Insiders still discovering the upside: management reports the opportunity keeps revealing itself bigger in live operatio
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2017 call → NOWe need to determine if management conveys that it is still discovering new upside inside business that is already working, with fresh discoveries from live operation and management responding with real attention/resources. Let's analyze the transcript. Key points: - Peter Kirlin: "FPD sales improved sequentially for the first time in several quarters primarily due to strong main stream demand. It’s worth mentioning that FPD sales improved each month during the quarter, with April being the strongest month in this period. In fact, our facilities are running near full capacity as we exited the quarter. We anticipate this will continue even as we add capacity over the next several months." This indicates they are seeing demand grow month by month, and they are adding capacity. That suggests they are discovering that demand is stronger than expected? But is it a fresh discovery? They mention they ordered tools last year, so they anticipated growth. But the fact that they are running near full capacity and sales improved each month might be a positive surprise. However, they also say "We anticipate this will continue" - so they are responding by adding capacity. - High-end IC: "High-end IC while down sequentially, also achieved improving sales trends during the quarter, with a relatively higher level of backlog as we ended the third quarter." So they see improving trends. - "High-end memory demand had a positive impact on our sales [indiscernible] logic in Korea." That's a positive. - "High-end logic in Taiwan remained very soft, but we anticipate improving demand trends now that our largest IC customer has obtained approval to produce 28-nanometer in our new China fab." That's a future expectation. - Peter: "So in summary, second quarter performance was essentially in line with the first quarter. We saw improving demand across the business during the quarter, and believe those positive trends will continue as we move into the second half of the year." That's general. - On FPD: "We are still in the planning phases and are evaluating potential sites for expansion." That's for FPD in China. - The JV announcement: They are forming a JV with DNP for China IC. That is a strategic move, but not necessarily a discovery from live operation.
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