One Stop Systems (OSS) risk factors, FY2025 10-K

One Stop Systems's FY2025 10-K, filed Mar 18, 2026, lists 34 risk factors. There is no earlier 10-K to compare against, so the most company-specific risks are listed below.

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One Stop Systems's biggest risks in the FY2025 10-K

  • The risk section centers on OSS’s strategic shift to core edge-computing systems after selling Bressner.
  • Competitive pressure is strongest from internal OEM engineering teams and specialized military/aerospace HPC vendors.
  • Supply-chain disruptions, tariffs, seasonality, and reliance on a 57-person specialized workforce are key operating risks.

The risks most specific to One Stop Systems

  • On October 31, 2018, OSS GmbH acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Bressner Technology GmbH, a limited liability company registered under the laws of Germany and located near Munich, Germany (“Bressner”). Bressner was an integrator and distributor of hardware systems and components

    Selling Bressner on December 30, 2025 shifts OSS toward its core deployable edge-computing business and increases dependence on that narrower operation.

  • During 2025, we expanded our PCIe expansion portfolio with the launch of Ponto, a PCIe Gen 5 datacenter-focused expansion platform, and announced next-generation PCIe Gen 6.0 cable adapters and related expansion products to address emerging high-wattage AI accelerator requirements

    OSS may fail to commercialize PCIe Gen 5, Gen 6, and AI-accelerator products ahead of competitors.

  • Customer in-house design resources

    Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and other OEMs may use internal engineering teams instead of OSS for specialized PCIe systems.

  • Major Tier 1 & 2 Mainstream Computer, GPU and Storage Vendors

    Major server, GPU, and storage vendors may compete with mainstream platforms, even though OSS offers more customization.

  • Vertical High Performance Compute Vendors – Military/Aerospace

    Specialized military and aerospace HPC vendors offer competing complete hardware-and-software solutions with ruggedized form factors.

  • Markets, Seasonality, and Major Customers

    Government appropriations and commercial budget cycles can produce lower deliveries during the first half of the year.

  • Although most components essential to our business are generally available from multiple sources, we believe that the loss or limited availability of certain component suppliers and manufacturing vendors could have a material adverse effect upon our business and financial condition

    Component shortages, long lead times, higher costs, minimum-order changes, tariffs, and trade policies can disrupt procurement.

  • We believe that our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel. To achieve this objective, we strive to provide competitive compensation, benefits, equity participation, and a success driven work environment

    OSS may struggle to recruit or retain specialized engineers, technicians, assemblers, and support staff within its 57-person workforce.

All 34 risk factors

Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.

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  1. 01WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
  2. 02On October 31, 2018, OSS GmbH acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Bressner Technology GmbH, a limited liability company registered under the laws of Germany and located near Munich, Germany (“Bressner”). Bressner was an integrator and distributor of hardware systems and components
  3. 03During 2025, we expanded our PCIe expansion portfolio with the launch of Ponto, a PCIe Gen 5 datacenter-focused expansion platform, and announced next-generation PCIe Gen 6.0 cable adapters and related expansion products to address emerging high-wattage AI accelerator requirements
  4. 04Industry Background and Market Opportunity
  5. 05Edge computing is one of the fastest growing markets in the computing space, driven by the need to do more at the edge. The concept of edge computing is simply deploying compute systems closer to the actual user of the system, rather than communicating with a distant cloud computing facility
  6. 06Military/Government - Aircraft, rotary winged aircraft, ships, mobile command, mobile radar, submersibles, land vehicles, drones, etc
  7. 07High Density Solid-State Flash Storage
  8. 08Switch Fabrics For High Speed Data
  9. 09Lowest Latency – We have expertise in PCIe and NVLink® switch fabrics that deliver the lowest possible latency. This allows us to design reliable systems using this differentiating high-performance technology with a greater quantity of GPUs and flash storage devices than other suppliers
  10. 10Powerful Software – We provide s oftware products required to operate high-capacity, low-latency storage systems used by defense systems and commercial applications
  11. 11Completing sizable accretive acquisitions
  12. 12Layering in additional high margin services
  13. 13Technology Drivers for OSS High-Performance Computing Business
  14. 14Switched Serial Interconnect
  15. 15Compute Acceleration with GPUs
  16. 16The use of flash memory technology for system storage has gained traction over the past decade, which we believe to be a result of the continuous decline in the cost per gigabyte. Flash memory has become the ubiquitous storage technology in high-performance systems
  17. 17Our Core Technical Capabilities
  18. 18High Speed System Interconnect Design
  19. 19Storage Management Software
  20. 20Benefits of Technology and Core Capabilities to our Customers
  21. 21PCIe Expansion and Adaptors
  22. 22Manufacturing and supply chain management
  23. 23Social Media – OSS regularly uses Facebook, LinkedIn, and X to instantly alert the Company’s followers to new events, products, services, and customer stories
  24. 24Customer in-house design resources
  25. 25Major Tier 1 & 2 Mainstream Computer, GPU and Storage Vendors
  26. 26Vertical High Performance Compute Vendors – Military/Aerospace
  27. 27Manufacturing and Operations
  28. 28Custom Builds – Custom builds involve a product built to a customer specification at our facilities. Upon receipt, the customer has a unique product that performs all the functions and has the physical dimensions that match their specifications
  29. 29Markets, Seasonality, and Major Customers
  30. 30Although most components essential to our business are generally available from multiple sources, we believe that the loss or limited availability of certain component suppliers and manufacturing vendors could have a material adverse effect upon our business and financial condition
  31. 31We believe that our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel. To achieve this objective, we strive to provide competitive compensation, benefits, equity participation, and a success driven work environment
  32. 32We are ISO14001 certified. ISO14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems
  33. 33Government Approval and Effect of Government Regulations
  34. 34We maintain a corporate Internet website at: http://www.onestopsystems.com

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