Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
Interest Rate Risk
Our investments in money market funds, U.S. government bonds and short term deposits are subject to market risk due to changes in interest rates, which may affect our interest income and fair market value of our investments. To minimize this risk, we invest in institutional investors money market funds, which consist of high-grade securities. Our short term deposits are redeemable upon demand and held in banks domiciled in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in Israel. As of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, our investment in money market funds was $951 million and $932 million, respectively; our U.S. government bonds were $33 million and zero, respectively; and our short term deposits were $419 million and $222 million, respectively.
The primary objectives of our investments in money market funds, U.S. government bonds and short term deposits is to fund our cash requirements in the ordinary course of business and preserve principal. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The U.S. dollar is our functional currency. Substantially all our revenue was denominated in U.S. dollars for all periods presented; however certain expenses comprising our cost of revenue and operating expenses were denominated in New Israeli Shekels, mainly payroll. As a result, our consolidated financial statements are subject to fluctuations due to changes in exchange rates as our operating expenses, denominated in New Israeli Shekels, are remeasured from New Israeli Shekels into U.S. dollars. We also have expenses in other currencies, in particular the Euro, the Chinese Yuan, and the Japanese Yen, although to a much lesser extent.
We have attempted to minimize foreign currency risk, primarily by entering into a hedging services agreement with Intel during 2021. Intel centrally hedges its forecast cash flow exposure to the U.S. dollar / New Israeli Shekel exchange rates, and according to the agreement, we have been entitled to a certain allocation of the gains and losses arising from the execution of the hedging contracts. During the fourth quarter of 2022, we de-designated the remaining cash flow hedges for forecasted operating expenses denominated in ILS and will no longer be participating in Intel’s corporate hedging program.
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During the fourth quarter of 2024 we initiated a foreign currency cash flow hedging program, designed to hedge the Company’s foreign exchange rate risk, resulting mainly from ILS payroll expenses. The Company hedges portions of its forecasted payroll payments denominated in ILS using forward contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges, as defined by ASC 815.
If the New Israeli Shekel had strengthened by 10% against the U.S. dollar, it would have decreased our cash flows by approximately $67 million in the year ended December 28, 2024. If the New Israeli Shekel had strengthened by 10% against the U.S. dollar, it would have decreased our cash flows by approximately $43 million in the year ended December 30, 2023. This exposure to U.S. dollar / New Israeli Shekel exchange rates in 2023 resulted from the nine months ended December 30, 2023, since in the first quarter of 2023 we were still affected by the hedging program with Intel and therefore the effect of the exchange rates would not have had a material impact on our cash flows. The effect of a 10% change in the U.S. dollar / New Israeli Shekel exchange rate would not have had a material impact on our cash flows in the year ended December 31, 2022 due to our hedging services agreement with Intel.
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