Inflation has increased our operating costs, and we expect to continue to experience inflationary conditions.
Deteriorating economic conditions and the potential for an economic recession may have a material adverse impact on our business and financial condition.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our financial results depend on successful project execution and may be adversely affected by cost overruns, failure to meet customer schedules, failure of our subcontractors to fulfill their obligations to us, or other execution issues.
We may incur liabilities to customers as a result of warranty claims or failure to meet performance guarantees, which could reduce our profitability.
Our inability to meet our own and our customers’ safety standards could have a material adverse effect on our sales and profitability.
Failure to effectively treat emerging contaminants could result in material liabilities.
Our growth strategy includes growth through acquisitions, and we may not be able to identify suitable acquisition targets.
We may have difficulty operating or integrating any acquired businesses, assets, or product lines profitably, or in successfully implementing our growth strategy.
We may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of our restructuring actions.
Delays in enactment or repeals of environmental laws and regulations may make our products, services, and solutions unnecessary or less economically beneficial to our customers, adversely affecting demand for our products, services, and solutions.
If we become subject to claims relating to handling, storage, release, or disposal of hazardous materials, we could incur significant costs and experience delays in our business due to our efforts to comply.
Failure to retain our existing senior management, skilled technical, engineering, sales and other key personnel or the inability to attract and retain new qualified personnel could materially and adversely impact our ability to operate or grow our business.
Wastewater operations may result in contamination or pose other significant risks that could cause us to incur significant costs.
Weather conditions, climate change, and legislation or regulations addressing climate change may adversely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our business may be materially adversely affected by risks associated with international sales and operations.
If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, or if third parties infringe our intellectual property rights or claim that we are infringing their intellectual property rights, we may suffer competitive injury, expend significant resources enforcing our rights or defending against such claims, or be prevented from selling products or services.
Our industry is highly fragmented and localized.
Our contracts with federal, state, and local governments involve unique risks and may be terminated or adversely modified prior to completion, which could adversely affect our business.
Our operations are subject to various hazards that may cause personal injury or property damage and increase our operating costs, and which may exceed the coverage of our insurance or for which we are not insured.
Our financial results may fluctuate from period to period and can be difficult to predict.
Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and limit our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations.
Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.
The covenants in our senior secured credit facilities impose restrictions that may limit our operating and financial flexibility.
Seasonality of sales and weather conditions may adversely affect, or cause volatility in, our financial results.
We may incur impairment charges for our goodwill and other indefinite‑lived intangible assets which would negatively impact our operating results.
We may be unable to bid on or enter into significant long‑term agreements if we are not able to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees or surety bonds, and our liquidity may be adversely affected by bonding requirements.
We are increasingly dependent on the continuous and reliable operation of our information technology systems, including third party systems and solutions, and a disruption of these systems could materially and adversely affect our business.
If we experience a significant data security breach or fail to detect and appropriately respond to a significant data security breach, our business and reputation could suffer.
The cost of complying with complex governmental regulations applicable to our business, sanctions resulting from non‑compliance or reduced demand resulting from certain changes in regulations could increase our operating costs and reduce our profit.
Foreign, federal, state, and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impose substantial compliance requirements on our operations. Our operating costs could be significantly increased in order to comply with new or stricter regulatory standards imposed by foreign, federal, and state environmental agencies.
Failure to comply with applicable anti‑corruption and trade laws, regulations, and policies, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, could result in fines and criminal penalties, causing a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.
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