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 2022 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 because most of the reported business was still written at older, less favorable terms. Looking at the transcript, management discusses pricing and ASPs. They mention blended average selling price (ASP) increased 5% year-over-year in Q2, driven by adoption of newer products like Mini-Incision and Adductoplasty, and ancillary products. They also mention new product releases like the 3-in-1 guide, S4A plating system, etc., which likely command higher ASPs. They say "we generally expect an upward trend in blended ASP to continue over time." But do they say that the improvement is only beginning to flow into results? They mention that the new products were just released in August (after Q2) and that they are rolling out. They say "we're also going to continue to keep commercializing additional bunion-focused ancillary products that will continue to contribute to that blended ASP." But they don't explicitly say that the reported results are still dominated by old terms. They do say that the new products are being rolled out and will contribute to future ASPs. However, the question requires that management conveys that the improvement is early in the numbers, i.e., the reported period is still dominated by business at earlier terms. They mention that the new products were previewed in February and released in August, so during Q2 they were not yet fully available. But they also say that the ASP increase in Q2 was already 5% year-over-year, which is a step up. But is it "meaningfully above the company's own recent norm"? 5% is not huge. Also, they attribute the increase to product mix, not necessarily a step change. They also mention that they expect Q3 revenue to be consistent with Q2, implying no big jump. They don't say that the better terms are only beginning to flow in. They do say "we generally expect an upward trend in blended ASP to continue over time" but that's forward-looking. The question asks if management indicates that the terms of new business have visibly improved versus the company's own recent past, and that the reported results still mostly reflect old terms.
| 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 ...