New business is being written on visibly better terms than the company's own recent norm, and the mix shift has just beg
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2022 call → NOWe need to answer YES or NO based on the transcript. The question asks whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement has only begun to flow into reported results because most of the reported business was still written at older, less favorable terms. We need to find if management conveys both halves. The transcript is about Chemed Corporation, with VITAS (hospice) and Roto-Rooter (plumbing). The question is about "newest business" - likely referring to the company's operations. We need to see if management describes new contracts, pricing, rates, etc., improving versus their own recent past, and that the reported results still reflect old terms. Looking at the transcript: For VITAS, they discuss hiring and retention bonuses, staffing expansion, and patient census. They mention reimbursement rates: "Reimbursement rates in the quarter were negatively impacted by 200 basis points as a result of CMS reimplementing the 2% sequestration cut" - that's a negative. They also mention acuity mix shift reducing revenue. No mention of improved pricing or rates on new business. For Roto-Rooter, they discuss revenue growth, but no mention of pricing improvements. They mention "pricing power" in Kevin's comment: "we have observed once again the pricing power of Roto-Rooter. I mean we're in a difficult inflationary environment. And one of the most difficult things to do is get necessary pricing increases through. And clearly, when you look at the demand issues as they come out of the pandemic and then our results, clearly, Roto-Rooter has been successful in getting those." That suggests they have been able to increase prices, but is that a step-up above their own recent norm? They say "pricing power" and "successful in getting those" - but is it described as meaningfully better than recent past? Also, is it said that the reported results still mostly reflect old terms? No, they don't say that. They talk about cost controls and revenue growth. The question specifically asks about "the economic terms of the company's newest business" - meaning the prices, rates, fees, etc. at which recent deals are struck.
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | Q2 2023 | 2023-07-28 | B |
| CARS | Cars.com Inc. | Q1 2023 | 2023-05-06 | B |
| BRX | Brixmor Property Group Inc. | Q1 2023 | 2023-05-02 | A |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | Q4 2022 | 2023-02-22 | B |
| FLR | Fluor Corporation | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-05 | D |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-03 | C |
| BRKL | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-30 | B+ |
| INVH | Invitation Homes Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-28 | B+ |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-20 | B+ |
| GFS | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | Q3 2021 | 2021-11-30 | A |
| GNK | Genco Shipping & Trading Limited | Q2 2021 | 2021-08-07 | A |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | Q2 2018 | 2018-08-03 | B+ |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | Q1 2018 | 2018-04-26 | B+ |
CRL · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is about whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement ...YES Management's comments on Safety Assessment pricing and backlog directly address both required elements: they describe current bookings and backlog at "escalating prices" and "meaningful price increases" that are already achieved on real transactions (not targets or future expectations), while noting that the reported Q2 results are still dominated by older 2022 terms and that the stronger pricing is accelerating into H2 and 2023 bookings.
ESS · Q2 2018 → YESThe question is about whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement ...YES Management describes the loss-to-lease metric rising to 3.
CTO · Q2 2023 → YESThe question is about whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement ...