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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Global-E Online Ltd. · 20-F · FY 2025 · Period ended Dec 31, 2025
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about Market Risk
Interest rate risk
As of December 31, 2025, we had $622.8 million of cash and cash equivalent, bank deposits
and marketable securities. Interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. However, our historical interest income
has not fluctuated significantly. A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates would not have had a material impact on our financial results
for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used
any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate risk exposure.
Our investments are subject to market risk due to changes in interest rates, which may
affect our interest income and fair market value of our investments. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio in a variety of
high-grade securities, including U.S. treasury bonds and government agencies. The primary objectives of our investment activities are
to support liquidity, preserve principal and to maximize income without significantly increasing risk.
Foreign currency exchange risk
A significant share of our purchase and sale transactions are carried out in different
currencies, including U.S. Dollar, Euro and Pounds Sterling, and we bear the risk of diminution in value of the relevant shopper’s
purchasing currency in the interim periods between the various transaction stages (e.g. placement/payment and returns/refund). Additionally,
we incur a substantial portion of our operating expenses in New Israeli Shekels, Pounds Sterling and U.S. Dollars, and to a lesser extent,
other foreign currencies. A decrease of 5% in the U.S. Dollar/NIS exchange rate would have increased our cost of revenue and operating
expenses by approximately 0.7% and 0.6% for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. If the NIS fluctuates significantly
against the U.S. dollar, it may have a negative impact on our results of operations. Our results of operations and cash flows are, therefore,
subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. However, we believe we have a certain level of built-in “natural
currency hedge” provided by our bi-directional volume of sales and broad international activity.
Despite this natural hedge, we may incur additional costs and experience losses resulting
from fluctuations in exchange rates for revenues in foreign currencies or upon translation of New Israeli Shekels expenses incurred in
Israel, or Pounds Sterling expenses incurred in the United Kingdom, to U.S. Dollars.
In addition, while our financial reporting currency is U.S. Dollars, we currently have
significant share of our revenues denominated in foreign currencies, including Pounds Sterling and Euros, and may in the future have significant
sales denominated in the currencies of additional countries, which may negatively impact our reported revenues as a result of fluctuations
in currency exchange rates vis-à-vis the U.S. Dollar.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we did not hedge all of our foreign currency
exchange risk.