Company: AWX
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-008584
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Company: AVALON HOLDINGS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 and the financial statements of Avalon Med Spa, LLC are included in Avalon’s consolidated financial statements.

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In March 2024, Avalon created a new Ohio limited liability company, Avalon Dermatology, LLC. Avalon Dermatology, LLC, located in Warren, Ohio, provides dermatology services provided by a board licensed dermatologist. Avalon operates and manages all decisions regarding the dermatology operation for a percentage of the gross revenues. An outside director of Avalon, who qualified as an accredited investor maintains 49.9% of the total ownership in Avalon Dermatology, LLC. Avalon is the majority owner of Avalon Dermatology, LLC owning 50.1% of the company. Avalon Dermatology, LLC is a VIE, and the financial statements of Avalon Dermatology, LLC are included in Avalon’s consolidated financial statements.

The golf courses are significantly dependent upon weather conditions during the golf season as a result of being located in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Avalon’s financial performance is adversely affected by adverse weather conditions.

Governmental regulations

A portion of Avalon’s waste brokerage and management services revenues is derived from the disposal and/or transportation of out-of-state waste. Any law or regulation restricting or impeding the transportation of waste or the acceptance of out-of-state waste for disposal could have a negative effect on Avalon.

Avalon’s golf course operations, The Grand Resort and multipurpose recreation center currently hold liquor licenses for their respective facilities. If, for some reason, any one of these facilities were to lose their liquor license, the financial performance of the golf and related operations would be adversely affected.

Sales and marketing

Avalon’s sales and marketing approach is decentralized, with each business segment being responsible for its own sales and marketing efforts. Each business segment employs its own sales force which concentrates on expanding its business.

Competition

The hazardous and nonhazardous waste disposal brokerage and management business is highly competitive and fragmented. Avalon’s waste disposal brokerage and management business competes with other brokerage companies, as well as, with companies which own treatment and disposal facilities. In addition to price, knowledge and service are key factors when competing for waste disposal brokerage and management business. Avalon’s waste disposal brokerage and management operations obtain and retain customers by providing services and identifying cost-efficient disposal options unique to a customer’s needs. Consolidation within the solid waste industry has resulted in a reduction in the number of disposal options available to waste generators and may cause disposal pricing to increase. Avalon may