Scarcity of the company's own output: buyers are being told to wait, and management is choosing who gets served
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2017 call → NOWe need to determine if management conveys that the company cannot supply everything customers want, with demand running ahead of supply, causing waiting, allocation, rationing, or turning away. Look for statements about lead times, backlogs, capacity constraints, allocation, etc. Scan the transcript. George Cope mentions: "we added 106,000 broadband customers, which is traditionally for us a soft quarter in terms of overall broadband net adds." That's about net adds, not supply constraint. He talks about fiber rollout: "we now expect to service more than 3.7 million FTTH locations by the end of this year, up about 100,000 households and businesses" - that's about expansion, not constraint. He mentions "we are just working as fast as the team can go to get this program executed on." That's about speed of build, but not about customers waiting. He mentions "we had some real tough weather issues here in June, and frankly, the wet weather across our footprint had quite an impact on the repair side. And so we think that pushed out some of our install work near the end of the quarter that we had to catch up on in July." That's a temporary hiccup, but not a current allocation or waiting. It's a one-time disruption already resolved? He says "we saw a little bit of that come back in July." So it's a brief logistical issue, not a sustained scarcity. He talks about Alt TV launch, but no mention of limited supply. He talks about wireless ARPU growth, usage, but no mention of capacity constraints. He mentions "we are getting a much higher take rate on people saying connect now. That doesn’t mean they’ve taken the service, but it means we’ve run rate to the whole on a much higher rate than we initially anticipated." That's about pre-connecting, not about waiting. No mention of backlogs, lead times, allocation, rationing, or customers being turned away. The question asks: "Does management convey that the company currently CANNOT SUPPLY EVERYTHING ITS CUSTOMERS WANT FROM IT — that real demand for what the company sells is running ahead of the company's ability to produce, deliver, install, or serve it — AND that, as a result, buyers are experiencing some form of waiting, allocation, rationing, or being turned away, while management is actively deciding how the limited supply gets distributed?" There is no such statement.
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FSS · Q1 2018 → YESThe question is: Does management convey that the company currently CANNOT SUPPLY EVERYTHING ITS CUSTOMERS WANT FROM IT — demand running ahead of ability to produce, deliver, etc., buyers experiencing ...YES The transcript shows management describing current extended lead times for key products (sewer cleaners, hydro-excavators), chassis availability constraints causing customers to accelerate orders, and the company actively managing supply by adding shifts, hiring, investing in machinery, and reallocating production to reduce lead times and secure chassis—indicating demand is pressing against current capacity, with buyers feeling the wait and the company prioritizing fulfillment. This meets the criteria of present-tense scarcity and active allocation management. No, the answer is not NO, as the situation is not merely anticipated or resolved. The response is YES. The transcript shows management describing current extended lead times for key products (sewer cleaners, hydro-excavators), chassis availability constraints causing customers to accelerate orders, and the company actively managing supply by adding shifts, hiring, investing in machinery, and reallocating production to reduce lead times and secure chassis—indicating demand is pressing against current capacity, with buyers feeling the wait and the company prioritizing fulfillment. This meets the criteria of present-tense scarcity and active allocation management.
BRBR · Q4 2023 → YESThe question is: Does management convey that the company currently CANNOT SUPPLY EVERYTHING ITS CUSTOMERS WANT FROM IT — demand running ahead of production/delivery, buyers experiencing waiting/alloca...YES The transcript shows management describing ongoing tight demand-supply dynamics, limited supply preventing full restart of promotions/marketing, and active management of allocation (e.g., prioritizing production scale-up timing, weeks of supply targets, and sequencing promotions before marketing) because current output cannot yet satisfy all customer demand. This reflects buyers feeling the constraint now, with management deciding distribution and prioritization rather than simply reporting unconstrained growth. The past capacity issues are referenced as context, but the present-tense statements on remaining tightness and deliberate holding back confirm the current reality. No other factors (like external shortages) override this. Thus, the answer is YES.
HY · Q3 2021 → YESThe question is: Does management convey that the company currently CANNOT SUPPLY EVERYTHING ITS CUSTOMERS WANT FROM IT — demand running ahead of ability to produce/deliver — AND buyers experiencing wa...YES The transcript shows management describing a record backlog (98,800 units) and extended delivery lead times caused by component shortages and logistics constraints that limit shipments despite strong bookings and fully slotted plants. Customers are booking ahead to secure queue slots, and management is actively managing the backlog and margins rather than simply reporting unmet demand. This meets the criteria of current scarcity in the company's own production capacity/slots, with buyers experiencing waiting and competition for limited output. The root cause (components) is acknowledged, but the effect is that the company's output is the scarce resource now, and management is deciding allocation. Therefore, the answer is YES.