Sequential re-rating: management describes the same offering landing bigger the second and third time around
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2023 call → NOWe need to determine if management describes successive engagements of the same kind coming in at progressively larger size. The question asks: does management convey that the deals, orders, contracts, projects, customers, sites, or programs it is landing NOW are individually bigger, broader, or longer than the ones it was landing for the same offering not long ago? We need to look for any statement in the transcript that indicates an escalation in unit size of business. The transcript includes comments from Ric Phillips and Jana Croom. They discuss record sales, growth in verticals, facility expansions, etc. But do they mention that the size of individual deals or programs is increasing? They talk about new program wins, but not about the size of those wins being larger than before. They mention "new program wins" and "increased capacity" but no comparison of deal size. They talk about "new and existing programs" and "ramp up" but not about larger individual engagements. They mention "the road to $2 billion in annual revenue is within our sights" and "new program wins" but no specific statement about the average size of new orders increasing. They also mention "new product introductions" and "capital needed for new product introductions" but not about larger contracts. The only possible hint is in the automotive vertical: they talk about increased electronic content per vehicle, which could mean higher value per program, but that's about content per unit, not about the size of contracts or programs. They say "the applications we support are agnostic to the type of vehicles produced" and "adding functionality to it increases the complexity of the manufacturing process and it increases the value to our customers." That suggests higher revenue per unit, but not necessarily larger contracts or programs. It's about the value of the product, not the size of the engagement. They also mention "new emerging market for EV charging stations" but no specifics on deal size. No mention of "larger deals" or "bigger orders" or "more expansive contracts" compared to past. Thus, the answer is NO. We need to be careful: the question asks if management conveys that the deals, orders, contracts, projects, customers, sites, or programs it is landing NOW are individually bigger, broader, or longer than the ones it was landing for the same offering not long ago.
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASO | Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. | Q1 2024 | 2024-06-11 | C+ |
| AKYA | Akoya Biosciences, Inc. | Q2 2023 | 2023-08-07 | C+ |
| SPT | Sprout Social, Inc. | Q2 2023 | 2023-08-04 | B+ |
| SGRY | Surgery Partners, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-02 | B+ |
| CYBR | CyberArk Software Ltd. | Q3 2021 | 2021-11-04 | B+ |
| ASAN | Asana, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2021-09-01 | B+ |
| OWL | Blue Owl Capital Inc. | Q2 2021 | 2021-08-10 | B+ |
AKYA · Q2 2023 → YESThe question is: Does management describe that the company's SUCCESSIVE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE SAME KIND ARE COMING IN AT PROGRESSIVELY LARGER SIZE? YES The transcript shows management describing a clear pattern of escalating project sizes in the translational/clinical space. Brian notes a migration from exploratory studies (reasonable size) to larger retrospective studies and even larger retrospective-prospective ongoing clinical studies, with projects moving "further and further downstream.
ASAN · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is: Does management describe that the company's SUCCESSIVE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE SAME KIND ARE COMING IN AT PROGRESSIVELY LARGER SIZE? YES Management describes exactly this pattern. Dustin notes the company is “closing larger deals and expanding seats across departments and geographies quickly in large organizations,” and that the growth in the >$50k cohort “reflected an acceleration in our largest enterprise customers.
SGRY · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is: Does management describe that the company's SUCCESSIVE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE SAME KIND ARE COMING IN AT PROGRESSIVELY LARGER SIZE? YES The transcript shows management describing exactly this pattern for physician recruiting cohorts. Wayne notes that the 2022 cohorts are “no exception to this trend, bringing more cases with a higher overall net revenue per case than our 2021 cohorts did in the same period last year.