Avigilon Buyout Potential Analyzed

Author: John Honovich, Published on Sep 08, 2015

A number of Avigilon investors and analysts have asked us about the potential for Avigilon to be bought out / taken over.

Basically, with the stock price down so far (60%+ since the peak last year), the idea here is that Avigilon is now very 'cheap' and would be quite attractive to large companies wanting to expand into or within the security industry.

In this note we:

  • Examine Avigilon's management barriers to a buyout
  • Compare Canon / Axis to an Avigilon acquisition
  • Assess the potential for a Chinese acquirer

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Canon / **** ******** ** ********

*** ********** **** *** ****** *** **** ****** ************* *** * *** ****** ******** stock *****. ******** *** ******* ** *****'* $*.* ******* ******** to ********, ***** ********'* ****** ****** **** *** ******* **** of ****' *******, ******** ****** ** ***** ** ** ** what ** ** *****, *** ***** ****.

*** ******* ******* **** *** ********** ** **** ***** **** a *** ******* ****** **** *** $*.* *******. ***** **** the ***** ************ ******** ** * ***** *** ******** ************, Axis ****** **** *** ********* ** ****, ****** ** *** most ****** *********** ******* ********** ******** ********. ****** ** ********* *****, ********* ** *** knowledge ***** *** ***** ** *** ****** ***, *** ******* are ** ****** *********** *** **********.

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Chinese ********

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*******, ***** *** * ****** ** ********** ** ****** **** work:

  • *** *****: ** *** ******* *************, **** ********* ***** ****** afford ** *** * $*+ ******* *** * *******. *******, Hikvision ***** ****** ******* ******* *** * ******** ** **** price ** **** ****** ****** *** **** ************* *** ********.
  • *** ********: ** ** *** ***** **** ********* **** ***** to ******* *** *** ******** *********** *********** ** ** ** doing ********* **** ********** **** *** ********* ******* ******* ******* of *******.
  • ********'* *********: ** ******* ********* **** ********'* * ***** ******** production ********** ***** **** **** ***** *** ************* ********** ** China? ******* **** *** **** ** * *** ** ** more '********' ** **** ***** *** ** ** ********.
  • ****** ** ****: ** ***** ** **** **** *** ******** to ** **** ** ******* *****, ***** *** ******* ********** in *** ******* ***** ******* ********. ** ***** ******* ******** would **** ** ** **** ** **** (********* ******** *** **** ********). *******, ***** ********* ****** **** ** ** **** ** pay $*+ ******* ** **** *** ********? 

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*******, ** ******** *********** ******* ****, **** *** ***** ***** what ** **, ** ********, ***** ********'* ********** *******, *** realities ** *** ***** ************ *********** *** *** ********** *** potential ****** ********** **** * ****.

** ** ***** ********* ******** **** ******** ****** ******, ***** that *** ******** **** **** ** **** **** ****** *** delivers ******** ****** / *******, *** **** ** * *** more ******** ******* **** * ******.

Comments (28)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

09/08/15 05:30pm

* ***** ***** ** ***** ***** ** * ****** ***** since **** *** ** ****** *** ****** ******* **** ******** type *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/08/15 05:37pm

*****???

* ****** *** **** ************ ***** ** ** **:

"*** ** ******** ***** ***** *** **** ** ****** ***** for $*.* *******? ** ****, ******* ** ******** ***** *** than **** ** ****** ** *** ** **** *** **** me ******* $*.* *******, **** **** ** ****** ** ***** to **** ***. *** ****, ***'* ***** **** ******** *** Pelco ******** ***% *******. **'** ****** ** ***"

** *** *****, *** ***** **** **** ****. **** ********* have ****** ********* *** **** **** **** **** ******** ***** want ***, **** *** ****, ** ***** *** ** ** easy/cheap **** ** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 09/08/15 05:46pm

**** ********* ******* ** ** ******* ** *** ************ ******. This ** *** ** *** *** ********* ************* ** ** a *** ********* ***********. **'* ***** *** ** *** ***** playbook.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/08/15 05:49pm

*** '***'* ** ***' **** ** ****** *** ******** ****** in ******* * ***** ******. **** **** ******* ***** ** commit, ***** ** ******, ** ****** *** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/08/15 05:57pm

"**** ********* ******* ** ** ******* ** *** ************ ******."

****'* ***** *** **** ** *****....

*********, ****** ** **/***** *** ***** ** ***** * *******, might ** **** ****** ** ********** **** *** ** *********** offering.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 09/08/15 06:01pm

**** *****'* *** *** ****** ** ****** ** ******* ** such * ********. **'* **** ****** *** ******* ** ***** over **** ******* **** ** *** **** *** **** ********* that *** ******** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/08/15 06:04pm

"*** **** *** **** ********* **** *********** ********."

*** *** ** *** ******* ***** ******** ** ********* ****. Avigilon, **** ** *** *****, ** * ****** ****-**** **** for ** ********, ***** *** ********* ********, ***** ****** *** patent *********** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 09/08/15 06:11pm

*. ********* ******** ** ***** ** ****** ***** ** ***********.

*. ***** ***** **** **** **** *****/***** ****

*. ****** *********** *** ** ********* ** ** ***** ****** by ******* **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/08/15 06:14pm

** *** ** *** ***** *** *****, *** *** **********, nor *** ****** *********, *** ***** ~$*.* ******* ** ********?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 09/08/15 06:18pm

*. *** **** *******

*. ****** *****/********

*. ***** ***-**-*** ********

*. ***** *********** ****

********* *** *** ****** **** *****/***** ****'* ***** **** **...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/08/15 06:21pm

*** ***** ** *** **** ** ***. *** *** ********* make * ***** **** *** *** * *** ** *** have ** *** ~$*.* ******* *** *** ***'* **** *** of *** *****, *** ********** **** ** *** *******, **'* going ** ** **** ** ******* *** ****.

**** ****, ******* ***** ** ***** ***** *** ******** ** today's ***** ***** ** ~$*** *******, **** ***** ** * reasonable **** ** ****, ****** * ***** ********'* *** ***** not **** ******** ***** ** **** *****.

Hal Bennick

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/10/15 03:05pm

* ***** ** ** **** ****** **** ***** **** ** bought **** ** ** **** ***** **** ** ******...

Undisclosed #2

09/08/15 05:56pm

*******, ** ******** *********** ******* ****, **** *** ***** ***** what ** **, ** ********....

* ***** ***** ***** ***** * **** **** ****** **** a ****** ***.

*** *******, ** ** ******* ** $* * *****, ***** comes ** ** $**...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/08/15 06:01pm

*** *** ***** ** **** ******** ********** (*.*., *** ******* / ******** / ***, ***, ***.) *** ******* ** ************ (especially ***** **** ** *** *** **-******* *** ****** **% themselves). ** **** ** **** *** **** ***** $*** ******* 2016 *** **** ****, * ***** **** *** ***** ** accept $** ** $** ** **** $** ** **** *** easily *** ******* **** ******* * **** ****** *** ** long **** *****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 09/08/15 06:13pm

* ***'* ***** ******** ** ** ******* ** **** ****. Do ***?

****'** ******** ** *** "***, *****'* ****** ********** **** ****** than ** *********** **** **** ** **** *** *** **** predictions..."

********* ***'* ******, ** **** *** ******* *******. ******* ** some ***** ** ** ********* ********* ** ********* **************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/08/15 06:17pm

****, *** * ***** ***** ****** ***** **** ** *** worse. * ** **** ****** **'* *** ******* ** ***** in *** ***** ***** ***. ** ****** ** *** ******* in * ** ** ******, **** ** ***** ****** ** simply **** ** ***** **** *** ******** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

09/08/15 06:07pm

***'* ******** ***** **** * ******* ** *****"******"*** ******* ** **** *** *****, ****** * **** **** likley? [***]

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/08/15 06:12pm

****, *** *** *** ****** **** ***** ** ** ** it *** *** **** ****, **** ** ****** **** ** is ***** *** **** ** ******** **** **** *** *** a *** ****** *** **** ********.

********* **** ** **** ** **** ******* *** **** *** events ** *** **** **** **** *** ******* ***, * would ***** **** ***** *** **** ****** ** ****.

**** ******* ***** *** ***** ******, ******* ** *** * healthy *** *** ****** ****** ** ** *** * **** exit, ** **** ***** **** ******* *** ** (********* *** them) *** ****** ********.

Tim Campbell

09/10/15 01:27am

*** * ******** ****** *******, ******, * ****** ***'* * decision *** **** *** *** ** ****. ***** * ******* or **** ****** ** ******** ********* ***** **** ***, ************ about *% ** *** *********** ******. ** ******* ******* ****** feels ******** ** ***********, ** ***** ****** ***** ** * decent ******** ***** ** *** ****** ****** ****** ** **** makes * ****. *** *******, ** *** ***** ******* ***** get, ***, **% ** ********, (***** * ******* ******) **** it ***** **** **** ** **** ** ***** ** ******* 35%. **** ** *** * ******** *****, ** *** ******* the *****, ***, *** *** **** ** *** ******** ***** into *****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Tim Campbell | 09/10/15 10:53am

...* ****** ***'* * ******** *** **** *** *** ** make...

**'* *** **** *** *** ******. ** ***** ******* ********* which ***** ****** **** * ******** **********.

***

*********

******** ** *** *****

*******

******* *********** (** ***)

*** ** ******* ** ***** ** * **** ***** ** you ***** ** **** *** ******* **** **** ***. :)

Tim Campbell

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/10/15 12:00pm

** ******. * ******** ** ******** ***** ***** ** **** smoother, *** ** ******* . **** ********** ** *******, **** can **** ****** **** **** *********, *** ** ***** ** not **** ****** * ******* *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tim Campbell | 09/10/15 12:04pm

***, *** **** ***** ***** ** *** ***** ********'* ***** is ***** ** ** *********** **** *** * ******** ********?

** **** ***** ***** *** * ******* ******** *** ****** shares ** ****** **** **********'* *******?

Tim Campbell

09/10/15 01:48pm

****, * ***** **** **** ********** ** **** ******** ********** sees ** *** ********** ***** ** *** ******* ****-****, *** undoubtedly ** ** * *** ****** **** *** ******* **************.

*****'* */* ** ** ***** ***** *** *** *** *******, unless *** ******* **** ** ** ***** ** **** *****. Even ** ** **** * **** */* **, ***, ** for * ******* ****-***** *******, **** ***** ** **** *** $20 *****. *** **** * ******* *** * ******** ... and * ****** ******* ** *** ******* ... ***** ** in *** $**+ *****, **?

******* * ***** ***** ***** $* ******* ** $*.* ******* for *** ******* ** ******* ********. ** ******** *** ******* on *** ****** ********, **** ** ***** ********** ** ***** it. *** *** ***** **** ** **** **** *** ******* "bumps" *** ********* *** ********.

Undisclosed #4

09/11/15 03:24am

*********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 09/11/15 11:53am

* ***** *** ** ********* ** ********* ******** * ***** surveillance *******. * ***** ** ********* ** **** ***** *** amount ** ***** **** ******** ***** *******. **** ** **** a ******** ** *********'* *********** ** ***** ****** **** *** quality ** ******** ** *** ***** ***** ********* ************.

Undisclosed #2

09/14/15 05:07am

*** **** ***-****** **** ** *** ****?

*** **** ********.

*** **** ******* ***** ******* *** ** *******. ** **** pointed *** **** *** *** ** *** ********* ****** ****-**** who **** *** **** ** ** ********* ********* *** ** intellectual ********.

******: *** ****-*** ********** ***** ********** **********, ********.

** *** ***-***, *****, ***** ** ******** ** ********* **** than ** * **** ** ******* ***** **, ******* **** a ****** *** ****** *** ***** ****** ***** *****-*** *******.

*'* *** ****** * **** **** ** ******, *** ** does **** *** * ***** ******* *****/****/*******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/02/17 07:37pm

******: ** *** **** ** ******, ** *** ****** **** more ****** **** ******** **** ****** ***. **** *** ******* tough **** *** *** ***** **** ** ***** **** ** ~$8 *** *** **** ** ** $**, ****** ***** *** off ***** **** ****.

*****'* * *** ** ******** ******* ***** ** ******** *********** happening ***.

Attila Szucs

04/19/17 12:51pm

** * ***** *** * **** *** **** ***** * heard (***** ********* ****** *****) **** ** ** ******** *** a ******... * ***** ** * **** ******. :*

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