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 2017 call → NOWe need to determine if management indicates that the economic terms of new 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 numbers still reflect older, less favorable terms. We need to look for evidence in the transcript. The question is about the company's newest business—prices, rates, fees, spreads, etc. The company is a bank. So we look for comments about loan pricing, deposit costs, margins, etc. In the transcript, management discusses net interest margin, loan growth, deposit costs. They mention that they have not increased stated rates on deposit products, but municipal deposits have higher betas and some products tied to Fed funds have increased. They also mention that the margin was stable. They talk about loan growth, but not about pricing improvements. They mention that they are adding lenders, but not that new loans are at better terms. Specifically, Michelle Hickox says: "While we have still not increased our stated rates on deposit products, municipal deposits generally have high betas, and certain products tied to the Fed Funds rate have increased." That suggests deposit costs are rising, but that's a cost increase, not a step-up in economics of new business. Also, they talk about net interest margin being stable. They don't mention that new loans are being written at higher rates or spreads. David Brooks mentions loan growth and hiring lenders, but no mention of better pricing. They talk about the pipeline being good, but not about terms. There is no indication that the terms of new business have improved meaningfully above the company's own recent norm. In fact, they mention that they have not raised deposit rates, and the margin is stable. They also mention that they are seeing pressure on deposits? Actually, they say they have not seen as much pressure on deposits recently. The question asks specifically about the economic terms of the newest business—prices, rates, fees, spreads, etc. The transcript does not indicate any improvement in those terms. They talk about loan growth, but not about better pricing. They talk about cost saves and efficiency, but not about better terms on new business. Thus, the answer is NO. We need to answer only YES or NO.
| 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 ...