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Research Overview

INDEX:
S&P 500
Sector:
Technology
Position:
Short
Date:
Jan 27, 2026

After conducting a forensic financial review of Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI or “the Company”) Spruce Point calls for an independent investigation into the accuracy of its financial reporting and accounting. As a troubled spin-off from Honeywell in 2018, we provide evidence that it has failed to achieve its long-term financial goals, suffers from years of organizational complexity, and has failed to fix lingering technology issues.

We also provide analysis that suggests Resideo has engaged in value-destructive M&A with questionable financial reporting to bolster the appearance of earnings growth. We find the the Company's acquisitions of First Alert and Snap One Holdings in 2022 and 2024, respectively, to be particularly troubled.

With few, if any, levers left to spin upside potential, we believe REZI is now doing an about face and claims the best way to unlock value is to split-up the Company. We think this is a red herring and the real problem is weakening competitive positioning, diminished growth vectors, and growing accounting strains which can’t simply be solved by a split-up. While we applaud REZI for finally settling its obligations to Honeywell in July 2025, it is now left precariously levered at 5.5x (up from 3.3x in 2018) with significant financial uncertainties ahead. Based on our sum-of-the-parts analysis, we believe the share price to be materially overvalued and see 25% – 50% downside risk (to approximately $17.64 – $26.45 per share) and expect shares to underperform the market and its related industries.

The report highlights several key concerns with the Company, including:

  • REZI has a troubled history of organizational complexity, financial failure, and the recent split up announcement is likely to intensify its problems.
  • Recent acquisitions look troubled, paper over REZI’s long-term goal failures, and appear to intensify its financial problems. Its initial foray into large scale acquisitions was First Alert in 2022.
  • REZI’s promoted avenues of growth appear to be sputtering.
  • Ignore REZI’s Non-GAAP results; cash flow never lies and we believe it is the ultimate arbiter of REZI’s failures.  
  • Given the removal of a lingering obligation to Honeywell and the split-up announcement, we see few, if any, upside catalysts to expand REZI’s multiple beyond this historically high level.

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