Company: DXPE
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0001020710-25-000081
Chunk: 28

Company: DXP ENTERPRISES INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: ARS
Chunk 28
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, computer viruses, worms or other destructive or disruptive software, process breakdowns, denial of service attacks, malicious social engineering or other malicious activities, or any combination of the foregoing. Our computer systems have been, and will likely continue to be, subject to cyber incidents. A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of our information resources. More specifically, a cyber incident is an intentional attack or an unintentional event that can include gaining unauthorized access to systems to disrupt operations, corrupt data or steal confidential information. Our three primary risks that could directly result from the occurrence of a cyber incident include operational interruption, damage to our reputation and image and private data exposure. While we have implemented controls and taken other preventative actions to further strengthen our systems against future attacks, these controls and preventative actions may not be effective against future attacks. Any breach of network, information systems, or our data security could result in a disruption of our services or improper disclosure of personal data or confidential information, which could harm our reputation, require us to expend resources to remedy such a security breach or defend against further attacks or subject us to liability under laws that protect personal data, resulting in increased operating costs or loss of revenue. Our backlog is subject to unexpected adjustments and potential cancellations. Our backlog generally consists of projects for which we have an executed contract or commitment with a client and reflects our expected revenue from the contract or commitment, which is often subject to revision over time. We cannot guarantee that the revenue projected in our backlog will be realized or profitable or will not be subject to delay or suspension. Project cancellations, scope adjustments or deferrals, may occur with respect to contracts reflected in our backlog and could reduce the dollar amount of our backlog and the revenue and profits that we actually earn; or may cause the rate at which we perform on our backlog to decrease. Our contracts typically provide for the payment of fees earned through the date of termination and the reimbursement of costs incurred including demobilization costs. In addition, projects may remain in our backlog for an extended period of time. During periods of economic slowdown, or decreases and/or instability in oil prices, the risk of projects being suspended, delayed or canceled generally increases. Finally, poor project or contract performance could also impact our backlog. Such developments could have a material adverse effect on our business and our profits. Our actual results could differ from the assumptions and estimates used to prepare our financial statements. In preparing our financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of assets, liabilities