Company: KD
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001558370-25-008282
Chunk: 7

Company: Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those described below, that could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

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Risks Relating to Our Business 

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An inability to attract new customers, retain existing customers and sell additional services to customers could adversely impact our revenue and results of operations. 

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Our ability to maintain or increase our revenues and profit may be impacted by a number of factors, including our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers and sell additional, comparable or, in the case of accounts with substandard margins, services with greater gross margins to our customers. We may incur higher customer acquisition or retention costs as we seek to grow our customer base and expand our markets. Moreover, to the extent we are unable to retain and sell additional services to existing customers, including as part of our initiative to address existing accounts that have substandard margins, our revenue and results of operations may decrease. Our customer contracts typically have an average duration of over five years and, unless terminated, may be renewed or automatically extended on a month-to-month basis. Our customers have no obligation to renew their services after their initial contract periods expire, and any termination fees associated with an early termination may not be sufficient to recover our costs associated with such contracts. The loss of business from any of our major customers, whether by the cancellation of existing contracts, the failure to obtain new business or lower overall demand for our services, could adversely impact our revenue and results of operations. 

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We may not meet our growth and productivity objectives and maintain our capital allocation strategy.

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Our goals for profitability and growth rely upon a number of assumptions, including our ability to make successful investments to grow and further develop our business and simplify our operations. The risks and challenges we face in connection with our strategies include expanding our professional services capability, expanding in areas where we currently have a small presence and ensuring that our services remain competitive in a rapidly changing technological environment. We may invest significantly in key strategic areas to drive long-term revenue growth and share gains. These investments may adversely affect our near-term revenue growth and results of operations, and we cannot guarantee that they will ultimately be successful or produce any or all of the long-term benefits that we expect. Additionally, emerging business and delivery models may unfavorably impact demand and profitability for our solutions or services. If we are unable to find, and maintain relationships with, partners to develop