Second engine igniting off the first: an unplanned-for adjacent revenue stream has started paying, and management is now
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2021 call → NOWe need answer only YES or NO. Need analyze transcript. Need determine if management describes second distinct way of making money emerged from existing operations/assets/customers/capabilities, already generating real paying business, and deliberately growing. Let's parse transcript. Company Clarivate, has science group, IP group, CPA Global acquisition, ProQuest proposed. They mention professional services, transactional revenue, subscription, recurring. Need find second avenue that grew out of first. Maybe "professional services sells products" - professional services as additional revenue stream from existing capabilities? They mention "professional services business, which increased 11%, including strong performance from HDS" and "transactional revenue" etc. Also "We also see some really attractive opportunities in IP. So I think professional services, which we've spoken on previous calls, not just being important transactional growth for us but also giving a vehicle for us to sell subscription products in – behind it is a really important interaction we have with our clients." This suggests professional services is a stream that helps sell subscriptions. But is it second avenue emerged from existing operations? Need see if management describes a second earning avenue that grew out of first. They mention "consulting and professional services" as opportunity across IP and science. "Mukhtar and I are looking across the organization to see where we have both strength and depth and capability, looking to see where we can look at those market verticals where we deeply understand the client requirements, and pull together both the consulting and professional services group that’s focused on client solutions. I think to quote Mukhtar from the past, professional services sells products, and that’s absolutely true. And I think we have a much greater opportunity across the IP and science business by acting as one in that space in both consulting and in professional services." This is about leveraging capabilities to offer consulting/professional services. Is that a second distinct way of making money? They already have professional services as part of transactional revenue. It is existing. But did it emerge from core? Hmm.
| Ticker | Company | Call | Date | Call grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Macy's, Inc. | Q4 2022 | 2023-03-02 | D |
| CMLS | Cumulus Media Inc. | Q3 2022 | 2022-10-28 | D |
| GDRX | GoodRx Holdings, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-08-08 | F |
| SOPH | SOPHiA GENETICS SA | Q4 2021 | 2022-03-15 | C |
| SLQT | SelectQuote, Inc. | Q2 2022 | 2022-02-07 | F |
| LC | LendingClub Corporation | Q4 2021 | 2022-01-26 | A |
| IRBT | iRobot Corporation | Q3 2021 | 2021-10-28 | D |
| T | AT&T Inc. | Q3 2018 | 2018-10-24 | C+ |
| LRN | Stride, Inc. | Q1 2019 | 2018-10-23 | B |
| MITK | Mitek Systems, Inc. | Q4 2017 | 2017-11-07 | C+ |
| IONS | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Q1 2017 | 2017-05-09 | C |
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