Company: WKC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-007620
Chunk: 10

Company: WORLD KINECT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 10
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ants governing our outstanding indebtedness;

•the impact of cyber and other information technology or security related incidents on us, our customers or other parties;

•changes in the political, economic or regulatory environment generally and in the markets in which we operate, including as a result of the current conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and the change in the U.S. presidential administration;

•greenhouse gas reduction programs and other environmental and climate change legislation adopted by governments around the world, including cap and trade regimes, carbon taxes, increased efficiency standards and mandates for renewable energy, each of which could increase our operating and compliance costs as well as adversely impact our sales of fuel products;

•changes in credit terms extended to us from our suppliers;

•non-performance of suppliers on their sale commitments and customers on their purchase commitments;

•non-performance of third-party service providers;

•our ability to effectively integrate and derive benefits from acquired businesses;

•our ability to meet financial forecasts associated with our operating plan;

•lower than expected cash flows and revenues, which could impair our ability to realize the value of recorded intangible assets and goodwill;

•the availability of cash and sufficient liquidity to fund our working capital and strategic investment needs;

•currency exchange fluctuations;

•inflationary pressures and their impact on our customers or the global economy, including sudden or significant increases in interest rates or a global recession;

•our ability to effectively leverage technology and operating systems and realize the anticipated benefits;

•failure to meet fuel and other product specifications agreed with our customers;

•environmental and other risks associated with the storage, transportation and delivery of petroleum products;

•reputational harm from adverse publicity arising out of spills, environmental contamination or public perception about the impacts on climate change by us or other companies in our industry;

•risks associated with operating in high-risk locations, including supply disruptions, border closures and other logistical difficulties that arise when working in these areas;

•uninsured or underinsured losses;

•seasonal variability that adversely affects our revenues and operating results, as well as the impact of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfires;

•declines in the value and liquidity of cash equivalents and investments;

•our ability to retain and attract senior management and other key employees;

•changes in U.S. or foreign tax laws, interpretations of such laws, changes in the mix of taxable income among different tax jurisdictions, or adverse results of tax audits, assessments, or disputes;

•our failure to generate sufficient future taxable income in jurisdictions with material deferred tax assets and net operating