Company: IOT
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001642896-25-000022
Chunk: 105

Company: Samsara Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 105
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 conditions by lowering prices and attempting to lure away our customers, which could adversely affect our business.

We have limited experience operating our business at the current scale under economic conditions characterized by high inflation or in a recessionary or uncertain economic environment. We cannot predict the timing, strength, or duration of any economic slowdown or any subsequent recovery generally, or any industry in particular. If the conditions in the general economy and the markets in which we operate worsen from present levels, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Our estimates of market opportunity and market share, and our forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate.

Market opportunity and market share estimates and growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate or that may change due to macroeconomic conditions or other unexpected trends. Our estimates and forecasts relating to the size and expected growth of our target markets may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the markets in which we compete meet our size estimates and growth forecasts, we may not successfully penetrate these markets and our business could fail to grow at a similar pace, if at all.

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Fluctuating expectations and attitudes towards environmental, social, and governance issues by shareholders, customers, regulators, and other stakeholders may impose additional risks and costs on our business.

Environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) matters have become an area of heightened focus and debate among certain stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees, regulators, and the general public in the United States and abroad. In particular, companies face evolving rules, regulations, and expectations with respect to their practices, disclosures, and performance in relation to corporate responsibility, climate change, diversity, equity and inclusion, human capital management, data privacy and security, and supply chains (including human rights issues), among other topics. This has resulted in, and is likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and increased management time and attention spent complying with or meeting such regulations and expectations. For example, developing and acting on ESG initiatives and collecting, measuring, and reporting ESG information and metrics can be costly, difficult, and time-consuming and are subject to evolving reporting standards, including climate and ESG-related disclosure requirements promulgated by the EU and the state of California, among others. These initiatives and related reporting requirements may present operational, reputational, financial, legal, and other risks, which could have a material impact on us.

Acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, or