Dec 31, 2019

ADT Q4 2019 Earnings Report

ADT reported strong revenue growth and expanded product offerings.

Key Takeaways

ADT Inc. reported a 10% increase in total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019, reaching $1,298 million. The company's net loss decreased to $72 million compared to the previous year's $149 million. The company continues to see its residential customer base move to interactive services, with a record forty-seven percent of customers using them at the end of 2019.

Total revenue increased by 10% to $1,298 million.

Net loss improved to $72 million from $149 million.

Residential customer base increasingly adopting interactive services.

Full year sales for Red Hawk, combined with double digit organic growth and tuck-in acquisitions helped expand ADT’s commercial revenue by $450 million during the year and now represents over 20% of total revenue.

Total Revenue
$1.3B
Previous year: $1.19B
+9.5%
EPS
-$0.03
Previous year: $0.13
-123.1%
Gross Customer Rev. Attrition
13.4%
Previous year: 13.3%
+0.8%
Gross Profit
$928M
Previous year: $902M
+2.9%
Cash and Equivalents
$48.7M
Previous year: $363M
-86.6%
Free Cash Flow
$375M
Previous year: $349M
+7.5%
Total Assets
$16.1B
Previous year: $17.2B
-6.5%

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Forward Guidance

The Company is providing the following preliminary financial guidance for 2020: Total Revenue $5,000 - $5,300 million, Adjusted EBITDA $2,175 - $2,250 million, Free Cash Flow before special items $630 - $670 million.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income