Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference 2018 Review - ADT, Resideo, Alarm.com, Arlo, Eagle Eye, ACRE, More
Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference is an event matching industry executives with financiers that frequently leads to future funding and acquisitions. Among the 60+ companies presenting this year were ADT, Resideo (i.e., Honeywell Home / ADI), Alarm.com, Arlo, Eagle Eye, ACRE and more.
We bought a ticket and attended. In this note, we examine:
- How ADT is pitching its commercial (re-)expansion to investors and how it views the Amazon threat
- What Resideo is most bullish about going forward
- How Alarm.com is pitching the business market expansion to investors
- How Arlo plans to compete against the growing number of low-cost wirefree competitors
- Why Eagle Eye says it has supercharged its growth through the Brivo acquisition
- How OpenEye did or did not pitch investors and how it contrasted to Eagle Eye
- How ACRE is expanding again with a new acquisition and why they dislike the camera business
- What a Columbia University professor advocated to these investors and what he got wrong about the video surveillance business
- Who was there (and not there) not presenting but notable in the industry (Axis, Avigilon, etc.)
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*** ****** *** **** *** *** participants ** **** **** *********** ************* and ********** ******* *** *** ******* Imperial ***** ** ***** ******** ** that **** ** *** **** **** deals *** ******.
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**** *****, ** *** ***** ***** expresses, **** ********** *** ***** ****:
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*** *** ***** ******** ***** **** their ******* ********* ********** ******** ****** by *********** ***** *********** (** *****), most ***********'* *** ****, ** **** ***** *****:
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*** **** *** *** ** **** their '*******' *****, **** ***** **** of ******** **** *** *** **** contracts ******* *** ** * *** years. ********* ** ****-**** ********** ** acquired ********** ** * *******-******** ******** is *********, ** **** **** ** either ****** ** ***** ** ***** a *** ******* ** **** ** the **** ********** ****-***********.
ADT **** ********* **** ******
*** ******* ***** ******** ***** ** why ****** *** * ******* ** them, ***********, *.*., **** **** **** the **** ************ ******** ** *** upcoming***** *****(****** ****** **** ******'* **** **** also **** ****** ** ***** ***** as ****).
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**** ** ********* ****. *** ******** and ********* *** *** *** ******* that ********* **** **** ** **** ADT's *********** ********. ***** *** ****** for ******** ***** ** ****** **** ever **** ******* *** *******, ***** is ******* *********** ******** ****. ***** *** ** ******** ** meet ***********'* ***** ****, *** ******** pressure ** *******, ******* *** ********* could ** ******.
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******* ****** *** ***** ***** ** easier *** ******* ** *******, *** even ******** ***-***** ** ******* ********** by ********* '*********' ******* **** *** base ******* ******* ********* ********** '*********' service *****. **** **** ********* *** new ****** **** ******* '*************** **********' for ******* **** *******, ** ********* basic ************ ********** ***** *** ************ is ******** ******* ******** ** *************** of *** ******.
*** ******* **** ***** *** ** plans ** *********** ********* ***** ***** panels *** ****-**** *********** ***** ****** in *** **** ~* *****.
************, ******* ********* *** ****** / next-generation ** *********, ** *** ***** below:
*** *** ****** ******** ***** ****** based ****** ******** ******** '* ** 5 ****' ******* **** **** ********** into * ****-********** ***** ******. *** sensor's ***** ***** **** ** ******** to * ***** ****** *** *** base ******* *** **** ** ********* in **** ****** *** ******* ***** models.
********* ******** *** / *********** **** *** $*** *******.
* **** ***, **************** *********'* ******** ********* *********** **** ************** *** ******** **** * ************ problem. ** **** ***** *** *** version ** ****** ** ** ** released.
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**** * ***** ****** ** *********** security (**** $***+ ******* ****** ******* and *** ** *** ******* ************* metrics ** *** ********), *****.*** ********* in**** *** ********* **** *** ********** / *** ******.
***** ***** **** ** ***** ******** Officer ******* ****** [**** ** ****** available] *** ******** ********* **** ** side **** ***** ******** *********** ****:
*************, ** ********* *** ********** ****** as '**********' *** ******* '**** ** competition' ** ****** ******* ** ****. From *** *********** ** *** ************ competitors, **** ** ********* ****, ****** the ********** ****** ** ****** ********** with ************ ***** ************ *******.
*** *** *** ***** ******** ********* is ******** '* ******* ********'. ***** 'unified' *** ****** * ******* ***** among ****** ***** ****** ********* **** Genetec *** **, *****.*** ******** **** in *** ***** ********* **** *** business ******:
*****.*** ******* ******* ********** ***** *** of ******** ****** ******* - *.*., the ****** ********* ******* * *** going **** *** ******** **** ** the ******, ** *** ***** ***** covers:
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****'* *** ********* ********** **** *** biggest ********* **** *** **** *** to ******** *** ******** **** ** subscription ********. ***** ****'* ******* ****** has **** ********** (*.*.,**** $*** ******* ** ****), ******* ** ************** **** ******* sales, **** **** ~*% ** ********* subscribing *** **** ********. ** ****, Arlo ***** ***** ******** / ** video *********, ********** ** *** ************:
** ****** ****'* ********* ** *********** ********* *********** *** * ****** *********** ***********, they ****** **** **** ******* ***** alerts.
********, ****'* *** ******* ***** '***** ********', * ********* ******** ** *** now ******* ***** ******** ******* ** residential *******. ** *** ***** *****, he ****** *** ******** ** ********** the ****** **** *** *** ******** and ***** **** ** ******* ***** quality:
** **** *** ****** ****'* ***** doorbell *** *** ** *** ******.
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*** **** *********** **** ** ***** Eye's ************ *** ********* *** ******* explanation ***** ********'* ****** ** ***** *** $** million************ ***** ***'* ******. *** ***/*** is **** ***** ***** *** *** challenged ** ***** **** ****** ******* like ***, **** ***** ****** **-**** old *****, **** ***** ***** *** to *** ***** ***** **** *** circumvented *** ******* *** ****** ******* process **** ** * ******* *** most ******** **** ***** ***. ** the ***** *****, ******* ******** **:
***** *** *** *** **** *** specific ******* ******* ** **** ********* accepted ****** ******* ****** **** *** present **** ***** **** *** *** interpret ** *** ****:
***** ** ** ***** **** *** growing ******* *** *** **** ** that ** *** ** *** ***** acquisition ****** ************* ************* *** *****, *** ** ***** total ******* *****.
***** *** *** ********* *** **** are ***** **** *** *****-**** ****** (lots ** *********, *** ******* *** site), ***** ** ******* *** *** as * **** *** *** * cloud ******* *******. ** *** ***** below, ******* ******* * ******** ***** competing ** *** ********** ******** ** that *****-**** ******:
** ***** ** ************ '**********' (*.*., airports, ******* ***, ******, ***.),*** **** ***** *** ************ *** ******* ***** *** *********** deficiencies ** ********** **** ******* ******** Center, ********* ********, ***.
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*******'* *** **** ******** ********* ** the **********, ****** $** ******* ****** revenue *** ******* **% ****** ** their ****** '****** *******' ******** **** year ** ***** *****:
*******'* *** **** ****** *** '****** story' **** **** * ******* **** his *********** *** ********:
**** ********** *** ** ********'* **********, he ***** **** ******* *** ***** received *** ******** **********. *** **** that ** *** ********** **** ***** that **** *** **** ** **. We ***** **** **** **** ** to ******* **** ****-****** ********* **** Eagle *** (*****) *** *** ***** charge ***** ****** ** ********* *****.
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*** ********, ******** *** ***** ******** presentation ** *** ** *** ********'**** *** ****** [**** ** ****** available]. *** *******, ** *** ***** history, *** ******* **** ***** **** buying *** *********** *** ********** * *********** ******, ** ** mentioned ** *** ***** *****:
****** **** ********* **********, **** **** more ** * ******* ******* *** growing ** ********* ******** **********, ********* those **** *** **** *****.
******** *********** ******* ********:
- ********* ******* ****** ****** '****** **** margins' *** **** ********** ******.
- *** *********** ** ******* ******** ******** being * '**** ***** *****' **** 'had **** ****** * *** ** money'. **** ***** **** **** **** been ******* **** ******.
*** ******* ********* ** **** ******* at $*** *******, ** *** ***** below *****:
Grillo ********* ****** ********
****'* *** ********** ********** *** ***** surveillance ****** ******** ** * **** business *** ** *** **** ** the ******, ***** ********, ***. ** the ****** **** "**'* *** *****". We ** ***** *** ****** ******** future ********* *** **** ****** ******* with *** ******* '********' *** ********* and *** ****** ** ** *** cloud ** * ************** **** ** not ** **** ** *********.
ACRE ******** ***********
**** **** ** ********** ** *********** of ** ****** ******* ******* ** Monday, *** ****. ** ****** ** not ******** *** **** ***** ** is ********* ** ********** ************* **** the ******** *******'* ****.
Columbia ********* ** ************
*** **** ******** ************ ** *** day *** **** ******** ******* ******** Professor **** ********** *** ******** * high ***** ******** ** ** *** investors ** ***** ** ************* ******* 'strong' *** '****' **, *********** **** while '******' ** ** ******* ******* that '****' ** *** ******* *********** financial ********, ** **** ***** *****:
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**** '******' ********** ************ ** * danger ****.
*** ********* **** *********** '**** ********' issues *** ************** *** **** ** a ******** ******* **** ** *** customers ******** ****** *** ****, ** he ********* ** *** **** *****:
*************, ** ****** * ********* **** from ***** ****-*********** ******* ********* ********* this '************ *********** **********'.
***, ** ********, **** ********* ** AI ********* ** ** '************ ***********' element *** ********** ** ** **** to **** *********** ********* ** ***. And ***** **** *******, ****** *** Chinese ********** ***** ** ******** ** subsidize ****-******* ******* (*****, ** ********, made ** *** *****, *** ****** for **** ********** **** ** *****.
*** ******** ***** *** **** ** listed *** ********* ******* *** ** companies ***** ********:
** ******, ****'* *** *** **** / *** *****, *** ******** ******** companies *** ***** *** ******** *** engineer.
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*******, ******* ** ****, *** ****** * ***** ******** of ********** *** **** *** ********, like ********* *** *****. ** ** niche ******* **** ***** **** ***** own ********* ******** ********** (*.*., ********* Husky,******* ***********, ***.) *** ** *** ***-***, turnkey ********** *** ******* ** *** for ***** **** ***** *****).
*******'* ******* ********* ** *** ***** and, ** *** ***** *****, ********* their ***** ******* *** ****** *** new **** ******* ** ****:
*** ******* *********** ** * *** ***, **** ********* [**** ** ****** available], **** ******* *** ******** **** month (******** ****).
IHS ****** **** *********
*** *** *** ** *** ******** of *** *****, ********** ***** ****** size *********.
***** ***** ************ ***** *** ******* half ** *** ******** ******** ********* market, *** ********* **** ** ***** under $** *******, *** **** ******* over *** **** *** *****, ** the **** ** *** ****** ****** that **** ****** ******** **** ********* unit ******:
** *** **** ****, *** ****** of ******* ***** ******* *** **********, over *** ******* *** **** ********* by ***:
* **** ******** **: *** ** using *** ***** ************ *******? ******: mostly *****. *** ********* **** ***** is **** **** ***** *** **** of *** ** ******:
***** *** ********* ***** ***** ******** China ******* ** ~$* *******. *** since *** ******* ******* ****** ** cameras ****** ** ***** ** **** than ** *** **, ** ***** that ** * **** *****, ***** is ******** ********* ~*** **** ******* annually **** *** ** *** **** than *** **** ** *** ***** combined.
Who *** ***** *** *** *****
** *** **** *****, *********, ****, Milestone, *******, *** *** ****. ********'* CEO *** ********* ******.***** *******, ****** **** ******* * year ***, *** *** *** ********, *** no ****** * ************ *********, *** also *****.
*******, ***********'* *** *** *****. ****** the ******* *** *** *******, ** was ** ******** ****** *** #* fund ******* ******* ******* ** *** event.
**** *** ***** *** ** *****.
*** ** **** **** ********* *** have. ***** *** * *********** ****** I *** *** ***** *** ** time *** ***** ***********.
*** ***** *** ******* ******* ****** of ******* ****** ** ***** ** less **** ** *** **, ** means **** ** * **** *****, China ** ******** ********* ~*** **** cameras ******** **** *** **...
*** ******* ***** ** ******** **** than *** *.*., *** ** ** 4x ****?
* ***'* **** *** **** *** it's * ****** **:
(*) *** ***** *** * ***** product ** *** * ********
(*) *** *** ** ******** **** in *** * *********
* ***** (*) ** ******** * big ******, *.*., ** *** ** a **** ****** ********** ** **** higher **** ******* *** ****, *.*., $500 ********* *******, $*,*** *****-*******, $*,*** PTZs, ***. ******* ** *****, *** skew ** ** **** ***** ***** focal ******* **** *** *** *** $20, ***.
**** ***** *****.
*** ****** **** * ********* ***** altogether, ******’* *** ****** **** *** cheapest ********** ***** ** ** ******** close ** *** **-***** *****, ***** it **** ************ ******** *** **** markup?
**** **** *** ******** ********** ***** **** to ** **** *** ** ******? As * ********** ** ******* **** in *** **, ********* ** ** sales *** ****.
*’* *** ****** * ***** ***** aliexpress ** **********, *** ***** *** any **** ****** ******. *’* ******** that *** ******** **** ****** ***** of * ********** ******* ****** ** possibly * *** ** ******** *** in-China ***** ** *** ******.
** ******, ** ***** ***** **** the ********** ****** ** *** ******.
*** * ** ***** **** *** u.s. ***** *** ******** **** ****-*** product, ***** *** ***** ******* **** 10x ********.
****** *** ********* *** *** ******, it ****** **** ** **.
****: **** *** ***** *** *** not ***** *** *** **** ** in * **** (** **:** ** ET). ***** *** ****** *** **** is * **** ****, * ****** to *** ** *** *** **** fill ** ***** **** * ******** shortly.