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SmartRent helps rental-property owners and managers control access to homes and monitor equipment, while giving residents control of connected locks, thermostats and other devices. Its customers include large U.S. apartment owners and single-family rental operators, and nearly all revenue comes from the United States. Smart Apartments is its main offering and accounts for most revenue.
Customers buy devices and pay for installation, then subscribe to cloud-based services that keep the systems accessible. A central Hub Device links SmartRent’s software to its own and third-party hardware, and the software connects with property-management systems. Hardware sales and software subscriptions together provide most revenue; installation and implementation bring in additional fees.
The business depends on customers equipping more properties and retaining subscriptions, which they need not renew after the initial contract term. Delivering systems also depends on an exclusive supplier of Z-wave chips and a single supplier of the Hub Device’s main processor; switching either would require substantial device changes. Installations must meet building, fire and public-safety requirements, and the handling of residents’ personal data is subject to privacy and data-protection laws.
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SmartRent's results depend on rental-property owners adopting smart-apartment systems, successful deployments and subscription growth, while declining legacy Hub Device amortization weighs on reported revenue.
Housing Starts (Sep)
SmartRent sells and installs smart-home devices and subscriptions for rental properties, so homebuilding activity matters because more new rental units can create demand for its installations and ongoing services.
Expected1.31MLast release1.275M
If it comes in above expectations
If the reading is above the 1.31M estimate, it is above the previous 1.275M. More homes started or permitted than expected could mean more rental units being developed, giving SmartRent's sales and installation teams more opportunities to place devices and begin subscriptions.
If it comes in below expectations
Fewer homes started or permitted than expected could mean fewer rental units being developed, reducing opportunities for SmartRent to install devices and add subscriptions.
SmartRent, Inc. earningsThis company
SmartRent’s report will show whether subscription services are growing while hardware sales stabilize and operating losses narrow.
Read SaaS subscription revenue alongside hardware sales and operating loss. Rising subscriptions, stabilizing hardware sales and a narrower loss would show recurring service revenue from deployed properties gaining weight as the business relies less on device sales. Slower subscription growth, further hardware declines or a wider loss would show that the installed base is not yet producing a steadier revenue and cost structure.
