2016 SDM 100 Rankings
How to Use the SDM 100 Tables
The 2016 SDM 100 ranks U.S. security companies serving both residential and non-residential customers. This ranking is based on information provided to or, in few cases, estimated by SDM. Ranked companies were asked to submit either an audited or reviewed financial statement, or a copy of their income tax return showing total gross receipts for the stated period. The vast majority of the firms ranked are privately held.
The main table, which begins on page 67, ranks 100 companies by their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) of December 31, 2015. The company with the highest RMR is ranked as No. 1, and so on. For each of the 100 companies, the following information is provided, from left to right:
- Current year rank, which is based on Dec. 31, 2015, RMR.
- Prior year rank.
- Company name and headquarters location.
- Amount of RMR billed on Dec. 31, 2015.
- Percentage of RMR increase/decrease compared with Dec. 31, 2014.
- Number of recurring-billable customers at year-end 2015.
- Amount of sales revenue from residential system installations in 2015.
- Amount of sales revenue from non-residential system installations in 2015.
- Total gross revenue in millions of dollars. This number represents total revenue in calendar-year or (the company’s) fiscal-year 2015 from security system sales/installation, service, leasing, and monitoring.
- Number of full-time employees.
- Number of business locations, including headquarters.
SDM 100 companies are then re-ranked by several other criteria, including total annual revenue (page 82); residential subscribers (page 70); and non-residential sales revenue (page 76).
Note: An e following the figure indicates it is an SDM estimate.
To find a company by name, use the alphabetical index on page 84.
Table 1 | Table 2 | 2016 SDM 100 Report
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Company | City, State | Recurring Monthly Revenue, Dec. 31, 2015 | RMR Up/Down Compared with Dec. 31, 2014 | Subscribers |
| 1 | 1 | ADT | Boca Raton, Fla. | $275,000,000 | 4.7% | 6,600,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Tyco Integrated Security | Boca Raton, Fla. | $68,750,000e | 10.0% | 500,000e |
| 3 | 4 | Vivint Inc. | Provo, Utah | $55,700,000 | 14.4% | 1,013,917 |
| 4 | 5 | Monitronics Int'l | Dallas, Texas | $45,678,000 | 3.6% | 1,089,535 |
| 5 | 8 | Vector Security Inc. | Warrendale, Pa. | $15,100,000 | 7.1% | 310,725 |
| 6 | 9 | Guardian Protection Services | Warrendale, Pa. | $13,979,332 | 8.7% | 308,252 |
| 7 | 12 | Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc. | Earth City, Mo. | $10,827,984 | 28.2% | 81,426 |
| 8 | 11 | Bay Alarm Company | Pacheco, Calif. | $9,478,475 | 8.4% | 131,955 |
| 9 | 13 | Central Security Group Inc. | Tulsa, Okla. | $7,699,126 | 9.2% | 216,061 |
| 10 | Safe Home Security Inc. / Security Systems Inc. | Cromwell, Conn. | $7,019,949 | 11.5% | 178,767 | |
| 11 | 14 | Alarm Capital Alliance / My Alarm Center | Newtown Square, Pa. | $6,998,722 | 5.6% | 181,921 |
| 12 | 15 | CPI Security Systems Inc. | Charlotte, N.C. | $6,300,000 | 15.6% | 138,000 |
| 13 | 17 | SAFE Security Companies | San Ramon, Calif. | $5,390,312 | 5.1% | 134,757 |
| 14 | 16 | Protect America | Austin, Texas | $5,278,509 | 0.3% | 128,750 |
| 15 | 18 | Guardian Alarm Company | Southfield, Mich. | $5,196,312 | 3.5% | 119,359 |
| 16 | 19 | Kastle Systems Int'l | Falls Church, Va. | $4,900,000 | 6.5% | na |
| 17 | Johnson Controls Inc. | Milwaukee, Wis. | $4,500,000 | 0.0% | 3,735 | |
| 18 | Red Hawk Fire & Security | Boca Raton, Fla. | $4,166,667 | 4.2% | 57,100 | |
| 19 | 20 | Ackerman Security Systems | Atlanta, Ga. | $3,597,848 | 15.0% | 135,222 |
| 20 | 24 | Alarm Detection Systems Inc. | Aurora, Ill. | $2,928,209 | 24.0% | 36,738 |
| 21 | 21 | ADS Security L.P. | Nashville, Tenn. | $2,831,961 | 13.1% | 84,004 |
| 22 | 26 | Electric Guard Dog | Columbia, S.C. | $2,546,131 | 14.2% | 3,277 |
| 23 | 22 | AFA Protective Systems Inc. | Syosset, N.Y. | $2,475,000 | -1.4% | 28,726 |
| 24 | 28 | NorthStar Alarm Services LLC | Orem, Utah | $2,189,290 | 7.2% | 45,575 |
| 25 | 27 | SafeTouch | Jacksonville, Fla. | $2,133,217 | 4.2% | 79,291 |
| 26 | 29 | Per Mar Security Services | Davenport, Iowa | $1,922,538 | 7.8% | 37,229 |
| 27 | 33 | EPS Security | Grand Rapids, Mich. | $1,271,062 | 5.6% | 19,061 |
| 28 | 31 | American Alarm & Communications | Arlington, Mass. | $1,255,671 | 1.0% | 22,190 |
| 29 | 35 | RLC Security Inc. | Wexford, Pa. | $1,243,829 | 12.0% | 28,311 |
| 30 | 32 | SSD Alarm Systems / Kern Security & Fire / Alpha Alarm & McNeill Security | Anaheim, Calif. | $1,238,354 | 1.9% | na |
| 31 | 34 | General Security Inc. | Plainview, N.Y. | $1,219,474 | 6.6% | 45,331 |
| 32 | 36 | Mountain Alarm | Ogden, Utah | $1,090,186 | 9.2% | 34,969 |
| 33 | 30 | First Alarm | Aptos, Calif. | $1,007,383 | 1.2% | 16,423 |
| 34 | 37 | Kimberlite Corp. | Fresno, Calif. | $1,004,535 | 1.5% | 6,038 |
| 35 | 42 | F.E. Moran Inc. Alarm and Monitoring Services | Champaign, Ill. | $1,000,397 | 11.1% | 29,944 |
| 36 | 41 | EMC Security | Suwanee, Ga. | $993,799 | 7.4% | 48,015 |
| 37 | 38 | Select Security | Lancaster, Pa. | $990,000 | 0.4% | 24,111 |
| 38 | 40 | Sonitrol Pacific | Portland, Ore. | $968,692 | 3.6% | 4,655 |
| 39 | 39 | Sonitrol New England | Rocky Hill, Conn. | $958,615 | 1.9% | 27,573 |
| 40 | 46 | Security Force Inc. | Raleigh, N.C. | $894,027 | 19.0% | 20,823 |
| 41 | 43 | Sonitrol of Sacramento & Orange County, Cybex Security | Roseville, Calif. | $852,077 | 4.0% | 4,363 |
| 42 | 44 | Security Equipment Inc. | Omaha, Neb. | $850,167 | 8.8% | 16,023 |
| 43 | 45 | Doyle Security Systems Inc. | Rochester, N.Y. | $814,771 | 7.2% | 22,056 |
| 44 | 47 | Custom Security Systems Inc. | Baton Rouge, La. | $706,056 | 7.2% | 31,346 |
| 45 | 51 | Matson Alarm Co. Inc. | Fresno, Calif. | $677,667 | 10.7% | 21,102 |
| 46 | 48 | All Guard Alarm Systems Inc. | Hayward, Calif. | $664,389 | 2.2% | 13,824 |
| 47 | 54 | Koorsen Fire & Security | Indianapolis, Ind. | $634,380 | 12.2% | 15,237 |
| 48 | 49 | RFI Communications & Security Systems | San Jose, Calif. | $626,311 | 1.9% | 4,074 |
| 49 | 50 | DynaFire Inc. | Casselberry, Fla. | $599,001 | -2.5% | 5,230 |
| 50 | 52 | Custom Security Systems | Lacey, Wash. | $581,500 | 0.0% | 50,077 |
| 51 | 53 | Supreme Security Systems Inc. | Union, N.J. | $560,866 | -1.5% | 6,720 |
| 52 | 55 | Redwire / Sonitrol of Tallahassee, Bay, NW FL, EC FL | Tallahassee, Fla. | $541,287 | 3.9% | 5,823 |
| 53 | 56 | Post Alarm Systems | Arcadia, Calif. | $537,478 | 4.7% | 15,832 |
| 54 | 60 | Habitec Security | Toledo, Ohio | $517,220 | 5.2% | 16,595 |
| 55 | 63 | A-Com Protection Services Inc. | Columbus, Ga. | $498,244 | 9.5% | 15,330 |
| 56 | 57 | Sonitrol of Buffalo, Rochester, Toronto | Buffalo, N.Y. | $497,198 | -0.9% | 5,440 |
| 57 | 58 | Sonitrol Tri-County | Grand Blanc, Mich. | $493,587 | 0.0% | 10,245 |
| 58 | 61 | Peak Alarm Co. Inc. | Salt Lake City, Utah | $479,420 | 2.2% | 9,531 |
| 59 | 62 | Intertech Ci | Pittsburgh, Pa. | $479,000 | 4.8% | 5,430 |
| 60 | 72 | Blue Ridge Security Systems Inc. | Anderson, S.C. | $476,000 | 22.4% | 37,218 |
| 61 | 65 | Sonitrol SW Ohio | Mason, Ohio | $474,886 | 5.9% | 6,671 |
| 62 | AMP Security LLC | American Fork, Utah | $472,000 | 91.9% | 8,567 | |
| 63 | 64 | World Wide Security & GC Alarm Inc. | Garden City, N.Y. | $465,605 | 2.9% | 24,564 |
| 64 | 73 | Bates Security LLC / Sonitrol of Lexington | Lexington, Ky. | $464,516 | 20.4% | 7,348 |
| 65 | 68 | Acadiana Security Plus | Broussard, La. | $458,548 | 6.7% | 13,259 |
| 66 | 69 | Electronix Systems Central Station Alarms Inc. | Huntington Station, N.Y. | $429,000 | 1.7% | 21,694 |
| 67 | 67 | Alarmco Inc. | Las Vegas, Nev. | $422,913 | -4.4% | 9,594 |
| 68 | 66 | The Protection Bureau | Exton, Pa. | $422,046 | -5.5% | 7,653 |
| 69 | 79 | Crime Prevention Security Systems LLC | Gainesville, Fla. | $410,282 | 28.3% | 16,800 |
| 70 | 70 | Scarsdale Security Systems Inc. | Scarsdale, N.Y. | $407,840 | -2.4% | 8,805 |
| 71 | 71 | SMG Security Systems Inc. | Elk Grove Village, Ill. | $396,194 | 1.5% | 6,713 |
| 72 | Universal Protection Security Systems | Santa Ana, Calif. | $375,257 | -11.3% | 2,827 | |
| 73 | 74 | Security Systems of America | Pittsburgh, Pa. | $371,731 | 0.8% | 12,962 |
| 74 | 75 | Washington Alarm Inc. | Seattle, Wash. | $369,046 | 2.6% | 6,521 |
| 75 | 77 | Gillmore Security Systems Inc. | Cleveland, Ohio | $342,779 | 3.6% | 6,579 |
| 76 | 78 | Richmond Alarm Company | Midlothian, Va. | $325,126 | -4.6% | 8,027 |
| 77 | 81 | Amherst Alarm Inc. | Amherst, N.Y. | $319,128 | 9.2% | 34,658 |
| 78 | 85 | Valley Alarm | Sun Valley, Calif. | $315,324 | 10.2% | 9,491 |
| 79 | 82 | Atronic Alarms Inc. | Lenexa, Kansas | $308,343 | 6.3% | 7,437 |
| 80 | 80 | Sonitrol Security Services Inc. | Charlotte, N.C. | $307,904 | 1.7% | 3,938 |
| 81 | 83 | Bonds Alarm Co. Inc. | Phoenix, Ariz. | $300,052 | 4.4% | 10,208 |
| 82 | 87 | Sonitrol of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Ind. | $295,583 | 7.2% | 2,000 |
| 83 | 84 | Sentry Security | Wheeling, Ill. | $276,392 | -3.6% | 5,340 |
| 84 | 92 | NCA | Nashville, Tenn. | $272,374 | 11.7% | 20,504 |
| 85 | 89 | Moon Security Services Inc. | Pasco, Wash. | $266,558 | 6.4% | 8,231 |
| 86 | 88 | Advent Security Corporation | Oreland, Pa. | $263,287 | 0.0% | 6,967 |
| 87 | 86 | Briscoe Protective Systems Inc. | Centereach, N.Y. | $257,545 | -6.6% | 2,654 |
| 88 | 95 | Hoffman Electronic Systems | Atwater, Calif. | $252,148 | 16.2% | 5,325 |
| 89 | 91 | Yarnell Security Systems | Lancaster, Pa. | $250,000 | 2.0% | 8,403 |
| 90 | 90 | Pacific Alarm Systems Inc. | Culver City, Calif. | $248,330 | -0.2% | 3,850 |
| 91 | 93 | Custom Alarm | Rochester, Minn. | $237,224 | 5.5% | 6,838 |
| 92 | LOUD Security Systems Inc. | Kennesaw, Ga. | $227,260 | 27.5% | 8,481 | |
| 93 | VTI Security | Burnsville, Minn. | $226,250 | 7.4% | na | |
| 94 | 96 | Mijac Alarm | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | $221,442 | 2.6% | 6,000 |
| 95 | 94 | Sonitrol of Evansville Inc. | Evansville, Ind. | $218,861 | 0.2% | 2,736 |
| 96 | 97 | Secure Pacific Corporation | Portland, Ore. | $215,480 | 4.5% | 5,144 |
| 97 | SIGNET Electronic Systems Inc. | Norwell, Mass. | $210,000 | 26.5% | 555 | |
| 98 | 99 | Fleenor Security Systems | Johnson City, Tenn. | $209,023 | 8.2% | 6,288 |
| 99 | 98 | Allied Fire & Security | Spokane, Wash. | $206,132 | 5.4% | 7,043 |
| 100 | Sonitrol Security Systems of the Triangle | Raleigh, N.C. | $160,146 | 7.0% | 1,032 |
Footnotes:
e = SDM estimate na = not available or not applicable
No. 1 – Feb. 16, 2016: ADT agrees to be acquired by Apollo, merged with Protection 1.
No. 2 – Jan. 25, 2016: Tyco and Johnson Controls entered into a definitive merger agreement.
No. 3 – SDM’s 2011 Dealer of the Year. Vivint Smart Home launched the Vivint Doorbell Camera in 2015, which became the company’s best-selling smart home product.
No. 4 – Launched key operating system (SAM) that provides the framework necessary for technology enhancements and growth. Rolled out DocuSign partnership, a free digital contract solution for dealers.
No. 5 – SDM’s 2015 Dealer of the Year and 2003 Dealer of the Year.
No. 6 – SDM’s 2013 Dealer of the Year and 1999 Dealer of the Year. Opened a second central station in Arizona. Centers in AZ and PA will operate as if they are one, while enabling independent redundancy.
No. 8 – SDM’s 1998 Dealer of the Year.
No. 9 – Major central station upgrades allowing MAS Mobile-Tech routing and payment acceptance.
No. 11 – Launched a new DIY product offering, LivSecure.
No. 12 – SDM’s 2000 Dealer of the Year.
No. 16 – SDM’s 2015 Systems Integrator of the Year. KastlePresence was launched and IoT platform is in the App Store.
No. 17 – Jan. 25, 2016: Johnson Controls and Tyco entered into a definitive merger agreement. Johnson Controls had double-digit growth in sales volume and ended the year with its largest projects backlog to date.
No. 19 – SDM’s 2007 Dealer of the Year. Achieved double-digit growth year over year in the two key metrics of revenues and RMR growth.
No. 20 – SDM’s 1984 Dealer of the Year. Purchased Safe Systems Inc., Louisville, CO, No. 59 on the 2015 SDM 100.
No. 21 – SDM’s 2014 Dealer of the Year. Formal introduction of ADS +Rewards Customer Loyalty program. Also, strong growth through new acquisitions; record-setting organic growth; expansion of sales team to an all-time-high head count; and good progress in managing the 2G cellular transition.
No. 26 – Completed 90 percent of 2G radio conversions.
No. 31 – Purchased two good companies.
No. 32 – SDM’s 1996 Dealer of the Year.
No. 34 – Completed a technology and communication infrastructure upgrade.
No. 38 – Recognized as Sonitrol Dealer of the Year at the 2015 Sonitrol National Dealers Assoc.
No. 40 – Winner of the BBB Torch Award for marketplace leader and ethics.
No. 41 – Orange County achieving for the second year in a row the fastest growing private small business.
No. 42 – Consolidated from two separate buildings into a new corporate headquarters including moving UL central station.
No. 43 – SDM’s 1997 Dealer of the Year. Launched a mass marketing program.
No. 46 – Purchased Pacific Security’s 657 accounts.
No. 53 – Went paperless and added a camera and access line that is cloud based.
No. 58 – Launched PeakEdge, an access control package centered on an affordable entry point with aggressive RMR generation. This is in addition to PeakLink and PeakView, security and video surveillance packages.
No. 59 – Increased sales year over year by 26 percent.
No. 61 – Building and moving into a new facility.
No. 62 – Increased account production approximately 20 percent over 2014 and retained a significant percentage of those accounts in AMP’s markets.
No. 64 – Acquisition of long-time local competitor, Kentucky Alarm Services.
No. 68 – SDM’s 2010 Dealer of the Year. Celebrated 40 years in business as a family-owned company.
No. 69 – Purchased Scott Alarm, Jacksonville, FL.
No. 74 – Expanded service department and fire inspection department by adding more technicians.
No. 77 – Began a company Attrition Reduction Committee.
No. 79 – SDM’s 2004 Dealer of the Year.
No. 80 – Added video monitoring to central station.
No. 87 – Expanded business model to include industry-related services other than fire and security.
No. 89 – Major updates to central station.
No. 91 – SDM’s 1995 Dealer of the Year.
No. 92 – Secured a multi-million dollar line of credit for acquisitions from Capitol One.
No. 98 – In the final stages of getting central station UL listed.
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Total Annual Revenue | Residential Subscribers | Non-Residential Sales Revenue | Alphabetical Index
