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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Monday.com Ltd. · 20-F · FY 2021 · Period ended Dec 31, 2021
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DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are subject to a number of risks similar
to those of other companies of similar size in our industry, including, but not limited to, the need for successful development of products,
the need for additional capital (or financing) to fund operating losses, competition from substitute products and services from larger
companies, protection of proprietary technology, patent litigation, dependence on key individuals and risks associated with changes in
information technology. We have incurred net losses since our inception, have an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2021, of $445.7
million and expect to incur future additional losses. Our long-term success is dependent upon our ability to successfully market our existing
services and increase our revenues to ultimately achieve profitable operations.
We are exposed to market risk
in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse
changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of foreign currency exchange rates and
interest rates, which are discussed in detail below.
Foreign Currency Risk
The U.S. dollar is our functional currency.
The majority of our revenue was denominated in U.S. dollars for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, however certain expenses
comprising our cost of revenue and operating expenses were denominated in NIS, mainly payroll and rent.
This foreign currency exposure gives rise to
market risk associated with exchange rate movements of the U.S. dollar against the NIS. Furthermore, we anticipate that a material portion
of our expenses will continue to be denominated in NIS.
A decrease of 5%
in the U.S. dollar to NIS exchange rate would have increased our cost of revenue and operating expenses by approximately 1% during each
of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. If the NIS fluctuates significantly against the U.S. dollar, it may have a negative
impact on our results of operations.
To reduce the impact of foreign exchange risks
associated with forecasted future cash flows and the volatility in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, we have established a hedging
program during the year ended December 31, 2021 as further described in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included
in Item 18 of this annual report. Foreign currency contracts are generally utilized in this hedging program. Our foreign currency contracts
are short-term in duration. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We account for our derivative
instruments as either assets or liabilities and carry them at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The accounting for changes
in the fair value of the derivative depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. Our hedging program reduces
but does not eliminate the impact of currency exchange rate movements. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we did not hedge
our foreign currency exchange risk.
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Our derivatives expose us to credit risk to
the extent that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreement. We seek to mitigate such risk by limiting our counterparties
to major financial institutions and by spreading the risk across a number of major financial institutions. However, failure of one or
more of these financial institutions is possible and could result in incurred losses.
As of December 31, 2021, the notional amount
of our outstanding foreign exchange contracts was $43.5 million, of which $36.0 million met the requirements of hedge accounting.
The table below provides information regarding
our derivative instruments held in order to limit the exposure to exchange rate fluctuation as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands of dollars).
Maturity in 2022
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts:
NIS $ 36,013
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts:
GBP 4,054
Euro 2,830
AUD 581
7,465
Total $ 43,478
Interest Rate Risk
We believe that we have no significant exposure to interest rate
risk, as we have no significant long-term loans. However, our future interest income may fall short of expectations due to changes in
market interest rates.