Analyst & Board Q&A Prep

Five toughest questions on any topic — with crisp, defensible answers.

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Control Tower

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Q. How does the Control Tower initiative directly contribute to recurring digital revenue, and what is the expected annualized impact over the next 3 years?

A. Control Tower is a SaaS-based platform that enables supply chain visibility and optimization for enterprise customers, driving subscription-based revenue streams. We expect Control Tower to contribute $50–$75M in incremental annual recurring digital revenue by 2027, based on current pipeline and expansion with existing atma.io customers such as Walmart.

Q. What evidence do you have that Control Tower is a differentiated offering versus competitors, and how does this translate to pricing power or margin expansion?

A. Control Tower leverages our unique item-level data from 28B atma.io-enabled products, offering real-time insights and traceability that competitors cannot match at scale. This differentiation supports premium pricing and is expected to deliver digital gross margins in the 65–70% range, materially above our core materials business.

Q. Can you quantify the pipeline or contracted customers for Control Tower, and what is the conversion rate from pilot to full-scale deployment?

A. We currently have over 20 enterprise pilots in progress, including with Walmart and adidas, and a conversion rate from pilot to full deployment above 60%. This robust pipeline underpins our confidence in scaling Control Tower as a growth platform.

Q. What are the key risks to scaling Control Tower, particularly regarding integration with legacy customer systems and data privacy concerns?

A. Integration risk is mitigated by our modular API architecture and proven onboarding with global retailers. Data privacy is addressed through enterprise-grade security and compliance with all relevant regulations; to date, we have not experienced any material customer attrition due to these concerns.

Q. How does Control Tower support Avery Dennison’s valuation expansion thesis, and what are the key milestones investors should track?

A. Control Tower accelerates our transition to a higher-multiple, digital-first business model, supporting both top-line growth and margin expansion. Key milestones include ARR growth, customer expansion within existing logos, and digital revenue as a percentage of total sales, which we expect to reach 10% by 2027.