Sold out of itself: management is turning demand away today because the company cannot supply it, and the fix is already
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2023 call → NOWe need answer YES or NO. Need evaluate transcript. Need determine if management describes currently failing to serve demand it already has, material, and already acting to close gap. Transcript: Chipotle Q3 2023. They discuss strong results, transactions positive, throughput improvements. They mention "opportunity to be even better, particularly when it comes to throughput." They have initiatives to improve throughput. They mention restaurants that execute see improvement of 4-5 entrees in peak 15-min. They talk about "unmet demand"? In Q&A, John Ivankoe asks about unmet demand, whether data shows how much unmet demand based on wait times, people walk away from lines. Brian responds: "we don't have the ability today for the in-restaurant, although we're talking about it... We do know, historically, though, when we drive faster throughput, that we do flow more people not just through the 15 minute period, but we get a lot of incremental transactions as well. So historically, we know that people do -- they walk away from our lines. You can see it anecdotally. When you're in the midtown restaurant, when you see a long line and you see somebody walked by, open up the door and then walk away, that's a lost transaction. We're not able to quantify that specifically, but we know it happens a lot." Then John asks digital side. Brian says "We do have that on the digital side. And your related question was how many restaurants are at capacity? We were able to flex capacity in the restaurant by adding staff. So we will have between one and four people on the DML. And so if you have a very, very busy restaurant on a digital line, you will have as many as four people on that line, including one dedicated person that's going to run an order back and forth. So we have very few restaurants and very few individual periods within our restaurants that are maxed out from a digital standpoint." So management acknowledges lost transactions due to long lines, but says not able to quantify, and says very few restaurants maxed out digitally. Is this "currently failing to serve demand it already has"? They describe people walking away from lines, lost transaction. But is it material? They don't quantify; they say "we know it happens a lot" but not able to quantify. They also say "very few restaurants and very few individual periods...
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OGI · Q3 2022 → YESThe question is: Does management describe that the company is CURRENTLY FAILING TO SERVE DEMAND IT ALREADY HAS — real buyers being turned away, etc., because they can't supply, AND already spending or...YES The transcript shows management describing a current situation where demand is outstripping supply ("we have been really tight on our supply. Our demand was outstripping our supply"), leading to turning away or limiting sales to certain provinces ("we were really stealing from 1 pocket to the other as we're trying to balance the demand to what available capacity we had" and limiting SHRED distribution). This is material, as it affects their ability to serve existing customers fully.
CRL · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is whether management describes the company currently failing to serve demand it already has, and already spending or committing to remove that limit. YES The transcript shows clients securing space in take-or-pay arrangements because of tight capacity, indicating unserved demand from existing buyers. Management notes capacity is well utilized and they are hiring staff to accommodate higher forecasted demand, confirming they are already acting to close the gap. This situation is material given the backlog growth and emphasis on availability over price.
BRBR · Q4 2023 → YESThe question is whether management describes the company currently failing to serve demand it already has, and already spending or committing to remove that limit. NO The transcript shows ongoing capacity constraints and tight supply dynamics, with management noting they are holding back on marketing/promotions due to limited supply and that they lost customers in prior years due to capacity.