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Competitor analysis Competitive analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors. This analysis provides both an offensive and defensive strategic context to identify opportunities and threats.
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Risk Factors
PSYCHEMEDICS CORP Item 1A Risk Factors This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our objectives, expectations and intentions
The cautionary 10 _________________________________________________________________ [42]Table of Contents statements made in this report should be read as applicable to all forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report
Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed herein
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this report
Companies may develop products that compete with our products and some of these companies may be larger and better capitalized than we are
Many of our competitors and potential competitors are larger and have greater financial resources than we do and offer a range of products broader than our products
Some of the companies with which we now compete or may compete in the future may develop more extensive research and marketing capabilities and greater technical and personnel resources than we do, and may become better positioned to compete in an evolving industry
Failure to compete successfully could harm our business and prospects
Our results of operations are subject in part to variation in our customers’ hiring practices and other factors beyond our control
Our results of operations have been and may continue to be subject to variation in our customer’s hiring practices, which in turn is dependent to a large extent on the general condition of the economy
Results for a particular quarter may vary due to a number of factors, including: • economic conditions in our markets in general; • economic conditions affecting our customers and their particular industries; • the introduction of new products and product enhancements by us or our competitors; and • pricing and other competitive conditions
Our business could be harmed if we are unable to protect our proprietary technology
We rely primarily on a combination of trade secrets, patents and trademark laws and confidentiality procedures to protect our technology
Despite these precautions, unauthorized third parties may infringe or copy portions of our technology
Our competitors may independently develop similar technology that our patents do not cover
In addition, because patent applications in the United States are not publicly disclosed until either (1) 18 months after the application filing date or (2) the publication date of an issued patent wherein applicant(s) seek only US patent protection, applications not yet disclosed may have been filed which relate to our technology
Moreover, there is a risk that foreign intellectual property laws will not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as United States intellectual property laws
In the absence of significant patent protection, we may be vulnerable to competitors who attempt to copy our products, processes or technology
Our future success will depend on the continued services of our key personnel
The loss of any of our key personnel, particularly our key sales and marketing personnel, could harm our business and prospects
Our success will also depend upon our ability to attract and retain other qualified managerial and technical personnel
We may not be able to attract and retain personnel necessary for the development of our business
We do not have any key man life insurance for any of our officers or other key personnel
11 _________________________________________________________________ [43]Table of Contents Our reliance on one supplier for certain raw materials used in our testing procedures could harm our business and prospects
Since its inception, the Company has purchased raw materials for its laboratory services from outside suppliers
The most critical of these raw materials are the radio-labeled drugs, which the Company purchases from a single supplier, although other suppliers of radio-labeled drugs exist
The Company has entered into an agreement with its principal supplier to purchase certain proprietary information regarding the manufacture of such radio-labeled drugs owned by the supplier in the event that the supplier ceases to be able to supply such radio-labeled drugs to the Company
Obtaining alternative sources of supply of the radio-labeled drugs could involve delays and other costs; however, the Company maintains a surplus supply
The failure of the Company’s primary or any alternative supplier of radio-labeled drugs to provide such radio-labeled drugs at an acceptable price, or an interruption of supplies from such a supplier and the exhaustion of the Company’s current supply on hand could result in lost or deferred sales
We may incur significant stock-based compensation charges related to certain stock options and restricted stock in future periods
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued in December 2004 Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) Nodtta 123R, Share-Based Payment, an amendment of FASB Statements Nos
123 and 95, that addresses the accounting treatment for employee stock options and other share-based payment transactions
The statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion Nodtta 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method and recognized as expenses
The statement and the change in accounting treatment may result in our reporting increased operating expenses beginning in 2006 as a result of new options or other share-based awards that may thereafter be granted which would decrease any reported net income or increase any reported net loss, and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock
Recently issued rules and/or regulations related to equity compensation could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key personnel
We have historically used stock options and other long-term equity incentives as a fundamental component of our compensation packages
We believe that equity awards directly motivate our employees to maximize long-term stockholder value and, through the use of vesting, encourage employees to remain with us
The recent changes in the accounting for employee stock options and other share-based payments under Statement 123R require us to record a charge to earnings for new and unvested employee stock option grants beginning in 2006
In addition, rules of the American Stock Exchange that require shareholder approval for stock option and other equity-based compensation plans, could make it more difficult for us to grant options or other equity-based awards to employees in the future
If these new regulations make it more difficult or expensive to grant stock options or other equity awards to employees, we may need to change our equity compensation strategy and we may find it difficult to attract, retain and motivate employees, each of which could materially and adversely affect our business
12 _________________________________________________________________ [44]Table of Contents We are exposed to potential risks and we will incur costs as a result of the internal control testing and evaluation process mandated by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Commencing in 2007, we are required to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Documenting and testing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting will cause us to incur significant costs, including increased accounting fees and increased staffing levels
It should be noted that the majority of our documentation work has been completed
If we fail to complete the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 evaluation in a timely manner, or if our independent registered public accounting firm cannot attest in a timely manner to our evaluation, we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny and a loss of public confidence in our internal controls
In addition, any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations
We intend to devote substantial time and incur substantial costs, as necessary, to ensure ongoing compliance
There is a risk that our insurance will not be sufficient to protect us from errors and omissions liability or other claims, or that in the future errors and omissions insurance will not be available to us at a reasonable cost, if at all
We maintain errors and omissions and general liability insurance subject to deductibles and exclusions
There is a risk that our insurance will not be sufficient to protect us from all such possible claims
An under-insured or uninsured claim could harm our operating results or financial condition