NYSE$ADT

ADT Inc. · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

ADT reported strong revenue growth and expanded product offerings.

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.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.3B

Previous: $1.19B+9.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.03

Previous: $0.13-123.1%
Capital Expenditures

$38.7M

Previous: $32.6M+18.6%
Free Cash Flow

$375M

Previous: $349M+7.5%
Net Income

-$72M

Previous: -$149M+51.7%
Operating Income

$64M

Previous: $11M+481.8%
Gross Profit

$928M

Previous: $902M+2.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$48.7M

Previous: $363M-86.6%
Total Assets

$16.1B

Previous: $17.2B-6.5%

Revenue & EPS history

ADT · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.3B

Q4 2019+9.5%vs Q4 2018
Beat estimate in 11 of 11 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

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.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

-2.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

17 / 37 earnings

Positive

+13.9%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-25.8%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+5.0%-2.2%-6.6%
Q4 2025+2.0%-18.3%-18.3%
Q3 2025-7.9%-5.9%-7.7%
Q1 2025-2.0%+0.9%+3.9%
Q4 2024+7.8%+0.8%+7.6%
Q3 2024+13.9%+6.2%+9.0%
Q2 2024-10.9%-9.1%-6.3%
Q1 2024+0.8%+1.9%+13.2%
Q4 2023+11.2%+12.3%+2.9%
Q3 2023+9.9%+9.1%+10.8%
Q2 2023+5.2%+6.3%-5.5%
Q1 2023-20.7%-13.5%-15.2%
Q4 2022-3.3%-2.4%-8.9%
Q3 2022+2.9%+5.6%+18.2%
Q2 2022+9.7%+7.4%-1.4%
Q1 2022-3.4%-7.0%+2.9%
Q4 2021+7.8%+3.8%+3.8%
Q3 2021-0.6%+1.1%-5.1%
Q2 2021-13.5%-14.0%-17.9%
Q1 2021+3.1%+2.7%+19.6%
Q4 2020-25.8%-30.0%-19.9%
Q3 2020+4.3%+5.9%+22.3%
Q2 2020-5.9%-6.6%-19.4%
Q1 2020+2.2%+4.9%+51.4%
Q4 2019-12.6%-22.6%-38.4%
Q3 2019+8.0%+8.5%+9.1%
Q2 2019-7.1%-11.9%-5.3%
Q1 2019-11.6%-8.9%-13.2%
Q4 2016-11.0%-12.3%-9.6%
Q4 2018-11.0%-12.3%-9.6%
Q3 2017+5.8%+5.8%+0.4%
Q3 2018+10.7%+1.8%+1.8%
Q2 2017-6.1%-6.1%-7.2%
Q2 2018-7.4%+0.0%-3.8%
Q1 2018-7.6%-14.8%-4.1%
Q1 2017-7.6%-14.8%-4.1%
Q4 2017-14.5%-12.2%-11.9%
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