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- Our growth is dependent upon our ability to keep pace with rapid technological and industry changes through a combination of partnerships with third parties, internal development, and acquisitions, in order to obtain and maintain new technologies for our products and service introductions that achieve market acceptance with acceptable margins.
- The home security and automation markets in which we sell our products and services are highly competitive, which may result in pressure on our profit margins and limit our ability to maintain or increase the market share of our products and services.
- If the insurance industry changes its practice of providing incentives to homeowners for the use of alarm monitoring services, we may experience a reduction in new customer growth or an increase in our customer attrition rate.
- The retirement of older telecommunications technology by telecommunications providers and limitations on our customers’ options of telecommunications services and equipment could materially adversely affect our business, increase customer attrition, and require significant capital expenditures.
- Police and fire departments could refuse to respond to calls from monitored security service companies.
- Our reputation as a service provider of high-quality security offerings may be materially adversely affected by product defects or shortfalls in customer service.
- Unauthorized use of our brand names by third parties, and the expenses incurred in developing and preserving the value of our brand names, may materially adversely affect our business.
- Third parties hold rights to certain of our key brand names outside of the U.S.
- We rely on a significant number of our customers remaining with us as customers for long periods of time.
- Delays, costs, and disruptions that result from upgrading, integrating, and maintaining the security of our information and technology networks and systems could materially adversely affect us.
- If we do not effectively implement our plans to migrate our technology infrastructure to the cloud, we could experience significant disruptions in our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
- Cybersecurity breaches or threats or other unauthorized access or attempts to access to our systems could compromise the security of our systems and otherwise disrupt our normal operations which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
- Uncertainty in the development, deployment, and use of AI in our products and services, as well as our business more broadly, could adversely affect our business and reputation.
- We depend on third-party providers and suppliers for components of our security and automation systems, third-party software licenses for our products and services, and third-party providers to transmit signals to our monitoring facilities and provide other services to our customers. Any failure or interruption in products or services provided by these third parties could harm our ability to operate our business.
- An event causing a disruption in the ability of our monitoring facilities or customer care resources, including work from home operations, to operate could materially adversely affect our business.
- A variety of events have had and could have in the future a significant negative impact on our ability to carry on our normal operations and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
- Our independent, third-party authorized dealers may not be able to mitigate certain risks such as information technology breaches, data security breaches, product liability, errors and omissions, and marketing compliance.
- We may pursue business opportunities that diverge from our current business model, or invest in new businesses, services, and technologies outside the traditional security and interactive services market, any of which may materially adversely affect our business results or financial condition.
- We continue to integrate our acquisitions, as well as to separate certain shared services following the Commercial Divestiture, which may divert management’s attention from our ongoing operations. We may not achieve all of the anticipated benefits, synergies, or cost savings from our acquisitions or the Commercial Divestiture.
- We have made a determination to fully exit the residential Solar business, following previously-announced plans to rationalize the ADT Solar business, and our exit of the Solar business is subject to uncertainties and risks that may materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
- We may not achieve some or all of the strategic and financial benefits that we expect to achieve from the Commercial Divestiture or the Solar Exit which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
- ADT will be a less diversified business following the Commercial Divestiture and the ADT Solar Exit, which may adversely affect ADT’s results of operations and financial condition.
- Our customer generation strategies through third parties, including our authorized dealer and affinity marketing programs, and our use of celebrities and social media influencers, and the competitive market for customer accounts may expose us to risk and affect our future profitability.
- We face risks in acquiring and integrating customer accounts.
- If we are unable to recruit and retain sufficient personnel at all levels of our organization, our ability to manage our business could be materially and adversely affected.
- The loss of or changes to our senior management could disrupt our business.
- Adverse developments in our collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with some employees could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
- If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, investor confidence in our business and the trading prices of our securities.
- If we fail to comply with constantly evolving laws, regulations, and industry standards addressing information and technology networks and systems, privacy, and data security, we could face substantial penalties, liability, and reputational harm, and our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
- Infringement of our intellectual property rights could negatively affect us.
- Allegations that we have infringed upon the intellectual property rights of third parties could negatively affect us.
- We may be subject to class actions and other lawsuits which may harm our business and results of operations.
- Increasing government regulation of telemarketing, email marketing, door-to-door sales, and other marketing methods may increase our costs and restrict the operation and growth of our business.
- Our business operates in a regulated environment and any new, or changes to existing, laws or regulations, or our failure to comply with any such rules or regulations could be costly to us, harm our business and operations, and impede our ability to grow our existing business, any new businesses that we acquire, or investment opportunities that we pursue.
- We could be assessed penalties for false alarms.
- Adoption of statutes and governmental policies purporting to characterize certain of our charges as unlawful may adversely affect our business.
- In the absence of net neutrality or similar regulation, certain providers of Internet access may block our services or charge their customers more for using our services, or government regulations relating to the Internet could change, which could materially adversely affect our revenue and growth.
- Given the nature of our business, we are exposed to greater risks of liability for employee acts or omissions or system failures than may be inherent in other businesses.
- We may be subject to liability for obligations of The Brink’s Company under the Coal Act or other coal-related liabilities of The Brink’s Company.
- Our business would be adversely affected if certain of our independent contractors were classified as employees.
- Existing or new tariffs and other trade restrictions imposed on imports from China or other countries where much of our end-user equipment is manufactured, or any counter-measures taken in response, may harm our business and results of operations.
- General economic conditions can affect our business, and we are susceptible to changes in the business economy, in the housing market, and in business and consumer discretionary income, which may inhibit our ability to grow our customer base and impact our results of operations.
- Rising interest rates or increased consumer lender fees could adversely impact our sales, profitability, and our financing costs.
- A substantial part of our CSB revenue is derived from the recurring monthly revenue due from customers under alarm monitoring contracts and we are subject to credit risk and other risks associated with our customers, dealers, and third-party lenders.
- 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.
- We have significant deferred tax assets, and any impairments of or valuation allowances against these deferred tax assets in the future could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.
- Our substantial indebtedness limits our financial and operational flexibility and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
- Our debt agreements contain restrictions that limit our flexibility and limit the manner in which we conduct our business and finance future operations or capital needs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
- We have pledged a significant portion of our assets as collateral under our debt agreements. If any of the holders of our indebtedness accelerate the repayment of such indebtedness upon an event of default, there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient assets to repay our indebtedness.
- Our stock price may fluctuate significantly.
- We continue to be controlled by Apollo, and Apollo’s interests may conflict with our interests and the interests of other stockholders.
- We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and, as a result, qualify for and intend to continue to rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
- If we fail to establish and achieve the objectives of our ESG program, or if we fail to report on such ESG matters, consistent with investor, customer, employee, or other stakeholder expectations, and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, we may not be viewed as an attractive investment, service provider, workplace, or business, which could have a negative effect on our Company.
- Our organizational documents may impede or discourage a takeover, which could deprive our investors of the opportunity to receive a premium on their shares.
- Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for exclusive forum provisions which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes.
- Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains a provision renouncing our interest and expectancy in certain corporate opportunities.
- We may issue preferred securities, the terms of which could adversely affect the voting power or value of our common stock.
- We cannot guarantee that our share repurchase program will be fully consummated or that it will enhance long-term shareholder value. Share repurchases and dividend payments, including recent changes in the amount of our dividend, could also increase the volatility of the trading price of our stock and will diminish our cash reserves.
Management Discussion
- •higher provision for credit losses of $50 million.
- •lower general and administrative expenses of $84 million.