Comtech Telecommunications Corp

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as set forth in obelow, there have been no material changes to the description of the risk factors affecting our business previously disclosed in Part I. - Item 1A. - Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on October 30, 2024, and in Part II. - Item 1A. - Risk Factors of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on January 13, 2025, there have been no which are hereby incorporated by reference.

New and ongoing challenges relating to current supply chain constraints, including for satellite ground station and troposcatter components, and impacts from inflation and any new or increased tariffs on imports and other trade restrictions, could adversely impact our revenue, gross margins and financial results.

The global supply chain for certain raw material changes to the description of the risk factorss and components, including those used in our satellite ground station and troposcatter equipment, has experienced significant strain in recent periods. The constrained supply environment has adversely affected, and could further affect, availability and lead times of raw materials and components, thereby impeding our ability to meet customer demand in circumstances where we cannot timely secure supply of components that meet our quality standards. Even when raw materials and components are available, they often come with higher prices reflecting an imbalance between supply and demand, as well as inflationary pressures affecting our global markets.

The effects of inflation and labor challenges have caused, and we expect will continue to cause further delays in the supply chain. Despite our attempts to mitigate the impact on our business previously disclosed in Part I. - Item 1A. - Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for t, constrained supply chain conditions have and are expected to continue to adversely impact our costs of goods sold and may impact the timing and amount of revenue we realize. During fiscal 2024, we experienced disruptions in our supply chain relating to later-than-expected delivery of certain key components from several suppliers that adversely impacted our revenue in fiscal 2024. In addition, the ongoing supply chain issues have affected the quality of the components we receive. Certain parts received in fiscal 2024 did not meet our quality specifications and we were unable to use them.

In addition, the United States recently announced changes to U.S. trade policy, including adding new or modifying existing tariffs on imports, in some cases significantly. The impact of these tariffs is subject to a number of factors, including the effective date and duration of such tariffs, changes in the amount, scope and nature of the tariffs in the future, any retaliatory responses to such actions that the target countries may take and any mitigating actions that may become available. Tariffs and any retaliatory actions, if implemented, could significantly increase the cost of our products and result in lower demand for our products, delivery delays, and terminations of orders by customers. The fiscal year ended July 31, 2024, as uncertainty in the trade environment may also contribute to broader macroeconomic and financial market weakness and volatility, such as inflationary pressures affecting interest rates and volatility in the stock market affecting the price of our common stock. While we continue to evaluate the potential impact of the new tariffs on our business, given the volatility and uncertainty regarding the scope and duration of such tariffs and other aspects of U.S. and foreign government trade policies, their ultimate impact on our operations and financial results remains uncertain.

We obtain certain components and subsystems from a single source or a limited number of sources. Some of our single source suppliers, particularly those that provide satellite ground station and troposcatter components, have reported to us that they are having disruptions in their respective supply chains. These single source components, which include items such as RF filed ters and custom fiber connectors are in limited supply with the SEC on October 30, very long lead times. In some cases, we have now depleted our stock inventory and we are on waiting lists to obtain additional components. In order to ship certain items in the future, we must obtain additional components to produce certain finished goods. We continue to seek new suppliers and inventory elsewhere. In light of current challenges in the supply chain, we may not be able to qualify alternate suppliers for our components timely, or at all.

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For the remainder of fiscal 20245, which are hereby incorporated by referencee have a significant portion of anticipated revenues in our backlog. However, if shipments from our backlog are delayed or we are unable to obtain expected orders or components, our business outlook will prove to be inaccurate. These aforementioned supply chain constraints, and their related challenges could result in, among other things, future shortages, increased material costs or use of cash, engineering design changes, late delivery penalties and delays in new product introductions, each of which could adversely impact our revenue, gross margins and financial results. There can be no assurance that the impacts of all the aforementioned conditions will not continue, or worsen, in the future.