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Carbo CeramicsRisks
- Worldwide general economic, business, and industry conditions may have an adverse effect on the Company’s results.
- A number of our customers’ businesses are cyclical or have changing regional demands. Our operations are subject to these trends, and we may not be able to mitigate these risks.
- The Company operates in very competitive industries, which could adversely affect our profitability.
- The Company’s sales could be adversely affected by consolidation in customer industries.
- The Company’s sales could be adversely affected by our failure to renew or extend long-term sales contracts for our satellite operations.
- Servicing the Company’s debt will require a significant amount of cash. This could reduce the Company’s flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions or fund capital expenditures or working capital needs. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.
- The agreements and instruments governing our debt contain various covenants that could significantly impact our ability to operate our business.
- Technology, Development and Growth Risks
- The Company’s results could be adversely affected if it is unable to effectively achieve and implement its growth initiatives.
- Delays or failures in new product development could adversely affect the Company’s operations.
- The Company’s ability to compete is dependent upon its ability to defend its intellectual property against inappropriate disclosure, theft and infringement.
- The Company’s operations could be impacted by the increased risks of doing business abroad.
- The Company’s operations are dependent on the availability of raw materials and access to ore reserves at its mining operations. Increases in costs of raw materials, energy, or shipping could adversely affect our financial results.
- The Company’s subsidiaries, Barretts Minerals Inc. (“BMI”) and Barretts Ventures Texas LLC (together with BMI, “Barretts”), have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to address and comprehensively resolve BMI’s liabilities associated with talc. Risks and uncertainties related to this filing could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
- The Company is subject to stringent regulation in the areas of environmental, health and safety, and tax, and may incur unanticipated costs or liabilities arising out of claims for various legal, environmental and tax matters or product stewardship issues that could materially harm the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
- Production facilities are subject to operating risks and capacity limitations that may adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
- Operating results for some of our businesses are seasonal.
- Our operations have been and will continue to be subject to cyber-attacks and other disruptions to our information systems that could have a material adverse impact on our business, consolidated results of operations, and consolidated financial condition.