single-source silicone supplier
“10-K Item 1A: 'We rely on a single-source, third-party supplier for medical-grade long-term implantable silicone, which is the primary raw material used in our Motiva Implants.'”
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The most significant concentration Establishment Labs Holdings discloses is single-source silicone supplier, classified HIGH by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.
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Source: Establishment Labs Holdings’s SEC Form 10-K filed — view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).
“10-K Item 1A: 'We rely on a single-source, third-party supplier for medical-grade long-term implantable silicone, which is the primary raw material used in our Motiva Implants.'”
“10-K Item 1: 'the majority of our revenue has been generated from sales of our Motiva Implants'”
The company's concentration profile combines a high-share supplier dependency with a moderate product concentration, both of which are load-bearing for the viability of the commercial business. The most acute exposure is a supply chain dependency: the company relies on a single-source, third-party supplier for medical-grade long-term implantable silicone, the primary raw material used in its Motiva Implants. This is a high-share dependency with no disclosed alternative source — any disruption at the sole silicone supplier due to regulatory action, manufacturing failure, or a breakdown in the commercial relationship could halt production of the company's core product with no near-term substitute. The product concentration reinforces this vulnerability: the majority of revenue has been generated from sales of Motiva Implants — a moderate-share mixed exposure that reflects both the deliberate product-line focus of the company and a dependency on continued market acceptance, regulatory clearances in target geographies, and competitive positioning of that single product family. The two exposures compound each other in a meaningful way: the company's revenue base is concentrated in a single product line whose entire production depends on a sole-source raw material supplier. A disruption in either the supply chain or the product's regulatory or commercial standing would affect substantially all of the company's revenue. On balance, the sole-source silicone supplier relationship is the most idiosyncratic and operationally critical risk in the disclosed profile, and it warrants close monitoring as a potential single point of failure.
For the engine’s reasoning on ESTA’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.
| Symbol | Name | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AORT | Artivion, Inc. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| ATEC | Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ESTA● | Establishment Labs Holdings Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AXGN | AxoGen, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.