Tariffs and trade barriers
84 of 521 companies dropped a paragraph in Risk Factors that uses one of these words:
tariff, tariffs, trade war, import duties, customs duties, export controls.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts | 2 | 2 |
| Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl | 1 | 1 |
| Communications Equipment, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Electrical Industrial Apparatus | 1 | 1 |
| Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | 1 | 1 |
| Electronic Components, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Farm Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 1 |
| Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) | 1 | 1 |
| Gas & Other Services Combined | 1 | 1 |
| Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 1 |
| Oil Royalty Traders | 1 | 1 |
| Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) | 1 | 1 |
| Paper Mills | 1 | 1 |
| Retail-Eating & Drinking Places | 1 | 1 |
| Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores | 1 | 1 |
| Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus | 1 | 1 |
| Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts | 1 | 1 |
| Computer Communications Equipment | 2 | 3 |
| Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys | 2 | 4 |
| Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals | 1 | 2 |
| Optical Instruments & Lenses | 1 | 2 |
| Paperboard Containers & Boxes | 1 | 2 |
| Printed Circuit Boards | 1 | 2 |
| Pumps & Pumping Equipment | 1 | 2 |
| Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores | 1 | 2 |
| Rubber & Plastics Footwear | 1 | 2 |
| Services-Medical Laboratories | 1 | 2 |
| Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) | 1 | 2 |
| Pharmaceutical Preparations | 5 | 11 |
| Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | 2 | 5 |
| Semiconductors & Related Devices | 5 | 15 |
| Electric & Other Services Combined | 4 | 12 |
| Petroleum Refining | 2 | 6 |
| Computer & office Equipment | 1 | 3 |
| Electrical Work | 1 | 3 |
| Electronic Computers | 1 | 3 |
| Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers | 1 | 3 |
| Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | 1 | 3 |
| Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics | 1 | 3 |
| Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries | 1 | 3 |
| Finance Services | 7 | 28 |
| Investment Advice | 2 | 8 |
| Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) | 1 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | 1 | 4 |
| Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services | 1 | 4 |
| Electric Services | 3 | 15 |
| Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | 2 | 10 |
| Hospital & Medical Service Plans | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory Analytical Instruments | 1 | 5 |
| Retail-Variety Stores | 1 | 5 |
| Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | 1 | 7 |
| Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | 1 | 7 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | 3 | 27 |
| National Commercial Banks | 1 | 11 |
| Services-Business Services, NEC | 1 | 16 |
| Services-Prepackaged Software | 1 | 19 |
172 paragraphs · Services-Medical Laboratories show all sectors
The Company’s international operations expose it to risks from potential failure to comply with foreign laws and regulations that differ from those under which the Company operates in the U.S. In addition, the Company may be adversely affected by other risks of operations in foreign countries, including, but not limited to: changes in reimbursement by foreign governments for services provided by the Company; compliance with export controls and trade regulations; changes in tax policies or other foreign laws; compliance with foreign labor and employee relations laws and regulations; restrictions on currency repatriation; judicial systems that less strictly enforce contractual rights; countries that do not have clear or well-established laws and regulations concerning issues relating to commercial laboratory testing or drug development services; countries that provide less protection for intellectual property rights; and procedures and actions affecting approval, production, pricing, reimbursement and marketing of its offerings. Further, international operations could subject the Company to additional expenses that the Company may not fully anticipate, including those related to enhanced time and resources necessary to comply with foreign laws and regulations, difficulty in collecting accounts receivable and longer collection periods, and difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations. In some countries, the Company’s success will depend in part on its ability to form relationships with local partners. The Company’s inability to identify appropriate partners or reach mutually satisfactory arrangements could adversely affect the business and operations.
Read in the 10-K filed Feb 25, 2025 ↗