Avigilon Shifts Strategy To Maximizing Profitability (Q4 2016 Results)

******** *** ********** **** known *** *** ********, hiring * ***** ***** force *** ******** ****** partner ******* ** ********** like *** ****. ***, the ******* **** **** are ***** ** ***** on ************* *****.

** **** ****** ** analyze ********'* ** **** financial *******, *** ********** from *** *** ** the ****** ** ***** business.

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Revenue ** **%

********'* ** ******* *** up **% ******** ** Q4 ****, **** $**** USD ***** *******. *** income **** **** *%, to $*.**, ******** ** part ** **** ***** margins, **% ** ** 2016 **. **% ** Q4 **** ** **** as ********* ************ / amortization.

Stock **

*** ***** *** ** modestly ** ******** ** this ****, ~*%. 

*******, ***** ***** ******** bottom, ** $* *** share, **** **** * months ***, ***** ***** has *** ******* ** $16 *** *****, ******* significant ******** ******** ***** a *****-**** **** **** its *** **** **** of $**.

[******: *** ** *** day ***** *** *******, stock ******** ** **.**, up *.**% *** **** from *** ***'* ****** start.]

Shift ** ********** ******

** *** ******** ****, **** ********* ****** that *** ******* *** shifting *** ********** ** ***** on ************* **** ******:

** *** ***** ** growth ****, *** *** bias ***** ******* ** towards ********** ************* **** growth ** ******* ** maximum ****** **** ******.

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*** *** **** **'** well-established *** **'** ********** as ** ******* ** we're *** ******* **** play ** *** ******** today *** *** ***** video ********* *******, **plan ** **** **** ** **** ****** ***. [emphasis added]

**** ** * ******* ***** for *** *******, ** they *** ********** **** known *** ******** ******* to ******** ***** ****** presence, ********* ******* * sales ***** **** *** the ********* ** ******* territories **** ********* ** help ******* ******* ***** product.

R&D *******, *****/*********, *&* ****

******** ** ***** ********* in *&*, *** *** clearly *** ***** ** other ***** ***********. *&* spending *** ** **%, while ***** *** ********* and *&* ******** **** effectively ****, **** **** year *** **.

US ******* **** ************

***** ******* *** *** US *** ** **% on * *** *****, it *** **** ~*% from ** ****. **** is **********, ** *** US *** ************* **** Avigilon's ******* ******, *** had ********** ***** ********** quarter **** ******* ****** as **** ** **** over **** ******.

Asia ******* ** **%

*** **** ******* ******, which *** **** ********* quarter-over-quarter *** **** *** a **** ******* *****, up **% ** $*.**. No ************ **** ***** for **** *********** ****.

Analytics ********* ***** *** ********

******** ********* ** **** their ********* ******* ** a *********** ** *******, but **** *** ***** it *** ** *** financials. **** ********* ****** the ******* ******* "******* ******* **** **** for *** *******", ********* it ** ********, ********, and ***********. **** ********* is ******* ********** **** Avigilon **** *** ****** to **** ********* ** licensing *******.

** *** ********** ********* revenue, ******** ***** ** more ********* ** ******** interpret ***** **********, *** example *** *** ** US ******* ***** ** due ** ** ******* large ****** ******* **** in ** **** ************ boosted ** *******, *** would **** *** ******* trend *** ** ******* more ********. *********, *** Asia ******* ******'* ******** could ** *** ** a ********* **** ** catch-up *******, *** *** *** indicate **** ******** *** truly **** ******** ** this ******.

Headcount ****

******** *** ************* *********** the ******* ****** ** the ******* ** ***** of **** ******* *** headcount, ******* **** ************ that ***** ********* ******** decreased ******* ** **** and ** ****. ** was ***** ** * "small *********", *** *** not ******* ***** *********** were ********.

Receivables ** *************

*********** *********** ** *** invoices (>** ****) *** twice ** **** ******** to *** *** ** Q4 ****. **** ******** in *********** ** ******** as ******* *********, *** that ** ******* ********* in ******* *********** (******** not **** ***, *** not *** **** **** the ********** **** ********). A *********** ****** ** old *********** *** ******** the ******* ** ****** problems ********** **** *******, which *** ****** ***** partners **********, ***** ***** also ****** ****** *******.

Fierce ******* ***********

********'* *** ************ *** race ** *** ****** trends, ******* ** ******* "****** ******* ***********" ********** 2017. ** ******* ** pricing, ** **** "** **** ** ***** at **** ****** ** do ******** *******", *** did **** *** ** ****** ***** *********** ** * ****** ******** to ****** ****** ** regards ** *****.

H3 ******* ***** ******

** ******* **** ****** to **** ****** **** ever **** ******, *** that ***** **** ** plans ** *********** ****. While **** ** **** for ******* ******, ** does ******** **** * large ****** ** ********* still ****** *****-**** ******* over ******-****** ** ******** with *********. ******** ************ this ** * ******* degree, ********** **** **** keep *** ** ******** until **** *** ******* it **** * ***** line ** ***-**** *******.

Future ********

******** **** **% ******* growth ******** *** **** they ****** ******* ******* $390M *** $**** *** 2017, *** **** ******* profits ******* ********** ********* of *****. ***** ********** indicate **** ***** ******** expects ** ******** ***** growth, ** **** ** at * **** ******* pace **** ******** *****.

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***** *** ****** ********* period ** *** **** 2 *****, *** ****** positive **** ******* ** a ******* **** *** Avigilon. **** ******* ** be **** ** ** the **** ** ** continue *** **** ** is ** ** ******** is ********* ****** *** an ***********, ***** *********** on ************* **** ********* ** the **** * ******. ***** **** *** quarters ***** ** * significant ***** ** *** price / ******* ** an *********** ** ********.