DirectView Aims To Be A Video Surveillance Power Like Tyco
[link no longer available]DirectView is a publicly traded US company that tells IPVM that it has ambitions to be the next ADI, Anixter, or even Tyco.
In this note, we share feedback from our interview with DirectView's CEO Roger Ralston [link no longer available] about their plans and our analysis of their opportunity and challenges.
Inteview **** *******
** *** *********, ******* ********* **** the **** ********** ***** ** **** they *** ******** ** ****, ****** a ******* ******* ** **** ********* *****:
Company ********
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*** ******* **** *** ********** *********** losses, **** **** *** **** **** and ********, **** *** ******* **********:
** ********* **, ****, *** ******* had ** *********** ******* ** ************* $44.7 *******, * ************’ ******* ** approximately $**.* ******* *** * ******* capital ********** ** ************* $**.* *******.
**** ****, ******* ** ****, *** ******* *** ******* **** over $* ******* **** ********* ** the ******* ** *** *******'* ********** shows:
Executives / *********** ***********
*** * *** ********** **** ***** Ralston *** *** ****** ******** ******, though, ** ********* **, ****, *** company ******** **** *** ****** ******** as ***, ****** ** '*** *** the ****** ** *** ************ **** the ******* ** *** ****** ******** to *** *******’* **********, ******** ** practices'. ** *** **** ****, *** Chris ******** [**** ** ****** *********] was***** *** / *** ** *** company.
***** ******* ******** **** ***** *******, as *** ******* ***** ** *** "voting ***** ***** ** ************* **.**% of *** ****** **********."
Penny *****
*** *******'* ***** (*******: ****) ** ******* ** * ******** of * ***** *** *****, **** a ****** ************** ** ~$* ** 2 *******) ** *** ***** ***** shows:
*** *******'* ***-***** ********* ** * function ** ***+ ******* ****** ***** issued ******** **** ***** *** *********** performance. ***** *******'* **** ***, **** ****** '************* *** ************ of ******', ***** ** ***** *** for * ******** ****** *******.
Roll-up ************
********** ***** ******* ** ******** ******* * *********** **** ~$** million ****** *******, ****** ******* ******** Virtual ************ *** ******** ** ****.
*** ******** ** *** $** ******* distributor ** ***********, **** ********* ********* as:
"********** *** ****-***** ********, ************ *** Low ******* ****** *******"
*** ******* **** ******* **** ******* description ** ******** ******, ****** *** company ********* ** **** **** **** are *** *** ******* ********.
***** ***** ********* **** *** ******** competencies ** **** *** ***** *********, DirectView ** ********* *** ************ *** the *********** ****** ** ** ****** to *********** ** "****-**" *** ******.
***** **** ******** ************, *** ********* of ************ ************ ** *** *** is ****** **** ******** ************ **** have **** **** * ******* ** locations ************. **********'* *** ***** ******* sees **** ********* ** **** *** these ****-** ************.
CEO's ******* **********
**********'* *** *** ********* ** ******* nearly ** ***** *** *** ******** featured ** ***** ** '********' ***** ***** *******:
******* *** *** ******* ** ****'* request *** ******* ** **** ******.
*** **** **** ********** ******** ** Ralston's ******* ******** ** ********* ** cannot *********. *******, *** ***** ********, bribing ********** ********* ** **** *********, is ****** ******** ** *** ******** that ** ** ** *** ** a ***********.
Outlook ***********
**** ** ** * *** ** a ******** ****** ******* ***** ** extraordinary ***** ** ***** *** ********. However, ***** **** ** ** * (fraction ** *) ***** ***** *** his ******** **********, ** *** ** challenging *** ******* ** ******* ** this ****** ****.
*********** *******, ******* ** *********, * think ******* ** *** *** **** moving ***** **** **** **** ********* its *** **** (*****). ** ** taking *** ****** ******** *** ****** a ******* ******** * ***** ** is **** *** ***** *** ***** a *** ** *********.
****, *** * **** "*********" ** be * *********** *** ***** ******** for ** *** *** ******.
**** ****** **** **** **** *** trying ** ***** ** ***** ***** price **** ******** ****.