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 — Q2 2018 call → NOWe need to determine if management indicates that the economic terms of the 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. Let's analyze the transcript. The question is about pricing, rates, fees, etc. The company is JBT, which makes food processing equipment and aeroTech equipment. They discuss orders, revenue, margins. Key points: They mention strong orders, record orders. But do they say that the terms (prices, margins) of new business are better than recent norm? They discuss pricing actions due to raw material costs. They say they are generally able to pass through higher input costs with project quotes albeit with some lag. That is cost pass-through, not a step-up in economics. They also mention that they have taken pricing actions on parts. But that is to offset cost increases. They also discuss restructuring program to improve cost structure, which will improve margins. That is cost savings, not better terms on new business. They mention that they expect margin expansion from restructuring, but that is not about new business terms. They also discuss that they are seeing strong demand, but that doesn't necessarily mean better pricing. The question specifically asks: "does management indicate that the ECONOMIC TERMS OF THE COMPANY'S NEWEST BUSINESS — the prices, rates, fees, spreads, contract sizes, durations, or profitability at which its most recent deals, orders, contracts, renewals, or transactions are being struck — have stepped up MEANINGFULLY ABOVE THE COMPANY'S OWN RECENT NORM, and that this improvement in the terms of incoming business has only BEGUN to flow into the reported results, because most of the business in the reported numbers was still written at the older, less favorable terms?" We need to see if management says that new orders are at better prices/margins than before. They talk about passing through costs, but that is not a step-up in economics; it's just maintaining margins. They also talk about mix, but not about better pricing. They mention that they have taken pricing actions, but that is to offset cost increases. They don't say that they are achieving higher margins on new business. They also mention that they expect margin expansion from restructuring, but that is cost savings, not pricing.
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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 ...