Someone else's clock has started running against them: the company is being paid to solve a problem that is already cost
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2022 call → NOWe need answer only YES or NO based on transcript. Need assess if management describes counterparties already losing something real and ongoing as long as they don't have company's product, and behavior reflects that. Also dynamic generating meaningful business ahead. Look at transcript. Ric Fulop mentions customers: BMW, Tesla suppliers, GM, Grainger, aerospace, Caterpillar printing molds, etc. "Caterpillar... initially had one machine, and then there's now 4 systems running between partners and themselves just trying to keep up with production. And they have a huge backlog that they're trying to catch up with." This suggests customers have backlog and are using company's systems to catch up. But is that "running meter on other side"? Management describes customers have huge backlog they're trying to catch up with, but not explicitly cost/loss accumulating while they don't have company's product. Also "supply chain disruption" as driver for adoption. But does management say counterparties are losing money/output until they get company? They mention "many, many customers who are behind production and are looking at us as a solution." That implies customers are behind production, losing output, and solution helps. But it may be generic. Need also behavior: repeat customers, expanding deployments. But is that because running meter? Ric: "We continue to see successful customers expand their deployments with our solutions with new orders beyond their initial systems" - that shows repeat behavior. But not necessarily described as chasing due to accumulating loss. Also "Defense Logistics Agency contract worth potential $15 million" etc. Need see if management conveys dynamic "company is being chased by people whose own losses grow while they wait." The transcript says "we have many, many customers who are behind production and are looking at us as a solution." That is customers with production backlog, they need solution. But is that "present-tense reality" of accumulating loss? It's somewhat. However, answer requires both halves: running meter on other side, and counterparties already acting like meter is running. Also meaningful business ahead. Let's examine more. Ric: "We continue to see momentum in blue chip customer adoption... BMW is using our solutions for critical components...
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACT | TransAct Technologies Incorporated | Q4 2022 | 2023-03-08 | A |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-03 | C |
| SYM | Symbotic Inc. | Q3 2022 | 2022-08-01 | B+ |
| GTES | Gates Industrial Corporation plc | Q4 2021 | 2022-02-07 | C+ |
SYM · Q3 2022 → YESThe question is: Does management describe that ITS COUNTERPARTIES ARE ALREADY LOSING SOMETHING REAL AND ONGOING — money, output, access, standing, time, or an opportunity of their own — FOR AS LONG AS...YES The transcript shows management describing customers' ongoing pain from labor shortages and broken supply chains that prevent them from handling demand, with customers actively clamoring for faster deployments and wanting the system as quickly as possible.
CRL · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is whether management describes that their counterparties are already losing something real and ongoing — money, output, access, standing, time, or an opportunity — for as long as they do...
GTES · Q4 2021 → YESThe question is: Does management describe that ITS COUNTERPARTIES ARE ALREADY LOSING SOMETHING REAL AND ONGOING — money, output, access, standing, time, or an opportunity of their own — FOR AS LONG AS...