Second engine igniting off the first: an unplanned-for adjacent revenue stream has started paying, and management is now
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2017 call → NO我们根据要求,需要判断管理层是否描述了第二种赚钱方式,即从现有业务中衍生出的新收入来源,并且已经在产生实际收入且正在被刻意发展。 在电话会议中,管理层提到了几个可能的候选: 1. 支持合同转换计划(support conversion program):将现有维护合同转换为订阅,这算是一种新的收入方式吗?这更像是商业模式转变,而不是全新的收入来源。它仍然是同一批客户购买软件,只是付款方式不同。 2. ThingWorx Navigate:这是结合Windchill和ThingWorx的产品,但它是现有产品的扩展,卖给同一批客户,属于产品线延伸。 3. IoT业务:这是公司增长战略的一部分,但IoT是公司已有的业务,不是从核心业务中衍生出的新收入来源,而是核心业务的一部分。 4. 合作伙伴协议(如Vodafone、CenturyLink、Analog Devices):这些是合作伙伴关系,但仍然是销售ThingWorx,属于同一业务。 5. 支持合同转换中的“增量ACV”被计入预订,但这是同一客户群的升级。 管理层没有明确描述一个“第二种赚钱方式”是从现有资产中衍生出来的独立收入流。他们谈论的是订阅模式转换、IoT增长、合作伙伴等,但这些都属于公司核心业务的一部分,而不是一个独立的、从现有运营中长出来的新收入来源。 因此,答案应为NO。
| 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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