ADT CEO Not Worried About DIY: "2 Discrete Markets"
ADT's CEO is not worried about DIY, characterizing DIY and ADT's DIFY as "2 discrete markets" at the Imperial Capital Security Investor's Conference.
In this note, we share his remarks and analyze what this approach means for ADT in the near and long-term, including the risk that the markets stop being discrete as ADT's rivals move upmarket.
Remarks **********
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True *****
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Challenges ******
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Vote / ****
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