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 about unit size escalation, not just volume. Look for comparisons against own past, already real and recurring, and early stage. In the transcript, management discusses various business lines: cash offer, Direct Plus, Renovations, FLEX. They mention growth in renovations: "we saw 127% increase in closed projects in Q3 compared to Q2, and October saw our highest ever pipeline of projects." That's about number of projects, not size per project. They also mention B2B renovation clients: "nearly 50 B2B renovation clients" and "expanded our offerings to enable third party businesses" - but no mention of average project size increasing. They talk about Direct Plus and FLEX as asset-light, but no mention of deal size escalation. They mention "we are one of the largest renovation companies" and "successfully completed over 30,000 renovations" - that's cumulative, not size per engagement. They talk about "expanding our partner ecosystem" and "national program with Anywhere Real Estate" - but that's about reach, not size of individual deals. No mention of average order value, contract size, or scope per customer increasing. The growth described is in number of clients, number of projects, pipeline, but not that each new engagement is larger than previous ones. Thus answer NO.
| 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.