatively high since then. There can be no assurance that inflation rates will not be higher in the future. On January 2014, a new consumer price index, the National Urban Consumer Price Index (Indice de Precios al Consumidor Nacional Urbano, or "IPCNu") was published with the aim of improving the accuracy of measurements of the evolution of prices in the Argentine economy. The IPCNu integrates a set of price indexes which allows for the monitoring of the change in several prices in the economy (wholesale, commodities and construction costs, among others) by considering the price information from all the provinces in Argentina. The IPCNu increased by 11.9% over the period from January to October 2015 (according to last available data); and by 23.9% in 2014. In the past, there has been a substantial disparity between the inflation indexes published by the INDEC and the higher inflation indexes estimated by private consulting firms. The INDEC estimated that the Argentine wholesale price index increased by 13.1% in 2012, 14.8% in 2013, 28.3% in 2014 and 10.6% in the period of January to October 2015 (according to the last available data because INDEC has not disclosed figures for November and December 2015). The INDEC resumed publication of the wholesale price index for full year since 2016, the Argentine Wholesale Price Index increased by 34.6% in 2016, 18.8% in 2017, 48.6% in 2018 and 50.6% in 2019 on a year-over-year comparison. On January 8, 2016, the previous administration issued Decree No. 55/2016 declaring a state of administrative emergency with respect to the national statistical system and the INDEC until December 31, 2016 (which was not extended). During this state of emergency, the INDEC had suspended publication of certain statistical data (regarding prices, poverty, unemployment and GDP) until it completed a reorganization of its technical and administrative structure capable of producing sufficient and reliable statistical information. As of the date of this Annual Report, INDEC has resumed publication of mentioned statistical data, although for some indicators it has not disclosed or provided re-estimated figures for certain time periods. As a consequence of the aforementioned events, the full year 2015 inflation measure for IPCNu index was not disclosed, and according to last available data (from October 2015) the IPCNu registered an increase of 11.9% over the January to October 2015 period. As alternative guidance to IPCNu, the authorities suggested that other measures should be observed, such as those published by the statistical entity of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (IPC CABA) and the San Luis Province that registered an annual increase of 26.9% and 31.6% in 2015, respectively. IPCNu publication was resumed in June 2016 disclosing May 2016 monthly inflation figures, while data for the months in the period January to April 2016 remains unavailable. Taking this into account, IPCNu variation from May to December 2016 was 16.9% and, as alternative guidance, the indexes published by the Province of San Luis and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires from January to April 2016 represented an increase of 13.9% and 19.2%, respectively. During 2017, the INDEC published monthly IPC index regularly, registering an increase of 24.8% on a year-over-year comparison. The cumulative IPC variation for 2020 was 36.1%. Despite of the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Argentine economy continues to experience high levels of inflation. If the value of the peso cannot be stabilized through fiscal and monetary policies, an increase in inflation rates could be expected. Since a portion of our revenues are denominated in Argentinian pesos, any further increase in the rate of inflation not accompanied by a parallel increase in our prices would decrease our revenues in real terms and adversely affect our results of operations.

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