Company: OC
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001370946-25-000077
Chunk: 33

Company: Owens Corning
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 33
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 impacted by price volatility in certain renewable-generated energy markets.

In connection with our sustainability goals to reduce GHG and toxic air emissions, we entered into contracts pursuant to which we have agreed to purchase renewable-generated electricity from third parties. Under these contracts, we do not take physical delivery of renewable-generated electricity. The generated electricity is instead sold by our counterparties to local grid operators at the prevailing market price and we obtain the associated non-tax renewable energy credits. The prevailing market pricing for renewable-generated electricity can be affected by factors beyond our control and is subject to significant period over period volatility. For example, renewable-generated energy output fluctuates due to climactic and other factors beyond our control and can be constrained by available transmission capacity, thereby significantly impacting pricing. Due to this potential volatility, it is possible that these contracts, or similar contracts we execute in the future, could have an impact on our results of operations in a given reporting period.

Our hedging activities to address energy price fluctuations may not be successful in offsetting increases in those costs or may reduce or eliminate the benefits of any decreases in those costs.

To mitigate short-term variation in our operating results due to commodity price fluctuations in certain geographic markets, we may hedge a portion of our near-term exposure to the cost of energy. The results of our hedging practices could be positive, neutral or negative in any period depending on price changes of the hedged exposures.

Our hedging activities are not designed to mitigate long-term commodity price fluctuations and, therefore, would not protect us from long-term commodity price increases. In addition, in the future, our hedging positions may not correlate to our actual energy costs, which would cause acceleration in the recognition of unrealized gains and losses on our hedging positions in our operating results.

If we were required to write down all or part of our goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets, our results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected in a particular period.

Declines in our business may result in an impairment of our tangible and intangible assets, which could result in a material non-cash charge. A significant or prolonged decrease in our market capitalization, including a decline in stock price, a negative long-term performance outlook, or an increase in discount rates could result in an impairment of our tangible and intangible assets which results when the carrying value of the Company’s assets exceed their fair value. 

At least annually, we assess our goodwill and intangible assets for impairment. When we utilize a discounted cash flow methodology to calculate the fair value of our reporting