Company: RPID
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001380106-25-000102
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Company: RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 as oil (including derivative products including fuel and plastics) could negatively impact our freight and materials costs. If we see additional pressure on our labor, materials and freight costs, we could see negative effects on our results of operations (including product costs), cash flows and overall financial condition.

Global economic and political instability and geopolitical events could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. 

Our business could be adversely affected by unstable economic and political conditions within the United States and foreign jurisdictions, including as a result of an economic downturn and geopolitical events, such as changes in U.S. federal policy that affect the geopolitical landscape. Changes to policy implemented by the U.S. Congress, the Trump administration or any new administration have impacted and may in the future impact, among other things, the U.S. and global economy, international trade relations, unemployment, immigration, healthcare, taxation, the U.S. regulatory environment, inflation and other areas.  Historically, tariffs have led to increased trade and political tensions, between not only the U.S. and China, but also between the U.S. and other countries in the international community. In response to tariffs, other countries, including China, have implemented retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Political tensions as a result of trade policies could reduce trade volume, investment, technological exchange and other economic activities between major international economies, resulting in a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets. Any changes in political, trade, regulatory, and economic conditions, including U.S. trade policies, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. Tariffs may also have an inflationary effect on the prices of goods and services, including those that we utilize in the production of our products and delivery of our services. If we are unable to manage such inflationary pressures, such as by passing along price increases to our customers or reduce product costs or operating expenses in other areas of our business, our gross margins, cash position and other elements of our results of operations may suffer. The global credit and financial markets have also generally experienced severe volatility and disruptions. A severe or prolonged economic downturn, such as the global financial crisis, could result in a variety of risks to our business, including our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. There can be no assurance that further deterioration in credit and financial markets and confidence in economic conditions will not occur.

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A weak or declining economy could also result in supply chain disruptions,