Company: CLX
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000021076-25-000053
Chunk: 33

Company: CLOROX CO /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 33
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emics, terrorism, and unstable geopolitical conditions, including ongoing conflicts and rising tensions in the Middle East and/or Ukraine and rising tensions between China and Taiwan, as well as macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility and uncertainty as a result of a number of these and other factors, including actual and potential shifts in U.S. and foreign trade policies, including as a result of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners, especially China, particularly as a result of the imposition of U.S. and retaliatory tariffs;

•the impact of market and category declines,  and the Company’s product and geographic mix on its ability to meet sales growth targets;

•the ability of the Company to successfully execute or realize the anticipated benefits of its strategic or transformational initiatives, including the ERP transition and the related timing and volume of shipment movement related to the ERP transition;

•the impact of the changing retail environment, including the growth of alternative retail channels and business models, and changing consumer preferences;

•intense competition in the Company’s markets;

•volatility and increases in the costs of raw materials, energy, transportation, labor and other necessary supplies or services;

•risks related to supply chain issues, product shortages and disruptions to the business, as a result of increased supply chain dependencies due to an expanded supplier network and a reliance on certain single-source suppliers;

•risks related to the Company’s use of and reliance on information technology systems, including potential and actual security breaches, cyberattacks, privacy breaches or data breaches that result in the unauthorized disclosure of consumer, customer, employee or Company information, business, service or operational disruptions, or that impact the Company’s financial results or financial reporting, or any resulting unfavorable outcomes, increased costs or legal proceedings;

•the ability of the Company to innovate and to develop and introduce commercially successful products, or expand into adjacent categories and countries;

•the ability of the Company to successfully manage global political, legal, tax and regulatory risks,  including due to regulatory uncertainty and lack of regulatory convergence among different jurisdictions; 

•lower revenue, increased costs, other financial statement impacts or reputational harm resulting from government actions, compliance with regulations, or any material costs imposed by changes in regulation;

•the Company’s ability to maintain its business reputation and the reputation of its brands and products;

•dependence on key customers and risks related to customer consolidation and ordering patterns;

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT (Continued)

•the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, which may continue to be impacted by challenges in the labor market