Aquabounty Technologies (AQB) risk factors, FY2025 10-K

Aquabounty Technologies's FY2025 10-K, filed Mar 31, 2026, lists 21 risk factors in 4 groups. Against the prior year's 25: 2 new, 6 dropped, 1 substantially reworded.

Risk factors listed
214 groups
New this year
2vs 25 last year
Dropped
6since the prior 10-K
Substantially reworded
1of those kept
Section length
4k wordsItem 1A

What the changes say

  • AquaBounty added risks regarding permits and board changes after a $4.0 million note placement.
  • Several construction and operational risks for the Ohio Farm Project were dropped.
  • Nasdaq delisting risk was updated to reflect a proposed $5 million MVLS rule and current noncompliance.

What changed since the prior 10-K

New

  • NewRisks Relating to our Business and Future Plans

    We require approvals and permits for our Ohio Farm Project, and any delay or denial of those approvals or permits could potentially impact the value of those assets and limit our strategic options

    We need to maintain permits for our Ohio Farm Project, and any failure to do so could limit our strategic options for these assets.

  • NewRisks Relating to our Common Stock

    The composition of our Board may change from time to time under our governing documents, including through the filling of vacancies, which may result in a change in the Company’s strategic plan

    A $4.0 million senior notes issuance required board changes, with all four directors resigning and new directors appointed, which may alter our strategic plan.

Dropped

  • DroppedRisks Relating to our Business and Future Plans

    If we lose key vendors, including those necessary to complete the construction of our Ohio Farm Project, or are unable to engage additional vendors, it could delay our construction or commercialization plans

  • DroppedRisks Relating to our Business and Future Plans

    We require approvals and permits to construct and operate our Ohio Farm Project, and any delay or denial of those approvals or permits could potentially delay or halt certain operations and commercial efforts

  • DroppedRisks Relating to our Business and Future Plans

    Delays and defects may prevent the commencement of farm operations

    Loss of key vendors could delay construction or commercialization of the Ohio Farm Project.

  • DroppedRisks Relating to our Business and Future Plans

    The financing of our Ohio Farm Project through the placement of municipal bonds may require restrictive debt covenants that could limit our control over the farm’s operation and restrict our ability to utilize a portion of any cash that the farm generates

    Permit delays or denials could halt operations at the Ohio Farm Project.

  • DroppedRisks Relating to Our Business

    Atlantic salmon farming is subject to disease outbreaks, which can increase the cost of production and/or reduce production harvests

    Construction delays and defects could increase costs, making the Ohio Farm Project unprofitable.

  • DroppedRisks Relating to Our Business

    The successful development of our business depends on our ability to efficiently and cost-effectively produce and sell salmon at large commercial scale

    Municipal bond financing for the Ohio Farm Project may require restrictive debt covenants.

Reworded

  • 72% rewrittenRisks Relating to our Common Stock

    a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future

    Replaced obsolete details about a 2022 Nasdaq minimum bid price notice with a threat from Nasdaq's proposed $5 million MVLS rule, noting our market value was below $5 million as of March 27, 2026.

All 21 risk factors

Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.

Risks Relating to our Business and Future Plans

  1. 01We have a history of net losses and expect to incur future losses, and there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern
  2. 02There can be no assurance that substantial additional capital will be available on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all, or that such funds, if raised, would be sufficient to enable us to continue to implement our business strategy
  3. 03We require approvals and permits for our Ohio Farm Project, and any delay or denial of those approvals or permits could potentially impact the value of those assets and limit our strategic optionsNew
  4. 04We may pursue strategic acquisitions, dispositions, mergers or joint ventures or other strategic transactions that could have an adverse impact on our business if they are unsuccessful
  5. 05assume significant liabilities
  6. 06potential loss of key employees

Risks Relating to Our Business

  1. 07Security breaches, cyber-attacks and other disruptions could compromise our information, or expose us to fraud or liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer
  2. 08We may be required to further write down the value of our assets at the end of a reporting period

Risks Relating to the Industry and Macro Environment

  1. 09Business, political, or economic disruptions or global health concerns could seriously harm our current or planned business and increase our costs and expenses
  2. 10Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, including events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance by financial institutions or transactional counterparties, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations
  3. 11Our ability to use net operating losses and other tax attributes to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations

Risks Relating to our Common Stock

  1. 12The price of our shares of common stock is likely to be volatile
  2. 13We may not be able to maintain our listing on Nasdaq, which could limit investors’ ability or willingness to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions
  3. 14a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future72% rewritten
  4. 15An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained
  5. 16We are a “smaller reporting company” and a “non-accelerated filer” and we cannot be certain if applicable scaled disclosure requirements will make our shares of common stock less attractive to investors
  6. 17We may issue preferred stock with terms that could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our common stock
  7. 18Provisions in our corporate documents and Delaware law could have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control of us, even if that change may be considered beneficial by some of our stockholders
  8. 19authorizing the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock, which could be issued by our Board of Directors to issue securities with voting rights and thwart a takeover attempt
  9. 20We do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future, and, accordingly, stockholders must rely on stock appreciation for any return on their investment
  10. 21The composition of our Board may change from time to time under our governing documents, including through the filling of vacancies, which may result in a change in the Company’s strategic planNew

Other Aquabounty Technologies 10-Ks

  • FY2024 10-K risk factors
    25 risks

    AquaBounty carries severe going concern doubts with cumulative losses of $370 million and $230 thousand in cash.

    Filed Mar 27, 2025

About this page

The headings are the filing's own. The one-line readings and the overview are automated and can be wrong: read Item 1A of the 10-K for the exact wording.