Labor and talent
74 of 521 companies dropped a paragraph in Risk Factors that uses one of these words:
labor shortage, labor union, labor unions, unionized, collective bargaining, key personnel, attract and retain.
The paragraph was in the earlier 10-K and nothing like it is in the latest.
It counts text; it does not say how serious a risk is. Words in capitals only (such as AI) must be in capitals.
By sector
Sector is the SEC's industry description of the company. Each count opens that sector's quotes below.
| Sector | Companies | Compared |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Industrial Apparatus | 1 | 1 |
| Farm Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 1 |
| Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) | 1 | 1 |
| In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | 1 | 1 |
| Insurance Carriers, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 1 |
| Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) | 1 | 1 |
| Paper Mills | 1 | 1 |
| Retail-Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores | 1 | 1 |
| Retail-Eating & Drinking Places | 1 | 1 |
| Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies | 1 | 1 |
| X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus | 1 | 1 |
| Investment Advice | 5 | 8 |
| Computer Storage Devices | 3 | 5 |
| Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts | 1 | 2 |
| Fats & Oils | 1 | 2 |
| Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | 1 | 2 |
| Industrial Organic Chemicals | 1 | 2 |
| Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals | 1 | 2 |
| Refuse Systems | 1 | 2 |
| Rubber & Plastics Footwear | 1 | 2 |
| Services-Amusement & Recreation Services | 1 | 2 |
| Services-Medical Laboratories | 1 | 2 |
| Finance Services | 12 | 28 |
| Computer Communications Equipment | 1 | 3 |
| Electrical Work | 1 | 3 |
| General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 3 |
| Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | 1 | 3 |
| Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries | 1 | 3 |
| Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) | 1 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | 1 | 4 |
| Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys | 1 | 4 |
| Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services | 1 | 4 |
| Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | 1 | 4 |
| Hospital & Medical Service Plans | 1 | 5 |
| Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory Analytical Instruments | 1 | 5 |
| Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | 1 | 5 |
| Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | 1 | 5 |
| Petroleum Refining | 1 | 6 |
| State Commercial Banks | 1 | 6 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | 4 | 27 |
| Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | 1 | 7 |
| Semiconductors & Related Devices | 2 | 15 |
| Services-Prepackaged Software | 2 | 19 |
| Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | 1 | 10 |
| National Commercial Banks | 1 | 11 |
| Pharmaceutical Preparations | 1 | 11 |
| Electric & Other Services Combined | 1 | 12 |
| Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | 1 | 12 |
| Electric Services | 1 | 15 |
133 paragraphs · Laboratory Analytical Instruments show all sectors
The operation of the Company requires managerial and operational expertise. None of the Company’s key management employees, with the exception of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have an employment contract with the Company and there can be no assurance that such individuals will remain with the Company. If, for any reason, other key personnel do not continue to be active in management, the Company’s results of operations or financial condition could be adversely affected. The Company’s success also depends on its ability to execute leadership succession plans. The inability to successfully transition key management roles could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results.
Read in the 10-K filed Feb 25, 2025 ↗