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Quarter Overview

  • Vivint reported strong momentum from 2020 continuing into Q1 2021.
  • Revenue reached $343.3 million, up 13.2% year-over-year (compared to $303.2 million in Q1 2020).
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin rose to 47.2%, up from 44.5% in Q1 2020.
  • Total subscribers increased 10.2% year-over-year to 1.71 million (from 1.55 million).
  • Smart home originations reached 60,127, a 20% increase year-over-year, driven largely by 29% growth in National Inside Sales.
  • Vivint processed 1.1+ billion daily smart home system events across 23 million connected devices, highlighting sustained customer engagement.

Key Operational Metrics

  • AMRU (Average Monthly Revenue per User): $67.24, a 3% year-over-year increase (driven by new product uptake and deferred revenue recognition).
  • Net service cost per subscriber: $10.77, down from $11.76 in Q1 2020 (lowest in years).
  • Net service margin: 77.7%, indicating strong leverage from Vivint’s vertical integration.
  • LTM attrition: 11.8%, down 230 basis points year-over-year — the lowest in nine quarters.
  • Net subscriber acquisition cost (SAC): $66, down 93% year-over-year, driven by:
    • A 77% reduction in RIC-financed subscribers
    • Greater use of third-party financing
    • Higher equipment pricing and upgrades

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Operator: Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Vivint Smart Home First Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. This time all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to Nate Stubbs, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Nate Stubbs: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us this afternoon to discuss the results of Vivint Smart Home for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Joining me on the conference call is Todd Pedersen, CEO; and Dale R. Gerard, CFO. I would like to begin by reminding everyone that today’s discussion may contain forward-looking statements, including with regards to the company’s future performance and prospects. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of performance, and you should not put undue reliance on these statements. I would direct your attention to the risk factors detailed in the amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2020, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2021. Please be aware that these risk factors may be updated from time to time in the company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that the realization of any such risk factors could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statem

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