Company: CALX
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001406666-25-000035
Chunk: 96

Company: CALIX, INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 96
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 U.S. and China, tariff and trade policy changes, and increasing potential of conflict involving countries in Asia that are critical to our supply-chain operations, such as Taiwan and China, have resulted in increasing global tensions and create uncertainty for global commerce. New or increased tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy, including new sanctions, have triggered and may continue to trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries or changes in demand from customers displeased with U.S. tariff and trade policy changes. Recent U.S. executive orders have resulted in tariffs on imports from numerous countries, including China and other Asian countries where our sole-source or limited-source suppliers are located. Consequently, absent policy changes, these actions will increase our cost of revenue. To the extent dissatisfaction with U.S. government policy results in U.S.-based suppliers being disfavored over foreign-based alternatives, it may diminish demand for our products with such customers and cause them to find alternative sourcing or otherwise make it more difficult for us to sell more products to these customers. The imposition of additional tariffs or other trade barriers by countries other than the U.S., including China and other Asian countries, will increase our costs in these markets, and to the extent these increased costs result in increased prices for our customers, we expect the demand for products in these markets to decrease as some of our customers seek alternative sources, making it more difficult for us to sell our products in these markets. In addition, inflation in the U.S. has affected businesses across many industries, including ours, by increasing the costs of labor, employee healthcare, components and freight and shipping, which may further constrain our customers’ or prospective customers’ budgets. To the extent there is a sustained general economic downturn, and our platform and services are perceived by customers or potential customers as costly, or too difficult to deploy or migrate to, our revenue may be disproportionately affected by delays or reductions in spending. Sustained or worsening of global economic conditions and geopolitical issues may increase our cost of doing business, materially disrupt our supply chain operations, cause our customers to reduce or delay spending and intensify pricing pressures. We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic slowdown, instability or recovery, generally or within any particular industry. If the economic conditions of the general economy or markets in which we operate worsen from present levels, demand for our products, and our business, financial condition and results of operations, could be adversely affected.

We face intense competition that could reduce our revenue and adversely affect our financial results.

The market for our products is highly