UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 001-37461
 
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ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware 26-4247032
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
8281 Greensboro DriveSuite 100TysonsVirginia 22102
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)Zip Code)


Tel: (877)389-4033
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareALRMThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes¨ No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). þ Yes¨ No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company¨ Emerging growth companyGrowth Companyþ



If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     þ¨


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ¨ Yes þNo


As of November 1, 2017,April 28, 2020, there were 47,140,41348,740,865 outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
 






ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
Table of ContentsFOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)


ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
Revenue:          
SaaS and license revenue$61,924
 $44,630
 $171,078
 $126,652
$91,950
 $80,055
Hardware and other revenue28,038
 23,216
 79,066
 64,660
59,989
 32,280
Total revenue89,962
 67,846
 250,144
 191,312
151,939
 112,335
Cost of revenue(1):
          
Cost of SaaS and license revenue9,545
 7,787
 26,137
 21,779
12,328
 12,325
Cost of hardware and other revenue22,288
 18,579
 62,166
 50,886
45,652
 26,625
Total cost of revenue31,833
 26,366
 88,303
 72,665
57,980
 38,950
Operating expenses:          
Sales and marketing10,426
 10,705
 32,639
 29,532
17,075
 13,228
General and administrative12,974
 14,804
 41,799
 42,124
20,865
 19,212
Research and development19,257
 11,477
 53,840
 32,224
39,730
 26,496
Amortization and depreciation5,071
 1,659
 12,781
 4,863
6,422
 5,228
Total operating expenses47,728
 38,645
 141,059
 108,743
84,092
 64,164
Operating income10,401
 2,835
 20,782
 9,904
9,867
 9,221
Interest expense(658) (49) (1,548) (137)(645) (821)
Interest income459
 808
Other income, net342
 139
 716
 338
92
 44
Income before income taxes10,085
 2,925
 19,950
 10,105
9,773
 9,252
(Benefit from) / provision for income taxes(5,018) 358
 (8,981) 2,927
Provision for income taxes1,202
 242
Net income15,103
 2,567
 28,931
 7,178
8,571
 9,010
Income allocated to participating securities(6) (3) (14) (10)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest236
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders$15,097
 $2,564
 $28,917
 $7,168
$8,807
 $9,010
          
Per share information attributable to common stockholders:          
Net income per share:          
Basic$0.32
 $0.06
 $0.62
 $0.16
$0.18
 $0.19
Diluted$0.31
 $0.05
 $0.59
 $0.15
$0.18
 $0.18
Weighted average common shares outstanding:          
Basic46,886,345
 45,716,961
 46,520,469
 45,615,399
48,725,565
 48,172,243
Diluted49,259,701
 48,319,952
 49,074,279
 47,741,365
50,246,987
 50,172,818
_______________
(1)Exclusive of amortization and depreciation shown in operating expenses below.




See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

 September 30,
2017
 December 31, 2016
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$84,640
 $140,634
Accounts receivable, net41,201
 29,810
Inventory13,617
 10,543
Other current assets15,777
 9,197
Total current assets155,235
 190,184
Property and equipment, net23,399
 20,180
Intangible assets, net97,863
 4,568
Goodwill63,591
 24,723
Deferred tax assets27,273
 16,752
Other assets7,297
 4,838
Total Assets$374,658
 $261,245
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$35,157
 $28,300
Accrued compensation10,857
 8,814
Deferred revenue3,115
 2,585
Total current liabilities49,129
 39,699
Deferred revenue9,587
 10,040
Long-term debt72,000
 6,700
Other liabilities14,028
 13,557
Total Liabilities144,744
 69,996
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
 
Stockholders’ equity   
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 47,147,364 and 46,172,318 shares issued; and 47,130,456 and 46,142,483 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.471
 461
Additional paid-in capital318,440
 308,697
Accumulated deficit(88,997) (117,909)
Total Stockholders’ Equity229,914
 191,249
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity$374,658
 $261,245


 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$171,732
 $119,629
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,789 and $2,584, respectively, and net of allowance for product returns of $1,224 and $1,075, respectively81,894
 76,373
Inventory, net36,841
 34,168
Other current assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $39 and $16, respectively18,834
 13,504
Total current assets309,301
 243,674
Property and equipment, net39,467
 38,548
Intangible assets, net99,420
 103,438
Goodwill104,963
 104,963
Deferred tax assets17,964
 19,137
Operating lease right-of-use assets34,939
 30,523
Other assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $77 and $0, respectively18,021
 17,516
Total assets$624,075
 $557,799
Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$53,089
 $48,727
Accrued compensation11,739
 16,342
Deferred revenue4,028
 3,043
Operating lease liabilities8,803
 7,683
Total current liabilities77,659
 75,795
Deferred revenue8,074
 7,455
Long-term debt113,000
 63,000
Operating lease liabilities40,264
 37,199
Other liabilities7,888
 7,489
Total liabilities246,885
 190,938
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest10,974
 11,210
Stockholders’ equity   
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 48,807,707 and 48,700,963 shares issued; and 48,660,454 and 48,700,713 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.488
 487
Additional paid-in capital373,349
 365,627
Treasury stock, at cost; 147,153 and 0 shares as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.(5,149) 
Accumulated deficit(2,472) (10,463)
Total stockholders’ equity366,216

355,651
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity$624,075
 $557,799




See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Cash flows from operating activities:2017 2016
Net income$28,931
 $7,178
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:   
Provision for doubtful accounts(360) 415
Reserve for product returns1,732
 1,537
Amortization for patents and tooling817
 550
Amortization and depreciation12,781
 4,863
Amortization of debt issuance costs70
 79
Deferred income taxes(6,360) 385
Change in fair value of contingent liability
 (226)
Undistributed losses from equity investee120
 60
Stock-based compensation5,134
 2,880
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of business acquisitions):   
Accounts receivable(1,342) (9,337)
Inventory(2,775) (5,030)
Other assets(8,122) (3,056)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities7,975
 9,302
Deferred revenue(493) 130
Other liabilities437
 1,801
Cash flows from operating activities38,545
 11,531
Cash flows used in investing activities:   
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired(154,289) 
Additions to property and equipment(7,652) (6,110)
Investment in cost method investee(42) (139)
Issuances of notes receivable(5,000) (73)
Receipt of payment on notes receivable4,000
 2,441
Purchases of licenses to patents
 (1,600)
Cash flows used in investing activities(162,983) (5,481)
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Proceeds from credit facility67,000
 
Repayments of credit facility(1,700) 
Payments of debt issuance costs
 (131)
Payments of long-term consideration for business acquisitions
 (417)
Repurchases of common stock(9) (12)
Issuances of common stock from equity-based plans3,153
 1,202
Cash flows from financing activities68,444
 642
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents(55,994) 6,692
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period140,634
 128,358
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period$84,640
 $135,050

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:2017 2016
 Assumed options from business acquisition$1,375
 $
Contingent liability from business acquisition$
 $5
Cash not yet paid for capital expenditures$909
 $359
 Three Months Ended March 31,
Cash flows from / (used in) operating activities:2020 2019
Net income$8,571
 $9,010
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from / (used in) operating activities:   
Provision for credit losses on accounts receivable1,885
 260
Reserve for product returns291
 (120)
Provision for credit losses on notes receivable(349) 
Amortization on patents and tooling199
 167
Amortization and depreciation6,422
 5,228
Amortization of debt issuance costs27
 27
Amortization of operating leases2,045
 1,803
Deferred income taxes1,327
 135
Change in fair value of contingent liability(568) 
Stock-based compensation6,358
 4,266
Acquired in-process research and development3,297
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable(8,064) (6,753)
Inventory(2,673) (2,724)
Other current and non-current assets(6,108) (909)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities83
 (9,987)
Deferred revenue1,604
 360
Operating lease liabilities(2,259) (1,908)
Other liabilities812
 (42)
Cash flows from / (used in) operating activities12,900
 (1,187)
Cash flows used in investing activities:   
Additions to property and equipment(3,719) (2,962)
Purchases of in-process research and development(3,297) 
Issuances or purchases of notes receivable
 (20,061)
Receipt of payment on notes receivable3
 
Cash flows used in investing activities(7,013) (23,023)
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Proceeds from credit facility50,000
 
Repayments of credit facility
 (1,000)
Purchases of treasury stock(5,149) 
Issuances of common stock from equity-based plans1,365
 1,591
Cash flows from financing activities46,216
 591
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents52,103
 (23,619)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period119,629
 146,061
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period$171,732
 $122,442


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 Accumulated
Deficit
 Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 Shares Amount Shares Amount 
Balance as of January 1, 2017
 $
 46,142
 $461
 $308,697
 $(117,909) $191,249
Adoption of accounting standard on employee share-based payments
 
 
 
 31
 (19) 12
Common stock issued in connection with equity-based plans
 
 976
 10
 3,143
 
 3,153
Vesting of common stock subject to repurchase
 
 12
 
 60
 
 60
Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 5,134
 
 5,134
Stock options assumed from acquisition
 
 
 
 1,375
 
 1,375
Net income
 
 
 
 
 28,931
 28,931
Balance as of September 30, 2017
 $
 47,130
 $471
 $318,440
 $(88,997) $229,914



See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(in thousands)

(unaudited)




 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest      Additional Paid-In Capital   Accumulated Deficit Total Stockholders’ Equity
   Preferred Stock Common Stock  Treasury Stock
   Shares Amount Shares Amount  Shares Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2019$11,210
  
 $
 48,701
 $487
 $365,627
 
 $
 $(10,463) $355,651
Adoption of accounting standard on credit losses
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (816) (816)
Common stock issued in connection with equity-based plans
  
 
 107
 1
 1,364
 
 
 
 1,365
Purchases of treasury stock
  
 
 
 
 
 147
 (5,149) 
 (5,149)
Stock-based compensation expense
  
 
 
 
 6,358
 
 
 
 6,358
Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders(236)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8,807
 8,807
Balance as of March 31, 2020$10,974
  
 $
 48,808
 $488
 $373,349
 147
 $(5,149) $(2,472) $366,216




 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest  Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Deficit Total Stockholders’ Equity
   Shares Amount Shares Amount 
Balance as of December 31, 2018$
  
 $
 48,103
 $481
 $341,139
 $(64,031) $277,589
Adoption of accounting standard on leases
  
 
 
 
 
 37
 37
Common stock issued in connection with equity-based plans
  
 
 147
 1
 1,590
 
 1,591
Vesting of common stock subject to repurchase
  
 
 
 
 2
 
 2
Stock-based compensation expense
  
 
 
 
 4,267
 
 4,267
Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders
  
 
 
 
 
 9,010
 9,010
Balance as of March 31, 2019$
  
 $
 48,250
 $482
 $346,998
 $(54,984) $292,496





See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.












ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019
(unaudited)



Note 1. Organization


Organization

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (referred to herein as Alarm.com, the Company, or we) is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property. We offer a comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions for the smart homeresidential and business,commercial property, including interactive security, video monitoring, intelligent automation and energy management. Millions of property owners relydepend on our technology to intelligently secure, monitorautomate and manage their homesresidential and businesses. commercial properties. Our solutions are delivered through an established network of over 6,0009,000 trusted service provider partners, who are experts at selling, installing and supporting our solutions. We derive revenue from the sale of our cloud-based Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, services, license fees, software, hardware, activation fees and other revenue. Our fiscal year ends on December 31st.31.


Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


Basis of Presentation


The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions.


These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or 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 related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016 appearing2019 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2017,February 26, 2020, or the 2016 Annual Report. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 20162019 was derived from our audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements.


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. Since December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causing a disease referred to as COVID-19, has spread globally, including to the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been disrupting and will continue to disrupt our supply chain and sales channels for an unknown period of time due to the impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing, production and global transportation, as well as to our sales channels due to restrictions on our service providers’ ability to meet with residential and commercial property owners who use our solutions. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global slowdown of economic activity that has and for an unknown period of time will likely continue to decrease demand for a broad variety of goods and services. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for our entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.2020, which is increasingly true in periods of extreme uncertainty, such as the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.


Use of Estimates


The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities as ofat the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. OurAs of the date of issuance of these financial statements, we are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, assumptions and judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. However, our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience.experience and may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained. Because of the use of estimates is inherent in the financial reporting process and given the additional or unforeseen effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, actual results could differ from those estimates.estimates and any such differences may be material. Estimates are used when accounting for revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts,credit losses, allowance for hardware returns, estimates of obsolete inventory, long-term incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, income taxes, legal reserves, contingent consideration and goodwill and intangible assets.


Reclassifications

Certain previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to our current presentation to reflect interest income as a separate line item, which was previously included in other income, net. Certain previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to our current presentation, including the addition of an operating lease liabilities separate line item, which was previously included in other liabilities and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities.


ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (Continued)
March 31, 2020 and 2019

Comprehensive Income

Our comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was equal to our net income disclosed in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Significant Accounting Policies


We updated the following significant accounting policies as a result of acquiring the Connect line of business from Icontrol Networks, Inc., or Icontrol, during the first quarter of 2017: (i) internal-use software, (ii) external software, (iii) revenue recognition and deferred revenue and (iv) cost of revenue. We generate SaaS and license revenue from monthly fees charged to service providers on a per subscriber basis for access to our newly-acquired Connect software platform. The Connect software for interactive security, automation and related solutions is typically deployed and operated by the service provider in its own network operations center. Except for asOther than those disclosed herein, there have been no other material changes to our significant accounting policies during the quarterthree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 from those disclosed in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-KReport.

Treasury Stock

We account for treasury stock under the cost method and present treasury stock, including any applicable commissions and fees, as a component of stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and statements of equity. Treasury stock held by us may be retired or reissued in the future.

Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the accounts receivable and notes receivable amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected. We estimate the allowance balance by applying the loss-rate method using relevant available information from internal and external sources, including historical write-off activity, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the yearestimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for changes in economic conditions, such as changes in unemployment rates. We use projected economic conditions over a period no more than twelve months based on data from external sources. For periods beyond the twelve-month reasonable and supportable forecast period, we revert to historical loss information immediately.

The allowance for credit losses is measured on a pooled basis when similar risk characteristics exist. When assessing whether to measure certain financial assets on a pooled basis, we considered various risk characteristics, including the financial asset type, size and the historical or expected credit loss pattern. These risk characteristics are relevant to accounts receivable and notes receivable. We identified the following two portfolio segments for our accounts receivable: (i) outstanding accounts receivable balances within Alarm.com and certain subsidiaries and (ii) outstanding accounts receivable balances within all other subsidiaries. We identified the following two portfolio segments for our notes receivable: (i) loan receivables and (ii) hardware financing receivables. There were no changes to our portfolio segments since the adoption of Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)," or Topic 326, and no changes to our policies or practices involving the issuance of notes receivable, customer acquisitions or any other factors that influenced our estimate of expected credit losses. Additionally, there were no significant changes in the amount of write-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to historical periods. There were no purchases or sales of financial assets during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the financial assets and we adjust the term for expected prepayments when appropriate. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, credit loss expense of $1.4 million was recorded in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals and modifications because extension and renewal options are unconditionally cancelable by us. Write-offs of the amortized cost basis are recorded to the allowance for credit losses. Any subsequent recoveries of previously written off balances are recorded as a reduction to credit loss expense.

We do not accrue interest on notes receivable that are considered impaired or are 90 days or greater past due based on their contractual payment terms. Notes receivable that are 90 days or greater past due are placed on nonaccrual status. Notes receivable may be placed on nonaccrual status earlier if, in management’s opinion, a timely collection of the full principal and interest becomes uncertain. After a note receivable has been placed on nonaccrual status, interest will be recognized when cash is received. A note receivable may be returned to accrual status after all of the customer’s delinquent balances of principal and interest have been settled, and collection of all remaining contractual amounts due is reasonably assured. We have elected not to measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued interest receivables. We write-off any accrued interest on notes receivable that are considered impaired or are 90 days or greater past due based on their contractual payment terms by reversing interest income. The accrued interest receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016, filed on March 16, 2017 with2019 was less than $0.1 million and is reflected in other current assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheets and excluded from the SEC.

Internal-Use Software

amortized cost basis of the notes receivable.We capitalize the costs directly related to the design of internal-use software for development of our Alarm.com and other SaaS platformsdid not write-off any accrued interest receivable during the application development stage of the projects. The costs are primarily comprised of salaries, benefitsthree months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.


ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (Continued)
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

On June 16, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Topic 326which providesguidance designed to provide financial statement users with more information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and stock-based compensation expenseother commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. From November 2018 to February 2020, amendments to Topic 326 were issued to clarify numerous accounting topics. When determining such expected credit losses, the guidance requires companies to apply a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendment was effective for us beginning on January 1, 2020.

On January 1, 2020, we adopted Topic 326 by applying the modified retrospective approach to our trade receivables and our notes receivable that were outstanding as of that date, which required us to record the initial effect of Topic 326 as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2020.

The adoption of Topic 326 resulted in the recording of the project engineers and product development teams. Our internally developed software is reported at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation begins once the project is ready for its intended use, which is usually when the code goes into production in weekly software buildsfollowing amounts on our platform. We depreciatecondensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
Balance Sheet Caption  As of January 1, 2020
Accumulated deficit $816
Accounts receivable, net (367)
Other current assets (83)
Other assets (366)


The adoption of Topic 326 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated statements of operations, condensed consolidated statement of equity or our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

On August 28, 2018, the assetFASB issued ASU 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement," which providesguidance designed to improve the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures in notes to the financial statements. The update removes several existing disclosure requirements, including, but not limited to: (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels and (iii) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The update also adds additional disclosure requirements for public companies, including but not limited to: (i) the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and (ii) the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The update also modifies and clarifies several existing disclosure requirements. The amendment in this update was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. On January 1, 2020, we adopted Topic 820 and updated our fair value measurement disclosures (see Note 9). This pronouncement did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

On January 16, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-1, "Investments-Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815," which provides guidance on the interaction between accounting standards related to equity securities, equity method investments and certain derivatives. This amendment clarifies that an entity should consider observable transactions that require it to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative immediately before applying, or upon discontinuing, the equity method. The amendment also clarifies that an entity should not consider whether, upon the settlement of the forward contract or exercise of the purchased option, individually or with existing investments, the underlying securities would be accounted for under the equity method or the fair value option in accordance with the financial instruments guidance. The amendment in this update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. On January 1, 2020, we adopted this amendment on a straight-lineprospective basis overand the adoption did not have a periodmaterial impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Not Yet Adopted

On December 18, 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes," which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The update also simplifies GAAP for other areas of threeTopic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance to improve consistent

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application. The amendment in this update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this pronouncement may have on our consolidated financial statements.

On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting," which isprovides optional guidance to ease the estimated useful life. We utilize continuous agile development methodspotential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued such as the Eurodollar Base Rate, or LIBOR. The 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 and do so if it adds significant functionalityallows entities to our platform. Maintenance activities or minor upgrades are expensed inelect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by the period performed.

External Software

Costs incurred in researching and developing a computer software product that will be marketed and sold are charged to expense when incurred until technological feasibility is established. Technological feasibility is established upon completiondiscontinuation of a detailed program design or, in its absence, completion of a working model (a beta version). After technological feasibility is established,reference rate if certain criteria are met. The amendment was effective beginning March 12, 2020 and will continue to be effective through December 31, 2022. We are currently assessing the salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense of the project engineers and product development teams performing coding and testing are capitalized. Cost capitalization ceases when the product is available for general release. The Connect software is typically developed in an agile environmentimpact this pronouncement may have on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Revenue from Contracts with frequent revisions to product release features and functions. Agile development results in a short duration between completion of the detailed program design and beta release. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2017, we do not have any capitalized external software due to the shorter development cycle associated with agile development.Customers


Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue


We derive our revenue from three primary sources: the sale of cloud-based SaaS services on our integrated Alarm.com platform, the sale of licenses and services on the newly-acquired Connectour non-hosted software platform, or Software platform, and the sale of hardware products. We sell our platform and hardware solutions to service provider partners that resell our solutions and hardware to homeresidential and businesscommercial property owners, who are the service provider partners’ customers,customers. Our subscribers consist of all of the properties maintained by those residential and whomcommercial property owners to which we refer to asare delivering at least one of our subscribers.solutions. We also sell our hardware to distributors who resell the hardware to service provider partners. We enter into contracts with our service provider partners that establish pricing for access to our platform solutions and for the sale of hardware. These service provider contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year. Our service provider partners typically enter into contracts with our subscribers, which our service provider partners 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 provider partners may purchase our hardware in anticipationWhen determining the amount 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 provider partners 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 platform solutions and the purchase of hardware are separate transactions because at the time of sale of the hardware, the service provider partner is not obligated to and may not purchase a platform solution for the hardware sold, and the level and duration of platform solutions, if any,consideration we expect 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 partner, 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 partner 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 provider partners. Collectibility is evaluated based on a number of factors, including a credit review of new service provider partners, and the payment history of existing service provider partners. If collectibility is not reasonably assured, revenue is deferred until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon the receipt of payment.


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SaaS and License Revenue

We generate the majority of our SaaS and license revenue primarily from monthly fees charged to our service provider partners sold on a per subscriber basis for access to our cloud-based intelligently connected property platform and related solutions. Our fees per subscriber vary based upon the service plan and features utilized.

Under terms in our contractual arrangements with our service provider partners, we are entitled to payment 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 neither a minimum required initial service term nor a stated renewal term in our contractual arrangements, we recognize revenue over the period of service, which is monthly. Our service provider partners typically incur and pay the same monthly fee per subscriber account for the entire period a subscriber account is active.

We also generate SaaS and license revenue from monthly fees charged to service providers sold on a per subscriber basis for access to our newly-acquired Connect software platform. The Connect software for interactive security, automation and related solutions is typically deployed and operated by the service provider in its own network operations center. Our agreements for the Connect platform solution typically include software and services, such as post-contract customer support, or PCS. Software sales that include multiple elements are typically allocated to the various elements based on vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value, or VSOE. There have been no separate sales of PCS, as PCS is always bundled with the software license for the Connect platform solution. Therefore, the VSOE of fair value for PCS cannot be established. The entire Connect arrangement fee is recognized ratably over the period during which the services are expected to be performed or the PCS period, whichever is longer, once the software is delivered and services have commenced, if all the other basic revenue recognition criteria have been met. Under terms in our contractual arrangements with our service provider partners, we are entitled to payment of a monthly fee for Connect that is billed per subscriber for the month of service. We recognize revenue over the period of service, which is monthly. Our service provider partners 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 platform solutions including a range of solutions and a range of a la carte add-ons for additional features. The fee paid by our service provider partners 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 provider partners 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 provider partners on a per customer basis for use of our patents. In addition, in certain 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 from the sale of cellular radio modules that provide access to our cloud-based platform, fromhardware, we estimate the sale of video cameras and from the sale of other devices, including image sensors and peripherals. We recognize hardware and other revenue when the hardware is received by our service provider partner or distributor, net of a reserve for estimatedvariable consideration associated with customer returns. Amounts due from the sale of hardware are payable in accordance with the terms of our agreements with our service provider partners or distributors, and are not contingent on resale to end-users, or to service provider partners in the case of sales of hardware to distributors. Our terms for hardware sales sold directly to either service provider partners 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 provider partners under terms between the two parties. We record a reserve against revenue for hardware returns based on historical returns, which was 2.2%returns. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2020 and 2.3% of hardware and other2019, our reserve against revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.hardware returns was 1%. We evaluate our hardware reserve on a quarterly basis or if there is an indication of significant changes in return experience. Historically, our returns of hardware have not significantly differed from our estimated reserve. Additionally, we provide warranties related to the intended functionality of the products and services provided and those warranties typically allow for the return of hardware up to one year past the date of sale. We determined these warranties are not separate performance obligations as they cannot be purchased separately and do not provide a service in addition to an assurance the hardware will function as expected.


Our hardware and other revenue also includes our revenue from the sale of perpetual licenses that provide our customers in the commercial market the right to use our OpenEye video surveillance software for an indefinite period of time in exchange for a one-time license fee, which is generally paid at contract inception. Our perpetual licenses provide a right to use intellectual property that is functional in nature and has significant stand-alone functionality. Accordingly, for perpetual licenses of functional intellectual property, revenue is recognized at the point-in-time when control has been transferred to the customer, which occurs once the software has been made available to the customer.

Hardware and other revenue may also includesinclude activation fees charged to some of our service provider partners for activation of a new subscriber account on our platform,platforms, as well as fees paid by service provider partners for our marketing services. Our service provider partners use services on our platform,platforms, such as support tools and applications, to assist in the installation of our solutions in a subscriber’s property.subscriber properties. This installation marks the beginning of the service period on our platformplatforms 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 provider partners and is charged to the service provider partner for each subscriber activated on our platform.platforms. The decision whether to charge an activation fee is based in part on the expected number of subscribers to be added by our service provider partners and as a result, many of our largest service provider partners do not pay an activation fee. 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

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appropriate, until the ten-year expected term is complete. The balance of deferred revenue for activation fees was $10.7$7.8 million and $11.2$8.1 million as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively, which combines current and long-term balances.


Cost of Revenue

Our cost of SaaS and license revenue primarily includesassociated with our contracts is invoiced and revenue is recognized at an amount that corresponds directly with the amounts paid to wireless network providers and, to a lesser extent, the costs of running our network operation centers. We record the salaries and benefitsvalue of the department dedicatedperformance completed to providing service exclusively to a specific service provider fordate. Additionally, the Connect platform to cost of SaaS and license revenue.

Our cost ofconsideration received from 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. Our cost of revenue excludes amortization and depreciation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

On March 30, 2016,sales corresponds directly with the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which simplifies several aspectsstand-alone selling price of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years, andhardware. As a result, we adopted ASU 2016-09 during the first quarter of 2017.

The adoption of this standard had the following impact on our financial statements:

Tax windfall benefits or deficiencies from stock-based awards are now recorded in provision for income taxes in the period incurred, whereas previous guidance required the tax windfall benefits to be recorded in additional paid-in-capital. This change has been applied prospectively.

Tax windfall benefits from stock-based awards after adoption will be reported in cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows. For comparability, wehave elected to retrospectively apply this guidance which resulted in a reclassification of $2.7 million from tax windfall benefit from stock options (a financing activity) to deferred income taxes (an operating activity) foruse the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

We elected to record forfeitures as they occur in our calculation of stock-based compensation expense. In prior periods, we estimated forfeitures for the calculation of stock-based compensation expense. We adopted this change using the modified retrospective method, which resulted in an increase of less than $0.1 million to accumulated deficit, additional paid-in capital and deferred tax assets as of January 1, 2017.

Cash flows from tax windfall benefits from stock-based awards will no longer factor into the calculation of the number of shares for diluted earnings per share. This change was applied prospectively and did not have a material impact on diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

On July 22, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,which requires entities to measure most inventory "at the lower of cost and net realizable value," thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market (market in this context is defined as one of three different measures). The guidance does not apply to inventories that are measured by using either the last-in, first-out method or the retail inventory method. Under current guidance, an entity subsequently measures inventory at the lower of cost or market, with market defined as replacement cost provided that it is not above the ceiling (net realizable value) or below the floor (net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin) which is unnecessarily complex. The amendment does not change other guidance on measuring inventory. The amendment is effective for annual periods, including periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted. We adopted this pronouncement prospectively in the first quarter of 2017, and the adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

On January 26, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which removes step two of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment amount will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The amendment is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for goodwill impairment tests performed afterpractical


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January 1, 2017. We adopted this guidance prospectively inexpedient related to the first quarteramount of 2017. Our goodwill impairment test is performed annually as of October 1st, thereforetransaction price allocated to the adoption had no impact to our financial statements.

Not Yet Adopted

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):

In May 2014, the FASB and International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," a new revenue recognition standard that provides a framework for addressing revenue issues, improves the comparability of revenue recognition practices across industries, provides useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements and simplifies the presentation of financial statements. From March to December 2016, amendments to Topic 606 were issued to clarify numerous accounting topics, including, but not limited to: (i) the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, (ii) the identification ofunsatisfied performance obligations (iii) the licensing implementation guidance, (iv) the objective of the collectability criterion, (v) the application of the variable consideration guidance and modified retrospective transition method, (vi) the way in which impairment testing is performed and (vii) the disclosure requirements for revenue recognized from performance obligations. This guidance permits the use of either a full retrospective method or a modified retrospective method. This guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

We have developed a project plan for the adoption of Topic 606 focused first on our standard service provider partner agreements. Based on our assessment to date, we do not believe Topic 606 will have a material impact on our revenue recognition policies associated with our standard service provider partner agreements. In addition, we continue to evaluate our 17 largest non-standard service provider partner agreements, including distributors of our hardware and licensees of our intellectual property. These service provider partners accounted for 61% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Whiletherefore, we have not finalizeddisclosed the total remaining revenue expected to be recognized on all contracts or the expected period over which the remaining revenue would be recognized. 

Contract Assets

At contract inception, we assess the goods and services promised in our reviewcontracts with customers and identify a performance obligation for each distinct promise to transfer a good or service, or bundle of these 17 non-standardgoods or services. To identify the performance obligations, we consider all of the goods or services promised in the contract, whether explicitly stated or implied based on customary business practices. We record a contract asset when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service. Contract assets can be conditional or unconditional depending on whether another performance obligation must be satisfied before payment can be received. We receive payments from our service provider partners based on the billing schedule established in our assessmentcontracts. All of the accounts receivable presented in the balance sheet represent unconditional rights to date,consideration. We do not have any assets from contracts containing conditional rights and we do not have any assets from satisfied performance obligations that have not identified any changes to date that we believe would result in a material impact on our revenue recognition policies associated with our largest non-standard service provider partners. Additionally, in the third quarter of 2017, we began assessing the impact of the adoption of Topic 606 on our subsidiaries’ service provider partner agreements.been invoiced.


We expect thatrecognize an asset related to the adoption of the new standard will change our current treatment of commissions paidcosts incurred to employees, which we currently expense as incurred. Under the new standard,obtain a contract only if we expect to recover those costs and we would not have incurred those costs if the contract had not been obtained. We recognize an asset from the costs incurred to fulfill a contract if the costs (i) are specifically identifiable to a contract, (ii) enhance resources that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in future and (iii) are expected to be recovered. Our contract assets consist of capitalized commission costs and upfront payments made to a customer. Based on the policy above, we capitalize a portion of our commission costs as an incremental cost of obtaining a contract. When calculating the incremental cost of obtaining a contract, we exclude any commission costs related to metrics that could be satisfied without obtaining a contract, including training-related metrics. We currently plan to amortize our commission costs over a period of three years, which is consistent with the period over which the products and services related to the commission are transferred to the customer. The three-year period was determined based on our review of historical enhancements and upgrades to our products and services. We applied the portfolio approach to account for the amortization of contract costs as each contract has similar characteristics. Upfront payments made to a customer are currently evaluatingcapitalized and amortized over the overall impactexpected period of adopting Topic 606benefit and are recorded as a reduction to revenue.

The current portion of capitalized commission costs and upfront payments made to customers are included in other current assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The non-current portion of capitalized commission costs and upfront payments made to customers are reflected in other assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our amortization of contract assets during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $0.8 million, as compared to $0.5 million during the same period in the prior year.

We review the capitalized costs for impairment at least annually. Impairment exists if the carrying amount of the asset recognized from contract costs exceeds the remaining amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for providing the goods and services to which such asset relates, less the costs that relate directly to providing those good and services and that have not been recognized as an expense. We did not record an impairment loss on our commission costs.contract assets during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.


We currently plan to adopt Topic 606 on January 1, 2018, usingThe changes in our contract assets are as follows (in thousands):    
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Beginning of period balance$4,578
 $2,881
Commission costs and upfront payments to a customer capitalized in period1,165
 716
Amortization of contract assets(811) (514)
End of period balance$4,932
 $3,083


Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities include payments received in advance of performance under the modified retrospective transition method. The modified retrospective transition method would be applied only tocontract, and are realized with the most current period presented along with a cumulative-effect adjustment atassociated revenue recognized under the date of adoption. The next stages of our adoption plan will focus on (i) finalizing our reviewcontract. All of the largestdeferred revenue service provider partners, (ii) finalizingpresented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents contract liabilities resulting from advance cash receipts from customers or amounts billed in advance to customers from the sale of services. Changes in deferred revenue are due to our review of our subsidiaries’ service provider partners, (iii) assessingperformance under the quantitative impact of adopting Topic 606 and (iv) assessing the quantitative impact of capitalizing a portion of our commission costs. We plancontract as well as to continue to put processes in place and to design internal controls over these processes to collect the data requiredcash received from new contracts for the additional disclosures required under Topic 606.which services have not been provided.

Other Accounting Standards:

On May 10, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Scope of Modification Accounting," which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements. The update provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. Specifically, an entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are required to adopt ASU 2017-09 no later than the first quarter of 2018 and we do not anticipate the adoption will have a material impact on our financial statements.

On January 5, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Clarifying the Definition of a Business," which provides guidance to assist entities in evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. To be considered a business, an acquisition would have to include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are required to adopt ASU 2017-01 no later than the first quarter of 2018.




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On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842), which requires lesseesThe changes in our contract liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Beginning of period balance$10,498
 $11,176
Revenue deferred in period3,520
 1,555
Revenue recognized from amounts included in contract liabilities(1,916) (1,195)
End of period balance$12,102
 $11,536


The revenue recognized from amounts included in contract liabilities primarily relates to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on the balance sheet. The update also requires improved disclosures to help usersprepayment contracts with customers as well as payments of financial statements better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are required to adopt ASU 2016-02 no later than the first quarter of 2019, and we are currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement on our financial statements. We have begun to evaluate our existing leases which all have been classified as operating leases under Topic 840. We anticipate using some of the available practical expedients upon adoption. We have not yet determined the amount of operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets we will record on our balance sheet, however, we anticipate that our assets and liabilities will increase materially when our leases are recorded under the new standard.activation fees.


Note 3.4. Accounts Receivable, Net


The components of accounts receivable, net are as follows (in thousands):
 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Accounts receivable$87,907
 $80,032
Allowance for credit losses(4,789) (2,584)
Allowance for product returns(1,224) (1,075)
Accounts receivable, net$81,894
 $76,373

 September 30,
2017
 December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable$45,041
 $33,406
Allowance for doubtful accounts(1,448) (1,282)
Allowance for product returns(2,392) (2,314)
Accounts receivable, net$41,201
 $29,810


For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded a reduction to the provision for doubtful accounts of $0.4 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2020, we recorded a provision for doubtfulcredit losses of $1.9 million on our accounts of $0.2receivable, as compared to $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.for the same period in the prior year.


For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we recorded a reserve for product returns in our hardware and other revenue of $0.6$0.3 million, and $1.7 million, respectively, as compared to $0.5a reduction to the reserve for product returns of $0.1 million and $1.5 millionrecorded for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Historically, we have not experienced write-offs for uncollectible accounts or sales returns that have differed significantly from our estimates.


Allowance for Credit Losses - Accounts Receivable
Note 4. Inventory


The components of inventorychanges in our allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2020
  Alarm.com
and Certain
Subsidiaries
 All Other
Subsidiaries
Beginning of period balance, prior to adoption of Topic 326$(2,500) $(84)
Impact of adopting Topic 326(212) (155)
Provision for expected credit losses(1,886) 1
Write-offs43
 4
End of period balance, subsequent to adoption of Topic 326$(4,555)
$(234)
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Raw materials$6,673
 $4,313
Finished goods6,944
 6,230
Total inventory$13,617
 $10,543



Note 5. AcquisitionsInventory, Net

Connect and Piper Business Units from Icontrol Networks

On March 8, 2017, in accordance with the asset purchase agreement we entered into with Icontrol, on June 23, 2016, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Connect line of business and all of the outstanding equity interests of the two subsidiaries through which Icontrol conducted its Piper line of business, or the Acquisition. Connect provides an interactive security and home automation platform for service providers. Piper, designs, produces and sells an all-in-one video and home automation hub. We expect the addition of new technology infrastructure, talent, key relationships and hardware devices to help accelerate our development of intelligent, data-driven smart home and business services.


The cash consideration was $148.5 million, after the estimated working capital adjustment,components of which $14.5 million was deposited in escrow in accordance with the asset purchase agreement for indemnifications obligations of Icontrol stockholders and the final determination of closing working capital. We used $81.5 million of cash on hand and drew $67.0 million under our senior line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, and a syndicate of lenders to fund the Acquisition.

The Acquisition also included non-cash consideration. In accordance with the terms of the asset purchase agreement, we were obligated to assume the Icontrol Networks, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and Icontrol Networks, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan, or collectively, the Icontrol Plans, and converted the 2,001,387 unvested employee stock options into 70,406 Alarm.com stockinventory, net are as follows (in thousands):

 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Raw materials$9,101
 $8,921
Finished goods27,740
 25,247
Total inventory, net$36,841
 $34,168


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options using
Note 6. Acquisitions

Acquisition of a conversion ratio stated in the agreement to convert the original exercise price and numberBusiness - OpenEye

On October 21, 2019, Alarm.com Incorporated, one of options. The fair valueour wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired 85% of the unvestedissued and outstanding capital stock options onof PC Open Incorporated, a Washington corporation, doing business as OpenEye. OpenEye provides cloud-managed video surveillance solutions for the dateenterprise commercial market. We believe the acquisition of OpenEye will provide a key element to our comprehensive suite of interactive cloud-based services spanning video, access control, intrusion and automation for domestic and international commercial enterprises.

In consideration for the purchase of 85% of the Acquisition was $1.7issued and outstanding capital stock of OpenEye, we paid $61.2 million calculated using a Black-Scholes model with a volatility and risk-free interest rate over the expected term of the options and the closing price of the Alarm.com common stockin cash on the date of acquisition. We applied our graded vesting accounting policyOctober 21, 2019, after deducting $2.8 million related to an agreed holdback. Pursuant to the fair value of these assumed options and determined $1.4 million of the fair value was attributable to pre-combination services and was included as a component of total purchase consideration. The remaining $0.3 million of the fair value was determined to be attributable to post-combination services and will be recognized over the remaining service periodsterms of the stock options.purchase agreement, following the preliminary determination of the working capital of OpenEye as of the closing date, the purchase price increased by $0.2 million. The working capital adjustment is expected to be finalized and paid to the stockholders of OpenEye in the second quarter of 2020 along with a portion of the holdback. The remaining amount of the holdback is expected to be paid to the stockholders of OpenEye by the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. An earn-out of up to an additional $11.0 million is payable if certain calendar 2020 revenue targets are met, of which contingent consideration of $2.8 million was recorded at October 21, 2019. The purchase price allocation, which is pending the final determination of the working capital and tax adjustments, was not finalized as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options assumed from the Connect business unit of Icontrol:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Volatility42.7 - 44.4%
Expected term2.5 - 5.0 years
Risk-free interest rate1.4 - 2.0%
Dividend rate%


The table below sets forth the purchase consideration and the preliminary allocation to estimate the fair value allocation of the tangible and intangible net assets acquired (in thousands):
 October 21, 2019
Calculation of Purchase Consideration: 
Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment$61,403
Holdback consideration2,820
Contingent consideration2,793
Total consideration$67,016
Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets: 
Cash$2,352
Accounts receivable5,742
Inventory4,687
Other current assets216
Property and equipment296
Customer relationships19,805
Developed technology16,583
Trade name2,219
Accounts payable(2,746)
Accrued expenses(1,017)
Other current liabilities(1,683)
Deferred tax liability(8,510)
Deferred revenue(889)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest(11,411)
Goodwill41,372
Total estimated tangible and intangible net assets$67,016

 March 8, 2017
Calculation of Purchase Consideration: 
Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment$148,500
Assumed stock options1,375
Total consideration$149,875
Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets: 
Cash$211
Accounts receivable11,421
Current assets883
Long-term assets4,446
Customer relationships93,260
Developed technology4,770
Trade name170
Current liabilities(1,608)
Long-term liabilities(288)
Goodwill36,610
Total estimated tangible and intangible net assets$149,875


Goodwill of $36.6$41.4 million reflects the value of acquired workforce and synergies we expect to achieve from integrating supportOpenEye's cloud-managed video surveillance solutions into our existing comprehensive suite of interactive cloud-based services for Connect's security service providersdomestic and forinternational commercial enterprises. None of the Connect platform. The goodwill willrecognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.purposes in future periods. We allocatedallocate goodwill to reporting units based on expected benefit from our synergies and have preliminarily allocated the goodwill to the Alarm.com segment.

The purchase price allocation for the Acquisition was finalized during the third quarter of 2017. The final fair value of the assets and liabilities related to the Acquisition reflects an increase of $0.1 million in tangible assets, net and a decrease of $0.1 million in goodwill based on working capital adjustments identified by the Company.




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Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles


In accordance with ASC 805, the business units acquired in the AcquisitionOpenEye constituted a business and the assets and liabilities were recorded at their respective fair values as of March 8, 2017.October 21, 2019. We developed our estimate of the fair value of intangible net assets using a multi-period excess earnings method for customer relationships, the relief from royalty method for the developed technology and the relief from royaltyrelief-from-royalty method for the trade name.


Customer Relationships


We recorded the customer relationships intangible separately from goodwill based on determination of the length, strength and contractual nature of the relationship that ConnectOpenEye shared with its customers. We valued two groupsthe single group of customer relationships using the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach. WeThe significant assumptions used several assumptions in the income approach includinginclude estimates about future expected cash flows from customer contracts, the attrition rate and renewal rate, margin andthe discount rate. We are amortizing the first customer relationship,relationships, valued at $92.5$19.8 million, on an attribution basis derived from the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of twelve years and the second group of customer relationships, valued at $0.8 million, on the same basis, over an estimated useful life of four13 years.


Developed Technology


Developed technology primarily consists of intellectual property of proprietary software that is marketed for sale. The Connect platform is software for interactive security, automation and related solutions that was typically deployed and operated by the service provider in its own network operations center. We valued the developed technology by applying the relief from royalty method, an income approach. WeThe significant assumptions used several assumptions in the relief from royalty method which includedinclude estimates about future expected cash flows from the developed technology, the royalty rate, the obsolescence factor and the discount rate. We are amortizing the ConnectOpenEye developed technology, valued at $4.4$16.6 million, on an attribution method based on the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of threenine years. Other developed technologies, valued at $0.3 million, were also acquired.


Trade Name


We determined that there was no fair value for the Connect trade name as the largest customer for Connect had re-branded the interactive security and automation platform and marketed it under the customer's own name. We valued the other trade names acquired using a relief from royalty method. WeThe significant assumptions used several assumptions in the income approach includinginclude future expected cash flows from the trade name, the royalty rate and the discount rates.rate. We are amortizing the other trade names, valued at $0.2$2.2 million, on an attribution basis derived from the discounted cash flows of the model over an estimated useful life of threefive years.


Deferred Tax AssetRedeemable Noncontrolling Interests


Our redeemable noncontrolling interest relates to our 85% equity ownership interest in OpenEye. The OpenEye stockholder agreement contains a put option that gives the minority OpenEye stockholders the right to sell their remaining 15% equity interests in the subsidiaries we acquired provided for a carryover tax basis in goodwill and intangible assets that arose from a previous acquisition. We have recorded a deferred tax asset of $4.1 million that represents the excess of the carryover tax basis in those previously acquired goodwill and intangible assets overownership interest to us based on the fair value of goodwill and intangible assets we recordedthe shares. The OpenEye stockholder agreement also contains a call option that gives us the right to purchase the remaining OpenEye shares from the minority OpenEye stockholders based on the datefair value of the Acquisition.shares. The put and call options can each be exercised beginning in the first quarter of 2023. The redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded at fair value on October 21, 2019, by applying the income approach using unobservable inputs for projected cash flows, including projected financial results and a discount rate, which are considered Level 3 inputs. This redeemable noncontrolling interest is considered temporary equity and we report it between liabilities and stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The redemption value of the noncontrolling interest was $11.4 million as of October 21, 2019, and decreased to $11.0 million as of March 31, 2020.


ObjectVideoContingent Consideration


We account for the contingent consideration related to the potential earn-out payment using fair value and establish a liability for the future earn-out payment based on an estimation of revenue attributable to perpetual licenses and subscription licenses over the 2020 calendar year. As of October 21, 2019, the fair value of the liability was $2.8 million. See Note 9 for details on the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value estimate and post-acquisition accounting.

Asset Acquisitions

On January 1, 2017, in accordance with an asset purchase agreement, weMarch 12, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired certain assets of ObjectVideo, Inc., or ObjectVideo, that constituted a business now called ObjectVideo Labs, LLC, or ObjectVideo Labs, including products, technology portfolio and engineering team. ObjectVideo is a pioneer inan unrelated third party. Substantially all of the fieldsacquired assets consisted of video analytics and computer vision with technology that extracts meaning and intelligence from video streams in real-time to enable object tracking, pattern recognition and activity identification. We anticipate that the ObjectVideo Labs engineering team's capabilities and expertise will accelerate ourin-process research and development, or IPR&D. We believe the acquisition of video servicesthe IPR&D will strengthen our smart intercom capability, including building access security and video analytic applications. convenience within the multiple dwelling unit market for residents, guests and deliveries.

In addition, ObjectVideo Labs will continue to perform advanced research and engineering servicesconsideration for the federal government.purchase of the IPR&D, we paid approximately $1.2 million in cash on March 12, 2020, with the remaining $0.3 million expected to be paid 18 months following the acquisition date, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. The $1.5 million consideration included $6.0 millionrelated to IPR&D was expensed at the time of cash paid at closing.

the asset acquisition, as the IPR&D had no alternative future use.


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The table below sets forth the purchase consideration and the fair value allocation
On March 31, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired certain assets of an unrelated third party. Substantially all of the tangible and intangible netacquired assets acquired (in thousands):
 January 1, 2017
Calculation of Purchase Consideration: 
Cash paid, net of working capital adjustment$6,000
  
Estimated Tangible and Intangible Net Assets: 
Developed technology$3,800
Current liabilities(58)
Goodwill2,258
Total estimated tangible and intangible net assets$6,000

Goodwillconsisted of $2.3 million reflectsIPR&D. We believe the value of acquired workforce and expected synergies from pairing ObjectVideo Labs' video analytics capabilities with our offerings. The goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price allocation for the ObjectVideo Labs acquisition was finalized during the third quarter of 2017. The final fair value of the assets and liabilities relatedIPR&D will further our commitment to the ObjectVideo Labs acquisition reflects an increase of $0.4 millionmake significant investments in developed technology and a decrease of $0.4 million in goodwill as well as a corresponding change to amortization of the developed technology based on our use of the replacement cost method to value the developed technology.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Intangibles

In accordance with ASC 805, the assets and liabilities of ObjectVideo Labs we acquired were recorded at their respective fair values as of January 1, 2017, the date of the acquisition. We developed our estimate of the fair value of intangible assets using the replacement cost method for the developed technology.

Developed Technology

Developed technology recorded separately from goodwill consists of intellectual property such as proprietary software used internally for revenue producing activities. ObjectVideo Labs proprietary software consists of source code and video analytics testing programs used internally to provide video analytics consulting services andinnovative research and development in the intelligently connected property market to customers andbroaden our suite of solutions.

In consideration for the SaaS Alarm.com platform. We valuedpurchase of the developed technology by applying the replacement cost method. We used several assumptionsIPR&D, we paid $2.1 million in this cost approach, which included analyzing costs that a company would expect to incur to recreate an asset of equivalent utility. We are amortizing the developed technology, valued at $3.8cash on March 31, 2020 and $0.1 million on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of two years which coincidesin December 2019, with the rapidly developing technologyremaining $0.7 million expected to be paid the later of video analytics.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

approximately 12 months following the acquisition date or upon resolution of any pending indemnification claims, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. The following unaudited pro forma data is presented as if$2.9 million consideration related to IPR&D was expensed at the Acquisition and ObjectVideo Labs were included in our historical consolidated statements of operations beginning January 1, 2016. These pro forma results do not necessarily represent what would have occurred if all the business combinations had taken place on January 1, 2016, 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: (i) we adjusted the pro form amounts for income taxes, (ii) we applied interest expense as if the additional borrowing for the acquisitions were as of January 1, 2016, (iii) we adjusted for amortization expense assuming the fair value adjustments to intangible assets had been applied beginning January 1, 2016 and (iv) we adjusted for transaction fees incurred and reclassified them to January 1, 2016.


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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 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
 (unaudited)
Revenue$261,214
 $234,011
Net income / (loss)35,380
 (2,864)
Net income / (loss) per diluted share$0.72
 $(0.06)

Business Combinations in Operations

The operations of eachtime of the business combinations discussed above were included in the consolidated financial statements as of each of their respective acquisition dates. The following table presents the revenue and earnings of the business combinations in the year ofasset acquisition, as reported within the consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2017
Revenue$22,996
Net loss(3,021)

For the Acquisition, we included the results of Connect's operations since its acquisition date in the Alarm.com segment and the results of Piper's operations since its acquisition date in the Other segment. We included the results of ObjectVideo Labs operations since its acquisition date in the Alarm.com segment.IPR&D had no alternative future use.


Note 6.7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net


The changes in goodwill by reportable segment are outlined below (in thousands):
 Alarm.com Other Total
Balance as of January 1, 2020$104,963
 $
 $104,963
Goodwill acquired
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2020$104,963
 $
 $104,963

 Alarm.com Other Total
Balance as of January 1, 2017$24,723
 $
 $24,723
Goodwill acquired38,868
 
 38,868
Balance as of September 30, 2017$63,591
 $
 $63,591


On January 1, 2017, we acquired ObjectVideo Labs and recorded $2.3 million of goodwillDue to the current uncertainty in the Alarm.com segment. Onfinancial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic, we assessed our goodwill for indicators of impairment during the three months ended March 8, 2017, in connection with the Acquisition, we recorded $36.6 million31, 2020. We elected to perform a qualitative assessment as of goodwill in the Alarm.com segment. There were no impairmentsMarch 31, 2020 and determined there was 0 impairment of goodwill during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.March 31, 2020. There was also 0 impairment of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2019.


The following table reflects changes in the net carrying amount of the components of intangible assets (in thousands):
 Customer
Relationships
 Developed
Technology
 Trade Name Total
Balance as of January 1, 2020$84,396
 $16,820
 $2,222
 $103,438
Amortization(3,471) (457) (90) (4,018)
Balance as of March 31, 2020$80,925
 $16,363
 $2,132
 $99,420

 
Customer
Relationships
 
Developed
Technology
 
Trade
Name
 Total
Balance as of January 1, 2017$3,363
 $1,048
 $157
 $4,568
Intangible assets acquired93,260
 8,570
 170
 102,000
Amortization(5,674) (2,960) (71) (8,705)
Balance as of September 30, 2017$90,949
 $6,658
 $256
 $97,863


We recorded $3.7 million and $8.7$4.0 million of amortization related to our intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2020, as compared to $0.4 million and $1.4$3.5 million for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. There were no0 impairments of long-lived intangible assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.




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The following tables reflect the weighted average remaining life and carrying value of finite-lived intangible assets (in thousands)thousands, except weighted-average remaining life):
September 30, 2017March 31, 2020
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining Life
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carrying
Value
 Weighted-
Average
Remaining Life
Customer relationships$103,926
 $(12,977) $90,949
 11.0$123,731
 $(42,806) $80,925
 9.6
Developed technology13,959
 (7,301) 6,658
 2.230,542
 (14,179) 16,363
 8.4
Trade name1,084
 (828) 256
 3.53,304
 (1,172) 2,132
 4.5
Other234
 (234) 
 0.0234
 (234) 
 
Total intangible assets$119,203
 $(21,340) $97,863
 $157,811
 $(58,391) $99,420
  
 December 31, 2019
 Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carrying
Value
 Weighted-
Average
Remaining Life
Customer relationships$123,731
 $(39,335) $84,396
 9.8
Developed technology30,542
 (13,722) 16,820
 8.7
Trade name3,304
 (1,082) 2,222
 4.8
Other234
 (234) 
 
Total intangible assets$157,811
 $(54,373) $103,438
  
 December 31, 2016
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining Life
Customer relationships$10,666
 $(7,303) $3,363
 3.8
Developed technology5,390
 (4,342) 1,048
 4.1
Trade name914
 (757) 157
 4.3
Other234
 (234) 
 0.0
Total intangible assets$17,204
 $(12,636) $4,568
  

The following table reflects the future estimated amortization expense for intangible assets (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, Amortization
Remainder of 2017 $3,577
2018 15,219
2019 13,644
2020 12,217
2021 and thereafter 53,206
Total future amortization expense $97,863



Note 7. Investments in Other Entities

Investments in and Loans to a Platform Partner

We have invested in the form of loans and equity investment in a platform partner which produces connected devices to provide it with the capital required to bring its devices to market and integrate them onto our connected home platform.

Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, the platform partner is a Variable Interest Entity, or 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 account for this investment under the cost method. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, 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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our $1.0 million cost method investment in the platform partner was recorded in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 8. Other Assets


Purchases of Patents and Patent Licenses


From time to time, we enter into agreements to license patents.purchase patents or patent licenses. The carrying value, net of amortization, of our purchased patents and patent licenses was $2.6$2.3 million and $3.2$2.4 million as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20162019, respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and wasDecember 31, 2019, $0.5 million of patent costs were included in other assets.current assets and $1.8 million and $1.9 million of patent costs were included in other assets, respectively. We have $4.9$5.9 million of

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historical cost in purchased patents and patent licenses related to such agreements.as of March 31, 2020. We are amortizing the patent licensescosts over the estimated useful lives of the patents, which range from three years to eleventwelve years. Amortization expense on patent licenses was $0.2 million and $0.6Patent cost amortization of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $0.1 millionMarch 31, 2020 and $0.4 million for the same periods in the prior year and2019 was included in cost of SaaS and license revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Patent cost amortization of less than $0.1 million was included in amortization and depreciation in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. In April 2020, we purchased 30 patents for $0.9 million, which increased our historical patent costs related to purchased patents and patent licenses to $6.8 million.


Loan to a Distribution Partner


In September 2016, we entered into dealer and loan agreements with a distribution partner. The dealer agreement enables the distribution partner to resell our SaaS services and hardware to their subscribers. Under the loan agreements, we agreed to loan the distribution partner up to $4.0 million, collateralized by all assets owned by the distribution partner. The advance period for the loan was amended in August 2017 and now beginsto begin each year on September 1 and endsend each year on December 31. Interest on the outstanding principal accruesaccrued at a rate per annum equal to the greater of 6.0% or the Eurodollar Base Rate, or LIBOR, plus 4.0%, as determined on the first date of each annual advance period. The repayment of principal and accrued interest iswas due in three installments beginning in July and ending in August following the advance period. The termmaturity date of the loan iswas August 31, 2019,2019; however, the borrower hashad the option to extend the term of the loan for two2 successive terms of one year each.


DuringIn May 2018, the third quarter of 2017, the distribution partner repaid the entire $4.2 million balance of principal and interest due for this loan receivable under the first advance period, in accordanceagreement with the provisions of the loan. In September 2017, our distribution partner drewwas amended to convert the entire $4.0 million note receivable outstanding into a $4.0 million term loan. The term loan matures on July 31, 2022 and requires annual principal repayments of $1.0 million underon July 31 of each year, commencing on July 31, 2019. The term loan also requires monthly interest payments, with interest accruing on the second advance period, which is available from September 2017outstanding principal balance at a rate per annum equal to December 2017. Subsequent to September6.0% through June 30, 20172018 and priora rate per annum equal to the filingLIBOR rate on the first of this Quarterly Reportany interest period plus 7.0% beginning on Form 10-Q, our distribution partner drew an additional $2.0July 1, 2018. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $1.0 million underof the second advance period.

The loannote receivable balance which is recordedwas included in other current assets was $1.0 millionin our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2020 and $3.0 million as of as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Interest accrues on the loan receivable at 6.0% per annum as calculated at the beginning2019, $2.0 million of the applicable advance period.note receivable balance was included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively.


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In April 2017, we entered into a subordinated credit agreement with an affiliated entity of the distribution partner and loaned the affiliated entity $3.0 million, with a maturity date of November 21, 2022. Interest on the outstanding principal balance accrues at a rate of 8.5% per annum and requires monthly interest payments. The $3.0 million loan receivable balance was included in other assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recognized $0.4 million of revenue from the distribution partners associated with these loans.

Loan to and Investment in a Hardware Supplier

In October 2018, we entered into a subordinate convertible promissory note with one of our hardware suppliers, or the October 2018 Promissory Note, which was subsequently amended. In March 2019, we entered into a separate secured promissory note with the same hardware supplier, which, together with the October 2018 Promissory Note, we refer to as the Promissory Notes. Under the Promissory Notes, we agreed to provide the hardware supplier loans of up to $7.4 million, collateralized by all assets owned by the supplier.

In March 2019, we also purchased and acquired a secured promissory note, or the Acquired Promissory Note, that matured on March 30, 2019 and was originally executed between our hardware supplier and another third-party secured creditor. The Acquired Promissory Note had an outstanding balance of $26.6 million as of December 31, 2018, including interest. We paid $16.4 million to the third-party secured creditor in exchange for all of the rights associated with the Acquired Promissory Note, including a security interest and a right to enforce that interest against all assets owned by the hardware supplier. We also paid an additional $6.0 million to the third-party secured creditor in September 2019 based on the outcome of certain contingencies measured as of May 4, 2019. The fair value of the Acquired Promissory Note at the date of purchase was $22.4 million, which represented the initial cash consideration paid in March 2019 and the contingent consideration paid in September 2019.

On June 24, 2019, we received a payment of $7.4 million from the supplier for the partial satisfaction of amounts due under the Promissory Notes and the Acquired Promissory Note. On July 15, 2019, we received an additional payment of $25.0 million from the supplier and converted the remaining $5.6 million outstanding notes receivable balance into 9,520,832 shares of Series B preferred stock in the hardware supplier. We concluded that the $5.6 million equity investment, which is included in the Alarm.com segment, does not meet the criteria for consolidation and will be accounted for using the measurement alternative. Under the alternative, we measure investments without readily determinable fair values at cost, less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes from orderly transactions for identical or similar investments. As a result of the payments received, we reversed the $3.3 million reserve related to the October 2018 Promissory Note that was previously recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2018. The reversal of the reserve was recorded as a reduction to general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

As a result of the $25.0 million payment received and conversion of the $5.6 million outstanding notes receivable balance into an equity investment on July 15, 2019, we recorded interest of $1.7 million within interest income and a gain of $6.9 million within other income, net, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.2019, related to the Promissory Notes and the Acquired Promissory Note. As of September 30, 2019, there was 0 remaining outstanding balance of the Promissory Notes and the Acquired Promissory Note. The total equity investment in the hardware supplier was $5.6 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Allowance for Credit Losses - Notes Receivable

The changes in our allowance for credit losses for notes receivable are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2020
 Loan
Receivables
 Hardware
Financing
Receivables
Beginning of period balance, prior to adoption of Topic 326$
 $(16)
Impact of adopting Topic 326(434) (15)
Provision for expected credit losses347
 2
Write-offs
 
End of period balance, subsequent to adoption of Topic 326$(87)
$(29)



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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (Continued)
March 31, 2020 and 2019

We manage our notes receivables using delinquency as a key credit quality indicator. Current and delinquent notes receivable by class of financing receivables and by year of origination as of March 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Loan Receivables:2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Total
Current$
 $37
 $
 $3,000
 $3,000
 $
 $6,037
30-59 days past due
 
 
 
 
 
 
60-89 days past due
 
 
 
 
 
 
90-119 days past due
 
 
 
 
 
 
120+ days past due
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total$
 $37
 $
 $3,000
 $3,000
 $
 $6,037
              
Hardware Financing Receivables:             
Current$
 $
 $139
 $17
 $
 $
 $156
30-59 days past due
 113
 12
 
 
 
 125
60-89 days past due
 87
 
 
 
 
 87
90-119 days past due
 
 
 40
 
 
 40
120+ days past due
 
 
 15
 
 
 15
Total$
 $200
 $151
 $72
 $
 $
 $423


The amortized cost of notes receivables placed on nonaccrual status is as follows (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Loan receivables$
 $
Hardware financing receivables55
 16
Total$55
 $16


During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there was 0 interest income recognized related to notes receivables that were in nonaccrual status.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 0 notes receivables placed in nonaccrual status for which there was not a related allowance for credit losses that did not return to accrual status due to subsequent collections in April 2020. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 0 notes receivables that were 90 days or greater past due for which we continued to accrue interest income.

Prepaid Expenses

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $11.6 million and $6.1 million of prepaid expenses were included in other current assets, respectively. In February 2020, we made a prepayment of $4.7 million for long lead-time parts related to our inventory.


Note 9. Fair Value Measurements


The following table presentstables present our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of
September 30, 2017
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of
March 31, 2020
Fair Value Measurements in:Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Fair value measurements in:Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:              
Money market account$62,454
 $
 $
 $62,454
Money market accounts$146,479
 $
 $
 $146,479
Total$62,454
 $
 $
 $62,454
$146,479
 $
 $
 $146,479
Liabilities:              
Subsidiary unit awards$
 $
 $3,051
 $3,051
Contingent consideration liability from acquisition
 
 
 
Contingent consideration liability from acquisitions$
 $
 $2,027
 $2,027
Total$
 $
 $3,051
 $3,051
$
 $
 $2,027
 $2,027


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 Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of
December 31, 2019
Fair value measurements in:Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Money market accounts$93,303
 $
 $
 $93,303
Total$93,303
 $
 $
 $93,303
Liabilities:       
Contingent consideration liability from acquisitions$
 $
 $2,595
 $2,595
Total$
 $
 $2,595
 $2,595

 Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of
December 31, 2016
Fair value measurements in:Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Money market account$135,204
 $
 $
 $135,204
Total$135,204
 $
 $
 $135,204
Liabilities:       
Subsidiary unit awards$
 $
 $2,768
 $2,768
Contingent consideration liability from acquisition
 
 
 
Total$
 $
 $2,768
 $2,768


The following table summarizes the change in fair value of the Level 3 liabilities for subsidiary unit awards and contingent consideration liabilityliabilities from acquisitionacquisitions with significant unobservable inputs (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Beginning of period balance$2,595
 $
Changes in fair value included in earnings(568) 
End of period balance$2,027
 $
 Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2017
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2016
 Subsidiary unit awards Contingent consideration liability from acquisition Subsidiary unit awards Contingent consideration liability from acquisition
Beginning of period balance$2,912
 $
 $834
 $40
Total (gains) losses included in earnings139
 
 1,330
 (35)
Ending of period balance$3,051
 $
 $2,164
 $5

    
 Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2017
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2016
 Subsidiary unit awards Contingent consideration liability from acquisition Subsidiary unit awards Contingent consideration liability from acquisition
Beginning of period balance$2,768
 $
 $532
 $230
Total (gains) losses included in earnings283
 
 1,632
 (225)
Ending of period balance$3,051
 $
 $2,164
 $5

The money market account isaccounts are included in our cash and cash equivalents in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our money market assets are valued using quoted prices in active markets.


The contingent consideration liability forconsists of the subsidiary unit awards relatespotential earn-out payment related to agreements established with two employeesour acquisition of our subsidiaries for cash awards85% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of OpenEye on October 21, 2019. The earn-out payment is contingent uponon the subsidiary companies meetingsatisfaction of certain financial milestones such ascalendar 2020 revenue working capital, EBITDAtargets and EBITDA margin.has a maximum potential payment of up to $11.0 million. We account for these subsidiary awardsthe contingent consideration using fair value and establish liabilitiesa liability for the future earn-out payment for the repurchase of subsidiary units under the terms of the agreements based on estimatingan estimation of revenue working capital, EBITDAattributable to perpetual licenses and EBITDA margin of the subsidiary unitssubscription licenses over the periods2020 calendar year. The contingent consideration liability was valued with significant unobservable inputs, including the revenue volatility and the discount rate. As of the two awards through the anticipated repurchase dates. We estimatedOctober 21, 2019, the fair value of eachthe liability by using a Monte Carlo simulation model for determining each of the projected measures by using an expected distribution of potential outcomes. The fair value of each liability is calculated with thousands of projected outcomes, the results of which are averaged and then discounted to estimate the present value.was $2.8 million. At each reporting date until the respective payment dates,date in 2021, we will remeasure these liabilities,the liability, using the same valuation approach based on the applicable subsidiary's revenue, an unobservable input, and we will record any changesapproach. Changes in the employee's compensation expense. Onefair value resulting from information that existed subsequent to the acquisition date are recorded in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the contingent consideration liability decreased $0.6 million from December 31, 2019 to $2.0 million, primarily due to a change to OpenEye's 2020 projected revenue. The significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation as of March 31, 2020 included a revenue volatility of 51% and a discount rate of 6%. Selecting another revenue volatility or discount rate within an acceptable range would not result in a significant change to the fair value of the awardscontingent consideration liability.

The contingent consideration liability is subject to the employee's continued employment and therefore recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period. The liability balances are included in either accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities or other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheetssheet as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 11)12).

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 adjusted EBITDA for the year ended

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September 30, 2017 and 2016

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. At each reporting date until payment in first quarter of 2018, we will remeasure the contingent consideration liability, using the same valuation approach based on our subsidiary’s revenue, an unobservable input, and we will record any changes in general and administrative expense. We did not record a liability related to this contingent consideration in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, as the fair value of the contingent consideration liability was zero.


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, 2in or out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019. We also monitor the value of the investments for other than temporaryother-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. NoNaN other-than-temporary impairments occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.


Note 10. Leases

We lease office space, data centers and office equipment under non-cancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through 2026. In August 2014, we signed a lease for office space in Tysons, Virginia, where we relocated our headquarters to in February 2016. We have subsequently entered into amendments to this lease to provide us with additional office space. In March 2020, we entered into an amendment to the lease for our corporate headquarters, which provides for additional office space, additional parking spaces and additional tenant improvement allowance. The lease term ends in 2026, includes a five-year renewal option and a cumulative tenant improvement allowance of $11.8 million, including the tenant improvement allowance within the March 2020 lease amendment.


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March 31, 2020 and 2019

Supplemental information related to leases is presented in the table below (in thousands, except weighted-average term and discount rate):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Operating lease cost$2,045
 $1,803
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities2,259
 1,908
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities6,022
 1,459
    
 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term — operating leases5.6 years
 5.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate — operating leases3.8% 4.0%


Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 
Operating Leases(1)
Remainder of 2020 $7,796
2021 10,489
2022 9,193
2023 8,436
2024 7,652
2025 and thereafter 10,955
Total lease payments 54,521
Less: imputed interest(2)
 5,454
Present value of lease liabilities $49,067
_______________
(1)Operating lease payments exclude $2.8 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases executed but not yet commenced and includes $0.4 million for options to extend lease terms that were reasonably certain of being exercised.
(2)Imputed interest was calculated using the incremental borrowing rate applicable for each lease.

We did 0t have any finance leases or subleases as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees, restrictive covenants or variable lease payments. Short-term lease costs were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Note 10.11. Liabilities


The components of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Accounts payable$23,124
 $18,289
$38,992
 $32,878
Accrued expenses4,427
 5,298
8,204
 10,092
Subsidiary unit awards2,671
 2,506
Other current liabilities4,935
 2,207
5,893
 5,757
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$35,157
 $28,300
$53,089
 $48,727


The components of other liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Contingent consideration liability from acquisitions$2,027
 $2,595
Holdback liability from acquisitions2,517
 1,650
Other liabilities3,344
 3,244
Other liabilities$7,888
 $7,489
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Deferred rent$12,478
 $11,056
Other liabilities1,550
 2,501
Other liabilities$14,028
 $13,557



Note 11.12. Debt, Commitments and Contingencies


The debt, commitments and contingencies described below would require us, or our subsidiaries, to make payments to third parties under certain circumstances.


Debt

We have a $75.0 million revolving credit facility with SVB, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders that matures in November 2018, or the 2014 Facility. We have the option to increase the borrowing capacity of the 2014 Facility to $125.0 million with the consent of the lenders. The 2014 Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property.

The outstanding principal balance on the 2014 Facility accrues interest at a rate equal to either (1) 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, at our option. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we elected for the outstanding principal balance to accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%, LIBOR plus 2.25%, and LIBOR plus 2.50% when our consolidated leverage ratio was less than 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the effective interest rate on the 2014 Facility was 3.46% and 2.73%, respectively.


On March 7,October 6, 2017, we drew $67.0 million under the 2014 Facility to partially fund the Acquisition. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we repaid $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of the outstanding balance of the 2014

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September 30, 2017 and 2016

Facility. The carrying value of the 2014 Facility was $72.0 million and $6.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Our outstanding amounts under the 2014 Facility are due at maturity in November 2018.

The 2014 Facility included a variable interest rate that approximated market rates and, as such, we determined that the carrying amount of the 2014 Facility approximated its fair value as of September 30, 2017. The 2014 Facility carried an unused line commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.25% depending on our consolidated leverage ratio. The 2014 Facility contained various financial and other covenants that required us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 3.00:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00. As of September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants and there were no events of default.

Subsequent to September 30, 2017 and prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refinanced the $72.0 million outstanding under the 2014 Facility, by enteringentered into a new $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the 2017 Facility, with Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and a syndicate of lenders. Upon entry into the 2017 Facility, we borrowed $72.0 million, which was used to repay the previously outstanding balance under the 2014 Facility. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, no additional amounts have been drawn under the 2017 Facility.our previous credit facility. The 2017 Facility matures in October 2022 and includes an option to further increase the borrowing capacity to $175.0 million with the consent of the lenders. Costs incurred in connection with the 2017 Facility were capitalized and are being amortized as interest expense over the term of the 2017 Facility. The 2017 Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we borrowed $50.0 million under the 2017 Facility as a precautionary measure in order to provide financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the financial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we repaid $1.0 million of the outstanding balance of the 2017 Facility.

The outstanding principal balance ofon the 2017 Facility accrues interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (1) LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) the highest of (a) the Wall Street Journal prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, or (c) LIBOR plus 1.0%,1.00% plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we elected for the outstanding principal balance to accrue interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%, LIBOR plus 1.75%, LIBOR plus 2.00%, and LIBOR plus 2.50% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 but less than 3.00:1.00 and greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00, respectively. The 2017 Facility also carries an annual unused line commitment fee of 0.20%. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the effective interest rate on the 2017 Facility was 3.79%, payable quarterly,as compared to 4.88% for the same period in the prior year.

The carrying value of the 2017 Facility was $113.0 million and $63.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The 2017 Facility includes a variable interest rate that approximates market rates and, as such, we classified the liability as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and determined that the carrying amount of the 2017 Facility approximated its fair value as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The 2017 Facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 3.25:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 3.50:at least 1.25:1.00. As of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants and there were no events of default.


Commitments and Contingencies

Repurchase of Subsidiary Units

In 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 vesting of the award is based on the subsidiary meeting certain minimum financial targets. We did not record a liability in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of SeptemberOn November 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, as the fair value of this commitment was zero.

In 2011, we formed a subsidiary that offers to professional residential property management and vacation rental management companies technology solutions for remote monitoring and control of properties, including access control and energy management. Since its formation, we granted an award of subsidiary stock to the founder and president. The vesting of the award is based upon the subsidiary meeting certain minimum financial targets from the date of commercial availability, which was determined to be June 1, 2013, until the fourth anniversary. In 2016,2018, we amended the term2017 Facility to incorporate the parameters that must be met for us to repurchase our outstanding common stock under the stock repurchase program authorized by our board of the award, extending the valuation date for the payment in cash to December 31, 2017, amending the financial targets and allowing for payments in cash from 2018 through 2020 baseddirectors on collection of financed customer receivables that existed as of the valuation date. We recorded a liability of $2.7 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $0.4 million in other liabilities related to this commitment in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017. We recorded a liability of $2.5 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and a liability of $0.3 million in other liabilities related to this commitment in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016.

At each reporting date until the respective payment dates, we will remeasure these liabilities, and we will record any changes in fair value in general and administrative expense (see Note 9).

Leases

We lease office space and office equipment under non-cancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through 2026. In August 2014, we signed a lease for new office space in Tysons, Virginia, where we relocated our headquarters in February 2016. This lease term ends in 2026 and includes a five-year renewal option, an $8.0 million tenant improvement allowance and scheduled rent increases. During 2016, we entered into amendments to this lease, which provided for 30,662 square feet of additional office space and an additional $1.7 million tenant improvement allowance. We took possession of the additional space in February 2017 and we were allowed to utilize the tenant improvement allowance for design prior to moving into the space.

As of September 30, 2017, we have utilized the entire $9.7 million of tenant improvement allowances. Rent expense was $1.6 million and $4.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $1.2 million and $3.8 million for the same periods in the prior year.

November 29, 2018.


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September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019



Commitments and Contingencies

Contingent Consideration

On October 21, 2019, we acquired 85% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of OpenEye. Certain stockholders of OpenEye have the right to receive an earn-out payment of up to an additional $11.0 million based upon satisfaction of certain calendar 2020 revenue targets. As of October 21, 2019, the fair value of the contingent consideration liability was $2.8 million. At each reporting date until the payment date in 2021, we will remeasure the liability, using the same valuation approach. Changes in the fair value resulting from information that existed subsequent to the acquisition date are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the contingent consideration liability decreased $0.6 million from December 31, 2019 to $2.0 million, primarily due to a change to OpenEye's 2020 projected revenue. The contingent consideration liability is included in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (see Note 9).

Indemnification Agreements


We have various agreements that may obligate us 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 we cannot 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.


Letters of Credit


As of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, we had no0 outstanding letters of credit under our 2014the 2017 Facility.


Legal Proceedings


On August 14, 2017, Alarm.com filed a lawsuit against ABS Capital Partners, Inc., ABS Partners V, LLC, ABS Partners VII, LLC, and Ralph Terkowitz in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or the Chancery Court. The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief preventing the defendants from using Alarm.com’s confidential information and trade secrets to compete with Alarm.com, and preventing the defendants from executing their planned transaction to invest in two companies (ipDatatel, LLC, or ipDatatel, and Resolution Products, Inc., or Resolution Products). The complaint alleged claims of breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, and misappropriation of confidential information, in connection with the defendants’ planned investment. At a hearing on August 21, 2017, the Chancery Court denied Alarm.com’s motion for expedited proceedings and a temporary restraining order enjoining ABS Capital Partner Inc.’s planned transaction with ipDatatel and Resolution Products. On September 22, 2017, Alarm.com filed an amended complaint against ABS Capital Partners, Inc., ABS Partners V, LLC, and ABS Partners VII, LLC, alleging claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and misappropriation of confidential information. The amended complaint seeks damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief enjoining ABS Capital Partners, Inc., ABS Partners V, LLC, and ABS Partners VII, LLC from using Alarm.com’s trade secrets and confidential information to compete with Alarm.com. On October 6, 2017, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The matter remains pending.

On April 25, 2017, Alarm.com Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiary, ICN Acquisition, LLC, filed a patent infringement complaint against Protect America, Inc., or Protect America, and SecureNet Technologies, LLC, or SecureNet, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to stop the further sale of the infringing Protect America and SecureNet products and systems, and damages for the infringement of Alarm.com’s patents. The complaint asserts that the technology in the Protect America and SecureNet Alarm Systems products infringe one or more claims of Alarm.com’s patents: United States Patent Numbers 7,113,090; 7,633,385; 8,395,494; 8,493,202; 8,612,591; 8,860,804; and 9,141,276. If the litigation is successful, Alarm.com will be entitled to receive monetary damages, injunctive relief, and any other relief, including attorney’s fees, from Protect America and SecureNet. In June 2017, Alarm.com filed an amended complaint against Protect America only and voluntarily dismissed SecureNet from the suit, reserving the right to refile. In September 2017, Alarm.com voluntarily dismissed the amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and refiled a complaint against Protect America, with substantially the same allegations, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Court has not yet issued a scheduling order. Protect America has not yet answered the complaint or asserted counterclaims and defenses.

On August 24, 2017, Alarm.com Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiary, ICN Acquisition, LLC, filed a patent infringement complaint against ipDatatel, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to stop the further sale of the infringing ipDatatel’s products and systems, and damages for the infringement of Alarm.com’s patents. The complaint asserts that the technology in the ipDatatel products infringe one or more claims of Alarm.com’s patents: United States Patent Numbers 7,113,090; 7,633,385; 7,956,736; 8,478,871; and 9,141,276. If the litigation is successful, Alarm.com will be entitled to receive monetary damages, injunctive relief, and any other relief, including attorney’s fees, from ipDatatel.  The Court has not yet issued a scheduling order. ipDatatel has not yet answered the complaint or asserted counterclaims and defenses.

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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 six6 patents that Vivint purchased. Vivint is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney’sattorneys' fees. We answered the complaint on July 23, 2015. Among other things, we asserted defenses based on non-infringement and invalidity of the patents in question. On August 19, 2016, the U.S. District Court, District of Utah stayed the litigation pending inter partes review or IPR, by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, or PTAB, of five5 of the patents in suit. In March of 2017, the PTAB issued final written decisions relating to two2 patents finding all challenged claims unpatentable. In May of 2017, the PTAB issued final written decisions relating to the remaining 3 patents that found certain claims unpatentable, while certain other claims were not found to be unpatentable. Vivint has appealed the decisions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or the Federal Circuit, and we have cross-appealed. In July 2018, the Federal Circuit issued orders affirming the PTAB’s March 2017 decisions that invalidated all challenged claims of two patents. The U.S. District Court, District of Utah lifted the stay on the litigation on June 26, 2017, andwith Vivint is proceeding with its case on four4 of the six6 patents in its complaint. ANo trial date has not yet been scheduled.set. In September 2017, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, ordered ex parte reexaminations of certain claims of two2 of the remaining patents in suit, at our request. On October 30, 2018 and November 5, 2018, the PTO issued final office actions in the pending reexaminations rejecting all claims being examined as unpatentable over the prior art. Vivint appealed these rejections to the PTAB on March 29, 2019 and April 4, 2019. On February 28, 2020, the PTAB issued a decision affirming the rejections in one of the reexaminations. On December 20, 2018, the Federal Circuit issued an order regarding the inter partes review of three of the remaining patents in suit that vacated, reversed and remanded the PTAB’s ruling with regard to the construction of a term (“communication device identification code”) as requested by Alarm.com and affirmed the PTAB’s May 2017 rulings invalidating certain of the Vivint patents in all other respects. On July 24, 2019, the PTAB issued further decisions with respect to 2 of the remaining patents in suit, finding additional claims unpatentable in view of the Federal Circuit’s December 20, 2018 decision. One of the claims asserted in the litigation was found unpatentable in the July 14, 2019 decisions. Vivint appealed the July 24, 2019 decisions to the Federal Circuit on September 25, 2019. On April 16, 2020, the U.S. District Court, District of Utah issued an order granting a temporary stay of the litigation, to expire on August 10, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and based on the stipulation of both parties.


Should Vivint prevail on its claims that one or more elements of our solution infringe onein proving Alarm.com infringes 1 or more of its patents,patent claims, we could be required to pay damages of Vivint’s lost profits and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution. Since all remaining patent claims in the litigation have expired, Vivint shall not be entitled to injunctive relief as a remedy in this matter. 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. Based on currently available information, we have determined a loss is not probable or reasonably estimable at this time.

On October 22, 2019, EcoFactor, Inc., or EcoFactor, filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC, naming Alarm.com Incorporated and Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., among others, as proposed respondents. The complaint alleges that Alarm.com’s smart thermostats infringe 3 U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking a permanent limited exclusion order and permanent cease and desist order. On November 22, 2019, the ITC instituted an investigation into

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EcoFactor’s allegations naming Alarm.com Incorporated, Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. and others as respondents. We answered the complaint on December 19, 2019. Among other things, we asserted defenses based on non-infringement and invalidity of the patents in question. The administrative law judge presiding over the investigation has set March 15, 2021 as the target date for completion of the investigation.

On November 11, 2019, EcoFactor filed a lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of the same 3 patents asserted against us in the ITC. EcoFactor is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. On December 26, 2019, the court issued an order staying the lawsuit pending the conclusion of the related ITC investigation.

On January 31, 2020, EcoFactor filed a second lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, alleging Alarm.com’s products and services infringe 4 additional U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. Our response to the complaint is due on May 27, 2020.

Should EcoFactor prevail in the ITC investigation, Alarm.com thermostats manufactured abroad could be excluded from importation into the United States. Should EcoFactor prevail in its district court lawsuits we could be required to pay damages and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution, we could be 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, and we could be 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 EcoFactor’s claims, the outcome of these legal claims cannot be predicted with certainty and any of these outcomes could result in an adverse effect on our business. Based on currently available information, we have determined a loss is not probable or reasonably estimable at this time.

In addition to the matters described above, we may be required to provide indemnification to certain of our service provider partners for certain claims regarding our solutions. For example, we are incurring costs associated with the indemnification of our service provider ADT, LLC in two ongoing patent infringement suits: Applied Capital, Inc. v. The ADT Corporation et al. and Varatec, LLC v. ADT, LLC.

On July 13, 2016, Applied Capital, Inc., or Applied Capital, filed a lawsuit against ADT, LLC, the ADT Corporation, and Icontrol Networks, Inc. in U.S. District Court, the District of New Mexico.  Applied Capital, Inc v. The ADT Corporation et al., D. New Mexico Case No. 1-16-cv-00815. Icontrol was dismissed without prejudice on May 22, 2017.  Applied Capital alleges that ADT’s sales of ADT Pulse directly and indirectly infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 8,378,817 and 9,728,082, which were allegedly purchased by Applied Capital. Applied Capital is seeking damages and attorneys’ fees.  ADT answered Applied Capital’s amended complaint on July 16, 2018. Among other things, ADT has asserted defenses based on non-infringement and invalidity of the patents-in-suit. On April 5, 2019, Applied Capital filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against Rodney Fox, the inventor of the patents-in-suit, in the Second Judicial District Court, County of Bernalillo in New Mexico State Court (No. D-202-CV-2019-02841). Mr. Fox counterclaimed, alleging that he is the rightful owner of the patents-in-suit. Based on the dispute of ownership, on October 15, 2019, ADT filed a motion to stay in this matter pending its resolution. Applied Capital and Mr. Fox reached settlement and stipulated to dismissal of the New Mexico State Court action on October 31, 2019. The court issued its claim construction order on August 12, 2019, fact discovery closed on November 12, 2019, expert discovery closed on March 9, 2020, and the parties filed opening summary judgment and Daubert motions on April 20, 2020. Applied Capital filed its Second Amended Complaint on January 27, 2020 and ADT answered, adding a claim of inequitable conduct, on February 10, 2020. The pretrial conference is scheduled for September 30, 2020, and trial is set for October 19, 2020.

On March 4, 2019, Varatec, LLC, or Varatec, sued ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security Services in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Varatec, LLC v. ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security Services, N.D. Illinois Case No. 1-19-cv-01543. Varatec alleges that ADT’s sales of ADT Pulse directly and indirectly infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,792,256, which was assigned to Varatec. Varatec seeks a permanent injunction, enhanced damages, and attorneys’ fees. On May 23, 2019, ADT filed a motion seeking to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, on the basis that the asserted patent fails to claim patent eligible subject matter. On July 3, 2019, third-party Unified Patents Inc. filed a petition seeking inter parties review of the asserted patent by the PTAB. After the completion of briefing of ADT’s motion to dismiss, the parties agreed to stay the case pending resolution of the inter partes review, and the court granted the parties’ motion on August 14, 2019. Unified Patent’s petition for inter parties review was instituted on December 31, 2019 and is currently pending. Varatec filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a) on April 15, 2020, and the court has ratified the dismissal.

Should the plaintiffs prevail on the claims that one or more elements of ADT’s products infringe, we could be required to indemnify ADT for damages in the form of a reasonable royalty or ADT could be enjoined from making, using and selling our solution if a license or other right to continue selling our technology 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 thethese legal claim and proceeding against usclaims cannot be predicted with certainty. We believe we havethere are valid defenses to Vivint’s claims.the claims made by Applied Capital and Varatec. Based on currently available information, we have determined a loss is not probable or reasonably estimable at this time.

On December 30, 2015, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against us in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA. The complaint does not allege that Alarm.com itself violated the TCPA, but instead seeks to hold us responsible for the marketing activities of our service provider partners under principles of agency and vicarious liability. The complaint seeks monetary damages under the TCPA, injunctive relief, and other relief, including attorney’s fees. We answered the complaint on February 26, 2016. On May 5, 2017, the court granted plaintiffs' motion for class certification. Discovery is underway, and the matter remains pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Based on the current schedule, we anticipate a trial will take place at the end of 2018. Based on currently available information, we determined a loss is not probable or reasonably estimable at this time.

On February 9, 2016, we were sued along with one of our service provider partners in the Circuit Court for the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia by the estate of a deceased service provider partner customer alleging wrongful death, among other claims. The suit seeks a total of $7 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages. We filed our answer on March 22, 2016. Discovery is underway, and the matter remains pending. The Court has scheduled trial to begin on July 10, 2018.

On March 21, 2017, Taraneh Vessal filed a complaint against us and Monitronics International, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging violation of the TCPA and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, or ICFDBA. We filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on May 12, 2017. Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint on June 2, 2017, alleging similar violations of the TCPA and ICFDBA. We filed a motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint on June 16, 2017, and Plaintiff filed her response on July 31, 2017. We filed our reply on August 21, 2017. On October 18, 2017, the Court granted our motion to dismiss the claims with respect to violations of the ICFDBA without prejudice, but allowed the claims with respect to the TCPA to proceed. Discovery has commenced, and the matter remains pending. Based on currently available information, we determined a loss is not probable or reasonably estimable at this time.

In September 2014, Icontrol, filed a Complaint in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, asserting that Zonoff Inc., or Zonoff, infringes certain U.S. Patents owned by Icontrol, all of which are now owned by Alarm.com through a subsidiary. In November, 2015, Icontrol filed a second lawsuit, also in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, alleging that Zonoff infringes additional U.S. Patents owned by Icontrol, now owned by Alarm.com through a subsidiary. The Court held a claim construction hearing in the first case on March 14, 2016 and consolidated the cases on August 1, 2016. Zonoff has not filed any proceedings at the United States Patent Office, or asserted any counterclaims. Because Zonoff has ceased business operations, Court has declined to enter a schedule for the remainder of the case.

In September 2014, Icontrol filed a Complaint in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, asserting that SecureNet infringes certain U.S. Patents owned by Icontrol, patents now owned by Alarm.com through a subsidiary. In March, 2015, Icontrol voluntarily agreed to dismiss the case, reserving the right to refile. In September, 2015, Icontrol refiled the case against SecureNet in the same district court alleging infringement of some of the same patents. SecureNet filed petitions for inter partes review of the patents-in-suit before the PTAB. Proceedings as to one of the patents in suit has been instituted. The PTAB has rejected the remaining applications for inter partes review, and SecureNet has appealed the rejection as to one of the patents in suit. The Court has scheduled a claim construction hearing for March 20, 2018 and commencement of trial on February 4, 2019.




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From time to time, weWe may also be 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.


Other than the preceding 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 our 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 13. Stockholders' Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

On November 29, 2018, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program, under which we are authorized to purchase up to an aggregate of $75.0 million of our outstanding common stock during the two-year period ending November 29, 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased 147,153 shares of our common stock under this program for $5.1 million, which includes applicable commissions and fees. NaN shares of our common stock were repurchased under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Note 12.14. Stock-Based Compensation


Stock-based compensation expense is included in the following line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
Sales and marketing$181
 $130
 $359
 $422
$757
 $380
General and administrative584
 444
 1,908
 907
1,782
 1,267
Research and development1,141
 512
 2,867
 1,551
3,819
 2,619
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,906
 $1,086
 $5,134
 $2,880
$6,358
 $4,266


The following table summarizes the components of non-cash stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Stock options and assumed options$801
 $793
Restricted stock units5,510
 3,429
Employee stock purchase plan47
 44
Total stock-based compensation expense$6,358
 $4,266
Tax benefit from stock-based awards$578
 $1,314

 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Stock options and assumed options$939
 $1,030
 $3,005
 $2,787
Restricted stock units936
 34
 2,029
 34
Restricted stock awards
 
 19
 
Employee stock purchase plan31
 22
 81
 59
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,906
 $1,086
 $5,134
 $2,880
Tax benefit from stock-based awards$6,059
 $2,221
 $11,645
 $2,680


We granted 8,050 and 245,600an aggregate of 5,000 stock options pursuant to our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2015 Plan, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2020, as compared to 12,600 and 588,900an aggregate of 8,000 stock options for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. There were 425,376 and 943,79763,748 stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2020, as compared to 241,165 and 321,28685,466 stock options for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. We granted 40,150 and 367,350an aggregate of 100,728 restricted stock units during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2020, as compared to 25,640an aggregate of 190,250 restricted stock units for each of the same periodsperiod in the prior year. There were 23,048 restricted stock units that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to 43,460 restricted stock units vested during the same period in the prior year.


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Note 13.15. Earnings Per Share


Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share


The components of basic and diluted earnings per share or EPS, are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Net income$8,571
 $9,010
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest236
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders (A)$8,807
 $9,010
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic (B)48,725,565
 48,172,243
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units1,521,422
 2,000,575
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (C)50,246,987
 50,172,818
Net income per share:   
Basic (A/B)$0.18
 $0.19
Diluted (A/C)$0.18
 $0.18

 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income$15,103
 $2,567
 $28,931
 $7,178
Less: income allocated to participating securities(6) (3) (14) (10)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (A)$15,097
 $2,564
 $28,917
 $7,168
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic (B)46,886,345
 45,716,961
 46,520,469
 45,615,399
Dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs and RSAs2,373,356
 2,602,991
 2,553,810
 2,125,966
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (C)49,259,701
 48,319,952
 49,074,279
 47,741,365
Net income per share:       
Basic (A/B)$0.32
 $0.06
 $0.62
 $0.16
Diluted (A/C)$0.31
 $0.05
 $0.59
 $0.15


The following securities have been excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding becauseas the effect is anti-dilutive:inclusion of these securities would have an anti-dilutive effect:
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2020 2019
Stock options272,876
 46,693
Restricted stock units197,478
 181,350
Common stock subject to repurchase100
 777

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Stock options189,117
 112,350
 318,917
 132,350
RSAs192
 
 192
 
RSUs
 25,640
 39,350
 25,640
Common stock subject to repurchase16,716
 34,678
 16,716
 34,678


Participating securities are composedOur redeemable noncontrolling interest relates to our 85% equity ownership interest in OpenEye. The OpenEye stockholder agreement contains a put option that gives the minority OpenEye stockholders the right to sell their OpenEye shares to us based on the fair value of certain stockthe shares. The OpenEye stockholder agreement also contains a call option that gives us the right to purchase the remaining OpenEye shares from the minority OpenEye stockholders based on the fair value of the shares. The put and call options granted under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, and previously granted under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, that maycan each be exercised beforebeginning in the options have vested. Unvested shares have a non-forfeitable rightfirst quarter of 2023. This redeemable noncontrolling interest is considered temporary equity and we report it between liabilities and stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amount of the net income or loss attributable to dividends. Unvested shares issued as a resultredeemable noncontrolling interests is recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of early exercise are subject to repurchase by us upon termination of employment or services at the original exercise price. The common stock subject to repurchase is no longer classified as participating securities when shares revert to common stock outstanding as the awards vest and our repurchase right lapses.operations.


Note 14.16. Significant Service Provider PartnersProviders


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, our 10 largest revenue service provider partners accounted for 60%49% of our consolidated revenue, as compared to 60% and 61%53% for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. One of our service provider partners individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue forwithin the three months ended September 30, 2017. One of our service provider partnersAlarm.com segment individually represented greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Two of our service provider partners individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. One of our service provider partners individually represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue for the threeMarch 31, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2016.2019.


One individual service provider partner in the Alarm.com segment represented more than 10% of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2017. No individual service provider partner represented more than 10% of accounts receivable as ofMarch 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016.2019.

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Note 15.17. 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 wereare recorded in the period incurred.


Our

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For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.2 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate was (49.8)% and (45.0)% forof 12.3%. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to 12.2% and 29.0% for the same periodsMarch 31, 2019, we recorded a provision from income taxes of $0.2 million, resulting in the prior year.an effective income tax rate of 2.6%. Our effective tax rate was belowrates were different from the statutory rate primarily due to recognizing theresearch and development tax credits claimed, tax windfall benefits from employee stock-based payment transactions through theand foreign derived intangible income statement provision for income taxes in the period incurred, as well as the research and development tax credits claimed,deductions, partially offset by the impact of state taxes and non-deductible meal and entertainment expenses. We adopted the accounting provision that simplified the tax for employee-stock based exercises in the first quarter of 2017. Prior to adoption of the new accounting provision, tax windfall benefits were required to be recorded in additional paid-in capital.


We recognize a valuation allowance 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 allDue to the uncertainty of the benefitrealization of the existingcertain deferred tax assets acquired in 2017 related to our Canadian net operating losses and research and development tax credits, we established a valuation allowance of $0.3 million during the second quarter of 2019, which remained at $0.3 million as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016. Accordingly, we have not recorded a valuation allowance as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.2019.


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. There was no net changeWe recorded to the unrecognized tax benefit related to research and development tax credits for the three months ended September 30, 2017. We recorded an unrecognized tax benefitbenefits of $0.2$0.3 million for research and development tax credits claimed during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017. ForMarch 31, 2020. We did 0t record an unrecognized tax benefit during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded interest for the period on prior year research and development tax credits we claimed. March 31, 2019.

As of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, we had accrued less than $0.1$0.4 million and $0.2 million of total interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits.benefits, respectively. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized 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 our unrecognized tax benefits over the next 12 months. Our cumulative liability for uncertain tax positions was $0.9 million and $0.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and if recognized, would reduce our income tax expense and the effective tax rate.


Note 16.18. Segment Information


We have two2 reportable segments:


Alarm.com segment


Other segment


Our chief operating decision maker is our chief executive officer. Management determined the operational data used by the chief operating decision maker is that of the two2 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 platformand Software platforms for the intelligently connected property and related solutions that contributed 94%95% of our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.March 31, 2020, as compared to 93% for the same period in the prior year. Our Other segment is focused on researching, developing and offering homeresidential and commercial automation solutions and energy management products and services in adjacent markets. Inter-segment revenue includes sales of hardware between our segments.


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Management evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on operating income / (loss) as compared to prior periods and current performance levels. The reportable segment operational data is presented in the tabletables below (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment
Alarm.com
 Intersegment
Other
 Total
Revenue$85,287
 $6,311
 $(794) $(842) $89,962
Operating income12,500
 (2,095) (11) 7
 10,401
          
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment
Alarm.com
 Intersegment
Other
 Total
Revenue$64,420
 $5,355
 $(700) $(1,229) $67,846
Operating income4,930
 (2,024) (62) (9) 2,835
          
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment
Alarm.com
 Intersegment
Other
 Total
Revenue$237,137
 $16,198
 $(1,939) $(1,252) $250,144
Operating income27,903
 (7,302) (68) 249
 20,782
          
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment
Alarm.com
 Intersegment
Other
 Total
Revenue$182,205
 $13,289
 $(2,040) $(2,142) $191,312
Operating income16,173
 (6,259) (188) 178
 9,904
          
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment
Alarm.com
 Intersegment
Other
 Total
Assets as of September 30, 2017$355,516
 $19,142
 $
 $
 $374,658
Assets as of December 31, 2016246,798
 14,447
 
 
 261,245
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment Alarm.com Intersegment Other Total
SaaS and license revenue$87,412
 $4,538
 $
 $
 $91,950
Hardware and other revenue57,528
 5,558
 (861) (2,236) 59,989
Total revenue144,940
 10,096
 (861) (2,236) 151,939
Operating income / (loss)10,817
 (872) 41
 (119) 9,867
          
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment Alarm.com Intersegment Other Total
SaaS and license revenue$75,402
 $4,653
 $
 $
 $80,055
Hardware and other revenue30,347
 4,411
 (999) (1,479) 32,280
Total revenue105,749
 9,064
 (999) (1,479) 112,335
Operating income / (loss)9,655
 (484) (35) 85
 9,221
          
 Alarm.com Other Intersegment Alarm.com Intersegment Other Total
Assets as of March 31, 2020$656,113
 $18,957
 $(50,995) $
 $624,075
Assets as of December 31, 2019589,952
 17,844
 (49,997) 
 557,799


Our SaaS and license revenue for the Alarm.com segment included software license revenue of $9.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $11.0 million for the same period in the prior year. There was 0 software license revenue recorded for the Other segment during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $6.4 million for the Alarm.com segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $5.2 million for the same period in the prior year. Depreciation and amortization expense was less than $0.1 million for the Other segment for each of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Additions to property and equipment were $2.6 million for the Alarm.com segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $2.3 million for the same period in the prior year. Additions to property and equipment were $0.8 million for the Other segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020. There were 0 additions to property and equipment for the Other segment for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

We derived substantially all of our revenue from North America for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019. Substantially all of our long-lived assets were located in North America as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016.2019.


Note 17.19. Related Party Transactions


Installation Partner


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. On December 11, 2015, we purchased an additional 9,290 common units of the same company for $0.2 million, which did not change our proportional share of ownership interest. We account for this investment using the equity method. WeAs of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our investment balance in our installation partner was 0. During each of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded $0.1 million and $0.6 million of cost of hardware and other revenue in connection with this installation partner for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $0.2 million and $0.9 million for the same periods in the prior year.partner. As of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, the accounts payable balance to our installation partner was less than $0.1 millionmillion.

ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (Continued)
March 31, 2020 and $0.12019


Affiliate Lease

OpenEye leases its production and administration operations facility from a company that is controlled by certain employees of OpenEye, or the Landlord. The lease term is one year with an expiration date of October 20, 2020. OpenEye can terminate the lease at any time by providing 30 days' prior written notice and the Landlord can terminate the lease by providing 90 days' prior written notice. Total minimum lease payments over the term of the lease are $0.2 million. In September 2014,During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we loaned $0.3 million 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 2018. We recorded less than $0.1 million of interest income related torent expense in connection with this note receivable forlease arrangement. There was 0 rent expense recorded in connection with the lease arrangement during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.March 31, 2019. There was 0 accounts payable balance due to the Landlord under this lease arrangement as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.


ITEM 2. 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 (1) our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (2) the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162019 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed on March 16, 2017February 26, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions or variations. Suchvariations and such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the anticipated impact of the global economic uncertainty and financial market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations and financial condition, including on our hardware sales and our SaaS and license revenue growth rate; our business strategy, plans and objectives for future operations; continued enhancements of our platform and offerings; our future financial and business performance and the potential impact of trade policies and related tariffs on our cost of hardware revenue and hardware revenue margins. The events described in these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and elsewhere in this and in our other Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC filings. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.


Overview


Alarm.com is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property. We offer a comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions for the smart homeresidential and business,commercial properties, including interactive security, video monitoring, intelligent automation, energy management and energy management.wellness solutions. Millions of property owners relydepend on our technology to intelligently secure, monitorautomate and manage their homesresidential and businesses.commercial properties. In the last year alone, our platformplatforms processed more than 30200 billion data points generated by over 35100 million connected devices. We believe that this scale of subscribers, connected devices and data operations makes us the leader in the connected property market.


Our solutions are delivered through an established network of over 6,0009,000 trusted service providers, who are experts at selling, installing and supporting our solutions. We primarily generate Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, and license revenue through our service provider partners, who resell these services and pay us monthly fees. These service provider contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year. Our service provider partners have indicated that they typically have three to five yearfive-year service contracts with home or businessresidential and commercial property owners whom we call subscribers. We believe that the length of these contracts, combined withwho use our robust SaaS platform and over a decade of operating experience, contribute to a compelling business model.solutions. We also generate hardware and other revenue, primarily from our service provider partners and distributors. Our hardware sales include gateway modules and other connected devices that enable our services, such as video cameras, video recorders, gateway modules and smart thermostats.thermostats. We believe that the length of our service relationships with residential and commercial property owners, combined with our robust platforms and approximately 20 years of operating experience, contribute to a compelling business model.


Our technology platform isplatforms are designed to make connected properties safer, smarter and more efficient. Our solutions are used in both smart homesresidential and businesses,commercial properties, which we refer to as the connected property market and we have designed our technology platformplatforms for all market participants. This includes not only the homeresidential and businesscommercial property owners who subscribe to our services, but also the hardware partners who manufacture devices that integrate with our platformplatforms and the service provider partners who install and maintain our solutions.


Alarm.comOur service provider partners can deploy our interactive security, video monitoring, intelligent automation, and energy management and wellness solutions as standalonestand-alone offerings or as combined solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers. Our technology enables subscribers tocan seamlessly connect to their property through our family of mobile apps, websites and new engagement platforms like voice control through Amazon Echo and Google Home, wearable devices like the Apple Watch and TV platformsapplications such as Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.


Highlights of ThirdFirst Quarter Results


We primarily generate SaaS and license revenue, our largest source of revenue, through our service providersprovider partners who resell our services and pay us monthly fees. Our service providersprovider partners sell, install and support Alarm.com solutions that enable homeresidential and businesscommercial property owners to intelligently secure, connect, control and automate their properties. Our service providers have indicated that they typically have threesubscribers consist of all of the properties maintained by those residential and commercial property owners to five year service contracts with home or business owners, whomwhich we call subscribers.are delivering at least one of our solutions. We derive a portion of our revenue from licensing our intellectual property to service providers third parties

on a per customer basis. SaaS and license revenue represented 61% of our revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to 71% in the same period in the prior year.

We also generate SaaS and license revenue from monthly fees charged to service providers on a per subscriber basis for access to our newly-acquired Connectnon-hosted software platform, or Software platform. The Connectnon-hosted software for interactive security, automation and related solutions is typically deployed and operated by the service provider in its own network operations center. SaaS andSoftware license revenue represented 69% and 66%6% of our revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to 10% for the same period in the third quarter of 2017 and 2016 and 68% and 66% of our revenue for the first nine months of 2017 and 2016.prior year.


We also generate revenue from the sale of hardware, including video cameras, video recorders, cellular radio modules, video cameras,thermostats, image sensors thermostats and other peripherals, that enables our solutions. We have a rich history of innovation in cellular technology that

enables our robust SaaS offering. Our hardware and other revenue also includes our revenue from the sale of perpetual licenses that provide our customers in the commercial market the right to use our video surveillance software for an indefinite period of time in exchange for a one-time license fee. Hardware and other revenue represented 31% and 34%39% of our revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to 29% in the third quarter of 2017 and 2016 and 32% and 34% of our revenuesame period in the first nine months of 2017 and 2016.prior year. We typically expect hardware and other revenue to fluctuate as a percentage of total revenue.

We believe there is significant opportunity to expand our international business, as approximately 1% percent of our total revenue in the first nine months of 2017 originated from customers located outside of North America. Our products are currently localized and available in 32 countries outside of North America.


Highlights of our financial performance for the periods covered in this reportQuarterly Report include:


SaaS and license revenue increased 39%15% to $61.9$91.9 million in the third quarter of 2017,three months ended March 31, 2020 from $44.6$80.1 million in the third quarter of 2016.three months ended March 31, 2019. Included in SaaS and license revenue was software license revenue, which decreased to $9.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $11.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Total revenue increased 35% to $171.1$151.9 million in the first ninethree months of 2017,ended March 31, 2020 from $126.7$112.3 million in the first ninethree months of 2016.ended March 31, 2019.


Revenue increased 33%Net income decreased to $90.0$8.6 million in the third quarter of 2017, from $67.8three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to $9.0 million in the third quarter of 2016. Revenue increased 31%three months ended March 31, 2019. Net income attributable to $250.1common stockholders decreased to $8.8 million in the first ninethree months of 2017, from $191.3ended March 31, 2020 as compared to $9.0 million in the first ninethree months of 2016.ended March 31, 2019.

Net income increased to $15.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, from $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2016. Net income increased to $28.9 million in the first nine months of 2017, from $7.2 million in the first nine months of 2016.


Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance, increased to $19.5$29.2 million in the third quarter of 2017,three months ended March 31, 2020 from $11.8$24.3 million in the third quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $49.5 million in the first ninethree months of 2017, from $34.7 million in the first nine months of 2016.ended March 31, 2019.


Please see Non-GAAP Measures below in this section of this Quarterly Report for a discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable measurement in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, for the third quarterthree months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Recent Developments

Since December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causing a disease referred to as COVID-19, has spread globally, including to the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. We have taken precautionary measures intended to help protect our employees, service providers and subscribers, as well as the communities in which we participate, including enabling substantially all of our employees to work remotely. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has been disrupting and will continue to disrupt our supply chain and sales channels for an unknown period of time due to the impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing, production and global transportation, as well as to our sales channels due to restrictions on our service providers’ ability to meet with residential and commercial property owners who use our solutions. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global slowdown of economic activity and it is possible that the continued spread of COVID-19 and prolonged uncertainty with respect to COVID-19 could cause further economic slowdown or recession or cause other unpredictable events, each of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. We expect these events to have a negative impact on our sales and our results of operations, the size and duration of which we are currently unable to predict; however, we do anticipate that for the remainder of 2020 our hardware revenue will be lower in future periods as compared to the first ninequarter of 2020. We also anticipate that our SaaS and license revenue growth rate may be lower in future periods due to the COVID-19 pandemic as some consumers or small businesses defer or cancel previously anticipated purchases. The challenges posed by COVID-19 on our business are expected to evolve rapidly and we will continue to evaluate our business and operations in light of future developments.

On March 12, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired certain assets of an unrelated third party. Substantially all of the acquired assets consisted of in-process research and development, or IPR&D. We believe the acquisition of the IPR&D will strengthen our smart intercom capability, including building access security and convenience within the multiple dwelling unit market for residents, guests and deliveries. In consideration for the purchase of the IPR&D, we paid approximately $1.2 million in cash on March 12, 2020, with the remaining $0.3 million expected to be paid 18 months following the acquisition date, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. The $1.5 million consideration related to IPR&D was expensed at the time of 2017the asset acquisition, as the IPR&D had no alternative future use.

On March 31, 2020, Alarm.com Incorporated, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired certain assets of an unrelated third party. Substantially all of the acquired assets consisted of IPR&D. We believe the acquisition of the IPR&D will further our commitment to make significant investments in innovative research and 2016.development in the intelligently connected property market to broaden our suite of solutions. In consideration for the purchase of the IPR&D, we paid approximately $2.1 million in cash on March 31, 2020 and $0.1 million in December 2019, with the remaining $0.7 million expected to be paid the later of approximately 12 months following the acquisition date or upon resolution of any pending indemnifications, subject to offset for any indemnification obligations. The $2.9 million consideration related to IPR&D was expensed at the time of the asset acquisition, as the IPR&D had no alternative future use.


Other Business Metrics


We regularly monitor a number of financial and operating metrics in order to measure our current performance and estimate our future performance. Our other business metrics may be calculated in a manner different thanfrom the way similar other business metrics used by other companies are calculated and include the following (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
SaaS and license revenue$61,924
 $44,630
 $171,078
 $126,652
$91,950
 $80,055
Adjusted EBITDA19,478
 11,821
 49,462
 34,723
29,189
 24,252
          
    Twelve Months Ended September 30,Twelve Months Ended 
 March 31,
    2017 20162020 2019
SaaS and license revenue renewal rate    93% 94%93% 94%


SaaS and License Revenue


SaaS and license revenue is a GAAP measure that we use to measure our current performance and estimate our future performance. We believe that SaaS and license revenue is an indicator of the productivity of our existing service provider partnerspartners and their ability to activate and maintain subscribers using our intelligently connected property solutions, our ability to add new service provider partners reselling our solutions, the demand for our intelligently connected property solutions and the pace at which the market for these solutions is growing.


Adjusted EBITDA


Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that represents our net income before interest expense, interest income, other income, net, provision for income taxes, amortization and depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expense and legal costs and settlement fees incurred in connection with non-ordinary course litigation and other disputes, particularly costs involved in ongoing 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 and stock-based compensation expense. We do not adjust for ordinary course legal expenses resulting from maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property portfolio and license agreements.



Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure that our management uses to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends to generate future operating plans, to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital, and to make 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 and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please see Non-GAAP Measures in this section for a discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measurement, for the third quarterthree months ended March 31, 2020 and first nine months of 2017 and 2016.2019.


SaaS and License Revenue Renewal Rate


Our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate is an operating metric. 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 on one of our platformsAlarm.com platform 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. Our service provider partners,partners, who resell our services to our subscribers, have indicated that they typically have three to five yearfive-year service contracts with our subscribers. Our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate is calculated across our entire subscriber base on the Alarm.com platform, including subscribers whose contract with their service provider reached the end of its contractual term during the measurement period, as well as subscribers whose contract with their service provider has not reached the end of its contractual term during the measurement period, and is not intended to estimate the rate at which our subscribers renew their contracts with our service provider partners.partners. 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.


Credit Losses (Topic 326)

On June 16, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)," or Topic 326,which providesguidance designed to provide financial statement users with more information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. From November 2018 to May 2019, amendments to Topic 326 were issued to clarify numerous accounting topics. When determining such expected credit losses, the guidance requires companies to apply a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendment was effective for us beginning on January 1, 2020.

On January 1, 2020, we adopted Topic 326 by applying the modified retrospective approach to our trade receivables and our notes receivable that were outstanding as of that date, which required us to record the initial effect of Topic 326 as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2020.

The adoption of Topic 326 resulted in the recording of the following amounts on our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
Balance Sheet Caption  As of January 1, 2020
Accumulated deficit $816
Accounts receivable, net (367)
Other current assets (83)
Other assets (366)

The adoption of Topic 326 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated statements of operations, condensed consolidated statement of equity or our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Components of Operating Results


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


Revenue


We generatederive our revenue primarily throughfrom three primary sources: the sale of cloud-based SaaS services on our SaaS solutions over our cloud-based intelligently connected propertyintegrated Alarm.com platform, through our service provider partner channel. We also generate revenue from the sale of hardware products that enable our solutions. We generate revenue from the sale of licenses and services on the Software platform and the sale of hardware products. We sell our platform and hardware solutions to service providers for accessprovider partners that resell our solutions and hardware to our newly-acquired Connect software platform.residential and commercial property owners, who are the service provider partners’ customers.


SaaS and License Revenue. Revenue. We generate the majority of our SaaS and license revenue primarily from monthly recurring fees charged to our service provider partners soldpartners on a per subscriber basis for access to our cloud-based intelligently connected property platform and related solutions. Our fees per subscriber vary based upon the service plan and features utilized. We enter into contracts with our service provider partners 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 provider partners typically enter into contracts with their end-user customers, which we refer to as our subscribers, for their engagement with our solutions. Our service provider partners have indicated that those contracts generally range from three to five years in length.


We also generate SaaS and license revenue from monthly fees charged to service providers on a per subscriber basis for access to our newly-acquired Connect platform. The Connect software for interactive security, automation and related solutions is typically deployed and operated by the service provider in its own network operations center. Our agreements for the Connect platform solution typically include software and services, such as post-contract customer support, or PCS. Under terms in our contractual arrangements with our service provider partners, we are entitled to payment of a monthly fee that is billed per subscriber for the month of service and we recognize revenue over the period of combined service. Our service provider partners 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 platform solutions including integrateda range of solutions and a range of a la carte add-ons for additional features. The pricefee paid by our service provider partners each month for the delivery of our solutions is based on the combination of packages and add-ons enabled for each subscriber. We useutilize tiered pricing plans under whichwhere our service provider partnerspartners 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 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 provider partners to whom we license our intellectual property as they do not utilize one of our platforms.

We also generate SaaS and license revenue from the fees paid to us when we license our intellectual property to service provider partners on a per customer basisthird parties for use of our patents. In November 2013, we entered into a license agreement with Vivint Inc., or Vivint, who represented at least 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2014, pursuant to which we granted Vivint a license to use the intellectual property associated with our intelligently connected property solutions. Vivint began generating customers and 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 revenue received from its subscribers that continue to utilize our SaaS platform. Additionally,addition, in certain markets our EnergyHub subsidiary sells its demand response software withservice for 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.


Software License Revenue. Our SaaS and license revenue also includes our software license revenue from monthly fees charged to service providers on a per subscriber basis for access to our Software platform. The non-hosted software for interactive security, automation and related solutions is typically deployed and operated by the service provider in its own network operations center. Our agreements for the Software platform solution typically include software and services, such as post-contract customer support, or PCS. Software license revenue included in SaaS and license revenue is expected to continue to decline over time as we transition subscribers to our cloud-based hosted platform.

Hardware and Other Revenue. We generate hardware and other revenue primarily from the sale of video cameras, video recorders and cellular radio modules that provide access to our cloud-based platform, from the sale of video camerasplatforms and, fromto a lesser extent, the sale of other devices, including image sensors and peripherals. We sellprimarily transfer hardware to our service provider partners as well as distributors. The purchase of hardware occurs in a transaction that is separate and typically in advancecustomers upon delivery to the customer, which corresponds with the time at which the customer obtains control of the purchase of our platform services.hardware. We recognize hardware and other revenue when the hardware is delivered to our service provider partners or distributors, net ofrecord a reserve for estimated returns. Our termsagainst revenue for hardware sales typically allow service provider partners to returnreturns based on historical returns.

Our hardware up to one year past the date of original sale.

Hardware and other revenue also includes our revenue from the sale of perpetual licenses that provide our customers in the commercial market the right to use our OpenEye video surveillance software for an indefinite period of time in exchange for a one-time license fee, which is generally paid at contract inception. Hardware and other revenue may also include activation fees charged to some of our service provider partnerspartners for activation of a subscriber’snew subscriber account on our platform. We record activation fees initiallyplatforms, 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 includeswell as fees paid by service provider partnerspartners for our marketing services. The decision whether to charge an activation fee is based in part on the expected number of subscribers to be added by our service provider partners and as a result, many of our largest service provider partners do not pay an activation fee.


As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, governments, public institutions and other organizations in many countries and localities where COVID-19 has been detected are taking certain emergency measures to combat its spread, including imposing lockdowns, shelter-in-place orders, quarantines, restrictions on travel and gatherings and the extended shutdown non-essential businesses that cannot be conducted remotely. We have seen and anticipate we will continue to see some disruption to our hardware supply chain due to the impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing, production and global transportation, as well as to our sales channels due to restrictions on our service providers’ ability to meet with residential and commercial property owners who use our solutions. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global slowdown of economic activity that has and for an unknown period of time will likely continue to decrease demand for a broad variety of goods and services. As the future impact on global supply chains from COVID-19 is difficult to predict, the extent to which COVID-19 may negatively affect our hardware revenue is uncertain; however, we do anticipate that for the remainder of 2020 our hardware revenue will be lower in future periods as compared to the first quarter of 2020. We also anticipate that our SaaS and license revenue growth rate may be lower in future periods due to the COVID-19 pandemic as some consumers or small businesses defer or cancel previously anticipated purchases.

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. We recordoperations centers which are expensed as incurred, as well as patent and royalty costs in connection with technology licensed from third-party providers. Our cost of SaaS and license revenue also includes our cost of software license revenue, which primarily includes the salariespayroll and benefitspayroll-related costs of the department dedicated to providing service exclusively to a specificthose service provider forproviders that host the Connect platform to cost of SaaS and license revenue.Software platform. Our cost of hardware and other revenue primarily includes cost of raw materials, tooling 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 and video recorders, which we purchase from an original equipment manufacturer, and other devices. Our cost of hardware and other revenue also includes royalty costs in connection with technology licensed from third-party providers.


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 primarily when the hardware and other services are delivered to the service provider partner, which isoccurs when title transfers.control of the hardware and other services transfers to the service provider partner. Our cost of revenue excludes amortization and depreciation. We expectdepreciation shown in operating expenses.

In 2019, the U.S. administration imposed significant changes to U.S. trade policy with respect to China. Tariffs have subjected certain Alarm.com products manufactured overseas to additional import duties of up to 25%. The amount of the import tariff and the number of products subject to tariffs have changed numerous times based on action by the U.S. administration. Approximately one-third to one-half of the finished goods hardware products that we sell to our service provider partners are imported from China and could be subject to increased tariffs. While the additional import duties resulted in an increase to our cost of hardware revenue, these import duties had a modest impact on hardware revenue margins. We continue to monitor the changes in tariffs. If tariffs are increased or are expanded to apply to more of our products, such actions may increase on an absolute dollar basis primarily from anticipated growthour cost of hardware revenue and reduce our hardware revenue margins in SaaS and license revenue.the future.


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, excluding amortization and depreciation. We include stock-based compensation expense in connection with the grant of stock options and other forms of equity compensation in the applicable operating expense category based on the respective equity award recipient’s function (sales and marketing, general and administrative or research and development). We grew from 507938 employees as of January 1, 2016March 31, 2019 to 7851,227 employees as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, and we expect to continue to hire new employees to support the projected 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 partner support, advertising, promotion of our products and services and marketing.


The number of employees in sales and marketing functions grewincreased from 188313 as of January 1, 2016March 31, 2019 to 249422 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. 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 on an absolute dollar basis and remain relatively flat as a percentage of our total revenue in the short term.internationally. We intend to increase the size of our sales force and our service provider partner support team to provide additional support to our existing service provider partner base to drive their productivity in selling our solutions as well as to enroll new service provider partners in North America and in international markets.


markets. We also intend to increase our marketing investments in the form of marketing programs, trade shows and training to support our service provider partners’ efforts to enroll new subscribers and 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, including those that are incurred to defend and license our intellectual property, as well as non-personnel costs, such as travel related expenses, rent, subcontracting and professional fees, audit fees, tax services, and insurance expenses. Also included in general and administrative expenses are credit losses and acquisition-related expenses, which consist primarily of legal, accounting and professional service fees directly related to acquisitions, valuation gains or losses on acquisition-related contingent liabilities.


The number of employees in general and administrative functions grewincreased from 58106 as of January 1, 2016March 31, 2019 to 93155 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Excluding intellectual property litigation and acquisition-related costs, we expect general and administrative costs to increase prospectively as our business grows. This includes cost increases related to accounting, finance, and legal personnel, additional external legal, audit fees and other expenses associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and other regulations governing public companies. Under the JOBS Act, our auditors are not required to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the end of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, at which time we will no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act because we will qualify as a "large accelerated filer," with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates. Compliance with 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will result in additional external audit fees and consulting fees. While somewhat unpredictable, we also expect to continue to incur costs related to litigation involving intellectual property, as well as acquisition-related costs associated withproperty. See the acquisitionsection of the Connect and Piper business units from Icontrol, which closed on March 8, 2017, which we refer to as the Acquisition, and the integration of the Connect and Piper business units.this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information regarding litigation matters.

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 paid to third-party development resources.resources as well as acquisition costs of IPR&D with no alternative future use.


The number of employees in research and development functions grewincreased from 261519 as of January 1, 2016March 31, 2019 to 443650 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Our research and development efforts are focused on innovating new features and enhancing the functionality of our platformplatforms and the solutions we offer to our service provider partnerspartners and subscribers. We will also continue to invest in efforts to extend our platformplatforms to adjacent markets and internationally. We expect research and development expenses to continue to increase on an absolute dollar basis and as a percentage of revenue in the short terminternationally to maintain our leadership position in the development of intelligently connected property technology, and continued enhancement of our Enterprise Tools platform for our service provider partners.


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 platformplatforms and capitalized expenditures.


Interest Expense


Interest expense consists of interest expense associated with our credit facility. On October 6, 2017, we entered into a $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the 20142017 Facility, with Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and a syndicate of lenders. The 20142017 Facility is available to us to refinance existing debt and for general corporate and working capital purposes including financing the Acquisition and other acquisitions as permitted under the terms of the 20142017 Facility. Interest expense is expected to increase in upcoming periods2020 as we have utilizedcompared to 2019 due to the 2014$50.0 million borrowed under the 2017 Facility foras a precautionary measure in order to provide financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the Acquisition.financial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic.

OtherInterest Income net


OtherInterest income net consists of our portion of the income or loss from our minority investments in other businesses accounted for under the equity method and interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents and our notes receivable.



Other Income, Net



Other income, net primarily consists of non-operating and miscellaneous income and expense.







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 was belowrates were different from the statutory rate primarily due to recognizing theresearch and development tax credits claimed, tax windfall benefits from employee stock-based payment transactions through theand foreign derived intangible income statement provision for income taxes in the period incurred, as well as the research and development tax credits claimed,deductions, partially offset by the impact of state taxes and non-deductible meal and entertainment expenses. We recognize excess tax windfall benefits on a discrete basis in the quarter in which it occurs, and we anticipate that our effective tax rate will vary from quarter to quarter depending on our stock price and exercises of stock options under our equity incentive plans each period.



Results of Operations


The following table sets forth our unaudited selected condensed consolidated statements of operations and data as a percentage of revenue for the periods presented (in thousands):. Certain previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to our current presentation to reflect interest income as a separate line item, which was previously included in other income, net.    
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
Revenue:                      
SaaS and license revenue$61,924
 69 % $44,630
 66 % $171,078
 68 % $126,652
 66 %$91,950
 61 % $80,055
 71 %
Hardware and other revenue28,038
 31
 23,216
 34
 79,066
 32
 64,660
 34
59,989
 39
 32,280
 29
Total revenue89,962
 100
 67,846
 100
 250,144
 100
 191,312
 100
151,939
 100
 112,335
 100
Cost of revenue(1):
  

   

               
Cost of SaaS and license revenue9,545
 11
 7,787
 11
 26,137
 10
 21,779
 11
12,328
 8
 12,325
 11
Cost of hardware and other revenue22,288
 25
 18,579
 27
 62,166
 25
 50,886
 27
45,652
 30
 26,625
 24
Total cost of revenue31,833
 35
 26,366
 39
 88,303
 35
 72,665
 38
57,980
 38
 38,950
 35
Operating expenses(2):
  

   

        
Operating expenses:       
Sales and marketing(2)10,426
 12
 10,705
 16
 32,639
 13
 29,532
 15
17,075
 11
 13,228
 12
General and administrative(2)12,974
 14
 14,804
 22
 41,799
 17
 42,124
 22
20,865
 14
 19,212
 17
Research and development(2)19,257
 21
 11,477
 17
 53,840
 22
 32,224
 17
39,730
 26
 26,496
 23
Amortization and depreciation5,071
 6
 1,659
 2
 12,781
 5
 4,863
 3
6,422
 4
 5,228
 5
Total operating expenses47,728
 53
 38,645
 57
 141,059
 56
 108,743
 57
84,092
 55

64,164
 57
Operating income10,401
 12
 2,835
 4
 20,782
 8
 9,904
 5
9,867
 7
 9,221
 8
Interest expense(658) (1) (49) 
 (1,548) (1) (137) 
(645) 
 (821) (1)
Interest income459
 
 808
 1
Other income, net342
 
 139
 
 716
 
 338
 
92
 
 44
 
Income before income taxes10,085
 11
 2,925
 4
 19,950
 8
 10,105
 5
9,773
 7
 9,252
 8
(Benefit from) / provision for income taxes(5,018) (6) 358
 1
 (8,981) (4) 2,927
 2
Provision for income taxes1,202
 1
 242
 
Net income$15,103
 17 % $2,567
 4 % $28,931
 12 % $7,178
 4 %$8,571
 6 % $9,010
 8 %
_______________
(1)Exclusive of amortization and depreciation shown in operating expenses below.
(2)Operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):
(1)Excludes amortization and depreciation shown in operating expenses below.
(2)Operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
Stock-based compensation expense data:          
Sales and marketing$181
 $130
 $359
 $422
$757
 $380
General and administrative584
 444
 1,908
 907
1,782
 1,267
Research and development1,141
 512
 2,867
 1,551
3,819
 2,619
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,906
 $1,086
 $5,134
 $2,880
$6,358
 $4,266



The following table sets forth the components of cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue:
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
Components of cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue:          
Cost of SaaS and license revenue as a percentage of SaaS and license revenue15% 17% 15% 17%13% 15%
Cost of hardware and other revenue as a percentage of hardware and other revenue79% 80% 79% 79%76% 82%
Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue35% 39% 35% 38%38% 35%


Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 to September 30, 2016March 31, 2019


The following tables in this section set forth our selected condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands), data for the percentage change and data as a percentage of revenue for the periods presented:presented. Certain previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to our current presentation to reflect interest income as a separate line item, which was previously included in other income, net.


Revenue
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Revenue:           
Revenue     
SaaS and license revenue$61,924
 $44,630
 39% $171,078
 $126,652
 35%$91,950
 $80,055
 15%
Hardware and other revenue28,038
 23,216
 21
 79,066
 64,660
 22
59,989
 32,280
 86
Total revenue$89,962
 $67,846
 33% $250,144
 $191,312
 31%$151,939
 $112,335
 35%


The $22.1$39.6 million increase in total revenue for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2016same period in the prior year was primarily the result of a $17.3$27.7 million, or 39%86%, increase in our hardware and other revenue and a $11.9 million, or 15%, increase in our SaaS and license revenue. Our software license revenue included within SaaS and a $4.8license revenue decreased $1.3 million or 21%, increaseto $9.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to $11.0 million during the same period in the prior year, which decrease was primarily the result of the continuing transition of customers from non-hosted software to our hardware and other revenue.cloud based hosted platform. The $12.0 million increase in our Alarm.com segment SaaS and license revenue for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to growth in our subscriber base, including the revenue impact from subscribers we added in 2016 and due to service providers and their subscribers on our newly-acquired Connect software platform. To a lesser extent, SaaS and license revenue increased in the third quarter of 2017 due to an increase in license fees.2019. The increase in hardware and other revenue for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2016same period in the prior year was primarily due to an increase infrom the volume of video cameras sold including several new product offering releases, and due to increases in volume of other peripherals sold during the period including the system enhancement module. Our Other segment contributed 4% of the increase in SaaS and license revenue and 13% of the increase in hardware and other revenue for the third quarter of 2017 compared to 2016. The increase in SaaS and license revenue for our Other segment for the third quarter of 2017 was from our remote access management solution and our energy management and demand response solutions. The increase in hardware and other revenue for our Other segment for the third quarter of 2017 was primarily due to an increase in video cameras sold and hardware sold to support our remote access management solution.

The $58.8 million increase in total revenue for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016 was the result of a $44.4 million, or 35%, increase in our SaaS and license revenue and a $14.4 million, or 22%, increase in our hardware and other revenue. The increase in our Alarm.com segment SaaS and license revenue for the first nine months of 2017 was primarily due to growth in our subscriber base, including the revenue impact from subscribers we added in 2016 and due to service providers and their subscribers on our newly-acquired Connect software platform. To a lesser extent, SaaS and license revenue increased in the period due to an increase in license fees. The increase in hardware and other revenue for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016 was due to an increase in the volume of video cameras sold including several new product offering releases, and due to increases in volumeas well as the increased revenue from our acquisition of other peripherals sold including the system enhancement module. Our Other segment contributed 6%85% of the increase in SaaSissued and license revenue and 9%outstanding capital stock of the increase in hardware and other revenue for the first nine months of 2017 compared to 2016.PC Open Incorporated, a Washington corporation, doing business as OpenEye, on October 21, 2019. The increase$0.1 million decrease in SaaS and license revenue for our Other segment for the first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year was from our remote access management solution anddue to a decrease in sales of our energy management and demand response solutions. The increase in hardware and other revenue for our Other segment was primarily due tosolutions partially offset by an increase in video cameras soldsales of our property management and hardware sold to support our remote access management solution.heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, solutions.



Cost of Revenue
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Cost of revenue(1):
           
Cost of revenue(1)
     
Cost of SaaS and license revenue$9,545
 $7,787
 23% $26,137
 $21,779
 20%$12,328
 $12,325
 %
Cost of hardware and other revenue22,288
 18,579
 20
 62,166
 50,886
 22
45,652
 26,625
 71
Total cost of revenue$31,833
 $26,366
 21% $88,303
 $72,665
 22%$57,980
 $38,950
 49%
% of total revenue35% 39%   35% 38%  38% 35%  
_______________


(1)Excludes amortization and depreciation.
(1)Excludes amortization and depreciation shown in operating expenses.


The $5.5$19.0 million increase in cost of revenue for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2016same period in the prior year was the result of a $1.8$19.0 million, or 23%, increase in cost of SaaS and license revenue and a $3.7 million, or 20%71%, increase in cost of hardware and other revenue. The $15.6 million increase in cost of revenue for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016 was the result of a $4.3 million or 20%, increase inOur cost of SaaS and license revenue and a $11.3 million, or 22%, increase inour cost of hardwaresoftware license revenue included within cost of SaaS and other revenue.license revenue remained relatively consistent for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in cost of Alarm.com segment SaaShardware and licenseother revenue related primarily to the growth in our subscriber base, which drove a correspondingan increase in amounts paidthe number of hardware units shipped during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to wireless network providersthe same period in the prior year as well as the increased cost of revenue from our acquisition of 85% of the issued and tooutstanding capital stock of OpenEye on October 21, 2019. Cost of hardware and other revenue as a lesser extent,percentage of hardware and other revenue was 76% for the costs of running our network operating centers.three months ended March 31, 2020 and 82% for the same period in the prior year. Cost of SaaS and license revenue as a percentage of SaaS and license revenue was 15% and 17%13% for the third quarter of 2017 and 2016three months ended March 31, 2020 and 15% and 17% for the first ninesame period in the prior year. Cost of software license revenue as a percentage of software license revenue was 4% and 3% for the three months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019, respectively. The decrease in cost of sales relative to our revenue growth was due to the achievement of economies of scale related to the growth in our subscriber base including the addition of the subscribers of our newly-acquired Connect software platform, which has a higher gross margin profile but lower revenue per subscriber. The increase in cost of hardware and other revenue related primarily to our increase in hardware and other revenue. The decrease in cost of hardware as a percentage of hardware and other revenue is a reflection of the mix of product sales during the periods. Cost of hardware and other revenue as a percentage of hardware and other revenue was 79% and 80% for the third quarterthree months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year is a reflection of 2017 and 2016, and 79% and 79% for the first nine monthsmix of 2017 and 2016.product sales during the periods.


Sales and Marketing Expense
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Sales and marketing$10,426
 $10,705
 (3)% $32,639
 $29,532
 11%$17,075
 $13,228
 29%
% of total revenue12% 16% 

 13% 15% 

11% 12%  


The decrease$3.8 million increase in sales and marketing expense of $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2016same period in the prior year was primarily due to a decrease in marketing expense partially offset by an increase in employee headcount in 2017. Our marketing expense for our Alarm.com segment decreased $1.6 million primarily due to a marketing initiative we undertook in the third quarter of 2016 which did not recur in the third quarter of 2017. This decrease is partially offset by the increaseincreases in headcount for our sales force,team and our service provider partner support team and marketing team to support our growth and for international expansion.growth. As a result, our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment, including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and travel expenses, increased by $0.8$3.6 million for the third quarter of 2017.three months ended March 31, 2020. Additionally, recruiting costs and costs for external consultants increased by $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 for our Alarm.com segment as compared to the same period in the prior year. These increases were partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in our marketing expense for our Alarm.com segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Sales and marketing expense from our Other segment increased by $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2017 due to a $0.2 million increase in expenses related to use of consultants to support our growth. In addition, our Other segment marketing costs increased by $0.2 million compared to the third quarter of 2016. Sales and marketing expense as a percent of total revenue was 12% and 16% for the third quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively, a decrease of 4%.

The increase in sales and marketing expense of $3.1$0.3 million for the first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2016 wasthe prior year, primarily due to increases in headcount for our sales force, service provider partner support team and marketing team, as well as expenses related to use of consultants to support our growth and for international expansion and marketing initiatives. As a result, our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment increased by $3.1 million for the first nine months of 2017. This increase is partially offset by the $1.6 million decrease in marketing expense for our Alarm.com segment due to a marketing initiative we undertook in the third quarter of 2016 which did not recur in the third quarter of 2017. Sales and marketing expense from our Other segment increased by $1.6 million in the first nine months of 2017 due to an increase in employee headcount and associated personnel and related costs as well as expenses related to the use of consultants to support our growth. Sales and marketing expense as a percent of total revenue was 13% and 15% for the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, a decrease of 2%.team. The overall number of employees in our sales and marketing teamsfunctions increased from 211313 as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2019 to 249422 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.


General and Administrative Expense
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
General and administrative$12,974
 $14,804
 (12)% $41,799
 $42,124
 (1)%$20,865
 $19,212
 9%
% of total revenue14% 22%   17% 22%  14% 17%  


The $1.8$1.7 million decreaseincrease in general and administrative expense for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2016same period in the prior year was primarily due to a $3.0 million decrease in acquisition-related expenses related to the Acquisition, which closed on March 8, 2017, in addition to a $1.1 million decrease in legal expenses related to ongoing intellectual property litigation within our Alarm.com segment. These decreases for our Alarm.com segment were partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in expense for external consultants to support our growth and compliance with the regulations governing public companies as well as an increase of $0.9 million in personnel and related costs due to an increase in employee headcount to support our operational growth and from the addition of the Connect and ObjectVideo Labs teams. General and administrative expense from our Other segment decreased by $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to a $0.8 million decrease in personnel and related costs as a result of a $1.2 million adjustment during the third quarter of 2016 to increase the fair value of subsidiary stock awards granted to the employees of one of our subsidiaries.

The $0.3 million decrease in general and administrative expense for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016 was due in part to a $6.7 million decrease in legal expenses related to ongoing intellectual property litigation within our Alarm.com segment as well as a $1.0 million decrease in acquisition-related expenses related to the Acquisition. These decreases were partially offset by a $4.4$1.6 million increase in personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment due to an increase in employee headcount to support our operational growth and from the addition of the Connect and ObjectVideo Labs teams. In addition, there was a $1.1 million increase in the provision for credit losses primarily due to increases in the accounts receivable balance. Additionally, expense for external consultants increased $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 for our Alarm.com segment as compared to the same period in the prior year. These increases were partially offset by a $1.9 million decrease in legal expenses within our Alarm.com segment to support our growth and compliance withresulting from intellectual property litigation during the regulations governing public companies as well as a $0.8 million increase in rent expense.three months ended March 31, 2019 which did not occur during the three months ended March 31, 2020. General and administrative expenses from our Other segment decreased by $0.6 millionremained relatively consistent for the first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the first nine months of 2016 primarily due to a $0.7 million decreasesame period in personnel and related costs primarily as a result of a $1.2 million adjustment during the third quarter of 2016 to increase the fair value of subsidiary stock awards granted to the employees of one of our subsidiaries.

prior year. The overall number of employees in general and administrative functions increased from 64106 as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2019 to 93155 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.


Research and Development Expense
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Research and development$19,257
 $11,477
 68% $53,840
 $32,224
 67%$39,730
 $26,496
 50%
% of total revenue21% 17%   22% 17%  26% 23%  


The $7.8$13.2 million increase in research and development expense for the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2016same period in the prior year was primarily due to an increase in headcount of employees in research and development functions to continue to innovate and enhance our platform capabilities for both our residential and commercial subscribers. In addition, we continue to develop our suite of enterprise tools geared toward enabling our service provider partners to grow their business. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment increased by $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2017 which was due in part to the addition of employees from the Connect and ObjectVideo Labs teams. In addition, expense for external consultants and information technology to support our research and development personnel increased by $1.0 million in the third quarter of 2017. Research and development expense from our Other segment increased by $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to a $0.6 million increase in personnel and related expense due to the addition of employees from the Piper team in the first quarter of 2017 and a $0.1 million increase in expense for external consultants.

The $21.6 million increase in research and development expense for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016 was primarily due to an increase in headcount of employees and the addition of employees as a result of our recent acquisitions in research and development functions. Our personnel and related costs for our Alarm.com segment increased by $14.8$7.6 million for the first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the first nine monthssame period in the prior year. Additionally, the increase in research and development expense is due to $4.4 million of 2016. In addition, expensein-process research and development we acquired in March 2020 as well as a $0.4 million increase in expenses for external consultants and information technologyfor the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to support our research and development personnel increased $2.6 millionthe same period in the first nine months of 2017.prior year. Research and development expense from our Other segment increased by $2.0$0.4 million for the first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the first nine months of 2016,same period in the prior year, primarily due to a $1.1 million increase in personnel and related expense

costs, including salary, benefits and a $0.3 million increase in expense for external consultants.stock-based compensation. The overall number of employees in research and development functions increased from 304519 as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2019 to 443650 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.


Amortization and Depreciation
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Amortization and depreciation$5,071
 $1,659
 206% $12,781
 $4,863
 163%$6,422
 $5,228
 23%
% of total revenue6% 2%   5% 3%  4% 5%  


The $3.4 million and $7.9 million increase in amortizationAmortization and depreciation increased $1.2 million for the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the same periods of 2016 wasperiod in the prior year, primarily due to the customer relationships, developed technologyintangible assets that were acquired in connection with the purchase of 85% of the issued and trade name intangibles acquired from the Acquisition and the ObjectVideo Labs acquisition in the first quarteroutstanding capital stock of 2017.OpenEye on October 21, 2019.


Interest Expense
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Interest expense$(658) $(49) 1,243% $(1,548) $(137) 1,030%$(645) $(821) (21)%
% of total revenue(1)%  %   (1)%  %   % (1)%  


Interest expense increased $0.6decreased $0.2 million and $1.4 million fromfor the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2017ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same periods of 2016period in the prior year, primarily due to a decrease in the effective interest incurredrate on the additional $67.0 million drawn under2017 Facility resulting from decreases in the 2014Eurodollar Base Rate, or LIBOR, and the decrease in carrying value of the 2017 Facility duringthroughout most of the first quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to fund the Acquisition.same period in the prior year.


OtherInterest Income Net
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
Other income, net$342
 $139
 146% $716
 $338
 112%
Interest income$459
 $808
 (43)%
% of total revenue% %   % %  % 1%  


Included in otherInterest income netdecreased $0.3 million for the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2017 wasended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to a decrease in interest income earned on our cash balance and interest income earned on notes receivable partially offset from a loss from an equity method investment that isreceivable.

Other Income, Net
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
 2020 2019 
      
Other income, net$92
 $44
 109%
% of total revenue% %  

Other income, net remained relatively consistent for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the start-up phase of its operations.prior year.

Provision for Income Taxes
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 %
Change
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 %
Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2020 2019 
                
(Benefit from) / provision for income taxes$(5,018) $358
 (1,502)% $(8,981) $2,927
 (407)%
Provision for income taxes$1,202
 $242
 397%
% of total revenue(6)% 1%   (4)% 2%  1% %  


Our effective tax rate was (49.8)% and (45.0)%The provision for incomes taxes increased $1.0 million for the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2017, respectively,ended March 31, 2020 as compared to 12.2% and 29.0% for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Our effective tax rates were 12.3% and 2.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decreaseincrease in the effective tax rateprovision for income taxes was primarily related to recognizing thedecreases in tax windfall benefits from the exercise of employee stock options through the income statement provision for income taxes in the period incurred. We adopted the accounting provision that simplified the tax for employee stock-based payment transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in the first quarter of 2017. Accordingly, previous tax windfall benefits were required to be recorded in additional paid-in-capital.prior year.

Additionally, our benefit from income taxes increased due to our 2016 research and development tax credit study that was finalized during the second quarter of 2017, resulting in a higher 2016 and 2017 tax credit benefit than we had been previously recording.


Segment Information


We have two reportable segments: Alarm.com and Other. Our Alarm.com segment represents our cloud-based platformand Software platforms for the intelligently connected property and related solutions that contributed 94%95% of our revenue for the third quarter of 2017 and 2016.three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to 93% for the same period in the prior year. Our Other segment is focused on researching, developing and offering homeresidential and commercial automation solutions and energy management products and services in adjacent markets. The consolidated subsidiaries that make up our Other segment are in the investment stage and have incurred significant operating expenses relative to their revenue.

On March 8, 2017, we completed the Acquisition. Connect provides an interactive security and home automation software platform for service providers. Piper designs, produces and sells an all-in-one video and home automation hub. Piper currently operates both a retail do-it-yourself product business and a channel oriented business. On January 1, 2017, we completed the acquisition of ObjectVideo Labs from ObjectVideo, Inc., or ObjectVideo. ObjectVideo was a pioneer in the fields of video analytics and computer vision with technology that extracted meaning and intelligence from video streams in real-time to enable object tracking, pattern recognition and activity identification. We anticipate that the ObjectVideo Labs engineering team's capabilities and expertise will accelerate our research and development of video services and video analytic applications. Connect's and ObjectVideo Labs' financial results from the closing of the respective acquisitions through September 30, 2017 are included in the Alarm.com segment. Piper's financial results from the closing of the acquisition through September 30, 2017 are included in the Other segment.


Our Alarm.com segment grewincreased from 424865 employees as of January 1, 2016March 31, 2019 to 7071,137 employees as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Our Other segment decreasedincreased from 8373 employees as of January 1, 2016March 31, 2019 to 7890 employees as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Inter-segment revenue includes sales of hardware between our segments.


The following table presents our revenue, inter-segment revenue and operating expenses by segment (in thousands):
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 20162020 2019
Revenue Operating expenses Revenue Operating expensesSaaS and license revenue Hardware and other revenue Operating expenses SaaS and license revenue Hardware and other revenue Operating expenses
Alarm.com$85,287
 $43,221
 $64,420
 $34,557
$87,412
 $57,528
 $78,761
 $75,402
 $30,347
 $59,617
Other6,311
 4,507
 5,355
 4,088
4,538
 5,558
 5,331
 4,653
 4,411
 4,547
Intersegment Alarm.com(794) 
 (700) 

 (861) 
 
 (999) 
Intersegment Other(842) 
 (1,229) 

 (2,236) 
 
 (1,479) 
Total$89,962
 $47,728
 $67,846
 $38,645
$91,950
 $59,989
 $84,092
 $80,055
 $32,280
 $64,164
       
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2017 2016
Revenue Operating expenses Revenue Operating expenses
Alarm.com$237,137
 $127,555
 $182,205
 $98,173
Other16,198
 13,504
 13,289
 10,570
Intersegment Alarm.com(1,939) 
 (2,040) 
Intersegment Other(1,252) 
 (2,142) 
Total$250,144
 $141,059
 $191,312
 $108,743

Our SaaS and license revenue for the Alarm.com segment included software license revenue of $9.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $11.0 million for the same period in the prior year. There was no software license revenue recorded for the Other segment during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.



Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates


Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue, costs and expenses during the reported period. In accordance with GAAP, we base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and to the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. As a result of the Acquisition duringDuring the first quarter of 2017,2020, we updated certain of our critical accounting policies. adopted Topic 326. See

Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information. Except as disclosed in Note 2, there were no other material changes to our use of estimates or other critical accounting policies from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed on March 16, 2017 with the SEC.SEC on February 26, 2020, or Annual Report.


Recently Issued Accounting Standards


See Note 2 of our condensed consolidated financial statements for information related to recently issued accounting standards.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital


The following table summarizes our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net and working capital, which is current assets minus current liabilities, for the periods indicated (in thousands):
September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents$84,640
 $140,634
$171,732
 $119,629
Accounts receivable, net41,201
 29,810
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,789 and $2,584, respectively, and net of allowance for product returns of $1,224 and $1,075, respectively81,894
 76,373
Working capital106,106
 150,485
231,642
 167,879


We define working capital as current assets minus current liabilities. Our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 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.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we had $84.6$171.7 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, through private and public equity financings.

On March 8, 2017, we completed the Acquisition and the cash consideration was $148.5 million. We used $81.5 million of cash on hand and drew $67.0 million under the 2014 Facility to fund the Acquisition.


We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with our 2017 Facility, and our future cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating cash needs for at least the next 12 months. Over the final threenine months of fiscal year 2017,2020, we expect our capital expenditure requirements to be approximately $0.7$15.0 million, including approximately $0.2 million anticipated to be incurred for leasehold improvementsprimarily related to the continued expansionbuild out of our corporate headquarters. Our landlord has provided for a totalleased office space as well as purchases of $9.7 million of tenant improvement allowances, all of which we have used as of June 30, 2017. computer software and equipment.

Our future working capital and capital expenditure requirements will depend on many factors, including the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and our operations, 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. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and our operations evolves, we will continue to assess our liquidity needs. To the extent our cash and cash equivalents, together with our 2017 Facility, 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 current stockholders.


Sources of Liquidity

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 $125.8 million in net cash, primarily from our initial public offering, or IPO, and also the sale of our preferred stock and to a lesser extent, from the proceeds of sales of common stock and stock option exercises.


Our 20142017 Facility is a revolving credit facility with SVB, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders to finance working capital and certain permitted acquisitions and investments. The 20142017 Facility is available to us to refinance existing debt and for general corporate and working capital purposes including acquisitions, and has a current borrowing capacity of $75.0$125.0 million. We have the option to increase the borrowing capacity of the 20142017 Facility to $125.0$175.0 million with the consent of the lenders. We used $67.0During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we borrowed $50.0 million under the 2017 Facility as a precautionary measure in order to provide financial flexibility in light of borrowing capacity to financecurrent uncertainty in the Acquisition.financial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic.


As of September 30, 2017, $72.0March 31, 2020, $113.0 million was outstanding under the 20142017 Facility, no letters of credit were utilizedoutstanding and $3.0$12.0 million remained available for borrowing under the 20142017 Facility. The 20142017 Facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage 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.transactions without approval of the lenders. The 20142017 Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we were in compliance

with all covenants under the 20142017 Facility. Our outstanding amounts under the 20142017 Facility are due at maturity in November 2018.

Subsequent to September 30, 2017 and prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refinanced the $72.0 million outstanding under the 2014 Facility, by entering into a new $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the 2017 Facility, with SVB, as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and a syndicate of lenders. Upon entry into the 2017 Facility, we borrowed $72.0 million, which was used to repay the previously outstanding balance under 2014 Facility. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, no additional amounts have been drawn under the 2017 Facility.October 2022. The 2017 Facility matures in October 2022 and includes an option to further increase the borrowing capacity to $175.0 million with the consent of the lenders. The 2014 Facility and 2017 Facility areis discussed in more detail below under “Debt Obligations.”


Dividends

We did not declare or pay dividends during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. 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 the 2017 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.

Historical Cash Flows


The following table sets forth our cash flows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 20162020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities$38,545
 $11,531
Cash flows from / (used in) operating activities$12,900
 $(1,187)
Cash flows used in investing activities(162,983) (5,481)(7,013) (23,023)
Cash flows from financing activities68,444
 642
46,216
 591


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 inventory, adjusted for non-cash expense items such as amortization and depreciation, deferred income taxes and stock-based compensation.


For the first ninethree months of 2017,ended March 31, 2020, cash flows from operating activities were $38.5$12.9 million, an increase of $27.0compared to $1.2 million fromcash flows used in operating activities for the first nine months of 2016, assame period in the result of a $21.8prior year. This $14.1 million increase in net income,cash flows from operating activities was due to a $3.4$9.2 million increase in non-cash and other reconciling items and a $1.8$5.3 millionreduction increase in cash used byfrom operating assets and liabilities.liabilities, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in net income.


The $3.4$9.2 million increase in non-cash and other reconciling items was primarily due to $3.3 million cash paid to acquire in-process research and development in March 2020 that was reclassified and presented as cash flows used in investing activities. Additionally, the increase in non-cash and other reconciling items was due in part to (i) a $7.9 million increase in amortization and depreciation primarily due to the additional amortization of customer relationships, developed technology and trade name intangibles acquired from the Acquisition and the ObjectVideo Labs acquisition in the first quarter of 2017, and (ii) a $2.3$2.1 million increase in stock-based compensation resulting from additional grants of stock options and restricted stock units during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017. These increases are partially offset byMarch 31, 2020 and a $6.7$1.2 million change in deferred income taxes primarily due to: (i) an increase in researchamortization expense from intangible assets that were acquired in connection with the purchase of 85% of the issued and development tax credits, (ii) anoutstanding capital stock of OpenEye on October 21, 2019. The $5.3 million increase in stock-based compensation expensecash from operating assets and an increase in acquisition-related expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The $1.8 million reduction in cash used by operating activitiesliabilities was primarily due to a reductiondifferences in the change in the accounts receivable balance of $8.0 million, net of reserves and net of $11.4 million of acquired accounts receivable, due to the growth in our subscriber base and the timing of service provider payments. This reduction in cash used by operating activities waspayments of disbursements, partially offset by a $5.1the prepayment of $4.7 million increasefor long lead-time parts related to inventory during the three months ended March 31, 2020 that did not occur during the same period in the change in other assets primarily due to a tax receivable recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 resulting from (i) an increase in research and development tax credits and (ii) an increase in the tax windfall benefit from stock options. In the first quarter of 2017, we adopted the accounting guidance for simplification of employee stock-based payments and retrospectively presented the cash flows related to tax windfall benefits as operating activities. The tax windfall benefit under previous guidance was recorded in additional paid-in capital.prior year.

Investing Activities


Our investing activities typically include acquisitions, capital expenditures, notes receivable issued to companies with offerings complementary to ours and proceeds from the repayment of those notes receivable. 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.


For the first ninethree months of 2017,ended March 31, 2020, our cash flows used in investing activities was $163.0$7.0 million, as compared to $5.5cash flows used in investing activities of $23.0 million for the first nine months of 2016.same period in the prior year. The $157.5$16.0 million increasedecrease in cash flows used in investing activities was primarily due to the $16.4 million paid in March 2019 to a acquire a secured promissory note as well additional funding provided to one of our payment of $154.3 million, net of cash acquired, for our acquisitions inhardware suppliers under convertible promissory notes during the first quarter of 2017. In addition, we issued $5.0 million in loans to distribution partners in the first ninethree months of 2017, whichended March 31, 2019 that did not occur induring the first ninethree months of 2016. These increasesended March 31, 2020. This decrease was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in cash flows used in investing activities were partially offset by a $1.6 million increaseto acquire in-process research and development in receipts of payments on notes receivable in the first nine months of 2017 as compared to the first nine months of 2016.March 2020.


Financing Activities


Cash generated by financing activities includes borrowings under our credit facility,the 2017 Facility and proceeds from the issuance of common stock from employee stock option exercises and from our employee stock purchase plan. Cash used in financing activities typically includes repurchases of common stock and repayments of debt.


For the first ninethree months of 2017,ended March 31, 2020, cash flows from financing activities was $68.4$46.2 million, compared to $0.6 million for the first nine months of 2016.same period in the prior year. The $67.8$45.6 million increase in cash flows from financing activities was primarily due to the $67.0borrowing of $50.0 million of proceeds fromunder our 2017 Facility during the 2014 Facility for the Acquisition inthree months ended March 31, 2020 which was partially offset by repaymentsour use of $1.7$5.1 million under to purchase shares of treasury stock, as compared to the 2014 Facility.$1.0 million repayment of the outstanding balance of the 2017 Facility during three months ended March 31, 2019.


Contractual Obligations


The following table presents aggregate information about our material contractual obligations and the periods in which those future payments were due as of September 30, 2017. Future events could cause actual payments to differ from these estimates. As of September 30, 2017, the following table summarizesMarch 31, 2020, there were no material changes in our contractual obligations and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in thousands):
Contractual Obligations 
Less Than
1 Year
 1 to 3 Years 3 to 5 Years 
More Than
5 Years
 Total
Debt:          
Principal payments $
 $72,000
 $
 $
 $72,000
Interest payments 2,547
 272
 
 
 2,819
Unused line fee payments 6
 1
 
 
 7
Operating lease commitments 6,432
 11,152
 10,060
 17,959
 45,603
Other current liabilities1
 2,671
 
 
 
 2,671
Other long-term liabilities 
 824
 420
 306
 1,550
Total contractual obligations $11,656
 $84,249
 $10,480
 $18,265
 $124,650
_______________

(1)Represents the current portion of our liability to repurchase subsidiary unit awards for our professional residential property management and vacation rental management subsidiary.

The commitment amountscommitments from those disclosed in the table above are associated with contracts that are enforceable“Management’s Discussion and legally bindingAnalysis of Financial Condition and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions,Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report, other than the $50.0 million borrowed under our 2017 Facility in March 2020 and the approximate timingamendment to the lease for our corporate headquarters executed in March 2020, which includes maturities of the actions under the contracts. The table does not include obligations under agreements that we can cancel without a significant penalty.

Letters of Credit

As of September 30, 2017, we had no outstanding letters of credit under our 2014 Facility.lease liabilities as follows: $0.1 million in 2020, $0.6 million in 2021, $0.8 million in 2022, $0.7 million in 2023, $0.5 million in 2024 and $0.8 million in 2025 and beyond.


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.


Debt Obligations

We have a $75.0 million revolving credit facility with SVB, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders that matures in November 2018, or the 2014 Facility. We have the option to increase the borrowing capacity of the 2014 Facility to $125.0 million with the consent of the lenders. The 2014 Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property.

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, at our option. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we elected for the outstanding principal balance to accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%, LIBOR plus 2.25%, and LIBOR plus 2.50% when our consolidated leverage ratio was less than 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, and greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the effective interest rate on the 2014 Facility was 3.46% and 2.73%, respectively.


On March 7,October 6, 2017, we drew $67.0 million under the 2014 Facility to partially fund the Acquisition. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we repaid $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of the outstanding balance of the 2014 Facility. The carrying value of the 2014 Facility was $72.0 million and $6.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Our outstanding amounts under the 2014 Facility are due at maturity in November 2018.

The 2014 Facility included a variable interest rate that approximated market rates and, as such, we determined that the carrying amount of the 2014 Facility approximated its fair value as of September 30, 2017. The 2014 Facility carried an unused line commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.25% depending on our consolidated leverage ratio. The 2014 Facility contained various financial and other covenants that required us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 3.00:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00. As of September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants and there were no events of default.

Subsequent to September 30, 2017 and prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refinanced the $72.0 million outstanding under the 2014 Facility, by enteringentered into a new $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the 2017 Facility, with SVB, as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and a syndicate of lenders. Upon entry into the 2017 Facility, we borrowed $72.0 million, which was used to repay the previously outstanding balance under the 2014 Facility. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, no additional amounts have been drawn under the 2017 Facility.our previous credit facility. The 2017 Facility matures in October 2022 and includes an option to further increase the borrowing capacity to $175.0 million with the consent of the lenders. Costs incurred in connection with the 2017 Facility were capitalized and are being amortized as interest expense over the term of the 2017 Facility. The 2017 Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we borrowed $50.0 million under the 2017 Facility as a precautionary measure in order to provide financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the financial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we repaid $1.0 million of the outstanding balance of the 2017 Facility.

The outstanding principal balance ofon the 2017 Facility accrues interest at a rate equal to, at Alarm.com’sour option, either (1) the LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) the highest of (a) the Wall Street Journal prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, or (c) LIBOR plus 1.0%,1.00% plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we elected for the outstanding principal balance to accrue interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%, LIBOR plus 1.75%, LIBOR plus 2.00%, and LIBOR plus 2.50% when our consolidated leverage ratio is less than 1.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00, greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 but less than 3.00:1.00 and greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00, respectively. The 2017 Facility also carries an annual unused line commitment fee of 0.20%. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the effective interest rate on the 2017 Facility was 3.79%, payable quarterly,as compared to 4.88% for the same period in the prior year.

The carrying value of the 2017 Facility was $113.0 million and $63.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The 2017 Facility includes a variable interest rate that approximates market rates and, as such, we classified the liability as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and determined that the carrying amount of the 2017 Facility approximated its fair value as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The 2017 Facility contains various financial and other covenants that require us to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 3.25:1.00 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 3.50:at least 1.25:1.00. As of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants and there were no events of default. The 2017 Facility also contains customary conditions to borrowings and events of default and contains various negative covenants, including covenants that restrict our ability to dispose of assets, merge with or acquire other entities, incur indebtedness, incur encumbrances, make certain payments including dividends, make investments or engage in transactions with affiliates without approval of the lenders.

On November 30, 2018, we amended the 2017 Facility to incorporate the parameters that must be met for us to repurchase our outstanding common stock under the stock repurchase program authorized by our board of directors on November 29, 2018.


Non-GAAP Measures


We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net income before interest expense, andinterest income, other income, net, provision for income taxes, amortization and depreciation, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expense and legal costs and settlement fees incurred in connection with non-ordinary course litigation and other disputes, particularly costs involved in ongoing 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 related to stock options and other forms of equity compensation, including, but not limited to, the sale of common stock. We do not adjust for ordinary course legal expenses resulting from maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property portfolio and license agreements. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the table below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Included in the litigation expense in the table below is $0.2 million and $0.4 million of expense we incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, prior to adjusting this measure for a non-ordinary course lawsuit.


We have included Adjusted EBITDA in this report because it is a key measure that our management uses to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to generate future operating plans, to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital and to make investments in initiatives that are focused on cultivating new markets for our solutions. We also use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, as performance measures under our executive bonus plan. Further, we believe 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 expense and certain 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 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
2017 2016 2017 20162020 2019
Adjusted EBITDA:          
Net income$15,103
 $2,567
 $28,931
 $7,178
$8,571
 $9,010
Adjustments:          
Less: Interest expense and other income, net316
 (90) 832
 (201)
(Benefit from) / provision for income taxes(5,018) 358
 (8,981) 2,927
Interest expense, interest income and other income, net94
 (31)
Provision for income taxes1,202
 242
Amortization and depreciation expense5,071
 1,659
 12,781
 4,863
6,422
 5,228
Stock-based compensation expense1,906
 1,086
 5,134
 2,880
6,358
 4,266
Acquisition-related expense221
 3,187
 5,842
 5,797
4,056
 
Litigation expense1,879
 3,054
 4,923
 11,279
2,486
 5,537
Total adjustments4,375
 9,254
 20,531
 27,545
20,618
 15,242
Adjusted EBITDA$19,478
 $11,821
 $49,462
 $34,723
$29,189
 $24,252


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE 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.


The uncertainty that exists with respect to the economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Interest Rate Risk


We are primarily exposed to changes in short-term interest rates with respect to our cost of borrowing under our credit facilities2017 Facility 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 September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, an increase or decrease in the interest rate on our 20142017 Facility with SVB by 100 basis points would increase or decrease our annual interest expense by approximately $0.7$1.1 million respectively. As of December 31, 2016, an increase or decrease in the interest rate on our 2014 Facility with SVB by 100 basis points would increase or decrease our annual interest expense by approximately $0.1and $0.6 million, respectively.


Foreign Currency Exchange Risk


Because substantially all of our revenue and operating expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, 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 becomes 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 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.


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well

designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.


Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure

controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.


Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting


There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qour fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. On October 21, 2019, we acquired 85% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of PC Open Incorporated, a Washington corporation, doing business as OpenEye. We are currently integrating OpenEye into our internal control over financial reporting and do not expect this integration to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.


As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken precautionary measures intended to help protect our employees, service providers and subscribers, as well as the communities in which we participate, including enabling substantially all of our employees to work remotely. These temporary measures have not materially impacted our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls


Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance level. However, our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


On August 14, 2017, Alarm.com filed a lawsuit against ABS Capital Partners, Inc., ABS Partners V, LLC, ABS Partners VII, LLC, and Ralph Terkowitz in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or the Chancery Court. The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief preventing the defendants from using Alarm.com’s confidential information and trade secrets to compete with Alarm.com, and preventing the defendants from executing their planned transaction to invest in two companies (ipDatatel, LLC, or ipDatatel, and Resolution Products, Inc., or Resolution Products). The complaint alleged claims of breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, and misappropriation of confidential information, in connection with the defendants’ planned investment. At a hearing on August 21, 2017, the Chancery Court denied Alarm.com’s motion for expedited proceedings and a temporary restraining order enjoining ABS Capital Partners, Inc.’s planned transaction with ipDatatel and Resolution Products. On September 22, 2017, Alarm.com filed an amended complaint against ABS Capital Partners, Inc., ABS Partners V, LLC, and ABS Partners VII, LLC, alleging claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and misappropriation of confidential information. The amended complaint seeks damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief enjoining ABS Capital Partners, Inc., ABS Partners V, LLC, and ABS Partners VII, LLC from using Alarm.com’s trade secrets and confidential information to compete with Alarm.com. On October 6, 2017, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The matter remains pending.

On April 25, 2017, Alarm.com Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiary ICN Acquisition, LLC, filed a patent infringement complaint against Protect America, Inc., or Protect America, and SecureNet Technologies, LLC, or SecureNet, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to stop the further sale of the infringing Protect America and SecureNet products and systems, and damages for the infringement of Alarm.com’s patents. The complaint asserts that the technology in the Protect America and SecureNet Alarm Systems products infringe one or more claims of Alarm.com’s patents: United States Patent Numbers 7,113,090; 7,633,385; 8,395,494; 8,493,202; 8,612,591; 8,860,804; and 9,141,276. If the litigation is successful, Alarm.com will be entitled to receive monetary damages, injunctive relief, and any other relief, including attorney’s fees, from Protect America and SecureNet. In June 2017, Alarm.com filed an amended complaint against Protect America only and voluntarily dismissed SecureNet from the suit, reserving the right to refile. In September 2017, Alarm.com voluntarily dismissed the amended complaint in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia and refiled a complaint against Protect America, with substantially the same allegations, in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas. The Court has not yet issued a scheduling order. Protect America has not yet answered the complaint or asserted counterclaims and defenses.

On August 24, 2017, Alarm.com Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiary ICN Acquisition, LLC, filed a patent infringement complaint against ipDatatel, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to stop the further sale of the infringing ipDatatel’s products and systems, and damages for the infringement of Alarm.com’s patents. The complaint asserts that the technology in the ipDatatel products infringe one or more claims of Alarm.com’s patents: United States Patent Numbers 7,113,090; 7,633,385; 7,956,736; 8,478,871; and 9,141,276. If the litigation is successful, Alarm.com will be entitled to receive monetary damages, injunctive relief, and any other relief, including

attorney’s fees, from ipDatatel.  The Court has not yet issued a scheduling order. ipDatatel has not yet answered the complaint or asserted counterclaims and defenses.

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 permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney’sattorneys' fees. We answered the complaint on July 23, 2015. Among other things, we asserted defenses based on non-infringement and invalidity of the patents in question. On August 19, 2016, the U.S. District Court, District of Utah stayed the litigation pending inter partes review or IPR, by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, or PTAB, of five of the patents in suit. In March of 2017, the PTAB issued final written decisions relating to two patents finding all challenged claims unpatentable. In May of 2017, the PTAB issued final written decisions relating to the remaining three patents that found certain claims unpatentable, while certain other claims were not found to be unpatentable. Vivint has appealed the decisions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or the Federal Circuit, and we have cross-appealed. In July 2018, the Federal Circuit issued orders affirming the PTAB’s March 2017 decisions that invalidated all challenged claims of two patents. The U.S. District Court, District of Utah lifted the stay on the litigation on June 26, 2017, andwith Vivint is proceeding with its case on four of the six patents in its complaint. ANo trial date has not yet been scheduled.set. In September 2017, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, ordered ex parte reexaminations of certain claims of two of the remaining patents in suit, at our request. On October 30, 2018 and November 5, 2018, the PTO issued final office actions in the pending reexaminations rejecting all claims being examined as unpatentable over the prior art. Vivint appealed these rejections to the PTAB on March 29, 2019 and April 4, 2019. On February 28, 2020, the PTAB issued a decision affirming the rejections in one of the reexaminations. On December 20, 2018, the Federal Circuit issued an order regarding the inter partes review of three of the remaining patents in suit that vacated, reversed and remanded the PTAB’s ruling with regard to the construction of a term (“communication device identification code”) as requested by Alarm.com and affirmed the PTAB’s May 2017 rulings invalidating certain of the Vivint patents in all other respects. On July 24, 2019, the PTAB issued further decisions with respect to two of the remaining patents in suit, finding additional claims unpatentable in view of the Federal Circuit’s December 20, 2018 decision. One of the claims asserted in the litigation was found unpatentable in the July 14, 2019 decisions. Vivint appealed the July 24, 2019 decisions to the Federal Circuit on September 25, 2019. On April 16, 2020, the U.S.

District Court, District of Utah issued an order granting a temporary stay of the litigation, to expire on August 10, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and based on the stipulation of both parties.

Should Vivint prevail on its claims that one or more elements of our solution infringein proving Alarm.com infringes one or more of its patents,patent claims, 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 ifsolution. Since all remaining patent claims in the litigation have expired, Vivint shall not be entitled to injunctive relief as 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.remedy in this matter. 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 continue to 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.


On October 22, 2019, EcoFactor, Inc., or EcoFactor, filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC, naming Alarm.com Incorporated and Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., among others, as proposed respondents. The complaint alleges that Alarm.com’s smart thermostats infringe three U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking a permanent limited exclusion order and permanent cease and desist order. On November 22, 2019, the ITC instituted an investigation into EcoFactor’s allegations naming Alarm.com Incorporated, Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. and others as respondents. We answered the complaint on December 30, 2015,19, 2019. Among other things, we asserted defenses based on non-infringement and invalidity of the patents in question. The administrative law judge presiding over the investigation has set March 15, 2021 as the target date for completion of the investigation.

On November 11, 2019, EcoFactor filed a putative class action lawsuit was filed against us in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of the same three patents asserted against us in the ITC. EcoFactor is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. On December 26, 2019, the court issued an order staying the lawsuit pending the conclusion of the related ITC investigation.

On January 31, 2020, EcoFactor filed a second lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, alleging Alarm.com’s products and services infringe four additional U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. Our response to the complaint is due on May 27, 2020.

Should EcoFactor prevail in the ITC investigation, Alarm.com thermostats manufactured abroad could be excluded from importation into the United States. Should EcoFactor prevail in its district court lawsuits we could be required to pay damages and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution, we could be 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, and we could be 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 EcoFactor’s claims, the outcome of these legal claims cannot be predicted with certainty and any of these outcomes could result in an adverse effect on our business.

In addition to the matters described above, we may be required to provide indemnification to certain of our service provider partners for certain claims regarding our solutions. For example, we are incurring costs associated with the indemnification of our service provider ADT, LLC in two ongoing patent infringement suits: Applied Capital, Inc. v. The ADT Corporation et al. and Varatec, LLC v. ADT, LLC.

On July 13, 2016, Applied Capital, Inc., or Applied Capital, filed a lawsuit against ADT, LLC, the ADT Corporation, and Icontrol Networks, Inc. in U.S. District Court, the District of New Mexico.  Applied Capital, Inc v. The ADT Corporation et al., D. New Mexico Case No. 1-16-cv-00815. Icontrol was dismissed without prejudice on May 22, 2017.  Applied Capital alleges that ADT’s sales of ADT Pulse directly and indirectly infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 8,378,817 and 9,728,082, which were allegedly purchased by Applied Capital. Applied Capital is seeking damages and attorneys’ fees.  ADT answered Applied Capital’s amended complaint on July 16, 2018. Among other things, ADT has asserted defenses based on non-infringement and invalidity of the patents-in-suit. On April 5, 2019, Applied Capital filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against Rodney Fox, the inventor of the patents-in-suit, in the Second Judicial District Court, County of Bernalillo in New Mexico State Court (No. D-202-CV-2019-02841). Mr. Fox counterclaimed, alleging that he is the rightful owner of the patents-in-suit. Based on the dispute of ownership, on October 15, 2019, ADT filed a motion to stay in this matter pending its resolution. Applied Capital and Mr. Fox reached settlement and stipulated to dismissal of the New Mexico State Court action on October 31, 2019. The court issued its claim construction order on August 12, 2019, fact discovery closed on November 12, 2019, expert discovery closed on March 9, 2020, and the parties filed opening summary judgment and Daubert motions on April 20, 2020. Applied Capital filed its Second Amended Complaint on January 27, 2020 and ADT answered, adding a claim of inequitable conduct, on February 10, 2020. The pretrial conference is scheduled for September 30, 2020, and trial is set for October 19, 2020.

On March 4, 2019, Varatec, LLC, or Varatec, sued ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security Services in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violationsIllinois. Varatec, LLC v. ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security Services, N.D. Illinois Case No. 1-19-cv-01543. Varatec alleges that ADT’s sales of ADT Pulse directly and indirectly infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,792,256, which was assigned to Varatec. Varatec seeks a permanent injunction, enhanced damages, and attorneys’ fees. On May 23, 2019, ADT filed a motion seeking to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, on the basis that the asserted patent fails to claim patent eligible

subject matter. On July 3, 2019, third-party Unified Patents Inc. filed a petition seeking inter parties review of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA. The complaint does not allege that Alarm.com itself violated the TCPA, but instead seeks to hold us responsible for the marketing activities of our service provider partners under principles of agency and vicarious liability. The complaint seeks monetary damages under the TCPA, injunctive relief, and other relief, including attorney’s fees. We answered the complaint on February 26, 2016. On May 5, 2017, the court granted plaintiffs' motion for class certification. Discovery is underway, and the matter remains pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Based on the current schedule, we anticipate a trial will take place at the end of 2018.

On February 9, 2016, we were sued along with one of our service provider partners in the Circuit Court for the City of Virginia Beach, Virginiaasserted patent by the estatePTAB. After the completion of a deceased service provider partner customer alleging wrongful death, among other claims. The suit seeks a totalbriefing of $7 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages. We filed our answer on March 22, 2016. Discovery is underway, and the matter remains pending. The Court has scheduled trial to begin on July 10, 2018.

On March 21, 2017, Taraneh Vessal filed a complaint against us and Monitronics International, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging violation of the TCPA and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, or ICFDBA. We filed aADT’s motion to dismiss, the complaint on May 12, 2017. Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint on June 2, 2017, alleging similar violationsparties agreed to stay the case pending resolution of the TCPA and ICFDBA. We filed a motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint on June 16, 2017, and Plaintiff filed her response on July 31, 2017. We filed our reply on August 21, 2017. On October 18, 2017, the Court granted our motion to dismiss the claims with respect to violations of the ICFDBA without prejudice, but allowed the claims with respect to the TCPA to proceed. Discovery has commenced, and the matter remains pending.

In September 2014, Icontrol filed a Complaint in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, asserting that Zonoff Inc., or Zonoff, infringes certain U.S. Patents owned by Icontrol, all of which are now owned by Alarm.com through a subsidiary. In November, 2015, Icontrol filed a second lawsuit, also in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, alleging that Zonoff infringes additional U.S. Patents owned by Icontrol, now owned by Alarm.com through a subsidiary. The Court held a claim construction hearing in the first case on March 14, 2016 and consolidated the cases on August 1, 2016. Zonoff has not filed any proceedings at the United States Patent Office, or asserted any counterclaims. Because Zonoff has ceased business operations, Court has declined to enter a schedule for the remainder of the case.

In September 2014, Icontrol filed a Complaint in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, asserting that SecureNet infringes certain U.S. Patents owned by Icontrol, patents now owned by Alarm.com through a subsidiary. In March, 2015, Icontrol voluntarily agreed to dismiss the case, reserving the right to refile. In September, 2015, Icontrol refiled the case against SecureNet in the same district court alleging infringement of some of the same patents. SecureNet filed petitions for inter partes review of the patents-in-suit before the PTAB. Proceedings as to one of the patents in suit has been instituted. The PTAB has rejected the remaining applications for inter partes review, and SecureNetthe court granted the parties’ motion on August 14, 2019. Unified Patent’s petition for inter parties review was instituted on December 31, 2019 and is currently pending. Varatec filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a) on April 15, 2020, and the court has appealedratified the rejection asdismissal.

Should the plaintiffs prevail on the claims that one or more elements of ADT’s products infringe, we could be required to oneindemnify ADT for damages in the form of thea reasonable royalty or ADT could be enjoined from making, using and selling our solution if a license or other right to continue selling our technology is not made available to us or we are unable to design around such patents, in suit.and required to pay ongoing royalties and comply with unfavorable terms if such a license is made available to us. The Court has scheduled a claim construction hearing for March 20, 2018 and commencementoutcome of trial on February 4, 2019.these legal claims cannot be predicted with certainty.


From time to time, weWe may also be 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.


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS


Our business is subject to numerous risks. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, in addition to other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Any of the following risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.


Risks Related to our AcquisitionOur Business and Industry

Our business and results of operations may be negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, was reported in China and has since become a global pandemic. Governments, public institutions and other organizations in many countries and localities where COVID-19 has been detected are taking certain emergency measures to combat its spread, including imposing lockdowns, shelter-in-place orders, quarantines, restrictions on travel and gatherings and the extended shutdown of non-essential businesses that cannot be conducted remotely. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the ConnectCOVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, it has and Piper Business Units from Icontrol Networks, Inc.

Substantially all of the Connect platform revenues are from a single customermay continue to disrupt our hardware supply chain as well as cause disruptions to and the loss of this customer could harmrestrictions on our operating results.

In March 2017, we acquired certain assets relatedservice providers’ ability to the Connect business unit of Icontrol Networks, Inc., or Icontrol,travel and all of the outstanding equity interests of the two subsidiaries through which Icontrol conducts its Piper business, which we refer to as the Acquisition. Historically, ADT LLC, or ADT, has accounted for substantially all of the revenues of the Connect business unit. While we amended our master service agreement with ADT to cover services provided with respect to the Connect platform, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet with residential and commercial property owners who use our solutions, cancellations or postponement of certain events, or temporary closures of our facilities or the conditions set forthfacilities of our service providers or suppliers. The COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in significant disruption of global financial markets, which may reduce our ability to access capital and which could negatively affect our liquidity in the amended agreementfuture. This economic and financial uncertainty may also negatively impact pricing for our platform or cause customers to reduce or postpone purchasing our solutions, which may, in turn, negatively affect our revenue, cash flows, results of operations and financial condition. The increased uncertainty and disruption to global markets may also negatively impact our growth opportunities whether organically or through acquisitions. Because our service provider partners have indicated that ADT willthey typically have three to five-year service contracts with residential and commercial property owners who use the Connect platform for its new customers or keep its existing customers on the Connect platform. In addition, even if ADT continues to use the Connect platform, we cannot assure you that the revenues from ADT or new accounts added by ADT will reach or exceed historical levels inour solutions, any future period. Wesuch adverse effects may not be ablefully reflected in our results of operation until future periods.

The uncertainty caused by and the unprecedented nature of the current COVID-19 pandemic make the potential impact of the pandemic difficult to offset any unanticipated decline in revenues from ADT with revenues from new customers or other existing customers. Becausepredict and the Connect platform relies on ADT for substantially allextent to which it may negatively affect our industry, our supply of its revenue, any negative developments in ADT’s business, or any decrease in revenues from or loss of ADT as a customer could harmhardware products, our business financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

The incurrence of debt to fund the Acquisition may impact our financial position and subject us to additional financial and operating restrictions.

We used $81.5 million of cash on hand and drew $67.0 million under our senior line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, and a syndicate of lenders, or the 2014 Facility, to fund the payment of the Acquisition consideration and to pay related fees and expenses. As of September 30, 2017, we had an outstanding balance of $72.0 million under our 2014 Facility. Subsequent to September 30, 2017 and prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refinanced the $72.0 million outstanding under the 2014 Facility, by entering into a new $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the 2017 Facility, with SVB, as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and a syndicate of lenders. In connection with the 2017 Facility, we borrowed $72.0 million, which was used to repay the previously outstanding balance under the 2014 Facility.

Our overall leverage 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 to satisfy our obligations, including under the terms of the 2017 Facility;

limiting our ability to refinance our debt on terms acceptable to us or at all;

limiting our flexibility to plan for and adjust to changing business and market conditions and increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

limiting our ability to use our available cash flow to fund future acquisitions, working capital, business activities, and other general corporate requirements; and

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, to fund growth or for general corporate purposes, even when necessary to maintain adequate liquidity.

Furthermore, substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property, secure the 2017 Facility. If an event of default under the credit agreement occurs and is continuing, SVB may request the acceleration of the related debt and foreclose on the underlying security interests.

In addition, our 2017 Facility restricts our ability to make dividend payments and requires us to maintain certain leverage ratios, 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, cash flows or results of operations.


The Acquisition subjects us to significant additional liabilities for which we will not be indemnified.

In connection with the Acquisition, we assumed certain historic liabilities of the Connect and Piper business units, including pre-closing liabilities relating to current and former employees of the Connect and Piper business units, pre-closing compliance by the Connect and Piper business units with applicable laws and pre-closing performance by the Connect and Piper business units of the assumed contracts. In addition, we assumed any liabilities that may arise from certain pending intellectual property litigation. In addition to the known liabilities we assumed, there could be unasserted claims or assessments that we failed or were unable to discover or identify in the course of performing due diligence investigations and there may be liabilities that are neither probable nor estimable at this time which may become probable and estimable in the future. Further, while the terms of the Acquisition transaction documents provide for us to be indemnified for breaches of certain representations and warranties made about the Connect and Piper business units, the liabilities that arise may not entitle us to contractual indemnification or our contractual indemnification mayoperating results is uncertain. Weak global economic conditions, whether or not be effective. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business and our prospects.

The Acquisition may cause disruptions in our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 The Acquisition and the ongoing integration of the Connect and Piper business units could cause disruptions in our business in the following ways, among others:

Customers, service providers and other third-party business partners may delay or defer purchase decisions or may seek to terminate or renegotiate their relationships with usdirectly as a result of the Acquisition, whether pursuantpandemic, also may exacerbate the impact of the pandemic. Further, we do not yet know the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our suppliers and service providers. However, we do anticipate that for the remainder of 2020 our hardware revenue will be lower in future periods as compared to the termsfirst quarter of their existing agreements2020. We also anticipate that our SaaS and license revenue growth rate may be lower in future periods due to the COVID-19 pandemic as some consumers or otherwise;small businesses defer or cancel previously anticipated purchases.

The ultimate impact to our results will depend to a large extent on future developments and

Current new information that may emerge regarding the duration and prospective employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles,severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken by authorities and other entities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, all of which mightare beyond our control. These potential impacts, while uncertain, could harm our business and adversely affect our ability to retain, recruit and motivate key personnel.operating results.


Should they occur, any of these developments could have an adverse effect on our business, cash flows, financial condition or results of operations.

We have incurred and expect to continue to incur substantial transaction fees and costs in connection with the Acquisition.

We have incurred approximately $17.0 million to date and expect to continue to incur significant non-recurring expenses in connection with the Acquisition, including legal, accounting, financial advisory and other expenses. We also may incur significant expenses in connection with the integration of the Connect and Piper business units, including integrating technology, personnel, information technology systems and accounting systems and implementing consistent standards, policies, and procedures. We cannot be certain that the elimination of duplicative costs or the realization of other efficiencies relatedIn addition, to the integration ofextent the businesses, if any, will offset the transaction and integration costs in the near term, or at all.

We may experience difficulties in realizing the expected benefits of the Acquisition.

The success of the Acquisition depends, in part, on our ability to manage the Connect and Piper business units, including managing Connect's relationship with ADT, realizing potential cost savings, and executing our integration and growth strategy in an efficient and effective manner. Because our business and the Connect and Piper business units we acquired differ, we may not be able to manage these business units smoothly or successfully and the process of achieving any potential cost savings may take longer than expected.

Potential difficulties that may be encountered in the integration process include the following:
lost sales and customers as a result of customers deciding not to do business with the combined company;

the loss of key employees;

integrating Connect and Piper personnel while maintaining focus on providing consistent, high-quality products and service to customers;

complexities associated with managing the larger, more complex business; and

potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen expenses.

If we are unable to successfully manage the operations of Connect and Piper, we may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits we expect to achieve as a result of the Acquisition. As a result,ongoing COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and results of operations, could be adversely affected.


Concurrently withit may also have the Acquisition, Comcast acquired Icontroleffect of heightening many of the other risks and uncertainties described in this “Risk Factors” section which maygive rise to increased costs materially and risks that could negativelyadversely affect our operations and profitability.

Concurrently with the Acquisition, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, or Comcast, acquired Icontrol. The concurrent transaction structure may result in additional risks during the integration process as some of the transition services we will receive and be providing will be received from or delivered to Comcast, which will also be in the process of integrating its acquisition of Icontrol. If we are unable to adequately address these risks, it could negatively impact our business financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


Our actual post-Acquisition operating results may differ significantly from any guidance provided.


Our guidance, regarding our projected post-Acquisition financial performance and the impact of the Acquisition, including forward-looking statements, is prepared by management and is qualified by, and subject to, a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Many of these uncertainties and contingencies are beyond our control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. We generally state possible outcomes as high and low ranges which are intended to provide a sensitivity analysis as variables are changed but are not intended to represent that actual results could not fall outside of the suggested ranges.


Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions of the guidance furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. In particular, guidance relating to the anticipated results of operations of an acquired business is inherently more speculative in nature than other guidance as management will, necessarily, be less familiar with the business, procedures and operations of the acquired business. Similarly, guidance offered in periods of extreme uncertainty, such as the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving responses to the resulting public health crisis, is inherently more speculative in nature than guidance offered in periods of relative stability. Accordingly, any guidance with respect to our projected post-Acquisition financial performance is necessarily only an estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the date the guidance is given. Actual results will vary from the guidance and the variations may be material. Investors should also recognize that the reliability of any forecasted financial data will diminish the farther in the future that the data is forecasted.


Actual operating results may be different from our guidance, and such differences may be adverse and material. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged to put the guidance in context and not to place undue reliance on it. In addition, the market price of our common stock may reflect various market assumptions as to the accretive value of the Acquisition and the accuracy of our guidance. If our actual results of operations fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our common stock could decline substantially.


Risks RelatedWe have taken certain precautions due to Our Businessthe COVID-19 pandemic that could harm our business.

In light of the uncertain and Industryrapidly evolving situation relating to the spread of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place orders in many of the locations we have offices or other facilities, we have taken temporary precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk of COVID-19 to our employees, service providers and subscribers, as well as the communities in which we participate. These precautionary measures could negatively impact our business. In particular, we have enabled substantially all of our employees to work remotely in compliance with relevant government advice, have suspended all non-essential travel for our employees, are canceling or postponing company-sponsored events, employee attendance at industry events and in-person work-related meetings. Although we continue to monitor the situation and may adjust our current policies as more information and guidance become available, temporarily suspending travel and shifting non-essential function employees to work-from-home could negatively impact our marketing efforts, slow down our recruiting efforts, or create operational or other challenges, including decreased productivity, any of which could harm our business. Though we are taking these precautionary measures as well as preparing our systems for the likelihood of increased cybersecurity threats, there is no guarantee that our precautions will fully protect our employees or enable us to maintain our productivity. The extent to which COVID-19 and our precautionary measures related thereto may impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.


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 operating results, including the levels of our revenue, gross margin, cash flow and deferred revenue, may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including revenue related toadverse macroeconomic conditions, the product mix that we sell, the relative sales related to our platformplatforms 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;


our ability to manage the Connectbusinesses we have acquired, and Piper business unitsto integrate and manage any future acquisitions of businesses;


fluctuations in demand, including due to seasonality or broader economic factors, for our platformplatforms and solutions;


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


our ability to increase, retain and incentivize the service provider partners that market, sell, install and support our platformplatforms 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 partner network to generate new revenue;


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


changes in U.S. trade policies, including new or potential tariffs or penalties on imported products;

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


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;


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

the amount and timing of expenditures, including those related to expanding our operations, including through acquisitions, 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;


changes in the payment terms for our platformplatforms and solutions;


collectibility of receivables due from service provider partners and other third parties;

the strength of regional, national and global economies; and


the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, fire,fires, power outages, floods, epidemics, pandemics, including COVID-19, and other catastrophic events or man mademan-made problems such as terrorism or global or regional economic, political and social conditions.


Fluctuations in our quarterly operating results may be particularly pronounced in the current economic environment due to the uncertainty caused by and the unprecedented nature of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the foregoing factors and the other risks discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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. See the Non-GAAP Measures section of Item 2. "Management's"Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," for a discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measurement, for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.


WeDownturns in general economic and market conditions and reductions in spending may not sustainreduce demand for our platforms 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 platforms and solutions. Negative conditions in the general economy both in the United States and abroad, including conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in gross domestic product growth, financial and credit market fluctuations, energy costs, international trade relations and other geopolitical issues, the availability and cost of credit and the global housing and mortgage markets could cause a decrease in consumer discretionary spending and business investment and diminish growth expectations in the U.S. economy and abroad.

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

We have experienced significant growth and substantially expanded our operations in a short period of time. Our revenueprospects. In addition, there is an increased from $65.1 million in 2011 to $261.1 million in 2016 andrisk during these periods that an increased from $191.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $250.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. 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 successfully manage our growth and obligations as a public company, we believe we must effectively, among other things:

maintain our relationships with existing service provider partners and add new service provider partners;

increase our subscribers and help our service provider partners maintainwill file for bankruptcy protection, which may harm our reputation, revenue, profitability and improve their revenue retention rates, while also expanding their cross-sell effectiveness;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 provider partners.


add, trainThe current COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant uncertainty and integrate sales and marketing personnel;

expand our international operations; and

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

We intend to continue to investvolatility 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,global markets, 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 partner 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 253 as of January 1, 2014 to 785 as of September 30, 2017. Our growth has placed, and may continue to place,cause consumer discretionary spending to decline for an unknown a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, financiallengthy period of time. A prolonged economic slowdown and other resources. We intend to further expand our overall business, service provider partner network, subscriber base, headcount and operations, including by acquiring other businesses. Creating a global organization and managing a geographically dispersed workforce will require substantial management effort and significant additional investmentmaterial reduction in our infrastructure. We will be required to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting procedures to ensure timely and accurate reporting of our operational and financial results 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 provider partners 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 security, video, automation 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 provider partners;

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 property with interactive security, including Honeywell International Inc., Telular Corporation, SecureNet Technologies, LLC, Ring Inc., ipDatatel, LLC,construction and United Technologies Corporation, which sell solutions to service providers, cable operators, technology retailers and other home and business automation providers. We also compete with interactive, monitored security solutions sold directly to subscribers by firms like Scout and SimpliSafe. In addition, our service provider partners compete with managed service providers, such as cable television, telephone and broadband companies like Comcast, AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc., and providers of point products, including Google Inc.'s Nest Labs, Inc. which offers the Nest Protect security system as well as a smart thermostat, a smart smoke detector and video cameras. Amazon.com offers a security camera and smart lock integration feature, Amazon Key. Samsung's SmartThings offers a security system and a home automation and awareness hub. Apple Inc. offers a feature that allows some manufacturers’ connected devices and accessories to be controlled through its HomeKit service available in Apple’s iOS operating system. Additionally, Lowes, Canary and other companies offer all in one video monitoring and awareness devices. In addition, we may 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.

Many 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 automation 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 competerenovation projects may result in aggressive business tactics bydiminished sales of our competitors, including:

selling at a discount;

offering products similar to our platformplatforms 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 irrespectivesolutions. Further worsening, broadening or protracted extension of the validity of the claims.

Our service provider partners 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 provider partners 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 provider partners 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 hosted 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 (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, iteconomic downturn could have a material adverse effectnegative impact on our reputation, business, financial condition, cash flows orrevenue, results of operations.operations and cash flows.


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.commercial properties. If these solutions fail for any reason, including due to defects in our software, a carrier outage, a failure of our network operating center,operations centers, a failure on the part of one of our service provider partners or user error, we could be subject to liability for such failures and our business could suffer.


Our platformplatforms and solutions may contain undetected defects in the software, infrastructure, third-party components or processes. In addition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have enabled substantially all of our employees to work remotely which may make us more vulnerable to cyber-attacks and may create operational or other challenges, any of which could harm our systems or our business. Although we have taken precautionary measures to prepare for these threats and challenges, there is no guarantee that our precautions will fully protect our systems. We continue to monitor the situation and may adjust our current policies as more information and guidance become available. If our platformplatforms or solutions suffer from defects, we could experience harm to our branded reputation, claims by our subscribers or service provider partners or lost revenue during the period required to address the cause of the defects. We may find defects in new, acquired or upgraded solutions, resulting in loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of our platformplatforms and solutions, which could harm our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.


Since solutions that enable our platformplatforms are installed by our service provider partners, if they do not install or maintain such solutions correctly, our platformplatforms and solutions may not function properly. If the improper installation or maintenance of our platformplatforms and solutions leads to service or equipment failures after introduction of, or an upgrade to, our platformplatforms or a solution, we could

experience harm to our branded reputation, claims by our subscribers or service provider partners or lost revenue during the period required to address the cause of the problem. Further, we rely on our service provider partners to provide the primary source of support and ongoing service to our subscribers and, if our service provider partners 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, cash flows or results of operations.


Any defect in, or disruption to, our platformplatforms and solutions could cause consumers not to purchase additional solutions from us, prevent potential consumers from purchasing our platformplatforms and solutions or harm our reputation. Although our contracts with our service provider partners limit our liability to our service provider partners for these defects, disruptions or errors, we nonetheless could be subject to litigation for actual or alleged losses to our service provider partners 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.

Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, power outages, floods, pandemics, natural disasters and other catastrophic events, and to interruption by man-made problems such as terrorism or global or regional economic, political and social conditions.

A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, hurricane, fire, flood, or a public health pandemic, such as COVID-19, or a significant power outage could harm our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. 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 platforms 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 provider partners or subscribers that impacts sales during the second or third quarter of each year 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 provider partners 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 platforms and solutions, our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations would be harmed.

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

We have experienced significant growth and also have substantially expanded our operations in a short period of time. Our revenue increased from $261.1 million in 2016 to $502.4 million in 2019 and increased from $112.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $151.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. 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 any future expansion and growth. To successfully manage our growth and obligations as a public company, we believe we must effectively, among other things:

maintain our relationships with existing service provider partners and add new service provider partners;

increase our subscriber base and help our service provider partners maintain and improve their revenue retention rates, while also expanding their cross-sell effectiveness;

manage our relationships with our hardware vendors and other key suppliers;

add, train and integrate sales and marketing personnel;

expand our international operations; and

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

We intend to continue to invest 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 partner 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 expanded our business rapidly in recent periods. If we fail to manage the expansion of our operations and infrastructure 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 607 as of December 31, 2016 to 1,227 as of March 31, 2020. Our growth has placed, and may continue to place, a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, financial and other resources. We intend to further expand our overall business, service provider partner network, subscriber base, headcount and operations, including by acquiring other businesses. Creating and maintaining a global organization and managing a geographically dispersed workforce requires 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 to ensure timely and accurate reporting of our operational and financial results 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 provider partners and consumers.


From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings where a negative outcome, including an adverse litigation judgment or settlement, could expose us to monetary damages or limit our ability to operate our business, resulting in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

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 purchased by Vivint. On October 22, 2019, EcoFactor, Inc., or EcoFactor, filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC, alleging that Alarm.com’s smart thermostats infringe three U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. On November 11, 2019, EcoFactor filed a lawsuit against us in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of the same three patents asserted against us in the ITC. On January 31, 2020, EcoFactor filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, alleging Alarm.com’s products and services infringe four additional U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney's fees. See the section of this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information regarding each of these matters. We may not be able to accurately assess the risks related to any of these suits, and we may be unable to accurately assess our level of exposure as the results of any litigation, investigations and other legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and expensive. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, damage our reputation, require significant amounts of management time and divert significant resource. Companies in our industry have been subject to claims related to patent infringement, regulatory matters, and product liability, as well as contract and employment-related claims. As a result of patent infringement and other intellectual property proceedings, we have, and may be required to seek in the future, licenses under patents or intellectual property rights owned by third parties, including open-source software and other commercially available software, which can be costly, or cross-license agreements relating to our and third-party intellectual property. The outcome of legal claims and proceedings against us cannot be predicted with certainty, and a negative outcome could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

Our business operates in a regulated industry.

Our business, operations and service provider partners are subject to various U.S. federal, state and local consumer protection laws, licensing regulation and other laws and regulations, and to similar laws and regulations in the other countries in which we operate. Our advertising and sales practices and that of our U.S. service provider partner 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 provider partners were to take actions in violation of these regulations, such as telemarketing to individuals on the "Do Not Call" registry or using automatic telephone dialing systems and prerecorded or artificial voice messages, we could be subject to fines, penalties, private actions or enforcement actions by government regulators. Although we have taken steps to insulate ourselves from any such wrongful conduct by our service provider partners, and to contractually require our service provider partners 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 provider partners’ conduct. Further, to the extent that any changes in law or regulation further restrict the lead generation activity of our service provider partners, 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. State-level privacy and data security laws in California and various other U.S. states regulate our, and our service provider partners’, use, collection, and disclosure of subscribers’ personal information. A number of proposed privacy bills in other U.S. states could place restrictions on how we and our service provider partners use personal information and market to consumers in those states. 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. 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, cash flows and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

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 security, video, automation, energy management and wellness solutions. 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 platforms and solutions’ functionality, performance, ease of use and installation, 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 provider partners;

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, energy management, or wellness solution, the consumer may be more inclined to select one of our competitors whose product offerings are broader than those that we offer. In addition, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, consumers may prefer to purchase products that they can install themselves. If there are continuing restrictions on our service providers’ ability to meet with residential and commercial property owners in person, our ability to compete will depend on our ability to make our products available for remote installation or to make certain of our products easily installable by consumers rather than solely by our service providers.

Our current competitors include providers of other technology platforms for the connected property with interactive security, including Alula (formed following the merger of ipDatatel, LLC and Resolution Products, LLC), Avigilon Corporation, Brivo Inc., Digital Monitoring Products Inc., Eagle Eye Networks Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Resideo Technologies Inc., Telular Corporation (acquired by AMETEK, Inc.), SecureNet Technologies, LLC, United Technologies Corporation, and Verkada Inc., which sell solutions to service providers, cable operators, technology retailers and other residential and commercial automation providers. We also compete with interactive, monitored security solutions sold directly to subscribers by firms like Scout and SimpliSafe. In addition, our service provider partners compete with security solutions sold directly to subscribers, as well as managed service providers, such as cable television, telephone and broadband companies like AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc. and Comcast, and providers of point products, including Google Inc.'s Nest Labs, Inc. which offers the Nest Secure security system as well as a smart thermostat, the Nest Protect smart smoke detector and video cameras. Amazon.com offers Amazon Home Services security packages with bundled equipment and professional installation, and Amazon Key, a security camera and smart lock integration feature. Ring Inc., owned by Amazon.com, offers a connected video doorbell, video cameras and an integrated security system, Ring Alarm. Samsung's SmartThings offers a security system and a home automation and awareness hub. Arlo Technologies, Inc. offers connected video cameras, a connected video doorbell, and smart security devices. Apple Inc. offers a feature that allows some manufacturers’ connected devices and accessories to be controlled through its HomeKit service available in Apple’s iOS operating system. Additionally, Canary and other companies offer all in one video monitoring and awareness devices. In addition, we may 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.

Many 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 automation, wellness, 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 platforms 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 provider partners 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 provider partners 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 provider partners offering our platforms 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 platforms 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 hosted 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 attack, security breach or other extraordinary event, we may be unable to provide our subscribers with uninterrupted monitoring service or may be unable to adequately protect confidential information and data from unauthorized access or loss. Furthermore, because data back-up systems are susceptible to malfunctions and interruptions (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 security breach, malfunction or interruption of our network operations centers or data back-up systems could adversely affect our ability to keep our operations running efficiently or could result in unauthorized access to or loss of data. If such an event results in unauthorized access to or loss of service provider partner, subscriber, employee or other personally identifiable data subject to data privacy and security laws and regulations, then it could result in substantial fines by U.S. federal and state authorities, foreign data privacy authorities in the European Union, or the EU, Canada, and other countries, and/or private claims by companies or individuals. If a malfunction or security breach 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.

Failure to maintain the security of our information and technology networks, including information relating to our service providerpartners, 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 provider partners, subscribers and employees, including credit card information for many of our service provider partners 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations 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. Further, as the regulatory focus on privacy issues continues to increase and worldwide laws and regulations concerning the protection of data and personal information expand and become more complex, these potential risks to our business will intensify. A significant actual or potential theft, loss, fraudulent use or misuse of service provider partner, 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 partner contracts, litigation, regulatory investigations or actions and other liabilities or actions against us, including significant fines byU.S. federal and state authorities, foreign data privacy authorities in the EU, Canada, and other countries and private claims by companies and individuals for violation of data privacy and security regulations. 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. If any one of these risks materializes our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.


If our security measures are breached, including any breaches caused by cyber-attacks, our reputation may be damaged, we may be exposed to significant liabilities under U.S. and foreign laws, and our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Cyber-attacks from computer hackers and cyber criminals and other malicious Internet-based activity continue to increase generally, and perpetrators of cyber-attacks may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms, ransomware, malware, DNS attacks, wireless network attacks, attacks on our cloud networks, phishing attempts, social engineering attempts, distributed denial of service attacks and other advanced persistent threats or malicious software programs that attack our products and services, our networks and network endpoints or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities of our products, services and networks. 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 platforms and solutions, and we can make no assurance that we will be able to detect, prevent, timely and adequately address or mitigate the negative effects of cyber-attacks or other security breaches. In addition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have enabled substantially all of our employees to work remotely which may make us more vulnerable to cyber-attacks or other security breaches.

Security breaches of, or sustained attacks against, our networks and infrastructure could create system disruptions and shutdowns that could result in disruptions to our operations or unauthorized access to or loss of our data. If such an event results in unauthorized access to or loss of any data subject to data privacy and security laws and regulations, then we could be subject to substantial fines by U.S. federal and state authorities, foreign data privacy authorities in the EU, Canada, and other countries, and private claims by companies or individuals. A system disruption, shutdown, or loss of data may result in adverse publicity and therefore adversely affect the market's perception of the security and reliability of our services. A cyber-attack may cause additional costs, such as investigative and remediation costs, and the costs of providing individuals and/or data owners with notice of the breach, legal fees and the costs of any additional fraud detection activities required by law, a court or a third-party. Additionally, some of our customer contracts require us to indemnify customers from damages they may incur as a result of a breach of our networks and systems. There can be no assurance that the limitation of liability provisions in our contracts for a security breach would be enforceable or would otherwise protect us from any such liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. While we maintain general liability insurance coverage and coverage for technology errors or omissions, we cannot assure you that such coverage will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims related to a breach, will continue to be available on acceptable terms or at all. If any one of these risks materializes, our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We rely on our service providerpartner network to acquire additional subscribers, and the inability of our service provider partners 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 platformplatforms and solutions by our service provider partners, who incorporate our solutions in certain of the products and packages they sell to their customers, and our service provider partners are responsible for subscriber acquisition, as well as providing customer service and technical support for our platformplatforms and solutions to the subscribers. We provide our service provider partners with specific training and programs to assist them in selling and providing support for our platformplatforms and solutions, but we cannot assure that these steps will be effective. In addition, we rely on our service provider partners to sell our platformplatforms and solutions into new markets in the intelligent and connected property space. If our service provider partners are unsuccessful in marketing, selling and supporting our platformplatforms 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 provider partners. Recruiting and retaining qualified service provider partners and training them in our technology and solutions requires significant time and resources.resources and has been made more challenging by the shelter-in-place orders and travel restrictions implemented in many locations to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. If we fail to maintain existing service provider partners or develop relationships with new service provider partners, our revenue and operating results would be adversely affected. In addition, to execute on our strategy to expand our sales internationally, we must develop, manage and grow relationships with service provider partners that sell into these markets.


Any of our service provider partners may choose to offer a product from one of our competitors instead of our platformplatforms 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 partner’s product; however, these monthly fees are less on a per customer basis than fees we receive 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 provider partners 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 provider partners in our markets, there are a finite number of service provider partners that are able

to perform the types of technical installations required for our platformplatforms 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 provider partners, our business could be harmed.


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


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


Our success is highly dependent upon establishing and maintaining successful relationships with a variety of service provider partners. We market and sell our platformplatforms and solutions through an all-channela channel assisted sales model and we derive substantially all of our revenue from these service provider partners. We generally enter into agreements with our service provider partners 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 for example, the contract we entered into with Monitronics International, Inc., one of our service provider partners,contracts 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 terms without cause upon written notice to the other party. In some cases, these contracts provide the service provider partner 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 6,0009,000 service provider partnerspartners to sell, install and support our platformplatforms and solutions, we receive a substantial portion of our revenue from a limited number of channel partners and significant customers. During the years ended December 31, 2016, 20152019, 2018 and 2014,2017, our 10 largest revenue service provider partnerspartners accounted for 59.9%52%, 63.4%57% and 64.7%60% of our revenue. VivintADT LLC represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2014. Monitronics International, Inc. represented greater than 10% but not more than 15% of our revenue in 2016 and greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue in 20152017, 2018 and 2014. United Technologies Corporation2019. ADT LLC also represented greatermore than 10% but not more than 15% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019.

Brinks Home Security, along with certain of its domestic subsidiaries, filed voluntary petitions for relief, as well as a joint partial prepackaged plan of reorganization, or the Plan, with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas as of June 30, 2019. We were listed as an unsecured creditor with an unimpaired trade claim in the Plan. On September 3, 2019, Brinks Home Security disclosed it had emerged from the bankruptcy proceedings after completing a reorganization and obtaining new debt financing. We expect to continue to receive payments in the ordinary course of business; however, if Brinks Home Security is unable to meet its payment obligations to us, our revenue in 2014.and profitability may be adversely affected.

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

Substantially all of the revenues associated with the non-hosted software platform are from a single customer and the loss of this customer could harm our operating results.

In March 2017, we acquired certain assets related to the Connect business unit of Icontrol Networks, Inc., or Icontrol, and all of the outstanding equity interests of the two subsidiaries through which Icontrol conducted its Piper business, which we refer to in this report as the Acquisition. Historically, ADT LLC, or ADT, has accounted for substantially all of the revenue of the Connect business unit. In connection with the Acquisition we amended our master service agreement with ADT to cover services provided with respect to the non-hosted software platform, or Software platform, and recently further amended the master service agreement; however, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the conditions set forth in the amended agreement or that ADT will use the Software platform or other services we offer for its new customers or keep existing customers on the Software platform. In addition, even if ADT continues to use the Software platform, we cannot assure you that the revenue from ADT or new accounts added by ADT will reach or exceed historical levels in any future period. We may not be able to offset any unanticipated decline in revenue from ADT with revenues from new customers or other existing customers. Because the Software platform relies on ADT for substantially all of its revenue, any negative developments in ADT’s business, or any decrease in revenue from or loss of ADT as a customer could harm our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


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 provider partners. These service provider partners work with consumers to design, install, update and maintain their connected home and businesscommercial installations and manage the relationship with our subscribers. While we are able to track orders from service provider partners and have access to certain information about the configurations of their Alarm.com systems that we receive through our platform,platforms, we also rely on service provider partners 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 property platform.platforms. 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,connected properties, such as a video doorbell or 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 homeconnected property control solution over time with minimal upfront costs, despite some of the disadvantages of this approach, which may reduce demand for our connected homeproperty solutions. If so, our service provider partners may switch and offer the point products and services of competing companies, 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 and businessproperty solutions, then our business, financial condition, cash flows 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


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


Our connected property 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 property solutions;


the failure of our connected property 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 property solutions;


technological innovations or new communications standards that our connected property solutions do not address; and


our inability to release enhanced versions of our connected property 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 and businesscommercial solutions grows more slowly than anticipated or if demand for connected home and businesscommercial solutions does not grow as quickly as anticipated, whether as a result of competition, product obsolescence, technological change, unfavorable economic conditions, uncertain geopolitical environments, 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, cash flows and results of operations.


We generally bill our service provider partners based on the number of subscribers they have on our platformplatforms 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 provider partners’ 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 rate on an annualized basis, as reflected in the section of this Quarterly Report titled “Management’s"Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — KeyOther Business Metrics — SaaS and License Revenue Renewal Rate." However, our service provider partners, who resell our services to our subscribers, have indicated that they typically have three to five yearfive-year service contracts with our subscribers. Our SaaS and license revenue renewal rate is calculated across our entire subscriber base, including subscribers whose contract with their service provider reached the end of its contractual term during the measurement period, as well as subscribers whose contract with their service provider has not reached the end of its contractual term during the measurement period, and is not intended to estimate the rate at which our subscribers renew their contracts with our service provider partners. As a result, we may not be able to accurately predict future trends in 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 small to mid-sized businesses. A significant increase in our churn would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.


If we are unable to develop new solutions, sell our platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms 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, availability and reliability of our platformplatforms and solutions and our ability to design our platformplatforms 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 partythird-party solutions. The inability to easily integrate with, or any defects in or disruption in the supply or availability of, 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, cash flows, results of operations 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, cash flows 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,platforms, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows 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.networks, or may discontinue or sunset older wireless networks as new technology evolves. For example, certain cellular carriers have announced their intention to shut down their 3G and CDMA wireless networks by the end of 2022 which may require our subscribers to upgrade to alternative and potentially more expensive, technologies. See “The technology we employ may become obsolete, and we may need to incur significant capital expenditures to update our technology” below. Any suspension or other interruption of services would adversely affect our ability to provide our services to our service provider partners and subscribers and may adversely affect our reputation. In addition, the inability to provide uninterrupted services, 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, cash flows and results of operations.


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 and businesscommercial 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 homeresidential and business.commercial properties. We may change aspects of our platformplatforms 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


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 platformplatforms and solutions interact with the hardware and software technology of systems and devices located at our subscribers’ properties and we depend upon cellular, broadband and other telecommunications providers to provide communication paths to our subscribers in a timely and efficient manner. We may be required to implement new technologies or adapt existing technologiestechnologies in response to changing market conditions, consumer preferences or industry standards, which could require significant capital expenditures. The discontinuation of cellular communication technology, cellular networks or other services by telecommunications service providers can affect our services and require our subscribers to upgrade to alternative and potentially more expensive, technologies. For example, AT&Tcertain cellular carriers have announced their intention to shut down its 2G network on December 31, 2016. Manytheir 3G and CDMA wireless networks by the end of 2022. We intend to work with our service provider partners are continuingproviders to develop a transition plan over the next three years to convert or upgrade our solutions that were installed using AT&T 2G wireless technology. To maintain our subscriber base which relied on the now obsolete AT&T 2Gequipment of end user accounts reliant upon 3G or CDMA networks, and we expect to incur incremental costs over the next three years related to the planned 3G and CDMA network we subsidized the upgrade of the subscribers' outdated systems.shutdown. If our service provider partnersproviders are not able to convert or upgrade the equipment of their customers who are currently using 3G or CDMA network technology, then those accounts may be terminated with Alarm.com.us when such networks are no longer available.


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, cash flows 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 platformplatforms and solutions, and a shortage of components and reduced control over delivery schedules and increasesincreases in component costs, which can adversely affect our profitability. These supply chain risks are heightened in the current environment where evolving travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have and may continue to adversely affect production of and the timing of delivery of components. 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 26.4%which generated 17% of our hardware and other revenue infor the first ninethree months of 2017.ended March 31, 2020. If these suppliers are unable to continue to provide a timely and reliable supply, we could experience interruptions in delivery of our platformplatforms and solutions to our service provider partners, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows 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, cash flows and results of operations.


From time to time we provide advance payments or loans to our vendors to, for example, secure procurement of long lead time parts or to provide bridge financing to ensure continuity of operations. We provided such advance payments and loan financing that was repaid in 2019 to one of our key hardware suppliers, whose products generated between 15% and 25% of our hardware and other revenue over the last twelve months. See Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information regarding this matter.


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 important to our overall success in achieving widespread acceptance of our existing and future solutions and is an important element in attracting new service provider partners 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 partner 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 provider partners and strategic partners to promote our brand. If we are unable to cost-effectively maintain and increase awareness of our brand, our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be harmed.


We operate in the emerging and evolving connected property market, which may develop more slowly or differently than we expect. If the connected property market does not grow as we expect, or if we cannot expand our platformplatforms 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 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 and wellness 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, whetherthe degree to which our platformplatforms and solutions will be accepted into the markets in which we operate. Some consumers may be reluctant or unwilling to use our platformplatforms and solutions for a number of reasons, including satisfaction with traditional solutions, concerns about additional costs, concerns about data privacy and lack of awareness of the benefits of our platformplatforms and solutions. Our ability to expand the sales of our platformplatforms and solutions into new markets depends on several factors, including the awareness of our platformplatforms and solutions, the timely completion, introduction and market acceptance of our platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms and solutions and the success of our competitors. If we are unsuccessful in developing and marketing our platformplatforms and solutions into new markets, or if consumers do not perceive or value the benefits of our platformplatforms and solutions, the market for our platformplatforms 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 data privacy and security, employee acts or omissions, or technology or system failure than may be inherent in other businesses. Substantially all of our service provider partner agreements contain provisions limiting our liability to service provider partners 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. Moreover, in the event of any regulatory investigations or actions against us related to these matters, we could be subject to additional risks and liabilities, including significant fines by U.S. federal and state authorities, foreign data privacy authorities in the EU, Canada, and other countries, in addition to the costs of such investigations, all of which 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.

Failure to maintain the security of our information and technology networks, including information relating to our service providerpartners, 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 provider partners, subscribers and employees, including credit card information for many of our service provider partners 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations 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. Further, as the regulatory focus on privacy issues continues to increase and worldwide laws and regulations concerning the protection of personal information expand and become more complex, these potential risks to our business will intensify. A significant actual or potential theft, loss, fraudulent use or misuse of service provider partner, 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 partner 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. If any one of these risks materializes our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

If our security measures are breached, including any breaches caused by cyber-attacks, our reputation may be damaged, we may be exposed to significant liabilities under U.S. and foreign laws, and our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Cyber-attacks from computer hackers and cyber criminals and other malicious Internet-based activity continue to increase generally, and perpetrators of cyber-attacks may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms, ransomware, malware, DNS attacks, wireless network attacks, phishing attempts, distributed denial of service attacks and other malicious software programs that attack our products and services, our networks or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities of our products, services and networks. 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, and we can make no assurance that we will be able to detect, prevent, timely and adequately address or mitigate the negative effects of cyber-attacks or other security breaches.

Security breaches of, or sustained attacks against, our networks and infrastructure could create system disruptions and shutdowns that could result in disruptions to our operations. Such an event could result in adverse publicity and therefore adversely affect the market's perception of the security and reliability of our services. A cyber-attack may cause additional costs, such as investigative and remediation costs, and the costs of providing individuals and/or data owners with notice of the breach, legal fees and the costs of any additional fraud detection activities required by law, a court or a third party. Additionally, some of our customer contracts require us to indemnify customers from damages they may incur as a result of a breach of our networks and systems. There can be no assurance that the limitation of liability provisions in our contracts for a security breach would be enforceable or would otherwise protect us from any such liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. While we maintain general liability insurance coverage and coverage for errors or omissions, we cannot assure you that such coverage will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims related to a breach, will continue to be available on acceptable terms or at all. If any one of these risks materializes our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations 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 believe part of our growth will continue to be driven by acquisitions of other companies or their technologies, assets and businesses. On March 8, 2017, we acquired Icontrol's Connect and Piper business units, and on October 21, 2019, we acquired 85% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of PC Open Incorporated, doing business as OpenEye. We have acquired other businesses in the past. For example, we acquired EnergyHub, Inc. in 2013, we acquired the assets of Horizon Analog, Inc. and Secure-i, Inc., respectively, in December 2014, we acquired the assets of HiValley Technology Inc. in March 2015, and we acquired certain assets of ObjectVideo, Inc. in January 2017. We believe part of our growth will continue to be driven by acquisitions of other companies or their technologies, assets and businesses. These acquisitions and any other acquisitions we may complete in the future will give rise to certain risks, including:


incurring higher than anticipated capital expenditures and operating expenses;


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


failing to retain customers and service providers and other third-party business partners seeking to terminate or renegotiate their relationships with us;

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


disrupting our ongoing business;


encountering complexities associated with managing a larger, more complex and growing 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 provider partnerspartners 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, including those we may encounter with the Acquisition.acquisitions. To the extent we do not successfully avoid or overcome the risks or problems related to any such acquisitions, or fail to manage the acquired business or execute our integration and growth strategy in an efficient and effective manner, our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations 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 but not limited to expanding our platformplatforms and solutions and investing in new and unproven technologies. 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, subject us to additional federal state, and local laws and regulations, materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.


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.


As Internet commerce continues to evolve, federal, state or foreign agencies have adopted and could in the future adopt regulations covering issues such as user privacy and content. We are 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 platformplatforms 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 and wellness systems. A valuable component of our platformplatforms 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 provider partners, 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 governmentgovernment 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.


On October 6, 2015,June 28, 2018, the State of California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, or CCPA, which took effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA governs the collection, sale and use of California residents’ personal information, and significantly impacts businesses’ handling of personal information and privacy policies and procedures. The CCPA, as well as data privacy laws that have been proposed in other states, may limit our ability to use, process and store certain data, which may decrease adoption of our platforms and solutions, affect our relationships with service provider partners and our suppliers, increase our costs for compliance, and harm our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. In addition, the CCPA may subject us to regulatory fines by the State of California, individual claims, and increased commercial liabilities.

The United States and the European Court of Justice issued a ruling that calls into question the continued availability of all provisions of the United States-European Union, Safe Harbor Framework, a privacy protection mechanism that facilitated the transfer of personal data to the United States in compliance with the European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection. The US andor EU, have implemented a new cooperative program for transferring personal data, referred to as the Privacy Shield, that went into effect on August 1, 2016. We have self-certified our compliance with the Privacy Shield framework since September 2016 and we rely on our Privacy Shield certification when transferring personal data from the EU and Switzerland to the United States. Furthermore, in September 2016.certain circumstances, we use Model Contracts to transfer personal data from the EU to the United States in compliance with the European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection. However, the validity of otherthese data transfer mechanisms including Model Contracts, is currentlycontinually being challenged in EU courts. Further uncertainty may result due to the European Court of Justice and it is possible that the validitywithdrawal of the Privacy Shield willUnited Kingdom, or UK, from the EU, which occurred on January 31, 2020. While EU law continues to apply to the UK during the transition period that ends on December 31, 2020, the UK and EU must finalize an agreement before the end of the transition period and may be challenged as well. The European Union has issued a new General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, that will go into effect in 2018.unable to do so. As a result of these ongoing challenges, there will continue to be significant regulatory uncertainty surrounding the validity of data transfers from the European UnionEU and the UK to the United States. IfVarious non-EU jurisdictions may also choose to impose data localization laws limiting the transfer of personal data out of the jurisdiction, or our European-based service provider partners may require similar contractual restrictions regarding data localization. Such laws or contractual restrictions may increase our costs for compliance, and harm our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, went into effect on May 25, 2018. Prior to May 25, 2018, we updated existing privacy and data security measures to comply with GDPR. As guidance on compliance with GDPR from the EU data protection authorities evolves over time, our privacy or data security measures fail to comply,may be deemed or are perceived to fail to comply,be in noncompliance with current or future laws and regulations, wewhich may be subject us to litigation, regulatory investigations or other liabilities.liabilities and could limit the products and services we can offer in certain jurisdictions. 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 platformplatforms and solutions could decrease, our costs could increase, and our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be harmed.



Furthermore, Brazil’s comprehensive privacy law, the General Data Protection Law, or LGPD, is scheduled to go into effect in August 2020. The LGPD creates a new legal framework for the use, processing and storage of Brazilians’ personal data, and it adds significant privacy and security obligations for companies processing personal data in Brazil. The LGPD may limit our and our service providers’ ability to use, process and store certain data, which may decrease adoption of our platforms and solutions, affect our relationships with our service provider partners and suppliers, increase our costs for compliance, and harm our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. In addition, the LGPD may subject us to regulatory fines by the Brazilian Data Protection Authority and increased commercial liabilities.
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Since April 2018 we are not currentlyhave offered a solution for certain service provider partners who may be subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and its implementing regulations, or HIPAA, which regulates the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information, or PHI. As a result, we are subject to HIPAA when PHI we may modifyis accessed, created, maintained or transmitted through our platform and solutions to become HIPAA compliant. Becoming fully HIPAA compliant involves adopting and implementingsolution by these service provider partners. We have implemented additional privacy and security policies and procedures, as well as administrative, physical and technical safeguards.safeguards to enable our solution to be HIPAA compliant. Additionally, HIPAA compliance requireshas required us to put in place certain agreements with contracting partners and to appoint a Privacy Officer and Security Officer. If our privacy and security policies or other safeguards for PHI are deemed to be in placenoncompliance by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, we may be subject to litigation, regulatory investigations or other liabilities. In the appointmentevent of a Privacybreach of PHI that we hold, we may be subject to governmental fines, individual claims under state privacy laws governing personal health information, remediation expenses and/or harm to our reputation. Furthermore, if future changes to HIPAA or state privacy laws governing PHI expand the definition of PHI or put more restrictions on our ability to use, process and Security Officer. Endeavoring to becomestore PHI, then HIPAA compliantcompliance for our solutions as currently constituted may be costly both financially and in terms of administrative resources. ItOngoing compliance efforts 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 PHI is accessed, created, maintained or transmitted. 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.consultants and advisors.


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, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, could interrupt our ability to execute our business plan, as such 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 providerpartners, 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 partner 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 provider partners or suffer extended periods of service unavailability, we are or may be contractually obligated to provide these service provider partners with credits for future services, provide services at no cost or pay other penalties, which could adversely impact our revenue. We have incurred such penalties in the past, which have reduced our revenue. We do not currently have any reserves on our balance sheet for these commitments.


We have indemnity obligations to certain of our service providerpartners for certain expenses and liabilities, which could force us to incur substantial costs.

We have indemnity obligations to certain of our service provider partners for certain claims regarding our platforms and solutions, including security breach, product recall, epidemic failure, and product liability claims. As a result, in the case of any such claims against these service provider partners, 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 provider partners may seek indemnification from us in the event that such claims are brought against them. In addition, we may elect to indemnify service provider partners where we have no contractual obligation to do so and we will evaluate each such request on a case-by-case basis. If a service provider partner 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.

We may be subject to significant additional liabilities as a result of the Acquisition for which we will not be indemnified.

In connection with the Acquisition, we assumed certain historic liabilities of the Connect and Piper business units, including pre-closing liabilities relating to current and former employees of the Connect and Piper business units, pre-closing compliance by the Connect and Piper business units with applicable laws and pre-closing performance by the Connect and Piper business units of the assumed contracts. In addition, we assumed any liabilities that may arise from certain pending intellectual property litigation. In addition to the known liabilities we assumed, there could be unasserted claims or assessments that we failed or were unable to discover or identify in the course of performing due diligence investigations and there may be liabilities that are neither probable nor estimable at this time which may become probable and estimable in the future. Further, while the terms of the Acquisition transaction documents provide for us to be indemnified for breaches of certain representations and warranties made about the Connect and Piper business units, the liabilities that arise may not entitle us to contractual indemnification or our contractual indemnification may not be effective. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business and our prospects.

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. InFor example, we recently borrowed $50.0 million under the future,2017 Facility as a precautionary measure to provide financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the financial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, our current availability under the 2017 Facility is only $12.0 million. We may require additional capital to respond to the significant uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and we may not be able to timely secure additional 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 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. 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 fullfull value of our intangible assets.


As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we had $161.5$204.4 million of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. GoodwillGoodwill 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, including adverse market conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, 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.


Comprehensive tax reform bills could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

The U.S. government has enacted comprehensive tax legislation that includes significant changes to the taxation of business entities. These changes include, among others, (i) a permanent reduction to the corporate income tax rate, (ii) a partial limitation on the deductibility of business interest expense, (iii) a shift of the U.S. taxation of multinational corporations from a tax on worldwide income to a territorial system (along with certain rules designed to prevent erosion of the U.S. income tax base) and (iv) a one-time tax on accumulated offshore earnings held in cash and illiquid assets, with the latter taxed at a lower rate. Notwithstanding the reduction in the corporate income tax rate, the overall impact of this tax reform is uncertain, and our business and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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 subjectIf the U.S. insurance industry were to change its practice of providing incentives to homeowners for the risksuse of earthquakes, fire, power outages, floods and other catastrophic events, andalarm 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 interruption by manmade problems such as terrorismprovide a reduction in rates for policies written on residences 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 global or regional economic, political and social conditions.

A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, hurricane, fire or a flood, or a significant power outageeliminated, new homeowners who otherwise may not feel the need for alarm monitoring services would be removed from our potential subscriber pool, which could harmhinder the growth of our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. Natural disastersexisting subscribers may choose to disconnect or not renew their service contracts, which could affectincrease 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 platform and solutions from service providers in the region, which may harmattrition rates. In either case, our results of operations for a particular period. In addition, terrorist acts or acts of warand growth prospects 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 provider partners or subscribers that impacts sales during the second or third quarter of each year 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 provider partners 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, cash flows and results of operations would be harmed.adversely affected.

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 provider partners 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 provider partners. 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 and regulatory bodies or authorities responsible for monitoring and enforcing product safety and consumer protection laws, data privacy and security laws and regulations, employment and labor laws, workplace safety product safety,laws and regulations, environmental laws consumer protection laws,and regulations, antitrust 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 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public 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. We are also subject to anti-money laundering laws such as the USA PATRIOT Act and may be subject to similar laws in other jurisdictions. Our platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms and solutions must be made in compliance with these laws and regulations. We may also be subject to import/export laws and regulations in other jurisdictions in which we conduct business. 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 provider partners 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 platformplatforms or solutions or changes in applicable export or import laws and regulations may create delays in the introduction and sale of our platformplatforms and solutions in international markets, prevent our service provider partners with international operations from deploying our platformplatforms and solutions or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms and solutions, or in our decreased ability to export or sell our platformplatforms and solutions to existing or potential service provider partners with international operations. Any decreased use of our platformplatforms and solutions or limitation on our ability to export or sell our platformplatforms and solutions would likely adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows 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 platformplatforms and solutions and may also limit or reduce the demand for our platformplatforms and solutions outside of the United States.


Furthermore, U.S. export control laws and economic sanctions programs prohibit the shipment of certain products and services to countries, governments and persons that are subject to U.S. economic embargoes and trade sanctions. Even though we take precautions to prevent our platformplatforms and solutions from being shipped or provided to U.S. sanctions targets, our platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms and solutions, or in our decreased ability to export or sell our platformplatforms and solutions to existing or potential service provider partners, which would likely adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


Changes in laws that apply to us could result in increased regulatory requirements and compliance costs which could harm our business, financial condition, cash flows 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

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 purchased by Vivint. On December 30, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed against us, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA. See the section of this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information on each of these matters.

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 in the future, 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.

Our business operates in a regulated industry.

Our business, operations and service provider partners 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 partner 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 provider partners 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 government regulators. Although we have taken steps to insulate ourselves from any such wrongful conduct by our service provider partners, and to require our service provider partners 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 provider partners’ conduct. Further, to the extent that any changes in law or regulation further restrict the lead generation activity of our service provider partners, 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, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. 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, cash flows 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 international business operations and our plans to expand internationally, which could harm our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


We anticipate that our efforts to operate and continue to expand our business internationally will entail the marketingadditional costs and advertising ofrisks as we establish our platform,international offerings and develop relationships with service provider partners to market, sell, install, and support our platforms, solutions and brand.brand in other countries. Revenue in countries outside of North America accounted for 1% and less than 1%2% of our total revenue for each of the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively.2019. We also do not have substantiallimited experience in selling

our platformplatforms and solutions in international markets outside of North America 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 platformplatforms 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 and parts of Asia could have many adverse consequences on our international expansion, includingexpansion. These could include sovereign default, liquidity and capital pressures on eurozone financial institutions in other parts of the world including the eurozone, 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.


In addition, conducting expanded international operations subjects us to newadditional risks that we havedo not generally facedface in our currentNorth American markets. These risks include:


localization of our solutions, including the addition of foreign languages and adaptation to new local practices, as well as certification, registration and

other 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 stringentthe development of policies and procedures for different countries when requirements under privacy regulations;regulations in such countries may conflict or be inconsistent with one another;


difficulties in managing and staffing international operations;


increased costs due to new or potential tariffs, penalties, trade restrictions and other trade barriers;

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 platformplatforms and solutions and may also limit or reduce the demand for our platformplatforms and solutions outside of the United States.

Enhanced United States tax, tariff, import/export restrictions, or other trade barriers may have an adverse impact on global economic conditions, financial markets and our business.

There is currently significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and various other countries, including China, the European Union, Canada, and Mexico, with respect to trade policies, treaties, tariffs and customs duties, and taxes. In 2019, the U.S. administration imposed significant changes to U.S. trade policy with respect to China. Tariffs have subjected certain Alarm.com products manufactured overseas to additional import duties of up to 25%. The amount of the import tariff and the number of products subject to tariffs have changed numerous times based on action by the U.S. administration. We are addressing the risks related to these imposed and announced tariffs, which have affected, or have the potential to affect, at least some of our imports from China.

Between one-third to one-half of the finished goods hardware products that we sell to our customers are imported from China and could be subject to increased tariffs. Other Alarm.com finished goods hardware products that are not manufactured in China may contain subcomponents made in China that could also be subject to increased tariffs. While the additional import duties resulted in an increase to our cost of hardware revenue, these import duties had a modest impact on hardware revenue margins. If tariffs, trade restrictions, or trade barriers are expanded or interpreted by a court or governmental agency to apply to more of our products, then our exposure to future taxes and duties on such imported products and components could be significant and could have a material effect on our financial results. If our products are deemed to be subject to additional duties and taxes as determined by a court or governmental agency, we may suffer additional hardware revenue margin erosion or be required to raise our prices on certain imported products. There can be no assurance that we will not experience a disruption in our business or harm to our financial condition related to these or other changes in trade practices, and any changes to our operations or our sourcing strategy in order to mitigate any such tariff costs could be complicated, time-consuming, and costly. Furthermore, our business may be adversely affected by retaliatory trade measures taken by China and other countries, which could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Trade barriers, or the perception that any of them could be imposed, may have a negative effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global trade and, in particular, trade between these nations and the United States. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The incurrence of debt may impact our financial position and subject us to additional financial and operating restrictions.

On October 6, 2017, we entered into a $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the 2017 Facility, with Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, as administrative agent, PNC Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and a syndicate of lenders. Upon entry into the 2017 Facility, we borrowed $72.0 million, which was used to repay the previously outstanding balance under our previous credit facility. On November 30, 2018, we amended the 2017 Facility to incorporate the parameters that must be met for us to repurchase our outstanding common stock under the stock repurchase program authorized by our board of directors on November 29, 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we borrowed $50.0 million under the 2017 Facility as a precautionary measure in order to provide financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the financial markets resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The outstanding balance of the 2017 Facility was $113.0 million as of March 31, 2020.

Our overall leverage 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 to satisfy our obligations, including under the terms of the 2017 Facility;

limiting our ability to refinance our debt on terms acceptable to us or at all;

limiting our flexibility to plan for and adjust to changing business and market conditions and increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

limiting our ability to use our available cash flow to fund future acquisitions, working capital, business activities, and other general corporate requirements; and

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, to fund growth or for general corporate purposes, even when necessary to maintain adequate liquidity.

Furthermore, substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property, secure the 2017 Facility. If an event of default under the credit agreement occurs and is continuing, SVB may request the acceleration of the related debt and foreclose on the underlying security interests.

In addition, our 2017 Facility restricts our ability to make dividend payments and requires us to maintain certain leverage ratios, 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, cash flows or results of operations.

The LIBOR calculation method may change and LIBOR is expected to be phased out after 2021.

Our 2017 Facility permits interest on the outstanding principal balance to be calculated based on LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. On July 27, 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, or the FCA, announced that it will no longer require banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. In the meantime, actions by the FCA, other regulators or law enforcement agencies may result in changes to the method by which LIBOR is calculated. At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.


Our financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles applicable to us.


Our accounting policies are critical to the manner in which we present our results of operations and financial condition. Many of these policies are highly complex and involve many assumptions, estimates and judgments. A change in accounting standards or practices, in particular with respect to revenue recognition, could harm our operating results and may even affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. GAAP rules are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, the SEC and other various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. For example, we are currently assessing the impact ofadopted Accounting Standards Update, No. 2014-09or ASU, 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 606)326), “Revenue from Contracts" or Topic 326, effective January 1, 2020, which providesguidance designed to provide financial statement users with Customers,” as amended, which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. We will be requiredmore information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to implement this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Under Topic 606, more judgment and estimates will be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP. We have not yet determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting. Refer toextend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. See Note 2 “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsour condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information about the impact of this accounting standard and other new accounting pronouncements. Implementation of this new standardaccounting standards could have a significant effect on our financial results, and any difficulties in implementing these pronouncements could cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations, which could result in regulatory discipline and harm investors’ confidence in us.



Our accounting is becoming more complex, and relies upon estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies. If our accounting is erroneous or based on assumptions that change or prove to be incorrect, our operating results could fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting in a decline in our stock price.


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, and also to comply with many complex requirements and standards. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates and any such differences may be material. We devote substantial resources to compliance with accounting requirements and we base our estimates on our best judgment, historical experience, information derived from third parties, and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. However, various factors are causing our accounting to become complex. For example, as a result of our acquisition of the Connect business unit of Icontrol, we now recognize revenue relating to the delivery of software relating to the ConnectSoftware platform under different revenue recognition standards than those that apply to delivery of our services under the Alarm.com platform.platforms. Ongoing evolution of our business, and the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting uncertainty have, and any future acquisitions willmay, compound these complexities. Our operating results may be adversely affected if we make accounting errors or our judgments prove to be wrong, assumptions change or actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions, which could cause our operating results to fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors or guidance we may have provided, resulting in a decline in our stock price and potential legal claims. Significant judgments, assumptions and estimates used in preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements include those related to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, business combinations, and income taxes.


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 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, cash flows and results of operations.


To prevent substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights,rights, it may be necessary to prosecute actions for infringement and/or misappropriation of our proprietary rights against third parties. For example, on April 25, 2017, we filed a lawsuit against Protect America, Inc. and SecureNet Technologies, LLC alleging that the technology used in products and systems sold by Protect America and SecureNet directly and indirectly infringes on patents owned by Alarm.com. We are seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and other relief, including attorneys’ fees. See the section of this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information on this matter.related intellectual property litigation matters. 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 partiesparties 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 permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorney’sattorneys' fees. See the section of this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information on this matter. 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.

In addition, on October 22, 2019, EcoFactor, filed a complaint with the ITC, and on November 22, 2019, the ITC instituted an investigation into EcoFactor’s allegations, naming us, among several others, as respondents, alleging with respect to Alarm.com that Alarm.com’s smart thermostats infringe three U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking a permanent limited exclusion order and permanent cease and desist order. On November 11, 2019, EcoFactor filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of the same three patents asserted against us in the ITC, seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. On January 31, 2020, EcoFactor filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging Alarm.com’s products and services infringe four additional U.S. patents owned by EcoFactor. EcoFactor is seeking permanent injunctions, enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. See the section of this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information on each of these matters. Should EcoFactor prevail in the ITC investigation, Alarm.com thermostats made abroad could be excluded from importation into the United States. Should EcoFactor prevail in either of its district court lawsuits we could be required to pay damages in the amount of EcoFactor’s lost profits and/or a reasonable royalty for sales of our solution, we could be 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 we could be 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 EcoFactor’s claims, any of these outcomes could result in a material adverse effect on our business.

Even if we were to prevail thisin any of these matters, ongoing litigation could continue to 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 each of these litigation matters, we anticipate announcements of the results of hearings and motions, and other interim

developments related to the litigation.litigation matters at hand. 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 partner 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. In addition, we currently have a limited portfolio of issued patents compared to our larger competitors, and therefore may not be able to effectivelyeffectively 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 platformplatforms and solutions integrate with allmany aspects of the home,a property, the risk that our platformplatforms and solutions may be subject to these allegations is exacerbated. As we seek to extend our platformplatforms and solutions, we could be constrained by the intellectual property rights of others. If our platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms 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, cash flows and results of operations. If we were compelled to withdraw any of our platformplatforms and solutions from the market, our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be harmed.


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


We have indemnity obligations to certain of our service provider partners for intellectual property infringement claims regarding our platformplatforms and solutions. As a result, in the case of infringement claims against these service provider partners, 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 provider partners may seek indemnification from us in connection with infringement claims brought against them. In addition, we may elect to indemnify service provider partners 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 partner 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. See the section of this Quarterly Report titled "Legal Proceedings" for additional information.


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


Some of our platformplatforms 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 to us 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 platformplatforms and solutions. In that event, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our platformplatforms and solutions, to re-develop our platformplatforms and solutions, to discontinue sales of our platformplatforms 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 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 business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations 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 platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms 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 platformplatforms and solutions without our knowledge, we could, under certain circumstances, be required to disclose the source code to our platformplatforms and solutions. This could harm our intellectual property position as well as our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.


Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

An active trading market for our common stock may not continue to develop or be sustained.

Prior to our initial public offering, or IPO, there was no public market for our common stock. Although our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, we cannot assure you that an active trading market for our shares will continue to develop or be sustained. If an active market for our common stock does not continue to develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult for investors in our common stock to sell shares without depressing the market price for the shares or to sell the shares at all.


The market price of our common stock has been and iswill likely to continue to be volatile.


The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and maymay fluctuate substantially as a result of a variety of factors, some of which are related in complex ways. Since shares of our common stock were sold in our IPOinitial public offering in June 2015 at a price of $14.00 per share, our stock price has ranged from an intraday low of $10.26 to an intraday high of $45.93$71.50 through September 30, 2017. Factors that may affect theMarch 31, 2020. The market price of our common stock include:may decline regardless of our operating performance, resulting in the potential for substantial losses for our stockholders, and may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the factors listed below and other factors described in this "Risk Factors" section:


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


the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;

failure of securities analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of our company, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;

ratings changes by any securities analysts who follow our company;

variance in our financial performance from expectations of securities analysts;


announcements by us or our competitors of significant business developments, technical innovations, acquisitions or new solutions and market assumptions regarding the impact of the Acquisition on our operating results;solutions;


changes in the prices of our platformplatforms and solutions;


changes in our projected operating and financial results;

changes in laws or regulations applicable to our platformplatforms and solutions or marketing techniques;techniques, or our industry in general;


our involvement in any litigation;litigation, including any lawsuits threatened or filed against us;


repurchases of our common stock under the stock repurchase program authorized by our board of directors or 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.conditions in the United States and abroad as well as the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.


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. 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.


Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause our market price to decline.


Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, 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. We are unable to predict the effect that sales, particularly sales by our directors, executive officers, and significant stockholders, may have on the prevailing market price of our common stock. Additionally, the shares of common stock subject to outstanding options under our equity incentive plans and the shares reserved for future issuance under our equity incentive plans, as well as shares issuable upon vesting of restricted stock awards, will become eligible for sale in the public market in the future, subject to certain legal and contractual limitations. Moreover, some holders of shares of our common stock have rights, subject to certain conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or our stockholders. We have also registered shares of common stock that we may issue under our employee equity incentive plans. Accordingly, these shares may be able to be sold freely in the public market upon issuance as permitted by any applicable vesting requirements.


We are an “emerging growth company,” and as a result of the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, our common stock may be less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. For as long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we intend to 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, 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. As we have elected to take advantage of the exemption from compliance 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. As we intend to provide reduced disclosures in our periodic reports and proxy statements regarding executive compensation while we are an emerging growth company, investors will 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 will 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 until the end of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 because we will then qualify as a "large accelerated filer," with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates.


We are obligated to develop and maintain a system of effective internal controls over financial reporting. These internal controls may be determined to be not effective, which may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.


We have been and are 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 on an annual basis. This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. 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 and would be required to disclose any material weaknesses identified in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. While we have established certain procedures and control over our financial reporting processes, we cannot assure you that these efforts will prevent restatements of our financial statements in the future.


Our independent registered public accounting firm is also required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, also generally requires an attestation from an independent registered public accounting firm on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. However, our auditors are not required to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. For future reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the end of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, at which time we will no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act because we will qualify as a "large accelerated filer," with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates. At such time,periods, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed or operating. 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.


If we are unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our auditors areindependent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, when they are required to issue such opinion, investors could lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could harmcause the price of our common stock price,to decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities, including the SEC and NASDAQ.Nasdaq. Failure to remediate any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or to implement or maintain other effective control systems required of public companies, could also restrict our future access to the capital markets.

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 depends, 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 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.


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 and subject to the restrictions on paying dividends in our 2017 Facility and any future indebtedness. 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.


Concentration of ownership among our current directors, executive officers and their affiliates may limit an investor's ability to influence significant corporate decisions.


As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, our directors and executive officers, together with their affiliates, beneficially own a significant percentage of our outstanding capital stock. As a result, these stockholders, acting together, will have substantial influence over the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of our company or its assets. This concentration of ownership could delay, defer or prevent a change in control of the company, merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination, which in turn could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.


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 amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws 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 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;


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”"interested" stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the stockholder became an “interested”"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 designates 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 is 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this choice of forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides 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.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


(a) Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities


None.


(b) Use of Proceeds


None.


(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


The following table contains information relating to the repurchases of our common stock made by us in the quarter ended September 30, 2017:March 31, 2020:
Period 
Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)
  Average Price Paid per Share
July 1 to July 31, 2017 1,100 $4.19
August 1 to August 31, 2017 567 4.00
September 1 to September 30, 2017  
Total 1,667 $4.13
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased  Average Price Paid per Share 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as a Part of a Publicly Announced Program(1)
 Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
January 1 to January 31, 2020 
 $
 
 $75,000,000
February 1 to February 29, 2020 
 
 
 75,000,000
March 1 to March 31, 2020 147,153
 34.99
 147,153
 69,850,586
Total 147.153
 $34.99
 147.153
  


(1) Represents shares of unvested common stock that were repurchased by us from certain former employees upon termination of employment in accordance with the terms of the employee’s stock option agreement. We repurchased the shares from the former employee at the original exercise price.
(1)On November 29, 2018, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program, under which we are authorized to purchase up to an aggregate of $75.0 million of our outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, block trades, tender offers and by any combination of the foregoing, in accordance with federal securities laws, during the two-year period ending November 29, 2020.


ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES


None.


ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES


Not applicable.


ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION


None.



ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Where so indicated by footnote, exhibits that were previously filed are incorporated by reference. For exhibits incorporated by reference, the location of the exhibit in the previous filing is indicated.
Exhibit

Number
  Description
3.1(1)
 
3.2(2)
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS*101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data is embedded within the Inline XBRL document or included within the Exhibit 101 attachments
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(1) Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37461), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.


(2) Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37461), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.


* Filed herewith.


** This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


† Confidential treatment has been requested from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to certain portions of this document.


SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
    ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
      
Date:November 8, 2017May 7, 2020  By:/s/ Steve Valenzuela
     Steve Valenzuela
     Chief Financial Officer
     (On behalf of the registrant and in his capacity as Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)


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