Weis Markets (WMK) risk factors, FY2024 10-K

Weis Markets's FY2024 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2025, lists 14 risk factors in 2 groups. There is no earlier 10-K to compare against, so the most company-specific risks are listed below.

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Risk factors listed
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Weis Markets's biggest risks in the FY2024 10-K

  • Weis Markets faces intense retail food price competition and regional market concentration in Pennsylvania, Maryland, DC, and New York.
  • The Weis family controls approximately 65 percent of voting power through common stock holdings.
  • Labor costs, wage increases, and self-insurance reserves heavily impact operating results.

The risks most specific to Weis Markets

  • The Company’s industry is highly competitive. If the Company is unable to compete effectively, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially affected

    The retail food industry is intensely price competitive and faces non-traditional competitors, online formats, and aggressive market expansion.

  • Financial, Investments and Infrastructure Risks

    The Company’s investment portfolio may suffer losses from changes in market interest rates and changes in market conditions which could adversely affect results of operations and liquidity

    The Company holds marketable securities including corporate and municipal bonds, commercial paper, and equity securities subject to market losses.

  • Financial, Investments and Infrastructure Risks

    Unexpected factors affecting self-insurance claims and reserve estimates could adversely affect the Company

    The Company uses self-insurance for workers’ compensation, general liability, vehicle accident, property, and employee medical benefit claims.

  • Financial, Investments and Infrastructure Risks

    The Company is affected by certain operating costs which could increase or fluctuate considerably, and other potential disruptions

    Operating costs depend on employee expenses, regulatory wage increases, a competitive labor market, unionization risks, and oil prices.

  • Legal, Regulatory and Other External Risks

    The trade area of the Company is located within a region and is subject to the economic, social and climate variables of that region

    Stores are concentrated in central and northeast Pennsylvania, central Maryland, suburban Washington, DC and Baltimore, and New York’s Southern Tier.

  • Legal, Regulatory and Other External Risks

    The Company is a controlled Company due to the common stock holdings of the Weis family

    The Weis family owns approximately 65 percent of the combined voting power of the Company's common stock as of December 28, 2024.

All 14 risk factors

Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.

Other

  1. 01The Company’s industry is highly competitive. If the Company is unable to compete effectively, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially affected
  2. 02Food safety issues could result in the loss of consumer confidence in the Company
  3. 03The Company may be unable to retain key management personnel

Financial, Investments and Infrastructure Risks

  1. 04The failure to execute expansion plans could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and results of its operations
  2. 05Item 1a. Risk Factors: (continued)
  3. 06The Company’s investment portfolio may suffer losses from changes in market interest rates and changes in market conditions which could adversely affect results of operations and liquidity
  4. 07Unexpected factors affecting self-insurance claims and reserve estimates could adversely affect the Company
  5. 08Disruptions or cybersecurity breaches in the Company’s information technology systems could adversely affect results of operations
  6. 09The Company is affected by certain operating costs which could increase or fluctuate considerably, and other potential disruptions
  7. 10Changes in vendor promotions or allowances, including the way vendors target their promotional spending, and the Company’s ability to effectively manage these programs could significantly impact margins and profitability

Legal, Regulatory and Other External Risks

  1. 11The trade area of the Company is located within a region and is subject to the economic, social and climate variables of that region
  2. 12Various aspects of the Company’s business are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations
  3. 13Changes in tax laws may result in higher income tax
  4. 14The Company is a controlled Company due to the common stock holdings of the Weis family

Other Weis Markets 10-Ks

  • FY2025 10-K risk factors
    17 risks3 new2 reworded

    Weis Markets added financial restatement risks due to an inventory overstatement at a single meat plant, alongside new tariff concerns.

    Filed Mar 12, 2026

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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.