---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001459200-22-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALRM"
cik: "0001459200"
company_name: "Alarm.com Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T23:58:58.899042+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alarm.com reports preliminary Q3 revenue above guidance; Vivint stops license fee payments, dispute sent to arbitration

## Summary
- Vivint notifies Alarm.com it will stop paying license fees under 2013 Patent Cross License Agreement; Alarm.com disputes, files for arbitration.
- Quarterly SaaS/license and total revenue expected to be reduced by ~$6M (2.8% of Q4 2022 total revenue), plus additional legal fees.
- Preliminary Q3 SaaS/license revenue $132.8M-$133M (above guidance $130.9M-$131.1M); total revenue $215M-$215.5M.
- Final Q3 2022 results and conference call scheduled for November 8, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001459200-22-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALRM
- cik: 0001459200
- company_name: Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1459200/000145920022000028/0001459200-22-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1459200/000145920022000028/alrm-20221027.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001459200-22-000028
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001459200-22-000028.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001459200-22-000028.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue between $215 million and $215.5 million.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: between $215 million and $215.5 million
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: million to $131.1 million. • Third quarter hardware revenue is expected to be between $82.0 million and $82.5 million. • Third quarter total revenue is expected to be between $215 million and $215.5 million. The foregoing expected results are preliminary and are subject to change based on the completion of the Company’s quarter-end review process. These
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1459200/000145920022000028/0001459200-22-000028-index.htm

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