New business is being written on visibly better terms than the company's own recent norm, and the mix shift has just beg
The model's full reasoning — Q4 2022 call → NOWe need to determine if management indicates that economic terms of newest business have stepped up meaningfully above company's own recent norm, and that this improvement has only begun to flow into reported results because most business in reported numbers was still written at older terms. We need to find evidence in transcript. Management discusses various segments. For example, in Ag Services and Oilseeds, they mention strong crush margins, but that's not necessarily about new business terms vs old. They talk about forward outlook. For Nutrition, they mention 10% profit growth, but that's not about terms of new business. For Carbohydrate Solutions, they mention strong margins in starches and sweeteners, but that's not specifically about new contracts vs old. The question is about "economic terms of the company's newest business" - like prices, rates, spreads, contract sizes, etc. Management might discuss that they are signing new contracts at higher prices than before, and that the reported results still reflect older contracts. For example, in a business with long-term contracts, new contracts might be at higher rates, but the current quarter's revenue still reflects older contracts. We need to see if management says that. Looking at the transcript, there is discussion about crush margins, ethanol margins, etc. But those are market conditions, not necessarily about the company's own new business terms. The question specifically asks about "the company's newest business" - meaning the deals, orders, contracts, renewals, or transactions being struck now. Management might say that they are seeing higher prices on new contracts, but the reported results still include older contracts at lower prices. I see in the transcript: For Carbohydrate Solutions, they mention "strong margins in both starches and sweeteners" but that's for the quarter. They also mention "we expect continued solid demand and strong margins for starches, sweeteners and wheat flour." That's forward-looking, not necessarily about new business terms vs old. For Ag Services and Oilseeds, they mention "strong crush margins" and "strong demand" but again, that's market conditions.
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | Q2 2023 | 2023-07-28 | B |
| CARS | Cars.com Inc. | Q1 2023 | 2023-05-06 | B |
| BRX | Brixmor Property Group Inc. | Q1 2023 | 2023-05-02 | A |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | Q4 2022 | 2023-02-22 | B |
| FLR | Fluor Corporation | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-05 | D |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-03 | C |
| BRKL | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-30 | B+ |
| INVH | Invitation Homes Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-28 | B+ |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-20 | B+ |
| GFS | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | Q3 2021 | 2021-11-30 | A |
| GNK | Genco Shipping & Trading Limited | Q2 2021 | 2021-08-07 | A |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | Q2 2018 | 2018-08-03 | B+ |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | Q1 2018 | 2018-04-26 | B+ |
CRL · Q2 2022 → YESThe question is about whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement ...YES Management's comments on Safety Assessment pricing and backlog directly address both required elements: they describe current bookings and backlog at "escalating prices" and "meaningful price increases" that are already achieved on real transactions (not targets or future expectations), while noting that the reported Q2 results are still dominated by older 2022 terms and that the stronger pricing is accelerating into H2 and 2023 bookings.
ESS · Q2 2018 → YESThe question is about whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement ...YES Management describes the loss-to-lease metric rising to 3.
CTO · Q2 2023 → YESThe question is about whether management indicates that the economic terms of the company's newest business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement ...