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A yearly report ranking the top 100 U.S. companies that earn their revenues from the sale, installation, service and monitoring of electronic security systems to residential and non-residential customers.
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3 Top SDM 100 Companies Talk Challenges, Successes

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Karyn Hodgson
June 10, 2022

Each of these companies not only improved their 2021 RMR by double digit percentage points over 2020, but also moved several spots up on the SDM 100 ranking as a result. 


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Top Brands Among the 2022 SDM 100 Companies

Which suppliers do the largest security dealers use? This SDM 100 brand-usage report details the manufacturers and distributors that earned their business in 2021.
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Karyn Hodgson
June 10, 2022

The top manufacturers and distributors used by SDM 100 dealers.


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The 2022 SDM 100: Navigating the High Seas

Facing headwinds on several fronts, SDM 100 companies in 2021 had to get creative to move forward. By the numbers it appears most of them were able to manage uncertainties and succeed — and some turned their sails to take advantage of new circumstances.
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Karyn Hodgson
May 5, 2022

Despite the uncertainty and challenges it presented, however, the top security dealers held their own, and some even thrived, finding new paths and opportunities.


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The 2021 SDM 100: Strong in the Face of Adversity

COVID-19 was the backdrop to the story of the SDM 100 companies in 2020. Despite the uncertainty and challenges it presented, however, the top security dealers held their own, and some even thrived, finding new paths and opportunities.
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Karyn Hodgson
May 7, 2021

If there is one word that could describe 2020, both in life and for the top 100 security dealers, it is unpredictable. Following several years of growth — and a very strong 2019 — SDM 100 companies found themselves on slippery ground beginning in March 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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2020 SDM 100 Report: After Peak Performance, What’s Next?

The excellent growth SDM 100 companies had in 2019, followed by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, is like being on the summit without a clear view of the landscape. Dealers are looking to their RMR to carry them through.
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Laura Stepanek
May 11, 2020

This year’s SDM 100 report and rankings show excellent growth for the SDM 100 companies in 2019. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic was just starting to hit as the security industry’s top companies were filling out the 2020 SDM 100 applications; to many of this year’s companies, it is like being on a mountaintop without a clear view of the landscape. Read on to look at this year’s top security companies ranked by recurring monthly revenue, along with their thoughts and projections for what lies ahead.


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2019 SDM 100: Above Average

While many security dealers on the SDM 100 Report describe 2018 as an “average” year, the numbers show 5 percent growth in RMR and some peculiar market forces at work that may be shifting generalist dealers to become specialists.
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Laura Stepanek
May 9, 2019

SDM 100 security dealers mutually tallied $655 million in RMR on December 31, 2018, on 12.6 million subscribers.


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The Most Popular Brands Among the 2018 SDM 100

Which suppliers do the largest security dealers use? This SDM 100 brand-usage report lists the manufacturers and distributors that earn their business
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Laura Stepanek
June 27, 2018

The security industry looks to the SDM 100 — a group of the 100 largest security companies ranked by their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) — as a wellspring of industry trends and operational best practices. So, which manufacturers and distributors are behind the SDM 100, supporting them with the products, solutions and services that help make them successful?


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Top Security Dealers Identify Top Issues

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Laura Stepanek
May 22, 2018

IoT, DIY/MIY, cyber security, active shooters — SDM 100 dealers talk about the issues that will have the biggest impact, either positive or negative, on their businesses this year.


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2018 SDM 100: Security Dealers Prevail

2018 SDM 100: Security Dealers Prevail

While growth was not quite as robust as the prior year, SDM 100 dealers still managed to grow RMR by 4.2 percent last year, despite the many disruptors now present in the channel
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Laura Stepanek
May 10, 2018
Collectively, the SDM 100 security dealers grew their RMR 4.2 percent, from $618 million to $643 million last year. Among the top 100 there were 88 dealers who individually improved their RMR rate in 2017 over 2016.
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2017 SDM 100: 27th Annual Report

To stay on top of this ever-expanding market, SDM 100 dealers will need highly skilled technical talent.
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Laura Stepanek
May 11, 2017

The result of the 2017 SDM 100 was upbeat: Collectively, the industry’s 100 largest security dealers grew their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) 18.4 percent, from $612 million to $725 million, last year.


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