Company: CALX
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001406666-25-000035
Chunk: 204

Company: CALIX, INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 4
Chunk 204
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 adversely impact our gross margin and results of operations.

•Cyberattacks or other security incidents that disrupt our or our third-party providers’ operations or compromise data, may expose us to liability, harm our reputation or otherwise adversely affect our business.

•If we fail to properly develop, invest in, and manage AI Technologies used in our products and services, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

•If we do not successfully increase our sales through adoption of our platform, cloud and managed service offerings, our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and long-term growth may be negatively impacted.

•Changing market and customer requirements may adversely affect the valuation of our inventory as well as our supplier purchase commitments.

•Business and operational risks associated with expanding our international operations could harm our business.

•We may have difficulty evolving and scaling our business and operations to meet customer and market demand, which could harm our financial results or cause us to fail to execute on our business strategies.

•Litigation and regulatory proceedings could harm our business or negatively impact our results of operations.

•We have a history of fluctuations in our gross margin and operating results, which can make it difficult to predict our future performance and could cause the market price of our stock to decline.

•We are exposed to customer credit risks that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

•If we lose any of our key personnel, or are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, our ability to manage our business and continue our growth would be negatively impacted.

•If we experience disruptions with our enterprise resource planning system, we may not be able to effectively transact business or produce financial statements, which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.

Risks Related to Our Products

•Our products are highly technical and may contain undetected hardware or software defects or software bugs, which could harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.

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•If we are unable to ensure that our products interoperate properly and as required within our customers’ networks, our business will be harmed.

•Our estimates regarding warranty or product obligations are highly subjective. If our estimates change, the liability for warranty or product obligations may be increased, impacting future cost of revenue.

•Our business and operations depend on proprietary technologies, and our financial performance may suffer if we cannot protect and enforce our IP rights.

•If we are unable to obtain third-party technology licenses needed for our products and platform solutions, our business and operations will be impaired, and