Company: WKC
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-019852
Chunk: 47

Company: WORLD KINECT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 47
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 as the disposal of our operations in Brazil. Additionally, on April 9, 2025, we closed the Watson Fuels sale. In 2025, we launched an initiative designed to further streamline our operating model and enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 

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Marine Segment

Due to the generally spot nature of sales in our marine business, we have traditionally benefited from elevated fuel prices and volatility as well as a constrained credit environment. We believe that our marine business is well-positioned to generate relatively moderate levels of earnings in stable markets and provide additional value in volatile and credit constrained markets.

Macroeconomic Environment

Significant uncertainty remains regarding the extent to which recent changes in U.S. trade policy will impact international trade and demand for global transportation services. Tariffs and other trade restrictions can lead to continuing uncertainty and volatility in global financial and commodity markets, declining consumer confidence, lower personal and business travel and consequent demand for our fuel products. Additionally, in recent years, inflation in the United States and other jurisdictions in which we do business increased significantly, driven in part by supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and increased commodity prices, which generally resulted in higher costs. Inflation, however, decelerated in 2024 as supply chains stabilized. 

In a rising cost environment, there may be offsetting benefits either inherent in certain parts of our business or that may result from proactive measures we take to reduce the impact of inflation on our net operating results. These benefits can include higher commodity prices that typically result in a constrained credit environment, often creating favorable market conditions that increase demand for our services, as well as our ability to renegotiate prices due to many of our sales contracts being 12 months or less in duration. Additionally, we take measures to mitigate the impact of increases in fuel prices through comprehensive hedging programs and the use of financial derivative contracts.

We have begun to see impacts associated with trade-related uncertainty. A significant or prolonged period of trade uncertainty or high inflation could adversely impact our results. Higher interest rates also typically increase the interest expense associated with our credit arrangements with banks and other parties that serve as important sources of liquidity for us, which can therefore negatively impact our results of operations for a particular period.

See "We extend credit to many of our customers in connection with their purchase of fuel and services from us, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be adversely affected if we are unable to collect accounts receivable," "Changes in the market prices of energy and commodities may have a material adverse effect on