Priced like the old business, running like a new one: management is redirecting the call away from the metric investors
The model's full reasoning — Q1 2017 call → NO我们根据规则判断。管理层是否反复将注意力从常规衡量标准转移到已经盈利的不同业务部分?在电话会议中,Victor Herrero明确表示Guess?不是美国中心公司,国际业务(欧洲、亚洲)正在蓬勃发展,而美国零售面临挑战。他提到欧洲零售同店销售增长中双位数,批发订单增长3%,亚洲有增长目标。但这是否构成“设定常规衡量标准并转移”?管理层确实指出美国零售是挑战,但并未明确说传统衡量标准(如美国同店销售)不再是正确指标。他们仍然讨论美国业务,并给出指引。他们强调国际业务是增长引擎,但并未说美国业务不再是主要衡量标准。此外,他们并未说国际业务已经盈利但未反映在报表中——实际上报表中欧洲零售增长强劲,但整体亏损。管理层更多是解释美国市场疲软,而国际业务强劲,但并未明确说“不要看美国同店销售,看欧洲”。他们仍然提供美国同店销售指引。因此,这更像是对业务组合的说明,而非改变衡量标准。规则要求“管理层的自己的动作”,这里没有明确设定常规衡量标准并转移。所以答案应为NO。
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| PRPH | ProPhase Labs, Inc. | Q1 2023 | 2023-05-11 | F |
| CALX | Calix, Inc. | Q1 2023 | 2023-04-20 | C+ |
| WD | Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-09 | C+ |
| LC | LendingClub Corporation | Q4 2021 | 2022-01-26 | A |
| CYBR | CyberArk Software Ltd. | Q3 2021 | 2021-11-04 | B+ |
| LPTH | LightPath Technologies, Inc. | Q4 2021 | 2021-09-09 | D |
| LOB | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | Q3 2018 | 2018-10-25 | C+ |
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