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Brian Pitz

BMO Capital Markets · covers Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services, Technology

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters).

Questions
13on tracked calls
Challenge rate
23%3 of 13 questions
Companies
4questioned at least once
Reporting periods
7with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 13 of 13 questions from 4 companies

RBLXRoblox Corporation5 questions · 5 reporting periods · 2 of 5 challenging
RBLX company page →

Calendar 2026 Q1

what are your expectations for how the revenue share with those creators might compare

Capital AllocationM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Baszucki said DevEx is uniform for all creators (no custom deals); studios benefit from the 18+ increase and Roblox's single-build cross-device architecture.

Calendar 2025 Q4

how you're thinking about the potential growth contribution from advertising in 2026

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Chopra said advertising will grow healthily in 2026 but stay modest and methodical; Baszucki called the age-verification rollout a success, not a stumble.

Calendar 2025 Q3

How do you think about the need to continue driving economics towards creators to help send off any competition

Competitive DynamicsCapital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Baszucki said creators judge total economic return (rate x scale x tools x velocity), not the DevEx rate alone, though each incremental point can still help.

Calendar 2025 Q2

How impactful was Grow a Garden to that new customer acquisition? Do you believe it's sustainable?

ChallengingDemandSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Baszucki said Grow a Garden brings new, older users; Chopra cited social co-play (1.5x-2x engagement) as a durability signal but assumes normalization.

Calendar 2024 Q4

any insights into how much contribution to bookings is expected from paid access games this year

ChallengingRevenue GrowthProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Baszucki called paid access accretive, not cannibalistic, within the $187 billion gaming content market.

TTWOTake-Two Interactive4 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
TTWO company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

You recently announced the $80 base game for GTA VI, but ultimately decided to leave NBA 2K27 base pricing at $70

Show response

Strauss said the goal is to overdeliver value rather than maximize price, positioning GTA VI as a bargain relative to the experience delivered.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Any additional color you can provide on GTA 6 around your framework for the PC release as well as if the game know, has any chance of being cross platform

Product LaunchGeographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2026 Q4 →
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Strauss acknowledged PC as a great growing market and noted hit titles eventually reach all platforms, but declined to announce anything beyond the console-only November 19 launch.

Calendar 2025 Q4

Can you talk more about this launch and how you're thinking about the broader opportunity?

Innovation & R&DCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Strauss noted TTWO has long welcomed UGC including role-playing servers at Rockstar. Sees tools that make user creation more viable and accessible as an opportunity while emphasizing professional creators remain the primary business driver.

Calendar 2025 Q1

any color you could provide as to what percent is related to GTA VI versus other titles?

Trade TariffsCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Strauss expressed confidence tariffs wouldn't meaningfully affect guidance given substantial installed base. Lainie declined to break down cap software by title.

NFLXNetflix, Inc.3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
NFLX company page →

Calendar 2026 Q1

The recent announcement of Netflix, Inc. Playground is seemingly one of your biggest moves into video games to date

Product LaunchSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Peters explained Playground as curated kids gaming app with no ads or in-app purchases; seeing strong growth in engagement as more kids titles are added.

Calendar 2025 Q2

can you talk to near-term monetization opportunities within gaming?

Product LaunchRevenue GrowthInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Peters framed gaming monetization like other content, value drives acquisition, retention, willingness to pay; investment stays disciplined pending scale. GTA and Squid Game Unleashed show traction.

Calendar 2024 Q4

What are your biggest learnings and perhaps hurdles for advertising monetization in 2025?

Revenue GrowthPricingCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Peters quantified the monetization slope and said there are no specific hurdles beyond execution; scale goals met in 2024 and attention shifting to improving the advertiser offering.

DKNGDraftKings Inc.1 question · 1 reporting period · 1 of 1 challenging
DKNG company page →

Calendar 2025 Q2

Can you help us understand how big micro betting component is and how much risk you think that ban could actually be?

ChallengingRegulation PolicyProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Robins saw very low likelihood of a New Jersey ban and said micro betting is only a single-digit percentage of live handle.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
RBLX Roblox Corporation540%2 of 5 questions
TTWO Take-Two Interactive40%none of 4 questions
NFLX Netflix, Inc.30%none of 3 questions
DKNG DraftKings Inc.1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • RBLX
    Roblox Corporation · 5 questions
    40%2 of 5 questions
  • TTWO
    Take-Two Interactive · 4 questions
    0%none of 4 questions
  • NFLX
    Netflix, Inc. · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions
  • DKNG
    DraftKings Inc. · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q4250%1 of 2 questions2
2025 Q110%none of 1 question1
2025 Q2367%2 of 3 questions3
2025 Q310%none of 1 question1
2025 Q420%none of 2 questions2
2026 Q130%none of 3 questions3
2026 Q210%none of 1 question1
  1. 2024 Q42 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  2. 2025 Q11 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  3. 2025 Q23 questions · challenge rate 67% (2 of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  4. 2025 Q31 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  5. 2025 Q42 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  6. 2026 Q13 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  7. 2026 Q21 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Product Launch5
  • Competitive Dynamics4
  • Revenue Growth4
  • Pricing2
  • Innovation & R&D2
  • Subscriber Growth2
  • Capital Allocation2
  • Geographic Expansion1
  • M&A1
  • Trade Tariffs1
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  • Capex Investment1
  • Regulation Policy1
  • Demand1