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 the economic terms of new business have stepped up meaningfully above the company's own recent norm, and that this improvement has only begun to flow into reported results. Looking at the transcript, management discusses pricing, ASPs, and volumes. They mention that Q1 2023 Clear Aligner ASPs are expected to be up from Q4 2022 due to higher pricing and favorable FX. They also mention a 5.5% price increase for 2023. However, they do not explicitly say that the terms of new business have improved meaningfully above recent norms. They talk about stability, not a step-up. They also mention that the reported results still reflect old terms? They say Q1 revenues flat, but ASPs up. They don't say that the improvement is only beginning to flow in. They also mention that they are not providing full year guidance due to uncertainty. The price increase is a planned increase, but they say it's already in effect? They say "we anticipate Clear Aligner ASPs to be up from Q4 2022, primarily due to higher pricing and favorable foreign exchange rates." That suggests they are achieving higher pricing on new orders. But is it a meaningful step-up? They don't quantify it as a step-up above recent norm. They also mention that the reported results still reflect old terms? They say Q1 volumes down sequentially, but ASPs up. They don't say that the improvement is only beginning to flow. They also mention that they expect sequential improvement in revenue as the year goes on, but that's not specifically about terms. The question asks: "Does management indicate that the ECONOMIC TERMS OF THE COMPANY'S NEWEST BUSINESS — the prices, rates, fees, spreads, contract sizes, durations, or profitability at which its most recent deals, orders, contracts, renewals, or transactions are being struck — have stepped up MEANINGFULLY ABOVE THE COMPANY'S OWN RECENT NORM, and that this improvement in the terms of incoming business has only BEGUN to flow into the reported results?" Management mentions a price increase of 5.5% for 2023. They say Q1 ASPs will be up due to higher pricing. But they don't say that this is a meaningful step-up above recent norm. They also don't say that the reported results still mostly reflect old terms. They say Q1 volumes down, but ASPs up. They don't explicitly say that the improvement is only beginning to flow.
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-03 | C |
| BRKL | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-07-30 | B+ |
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| 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 ...