{"id":847,"date":"2009-05-19T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=847"},"modified":"2009-05-19T07:00:58","modified_gmt":"2009-05-19T15:00:58","slug":"technology-top-risks-for-tech-companies-in-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/technology-top-risks-for-tech-companies-in-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology: Top Risks for Tech Companies in 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

BDO Seidman<\/a> examined the top 100 public high technology company 10-K reports to try to uncover the most common risks identified.<\/p>\n

Here is their list of the top 20 concerns of these companies and how the individual risks have changed since last year. Higher in the rankings this year are concerns about the general state of the US economy and gyrations that might occur in the stock market.<\/p>\n

Concerns about regulatory compliance have dropped from second ranked last year to 9th this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n2008 Rank<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nCompetition and consolidation in technology sector<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n97%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nFailure to develop or market new products\/services<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n91%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nRisks associated with international operations<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n90%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nManagement of current and future M&A or divestitures<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n86%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nIntellectual property infringement<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n86%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nU.S. general economic conditions<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n85%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nCyclical revenue (and subsequent fluctuating stock price)<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n83%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nInability to attract or retain personnel, incl. management<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n82%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nChanges to Federal, State and Local regulations, incl. tax<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n81%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nU.S. and foreign supplier\/vendor concerns<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n78%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nLegal proceedings<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n68%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nPredicting customer demand<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n62%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nAccounting, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n62%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nNatural disasters, war, conflicts and terrorist attacks<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n60%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nNot ranked<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nProduct liability, quality and safety issues<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n58%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nDisruption of distribution of products\/services<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n52%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nNot ranked<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nPressures on pricing, margins and cost cutting<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n51%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nIndebtedness<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n50%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nInability to acquire capital or financing<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n42%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\nInability to maintain operational infrastructure and systems<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n41%<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nNot ranked<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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BDO Seidman examined the top 100 public high technology company 10-K reports to try to uncover the most common risks identified. Here is their list of the top 20 concerns of these companies and how the individual risks have changed…<\/span><\/p>\n

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