Why is Avigilon's Stock Falling Like a Knife?

Author: John Honovich, Published on Oct 08, 2014

A week ago, a prominent Avigilon investor admitted, "Nobody wants to hold [Avigilon stock]. Everybody wants to sell it." He then recommended buying it.

He evidently was right, at least partially.

In the past week, Avigilon's stock has dropped another 20% and is now down nearly 60% from its high earlier this year.

Avigilon's market valuation is down over $900 million since then.

[Update October 10th - Avigilon stock ended the week at a new low: $13.90 per share.]

From speaking to investors and analysts covering Avigilon, here are the main reasons they are offering for the fall:

  • Lack of confidence in CEO
  • Issues with management team
  • Problems in hiring / scaling
  • Low cost competition increasing
  • Competitor products catching up
  • Accounting irregularities
  • Growth rate sharp decline

Inside, we provide our analysis on how accurate we believe each reason is.

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Management ****

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Hiring / *******

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Low **** ***********

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Accounting **************

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Growth **** ***** *******

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What's ****?

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Industry ******

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Comments (27)

Tim Campbell

10/09/14 09:08am

(** * ******* ** **********, * ** *** **** ******** stock)

********* ** ******** ****** *******, **** * ***** ******** ******** (including *** ***, ******* *** *** ***** ****** *********) **** bought **** ******** ***** ***** *** ***** ******* ** ***. These *** ********** ********* ** *** ******, *** *******, ***** if ******** ***** ***** ** ** ***** ** *** ****** of ******** ****** ******** *****. *** *** ******* *** **** any ***** **** **** ****.

**** **** ** ********** ****** ** ******* ******/******* **** ** publicly ********.

****** **** "****** ***** ** ***" **** ******* ***** *** a **** * *****, *** *** ****** ** ***** ** the ******** ***** ****** ******. **** *** **** **** **** worthless ******* **** ******** **** *** ********* **********, **: *** there **********/********* ****** ** *** *******? ******** ******* ************* *** ***? ***... **** ** ** **** interest.

****, *** ******* ****** *** **** ********** ********** ********* ** Avigilon, *** ** ** ** ******** ******** ******* **** ***** money ** ******* *** *******.

**** **** *** * *** ** ***** *********** ***** ***** security ********* **** ** **** ** ********** ** **** *********, which ***** ** * ******** ********. *** ********* *** ***** of ********* ***** ****** ***** *** *****-******* **** *** **** a **********. ***** ** ****** ** **** *** **** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tim Campbell | 10/09/14 10:09am

***, ** ******** **** ** *** *****, ********* *********** / rebutting ***** * ****** ** ****.

Tim Campbell

In reply to John Honovich | 10/09/14 12:42pm

****, * ***** *** ****** *** ******* **** ****, *** I ** *** ********** (** ****** **** ** ****) **** you *** ************* ****-******** *** *******. *** ******** *** **** raised ***** ******** *** **** *** * ***** ****. *** they *** *** ******* ** ** ****. ** **** ********** was ******** **** ** **** ****** **** **** *** *** paid (**********) ******* *********** ** ***** ***** ** *** ****** value ** *** ****.

******** ***** ** **********, ***-**** ***********, ****** *********, *********, ****** rates ... *** ... ** **** **** *** ******** (** I *** *** **) *** ********* * ***'* **** *** free *********, ****** ******* ***** ****** **********.

**** ** *** **** ****, ****** :)

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/11/14 02:32pm

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**** ** * **** ******** *****, ** ****. ** ***** CIBC ***** **** *** **** *********** **** *** ******* ** was ****** **** ******** **********. **** *** *** *******.

******* **** ** ********* ***** *********** ***** *****, ****** ******* they *** ******* **** ***** ****** / ********* / ***** regions **** **:

*** **** **** ****** *** **** ****** ** ** **** point?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

10/12/14 05:10pm
** ******'* **** ****** ** * ***** **** ** ***** than ****** *** ****. ***** ********* ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 10/12/14 05:13pm

**** **** ******* ***, ********** ** **** ******* *** ** what *** *****, *****?

George Whittaker

In reply to John Honovich | 10/12/14 09:21pm

** **** *** *****-****** *** *** ****** ******** *** ********* clearly, ***.

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** *** ** ***** ****, **** **** ***** **** *****, who ***** **** ****** **, *****, ***? ***'** ** ****** fiji. *** **** ****** **** ******** *** *****.

EJ Nemec

10/12/14 09:30pm
***** ********** ** ** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/13/14 01:23pm

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* ******* *** *** ** * ******* **** ** * move **** ** ****, *** ** ** ***** *** *****, and *** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/13/14 01:27pm

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

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 10/13/14 01:32pm

***** **** *** *******, * **** ** **** "**** ** where *** *** ****", *** * *** **** ********** ** .02 ** *** *******, *** * ***** ****** ***** ******. Had **** ****** *** ****** **** **** ** *** ** lineup, *** ******** ******** ************* ** ***** ***** ****, ** they **** *** **** *** *** ********** ***'*, *,**,** **** embedded ***. * ******* **** **** ******* ** ******* ************ too....

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 02:38pm

* **** ** ******** **** **** ***. * **** ******* selling ******** *** **** ** *** *********. **** * **** amount ** *** **** ******* *** ** *** * *** (not ******** *** ****). *** ***'* ** ****, ***** ******* were *********, ** **** ** ******** ********** **** ****. **** were ******** **** ** **** ***-*** *****. **** *** ********** had ** **** ***** ** *** * ********* ****. * would **** **** ***** **** ** **** *** ******, *** because * ******'* *** *** ******* *****, *** ******* *** picture ******* ** * ******* ****** *** ** ***.

*** **** *****'* **** ***** *** ******* ****** ** ******* space **** **** ** ** *** **** **** **** ***** cameras **** ********** ***********. ********* **** ***** ***** ******* **** Genetec, *********, *****, ***** *** ****** ***** **** *** ****.

*** **** ***** ******** *** *** ******* ******* *** **** of *** ******** *** *** ******** *** **** *** *** not ***** **. **** *** ** ******** **** *** ****, not * *********.

****** "*****" ******* *** ***** ********* ** *** ** *** solution ** **** ***** ******** ********* ** ***** *************.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 10/17/14 02:59pm

******** **** ****? ** ******* *** ********* ** *******/**** ***********?

** ******* *******, *** ** **** ***** *** ******* ** wavelet *********** ******* *** ******** ****** ********** ** *** ***** vendor **********. ******* *** ****** ** *** **** ******** ***** industry ** ***, *********, ** ***** ******* ***** ******.

** *'* *** ********, **** ** *** ** ********** ** all ***** ** **** - ******* ***********.

* **** *** ** ********* ** **** *** ******* ****** take ** **** ** **** ***** ******* ***** ******** ** fall..

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 03:21pm

***, ***. * ** *********** **** **** *** ** ****. I **** ** *** *** ***** **** ***** ** ** sales ************* ***** *** ***** ******** ******** ****. **'* * great ***** **** ** ******. ***, *****, *** ******* ** the ************ ******** ** ** *** *** **** ** *** movie ********. *** **** *****.

**, *****, ** **** ** **** ******** ********** *** *******, those ******* *** *****. ** ***, **** *** ****. *** that's **** ******* ** *** ************ ******** *** **** * can **** ***** **.

***'* *** ** *****, ***** *** **** **** ****** ***** JP2K. ********* **** **********. *** ** *** ************ **** ** things ******* *** ****** ******** ******** *.*** ** * ******** with ***** ******* *****, ****** ******** ** ********, *** *****-***********- Avigilon ********** **** *** ***** **** ** ******** *** **** line.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 10/17/14 03:31pm

***, * ***** ** **** ******, *** ** ** **** we *** ********* *** **** ** ***** ** ********* ******** in ****/****/****. * ***** *** *****, *** **'* ****** ******** we'll *** ******** ***** ***** ***** **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 03:56pm

"**'** *** ******** ***** ***** ***** **** ****."

* ******. *** ****'* ********-*************** *** ****** *** ** ***** *********** *** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/14 04:02pm

***, *** *****-****** ********* ** * **** ***********, ***** **'* loss ** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 04:06pm

*** ***** ** ******** ******* ** *** **** **********, ********* frame ***** - *.*., *****/**, *****/**, *****/* ** ****'* **** you ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/14 04:08pm

**** ***'* ********* ******* **** **** ** ************ ****** ****** the *** ******** ********* ******, **** ** **** ** ****** the ****** ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 04:11pm

*** *** *** ** ** ****,***************, * ******* ********* ********* ** ****.

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/14 04:46pm

"* **** *** ** ********* ** **** *** ******* ****** take ** **** ** **** ***** ******* ***** ******** ** fall.."

* ******* *** ***** ** **** ********* ** ******. ** isn't *** **** ** ******* ****** **** ***** ******** ** 'Achilles ****' - ** * ****** ** *****.

** ******* ***** ** **** (***** **** ****), ******* *********** ********** **** *******, *** **** ********.

** ** *** ************ ** ************* ** ***** *********** ********* ** *** ******** ****. ** ****** **** ******* *****, if ******** ******** ************* ****** **** ***** **** ** **** always **** ************* **** ** ***** **** *********** ******* **** produce ******* **** *****.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/14 05:24pm

********** ****. [********** ******* **********]

Undisclosed

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 07:16pm

*** *** ** ******** **** ******* *** ***** * *********** factor ** *** ******** ** ****. **** ****, ** *** hard ** ****** ****-******* **** *** ** *** ******** ** it ****'* ****** *** *****-****** *******. **** *** ** ******* of *****-********* ******* *** ******, ******** ******** ** *** *********. With *** ****** ************ ** ********-*********** ******** *** ****-**** ******** becoming **********, **** ** *** *** ***** *** ** **. It *** **** *** * *** ***** ***, *** * think **** ** ********* ** *** ******* ******* *** ** the ****-*** **** ********, ** **** ***** ***** **. *** same **** ******** ****** ** *** ****** ******** **********, ** hardware ********** ******** **** ****/**** **** ******** *** ********* ** JP2K, **** *** **/** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/17/14 04:39pm

* ***** ******* **** ** ********* ** *** ****** *** it's ******* ** ****** ** * ** **** ****** ** different ***** *****. * ******* **** ***'* ********* ** *** onvif ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/17/14 04:49pm

*********** ******* ** *** ****** ** **** ****** ***. ***** supports **************. *** *******, ******* ***** ******** ** ******** ******* via ***** *************.

Andrew Thomas

10/17/14 05:15pm

** ********** **** *********** ** *** ********* *** ******** ******* follow *** ******* ***** *****, ****** ** ***** ***** ***** and/or *********** *****.

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IPVM | 10/17/14 05:25pm

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