HURCO COMPANIES INC 10-Q

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS ​ Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024. The following new risk factor is added: ​ Changes in U.S. trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs and the resulting consequences, may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. ​ The U.S. government has adopted new approaches to trade policy, and in some cases may renegotiate, or potentially terminate, certain existing bilateral or multi-lateral trade agreements. The U.S. government has also imposed tariffs on most foreign goods and has raised the possibility of imposing significant tariff increases or expanding the tariffs to capture other countries and types of goods. Tariffs on imports from nations from whom we procure products or materials and components used in our manufacturing process could increase our operating costs and/or require us to incur significant costs to transition to alternative manufacturers or suppliers. Future tariff increases, expanding the tariffs to cover other countries or other changes in U.S. trade policy could exacerbate these challenges. ​ In addition, in response to these tariffs, other countries have threatened, announced or implemented retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Political tensions and uncertainty as a result of trade policies and ongoing judicial challenges to such policies could reduce trade volume, investment, technological exchange, and other economic activities between major international economies, resulting in a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, which could in turn have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. ​