Growing out of the old self: management itself says the company has quietly become a different business, and the numbers
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2017 call → NOThe question asks whether management conveys that the company is running on a different basis than its reported results and reputation were built on, with both halves present: (1) a change of basis already real, and (2) management says the record and perception lag the change. Let me examine the transcript for evidence. Key quotes from Sergio Marchionne: 1. On foreign exchange: "I think one of the things that Ferrari has to resolve, and it has to be resolved relatively quickly, is that given the scarcity with which it is managing supply, it is in a position now to look at its pricing mechanisms in euros and not necessarily be driven by foreign currency considerations. I think one of the most disturbing things about these presentations is having to deal with this understanding about the foreign exchange hedges and how it reconciles from one period to another. The thing that is much more structural of a Ferrari is the annuity nature of its earnings in Euro. I think we need to protect that basis. I think we need to be unimpacted by foreign exchange fluctuations. And I think the big task that we have here, together with our commercial organization is to drive their pricing mechanism to the field. And we intend to do that hopefully within the next six months." This is about pricing in euros, but it's framed as a task to be done in the next six months, not as an accomplished change. It's a plan, not a present-tense reality. 2. On the five-year plan: "We owe you another story. And I mentioned this surely in the last couple of times we talked on the call. We do owe you a 5-year plan. And I think that hopefully when we get together sometime in the early part of 2018, you'll be able to tell that the EBITDA generation on a margin basis for this business is capable of significant expansion." This is about future plans, not current state. 3. On the utility vehicle: "I think that based on what we've seen the support, you asked me the last time we talked as to whether the board has seen it, the board has now seen it, And we have run it through customers. I think the reception has been quite good. It's early days I think it needs to be refined further. We'll continue to do more, more work on this. But I think the initial reaction, Adam, based on what I know today the project is a go." This is about a future product, still in development, not yet launched. It's a plan. 4.
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CALX · Q1 2023 → YESThe question is whether management conveys that the company today is running on a different basis than what its reported results and reputation were built on. Both parts: a change of basis already rea...YES The transcript shows management describing the company as now operating on a fundamentally different basis—selling into a new market of broadband service providers building consolidated networks, shifting from a legacy cyclical model to sequential revenue through platforms, clouds, and managed services—while treating this as an accomplished reality today, not a future plan. They emphasize numbers like 988 BSP deployments, 865 cloud customers, and 334 managed services customers, along with three years of over 25% growth, as evidence of this new foundation already in place.
SANG · Q2 2024 → YESThe question is whether management conveys that the company today is running on a different basis than the one its reported results and reputation were built on. Both parts: a real change of basis alr...
WD · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is whether management conveys that the company today is running on a different basis than the company its reported results and reputation were built on. Specifically, two parts: a change ...