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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2015.

Registration Statement No. 333-204428

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 7372 26-4247032

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

8150 Leesburg Pike Vienna, Virginia 22182

Tel: (877) 389-4033

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Stephen Trundle

President and Chief Executive Officer Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. 8150 Leesburg Pike Vienna, Virginia 22182

Tel: (877) 389-4033

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

 

Eric Jensen

Nicole Brookshire

Peyton Worley

Cooley LLP

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(617) 937-2300

 

Mark T. Bettencourt

Gregg L. Katz

Goodwin Procter LLP

Exchange Place

53 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(617) 570-1000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨    Accelerated Filer  ¨    Non-accelerated Filer  x    Smaller Reporting Company  ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Securities Being Registered   Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)(2)
  Amount of
Registration Fee(3)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

$75,000,000

 

$8,715

 

 

 

(1) In accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares being registered and the proposed maximum offering price per share are not included in this table.
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Includes the offering price of shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.
(3) Previously paid.

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We and the selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we and the selling stockholders are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED                     , 2015

                 Shares

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Common Stock

 

 

This is an initial public offering of common stock of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

Alarm.com is offering                      shares of common stock to be sold in the offering.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price of the common stock is expected to be between $         and $         per share. We have applied for listing of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ALRM.”

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this and future filings.

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 16 to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of the common stock.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

  Per Share   Total  

Initial public offering price

$                 $                

Underwriting discount(1)

$      $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to Alarm.com

$      $     

 

(1) See the section of this prospectus titled “Underwriting” for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters.

To the extent that the underwriters sell more than                  shares of common stock, the underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional                  shares from Alarm.com and up to an additional                  shares of common stock from the selling stockholders at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount. Alarm.com will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of                  shares by the selling stockholders.

 

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in New York, New York on                     , 2015.

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Credit Suisse BofA Merrill Lynch

 

Stifel Raymond James William Blair Imperial Capital

Prospectus dated                     , 2015


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ALARM.COM®
The Platform for the Connected Home


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LOGO

Interactive Security
Intelligent Automation
Video Monitoring
Energy Management
2.3 MILLION
SUBSCRIBERS
25 MILLION
CONNECTED
SENSORS & DEVICES
20 BILLION
DATA POINTS
PROCESSED IN THE
LAST YEAR ALONE
powered by ALARM.COM®
Subscribers as of Dec 2014, other metrics as of Mar 2015


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LOGO

Alarm.com 12:42
Security Disarmed
Locks
All Locked
Video
72 Thermostats
iPad 12:42 PM 100%
The Smith Home
All
Tuesday Apr 2
12:30 pm
System Disarmed
Security
Video
Garage
Lights
Locks
Thermostats
System is Disarmed
DISARM
ARM (STAY)
ARM (AWAY)
Doors/Windows
Den Door OPEN
Kitchen Window OPEN
Motion Sensors
Living Room ACTIVATED
Basement ACTIVATED
View all Sensors
powered by ALARM.COM®
12:42 PM 85%
The Smith Home
Security System
System Disarmed
Thermostats
Living Room
72 F
Garage
Garage Closed
Video
powered by ALARM.COM®
ALARM.COM®
Revolutionizing the way people connect with their homes and businesses, making them safer, smarter and more efficient.


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

  1   

RISK FACTORS

  17   

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

  46   

USE OF PROCEEDS

  48   

DIVIDEND POLICY

  49   

CAPITALIZATION

  50   

DILUTION

  52   

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

  55   

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  59   

BUSINESS

  97   

MANAGEMENT

  120   

EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

  127   

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  142   

PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

  147   

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

  150   

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

  156   

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

  159   

UNDERWRITING

  163   

LEGAL MATTERS

  169   

EXPERTS

  169   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  169   

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  F-1   

Through and including                 , 2015 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

Neither we, the selling stockholders, nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

For investors outside the United States: Neither we, nor the selling stockholders, nor any of the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering, or possession or distribution of this prospectus, in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the shares of common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making your investment decision. Before investing in our common stock, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the information set forth under the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in each case included in this prospectus. Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms “Alarm.com,” “company,” “our,” “us,” and “we” in this prospectus to refer to Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. and, where appropriate, our consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

We are the leading platform solution for the connected home. Through our cloud-based services, Alarm.com makes connected home technology broadly accessible to millions of home and business owners. Our multi-tenant software-as-a-service, or SaaS, platform enables home and business owners to intelligently secure their properties and automate and control a broad array of connected devices through a single, intuitive user interface. Our connected home platform currently has more than 2.3 million residential and business subscribers and connects to more than 25 million devices. More than 20 billion data points were generated and processed by those subscribers and devices in the last year alone. This scale of subscribers, devices and data makes Alarm.com the largest connected home platform.

Our solutions are delivered through an established network of over 5,000 trusted service providers, who are experts at designing, selling, installing and supporting our solutions. Our technology platform was purpose-built for the entire connected home ecosystem, including the consumers who use it, the service providers who deliver it and the hardware partners whose devices are enabled by the platform. Our solutions are used by both home and business owners, and we refer to this market as the connected home market.

We invented solutions that connect people in new ways with their properties and devices, making them safer, smarter and more efficient. Our scalable, flexible platform is designed to meet a wide range of user needs with its breadth of services, depth of feature capability and broad support for the growing Internet of Things devices in the home. We power four primary solutions, which can be used individually or combined and integrated within a single user interface accessible through the web and mobile apps:

 

    Interactive Security.  Always-on intelligent security and awareness solution that operates through a dedicated, cellular connection to provide safe, reliable protection and withstand common vulnerabilities like line cuts, power outages and network connectivity issues. The solution includes a powerful mobile app, anytime alerts and customized triggers, and provides 24x7 emergency response through trusted and integrated service providers.

 

    Intelligent Automation.  Integrated home automation solution that allows users to easily and remotely connect and control devices and systems such as security systems, garage doors, lights, door locks, thermostats, electrical appliances, environmental sensors and other connected devices. The cloud-based platform uses data and sophisticated algorithms to learn activity patterns and recommend intelligent optimizations.

 

   

Video Monitoring.  Video-as-a-service solution delivering on demand viewing, cloud-based video storage and intelligently triggered recording with anytime access. The comprehensive

 

 

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suite of video services includes live streaming, smart clip capture, high definition continuous recording and instant video alerts delivered to users through the web and mobile apps.

 

    Energy Management.  Comprehensive energy monitoring and management solution for controlling energy consumption and comfort. Web and mobile apps integrate with connected thermostats, power meters, lights, shades, solar panels and appliances to control devices and manage temperature as well as provide real-time insights into home energy usage and efficiency. The intelligent platform delivers activity-based learning optimization as well as location-based adjustments for effortless energy management.

Homes and businesses are now ripe for reinvention, as most properties lack even basic automation or security monitoring. The intersection of four significant technology trends are making the intelligent, connected home now possible: broad adoption of mobile devices, the emergence of the Internet of Things, the power of big data and the extensibility of the cloud. Security systems, thermostats, door locks, video cameras, lights, garage doors, appliances and other devices that were once inert now have the potential to become sensor-enabled, intelligent and connected. The majority of broadband households are interested in smart home features. According to data from a 2014 survey from Parks Associates, 67% of all broadband households find smart home features very appealing.

Our innovative solutions offer a new experience for home and business owners. Here are some common examples of how subscribers can engage with our platform:

 

    A person driving to work gets an alert as soon as she is a mile away from home, notifying her that the garage door is open, and her security system is disarmed. With one click in the Alarm.com mobile app, the security system is armed and the garage door is automatically closed.

 

    As a person heads to bed, he arms the security system with his Alarm.com app and the doors automatically lock, the lights turn off, the thermostat goes into energy savings mode, the shades close and the garage door closes.

 

    A business owner receives an alert from Alarm.com that the security system was disarmed and the front door was opened at 8:00 a.m., letting her know the store opened on time. Later she receives an alert that the security system has not been armed by 10:00 p.m. and she glances at the Alarm.com app to see that her door is locked and there has been no activity for over two hours. She instantly arms the system from her mobile device.

 

    In the middle of the day, a house is empty, and both the husband and wife are at work. A would be intruder approaches the home and cuts the cable and phone lines from the outside in an attempt to disable the alarm. The intruder enters the home and locates the security panel using the entry delay beeps and smashes it to keep it from sending an alarm signal. Using the Alarm.com cellular communications and Crash and Smash technology, the central station is notified and police are dispatched to the home and capture the intruder. At the same time, the homeowners are notified via text message and phone call, the neighbor is notified via text message, a picture of the intruder is captured by the image sensor at the front door, and all the lights turn on to deter the intruder, ensuring full awareness and protection of the home.

 

    After a person leaves home, his thermostat is automatically set to an efficiency mode when he is a pre-defined distance away from his home. Later when he is returning and near home again, Alarm.com technology automatically adjusts the thermostat back to a comfort mode.

 

 

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    A homeowner creates a unique access code using Alarm.com to grant access to the dog walker during certain times of the day and specific days of the week. If the dog walker fails to arrive as scheduled, an alert is sent. When the dog walker arrives, Alarm.com automatically sends an alert with a short video clip to the dog’s owner.

 

    With smart schedules, Alarm.com learns activity patterns over time by analyzing the data provided by all the sensors within the home. Alarm.com considers these activity patterns along with other external information such as weather and humidity data to recommend adjustments to thermostat schedules that will reduce energy use without sacrificing comfort.

Our solutions are delivered through an extensive network of service providers, primarily comprised of security system dealers who are experts at delivering connected home solutions. Security and safety continue to be the top smart home features for consumers. According to a 2014 survey from Parks Associates, security and safety are the leading features driving smart home adoption. We believe that the combination of our solutions and our service providers, with their strong pedigree in security, is the most effective way to drive mass market adoption of the connected home.

We primarily generate revenue through our service providers who resell our services and pay us monthly fees. Our service providers have indicated that they typically have three to five year service contracts with home or business owners, whom we call subscribers. We believe that the length of these contracts, combined with our SaaS model and over a decade of operating experience, provides us with reasonable visibility into our future operating results. In addition, we generate hardware and other revenue primarily by selling our service providers and distributors an Alarm.com gateway module that enables cellular communications between the devices installed in the home or business and our cloud-based platform. We also sell other hardware devices such as video cameras as part of our video monitoring solution.

We have experienced significant growth since inception. As of the fourth quarter of 2014, we had significantly more subscribers than the next largest platform provider in North America. According to data from a fourth quarter 2014 Parks Associates report, Alarm.com had approximately 50% more subscribers than the next largest platform provider in North America. We have increased the number of homes and businesses we served from 0.5 million as of December 31, 2010 to 2.3 million as of December 31, 2014. Additionally, we grew revenue at a 46% compound annual growth rate from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2014. For the first quarter of 2015 and each of the quarters of 2013 and 2014, our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate has been between 91% and 94%. Our SaaS and license revenue visibility, which we define as SaaS and license revenue we recognize during the year from subscribers who were already customers on the first day of the fiscal year was 65%, 72%, 78% and 80% for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Please see the section of this prospectus titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the definition of our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenue was $167.3 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 28%. For the first quarter of 2015, our revenue was $46.0 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 25%. For the year ended December 31, 2014, our SaaS and license revenue was $111.5 million, representing year-over-year SaaS and license revenue growth of 35%. For the first quarter of 2015, our SaaS and license revenue was $32.0 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 27%. Our SaaS and license revenue represented 67% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 69% of our total revenue in the first quarter of 2015. Hardware and other revenue accounted for 33% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 and

 

 

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31% of our total revenue in the first quarter of 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2014, and on a consolidated basis, we generated net income of $13.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $28.3 million. For the first quarter of 2015, we generated net income of $3.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $7.0 million. Please see footnote 5 to the table contained in the section of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards in the United States, or GAAP.

Key Trends Driving the Adoption of the Connected Home

The intersection of the following significant technology trends is driving mass adoption of connected home solutions.

 

    The Mobile Era.  The proliferation of smartphones, wearables and tablets has transformed the way people interact with applications and content in both their personal and professional lives, and consumers are increasingly demanding a similarly efficient and convenient mobile experience to monitor and control their homes and businesses.

 

    The Internet of Things.  There has been significant growth in the number of connected devices. According to Gartner reports dated January 2015 and March 2014, the Internet of Things is forecast to reach 25 billion installed units by 2020, up from 0.9 billion in 2009. This trend includes “things” in consumers’ homes and businesses such as security systems, thermostats, door locks, video cameras, lights, garage doors, water heaters and appliances. The ability to remotely manage, monitor and control these devices using cloud-based applications and wireless technology is creating a large and fast growing market.

 

    Big Data and Analytics Capabilities.  According to an IDC report dated April 2014, the volume of digital information created and replicated worldwide will grow approximately 39% annually from 4.4 trillion gigabytes in 2013 to 44 trillion gigabytes in 2020. As the network of physical objects accessed through the Internet continues to grow, there is an opportunity to harvest and analyze the data that these devices generate. We believe a platform solution is best positioned to collect, process and analyze this previously unused data to provide insights. These insights can transform the way consumers interact with their homes and businesses through real-time, adaptive and predictive analytics.

 

    Cloud Infrastructure.  Advances in cloud technologies have enabled efficient scale, making it possible to deliver home security and automation software as a service to the mass market. This has made it possible for consumers to afford such services without the requirement of expensive and quickly outdated physical hardware to be purchased and set up on location.

What Consumers Want

Consumers increasingly are seeking a connected home solution as a way to make their lives more convenient, efficient and secure. They expect:

 

    Persistent Awareness and Control.  Persistent awareness and control of everything that is happening inside and around their homes through one simple, easy-to-use mobile app on the device of their choice.

 

    Unified Experience.  A platform that seamlessly works with a broad range of connected devices that will enable those devices to integrate with each other to create a unified connected home experience that is also affordable and easy to acquire.

 

 

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    Adaptive Learning.  An intelligent system that adapts to their behavior and recommends optimizations to improve the safety and efficiency of their home.

 

    Trusted Provider.  A professionally configured or installed solution, monitored by a service provider that they can trust, because when it comes to their homes, consumers place a premium on their security and privacy.

What Connected Home Service Providers Want

Service providers are a critical part of allowing the benefits of the connected home to be rapidly and effectively delivered to consumers. They want:

 

    Integrated Solution.  To be able to market and sell comprehensive connected home solutions that are adaptable to varying consumer requirements.

 

    Compelling Return on Investment.  To distribute a solution that can expand their addressable market and increase customer revenue and retention.

 

    Low Delivery and Support Costs.  A solution that can be installed and maintained cost-effectively in any home or business with low ongoing support costs — for instance, by being able to service or update a solution remotely instead of having to send personnel onsite.

 

    Hardware Choice.  A flexible platform that can support multiple hardware devices and manufacturers and that is future-proof, integrating with new technologies.

 

    Enterprise Grade Solution.  A highly reliable platform provided by a proven partner with a trusted brand, first-class support and value-added services.

Limitations of Existing and Legacy Products

Existing and legacy approaches to home automation generally have several limitations:

 

    Point Products.  Home control products are highly fragmented and made up of multiple disparate devices which provide only a single function and, if connected at all, require separate mobile apps. These point products often lack support services and can be time consuming for a consumer to manage.

 

    Closed Ecosystem.  Closed ecosystems with products that do not scale to support the expanding Internet of Things limit the ability of a consumer to add new devices, as they are restricted to a small set of compatible options.

 

    Lack Intelligence.  These products are only able to respond to direct commands and lack the ability to apply any automated intelligence to create a more efficient and simplified experience.

 

    Not Future Proof.  Since most legacy products are not cloud-based, they cannot receive automatic updates of new software, and generally require physical hardware and software replacements once new features, devices or technologies are introduced. These replacements typically have to be done onsite.

 

    Overly Complex and Expensive.  Systems that attempt to integrate disparate point products in a closed network are highly complex and require a significant level of customization. As a result, these systems lack flexibility and are often cost prohibitive to acquire, service and update for most consumers.

 

 

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Market Opportunity

Our addressable market consists of residential homes and businesses. Our residential subscribers are typically owners of single-family homes, while our business subscribers include retail businesses, restaurants, small-scale commercial facilities, offices of professional services providers and similar businesses. According to a Juniper Research report dated February 2014, the global opportunity for home automation and security, smart metering and smart health monitoring in the home is expected to grow from $5.8 billion in 2013 to $14.9 billion in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate of 21%. Approximately 81% of the total market size in each period is attributable to the home automation and security market, which Juniper Research defines as a bundled solution, including camera, lighting, heating control, door locks and others. According to Parks Associates reports dated December 2013 and July 2014, there are approximately 124 million U.S. households, of which 95 million have broadband internet access, and 21% of U.S. households with broadband access, or approximately 20 million homes, have a professionally monitored home security system. However, according to April 2015 data from Parks Associates, smart home controller penetration was only at 7.8% of U.S. households in 2014. We believe there is an opportunity for penetration rates to significantly increase, largely driven by the mass market adoption of connected home solutions by households with no solution today. In addition, we believe there are commonalities between the residential and business markets for these services, and the business market therefore represents a sizable related opportunity.

Benefits of Our Solutions

Our platform powers the connected home through four primary solutions, which can be integrated within a single user experience: interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management. In addition, we provide a comprehensive suite of enterprise-grade business management solutions to our service providers.

Benefits to Consumers

 

    Intuitive Experience.  We have designed our platform and user interfaces to be intuitive, simple and easy to operate without training or significant support. Our platform can be accessed through any mobile device and provides secure, intelligent control through a single user interface.

 

    Single Connected Platform.  Our cloud-based platform can be easily upgraded to incorporate new functionality and can be personalized to suit the individual consumer’s needs.

 

    Reliable Network Communications.  Our platform utilizes a highly secure and reliable cellular connection, which avoids vulnerabilities of phone lines and wired networks, such as lines being cut, power outages or network connectivity issues.

 

    Persistent Awareness.  Our platform helps subscribers maintain an awareness of what is happening at their properties at all times. Whether or not the security system is armed, the platform continuously monitors activity on each sensor and analyzes that data to determine whether the subscriber should be notified.

 

    Intelligent and Actionable.  Our platform monitors all the sensor and device activity in the property aggregating real-time, multi-point data about activity in the home. Our proprietary algorithms and custom rules use this data to drive intelligent triggers, learning and responsive automation for the consumer.

 

    Broad Device Compatibility.  Our platform supports a wide variety of connected devices and communications protocols, allowing seamless integration and automation of many devices throughout their home, as well as the addition of new devices in the future.

 

 

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    Accessible and Affordable.  Our platform provides an affordable alternative to expensive home automation systems, legacy home control products and disparate point product solutions with minimal upfront expense and installation and support services.

 

    Trusted Provider of a Security Platform.  We have built a reputation and brand as a trusted, reliable and innovative technology provider. Our reputation is strengthened through our network of over 5,000 service providers, who have significant expertise in delivery of our platform.

Benefits to Service Providers

 

    New Revenue Generation Opportunities.  Our solutions help broaden our service providers’ offerings beyond traditional home security and monitoring to include comprehensive connected home solutions, allowing the service providers to access new revenue streams and drive incremental recurring monthly revenue.

 

    Expanded Set of Value-Added Services.  We provide a set of value-added services to our service providers, including training, marketing, installation and support tools and business intelligence analytics.

 

    Improved Service Provider Economics.  Our cloud-based platform provides improved service provider economics by reducing delivery and support costs, allowing remote delivery of upgrades and increasing average monthly revenue. According to Parks Associates data released in April 2015, consumers are willing to pay a 25% premium over the cost of a basic security system for a professionally monitored system that includes an interactive security and home automation solution.

 

    Broad Device Interoperability.  We have an open platform supporting a wide range of communications protocols used in the home automation ecosystem, including Z-Wave, Wi-Fi and ZigBee, as well as cellular and broadband, allowing service providers to tailor their offerings to suit their customers now and in the future.

Competitive Advantages

We believe the benefits we deliver to our subscribers and our service providers create a significant competitive advantage for us in the connected home market. In addition, we believe there are a number of other factors that contribute to our competitive advantage:

 

    Scale of Subscriber Base and Service Provider Coverage.  We have over 2.3 million subscribers, over 5,000 service providers reselling Alarm.com solutions, and more than 25 million connected devices. We believe this combination of the size of our subscriber base and our established service provider network creates a competitive advantage for us and is challenging to replicate.

 

    Security Grade, Cloud-Based Architecture.  Our platform was built with life safety standards at the core, where the reliability standard is substantially higher than that required for home automation and energy management products. The cloud-based, multi-tenant architecture of our platform allows for reliable real-time updates and upgrades.

 

    Highly Scalable Data Analytics Engine.  We processed more than 20 billion data points in and out of properties last year alone. As consumer preferences shift towards more intelligence-based features, we believe the scale of our data combined with our proprietary analytics serve as a sustainable competitive advantage.

 

 

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    Trusted Brand.  We believe that we have developed a trusted brand with both service providers and consumers for innovating and delivering connected home solutions. Our extensive service provider coverage enables us to utilize our marketing dollars efficiently nationwide to reinforce our brand and drive consumer referrals.

 

    Commitment to Innovation.  We are a pioneer in the connected home market and we continue to make significant investments in innovative research and development. Our investment has resulted in 35 patents which help ensure that our technology is competitively differentiated and protected.

Growth Strategy

We intend to maintain our leadership position in the connected home market while continuing to innovate, add advanced capabilities and increase penetration of our connected home solutions. Our key growth strategies include:

 

    Drive SaaS and License Revenue Growth and Add New Service Providers.  We will continue to invest in making our service providers successful in driving adoption of the connected home by building out our sales, marketing and training services for our service providers. In addition, we plan to continue to grow our SaaS and license revenue and network of service providers.

 

    Upgrade Traditional Security Customers to Our Connected Home Solutions.  We intend to leverage our status as a trusted provider and drive consumer interest in these services to enable our service providers to upgrade their legacy security customers to our connected home solutions.

 

    Continue to Invest in Our Platform.  As a pioneer in connected home solutions, we have made significant investments in building our platform over the last 15 years. We are investing in adding innovative solutions that take advantage of the growth of the Internet of Things and that will seamlessly connect devices such as appliances, wearable devices and automobiles to our platform.

 

    Expand International Presence.  We are investing in international expansion because we believe there is a significant global market opportunity for our solutions. We believe that the strengths of our cloud-based architecture and our capabilities with cellular communication technology will enable us to capitalize on opportunities worldwide.

 

    Expand Channels into the Home.  Today, most consumers purchase a connected home solution through a security or home automation service provider. As the connected home market continues to grow we believe other home services providers, such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning installers, property management companies and other services companies will be valuable complements to our current security service provider network.

 

    Pursue Selective Strategic Acquisitions.  We may selectively pursue future acquisitions that complement our platform, represent a strategic fit and are consistent with our overall growth strategy.

Selected Risks Affecting Our Business

Our business is subject to a number of risks you should be aware of before making an investment decision. These risks are discussed more fully in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 16 and include:

 

    Our quarterly results of operations have fluctuated and are likely to continue to fluctuate. As a result, we may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of investors or securities analysts, which could cause our stock price to decline.

 

 

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    We may not sustain our growth rate and we may not be able to manage any future growth effectively.

 

    The proper and efficient functioning of our network operations centers and data back-up systems is central to our solutions.

 

    We rely on our service provider network to grow our SaaS and license revenue, and the inability of our service providers to attract additional subscribers or retain their current subscribers could adversely affect our operating results.

 

    The markets in which we participate are highly competitive and many companies, including large technology companies, broadband and security service providers and other managed service providers, are actively targeting the home automation, security monitoring, video monitoring and energy management markets. If we are unable to compete effectively with these companies, our sales and profitability could be adversely affected.

 

    We have relatively limited visibility regarding the consumers that ultimately purchase our solutions, and we often rely on information from third-party service providers to help us manage our business. If these service providers fail to provide timely or accurate information, our ability to quickly react to market changes and effectively manage our business may be harmed.

 

    We operate in the emerging and evolving connected home market, which may develop more slowly or differently than we expect. If the connected home market does not grow as we expect, or if we cannot expand our platform and solutions to meet the demands of this market, our revenue may decline, fail to grow or fail to grow at an accelerated rate, and we may incur additional operating losses.

 

    Failure to maintain the security of our information and technology networks, including information relating to our service providers, subscribers and employees, could adversely affect us.

 

    An assertion by a third party that we are infringing its intellectual property could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses that could harm our business and results of operations.

 

    Our future depends in part on the interests and influence of key stockholders. Following this offering, our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our common stock, all of whom are represented on our board of directors, together with their affiliates will beneficially own         % of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.

Concurrent Dividend

Our board of directors intends to declare a cash dividend on our common and preferred stock in the amount of $             per share of common stock on an as-converted basis or $20.0 million in the aggregate, which we refer to as the 2015 Dividends. The 2015 Dividends shall be payable to our stockholders of record as of June     , 2015 and shall be payable contingent upon and immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

Corporate Information

We were founded in 2000 as a business unit within MicroStrategy Incorporated. We were incorporated in 2003 as a majority-owned subsidiary of MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy sold all of its interests in Alarm.com Incorporated in 2009 and we established Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. in connection with the sale transaction. Our principal executive offices are located at 8150 Leesburg Pike,

 

 

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Vienna, Virginia. Our telephone number is (877) 389-4033. Our website address is www.alarm.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our common stock.

“Alarm.com”, the Alarm.com logo, and other trademarks or service marks of Alarm.com Incorporated appearing in this prospectus are the property of Alarm.com Incorporated. This prospectus contains additional trade names, trademarks and service marks of others, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or TM symbols.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from specified disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These exemptions include:

 

    exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting;

 

    reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation; and

 

    exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our capital stock held by non-affiliates or issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some, but not all, of the available exemptions. We have taken advantage of some reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.

In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Common stock offered by us

                     shares

 

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering

                     shares

 

Over-allotment option

We and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to an additional                      shares from us and up to an additional                  shares from the selling stockholders.

 

Use of proceeds

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds of approximately $             million, assuming an initial public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the underwriter discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The principal purposes of this offering are to increase our financial flexibility, create a public market for our common stock, and facilitate our future access to the capital markets. We also expect to use the net proceeds of this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes. We may use a portion of the proceeds from this offering for acquisitions or strategic investments in complementary businesses or technologies, although we do not currently have any plans for any such acquisitions or investments. These expectations are subject to change. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised, we will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of up to                      shares by the selling stockholders. See the section of this prospectus titled “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.

 

Risk factors

See the section of this prospectus titled “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.

 

Directed share program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to                      of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to certain of our service providers, partners and subscribers as well as friends and family members of our employees through a directed share program. If shares are purchased through the directed share program, the number of shares available for sale to the general public will be reduced. Any reserved shares that are not purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus.

 

 

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Proposed NASDAQ Global Select Market Trading Symbol              “ALRM”

The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding after this offering is based on 37,846,440 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2015, and excludes:

 

    3,337,968 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options outstanding as of March 31, 2015, at a weighted-average exercise price of $2.68 per share;

 

    482,276 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase common stock that were granted on May 15, 2015 with an exercise price of $11.55 per share;

 

    4,700,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, or 2015 Plan, which will become effective prior to the completion of this offering and will include provisions that automatically increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder each year (including 141,222 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our previously existing Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2009 Plan, that will be added to the shares reserved under the 2015 Plan upon its effectiveness);

 

    1,200,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Program, which will become effective in connection with this offering and contains provisions that automatically increase its share reserve each year, as more fully described in “Executive and Director Compensation—Equity Incentive Plans”; and

 

    173,575 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock warrants that were outstanding as of March 31, 2015, at a weighted-average exercise price of approximately $4.28 per share.

Unless otherwise indicated, this prospectus reflects and assumes the following:

 

    a nine-for-one stock split of our common stock that occurred in June 2013 and resulted in a proportional adjustment to the conversion ratio of our preferred stock;

 

    the conversion of all of our outstanding shares of preferred stock into an aggregate of 35,017,884 shares of our common stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering (assuming a conversion ratio equal to                      common shares for each Series B and B-1 preferred share based on an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus);

 

    the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation in Delaware and the adoption of our amended and restated bylaws, each of which will occur upon the completion of this offering;

 

    no exercise of outstanding options or warrants after March 31, 2015; and

 

    no exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option.

Series B and B-1 Conversion Ratio

The number of shares of our common stock to be issued upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock depends in part on the initial public offering price of our common stock. The terms of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock provide that the ratio at which each share of these series of preferred stock converts into shares of our common stock in connection with this offering will increase if the initial public offering price is below $11.74 per share, which would result

 

 

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in additional shares of our common stock being issued upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering. In the event that these additional shares are issued, it will be treated as a deemed dividend that will decrease our net income, additional paid-in capital, accumulated deficit and our net income allocable to common stockholders for the purposes of calculating our pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share, in each case in the aggregate amount of such deemed dividend. Based upon the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, no additional shares of common stock upon conversion of the Series B or B-1 preferred stock or associated deemed dividend would be issued.

For illustrative purposes only, the table below shows the number of shares of our common stock that would be issuable upon conversion of the Series B and B-1 preferred stock at various initial public offering prices, the total number of outstanding shares of our common stock as a result and the amount of the associated deemed dividend:

 

Assumed Public Offering Price

  Series B and B-1
Preferred Stock
Conversion Ratio (#)
  Shares of Common Stock
Issuable upon Conversion
of Series B and B-1
Preferred Stock (#)
  Total Common
Stock Outstanding
After this Offering (#)
  Associated Deemed
Dividend
       

 

 

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Summary Consolidated Financial and Other Data

In the following tables, we provide our summary consolidated financial and other data. We derived the summary consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014 from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the summary consolidated statements of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 and our summary consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2015 from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have prepared the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, in our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair statement of our financial position and results of operations for these periods. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future, and our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2015. When you read this summary consolidated financial data, it is important that you read it together with the historical financial statements and related notes to those statements, as well as the sections of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2012(6)   2013   2014   2014   2015  
              (unaudited)  
  (in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:

Revenue:

SaaS and license revenue

$ 55,655    $ 82,620    $ 111,515    $ 25,204    $ 31,955   

Hardware and other revenue

  40,820      47,602      55,797      11,647      14,056   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

  96,475      130,222      167,312      36,851      46,011   

Cost of revenue:(1)

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

  12,681      16,476      23,007      5,008      6,033   

Cost of hardware and other revenue

  28,773      38,482      44,172      8,993      10,776   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

  41,454      54,958      67,179      14,001      16,809   

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing(2)

  13,232      21,467      25,836      5,096      7,916   

General and administrative(2)

  14,099      29,928      26,113      5,220      7,070   

Research and development(2)

  8,944      13,085      23,193      4,610      7,752   

Amortization and depreciation

  2,230      3,360      3,991      806      1,338   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  38,505      67,840      79,133      15,732      24,076   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  16,516      7,424      21,000      7,118      5,126   

Interest expense

  (312   (269   (196   (58   (42

Other income / (expense), net

  5      57      (485   10      7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  16,209      7,212      20,319      7,070      5,091   

Provision for income taxes

  7,280      2,688      6,817      2,797      2,050   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  8,929      4,524      13,502      4,273      3,041   

Dividends paid on redeemable convertible preferred stock

  (8,182   —        —        —        —     

Cumulative dividend on redeemable convertible preferred stock

  (1,855   —        —        —        —     

Deemed dividend to redeemable convertible preferred stock upon recapitalization

  (138,727   —        —        —        —     

Income allocated to participating securities

  —        (4,402   (12,939   (4,125   (2,895
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common

stockholders

$ (139,835 $ 122    $ 563    $ 148    $ 146   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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  Year Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2012(6)   2013   2014   2014   2015  
              (unaudited)  
  (in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Per share information attributable to common stockholders:

Net (loss) income per share:

Basic

  $ (108.55)      $ 0.08      $ 0.25      $ 0.08      $ 0.06   

Diluted

  $ (108.55)      $ 0.04      $ 0.14      $ 0.04      $ 0.04   

Pro forma (unaudited):(3)

         

Basic

         

Diluted

         

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

         

Basic

    1,288,162        1,443,469        2,276,694        1,869,370        2,636,813   

Diluted

    1,288,162        2,795,345        3,890,121        3,467,288        4,172,787   

Pro forma (unaudited):(3)

         

Basic

         

Diluted

         

Other Financial and Operating Data:

         

SaaS and license revenue renewal rate(4)

    94%        93%        93%        92%        92%   

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

    $20,505        $28,259        $28,321        $8,775        $7,025   

 

    As of March 31, 2015  
    Actual         Pro Forma(7)          Pro forma as
adjusted(8)
 
   

(in thousands, except per share data)

 
    (unaudited)  

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 39,189        $ 39,189         $                        

Working capital, excluding deferred revenue

    48,992          28,992        

Total assets

    126,731          126,731        

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

    202,456                 

Total long-term obligations

    19,027          19,027        

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

    (118,255       64,201        

Cash dividends per common share

                    

 

(1) Excludes amortization and depreciation.

 

(2) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    

 

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2012          2013           2014            2014           2015    
    (in thousands)  

Sales and marketing

  $ 196         $ 102          $ 338         $ 77          $ 60   

General and administrative

    418           495            1,862           480            294   

Research and development

    1,145           244            1,067           231            207   
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $ 1,759         $ 841          $ 3,267         $ 788          $ 561   
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(3) Pro forma basic and diluted net income per share represents net income divided by the pro forma weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding. Pro forma weighted-average shares outstanding reflects the conversion of preferred stock (using the if-converted method) into common stock as though the conversion had occurred as of the first day of the relevant period. See “—The Offering” above for a description of the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock and the amount of the associated deemed dividend, if any, which depend on the initial public offering price of our common stock and would impact our net income per share.

 

 

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(4) We measure our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate on a trailing 12-month basis by dividing (a) the total SaaS and license revenue recognized during the trailing 12-month period from subscribers who were subscribers on the first day of the period, by (b) the total SaaS and license revenue we would have recognized during the period from those same subscribers assuming no terminations, or service level upgrades or downgrades. Our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate is expressed as an annualized percentage.

 

(5) We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net income before interest and other expense / (income), income tax expense, amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible impairment charges, changes in fair value of acquisition-related contingent liabilities and legal costs incurred in connection with certain historical intellectual property litigation. We do not consider these items to be indicative of our core operating performance. The non-cash items include amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible impairment charges and gain from the release of an acquisition-related contingent liability. Please see footnote (5) to the table of the section of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” for more information and for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

(6) We conducted a recapitalization in July 2012. Please see Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding this transaction.

 

(7) Reflects, on a pro forma basis, the conversion described in footnote (3) above and the payment of the 2015 Dividends.

 

(8) Reflects, on a pro forma basis, the conversion described in footnote (3) above and the payment of the 2015 Dividends and, on an as adjusted basis as of the balance sheet date, our sale of                  shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

     The pro forma as adjusted information presented in the summary balance sheet data is illustrative only and will change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Each $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, total assets and total stockholders’ equity by approximately $             million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of shares we are offering. Each 1,000,000 share increase or decrease in the number of shares offered by us would increase or decrease pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, total assets and total stockholders’ equity by approximately $         million, assuming that the assumed initial price to public remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes, before deciding whether to purchase shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks is realized, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our quarterly results of operations have fluctuated and are likely to continue to fluctuate. As a result, we may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of investors or securities analysts, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Our quarterly revenue and results of operations may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including revenue related to the product mix that we sell, including the relative sales related to our platform and solutions and other factors which are outside of our control. If our quarterly revenue or results of operations fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our common stock could decline substantially. Fluctuations in our results of operations may be due to a number of factors, including:

 

    the portion of our revenue attributable to software-as-a-service, or SaaS, and license versus hardware and other sales;

 

    fluctuations in demand, including due to seasonality, for our platform and solutions;

 

    changes in pricing by us in response to competitive pricing actions;

 

    our ability to increase, retain and incentivize the service providers that market, sell, install and support our platform and solutions;

 

    the ability of our hardware vendors to continue to manufacture high-quality products and to supply sufficient products to meet our demands;

 

    the timing and success of introductions of new solutions, products or upgrades by us or our competitors and the entrance of new competitors;

 

    changes in our business and pricing policies or those of our competitors;

 

    the ability to accurately forecast revenue as we generally rely upon our service provider network to generate new revenue;

 

    our ability to control costs, including our operating expenses and the costs of the hardware we purchase;

 

    competition, including entry into the industry by new competitors and new offerings by existing competitors;

 

    our ability to successfully manage any future acquisitions of businesses;

 

    issues related to introductions of new or improved products such as shortages of prior generation products or short-term decreased demand for next generation products;

 

    the amount and timing of expenditures, including those related to expanding our operations, increasing research and development, introducing new solutions or paying litigation expenses;

 

    the ability to effectively manage growth within existing and new markets domestically and abroad;

 

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    changes in the payment terms for our platform and solutions;

 

    the strength of regional, national and global economies; and

 

    the impact of natural disasters or manmade problems such as terrorism.

Due to the foregoing factors and the other risks discussed in this prospectus, you should not rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of our future performance. You should not consider our recent revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth or results of one quarter as indicative of our future performance.

We may not sustain our growth rate and we may not be able to manage any future growth effectively.

We have experienced significant growth in a short period of time. Our revenue increased from $37.2 million in 2010 to $167.3 million in 2014. We do not expect to achieve similar growth rates in future periods. You should not rely on our operating results for any prior quarterly or annual periods as an indication of our future operating performance. If we are unable to maintain expected revenue growth in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of prior period revenue, our financial results could suffer and our stock price could decline.

Our future operating results depend to a large extent on our ability to successfully manage our anticipated expansion and growth. To manage our growth successfully and handle the responsibilities of being a public company, we believe we must effectively, among other things:

 

    maintain our relationships with existing service providers and add new service providers;

 

    increase our subscriber base and cross-sell additional solutions to our existing subscribers;

 

    add sales and marketing personnel;

 

    expand our international operations; and

 

    implement and improve our administrative, financial and operational systems, procedures and controls.

We intend to increase our investment in research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative functions and other areas to grow our business. We are likely to recognize the costs associated with these increased investments earlier than some of the anticipated benefits and the return on these investments may be lower, or may develop more slowly, than we expect, which could adversely affect our operating results.

If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities or develop new solutions or enhancements to our existing solutions and we may fail to satisfy subscriber and service provider requirements, maintain the quality of our solutions, execute on our business plan or respond to competitive pressures, which could result in our financial results suffering and a decline in our stock price.

We have experienced rapid growth in recent periods. If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service or address competitive challenges adequately.

We increased our number of full-time employees from 165 to 253 to 400 at December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Our revenue increased from $96.5 million in 2012 to $130.2 million in 2013 and to $167.3 million in 2014. Our growth has placed, and may continue to place, a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, financial and other resources. We intend to

 

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further expand our overall business, service provider network, subscriber base, headcount and operations. Creating a global organization and managing a geographically dispersed workforce will require substantial management effort and significant additional investment in our infrastructure. We will be required to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting procedures and we may not be able to do so effectively. As such, we may be unable to manage our expenses effectively in the future, which may negatively impact our gross profit or operating expenses in any particular quarter. If we fail to manage our anticipated growth and change in a manner that preserves the key aspects of our corporate culture, the quality of our solutions may suffer, which could negatively affect our brand and reputation and harm our ability to retain and attract service providers and consumers.

The markets in which we participate are highly competitive and many companies, including large technology companies, broadband and security service providers and other managed service providers, are actively targeting the home automation, security monitoring, video monitoring and energy management markets. If we are unable to compete effectively with these companies, our sales and profitability could be adversely affected.

We compete in several markets, including home automation, security monitoring, video monitoring and energy management. The markets in which we participate are highly competitive and competition may intensify in the future.

Our ability to compete depends on a number of factors, including:

 

    our platform and solutions’ functionality, performance, ease of use, reliability, availability and cost effectiveness relative to that of our competitors’ products;

 

    our success in utilizing new and proprietary technologies to offer solutions and features previously not available in the marketplace;

 

    our success in identifying new markets, applications and technologies;

 

    our ability to attract and retain service providers;

 

    our name recognition and reputation;

 

    our ability to recruit software engineers and sales and marketing personnel; and

 

    our ability to protect our intellectual property.

Consumers may prefer to purchase from their existing suppliers rather than a new supplier regardless of product performance or features. In the event a consumer decides to evaluate a new home automation, security monitoring, video monitoring or energy management solution, the consumer may be more inclined to select one of our competitors whose product offerings are broader than those that we offer.

Our current primary competitors include providers of other technology platforms for the connected home, including iControl Networks, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc., that sell to service providers such as cable operators and other home automation providers. In addition, our service providers compete with managed service providers, such as cable television, telephone and security companies like Comcast Corporation, AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc., and providers of point products, including Nest Labs, Inc. (acquired by Google Inc.), which offers a thermostat, and DropCam, Inc. (acquired by Nest Labs, Inc.), which offers video monitoring. Because our service providers compete with these entities, we consider them competitive. For example, several cable and telecommunications companies have introduced home automation and security services packages, including interactive security services, which are competitive with our platform and solutions. In addition, we may compete with other large technology companies that offer control capabilities among their products, applications

 

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and services, and have ongoing development efforts to address the broader connected home market. For example, Apple, Inc. introduced a feature in 2014 that allows some manufacturers’ devices to be controlled through a service in the iOS operating system.

Most of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing, distribution and other resources than we have. We expect to encounter new competitors as we enter new markets as well as increased competition, both domestically and internationally, from other established and emerging home automation, security monitoring, video monitoring and energy management companies as well as large technology companies. In addition, there may be new technologies that are introduced that reduce demand for our solutions or make them obsolete. Our current and potential competitors may also establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties and rapidly acquire significant market share. Increased competition could also result in price reductions and loss of market share, any of which could result in lower revenue and negatively affect our ability to grow our business.

Aggressive business tactics by our competitors may reduce our revenue.

Increased competition in the markets in which we compete may result in aggressive business tactics by our competitors, including:

 

    selling at a discount;

 

    offering products similar to our platform and solutions on a bundled basis at no charge;

 

    announcing competing products combined with extensive marketing efforts;

 

    providing financing incentives to consumers; and

 

    asserting intellectual property rights irrespective of the validity of the claims.

Our service providers may switch and offer the products and services of competing companies, which would adversely affect our sales and profitability. Competition from other companies may also adversely affect our negotiations with service providers and suppliers, including, in some cases, requiring us to lower our prices. Opportunities to take market share using innovative products, services and sales approaches may also attract new entrants to the field. We may not be able to compete successfully with the offerings and sales tactics of other companies, which could result in the loss of service providers offering our platform and solutions and, as a result, our revenue and profitability could be adversely affected.

If we fail to compete successfully against our current and future competitors, or if our current or future competitors employ aggressive business tactics, including those described above, demand for our platform and solutions could decline, we could experience cancellations of our services to consumers, or we could be required to reduce our prices or increase our expenses.

The proper and efficient functioning of our network operations centers and data back-up systems is central to our solutions.

Our solutions operate with a cloud-based architecture and we update our solutions regularly while our solutions are operating. If our solutions and/or upgrades fail to operate properly, our solutions could stop functioning for a period of time, which could put our users at risk. Our ability to keep our business operating is highly dependent on the proper and efficient operation of our network operations centers and data back-up systems. Although our network operations centers have back-up computer and power systems, if there is a catastrophic event, natural disaster, terrorist attacks, security breach or other extraordinary event, we may be unable to provide our subscribers with uninterrupted monitoring service. Furthermore, because data back-up systems are susceptible to malfunctions and interruptions

 

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(including those due to equipment damage, power outages, human error, computer viruses, computer hacking, data corruption and a range of other hardware, software and network problems), we cannot guarantee that we will not experience data back-up failures in the future. A significant or large-scale malfunction or interruption of our network operations centers or data back-up systems could adversely affect our ability to keep our operations running efficiently. If a malfunction results in a wider or sustained disruption, it could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

We sell security and life safety solutions and if our solutions fail for any reason, we could be subject to liability and our business could suffer.

We sell security and life safety solutions, which are designed to secure the safety of our subscribers and their residences or business. If these solutions fail for any reason, including due to defects in our software, a carrier outage, a failure of our network operating center, a failure on the part of our service providers or user error, we could be subject to liability for such failures and our business could suffer.

Our platform and solutions may contain undetected defects in the software, infrastructure, third-party components or processes. If our platform or solutions suffer from defects, we could experience harm to our branded reputation, claims by our subscribers or service providers or lost revenue during the period required to address the cause of the defects. We may find defects in new or upgraded solutions, resulting in loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of our platform and solutions, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Since solutions that enable our platform are installed by our service providers, if they do not install or maintain such solutions correctly, our platform and solutions may not function properly. If the improper installation or maintenance of our platform and solutions leads to service failures after introduction of, or an upgrade to, our platform or a solution, we could experience harm to our branded reputation, claims by our subscribers or service providers or lost revenue during the period required to address the cause of the problem. Further, we rely on our service providers to provide the primary source of support and ongoing service to our subscribers and, if our service providers fail to provide an adequate level of support and services to our subscribers, it could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations.

Any defect in, or disruption to, our platform and solutions could cause consumers not to purchase additional solutions from us, prevent potential consumers from purchasing our platform and solutions or harm our reputation. Although our contracts with our service providers limit our liability to our service providers for these defects, disruptions or errors, we nonetheless could be subject to litigation for actual or alleged losses to our service providers or our subscribers, which may require us to spend significant time and money in litigation or arbitration, or to pay significant settlements or damages. Defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, could be costly, divert management's attention and affect our ability to obtain or maintain liability insurance on acceptable terms and could harm our business. Although we currently maintain some warranty reserves, we cannot assure you that these warranty reserves will be sufficient to cover future liabilities.

We rely on our service provider network to acquire additional subscribers, and the inability of our service providers to attract additional subscribers or retain their current subscribers could adversely affect our operating results.

Substantially all of our revenue is generated through the sales of our platform and solutions by our service providers, and our service providers are responsible for subscriber acquisition, as well as providing customer service and technical support for our platform and solutions to the subscribers. We provide our service providers with specific training and programs to assist them in selling and providing

 

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support for our platform and solutions, but we cannot assure that these steps will be effective. In addition, we rely on our service providers to sell our platform and solutions into new markets in the intelligent and connected home space. If our service providers are unsuccessful in marketing, selling, and supporting our platform and solutions, our operating results could be adversely affected.

In order for us to maintain our current revenue sources and grow our revenues, we must effectively manage and grow relationships with our service providers. Recruiting and retaining qualified service providers and training them in our technology and solutions requires significant time and resources. If we fail to maintain existing service providers or develop relationships with new service providers, our revenue and operating results would be adversely affected. In addition, to execute on our strategy to expand our sales internationally, we must develop relationships with service providers that sell into these markets.

Any of our service providers may choose to offer a product from one of our competitors instead of our platform and solutions, elect to develop their own competing solutions or simply discontinue their operations with us. For example, we entered into a license agreement in November 2013 with Vivint, Inc., or Vivint, pursuant to which we granted a license to use the intellectual property associated with our connected home solutions. Under the terms of this arrangement, Vivint has transitioned from selling our solutions directly to its customers to selling its own home automation product to its new customers. We now generate revenue from a monthly fee charged to Vivint on a per customer basis from sales of this service provider’s product; however, these monthly fees are less on a per customer basis than fees from our SaaS solutions. Therefore, we receive less revenue on a per customer basis from Vivint compared to our SaaS subscriber base, which may result in a lower revenue growth rate. We must also work to expand our network of service providers to ensure that we have sufficient geographic coverage and technical expertise to address new markets and technologies. While it is difficult to estimate the total number of available service providers in our markets, there are a finite number of service providers that are able to perform the types of technical installations required for our platform and solutions. In the event that we saturate the available service provider pool, or if market or other forces cause the available pool of service providers to decline, it may be increasingly difficult to grow our business. If we are unable to expand our network of service providers, our business could be harmed.

As the consumers’ product and service options grow, it is important that we enhance our service provider footprint by broadening the expertise of our service providers, working with larger and more sophisticated service providers and expanding the mainstream solutions our service providers offer. If we do not succeed in this effort, our current and potential future service providers may be unable or unwilling to broaden their offerings to include our connected home solution, resulting in harm to our business.

We receive a substantial portion of our revenue from a limited number of service providers, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in, orders from one or more of our major service providers would result in decreased revenue and profitability.

Our success is highly dependent upon establishing and maintaining successful relationships with a variety of service providers. We market and sell our platform and solutions through an all-channel assisted sales model and we derive substantially all of our revenue from these service providers. We generally enter into agreements with our service providers outlining the terms of our relationship, including service provider pricing commitments, installation, maintenance and support requirements, and our sales registration process for registering potential sales to subscribers. These contracts, including our contract with Monitronics International, Inc., typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year, and are terminable at the end of the initial term or renewal

 

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terms without cause upon written notice to the other party. In some cases, these contracts provide the service provider with the right to terminate prior to the expiration of the term without cause upon 30 days written notice, or, in the case of certain termination events, the right to terminate the contract immediately. While we have developed a network of over 5,000 service providers to sell, install and support our platform and solutions, we receive a substantial portion of our revenue from a limited number of channel partners. During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, our 10 largest revenue service providers accounted for approximately 71.2%, 65.7% and 64.7% of our revenue. Vivint represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Monitronics International, Inc. represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2012 and greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue in 2013 and 2014. United Technologies Corporation represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2014.

We anticipate that we will continue to be dependent upon a limited number of service providers for a significant portion of our revenue for the foreseeable future and, in some cases, a portion of our revenue attributable to individual service providers may increase in the future. The loss of one or more key service providers, a reduction in sales through any major service providers or the inability or unwillingness of any of our major service providers to pay for our platform and solutions would reduce our revenue and could impair our profitability.

We have relatively limited visibility regarding the consumers that ultimately purchase our solutions, and we often rely on information from third-party service providers to help us manage our business. If these service providers fail to provide timely or accurate information, our ability to quickly react to market changes and effectively manage our business may be harmed.

We sell our solutions through service providers. These service providers work with consumers to design, install, update and maintain their connected home installations and manage the relationship with our subscribers. While we are able to track orders from service providers and have access to certain information about the configurations of their Alarm.com systems that we receive through our platform, we also rely on service providers to provide us with information about consumer behavior, product and system feedback, consumer demographics and buying patterns. We use this channel sell-through data, along with other metrics, to forecast our revenue, assess consumer demand for our solution, develop new solutions, adjust pricing and make other strategic business decisions. Channel sell-through data is subject to limitations due to collection methods and the third-party nature of the data and thus may not be complete or accurate. If we do not receive consumer information on a timely or accurate basis, or if we do not properly interpret this information, our ability to quickly react to market changes and effectively manage our business may be harmed.

Consumers may choose to adopt point products that provide control of discrete home functions rather than adopting our connected home platform. If we are unable to increase market awareness of the benefits of our unified solutions, our revenue may not continue to grow, or it may decline.

Many vendors have emerged, and may continue to emerge, to provide point products with advanced functionality for use in the home, such as a thermostat that can be controlled by an application on a smartphone. We expect more and more consumer electronic and consumer appliance products to be network-aware and connected — each very likely to have its own smart device (phone or tablet) application. Consumers may be attracted to the relatively low costs of these point products and the ability to expand their home control solution over time with minimal upfront costs, despite some of the disadvantages of this approach, may reduce demand for our connected home solutions. If so, our service providers may switch and offer the point products and services of competing companies,

 

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which would adversely affect our sales and profitability. If a significant number of consumers in our target market choose to adopt point products rather than our connected home solutions, then our business, financial condition and results of operations will be harmed, and we may not be able to achieve sustained growth or our business may decline.

Mergers or other strategic transactions involving our competitors could weaken our competitive position, which could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively and harm our results of operations.

Our industry is highly fragmented, and we believe it is likely that some of our existing competitors will consolidate or be acquired. In addition, some of our competitors may enter into new alliances with each other or may establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with systems integrators, third-party consulting firms or other parties. Any such consolidation, acquisition, alliance or cooperative relationship could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively and lead to pricing pressure and our loss of market share and could result in a competitor with greater financial, technical, marketing, service and other resources, all of which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We are dependent on our connected home solutions, and the lack of continued market acceptance of our connected home solutions would result in lower revenue.

Our connected home solutions account for substantially all of our revenue and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. As a result, our revenue could be reduced by:

 

    any decline in demand for our connected home solutions;

 

    the failure of our connected home solutions to achieve continued market acceptance;

 

    the introduction of products and technologies that serve as a replacement or substitute for, or represent an improvement over, our connected home solutions;

 

    technological innovations or new communications standards that our connected home solutions does not address; and

 

    our inability to release enhanced versions of our connected home solutions on a timely basis.

We are vulnerable to fluctuations in demand for Internet-connected devices in general and interactive security systems in particular. If the market for connected home solutions grows more slowly than anticipated or if demand for connected home solutions does not grow as quickly as anticipated, whether as a result of competition, product obsolescence, technological change, unfavorable economic conditions, uncertain geopolitical environment, budgetary constraints of our consumers or other factors, we may not be able to continue to increase our revenue and earnings and our stock price would decline.

A significant decline in our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

We generally bill our service providers based on the number of subscribers they have on our platform and the features being utilized by subscribers on a monthly basis in advance. Subscribers could elect to terminate our services in any given month. If our efforts and our service providers’ efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to retain them or sell additional functionality to them and, as a result, our revenue and ability to grow could be adversely affected. We track our SaaS and license revenue renewal rates on an annualized basis, as reflected in the section of this prospectus titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Key Metrics —SaaS and License Revenue Renewal Rate.” However, we may not be able to accurately predict future trends in

 

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renewals and the resulting churn. Subscribers may choose not to renew their contracts for many reasons, including the belief that our service is not required for their needs or is otherwise not cost-effective, a desire to reduce discretionary spending, or a belief that our competitors’ services provide better value. Additionally, our subscribers may not renew for reasons entirely out of our control, such as moving a residence or the dissolution of their business, which is particularly common for businesses. A significant increase in our churn would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.

If we are unable to develop new solutions, sell our platform and solutions into new markets or further penetrate our existing markets, our revenue may not grow as expected.

Our ability to increase sales will depend in large part on our ability to enhance and improve our platform and solutions, introduce new solutions in a timely manner, sell into new markets and further penetrate our existing markets. The success of any enhancement or new solution or service depends on several factors, including the timely completion, introduction and market acceptance of enhanced or new solutions, the ability to maintain and develop relationships with service providers, the ability to attract, retain and effectively train sales and marketing personnel and the effectiveness of our marketing programs. Any new product or service we develop or acquire may not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner, and may not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate significant revenue. Any new markets into which we attempt to sell our platform and solutions, including new vertical markets and new countries or regions, may not be receptive. Our ability to further penetrate our existing markets depends on the quality of our platform and solutions and our ability to design our platform and solutions to meet consumer demand.

We benefit from integration of our solutions with third-party security platform providers. If these developers choose not to partner with us, or are acquired by our competitors, our business and results of operations may be harmed.

Our solutions are incorporated into the hardware of our third-party security platform providers. For example, our hardware platform partners produce control devices that deliver our platform services to subscribers. It may be necessary in the future to renegotiate agreements relating to various aspects of these solutions or other third parties. The inability to easily integrate with, or any defects in, any third-party solutions could result in increased costs, or in delays in new product releases or updates to our existing solutions until such issues have been resolved, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and future prospects and could damage our reputation. In addition, if these third-party solution providers choose not to partner with us, choose to integrate their solutions with our competitors’ platforms, or are unable or unwilling to update their solutions, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed. Further, if third-party solution providers that we partner with or that we would benefit from partnering with are acquired by our competitors, they may choose not to offer their solutions on our platform, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on wireless carriers to provide access to wireless networks through which we provide our wireless alarm, notification and intelligent automation services, and any interruption of such access would impair our business.

We rely on wireless carriers to provide access to wireless networks for machine-to-machine data transmissions, which are an integral part of our services. Our wireless carriers may suspend wireless service to expand, maintain or improve their networks. Any suspension or other interruption of services would adversely affect our ability to provide our services to our service providers and subscribers and may adversely affect our reputation. In addition, the inability to maintain our existing contracts with our wireless carriers or enter into new contracts with such wireless carriers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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If we are unable to adapt to technological change, including maintaining compatibility with a wide range of devices, our ability to remain competitive could be impaired.

The market for connected home solutions is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent introductions of new products and evolving industry standards. Our ability to attract new subscribers and increase revenue from existing subscribers will depend in significant part on our ability to anticipate changes in industry standards, to continue to enhance our existing solutions or introduce new solutions on a timely basis to keep pace with technological developments, and to maintain compatibility with a wide range of connected devices in the home and business. We may change aspects of our operating system and may utilize open source technology in the future, which may cause difficulties including compatibility, stability and time to market. The success of this or any enhanced or new product or solution will depend on several factors, including the timely completion and market acceptance of the enhanced or new product or solution. Similarly, if any of our competitors implement new technologies before we are able to implement them, those competitors may be able to provide more effective products than ours, possibly at lower prices. Any delay or failure in the introduction of new or enhanced solutions could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The technology we employ may become obsolete, and we may need to incur significant capital expenditures to update our technology.

Our industry is characterized by rapid technological innovation. Our platform and solutions interact with the hardware and software technology of systems and devices located at our subscribers’ properties. We may be required to implement new technologies or adapt existing technologies in response to changing market conditions, consumer preferences or industry standards, which could require significant capital expenditures. For example, many of our service providers are currently working to upgrade our solutions that were installed using 2G wireless technology. It is also possible that one or more of our competitors could develop a significant technical advantage that allows them to provide additional or superior quality products or services, or to lower their price for similar products or services, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage. Our inability to adapt to changing technologies, market conditions or consumer preferences in a timely manner could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

We depend on our suppliers, and the loss of any key supplier could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our hardware products depend on the quality of components that we procure from third-party suppliers. Reliance on suppliers, as well as industry supply conditions, generally involves several risks, including the possibility of defective parts, which can adversely affect the reliability and reputation of our platform and solutions, and a shortage of components and reduced control over delivery schedules and increases in component costs, which can adversely affect our profitability. We have several large hardware suppliers from which we procure hardware on a purchase order basis, including one supplier that supplied products and components in an amount equal to 47% of our hardware and other revenue in 2014. If these suppliers are unable to continue to provide a timely and reliable supply, we could experience interruptions in delivery of our platform and solutions to service providers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we were required to find alternative sources of supply, qualification of alternative suppliers and the establishment of reliable supplies could result in delays and a possible loss of sales, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Growth of our business will depend on market awareness and a strong brand, and any failure to develop, maintain, protect and enhance our brand would hurt our ability to retain or attract subscribers.

We believe that building and maintaining market awareness, brand recognition and goodwill in a cost-effective manner is critical to our overall success in achieving widespread acceptance of our existing and future solutions and is an important element in attracting new service providers and subscribers. An important part of our business strategy is to increase service provider and consumer awareness of our brand and to provide marketing leadership, services and support to our service provider network. This will depend largely on our ability to continue to provide high-quality solutions, and we may not be able to do so effectively. While we may choose to engage in a broader marketing campaign to further promote our brand, this effort may not be successful. Our efforts in developing our brand may be hindered by the marketing efforts of our competitors and our reliance on our service providers and strategic partners to promote our brand. If we are unable to cost-effectively maintain and increase awareness of our brand, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.

We operate in the emerging and evolving connected home market, which may develop more slowly or differently than we expect. If the connected home market does not grow as we expect, or if we cannot expand our platform and solutions to meet the demands of this market, our revenue may decline, fail to grow or fail to grow at an accelerated rate, and we may incur additional operating losses.

The market for solutions that bring objects and systems not typically connected to the Internet, such as home automation, security monitoring, video monitoring and energy management solutions, into an Internet-like structure is in an early stage of development, and it is uncertain whether, how rapidly or how consistently this market will develop, and even if it does develop, whether our platform and solutions will be accepted into the markets in which we operate. Some consumers may be reluctant or unwilling to use our platform and solutions for a number of reasons, including satisfaction with traditional solutions, concerns about additional costs and lack of awareness of the benefits of our platform and solutions. Our ability to expand the sales of our platform and solutions into new markets depends on several factors, including the awareness of our platform and solutions, the timely completion, introduction and market acceptance of our platform and solutions, the ability to attract, retain and effectively train sales and marketing personnel, the ability to develop relationships with service providers, the effectiveness of our marketing programs, the costs of our platform and solutions and the success of our competitors. If we are unsuccessful in developing and marketing our platform and solutions into new markets, or if consumers do not perceive or value the benefits of our platform and solutions, the market for our platform and solutions might not continue to develop or might develop more slowly than we expect, either of which would harm our revenue and growth prospects.

Risks of liability from our operations are significant.

The nature of the solutions we provide, including our interactive security solutions, potentially exposes us to greater risks of liability for employee acts or omissions or system failure than may be inherent in other businesses. Substantially all of our service provider agreements contain provisions limiting our liability to service providers and our subscribers in an attempt to reduce this risk. However, in the event of litigation with respect to these matters, we cannot assure you that these limitations will be enforced, and the costs of such litigation could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, there can be no assurance that we are adequately insured for these risks. Certain of our insurance policies and the laws of some states may limit or prohibit insurance coverage for punitive or certain other types of damages or liability arising from gross negligence.

 

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Failure to maintain the security of our information and technology networks, including information relating to our service providers, subscribers and employees, could adversely affect us.

We are dependent on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to process, transmit and store electronic information and, in the normal course of our business, we collect and retain certain information pertaining to our service providers, subscribers and employees, including credit card information for many of our service providers and certain of our subscribers. If security breaches in connection with the delivery of our solutions allow unauthorized third parties to access any of this data or obtain control of our subscribers’ systems, our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.

The legal, regulatory and contractual environment surrounding information security, privacy and credit card fraud is constantly evolving and companies that collect and retain such information are under increasing attack by cyber-criminals around the world. A significant actual or potential theft, loss, fraudulent use or misuse of service provider, subscriber, employee or other personally identifiable data, whether by third parties or as a result of employee malfeasance or otherwise, non-compliance with our contractual or other legal obligations regarding such data or a violation of our privacy and security policies with respect to such data could result in loss of confidential information, damage to our reputation, early termination of our service provider contracts, significant costs, fines, litigation, regulatory investigations or actions and other liabilities or actions against us. Moreover, to the extent that any such exposure leads to credit card fraud or identity theft, we may experience a general decline in consumer confidence in our business, which may lead to an increase in attrition rates or may make it more difficult to attract new subscribers. Such an event could additionally result in adverse publicity and therefore adversely affect the market's perception of the security and reliability of our services. Security breaches of, or sustained attacks against, this infrastructure could create system disruptions and shutdowns that could result in disruptions to our operations. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target. As a result, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. We cannot be certain that advances in cyber-capabilities or other developments will not compromise or breach the technology protecting the networks that access our platform and solutions. If any one of these risks materializes our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Our strategy includes pursuing acquisitions, and our potential inability to successfully integrate newly-acquired technologies, assets or businesses may harm our financial results. Future acquisitions of technologies, assets or businesses, which are paid for partially or entirely through the issuance of stock or stock rights, could dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders.

We have acquired businesses in the past. For example, we acquired EnergyHub, Inc. in 2013 and we acquired the assets of Horizon Analog, Inc. and Secure-i, Inc. in December 2014, and of HiValley Technology Inc. in March 2015. We also believe part of our growth will be driven by acquisitions of other companies or their technologies, assets and businesses. Any acquisitions we complete will give rise to risks, including:

 

    incurring higher than anticipated capital expenditures and operating expenses;

 

    failing to assimilate the operations and personnel or failing to retain the key personnel of the acquired company or business;

 

    failing to integrate the acquired technologies, or incurring significant expense to integrate acquired technologies into our platform and solutions;

 

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    disrupting our ongoing business;

 

    diverting our management’s attention and other company resources;

 

    failing to maintain uniform standards, controls and policies;

 

    incurring significant accounting charges;

 

    impairing relationships with employees, service providers or subscribers;

 

    finding that the acquired technology, asset or business does not further our business strategy, that we overpaid for the technology, asset or business or that we may be required to write off acquired assets or investments partially or entirely;

 

    failing to realize the expected synergies of the transaction;

 

    being exposed to unforeseen liabilities and contingencies that were not identified prior to acquiring the company; and

 

    being unable to generate sufficient revenue and profits from acquisitions to offset the associated acquisition costs.

Fully integrating an acquired technology, asset or business into our operations may take a significant amount of time. We may not be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered with acquisitions. To the extent we do not successfully avoid or overcome the risks or problems related to any such acquisitions, our results of operations and financial condition could be harmed. Acquisitions also could impact our financial position and capital requirements, or could cause fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results of operations. Acquisitions could include significant goodwill and intangible assets, which may result in future impairment charges that would reduce our stated earnings. We may incur significant costs in our efforts to engage in strategic transactions and these expenditures may not result in successful acquisitions.

We expect that the consideration we might pay for any future acquisitions of technologies, assets or businesses could include stock, rights to purchase stock, cash or some combination of the foregoing. If we issue stock or rights to purchase stock in connection with future acquisitions, net income per share and then-existing holders of our common stock may experience dilution.

We may pursue business opportunities that diverge from our current business model, which may cause our business to suffer.

We may pursue business opportunities that diverge from our current business model, including expanding our platform and solutions and investing in new and unproven technologies. For example, in 2013 we entered the energy management market through our acquisition of EnergyHub, and in 2015 we have an initiative to develop smart home devices targeting the global retail market. We can offer no assurance that any such new business opportunities will prove to be successful. Among other negative effects, our pursuit of such business opportunities could reduce operating margins and require more working capital, materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Evolving government and industry regulation and changes in applicable laws relating to the Internet and data privacy may increase our expenditures related to compliance efforts or otherwise limit the solutions we can offer, which may harm our business and adversely affect our financial condition.

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particularly sensitive to these risks because the Internet is a critical component of our SaaS business model. In addition, taxation of products or services provided over the Internet or other charges imposed by government agencies or by private organizations for accessing the Internet may be imposed. Any regulation imposing greater fees for Internet use or restricting information exchange over the Internet could result in a decline in the use of the Internet and the viability of Internet-based services, which could harm our business.

Our platform and solutions enable us to collect, manage and store a wide range of data related to our subscribers’ interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management systems. A valuable component of our platform and solutions is our ability to analyze this data to present the user with actionable business intelligence. We obtain our data from a variety of sources, including our service providers, our subscribers and third-party providers. We cannot assure you that the data we require for our proprietary data sets will be available from these sources in the future or that the cost of such data will not increase. The United States federal government and various state governments have adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, storage and use of personal information. Several foreign jurisdictions, including the European Union and the United Kingdom, have adopted legislation (including directives or regulations) that is more rigorous governing data collection and storage than in the United States. If our privacy or data security measures fail to comply, or are perceived to fail to comply, with current or future laws and regulations, we may be subject to litigation, regulatory investigations or other liabilities. Further, in the event of a breach of personal information that we hold, we may be subject to governmental fines, individual claims, remediation expenses, and/or harm to our reputation. Moreover, if future laws and regulations limit our ability to use and share this data or our ability to store, process and share data over the Internet, demand for our platform and solutions could decrease, our costs could increase, and our results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.

Although we are not currently subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and its implementing regulations, or HIPAA, which regulates the use, storage, and disclosure of personally identifiable health information, we may modify our platform and solutions to become HIPAA compliant. Becoming fully HIPAA compliant involves adopting and implementing privacy and security policies and procedures as well as administrative, physical and technical safeguards. Additionally, HIPAA compliance requires certain agreements with contracting partners to be in place and the appointment of a Privacy and Security Officer. Endeavoring to become HIPAA compliant may be costly both financially and in terms of administrative resources. It may take substantial time and require the assistance of external resources, such as attorneys, information technology, and/or other consultants. We would have to be HIPAA compliant to provide services for or on behalf of a health care provider or health plan pursuant to which patient information was exchanged. Thus, if we do not become fully HIPAA compliant, our expansion opportunities may be limited. Furthermore, it is possible that HIPAA may be expanded in the future to apply to certain of our platform and/or solutions as currently constituted.

We rely on the performance of our senior management and highly skilled personnel, and if we are unable to attract, retain and motivate well-qualified employees, our business and results of operations could be harmed.

We believe our success has depended, and continues to depend, on the efforts and talents of senior management and key personnel, including Stephen Trundle, our Chief Executive Officer, and our senior information technology managers. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to attract, develop, motivate and retain highly qualified and skilled employees. Qualified individuals are in high demand, and we may incur significant costs to attract them. In addition, the loss of any of our senior management or key personnel could interrupt our ability to execute our business plan, as such

 

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individuals may be difficult to replace. If we do not succeed in attracting well-qualified employees or retaining and motivating existing employees, our business and results of operations could be harmed.

We provide minimum service level commitments to certain of our service providers, and our failure to meet them could cause us to issue credits for future services or pay penalties, which could harm our results of operations.

Certain of our service provider agreements currently, and may in the future, provide minimum service level commitments regarding items such as uptime, functionality or performance. If we are unable to meet the stated service level commitments for these service providers or suffer extended periods of service unavailability, we are or may be contractually obligated to provide these service providers with credits for future services, provide services at no cost or pay other penalties, which could adversely impact our revenue. We do not currently have any reserves on our balance sheet for these commitments.

We have already incurred and expect to incur a material amount of indebtedness, which could adversely affect our financial health.

We are party to a senior line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, and a syndicate of lenders, which we refer to as our Credit Facility, that allows us to draw down an aggregate amount equal to $50.0 million. As of March 31, 2015, we had an outstanding balance of $6.7 million under our Credit Facility. This indebtedness and certain covenants and obligations contained in the related documentation could adversely affect our financial health and business and future operations by, among other things:

 

    making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations, including with respect to our indebtedness;

 

    increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions; and

 

    limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate.

Furthermore, substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property, secure our Credit Facility. If an event of default under the credit agreement occurs and is continuing, SVB may request the acceleration of the related indebtedness and foreclose on the security interests.

In addition, our Credit Facility restricts our ability to make dividend payments and requires us to maintain a certain leverage ratio, which may restrict our ability to invest in future growth. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We may not be able to secure additional financing on favorable terms, or at all, to meet our future capital needs.

In the future, we may require additional capital to respond to business opportunities, challenges, acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances and may determine to engage in equity or debt financings or enter into credit facilities for other reasons. In the future, we may not be able to timely secure debt or equity financing on favorable terms or at all. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of

 

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equity, convertible debt securities or other securities convertible into equity, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution in their percentage ownership of our company, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock, including shares of common stock sold in this offering. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be limited.

Goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets represent a significant portion of our total assets, and we may never realize the full value of our intangible assets.

As of March 31, 2015, we had $32.7 million of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets are recorded at fair value on the date of acquisition. We review such assets for impairment at least annually. Impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in performance, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations, including changes that restrict the activities of or affect the solutions we offer, challenges to the validity of certain registered intellectual property, reduced sales of certain products or services incorporating registered intellectual property, increased attrition and a variety of other factors. The amount of any quantified impairment must be expensed immediately as a charge to results of operations. Depending on future circumstances, it is possible that we may never realize the full value of our intangible assets. Any future determination of impairment of goodwill or other identifiable intangible assets could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

We may be subject to additional tax liabilities, which would harm our results of operations.

We are subject to income, sales, use, value added and other taxes in the United States and other countries in which we conduct business, which laws and rates vary greatly by jurisdiction. Certain jurisdictions in which we do not collect sales, use, value added or other taxes on our sales may assert that such taxes are applicable, which could result in tax assessments, penalties and interest, and we may be required to collect such taxes in the future. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. These determinations are highly complex and require detailed analysis of the available information and applicable statutes and regulatory materials. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could be different from our historical tax practices, provisions and accruals. If we receive an adverse ruling as a result of an audit, or we unilaterally determine that we have misinterpreted provisions of the tax regulations to which we are subject, our tax provision, results of operations or cash flows could be harmed. In addition, liabilities associated with taxes are often subject to an extended or indefinite statute of limitations period. Therefore, we may be subject to additional tax liability (including penalties and interest) for a particular year for extended periods of time.

Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, power outages, floods and other catastrophic events, and to interruption by manmade problems such as terrorism or global or regional economic, political and social conditions.

A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire or a flood, or a significant power outage could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Natural disasters could affect our hardware vendors, our wireless carriers or our network operations centers. Further, if a natural disaster occurs in a region from which we derive a significant portion of our revenue, such as metropolitan areas in North America, consumers in that region may delay or forego purchases of our

 

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platform and solutions from service providers in the region, which may harm our results of operations for a particular period. In addition, terrorist acts or acts of war could cause disruptions in our business or the business of our hardware vendors, service providers, subscribers or the economy as a whole. More generally, these geopolitical, social and economic conditions could result in increased volatility in worldwide financial markets and economies that could harm our sales. Given our concentration of sales during the second and third quarters, any disruption in the business of our hardware vendors, service providers or subscribers that impacts sales during the second or third quarter could have a greater impact on our annual results. All of the aforementioned risks may be augmented if the disaster recovery plans for us, our service providers and our suppliers prove to be inadequate. To the extent that any of the above results in delays or cancellations of orders, or delays in the manufacture, deployment or shipment of our platform and solutions, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.

Downturns in general economic and market conditions and reductions in spending may reduce demand for our platform and solutions, which could harm our revenue, results of operations and cash flows.

Our revenue, results of operations and cash flows depend on the overall demand for our platform and solutions. Concerns about the systemic impact of a potential widespread recession, energy costs, geopolitical issues, the availability and cost of credit and the global housing and mortgage markets have contributed to increased market volatility, decreased consumer confidence and diminished growth expectations in the U.S. economy and abroad. The current unstable general economic and market conditions have been characterized by a dramatic decline in consumer discretionary spending and have disproportionately affected providers of solutions that represent discretionary purchases. While the decline in consumer spending has recently moderated, these economic conditions could still lead to continued declines in consumer spending over the foreseeable future, and may have resulted in a resetting of consumer spending habits that may make it unlikely that such spending will return to prior levels for the foreseeable future.

During weak economic times, the available pool of service providers may decline as the prospects for home building and home renovation projects diminish, which may have a corresponding impact on our growth prospects. In addition, there is an increased risk during these periods that an increased percentage of our service providers will file for bankruptcy protection, which may harm our reputation, revenue, profitability and results of operations. In addition, we may determine that the cost of pursuing any claim may outweigh the recovery potential of such claim. Likewise, consumer bankruptcies can detrimentally affect the business stability of our service providers. Prolonged economic slowdowns and reductions in new home construction and renovation projects may result in diminished sales of our platform and solutions. Further worsening, broadening or protracted extension of the economic downturn could have a negative impact on our business, revenue, results of operations and cash flows.

Failure to comply with laws and regulations could harm our business.

We conduct our business in the United States and are expanding internationally in various other countries. We are subject to regulation by various federal, state, local and foreign governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, agencies responsible for monitoring and enforcing employment and labor laws, workplace safety, product safety, environmental laws, consumer protection laws, federal securities laws and tax laws and regulations.

We are subject to the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.S. Travel Act, and possibly other anti-bribery laws, including those that comply with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public

 

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Officials in International Business Transactions and other international conventions. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit our company from authorizing, offering, or providing directly or indirectly improper payments or benefits to recipients in the public or private-sector. Certain laws could also prohibit us from soliciting or accepting bribes or kickbacks. Our company has direct government interactions and in several cases uses third-party representatives, including dealers, for regulatory compliance, sales and other purposes in a variety of countries. These factors increase our anti-corruption risk profile. We can be held liable for the corrupt activities of our employees, representatives, contractors, partners and agents, even if we did not explicitly authorize such activity. Although we have implemented policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with anti-corruption laws, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, representatives, contractors, partners, and agents will comply with these laws and policies.

We are also subject to data privacy and security laws, anti-money laundering laws (such as the USA PATRIOT Act), and import/export laws and regulations in the United States and in other jurisdictions.

Our global operations require us to import from and export to several countries, which geographically stretches our compliance obligations. Our platform and solutions are subject to export control and import laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, U.S. Customs regulations, and various economic and trade sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls. Exports of our platform and solutions must be made in compliance with these laws and regulations. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we and certain of our employees could be subject to substantial civil or criminal penalties, including the possible loss of export or import privileges; fines, which may be imposed on us and responsible employees or managers; and, in extreme cases, the incarceration of responsible employees or managers. In addition, if our service providers fail to obtain appropriate import, export or re-export licenses or authorizations, we may also be adversely affected through reputational harm and penalties. Obtaining the necessary authorizations, including any required license, for a particular sale may be time-consuming, is not guaranteed and may result in the delay or loss of sales opportunities. In addition, changes in our platform or solutions or changes in applicable export or import laws and regulations may create delays in the introduction and sale of our platform and solutions in international markets, prevent our service providers with international operations from deploying our platform and solutions or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our platform and solutions to certain countries, governments or persons altogether. Any change in export or import laws and regulations, shift in the enforcement or scope of existing laws and regulations, or change in the countries, governments, persons or technologies targeted by such laws and regulations, could also result in decreased use of our platform and solutions, or in our decreased ability to export or sell our platform and solutions to existing or potential service providers with international operations. Any decreased use of our platform and solutions or limitation on our ability to export or sell our platform and solutions would likely adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, our software contains encryption technologies, certain types of which are subject to U.S. and foreign export control regulations and, in some foreign countries, restrictions on importation and/or use. Any failure on our part to comply with encryption or other applicable export control requirements could result in financial penalties or other sanctions under the U.S. export regulations, including restrictions on future export activities, which could harm our business and operating results. Regulatory restrictions could impair our access to technologies needed to improve our platform and solutions and may also limit or reduce the demand for our platform and solutions outside of the United States.

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embargoes and trade sanctions. Even though we take precautions to prevent our platform and solutions from being shipped or provided to U.S. sanctions targets, our platform and solutions could be shipped to those targets or provided by third-parties despite such precautions. Any such shipment could have negative consequences, including government investigations, penalties and reputational harm. Furthermore, any new embargo or sanctions program, or any change in the countries, governments, persons or activities targeted by such programs, could result in decreased use of our platform and solutions, or in our decreased ability to export or sell our platform and solutions to existing or potential service providers, which would likely adversely affect our business and our financial condition.

Changes in laws that apply to us could result in increased regulatory requirements and compliance costs which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. In certain jurisdictions, regulatory requirements may be more stringent than in the United States. Noncompliance with applicable regulations or requirements could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations, sanctions, settlements, mandatory product recalls, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, fines, damages, civil and criminal penalties or injunctions, suspension or debarment from contracting with certain governments or other customers, the loss of export privileges, multi-jurisdictional liability, reputational harm, and other collateral consequences. If any governmental or other sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal litigation, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially harmed. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a materially significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and an increase in defense costs and other professional fees. Enforcement actions and sanctions could further harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings as to which we are unable to assess our exposure and which could become significant liabilities in the event of an adverse judgment.

We are involved and have been involved in the past in legal proceedings from time to time. For example, on June 2, 2015, Vivint filed a lawsuit against us alleging that our technology directly and indirectly infringes six patents owned by Vivint. See elsewhere in this section of the prospectus for additional details on this matter. Companies in our industry have been subject to claims related to patent infringement and product liability, as well as contract and employment-related claims. We may not be able to accurately assess the risks related to these suits, and we may be unable to accurately assess our level of exposure. As a result of these proceedings, we have, and may be required to seek, licenses under patents or intellectual property rights owned by third parties, including open-source software and other commercially available software, which can be costly. For example, we have initiated and been involved with intellectual property litigation as a result of which we have entered into cross-license agreements relating to our and third-party intellectual property, and in one such case we initiated in 2013 and settled in January 2014, we incurred $11.2 million of legal expense in 2013.

Our business operates in a regulated industry.

Our business, operations and service providers are subject to various U.S. federal, state and local consumer protection laws, licensing regulation and other laws and regulations, and, to a lesser extent, similar Canadian laws and regulations. Our advertising and sales practices and that of our service provider network are subject to regulation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC, in addition to state consumer protection laws. The FTC and the Federal Communications Commission have issued regulations that place restrictions on, among other things, unsolicited automated telephone calls to residential and wireless telephone subscribers by means of automatic telephone dialing systems and the use of prerecorded or artificial voice messages. If our service providers were to take actions in violation of these regulations, such as telemarketing to individuals on the “Do Not Call” registry, we could be subject to fines, penalties, private actions or enforcement actions by

 

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government regulators. Although we have taken steps to insulate ourselves from any such wrongful conduct by our service providers, and to require our service providers to comply with these laws and regulations, no assurance can be given that we will not be exposed to liability as result of our service providers’ conduct. Further, to the extent that any changes in law or regulation further restrict the lead generation activity of our service providers, these restrictions could result in a material reduction in subscriber acquisition opportunities, reducing the growth prospects of our business and adversely affecting our financial condition and future cash flows. In addition, most states in which we operate have licensing laws directed specifically toward the monitored security services industry. Our business relies heavily upon cellular telephone service to communicate signals. Cellular telephone companies are currently regulated by both federal and state governments. Changes in laws or regulations could require us to change the way we operate, which could increase costs or otherwise disrupt operations. In addition, failure to comply with any such applicable laws or regulations could result in substantial fines or revocation of our operating permits and licenses, including in geographic areas where our services have substantial penetration, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Further, if these laws and regulations were to change or if we fail to comply with such laws and regulations as they exist today or in the future, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

If the U.S. insurance industry were to change its practice of providing incentives to homeowners for the use of alarm monitoring services, we could experience a reduction in new subscriber growth or an increase in our subscriber attrition rate.

It has been common practice in the U.S. insurance industry to provide a reduction in rates for policies written on homes that have monitored alarm systems. There can be no assurance that insurance companies will continue to offer these rate reductions. If these incentives were reduced or eliminated, new homeowners who otherwise may not feel the need for alarm monitoring services would be removed from our potential subscriber pool, which could hinder the growth of our business, and existing subscribers may choose to disconnect or not renew their service contracts, which could increase our attrition rates. In either case, our results of operations and growth prospects could be adversely affected.

We face many risks associated with our plans to expand internationally, which could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.

We anticipate that our efforts to expand internationally will entail the marketing and advertising of our platform, solutions and brand. While our platform and solutions are designed for ease of localization, revenue in countries outside of the United States and Canada accounted for less than 1% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014. We also do not have substantial experience in selling our platform and solutions in international markets outside of the United States and Canada or in conforming to the local cultures, standards, or policies necessary to successfully compete in those markets, and we may be required to invest significant resources in order to do so. We may not succeed in these efforts or achieve our consumer acquisition, service provider expansion or other goals. In some international markets, consumer preferences and buying behaviors may be different, and we may use business or pricing models that are different from our traditional model to provide our platform and solutions to consumers in those markets or we may be unsuccessful in implementing the appropriate business model. Our revenue from new foreign markets may not exceed the costs of establishing, marketing, and maintaining our international offerings. In addition, the current instability in the eurozone could have many adverse consequences on our international expansion, including sovereign default, liquidity and capital pressures on eurozone financial institutions, reducing the availability of credit and increasing the risk of financial sector failures and the risk of one or more eurozone member states leaving the euro, resulting in the possibility of capital and exchange controls and uncertainty about the impact of contracts and currency exchange rates.

 

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In addition, conducting expanded international operations subjects us to new risks that we have not generally faced in our current markets. These risks include:

 

    localization of our solutions, including the addition of foreign languages and adaptation to new local practices and regulatory requirements;

 

    lack of experience in other geographic markets;

 

    strong local competitors;

 

    the cost and burden of complying with, lack of familiarity with, and unexpected changes in, foreign legal and regulatory requirements, including more stringent privacy regulations;

 

    difficulties in managing and staffing international operations;

 

    fluctuations in currency exchange rates or restrictions on foreign currency;

 

    potentially adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of transfer pricing, value added or other tax systems, double taxation and restrictions and/or taxes on the repatriation of earnings;

 

    dependence on third parties, including commercial partners with whom we do not have extensive experience;

 

    increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities;

 

    political, social, and economic instability, terrorist attacks, and security concerns in general; and

 

    reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some countries.

Operating in international markets also requires significant management attention and financial resources. The investment and additional resources required to establish operations and manage growth in other countries may not produce desired levels of revenue or profitability.

Our software contains encryption technologies, certain types of which are subject to U.S. and foreign export control regulations and, in some foreign countries, restrictions on importation and/or use. Any failure on our part to comply with encryption or other applicable export control requirements could result in financial penalties or other sanctions under the U.S. export regulations, including restrictions on future export activities, which could harm our business and operating results. Regulatory restrictions could impair our access to technologies needed to improve our platform and solutions and may also limit or reduce the demand for our platform and solutions outside of the United States.

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

If we fail to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights adequately, our business could be harmed.

We believe that our proprietary technology is essential to establishing and maintaining our leadership position. We seek to protect our intellectual property through trade secrets, copyrights, confidentiality, non-compete and nondisclosure agreements, patents, trademarks, domain names and other measures, some of which afford only limited protection. We also rely on patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright laws to protect our intellectual property. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our technology or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Our means of protecting our proprietary rights may not be adequate or our competitors may independently develop similar or superior technology, or design

 

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around our intellectual property. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as the laws of the United States. Intellectual property protections may also be unavailable, limited or difficult to enforce in some countries, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share. Our failure or inability to adequately protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

To prevent substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights, it may be necessary to prosecute actions for infringement and/or misappropriation of our proprietary rights against third parties. Any such action could result in significant costs and diversion of our resources and management's attention, and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in such action. Furthermore, many of our current and potential competitors have the ability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual property rights than we do. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property.

An assertion by a third party that we are infringing its intellectual property could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses that could harm our business and results of operations.

The industries in which we compete are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. We have been involved with patent litigation suits in the past and we may be involved with and subject to similar litigation in the future to defend our intellectual property position. For example, on June 2, 2015, Vivint filed a lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, District of Utah, alleging that our technology directly and indirectly infringes six patents that Vivint purchased. Vivint is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney’s fees. Should Vivint prevail on its claims that one or more elements of our solution infringe one or more of its patents, we could be required to pay damages of Vivint’s lost profits and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution, enjoined from making, using, and selling our solution if a license or other right to continue selling such elements is not made available to us or we are unable to design around such patents, and required to pay ongoing royalties and comply with unfavorable terms if such a license is made available to us. While we believe we have valid defenses to Vivint’s claims, any of these outcomes could result in a material adverse effect on our business. Even if we were to prevail, this litigation could be costly and time-consuming, divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations and dissuade potential customers from purchasing our solution, which would also materially harm our business. During the course of litigation, we anticipate announcements of the results of hearings and motions, and other interim developments related to the litigation. If securities analysts or investors regard these announcements as negative, the market price of our common stock may decline.

We might not prevail in any intellectual property infringement litigation given the complex technical issues and inherent uncertainties in such litigation and our service provider contracts may require us to indemnify them against certain liabilities they may incur as a result of our infringement of any third party intellectual property. Defending such claims, regardless of their merit, could be time-consuming and distracting to management, result in costly litigation or settlement, cause development delays or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. For example, in 2013, we incurred $11.2 million in legal fees associated with intellectual property litigation that we asserted against a third party and the related counterclaims and in 2014, we incurred $1.4 million of costs related to intellectual property claims. In addition, we currently have a limited portfolio of issued patents compared to our

 

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larger competitors, and therefore may not be able to effectively utilize our intellectual property portfolio to assert defenses or counterclaims in response to patent infringement claims or litigation brought against us by third parties. Further, litigation may involve patent holding companies or other adverse patent owners who have no relevant products or revenues and against which our potential patents provide no deterrence, and many other potential litigants have the capability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual property rights and to defend claims that may be brought against them. Given that our platform and solutions integrate with all aspects of the home, the risk that our platform and solutions may be subject to these allegations is exacerbated. As we seek to extend our platform and solutions, we could be constrained by the intellectual property rights of others. If our platform and solutions exceed the scope of in-bound licenses or violate any third-party proprietary rights, we could be required to withdraw those solutions from the market, re-develop those solutions or seek to obtain licenses from third parties, which might not be available on reasonable terms or at all. Any efforts to re-develop our platform and solutions, obtain licenses from third parties on favorable terms or license a substitute technology might not be successful and, in any case, might substantially increase our costs and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we were compelled to withdraw any of our platform and solutions from the market, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

We have indemnity obligations to certain of our service providers for certain expenses and liabilities resulting from intellectual property infringement claims regarding our platform and solutions, which could force us to incur substantial costs.

We have indemnity obligations to certain of our service providers for intellectual property infringement claims regarding our platform and solutions. As a result, in the case of infringement claims against these service providers, we could be required to indemnify them for losses resulting from such claims or to refund amounts they have paid to us. We expect that some of our service providers may seek indemnification from us in connection with infringement claims brought against them. In addition, we may elect to indemnify service providers where we have no contractual obligation to indemnify them and we will evaluate each such request on a case-by-case basis. If a service provider elects to invest resources in enforcing a claim for indemnification against us, we could incur significant costs disputing it. If we do not succeed in disputing it, we could face substantial liability.

The use of open source software in our platform and solutions may expose us to additional risks and harm our intellectual property.

Some of our platform and solutions use or incorporate software that is subject to one or more open source licenses and we may incorporate open source software in the future. Open source software is typically freely accessible, usable and modifiable. Certain open source software licenses require a user who intends to distribute the open source software as a component of the user's software to disclose publicly part or all of the source code to the user's software. In addition, certain open source software licenses require the user of such software to make any derivative works of the open source code available to others on potentially unfavorable terms or at no cost.

The terms of many open source licenses to which we are subject have not been interpreted by U.S. or foreign courts, and accordingly there is a risk that those licenses could be construed in a manner that imposes unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our platform and solutions. In that event, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our platform and solutions, to re-develop our platform and solutions, to discontinue sales of our platform and solutions or to release our proprietary software code under the terms of an open source license, any of which could harm our business. Further, given the nature of open source software, it may be more likely that third parties might assert copyright and other intellectual property

 

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infringement claims against us based on our use of these open source software programs. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our solutions.

Although we are not aware of any use of open source software in our platform and solutions that would require us to disclose all or a portion of the source code underlying our core solutions, it is possible that such use may have inadvertently occurred in deploying our platform and solutions. Additionally, if a third-party software provider has incorporated certain types of open source software into software we license from such third party for our platform and solutions without our knowledge, we could, under certain circumstances, be required to disclose the source code to our platform and solutions. This could harm our intellectual property position and our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Owning Our Common Stock and this Offering

Our share price may be volatile, and you may lose some or all of your investment.

The initial public offering price for the shares of our common stock will be determined by negotiations between us and the representative of the underwriters and may not be indicative of the market price of our common stock following this offering. The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially as a result of a variety of factors, some of which are related in complex ways, including:

 

    actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial condition and operating results;

 

    variance in our financial performance from expectations of securities analysts;

 

    changes in the prices of our platform and solutions;

 

    changes in our projected operating and financial results;

 

    changes in laws or regulations applicable to our platform and solutions or marketing techniques;

 

    announcements by us or our competitors of significant business developments, acquisitions or new solutions;

 

    our involvement in any litigation;

 

    our sale of our common stock or other securities in the future;

 

    changes in senior management or key personnel;

 

    trading volume of our common stock;

 

    changes in the anticipated future size and growth rate of our market; and

 

    general economic, regulatory and market conditions.

Recently, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, regulatory and market conditions, may negatively impact the market price of our common stock. If the market price of our common stock after this offering does not exceed the initial public offering price, you may lose some or all of your investment. In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future, which could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention.

 

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No public market for our common stock currently exists, and an active public trading market may not develop or be sustained following this offering.

No public market for our common stock currently exists. An active public trading market may not develop following the completion of this offering or, if developed, may not be sustained. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair value of your shares. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or technologies by using our shares as consideration. We cannot predict the prices at which our common stock will trade. It is possible that in one or more future periods our results of operations may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors and, as a result of these and other factors, the price of our common stock may fall.

We are an “emerging growth company,” and any decision on our part to comply with certain reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies could make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding an annual non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and non-binding stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If we choose not to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our auditors will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, investors may become less comfortable with the effectiveness of our internal controls and the risk that material weaknesses or other deficiencies in our internal controls go undetected may increase. If we choose to provide reduced disclosures in our periodic reports and proxy statements while we are an emerging growth company, investors would have access to less information and analysis about our executive compensation, which may make it difficult for investors to evaluate our executive compensation practices. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions and provide reduced disclosure. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be harmed. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.0 billion in annual revenue; the date we qualify as a “large accelerated filer,” with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates; the issuance, in any three-year period, by us of more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we have chosen to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

 

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As a result of becoming a public company, we will be obligated to develop and maintain a system of effective internal controls over financial reporting. We may not complete our analysis of our internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may harm investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.

We will be required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in the second annual report we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. However, our auditors will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act if we take advantage of the exemptions available to us through the JOBS Act.

We are in the very early stages of the costly and challenging process of compiling the system and process documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404. In this regard, we will need to continue to dedicate internal resources, engage outside consultants and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. As we transition to the requirements of reporting as a public company, we may need to add additional finance staff. We may not be able to remediate any future material weaknesses, or to complete our evaluation, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion. During the evaluation and testing process, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our auditors are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls when they are required to issue such opinion, investors could lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could harm our stock price.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or publish negative reports about our business, our share price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If our financial performance fails to meet analyst estimates or one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our shares or change their opinion of our shares, our share price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

As a public company, we will incur increased legal, accounting and other costs not incurred as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules and regulations of the SEC regulate the corporate governance practices of public companies. We expect that compliance with these requirements will increase our expenses and make some activities more time-consuming than they have been in the past when we were a private company. Such additional costs going forward could negatively affect our financial results.

 

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Aside from the cash dividends payable immediately prior to the closing of this offering, we do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future and, as a result, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.

Aside from the cash dividends payable immediately prior to the closing of this offering, we do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings for use in the development of our business and for general corporate purposes. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments.

Our future depends in part on the interests and influence of key stockholders.

Following this offering, our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our common stock, all of whom are represented on our board of directors, together with their affiliates will beneficially own             % of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. As a result, these stockholders will, immediately following this offering, be able to determine the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval. This ownership could affect the value of your shares of common stock by, for example, these stockholders electing to delay, defer or prevent a change in corporate control, merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination. This concentration of ownership may also adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We may invest or spend the proceeds of this offering in ways with which you may not agree or in ways which may not yield a return.

A portion of the net proceeds from this offering may be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire complementary businesses, products, services or technologies. However, we do not have any agreements or commitments for any acquisitions at this time. Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. The net proceeds may be invested with a view towards long-term benefits for our stockholders and this may not increase our operating results or market value. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively may adversely affect the return on your investment.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us more difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management and limit the market price of our common stock.

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as amended and restated in connection with this offering, may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or changes in our management. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will include provisions that:

 

    authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock, without further stockholder action and with voting liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock;

 

    require that any action to be taken by our stockholders be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting and not by written consent, and limit the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings;

 

    establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting, including proposed nominations of persons for director nominees;

 

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    establish that our board of directors is divided into three classes, with directors in each class serving three-year staggered terms;

 

    require the approval of holders of two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors to adopt, amend or repeal our bylaws or amend or repeal the provisions of our certificate of incorporation regarding the election and removal of directors and the ability of stockholders to take action by written consent or call a special meeting;

 

    prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors; and

 

    provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by the vote of a majority of directors then in office, even though less than a quorum.

These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management. In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any of a broad range of business combinations with any “interested” stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the stockholder became an “interested” stockholder. Any of the foregoing provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, and they could deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby reducing the likelihood that you would receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain litigation that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.

Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or (4) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will further provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our common stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provision. The forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.

Future sales of our common stock in the public market could cause our share price to decline.

After this offering, there will be                  shares of our common stock outstanding, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market after this offering, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. Of our issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, all of the shares sold in this offering will be freely transferrable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares acquired by our affiliates, as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The remaining                  shares outstanding after this offering will be restricted as a result of securities laws, lock-up agreements or other contractual restrictions that restrict transfers for 180 days after the date of this prospectus.

 

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You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the shares of common stock you purchase in this offering.

The initial public offering price of our common stock substantially exceeds the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock as of March 31, 2015. Therefore, if you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will suffer immediate dilution of $         per share, or $         if the underwriters exercise their option in full, in net tangible book value after giving effect to the sale of common stock in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. If outstanding options to purchase our common stock are exercised in the future, you will experience additional dilution.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” but are also contained elsewhere in this prospectus. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this prospectus, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our expectations of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Forward-looking statements include statements about:

 

    our ability to continue to increase revenue, maintain existing subscribers and sell new services to new and existing subscribers;

 

    our ability to add new service providers, maintain existing service provider relationships and increase the productivity of our service providers;

 

    the effects of increased competition as well as innovations by new and existing competitors in our market;

 

    our ability to adapt to technological change and effectively enhance, innovate and scale our solution;

 

    our ability to effectively manage or sustain our growth;

 

    potential acquisitions and integration of complementary business and technologies;

 

    our expected use of proceeds;

 

    our ability to maintain, or strengthen awareness of, our brand;

 

    perceived or actual security, integrity, reliability, quality or compatibility problems with our solutions, including related to security breaches in our subscribers’ systems, unscheduled downtime, or outages;

 

    statements regarding future revenue, hiring plans, expenses, capital expenditures, capital requirements and stock performance;

 

    our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel and further expand our overall headcount;

 

    our ability to develop relationships with service providers in order to expand internationally;

 

    our ability to stay abreast of new or modified laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business both in the United States and internationally;

 

    our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property;

 

    costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims; and

 

    the future trading prices of our common stock and the impact of securities analysts’ reports on these prices.

 

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We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus.

You should refer to the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this prospectus will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame or at all. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 27A of the Securities Act do not protect any forward-looking statements that we make in connection with this offering.

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

This prospectus contains market data and industry forecasts that were obtained from industry publications. These data involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. We have not independently verified any third-party information. We believe the market position, market opportunity and market size information included in this prospectus is generally reliable.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds from our issuance and sale of                  shares of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $         million, or approximately $         million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option, although we will bear the costs, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, associated with those sales.

Each $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $         million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of shares we are offering. Each 1,000,000 share increase or decrease in the number of shares offered by us would increase or decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $             million, assuming that the assumed initial price to the public remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. We do not expect that a change in the initial price to the public or the number of shares by these amounts would have a material effect on uses of the proceeds from this offering, although it may accelerate the time at which we will need to seek additional capital.

The principal purposes of this offering are to increase our financial flexibility, create a public market for our common stock, and facilitate our future access to the capital markets. We also expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes. We may use a portion of the proceeds from this offering for acquisitions or strategic investments in complementary businesses or technologies, although we do not currently have any plans for any such acquisitions or investments. We have not allocated specific amounts of net proceeds for any of these purposes.

The expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions. We cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the proceeds of this offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. Accordingly, our management will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. The timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated growth of our business. Pending their use, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering in a variety of capital-preservation investments, including short- and intermediate-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

In June 2015, our board of directors intends to declare a cash dividend on our common and preferred stock in the amount of $             per share of common stock on an as-converted basis, or $20.0 million in the aggregate, which we refer to as the 2015 Dividends. The 2015 Dividends are payable to our stockholders of record as of June     , 2015 and shall be payable contingent upon and immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

We declared dividends on our common and preferred stock in the amount of $0.3067 per share of common stock on an as-converted basis in October 2011 and $0.2944 per share of common stock on an as-converted basis in December 2011, totaling approximately $19.9 million. We also declared and paid dividends on our common and preferred stock in the amount of $0.2589 per share of common stock on an as-converted basis in June 2012, totaling approximately $8.6 million.

We cannot provide any assurance that we will declare or pay cash dividends on our common stock in the future. We currently anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is limited by restrictions under the terms of the agreements governing our credit facility. Payment of future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of the board of directors after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs, the requirements of current or then-existing debt instruments and other factors the board of directors deems relevant.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of March 31, 2015:

 

    on an actual basis; and

 

    on a pro forma as adjusted basis to reflect (1) the conversion of all outstanding shares of our preferred stock into 35,017,884 shares of common stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering (assuming no change in the ratio at which our shares of Series B and B-1 preferred stock convert to common stock as a result of the initial public offering price of our common stock), (2) our sale of                  shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, (3) the cash payment of the 2015 Dividends, and (4) the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will become effective immediately prior to completion of this offering. See “Prospectus Summary—The Offering” above for a description of the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock and the amount of the associated deemed dividend, if any, which depends on the initial public offering price of our common stock and would decrease our additional paid-in capital, accumulated deficit and total capitalization.

You should read this table together with the sections of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     As of March 31, 2015  
     Actual     Pro Forma as
adjusted(1)
 
    

(unaudited)

 
     (in thousands, except share
and per share data)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 39,189      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt

$ 6,700    $     

Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 6,991,090 shares authorized, 3,890,876 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted

  202,456   

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, actual; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted

  —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 2,828,556 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 300,000,000 shares authorized,                      shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted

  27   

Additional paid-in capital

  7,715   

Treasury stock

  (42

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  —     

Accumulated deficit

  (125,955
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

  (118,255
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

$ 90,901    $                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

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  public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $             million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of shares we are offering. Each 1,000,000 share increase or decrease in the number of shares offered by us would increase or decrease pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $             million, assuming that the assumed initial price to public remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us.

The terms of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock provide that the ratio at which each share of these series of preferred stock converts into shares of our common stock in connection with this offering will increase if the initial public offering price is below $11.74 per share, which would result in additional shares of our common stock being issued upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering. In the event that these additional shares are issued, it will be treated as a deemed dividend that will decrease our net income, additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit, in each case in the aggregate amount of such deemed dividend. Based upon the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, no additional shares of Series B or B-1 preferred stock or associated deemed dividend would be issued. See “Prospectus Summary—The Offering” for a description of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the shares of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock and the amount of the associated deemed dividend, which depend on the initial public offering price per share of our common stock.

The number of shares of our common stock shown as issued and outstanding on a pro forma as adjusted basis in the table above is based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and excludes:

 

    3,337,968 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options outstanding as of March 31, 2015, at a weighted-average exercise price of $2.68 per share;

 

    482,276 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase common stock that were granted on May 15, 2015 with an exercise price of $11.55 per share;

 

    4,700,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to our 2015 Plan which will become effective prior to the completion of this offering and will include provisions that automatically increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder each year (including 141,222 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our previously existing 2009 Plan that will be added to the shares reserved under the 2015 Plan upon its effectiveness);

 

    1,200,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Program, which will become effective in connection with this offering and contains provisions that automatically increase its share reserve each year, as more fully described in “Executive and Director Compensation—Equity Incentive Plans”; and

 

    173,575 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock warrants that were outstanding as of March 31, 2015, at a weighted-average exercise price of approximately $4.28 per share.

 

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DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our common stock and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after the completion of this offering. Net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets) less our total liabilities and redeemable convertible preferred stock, divided by the number of shares of outstanding common stock.

As of March 31, 2015, our net tangible book value was $(151.0) million, or $(53.37) per share of common stock. The pro forma net tangible book value of our common stock as of March 31, 2015 was $51.5 million, or $1.36 per share, based on 37,846,440 shares of common stock outstanding. Pro forma net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of outstanding common stock, after giving effect to the conversion of all of our outstanding shares of preferred stock into 35,017,884 shares of common stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering (assuming no change in the ratio at which our shares of Series B and B-1 preferred stock convert to common stock as a result of the initial public offering price of our common stock).

After giving effect to the receipt of the net proceeds from our sale of                      shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2015 would have been $         million, or $         per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $         per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $         per share to investors purchasing common stock in this offering.

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis to new investors:

 

Assumed initial public offering price per share

$                    

Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2015

$ 1.36   

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributed to new investors purchasing shares from us in this offering

  

 

 

    

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering

     

 

 

 

Dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share to new investors in this offering

$     
     

 

 

 

The dilution information discussed above is illustrative only and will change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Each $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share by $         per share and the dilution per share to investors participating in this offering by $         per share, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of shares we are offering. Each 1,000,000 share increase in the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value

 

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per share by $         and decrease the dilution per share to investors participating in this offering by $        , assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. Each 1,000,000 share decrease in the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would decrease the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by $         and increase the dilution per share to new investors participating in this offering by $        , assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only and will adjust based on the actual initial price to public and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. See “Prospectus Summary — The Offering” for a description of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock and the amount of the associated deemed dividend, if any, which depend on the initial public offering price of our common stock and would decrease our additional paid-in capital, accumulated deficit and total capitalization.

If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock in full in this offering, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value would increase to $         per share, representing an immediate increase to existing stockholders of $         per share and an immediate dilution of $         per share to investors participating in this offering.

The following table summarizes as of March 31, 2015, on the pro forma as adjusted basis described above, the number of shares of our common stock, the total consideration and the average price per share (1) paid to us by our existing stockholders and (2) to be paid by investors purchasing our common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

  Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Weighted-
  Average Price  
Per Share
 
        Number             Percent               Amount               Percent        

Existing stockholders

  %    $        %    $     

New investors

  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

          100.0%    $                             100.0%    $                
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tables and calculations above are based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and exclude:

 

    3,337,968 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options outstanding as of March 31, 2015, at a weighted-average exercise price of $2.68 per share;

 

    482,276 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase common stock that were granted on May 15, 2015 with an exercise price of $11.55 per share;

 

    4,700,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to our 2015 Plan, which will become effective prior to the completion of this offering and will include provisions that automatically increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder each year (including 141,222 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our previously existing 2009 Plan that will be added to the shares reserved under the 2015 Plan upon its effectiveness);

 

    1,200,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Program, which will become effective in connection with this offering and contains provisions that automatically increase its share reserve each year, as more fully described in “Executive and Director Compensation—Equity Incentive Plans”; and

 

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    173,575 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock warrants that were outstanding as of March 31, 2015, at a weighted-average exercise price of approximately $4.28 per share.

To the extent that options or warrants are exercised, new options or other securities are issued under our equity incentive plans, or we issue additional shares of common stock in the future, there will be further dilution to investors participating in this offering. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital because of market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe that we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. If we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial and other data. The following selected consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following selected consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2015 are derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have prepared the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and the unaudited consolidated financial data include, in our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair statement of our financial position and results of operations for these periods. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future, and our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2015.

 

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The data should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes, and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future.

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2010     2011     2012(6)     2013     2014         2014             2015      
                                  (unaudited)  
    (in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:

             

Revenue:

             

SaaS and license revenue

    $ 17,085        $ 32,161        $ 55,655        $ 82,620        $ 111,515      $ 25,204      $ 31,955   

Hardware and other revenue

    20,135        32,898        40,820        47,602        55,797        11,647        14,056   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

    37,220        65,059        96,475        130,222        167,312        36,851        46,011   

Cost of revenue:(1)

             

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

    4,970        8,051        12,681        16,476        23,007        5,008        6,033   

Cost of hardware and other revenue

    12,115        21,102        28,773        38,482        44,172        8,993        10,776   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

        17,085            29,153            41,454            54,958            67,179        14,001        16,809   

Operating expenses:

             

Sales and marketing(2)

    2,482        5,819        13,232        21,467        25,836        5,096        7,916   

General and administrative(2)

    6,045        6,817        14,099        29,928        26,113        5,220        7,070   

Research and development(2)

    3,266        5,613        8,944        13,085        23,193        4,610        7,752   

Amortization and depreciation

    1,779        1,988        2,230        3,360        3,991        806        1,338   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    13,572        20,237        38,505        67,840        79,133        15,732        24,076   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    6,563        15,669        16,516        7,424        21,000        7,118        5,126   

Interest expense

           (9     (312     (269     (196     (58     (42

Other income / (expense), net

    15        10        5        57        (485     10        7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

    6,578        15,670        16,209        7,212        20,319        7,070        5,091   

Provision for income taxes

    2,506        6,015        7,280        2,688        6,817        2,797        2,050   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

    4,072        9,655        8,929        4,524        13,502        4,273        3,041   

Dividends paid on redeemable convertible preferred stock

           (18,998     (8,182                            

Cumulative dividend on redeemable convertible preferred stock

    (3,081     (3,317     (1,855                            

Deemed dividend to redeemable convertible preferred stock upon recapitalization

                  (138,727                            

Income allocated to participating securities

    (990                   (4,402     (12,939     (4,125     (2,895
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders

  $ 1      $ (12,660   $ (139,835   $ 122      $ 563      $ 148      $ 146   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2010     2011     2012(6)     2013     2014     2014     2015  
                                  (unaudited)  
    (in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Per share information attributable to common stockholders:

             

Net income (loss) per share:

             

Basic

    $ 0.03        $ (19.76)        $ (108.55)        $ 0.08        $ 0.25        $ 0.08        $ 0.06   

Diluted

    $        $ (19.76)        $ (108.55)        $ 0.04        $ 0.14        $ 0.04        $ 0.04   

Pro forma (unaudited):(3)

             

Basic

            $ 0.36          $ 0.08   

Diluted

            $ 0.34          $ 0.08   

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

             

Basic

    9,585        640,850        1,288,162        1,443,469        2,276,694        1,869,370        2,636,813   

Diluted

    218,664        640,850        1,288,162        2,795,345        3,890,121        3,467,288        4,172,787   

Pro forma (unaudited):(3)

             

Basic

            37,294,578          37,654,697   

Diluted

            38,908,005          39,190,671   

Other Financial and Operating Data:

             

SaaS and license revenue renewal rate(4)

    92%        94%        94%        93%        93%        92%        92%   

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

    $ 8,626        $ 17,839        $ 20,505        $ 28,259        $ 28,321        $ 8,775        $ 7,025   

 

     As of December 31,     As of
March 31,
 
     2010      2011     2012     2013     2014     2015  
                                    (unaudited)  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 14,474       $ 16,817      $ 41,920      $ 33,583      $ 42,572      $ 39,189   

Working capital, excluding deferred revenue

     14,398         15,747        40,739        33,821        50,795        48,992   

Total assets

       48,980           58,507          87,545          99,487        120,932        126,731   

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

     35,117         35,117        202,456        202,456        202,456        202,456   

Total long-term obligations

     2,884         14,377        15,352        14,923        17,572        19,027   

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     6,015         (3,188     (147,051     (140,690     (121,844     (118,255

Cash dividends per common share

             0.60        0.26                        

 

  (1) Excludes amortization and depreciation.

 

  (2) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2014     2015  
   

(in thousands)

 

Sales and marketing

    $ 16        $ 39        $ 196        $ 102        $ 338        $ 77        $ 60   

General and administrative

    181        89        418        495        1,862        480        294   

Research and development

    87        54        1,145        244        1,067        231        207   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

    $         284        $         182        $         1,759        $         841        $         3,267        $         788        $         561   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Pro forma basic and diluted net income per share represents net income divided by the pro forma weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding. Pro forma weighted-average shares outstanding reflects the conversion of preferred stock (using the if-converted method) into common stock as though the conversion had occurred on the first day of the relevant period. See “Prospectus Summary— The Offering” above for a description of the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock and the amount of the associated deemed dividend, if any, which depend on the initial public offering price of our common stock and would impact our net income per share.

 

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  (4) We measure our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate on a trailing 12-month basis by dividing (a) the total SaaS and license revenue recognized during the trailing 12-month period from subscribers who were subscribers on the first day of the period, by (b) total SaaS and license revenue we would have recognized during the period from those same subscribers assuming no terminations, or service level upgrades or downgrades. Our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate is expressed as an annualized percentage.

 

  (5) We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net income before interest and other expense / (income), income tax expense, amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible impairment charges, changes in fair value of acquisition-related contingent liabilities and legal costs incurred in connection with certain historical intellectual property litigation. We do not consider these items to be indicative of our core operating performance. The non-cash items include amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible impairment charges and gain from the release of an acquisition-related contingent liability.

 

     We have included Adjusted EBITDA in this prospectus because it is a key measure used by our management to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends and generate future operating plans, make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital, and investments in initiatives that are focused on cultivating new markets for our solutions. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA facilitates comparisons of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis and, in the case of exclusion of acquisition-related adjustments and historical legal expenses, excludes items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core operating performance. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

 

     Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; (b) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (c) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation; (d) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; and (e) other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.

 

     Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside our other GAAP-based financial performance measures, net income and our other GAAP financial results. The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for each of the periods indicated.

 

    Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2014     2015  
    (in thousands)  

Net income

    $       4,072        $ 9,655        $ 8,929        $ 4,524        $         13,502        $ 4,273        $ 3,041   

Adjustments:

             

Other expense / (income)

    (15     (1     307        212        681        48        35   

Income tax expense

            2,506        6,015        7,280        2,688        6,817        2,797        2,050   

Amortization and depreciation expense

    1,779        1,988        2,230        3,360        3,991        806        1,338   

Stock-based compensation expense

    284        182        1,759        841        3,267        788        561   

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment

                         11,266                        

Release of acquisition related contingent liability

                         (5,820                     

Litigation expense

                         11,188        63        63          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

    4,554        8,184        11,576        23,735        14,819        4,502        3,984   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

    $ 8,626        $         17,839        $         20,505        $         28,259        $ 28,321        $         8,775        $         7,025   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (6) We conducted a recapitalization in July 2012. Please see Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding this transaction.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this prospectus, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Overview

We are the leading platform solution for the connected home. Through our cloud-based services, Alarm.com makes connected home technology broadly accessible to millions of home and business owners. Our multi-tenant software-as-a-service, or SaaS, platform enables home and business owners to intelligently secure their properties and automate and control a broad array of connected devices through a single, intuitive user interface. Our connected home platform currently has more than 2.3 million residential and business subscribers and connects to more than 25 million devices. More than 20 billion data points were generated and processed by those subscribers and devices in the last year alone. This scale of subscribers, devices and data makes Alarm.com the largest connected home platform.

Our solutions are delivered through an established network of over 5,000 trusted service providers, who are experts at designing, selling, installing and supporting our solutions. Our technology platform was purpose-built for the entire connected home ecosystem, including the consumers who use it, the service providers who deliver it and the hardware partners whose devices are enabled by the platform. Our solutions are used by both home and business owners, and we refer to this market as the connected home market.

We primarily generate revenue through our service providers who resell our services and pay us monthly fees, which comprises our SaaS revenue. Our service providers sell, install and support Alarm.com solutions that enable home and business owners to intelligently secure, connect, control and automate their properties. Our service providers have indicated that they typically have three to five year service contracts with home or business owners, whom we refer to as our subscribers. We derive a small portion of our revenue from licensing our intellectual property to service providers on a per customer basis. SaaS and license revenue represented 58%, 63% and 67% of our revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and 68% and 69% of our revenue in the first quarters of 2014 and 2015. Our comprehensive solution primarily includes interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management, which can be integrated together or provided on a standalone basis. As of December 31, 2014, we had 2.3 million subscribers, a substantial majority of which were residential.

We also generate revenue from the sale of hardware that enables our solutions, including cellular radio modules, video cameras, image sensors and peripherals. We have a rich history of innovation in cellular technology that enables our robust SaaS offering. Hardware and other revenue represented 42%, 37% and 33% of our revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and 32% and 31% of our revenue in the first quarters of 2014 and 2015. We expect hardware and other revenue to continue to decline as a percentage of total revenue as we continue to grow our SaaS and license revenue.

We were founded in 2000 to revolutionize home security and improve the way people secure and interact with their homes and businesses. In the decade before we launched our first solution in 2003,

 

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the security industry had been slow to innovate or adopt emerging technologies. We identified an opportunity to apply new technology, in this case two-way wireless data transmission, cloud computing technologies, and the rapid growth of Internet usage, to disrupt legacy security applications. We built our technology platform to capitalize on the connected home opportunity. We believe we were the first company to launch a SaaS platform providing an interactive home security solution. In 2006, we transitioned our solution to the cellular wireless network to broaden our coverage footprint and utilize the most reliable communication channel available to enable our services. In 2010, we further expanded our intelligent, connected home and business platform to include our energy management and other home and business automation features. Over this period, we have established a robust cloud-based platform that connects a broad ecosystem of devices and supports a large variety of communications protocols. This enables continued scalability of our solutions and allows us to rapidly introduce new devices, features and capabilities as consumer preferences continue to evolve. We partner with experienced hardware manufacturers to enable a large ecosystem of devices on our platform to meet a wide range of consumer and service provider needs. We have also developed novel hardware components and devices where we have seen an opportunity to innovate. Our cellular communication module, image sensor and smart thermostat offer new and unique capabilities enabling our service providers to differentiate themselves in the market. Our extensive ecosystem of integrated hardware partners paired with our focused hardware devices offers a broad range of connected devices on our platform.

To date, nearly all of our revenue growth has been organic. As part of our development efforts, we make occasional investments in companies that are developing technology or services complementary to our offerings and we also invest in developing new offerings for markets adjacent to our current markets.

We have experienced significant revenue growth over the past three years. Our revenue increased from $96.5 million in 2012 to $130.2 million in 2013 and to $167.3 million in 2014. Our revenue increased from $36.9 million in the first quarter of 2014 to $46.0 million in the first quarter of 2015. Our SaaS and license revenue increased from $55.7 million in 2012 to $82.6 million in 2013 and to $111.5 million in 2014. Our SaaS and license revenue increased from $25.2 million in the first quarter of 2014 to $32.0 million in the first quarter of 2015. Our subscriber base increased from 0.9 million subscribers in 2011 to 2.3 million in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate of 39%. We generated net income of $8.9 million in 2012, $4.5 million in 2013 and $13.5 million in 2014, and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance, of $20.5 million in 2012, $28.3 million in 2013 and $28.3 million in 2014. We generated net income of $4.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance, of $8.8 million in the first quarter of 2014. We generated net income of $3.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance, of $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2015. Please see footnote 5 to the table in the section of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” for a discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measurement, for 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the first quarters of 2014 and 2015.

Key Factors Affecting Our Performance

Our historical financial performance has been, and we expect our financial performance in the future to be, primarily driven by the following factors:

 

   

Service Provider Network. We have developed a network of over 5,000 service providers that sell, install and service our solutions. Our existing base of service providers includes large national providers, super-regional providers and local providers that generated over 10,000 new accounts per week in 2014 and enable us to fully address

 

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the North American market. Our network includes experienced security service providers who have led the sale, installation and adoption of connected home services over the last decade. In order for us to maintain our current revenue sources and grow our revenues, we must effectively manage and grow relationships with our service providers. Over the last decade, we have built an infrastructure that supports our service providers with sales and marketing tools, training, technical support, and access to aggregated data that helps service providers improve the performance of their business through targeting new customers, improving customer retention rates, and upselling new features. Recruiting and retaining qualified service providers and training them in our technology and solutions requires significant time and resources. We intend to continue to invest in these technologies, solutions and other resources that we believe will assist our service providers in growing their businesses by driving the creation of new subscribers as the overall connected home market expands. Additionally, we intend to leverage our sales and marketing efforts to grow the base of our service providers who deploy the Alarm.com solutions.

 

    Subscriber Growth. Our subscriber base is a key indicator of our market penetration, growth and future revenue. We believe that we are positioned for future growth and that we have an opportunity to continue expanding our subscriber base in the coming years. According to Parks Associates reports dated December 2013 and July 2014, there are approximately 124 million U.S. households, of which 95 million have broadband internet access, and 21% of U.S. households with broadband access, or approximately 20 million homes, have a professionally monitored home security system. However, according to April 2015 data from Parks Associates, smart home controller penetration was only at 7.8% of U.S. households in 2014. We believe there is an opportunity for penetration rates to significantly increase, largely driven by the mass market adoption of connected home solutions by households with no solution today. The number of new subscribers signed may vary period to period for several reasons, including the effects of seasonality on our business due to a subset of our service providers who use a summer sales business model where they substantially increase the size of their sales force and execute the majority of their sales over the summer months. Our ability to continue to grow our subscriber base is also dependent upon our ability to compete within the increasingly competitive markets in which we participate, where large technology companies, broadband and security service providers, and other managed service providers, are actively targeting the connected home, security monitoring, video and energy management markets. We intend to continue to invest in enhancing and expanding our platform and solutions for both consumers and service providers, as well as introducing new, innovative products and services to further differentiate our solutions from our competitors’ products and services. Please see the section of this prospectus titled “Business—Subscribers” for a discussion of how we define and calculate our number of subscribers.

 

    Adoption of Connected Home Solutions. We believe there is significant opportunity to increase the adoption rate of our intelligent home and business automation features. As of March 31, 2015, approximately one quarter of our subscribers have adopted two or more of our solutions, typically our interactive security solution combined with one of our other solutions. Our subscribers who have adopted these other solutions are more engaged, have lower churn rates and generate a higher lifetime value for our service providers and for us. We also expect to be able to develop new features for sale and cross-sale as more devices are connected through our platform and more data is captured by our platform.

 

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    Investing in Growth. We will continue to focus on long-term revenue growth. We believe that our market opportunity is large and underpenetrated and we will continue to invest significantly in sales and marketing to grow our service provider and subscriber base, drive additional revenue and grow internationally. We also expect to invest in research and development to enhance our platform and develop complementary solutions. To support our expected growth and our operation as a public company, we plan to invest in other operational and administrative functions. We expect to use some of the proceeds from this offering to fund these growth strategies.

Key Metrics

We use the following key business metrics to help us monitor the performance of our business and to identify trends affecting our business: our SaaS and license revenue, our Saas and license revenue renewal rate, and Adjusted EBITDA. We believe these metrics are useful to understanding the underlying trends in our business. The following table summarizes our key operating metrics for 2012, 2013 and 2014, and for the first quarters of 2014 and 2015.

 

     Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012     2013     2014     2014     2015  
     (dollars in thousands)  

SaaS and license revenue

   $ 55,655      $ 82,620      $ 111,515      $ 25,204      $ 31,955   

SaaS and license revenue renewal rate

     94     93     93     92     92

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 20,505      $ 28,259      $ 28,321      $ 8,775      $ 7,025   

SaaS and License Revenue

We believe that increasing SaaS and license revenue is an indicator of the productivity of our existing service providers and their ability to increase the number of subscribers utilizing the Alarm.com connected home solutions, our ability to add new service providers reselling the Alarm.com solutions, the demand for our connected home solutions, and the pace at which the market for connected home solutions is growing.

SaaS and License Revenue Renewal Rate

We measure our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate on a trailing 12-month basis by dividing (a) the total SaaS and license revenue recognized during the trailing 12-month period from our subscribers who were subscribers on the first day of the period, by (b) total SaaS and license revenue we would have recognized during the period from those same subscribers assuming no terminations, or service level upgrades or downgrades. The SaaS and license revenue renewal rate represents both residential and commercial properties. Our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate is expressed as an annualized percentage. We believe that our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate allows us to measure our ability to retain and grow our SaaS and license revenue and serves as an indicator of the lifetime value of our subscriber base.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA represents our net income before interest and other expense / (income), income tax expense, amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible impairment charges, changes in fair value of acquisition-related contingent liabilities and

 

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legal costs incurred in connection with certain historical intellectual property litigation. We do not consider these items to be indicative of our core operating performance. The items which are non-cash include amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible impairment charges and gain from the release of an acquisition-related contingent liability.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by management to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends and generate future operating plans, make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital, and investments in initiatives that are focused on cultivating new markets for our solutions. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA facilitates comparisons of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis and, in the case of exclusion of acquisition-related adjustments and certain historical legal expenses, excludes items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Please see footnote 5 to the table in the section of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” for a discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measurement, for 2012, 2013 and 2014, and for the first quarters of 2014 and 2015.

Basis of Presentation

Our fiscal year ends December 31. The key elements of our operating results include:

Revenue

We generate revenue primarily through the sale of our software-as-a-service, or SaaS, over our cloud-based connected home platform through our service provider channel. We also generate revenue from the sale of hardware products that enable our solutions.

SaaS and License Revenue

We generate the majority of our SaaS and license revenue primarily from monthly recurring fees charged to our service providers sold on a per subscriber basis for access to our cloud-based connected home platform and related solutions. Our fees per subscriber vary based upon the service plan and features utilized. We enter into contracts with our service providers that establish our pricing as well as other business terms and conditions. These contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent annual renewal terms. Our service providers typically enter into underlying contracts with their end-user customers, which we refer to as our subscribers, for their engagement with our solutions. Our service providers have indicated that those contracts generally range from three to five years in length.

We offer multiple service level packages for our solutions, including integrated solutions and a range of a la carte add-ons for additional features. The price paid by our service providers each month for the delivery of our solutions is based on the combination of packages and add-ons enabled for each subscriber. We utilize tiered pricing plans where our service providers may receive prospective pricing discounts driven by volume. We recognize our SaaS and license revenue on a monthly basis as we deliver our solutions to our subscribers.

We also generate SaaS and license revenue from the fees paid to us when we license our intellectual property to service providers on a per customer basis for use of our patents. In November 2013, we entered into a license agreement with Vivint, Inc., or Vivint, which represented at least 10% of our revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and for the first quarter of 2014, pursuant to which we granted

 

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a license to use the intellectual property associated with our connected home solutions. Vivint began generating customers and began paying us license revenue in the second quarter of 2014. Pursuant to this arrangement, Vivint has transitioned from selling our SaaS solutions directly to its customers to selling its own home automation product to its new customers, and we receive less revenue from Vivint from license fees as compared to its subscribers that continue to utilize our SaaS platform. Additionally, in some markets, our EnergyHub subsidiary sells its demand response software with an annual service fee, with pricing based on the number of subscribers or amount of aggregate electricity demand made available for a utility’s or market’s control.

Hardware and Other Revenue

We generate hardware and other revenue primarily from the sale of cellular radio modules that provide access to our cloud-based platform, video cameras and the sale of other devices, including image sensors and other peripherals. We sell hardware to our service providers as well as distributors. The purchase of hardware occurs in a transaction that is separate and typically in advance of the purchase of our platform services. We recognize hardware and other revenue when the hardware is delivered to our service providers or distributors, net of a reserve for estimated returns. Our terms for hardware sales typically allow service providers to return hardware up to one year past the date of original sale. We expect our hardware and other revenue to remain flat in the short term but increase in the longer term as we expect the volume of sales of our cellular radio modules to increase as we support new lines of control panels as well as from the expected increase in the number of devices installed per home or business. We expect hardware and other revenue to decrease as a percentage of total revenue as we anticipate such revenue to grow at a lower rate than SaaS and license revenue.

Hardware and other revenue also includes activation fees charged to service providers for activation of a subscriber’s account on our platform. We record activation fees initially as deferred revenue and we recognize these fees on a straight-line basis over an estimated life of the subscriber relationship, which is currently ten years. Hardware and other revenue also includes fees paid by service providers for our marketing services.

Cost of Revenue

Our cost of SaaS and license revenue primarily includes the amounts paid to wireless network providers and, to a lesser extent, the costs of running our network operating centers. Our cost of hardware and other revenue primarily includes cost of raw materials and amounts paid to our third-party manufacturer for production and fulfillment of our cellular radio modules and image sensors, and procurement costs for our video cameras, which we purchase from an original equipment manufacturer, and other devices.

We record the cost of SaaS and license revenue as expenses are incurred, which corresponds to the delivery period of our services to our subscribers. We record the cost of hardware and other revenue when the hardware and other services are delivered to the service provider, which is when title transfers. Our cost of revenue excludes amortization and depreciation.

To the extent that we are able to increase revenue without increasing cost of revenue on a percentage basis, we intend to invest those cost efficiencies back into growing our SaaS and license revenue.

 

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Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of sales and marketing, general and administrative, research and development, and amortization and depreciation expenses. Salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits and other personnel related costs are the most significant components of each of these expense categories. We include stock-based compensation expense in connection with the grant of stock options in the applicable operating expense category based on the respective equity award recipient’s function. We grew from 111 employees at January 1, 2012 to 437 employees at March 31, 2015, and we expect to continue to hire new employees to support future growth of our business.

Sales and Marketing Expense.  Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of personnel and related expenses for our sales and marketing teams, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits, travel, and commissions. Our sales and marketing teams engage in sales, account management, service provider and sales support, advertising, promotion of our products and services and marketing.

The number of employees in sales and marketing functions grew from 43 at January 1, 2012 to 179 at March 31, 2015. We expect to continue to invest in our sales and marketing activities to expand our business both domestically and internationally and, as a result, expect our sales and marketing expense to increase in absolute dollars and as a percentage of our total revenue in the short term. We intend to increase the size of our sales force to provide additional support to our existing service provider base to drive their productivity in selling our solutions as well as to enroll new service providers in North America and in international markets. We also intend to increase our marketing investments to support our service providers’ efforts to enroll new subscribers and to enable our service providers to expand the adoption of our solutions.

General and Administrative Expense.  General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel and related expenses for our administrative, legal, information technology, human resources, finance and accounting personnel, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits and other personnel costs. Additional expenses included in this category are legal costs incurred to defend and license our intellectual property and non-personnel costs, such as travel related expenses, rent, subcontracting and professional fees, audit fees, tax services, as well as insurance expenses. Also included in general and administrative expenses are valuation gains or losses on acquisition related contingent liabilities and goodwill and intangible asset impairment.

The number of employees in general and administrative functions grew from 20 at January 1, 2012 to 55 at March 31, 2015. We expect our general and administrative expense to increase in absolute dollars and decrease as a percentage of our total revenue in 2015. We anticipate that we will incur additional costs for personnel and professional services related to preparation to become and operate as a public company. Such costs include increases in our finance and legal personnel, additional external legal and audit fees and expenses and costs associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other regulations governing public companies. We also expect to incur increased costs for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and an enhanced investor relations function. In August 2014, we signed a lease for new office space for our headquarters with a lease term of 11.3 years. We expect to incur additional expenses in the near term as we move our headquarters to a new commercial space with a higher rental rate, and if we are unable to sublease our current headquarters office space.

Research and Development Expense.  Research and development expense consists primarily of personnel and related expenses for our employees working on our product development and software and device engineering teams, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits and other personnel costs. Also included are non-personnel costs such as consulting and professional fees to third-party development resources.

 

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The number of employees in research and development functions grew from 48 at January 1, 2012 to 203 at March 31, 2015. Our research and development efforts are focused on innovating new features and enhancing the functionality of our platform and the solutions we offer to our service providers and subscribers. We will also continue to invest in efforts to extend our platform to adjacent markets and internationally. We expect research and development expenses to continue to increase on an absolute basis and as a percentage of revenue in the short term as our ability to continue to innovate is critical to maintaining our competitive position.

Amortization and Depreciation.  Amortization and depreciation consists of amortization of intangible assets originating from our acquisitions as well as our internally-developed capitalized software. Our depreciation expense is related to investments in property and equipment. Acquired intangible assets include developed technology, customer related intangibles, trademarks and trade names. We expect in the near term that amortization and depreciation may fluctuate based on our acquisition activity, development of our platform and capitalized expenditures.

Interest Expense

Interest expense consists of interest expense associated with our debt facilities.

Other Income / (Expense), Net

Other income / (expense), net consists of our portion of the income or loss with respect to minority investments by us in other businesses accounted for under the equity method, interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents and our notes receivable and gain or loss on the fair value of derivative instruments.

Provision for Income Taxes

We are subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes as well as foreign income taxes. During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. As a result, we recognize tax liabilities based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the tax impact of state taxes, goodwill impairment, non-deductible transaction costs, and non-deductible meals and entertainment, non-taxable contingent consideration remeasurement gain and the impact of research and development tax credits.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statements of operations data:

 

  Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2012        2013        2014            2014            2015     
                                      (unaudited)  
     (in thousands)  
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:        

Revenue:

                      

SaaS and license revenue

   $ 55,655         $ 82,620         $ 111,515         $ 25,204         $ 31,955   

Hardware and other revenue

     40,820           47,602           55,797           11,647           14,056   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total revenue

  96,475      130,222      167,312      36,851      46,011   

Cost of revenue:(1)

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

  12,681      16,476      23,007      5,008      6,033   

Cost of hardware and other revenue

  28,773      38,482      44,172      8,993      10,776   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

  41,454      54,958      67,179      14,001      16,809   

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing(2)

  13,232      21,467      25,836      5,096      7,916   

General and administrative(2)

  14,099      29,928      26,113      5,220      7,070   

Research and development(2)

  8,944      13,085      23,193      4,610      7,752   

Amortization and depreciation

  2,230      3,360      3,991      806      1,338   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  38,505      67,840      79,133      15,732      24,076   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating income

  16,516      7,424      21,000      7,118      5,126   

Interest expense

  (312   (269   (196   (58   (42

Other income / (expense), net

  5      57      (485   10      7   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  16,209      7,212      20,319      7,070      5,091   

Provision for income taxes

  7,280      2,688      6,817      2,797      2,050   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income

$ 8,929    $ 4,524    $ 13,502    $ 4,273    $ 3,041   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes amortization and depreciation.

 

(2) Operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,          Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012             2013             2014             2014             2015     
     (in thousands)  

Stock-based compensation expense data:

                      

Sales and marketing

   $ 196         $ 102         $ 338         $ 77         $ 60   

General and administrative

     418           495           1,862           480           294   

Research and development

     1,145           244           1,067           231           207   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $     1,759         $         841         $ 3,267         $ 788         $ 561   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of total revenue:

 

  Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2012        2013        2014        2014        2015     
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data
(as a percentage of total revenue):
   

Revenue:

SaaS and license revenue

  58   63   67   68   69

Hardware and other revenue

  42      37      33      32      31   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total revenue

  100      100      100      100      100   

Cost of revenue:(1)

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

  13      13      14      14      13   

Cost of hardware and other revenue

  30      30      26      24      23   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

  43      42      40      38      37   

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing

  14      16      15      14      17   

General and administrative

  15      23      16      14      15   

Research and development

  9      10      14      13      17   

Amortization and depreciation

  2      3      2      2      3   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

      40          52          47      43      52   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating Income

  17      6      13      19      11   

Interest expense

                        

Other income / (expense), net

                        
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

  17      6      12      19      11   

Provision for income taxes

  8      2      4      8      4   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income

  9   3   8   12   7
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes amortization and depreciation.

The following table sets forth the components of cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
  2012      2013      2014      2014      2015   

Cost of SaaS and license revenue as a percentage of SaaS and license revenue

23% 20% 21% 20% 19%

Cost of hardware and other revenue as a percentage of hardware and other revenue

70% 81% 79% 77% 77%

Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue

43% 42% 40% 38% 37%

 

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Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2014

Revenue

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
         % Change  
     2014         2015         
     (in thousands)       

Revenue

           

SaaS and license revenue

   $     25,204        $     31,955           27

Hardware and other revenue

     11,647          14,056           21
  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total revenue

$ 36,851    $ 46,011      25

The increase in total revenue for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 was the result of a $6.8 million, or 27%, increase in our SaaS and license revenue and a $2.4 million, or 21%, increase in our hardware and other revenue. The increase in our SaaS and license revenue was primarily attributable to growth in our subscriber base, including the revenue impact from subscribers we added in 2014 as we increased our subscriber base from 2.0 million subscribers on March 31, 2014 to 2.4 million subscribers on March 31, 2015. Hardware and other revenue increased $0.4 million from a 25% increase in the volume of video cameras sold, $0.4 million from a 118% increase in the volume of image sensors sold and $0.6 million from an increase in the volume of peripherals sold, including our new thermostat, compared to the same period in the prior year. Our Other segment contributed $1.0 million of the increase in hardware and other revenue from sale of hardware for our solutions.

Cost of Revenue

 

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
    % Change  
  2014     2015    
     (in thousands)       

Cost of revenue(1)

            

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

   $ 5,008         $ 6,033           20

Cost of hardware and other revenue

     8,993           10,776           20
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

$     14,001    $     16,809      20

 

(1)  Excludes amortization and depreciation.

The increase in cost of revenue for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 was the result of a $1.0 million, or 20%, increase in SaaS and license costs and a $1.8 million, or 20%, increase in hardware costs. The increase in SaaS and license costs related primarily to the growth in our subscribers driving an increase in the costs to make our SaaS platform available to our service providers and subscribers. The increase in hardware and other costs related primarily to our higher hardware and other revenue.

Sales and Marketing Expense

 

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
    % Change  
        2014                  2015             
    (in thousands)             

Sales and marketing

    5,096           7,916           55

% of total revenue

    14        17     

 

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The increase in sales and marketing expense for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 was due to an increase in our sales force and our marketing team. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and travel expenses, increased by $1.5 million compared to the same period in the prior year. Our consulting fees increased $0.3 million to support our sales and marketing teams and for international expansion. Marketing and advertising expenses increased $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2015. Sales and marketing expense for 2015 also increased by $0.6 million primarily due to personnel and related expense for our Other segment. The number of employees in our sales and marketing teams increased from 111 at March 31, 2014 to 179 at March 31, 2015.

General and Administrative Expense

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
         % Change  
         2014                  2015             
     (in thousands)             

General and administrative

     5,220           7,070           35

% of total revenue

     14        15     

The increase in general and administrative expense for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 was primarily due an increase in facilities and consultants to support our growth. Our rent expense increased $0.7 million in 2015 compared to 2014 due to new facilities. Professional services fees including accounting and audit services increased by $0.6 million. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits and travel expenses, increased by $0.3 million compared to the same period in the prior year. These increases were partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation. General and administrative expense from our Other segment decreased by $0.1 million compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of a decrease in personnel and related costs and professional services fees. The number of employees in general and administrative functions increased from 38 at March 31, 2014 to 55 at March 31, 2015.

Research and Development Expense

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    %
Change
 
        2014           2015       
     (in thousands)        

Research and development

     4,610        7,752        68

% of total revenue

     13     17  

The increase in research and development expense for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 was due to an increase in employees in research and development functions. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and travel expenses, increased by $2.0 million compared to the same period in the prior year. In addition, research and development expenses including those performed by external consultants increased by $0.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2014. Research and development expense also increased by $0.7 million primarily due to personnel and related expense for our Other segment. The number of employees in research and development functions increased from 130 at March 31, 2014 to 203 at March 31, 2015.

 

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Amortization and Depreciation

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    %
Change
 
        2014           2015       
     (in thousands)        

Amortization and depreciation

     806        1,338        66

% of total revenue

     2     3  

The increase in amortization and depreciation for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014 was due to an increase in depreciation for additional computer equipment and from the expansion of our headquarters to accommodate our growth in headcount, as well as the purchase of equipment for our network operations centers.

Interest Expense

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    %
Change
 
        2014           2015       
     (in thousands)        

Interest expense

     (58     (42     NM %(1) 

% of total revenue

          

 

(1) Not meaningful.

The decrease in interest expense was due to lower average borrowings outstanding and a more favorable interest rate on our 2014 Facility than on our prior debt facility, which was replaced by our 2014 Facility in May 2014.

Other Income / (Expense), Net

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
   %
Change
 
       2014               2015            
    (in thousands)             

Other income / (expense), net

    10          7           NM %(1) 

% of total revenue

              

 

(1) Not meaningful.

Included in other income / (expense), net is interest income earned on notes receivable partially offset by losses of an equity method investment that is in the start-up phase of its operations. We expect that this investment will continue to incur losses in the near term.

Provision for Income Taxes

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
   

 

   %
Change
 
        2014                2015            
     (in thousands)             

Provision for income taxes

     2,797           2,050           (27 )% 

% of total revenue

     8        4     

Our effective tax rate increased from 39.6% in the first quarter of 2014 to 40.3% in the first quarter of 2015, primarily due to an increase in state income taxes.

 

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Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2012

Revenue

 

  Year Ended December 31,     % Change  
  2012     2013     2014     2013 vs.
    2012    
    2014 vs.
    2013    
 
     (in thousands)                        

Revenue

                     

SaaS and license revenue

   $     55,655         $ 82,620        $ 111,515           48        35

Hardware and other revenue

     40,820           47,602          55,797           17        17
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total revenue

$ 96,475    $     130,222    $     167,312      35   28

2014 Compared to 2013

The increase in total revenue from 2013 to 2014 was the result of a $28.9 million, or 35%, increase in our SaaS and license revenue and an $8.2 million, or 17%, increase in our hardware and other revenue. The increase in our SaaS and license revenue from 2013 to 2014 was primarily attributable to growth in our subscriber base, including the full year revenue impact from subscribers we added in 2013, as well as the increase of our subscriber base from 1.9 million subscribers on December 31, 2013 to 2.3 million subscribers on December 31, 2014. The increase in hardware and other revenue from 2013 to 2014 was primarily attributable to a $3.6 million increase in revenue from sales of our video cameras as a result of a 36% increase in the volume of video cameras sold and a $1.9 million increase in revenue from sales of our cellular radio modules as a result of an increase in volume.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in total revenue from 2012 to 2013 was primarily the result of a $27.0 million, or 48%, increase in our SaaS and license revenue and a $6.8 million, or 17%, increase in our hardware and other revenue. The increase in our SaaS and license revenue from 2012 to 2013 was primarily attributable to growth in our subscriber base, including the full year revenue impact from subscribers we added in 2012, as well as the increase of our subscriber base from 1.3 million subscribers on December 31, 2012 to 1.9 million subscribers on December 31, 2013. The increase in our hardware and other revenue from 2012 to 2013 was primarily attributable to a $4.6 million increase in revenue from sales of video cameras which resulted from a 48% increase in the volume of video cameras sold as well as an increase in the average price paid per video camera and to a lesser extent, an increase in the volume of sales of our cellular radio modules.

Cost of Revenue

 

  Year Ended December 31,     % Change  
  2012        2013        2014        2013 vs.
2012
    2014 vs.
2013
 
  (in thousands)              

Cost of revenue(1)

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

$ 12,681    $ 16,476    $ 23,007      30   40

Cost of hardware and other revenue

    28,773        38,482        44,172      34   15
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

$ 41,454    $ 54,958    $ 67,179      33   22

 

(1)  Excludes amortization and depreciation.

 

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2014 Compared to 2013

The increase in cost of revenue from 2013 to 2014 was the result of a $6.5 million, or 40%, increase in SaaS and license costs and a $5.7 million, or 15%, increase in hardware costs. The increase in SaaS and license costs from 2013 to 2014 related primarily to the growth in our subscribers driving an increase in the costs to make our SaaS platform available to our service providers and subscribers. The increase in hardware and other costs from 2013 to 2014 related primarily to our higher hardware and other revenue.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in cost of revenue from 2012 to 2013 was primarily the result of a $9.7 million, or 34%, increase in hardware costs and a $3.8 million, or 30%, increase in SaaS and license costs. The increase in SaaS and license costs from 2012 to 2013 related primarily to the growth in our subscribers driving an increase in the costs to make our SaaS platform available to our service providers and subscribers, partially offset by lower average carrier costs per subscriber. The increase in hardware and other costs from 2012 to 2013 related primarily to our higher hardware and other revenue as well as slightly higher average cost per unit for our cellular radio modules due to our release of our 3G enabled cellular radios.

Sales and Marketing Expense

 

    Year Ended December 31,          % Change  
        2012                  2013                  2014              2013 vs.
      2012      
         2014 vs.
      2013      
 
    (in thousands)                        

Sales and marketing

  $ 13,232         $ 21,467         $ 25,836           62        20

% of total revenue

    14%           16%           15%             

2014 Compared to 2013

The increase in sales and marketing expense from 2013 to 2014 was due to an increase in our sales force and our marketing team, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in marketing and advertising expenses. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and travel expenses, increased by $3.5 million compared to the same period in the prior year. Sales and marketing expense for 2014 also increased by $2.0 million primarily due to personnel and related expense for our Other segment. The number of employees in our sales and marketing teams increased from 102 at December 31, 2013 to 159 at December 31, 2014.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in sales and marketing expense from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to a $4.6 million increase in advertising and marketing costs from increased consumer marketing activities and additional agency fees, as well as additional sales and marketing efforts to support our service providers, including costs associated with industry conferences. In addition, due to an increase in the number of employees in our sales force, service provider and sales support and marketing teams from 67 at December 31, 2012 to 102 at December 31, 2013 to support these initiatives, our personnel and related costs, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and employee travel expense, increased $4.2 million over the same period. Sales and marketing expense in 2013 also increased by $0.5 million primarily due to personnel and related expense for our Other segment.

 

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General and Administrative Expense

 

  Year Ended December 31,     % Change  
      2012             2013             2014         2013 vs.
      2012      
    2014 vs.
      2013      
 
  (in thousands)              

General and administrative

$     14,099    $     29,928    $ 26,113      112   (13 )% 

% of total revenue

  15   23   16

2014 Compared to 2013

The decrease in general and administrative expense from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to a decrease in legal expenses of $7.8 million compared to the prior year due to intellectual property litigation we initiated in 2013 and settled in early 2014. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in employees and consultants to support our growth. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and travel expenses, increased by $3.0 million compared to the same period in the prior year. Professional services fees including accounting and audit services increased by $1.4 million. Our rent expense increased $1.4 million in 2014 compared to 2013 due to new facilities to support our growth. General and administrative expense from our Other segment decreased by $3.2 million compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of a decrease in acquisition-related charges, offset by a $2.3 million increase in personnel and related costs. During the third quarter of 2013, we recorded a $11.3 million loss on goodwill and intangible asset impairment related to our EnergyHub acquisition, partially offset by a $5.8 million gain on the release of an acquisition related contingent liability. The number of employees in general and administrative functions increased from 34 at December 31, 2013 to 54 at December 31, 2014.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in general and administrative expense from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to $11.2 million of legal expenses related to intellectual property litigation we initiated in 2013 and settled in early 2014 and a $11.3 million loss on goodwill and intangible asset impairment related to our EnergyHub acquisition, partially offset by a $5.8 million gain on the release of a contingent earn-out liability related to the acquisition. Exclusive of these amounts, general and administrative expense decreased by $0.8 million, from $14.1 million in 2012 to $13.3 million in 2013, primarily from decreases in fees to professionals to support our administrative functions and decreases in discretionary compensation. General and administrative expense in 2013 also increased by $1.9 million primarily due to personnel and related expense for our Other segment.

Research and Development Expense

 

  Year Ended December 31,     % Change  
  2012         2013     2014        2013 vs. 
2012   
    2014 vs. 
2013   
 
  (in thousands)              

Research and

development

$     8,944    $     13,085    $ 23,193      46   77

% of total revenue

  9   10   14

2014 Compared to 2013

The increase in research and development expense from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to an increase in employees in research and development functions. Our personnel and related costs for our

 

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Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and travel expenses, increased by $5.7 million compared to the prior year. In addition, research and development performed by external consultants increased by $1.4 million compared to 2013. Research and development expense for 2014 also increased by $2.7 million primarily due to personnel and related expense for our Other segment. The number of employees in research and development functions increased from 117 at December 31, 2013 to 187 at December 31, 2014.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in research and development expense from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to a $2.9 million increase in salary and related costs due to growth in the number of employees in research and development functions, which increased from 78 at December 31, 2012 to 117 at December 31, 2013. Research and development expense in 2013 also increased by $1.1 million primarily related to personnel and related expense for our Other segment.

Amortization and Depreciation Expense

 

    Year Ended December 31,         % Change  
        2012                 2013                 2014             2013 vs.
      2012      
        2014 vs.
      2013      
 
    (in thousands)                      
Amortization and depreciation   $     2,230        $     3,360        $     3,991          51       19

% of total revenue

    2%          3%          2%           

2014 Compared to 2013

The increase in amortization and depreciation expense from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to a $1.1 million increase in depreciation expense primarily due to additional computer equipment and from the expansion of our headquarters to accommodate our growth in headcount, as well as the purchase of equipment for our network operations centers. This increase was partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in amortization of intangibles.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in amortization and depreciation expense from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to a $0.6 million increase in amortization expense related to customer related intangibles, developed technology and trade name intangibles arising from the acquisition of EnergyHub in May 2013, and a $0.4 million increase in leasehold improvement and computer depreciation from the expansion of our headquarters to accommodate our growth in headcount, as well as the purchase of equipment for our network operations centers.

Interest Expense

 

     Year Ended December 31,         % Change  
     2012          2013          2014         2013 vs.
      2012      
        2014 vs.
      2013      
 
     (in thousands)                      

Interest Expense

   $       (312)         $       (269      $       (196)          (14)%          (27 )% 

% of total revenue

                                   

 

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2014 Compared to 2013

The decrease in interest expense was due to lower average borrowings outstanding and a more favorable interest rate on our 2014 Facility.

2013 Compared to 2012

The decrease in interest expense was due to lower average borrowings outstanding during 2013.

Other Income / (Expense), Net

 

     Year Ended December 31,         % Change  
     2012          2013          2014         2013 vs.
      2012      
        2014 vs.
      2013      
 
     (in thousands)                      

Other Income / (Expense), Net

   $       5         $        57       $       (485)          NM %(1)        NM %(1) 

% of total revenue

                                   

 

  (1)  Not meaningful.

2014 Compared to 2013

The change in other income / (expense), net was due to $0.5 million in losses of an equity method investment that is in the start-up phase of its operations. We expect that this investment will continue to incur losses in the near term. We also recorded a $0.2 million impairment loss on a cost method investment and a $0.1 million loss on a derivative, which was offset by $0.3 million of interest income earned on note receivables.

2013 Compared to 2012

The increase in other income / (expense) was due to a minority investment by us in another business that is in the start-up phase of its operations. We expect that this investment will continue to incur losses. We did not have any such investments in 2012. In addition, we earned interest income of $0.1 million on notes receivable outstanding during 2013.

Provision for Income Taxes

 

    Year Ended December 31,         % Change  
        2012                 2013                 2014             2013 vs.
      2012      
        2014 vs.
      2013      
 
    (in thousands)                      

Provision for income taxes

  $     7,280        $     2,688        $     6,817          (63 )%        154

% of total revenue

    8%          2%          4%           

2014 Compared to 2013

Our effective tax rate decreased from 37% in 2013 to 34% in 2014, primarily due to the impact of research and development tax credits claimed for the current and prior years recorded in 2014. These decreases were partially offset by the non-recurring benefit provided by the net of the non-deductible goodwill impairment and the non-taxable gain on the release of an acquisition liability which were recorded in 2013.

 

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2013 Compared to 2012

Our effective tax rate decreased from 45% in 2012 to 37% in 2013, primarily due to non-deductible transaction costs incurred during 2012, accounting for approximately 6% of the 2012 effective tax rate. Items unfavorably impacting the 2013 rate included non-deductible goodwill impairment and non-deductible meals and entertainment, which were fully offset by a non-taxable gain on the release of an acquisition-related contingent liability.

Quarterly Results of Operations

The following tables show unaudited quarterly consolidated statement of operations data for each of our eight most recently completed quarters, as well as the percentage of revenue for each line item. In the opinion of management, the information for each of these quarters has been prepared on the same basis as our audited financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary for the fair statement of financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. This information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved in future periods, and operating results for quarterly periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for a full year.

 

  Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
2013
    September 30,  
2013
    December 31,  
2013
    March 31,  
2014
    June 30,  
2014
    September 30,  
2014
    December 31,  
2014
    March 31,  
2015
 
   

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Revenue:

               

SaaS and license revenue

  $     19,442        $     21,863        $     23,736        $     25,204        $     26,975        $     28,473        $     30,863        $ 31,955    

Hardware and other revenue

    13,096          13,755          10,301          11,647          15,103          14,359          14,688          14,056    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

    32,538          35,618          34,037          36,851          42,078          42,832          45,551          46,011    

Cost of revenue:

               

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

    3,851          4,595          4,340          5,008          5,669          6,002          6,328          6,033    

Cost of hardware and other revenue

    10,278          12,610          8,026          8,993          12,354          11,546          11,279          10,776    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

    14,129          17,205          12,366          14,001          18,023          17,548          17,607          16,809    

Operating expenses:

               

Sales and marketing

    6,100          6,256          5,473          5,096          6,670          8,107          5,963          7,916    

General and administrative

    3,806          11,786          11,978          5,220          7,209          6,746          6,938          7,070    

Research and development

    2,928          3,615          3,867          4,610          5,764          6,094          6,725          7,752    

Amortization and depreciation

    885          1,064          783          806          850          1,058          1,277          1,338    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    13,719          22,721          22,101          15,732          20,493          22,005          20,903          24,076    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

    4,690          (4,308)         (430)         7,118          3,562          3,279          7,041          5,126    

Interest expense

    (69)         (66)         (63)         (58)         (55)         (40)         (43)         (42)   

Other income / (expense), net

    2          74          (20)         10          —          (80)         (415)           
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

    4,623          (4,300)         (513)         7,070          3,507          3,159          6,583          5,091    

Provision for income taxes

    2,018          (2,170)         (210)         2,797          1,431          492          2,097          2,050    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 2,605        $ (2,130)       $ (303)       $ 4,273        $ 2,076        $ 2,667        $ 4,486        $ 3,041    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  Three Months Ended  
  June 30,
2013
  September 30,
2013
  December 31,
2013
  March 31,
2014
  June 30,
2014
  September 30,
2014
  December 31,
2014
  March 31,
2015
 
 

(as a percentage of revenue)

(unaudited)

 

Revenue:

SaaS and license revenue

    60%        61%         70%         68%        64%        66%         68%         69%    

Hardware and other revenue

    40            39            30            32            36            34            32            31       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

        100                100                100                100                100                100            100            100       

Cost of revenue:

               

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

    12            13            13            14            13            14            14            13       

Cost of hardware and other revenue

    32            35            24            24            29            27            25            23       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

    43            48            36            38            43            41            39            37       

Operating expenses:

               

Sales and marketing

    19            18            16            14            16            19            13            17       

General and administrative

    12            33            35            14            17            16            15            15       

Research and development

    9            10            11            13            14            14            15            17       

Amortization and depreciation

    3            3            2            2            2            2            3            3       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    42            64            65            43            49            51            46            52       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

    14            (12)            (1)            19            8            8            15            11       

Interest expense

    —            —            —            —            —            —            —            —       

Other income / (expense), net

    —            —            —            —            —            —            —            —       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

    14            (12)            (2)            19            8            7            14            11       

Provision for income taxes

    6            (6)            (1)            8            3            1            5            4       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    8%        (6)%        (1)%        12%        5%        6%         10%         7%    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Quarterly Trends

Our quarterly SaaS and license revenue has increased sequentially for all periods presented driven by the effectiveness of our service providers’ ability to resell our services. We have historically experienced seasonality in our hardware and other revenue in the second and third quarters as a result of a small number of our largest service providers that use a summer sales business model where they substantially increase the size of their sales force and sell the majority of our services over the summer months.

The cost of hardware and other revenue relative to the cost of SaaS and license revenue is significantly higher and as a result total cost of revenue is higher during the second and third quarters due to higher sales volume in those quarters.

Our most significant operating expenses are employee-related costs of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation which have historically increased over time as our headcount increases in line with growth in our core operations, our business acquisitions and our start-up initiatives. Total operating expenses have fluctuated over time and have been negatively impacted by $11.2 million of legal expenses related to intellectual property litigation we initiated in 2013 and settled in early 2014 and a $11.3 million impairment charge on goodwill and intangible assets related to our EnergyHub acquisition, partially offset by a $5.8 million gain on the release of an acquisition related contingent liability. These discrete items are included in general and administrative expenses and were incurred primarily in the third and fourth quarters of 2013. In addition, general and administrative expenses have increased and will continue to increase as we prepare for this offering and to be a public company. Our marketing expenses can also fluctuate as we contract with outside marketing firms and direct consumer marketing efforts from time to time. Our research and development expenses have increased over time and are primarily driven by employee-related costs as we continue to increase our headcount to support our innovation and our platform solutions.

 

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Segment Information

We have two reportable segments: Alarm.com and Other, as determined by the information that our chief executive officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, uses to make strategic goals and operating decisions. Our Alarm.com segment represents our cloud-based platform for the connected home and related connected home solutions. Our Alarm.com segment also includes the results of Horizon Analog, a research company that focuses on cost-effective collection and analysis of data relating energy usage and consumer behavior and energy disaggregation, Secure-i, a commercial video as a service provider, and SecurityTrax, a provider of SaaS-based, customer relationship management software tailored for security system dealers. This segment contributed 99% of our revenue in each of 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the first quarter of 2014 and 96% of our revenue in the first quarter of 2015. Our Other segment is focused on researching and developing home and commercial automation and energy management products and services in adjacent markets. See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information with respect to our reportable operating segments. The consolidated subsidiaries that make up our Other segment are in the investment stage and have incurred significant operating expenses relative to their revenue. Included in our Other segment in 2013 is an $11.3 million impairment of EnergyHub’s goodwill and intangible assets partially offset by a $5.8 million gain on the release of an acquisition-related contingent liability. Our Other segment grew from 9 employees at January 1, 2012 to 80 employees at March 31, 2015.

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
Segment
Information
  2012     2013     2014  

(in thousands)

    Alarm.com         Other             Total           Alarm.com           Other             Total             Alarm.com           Other             Total          

Revenue

  $96,372     $103        $96,475        $129,014        $1,208        $130,222      $ 164,957      $ 2,355      $ 167,312   

Operating expenses

  35,529     2,976        38,505        55,340        12,500        67,840        65,566        13,567        79,133   

 

  Three Months Ended March 31,   

Segment

Information

  2014        2015   

(in thousands)

    Alarm.com           Other           
 
  Intersegment  
Alarm.com
  
  
        Total              Alarm.com              Other           
 
  Intersegment  
Alarm.com
  
  
   
 
  Intersegment  
Alarm.com
  
  
        Total           

Revenue

  $36,527     $458        $(134)        $36,851        $44,865        $2,061        $(390)        $(525)        $46,011   

Operating expenses

  12,778     2,954        —          15,732        19,941        4,135        —          —          24,076   

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital, Excluding Deferred Revenue

The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and working capital, which we define as current assets minus current liabilities excluding deferred revenue, for the periods indicated:

 

    As of December 31,    

 

  As of March 31,  
    2013         2014         2015  
   

(in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $     33,583        $     42,572        $     39,189   

Accounts receivable, net

    16,579          17,259          16,790   

Working capital, excluding deferred revenue

    33,821          50,795          48,992   

Our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2015 are available for working capital purposes. We do not enter into investments for trading purposes, and our investment policy is to invest any excess cash in short term, highly liquid investments that limit the risk of principal loss; therefore, our cash and cash equivalents are held in demand deposit accounts that generate very low returns.

 

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Working Capital and Capital Expenditure Requirements

We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents and our future cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months. Over the next twelve months, we expect our capital expenditure requirements to be approximately $10 million to $12 million, including approximately $6 million to $8 million anticipated for leasehold improvements related to the relocation of our corporate headquarters. Our future working capital and capital expenditure requirements will depend on many factors, including the rate of our revenue growth, the amount and timing of our investments in human resources and capital equipment, future acquisitions and investments, and the timing and extent of our introduction of new solutions and platform and solution enhancements. To the extent our cash and cash equivalents and cash flows from operating activities are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to borrow additional funds through our bank credit arrangements or raise funds from public or private equity or debt financings. If we raise additional funds through the incurrence of indebtedness, such indebtedness would likely have rights that are senior to holders of our equity securities and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. Any additional equity financing would be dilutive to our stockholders.

Sources of Liquidity

As of March 31, 2015, we had $39.2 million in cash and cash equivalents. We consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity from the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

To date, we have principally financed our operations through cash generated by operating activities and, to a lesser extent, from the sale of capital stock. We have raised $27.9 million in net cash primarily from the sale of preferred stock and, to a lesser extent, from the proceeds of sales of common stock and stock option exercises.

In May 2014, we entered into a $50 million revolving credit facility, or the 2014 facility, with SVB, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders to finance working capital and certain permitted acquisitions and investments. As of March 31, 2015, $6.7 million was outstanding, letters of credit in the amount of $2.0 million were utilized and $41.3 million remained available for borrowing under the 2014 facility. The 2014 facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated coverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio, and limit our capacity to incur other indebtedness, liens, make certain payments including dividends, and enter into other transactions. The 2014 facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property. As of March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 2014 facility. The 2014 facility is discussed in more detail below under “—Debt Obligations.”

Historical Cash Flows

The following table sets forth our cash flows for 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the first quarters of 2014 and 2015:

 

    Year Ended December 31,         Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2012         2013         2014         2014         2015  
    (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities

  $     16,123        $ 10,654        $     15,635        $ 5,936        $ 3,463   

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

    (2,808       (18,431       (6,288       (726       (6,736

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

    11,788          (560       (358       2,070          (110

 

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Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities have typically been generated from our net income and by changes in our operating assets and liabilities, particularly from accounts receivable and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, adjusted for non-cash expense items such as amortization of intangibles, and a reserve for hardware product returns.

For the first quarter of 2015, cash flows from operating activities were $3.5 million, a decrease of $2.5 million from the first quarter of 2014, as the result of a $1.2 million decrease in net income and a $1.1 million decrease in cash from operating assets and liabilities. Our inventory balance increased due to an increase in the quantity of video cameras needed to meet our fulfillment requirements and our other asset balance increased due to an increase in deposits for inventory and software licenses. The cash flows from operating activities consisted of cash generated by our $3.0 million of net income and $1.8 million of adjustments for non-cash items offset by $1.4 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities. Adjustments for non-cash items in the first quarter of 2015 included $1.3 million for amortization and depreciation, $0.9 million expense for deferred income taxes, $0.6 million for stock-based compensation, $0.4 million for reserve for product returns, and $0.3 million for provision for doubtful accounts. Adjustments for non-cash items in the first quarter of 2014 included $0.8 million for amortization and depreciation, $0.8 million for stock-based compensation, and $0.4 million for reserve for product returns.

For 2014, cash flows from operating activities were $15.6 million, an increase of $5.0 million from 2013, and resulted primarily from an increase in net income as adjusted for non-cash items. Our inventory balance increased due to an increase in the quantity of video cameras needed to meet our fulfillment requirements. As our revenue increased in 2014, our accounts receivable balance increased but to a lesser extent than accounts receivable balances grew in the prior period. The cash flows from operating activities consisted of cash generated by our $13.5 million of net income and $9.9 million of adjustments for non-cash items offset by $7.7 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities. Adjustments for non-cash items in 2014 included $4.0 million for amortization and depreciation, $1.9 million for reserve for product returns, $1.7 million benefit for deferred income taxes, $1.4 million for provision for doubtful accounts and $3.3 million for stock-based compensation.

For 2013, cash flows from operating activities were $10.7 million, a decrease of $5.5 million from 2012, and resulted primarily from cash generated by our $4.5 million of net income and $10.5 million of adjustments for non-cash items. This decrease in cash flows from operating assets and liabilities was primarily the result of increases in accounts receivable due to an increase in sales and higher balances of inventory and other long-term assets at year end. Adjustments for non-cash items included $3.4 million for amortization and depreciation, $1.8 million for reserve for product returns and $11.3 million impairment for goodwill and intangible assets from our EnergyHub acquisition, partially offset by a $5.8 million gain from the release of the contingent liability from the EnergyHub acquisition related earn-out in 2013.

For 2012, cash flows from operating activities were $16.1 million, an increase of $2.5 million compared to 2011, and resulted primarily from cash generated by our $8.9 million net income and $3.7 million of adjustments for non-cash items. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $2.2 million for amortization and depreciation, $1.5 million of reserve for product returns and $1.8 million for stock-based compensation. Included in stock-based compensation in 2012 was a $1.4 million charge for the repurchase of common shares held by employees for amounts in excess of fair value as part of the Series B preferred stock transaction and related tender offer where we offered to repurchase a certain number of shares owned by stockholders, including employees who owned shares as a result of option exercises. The increase in cash from operating assets and liabilities was primarily from the increase in cash provided by working capital as the result of an increase in cash collections from service provider receivables and lower balance of inventory at year end.

 

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Investing Activities

Our investing activities include acquisitions, capital expenditures, minority equity investments in companies, notes receivable issued to companies with offerings complementary to ours, and payments made to license intellectual property. Our capital expenditures have primarily been for general business use, including leasehold improvements as we have expanded our office space to accommodate our growth in headcount, computer equipment used internally, and expansion of our network operations centers.

During the first quarter of 2015, our cash used in investing activities was $6.7 million primarily from the purchase of certain assets of HiValley Technology, Inc. for $5.6 million. Capital expenditures increased by $0.4 million, to $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014. We advanced $0.1 million for a loan to a service provider in each of the first quarters of 2014 and 2015 to provide capital to finance the creation of subscriber accounts.

During 2014, our cash used in investing activities totaled $6.3 million. Of that amount, we paid $6.9 million for capital expenditures and advanced $0.8 million in loans to a service provider and an installation partner to finance the creation of new subscriber accounts. We purchased certain assets of two businesses in 2014, Secure-i, Inc. and Horizon Analog, Inc., for $3.2 million. We also received a $2.0 million repayment of a note receivable from a platform partner and a $2.5 million distribution representing a partial return of a cost method investment.

During 2013, our cash used in investing activities totaled $18.4 million. Of that amount, we paid $8.1 million, net of cash received, to acquire EnergyHub. Additionally, we invested in companies that are complementary, consisting of $4.5 million in investments and $1.5 million in loans. We made these investments to create solutions that will leverage our cloud platform in adjacent markets, to invest in the development of devices that may connect to our cloud based platform, or in a service provider to finance the creation of new subscriber accounts. We also paid $2.3 million for capital expenditures.

During 2012, our cash used in investing activities totaled $2.8 million. Of that amount, we paid $1.3 million for capital expenditures, invested $0.3 million in a minority position in a company, used $0.3 million to advance a short-term loan to a company with offerings complementary to ours, net of repayments, and paid $1.0 million to acquire patent licenses.

Financing Activities

Cash generated by financing activities include proceeds from the sale of preferred stock and common stock, borrowings under credit facilities, and proceeds from the issuance of common stock from employee option exercises. Cash used in financing activities includes repurchases of preferred stock and common stock, dividends paid on our preferred stock and common stock, and repayments of debt under our credit facilities.

During the first quarter of 2015, our cash used in financing activities was $0.1 million. In connection with our preparation for our initial public offering, we paid $0.1 million of deferred offering costs, primarily for legal and accounting fees. During the first quarter of 2014, we received $1.5 million of proceeds from the early exercise of employee stock-based awards, received $0.4 million in proceeds from the exercise of vested employee stock options, recorded $0.7 million tax benefit from stock-based awards and repaid $0.5 million of borrowings under our term loan.

During 2014, our cash used in financing activities totaled $0.4 million. We utilized borrowings of $6.7 million under our new 2014 Facility to extinguish and repay $7.5 million of debt outstanding and paid $0.3 million of related debt issuance costs. In connection with our preparation for our initial public

 

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offering, we paid $2.4 million of deferred offering costs, primarily for legal and accounting fees. These payments were partially offset by $1.5 million of proceeds from the early exercise of employee stock-based awards. These proceeds are recorded as liabilities until the underlying equity award is vested as we have the ability to buy back unvested equity awards from employees that terminate service. We also received $0.6 million in proceeds from the exercise of vested employee stock options and recorded a $1.1 million tax windfall benefit from stock-based awards.

During 2013, net cash used in financing activities totaled $0.6 million, primarily consisting of $1.5 million in repayments on our prior credit facility, partially offset by $0.8 million in aggregate proceeds from sales of common stock and stock option exercises.

During 2012, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $11.8 million. We generated $136.5 million from the sale of Series B preferred stock. $113.7 million of the proceeds were used to repurchase preferred shares from existing stockholders, $2.2 million of the proceeds were used to repurchase common shares from existing stockholders, $2.6 million was used to pay transaction expenses and $18.0 million was used for general corporate purposes. Additional uses of cash for financing activities in 2012 principally included $8.6 million in dividends paid to holders of preferred stock and common stock, and $1.0 million for repayments on our prior credit facility, partially offset by $0.3 million in aggregate proceeds from sales of common stock and stock option exercises.

Debt Obligations

Prior Facility

In February 2010, we entered into a working line of credit through a loan and security agreement with SVB. The loan agreement was first amended in April 2011, and amended a second time in December 2011, which we refer to as the amended loan agreement. Under the terms of the amended loan agreement, we could borrow the lesser of 80% of the face value of our eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, or $10.0 million. The line of credit accrued interest at a rate equal to SVB’s prime rate when our fixed charge coverage ratio was equal to or greater than 2.50 to 1.00, or SVB’s prime rate plus 0.50% when our fixed charge coverage ratio was less than 2.50 to 1.00. The amended loan agreement required us to maintain a minimum liquidity ratio of 1.00:1.00, as well as a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.50:1.00. We have made no borrowing against the line of credit and we were in compliance with each of these covenants as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014. This facility was extinguished and repaid in May 2014.

In December 2011, when we entered into the amended loan agreement with SVB, we also put a term loan facility in place and borrowed $10.0 million under the term loan facility that is being repaid in 60 monthly installments of principal and accrued interest. The outstanding principal balance on the term loan accrued interest at a rate equal to either SVB’s prime rate when our fixed charge coverage ratio was equal to or greater than 2.50 to 1.00, or SVB’s prime rate plus 0.75% when our fixed charge coverage ratio was less than 2.50 to 1.00. The term loan facility had a maturity date of December 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2013, the outstanding balance under the term loan facility was $7.5 million. This facility was extinguished and repaid in May 2014.

The amended loan agreement required us to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants, including a requirement to maintain a minimum liquidity ratio of 1.00:1.00, as well as a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.50:1.00, and we were in compliance with each of these covenants as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Our line of credit and term loan facility with SVB was secured by substantially all of our assets, including intellectual property. This facility was extinguished and repaid in May 2014.

 

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2014 Facility

On May 8, 2014, we repaid all of the outstanding principal and interest under the amended loan agreement and replaced this facility with a $50.0 million revolving credit facility, or the 2014 Facility, with SVB, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders. We utilized $6.7 million under this facility to repay in full our indebtedness under the prior facility. The 2014 Facility includes an option to increase the borrowing capacity to $75.0 million with the consent of the lenders. The 2014 Facility is available to us to finance working capital and certain permitted acquisitions and investments, and is secured by substantially all of our assets, including intellectual property. The 2014 Facility matures in May 2017.

The outstanding principal balance on the 2014 Facility accrues interest at a rate equal to either (1) the Eurodollar Base Rate, or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) the higher of (a) the Wall Street Journal prime rate and (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or ABR, at our option. Borrowings under LIBOR rates accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%, LIBOR plus 2.5%, and LIBOR plus 2.75% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than 2.00:1.00, respectively. Borrowings under ABR rates accrue interest at ABR plus 1.25%, ABR plus 1.5%, and ABR plus 1.75% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than 2.00:1.00, respectively. The 2014 Facility also carries an unused line commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.25% depending on our consolidated leverage ratio. During the first quarter of 2015, the effective interest rate on the 2014 Facility was 2.47%.

The 2014 Facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 2.50:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00. As of March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 2014 Facility.

Contractual Obligations

The following table discloses aggregate information about our material contractual obligations and periods in which payments were due as of December 31, 2014. Future events could cause actual payments to differ from these estimates.

 

Contractual Obligations

Total   Less Than
1 Year
  1 to 3 Years   3 to 5 Years   More Than
5 Years
 
Debt:   (in thousands)  

Principal payments

      $   6,700              $   —              $   6,700              $   —              $   —       

Interest payments

    391            166            225            —            —       

Unused line fee payments

    204            87            117            —            —       

Operating lease commitments

    33,511            2,220            6,313            5,863            19,115       

Other long-term liabilities

    577            —            508            69            —       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

    $   41,383            $   2,473            $   13,863            $   5,932            $   19,115       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The commitment amounts in the table above are associated with contracts that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions, and the approximate timing of the actions under the contracts. The table does not include obligations under agreements that we can cancel without a significant penalty.

 

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As of May 22, 2015, we issued letters of credit under our 2014 Facility to our manufacturing partners in the amount of $2.8 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. We do not engage in off-balance sheet financing arrangements. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.

Seasonality

We have historically experienced seasonality in our revenue as a result of a subset of our service providers who use a summer sales business model where they substantially increase the size of their sales force and sell the majority of our connected home solutions over the summer months. Because a small number of our largest service providers have utilized a summer business model in the past, our revenue has generally been higher in the second and third quarters of the year. As we continue to expand our service provider base and add new service providers who do not rely heavily on a summer business model, we generally expect these seasonal trends to decline and become less prominent in the future.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates. Our most critical accounting policies are summarized below. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our other significant accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

We derive our revenue from two primary sources: the sale of software-as-a-service, or SaaS, cloud-based connected home platform and the sale of hardware products that enable our solutions. We sell our hardware and platform solutions to service providers that resell our hardware and solutions to home and business owners, whom we refer to as our subscribers. We also sell our hardware to distributors who resell the hardware to service providers. We enter into contracts with our service providers that establish pricing for access to our connected home platform solutions and for the sale of hardware. These contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year. Our service providers typically enter into underlying contracts with our subscribers, which our service providers have indicated range from three to five years in length.

Our hardware includes cellular radio modules that enable access to our cloud-based platform, as well as video cameras, image sensors and other peripherals. Our service providers purchase our hardware in anticipation of installing the hardware in a home or business when they create a new subscriber account, or for use in an existing subscriber’s property. The purchase of hardware occurs in a transaction that is separate and typically in advance of the purchase of our platform services. Service

 

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providers transact with us to purchase our platform solutions and resell our solutions to a new subscriber, or to upgrade or downgrade the solutions of an existing subscriber, at which time the subscriber’s access to our platform solutions is enabled and the delivery of the services commences.

We recognize revenue with respect to our solutions when all of the following conditions are met:

 

    Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;

 

    Delivery to the customer, which may be either a service provider, distributor or a subscriber; has occurred or service has been rendered;

 

    Fees are fixed or determinable; and

 

    Collection of the fees is reasonably assured.

We consider a signed contract with a service provider to be persuasive evidence that an agreement exists, and the fees to be fixed and determinable if the fees are contractually agreed to with our service providers. Collectability is evaluated based on a number of factors, including a credit review of new service providers, and the payment history of existing service providers. If collectability is not reasonably assured, revenue is deferred until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon the receipt of payment.

SaaS and License Revenue

We generate the majority of our SaaS and license revenue primarily from monthly fees charged to our service providers sold on a per subscriber basis for access to our cloud-based connected home platform and the related solutions. Our fees per subscriber vary based upon the service plan and features utilized. We enter into contracts with our service providers that establish our pricing as well as other business terms and conditions. These contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year.

Under negotiated terms in our contractual arrangements with our service providers, we are entitled to, and recognize revenue based on a monthly fee that is billed in advance of the month of service. We have demonstrated that we can sell our SaaS offering on a stand-alone basis, as it can be sold separately from hardware and activation services. As there is no minimum required initial service term nor is there a stated renewal term in our contractual arrangements, we recognize revenue over the period of service, which is monthly. Our service providers typically incur and pay the same monthly fee per subscriber account for the entire period a subscriber account is active.

We offer multiple service level packages for our solutions, including a range of solutions and a range of a la carte add-ons for additional features. The fee paid by our service providers each month for the delivery of our solutions is based on the combination of packages and add-ons enabled for each subscriber. We utilize tiered pricing plans where our service providers may receive prospective pricing discounts driven by volume.

We also generate SaaS and license revenue from the fees paid to us when we license our intellectual property to service providers on a per customer basis for use of our patents. In addition, in some markets, our EnergyHub subsidiary sells its demand response software with an annual service fee, with pricing based on the number of subscribers or amount of aggregate electricity demand made available for a utility’s or market’s control.

 

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Hardware and Other Revenue

We generate hardware and other revenue primarily from the sale of cellular radio modules that provide access to our cloud-based platform and, to a lesser extent, the sale of other devices, including video cameras, image sensors and peripherals. We recognize hardware and other revenue when the hardware is received by our service provider or distributor, net of a reserve for estimated returns. Our terms for hardware sales to our service providers and distributors typically allow for returns for up to one year. We apply our estimate as a percentage of sales monthly as a reserve against revenue and currently reserve approximately 3–4% of sales to account for this provision. We established this reserve estimate based on our historical data for actual hardware returns. We evaluate our hardware reserve on a quarterly basis or if there is an indication of a significant changes in the pattern of returns. Historically, our returns of hardware have not significantly differed from our estimated reserve.

Hardware and other revenue also includes activation fees charged to service providers for activation of a new subscriber account on our platform. Our service providers use services on our platform to assist in the installation of our solutions in a subscriber’s property. This installation marks the beginning of the service period on our platform and on occasion, we earn activation revenue for fees charged for this service. The activation fee is non-refundable, separately negotiated and specified in our contractual arrangements with our service providers and is charged to the service provider for each subscriber activated on our platform under such arrangement. Activation fees are not offered on a stand-alone basis separate from our SaaS offering and are billed and received at the beginning of the arrangement. We record activation fees initially as deferred revenue and we recognize these fees ratably over the expected term of the subscribers’ account which we estimate is ten years based on our annual attrition rate. The portion of these activation fees included in current and long-term deferred revenue as of our balance sheet date represents the amounts that will be recognized ratably as revenue over the following twelve months, or longer as appropriate, until the ten-year expected term is complete. Hardware and other revenue also includes fees paid by service providers for our marketing services.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock options awarded to employees, directors and non-employee third parties are measured at fair value at each grant date. We consider what we believe to be comparable publicly traded companies, discounted free cash flows, and an analysis of our enterprise value in estimating the fair value of our common stock. We account for stock-based compensation awards based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. We recognize stock-based compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method, net of estimated forfeitures, in which compensation cost for each vesting tranche in an award is recognized ratably from the service inception date to the vesting date for that tranche. Options subject to service-based vesting generally vest 20% one year from the date of the grant, and monthly thereafter, over a period of five years.

Stock-based compensation cost is measured on the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award using a Black-Scholes pricing model and recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period on an accelerated attribution basis. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.8 million, $0.8 million and $3.3 million for 2012, 2013 and 2014. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the first quarters of 2014 and 2015. At December 31, 2014, we had $3.1 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to stock option grants that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. At March 31, 2015, we had $2.6 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to stock option grants that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. We expect to continue to grant stock options in the future, and to the extent that we do, our stock-based compensation expense recognized in future periods will likely increase.

 

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We account for stock-based compensation arrangements with non-employees using a fair value approach. The fair value of these options is measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model reflecting the same assumptions as applied to employee options in each of the reported periods, other than the expected life, which is assumed to be the remaining contractual life of the option. The compensation costs of these arrangements are subject to remeasurement over the vesting terms as earned.

Key Assumptions

Our Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the underlying common stock, the expected volatility of the price of our common stock, the expected term of the option, risk-free interest rates and the expected dividend yield of our common stock. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. If factors change and different assumptions are used, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

In determining the fair value of stock options granted, the following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for awards granted in the periods indicated. There were no stock options granted during the first quarter of 2015.

 

  Year Ended
December 31,
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
          2012                   2013                   2014           2014   2015  

Volatility

  53.2 – 54.7   44.1 – 47.6   47.2 – 49.6   49.6  

Expected term (years)

  6.3      3.3 – 6.3      4.0 – 5.7      5.6        

Risk-free interest rate

  0.8 – 0.9 %   0.9 – 1.9   1.4 – 1.9   1.7  

Dividend rate

                        

Common Stock Valuations

The fair value of our common stock underlying stock options has historically been determined by our board of directors, with assistance from management, based upon information available at the time of grant. Given the absence of a public trading market for our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, or the Practice Aid, our board of directors has exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of the fair value of our common stock at each grant date. These factors included:

 

    contemporaneous third-party valuations of our company and our securities;

 

    our results of operations and other financial metrics;

 

    our stage of development and business strategy;

 

    the financial condition and operating results of publicly-owned companies with similar lines of business and their historical volatility;

 

    the prices of shares of our preferred stock sold to investors in arm’s length transactions, and the rights, preferences and privileges of our preferred stock relative to our common stock;

 

    external market conditions, both in the United States and globally, that could affect companies in the technology sector;

 

    the likelihood of a liquidity event such as an initial public offering, a merger or the sale of our company; and

 

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    the current lack of marketability of our common stock as a private company.

The per share estimated fair value of our common stock in the table below represents the determination by our board of directors of the fair value of our common stock as of the date of grant, taking into consideration the various objective and subjective factors described above, including the conclusions, if applicable, of valuations of our common stock. There are significant judgments and estimates inherent in these valuations. If we had made different assumptions than those described below, the fair value of the underlying common stock and amount of our stock-based compensation expense could have differed. Following the closing of this initial public offering, the fair value per share of our common stock for purposes of determining stock-based compensation will be the closing price of our common stock as reported on the applicable grant date.

Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at March 31, 2015 was $         million, of which $         million and $         million related to stock options that were vested and unvested, respectively, at that date.

The following table summarizes stock options granted from January 1, 2013 through the date of this prospectus:

 

Grant Date Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Underlying
Options
Granted
  Exercise
Price
Per
Share of
Common
Stock
  Estimated
Fair
Value Per
Share of
Common
Stock (1)
 

May 15, 2015

  482,276    $ 11.55    $ 11.55   

December 3, 2014

  37,200      10.71      10.71   

August 27, 2014

  83,750      9.91      9.91   

August 27, 2014

  5,000      4.00      9.91   

April 22, 2014

  102,000      8.08      8.08   

February 26, 2014

  38,850      4.00      8.08   

December 30, 2013

  380,000      4.00      7.18   

December 23, 2013

  664,450      4.00      7.18   

May 22, 2013

  270,000      2.95      4.35   

 

  (1)  In the spring of 2014, we undertook retrospective valuations of the fair value of our common stock as of the grant dates and the values reflected in this column represent our estimated fair value per share of common stock in accordance with such retrospective valuations.

Contemporaneous Valuation Approaches

In valuing our common stock, our board of directors determined the equity value of our business by utilizing a combination of two valuation approaches, an income approach and a market approach.

The income approach estimates the fair value of a company based on the present value of the company’s future estimated cash flows and the value of the company beyond the forecast period. These future values are discounted to their present values to reflect the risks inherent in the company achieving these estimated cash flows. Significant inputs of the income approach (in addition to our estimated future cash flows themselves) include the discount rate, the long-term growth rate assumed in the terminal value and the normalized long-term operating margin. To estimate the value of cash flows after the defined projection period, a terminal value, which represents the value of the estimated perpetual cash flows, was also calculated. The horizon value is based upon a perpetuity growth model whereby it is assumed that free cash flows grow into perpetuity at varying declining rates over a set period before stabilizing at a long-term growth rate.

 

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The market approach estimates the fair value of a company by applying market multiples of comparable publicly traded companies in the same industry or similar lines of business. The market multiples are based on key metrics implied by the price investors have paid for publicly traded companies. Given our significant focus on investing in and growing our business, we primarily utilized the revenue multiple and earnings before interest, taxes, amortization and depreciation expense, or EBITDA, multiple when performing valuation assessments under the market approach. When considering which companies to include in our comparable industry peer companies, we focused on U.S.-based publicly traded companies with businesses similar to ours. The selection of our comparable industry peer companies requires us to make judgments as to the comparability of these companies to us. We considered a number of factors including business description, business size, market share, revenue model, development stage and historical results of operations. We then analyzed the business and financial profiles of the selected companies for relative similarities to us and, based on this assessment, we selected our comparable industry peer companies. Several of the comparable industry peer companies are our competitors and are generally larger than us in terms of total revenue and assets.

Historically, the valuation reports prepared for us were based on the income approach. Due to the limited comparability with the guideline firms, a market approach was performed to assess the reasonableness of the income approach conclusions. For valuations starting in December 2013, the valuation reports were prepared using the market approach. For each valuation, the equity value was then allocated to the common stock using the either the Option Pricing Method, or OPM, or the Probability Weighted Expected Return Method, or PWERM.

The OPM treats common stock and convertible preferred stock as call options on a company’s enterprise value with exercise prices based on the liquidation preferences of the convertible preferred stock. Under this method, the common stock only has value if the funds available for distribution to stockholders exceed the value of the liquidation preference at the time of an assumed liquidity event. The value assigned to the common stock is the remaining value after preferred stock is liquidated. The OPM prices the call option using the Black-Scholes model. The OPM model is used when the range of possible future outcomes is difficult to predict.

The PWERM relies on a forward-looking analysis to predict the possible future value of the company. Under this method, discrete future outcomes, including initial public offering, or IPO, and non-IPO scenarios, are weighted based on our estimate of the probability of each scenario. The PWERM is used when discrete future outcomes can be predicted with reasonable certainty based on a probability distribution.

For valuations starting in December 2013, we began using the Hybrid Method to determine the common stock value. The Hybrid Method uses similar discrete events as included in the PWERM, but in addition to these discrete events the OPM is also used. The Hybrid Method is useful when certain discrete future outcomes can be predicted but also accounts for less certainty than the OPM model.

May 2015 Grants

In estimating the fair market value of our common stock in May 2015 to set the exercise price of such options, our board of directors reviewed and considered a contemporaneous valuation analysis for our common stock prepared as of March 31, 2015. Our board of directors determined a fair market value of $11.55. The following considerations were used to complete the valuation using the Hybrid PWERM analysis, which determined an enterprise value: (1) liquidity events were weighted as 75% for an initial public offering and 25% to a merger, acquisition or continuation as a private company, (2) a discount rate of 13.6% based on an estimated cost of capital, (3) a lack of marketability discount of

 

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10.0%, (4) a short term growth rate of 15.6%, (5) a terminal growth rate of 3.0%, (6) benchmark revenue and EBITDA multiples, and (7) an estimated initial public offering date of July 15, 2015. The increase in valuation from December 2014 was primarily driven by the greater proximity to the estimated initial public offering date and an increase in our revenue and EBITDA results and forecasts.

December 2014 Grants

In estimating the fair market value of our common stock in December 2014 to set the exercise price of such options, our board of directors reviewed and considered a contemporaneous valuation analysis for our common stock prepared as of October 31, 2014. Our board of directors determined a fair market value of $10.71. The following considerations were used to complete the valuation using the Hybrid PWERM analysis, which determined an enterprise value: (1) liquidity events were weighted as 80% for an initial public offering and 20% to a merger, acquisition or continuation as a private company, (2) a discount rate of 13.5% based on an estimated cost of capital, (3) a lack of marketability discount of 10.0%, (4) a short term growth rate of 23.4%, (5) a terminal growth rate of 3.0%, (6) benchmark revenue and EBITDA multiples, and (7) an estimated initial public offering date of March 15, 2015. The increase in valuation from August 2014 was primarily driven by changes in management’s assumption regarding the probability of completing an initial public offering.

August 2014 Grants

In estimating the fair market value of our common stock in August 2014 to set the exercise price of such options, our board of directors reviewed and considered a contemporaneous valuation analysis for our common stock. Our board of directors determined a fair market value of $9.91. The following considerations were used to complete the valuation using the Hybrid PWERM analysis, which determined an enterprise value: (1) liquidity events were weighted as 70% for an initial public offering and 30% to a merger, acquisition or continuation as a private company, (2) a discount rate of 13.3% based on an estimated cost of capital, (3) a lack of marketability discount of 10.0%, (4) a short term growth rate of 23.4%, (5) a terminal growth rate of 3.0%, (6) benchmark revenue and EBITDA multiples, and (7) an estimated initial public offering date of September 30, 2014. The increase in valuation from April 2014 was primarily driven by changes in management’s assumption regarding the probability of completing an initial public offering, as well as a decrease in the lack of marketability discount.

February and April 2014 Grants

In estimating the fair market value of our common stock in April 2014 to set the exercise price of such options, our board of directors reviewed and considered a contemporaneous valuation analysis for our common stock. Our board of directors determined a fair market value of $8.08, which was retroactively applied to the February 2014 grants for financial reporting purposes, given the short period of time between the valuation dates. The following considerations were used to complete the retrospective valuation using the Hybrid PWERM analysis, which determined an enterprise value: (1) liquidity events were weighted as 60% for an initial public offering and 40% to a merger, acquisition or continuation as a private company, (2) a discount rate of 13.5% based on an estimated cost of capital, (3) a lack of marketability discount of 15.0%, (4) a short term growth rate of 23.4%, (5) a terminal growth rate of 3.0%, (6) benchmark revenue and EBITDA multiples, and (7) an estimated initial public offering date of September 30, 2014. The increase in valuation from December 2013 was primarily driven by changes in management’s assumption regarding the probability of completing an initial public offering.

 

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Retrospective Valuations

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements necessary for the filing of the registration of which this prospectus forms a part, in the Spring of 2014 we undertook retrospective valuations of the fair market value of our common stock as of May 2013 and December 2013 for financial reporting purposes. In our retrospective analysis, we utilized the Hybrid Method approach to estimate the enterprise value of our company and the fair market value of our common stock in accordance with the Practice Aid.

December 2013 Grants

At the time our board of directors approved the option grants, our board of directors reviewed and considered a contemporaneous valuation for our common stock and determined the estimated fair market value of $4.00 per common share. Subsequently, a retrospective valuation analysis was completed in early 2014 that indicated a fair market value per share of common stock of $7.18, which was retroactively applied to the December 2013 grants for financial reporting purposes. The following considerations were used to complete the retrospective valuation using the Hybrid PWERM analysis, which determined an enterprise value: (1) liquidity events were weighted as 40% for an initial public offering and 60% to a merger, acquisition or continuation as a private company, (2) a discount rate of 13.5% based on an estimated cost of capital, (3) a lack of marketability discount of 15.0%, (4) a short term growth rate of 23.4%, (5) a terminal growth rate of 3.0%, (6) benchmark revenue and EBITDA multiples, and (7) and an estimated initial public offering date of September 30, 2014. The increase in valuation from May 2013 was primarily driven by the company’s continued growth and strength of core operating performance, as well as the increase in valuations of peer group companies.

May 2013 Grants

At the time our board of directors approved the option grants, our board of directors reviewed and considered a contemporaneous valuation for our common stock and determined the estimated fair market value of $2.95 per common share. Subsequently, a retrospective valuation analysis was completed in early 2014 that indicated a fair market value per share of common stock of $4.35, which was retroactively applied to the May 2013 grants for financial reporting purposes. The following considerations were used to complete the retrospective valuation using the Hybrid PWERM analysis, which determined an enterprise value: (1) liquidity events were weighted as 15% for an initial public offering and 85% to a merger, acquisition or continuation as a private company, (2) a discount rate of 16.5% based on an estimated cost of capital, (3) a lack of marketability discount of 15.0%, (4) a short term growth rate of 23.4%, (5) a terminal growth rate of 3.0%, (6) benchmark revenue and EBITDA multiples, and (7) an estimated initial public offering date of September 30, 2014.

Business Combinations

We are required to allocate the purchase price of acquired companies to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date based upon their estimated fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date represents the excess of the purchase consideration of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets acquired net of liabilities assumed. This allocation and valuation require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to long-lived and intangible assets.

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about the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our solutions, as well as expected costs to develop the in-process research and development into commercially viable products and estimated cash flows from the projects when completed, and discount rates. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. Assumptions may be incomplete or inaccurate, and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur.

Other estimates associated with the accounting for these acquisitions may change as additional information becomes available regarding the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Goodwill and Intangibles

Goodwill represents the excess of (1) the aggregate of the fair value of consideration transferred in a business combination, over (2) the fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to annual impairment tests. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least annually and is tested at the reporting unit level using a two-step approach. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and step two is required to measure the amount of the impairment, if any. Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation and the residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value, an impairment charge would be recorded to operating expenses in the period the determination is made. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed. We perform our annual impairment review of goodwill on October 1 and when a triggering event occurs between annual impairment tests.

In connection with our annual impairment testing, we performed a quantitative review of goodwill of our Alarm.com reporting unit. The estimated fair value of the Alarm.com reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by a margin in excess of 100%.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method as required by accounting standards codification, or ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that are included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. During 2013, in connection with the EnergyHub acquisition, we acquired significant net operating losses, a deferred tax asset, which we recorded at its expected realizable value. Based on our historical and expected future taxable earnings, we believe it is more likely than not that we will realize all of the benefit of the existing deferred tax assets at December 31, 2013, December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Accordingly, we have not recorded a valuation allowance in any of those years.

 

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We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and other foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating uncertain tax positions. We record uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740-10 on the basis of a two-step process whereby (1) we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and (2) with respect to those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates, as well as to a lesser extent, foreign exchange rates and inflation.

Interest Rate Risk

We are primarily exposed to changes in short-term interest rates with respect to our cost of borrowing under our credit facilities with SVB. We monitor our cost of borrowing under our various facilities, taking into account our funding requirements, and our expectation for short-term rates in the future. As of December 31, 2014, an increase or decrease in the interest rate on our SVB facilities by 100 basis points would increase or decrease our interest expense by $67,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, an increase or decrease in the interest rate on our SVB facility by 100 basis points would increase or decrease our interest expense by $67,000, respectively.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

Substantially all of our revenue and operating expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, therefore, we do not believe that our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk is material to our business, financial condition or results of operations. If a significant portion of our revenue and operating expenses were to become denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, we may not be able to effectively manage this risk, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by translation and by transactional foreign currency conversions.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

On April 10, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which amends the definition of a discontinued operation in ASC 205-20 and requires entities to provide additional disclosures about discontinued operations as well as disposal transactions that do not meet the discontinued operations criteria. The guidance narrowed the definition of a discontinued operations for disposal of a component or group of components that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major impact on an entity’s operations or financial results. The guidance also expands the scope to include equity method

 

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investments and businesses, that upon initial acquisition, qualify as held for sale. The expanded disclosure requirements include statement of financial position and statement of cash flows disclosures for all comparative periods. The ASU is effective prospectively for all disposals (or classifications as held for sale) in periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 with early adoption permitted. We adopted this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2015, and it did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Not yet adopted

On April 15, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Intangibles Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which clarifies the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement by providing guidance as to whether an arrangement includes the sale or license of software. The amendment requires a customer to determine whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license. If the arrangement contains a software license, the customer would account for the fees related to the software license element in a manner consistent with how the acquisition of other software licenses is accounted for under ASC 350-40; if the arrangement does not contain a software license, the customer would account for the arrangement as a service contract. The guidance will not change GAAP for a customer’s accounting for service contracts. The amendment is effective for annual periods, including periods within those annual periods beginning after December 31, 2015 with early adoption permitted. We can elect to adopt the amendments either prospectively to all arrangements entered into or materially modified after the effective date or retrospectively. We are required to adopt this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2016 and we are currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement on our financial statements.

On April 8, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The guidance in the new standard is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs. The ASU is effective retrospectively for the presentation of debt issuance costs in periods beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. We are required to adopt this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2016 and we do not anticipate that adoption of the pronouncement will have a material impact on our financial statements.

On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis,” which requires an entity to evaluate whether it should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. The amendment modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are VIEs or voting interest entities. The amendment eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. The amendment affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. The amendment also provides a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities that comply with the requirements for registered money market funds. We are required to adopt ASU 2015-02 in the first quarter of 2016 and we do not anticipate that adoption of the pronouncement will have a material impact on our financial statements.

On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40),” which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments regarding conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures, if applicable. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-15 in the first quarter of 2017, with early adoption permitted. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

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On June 19, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718),” which affects any entity that grants its employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award stipulate that a performance target that affects vesting could be achieved after the requisite service period. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-12 in the first quarter of 2016 and the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The guidance supersedes the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The guidance also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition – Contract-Type and Production-Type Contracts”. On April 1, 2015, the FASB voted to propose to defer the effective date of the pronouncement by one year. ASU 2014-9, as amended, is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, or December 31, 2017, if deferred. An entity is required to apply the amendments using one of the following two methods: i) retrospectively to each prior period presented with three possible expedients: a) for completed contracts that begin and end in the same reporting period no restatement is required, b) for completed contract with variable consideration an entity may use the transaction price at completion rather than restating estimated variable consideration amounts in comparable reporting periods and c) for comparable reporting periods before date of initial application reduced disclosure requirements related to transaction price; ii) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the amendment recognized at the date of initial application with additional disclosures for the differences of the prior guidance to the reporting periods compared to the new guidance and an explanation of the reasons for significant changes. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2017, or in the first quarter of 2018, if deferred, and we are currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement on our financial statements.

Emerging Growth Company Status

Section 107 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

 

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BUSINESS

Overview

We are the leading platform solution for the connected home. Through our cloud-based services, Alarm.com makes connected home technology broadly accessible to millions of home and business owners. Our multi-tenant software-as-a-service, or SaaS, platform enables home and business owners to intelligently secure their properties and automate and control a broad array of connected devices through a single, intuitive user interface. Our connected home platform currently has more than 2.3 million residential and business subscribers and connects to more than 25 million devices. More than 20 billion data points were generated and processed by those subscribers and devices in the last year alone. This scale of subscribers, devices and data makes Alarm.com the largest connected home platform.

Our solutions are delivered through an established network of over 5,000 trusted service providers, who are experts at designing, selling, installing and supporting our solutions. Our technology platform was purpose-built for the entire connected home ecosystem, including the consumers who use it, the service providers who deliver it and the hardware partners whose devices are enabled by the platform. Our solutions are used by both home and business owners, and we refer to this market as the connected home market.

We invented solutions that connect people in new ways with their properties and devices, making them safer, smarter and more efficient. Our scalable, flexible platform is designed to meet a wide range of user needs with its breadth of services, depth of feature capability and broad support for the growing Internet of Things devices in the home. We power four primary solutions, which can be used individually or combined and integrated within a single user interface accessible through the web and mobile apps:

 

    Interactive Security.  Always-on intelligent security and awareness solution that operates through a dedicated, cellular connection to provide safe, reliable protection and withstand common vulnerabilities like line cuts, power outages and network connectivity issues. The solution includes a powerful mobile app, anytime alerts and customized triggers, and provides 24x7 emergency response through trusted and integrated service providers.

 

    Intelligent Automation.  Integrated home automation solution that allows users to easily and remotely connect and control devices and systems such as security systems, garage doors, lights, door locks, thermostats, electrical appliances, environmental sensors and other connected devices. The cloud-based platform uses data and sophisticated algorithms to learn activity patterns and recommend intelligent optimizations.

 

    Video Monitoring.  Video-as-a-service solution delivering on demand viewing, cloud-based video storage and intelligently triggered recording with anytime access. The comprehensive suite of video services includes live streaming, smart clip capture, high definition continuous recording and instant video alerts delivered to users through the web and mobile apps.

 

    Energy Management.  Comprehensive energy monitoring and management solution for controlling energy consumption and comfort. Web and mobile apps integrate with connected thermostats, power meters, lights, shades, solar panels and appliances to control devices and manage temperature as well as provide real-time insights into home energy usage and efficiency. The intelligent platform delivers activity-based learning optimization as well as location-based adjustments for effortless energy management.

 

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Homes and businesses are now ripe for reinvention, as most properties lack even basic automation or security monitoring. The intersection of four significant technology trends is making the intelligent, connected home now possible: broad adoption of mobile devices, the emergence of the Internet of Things, the power of big data and the extensibility of the cloud. Security systems, thermostats, door locks, video cameras, lights, garage doors, appliances and other devices that were once inert now have the potential to become sensor-enabled, intelligent and connected. The majority of broadband households are interested in smart home features. According to data from a 2014 survey from Parks Associates, 67% of all broadband households find smart home features very appealing.

Our innovative solutions offer a new experience for home and business owners. Here are some common examples of how subscribers can engage with our platform:

 

    A person driving to work gets an alert as soon as she is a mile away from home, notifying her that the garage door is open, and her security system is disarmed. With one click in the Alarm.com mobile app, the security system is armed and the garage door is automatically closed.

 

    As a person heads to bed, he arms the security system with his Alarm.com app and the doors automatically lock, the lights turn off, the thermostat goes into energy savings mode, the shades close and the garage door closes.

 

    A business owner receives an alert from Alarm.com that the security system was disarmed and the front door was opened at 8:00 a.m., letting her know the store opened on time. Later she receives an alert that the security system has not been armed by 10:00 pm and she glances at the Alarm.com app to see that the door is locked and there has been no activity for over two hours. She instantly arms the system from her mobile device.

 

    In the middle of the day, a house is empty, and both the husband and wife are at work. A would be intruder approaches the home and cuts the cable and phone lines from the outside in an attempt to disable the alarm. The intruder enters the home and locates the security panel using the entry delay beeps and smashes it to keep it from sending an alarm signal. Using the Alarm.com cellular communications and Crash and Smash technology, the central station is notified and police are dispatched to the home and capture the intruder. At the same time, the homeowners are notified via text message and phone call, the neighbor is notified via text message, a picture of the intruder is captured by the image sensor at the front door, and all the lights turn on to deter the intruder, ensuring full awareness and protection of the home.

 

    After a person leaves home, his thermostat is automatically set to an efficiency mode when he is a pre-defined distance away from his home. Later when he is returning and near his home again, Alarm.com technology automatically adjusts the thermostat back to a comfort mode.

 

    A homeowner creates a unique access code using Alarm.com to grant access to the dog walker during certain times of the day and specific days of the week. If the dog walker fails to arrive as scheduled, an alert is sent. When the dog walker arrives, Alarm.com automatically sends an alert with a short video clip to the dog’s owner.

 

    With smart schedules, Alarm.com learns activity patterns over time by analyzing the data provided by all the sensors within the home. Alarm.com considers these activity patterns along with other external information such as weather and humidity data to recommend adjustments to thermostat schedules that will reduce energy use without sacrificing comfort.

Businesses have many of the same needs as residential subscribers. Security, energy management, awareness of activity in the property, video monitoring and the need to be connected anywhere at anytime are all highly applicable to the business market. The service provider who is delivering the solution often services both residential homes and businesses.

 

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Our solutions are delivered through an extensive network of service providers, primarily comprised of security system dealers who are experts at delivering connected home solutions. Security and safety continue to be the top smart home features for consumers. According to a 2014 survey from Parks Associates, security and safety are the leading features driving smart home adoption. To help drive adoption, we have developed powerful tools enabling our service providers to more effectively sell, install and manage our connected home solutions. We believe that the combination of our solutions and our service providers, with their strong pedigree in security, is the most effective way to drive mass market adoption of the connected home.

Our addressable market consists of residential homes and businesses. According to a Juniper Research report dated February 2014, the global opportunity for home automation and security, smart metering and smart health monitoring in the home is expected to be $14.9 billion in 2018. We believe that the major technology trends of cloud computing, the Internet of Things, Mobile Access and Big Data will dramatically change the ability for people to control and access their homes and businesses and provide new insights into the activity and efficiency of those properties. These trends have already made connected services and devices broadly available and affordable for households and businesses across North America. These large technology trends are also making these connected services and devices accessible and relevant to households and small businesses worldwide.

We primarily generate revenue through our service providers who resell our services and pay us monthly fees. Our service providers have indicated that they typically have three to five year service contracts with home or business owners, whom we call subscribers. We believe that the length of these contracts, combined with our SaaS model and over a decade of operating experience, provides us with reasonable visibility into our future operating results. In addition, we generate hardware and other revenue primarily by selling our service providers and distributors an Alarm.com gateway module that enables cellular communications between the devices installed in the home or business and our cloud-based platform. We also sell other hardware devices, such as video cameras as part of our video monitoring solution.

We have experienced significant growth since inception. As of the fourth quarter of 2014, we had significantly more subscribers than the next largest platform provider in North America. According to data from a fourth quarter 2014 Parks Associates report, Alarm.com had approximately 50% more subscribers than the next largest platform provider in North America. We have increased the number of homes and businesses we served from 0.5 million as of December 31, 2010 to 2.3 million as of December 31, 2014. Additionally, we grew revenue at a 46% compound annual growth rate from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2014. For the first quarter of 2015 and each of the quarters of 2013 and 2014, our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate has been between 91% and 94%. Our SaaS and license revenue visibility, which we define as SaaS and license revenue we recognize during the year from subscribers who were already customers on the first day of the fiscal year was 65%, 72%, 78% and 80% for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Please see the section of this prospectus titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the definition of our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenue was $167.3 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 28%. For the first quarter of 2015, our revenue was $46.0 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 25%. For the year ended December 31, 2014, our SaaS and license revenue was $111.5 million, representing year-over-year SaaS and license revenue growth of 35%. For the first quarter of 2015, our SaaS and license revenue was $32.0 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 27%. Our SaaS and license revenue represented 67% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 69% of our total revenue in the first quarter of 2015. Hardware and other revenue accounted for 33% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 31% of our total

 

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revenue in the first quarter of 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2014, and on a consolidated basis, we generated net income of $13.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $28.3 million. For the first quarter of 2015, we generated net income of $3.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $7.0 million. Please see footnote 5 to the table contained in the section of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Key Trends Driving the Adoption of the Connected Home

The intersection of the following significant technology trends is driving mass adoption of connected home solutions.

The Mobile Era.  The proliferation of smartphones, wearables and tablets has transformed the way people interact with applications and content in both their personal and professional lives. Today, mobile apps have become the preferred method for users to communicate and manage their lives. According to IDC reports dated December 2014 and March 2015, more than 1.7 billion smartphones and tablets are expected to be shipped in 2015. According to an IDC report dated June 2013, 88 billion mobile apps were downloaded worldwide in 2013, representing a 102% compound annual growth rate from 11 billion downloads in 2010. Having benefitted from this transformation, consumers are increasingly demanding a similarly efficient and convenient mobile experience to monitor and control their homes and businesses. The advancement in mobile access speeds allows for more sophisticated services in the property that can be conveniently managed through a mobile device.

The Internet of Things.  There has been significant growth in the number of connected devices. According to Gartner reports dated January 2015 and March 2014, the Internet of Things is forecast to reach 25 billion installed units by 2020, up from 0.9 billion in 2009. This trend includes “things” in consumers’ homes and businesses such as security systems, thermostats, door locks, video cameras, lights, garage doors, water heaters and appliances. The ability to remotely manage, monitor and control these devices using cloud-based applications and wireless technology is creating a large and fast growing market.

Big Data and Analytics Capabilities.  According to an IDC report dated April 2014, the volume of digital information created and replicated worldwide will grow approximately 39% annually from 4.4 trillion gigabytes in 2013 to 44 trillion gigabytes in 2020. As the network of physical objects accessed through the Internet continues to grow, there is an opportunity to harvest and analyze the data that these devices generate. We believe a platform solution is best positioned to collect, process and analyze this previously unused data to provide insights. These insights can transform the way consumers interact with their homes and businesses through real-time, adaptive and predictive analytics.

Cloud Infrastructure.  Advances in cloud technologies have enabled efficient scale, making it possible to deliver home security and automation software as a service to the mass market. This has made it possible for consumers to afford such services without the requirement of expensive and quickly outdated physical hardware to be purchased and set up on location. These advances have also made it possible for service providers to more easily install and support such services.

As a result of these technology advancements, it is now possible to offer an integrated connected home that can be managed anywhere and on any device at a price that makes it accessible to millions of consumers.

 

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What Consumers Want

Consumers increasingly are seeking a connected home solution as a way to make their lives more convenient, efficient and secure. Consumers want to maintain a persistent awareness and control of everything that is happening inside and around their homes through one simple, easy-to-use mobile app on the device of their choice. Consumers want a platform that seamlessly works with a broad range of connected devices and that will enable those devices to integrate with each other to create a unified connected home experience. Consumers want a solution that is also affordable and easy to acquire. Consumers want a highly flexible and configurable solution that can automate their homes based on their individual lifestyle and preferences and that is designed to be seamlessly upgraded to incorporate new functionality as new technology comes on to the market. In addition, consumers seek an intelligent system that adapts to their behavior and recommends optimizations to improve the safety and efficiency of their home. Consumers generally want their connected home solution to be professionally installed and serviced. According to a Consumer Electronics Association report dated September 2013, over 70% of consumers preferred professional installation for home automation systems that include security or energy management, professionally monitored security systems and energy management systems. Consumers want their connected home solution to be monitored by a service provider that can be trusted to not compromise their privacy. Consumers demand that their service providers do not sell their data or use it to target them with advertisements.

What Connected Home Service Providers Want

Service providers are a critical part of allowing the benefits of the connected home to be rapidly and effectively delivered to consumers. Service providers expect to be able to market and upsell comprehensive connected home or business solutions that are adaptable to varying consumer requirements. Service providers seek to distribute a solution that can expand their addressable market and increase customer revenue and retention. Service providers demand a solution that can be installed and maintained cost-effectively in any home or business with low ongoing support costs. For example, service providers benefit from being able to service or update a solution remotely instead of having to send personnel onsite. Service providers want a flexible solution that can support multiple hardware devices and manufacturers and that is future proof, integrating with new technologies. As service providers integrate connected home or business solutions into their core business, it is critical that the platform they choose be highly reliable. As such, service providers prefer a platform provided by a proven partner with a trusted brand, first-class support and value-added services.

Limitations of Existing and Legacy Products

Existing and legacy approaches to home automation generally have several limitations:

 

    Point Products.  Home control products are highly fragmented and made up of multiple disparate devices which provide only a single function. In general, each device can only be controlled inside the home or, if it is connected at all, controlled by a separate mobile app, requiring the user to manage multiple, disconnected user interfaces. These point products often lack support services and can be time consuming for a consumer to manage. Often these products do not meet their needs and do not provide a way for service provider to remotely service their customers.

 

    Closed Ecosystem.  Closed ecosystems do not scale to support the expanding Internet of Things. These systems limit the ability of a consumer to add new devices as they are restricted to a small set of compatible options. Some product manufacturers have attempted to control the software solution that enables their products in the connected home environment and as a result are unable to partner with and include competitive products in their ecosystem.

 

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    Lack Intelligence.  These products are only able to respond to direct commands and are not able to act independently on the user’s behalf based on activity happening in and around the home. Because devices in the home were historically unable to communicate with each other, the consumer lacked the ability to apply any automated intelligence to create a more efficient and simplified experience.

 

    Not Future Proof.  Since most legacy products are not cloud-based, they cannot receive automatic updates of new software, and risk becoming obsolete. These static offerings generally require physical hardware and software replacements once new features, devices or technologies are introduced. These replacements typically have to be done onsite.

 

    Overly Complex and Expensive.  Systems that attempt to integrate disparate point products in a closed network are highly complex and require a significant level of customization. As a result, these systems lack flexibility and are often cost prohibitive to acquire, service and update for most consumers.

We believe that the combination of strong market trends, consumers’ and service providers’ requirements and the limitations of legacy products has created a significant market opportunity for Alarm.com. We believe that our platform positions us to capitalize on this market opportunity.

Market Opportunity

Our addressable market consists of residential homes and businesses. Our residential subscribers are typically owners of single-family homes, while our business subscribers include retail businesses, restaurants, small-scale commercial facilities, offices of professional services providers and similar businesses. According to a Juniper Research report dated February 2014, the global opportunity for home automation and security, smart metering and smart health monitoring in the home is expected to grow from $5.8 billion in 2013 to $14.9 billion in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate of 21%. Approximately 81% of the total market size in each period is attributable to the home automation and security market, which Juniper Research defines as a bundled solution, including camera, lighting, heating control, door locks and others. According to Parks Associates reports dated December 2013 and July 2014, there are approximately 124 million U.S. households, of which 95 million have broadband internet access, and 21% of U.S. households with broadband access, or approximately 20 million homes, have a professionally monitored home security system. However, according to April 2015 data from Parks Associates, smart home controller penetration was only at 7.8% of U.S. households in 2014. We believe there is an opportunity for penetration rates to significantly increase, largely driven by the mass market adoption of connected home solutions by households with no solution today. In addition, we believe there are commonalities between the residential and business markets for these services, and the business market therefore represents a sizable related opportunity.

Benefits of Our Solutions

Our platform powers the connected home through four primary solutions, which can be integrated within a single user experience: interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management. In addition, we provide a comprehensive suite of enterprise-grade business management solutions to our service providers.

Benefits to Consumers

Our solutions offer consumers the following benefits:

 

    Intuitive Experience.  We have designed our platform and user interfaces to be intuitive, simple and easy to operate without training or significant support. Our platform can be accessed through any mobile device and provides secure, intelligent control through a single user interface.

 

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    Single Connected Platform.  Our cloud-based platform provides consumers with a single point of integrated control that can be easily upgraded to incorporate new functionality and can be personalized to suit the individual consumer’s needs. For example, when we introduced our geo-services offering, our subscribers automatically received this new service.

 

    Reliable Network Communications.  Unlike competing products connected to the home by phone lines or wired networks, which can be susceptible to common vulnerabilities, such as lines being cut, power outages or network connectivity issues, our platform utilizes a highly secure, highly reliable and dedicated cellular connection.

 

    Persistent Awareness.  Our platform helps subscribers maintain an awareness of what is happening at their properties at all times. Whether or not the security system is armed, the platform continuously monitors activity on each sensor and analyzes that data to determine whether the subscriber should be notified.

 

    Intelligent and Actionable.  Our platform monitors all the sensor and device activity in the property aggregating real-time, multi-point data about activity in the home. Our proprietary algorithms and custom rules use this data to drive intelligent triggers, learning and responsive automation for the consumer. For example, the adaptive learning capability of our platform leverages all of the data collected from activity in the home to understand activity patterns and recommend optimized thermostat schedules to optimize for comfort and efficiency.

 

    Broad Device Compatibility.  Our platform supports a wide variety of connected devices and communications protocols, allowing seamless integration and automation of many devices throughout their home, as well as the addition of new devices in the future.

 

    Accessible and Affordable.  Our platform provides an affordable alternative to expensive home automation systems, legacy home control products and disparate point product solutions with minimal upfront expense and installation and support services.

 

    Trusted Provider of a Security Platform.  We have built a reputation and brand as a trusted, reliable and innovative technology provider. We respect the privacy of our subscribers and do not sell their data. Our reputation is strengthened through our network of over 5,000 service providers, who have significant expertise in delivery of our platform.

Benefits to Service Providers

Our solutions offer service providers the following benefits:

 

    New Revenue Generation Opportunities.  Our solutions help broaden our service providers’ offerings beyond traditional home security and monitoring to include comprehensive connected home solutions, allowing the service providers to access new revenue streams and drive incremental recurring monthly revenue. We provide frequent training and development programs to ensure our service provider network is aware of our latest solutions.

 

    Expanded Set of Value-Added Services.  We provide a set of value-added services to our service providers, including training, marketing, installation, support tools and business intelligence analytics. This superior support helps service providers manage the changing technology landscape and allows them to more efficiently target, acquire, install and support their customers on our platform.

 

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    Improved Service Provider Economics.  Our cloud-based platform provides improved service provider economics by reducing delivery and support costs, allowing remote delivery of upgrades and increasing average monthly revenue. For example, our AirFX tool enables our service providers to support and upgrade a subscriber’s hardware or software remotely eliminating the need to dispatch a technician to perform an in-person service call. In addition, our service providers are able to generate more revenue from each subscriber because, according to a Parks Associates report dated October 2013, consumers are willing to pay a 25% premium over the cost of a basic security system for a professionally monitored system that includes an interactive security and home automation solution.

 

    Broad Device Interoperability.  We have an open platform which allows service providers to respond to consumer demands for new devices. Furthermore, our platform supports broadly adopted communications protocols used in the home automation ecosystem, including Z-Wave, Wi-Fi and ZigBee, as well as cellular and broadband, giving our service providers a wide device selection to tailor their offerings to suit their customers now and in the future.

Competitive Advantages

We believe the benefits we deliver to our subscribers and our service providers create a significant competitive advantage for us in the connected home market. In addition, we believe there are a number of other factors that contribute to our competitive advantage in the connected home market:

 

    Scale of Subscriber Base and Service Provider Coverage. We currently have over 2.3 million subscribers. As of the fourth quarter of 2014, we had significantly more subscribers than the next largest platform provider in North America. According to data from a fourth quarter 2014 Parks Associates report, Alarm.com had approximately 50% more subscribers than the next largest platform provider in North America. In addition to our large subscriber base, we have over 5,000 service providers reselling Alarm.com solutions, with comprehensive coverage throughout North America. In addition to our large service provider network and large subscriber base, we have more than 25 million connected devices managed by our platform. We believe the combination of the size of our subscriber base, service provider network and integrated devices creates a competitive advantage for us and is challenging to replicate.

 

    Security Grade, Cloud-Based Architecture.  We built our platform with a cloud-based, multi-tenant architecture that allows for real-time updates and upgrades. Our platform was built from the ground up with life safety standards at the core, where the reliability standard is substantially higher than that required for home automation and energy management systems.

 

    Highly Scalable Data Analytics Engine.  We processed more than 20 billion data points in and out of properties last year alone. As consumer preferences shift towards more intelligence-based features, we believe the scale of our data combined with our proprietary analytics serve as a sustainable competitive advantage.

 

    Trusted Brand.  Given our leading position in the connected home, we believe that we have developed a trusted brand with both service providers and consumers for innovating and delivering connected home solutions. We have developed considerable brand awareness and trust with our service providers. As of March 2015, our Alarm.com mobile app had been downloaded over two million times. The Alarm.com mobile apps for iOS and for Android had more than one million downloads each. The Alarm.com iOS and Android apps had exceptional app store ratings with an average rating above 4 out of 5 stars as of March 2015. Our extensive service provider coverage enables us to utilize our marketing dollars efficiently nationwide to reinforce our brand and drive consumer referrals to our service providers.

 

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    Commitment to Innovation.  We are a pioneer in the connected home market and we continue to make significant investments in innovative research and development. Our investment has resulted in 35 patents which help ensure that our technology is competitively differentiated and protected.

Growth Strategy

We intend to maintain our leadership position in the connected home market while continuing to innovate, add advanced capabilities and increase penetration of our connected home solutions. Our key growth strategies include:

 

    Drive SaaS and License Revenue Growth and Add New Service Providers.  We will continue to focus on making our service providers successful in driving adoption of the connected home. We have made significant investments in sales and marketing services and training for our service providers to promote the advantages and opportunities associated with the connected home. We will continue to invest in building out this infrastructure for our service providers to become more productive in selling our solutions to new customers. In addition, we plan to continue to grow our SaaS and license revenue and network of service providers.

 

    Upgrade Traditional Security Customers to Our Connected Home Solutions.  We believe there is a significant opportunity for our service providers to expand adoption of our connected home solutions within their customer base. We intend to leverage our status as a trusted provider and drive consumer interest in these services to enable our service providers to upgrade their legacy security customers to our connected home solutions.

 

    Continue to Invest in Our Platform.  As a pioneer in connected home solutions, we have made significant investments in building our platform over the last 15 years. We intend to invest heavily in developing our platform to add innovative offerings and broaden our solutions. As the Internet of Things grows and more devices become connected, such as appliances, wearable devices and automobiles, we are building technology and partnerships to connect these devices to our platform.

 

    Expand International Presence.  We are investing in international expansion because we believe there is a significant global market opportunity for our solutions. We recently initiated product launches and partnerships in Latin America, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, and intend to soon initiate launches in other countries such as New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. According to a Telecommunication Development Bureau report dated April 2014, cellular is expected to have 96% global penetration versus 32% for broadband by the end of 2014. We believe our cloud-based architecture and our cellular communication technology will enable us to capitalize on opportunities worldwide.

 

    Expand Channels into the Home.  Today, most consumers purchase a connected home solution through a security or home automation service provider. As the connected home market continues to grow we believe other home services providers will seek to participate in the market and may complement our current partner ecosystem. We intend to partner with these other providers, which may include heating, ventilation and air conditioning installers, property management companies and other services companies.

 

    Pursue Selective Strategic Acquisitions. We may selectively pursue future acquisitions that complement our platform, represent a strategic fit and are consistent with our overall growth strategy. Such acquisitions could expand our technologies and teams which would allow us to add new features and functionalities to our connected home platform, accelerate the pace of our innovation or help us access new international markets.

 

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Our Solutions and Integrated Platform

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We offer a comprehensive platform to power the connected home that primarily includes the following solutions: interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management. These solutions are delivered through our cloud-based platform enabling a breadth of connected home solutions, which can be integrated together or provided on a standalone basis.

Consumer Solutions

Interactive Security

 

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Our interactive security solution provides an always-on intelligent security and awareness service through a dedicated, cellular, two-way connection to the home or business. This solution includes customized triggers and smart schedules to connect the system to door locks, garage doors and other connected security devices, and 24x7 emergency response through trusted and integrated service providers. The capabilities associated with this solution include:

 

  ¡    Alarm Transmission.  Transmission of alarm signals from the subscriber’s property through the Alarm.com platform to a third-party central monitoring station staffed 24/7 with live operators who can initiate emergency police/fire response. As of March 2015, our platform included connectivity to over 800 central stations.

 

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  ¡    Persistent Awareness.  Always-on monitoring of sensors whether the security system is armed or disarmed.

 

  ¡    Mobile Control.  Remote security system management and control through the web and mobile apps for users.

 

  ¡    Instant Alerts.  Real-time system alerts for any type of system event activity through push notifications, SMS, email and voice.

 

  ¡    Managed Access.  User access tools to manage who can access the protected property through the local security system or through remote user interfaces.

Intelligent Automation

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Our intelligent automation solution integrates the growing Internet of Things into a meaningful unified experience for our subscribers. It connects, integrates and controls the devices in the home or business such as security systems, garage doors, lights, door locks, thermostats, electrical appliances, environmental sensors and other connected devices. It learns activity patterns from all devices to recommend intelligent optimization that improve the safety and efficiency of the home. The capabilities associated with this solution include:

 

  ¡    Anywhere Access and Control.  Remote management and control of connected devices including security systems, thermostats, door locks, video cameras, lights, garage doors, water heaters, appliances and other connected devices.

 

  ¡    Intelligent Rules.  Intelligent rules running locally and in the cloud automatically control connected devices based on various triggers including security and sensor events, time/day schedules, user location and weather.

 

  ¡    Flexible and Personal.  Highly flexible rules, triggers and schedules allow customization and personalization of all the connected devices in the home or business. Subscribers can create automation rules by device, user, time of day and day of week to fit any schedule or lifestyle or have the system automatically make adjustments based on conditions like location and weather.

 

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Environmental Monitoring.  A variety of environmental sensors can be integrated into the solution to provide monitoring and remote control of key home or business systems such as water sensors, water valves, sump pumps and gas sensors. For example,

 

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integration with these devices enables early detection and curtailment of leaks that can lead to major water damage and waste. In addition, we provide remote monitoring and control of gas sensors, which can enable early detection of gas leaks (e.g. natural gas, or carbon monoxide) for life safety applications.

Video Monitoring

 

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Our video monitoring solution provides live streaming, smart clip capture, high definition continuous recording and instant video alerts delivered through our mobile app or on the web. The capabilities associated with this solution include:

 

  ¡    Live Streaming.  Users can securely access live video of their property through the web and mobile apps.

 

  ¡    Smart Clip Capture.  Video clips can be automatically recorded when there is motion activity or when the security system reports an event (e.g. an alarm, door opening, etc.).

 

  ¡    Secure Cloud Storage.  Video clips are immediately uploaded to the platform for secure storage and access.

 

  ¡    Instant Video Alerts.  Smart clips can be automatically sent via SMS, push notifications or email the instant they are recorded.

 

  ¡    Continuous HD Recording.  24x7 onsite recording is enabled through our Stream Video Recorder, or SVR, and can be played back securely, from anywhere, through the web and mobile user interfaces.

 

  ¡    Location-Based Recording Schedules.  Location-based rules enable enhanced privacy settings through automatic adjustments to recording schedules based on the user’s location. For example, when everyone is out of the home, all cameras can record all activity, and when they return, certain cameras, like those in the living room or kitchen, can automatically pause recording for privacy purposes.

 

  ¡    Commercial Video Surveillance.  Our commercial video offering supports large scale, multi-camera installations with continuous recording, cloud based storage and mobile access. It integrates leading commercial grade network cameras to support a wide range of business solutions large and small.

 

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Energy Management

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Our energy management solution provides enhanced energy monitoring and management through increased awareness of energy usage at the whole home and individual device level, intelligent control of thermostats (which drive HVAC energy consumption), lights and sophisticated automation rules to sustain savings over time. Web and mobile apps integrate with connected thermostats, power meters, lights, shades and appliances to control devices and manage temperature as well as provide real-time insights into home energy usage and efficiency. The capabilities associated with this solution include:

 

  ¡    Smart Thermostat Schedules.  System activity patterns are analyzed over time to recommend a more energy efficient thermostat schedule that can maximize efficiency during periods when the property is not likely to be occupied.

 

  ¡    Responsive Savings.  The thermostats can respond to other devices and sensors in the home to reduce energy waste and improve efficiency. When the security system is armed away, an arming state used when the property is not occupied, the thermostat can automatically be set back to an energy saving mode. If a door or window is left open, after a pre-defined period of time, the HVAC system can automatically turn off to reduce energy waste.

 

  ¡    Energy Usage Monitoring.  Real-time and historical energy usage data at the whole-home or business and individual device level gives users greater insight into the property’s energy consumption profile to drive more efficient use of energy-consuming devices in and around the home or business.

 

  ¡    Thermodynamic Modeling.  Each home or business has a unique fingerprint with respect to energy usage for heating and cooling. Our algorithms analyze HVAC data, weather information and other factors to determine the unique heating and cooling attributes of a property and use this as a foundation for smarter thermostat programming and other energy efficiency recommendations.

 

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  ¡    Geo-Service.  The location of users further calibrates and optimizes thermostat settings, enabling effortless energy management with changes happening automatically without need for a user action or rigid schedule.

 

  ¡    Demand Response.  Homes and businesses with connected thermostats and other connected appliances can be accessed to reduce power consumption during peak demand periods. Our acquisition of EnergyHub in 2013 brought us an existing demand response software platform and relationships with energy utilities; these utilities can leverage connected thermostats across our platform to improve the results of their demand response events.

In addition to our primary solutions, we continue to add capabilities and functionality to our platform. For example, we launched a new solution, Wellness, in 2014. This solution gathers data from various types of sensors over time to learn the home patterns of daily living, and identify anomalies that may indicate a problem. Real-time alerts notify family members and other care providers when critical anomalies are detected or an emergency takes place. This enables people who are older or have disabilities to live at home safely and independently for a longer period of time. Our extensible cloud-based platform allows us to continue to innovate and integrate compelling new solutions.

Service Provider Solutions

In addition to the solutions we offer consumers, we also offer a comprehensive suite of enterprise-grade business management solutions to our service providers to help them grow their businesses and manage their customer base.

 

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    Service Provider Portal. Our permission-based online portal offers always-available access to a set of marketing, sales, training and support tools and information.

 

  ¡    Service Provider Website.  Our online resource provides a comprehensive set of tools for service providers to activate and manage their Alarm.com customer accounts, order equipment, access invoices and billing, remotely program customer systems using AirFX, obtain sales and marketing services, training, etc.

 

    Installation and Support. Our installation and support tools and apps help our service providers more efficiently install and service their connected home customers.

 

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  ¡    MobileTech Application.  Our installation resources include a mobile app designed for our service providers’ technicians to facilitate the successful installation and programming of equipment while on site at their customer’s property.

 

  ¡    AirFX Remote Programming.  This collection of remote system management tools available through the service provider website enables service providers to make changes to a subscriber’s system programming without the need to send a service technician to the property. This saves the subscriber and the service provider time and money, and greatly increases subscriber satisfaction because service requests can be handled immediately.

 

    Business Management.  Our services can be deeply integrated with a service provider’s and offers increased business insight into their customer base and key business health metrics.

 

  ¡    Web Services.  Our service providers are able to integrate their existing customer account management tools with our platform using our web services. This integration means service provider personnel can seamlessly perform functions like customer account creation, system status updates, system programming and service plan upgrades through a unified interface.

 

  ¡    Business Intelligence.  Our powerful business intelligence tools provide service providers with key insights into the performance of their Alarm.com subscriber account base. Service providers are able to access key operational metrics related to account plan adoption, attrition, and service quality to help them grow their business more and improve customer retention.

 

    Sales, Marketing & Training.  Our comprehensive customer lifecycle sales and marketing services are available to help effectively promote and sell the connected home.

 

  ¡    Marketing Portal.  Our online portal offers anytime access to a broad suite of marketing and sales tools. These include co-brandable assets like mobile optimized websites, landing pages, lead capture, social media, email, videos, image library, collateral, direct mail and event material as well as services like direct mail campaigns, email campaigns, CRM programs and print and ship services.

 

  ¡    Alarm.com Academy.  Our online training offers courses through a learning management system where service providers can access training on the full suite of Alarm.com solutions. This online option is offered in addition to our in-person, hands on training programs.

 

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Our Technology

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Cloud Services Platform

Since our inception, we have utilized a multi-tenant SaaS platform architecture to enable rapid innovation in a highly scalable environment that is designed to deliver our solutions as a hosted service for security and connected home applications. Our platform is architected to scale and leverages various proprietary cloud-based applications built by our technology team to support the needs of our service providers and subscribers. Because security and life safety are a key part of our service offering, our standards for reliability must be high and all of our solutions, not just those focused on security, are architected to meet these rigorous standards.

The Alarm.com Cloud Services Platform manages communication in and out of the property through the Communications Supervisor, intelligently directs alerts and notifications through the Notifications Engine, manages the user defined activity through the Rules Engine, and processes and stores video through our Video Processor and Video Storage. Additionally the platform enables device integration through the Partner APIs and offers service providers extensive services through our Enterprise Tools.

Our internal engineering teams have designed and developed our core technology. As a leader in the connected home industry, we believe we have the most capable and robust implementation of a connected home cloud service platform.

Operations

We operate our services platform through two fully redundant network operation centers located in Phoenix, Arizona and Ashburn, Virginia. Each is designed to run the entire platform independent of the other.

 

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Hardware and Manufacturing

 

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We are involved in the design and manufacturing of various types of hardware that are used to enable our solutions, including the following:

 

    Cellular Communication Modules.  We offer various cellular communication modules that are tightly integrated with the security system control panel and other automation control device in the subscriber’s home or business. These modules, designed by our device engineering team and manufactured in the United States by a contract manufacturing partner, provide a dedicated and fully managed two-way cellular connection from the subscriber’s property to our cloud platform modules. The modules run our proprietary firmware that enables:

 

  ¡    Real-time analysis of system events reported by security sensors and other devices at the property.

 

  ¡    Execution of automation rules at the property.

 

  ¡    Management of all the logic that determines whether a message should be transmitted to our cloud platform for further processing.

 

    Image Sensor.  Our image sensor is a wireless, battery-operated, passive infrared motion sensor that is capable of capturing images based on various system triggers to be transmitted via our dedicated cellular communication path to our cloud platform.

 

  ¡    Images can be viewed securely by the subscriber through web and mobile user interfaces, and can be sent automatically to the subscriber through SMS and email when triggered by an alarm or other high priority system event.

 

  ¡    Our image sensors are designed by our device engineering team and manufactured in the United States by a contract manufacturing partner.

 

   

Video Cameras.  We offer a suite of high definition, Internet protocol, or IP, video cameras to enable our video monitoring services. The cameras are available in various indoor and outdoor versions with optional night vision, wireless and power over Ethernet, or PoE, communication features. We also offer a network video recording device, the SVR, for on-premise, continuous video recording that is seamlessly connected to the cloud platform for remote playback through the user interfaces. Our video cameras and

 

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SVRs are specified for our platform by our product management and software engineering teams, and are developed and manufactured by an original design manufacturer, or ODM, in Taiwan. Our video service also enables third-party analog cameras to be integrated into our platform.

 

    Smart Thermostat.   Our Smart Thermostat combines elegant design, sophisticated cloud services and advanced energy management features. It was designed specifically for a multi-sensor connected home, tight integration with the Alarm.com cloud services and to work in concert with other sensors and devices in the home. It communicates with the Alarm.com Communications module via Z-wave and supports both battery power and common wire power installation.

 

  ¡    Remote temperature sensors can be paired with the Smart Thermostat to enable temperature set points for any room in the house, not just the room where the thermostat is installed. For example a sensor can be placed in a bedroom with a specific set point for more precise temperature control through out the home. Multiple sensors can be added to a single thermostat.

 

  ¡    Our Smart Thermostat is powered by the Alarm.com platform and offers advanced learning and automation energy management features including Adaptive Learning, Responsive Saving, Precision Comfort and Mobile Control.

 

  ¡    The Thermostat has been designed for better installation and remote support. The Mobile Tech app will assist in proper wiring and installation and AirFX enables remote access to the thermostat settings for easy troubleshooting and support.

Research and Development

We invest substantial resources in research and development to enhance our platform, solutions and technology infrastructure, develop new capabilities, conduct quality assurance testing and improve our core technology. We expect to continue to expand the capabilities of our technology in the future and to invest significantly in continued research and development efforts. Our research and development of new products and services is a multidisciplinary effort that requires the focus of our Product Management, Program Management, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Quality Engineering, Configuration Management, and Network Operations teams, each of which is focused on the core research and development mission. As of March 31, 2015, we had a total of 203 employees engaged in research and development functions. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, our total research and development expenses were $8.9 million, $13.1 million and $23.2 million, respectively.

Service Provider Network

Our solutions are sold, installed and serviced by a network of professional, licensed service providers. We have developed an extensive professional service provider channel in North America consisting of over 5,000 service providers. Our service provider network is highly effective at account creation, installation and ongoing monitoring and has extended the traditional home security business model to include connected home and business services. We believe this highly trusted, established network is a core strategic strength that enables an efficient, scalable customer acquisition model and allows us to focus on technology innovation.

Our service providers today are primarily licensed and authorized security dealers ranging from small, local providers to larger regional providers to national service providers with thousands of employees. With a strong reputation for trust and established practice of in-home installation and ongoing professional monitoring, our service providers are driving the adoption of connected home solutions through their established businesses and now serve as connected home solution providers. Our channels increasingly include new providers in the intelligent automation, HVAC and property management markets as well as service providers in international markets.

 

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The traditional security and home automation market is highly fragmented with over 13,000 dealers nationally. According to the February 2015 Barnes Buchanan Conference Report, the top 5 service providers represented 36% of all industry recurring monthly revenue in 2014. The distribution of revenue among our service providers is reflective of the industry overall. Vivint, Inc. represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Monitronics International, Inc. represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2012 and greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue in 2013 and 2014. United Technologies Corporation represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2014.

Subscribers

We define our subscribers as the number of residential or commercial properties to which we are delivering at least one of our solutions. A subscriber who subscribes to one of our service level packages as well as one or more of our a la carte add-ons is counted as one subscriber. The number of subscribers represents our number of subscribers, rounded to the nearest thousand, on the last day of the applicable year. Our number of subscribers does not include the customers of our service providers to whom we license our intellectual property as they do not utilize our SaaS platform. While fewer than 1% of subscribers utilize a commercial service plan, we do not have exact data regarding the actual number of commercial properties utilizing our services.

We classify our subscribers into two groups: standard subscribers, which represented approximately two-thirds of our total subscriber base as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014, and other subscribers, which represented approximately one-third of our total subscriber base as of the same dates. For our standard subscribers, our service providers pay us on a per subscriber basis for access to our cloud-based connected home solution, to provide a supervised cellular network service to the home or business, and to deliver an enterprise back-end software service. Our other subscribers are comprised of carrier operated subscribers where the service provider utilizes its own cellular network or partners with a cellular network provider. As we continue to expand our business into new markets or acquire businesses with different business models as was the case with our acquisition of EnergyHub, in the future our other subscribers may include subscribers where we offer a basic service for no monthly fee with the option to upgrade the service for a monthly fee or where we generate revenue from the subscriber by other means.

As of December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we had 0.5 million, 0.9 million, 1.3 million, 1.9 million and 2.3 million subscribers, respectively, representing a compound annual growth rate of 48% from 2010 to 2014. Our subscriber acquisition cost payback period has historically been less than one year.

Sales and Marketing

Our sales team is centrally organized with inside and outside regional account management teams responsible for territories across North America. The goal of our sales team is to help our service providers be successful in selling, installing and supporting the full suite of our solutions. Our sales team is also responsible for recruiting new service providers to Alarm.com. We also have a business development team dedicated to developing new service provider and distribution relationships in international markets.

Our marketing team is focused on empowering our service providers to most effectively promote and sell our connected home solutions. We have developed a high value, highly scalable marketing services platform to serve the breadth of our service providers both large and small. We design, develop and provide end-to-end marketing services through our integrated marketing solution, which includes tools and content for end-to-end lifecycle marketing to build awareness, create interest, drive trials, activate subscribers, develop the ongoing customer relationship and drive upsell. This solution is

 

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highly scalable and flexible with smaller service providers leveraging the full suite of marketing services and larger service providers adopting specific elements to enhance their existing marketing activities. We also provide comprehensive training through our Alarm.com Academy that includes sales and marketing and technical training courses through in-person classes and an always-available online learning management system.

Additionally, we manage targeted consumer marketing campaigns on behalf of our service provider network to increase awareness of the connected home, raise overall awareness and preference for Alarm.com solutions and drive prospective customers to our service providers.

We believe our sales and marketing approach enables us to expand our breadth of service providers, provide highly custom services and scale quickly with only incremental costs. As of March 31, 2015, we had a total of 179 employees engaged in sales and marketing functions.

Service Provider Support

We have a dedicated service operations team that strives to deliver an exceptional service experience to our service providers and our subscribers. We support the full suite of software and hardware on the Alarm.com platform through a highly trained and experienced team of United States based professionals using a tiered structure to efficiently escalate and resolve issues of varying complexity. This structure enables us to scale our organization in line with service provider and subscriber growth while building on our reputation as a source for answers in the connected home industry. We offer support via phone, web ticketing, and email for our service providers and maintain a commitment to industry-leading response times. While we primarily support our service providers and in turn the service providers provide support to their customers, who are our subscribers, we are committed to delivering a great end-user experience. To that end, subscribers may sometimes reach us directly with service concerns or questions, and we either assist the subscriber directly or, when appropriate, route the subscriber to his or her applicable service provider for additional assistance. Our staff is multilingual and we continue to grow our language capabilities to support our emerging international initiatives.

Our Competition

The market for connected home solutions is fragmented, highly competitive and constantly evolving. We expect competition to continue from existing competitors as well as potential new market entrants. Our current primary competitors include providers of other technology platforms for the connected home, including iControl Networks, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. that sell to dealers such as cable operators and other home automation providers. In addition, our service providers compete with managed service providers, such as cable television, telephone and security companies like Comcast Corporation, AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc., as well as providers of point products, including Nest Labs, Inc. (acquired by Google Inc.), which offers a thermostat, and DropCam, Inc. (acquired by Nest Labs, Inc.), which offers video monitoring. Because our service providers compete with these entities, we consider them competitive.

In addition, we may in the future compete with other large technology companies that offer control capabilities among their products, applications and services, and have ongoing development efforts to address the broader connected home market. Such companies may have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution or other resources and greater name recognition than we do. In some instances, we may have commercial partnerships with technology or services providers in the connected home market with whom we may otherwise compete and our relationships with both our competitors and partners may change through time.

 

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We expect to encounter new competitors as we enter new markets as well as increased competition, both domestically and internationally, from other established and emerging security, home automation and energy management companies. Our current and potential competitors may also establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties and rapidly acquire significant market share.

We believe the principal competitive factors in the connected home market include the following:

 

    simplicity and ease of use;

 

    ability to offer persistent awareness, control and intelligent automation;

 

    breadth of features and functionality provided on the connected home platform;

 

    flexibility of the solutions and ability to personalize for the individual consumer;

 

    compatibility with a wide selection of third-party devices;

 

    pricing, affordability and accessibility;

 

    sales reach and local installation and support capabilities; and

 

    brand awareness and reputation.

We believe that we compete favorably with respect to each of these factors. In addition, we believe that our cloud-based software platform, connected home solutions and proven scalability help further differentiate us from competitors. Nevertheless, our competitors may have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources, greater name recognition, larger sales and marketing budgets and broader distribution channels than we do.

Our Intellectual Property

Our success and ability to compete effectively depend in part on our ability to protect our proprietary technology and to establish and adequately protect our intellectual property rights. To accomplish these objectives, we rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions, as well as license agreements, confidentiality agreements and other contractual protections.

As of March 31, 2015, we owned 35 issued United States patents that are scheduled to expire between 2021 and 2032. We continue to file patent applications and as of March 31, 2015, we had 40 pending utility patent applications and 18 provisional patent applications filed in the United States. We also had 5 pending patent applications in Canada. The claims for which we have sought patent protection apply to both our platform and solutions. Our patent and patent applications generally apply to the features and functions of our platform, and solutions and the applications associated with our platform. We also have, and may be required to seek, licenses under patents or intellectual property rights owned by third parties, including open-source software and other commercially available software.

We also rely on several registered and unregistered trademarks to protect our brand. We have nine registered trademarks in the United States, including Alarm.com and the Alarm.com logo and design, and three registered trademarks in Canada.

We seek to protect our intellectual property rights by requiring our employees and independent contractors involved in development to enter into agreements acknowledging that all inventions, trade secrets, works of authorship, developments, concepts, processes, improvements and other works generated by them on our behalf are our intellectual property, and assigning to us any rights, including intellectual property rights, that they may claim in those works.

 

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We expect that products in our industry may be subject to third-party infringement lawsuits as the number of competitors grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps. We have brought infringement claims against third parties in the past and may do so in the future to defend our intellectual property position. In addition, from time to time, we may face claims by third parties that we infringe upon or misappropriate their intellectual property rights, and we may be found to be infringing upon or to have misappropriated such rights. We cannot assure you that we are not infringing or violating any third-party intellectual property rights. Such claims may be made by competitors or other entities. In the future, we, or our service providers or subscribers, may be the subject of legal proceedings alleging that our solutions or underlying technology infringe or violate the intellectual property rights of others.

Our Culture of Innovation and Our Employees

We believe having a strong company culture and our core values are critical to our success and they are fundamental strengths and strategic assets for the company. We continue to recruit and hire exceptionally talented employees and are proud of the company culture we have been able to cultivate. We are focused on constant technological innovation to change the way people interact with the things around them and to improve our solution for our service providers and subscribers. Our culture is built on a foundation that encourages creativity through entrepreneurship, empowerment and open dialogue to continually innovate and improve our technology, solutions, brand and partnerships. As of March 31, 2015, we had 437 full-time employees.

Our Facilities

Our corporate headquarters are located in Vienna, Virginia, where we lease approximately 36,400 square feet of commercial space under a lease that expires in August 2016. We use this space for sales and marketing, research and development, customer service and administrative purposes. We also have offices in Bloomington, Minnesota; Centennial, Colorado; Brooklyn, New York; Boston and Needham, Massachusetts; Wilsonville, Oregon; Lawrence, Kansas and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and own a demonstration home in Falls Church, Virginia. We and our subsidiaries use these properties for sales and training, research and development, technical support and administrative purposes.

In August 2014, we signed a lease for new office space for our headquarters in McLean, Virginia. The lease term ends in the second quarter of 2026.

Our Legal Proceedings

On June 2, 2015, Vivint, Inc., or Vivint, filed a lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, District of Utah, alleging that our technology directly and indirectly infringes six patents that Vivint purchased. Vivint is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney’s fees. Should Vivint prevail on its claims that one or more elements of our solution infringe one or more of its patents, we could be required to pay damages of Vivint’s lost profits and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution, enjoined from making, using, and selling our solution if a license or other right to continue selling such elements is not made available to us or we are unable to design around such patents, and required to pay ongoing royalties and comply with unfavorable terms if such a license is made available to us. While we believe we have valid defenses to Vivint’s claims, any of these outcomes could result in a material adverse effect on our business. Even if we were to prevail, this litigation could be costly and time-consuming, divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations and dissuade potential customers from purchasing our solution, which would also materially harm our business. During the course of litigation, we anticipate announcements of the results of hearings and motions, and other interim developments related to the litigation. If securities analysts or investors regard these announcements as negative, the market price of our common stock may decline.

 

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In addition, from time to time, we are a party to litigation and subject to claims incident to the ordinary course of business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we currently believe that the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers, Key Employees and Directors

The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers, key employees and directors as of March 31, 2015:

 

Name

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Position(s)

Executive Officers

Stephen Trundle

46 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Jennifer Moyer

44 Chief Financial Officer

Jeffrey Bedell

46 Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

David Hutz

38 Chief Systems Architect

Daniel Kerzner

39 Chief Product Officer

Jean-Paul Martin

54 Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

Daniel Ramos

46 Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

Key Employees

Jason DaCosta

34 Vice President of Customer Operations

Reed Grothe

59 Senior Vice President of Business Development

Jay Kenny

42 Senior Vice President of Marketing

Donald Natale

51 Senior Vice President of Sales

Alison Slavin

36 Senior Vice President, Creation Lab and Co-Founder

Non-Employee Directors

Timothy McAdam(2)(3)

46

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Donald Clarke(1)

55 Director

Hugh Panero(1)

59 Director

Mayo Shattuck(3)

60 Director

Ralph Terkowitz(1)(2)

64 Director

 

  (1) Member of the audit committee.
  (2) Member of the compensation committee.
  (3) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee.

Executive Officers

Stephen Trundle has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2003 and as a member of our board of directors since October 2003. Previously, Mr. Trundle served in various positions with MicroStrategy Incorporated, including as Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Trundle holds an A.B. in Engineering and an A.B. in Government from Dartmouth College. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Trundle’s extensive knowledge of our business and prior industry experience with technology companies qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Jennifer Moyer has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2009. Prior to joining us, Ms. Moyer served as Chief Operating Officer for Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Company, LLC (now Washingtonpost.com) from 2006 to 2008. Ms. Moyer also has served as the Assistant Controller of The Washington Post Company. Prior to that, Ms. Moyer worked at Price Waterhouse LLP as an auditor. Ms. Moyer holds a BBA in Accounting from Temple University.

Jeffrey Bedell has served as our Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer since April 2013. Mr. Bedell served as Chief Technology Officer at MicroStrategy Incorporated from 2001 to October 2012 as well as Executive Vice President of Technology from 2007 to March 2013. Mr. Bedell holds a B.A. in Religion from Dartmouth College.

 

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David Hutz has served as our Chief Systems Architect since February 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hutz served as Lead Architect at Thomson Financial Publishing Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and Chief Systems Architect at Strategy.com, a business unit of MicroStrategy Incorporated, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Hutz holds a B.A. and M.S. in Applied Math and Economics from Harvard University.

Daniel Kerzner has served as our Chief Product Officer since December 2013. Prior to joining us, from April 2013 to December 2013, Mr. Kerzner served as the Chief Executive Officer of Emotive Communications Inc., a software company. From March 2010 to April 2013, Mr. Kerzner served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile at MicroStrategy Incorporated. From July 2009 to February 2010, Mr. Kerzner was the Regional Director for PJM Interconnection at EnerNOC, Inc. Prior to this position, Mr. Kerzner was Vice President of Platform and Emerging Technologies at MicroStrategy. Mr. Kerzner holds a B.A. in Computer Engineering from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School.

Jean-Paul Martin, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Technology Officer since March 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Martin served as a Software Architect with MicroStrategy Incorporated. Mr. Martin has also served as Chief Technology Officer of Media Cybernetics Inc., which provided image processing and analysis software used in medical, industrial, forensic and remote sensing applications. Mr. Martin holds a B.Sc/M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and Robotics from the Universite Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III, France).

Daniel Ramos has served as our Senior Vice President of Corporate Development since June 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Ramos served as Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense. Prior to his service with the Air Force, Mr. Ramos was the Vice President of Legal and Business Planning at The Away Network, a business unit of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Before joining The Away Network, he was a senior transactional attorney with the law firm of Shaw Pittman LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP). Mr. Ramos holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Key Employees

Jason DaCosta has served as our Vice President of Customer Operations since May 2014. Joining Alarm.com as a Sales Associate in 2004, Mr. DaCosta has served us in a variety of roles, currently overseeing Alarm.com’s customer service and support organization. Prior to working at Alarm.com, Mr. DaCosta started his career as a Marketing Associate with the Corporate Executive Board. Mr. DaCosta holds a B.A. in Psychology from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.

Reed Grothe has served as our Senior Vice President of Business Development since April 2010. Prior to joining us, Mr. Grothe served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the pro audio division of Harman International Industries, Incorporated from 2006 to 2010 and as the Chief Global Sales Officer of Gibson Guitar Corp. from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining Gibson, Mr. Grothe served as Senior Vice President and General Manager as well as Vice President of Global Sales at GE Security, now under the umbrella of United Technologies Corporation. Mr. Grothe holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Jay Kenny has served as our Senior Vice President of Marketing since March 2015 and prior to that served as our Vice President of Marketing since October 2010. Prior to joining us, Mr. Kenny worked for Microsoft Corporation in the Windows, Bing and Corporate Marketing Groups from 2004 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Kenny worked for several start up technology companies including Trilogy Software, Inc, Openshelf.com, Inc. and Zygon Systems Ltd. from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Kenny holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Goizueta Business School, Emory University.

 

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Donald Natale has served as our Senior Vice President of Sales since July 2014 and prior to that served as our Vice President of Sales since June 2006. Prior to us, Mr. Natale served as Vice President of Dealer Sales for GE Security, now under the umbrella of United Technologies Corporation. Mr. Natale also has served as Vice President of Sales for Sequel Technologies, LLC, Territory Manager for Interactive Technologies Incorporated, and Sales Manager for Rollins Protective Services Company. Mr. Natale holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Edinboro University.

Alison Slavin, one of our founders, has served as our Senior Vice President, Creation Lab since February 2014. From 2009 to January 2014, Ms. Slavin served as our Vice President of Product Management and prior to that she has served in various roles since 2000. Ms. Slavin holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard University.

Non-Employee Directors

Timothy McAdam has served as chairman of our board of directors since April 2015 and has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2012. Mr. McAdam is a General Partner of Technology Crossover Ventures and has been in the venture capital industry since 1991. Mr. McAdam holds a B.A. in Classics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Our board of directors believes Mr. McAdam’s experience in building technology companies and his expertise as an investor in such companies qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Donald Clarke has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2014. Mr. Clarke currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Plex Systems, Inc., a privately held cloud technology company. Prior to joining Plex, from March 2008 to March 2013, Mr. Clarke served as the Chief Financial Officer for Eloqua, Inc., a publicly-held marketing automation company. Prior to working at Eloqua, Mr. Clarke was Chief Financial Officer at both Cloakware, Inc., a privately-held security solutions company, from August 2006 to February 2008 and at Visual Networks, Inc., a publicly-held application and network management solutions company, from July 2004 to March 2006. Mr. Clarke is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Clarke’s experience in operations, strategy, accounting and financial management at both publicly and privately held companies qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Hugh Panero has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2010. From February 2012 to February 2013, Mr. Panero served as the Chief Executive Officer of Popdust, Inc., a digital music-oriented platform. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Panero was a Venture Partner with New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) where he focused on consumer technology opportunities. Mr. Panero was the co-founder of XM Satellite Radio Inc. and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2007. Mr. Panero holds a B.A. in Government and Sociology from Clark University and an M.B.A. from Baruch College. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Panero’s experience with entrepreneurial companies and executive management of technology companies qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Mayo Shattuck has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2014. Mr. Shattuck is currently the Chairman of the Board of Exelon Corporation and previously he served as the Executive Chairman of Exelon from March 2012 to February 2013. From 2001 until its acquisition by Exelon, Mr. Shattuck served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Mr. Shattuck was previously at Deutsche Bank AG, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown and, during his tenure, served as Global Head of Investment Banking and Global Head of Private Banking. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust Corporation, which merged with Deutsche Bank in June 1999. From 1991 until 1997, Mr. Shattuck was President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Alex. Brown Inc., which merged with Bankers

 

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Trust in September 1997. Mr. Shattuck currently serves on the board of directors of Gap Inc. and is chairman of its audit and finance committee. Mr. Shattuck also serves as a director for Capital One Financial Corporation, where he is chairman of its compensation committee. Mr. Shattuck holds a B.A. in Economics from Williams College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Shattuck’s broad experience in operations and strategy at both publicly and privately held companies qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Ralph Terkowitz has served as a member of our board of directors since January 2009. Since 2004, Mr. Terkowitz has served as a general partner at ABS Capital Partners L.P., a venture capital firm. Prior to ABS Capital, Mr. Terkowitz was an officer of the The Washington Post Company, a diversified media and education company, and the founder and CEO of, among others, DigitalInk Co. (now Washingtonpost.com) and Kenexa BrassRing, Inc. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Terkowitz served on the board of directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated, a publicly traded business intelligence software company. Mr. Terkowitz currently serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. Terkowitz is also on the board of Cornell’s for-profit online education business, e-Cornell. Mr. Terkowitz serves on the not-for-profit Board of Governors of the Johns Hopkins Packard Center and Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute. Mr. Terkowitz holds an A.B. in Chemistry from Cornell University and an M.S. in Chemical Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Terkowitz’s investment and operations experience and his service on the board of directors of public and private companies qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or directors.

Board Composition

Our board of directors currently consists of six members. Each director is currently elected to the board of directors for a one-year term, to serve until the election and qualification of a successor director at our annual meeting of stockholders, or until the director’s earlier removal, resignation or death.

All of our directors currently serve on the board of directors pursuant to the voting provisions of a stockholders’ agreement between us and several of our stockholders. This agreement will terminate upon the completion of this offering, after which there will be no further contractual obligations regarding the election of our directors. See the section of this prospectus titled “Related Party Transactions” for a description of this agreement.

In accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will become effective immediately prior to completion of this offering, our board of directors will be divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following election. Our directors will be divided among the three classes as follows:

 

    Class I, which will consist of Mr. Clarke and Mr. Panero, and whose term will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the completion of this offering;

 

    Class II, which will consist of Mr. McAdam and Mr. Terkowitz, and whose term will expire at our second annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the completion of this offering; and

 

    Class III, which will consist of Mr. Trundle and Mr. Shattuck, and whose term will expire at our third annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the completion of this offering.

 

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Our amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective upon completion of this offering, will provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution approved by a majority of our board of directors. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors.

The division of our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms may delay or prevent a change of our management or a change in control.

Director Independence

Our board of directors has undertaken a review of the independence of the directors and considered whether any director has a material relationship with us that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning such director’s background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our board of directors determined that Messrs. Terkowitz, Clarke, McAdam, Panero and Shattuck, representing five of our six directors, are “independent directors” as defined under applicable stock exchange rules and the independence requirements contemplated by Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. In making these determinations, our board of directors considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances that our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director and the transactions involving them described in the section of this prospectus titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Board Committees

Our board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee in connection with this offering, each of which has the composition and responsibilities described below. From time to time, the board may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business.

Audit Committee

Our audit committee consists of three directors, Messrs. Clarke, Panero and Terkowitz. Each member of our audit committee meets the financial literacy requirements of the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market. Mr. Clarke is the chairman of the audit committee and our board of directors has determined that Mr. Clarke is an audit committee “financial expert” as defined by Item 407(d) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. Under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, we are permitted to phase in our compliance with the independent audit committee requirements set forth in NASDAQ Rule 5605(c) and Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act as follows: (1) one independent member at the time of listing, (2) a majority of independent members within 90 days of listing and (3) all independent members within one year of listing. Our board of directors has determined that each of Messrs. Clarke and Panero are independent directors under NASDAQ listing rules and under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and we are relying on the independence phase-in with respect to Mr. Terkowitz. We intend to continue to evaluate the requirements applicable to us and we intend to comply with future requirements to the extent that they become applicable to our audit committee. The principal duties and responsibilities of our audit committee include, among other things:

 

    selecting a qualified firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements;

 

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    helping to ensure the independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

    discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm, and reviewing, with management and the independent accountants, our interim and year-end operating results;

 

    developing procedures for employees to submit concerns anonymously about questionable accounting or audit matters;

 

    reviewing our policies on risk assessment and risk management;

 

    reviewing related party transactions;

 

    obtaining and reviewing a report by the independent registered public accounting firm at least annually, that describes our internal quality-control procedures, any material issues with such procedures, and any steps taken to deal with such issues when required by applicable law; and

 

    approving (or, as permitted, pre-approving) all audit and all permissible non-audit services, other than de minimis non-audit services, to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm.

Our audit committee will operate under a written charter, to be effective immediately prior to the completion of this offering that satisfies the applicable rules of the SEC and the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Compensation Committee

Our compensation committee consists of two directors, Messrs. Terkowitz and McAdam, each of whom is a non-employee member of our board of directors as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and an outside director as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. Mr. Terkowitz is the chairman of the compensation committee. The composition of our compensation committee meets the requirements for independence under current listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market and SEC rules and regulations. The principal duties and responsibilities of our compensation committee include, among other things:

 

    reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, the compensation of our executive officers;

 

    reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the compensation of our directors;

 

    reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, the terms of compensatory arrangements with our executive officers;

 

    administering our stock and equity incentive plans;

 

    reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, incentive compensation and equity plans; and

 

    reviewing and establishing general policies relating to compensation and benefits of our employees and reviewing our overall compensation philosophy.

Our compensation committee will operate under a written charter, to be effective immediately prior to the completion of this offering, that satisfies the applicable rules of the SEC and the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

 

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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The nominating and corporate governance committee consists of two directors, Messrs. McAdam and Shattuck. Mr. McAdam is the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The composition of our nominating and governance committee meets the requirements for independence under current listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market and SEC rules and regulations. The nominating and corporate governance committee’s responsibilities include, among other things:

 

    identifying, evaluating and selecting, or recommending that our board of directors approve, nominees for election to our board of directors and its committees;

 

    evaluating the performance of our board of directors and of individual directors;

 

    considering and making recommendations to our board of directors regarding the composition of our board of directors and its committees;

 

    reviewing developments in corporate governance practices;

 

    evaluating the adequacy of our corporate governance practices and reporting;

 

    developing and making recommendations to our board of directors regarding corporate governance guidelines and matters; and

 

    overseeing an annual evaluation of the board’s performance.

Our nominating and governance committee will operate under a written charter, to be effective immediately prior to the completion of this offering, that satisfies the applicable rules of the SEC and the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

In connection with this offering, we have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or the Code of Conduct, applicable to all of our employees, executive officers and directors. Following the completion of this offering, the Code of Conduct will be available on our website at www.alarm.com. The nominating and corporate governance committee of our board of directors will be responsible for overseeing the Code of Conduct and must approve any waivers of the Code of Conduct for employees, executive officers and directors. We expect that any amendments to the Code of Conduct, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee. None of the members of our compensation committee is an officer or employee of our company, nor have they ever been an officer or employee of our company.

 

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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 by our named executive officers, which include our principal executive officer and the next four most highly compensated executive officers in 2014.

 

Name and Principal Position

     Year          Salary ($)          Bonus ($)        Option
Awards
($)(1)
     All Other
  Compensation  
($)(2)
     Total ($)  

Stephen Trundle(3)

     2014         210,059         237,500                 3,000         450,559   

President and Chief Executive Officer

     2013         210,000         237,500         1,688,575         3,000         2,139,075   

Jeffrey Bedell(4)

     2014         285,059         220,000                 1,425         506,484   

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

     2013         212,958         182,311         650,899                 1,046,168   

Daniel Kerzner(5)

     2014         250,000         190,000                 28,091         468,091   

Chief Product Officer

                 

David Hutz

     2014         285,059         33,250                 3,000         321,309   

Chief Systems Architect

     2013         285,313         35,000         156,045         3,000         479,358   

Jean-Paul Martin

     2014         260,000         22,500                 3,000         285,500   

Chief Technology Officer

     2013         250,000         25,000         133,752         3,000         411,752   

 

  (1) This column reflects the full grant date fair value for options granted during the year as measured pursuant to ASC Topic 718 as stock-based compensation in our consolidated financial statements. Unlike the calculations contained in our financial statements, this calculation does not give effect to any estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting, but assumes that the named executive officer will perform the requisite service for the award to vest in full. The assumptions we used in valuing options are described in Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.

 

  (2) Represents match of contributions to our 401(k) savings plan, which we provide to all eligible employees. With respect to Mr. Kerzner, the amount also includes $25,091 of compensation related to reimbursement of relocation expenses.

 

  (3) Mr. Trundle is also a member of our board of directors but does not receive any additional compensation in his capacity as a director.

 

  (4) Mr. Bedell joined the Company in April 2013 and his 2013 cash compensation reflects a partial year of service.

 

  (5) Mr. Kerzner became an executive officer in 2014.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2014

The following table sets forth certain information about outstanding equity awards granted to our named executive officers that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2014.

 

    Option Awards(1)     Stock Awards  

Name

  Grant Date     Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
    Option
Exercise
Price(2)
($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
    Market Value
of Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not

Vested ($)
 

Stephen Trundle

    12/30/2013        320,000        (3)      4.00        12/29/2023                 
    7/11/2012        37,309        39,884 (4)      3.89        7/10/2022                 
    6/30/2009        38,592        (4)      0.41        6/29/2019                 

Jeffrey Bedell

    5/22/2013        90,000        (5)      2.95        5/21/2023                 
                                       238,500        (6)   

Daniel Kerzner

    12/23/2013        82,500        (7)      4.00        12/22/2023                 

David Hutz

    12/23/2013        26,252        (8)      4.00        12/22/2023                 
    7/11/2012        3,865        11,984 (4)      3.89        7/10/2022                 
    9/26/2011        3,006        6,300 (4)      1.20        9/25/2021                 
    1/15/2010        4,287        429 (4)      0.41        1/14/2020                 
    6/30/2009        10,539        (4)      0.41        6/29/2019                 

Jean-Paul Martin

    12/23/2013        30,000        (9)      4.00        12/22/2023                 
    7/11/2012        57,202        61,148 (4)      3.89        7/10/2022                 
    6/30/2009        469,764        (4)      0.41        6/29/2019                 

 

  (1) All of the option awards listed in the table above were granted under our 2009 Plan, the terms of which are described below under “— Equity Incentive Plans.” We have a right to repurchase at the fair market value on the date of repurchase all shares of common stock acquired upon the exercise of a stock option, regardless of vesting, within 90 days of termination of the recipient’s continuous service with us.

 

  (2) All of the option awards listed in the table above were granted with a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of one share of our common stock on the date of grant, as determined in good faith by our board of directors with the assistance of a third-party valuation expert.

 

  (3) The option is fully exercisable from the date of grant and vests with respect to 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and with respect to 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter over the following four years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. In the event of certain triggering events, including a change of control transaction or public offering of our common stock pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, the option shall accelerate and vest in full fifteen days prior to such triggering event. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the option. As of December 31, 2014, 304,000 shares were unvested.

 

  (4) The option vests with respect to 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and with respect to 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter over the following four years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date.

 

  (5) The option vests with respect to 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and with respect to 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter over the following four years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. In January 2014, the board of directors amended this award such that it became immediately exercisable. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the option.

 

  (6) The market price of our common stock is based on an assumed initial public offering price of $                 per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

  (7)

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  the following three years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the option. As of December 31, 2014, 82,500 shares were unvested.

 

  (8) The option is fully exercisable from the date of grant and vests with respect to 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and with respect to 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter over the following four years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the option. As of December 31, 2014, 26,252 shares were unvested.

 

  (9) The option is fully exercisable from the date of grant and vests with respect to 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and with respect to 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter over the following four years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the option. As of December 31, 2014, 24,000 shares were unvested.

On May 15, 2015, we granted Messrs. Kerzner, Hutz and Martin options to purchase 62,000, 24,000 and 15,000 shares of our common stock, respectively, at an exercise price of $11.55 per share.

The options are fully exercisable from the date of grant and vest with respect to 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and with respect to 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter over the following four years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the options.

Employment Arrangements

The initial terms and conditions of employment for each of our named executive officers are set forth in employee offer letters. Each of our named executive officers is an at will employee. The following table sets forth the current base salaries and fiscal year 2015 bonus target of our named executive officers:

 

Named Executive Officer

   Fiscal Year 2015

Salary ($)

     Fiscal Year 2015
Bonus Target ($)
 

Stephen Trundle

     210,000         250,000   

Jeffrey Bedell

     285,000         250,000   

Daniel Kerzner

     257,500         200,000   

David Hutz

     300,000         35,000   

Jean-Paul Martin

     287,500         35,000   

In addition, Stephen Trundle received a stock option for 380,000 shares of our common stock under our Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, or 2009 Plan, that provides for 100% acceleration of vesting and lapse of our repurchase right with respect to shares acquired by early exercising such option upon a triggering event which is the first to occur of the following (1) a change of control as defined in the 2009 Plan, (2) a transaction that results in any person other than existing stockholders owning more than 25% of the voting power of the company, (3) a public offering of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (4) the date on which the directors of the company as of January 1, 2014 no longer constitute a majority of the board of directors. Under the 2009 Plan, a change of control is defined as (a) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company, whether voluntary or involuntary, (b) a merger or consolidation of the company with or into another entity in which the company is not the surviving entity, (c) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the company to another person or entity, or (d) any transaction which results in any person or entity other than existing stockholders owning more than 50% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company. This option, and any

 

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unvested shares acquired upon early exercise of this option, will accelerate and vest in full 15 days prior to the scheduled consummation of this offering.

In May 2013, Mr. Bedell purchased 238,500 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of approximately $2.95 per share. These shares are subject to our right of repurchase at the original purchase price in the event Mr. Bedell is terminated prior to April 2, 2017 for any reason other than death or disability. Our repurchase right with respect to the shares expires automatically upon a change of control or the initial public offering of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, a change of control includes (i) the acquisition by any person of more than 50% of our then outstanding voting securities, (ii) a change in the composition of our board of directors within any twelve month period resulting in the persons who were directors immediately before the beginning of such period ceasing to constitute at least a majority of the board of directors, (iii) approval by our stockholders of a reorganization, merger or consolidation resulting in the stockholders immediately prior to such transaction ceasing to own at least 50% of our voting securities, (iv) the sale, transfer or assignment of all or substantially all of our assets to a third-party, (v) such time when Stephen Trundle is no longer a member of our board of directors and is no longer an employee of ours, or (vi) the acquisition by any person, other than a current stockholder of ours, of more voting securities than held at such time by any other stockholder.

Our named executive officers are not entitled to any severance benefits upon a termination of employment.

Equity Incentive Plans

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

Our board of directors has adopted and we expect that our stockholders will approve prior to the completion of this offering our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, or 2015 Plan. We do not expect to utilize our 2015 Plan until after the completion of this offering, at which point no further grants will be made under our 2009 Plan, as described below under “Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.” No awards have been granted and no shares of our common stock have been issued under our 2015 Plan.

Stock Awards.    The 2015 Plan will provide for the grant of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance-based stock awards, and other forms of equity compensation (collectively, stock awards). Additionally, the 2015 Plan provides for the grant of performance cash awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees. All other awards may be granted to employees, including officers, and to non-employee directors and consultants.

Share Reserve.    Initially, the aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to stock awards under the 2015 Plan after the 2015 Plan becomes effective is the sum of (1) 4,558,778 shares, (2) the number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2009 Plan at the time our 2015 Plan becomes effective, and (3) any shares subject to stock options or other stock awards granted under our 2009 Plan that would have otherwise returned to our 2009 Plan (such as upon the expiration or termination of a stock award prior to vesting). Additionally, the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our 2015 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2016 (assuming the 2015 Plan becomes effective before such date) and continuing through and including January 1, 2024, by 5% of the total number of shares of our capital stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, or a lesser

 

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number of shares determined by our board of directors. The maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options under our 2015 Plan is 14,100,000 shares.

No person may be granted stock awards covering more than 4,700,000 shares of our common stock under our 2015 Plan during any calendar year pursuant to stock options, stock appreciation rights and other stock awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least 100% of the fair market value on the date the stock award is granted. Additionally, no person may be granted in a calendar year a performance stock award covering more than 4,700,000 shares or a performance cash award having a maximum value in excess of $16,500,000. Such limitations are designed to help assure that any deductions to which we would otherwise be entitled with respect to such awards will not be subject to the $1,000,000 limitation on the income tax deductibility of compensation paid to any covered executive officer imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code.

If a stock award granted under the 2015 Plan expires or otherwise terminates without being exercised in full, or is settled in cash, the shares of our common stock not acquired pursuant to the stock award again will become available for subsequent issuance under the 2015 Plan. In addition, the following types of shares under the 2015 Plan may become available for the grant of new stock awards under the 2015 Plan: (1) shares that are forfeited to or repurchased by us prior to becoming fully vested; (2) shares withheld to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes; or (3) shares used to pay the exercise or purchase price of a stock award. Shares issued under the 2015 Plan may be previously unissued shares or reacquired shares bought by us on the open market. As of the date hereof, no awards have been granted and no shares of our common stock have been issued under the 2015 Plan.

Administration.    Our board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, has the authority to administer the 2015 Plan. Our board of directors may also delegate to one or more of our officers the authority to (1) designate employees (other than other officers) to be recipients of certain stock awards, and (2) determine the number of shares of common stock to be subject to such stock awards. Subject to the terms of the 2015 Plan, our board of directors or the authorized committee, referred to herein as the plan administrator, determines recipients, dates of grant, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted and the terms and conditions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability and vesting schedule applicable to a stock award. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the plan administrator will also determine the exercise price, strike price or purchase price of awards granted and the types of consideration to be paid for the award.

The plan administrator has the authority to modify outstanding awards under our 2015 Plan. Subject to the terms of our 2015 Plan, the plan administrator has the authority to reduce the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding stock award, cancel any outstanding stock award in exchange for new stock awards, cash or other consideration, or take any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, with the consent of any adversely affected participant.

Stock Options.    Incentive and nonstatutory stock options are granted pursuant to stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and conditions of the 2015 Plan, provided that the exercise price of a stock option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under the 2015 Plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator.

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options for a period of three months following the cessation of service. The option term may be extended in the event that exercise of the option following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws or our insider trading policy. If an option holder’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases due to disability or death, or an optionholder dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the optionholder or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months in the event of disability and 18 months in the event of death. In the event of a termination for cause, options generally terminate immediately. In no event may an option be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.

Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (3) the tender of shares of our common stock previously owned by the optionholder, (4) a net exercise of the option if it is an nonqualified stock option, and (5) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator.

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order. An optionholder may designate a beneficiary, however, who may exercise the option following the option holder’s death.

Tax Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.    The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of our common stock with respect to incentive stock options that are exercisable for the first time by an optionholder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans may not exceed $100,000. Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit will generally be treated as nonqualified stock options. No incentive stock option may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of our total combined voting power or that of any of our affiliates unless (1) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant, and (2) the term of the incentive stock option does not exceed five years from the date of grant.

Restricted Stock Awards.    Restricted stock awards are granted pursuant to restricted stock award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock awards may be granted in consideration for (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) services rendered to us or our affiliates, or (3) any other form of legal consideration. Common stock acquired under a restricted stock award may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in our favor in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the plan administrator. Rights to acquire shares under a restricted stock award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock unit awards that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards.    Restricted stock unit awards are granted pursuant to restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of legal consideration. A restricted stock unit award may be settled by cash, delivery of stock, a combination of cash and stock as deemed appropriate by the plan administrator, or in any other form of consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock units that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

 

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Stock Appreciation Rights.    Stock appreciation rights are granted pursuant to stock appreciation grant agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the strike price for a stock appreciation right, which generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, we will pay the participant an amount equal to (1) the excess of the per share fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised. A stock appreciation right granted under the 2014 Plan vests at the rate specified in the stock appreciation right agreement as determined by the plan administrator.

The plan administrator determines the term of stock appreciation rights granted under the 2014 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of a participant’s stock appreciation right agreement provides otherwise, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases for any reason other than cause, disability or death, the participant may generally exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of three months following the cessation of service. The stock appreciation right term may be further extended in the event that exercise of the stock appreciation right following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws. If a participant’s service relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases due to disability or death, or a participant dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the participant or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of 12 months in the event of disability and 18 months in the event of death. In the event of a termination for cause, stock appreciation rights generally terminate immediately upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to the termination of the individual for cause. In no event may a stock appreciation right be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.

Performance Awards.    If certain material terms of the 2015 Plan are approved by our stockholders after we are publicly traded, the 2015 Plan permits the grant of performance-based stock and cash awards that may qualify as performance-based compensation that is not subject to the $1,000,000 limitation on the income tax deductibility of compensation paid to a covered executive officer imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code. To help assure that the compensation attributable to performance-based awards will so qualify, our compensation committee can structure such awards so that stock or cash will be issued or paid pursuant to such award only after the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period.

The performance goals that may be selected include one or more of the following: (1) earnings (including earnings per share and net earnings); (2) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (3) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (4) total stockholder return; (5) return on equity or average stockholders’ equity; (6) return on assets, investment, or capital employed; (7) stock price; (8) margin (including gross margin); (9) income (before or after taxes); (10) operating income; (11) operating income after taxes; (12) pre-tax profit; (13) operating cash flow; (14) sales or revenue targets; (15) increases in revenue or product revenue; (16) expenses and cost reduction goals; (17) improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (18) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (19) market share; (20) cash flow; (21) cash flow per share; (22) share price performance; (23) debt reduction; (24) implementation or completion of projects or processes; (25) subscriber satisfaction; (26) stockholders’ equity; (27) capital expenditures; (28) debt levels; (29) operating profit or net operating profit; (30) workforce diversity; (31) growth of net income or operating income; (32) billings; and (33) to the extent that an award is not intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, other measures of performance selected by our board of directors.

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indices. Unless specified otherwise (1) in the award agreement at the time the award is granted or (2) in such other document setting forth the performance goals at the time the goals are established, we will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of performance goals as follows: (a) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (b) to exclude exchange rate effects, as applicable, for non-U.S. dollar denominated goals; (c) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (d) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; and (e) to exclude the effects of any “extraordinary items” as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, we retain the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of the goals. The performance goals may differ from participant to participant and from award to award.

Other Stock Awards.    The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to our common stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the stock award and all other terms and conditions of such awards.

Changes to Capital Structure.    In the event that there is a specified type of change in our capital structure, such as a stock split or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the class and maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan, (2) the class and maximum number of shares by which the share reserve may increase automatically each year, (3) the class and maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options, (4) the class and maximum number of shares subject to stock awards that can be granted in a calendar year (as established under the 2015 Plan pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code) and (5) the class and number of shares and exercise price, strike price, or purchase price, if applicable, of all outstanding stock awards.

Corporate Transactions.    In the event of certain specified significant corporate transactions, the plan administrator has the discretion to take any of the following actions with respect to stock awards:

 

    arrange for the assumption, continuation or substitution of a stock award by a surviving or acquiring entity or parent company;

 

    arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us to the surviving or acquiring entity or parent company;

 

    accelerate the vesting of the stock award and provide for its termination prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction;

 

    arrange for the lapse of any reacquisition or repurchase right held by us;

 

    cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the stock award in exchange for such cash consideration, if any, as our board of directors may deem appropriate; or

 

    make a payment equal to the excess of (1) the value of the property the participant would have received upon exercise of the stock award over (2) the exercise price otherwise payable in connection with the stock award.

Our plan administrator is not obligated to treat all stock awards, even those that are of the same type, in the same manner.

Under the 2015 Plan, a corporate transaction is generally the consummation of (1) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets, (2) a sale or other disposition of at least 90% of our outstanding securities, (3) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which we are not the surviving corporation, or (4) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which we are the surviving corporation but the shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction are converted or exchanged into other property by virtue of the transaction.

 

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Change in Control.    The plan administrator may provide, in an individual award agreement or in any other written agreement between a participant and us that the stock award will be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the event of a change in control. Under the 2015 Plan, a change in control is generally (1) the acquisition by a person or entity of more than 50% of our combined voting power other than by merger, consolidation or similar transaction; (2) a consummated merger, consolidation or similar transaction immediately after which our stockholders cease to own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity; or (3) a consummated sale, lease or exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets.

Amendment and Termination.    Our board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate our 2015 Plan, provided that such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent. No incentive stock options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date our board of directors adopted our 2015 Plan.

Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan

Our board of directors approved our Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, or 2009 Plan, which became effective in July 2009. As of March 31, 2015, 3,576,024 shares of our common stock have been issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted under our 2009 Plan, options to purchase 3,337,968 shares of our common stock were outstanding at a weighted-average exercise price of $2.68 per share, and 623,498 shares remained available for future grant under our 2009 Plan. Following this offering, no further grants will be made under our 2009 Plan and all outstanding stock awards granted under our 2009 Plan will continue to be governed by the terms of our 2009 Plan.

Stock Awards.  Our 2009 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and restricted stock, collectively stock awards, to our employees, including officers, non-employee directors and consultants.

Our 2009 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options to our employees, and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options and restricted stock awards to our employees, officers, directors or consultants or advisors currently providing services to us. Incentive stock options may only be granted to employees. All other stock awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors or consultants or advisors currently providing services to us.

Share Reserve.  The aggregate number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to stock awards under the 2009 Plan is 7,537,490 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in the 2009 Plan.

Administration.  Our board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, each referred to herein as the plan administrator, has the authority to administer the 2009 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2009 Plan, the plan administrator determines recipients, dates of grant, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted and the terms and conditions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability and vesting schedule applicable to a stock award. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the plan administrator will also determine the exercise price, strike price or purchase price of awards granted and the types of consideration to be paid for the award.

The plan administrator has the authority to modify outstanding awards under our 2009 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2009 Plan, our board of directors has full authority and discretion to interpret the plan and prescribe and rescind rules and regulations related to it.

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for a stock option, within the terms and conditions of the 2009 Plan, provided that the exercise price of an option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under the 2009 Plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator.

The plan administrator determines the term of stock options granted under the 2009 Plan, up to a maximum of 10 years. Unless the terms of an option holder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an option holder’s service relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases for any reason other than disability or death, the option holder may generally exercise any vested options for a period of 30 days following the cessation of service. If an option holder’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases due to disability or death, the option holder or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months. In no event may an option be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.

Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include cash, cash equivalents or such other form as provided in the stock option agreement.

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options generally are not transferable or assignable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Nonqualified stock options may be transferred to certain family members and trusts as provided for by the stock option agreement.

Tax Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.  The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of our common stock with respect to incentive stock options that are exercisable for the first time by an optionholder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans may not exceed $100,000. Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit will generally be treated as nonqualified stock options. No incentive stock option may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of our total combined voting power or that of any of our affiliates unless (1) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant, and (2) the term of the incentive stock option does not exceed five years from the date of grant.

Changes to Capital Structure.  In the event that there is a specified type of change in our capital structure, such as a stock split or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the number of shares available for future grants under the 2009 Plan, and (2) the number of shares covered by, and the exercise price of, each outstanding option.

Corporate Transactions.  In the event of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the company that does not result in a change of control, the stock awards shall continue and shall pertain to that number of shares of common stock that a holder of the number of shares of common stock subject to the award would have been entitled to immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, with a proportionate adjustment in the exercise price. In the event of a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets or stock of the company that results in a change of control, our board of directors may take either of the following two actions with respect to outstanding stock awards: (1) fifteen days prior to the consummation of the change in control, accelerate the date of exercise of all outstanding options or (2) cancel any outstanding awards and pay to the holder an amount in cash or securities equal to the excess of the price paid to the holders of shares of common stock over the exercise price of the award.

Change in Control.  The plan administrator may provide that the stock award will be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the event of a change in control. Under the 2009 Plan, a change of control is defined as (1) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company, whether voluntary or involuntary, (2) a merger or consolidation of the company with or into another

 

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Amendment and Termination.  The 2009 Plan will terminate in 2019. However, our board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate our 2009 Plan. As noted above, in connection with this offering, our 2009 Plan will be terminated and no further awards will be granted thereunder. All outstanding awards under the 2009 Plan will continue to be governed by their existing terms.

2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Our board of directors has adopted and we expect that our stockholders will approve prior to the completion of this offering our 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP. We do not expect to commence any offering under the ESPP at the time of this offering. The maximum aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under our ESPP is 1,200,000 shares. Additionally, the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our ESPP will increase automatically each year, beginning on January 1, 2016 and continuing through and including January 1, 2026, by the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year; or (ii) such lesser number as determined by our board of directors. Shares subject to purchase rights granted under our ESPP that terminate without having been exercised in full will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under our ESPP.

Our board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, will administer our ESPP. Our board of directors has delegated concurrent authority to administer our ESPP to our compensation committee under the terms of the compensation committee’s charter.

Our employees, including executive officers, or any of our designated affiliates may have to satisfy one or more of the following service requirements before participating in our ESPP, as determined by the administrator: (i) customary employment with us or one of our affiliates for more than 20 hours per week and more than five months per calendar year, or (ii) continuous employment with us or one of our affiliates for a minimum period of time, not to exceed two years, prior to the first date of an offering. An employee may not be granted rights to purchase stock under our ESPP if such employee (i) immediately after the grant would own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of our common stock, or (ii) holds rights to purchase stock under our ESPP that would accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 worth of our stock for each calendar year that the rights remain outstanding.

Our ESPP includes both a component that is intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code and a component that is not intended to so qualify. The purposes of the non-423 component of our ESPP is to authorize the grant of purchase rights that do not meet the requirements of an employee stock purchase plan because of deviations necessary or desirable to permit participation in our ESPP by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States, while complying with applicable foreign laws.

The administrator may approve offerings with a duration of not more than 27 months, and may specify one or more, shorter purchase periods within each offering. Each offering will have one or more purchase dates on which shares of our common stock will be purchased for the employees who are participating in the offering. The administrator, in its discretion, will determine the terms of offerings under our ESPP including determining which of our designated affiliates will be eligible to participate in the 423 component of our ESPP and which of our designated affiliates will be eligible to participate in the non-423 component of our ESPP.

Our ESPP permits participants to purchase shares of our common stock through payroll deductions or other methods, if required by law. Currently, subject to such other limitations set forth in the ESPP, the maximum number of shares of our common stock that a participant may purchase during any calendar year shall not exceed such number of shares having a fair market value (measured at the time of purchase) equal to the lesser of $15,000 or 10% of the participant’s base

 

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compensation for that year. The purchase price of the shares will be not less than 90% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of purchase.

A participant may not transfer purchase rights under our ESPP other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise provided under our ESPP.

In the event of a specified corporate transaction, such as our merger or change in control, a successor corporation may assume, continue or substitute each outstanding purchase right. If the successor corporation does not assume, continue or substitute for the outstanding purchase rights, the offering in progress will be shortened and a new exercise date will be set. The participants’ purchase rights will be exercised on the new exercised date and such purchase rights will terminate immediately thereafter.

Our ESPP will remain in effect until terminated by the administrator in accordance with the terms of the ESPP. Our board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate our ESPP, at any time and for any reason. entity in which the company is not the surviving entity, (3) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the company to another person or entity, or (4) any transaction which results in any person or entity other than existing stockholders owning more than 50% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company.

401(k) Plan

We maintain a tax-qualified retirement plan that provides eligible U.S. employees with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax advantaged basis. Eligible employees are able to defer eligible compensation subject to applicable annual Code limits. Our plan has a discretionary match and we have determined for 2014 that the company will match employee contributions at 100% up to 6% of earnings with an annual maximum employer contribution of $3,000. Employees’ pre-tax contributions are allocated to each participant’s individual account and are then invested in selected investment alternatives according to the participants’ directions. Employees are immediately and fully vested in their contributions. Employer match contributions vest over 6 years with a graded schedule of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% per service year. The 401(k) plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code with the 401(k) plan’s related trust intended to be tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. As a tax-qualified retirement plan, contributions to the 401(k) plan and earnings on those contributions are not taxable to the employees until distributed from the 401(k) plan.

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification Matters

Upon completion of this offering, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain provisions that limit the liability of our current and former directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for:

 

    any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;

 

    any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

    unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

    any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

This limitation of liability does not apply to liabilities arising under federal securities laws and does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.

 

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Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws will provide that we are required to indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Our amended and restated bylaws will also provide that, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, we are required to advance expenses incurred by a director in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, and permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in that capacity regardless of whether we would otherwise be permitted to indemnify him or her under the provisions of Delaware law. Our amended and restated bylaws will also provide our board of directors with discretion to indemnify our officers and employees when determined appropriate by the board. We have entered and expect to continue to enter into agreements to indemnify our directors, executive officers and other employees as determined by the board of directors. With certain exceptions, these agreements provide for indemnification for related expenses including, among other things, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these individuals in any action or proceeding. We believe that these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. We also maintain customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Further, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought and we are not aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plans

Our directors and executive officers may adopt written plans, known as Rule 10b5-1 plans, in which they will contract with a broker to buy or sell shares of our common stock on a periodic basis. Under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a broker executes trades pursuant to parameters established by the director or executive officer when entering into the plan, without further direction from them. The director or executive officer may amend a Rule 10b5-1 plan in some circumstances and may terminate a plan at any time. Our directors and executive officers also may buy or sell additional shares outside of a Rule 10b5-1 plan when they are not in possession of material nonpublic information subject to compliance with the terms of our insider trading policy. Prior to 180 days after the date of this offering, subject to potential extension or early termination, the sale of any shares under such plan would be subject to the lock-up agreement that the director or executive officer has entered into with the underwriters.

Non-Employee Director Compensation

Historically, we have provided a combination of annual cash and equity-based compensation to our independent directors who are not employees or affiliated with our largest venture capital investors for the time and effort necessary to serve as a member of our board of directors. We grant options to such independent directors upon joining our board of directors and from time to time thereafter, in each case subject to yearly vesting over one or three years. On November 23, 2010, our board of directors granted Hugh Panero an option for 73,494 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.47 per share. On July 11, 2012, our board of directors granted Mr. Panero an option for 9,801 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.89 per share. Each of the foregoing option grants vests, subject to continued service with us, as to one-third of the shares over three years, measured from the date of grant. On December 23, 2013, our board of directors granted Hugh Panero an option for 2,000 shares of

 

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our common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. This option grant vests in full one year from the date of grant. In addition, Mr. Panero receives an annual fee of $40,000 for service as a board member. On April 22, 2014, our board of directors granted Donald Clarke and Mayo Shattuck each an option for 30,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.08 per share. These option grants vest with respect to one-third of the shares on May 6, 2015 and with respect to 1/16th of the remaining shares on the first day of each of the 16 months thereafter. In addition, each of Mr. Clarke and Mr. Shattuck receives an annual fee of $25,000 for service as a board member, and Mr. Clarke also receives a $20,000 annual fee for his service as chair of our audit committee.

Other than the cash compensation and option grants listed above, our directors are not currently entitled to receive any compensation in connection with their service on our board of directors, except for reimbursement of direct expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the board or committees thereof.

Our board of directors has adopted a director compensation policy for non-employee directors to be effective upon the completion of this offering. The policy provides for the compensation of non-employee directors with cash and equity compensation. Under the policy, each non-employee director other than Mr. Panero will receive an annual board service retainer of $25,000 and Mr. Panero will receive an annual board service retainer of $40,000. In addition, the chairman of each of the audit committee, the compensation committee and the nominating and governance committee will receive a $20,000 annual committee chair service retainer. The annual cash compensation amounts set forth above are payable in equal quarterly installments, payable in arrears during the first 30 days of the first month following the end of each calendar quarter in which the board service occurs. If the director joins our board of directors at a time other than the first day of a calendar quarter, he or she will be entitled to the cash compensation set forth above beginning with the calendar quarter following the date he or she joins our board of directors. In addition to cash compensation, each non-employee director is eligible to receive nonqualified stock options and/or restricted stock unit awards under the 2015 Plan. All stock options granted under this policy are nonstatutory stock options, with an exercise price per share equal to 100% of the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant, and a term of ten years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination in connection with a termination of service. Any options or stock units awards granted to a non-employee director pursuant to this policy that are subject to vesting will become fully vested upon a change in control as long as such director is providing continuous service as of the date of such change in control.

 

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2014 Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation earned for service on our board of directors during the year ended December 31, 2014 by our directors who were not also our employees. Stephen Trundle, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is also a member of our board of directors, but does not receive any additional compensation for his service as a director. Mr. Trundle’s compensation as an executive officer is set forth below under the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation — Summary Compensation Table.”

 

Name

     Fees Earned or  
Paid in Cash ($)  
      Option Awards  
($)(1)(2)  
     All Other
  Compensation  
($)
    Total ($)  

Timothy McAdam

                             

Donald Clarke

     28,333 (3)      93,993                122,326   

Hugh Panero

     40,000                       40,000   

Mayo Shattuck

     16,667 (4)      93,993                110,660   

Ralph Terkowitz

                    12,516 (5)      12,516   

 

 

  (1) This column reflects the full grant date fair value for options granted during the year as measured pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 718 as stock-based compensation in our financial statements. Unlike the calculations contained in our financial statements, this calculation does not give effect to any estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting, but assumes that the director will perform the requisite service for the award to vest in full. The assumptions we used in valuing options are described in Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.

 

  (2) The table below shows the aggregate number of option awards outstanding for each of our non-employee directors as of December 31, 2014:

 

Name

    Option Awards (#)     

Timothy McAdam

    —      

Donald Clarke

    30,000(b)   

Hugh Panero

    6,534(a)   

Mayo Shattuck

    30,000(b)   

Ralph Terkowitz

    —      

 

 

  (a) Of the outstanding option awards, 3,267 shares are immediately exercisable and are fully vested. The 3,267 unvested shares shall vest on July 11, 2015.

 

  (b) Of the outstanding option award, 30,000 shares are immediately exercisable and no shares are fully vested. Of the 30,000 unvested shares, 10,000 shares shall vest on May 6, 2015 and 1/16th of the remaining shares shall vest on the first day of each of the 16 months thereafter.

 

  (3) Represents a prorated $25,000 annual board fee and a prorated $20,000 annual audit committee chair fee.

 

  (4) Represents a prorated $25,000 annual board fee.

 

  (5) Represents reimbursement to Mr. Terkowitz for an Alarm.com home automation and security system that was designed and installed by one of our professional service providers in 2014.

On May 15, 2015, we granted each of Messrs. Clarke and Shattuck options to purchase 6,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $11.55 per share. The options are fully exercisable from the date of grant and annually vest with respect to one-third of the shares over three years, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the options.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following is a summary of transactions since January 1, 2012 to which we have been a participant in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000, and in which any of our then directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock at the time of such transaction, or any members of their immediate family, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation arrangements which are described under the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation.”

2015 Dividends

Our board of directors intends to declare a cash dividend on our common and preferred stock in the amount of $             per share of common stock on an as-converted basis or $20.0 million in the aggregate, which we refer to as the 2015 Dividends. The 2015 Dividends shall be payable to our stockholders of record as of June , 2015 and shall be payable contingent upon and immediately prior to the closing of this offering. The following table summarizes the amount of cash dividends payable to our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock:

 

Related Party

   Aggregate
Dividends Payable ($)
     (in thousands)

Entities affiliated with Technology Crossover Ventures(1)

  

Entities affiliated with ABS Capital Partners(2)

  

Stephen Trundle(3)

  

Jennifer Moyer

  

Jeffrey Bedell

  

David Hutz

  

Jean-Paul Martin

  

Hugh Panero

  

Daniel Ramos

  

 

  (1) Includes cash dividends payable to TCV VII, L.P., cash dividends payable to TCV VII (A), L.P. and cash dividends payable to TCV Member Fund, L.P. Timothy McAdam, a member of our board of directors, is a Class A Director of Technology Crossover Management VII, Ltd. and a limited partner of Technology Crossover Management VII, L.P. and TCV Member Fund, L.P. Technology Crossover Management VII, Ltd. is a general partner of TCV Member Fund, L.P. and the general partner of Technology Crossover Management VII, L.P. which, in turn, is the general partner of TCV VII, L.P. and TCV VII (A), L.P.

 

  (2) Includes $             in cash dividends payable to ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., $             in cash dividends payable to ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and $             in cash dividends payable to ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P. Ralph Terkowitz, a member of our board of directors, is a managing member of ABS Partners V L.L.C., which is the general partner of ABS Partners V, L.P., which is the general partner of each of ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P.

 

  (3) Includes $             in cash dividends payable to Backbone Partners, LLC. Mr. Trundle has voting and dispositive power over all of the outstanding membership interests of Backbone Partners, LLC.

 

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Sales of Series B Preferred Stock

In July 2012, we sold an aggregate of 1,809,685 shares of our Series B preferred stock at a price of $75.44 per share, for an aggregate price of approximately $136.5 million. The following table summarizes purchases of shares of our Series B preferred stock by our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock as of the date of such transaction:

 

Related Party

   Series B
Preferred
Stock (#)
     As Converted
to Common
Stock (#)(2)
     Aggregate
Purchase Price ($)
 
                   (in thousands)  

Entities affiliated with TCV(1)

     1,803,057         16,227,513       $ 136,022   

 

  (1) Includes 1,179,416 shares purchased by TCV VII, L.P., 612,498 shares purchased by TCV VII (A), L.P. and 11,143 shares purchased by TCV Member Fund, L.P. Timothy McAdam, a member of our board of directors, is a Class A Director of Technology Crossover Management VII, Ltd. and a limited partner of Technology Crossover Management VII, L.P. and TCV Member Fund, L.P. Technology Crossover Management VII, Ltd. is a general partner of TCV Member Fund, L.P. and the general partner of Technology Crossover Management VII, L.P. which, in turn, is the general partner of TCV VII, L.P. and TCV VII (A), L.P.

 

  (2) In June 2013, we effected a nine-for-one stock split of our common stock that resulted in a proportional adjustment to the conversion ratio of our preferred stock.

Recapitalization Transaction

In July 2012, immediately prior to the closing of the Series B preferred stock financing described above, we implemented a recapitalization whereby each of our existing stockholders exchanged all of their shares of common stock for a combination of Series B-1 preferred stock and common stock and exchanged all of their shares of Series A preferred stock for a combination of Series B-1 preferred stock and Series A preferred stock. The following table summarizes exchanges made by our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock as of the date of such transaction:

 

    Before Exchange     After Exchange  

Related Party

    Common  
  Stock (#)  
        Series A    
    Preferred    
    Stock (#)    
      Common  
  Stock (#)  
      Series A  
  Preferred  
  Stock (#)  
      Series B-1  
  Preferred  
  Stock (#)  
 

Entities affiliated with ABS Capital Partners(1)

           3,075,750               1,750,176        1,325,574   

Stephen Trundle(2)

    385,785        305,903        219,519        174,066        150,310   

Jennifer Moyer

    109,638               62,379               5,250   

David Hutz

    85,797        1,750        48,816        996        4,862   

Jean-Paul Martin

    180,000        4,000        102,420        2,276        10,343   

Hugh Panero

    24,498               13,932               1,173   

Daniel Ramos

    191,097        1,500        108,738        854        9,796   

 

  (1) Includes 2,764,043 shares of Series A preferred stock exchanged by ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., 143,065 shares of Series A preferred stock exchanged by ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and 168,642 shares of Series A preferred stock exchanged by ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P. Ralph Terkowitz, a member of our board of directors, is a managing member of ABS Partners V L.L.C., which is the general partner of ABS Partners V, L.P., which is the general partner of each of ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P., which is the general partner of ABS Partners V, L.P., which is the general partner of each of ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P.

 

  (2) Includes 305,903 shares of Series A preferred exchanged by Backbone Partners, LLC. Mr. Trundle has voting and dispositive power over all of the outstanding membership interests of Backbone Partners, LLC.

Repurchases of our Common and Preferred Stock

Between July and August 2012, we repurchased an aggregate of 1,507,111 shares of our Series B-1 preferred stock for $75.44 per share and 258,174 shares of our common stock from certain

 

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of our stockholders for $8.38 per share, for an aggregate price of approximately $115.9 million. The following table summarizes repurchases from our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock as of the date of such transaction:

 

Related Party

    Common  
  Stock (#)  
    Series B-1
Preferred
Stock (#)
    Total as
Converted to
Common Stock
(#)(3)
    Aggregate
Purchase Price ($)
 
                      (in thousands)  

Entities affiliated with ABS Capital Partners(1)

           1,325,574        11,930,166        100,001   

Stephen Trundle(2)

           86,461        778,149        6,523   

Jennifer Moyer

    9,810        5,250        57,060        478   

David Hutz

    9,243        4,862        53,001        444   

Jean-Paul Martin

    121,995        10,343        215,082        1,803   

Hugh Panero

           1,173        10,557        88   

Daniel Ramos

    16,470        9,796        104,634        877   

 

 

  (1) Includes 1,191,236 shares of Series B-1 preferred stock repurchased from ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., 61,657 shares of Series B-1 preferred stock repurchased from ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and 72,681 shares of Series B-1 preferred stock repurchased from ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P. Ralph Terkowitz, a member of our board of directors, is a managing member of ABS Partners V L.L.C.

 

  (2) Includes 67,988 shares of Series B-1 preferred stock repurchased from Backbone Partners, LLC. Mr. Trundle has voting and dispositive power over all of the outstanding membership interests of Backbone Partners, LLC.

 

  (3) In June 2013, we effected a nine-for-one stock split of our common stock that resulted in a proportional adjustment to the conversion ratio of our preferred stock.

Common Stock Sale to Executive Officer

In May 2013, Jeffrey Bedell, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, purchased 238,500 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of approximately $2.95 per share. These shares are subject to our right of repurchase at the original purchase price in the event Mr. Bedell is terminated prior to April 2, 2017 for any reason other than death or disability. Our repurchase right with respect to the shares expires automatically upon a change of control or the initial public offering of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, a change of control includes (i) the acquisition by any person of more than 50% of our then outstanding voting securities, (ii) a change in the composition of our board of directors within any twelve month period resulting in the persons who were directors immediately before the beginning of such period ceasing to constitute at least a majority of the board of directors, (iii) approval by our stockholders of a reorganization, merger or consolidation resulting in the stockholders immediately prior to such transaction ceasing to own at least 50% of our voting securities, (iv) the sale, transfer or assignment of all or substantially all of our assets to a third-party, (v) such time when Stephen Trundle is no longer a member of our board of directors and is no longer an employee of ours, or (vi) the acquisition by any person, other than a current stockholder of ours, of more voting securities than held at such time by any other stockholder.

Receivable from an Executive Officer

In connection with an option exercise in December 2013, we paid approximately $136,000 in payroll taxes on behalf of Stephen Trundle, our Chief Executive Officer. The payment was made by us because we calculate and process employee income tax and withholding through our normal payroll process and subsequently receive payment from the employee for tax. The $136,000 in taxes due was repaid by Mr. Trundle in full in January 2014.

Stockholders’ Agreement

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affiliated with ABS Capital Partners, entities affiliated with TCV, Backbone Partners, LLC, Stephen Trundle, Jennifer Moyer, David Hutz, Jean-Paul Martin, Hugh Panero and Daniel Ramos. The stockholders’ agreement, among other things:

 

    grants certain of these stockholders a right of first refusal with respect to sales of our shares by us;

 

    provides for the voting of shares with respect to the constituency of our board of directors;

 

    grants us rights of first refusal with respect to proposed transfers of our securities by specified stockholders;

 

    grants secondary rights of refusal and right of co-sale to certain of these stockholders with respect to proposed transfers of our securities by specified stockholders; and

 

    grants certain of these stockholders inspection and information rights.

The provisions of the stockholders’ agreement will terminate immediately before the completion of this offering.

Registration Rights Agreement

We are a party to an amended and restated registration rights agreement, or registration rights agreement, with certain holders of our preferred stock and certain holders of our common stock, including entitles affiliated with ABS Capital Partners, entities affiliated with TCV, Backbone Partners, LLC, David Hutz, Jean-Paul Martin and Daniel Ramos. The registration rights agreement, among other things, grants these stockholders specified registration rights with respect to shares of our common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the shares of preferred stock held by them. For more information regarding the registration rights provided in this agreement, please refer to the section of this prospectus titled “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights.”

Employment Offer Letters

We have entered into offer letters with our executive officers. For more information regarding these agreements with our named executive officers, see the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation.”

Stock Option Grants, Stock Awards and Warrants to Directors and Executive Officers

We have granted stock options and stock awards to our certain of our directors and executive officers. For more information regarding the stock options and stock awards granted to our directors and named executive officers see the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation.”

In September 2010, we issued Mr. Trundle a warrant to purchase 750,015 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $0.001 per share, which was amended in July 2012 to provide for certain cash payments if certain triggering events did not occur within a specific period of time. In January 2013, such triggering events had not yet occurred and we paid Mr. Trundle $3.1 million in connection with the termination of this warrant.

Indemnification Agreements

We plan to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and our executive officers in connection with this offering. The indemnification agreements and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws require us to indemnify our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. For more information regarding these agreements, see “Executive and Director Compensation — Limitations on Liability and Indemnification Matters.”

 

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Related Person Transaction Policy

Prior to this offering, we have not had a formal policy regarding approval of transactions with related parties. In connection with this offering, we have adopted a related person transaction policy that sets forth our procedures for the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of related person transactions. The policy will become effective immediately upon the execution of the underwriting agreement for this offering. For purposes of our policy only, a related person transaction is a transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, in which we and any related person are, were or will be participants in which the amount involves exceeds $120,000. Transactions involving compensation for services provided to us as an employee or director are not covered by this policy. A related person is any executive officer, director or beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, including any of their immediate family members and any entity owned or controlled by such persons.

Under the policy, if a transaction has been identified as a related person transaction, including any transaction that was not a related person transaction when originally consummated or any transaction that was not initially identified as a related person transaction prior to consummation, our management must present information regarding the related person transaction to our audit committee, or, if audit committee approval would be inappropriate, to another independent body of our board of directors, for review, consideration and approval or ratification. The presentation must include a description of, among other things, the material facts, the interests, direct and indirect, of the related persons, the benefits to us of the transaction and whether the transaction is on terms that are comparable to the terms available to or from, as the case may be, an unrelated third party or to or from employees generally. Under the policy, we will collect information that we deem reasonably necessary from each director, executive officer and, to the extent feasible, significant stockholder to enable us to identify any existing or potential related-person transactions and to effectuate the terms of the policy.

In addition, under our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which we have adopted in connection with this offering, our employees and directors have an affirmative responsibility to disclose any transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest.

In considering related person transactions, our audit committee, or other independent body of our board of directors, will take into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to:

 

    the risks, costs and benefits to us;

 

    the impact on a director’s independence in the event that the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated;

 

    the availability of other sources for comparable services or products; and

 

    the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from employees generally.

The policy requires that, in determining whether to approve, ratify or reject a related person transaction, our audit committee, or other independent body of our board of directors, must consider, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, our best interests and those of our stockholders, as our audit committee, or other independent body of our board of directors, determines in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

All of the transactions described above were entered into prior to the adoption of the written policy, but all were approved by our board of directors considering similar factors to those described above.

 

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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2015, as adjusted to reflect the sale of common stock offered by us and the selling stockholders in this offering, for:

 

    each person, or group of affiliated persons, who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock;

 

    each of our named executive officers;

 

    each of our directors;

 

    all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and

 

    each of the selling stockholders.

The percentage ownership information shown in the table prior to this offering is based upon 37,846,440 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2015, after giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into 35,017,884 shares of our common stock (assuming no change in the ratio at which our shares of Series B and B-1 preferred stock convert to common stock as a result of the initial public offering price of our common stock). See “Prospectus Summary — The Offering” for a description of the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock, which depends on the initial public offering price of our common stock. The percentage ownership information shown in the table after this offering is based upon              shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015 assuming the sale of                  shares of our common stock by us in the offering and no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The percentage ownership information shown in the table after this offering if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full is based upon                  shares outstanding, assuming the sale of                  shares of our common stock by us and                  shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. In addition, the rules include shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options or warrants that are either immediately exercisable or exercisable on or before May 30, 2015, which is 60 days after March 31, 2015. These shares are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding those options or warrants for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but they are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the persons or entities identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

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Except as otherwise noted below, the address for persons listed in the table is c/o Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., 8150 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Virginia 22182.

 

  Shares Beneficially
Owned Prior to this
Offering
  Shares Beneficially
Owned After this
Offering
  Number of
Shares to be
Sold if
Underwriters’
Option is
Exercised in
Full
Shares Beneficially
Owned After this
Offering if
Underwriters’ Option
is Exercised in Full
 

Name of Beneficial Owner

Shares   Percentage   Shares Percentage   Shares Percentage  

5% or greater stockholders:

Entities affiliated with Technology Crossover Ventures(1)   16,227,513      42.9   %      %   
Entities affiliated with ABS Capital Partners(2)   15,751,584      41.6   
Backbone Partners, LLC(3)   2,141,235      5.7   
Named Executive Officers and Directors:
Stephen Trundle(4)   3,170,470      8.3   
Jeffrey Bedell(5)   508,500      1.3   
Donald Clarke(6)(16)   30,000      *   
David Hutz(7)(16)   207,835      *   
Daniel Kerzner(8)(16)   165,000      *   
Jean-Paul Martin(9)(16)   689,733      1.8   
Timothy McAdam(10)   16,227,513      42.9   
Hugh Panero(11)   71,462      *   
Mayo Shattuck(12)(16)   30,000      *   
Ralph Terkowitz(13)   15,751,584      41.6   
All current executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)(14)(15)   37,403,997      95.1   %      %   

 

  * Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

 

  (1) Includes (a) 10,614,744 shares of common stock held by TCV VII, L.P., (b) 5,512,482 shares of common stock held by TCV VII (A), L.P., and (c) 100,287 shares of common stock held by TCV Member Fund, L.P. Technology Crossover Management VII, Ltd., or TCM VII, as a general partner of TCV Member Fund, L.P. and the general partner of Technology Crossover Management VII, L.P., which is the direct general partner of each of TCV VII, L.P. and TCV VII (A), L.P., may be deemed to have the sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by TCV VII, L.P., TCV VII (A), L.P. and TCV Member Fund, L.P. Jay Hoag, Richard Kimball, Jon Reynolds, Jr., John Drew, Robert Trudeau, Christopher Marshall, Timothy McAdam, John Rosenberg, and David Yuan are the Class A Directors of TCM VII and limited partners of Technology Crossover Management VII, L.P. and TCV Member Fund, L.P. and share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by TCV VII, L.P., TCV VII (A), L.P. and TCV Member Fund, L.P. The address of the entities affiliated with Technology Crossover Ventures, or TCV, is 528 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, California 94301.

 

  (2) Includes (a) 14,155,263 shares of common stock held by ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., (b) 732,672 shares of common stock held by ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P., and (c) 863,649 shares of common stock held by ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P. ABS Partners V L.L.C., or ABS Partners, is the general partner of ABS Partners V, L.P., or ABS Partners V, which is the general partner of ABS Capital Partners V, L.P., ABS Capital Partners V-A, L.P. and ABS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P., collectively referred to as the ABS Funds. Donald Hebb, Jr., Phillip Clough, John Stobo, Jr., Mark Anderson, Stephanie Carter, Ashoke Goswami, James Stevenson, Ralph Terkowitz, Timothy Weglicki and Laura Witt, or the ABS Managers, are the managing members of ABS Partners. The ABS Managers, as the managing members of ABS Partners V, share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the ABS Funds. None of the ABS Managers acting alone have voting or dispositive power over the shares held by the ABS Funds. The address of the entities affiliated with ABS Capital Partners is 400 East Pratt Street, Suite 910, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

 

  (3) Stephen Trundle has voting and dispositive power over all of the outstanding membership interests of Backbone Partners, LLC and has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Backbone Partners, LLC.

 

  (4) Includes (a) 402,334 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015 and (b) the shares described in footnote (3) above.

 

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  (5) Includes 90,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (6) Includes 30,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (7) Includes 51,811 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (8) Includes 82,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (9) Includes 566,829 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (10) Consists of shares of common stock held by the Technology Crossover Ventures entities describe in footnote (1) above.

 

  (11) Includes 3,267 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (12) Includes 30,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2015.

 

  (13) Consists of shares of common stock held by the ABS Capital Partners entities described in footnote (2) above.

 

  (14) Includes 35,930,316 shares of common stock held by all current executive officers and directors as a group and 1,473,681 shares that all current executive officers and directors as a group have the right to acquire from us within 60 days of March 31, 2015 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

  (15) Does not include shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options that were granted after March 31, 2015 which are described in the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation.”

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description of our capital stock, certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as each will be in effect upon the completion of this offering, and certain provisions of Delaware law are summaries. You should also refer to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part. We refer in this section to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that we have adopted in connection with this offering as our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively.

General

Upon the completion of this offering, our certificate of incorporation will authorize us to issue up to 300,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, all of which shares of preferred stock will be undesignated. Our board of directors may establish the rights and preferences of the preferred stock from time to time. As of March 31, 2015, after giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding preferred stock into shares of our common stock in connection with the completion of the offering, there would have been 37,846,440 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, held of record by 118 stockholders.

The number of shares of our common stock to be issued upon the conversion of all outstanding

shares of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock depends on the initial public offering price of our

common stock. The terms of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock provide that the ratio at which each

share of these series of preferred stock converts into shares of our common stock in connection with this offering will increase if the initial public offering price is below $11.74 per share, which would result in additional shares of our common stock being issued upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering. Based upon the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, no additional shares of common stock would be issued upon conversion of the Series B or Series B-1 preferred stock. See “Prospectus Summary—The Offering” for a description of the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock, which depends on the initial public offering price of our common stock.

Common Stock

Voting Rights

Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Under our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, our stockholders will not have cumulative voting rights. Because of this, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors can elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose.

Dividends

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of legally available funds.

 

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Liquidation

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities and the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any then-outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Rights and Preferences

Holders of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate in the future.

Preferred Stock

All currently outstanding shares of preferred stock will be converted to common stock upon the completion of this offering.

Following the completion of this offering, our board of directors will have the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock. It is not possible to state the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of preferred stock on the rights of holders of common stock until the board of directors determines the specific rights attached to that preferred stock.

We have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Options

As of March 31, 2015, options to purchase an aggregate of 3,337,968 shares of common stock were outstanding under our 2009 Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $2.68 per share. For additional information regarding the terms of our 2009 Plan, see the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation — Equity Incentive Plans — Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.”

Warrants

As of March 31, 2015, four warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 173,575 shares of our common stock were outstanding at a weighted average exercised price of $4.28 per share. Each of these warrants may become exercisable if certain performance requirements are met, and as of March 31, 2015 none of such performance requirements had been met.

 

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The first performance-based warrant for 91,881 shares of our common stock was issued to an executive officer of ours and has an exercise price of $0.41 per share and becomes exercisable if we have a change in control or if we complete an initial public offering. If the warrant becomes exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue targets, not to exceed a maximum of 91,881 shares. This warrant expired in May 2015 upon the cessation of the holder of the warrant’s employment with us.

The second performance-based warrant for 27,000 shares of our common stock was issued to an executive officer of ours and has an exercise price of $3.89 per share and becomes exercisable if we have a change in control or if we complete an initial public offering. If the warrant becomes exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue and EBITDA targets, not to exceed a maximum of 27,000 shares. This warrant will expire upon the earliest to occur of (i) November 2022, (ii) a change in control, (iii) 30 days following the completion of this offering and (iv) the date upon which the holder of the warrant is no longer an employee of ours or an affiliate of ours.

The third and fourth performance-based warrants, each for 27,347 shares of our common stock, were issued to employees and have an exercise price of $10.97 per share and we may elect to terminate the warrants in exchange for a one-time cash settlement in the event of a change in control. If the warrants become exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue targets, not to exceed a maximum of 27,347 shares for each warrant. These warrants will expire upon the earlier of March 2025 and the date upon which the holder of the warrant is no longer an employee of ours or any of our affiliates.

Each of these warrants contains a provision for the adjustment of the exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the applicable warrant in the event of certain stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations, reclassifications and consolidations.

Registration Rights

After our initial public offering, certain holders of shares of our common stock, including those shares of our common stock that will be issued upon conversion of our preferred stock in connection with this offering, will be entitled to certain rights with respect to registration of such shares under the Securities Act pursuant to the terms of the registration rights agreement. These shares are collectively referred to herein as registrable securities. The holders of these registrable securities possess registration rights pursuant to the terms of the registration rights agreement and are described in additional detail below.

The registration rights agreement provides the holders of registrable securities with demand, piggyback and S-3 registration rights as described more fully below. As of March 31, 2015, an aggregate of 35,645,284 registrable securities were entitled to these demand, piggyback and S-3 registration rights.

Demand Registration Rights

At any time beginning 180 days following the effective date of this registration statement, any holder of 5% or more of our registrable securities then outstanding has the right to demand that we file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering at least 5% of the then outstanding registrable securities (or such lesser percentage of registrable securities having an anticipated offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, of at least $15.0 million). These registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters, if any,

 

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to limit the number of shares included in any such registration under specified circumstances. Each eligible holder has the right to make at least one such demand and certain holders have the right to make up to three such demands each. Upon such a request, we will be required to file a registration statement within 90 days covering all or such portion of the registrable securities as requested by all the holders of the registrable securities.

Piggyback Registration Rights

At any time after the completion of this offering, if we propose to register any of our securities under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of our securities, the holders of our registrable securities then outstanding will each be entitled to notice of the registration and will be entitled to include their shares of common stock in any such registration statement. These piggyback registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares included in any such registration under specified circumstances, provided that such limitation does not reduce the amount of securities of such holders that are included in the offering below 30% of the total amount of securities included in such offering.

Registration on Form S-3

At any time we are qualified to file a registration statement on Form S-3, any holder of 5% or more of our registrable securities then outstanding has the right to demand that we file a registration statement on Form S-3 covering all or such portion of the registrable securities as requested by all the holders of the registrable securities, provided that such requested registration has an aggregate offering price, net of any underwriting discounts or commissions, of at least $15.0 million and we have not already effected two registrations on Form S-3 within the preceding 12-month period. The right to have such shares registered on Form S-3 is further subject to other specified conditions and limitations.

Expenses of Registration

We will pay all expenses relating to any demand, piggyback or Form S-3 registration, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, subject to specified conditions and limitations.

Termination of Registration Rights

The registration rights will terminate as to a particular holder of registrable securities when such holder, together with any affiliates, holds 1% or less of our outstanding common stock and such shares can be sold in any 3-month period without registration and without volume or manner of sale restrictions under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Anti-Takeover Statute

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which generally prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, with the following exceptions:

 

    before such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

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    upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction began, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder, those shares owned (1) by persons who are directors and also officers and (2) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

    on or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 23% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

In general, Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include the following:

 

    any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

    any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

 

    subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

 

    any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock or any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

    the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who, together with the person’s affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, or within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to be in Effect Upon the Completion of this Offering

Our certificate of incorporation will provide for our board of directors to be divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. Only one class of directors will be elected at each annual meeting of our stockholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective three-year terms. Because our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights, stockholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding will be able to elect all of our directors. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will also provide that directors may be removed by the stockholders only for cause upon the vote of 66 23% or more of our outstanding common stock. Furthermore, the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors, and vacancies and newly created directorships on the board of directors may, except as otherwise required by law or determined by the board, only be filled by a majority vote of the directors then serving on the board, even though less than a quorum.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will also provide that all stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called meeting of stockholders and will eliminate the right of stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting. Our bylaws will also provide that only our chairman of the board, chief executive officer or the board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors may call a special meeting of stockholders.

 

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Our bylaws will also provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before our annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide timely advance notice in writing, and, subject to applicable law, will specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that the stockholders cannot amend many of the provisions described above except by a vote of 66 23% or more of our outstanding common stock.

The combination of these provisions will make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace our board of directors as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Since our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change our control.

These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies and to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to hostile takeovers and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. We believe that the benefits of these provisions, including increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure our company, outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover proposals, because negotiation of takeover proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Choice of Forum

Our certificate of incorporation to be in effect upon the completion of this offering will provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty owed by and of our directors, officers or employees to us or our stockholders; any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws; or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Several lawsuits have been filed in Delaware challenging the enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions and it is possible that a court determines such provisions are not enforceable.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC. The transfer agent’s address is 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219.

Listing

We have applied for listing of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ALRM.”

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, no public market existed for our common stock, and although we expect that our common stock will be approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, we cannot assure investors that there will be an active public market for our common stock following this offering. We cannot predict what effect, if any, sales of our shares in the public market or the availability of shares for sale will have on the market price of our common stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market, including shares issued upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants, or the perception that such sales may occur, however, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and also could adversely affect our future ability to raise capital through the sale of our common stock or other equity-related securities at times and prices we believe appropriate.

Based on our shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015, upon completion of this offering,                  shares of our common stock will be outstanding, or                  shares of common stock if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full.

All of the shares of common stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares sold to our “affiliates,” as that term is defined under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The remaining                 outstanding shares of common stock held by existing stockholders are “restricted securities,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if the offer and sale is registered under the Securities Act or if the offer and sale of those securities qualifies for exemption from registration, including exemptions provided by Rules 144 and 701 promulgated under the Securities Act.

As a result of lock-up agreements and market standoff provisions described below and the provisions of Rules 144 and 701, the restricted securities will be available for sale in the public market as follows:

 

                     shares will be eligible for immediate sale upon the completion of this offering; and

 

    approximately                 shares will be eligible for sale upon expiration of lock-up agreements and market standoff provisions described below, beginning 180 days after the date of this prospectus, subject in certain circumstances to the volume, manner of sale and other limitations under Rule 144 and Rule 701.

We may issue shares of our common stock from time to time for a variety of corporate purposes, including in capital-raising activities through future public offerings or private placements, in connection with exercise of stock options and warrants, vesting of restricted stock units and other issuances relating to our employee benefit plans and as consideration for future acquisitions, investments or other purposes. The number of shares of our common stock that we may issue may be significant, depending on the events surrounding such issuances. In some cases, the shares we issue may be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act; in other cases, we may grant registration rights covering the shares issued in connection with these issuances, in which case the holders of the common stock will have the right, under certain circumstances, to cause us to register any resale of such shares to the public.

Rule 144

In general, persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months, and any affiliate of the company who owns either restricted shares of our common stock, are entitled to sell their securities without registration with the SEC under an exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

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Non-Affiliates

Any person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale may sell an unlimited number of restricted securities under Rule 144 if:

 

    the restricted securities have been held for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates;

 

    we have been subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale; and

 

    we are current in our Exchange Act reporting at the time of sale.

Any person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of ours at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and has held the restricted securities for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, will be entitled to sell an unlimited number of restricted securities without regard to the length of time we have been subject to Exchange Act periodic reporting or whether we are current in our Exchange Act reporting.

Affiliates

Persons seeking to sell restricted securities who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to the restrictions described above. They are also subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be required to comply with the manner of sale and notice provisions of Rule 144 and would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only that number of securities that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:

 

    1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately                 shares immediately after the completion of this offering based on the number of shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015; or

 

    the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

Rule 701

In general, under Rule 701 a person who purchased shares of our common stock pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract and who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates during the immediately preceding 90 days may sell these shares in reliance upon Rule 144, but without being required to comply with the notice, manner of sale or public information requirements or volume limitation provisions of Rule 144. Rule 701 also permits affiliates to sell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirements of Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 shares, however, are required to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling such shares pursuant to Rule 701. As of March 31, 2015, 1,055,706 shares of our outstanding common stock had been issued in reliance on Rule 701 as a result of exercises of stock options and issuance of restricted stock. However, substantially all Rule 701 shares are subject to lock-up agreements as described below and in the section of this prospectus titled “Underwriting” and will become eligible for sale upon the expiration of the restrictions set forth in those agreements.

Form S-8 Registration Statements

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SEC one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register the shares of our common stock that are issuable pursuant to our equity incentive plans. See the section of this prospectus titled “Executive and Director Compensation — Equity Incentive Plans” for a description of our equity incentive plans. These registration statements will become effective immediately upon filing. Shares covered by these registration statements will then be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to vesting restrictions, any applicable lock-up agreements described below and Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates.

Lock-Up Agreements

In connection with this offering, we, our directors and officers, and substantially all of the holders of equity securities outstanding immediately prior to this offering, including all of the selling stockholders, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, sell, or transfer any common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock for 180 days after the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co. on behalf of the underwriters.

The agreements do not contain any pre-established conditions to the waiver by Goldman, Sachs & Co. on behalf of the underwriters of any terms of the lock-up agreements. Any determination to release shares subject to the lock-up agreements would be based on a number of factors at the time of determination, including but not necessarily limited to the market price of the common stock, the liquidity of the trading market for the common stock, general market conditions, the number of shares proposed to be sold, contractual obligations to release certain shares subject to the lock-up agreements in the event any such shares are released, subject to certain specific limitations and thresholds, and the timing, purpose and terms of the proposed sale.

In addition to the restrictions contained in the lock-up agreements described above, we have entered into agreements with certain of our security holders, including our registration rights agreement and our standard forms of option agreements under our equity incentive plans, that contain market stand-off provisions imposing restrictions on the ability of such security holders to offer, sell or transfer our equity securities for a period of 180 days following the date of this prospectus.

Registration Rights

Assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase shares from the selling stockholders, upon the completion of this offering, the holders of 35,645,284 shares of our common stock, or their transferees, will be entitled to specified rights with respect to the registration of the offer and sale of their shares under the Securities Act. Registration of the offer and sale of these shares under the Securities Act would result in the shares becoming freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration. See the section of this prospectus titled “Description of Capital Stock — Registration Rights” for additional information.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our common stock by “Non-U.S. Holders” (as defined below). This discussion is a summary for general information purposes only and does not consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular Non-U.S. Holders in light of their individual circumstances or to certain types of Non-U.S. Holders subject to special tax rules, including partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, banks, financial institutions or other financial services entities, broker-dealers, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, persons who use or are required to use mark-to-market accounting, persons that hold our shares as part of a “straddle,” a “hedge” or a “conversion transaction,” certain former citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or investors in pass-through entities. In addition, this summary does not address, except to the extent discussed below, the effects of any applicable gift or estate tax, and this summary does not address the potential application of the Medicare contribution tax, the alternative minimum tax, or any tax considerations that may apply to Non-U.S. Holders of our common stock under state, local or non-U.S. tax laws and any other U.S. federal tax laws.

This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and applicable Treasury Regulations, rulings, administrative pronouncements and decisions as of the date of this registration statement, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations at any time with possible retroactive effect. We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, with respect to the tax consequences discussed herein, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary to the tax consequences discussed below or that any position taken by the IRS would not be sustained. This discussion assumes that a Non-U.S. Holder will hold our common stock as a capital asset within the meaning of the Code (generally, property held for investment). For purposes of this discussion, the term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our shares that is not a partnership (or entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and is not:

 

    an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

    a corporation created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

    an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

 

    a trust if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the trust’s substantial decisions or (2) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

If a partnership (or entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our shares, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of our common stock.

PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ACQUIRING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON STOCK, AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX LAWS AND ANY OTHER U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS.

 

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Distributions on Our Common Stock

In general, distributions, if any, paid to a Non-U.S. Holder (to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) will constitute dividends and be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate equal to 30% of the gross amount of the dividend, or a lower rate prescribed by an applicable income tax treaty, unless the dividends are effectively connected with a trade or business carried on by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States. Any distribution not constituting a dividend (because such distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits) will be treated first as reducing the Non-U.S. Holder’s basis in its shares of common stock, but not below zero, and to the extent it exceeds the Non-U.S. Holder’s basis, as capital gain (see “Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Stock” below).

A Non-U.S. Holder who claims the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty generally will be required to satisfy certain certification and other requirements prior to the distribution date. Such Non-U.S. Holders must generally provide the withholding agent with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under an applicable income tax treaty. If tax is withheld in an amount in excess of the amount applicable under an income tax treaty, a refund of the excess amount may generally be obtained by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under an applicable income tax treaty.

Dividends that are effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base of the Non-U.S. Holder) generally will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax if the Non-U.S. Holder files the required forms, including IRS Form W-8ECI with the withholding agent, but instead generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a resident of the United States. A corporate Non-U.S. Holder that receives effectively connected dividends may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a rate of 30%, or a lower rate prescribed by an applicable income tax treaty.

Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Our Common Stock

In general, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to any U.S. federal income tax or withholding tax on any gain realized upon such holder’s sale, exchange or other disposition of shares of our common stock unless:

(1) the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business carried on by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base of the Non-U.S. Holder);

(2) the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met; or

(3) we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the period that the Non-U.S. Holder held the common stock, and, in the case where shares of our common stock are regularly traded on an established securities market, the Non-U.S. Holder owns, or is treated as owning, more than five percent of our common stock at any time during the foregoing period.

Net gain realized by a Non-U.S. Holder described in clause (1) above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a resident of the United States.

 

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Any gains of a corporate Non-U.S. Holder described in clause (1) above may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

Gain realized by an individual Non-U.S. Holder described in clause (2) above will be subject to a flat 30% tax, which gain may be offset by U.S. source capital losses, even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States.

For purposes of clause (3) above, a corporation is a United States real property holding corporation if the fair market value of its United States real property interests equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of its worldwide real property interests plus its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. We believe that we are not, and we do not anticipate that we will become, a United States real property holding corporation.

U.S. Federal Estate Tax

The estate of an individual Non-U.S. Holder is generally subject to U.S. federal estate tax on property having a U.S. situs. Because we are a U.S. corporation, our common stock will be U.S. situs property and therefore will be included in the taxable estate of an individual Non-U.S. Holder decedent, unless an applicable estate tax treaty between the United States and the decedent’s country of residence provides otherwise.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Generally, we must report annually to the IRS and to each Non-U.S. Holder the amount of dividends paid, the name and address of the recipient, and the amount, if any, of tax withheld. These information reporting requirements apply even if withholding was not required because the dividends were effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States or withholding was reduced by an applicable income tax treaty. Under applicable income tax treaties or other agreements, the IRS may make its reports available to the tax authorities in the Non-U.S. Holder’s country of residence.

Dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder that is not an exempt recipient generally will be subject to backup withholding, currently at a rate of 28%, unless the Non-U.S. Holder certifies to the payor as to its foreign status, which certification may generally be made on IRS Form W-8BEN or other appropriate version of IRS Form W-8.

Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of common stock by a Non-U.S. Holder effected by or through a U.S. office of a broker will generally be subject to information reporting and backup withholding, currently at a rate of 28%, unless the Non-U.S. Holder certifies to the withholding agent under penalties of perjury as to, among other things, its name, address and status as a Non-U.S. Holder or otherwise establishes an exemption. Payment of disposition proceeds effected outside the United States by or through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding if the payment is not received in the United States. Information reporting, but generally not backup withholding, will apply to such a payment if the broker has certain connections with the United States unless the broker has documentary evidence in its records that the beneficial owner thereof is a Non-U.S. Holder and specified conditions are met or an exemption is otherwise established.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder that results in an overpayment of taxes generally will be refunded, or credited against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

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Foreign Accounts

A U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% may apply to dividends and the gross proceeds of a disposition of our common stock paid to a “foreign financial institution” (as specially defined under applicable rules) unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding certain U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners). This U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% will also apply to payments of dividends and the gross proceeds of a disposition of our common stock paid to a non-financial foreign entity unless such entity either certifies it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying substantial direct and indirect U.S. owners of the entity. The withholding tax described above will not apply if the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from the rules. Under certain circumstances, a Non-U.S. Holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. The U.S. has entered into agreements with certain countries that modify these general rules for entities located in those countries. Prospective investors are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this legislation on their investment in our common stock.

The withholding provisions described above will generally apply to payments of dividends made on or after July 1, 2014 and to payments of gross proceeds from a sale or other disposition of common stock on or after January 1, 2017.

 

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UNDERWRITING

The company, the selling stockholders and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following table. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated are acting as the representatives of the underwriters.

 

Underwriters

Number of Shares

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                 Incorporated

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

William Blair & Company, LLC

Imperial Capital, LLC

  

 

Total

  

 

The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares covered by the option described below unless and until this option is exercised.

The underwriters have an over-allotment option to buy up to an additional                  shares from the company and up to an additional                  shares from the selling stockholders to cover sales by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than the total number set forth in the table above. They may exercise that option for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table above.

The following tables show the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by us and the selling stockholders. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase                  additional shares of our common stock.

 

Paid by the Company   
      No Exercise         Full Exercise    

Per Share

$                     $                    

Total

$      $     
Paid by the Selling Stockholders   
  No Exercise   Full Exercise  

Per Share

$      $     

Total

$      $     

Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $         per share from the initial public offering price. After the initial offering of the shares, the representatives may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.

 

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We, our officers, directors, and holders of substantially all of our outstanding capital stock, including the selling stockholders, have agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of or hedge any of their common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co. This agreement does not apply to any existing employee benefit plans. See the section of this prospectus titled “Shares Eligible for Future Sale—Lock-Up Agreements” for a discussion of certain transfer restrictions.

Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for the shares. The initial public offering price has been negotiated among us and the representatives. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price of the shares, in addition to prevailing market conditions, will be our historical performance, estimates of our business potential and earnings prospects, an assessment of our management and the consideration of the above factors in relation to market valuation of companies in related businesses.

We have applied for listing of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ALRM.”

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering, and a short position represents the amount of such sales that have not been covered by subsequent purchases. A “covered short position” is a short position that is not greater than the amount of additional shares for which the underwriters’ option described above may be exercised. The underwriters may cover any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to cover the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase additional shares pursuant to the option described above. “Naked” short sales are any short sales that create a short position greater than the amount of additional shares for which the option described above may be exercised. The underwriters must cover any such naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time. These transactions may be effected on NYSE, NASDAQ NMS or relevant exchange, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

 

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The underwriters do not expect sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares offered.

We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $             million.

We have agreed to pay the filing fees incident to, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with, any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, in connection with this offering in an amount not to exceed $            .

We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Relationships

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to the issuer and to persons and entities with relationships with the issuer, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.

In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to our assets, securities and/or instruments (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with us. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

Directed Share Program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to                  of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to certain of our service providers, partners and subscribers as well as friends and family members of our employees through a directed share program. If shares are purchased through the directed share program, the number of shares available for sale to the general public will be reduced. Participants who purchase 5,000 or more shares through the directed share program will be subject to a 180-day lock-up period. Any reserved shares that are not purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus.

Selling Restrictions

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), each underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make an offer

 

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of shares to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of shares to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

 

  (a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

 

  (b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than 43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than 50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;

 

  (c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

 

  (d) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of shares to the public” in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

United Kingdom

Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:

 

  (a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act, or the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and

 

  (b) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Hong Kong

The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of

 

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issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

Japan

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan, or the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

Switzerland

The shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or the offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

 

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Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, the Company, the shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (FINMA), and the offer of shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (“CISA”). The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of shares.

Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Australia

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), in relation to the offering. This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

Any offer in Australia of the shares may only be made to persons (the “Exempt Investors”) who are “sophisticated investors” (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

The shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

This prospectus contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Cooley LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, is representing the underwriters.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement. This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the common stock offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.

Upon completion of this offering, we will be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and we will file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the public reference room and web site of the SEC referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.alarm.com, at which you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. However, the information contained in or accessible through our website is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and investors should not rely on such information in making a decision to purchase our common stock in this offering.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 F-4
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 F-6
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the years ended
December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014
F-7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 F-8
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (unaudited) F-54
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (unaudited) F-55
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 (unaudited) F-56
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (unaudited) F-57
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (unaudited) F-58
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (unaudited) F-59
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves F-82

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.:

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2013 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia

April 23, 2015

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Revenue:

SaaS and license revenue

  $ 55,655        $ 82,620        $ 111,515     

Hardware and other revenue

  40,820        47,602        55,797     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

  96,475        130,222        167,312     

Cost of revenue: (1)

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

  12,681        16,476        23,007     

Cost of hardware and other revenue

  28,773        38,482        44,172     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

  41,454        54,958        67,179     

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing

  13,232        21,467        25,836     

General and administrative

  14,099        29,928        26,113     

Research and development

  8,944        13,085        23,193     

Amortization and depreciation

  2,230        3,360        3,991     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  38,505        67,840        79,133     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  16,516        7,424        21,000     

Interest expense

  (312)       (269)       (196)    

Other income / (expense), net

  5        57        (485)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  16,209        7,212        20,319     

Provision for income taxes

  7,280        2,688        6,817     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  8,929        4,524        13,502     

Dividends paid on redeemable convertible preferred stock

  (8,182)       —        —     

Cumulative dividend on redeemable convertible preferred stock

  (1,855)       —        —     

Deemed dividend to redeemable convertible preferred stock upon recapitalization

  (138,727)       —        —     

Income allocated to participating securities

  —        (4,402)       (12,939)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to common

stockholders

$ (139,835)     $ 122      $ 563     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share information attributable to common

stockholders:

Net (loss) / income per share:

Basic

  $ (108.55)       $ 0.08        $ 0.25     

Diluted

  $ (108.55)       $ 0.04        $ 0.14     

Pro forma (unaudited):

Basic

Diluted

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

  1,288,162        1,443,469        2,276,694     

Diluted

  1,288,162        2,795,345        3,890,121     

Pro forma (unaudited):

Basic

Diluted

 

 

  (1) Exclusive of amortization and depreciation shown below.

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands)

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Net income

  $ 8,929        $ 4,524        $ 13,502     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:

Change in unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities

  —        56        (56)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  $       8,929        $      4,580        $      13,446     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  December 31,  
  2013   2014  
         
         
Assets        
Current assets:        

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 33,583      $ 42,572     

Accounts receivable, net

  16,579        17,259     

Inventory

  2,518        6,852     

Deferred tax assets

  1,059        3,242     

Other current assets

  1,717        1,919     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  55,456        71,844     

Property and equipment, net

  3,586        8,130     

Intangible assets, net

  5,962        5,092     

Goodwill

  18,480        21,374     

Deferred tax assets

  5,546        5,121     

Marketable securities

  2,208        —     

Other assets

  8,249        9,371     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 99,487      $ 120,932     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$ 15,870      $ 15,233     

Accrued compensation

  3,765        5,816     

Deferred revenue

  1,163        1,699     

Current portion of long-term debt

  2,000        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  22,798        22,748     

Deferred revenue

  8,488        9,202     

Long-term debt

  5,500        6,700     

Other liabilities

  935        1,670     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  37,721        40,320     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,809,685 shares authorized, 1,809,685 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, liquidation preference of $191,132 as of December 31, 2014.

  136,523        136,523     

Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,669,680 shares authorized, 82,934 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, liquidation preference of $8,759 as of December 31, 2014.

  6,265        6,265     

Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 3,511,725 shares authorized, 1,998,257 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, liquidation preference of $24,309 as of December 31, 2014.

  59,668        59,668     

Stockholders’ deficit

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 1,657,433 and 2,823,816 shares issued as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and 1,657,433 and 2,614,444 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

  17        26     

Additional paid-in capital

  1,777        7,168     

Treasury stock (35,523 shares at cost of $1.20 per share)

  (42)       (42)    

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  56        —     

Accumulated deficit

  (142,498)       (128,996)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

  (140,690)       (121,844)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

$ 99,487      $ 120,932     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

     $ 8,929           $ 4,524           $ 13,502     

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

        

Provision for doubtful accounts

     107           592           1,371     

Reserve for product returns

     1,537           1,781           1,863     

Amortization on patent

     202           201           201     

Amortization and depreciation

     2,230           3,360           3,991     

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     —           —           70     

Deferred income taxes

     (2,147)          (2,164)          (1,735)    

Undistributed losses from equity investees

     —           112           514     

Stock-based compensation

     1,759           841           3,267     

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment

     —           11,266           —     

Gain on release of contingent liability

     —           (5,820)          —     

Impairment of cost method investment

     —           —           200     

Other, net

     —           330           129     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of business acquisitions):

        

Accounts receivable

     (3,986)          (8,678)          (3,898)    

Inventory

     (22)          (1,412)          (4,334)    

Other assets

     (286)          (1,038)          (1,136)    

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     4,927           5,169           444     

Deferred revenue

     2,811           1,618           1,234     

Other liabilities

     62           (28)          (48)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

  16,123        10,654        15,635     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities:

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

  —        (8,148)       (3,186)    

Additions to property and equipment

  (1,322)       (2,275)       (6,892)    

Investments in cost and equity method investees

  (300)       (4,516)       —     

Distributions from cost method investees

  —        —        2,545     

Purchases of licenses to patents

  (1,000)       —        —     

Issuances of notes receivable

  (250)       (1,492)       (755)    

Payments received on notes receivable

  64        —        —     

Purchase of marketable securities

  —        (2,000)       —     

Disposition of marketable securities

  —        —        2,000     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

  (2,808)       (18,431)       (6,288)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of debt issuance costs

  —        —        6,376     

Repayments of term loan

  (1,000)       (1,500)       (7,500)    

Dividends paid to common stockholders

  (414)       —        —     

Dividends paid to redeemable convertible preferred stockholders

  (8,182)       —        —     

Payments of deferred offering costs

  —        —        (2,399)    

Repurchases of common stock

  (2,209)       (5)       (7)    

Proceeds from early exercise of stock-based awards

  —        —        1,548     

Issuances of common stock from equity based plans

  255        785        554     

Tax windfall benefit from stock-based awards

  511        160        1,070     

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

  136,524        —        —     

Payment for repurchase of preferred stock

  (113,697)       —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

  11,788        (560)       (358)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  25,103        (8,337)       8,989     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

  16,817        41,920        33,583     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

  $ 41,920      $ 33,583        $ 42,572     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

Cash paid for interest

  $ 296        $ 274        $ 193     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

  $ 9,201        $ 6,204        $ 6,490     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noncash investing and financing activities:

Conversion of note receivable into cost method investment

  $ —        $ 250        $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cumulative dividend on participating securities

  $ 1,855        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deemed dividend to participating securities upon recapitalization

  $ 138,727        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $ —        $ —        $ 403     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash not yet paid for business acquisitions

  $ —        $ —        $ 434     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Equity

(in thousands)

 

    New Common Stock     Old
Common Stock
    Additional
Paid-In-
Capital
    Treasury
Stock
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount            

Balance, January 1, 2012

    —          $ —          1,625          $         16          $ —          $ —          $ —          $ (3,204)         $ (3,188)    

Common stock issued in connection with equity based plans

    599          6          10          —          249          —          —          —          255     

Stock-based compensation expense

    —          —          —          —          1,759          —          —          —          1,759     

Tax benefit from stock-based awards

    —          —          —          —          511          —          —          —          511     

Cancellation of Old Common Stock and Conversion to Series B-1 Preferred and New Common Stock in recapitalization

    910          9          (1,600)         (16)         (354)         —          —          (5,424)         (5,785)    

New common stock repurchased

    (258)         (2)         —          —          (2,165)         —          —          —          (2,167)    

Cancellation of Old Series A Preferred and Conversion to Series B-1 Preferred and New Series A Preferred in recapitalization

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (138,727)         (138,727)    

Treasury stock repurchased

    —          —          (35)         —          —          (42)         —          —          (42)    

Dividends paid to Common Stockholders

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (414)         (414)    

Dividends paid to Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stockholders

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (8,182)         (8,182)    

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          8,929          8,929     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

    1,251          $         13         —          $ —          $ —          $ (42)         $ —          $ (147,022)         $ (147,051)    

Common stock issued in connection with equity based plans

    408          4          —          —          781          —          —          —          785     

Stock-based compensation expense

    —          —          —          —          841          —          —          —          841     

Tax benefit from stock-based awards

    —          —          —          —          160          —          —          —          160     

Common stock repurchased

    (2)         —          —          —          (5)         —          —          —          (5)    

Other comprehensive income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          56          —          56     

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          4,524          4,524     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

    1,657          $ 17          —          $ —          $         1,777          $ (42)         $ 56          $  (142,498)         $ (140,690)    

Common stock issued in connection with equity based plans

    735          7          —          —          547          —          —          —          554     

Vesting of common stock subject to repurchase

    223          2          —          —          802          —          —          —          804     

Stock-based compensation expense

    —          —          —          —          3,267          —          —          —          3,267     

Tax benefit from stock-based awards, net

    —          —          —          —          782          —          —          —          782     

Common stock repurchased

    (1)         —          —          —          (7)         —          —          —          (7)    

Other comprehensive income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (56)         —          (56)    

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          13,502          13,502     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

            2,614          $ 26          —          $ —          $ 7,168          $         (42)         $                     —          $       (128,996)         $       (121,844)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

Note 1. Company Overview

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (referred herein as “Alarm.com”, the “Company”, or “we”) is a cloud-based software platform solution for the connected home. Our multi-tenant software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform allows home and business owners to intelligently secure and manage their properties and remotely interact with a broad array of connected devices through a single, intuitive interface. Our solution is delivered through an established network of thousands of authorized and licensed service providers. Our four primary solutions are interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management, which can be used individually or integrated into a single user interface. We derive revenue from the sale of our software-as-a-service over our integrated platform, hardware, activation fees and other revenue. Our fiscal year ends on December 31st.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Equity investments over which we are able to exercise significant influence but do not control the investee are accounted for using the equity method.

We determine whether we have a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Voting interest entities are entities that have sufficient equity and provide equity investor voting rights that give them power to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations. The usual condition for a controlling financial interest in a voting interest entity is ownership of a majority voting interest. In VIEs, a controlling financial interest is attained through means other than voting rights and the entities lack one or more of the characteristics of a voting entity.

We account for our unconsolidated investments in businesses under the cost or equity method dependent on factors such as percent ownership and factors that would determine significant influence. Our cost method investments are recorded at cost. Equity method investments are recorded at cost and adjusted to record our share of the company’s undistributed gains and losses in our consolidated statements of operations. We evaluate our cost and equity method investments for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that carrying amount of such investments may not be recoverable.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts receivable, allowance for hardware returns, estimates of obsolete inventory, long-term incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, income taxes, legal reserves and goodwill and intangible assets.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Presentation

In the event that an initial public offering of our common stock, or IPO, is completed, all shares of the Company’s outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into common stock.

The unaudited pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2014 gives effect to the number of additional shares whose proceeds would be necessary to pay the amount of the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared on our common and preferred stock, which were in the amount of $20.0 million or $             per share of common stock on an as-converted basis, that were in excess of current year earnings at an IPO price of              per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), and to the conversion of all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 35,017,884 shares of common stock upon the completion of the IPO priced at or above $11.74 per share as of January 1, 2014 or at the time of issuance, if later.

If the initial public offering price is below $11.74 per share, we will be required to issue a variable number of shares of our common stock to our Series B and Series B-1 preferred stockholders to provide an as-converted fair value of common stock that is equal to their liquidation preference of $105.62 per share of Series B and B-1 preferred stock. In this circumstance, the excess of the liquidation preference of $105.62 per share over the carrying value of $75.44 per share of Series B and B-1 preferred stock will be recorded as a deemed dividend that will reduce net income or increase net loss attributable to common stockholders to arrive at pro forma net income (loss) attributable to common stock holders.

The pro forma information does not give effect to any proceeds from a qualifying initial public offering of our common stock.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity from the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, we have invested approximately $29.6 million and $38.6 million in cash equivalents in the form of money market funds with one financial institution. We consider these money market funds to be Level 1 financial instruments.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are principally derived from sales to customers located in the United States and Canada. Our sales in Canada are transacted in U.S. dollars. Our accounts receivable are stated at estimated realizable value. We utilize the allowance method to provide for doubtful accounts based on management’s evaluation of the collectability of the amounts due. Our estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of accounts receivable. Each of our service providers are evaluated for creditworthiness through a credit review process at the inception of the arrangement or if risk indicators arise during our arrangement at such other time. Our terms for hardware sales to our service providers and distributors typically allow for returns for up to one year. We apply our estimate as a percentage of sales monthly, based on historical data, as a reserve against revenue to account for our provision for returns. We have not experienced write-offs for uncollectible accounts or sales returns that have differed significantly from our estimates.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Inventory

Our inventory, which is comprised of raw materials and finished goods, includes materials used to produce our wireless communications network enabled radios, video cameras, home automation system parts and peripherals, is stated at the lower of cost or market, and is charged to cost of sales on a first in, first out (“FIFO”) basis. We periodically evaluate our inventory quantities for obsolescence based on criteria such as customer demand and changing technology and record an obsolescence write down when necessary.

Marketable Securities

Our investments in marketable equity securities consist of available for sale securities, which are stated at fair value, with unrealized gains and temporary unrealized losses reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) net of tax, until realized. When realized, we recognize gains and losses on the sales of the securities on a specific identification method and include the realized gains or losses in other income / (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. We include interest, dividends, and amortization of premium or discount on securities classified as available for sale in other income / (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. We also evaluate our available for sale securities to determine whether a decline in fair value is other than temporary. Should the decline be considered other than temporary, we write down the cost of the security and include the loss in earnings. Available for sale securities are classified as either short-term or long-term based on management’s intention of when to sell the securities or maturity date, if applicable.

Internal-Use Software

We capitalize the costs related to the design of internal-use software related to the development of our platform during the application development stage of the projects. The costs are primarily comprised of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense of the projects’ engineers and product development teams. Our internally developed software is reported at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization begins once the project is ready for its intended use, which is usually when the code goes into production in weekly software builds on our platform. We amortize the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of three years, which is the estimated useful life. We utilize continuous agile development methods to update our software for our SaaS multi-tenant platform on a weekly basis, which primarily consists of bug-fixes and user interface changes. We evaluate whether a project should be capitalized if it adds significant functionality to our platform. Maintenance activities or minor upgrades are expensed in the period performed.

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

We derive our revenue from two primary sources: the sale of our software-as-a-service, or SaaS, cloud-based connected home platform and the sale of hardware products that enable our solutions. We sell our hardware and platform solutions to service providers that resell our hardware and solutions to home and business owners, who are the service providers’ customers, and who we refer to as our subscribers. We also sell our hardware to distributors who resell the hardware to service providers. We enter into contracts with our service providers that establish pricing for access to our connected home platform solutions and for the sale of hardware. These contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent automatic renewal terms of one year. Our service providers typically enter into underlying contracts with our subscribers, which our service providers have indicated range from three to five years in length.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Our hardware includes cellular radio modules that enable access to our cloud-based platform, as well as video cameras, image sensors and other peripherals. Our service providers purchase our hardware in anticipation of installing the hardware in a home or business when they create a new subscriber account, or for use in an existing subscriber’s property. The purchase of hardware occurs in a transaction that is separate and typically in advance of the purchase of our platform services. Service providers transact with us to purchase our platform solutions and resell our solutions to a new subscriber, or to upgrade or downgrade the solutions of an existing subscriber, at which time the subscriber’s access to our platform solutions is enabled and the delivery of the services commences. The purchase of hardware and the purchase of our platform solutions are separate transactions as, at the point of sale of the hardware, the service provider is not obligated to purchase a platform solution for the hardware sold, and the level and duration of platform solutions, if any, to be provided through the hardware sold cannot be determined.

We recognize revenue with respect to our solutions when all of the following conditions are met:

 

    Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;

 

    Delivery to the customer, which may be either a service provider, distributor or subscriber; has occurred or service has been rendered;

 

    Fees are fixed or determinable; and

 

    Collection of the fees is reasonably assured.

We consider a signed contract with a service provider to be persuasive evidence that an agreement exists, and the fees to be fixed or determinable if the fees are contractually agreed to with our service providers. Collectability is evaluated based on a number of factors, including a credit review of new service providers, and the payment history of existing service providers. If collectability is not reasonably assured, revenue is deferred until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon the receipt of payment.

SaaS and license Revenue

We generate the majority of our SaaS and license revenue primarily from the monthly fees charged to our service providers sold on a per subscriber basis for access to our cloud-based connected home platform and the related solutions. Our fees per subscriber vary based upon the service plan and features utilized.

Under negotiated terms in the agreements with our service providers, we are entitled to receive and we recognize revenue based on a fee that is billed at the beginning of each month. We recognize SaaS and license revenue monthly as the services are delivered.

We offer multiple service level packages for our solutions and a range of a la carte add-ons for additional features. The fee paid by our service providers each month for the delivery of our solutions is based on the combination of packages and add-ons enabled for each subscriber. We utilize tiered pricing plans where our service providers may receive prospective pricing discounts driven by volume.

We also generate SaaS and license revenue from the fees paid to us when we license our intellectual property to service providers on a per customer basis for use of our patents. Additionally, in some markets our EnergyHub subsidiary sells its demand response software with an annual service fee, with pricing based on the number of subscribers or amount of aggregate electricity demand made available for a utility’s or market’s control.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Hardware and Other Revenue

We generate hardware and other revenue primarily from the sale of cellular radio modules that provide access to our cloud-based platform, video cameras and other devices. We recognize hardware and other revenue when the hardware is delivered to our service provider or distributor, net of a reserve for estimated returns. Amounts due from the sale of hardware are payable in accordance with the terms of our agreements with our service providers or distributors, and are not contingent on resale to end-users, or to service providers in the case of sales of hardware to distributors. Our terms for hardware sales sold directly to either service providers or distributors typically allow for the return of hardware up to one year past the date of sale. Our distributors sell directly to our service providers under terms between the two parties. We record a percentage of hardware and other revenue based on historical returns, as a reserve against revenue for hardware returns. We evaluate our hardware reserve on a quarterly basis, or sooner if there is an indication of a change in return experience.

Hardware and other revenue also includes activation fees charged to service providers for activation of a new subscriber account on our platform, as well as fees paid by service providers for our marketing services. The activation fee is non-refundable, separately negotiated and specified in our contractual arrangements with our service providers and is charged to the service provider for each subscriber activated on our platform. Activation fees are not offered on a stand-alone basis separate from our SaaS offering. We record activation fees initially as deferred revenue and recognize these fees as revenue ratably over the expected life of the subscriber account, which we estimate to be ten years based on our historical annual attrition rates. The portion of these activation fees included in current and long-term deferred revenue as of our balance sheet date represents the amounts that will be recognized ratably as revenue over the following twelve months, or longer as appropriate, until the ten-year expected term is complete. The current and long-term balance for deferred revenue for activation fees was $9.3 million and $10.3 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Cost of Revenue

Our cost of SaaS and license revenue primarily includes the amounts paid to wireless network providers and, to a lesser extent, the costs of running our network operation centers which are expensed as incurred. Our cost of hardware and other revenue primarily includes cost of raw materials and amounts paid to our third-party manufacturer for production and fulfillment of our cellular radio modules and image sensors, and procurement costs for our video cameras, which we purchase from an original equipment manufacturer, and other devices. We carry our inventory at lower cost or market and the cost is charged to cost of sales on a FIFO basis when the inventory is shipped from our manufacturer. Our cost of revenue excludes amortization and depreciation.

Fair Value Measurements

The accounting standard for fair value measurements provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or the exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This accounting standard established a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available. The following summarizes the three levels of inputs:

Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date;

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for similar assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly; quoted prices in markets that are not active; and

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity.

The carrying amount of financial assets, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value because of the short maturity and liquidity of those instruments.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis — In 2013 and 2014, we had an available for sale investment and derivatives that were recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis — We measure certain assets, including property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, cost and equity method investments at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value when they are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Service Providers

The financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consists principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivables. All of our cash and cash equivalents are held at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality. Our cash and cash equivalent accounts may exceed federally issued limits at times. We have not experienced any losses on cash and cash equivalents to date. To manage accounts receivable risk, we evaluate the credit worthiness of our service providers and maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts. The majority of our accounts receivable balance is made up of our service providers in North America. We assess the concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivables based on one industry and geographic region and feel that our reserve for uncollectible accounts is appropriate based on our history and this concentration.

Stock-Based Compensation

We compensate our executive officers, board of directors and our employees with incentive stock-based compensation plans. We grant equity awards under our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. We record stock-based compensation expense based upon the award’s grant date fair value and use an accelerated attribution method, net of estimated forfeitures, in which compensation cost for each vesting tranche in an award is recognized ratably from the service inception date to the vesting date for that tranche. Our equity awards generally vest over five years and are settled in Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. common stock. During 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recognized compensation expense of $1.8 million, $0.8 million and $3.3 million, and associated income tax benefit of $0.5 million, $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in connection with our stock-based compensation plans.

Business Combinations

The purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired, including intangible assets, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. The excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net of the amounts assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill. The net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity are included in our consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate the recoverability of our long-lived assets including finite lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets, including finite lived intangible assets, are measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If the asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset.

Goodwill

We review goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually, as of October 1, for possible impairment. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for possible impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit or indefinite-lived intangible asset below its carrying value. We test our goodwill at the reporting unit level. We review the goodwill for impairment using the two-step process and the indefinite-lived intangible assets using the quantitative process if, based on our assessment of the qualitative factors, we determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit or indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value. We review the carrying value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets utilizing a discounted cash flow model and we use the guideline company method to assess the reasonableness of the method. We make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows, discount rates, long-term growth rates and market values to determine each reporting unit’s and indefinite-lived intangible asset’s estimated fair value. If these estimates or related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges.

Advertising Costs

We expense advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs totaled $4.1 million, $8.2 million and $5.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Advertising costs are included within sales and marketing expenses on our consolidated statements of operations.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method as required by accounting standards codification, or ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that are included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

We are subject to income taxes in the United States. Significant judgment is required in evaluating uncertain tax positions. We record uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740-10 on the basis of a two-step process whereby (1) we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position, and (2) with respect to those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. We record interest and penalties as a component of our income tax provision.

Earnings per Share (“EPS”)

Our basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.

Our diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by giving effect to all potentially dilutive common stock when determining the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. For purposes of the diluted net income (loss) per share calculation, options to purchase common stock, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and unvested shares issued upon the early exercise of options that are subject to repurchase are considered to be potential common stock.

We have issued securities other than common stock that participate in dividends (“participating securities”), and therefore utilize the two-class method to calculate net income (loss) per share. These participating securities include redeemable convertible preferred stock and unvested shares issued upon the early exercise of options that are subject to repurchase, both of which have non-forfeitable rights to participate in any dividends declared on our common stock. The two-class method requires a portion of net income to be allocated to the participating securities to determine the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders. Net income (loss) attributable to the common stockholders is equal to the net income less dividends paid on preferred stock, assumed periodic cumulative preferred stock dividends and deemed dividends on preferred stock in the recapitalization with any remaining earnings allocated in accordance with the bylaws between the outstanding common and preferred stock as of the end of each period.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

On July 18, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force),” which requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss, or NOL, carryforward, or similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward, rather than as a liability when (1) the uncertain tax position would reduce the NOL or other carryforward under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction and (2) the entity intends to use the deferred tax asset for that purpose. The ASU does not require new recurring disclosures. ASU 2013-11 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The amendments are to be applied to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist as of the effective date and may be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. We adopted this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2014, and it did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Not yet adopted

On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis,” which requires an entity to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. The amendment modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are VIEs or voting interest entities. The amendment eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. The amendment affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. The amendment also provides a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities that comply with registered money market funds. We are required to adopt ASU 2015-02 in the first quarter of 2016 and we do not anticipate that adoption of the pronouncement will have a material impact on our financial statements.

On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15,“Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40),” which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments regarding conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures, if applicable. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-15 in the first quarter of 2017, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

On June 19, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718),” which affects any entity that grants its employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award stipulate that a performance target that affects vesting could be achieved after the requisite service period. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-12 in the first quarter of 2016 and the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The guidance supersedes the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The guidance also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition – Contract-Type and Production-Type Contracts”. ASU 2014-9 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. An entity is required to apply the amendments using one of the following two methods: i) retrospectively to each prior period presented with three possible expedients: a) for completed contracts that begin and end in the same reporting period no restatement is required; b) for completed contract with variable consideration an entity may use the transaction price at completion rather than restating estimated variable consideration amounts in comparable reporting periods; and

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

c) for comparable reporting periods before date of initial application reduced disclosure requirements related to transaction price; ii) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the amendment recognized at the date of initial application with additional disclosures for the differences of the prior guidance to the reporting periods compared to the new guidance and an explanation of the reasons for significant changes. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2017 and we are currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement on our financial statements.

On April 10, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which amends the definition of a discontinued operation in ASC 205-20 and requires entities to provide additional disclosures about discontinued operations as well as disposal transactions that do not meet the discontinued operations criteria. The guidance narrowed the definition of a discontinued operations for disposal of a component or group of components that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major impact on an entity’s operations or financial results. The guidance also expands the scope to include equity method investments and businesses, that upon initial acquisition, qualify as held for sale. The expanded disclosure requirements include statement of financial position and statement of cash flows disclosures for all comparative periods. The ASU is effective prospectively for all disposals (or classifications as held for sale) in periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 with early adoption permitted. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-08 in the first quarter of 2015 and these provisions are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Note 3. Accounts Receivable, Net

The components of accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):

 

  December 31,  
  2013   2014  

Accounts receivable

  $ 17,835        $ 20,494     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

  (304)       (1,397)    

Allowance for product returns

  (952)       (1,838)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

  $     16,579        $     17,259     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recorded a $1.5 million, $1.8 million and $1.9 million reserve for product returns in our hardware and other revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recorded a $0.1 million, $0.6 million and $1.4 million provision for doubtful accounts receivable. Historically, we have not experienced write-offs for uncollectible accounts or sales returns that have differed significantly from our estimates.

Note 4. Inventory

The components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):

 

  December 31,  
  2013   2014  

Raw materials

  $     2,420        $ 3,371     

Finished goods

  98        3,481     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory

  $ 2,518        $     6,852     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded $0.4 million to write-down inventory to its net realizable value after it was determined to be impaired. There were no such charges in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2014.

Note 5. Investments in Other Entities

Cost Method Investment in Connected Home Service Provider

On September 4, 2012, we purchased 20,000 Series A Convertible Preferred Membership Units of a Brazilian connected home solutions provider for $15.00 per unit, or $300,000, for a 12.2% interest on a fully diluted basis in this entity. On June 26, 2013, we entered into an agreement with the same company to purchase 2,667 Series B Convertible Preferred Membership Units at $26.22 per unit, or $70,000, which brought our aggregate interest to 12.4% on a fully diluted basis. The entity will resell our products and services to residential and commercial customers in Brazil. Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, the connected home service provider is a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). We do not control the marketing, sales, installation, or customer maintenance functions of the entity and therefore do not direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of the entity and do not consolidate the connected home services provider. We account for this investment using the cost method. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the fair value of this cost method investment was not estimated as there were no events or changes in circumstances that may have had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. The $370,000 investment balance is included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Loans to and Investments in an Installation Partner

On November 20, 2013, we paid $1.0 million to purchase 48,190 common units of an installation partner for a 48.2% interest on a fully diluted basis in this entity. The entity performs installation services for security dealers. Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, we determined that the installation partner is not a VIE. We account for this investment under the equity method because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the entity. Under the equity method, we recognize our share of the earnings or losses of the installation partner in other income / (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations in the periods they are reported by the installation partner. The loss in other income / (expense), net was $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014. Our $1.0 million investment, net of equity losses, is included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets and was $0.9 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

In September 2014, we loaned $315,000 to our installation partner under a secured promissory note that accrues interest at 8.0%. The note receivable is included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. Interest is payable monthly with the entire principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest due at maturity in September 2016. This event did not cause us to reconsider our conclusion that the installation partner has sufficient equity investment at risk and therefore is not a VIE. We continue to account for the investment under the equity method.

Loans to and Investments in a Platform Partner

On October 31, 2012, we entered into an agreement with a platform partner to lend $250,000 in the form of a bridge loan secured by a convertible promissory note (the “2012 Note”). Our platform

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

partner produces connected devices that are integrated into our connected home platform, and we entered into the loan agreement and the subsequent investments described below to provide capital in order to bring our platform partner’s devices to market and integrate them onto our connected home platform. Under the terms of the 2012 Note, the entire principal balance becomes due on the earlier of October 31, 2013, or the date on which our platform partner completes a qualified financing event. Additionally, the 2012 Note automatically converts into the preferred stock of our platform partner if that entity completes a qualified financing event within 180 days of the 2012 Note issuance date. If the 2012 Note automatically converts into preferred stock, the conversion price will equal the lowest per-share selling price at which shares of preferred stock are issued in a qualified financing. Interest on the 2012 Note accrues at a rate of 8.0% per annum and all unpaid interest is payable upon the earlier of the maturity date or the conversion date.

On January 17, 2013, the 2012 Note plus accrued interest automatically converted in a qualified financing event whereby we paid $3.5 million in cash to purchase 3,548,820 shares of the platform partner’s Series A convertible preferred shares, or an 18.7% interest on an as-converted and fully diluted basis. The terms of our investment in the convertible preferred shares included a freestanding option to make an additional investment in the platform partner (“the 2013 Option”). Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, the platform partner is a VIE. We do not control the product design, software development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales functions of the platform partner and, therefore, we do not direct the activities of the platform partner that most significantly impact its economic performance. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of the platform partner and, therefore, we do not consolidate it.

We recorded the 2013 Option at its initial fair value of $0.2 million. The 2013 Option did not meet the definition of a derivative (i.e., the underlying is private company stock that is not readily convertible into cash) and, therefore it is not measured at fair value at each reporting period. We recorded the investment in the Series A convertible preferred shares at its initial fair value of $3.5 million and account for it as a cost method investment.

On July 24, 2013, we loaned the same platform partner $2.0 million in the form of a secured convertible note (the “2013 Note”). The 2013 Note bears interest at 6.0% per annum, and principal and any accrued but unpaid interest is due and payable on the earlier of (1) January 19, 2015 or (2) immediately prior to a change in control. The 2013 Note is accounted for as an available for sale security and is recorded at fair value in marketable securities on our consolidated balance sheet. The initial fair value of the 2013 Note was $1.9 million. The fair value of the 2013 Note at December 31, 2013 was $2.1 million, including $53,000 of accrued interest receivable, and for the year ended December 31, 2013 we recorded an unrealized gain of $92,000, net of tax of $36,000, in our consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

The 2013 Note converts automatically into equity at a 12.5% discount from the price per share at which new shares of capital stock are issued by the platform provider in a qualified financing (the “Automatic Conversion Feature”). The Automatic Conversion Feature is an embedded derivative that required bifurcation from the 2013 Note. It was recorded at its initial fair value of $0.1 million in other non-current assets as a marketable security and is remeasured at fair value each reporting period with changes recorded in other income / (expense), net. At December 31, 2013, the fair value of the Automatic Conversion Feature was $125,000, and for the year ended December 31, 2013 we recorded a gain of $63,000 in other income / (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Under the terms of the 2013 Note, if our platform partner repays the note before the maturity date and completes a qualified financing within 6 months of the repayment, we have the option to purchase capital stock at a 12.5% discount from the price per share in a qualified financing (the “Discount Option”). The Discount Option is a freestanding derivative that is remeasured at fair value each reporting period with changes recorded in other income / (expense), net. Additionally, if no qualified financing occurs, we can elect to convert the 2013 Note and any unpaid accrued interest into our platform partner’s preferred stock. As of December 31, 2013, we estimated the fair value of the Discount Option to be minimal because we consider the probability of our platform partner prepaying the 2013 Note and entering into a qualified financing to be remote.

During the fourth quarter of 2014, we entered into a Series 1 Preferred Stock purchase agreement with the platform partner and another investor. The other investor invested cash to purchase shares of the platform partner’s Series 1 Preferred Stock. As a result of the purchase, our 3,548,820 shares of Series A convertible preferred shares converted into 3,548,820 shares of common stock, and we hold an 8.6% interest in the platform partner on an as converted and fully diluted basis. In conjunction with the transaction, we received a $2.5 million dividend which we recorded as a return of investment as it was in excess of the accumulated earnings and profits of the investee since the date of the investment. In addition, the platform partner repaid the $2.0 million 2013 Note and accrued interest of $0.2 million. As a result of the transaction, we recorded a $62,000 realized gain on the 2013 Note, and our 2013 Option and Automatic Conversion Feature expired and we recognized $200,000 and $125,000 of impairment losses. These amounts are included in other income / (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014.

These events caused us to reconsider our conclusions regarding being the primary beneficiary of the platform partner VIE. We do not control the product design, software development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales functions of the platform partner and, therefore, we do not direct the activities the platform partner that most significantly impact its economic performance. We continued to conclude that we are not the primary beneficiary of our platform partner and, therefore, we do not consolidate it. We continue to account for the investment under the cost method.

As of December 31, 2014, the fair value of our cost method investment was not estimated as there were no events or changes in circumstances that may have had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. As of December 31, 2014, the cost method investment is recorded in other long-term assets on our consolidated balance sheet.

Note 6. Acquisitions

Secure-i Acquisition

On December 8, 2014, in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement, we completed our purchase of certain assets of Secure-i, Inc. (“Secure-i”) that constituted a business. Secure-i is a provider of internet based remote video hosting services including off-site storage, viewing and management from web-based browsers and mobile applications. Total consideration included $2.6 million in cash and $0.3 million in cash not yet paid. We included the results of Secure-i’s operations since its acquisition date in the Alarm.com segment (see Note 19).

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The table below sets forth the consideration paid to Secure-i’s sellers and the estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible net assets received in the acquisition (in thousands):

 

  2014  

Calculation of Consideration:

Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment

$     2,610     

Cash not yet paid

  290     
  

 

 

 

Total consideration

$ 2,900     
  

 

 

 

Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets:

Current assets

$ 16     

Other long-term assets

  43     

Customer relationships

  208     

Developed technology

  228     

Other intangibles

  262     

Liabilities

  (59)    

Goodwill

  2,202     
  

 

 

 

Total estimated tangible and intangible net assets

$                 2,900     
  

 

 

 

Goodwill of $2.2 million reflects the value of acquired workforce and expected synergies from commercial video services with our offerings. The goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. Our estimate of the fair value of tangible and intangible net assets was developed using a multi-period excess earnings method for customer relationships and the replacement cost method for developed technology. Included in other intangibles is a vendor relationship valued using the relief from royalty method and best practices materials valued using replacement cost method and a trade name valued using the relief from royalty method. The purchase price allocation presented above is preliminary as we are currently in the process of completing fair value estimates for the intangible assets.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles

In accordance with ASC 805, the assets and liabilities of Secure-i we acquired were recorded at their respective fair values as of December 8, 2014, the date of the acquisition.

Customer Relationships

The customer relationships intangible was recorded separate from goodwill based on determination of the length, strength and contractual nature of the relationship that Secure-i shared with its customers. We valued this customer relationship information using the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach. We used several assumptions in the income approach, including revenue growth, a customer retention rate of 90 percent, operating expenses, charge for contributory assets, and a 20 percent discount rate used to calculate the present value of the cash flows. The customer relationships, valued at $0.2 million, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 12 years.

Developed Technology

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

offered for sale on a SaaS hosted basis to customers. The developed technology was valued by applying the replacement cost model, a cost approach. We used several assumptions in the replacement cost approach, which included analyzing costs that a company would expect to incur in order to recreate an asset of equivalent utility adjusted downward for by 20% to account for inflation and technical, functional or economic obsolescence. In addition, there was an adjustment for developer’s profit of 35% which brought the asset to fair value on an exit-price basis. The developed technology, valued at $0.2 million, is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 3 years.

EnergyHub Acquisition

On May 7, 2013, in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, we completed our purchase of 100% of the stock of EnergyHub, Inc. (“EnergyHub”), a developer of software and hardware solutions focused on helping consumers, utilities, and service providers reduce energy consumption through EnergyHub’s demand response and energy efficiency platform. We paid $8.3 million in cash in initial consideration and established a contingent liability of $5.8 million for earn-out considerations to be paid to the former owners. We included the results of EnergyHub’s operations since its acquisition date in the Other segment (see Note 19). EnergyHub represented $0.4 million of revenue and $4.4 million of net loss for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The table below sets forth the consideration transferred to EnergyHub stockholders and the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible net assets received in the acquisition (in thousands):

 

  2013  

Calculation of Consideration:

Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment

  $ 8,263    

Estimated contingent consideration liability

  5,820    
  

 

 

 

Total consideration

  $ 14,083    
  

 

 

 

Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets:

Current assets

  $ 173    

Other long-term assets

  32    

Customer relationships

  4,420    

Developed technology

  2,320    

Trade name

  860    

Deferred tax asset — long-term

  4,755    

Current liabilities

  (337)   

Deferred tax liability — long-term

  (2,949)   

Goodwill

  4,809    
  

 

 

 

Total estimated tangible and intangible net assets

  $               14,083    
  

 

 

 

Goodwill of $4.8 million represents the value of expected synergies between us and EnergyHub and is calculated as the total consideration less tangible and intangible net assets, including the value of acquired workforce. We estimate that goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes. Our estimate of the fair value of tangible and intangible net assets was developed using a multi-period excess earnings method for customer relationships and the relief from royalty method for the developed technology intangible. Significant estimates used in the valuation included revenue growth rates, expense and contributory asset charges, royalty rates and the discount rate.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Management determined the estimated fair value of the contingent earn-out payments to be $5.8 million. Payment of the earn-out consideration is principally contingent upon EnergyHub achieving certain agreed upon revenue targets during 2013 through 2015 and, if EnergyHub achieves those targets, we would be required to make payments at the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015 up to a maximum amount of $16.8 million. See “Impairment” below for a discussion of the treatment of the earn-out in 2013 through 2015.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles

In accordance with ASC 805, the assets and liabilities of EnergyHub we acquired were recorded at their respective fair values as of May 7, 2013, the date of the acquisition.

Customer Relationships

The customer relationships intangible was recorded separate from goodwill based on determination of the length, strength and contractual nature of the relationship that EnergyHub shared with its customers. We valued this customer relationship information using the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach. We used several assumptions in the income approach, including revenue growth, a customer retention rate of 75 percent, operating expenses, charge for contributory assets and trade name, and a 24 percent discount rate used to calculate the present value of the cash flows. The customer relationships, valued at $4.4 million, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 4.5 years.

Developed Technology

Developed technology recorded separately from goodwill consists of intellectual property such as proprietary software used internally for revenue producing activities. EnergyHub’s proprietary software, Mercury, is offered for sale on a SaaS hosted basis to customers and has an established revenue stream. The developed technology was valued by applying the relief from royalty method, an income approach. We used several assumptions in the relief from royalty method, including revenue growth, a royalty rate of 7 percent, and a 24 percent discount rate used to calculate the present value of cash flows. The developed technology, valued at $2.3 million, is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 7.5 years.

Trade Name

The EnergyHub trade name was recorded separate from goodwill based on an evaluation of the importance of the trade name and the brand recognition in the market, the importance of the trade name to the EnergyHub’s customers, and the amount of revenue associated with the trade name. In developing the estimated fair value, we valued the trade name utilizing the relief from royalty method, an income approach. Significant assumptions used in the relief from royalty method were revenue growth, royalty rate, and the discount rate to calculate the present value of cash flows. The trade name, valued at $0.9 million, is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 7 years.

Impairment and Earn-out Obligation

A triggering event occurred in September 2013 that indicated an impairment of intangibles and goodwill had occurred related to our EnergyHub reporting unit. We determined that a potential strategic

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

partnership agreement which was expected to contribute a material amount of revenue over the earn-out period was no longer expected to be executed. Therefore, EnergyHub’s revenue over the earn-out period was expected to be materially less than originally estimated at the time of the acquisition. Revenue from this potential strategic partnership represented a material percentage of the revenue growth assumptions included in the forecast used to assign fair value to the customer relationships, developed technology and trade name. As a result, we prepared an interim review of the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets. The business failed step one of the goodwill impairment test, and we performed step two to determine the amount of the impairments. Under step one of the impairment analysis, EnergyHub was valued using the discounted cash flow method. To estimate the value of our total invested capital, the debt-free after tax cash flows for EnergyHub were discounted by a 25 percent required rate of return. We used the guideline company method to assess the reasonableness of this value. The total invested capital was compared to our carrying value to determine whether goodwill was impaired as indicated when the carrying value of EnergyHub is higher than the estimated value. The carrying value of the finite lived intangible assets (customer relationships, developed technology and trade name intangibles) were compared to the sum of our pre-tax and undiscounted cash flows, and we determined that the goodwill and intangible assets were impaired. We recognized an impairment charge for goodwill of $4.8 million and intangible assets of $6.5 million, which are recorded in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 in our consolidated statement of operations. Due to the triggering event, EnergyHub’s revenue results were expected to be materially less than the revenue targets established in the earn-out agreement. Therefore we determined that the earn-out fair value was zero for 2013 through 2015. We recorded a $5.8 million gain on the release of the contingent liability in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 in our consolidated statement of operations. The earn-out had a fair value of $0 as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Horizon Analog Acquisition

On December 10, 2014, in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement, we completed our purchase of certain assets of Horizon Analog, Inc. (“Horizon Analog”) that constituted a business. Horizon Analog is a producer of research that focuses on cost-effective collection and analysis of data relating to energy usage and consumer behavior and energy disaggregation. Total consideration included $0.6 million in cash and $0.1 million in cash not yet paid. We recorded less than $0.1 million of property and equipment and $0.7 million of goodwill in connection with the acquisition, which reflects the acquired workforce and synergies expected from combining our operations with those of Horizon Analog. The goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. We included the results of Horizon Analog’s operations since its acquisition date in the Alarm.com segment (see Note 19).

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following pro forma data is presented as if EnergyHub were included in our historical consolidated statements of operations beginning January 1, 2012 and as if Secure-i and Horizon Analog were included in our historical consolidated statements of operations beginning January 1, 2013. These pro forma results do not necessarily represent what would have occurred if all the business combinations had taken place on January 1, 2012 and 2013 as applicable, nor do they represent the results that may occur in the future.

This pro forma financial information includes our historical financial statements and those of our business combinations with the following adjustments: 1) we adjusted for amortization expense

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

assuming the fair value adjustments to intangible assets had been applied beginning January 1, 2012 and 2013, as applicable 2) we adjusted for transaction costs incurred in 2013 and 2014 and reclassified them to 2012 and 2013, respectively, as applicable, and 3) we included adjustments for income taxes associated with these pro forma adjustments.

The pro forma adjustments were based on available information and upon assumptions that we believe are reasonable to reflect the impact of these acquisitions on our historical financial information on a supplemental pro forma basis, as follows (in thousands):

 

     Pro forma
Year Ended December 31,
 
           2012                  2013                  2014        

Revenue

   $ 97,966       $ 131,295       $ 167,864   

Net Income

     6,128         4,794         12,871   

Consolidation of Business Combinations

The operations of each of the business combinations discussed above were included in the consolidated financial statements as of each of their respective acquisition dates. There were no business combinations in the year ended December 31, 2012. The following table presents the revenue and earnings of the business combinations in the year of acquisition as reported within the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 for EnergyHub and 2014 for Secure-i and Horizon Analog (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2013              2014      

Revenue

   $ 410       $ 41   

Net Loss

     (4,391      (140

Note 7. Property and Equipment

Furniture and fixtures, computer software and equipment and leasehold improvements are recorded at cost and presented net of depreciation. Furniture and fixtures and computer software and equipment are depreciated straight-line over lives ranging from three to five years. Internally developed internal-use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over a three year period. During the application development phase we categorize capitalized costs in our construction in progress account until the build is put into production and we move the asset to internal-use software. We record land at historical cost. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease terms or the asset lives. Our building is depreciated on a straight-line basis over fifteen years.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The components of property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):

 

  December 31,  
  2013   2014  

Furniture and fixtures

  $ 906       $ 1,097    

Computer software and equipment

  2,530       6,524    

Internal-use software

  135       555    

Construction in progress

  235       1,500    

Leasehold improvements

  2,811       2,983    

Land

  —        398     

Building

  —        502     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment

  $ 6,617       $ 13,559    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

  (3,031)      (5,429)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

  $ 3,586       $ 8,130    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was $0.8 million, $1.3 million and $2.4 million. Depreciation expense related to internal-use software was $0, $16,000 and $140,000 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Note 8. Other Assets

Patent licenses

From time to time, we enter into agreements to license patents. We have $2.3 million in patent licenses related to such agreements, which are being amortized over 11 years, the estimated remaining lives of the United States patents licensed in the agreements from the date we acquired the license. The net balance as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 was $1.7 million and $1.5 million. Amortization expense on patent licenses was $0.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and is included in cost of SaaS and license revenue in our consolidated statements of operations.

Loan to a Distribution Partner

On July 25, 2013, we entered into a revolving loan agreement with a distribution partner. The distribution partner is also a service provider with whom we have a standard agreement to resell our connected home service and hardware. We evaluate the credit quality of our distribution partner for purposes of the revolving loan agreement using the same methods that we employ to evaluate its creditworthiness as a service provider, including a credit review at the inception of the arrangement and if risk indicators arise. At the inception of the loan agreement, we determined the credit quality of our distribution partner to be good. No risk indicators have arisen to cause us to change that assessment.

Under the terms of the revolving loan agreement, we agreed to loan our distribution partner up to $2.8 million, with the proceeds of the loan used to finance the creation of new customer accounts that use our products and services. The amount that our distribution partner may draw down on the loan is based on the number of its qualifying new customer accounts created each month. The loan bears

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, and requires monthly interest payments, with the entire principal balance due on the loan maturity date, July 24, 2018. The balance outstanding under the loan is collateralized by the customer accounts owned by our distribution partner, as well as all of the physical assets and accounts receivable associated with those customer accounts. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, our distribution partner has borrowed $1.5 million and $2.0 million under this loan agreement, and this note receivable is included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred offering costs of $0 and $2.8 million, consisting primarily of legal and accounting fees, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014. Upon the consummation of the IPO, these amounts will be offset against the proceeds of the offering and included in stockholders’ (deficit) equity. If the offering is terminated, the deferred offering costs will be expensed immediately.

Note 9. Marketable Securities

We disposed of our marketable securities during the year ended December 31, 2014, such that no amounts were outstanding as of December 31, 2014. Additional information on marketable security balances outstanding as of December 31, 2013 are provided in the following table (in thousands):

 

  December 31, 2013  
  Amortized
Cost
  Unrealized
Gains
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Fair Value
 

2013 Note from our platform partner

  $ 1,938       $ 92       $  —      $ 2,030    

Automatic Conversion Feature

  62       63       —       125    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     2,000       $         155       $             —      $         2,155    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortized cost represents the cost basis of the investment as of the purchase date. There were no dispositions of marketable securities during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013. In 2014, we received repayment of the 2013 Note (see Note 5) and recorded a $62,000 realized gain in other income / (expense), net. Consequently, the Automatic Conversion Feature expired and we recorded a $125,000 impairment loss in other income / (expense), net. There was no other-than-temporary impairment recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income in 2012, 2013, and 2014. There was approximately $53,000 of accrued interest included in marketable securities on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. All interest related to the 2013 Note was paid in 2014.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Note 10. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The components of goodwill by operating segment are outlined below for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

    Alarm.com     Other   Total  

Balance as of January 1, 2013

  $ 18,480        $ —        $     18,480     

Goodwill acquired

  —        4,809        4,809     

Goodwill impaired

  —        (4,809)       (4,809)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

  18,480        —        18,480     

Goodwill acquired

  2,894        —        2,894     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

  $ 21,374        $
 
          —
  
 
  
  $     21,374     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The $2.9 million of acquired goodwill in the Alarm.com segment was related to the acquisition of Horizon Analog and Secure-i in December 2014. The $4.8 million of acquired goodwill in the Other segment was related to the acquisition of EnergyHub in May 2013. See Note 6 for additional information regarding these acquisitions.

There were no impairments of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2014. In the third quarter of 2013, we experienced a triggering event related to EnergyHub, which resulted in testing goodwill for impairment and subsequently recording a $4.8 million impairment charge in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. See Note 6 for additional information regarding the impairment.

The following table reflects changes in the net carrying amount of the components of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

  Customer
Relationships
  Developed
Technology
  Trade Name   Other   Total  

Balance as of January 1, 2013

  $ 5,234        $     1,577        $         112        $ —        $ 6,923     

Intangible assets acquired

  4,420        2,320        860        —        7,600     

Intangible assets impaired

  (3,794)       (1,970)       (693)       —        (6,457)    

Amortization

  (1,289)       (654)       (161)       —        (2,104)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

  4,571        1,273        118        —        5,962     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Intangible assets acquired

  208        228        28        234        698     

Amortization

  (926)       (583)       (52)       (7)       (1,568)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

  $         3,853        $ 918        $ 94        $     227        $ 5,092     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recorded $1.5 million, $2.1 million and $1.6 million of amortization related to our intangible assets. There were no impairments of long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2014. During the third quarter of 2013, we experienced a triggering event related to EnergyHub and recorded an impairment charge to long-lived assets of $6.5 million classified within general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The following tables reflect the weighted average remaining life and carrying value of finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended December 31, 2013  
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Carrying
Value
  Weighted-
average
Remaining Life
 

Customer relationships

  $   8,759      $     (4,188)       $     4,571        5.1     

Developed technology

  3,755        (2,482)       1,273        2.2     

Trade name

  615        (497)       118        2.5     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total intangible assets

  $   13,129          $    (7,167)       $     5,962     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
  Year Ended December 31, 2014  
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Carrying
Value
  Weighted-
average
  Remaining Life  
 

Customer relationships

  $   8,967          $    (5,114)       $     3,853        4.4     

Developed technology

  3,983        (3,065)       918        1.6     

Trade name

  643        (549)       94        1.8     

Other

  234        (7)       227        1.9     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total intangible assets

  $   13,827          $    (8,735)       $     5,092     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

The following table reflects the future estimated amortization expense for intangible assets (in thousands):

 

 Year Ending December 31,              

Amortization  

2015

  $ 1,766     

2016

  1,269     

2017

  943     

2018

  872     

2019 and thereafter

  242     
  

 

 

 
  $         5,092     
  

 

 

 

Note 11. Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

The components of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

  December 31,  
  2013   2014  

Accounts payable

  $ 11,570       $ 11,179    

Accrued expenses

  3,746       1,911    

Other current liabilities

  554       2,143    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $     15,870       $     15,233    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Note 12. Fair Value Measurements

The following presents our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

  Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
December 31, 2013
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Money market account

    $     29,600          $               —          $ —          $ 29,600     

The 2013 Note from our platform partner

  —        —        2,030        2,030     

Automatic Conversion Feature

  —        —        125        125     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    $     29,600          $ —          $     2,155          $     31,755     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
December 31, 2014
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Money market account

  $       38,578          $               —          $           —          $     38,578     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $       38,578          $ —          $ —          $     38,578     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The money market account is included in our cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014. The Automatic Conversion Feature, the 2013 Note and related accrued interest are included in marketable securities in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 (see Notes 5 and 9).

In 2013, we recognized a gain of $63,000 on the change in fair value on the Automatic Conversion Feature, which is recorded in other income / (expense), net in the consolidated statement of operations. We recorded an unrealized gain of $92,000, net of $36,000 taxes, on the change in fair value of the 2013 Note, which is included as a component of other comprehensive income. We valued the Automatic Conversion Feature at inception and year end using an option pricing model that considered the probability of conversion upon a qualified financing and conversion on maturity. The other inputs in this model included the strike price, enterprise value, asset volatility, and the risk-free interest rate. We valued the 2013 Note at inception and at each reporting period by discounting the principal plus accrued interest at maturity using a discount rate of 11.0% at inception and 10.4% at December 31, 2013.

At December 31, 2013, we estimated the fair value of the 2013 Note and the Automatic Conversion Feature using a 40% probability of conversion upon a qualified financing and a 60% probability of conversion upon maturity. For the sensitivity of the fair value measurement, a 10% change in the probability of either event would result in a $13,000 change in the estimated fair value of the 2013 Note and a $31,000 change in the fair value of the Automatic Conversion Feature, respectively.

We disposed of the 2014 Note from our platform partner and the Automatic Conversion Feature expired during the year ended December 31, 2014 (See Note 5).

We monitor the availability of observable market data to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period. There were

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. We also monitor the value of the investments for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. No other-than-temporary impairments occurred during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $4.8 million and other long-lived assets impairment charge of $6.5 million. The remeasurement of the goodwill and other long-lived assets is classified as a Level 3 fair value assessment due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed in the determination of fair value.

Note 13. Debt, Commitments and Contingencies

The debt, commitments and contingencies described below are currently in effect and would require us, or our subsidiaries, to make payments to third parties under certain circumstances.

Debt

Prior Line of Credit

We had access to a working line of credit through a one year Loan and Security Agreement (“the Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“the Bank”) that expires on December 1, 2016 at which time the principal amount of all advances, unpaid interest and all other obligations related to the line shall become due and payable. The amount of borrowings available under the Agreement is 80% of the face value of our eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents maintained with the Bank or the Bank’s Affiliates, up to the credit limit of $10.0 million, and an interest rate either the Bank’s prime rate when our fixed charge coverage ratio is equal to or greater than 2.50 to 1.00, or the Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% when our fixed charge coverage ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.00. Upon the event of our default, the line of credit will bear interest at a rate that is 4.00% above the otherwise applicable interest rate. The Agreement assesses a fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the line of credit. The Agreement requires us to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants including, a minimum liquidity ratio of 0.90:1.00 during the first three months of 2012 and a minimum liquidity ratio of 1.00:1.00 for all other periods, as well as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.50:1.00. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we made no borrowings against the line of credit and were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants other than a covenant to provide the Bank with audited financial statements by June 30, 2013. The Bank waived this requirement and extended the reporting deadline to October 4, 2013. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, we made no borrowings against the line of credit and were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants.

Prior Facility

We also had a Loan & Security Agreement with the Bank. We borrowed $10.0 million under a term loan (“Prior Facility”) to be repaid in sixty (60) monthly installments of principal and accrued interest. Principal payments were due as follows: twelve payments of $83,333 due monthly in 2012, followed by twelve payments of $125,000 due on the first day of each calendar month in 2013, followed by twelve payments of $166,667 due monthly in 2014, followed by twelve payments of $208,333 due monthly in 2015, followed by twelve payments of $250,000 due monthly in 2016. The outstanding principal balance on the Prior Facility accrued interest at a rate equal to either the Bank’s prime rate when our

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

fixed charge coverage ratio was equal to or greater than 2.50 to 1.00, or the Bank’s prime rate plus 0.75% when our fixed charge coverage ratio was less than 2.50 to 1.00. During 2012, 2013 and 2014, the effective interest rate on the Prior Facility was 3.25%. The Prior Facility included a variable interest rate that approximates market and, as such, we determined that the carrying amount of the Prior Facility approximates its fair value. Upon the event of our default, the Prior Facility would bear interest at a rate that is 4.00% above the otherwise applicable interest rate. We had the option to prepay the Prior Facility without penalty provided that the Prior Facility had been outstanding two or more years. Absent a prepayment, the Prior Facility would terminate on the date of the last required principal payment, which is December 1, 2016.

We were required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants, including a requirement to maintain a minimum liquidity ratio of 0.90:1.00 during the first three months of 2012 and a minimum liquidity ratio of 1.00:1.00 for all other periods, as well as a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.50:1.00. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants other than a covenant to provide the Bank with audited financial statements by June 30, 2013. The Bank waived this requirement and extended the reporting deadline to October 4, 2013. The carrying value of our Prior Facility at December 31, 2013 approximates fair value, using Level 3 fair value inputs.

2014 Facility

On May 8, 2014, we repaid all of the outstanding principal and interest under the Prior Facility, which was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and replaced this facility with a $50.0 million revolving credit facility (the “2014 Facility”) with Silicon Valley Bank, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders. We utilized $6.7 million under this facility to repay in full our indebtedness under the Prior Facility. The 2014 Facility includes an option to increase the borrowing capacity available under the 2014 Facility to $75.0 million with the consent of the lenders. The 2014 Facility is available to us to finance working capital and certain permitted acquisitions and investments, and is secured by substantially all of our assets, including intellectual property. The principal outstanding under the 2014 Facility is due upon maturity in May 2017.

The outstanding principal balance on the 2014 Facility accrues interest at a rate equal to either (1) the Eurodollar Base Rate, or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) the higher of (a) the Wall Street Journal prime rate and (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or ABR, at our option. Borrowings under LIBOR rates accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%, LIBOR plus 2.5%, and LIBOR plus 2.75% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than 2.00:1.00, respectively. Borrowings under ABR rates accrue interest at ABR plus 1.25%, ABR plus 1.5%, and ABR plus 1.75% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than 2.00:1.00, respectively. The 2014 Facility also carries an unused line commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.25% depending on our consolidated leverage ratio. During 2014, the effective interest rate on the 2014 Facility was 2.62%. The carrying value of 2014 Facility was $6.7 million at December 31, 2014. The 2014 Facility includes a variable interest rate that approximates market and, as such, we determined that the carrying amount of the 2014 Facility approximates its fair value.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The 2014 facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 2.50:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00. During 2014 we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants.

Commitments and Contingencies

Repurchase of Subsidiary Units

In September 2012, we formed a subsidiary to develop and market home and commercial energy management devices and services. We granted an award of subsidiary stock to the founder and president. The terms of the award for the founder, who is also our employee, require a payment in cash on either the third or the fourth anniversary from the date the subsidiary first makes its products and services commercially available, which was determined to be April 1, 2014. The liability related to this commitment was $0 as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 as the subsidiary’s products and services were not yet commercially available as of December 31, 2013 and the calculation as of December 31, 2014, which is based on a trailing twelve months EBITDA performance measure, resulted in an estimated value of $0.

In February 2011, we formed a subsidiary to offer residential and commercial door access devices and services that can be remotely programmed and controlled. We granted an award of subsidiary stock awards to the founder and president. The terms of the award for the founder, who is our employee, require a payment in cash on between the fourth and sixth anniversary of the date that the subsidiary’s products and services first become commercially available, which was determined to be June 1, 2013. We have recorded a liability of $0.2 million and $0.2 million related to the commitment in other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Leases

We lease office space and office equipment under non-cancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through 2026. Rent expense was $0.7 million, $1.2 million and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In August 2014, we signed a lease for new office space for our headquarters in McLean, Virginia. The lease term ends in the second quarter of 2026 and the lease includes one five-year renewal option, a tenant improvement allowance, and scheduled rent increases.

The following table presents future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Year ending December 31,

Minimum Lease
        Payments        
 

  2015

  $              2,220     

  2016

  2,946     

  2017

  3,367     

  2018

  3,131     

  2019

  2,732     

  2020 and thereafter

  19,115     
    

 

 

 
  $              33,511     
    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Indemnification Agreements

We have various agreements where we may be obligated to indemnify the other party to the agreement with respect to certain matters. Generally, these indemnification provisions are included in contracts arising in the normal course of business. Although it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments that may become due under these indemnification agreements, we do not believe any potential liability that might arise from such indemnity provisions is probable or material.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we and our subsidiaries are involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. In 2013, we incurred $11.2 million in legal fees associated with intellectual property litigation that we asserted against a third party and the related counterclaims. We settled the lawsuit in 2014. In 2014, we also settled and paid $1.4 million of intellectual property claims for four separate matters. Other than these matters, we are not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding that, in the opinion of management, is reasonably possible or probable of having a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

We reserve for contingent liabilities based on ASC 450, “Contingencies,” when it is determined that a liability, inclusive of defense costs, is probable and reasonably estimable. Litigation is subject to many factors that are difficult to predict, so there can be no assurance that, in the event of a material unfavorable result in one or more claims, we will not incur material costs.

Note 14. 401(k) Defined Contribution Plan

We adopted the Alarm.com Holdings 401(k) Plan (“the Plan”) on April 30, 2009. All of our employees are eligible to participate in the Plan. Our discretionary match was 50% of employee contributions up to 6% of salary and up to a $3,000 maximum match for 2013. Our discretionary match for 2014 was 100% of employee contributions up to 6% of salary and up to a $3,000 maximum match. We recognized costs of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 related to our matching contributions.

Note 15. Significant Service Providers

During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, our 10 largest revenue service providers accounted for approximately 71.2%, 65.7% and 64.7% of our revenue. Three of our service providers individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 20% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012. Two of our service providers individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 20% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013. Three of our service providers individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 20% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Trade accounts receivable from three service providers totaled $1.8 million, $2.5 million and $3.2 million, as of December 31, 2013. No other individual service provider represented more than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2013. Trade accounts receivable from three service providers totaled $3.1 million, $2.7 million and $1.1 million, as of December 31, 2014. No other individual service provider represented more than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2014.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Note 16. Income Taxes

The components of our income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012      2013      2014   

Current

Federal

  $     8,163       $     3,965       $     7,266    

State

  1,290       878       1,286    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  9,453       4,843       8,552    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred

Federal

  (1.982)      (1,919)      (1,702)   

State

  (191)      (236)      (33)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,173)      (2,155)      (1,735)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 7,280       $ 2,688       $ 6,817    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The difference between the income tax expense at the Federal statutory rate and income tax expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations is as follows:

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Federal statutory rate

          35.0%              35.0%              35.0%   

State income tax expense, net of Federal benefit

  4.3         4.7        4.0      

Nondeductible transaction costs

  5.6         0.4         —      

Goodwill and intangible impairment

  —         23.3         —       

Release of acquisition related contingent liability

  —         (28.2)        —       

Nondeductible meals & entertainment

  0.5         2.2         0.9      

Research and development tax credits

  —          —          (6.2)      

Other

  (0.5)        (0.1)        (0.2)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  44.9%      37.3%      33.5%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The components of our net deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows (in thousands):

 

  December 31,  
  2013   2014  

Deferred tax assets, current

Provision for doubtful accounts

  $ 615       $ 1,266    

Accrued expenses

  444       964    

Deferred revenue

  —        443     

Deferred rent

  —        61     

Net operating losses

  —        508     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,059       3,242    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, non-current

Deferred revenue

  2,586       2,655    

Deferred rent

  297       429    

Stock-based compensation

  576       1,334    

Acquisition costs

  106       117    

Subsidiary unit compensation

  —        88     

Equity investments

  —        29     

Net operating losses

  4,410       3,316    

Capital losses

  —        11     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  7,975       7,979    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

      9,034         11,221    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities, non-current

Intangible assets and prepaid patent licenses

  (1,485)      (1,799)   

Depreciation

  (891)      (1,059)   

Unrealized gains

  (53)      —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

  (2,429)      (2,858)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 6,605       $ 8,363    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits (without related interest expense) is as follows (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Beginning balance

  $ —        $ —        $ —     

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

  —        —        69     

Additions for tax positions of prior year

  —        —        139     

Settlements

  —        —        —     

Reductions due to lapse of statutes of limitations

  —        —        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $             —        $             —        $             208     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

We apply guidance for uncertainty in income taxes that requires the application of a more likely than not threshold to the recognition and de-recognition of uncertain tax positions. If the recognition threshold is met, this guidance permits us to recognize a tax benefit measured at the largest amount of

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

the tax benefit that, in our judgment, is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement. For the years ended December 31, 2012, and 2013, we had no unrecorded tax benefits for uncertain tax positions. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded an unrecognized tax benefit of $0.2 million related to research and development tax credits we claimed for tax years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

As of December 31, 2014, we had accrued approximately $2,000 of total interest and penalties payable related to unrecognized tax benefits. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrealized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.

We are not aware of any events that make it reasonably possible that there would be a significant change in the unrecognized tax benefits recorded within the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2014, all of the $0.2 million of unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized, would reduce our income tax expense and effective tax rate.

We file income tax returns in the United States. We are no longer subject to U.S. Federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2011, with the exception that operating loss carryforwards generated prior to 2011 may be subject to tax audit adjustment. We are generally no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2010.

At December 31, 2014, we had U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $10.0 million, which are scheduled to begin to expire in 2030. The net operating loss carryforwards arose in connection with the EnergyHub acquisition (see Note 6). Utilization of net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations due to the ownership change limitations as provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

A valuation allowance is recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on our historical and expected future taxable earnings, we believe it is more likely than not that we will realize all of the benefit of the existing deferred tax assets at December 31, 2013 and 2014. Accordingly, we have not recorded a valuation allowance as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Note 17. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

Series B Investment

On July 11, 2012 (the “Series B Investment Date”), we sold 1,803,057 shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Series B Preferred”) to investment funds associated with Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”) for $136.0 million, or $75.44 per share (the “Series B Transaction”). As a condition of the Series B Transaction, we agreed to repurchase and existing stockholders agreed to sell (the “Initial Selling Stockholders”), 1,470,720 shares of Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock (see “Plan of Corporate Reorganization and Recapitalization,” below) for $75.44 per share and 25,713 shares of common stock for $8.38 per share. We used $111.2 million of the proceeds from the Series B Transaction to repurchase shares from the Initial Selling Stockholders on the Series B Investment Date; $4.7 million of the proceeds to repurchase shares from existing stockholders under the terms of an offer to repurchase stock (see “Repurchase Offer”, below); $2.6 million of the proceeds to pay transaction related expenses, including banking, legal and accounting fees; and $17.6 million of the proceeds were to be used for general corporate purposes.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

On July 31, 2012, we sold 6,628 shares of Series B Preferred for $0.5 million, or $75.44 per share, to another investor. All of the proceeds were to be used for general corporate purposes.

Plan of Corporate Reorganization and Recapitalization

On July 11, 2012, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation to create and authorize the issuance of four classes of stock, including 10,000,000 authorized shares of common stock (“New Common”) with a par value of $0.01 per share, 3,511,725 authorized shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock (“New Series A”) with a par value of $0.001 per share, 1,809,685 authorized shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock with a par value of $0.001, and 1,669,680 authorized shares of Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Series B-1”) with a par value of $0.001 per share. Additionally, immediately prior to completing the Series B Transaction, we implemented a plan of corporate reorganization and recapitalized the company (the “Recapitalization”). On July 11, 2012, the Recapitalization Date, 100% of the then outstanding shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Old Series A”) were cancelled and 43.10% of the cancelled Old Series A shares were replaced by Series B-1 shares and 56.90% of the cancelled Old Series A shares were replaced with New Series A shares. Also on the Recapitalization Date, 100% of the then outstanding shares of common stock (“Old Common”) were cancelled and 43.10% of the cancelled Old Common shares were replaced by Series B-1 shares and 56.90% of the cancelled Old Common shares were replaced with New Common shares. In lieu of issuing any fractional shares, all new shares issued under the Recapitalization were rounded down and we paid $75.44, on a whole share basis, to cancel any fractional Old Series A shares and Series B-1 shares, and $3.33, on whole share basis, to cancel any fractional Old Common shares. On July 11, 2012, we issued 1,590,152 shares of Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock in connection with our reorganization and Recapitalization. Also on that date, we repurchased 1,470,720 shares of Series B-1 from stockholders for $111.0 million, or $75.44 per share, as a condition of closing the Series B Transaction. Immediately after our Repurchase Offer closed on July 31, 2012, we repurchased an additional 36,391 shares of Series B-1 from stockholders for $2.7 million, or $75.44 per share.

Deemed Dividend on Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

As a result of the recapitalization, we transferred $138.7 million of value from the common stockholders to the holders of the redeemable convertible preferred stock as a deemed dividend. We calculated the deemed dividend as the difference between the fair value of the securities before and after Recapitalization, measured on the Recapitalization Date. The deemed dividend is included in net loss attributable to common stockholders used to calculate basic and diluted net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2012 (see Note 20).

Repurchase Offer

On June 30, 2012, we initiated an offer to repurchase stock from existing stockholders (“Repurchase Offer”) whereby we offered to repurchase from each stockholder up to 43.10% of the total of the number of shares owned by each stockholder, plus 43.10% of the number of shares of common stock underlying vested stock options held by each stockholder, less any shares repurchased by the us on the Series B Investment Date. We offered to repurchase eligible shares of Series B-1 and New Series A for $75.44 per share and eligible shares of New Common for $8.38 per share. Stockholders who chose to participate in the Repurchase Offer were required to sell their shares in the following order: (1) Series B-1 shares, then (2) any combination of New Series A shares and New

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Common shares owned on June 30, 2012, and then (3) any New Common shares issued upon the exercise of vested stock options between June 30, 2012 and July 31, 2012. Immediately after the Repurchase Offer expired on July 31, 2012, we repurchased 268,852 total shares, including 36,391 shares of Series B-1 and 232,461 shares of New Common, for $4.7 million. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.4 million for the amount paid to repurchase New Common shares from employees that was in excess of the fair value of the New Common shares. All repurchased shares were cancelled.

The following disclosures regarding the liquidation preferences, dividends, voting rights, redemption and conversion features of our equity securities are based upon the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated July 12, 2012 subsequent to the Company’s reorganization and Recapitalization.

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Summary of Activity

The following table presents a summary of activity for our redeemable convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

    SERIES B
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
    SERIES B-1
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
    NEW SERIES A
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
    OLD SERIES A
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
    Total
Amount
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount    

Balance, January 1, 2012

    —         $ —         —         $ —         —       $ —         3,512       $ 35,117       $ 35,117    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cancellation of Old Common Stock and Conversion to Series B-1 Preferred and New Common Stock in recapitalization

    —         —         77         5,785         —         —         —         —         5,785    

Cancellation of Old Series A Preferred and Conversion to Series B-1 Preferred and New Series A Preferred in recapitalization

    —         —         1,513         114,176         1,998         59,668         (3,512)        (35,117)        138,727    

Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock

    1,810         136,523         —         —         —         —               —         136,523    

Series B-1 Preferred Stock repurchased

    —         —         (1,507)        (113,696)        —         —         —         —         (113,696)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

        1,810         136,523         83         6,265             1,998         59,668         —         —         202,456    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

        1,810         136,523         83         6,265             1,998         59,668         —         —         202,456    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

        1,810         $   136,523         83         $ 6,265             1,998         $ 59,668         —         $ —         $ 202,456    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

On February 13, 2009, we issued 3,166,212 shares of Old Series A in connection with the acquisition of Alarm.com. This included 336,725 shares of Old Series A issued to the sellers of Alarm.com and 2,829,487 shares of Old Series A issued to an investor in exchange for cash paid to the sellers of Alarm.com on behalf of us.

On February 13, 2009, we also issued 70,000 shares of Old Series A to an investor at a price of $10.00 per share, in exchange for $700,000 in cash. The proceeds were used to fund our general working capital requirements.

On March 7, 2009, we issued 275,513 additional shares of Old Series A at a price of $10.00 per share. The proceeds from the sale were used to fund our general working capital requirements.

On July 11, 2012, we cancelled 3,511,725 shares of Old Series A and issued 1,998,257 shares of New Series A in connection with our reorganization and Recapitalization.

Liquidation Preferences

In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of New Series A shares will be paid out of the assets available before distribution or any payment is made to holders of New Common, but after satisfaction of the liquidation preferences of the Series B Preferred and Series B-1 stockholders. The liquidation preference is the greater of (1) the original issue price of the preferred stock plus a New Series A additional preference equal to 8.0% per annum on the original issue price accruing on a daily basis from the original issuance date and until the date such New Series A shares are liquidated, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, or (2) the amount that would have been paid had all the preferred stock holders been converted into New Common.

Voting Rights

New Series A stockholders are entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of New Common into which the New Series A shares are convertible as of the record date of the vote. Certain of our actions, including mergers and acquisitions, dissolution, issuance of stock, declaration of dividends, the origination of debt, or amendments to our governing documents, requires the consent of a majority of the New Series A stockholders, and Series B Preferred stockholders, voting as separate classes.

Conversion

Shares of New Series A are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of New Common at any time and without the payment of additional consideration. All outstanding shares of New Series A will automatically convert into shares of New Common immediately upon the closing of an initial public offering of stock in which aggregate gross proceeds from the offering exceed $75.0 million. Each share of New Series A will convert into the number of shares of New Common determined by dividing the original issuance price by the conversion price (“New Series A Conversion Price”). The initial New Series A Conversion Price was $10.00 per share. On June 14, 2013, in conjunction with a nine-for-one forward split of our New Common shares, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation and adjusted the New Series A Conversion Price to $1.11111111 per share. The New Series A Conversion Price will be further adjusted if we issue additional shares of our capital stock and the consideration per share is

 

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less than the New Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of the additional shares.

Redemption

In the event of certain capital transactions deemed to be liquidation events, the New Series A stockholders may require the redemption of all outstanding New Series A shares, subject to and following payment in full of the amounts payable to Series B Preferred and Series B-1 stockholders. In the event that the available proceeds from a liquidation event, or other available funds, are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of New Series A, we shall redeem a pro rata portion of each stockholder’s New Series A and we shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as adequate funds are available.

Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Dividend Preferences

In the event we declare a dividend, the Series B Preferred stockholders are entitled to receive dividends for each outstanding share of Series B Preferred on a pari passu basis with other stockholders, plus additional dividends equal to the declared dividend (the “Additional Dividends”). The Additional Dividends will be payable until such time as the Series B Preferred stockholders have been paid cumulative Additional Dividends in an aggregate amount equal to two fifths (0.40) times the original issue price of the Series B Preferred shares.

Liquidation Preferences

In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of Series B Preferred shares, along with holders of Series B-1 shares, will be paid out of the assets available before distribution or any payment is made to holders of New Series A or New Common. The liquidation preference is the greater of (1) a per share amount equal to one and two fifths (1.4) times the original issue price per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends, less any Series B Preferred Additional Dividends previously paid, or (2) the amount that would have been paid had all the preferred stockholders been converted into New Common.

Voting Rights

Series B Preferred stockholders are entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of New Common into which the Series B Preferred shares are convertible as of the record date of the vote. Certain actions of us, including mergers and acquisitions, dissolution, issuance of stock, declaration of dividends, the origination of debt, or amendments to our governing documents, requires the consent of a majority of the New Series A stockholders, and Series B Preferred stockholders, voting as separate classes.

Conversion

Shares of Series B Preferred are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of New Common at any time and without the payment of additional consideration. All outstanding shares of Series B Preferred shall be converted automatically into New Common immediately upon the closing of an initial public offering of stock in which aggregate gross proceeds from the offering exceed $75.0

 

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million. Each share of Series B Preferred will convert into the number of shares of New Common determined by dividing the original issuance price by the conversion price (“Series B Preferred Conversion Price”). In the event Series B Preferred is converted to New Common in connection with an initial public offering of our stock, the number of New Common shares to be issued depends in part on the initial public offering price of our common stock (the “IPO Price”). If our IPO Price is less than the Series B Preferred per share liquidation preference, or $11.74, then the number of common shares issued upon conversion will be determined using a conversion price equal to the Series B Preferred Conversion Price multiplied by a fraction equal to the IPO Price divided by the Series B Preferred liquidation preference per share (the “IPO Conversion Price”). The initial Series B Preferred Conversion Price was $75.44 per share. On June 14, 2013, in conjunction with a nine-for-one forward split of the New Common, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation and adjusted the Series B Preferred Conversion Price to $8.38222222 per share. The Series B Preferred Conversion Price will be further adjusted if we issue additional shares of our capital stock and the consideration per share is less than the Series B Preferred Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of the additional shares.

Redemption

In the event of certain capital transactions deemed to be liquidation events, the Series B Preferred stockholders may require the redemption of all outstanding Series B Preferred shares. In the event that the available proceeds from a liquidation event, or other available funds, are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred, we shall redeem a pro rata portion of each stockholder’s Series B Preferred shares along with a pro rata portion of each stockholder’s Series B-1 shares, on a pari passu basis, and we shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as adequate funds are available.

Series B-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Dividend Preferences

In the event we declare a dividend, the Series B-1 stockholders are entitled to receive dividends for each outstanding share of Series B-1 on a pari passu basis with other stockholders, plus Additional Dividends equal to the declared dividend. The Additional Dividends will be payable until such time the Series B-1 stockholders have been paid cumulative Additional Dividends in an aggregate amount equal to two fifths (0.40) times the original issue price of the Series B-1 shares.

Liquidation Preferences

In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of Series B-1 shares, along with holders of Series B Preferred shares, will be paid out of the assets available before distribution or any payment is made to holders of New Series A or New Common. The liquidation preference is the greater of (1) a per share amount equal to one and two fifths (1.4) times the original issue price per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends, less any Series B-1 Additional Dividends previously paid, or (2) the amount that would have been paid had all the preferred stockholders been converted into New Common.

Conversion

Shares of Series B-1 are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of New Common at any time and without the payment of additional consideration. All outstanding shares of Series B-1 shall be

 

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converted automatically into New Common immediately upon the closing of an initial public offering of stock in which aggregate gross proceeds from the offering exceed $75.0 million. Each share of Series B-1 will convert into the number of shares of New Common determined by dividing the original issuance price by the conversion price (“Series B-1 Conversion Price”). In the event Series B-1 is converted to New Common in connection with an initial public offering of our stock, the number of New Common shares to be issued depends in part on the initial public offering price of our common stock (the “IPO Price”). If our IPO Price is less than the Series B-1 per share liquidation preference, or $11.74, then the number of common shares issued upon conversion will be determined using a conversion price equal to the Series B-1 Conversion Price multiplied by a fraction equal to the IPO Price divided by the Series B-1 liquidation preference per share (the “IPO Conversion Price”). The initial Series B-1 Conversion Price was $75.44 per share. On June 14, 2013, in conjunction with a nine-for-one forward split of the New Common, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation and adjusted the Series B-1 Conversion Price to $8.38222222 per share. The Series B-1 Conversion Price will be further adjusted if we issue additional shares of our capital stock and the consideration per share is less than the Series B-1 Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of the additional shares.

Redemption

In the event of certain capital transactions deemed to be liquidation events, the Series B-1 stockholders may require the redemption of all outstanding Series B-1 shares. In the event that the available proceeds from a liquidation event, or other available funds, are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Series B-1 stock, we shall redeem a pro rata portion of each shareholder’s Series B-1 shares along with a pro rata portion of each stockholder’s Series B Preferred shares, on a pari passu basis, and we shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as adequate funds are available.

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue two classes of stock, designated common stock and preferred stock. The Company is authorized to issue 106,991,090 total shares, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 6,991,090 shares of preferred stock. At December 31, 2014, the Company had reserved authorized shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:

 

  Shares of
Common Stock
 

Conversion of New Series A Preferred

  17,984,313   

Conversion of Series B Preferred

  16,287,165   

Conversion of Series B-1 Preferred

  746,406   

Outstanding common stock warrants

  118,881   

Outstanding stock options

  3,345,993   

Possible future issuances under stock option plan

  620,213   
  

 

 

 

Total common shares reserved for future issuance

  39,102,971   
  

 

 

 

Dividends

On June 12, 2012, we declared a dividend of $0.26 per common share and $2.33 per preferred share payable to all common and preferred stockholders of record on June 12, 2012. The total dividend amount of $8.6 million was paid on June 14, 2012.

 

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We declared and paid two dividends in 2011. On October 28, 2011, we declared a dividend of $0.31 per common share and $2.76 per preferred share payable to all stockholders of record on November 9, 2011, which was paid on November 14, 2011. On December 20, 2011, we declared a dividend of $0.29 per common share and $2.65 per preferred share to all stockholders of record on December 22, 2011, which was paid on December 23, 2011. The Old Series A stockholders waived their right as it related to this dividend to receive payment of their cumulative accrued unpaid dividends and as such, common stockholders and Old Series A stockholders participated in each of the dividends on an equal per share basis and the cumulative unpaid dividend on New Series A remains outstanding and continues to accrue.

9-for-1 Stock Split

On June 14, 2013, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of New Common from 10,000,000 to 100,000,000, adjusting the conversion price of our New Series A to $1.11111111 per share, and adjusting the conversion price of our Series B Preferred and Series B-1 to $8.38222222 per share. Additionally, our board of directors approved a nine-for-one New Common stock split in which each share of New Common outstanding was split into nine shares of common stock, and the exercise price of each stock option issued and outstanding under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (see Note 18) was adjusted to reflect the effect of the nine-for-one stock split. All numbers of common shares and per common share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this stock split for all periods presented.

Liquidation Rights

In the event of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the holders of common stock are entitled to the remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution after the payment of the full liquidation preference for all series of outstanding preferred stock.

Dividends and Voting Rights

The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by the Company, but not until all dividends on preferred stock have been either (i) paid or (ii) declared and the Company has set aside funds to pay those dividends declared. Holders of common stock have the right to one vote per share.

Note 18. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

We issue stock options through our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Incentive Plan”), under which stock options may be granted to our officers, directors, key employees, consultants and other persons performing services for us. Stock options have been granted at exercise prices as determined by the board of directors to officers and employees of the Company. These stock options generally vest over a five year period and each option, if not exercised or terminated, expires on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. In December 2014, our Incentive Plan was revised to increase the maximum number of shares issuable under the plan from 7,203,024 to 7,537,490. Of this amount, 620,213 shares were available to be issued under the Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2014.

 

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The Incentive Plan allows for the granting of options that may be exercised before the options have vested. Unvested shares issued as a result of early exercise are subject to repurchase by us upon termination of employment or services at the original exercise price. The proceeds from the early exercise of stock options are initially recorded as a current liability and are reclassified to common stock and additional paid-in capital as the awards vest and our repurchase right lapses. As of December 31, 2013, there were no such unvested shares of common stock outstanding subject to our right of repurchase. As of December 31, 2014, there were 209,372 unvested shares of common stock outstanding subject to our right of repurchase. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we did not repurchase any unvested shares of common stock related to early exercised stock options in connection with employee terminations. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, we recorded $0 and $0.7 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets for the proceeds from the early exercise of the unvested stock options.

We account for stock-based compensation awards based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. We recognize stock-based compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method, net of estimated forfeitures, in which compensation cost for each vesting tranche in an award is recognized ratably from the service inception date to the vesting date for that tranche.

The following table summarizes the components of non-cash stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Stock options

  $                 310        $ 787        $             3,181     

Repurchase of common stock from employees

  1,449                      —        —     

Common stock subscription

  —        54        86     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity based compensation expense

  $ 1,759        $ 841        $ 3,267     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax benefit recognized

  $ 511        $ 160        $ 782     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense is included in the following line items in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Stock-based compensation expense data:

Sales and marketing

  $ 196        $ 102        $ 338     

General and administrative

  418        495        1,862     

Research and development

  1,145        244        1,067     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $         1,759        $       841        $         3,267     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

We value our stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected stock price volatility and dividend yield. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates for constant maturity U.S. Treasury securities consistent with the expected term of our stock options. The expected term represents the period of time the stock options are expected to be

 

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outstanding and is based on the “simplified method.” Under the “simplified method,” the expected term of an option is presumed to be the mid-point between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term. We use the “simplified method” due to the lack of sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to otherwise estimate the expected term of the stock options. Expected volatility is based on historical volatilities for publicly traded stock of comparable companies over the estimated expected term of the stock options. We paid approximately $8.6 million in dividends to holders of Old Series A and Old Common in 2012. The dividends declared and paid in 2012 were in anticipation of the sale of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Series B Preferred”), which we completed in July 2012 (see Note 17). Subsequent to the sale of Series B Preferred, we have not declared, or paid, nor do we intend to pay a cash dividend. As such, we assume that the dividend rate is zero.

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The following table summarizes the assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options granted for the years ended December 31:

 

              2012                         2013                           2014               

Volatility

53.2% - 54.7% 44.1% - 47.6% 47.2% - 49.6%

Expected term

6.3 years 3.3 years - 6.3 years 4.0 years - 5.7 years

Risk-free interest rate

0.8% - 0.9% 0.9% - 1.9% 1.4% - 1.9%

Dividend rate

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014:

  Number of
Options
  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2013

  4,325,743       $    2.11       7.7         $21,929    

Granted

  266,800       8.35    

Exercised

  (1,167,571)      1.80       7,253    

Forfeited

  (67,815)      3.71    

Cancelled

  (11,164)      2.08    

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

      3,345,993       $    2.68       7.0         $27,725    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014

  3,302,304       $    2.66                           7.0         $27,440    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2014

  1,722,732       $    1.23       5.6         $16,782    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted average grant date fair value for our stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was $1.29, $4.02, and $4.20, respectively. The total fair value of stock options vested during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was $0.2 million, $0.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was $1.5 million, $0.7 million and $7.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized was $3.1 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

Warrants

In 2010, we issued performance-based warrants to two of our executive officers that gives these individuals the right to purchase up to 841,896 shares of our common stock in the aggregate if certain performance targets and market conditions are achieved. In 2012, we issued an additional performance-based warrant to an executive officer that gives that executive officer the right to purchase up to 27,000 shares of our common stock if certain performance targets and market conditions are achieved.

 

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The first performance-based warrant for 750,015 shares of our common stock has an initial exercise price of $0.001 per share and two separate tranches of shares become exercisable upon the occurrence of a triggering event, which is defined as: (1) a change in control event that results in any person or entity (other than our stockholders immediately prior to the transaction) owning more than 50% of the combined voting power of all classes of our capital stock, (2) a sale of substantially all of our assets, (3) an initial public offering, or (4) a liquidation or other dissolution of the Company. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the number of shares that become exercisable under the warrant is determined by the amount of cash consideration received by ABS Capital Partners, one of our stockholders, as a result of such triggering event. On July 11, 2012, we modified the terms of the performance-based warrant to provide for a $3.1 million cash payment in the event that a triggering event has not occurred on or before January 3, 2013. We considered this to be an equity to cash-settled liability modification and recorded $3.1 million in compensation expense, included within general and administrative expense, on the modification date. The award was settled for $3.1 million on January 3, 2013.

The second performance-based warrant for 91,881 shares of our common stock has an exercise price of $0.41 per share and becomes exercisable if there is a change in control of the Company or if we complete an initial public offering. If the warrant becomes exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue targets, not to exceed a maximum of 91,881 shares.

The third performance-based warrant for 27,000 shares of our common stock has an exercise price of $3.89 per share and becomes exercisable if there is a change in control of the Company or if we complete an initial public offering. If the warrant becomes exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue and EBITDA targets, not to exceed a maximum of 27,000 shares.

As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, none of the warrants which remained outstanding were exercisable as the performance requirements had not been met. In the year ended December 31, 2012, we recorded $3.1 million, which is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, related to a warrant termination payment that was paid to an executive officer in January 2013. We did not record expense associated with the performance-based warrants during the years ended December 31, 2013, and 2014.

Sale of Common Stock Subscriptions

On May 22, 2013, we sold 238,500 shares of our common stock to one of our executive officers for $0.7 million, or $2.95 per share, an amount below fair value. Under the terms of the sale, we have the right to repurchase all of the shares for $2.95 per share if the executive officer’s employment with us is terminated prior to April 2, 2017. The excess of the fair value over the sale price is recorded to stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, we recognized less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statement of operations.

 

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Note 19. Segment Information

We have two reportable segments:

 

    Alarm.com segment

 

    Other segment

Our chief operating decision maker is the chief executive officer. Management determined that the operational data used by the chief operating decision maker is that of the two reportable segments. Management bases strategic goals and decisions on these segments and the data presented below is used to measure financial results. Our Alarm.com segment represents our cloud-based platform for the connected home and related solutions. Our Alarm.com segment also includes the results of Horizon Analog, a research company that focuses on cost-effective collection and analysis of data relating energy usage and consumer behavior and energy disaggregation and Secure-i, a commercial video as a service provider, both of which were acquired in December 2014 (see Note 6). This segment contributed 99% of our revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Our Other segment includes the results of EnergyHub, an energy efficiency and demand response service provider which we acquired in May 2013, as well as start-up initiatives focused on researching and developing home and commercial automation, energy management and independent living products and services in adjacent markets.

Management evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on operating income on a pre-tax basis. The reportable segment operational data is presented in the table below as of and for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):

 

Segment Information Year Ended December 31, 2012  
  Alarm.com   Other   Total  

Revenue

  $ 96,372        $ 103        $ 96,475     

Operating income / (loss)

  19,489        (2,973)       16,516     

Total assets

  84,165        3,380        87,545     
  Year Ended December 31, 2013  
  Alarm.com   Other   Total  

Revenue

  $ 129,014        $ 1,208        $ 130,222     

Operating income / (loss)

  19,685        (12,261)       7,424     

Total assets

  89,334        9,553        99,487     
  Year Ended December 31, 2014  
  Alarm.com   Other   Total  

Revenue

  $ 164,957        $ 2,355       $ 167,312     

Operating income / (loss)

  34,117        (13,117)      21,000     

Total assets

  108,935        11,997       120,932     

We derived substantially all revenue from the United States for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Substantially all our long lived assets were in the United States as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

 

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Note 20. Earnings Per Share

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The components of basic and diluted EPS are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2012   2013   2014  

Net income

  $ 8,929        $ 4,524        $ 13,502     

Less: dividends paid on participating securities

  (8,182)       —        —     

Less: cumulative dividends on participating securities

  (1,855)       —        —     

Less: deemed dividend to participating securities upon recapitalization

  (138,727)       —        —     

Less: income allocated to participating securities

  —        (4,402)        (12,939)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (A)

  $ (139,835)       $ 122        $ 563     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (B)

     1,288,162           1,443,469          2,276,694     

Dilutive effect of stock options

  —        1,351,876        1,613,427     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (C)

  1,288,162        2,795,345        3,890,121     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

Basic (A/B)

  $ (108.55)       $ 0.08        $ 0.25     

Diluted (A/C)

  $ (108.55)       $ 0.04        $ 0.14     

Diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for the year ended December 31, 2012 because the effects of potentially dilutive items were anti-dilutive due to our net loss attributable to common stockholders. The following securities have been excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because the effect is anti-dilutive:

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
          2012                   2013                   2014          

Redeemable convertible preferred stock:

Series A

  1,998,257       1,998,257       1,998,257    

Series B

  1,809,685       1,809,685       1,809,685    

Series B-1

  82,934       82,934       82,934    

Stock options

  3,198,951       1,908,630       219,400    

Common stock subject to repurchase

  —       —       209,372    

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Pro Forma Net Income Per Share (unaudited)

The denominator used in computing pro forma net income per share for the year ended December 31, 2014 has been adjusted to give effect to the number of additional shares whose proceeds would be necessary to pay the amount of the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared on our common and preferred stock, which were in the amount of $20.0 million or $             per share of common stock on an as-converted basis, that were in excess of current year earnings at an IPO price of $             per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), and to the conversion of all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 35,017,884 shares of common stock upon the completion of the IPO priced at or above $11.74 per share as of January 1, 2014 or at the time of issuance, if later.

 

  Year Ended December 31, 2014  
          Basic                   Diluted          

Numerator (in thousands):

Net income

  $ 13,502        $ 13,502     

Less: Income allocated to participating securities

  (110)       (110)    
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma net income attributable to common stockholders

  $ 13,392        $ 13,392     
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  2,276,694        3,890,121     

Plus: Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock to common stock

  35,017,884        35,017,884     

Plus: Additional shares whose proceeds would be necessary to pay the amount of the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared that are in excess of current year earnings

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma weighted average common stock outstanding

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

The 209,372 shares of common stock subject to repurchase and 219,400 stock options were excluded from the calculation of pro forma diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because the effect is anti-dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Note 21. Other Comprehensive Income

The table below presents the tax effects related to other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassifications made to the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

  Unrealized
gain and
realized loss
on available
for sale
security
 

Balance January 1, 2012

  $ —     
  

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

  —     
  

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2012

  —     

Net current period other comprehensive income:

Increase (decrease)

  92     

Income tax impact

  (36)    
  

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

  56     

Balance December 31, 2013

  56     

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications:

Increase (decrease)

  (30)    

Income tax impact

  11     
  

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of income taxes

  (19)    

Amounts reclassified to other income / (expense), net:

Increase (decrease)

  (62)    

Income tax impact

  25     
  

 

 

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

  (37)    
  

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

                  (56)    
  

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2014

  $ —     
  

 

 

 

Note 22. Related Party Transactions

Our installation partner, in which we have a 48.2% ownership interest, performs installation services for security dealers and also provides installation services for us and certain of our subsidiaries. We account for this investment using the equity method (see Note 5). During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 we recorded $0, $0 and $0.3 million of cost of hardware and other revenue in connection with this installation partner and, as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 the accounts payable balance was $0 and $0.1 million. In September 2014, we loaned $315,000 to our installation partner under a secured promissory note that accrues interest at 8.0%. Interest is payable monthly with the entire principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest due at maturity in September 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded $7,000 of interest income related to this note receivable.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

One of our executive officers exercised options in December 2013. We calculate and process the employee income tax and withholding through our normal payroll process and subsequently receive payment from the employee for tax. There was $0.1 million outstanding as of December 31, 2013 because of the timing of the processing. We subsequently received the tax owed to us by the executive officer.

Note 23. Subsequent Events

We evaluated subsequent events through April 23, 2015, the date on which our financial statements were issued.

On March 13, 2015, we executed an Asset Purchase Agreement for certain assets of HiValley Technologies, Inc. that constitute a business, a provider of a comprehensive web-based customer and lead management system called SecurityTrax created exclusively for security system dealers. The consideration included $5.6 million cash paid at closing and $0.4 million to be paid and contingent consideration with a maximum value of $2.0 million that will be subject to fair value measurement. The amount of contingent consideration paid will be determined by revenues and EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2017. We have determined that the acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination under ASC Topic 805. The purchase price will be allocated to the tangible net assets and the intangible assets, including those identified during the acquisition accounting such as customer relationships, developed technology, non-compete agreements, trade name and goodwill. The initial accounting for the business combination is not yet complete. The agreement also contains $2.0 million in potential payments associated with the continued employment of key employees through March 31, 2018 that will be accounted for as post-combination compensation expense.

As of April 23, 2015 we utilized letters of credit under our 2014 Facility for our manufacturing partners in the amount of $2.4 million.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2015  

Revenue:

     

SaaS and license revenue

     $ 25,204           $ 31,955     

Hardware and other revenue

     11,647           14,056     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

  36,851        46,011     

Cost of revenue: (1)

Cost of SaaS and license revenue

  5,008        6,033     

Cost of hardware and other revenue

  8,993        10,776     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

  14,001        16,809     

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing

  5,096        7,916     

General and administrative

  5,220        7,070     

Research and development

  4,610        7,752     

Amortization and depreciation

  806        1,338     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  15,732        24,076     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

  7,118        5,126     

Interest expense

  (58)       (42)    

Other income / (expense), net

  10        7     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  7,070        5,091     

Provision for income taxes

  2,797        2,050     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

  4,273        3,041     

Income allocated to participating securities

  (4,125)       (2,895)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

  $ 148        $ 146     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Per share information attributable to common stockholders:

Net income per share:

Basic

  $ 0.08        $ 0.06     

Diluted

  $ 0.04        $ 0.04     

Pro forma:

Basic

Diluted

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

  1,869,370        2,636,813     

Diluted

  3,467,288        4,172,787     

Pro forma:

Basic

Diluted

 

 

  (1) Exclusive of amortization and depreciation shown below.

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2015  

Net income

     $ 4,273           $ 3,041     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Change in unrealized gains on marketable securities

  32        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  $     4,305        $     3,041     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

  As of December 31,   As of March 31,  
  2014   2015   2015  
          Pro forma
(Note 2)
 

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 42,572        $ 39,189        $ 39,189     

Accounts receivable, net

  17,259        16,790        16,790     

Inventory

  6,852        7,893        7,893     

Deferred tax assets

  3,242        3,575        3,575     

Other current assets

  1,919        3,201        3,201     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

  71,844        70,648        70,648     

Property and equipment, net

  8,130        8,278        8,278     

Intangible assets, net

  5,092        8,006        8,006     

Goodwill

  21,374        24,702        24,702     

Deferred tax assets

  5,121        5,672        5,672     

Other assets

  9,371        9,425        9,425     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 120,932        $     126,731        $     126,731     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $ 15,233        $ 17,669        $ 37,669     

Accrued compensation

  5,816        3,987        3,987     

Deferred revenue

  1,699        1,847        1,847     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  22,748        23,503        43,503     

Deferred revenue

  9,202        9,315        9,315     

Long-term debt

  6,700        6,700        6,700     

Other liabilities

  1,670        3,012        3,012     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  40,320        42,530        62,530     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,809,685 shares authorized, 1,809,685 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 and no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 pro forma, liquidation preference of $191,132 as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

  136,523        136,523        —     

Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,669,680 shares authorized, 82,934 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 and no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 pro forma, liquidation preference of $8,759 as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

  6,265        6,265        —     

Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 3,511,725 shares authorized, 1,998,257 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 and no shares issued and outstanding as March 31, 2015 pro forma, liquidation preference of $24,309 and $24,788 as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

  59,668        59,668        —     

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 2,823,816, 2,828,556 and 37,846,440 shares issued as of December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015 pro forma and 2,614,444, 2,653,802 and 37,671,686 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015 pro forma.

  26        27        377     

Additional paid-in capital

  7,168        7,715        189,821     

Treasury stock (35,523 shares at cost of $1.20 per share)

  (42)       (42)       (42)    

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  —        —        —     

Accumulated deficit

  (128,996)       (125,955)       (125,955)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

  (121,844)       (118,255)       64,201     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

    $ 120,932          $ 126,731          $ 126,731     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014     2015  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

     $ 4,273        $ 3,041   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     186        288   

Reserve for product returns

     434        380   

Amortization on patent

     50        50   

Amortization and depreciation

     806        1,338   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     —          28   

Deferred income taxes

     (369     (883

Undistributed losses from equity investees

     90        53   

Stock-based compensation

     788        561   

Other, net

     (29     —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of business acquisitions):

    

Accounts receivable

     632        (186

Inventory

     19        (1,041

Other assets

     (331     (1,242

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (630     369   

Deferred revenue

     297        254   

Other liabilities

     (280     453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

  5,936      3,463   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities:

Business acquisition, net of cash acquired

  —        (5,612

Additions to property and equipment

  (611   (1,026

Issuances of notes receivable

  (115   (98
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

  (726   (6,736
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

Repayments of term loan

  (500   —     

Payments of deferred offering costs

  —        (138

Repurchases of common stock

  (3   —     

Proceeds from early exercise of stock-based awards

  1,480      9   

Issuances of common stock from equity based plans

  402      12   

Tax windfall benefit from stock-based awards

  691      7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

  2,070      (110
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  7,280      (3,383

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

      33,583          42,572   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

  $ 40,863      $ 39,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities

Cash not yet paid for business acquisitions

  $ —        $ 834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contingent liability from business acquisition

  $ —        $ 700   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $ —        $ 555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

  New
Common Stock
  Additional
Paid-In-
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Total
Stockholders’
(Deficit) Equity
 
  Shares   Amount  

Balance, January 1, 2015

    2,614        $ 26        $ 7,168        $ (42)       $ (128,996)       $ (121,844)    

Common stock issued in connection with equity based plans

    4          —          12          —          —          12     

Vesting of common stock subject to repurchase

    36          1          129          —          —          130     

Stock-based compensation expense

    —          —          561          —          —          561     

Tax expense from stock-based awards, net

    —          —          (155)         —          —          (155)    

Net income

    —          —          —          —          3,041          3,041     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2015

    2,654        $ 27        $ 7,715        $ (42)       $ (125,955)       $ (118,255)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

Note 1. Company Overview

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (referred herein as “Alarm.com”, the “Company”, or “we”) is a cloud-based software platform solution for the connected home. Our multi-tenant software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform allows home and business owners to intelligently secure and manage their properties and remotely interact with a broad array of connected devices through a single, intuitive interface. Our solution is delivered through an established network of thousands of authorized and licensed service providers. Our four primary solutions are interactive security, intelligent automation, video monitoring and energy management, which can be used individually or integrated into a single user interface. We derive revenue from the sale of our software-as-a-service over our integrated platform, hardware, activation fees and other revenue. Our fiscal year ends on December 31st.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and results of operations of the Company and its majority owned and controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. They should be read together with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014. The condensed balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 was derived from our audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts receivable, allowance for hardware returns, estimates of obsolete inventory, long-term incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, income taxes, legal reserves, contingent consideration, goodwill and intangible assets.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Presentation

In the event that an initial public offering of our common stock, or IPO, is completed in which aggregate gross proceeds from the offering exceed $75.0 million, all shares of the Company’s outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into common stock.

The unaudited pro forma current liabilities and stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2015 gives effect to the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared on our common and preferred stock, which were in the amount of $20.0 million or $     per share of common stock on an as-converted basis, and to the conversion of all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 35,017,884 shares of common stock upon the completion of the IPO priced at or above $11.74 per share as of January 1, 2014 or at the time of issuance, if later.

The unaudited pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders for the three-months ended March 31, 2015 gives effect to the number of additional shares whose proceeds would be necessary to pay the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared on our common and preferred stock, which were in the amount or $20.0 million or $     per share of common stock on an as-converted basis, that were in excess of current year earnings at an IPO price of $     per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), and to the conversion of all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 35,017,884 shares of common stock upon the completion of the IPO priced at or above $11.74 per share as of January 1, 2014 or at the time of issuance, if later.

If the initial public offering price is below $11.74 per share, we will be required to issue a variable number of shares of our common stock to our Series B and Series B-1 preferred stockholders to provide an as-converted fair value of common stock that is equal to their liquidation preference of $105.62 per share of Series B and B-1 preferred stock. In this circumstance, the excess of the liquidation preference of $105.62 per share over the carrying value of $75.44 per share of Series B and B-1 preferred stock will be recorded as a deemed dividend that will reduce net income or increase net loss attributable to common stockholders to arrive at pro forma net income (loss) attributable to common stock holders

The pro forma information does not give effect to any proceeds from a qualifying initial public offering of our common stock.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Service Providers

The financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consists principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivables. All of our cash and cash equivalents are held at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality. Our cash and cash equivalent accounts may exceed federally issued limits at times. We have not experienced any losses on cash and cash equivalents to date. To manage accounts receivable risk, we evaluate the credit worthiness of our service providers and maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts. The majority of our accounts receivable balance is made up of our service providers in North America. We assess the concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivables based on one industry and geographic region and feel that our reserve for uncollectible accounts is appropriate based on our history and this concentration.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, our 10 largest revenue service providers accounted for approximately 67.5% and 63.0% of our revenue. Three of our service providers individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 20% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014. One service provider individually represented greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Trade accounts receivable from three service providers totaled $3.1 million, $2.7 million and $1.1 million, as of December 31, 2014. No other individual service provider represented more than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2014. Trade accounts receivable from two service providers totaled $2.6 million and $2.3 million, as of March 31, 2015. No other individual service provider represented more than 10% of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

On April 10, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which amends the definition of a discontinued operation in ASC 205-20 and requires entities to provide additional disclosures about discontinued operations as well as disposal transactions that do not meet the discontinued operations criteria. The guidance narrowed the definition of a discontinued operations for disposal of a component or group of components that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major impact on an entity’s operations or financial results. The guidance also expands the scope to include equity method investments and businesses, that upon initial acquisition, qualify as held for sale. The expanded disclosure requirements include statement of financial position and statement of cash flows disclosures for all comparative periods. The ASU is effective prospectively for all disposals (or classifications as held for sale) in periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 with early adoption permitted. We adopted this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2015, and it did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Not yet adopted

On April 15, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Intangibles Goodwill and Other — Internal- Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which clarifies the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement by providing guidance as to whether an arrangement includes the sale or license of software. The amendment requires a customer to determine whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license. If the arrangement contains a software license, the customer would account for the fees related to the software license element in a manner consistent with how the acquisition of other software licenses is accounted for under ASC 350-40; if the arrangement does not contain a software license, the customer would account for the arrangement as a service contract. The guidance will not change GAAP for a customer’s accounting for service contracts. The amendment is effective for annual periods, including periods within those annual periods beginning after December 31, 2015 with early adoption permitted. We can elect to adopt the amendments either prospectively to all arrangements entered into or materially modified after the effective date or retrospectively. We are required to adopt this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2016 and we are currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement on our financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

On April 8, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The guidance in the new standard is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs. The ASU is effective retrospectively for the presentation of debt issuance costs in periods beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. We are required to adopt this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2016 and we do not anticipate that adoption of the pronouncement will have a material impact on our financial statements.

On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis,” which requires an entity to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. The amendment modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are VIEs or voting interest entities. The amendment eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. The amendment affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. The amendment also provides a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities that comply with the requirements for registered money market funds. We are required to adopt ASU 2015-02 in the first quarter of 2016 and we do not anticipate that adoption of the pronouncement will have a material impact on our financial statements.

On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40),” which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments regarding conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures, if applicable. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-15 in the first quarter of 2017, with early adoption permitted. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on our financial statements.

On June 19, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718),” which affects any entity that grants its employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award stipulate that a performance target that affects vesting could be achieved after the requisite service period. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-12 in the first quarter of 2016 and the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The guidance supersedes the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The guidance also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35,

 

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March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Revenue Recognition — Contract-Type and Production-Type Contracts”. On April 1, 2015, the FASB voted to propose to defer the effective date of the pronouncement by one year. ASU 2014-9, as amended, is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, or December 31, 2017, if deferred. An entity is required to apply the amendments using one of the following two methods: i) retrospectively to each prior period presented with three possible expedients: a) for completed contracts that begin and end in the same reporting period no restatement is required; b) for completed contract with variable consideration an entity may use the transaction price at completion rather than restating estimated variable consideration amounts in comparable reporting periods; and c) for comparable reporting periods before date of initial application reduced disclosure requirements related to transaction price; ii) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the amendment recognized at the date of initial application with additional disclosures for the differences of the prior guidance to the reporting periods compared to the new guidance and an explanation of the reasons for significant changes. We are required to adopt ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2017, or in the first quarter of 2018, if deferred, and we are currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement on our financial statements.

Note 3. Accounts Receivable, Net

The components of accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2014      March 31, 2015  

Accounts receivable

     $ 20,494           $ 20,409     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,397)          (1,716)    

Allowance for product returns

     (1,838)          (1,903)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

  $ 17,259        $ 16,790     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, we recorded a $0.4 million reserve for product returns in our hardware and other revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, we recorded a $0.2 million and a $0.3 million provision for doubtful accounts receivable. Historically, we have not experienced write-offs for uncollectible accounts or sales returns that have differed significantly from our estimates.

Note 4. Inventory

The components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2014      March 31, 2015  

Raw materials

       $ 3,371             $ 3,825     

Finished goods

     3,481           4,068    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory

    $ 6,852          $     7,893     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no adjustments necessary to record inventory at net realizable value for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015.

Note 5. Acquisitions

SecurityTrax Acquisition

On March 13, 2015, in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement, we completed our purchase of certain assets of HiValley Technology, Inc., (“SecurityTrax”) that constituted a business.

 

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March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

SecurityTrax is a provider of SaaS-based, customer relationship management software tailored for security system dealers. The consideration included $5.6 million cash paid at closing and $0.4 million of cash not yet paid and established a contingent liability of $0.7 million for earn out considerations to be paid to the former owners. The agreement also contains $2.0 million in potential payments associated with the continued employment of key employees through March 31, 2018 that will be accounted for as compensation expense over the period. We included the results of SecurityTrax’s operations since its acquisition date, which were immaterial, in the Alarm.com segment (see Note 16).

The table below sets forth the consideration paid to SecurityTrax’s sellers and the estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible net assets acquired (in thousands):

 

     2015  

Calculation of Consideration:

  

Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment

       $ 5,612     

Cash not yet paid

     400     

Contingent consideration liability

     700     
  

 

 

 

Total consideration

    $ 6,712     
  

 

 

 

Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets:

Current assets

    $ 14     

Customer relationships

  1,699     

Developed technology

  1,407     

Trade name

  271     

Current liabilities

  (7)    

Goodwill

      3,328     
  

 

 

 

Total estimated tangible and intangible net assets

    $ 6,712     
  

 

 

 

Goodwill of $3.3 million reflects the value of acquired workforce and expected synergies from pairing SecurityTrax solutions to security service providers with our offerings. The goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. Our estimate of the fair value of intangible net assets was developed using a multi-period excess earnings method for customer relationships, the relief from royalty method for the developed technology, replacement cost method for the developed technology home page and the relief from royalty method for the trade name. The purchase price allocation presented above is preliminary as we are currently in the process of completing fair value estimates for the intangible assets and the contingent consideration liability.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles

In accordance with ASC 805, the assets and liabilities of SecurityTrax we acquired were recorded at their respective fair values as of March 13, 2015, the date of the acquisition.

Customer Relationships

The customer relationships intangible was recorded separate from goodwill based on determination of the length, strength and contractual nature of the relationship that SecurityTrax shared with its customers. We valued two groups of customer relationships using the multi-period excess

 

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March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

earnings method, an income approach. We used several assumptions in the income approach, including revenue growth, operating expenses, charge for contributory assets, and a 22.5 percent discount rate used to calculate the present value of the cash flows. For the second group of customer relationships, we used the same assumptions in addition to a customer retention rate of 90 percent. The customer relationships, valued at $1.7 million, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average estimated useful life of 7 years.

Developed Technology

Developed technology recorded separately from goodwill consists of intellectual property such as proprietary software used internally for revenue producing activities. SecurityTrax’s proprietary software is offered for sale on a SaaS hosted basis to customers. The developed technology was valued by applying the relief from royalty method, an income approach. We used several assumptions in the relief from royalty method, which included revenue growth, a market royalty rate of 25 percent and a 22.5 percent discount rate used to the calculate the present value of the cash flows. There was also an additional component of the developed technology that we refer to as the home page that organized customer data and functioned as the billing and administration tool. The home page component was valued by applying the replacement cost model, a cost approach. We used several assumptions in the replacement cost approach, which included analyzing costs that a company would expect to incur in order to recreate an asset of equivalent utility. In addition, there was an adjustment for developer’s profit of 30.4 percent which brought the asset to fair value on an exit-price basis. The developed technology, valued at $1.4 million, is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average estimated useful life of 8 years.

Contingent Consideration Liability

The amount of contingent consideration liability to be paid, up to a maximum of $2.0 million, to the former owners will be determined based on revenue and EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2017. We estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration liability by using a Monte Carlo simulation model for determining projected revenue by using an expected distribution of potential outcomes. The fair value of contingent consideration liability is calculated with thousands of projected revenue outcomes, the results of which are averaged and then discounted to estimate the present value. We used several assumptions including an 8.45 percent discount rate and a 7.5% revenue risk adjustment. The contingent consideration, valued at $0.7 million, was recorded as a contingent consideration liability in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015. The liability will be remeasured each reporting date with changes recorded in general and administrative expense until it is paid in the first quarter of 2018.

Secure-i Acquisition

On December 8, 2014, in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement, we completed our purchase of certain assets of Secure-i, Inc. (“Secure-i”) that constituted a business. Secure-i is a provider of internet based remote video hosting services including off-site storage, viewing and management from web-based browsers and mobile applications. Total consideration included $2.6 million in cash and $0.3 million in cash not yet paid. We included the results of Secure-i’s operations since its acquisition date in the Alarm.com segment.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Horizon Analog Acquisition

On December 10, 2014, in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement, we completed our purchase of certain assets of Horizon Analog, Inc. (“Horizon Analog”) that constituted a business. Horizon Analog is a producer of research that focuses on cost-effective collection and analysis of data relating to energy usage and consumer behavior and energy disaggregation. Total consideration included $0.6 million in cash and $0.1 million in cash not yet paid. We recorded less than $0.1 million of property and equipment and $0.7 million of goodwill in connection with the acquisition, which reflects the acquired workforce and synergies expected from combining our operations with those of Horizon Analog. The goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. We included the results of Horizon Analog’s operations since its acquisition date in the Alarm.com segment.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following pro forma data is presented as if Secure-i, Horizon Analog and SecurityTrax were included in our historical condensed consolidated statements of operations beginning January 1, 2014. These pro forma results do not necessarily represent what would have occurred if all the business combinations had taken place on January 1, 2014, nor do they represent the results that may occur in the future.

This pro forma financial information includes our historical financial statements and those of our business combinations with the following adjustments: 1) we adjusted for amortization expense assuming the fair value adjustments to intangible assets had been applied beginning January 1, 2014, 2) we adjusted for $0.1 million of transaction costs incurred in 2015 and reclassified them to 2014 and 3) we included adjustments for income taxes associated with these pro forma adjustments. The pro forma adjustments were based on available information and upon assumptions that we believe are reasonable to reflect the impact of these acquisitions on our historical financial information on a supplemental pro forma basis, as follows (in thousands):

 

     Pro forma
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2015  

Revenue

   $ 37,241       $ 46,281   

Net income

     4,072         3,004   

Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

The changes in goodwill by operating segment are outlined below for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

     Alarm.com      Other      Total  

Balance as of December 31, 2014

     $     21,374           $     —           $     21,374     

Goodwill acquired

     3,328           —           3,328     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2015

  $ 24,702        $ —       $ 24,702     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The $3.3 million of acquired goodwill in the Alarm.com segment was related to the acquisition of SecurityTrax in March 2015. See Note 5 for additional information regarding this acquisition.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

There were no impairments of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2014 or 2015.

The following table reflects changes in the net carrying amount of the components of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

     Customer
Relationships
     Developed
Technology
     Trade Name      Other      Total  

Balance as of December 31, 2014

       $     3,853             $     918             $     94             $     227             $     5,092     

Intangible assets acquired

     1,699           1,407           271           —          3,377     

Amortization

     (246)          (173)          (15)          (29)          (463)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2015

    $ 5,306          $ 2,152          $ 350          $ 198          $ 8,006     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, we recorded $0.4 million and $0.5 million of amortization related to our intangible assets.

The following tables reflect the weighted average remaining life and carrying value of finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2014  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Carrying

Value
     Weighted-
average
Remaining Life
 

Customer relationships

     $ 8,967           $ (5,114)         $ 3,853          4.4  

Developed technology

     3,983           (3,065)         918          1.6  

Trade name

     643           (549)         94          1.8  

Other

     234           (7)         227          1.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total intangible assets

  $   13,827        $ (8,735)      $ 5,092    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

     March 31, 2015  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Carrying
Value
     Weighted-
average
Remaining Life
 

Customer relationships

     $     10,666          $ (5,360)         $     5,306          5.1  

Developed technology

     5,390          (3,238)         2,152          5.7  

Trade name

     914          (564)         350          5.7  

Other

     234          (36)         198          1.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total intangible assets

  $ 17,204       $ (9,198)      $ 8,006    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

The following table reflects the future estimated amortization expense for intangible assets (in thousands):

 

Year ending December 31,

   Amortization  

2015

   $ 1,665   

2016

     1,726   

2017

     1,400   

2018

     1,329   

2019 and thereafter

     1,886   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Note 7. Investments in Other Entities

Cost Method Investment in Connected Home Service Provider

On September 4, 2012, we purchased 20,000 Series A Convertible Preferred Membership Units of a Brazilian connected home solutions provider for $15.00 per unit, or $0.3 million, for a 12.2% interest on a fully diluted basis in this entity. On June 26, 2013, we entered into an agreement with the same company to purchase 2,667 Series B Convertible Preferred Membership Units at $26.22 per unit, or $0.1 million, which brought our aggregate interest to 12.4% on a fully diluted basis. The entity resells our products and services to residential and commercial customers in Brazil. Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, the connected home service provider is a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). We do not control the marketing, sales, installation, or customer maintenance functions of the entity and therefore do not direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of the entity and do not consolidate the connected home services provider. We account for this investment using the cost method. As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, the fair value of this cost method investment was not estimated as there were no events or changes in circumstances that may have had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. The $0.4 million investment balance is included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

Loans to and Investments in an Installation Partner

On November 20, 2013, we paid $1.0 million to purchase 48,190 common units of an installation partner for a 48.2% interest on a fully diluted basis in this entity. The entity performs installation services for security dealers. Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, we determined that the installation partner is not a VIE. We account for this investment under the equity method because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the entity. Under the equity method, we recognize our share of the earnings or losses of the installation partner in other income / (expense), net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations in the periods they are reported by the installation partner. The loss in other income / (expense), net was $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015. Our $1.0 million investment, net of equity losses, is included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and was $0.4 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

In September 2014, we loaned $315,000 to our installation partner under a secured promissory note that accrues interest at 8.0%. The note receivable is included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest is payable monthly with the entire principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest due at maturity in September 2016. This event did not cause us to reconsider our conclusion that the installation partner has sufficient equity investment at risk and therefore is not a VIE. We continue to account for the investment under the equity method.

Loans to and Investments in a Platform Partner

A platform partner produces connected devices that are integrated into our connected home platform, and we entered into investments to provide capital in order to bring our platform partner’s devices to market and integrate them onto our connected home platform. In the first quarter of 2013, we paid $3.5 million in cash to purchase 3,548,820 shares of our platform partner’s Series A

 

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March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

convertible preferred shares, or an 18.7% interest on as-converted and fully diluted basis. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we entered into a Series 1 Preferred Stock purchase agreement with the platform partner and another investor. The other investor invested cash to purchase shares of the platform partner’s Series 1 Preferred Stock. As a result of the purchase, our 3,548,820 shares of Series A convertible preferred shares converted into 3,548,820 shares of common stock, and we hold an 8.6% interest in the platform partner on an as converted and fully diluted basis. In conjunction with the transaction, we received a $2.5 million dividend which we recorded as a return of investment as it was in excess of the accumulated earnings and profits of the investee since the date of the investment. Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, the platform partner is a VIE. We have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the platform partner VIE. We do not control the product design, software development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales functions of the platform partner and, therefore, we do not direct the activities of the platform partner that most significantly impact its economic performance. We continue to conclude that we are not the primary beneficiary of our platform partner and, therefore, we do not consolidate it. We account for this investment under the cost method. As of March 31, 2015, the fair value of this cost method investment was not estimated as there were no events or changes in circumstances that may have had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, our $1.0 million cost method investment in a platform partner was recorded in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 8. Other Assets

Patent Licenses

From time to time, we enter into agreements to license patents. We have $2.3 million in patent licenses related to such agreements, which are being amortized over 11 years, the estimated remaining lives of the United States patents licensed in the agreements from the date we acquired the license. The net balance as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 was $1.5 million and $1.5 million. Amortization expense on patent licenses was $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 and is included in cost of SaaS and license revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Loan to a Distribution Partner

On July 25, 2013, we entered into a revolving loan agreement with a distribution partner. The distribution partner is also a service provider with whom we have a standard agreement to resell our connected home service and hardware. We evaluate the credit quality of our distribution partner for purposes of the revolving loan agreement using the same methods that we employ to evaluate its creditworthiness as a service provider, including a credit review at the inception of the arrangement and if risk indicators arise. At the inception of the loan agreement, we determined the credit quality of our distribution partner to be good. No risk indicators have arisen to cause us to change that assessment.

Under the terms of the revolving loan agreement, we agreed to loan our distribution partner up to $2.8 million, with the proceeds of the loan used to finance the creation of new customer accounts that use our products and services. The amount that our distribution partner may draw down on the loan is based on the number of its qualifying new customer accounts created each month. The loan bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, and requires monthly interest payments, with the entire principal balance due on the loan maturity date, July 24, 2018. The balance outstanding under the loan is

 

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March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

collateralized by the customer accounts owned by our distribution partner, as well as all of the physical assets and accounts receivable associated with those customer accounts. As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, our distribution partner has borrowed $2.0 million and $2.1 million under this loan agreement, and this note receivable is included in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred offering costs of $2.8 and $3.1 million, consisting primarily of legal and accounting fees, are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Upon the consummation of the IPO, these amounts will be offset against the proceeds of the offering and included in stockholders’ (deficit) equity. If the offering is terminated, the deferred offering costs will be expensed immediately.

Note 9. Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

The components of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2014      March 31, 2015  

Accounts payable

     $ 11,179          $ 11,539    

Accrued expenses

     1,911          1,877    

Other current liabilities

     2,143          4,253    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $     15,233       $     17,669    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 10. Fair Value Measurements

The following presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

     Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of
December 31, 2014
 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Money market account

     $ 38,578          $         —          $         —          $     38,578    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $     38,578       $ —        $ —       $ 38,578     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of
March 31, 2015
 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Money market account

     $ 33,725          $ —          $ —          $ 33,725    

Liabilities:

           

Contingent consideration liability from acquisition

     —          —          (700)         (700)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $     33,725        $  —       $ (700)       $ 33,025     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the change in fair value of the Level 3 liability for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

     Fair Value
Measurements using
significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Beginning balance - December 31, 2014

     $                     —     

Obligations assumed

     700     

Transfers

     —     

Payments

     —     

Realized gain / (loss)

     —     

Unrealized gain / (loss)

     —     
  

 

 

 

Ending balance - March 31, 2015

  $ 700   
  

 

 

 

The money market account is included in our cash and cash equivalents in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amount of contingent consideration liability to be paid, up to a maximum of $2.0 million, from our acquisition of SecurityTrax in the first quarter of 2015, will be determined based on revenue and EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2017. We estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration liability by using a Monte Carlo simulation model for determining projected revenue by using an expected distribution of potential outcomes. The fair value of contingent consideration liability is calculated with thousands of projected revenue outcomes, the results of which are averaged and then discounted to estimate the present value. The contingent consideration liability will be remeasured each reporting date until payment in first quarter of 2018 with the same valuation approach using our subsidiary’s revenue, an unobservable input, with changes in general and administrative expense. The contingent consideration liability balance is included in our other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

We monitor the availability of observable market data to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015. We also monitor the value of the investments for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. No other-than-temporary impairments occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015.

Note 11. Debt, Commitments and Contingencies

The debt, commitments and contingencies described below are currently in effect and would require us, or our subsidiaries, to make payments to third parties under certain circumstances.

Debt

Prior Facility

In December, 2011 we entered into a Loan & Security Agreement with SVB. We borrowed $10.0 million under a term loan (“Prior Facility”) to be repaid in sixty (60) monthly installments of principal and

 

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March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

accrued interest. We had the option to prepay the Prior Facility without penalty provided that the Prior Facility had been outstanding two or more years. Absent a prepayment, the Prior Facility would terminate on the date of the last required principal payment, which is December 1, 2016. The facility was extinguished and repaid in May 2014.

2014 Facility

On May 8, 2014, we repaid all of the outstanding principal and interest under our Prior Facility, which was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and replaced this facility with a $50.0 million revolving credit facility (the “2014 Facility”) with Silicon Valley Bank, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders. We utilized $6.7 million under this facility to repay in full our indebtedness under the Prior Facility. The 2014 Facility includes an option to increase the borrowing capacity available under the 2014 Facility to $75.0 million with the consent of the lenders. The 2014 Facility is available to us to finance working capital and certain permitted acquisitions and investments, and is secured by substantially all of our assets, including intellectual property. The principal outstanding under the 2014 Facility is due upon maturity in May 2017.

The outstanding principal balance on the 2014 Facility accrues interest at a rate equal to either (1) the Eurodollar Base Rate, or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) the higher of (a) the Wall Street Journal prime rate and (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or ABR, at our option. Borrowings under LIBOR rates accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%, LIBOR plus 2.5%, and LIBOR plus 2.75% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than 2.00:1.00, respectively. Borrowings under ABR rates accrue interest at ABR plus 1.25%, ABR plus 1.5%, and ABR plus 1.75% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than 2.00:1.00, respectively. The 2014 Facility also carries an unused line commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.25% depending on our consolidated leverage ratio. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the effective interest rate on the 2014 Facility was 2.47%. The carrying value of 2014 Facility was $6.7 million at March 31, 2015. The 2014 Facility includes a variable interest rate that approximates market and, as such, we determined that the carrying amount of the 2014 Facility approximates its fair value.

The 2014 facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 2.50:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants.

Commitments and Contingencies

Repurchase of Subsidiary Units

In September 2012, we formed a subsidiary to develop and market home and commercial energy management devices and services. We granted an award of subsidiary stock to the founder and president. The terms of the award for the founder, who is also our employee, require a payment in cash on either the third or the fourth anniversary from the date the subsidiary first makes its products and services commercially available, which was determined to be April 1, 2014. There was no liability

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

recorded related to this commitment as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 as the calculation of the repurchase liability based on a trailing twelve months EBITDA performance measure resulted in an estimated value of $0.

In February 2011, we formed a subsidiary that offers professional residential property management and vacation rental management companies technology solutions for remote monitoring and control of properties, including access control and energy management. We granted an award of subsidiary stock awards to the founder and president. The terms of the award for the founder, who is our employee, require a payment in cash on between the fourth and sixth anniversary of the date that the subsidiary’s products and services first become commercially available, which was determined to be June 1, 2013. We have recorded a liability of $0.2 million and $0.2 million related to the commitment in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

Leases

We lease office space and office equipment under non-cancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through 2026. Rent expense was $0.4 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015.

Indemnification Agreements

We have various agreements where we may be obligated to indemnify the other party to the agreement with respect to certain matters. Generally, these indemnification provisions are included in contracts arising in the normal course of business. Although it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments that may become due under these indemnification agreements, we do not believe any potential liability that might arise from such indemnity provisions is probable or material.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we and our subsidiaries are involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. We are not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding that, in the opinion of management, is reasonably possible or probable of having a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

We reserve for contingent liabilities based on ASC 450, “Contingencies,” when it is determined that a liability, inclusive of defense costs, is probable and reasonably estimable. Litigation is subject to many factors that are difficult to predict, so there can be no assurance that, in the event of a material unfavorable result in one or more claims, we will not incur material costs.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Note 12. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Summary of Activity

The following table presents a summary of activity for our redeemable convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

     SERIES B
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
   SERIES B-1
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
   NEW SERIES A
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
   Total
Amount
     Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount   
Balance, December 31, 2014    1,810    $136,523    83    $6,265    1,998    $59,668    $202,456
Balance, March 31, 2015    1,810    $136,523    83    $6,265    1,998    $59,668    $202,456

Note 13. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

We issue stock options through our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Incentive Plan”), under which stock options may be granted to our officers, directors, key employees, consultants and other persons performing services for us. Stock options have been granted at exercise prices as determined by the board of directors to officers and employees of the Company. These stock options generally vest over a five year period and each option, if not exercised or terminated, expires on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. As of March 31, 2015 there were 7,537,490 common shares reserved for issuance and 623,498 shares available to be issued under the 2009 Incentive Plan.

The Incentive Plan allows for the granting of options that may be exercised before the options have vested. Unvested shares issued as a result of early exercise are subject to repurchase by us upon termination of employment or services at the original exercise price. The proceeds from the early exercise of stock options are initially recorded as a current liability and are reclassified to common stock and additional paid-in capital as the awards vest and our repurchase right lapses. As of December 31, 2014, there were 209,372 unvested shares of common stock outstanding subject to our right of repurchase. As of March 31, 2015 there were 174,754 unvested shares of common stock outstanding subject to our right of repurchase. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we did not repurchase any unvested shares of common stock related to early exercised stock options in connection with employee terminations. As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, we recorded $0.7 and $0.6 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the proceeds from the early exercise of the unvested stock options.

We account for stock-based compensation awards based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. We recognize stock-based compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method, net of estimated forfeitures, in which compensation cost for each vesting tranche in an award is recognized ratably from the service inception date to the vesting date for that tranche.

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the components of non-cash stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2014                      2015          

Stock options

     $     767           $ 540     

Compensation related to the sale of common stock

     21           21     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity based compensation expense

  $ 788        $ 561     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax benefit / (expense) from stock-based awards

  $ 691        $     (155)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense is included in the following line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2014                      2015          

Sales and marketing

     $     77           $ 60     

General and administrative

     480           294     

Research and development

     231           207     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $     788        $     561     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table summarizes the assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014         2015      

Volatility

     49.6    

Expected term

     5.6 years          

Risk-free interest rate

     1.7    

Dividend rate

     0.0    

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015:

 

     Number of
Options
     Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
     Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

     3,345,993          $     2.68          7.0          $     27,725    

Granted

     —             

Exercised

     (4,740)         4.55             30    

Forfeited

     (3,004)         3.98          

Cancelled

     (281)         3.38          
  

 

 

          

Outstanding at March 31, 2015

  3,337,968       $     2.68       6.7       $     27,671    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2015

  3,300,649       $     2.66       6.7       $     27,430    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2015

  1,834,825       $     1.32       5.5       $     17,707    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

The weighted average grant date fair value for our stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $5.31. There were no grants during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The total fair value of stock options vested during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 was $0.1 million and $0.4 million. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 was $6.3 million and $0.0 million. As of March 31, 2015, the total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized was $2.6 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

Warrants

In 2010, we issued a performance-based warrant to an executive officer that gives this individual the right to purchase up to 91,881 shares of our common stock in the aggregate if certain performance targets and market conditions are achieved. In 2012, we issued an additional performance-based warrant to an executive officer that gives that executive officer the right to purchase up to 27,000 shares of our common stock if certain performance targets and market conditions are achieved. On March 31, 2015, we issued performance-based warrants to two employees. These warrants give these individuals the right to purchase up to 54,694 shares of our common stock in the aggregate if certain performance targets are achieved.

The first performance-based warrant for 91,881 shares of our common stock has an exercise price of $0.41 per share and becomes exercisable if we have a change in control or if we complete an initial public offering. If the warrant becomes exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue targets, not to exceed a maximum of 91,881 shares.

The second performance-based warrant for 27,000 shares of our common stock has an exercise price of $3.89 per share and becomes exercisable if we have a change in control or if we complete an initial public offering. If the warrant becomes exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue and EBITDA targets, not to exceed a maximum of 27,000 shares. This warrant will expire upon the earliest to occur of (i) November 2022, (ii) a change in control, (iii) 30 days following the completion of this offering and (iv) the date upon which the holder of the warrant is no longer our employee or an employee of an affiliate of ours.

The third and fourth performance-based warrants, each for 27,347 shares of our common stock, have an exercise price of $10.97 per share and we may elect to terminate the warrants in exchange for a one-time cash settlement in the event of a change in control. If the warrants become exercisable, the number of shares that become exercisable is based upon the achievement of certain minimum annual revenue targets, not to exceed a maximum of 27,347 shares for each warrant. These warrants will expire upon the earlier of March 2025 and the date upon which the holder of the warrant is no longer our employee or an employee of an affiliate of ours.

As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, none of the warrants which remained outstanding were exercisable as the performance requirements had not been met. We did not record expense associated with the performance-based warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015.

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

On May 1, 2015, subsequent to our first quarter, when the employee holder terminated their employment with us the first performance-based warrant for 91,881 shares of our common stock cancelled.

Note 14. Earnings Per Share

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The components of basic and diluted EPS are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2015  

Net income

     $ 4,273          $ 3,041    

Less: income allocated to participating securities

     (4,125)         (2,895)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income available for common stockholders (A)

  $ 148       $ 146    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic (B)

  1,869,370       2,636,813    

Dilutive effect of stock options

  1,597,918       1,535,974    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (C)

  3,467,288       4,172,787    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

Basic (A/B)

  $ 0.08       $ 0.06    

Diluted (A/C)

  $ 0.04       $ 0.04    

The following securities have been excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because the effect is anti-dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2015  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock:

     

Series A

     1,998,257          1,998,257    

Series B

     1,809,685          1,809,685    

Series B-1

     82,934          82,934    

Stock options

     815,277          116,500    

Common stock subject to repurchase

     417,273          174,754    

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Pro Forma Net Income Per Share (unaudited)

The denominator used in computing pro forma net income per share for the three-months ended March 31, 2015 has been adjusted to give effect to the number of additional shares whose proceeds would be necessary to pay the amount of the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared on our common and preferred stock, which were in the amount of $20.0 million or $     per share of common stock on an as-converted basis, that were in excess of current year earnings at an IPO price of $     per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), and to the conversion of all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 35,017,884 shares of common stock upon the completion of the IPO priced at or above $11.74 per share as of January 1, 2014 or at the time of issuance, if later.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2015  
     Basic      Diluted  

Numerator (in thousands):

     

Net income

     $ 3,041          $ 3,041    

Less: Income allocated to participating securities

     (15)         (15)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma net income attributable to common stockholders

  $ 3,026       $ 3,026    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  2,636,813       4,172,787    

Plus: conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock to common stock

  35,017,884       35,017,884    

Plus: Additional shares whose proceeds would be necessary to pay the amount of the June 2015 dividends intended to be declared that are in excess of current year earnings

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma weighted average common shares outstanding

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share

  $              $           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The 174,754 shares of common stock subject to repurchase and 116,500 stock options were excluded from the calculation of pro forma diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because the effect is anti-dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Note 15. Income Taxes

For purposes of interim reporting, our annual effective income tax rate is estimated in accordance with ASC 740-270, Interim Reporting. This rate is applied to the pre-tax book income of the entities expected to be benefited during the year. Discrete items that impact the tax provision were recorded in the period incurred.

Our effective income tax rates were 39.6% and 40.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the impact of state taxes and nondeductible meal and entertainment expenses.

A valuation allowance is recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on our historical and expected future taxable earnings, we believe it is more likely than not that we will realize all of the benefit of the existing deferred tax assets at December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Accordingly, we have not recorded a valuation allowance as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

 

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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

We apply guidance for uncertainty in income taxes that requires the application of a more likely than not threshold to the recognition and de-recognition of uncertain tax positions. If the recognition threshold is met, this guidance permits us to recognize a tax benefit measured at the largest amount of the tax benefit that, in our judgment, is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had no unrecorded tax benefits for uncertain tax positions. During 2014, we recorded an unrecognized tax benefit of $0.2 million related to research and development tax credits we claimed for tax years 2012, 2013 and 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the only change to this year-end balance was the recording of additional interest for the quarter.

Note 16. Segment Information

We have two reportable segments:

 

    Alarm.com segment

 

    Other segment

Our chief operating decision maker is the chief executive officer. Management determined that the operational data used by the chief operating decision maker is that of the two reportable segments. Management bases strategic goals and decisions on these segments and the data presented below is used to measure financial results. Our Alarm.com segment represents our cloud-based platform for the connected home and related solutions. Our Alarm.com segment also includes the results of Horizon Analog, a research company that focuses on cost-effective collection and analysis of data relating energy usage and consumer behavior and energy disaggregation, Secure-i, a commercial video as a service provider, and SecurityTrax, a provider of SaaS-based, customer relationship management software tailored for security system dealers. This segment contributed over 96% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015. Our Other segment is focused on researching and developing home and commercial automation, and energy management products and services in adjacent markets.

Management evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on operating income on a pre-tax basis. The reportable segment operational data is presented in the table below as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
Segment
Information
  2014     2015  
    Alarm.com     Other     Intersegment
Alarm.com
    Intersegment
Other
    Total     Alarm.com     Other     Intersegment
Alarm.com
    Intersegment
Other
    Total  

Revenue

  $   36,527        $ 458        $   (134)           —        $   36,851        $   44,865        $ 2,061        $   (390)       $   (525)       $   46,011     

Operating income / (loss)

    10,057            (2,938)         (23)         22          7,118          8,960            (3,824)         (138)         128          5,126     

 

     As of December 31, 2014      As of March 31, 2015  
     Alarm.com      Other      Total      Alarm.com      Other      Total  

Total Assets

     108,935          11,997          120,932          114,360          12,371          126,731    

We derived substantially all revenue from the United States for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015. Substantially all our long lived assets were in the United States as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

March 31, 2014 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

Note 17. Subsequent Events

We evaluated subsequent events through May 22, 2015, the date on which our financial statements were issued.

On April 28, 2015, we purchased 75,000 shares of common stock for $0.8 million from a terminated employee for the fair value of $10.97 per share. As a result, we retired 75,000 shares and recorded compensation expense related to this repurchase in the second quarter of 2015.

On May 15, 2015, we granted options to purchase 482,276 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $11.55 per share to our employees, officers and directors, under our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. The options are fully exercisable from the date of grant and vest over five years with 20% of the shares on the one year anniversary of the grant and 1/48th of the remaining shares on the first day of each month thereafter, subject to the recipient’s continuous service with us through the vesting date. Any unvested shares acquired upon an “early exercise” are subject to our right to repurchase that lapses according to the vesting schedule of the options.

As of May 22, 2015, we issued letters of credit under our 2014 Facility to our manufacturing partners in the amount of $2.8 million.

Additionally, we evaluated subsequent events that occurred through the reissuance of these financial statements on June 10, 2015 for purposes of disclosure of unrecognized subsequent events.

On June 2, 2015, Vivint, Inc. filed a lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, District of Utah, alleging that our technology directly and indirectly infringes six patents that Vivint purchased. Vivint is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney’s fees. Should Vivint prevail on its claims that one or more elements of our solution infringe one or more of its patents, we could be required to pay damages of Vivint’s lost profits and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution, enjoined from making, using, and selling our solution if a license or other right to continue selling such elements is not made available to us or we are unable to design around such patents, and required to pay ongoing royalties and comply with unfavorable terms if such a license is made available to us. The outcome of the legal claim and proceeding against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty. We believe we have valid defenses to Vivint’s claims. Based on currently available information, we determined a loss is not probable or reasonably possible at this time.

On June 10, 2015, the board of directors by unanimous written consent amended and restated our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective upon the closing of our IPO, to, among other things set the authorized number of shares of our common stock at 300,000,000 shares, set the authorized number of shares of our preferred stock at 10,000,000 shares and provide for certain stockholder protection measures.

On June 10, 2015, the board of directors by unanimous written consent adopted the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (2015 Plan) as a successor to the Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (2009 Plan). The 2015 Plan is not effective until the IPO date. The aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2015 Plan will not exceed 4,700,000 shares of common stock, plus such number of shares that become available under the share reserve which is equal to the sum of (i) 4,558,778 shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the 2009 Plan available reserve as of the

 

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IPO date, and plus (iii) shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the 2009 Plan as of the IPO date that may expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise or may otherwise be forfeited or repurchased by the Company because of a failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest. The share reserve includes a provision to automatically increase on January 1 of the year following the year in which the IPO date occurs, for a period of not more than 10 years, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, or a lesser number of shares of common stock determined by the board of directors. The aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options shall be 14,100,000.

On June 10, 2015, the board of directors by unanimous written consent adopted the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2015 ESPP) with a reserve of 1,200,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2015 ESPP. The share reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year following the year in which the IPO date occurs, for a period of not more than 10 years, in an amount equal to 1% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, or a lesser number of shares of common stock determined by the board of directors.

 

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Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

Schedule II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

(In thousands)

 

Description

Balance at
Beginning of
Year
  Additions
Charged
Against
(Credited to)
Revenue
  Additions
Charged to
Other
Accounts
  Deductions   Balance at
End of Year
 

Year ended December 31, 2012

Allowance for doubtful accounts

      537          107          (64)          580   

Allowance for hardware returns

  550      1,537      (1,181)      906   

Year ended December 31, 2013

Allowance for doubtful accounts

  580      592      (868)      304   

Allowance for hardware returns

  906      1,781      (1,735)      952   

Year ended December 31, 2014

Allowance for doubtful accounts

  304      1,371      (278)      1,397   

Allowance for hardware returns

  952      1,863      (977)      1,838   

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13.    Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the sale of the common stock being registered. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.

 

       Amount to be
  Paid
 

SEC registration fee

   $ 8,715   

FINRA filing fee

     11,750   

NASDAQ Stock Market initial listing fee

     *   

Blue sky fees and expenses

     *   

Printing and engraving

     *   

Legal fees and expenses

     *   

Accounting fees and expenses

     *   

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     *   

Miscellaneous fees and expenses

     *   
  

 

 

 

Total

  *   
  

 

 

 

 

 * To be filed by amendment.

Item 14.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that: (1) we are required to indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law; (2) we may, in our discretion, indemnify our officers, employees and agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law; (3) we are required, upon

 

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satisfaction of certain conditions, to advance all expenses incurred by our directors in connection with certain legal proceedings; (4) the rights conferred in the bylaws are not exclusive; and (5) we are authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors, officers, employees and agents.

We have entered into agreements with our directors that require us to indemnify them against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts that any such person becomes legally obligated to pay (including with respect to a derivative action) in connection with any proceeding, whether actual or threatened, to which such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of us or any of our affiliates, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests. The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder. At present, no litigation or proceeding is pending that involves any of our directors or officers regarding which indemnification is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

We maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy. The policy insures directors and officers against unindemnified losses arising from certain wrongful acts in their capacities as directors and officers and reimburses us for those losses for which we have lawfully indemnified the directors and officers. The policy contains various exclusions.

In addition, the underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement provides for indemnification by the underwriters of us and our officers and directors for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act, or otherwise. Our registration rights agreement with certain stockholders also provides for cross-indemnification in connection with the registration of our common stock on behalf of such investors.

Item 15.    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

The following list sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities issued by us since January 1, 2012 through the date of the prospectus that is a part of this registration statement:

Issuances of Common Stock and Options and Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

From January 1, 2012 through the date of this prospectus, we have granted under our 2009 Plan options to purchase an aggregate of 2,918,931 shares of our common stock to employees, consultants and directors, having exercise prices ranging from $2.95 to $11.55 per share. Of these, options to purchase an aggregate of 102,403 shares have been cancelled without being exercised. During the period from January 1, 2012 through the date of this registration statement, an aggregate of 2,127,460 shares of our common stock were issued upon the exercise of stock options under the 2009 Plan, at exercise prices between $0.41 and $11.55 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.6 million.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in the preceding paragraph were deemed to be exempt from registration under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, or Rule 701, in that the transactions were by an issuer not involving any public offering or under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or under compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of such securities were our employees, directors or consultants and received the securities under our equity incentive plans. Appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions.

In November 2012, we issued a common stock warrant for 27,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of approximately $3.89 per share to an employee in reliance on Section 4(2) of

 

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the Securities Act. The recipient of the warrant represented his intention to acquire the warrant for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. The recipient had adequate access, through his relationship with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

In May 2013, we issued 238,500 shares of our common stock to an executive officer at a per share price of $2.95 in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The executive officer represented his intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in this transaction. The executive officer had adequate access, through his relationship with us, to information about us.

Issuances of Preferred Stock

In July 2012, we issued an aggregate of 1,809,685 shares of our Series B preferred stock to 5 accredited investors at a per share price of $75.44, for aggregate consideration of approximately $136.5 million. Upon the completion of this offering, these shares will convert into approximately 16,287,165 shares of common stock (assuming no change in the ratio at which our shares of Series B and B-1 preferred stock convert to common stock as a result of the initial public offering price of our common stock). See “Prospectus Summary—The Offering” for a description of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the shares of our Series B and B-1 preferred stock, which depends on the initial public offering price per share of our common stock. Immediately prior to the closing of the Series B preferred stock financing, we exchanged an aggregate of 3,511,725 shares of outstanding Series A Preferred stock and 1,599,516 shares of outstanding common stock for 1,590,045 shares of Series B-1 preferred stock, 1,998,257 shares of Series A preferred stock and 910,323 shares of common stock.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in the preceding paragraph were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was either an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act or had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.

Item 16.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Document

1.1†    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
2.1#    Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Registrant, Energyhub Holdings, Inc., EnergyHub, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as stockholder representative, dated May 3, 2013.
3.1#    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., as amended and as currently in effect.
3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be effective upon completion of this offering.
3.3#    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., as currently in effect.
3.4    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws to be effective upon completion of this offering.
4.1#    Form of common stock certificate of the Registrant.
4.2#    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Registrant and certain of its stockholders, dated July 11, 2012.

 

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Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Document

5.1†    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.1#    Deed of Lease between Registrant and 8150 Leesburg Pike, L.L.C., dated April 21, 2009, as amended July 21, 2010, April 28, 2011, January 10, 2012, June 5, 2012, December 7, 2012, March 12, 2013 and May 29, 2013.
10.2#    Deed of Office Lease Agreement between Registrant and Marshall Property LLC, dated August 8, 2014.
10.3 +#    Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement and Form of Early Exercise Notice and Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement thereunder.
10.4 +    Form of 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.5 +    Form of Option Grant Package under 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.6 +    Form of RSU Notice and Agreement under 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.7+    2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.8 +    Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy to be in effect upon the completion of this offering.
10.9 +    Form of Indemnity Agreement by and between Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers.
10.10#   

Senior Secured Credit Facilities Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant, Alarm.com Incorporated, Silicon Valley Bank, Bank of America, N.A. and the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, dated May 8, 2014.

10.11 ^#    Alarm.com Dealer Program Agreement by and between the Registrant and Monitronics Funding LP, dated October 22, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated January 15, 2008 and the Second Amendment dated February 23, 2013.
21.1#    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2†    Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1    Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto.

 

 

 

# Previously filed.
To be filed by amendment.

 

+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

 

^ Indicates portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 17.    Undertakings.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vienna, Virginia, on the 10th day of June, 2015.

 

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jennifer Moyer

  Jennifer Moyer
  Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 Signature

  

 Title

 

 Date

*

Stephen Trundle

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  June 10, 2015

/s/ Jennifer Moyer

Jennifer Moyer

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

  June 10, 2015

*

Timothy McAdam

   Chairman of the Board of Directors   June 10, 2015

*

Donald Clarke

   Director   June 10, 2015

*

Hugh Panero

   Director   June 10, 2015

*

Mayo Shattuck

   Director   June 10, 2015

*

Ralph Terkowitz

   Director   June 10, 2015

 

*By  

/s/ Jennifer Moyer

  Jennifer Moyer, Attorney-in-Fact

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Document

1.1†    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
2.1#    Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Registrant, Energyhub Holdings, Inc. EnergyHub, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as stockholder representative, dated May 3, 2013.
3.1#    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., as amended and as currently in effect.
3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be effective upon completion of this offering.
3.3#    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., as currently in effect.
3.4    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws to be effective upon completion of this offering.
4.1#    Form of common stock certificate of the Registrant.
4.2#    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Registrant and certain of its stockholders, dated July 11, 2012.
5.1†    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.1#    Deed of Lease between Registrant and 8150 Leesburg Pike, L.L.C., dated April 21, 2009, as amended July 21, 2010, April 28, 2011, January 10, 2012, June 5, 2012, December 7, 2012, March 12, 2013 and May 29, 2013.
10.2#    Deed of Office Lease Agreement between Registrant and Marshall Property LLC, dated August 8, 2014.
10.3 +#    Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement and Form of Early Exercise Notice and Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement thereunder.
10.4 +    Form of 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.5 +    Form of Option Grant Package under 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.6 +    Form of RSU Notice and Agreement under 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.7+    2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.8 +    Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy to be in effect upon the completion of this offering.
10.9 +    Form of Indemnity Agreement by and between Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers.
10.10#   

Senior Secured Credit Facilities Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant, Alarm.com Incorporated, Silicon Valley Bank, Bank of America, N.A. and the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, dated May 8, 2014.

10.11 ^#    Alarm.com Dealer Program Agreement by and between the Registrant and Monitronics Funding LP, dated October 22, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated January 15, 2008 and the Second Amendment dated February 23, 2013.
21.1#    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2†    Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1    Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto.

 

 

# Previously filed.

 

To be filed by amendment.

 

+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

 

^ Indicates portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.