Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Risk Factor Changes
Stanley Black & Decker Risk Factor Changes
Latest 10-K compared with the year before. 61 changes found.
The Company maintains an awareness of and responsibility for the potential health and safety impacts of its products on its customers and end users.
The Company manufactures products and performs various services that create exposure to product and professional liability claims and litigation.
In addition, the Company is subject to environmental laws in each jurisdiction in which business is conducted.
A number of governmental bodies have adopted, revised, or proposed legislation and regulation in response to the potential effects of climate change, protection of the environment, human health and safety, and water a…
The Company is subject to income taxation in the U.S.
To conduct its operations, the Company regularly collects, stores, and processes data across national borders, and consequently is subject to a variety of continuously evolving and developing laws and regulations in t…
The Company’s information systems and data may be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats and incidents which can include uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to information technology ("IT") syst…
In addition, the Company's ability to compete could be negatively impacted by its failure to obtain and adequately protect its intellectual property and preserve its associated intellectual property rights, including…
There can be no assurance that the value of the defined benefit plan assets, or the investment returns on those plan assets, will be sufficient in the future.
The Company must maintain, for each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company, an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.50 to 1.00, provided that the Company is only required to maintain an intere…
As described in Note G, Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, the Company has a five-year $2.25 billion committed credit facility and a $1.25 billion s…
The Company manufactures and sells its products in many countries throughout the world.
The Company has taken steps to streamline its portfolio and focus on its core Tools & Outdoor and Engineering Fastening businesses.
•incurring significant restructuring charges and amortization expense, assuming liabilities, ongoing or new lawsuits related to the transaction or otherwise or pre-closing regulatory violations of the acquired busines…
over their estimated useful lives and are evaluated for impairment when appropriate.
The effects of extreme weather conditions could also place capacity constraints on the Company’s supply chain.
The Company's facilities, supply chains, distribution systems, and information technology systems are subject to catastrophic loss due to natural disasters or other disruptions, including hurricanes, floods, fires, dr…
A material disruption of the Company's operations, particularly at its manufacturing facilities or within its information technology infrastructure, or its supply chain could adversely affect business.
In mid-2022, the Company initiated a Global Cost Reduction Program designed to achieve significant pre-tax run rate cost savings to, in part, help return adjusted gross margins to historical 35%+ levels.
The Company is committed to continuous productivity improvement and evaluating opportunities to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes, and eliminate excess capacity.
The Company has significant operations outside of the U.S., including manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities.
unavailability of raw materials necessary for production of the Company's products and costs of development and production, may impede the successful development and introduction of new products on a consistent or tim…
Low demand for new products and the inability to develop and introduce new products at favorable margins and on target timelines could adversely impact the Company’s performance and prospects for future growth.
A significant portion of the Company’s products are sold through home centers and mass merchant distribution channels in the U.S.
Operational Excellence, one of the Company's core imperatives, is a continuous operational improvement process applied to many aspects of the Company’s business such as procurement, quality in manufacturing, maximizin…
strategies, customers’ inability to execute on business strategies, or changes in customer or end-user preferences or loyalties for the Company’s products, related to any such significant customer could have a materia…
The Company cannot predict if, and to what extent, other countries in which its products are currently manufactured or will be manufactured in the future, or countries into which its products are imported, will be sub…
Certain of the Company’s competitors may be better positioned than the Company to withstand or react to these kinds of changes and other restrictions on global trade and as a result the Company could lose market share…
The Company also relies on its suppliers to provide high quality products and to comply with applicable laws.
The Company imports large quantities of finished goods, component parts and raw materials.
The following describes management’s beliefs and opinions regarding the material factors that make an investment in our securities speculative or risky, as the Company’s business, operations and financial condition ar…
Government contracts laws and regulations impose certain risks, and government contracts are generally subject to audits, investigations and approval of policies, procedures and internal controls for compliance with p…
The U.S.
The Company derives a portion of its revenues from contracts with the U.S.
The Company’s sales to government customers exposes it to business volatility and risks, including government budgeting cycles and appropriations, procurement regulations, governmental policy shifts, early termination…
jurisdictions could adversely affect the Company’s operations due to increased costs of compliance and potential liability for non-compliance.
audit based on the most currently available information, which involves inherent uncertainty.
provider training, organizational investments, incident response plans, tabletop exercises, technical defenses and defensive product software designs.
Conversely, in the event there is deflation, the Company may experience pressure from its customers to reduce prices, and there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to reduce its cost base (through negot…
The Company’s products are manufactured using both ferrous and non-ferrous metals including, but not limited to, steel, zinc, copper, brass, aluminum, and nickel.
The Company’s results of operations could be negatively impacted by inflationary or deflationary economic conditions which could affect the ability to obtain raw materials, component parts, freight, energy, labor and…
•increased volatility and market vulnerability because of a more focused portfolio following completion of divestitures and investment transactions; and
impairment of acquired goodwill and other intangible assets, and increasing the Company's expenses and working capital requirements;
and importance of individual customers creates risk of exposure to potential volume or profitability loss.
impact its production costs, customer demand and relationships with customers and suppliers.
Changes in governmental policy regarding international trade, including import and export regulation, sanctions, and international trade agreements, have negatively impacted the Company’s business.
The Company also relies on its suppliers to provide high quality products and to comply with applicable laws.
claims for damages.
accruals.
Additionally, the Company’s competitors or other third parties may incorporate artificial intelligence into their products, services or operations more quickly, cost-effectively or successfully than the Company, or de…
The regulatory landscape surrounding artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving and the Company’s use of artificial intelligence may be subject to new legal or regulatory requirements, which may impose prohibitions o…
The Company’s businesses increasingly leverage artificial intelligence solutions to optimize their operations, improve customer experiences, and enhance their products and services.
The use of artificial intelligence in the Company’s business operations, products and services could expose it to legal and compliance risks as well as brand or reputational harm and competitive harm, any of which may…
The Company may be unaware of intellectual property rights of others that may cover some of its technology, brands, or products.
dollar strengthens relative to local currencies, the Company’s earnings could be negatively impacted.
As of January 3, 2026, the Company has approximately $7.3 billion of goodwill, approximately $2.3 billion of indefinite-lived trade names and approximately $0.8 billion of net definite-lived intangible assets.
The Company employs information technology systems and networks to support the business and relies on them to process, transmit and store electronic information, and to manage or support a variety of business processe…
The Company’s competitive advantage is due in part to its ability to develop and introduce new products in a timely manner at favorable margins.
The Company has certain significant customers, particularly home centers and major retailers.
There is a possibility of further escalation of trade tensions, tariffs or additional trade restrictions.
Changes in governmental policy regarding international trade, including import and export regulation, sanctions, and international trade agreements, have negatively impacted the Company’s business.