Already inside the gate: the company is specified into someone else's next wave, and the wave has not yet shipped
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2017 call → NOWe need to determine if the transcript describes a situation where the company is already chosen/designed into another organization's future product/program, and that wave hasn't arrived yet, and it's large relative to the company. Let's examine the transcript. The company is Cohen & Steers, an asset manager. They discuss various strategies, flows, etc. Key points: They mention a Japanese distribution partner cutting distribution rate on a U.S. REIT fund. That's a negative, not a positive design-in. They mention new product launches, like low duration preferred fund, global preferred SICAV, etc. But these are their own products, not being placed inside another's future program. They mention "sub-advised portfolios in Japan" and "sub-advised accounts" - that's ordinary business. They mention "two new model delivery sub advisory mandates" - these are assets under administration, not AUM. They are Taiwanese preferred securities fund and Korean midstream energy fund. These are new mandates, but are they "designed into" a larger party's future product? They are sub-advisory mandates, meaning they manage money for another firm's product. But is that a secured position for future volume? The transcript says "have begun to fund" - so they are already funding. Not a future wave. They mention "we gained regulatory approval for our global preferred SICAV, which also received funding of $45 million from a Japanese institutional investor" - that's a new fund, but it's their own product. They talk about "DCIO channel" and "Europe" as investments, but no specific design-in. They talk about infrastructure opportunities, but that's their own strategy. The question asks: Does management describe that the company has ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN, SPECIFIED, QUALIFIED, DESIGNED IN, OR OTHERWISE LOCKED INTO POSITION INSIDE ANOTHER ORGANIZATION'S FUTURE PRODUCT, PROGRAM, PLATFORM, BUILD-OUT, OR STANDARD OPERATING PLAN — such that when that outside party's own next wave of activity arrives, this company's volume arrives with it automatically — AND does management convey that this position is secured today while the wave itself has not yet shipped, launched, ramped, or begun at scale? Looking for a specific instance. The closest might be the Japanese distribution partner's fund, but that's a cut, not a design-in.
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | NACCO Industries, Inc. | Q1 2024 | 2024-05-05 | C+ |
| CLGN | CollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd. | Q4 2023 | 2024-04-04 | F |
| EMKR | EMCORE Corporation | Q4 2023 | 2023-12-12 | C+ |
| AIRG | Airgain, Inc. | Q3 2023 | 2023-11-09 | F |
| EVGO | EVgo, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-09 | C+ |
| GFS | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | Q3 2021 | 2021-11-30 | A |
| CUBI | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | Q3 2018 | 2018-10-26 | C+ |
| WYY | WidePoint Corporation | Q3 2016 | 2016-11-09 | D |
| THRM | Gentherm Incorporated | Q2 2016 | 2016-07-28 | C+ |
| GOGO | Gogo Inc. | Q1 2016 | 2016-05-06 | C+ |
| SPR | Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. | Q1 2016 | 2016-04-29 | D |
CUBI · Q3 2018 → YESThe question is about whether management describes that the company has already been chosen or locked into another organization's future product/program, such that volume will come automatically when ...NO The transcript describes a white-label partnership with T-Mobile where BankMobile provides services under T-Mobile's brand, with deposits expected to start in the next year after the launch. However, this does not meet the criteria for a secured position inside T-Mobile's next product or program. The language focuses on a partnership relationship that is still being launched, rather than a design win or qualification already embedded in T-Mobile's future offering. Management refers to it as an "expected white label partnership" and "working on" the launch, indicating it is not yet locked in as part of T-Mobile's committed plan.
EMKR · Q4 2023 → YESThe question is about whether management describes that the company has already been chosen or locked into another organization's future product/program, such that volume will come automatically when ...NO The transcript describes an agreement with Kratos for Inertial Navigation Systems to be included in the XQ58 Valkyrie drone, with the Air Force planning to acquire at least 1,000 units. However, this is framed as an announcement of a new agreement rather than a secured, locked-in position already designed 100% into the platform with volume guaranteed.
NC · Q1 2024 → YESThe question is about whether management describes that the company has already been chosen or locked into another organization's future product/program, such that volume will arrive automatically whe...