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 — Q4 2016 call → NOWe need answer YES/NO based on transcript. Need identify if management describes currently failing to serve demand it already has, material, and acting to close gap. Transcript: multiple topics. Need find if any business segment has unserved demand. They mention LPG export terminal: "we expect the facility to be loading to near capacity this month." "we premised eight cargoes a month... In December we did about $5.5 million? Actually "we premised eight cargoes a month. I think we did about $5.5 million." Hmm. "January we did eight cargoes. I think we have the same laid in for February and March." They talk spot cargos about 70% of premised. But is demand unserved? They say "On the volume side, it's been strong demand. We're seeing good pull out of Asia... So I think the good news is on the volume side." But no mention turning away buyers. They discuss refinery turnarounds causing low utilization but that's planned maintenance, not unserved demand. They discuss Chemicals start-up, but not unserved demand. They discuss DCP and NGL infrastructure: "producers are beginning to ask that" for frac two; but that's future demand? "we're seeing a lot of NGL looking at our de-ramp or the ramp-up on Sand Hills out of the Permian. And so producers are beginning to ask that. So I think we're looking to develop that." This is potential future need, not currently unserved. Also they have expansion announced on Sand Hills line from 285 to at least 350. But is there current unserved demand? They say "high interest, I would say, from producers in moving their liquids to market." That's prospects, not actual buyers turned away. Not enough. Question: "does management describe that the company is CURRENTLY FAILING TO SERVE DEMAND IT ALREADY HAS — that real, identified buyers are being turned away, made to wait, given less than they asked for..." Need specific. There is mention of Beaumont storage: "good demand for storage right now" and they are expanding. But no indication they are turning away. They say "We've done those projects. We're also in the process of really going through an engineering project to get our dock rate utilization up to go from 300,000 to 600,000. That's particularly important for crude.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.