Company: FSTWF
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001213900-25-044386
Chunk: 3

Company: FST Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 3
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 ultimately lead to lower than expected sales volumes and revenue. Any negative third-party reviews of new golf shaft products could have an adverse effect on consumer perception of these new products. In addition, if the average selling price for new golf shaft products is below expectations, the Company may be unable to meet its revenue, cash flow or gross margin expectations.

Additionally, if the Company fails to continue to sell existing golf shaft products at anticipated levels while sales of the new golf shaft products ramp-up, the Company will be unable to meet its revenue and cash flow expectations. Any failure to meet revenue expectations from sales of the Company’s golf shaft products could result in the Company not meeting its gross margin and profitability expectations and could materially damage the Company’s business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

The Company has previously experienced cost overruns and may experience cost overruns again in the future. Higher than expected cost of goods sold could occur from a variety of factors-including, but not limited to, unexpected increases in prices of raw materials; the pricing/availability of supplies and components; higher than expected warranty claims; higher than expected equipment, freight and energy costs; reliance on third-party partner manufacturing and the imposition of new or increased tariffs or customs duties. The Company has also begun certain cost savings initiatives, and it may be unable to achieve the planned cost efficiency savings. Any inability to mitigate cost overruns or to achieve anticipated cost savings, and any inability to control and reduce supplier costs, would negatively impact the Company’s financial performance and results of operations.

The Company’s future financial performance requires the Company to accurately forecast demand for its golf shaft products. To the extent the Company underestimates demand for its golf shaft products, the Company’s strategic partners and suppliers may have inadequate manufacturing capacity and/or inventory, resulting in the interruption of manufacturing of certain of the Company’s products and possible delays in shipments and revenues. If the Company is unable to accurately match the timing and quantities of golf shaft products and component purchases to its actual needs or successfully implement automation, inventory management and other systems to accommodate the increased complexity in its supply chain, the Company may incur unexpected production disruption, storage, transportation and write-off costs, which could have a material and adverse effect on its results of operations and financial condition.

To the extent the Company overestimates demand, the Company may experience strained liquidity and difficulties in managing its various finance facilities as it carries excess inventory, which may necessitate offering deeper discounts on its golf shaft products. Overestimating golf shaft product demand could also lead to substantial expenses being