NOTE 15- CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

 

In July 2024, the Company was served with a legal complaint filed by Shimon Shukron in the Magistrate’s Court in Herzliya (the “Court”) for a monetary award in an amount of NIS 1,895,345 (approximately $510). The plaintiff alleges that due to the fire that broke out at Orgad’s warehouse in January 2023, the fire spread to the plaintiff’s business and caused heavy damage to the structure and contents, inventory of the business and loss of profits. The Company filed its statement of defense in September 2024. At this preliminary stage, the plaintiff did not provide sufficient documents to support his claims regarding the extent of the alleged damage. In June 2025, the Court appointed a third party appraiser to assess the damages. The Company evaluates the claim at a sum of NIS 325,000 (approximately $102), at this stage add and is recorded under current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Apr 15, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 27, 2025
2023Apr 1, 2024
2022Apr 14, 2023
2021Mar 18, 2022
2020Mar 29, 2021
2019Mar 19, 2020
2018Mar 27, 2019
2017Mar 21, 2018
2016Apr 14, 2017
2015Mar 4, 2016

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.