RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common stock involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the following factors with respect to the securities as well as the risks incorporated by reference in this prospectus or included in any applicable prospectus supplement before making an investment decision. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as revised or supplemented by our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q or our current reports on Form 8-K that we have filed with the SEC, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. The risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein are not the only ones facing us.
We cannot guarantee the timing, declaration or amount of dividends on, or repurchases of, our common stock.
The timing, declaration and amount of future dividends to stockholders or repurchases of our common stock is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on many factors such as our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, any future debt service obligations, covenants under our existing or future debt agreements, industry practice, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, and other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant. Our ability to pay dividends or repurchase common stock will depend on our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations.
The trading price of our common stock may be volatile, and purchasers of our common stock could incur substantial losses.
The market price of our common stock may be subject to significant fluctuations in response to actual or anticipated variations in our operating results or other factors beyond our control. In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations, as well as general market, economic and political conditions, such as recessions, loss of investor confidence or interest rate changes, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock.
If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may result in purchasers of our common stock losing some or all of the value of their investment in our common stock.
If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue unfavorable commentary or negative recommendations with respect to our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.
The trading market for our common stock is influenced by the research and reports that equity research and other securities analysts publish about us, our business and our industry. We do not have control over these analysts. Analysts could issue negative recommendations with respect to our common stock or publish other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us, our business or our industry. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us, we could lose visibility in the market. As a result of one or more of these factors, the market price of our common stock could decline rapidly and our common stock trading volume could be adversely affected.
Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect our common stock price.
Sales of our common stock by us or our stockholders, including pursuant to this prospectus, or future sales of our securities in the public or private market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. Any transaction involving newly issued common stock could also result in
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