Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “SMRT.”
Holders of Record
As of December 31, 2024, there were 13 stockholders of record of our Class A Common Stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of holders of record and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any dividends on our Class A Common Stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in our business and therefore we do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The terms of our Senior Revolving Facility, as defined in Note 6 to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report, also restrict our ability to pay dividends, and we may also enter into credit agreements or other borrowing arrangements in the future that will restrict our ability to declare or pay cash dividends on our capital stock.
Stock Performance Graphs and Cumulative Total Return
The following shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of our other filings under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our Class A Common Stock with the cumulative total return on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The chart assumes $100 was invested on February 9, 2021 (the date our Class A Common Stock commenced trading on NYSE), in the Class A Common Stock of SmartRent, Inc., the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 2000 Index, and assumes the reinvestment of any dividends.
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The comparisons in the graph below are based upon historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast, future performance of our Class A Common Stock.
The information under “Stock Performance Graphs and Cumulative Total Return” is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and irrespective of any general incorporation language in those filings.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table summarizes the share repurchase activity for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid Per Share (2)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
October 1 - October 31, 2024
2,300
$
1.72
2,300
$
22,728
November 1 - November 30, 2024
723
$
1.59
723
$
21,587
December 1 - December 31, 2024
-
$
-
-
$
21,587
Total
3,023
3,023
(1) In March 2024, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50,000,000 of our Class A common stock. Repurchases under the program can be made through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions and other means in compliance with applicable federal securities laws, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. We have discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be repurchased from time to time. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended at any time at our discretion. Refer to Note 7 — Convertible Preferred Stock and Equity in Part I, Item 8, of this Report for additional information related to share repurchases.
(2) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases.
Item 6. [Reserved]
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