Demand pull is outrunning the plan for one still-small offering, and the company is visibly re-pointing itself at it
The model's full reasoning — Q4 2017 call → NOWe need answer YES or NO. Need analyze transcript. Need identify offering with both: customer response ahead of prepared, and company responding now with more resources. Offering likely identity verification / Mobile Verify. Let's examine. Management says identity revenue grew 54%, SaaS transactions >100%. New customers. Equifax breach accelerates. "We are beginning to see demand generated by the Equifax breach as enterprises look to Mitek to augment or replace traditional verification methods." Is that current uptake? They mention new customer acquisitions. But is customer response running ahead of what company prepared? Need find explicit. They say "We made significant progress... growing new ID customers by 30%, growing ID revenue by 54%, growing SaaS transactions by more than 100%." That's strong. But ahead of plan? They mention "we continue to see strong market demand" and "we will continue to invest in this growth opportunity." Also Jeff: "we’ll be investing this year or already are investing in technology, customer success and sales and marketing, and a lot of that investment is going to be very front-end loaded, so we’re going after this market. We need the resources to go do it and we know thankfully how does the mobile deposit business but gives us the cash do it. So, a lot of the increased investment will happen at the beginning of the year and then will continue through the year." That is response. But is it because demand ahead of plan? They say "we continue to see strong market demand" and "we will continue to invest." Not necessarily ahead of plan. Need specific. Question asks: "does management describe ONE identifiable offering or initiative ... for which BOTH: (1) CUSTOMER RESPONSE IS RUNNING AHEAD OF WHAT THE COMPANY HAD PREPARED FOR. Management indicates that real, current uptake ... is stronger, faster, or broader than the company had planned, staffed, stocked, built, or budgeted for." Need find phrase. Maybe "growing our SaaS transactions by more than 100%" and "we are beginning to see demand generated by Equifax breach" but no explicit "ahead of plan". Also "we continue to see strong market demand" not ahead. Maybe "Mobile Verify for lending" new product? No. Maybe "ICAR acquisition" extends coverage. Not. Maybe "identity verification" is smaller part (29% revenue) and growing.
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