Terex

None of the warning signs we check for were found.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 13 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 30 Jul 2026 and 10 later 8-Ks.

Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.

Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.

• Potential divestitures, and any retained liabilities from such sold businesses, could negatively impact our business and financial results.

  Could happen

  As part of our portfolio management process, we review our operations for businesses which may no longer be aligned with our strategic initiatives and long-term objectives. Concurrently with the public announcement of the execution of the REV Transaction, we announced that we would initiate a strategic review process regarding our Aerials business, including a possible divestiture of our Aerials business. We may not be able to complete a transaction providing for a disposition of our Aerials business on favorable terms or on our anticipated timeline, if at all. We also continue to review our portfolio and may pursue additional divestitures. Any such potential transaction involves risks, including, but not limited to, disruption to operations, loss of synergies, significant transaction costs, potential impairment charges, disputes with buyers and potential adverse impacts on relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees. If any such transaction is delayed, not completed, or completed on terms less favorable than anticipated, we may not realize the expected benefits of such divestiture transaction, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

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• Certain of our businesses depend on the performance of dealers and disruptions within our dealer network could have a negative effect on our business.

  Could happen

  While our dealer agreements are often for a multi-year term, we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to renew our dealer agreements on favorable terms, or at all, at their respective scheduled expiration dates. If one or more of our significant dealers chooses not to renew a contract with us or to re-negotiate an agreement under advantageous terms, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected. Some of our dealer agreements include guarantees, which could have a negative impact on our financial performance if we are required to fulfill them. In addition, laws in many of the locations in which we operate make it difficult for us to terminate or not renew dealer agreements, which may make it difficult for us to optimize our dealer network.

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• Certain of our businesses depend on the performance of dealers and disruptions within our dealer network could have a negative effect on our business.

  Could happen

  Certain of our businesses rely on their independent dealer networks to sell our products to end customers. Such businesses are therefore affected by our ability to establish new relationships and maintain relationships with existing dealers. The geographic coverage of our dealers and their individual business conditions can affect the ability of our dealers to sell our products to customers. In a number of markets, there is a lack of exclusivity with dealers, which may decrease our bargaining leverage. In addition, recent consolidation of dealers in certain businesses, as well as the growth of larger, multi-location dealers, may result in increased bargaining power on the part of dealers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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• Some of our dealers and customers rely on financing with third parties to purchase our products.

  We rely on sales of our products to generate cash from operations. Significant portions of our sales are financed by third-party finance companies on behalf of our dealers and customers. The availability and terms of financing to dealers and retail purchasers by third parties is affected by general economic conditions, credit worthiness of our individual dealers and customers and estimated residual value of our equipment. Deterioration in credit quality of our customers or dealers, or estimated residual value of our equipment, could negatively impact the ability of our customers or dealers to obtain resources they need to purchase our equipment. Although we assist our customers and dealers with arranging their financing with third parties for purchases of our products, some of our customers and dealers have been unable to obtain the credit they need to buy our products. There can be no assurance third-party finance companies will continue to extend credit to our customers and dealers. Additionally, a decrease in the availability of financing, more restrictive lending practices or an increase in the cost of wholesale financing can prevent dealers from carrying adequate levels of inventory, which limits product offerings available to the end customer and could lead to reduced sales of our products. For some businesses, a small number of financial institutions provide our dealers’ total financed products outstanding in a floor plan financing program at any point in time. Substantial increases in interest rates and decreases in the general availability of credit may have an adverse impact upon our business and results of operations.

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• The market price of our common stock may be affected by factors different from those that affected the price of our common stock before the REV Transaction and may decline as a result of the REV Transaction.

  Could happen

  The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the REV Transaction, and stockholders may lose the value of their investment in our common stock if, among other things, we are unable to achieve the expected growth in earnings, or if the anticipated benefits, including synergies, cost savings, innovation and operational efficiencies, from the REV Transaction are not realized, or if the transaction costs related to the REV Transaction are greater than expected. The market price of our common stock also may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits and expected synergies of the transaction as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts or if the effect of the REV Transaction on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts. The issuance of shares of our common stock in the REV Transaction could on its own have the effect of depressing the market price of our common stock. In addition, many prior REV stockholders may decide not to hold the shares of our common stock that they receive as a result of the REV Transaction. Other prior REV stockholders, such as funds with limitations on their permitted holdings of stock in individual issuers, may be required to sell the shares of our common stock they receive as a result of the REV Transaction. Any such sales of our common stock could have the effect of depressing the market price of our common stock. Moreover, general fluctuations in stock markets could have a material adverse effect on the market for, or liquidity of, our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.

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