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- We are substantially dependent on acceptance of our products and services by law enforcement agencies throughout the world. If law enforcement agencies do not continue to purchase and use our products and services, our growth prospects, operating results and financial condition will be materially adversely affected.
- We substantially depend on sales of our TASER CEDs, and if these products do not continue to be widely accepted, our growth prospects, operating results and financial condition will be diminished.
- If we are unable to design, introduce, sell and deploy new products or new product features successfully, our business and financial results could be adversely affected.
- We face risks associated with rapid technological change and new competing products.
- Our future success is dependent on our ability to expand sales through direct sales and distributors and our inability to increase direct sales or recruit new distributors would negatively affect our sales.
- We are highly dependent on the services of our executive officers, including Patrick W. Smith, our Chief Executive Officer. Our failure to retain executive officers could adversely impact our business.
- Unavailability of materials or higher costs could adversely affect our financial results.
- To the extent demand for our products increases, our future success will be dependent upon our ability to manage our growth and to increase manufacturing production capacity.
- Delays in product development schedules may adversely affect our revenues and cash flows.
- We expend significant resources in anticipation of a sale due to our lengthy sales cycle and may receive no revenue in return.
- Changes in civil forfeiture laws may affect our customers’ ability to purchase our products.
- If our security measures or those of our third-party providers, including cloud storage providers, are breached and unauthorized access is obtained to customers’ data or our data, our network, data centers and service may be perceived as not being secure, customers may curtail or stop using our products and services, and we may incur significant legal and financial exposure and liabilities.
- Catastrophic events could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.
- Defects or disruptions in our services could impact demand for our services and subject us to substantial liability.
- Defects in our products could reduce demand for our products or result in product recalls and result in a loss of sales, delay in market acceptance and damage to our reputation.
- Our international operations expose us to additional risks that could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
- We depend on our ability to attract and retain our key management, sales and technical personnel.
- An increasing percentage of our revenue is derived from subscription billing arrangements that may result in delayed cash collections and may increase customer credit risk on receivables and contract assets.
- SaaS revenue for Axon Evidence is recognized over the terms of the contracts, which may be several years, and, as such, trends in new business may not be immediately reflected in our operating results.
- Most of our end-user customers are subject to budgetary and political constraints that may delay or prevent sales.
- Due to government funding rules, certain of our contracts are subject to appropriation, termination for convenience, or similar cancellation clauses, which could allow our customers to cancel or not exercise options to renew contracts in the future.
- We maintain most of our cash balances, some of which are not insured, at two depository institutions.
- Stock transactions may have a material, unpredictable impact on our results of operations and may result in dilution to existing shareholders.
- Our financial performance is subject to risks associated with changes in the value of the U.S. dollar versus local currencies.
- Unanticipated changes in our effective tax rate and additional tax liabilities may impact our operating results and financial condition.
- Our profitability could suffer from declines in fair value or impairment of our investments, including our strategic investments, and could fluctuate if the fair values of our investments increase.
- We may face personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and other liability claims that harm our reputation and adversely affect our sales and financial condition.
- Other litigation, government inquiries and regulatory actions may subject us to significant costs and judgments and divert management attention from our business.
- We have been, and may be in the future, subject to intellectual property infringement and other claims, which could incur substantial litigation costs, result in significant damages awards, inhibit our use of certain technologies, and divert management attention from our business.
- If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, the value of our brands and products may decrease and we may lose our competitive market advantage.
- We may be unable to enforce patent rights internationally, which may limit our ability to prevent our product features from being used by competitors in some foreign jurisdictions.
- The use of open source software in our products, services and technologies may expose us to additional risks and harm our intellectual property.
- A variety of new and existing laws and/or interpretations could materially and adversely affect our business.
Management Discussion
- (1) TASER segment “Other” includes smaller categories, such as VR hardware, CED training revenue such as revenue associated with our Master Instructor School, and TASER consumer device sales.
- (2) Software and Sensors segment “Other” includes revenue from items including Signal Sidearm, Interview Room and Axon Air.
- Net sales for the TASER segment for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $81.0 million, or 15.2%, primarily due to an increase of $51.2 million in TASER devices (professional) and an $11.6 million increase in cartridge revenue. The increase in TASER devices (professional) revenue was the result of increased unit sales and premium product mix. We continue to see strong adoption of our next generation product, TASER 10, which began shipping in the first quarter of 2023. The increase in cartridge revenue was primarily attributable to growing sales of next generation TASER products. Net sales for Axon Evidence and cloud services increased $16.0 million due to an increase in the number of cloud-connected TASER devices in the field, as well as an increase in VR revenue.