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Analyst
Charles Perron-Piché
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters).
- Questions
- 18on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 11%2 of 18 questions
- Companies
- 3questioned 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 18 of 18 questions from 3 companies
BLDRBuilders FirstSource14 questions · 7 reporting periods · 2 of 14 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
I would have expected maybe incremental upside to your commodity price outlook for this year
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Beckmann explained the commodity assumption is tracking the original plan of a Q2 rise then a second-half retreat, so no guidance change was warranted.
how can you better serve your customers with your digital offering as a result of this shift?
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Jackson tied build-to-order to plan and design tools and argued the shift plays to the company's value-added and bundling strengths.
Calendar 2026 Q1
how are you seeing some of them behave in this market environment? And are you seeing some smaller players exiting capacity?
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CEO detailed widespread competitor distress: facility closures, layoffs, aggressive/irrational behavior, rumors of inability to pay bills. Volume comparable to 2019 but with 10% less content per home.
I think you mentioned last quarter, Q1 would be the low point for the year. But obviously, it sits on the midpoint of the revised range.
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CFO confirmed margin build still expected through year but muted vs prior expectations. Fuel cost impact on inbound from supply partners, wide margin range retained to navigate uncertainty.
Calendar 2025 Q4
when you think about the outlook for modular housing, how should you consider this opportunity as part of your growth strategy in general?
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CEO described vision of offering modular to existing homebuilder customers, not traditional retail. Similar model to truss, fill capacity by serving multiple builders. Early days but optimistic.
The builders have been talking extensively about their desire to lower the stick and brick cost this year. Can you talk about some of the discussions that you have with the builders today?
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CEO explained builder commentary reflects already-negotiated 2025 gains. BLDR has more options for affordability solutions than competitors. Noted share growth embedded in guide balancing 2025 erosions.
Calendar 2025 Q3
are you considering incremental productivity actions as an asset? And maybe taking a step back, can you talk about your ability to service demand should we see a faster-than-expected pickup
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CEO described entrepreneurial local market management. Productivity teams engaged but deleverage overwhelms per-unit improvements. Capacity deliberately protected for recovery.
how do you think about this multifamily recovery? How is it embedding in your scenarios for next year given the green shoot noted in your prepared remarks?
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CFO explained flat multifamily assumption for 2026 despite positive starts due to lag and focus on 4-stories-and-below wood construction segment.
Calendar 2025 Q2
I would like to talk about reduction in productivity savings expectation that you had for this year. Can you talk through the reasons behind that decline?
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CEO explained productivity work continues but fixed cost deleverage offsets P&L benefit. CFO added 8 locations consolidated in H1, 30 closed last year. Ongoing management process.
what basically are the biggest pushback or inherent problem that are limiting the adoption? Is it really just driven by the market?
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CEO described digital as super suits for employees. Target audience of smaller builders under pressure, slower to adopt new ideas. Progress continuing but pace slower than anticipated.
Calendar 2025 Q1
can you talk about how you expect this to flow through your commodity inflation expectations for 2025? And how are those higher lumber prices impacting the mix of value-add?
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CFO explained 70/30 lumber-OSB weighting. OSB depression pulling overall commodity number down despite higher lumber. CEO clarified USMCA covers Canadian lumber tariffs but duty regime update expected later in year.
what factors lead your confidence to reaching that $200 million target in 2025?
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CEO cited customer reception, internal training improvements, and target audience (50-2000 home builders) health as reasons for confidence. Noted this customer category is stable to slightly up.
Calendar 2024 Q4
how are you positioning the business against potential tariffs across your portfolio
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CEO detailed tariff exposure (~15% of sales), cautious inventory stance, and labor dynamics. Acknowledged net negative for industry but sees BFS value-add as advantaged.
do you see risks of more degradation in your value-added content in there? And how is this factoring into your current guide expectations
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CEO confirmed multifamily declines disproportionately hit truss and millwork. Forward visibility from backlog gives high confidence in forecast.
AOSA. O. Smith2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q3
do you have any thoughts on potential additional restructuring initiatives in the region given the environment
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Steve indicated additional business model and go-to-market changes are being evaluated but whether self-help or via partnerships depends on the strategic assessment outcome.
if the timing of any strategic decision on that is dependent on the potential announcement of the strategic review in China?
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Steve clearly stated M&A activity is not gated by the China review. Active pipeline and adequate firepower to move when right opportunities arise.
DHID. R. Horton2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q3
Can you talk about the opportunities you're seeing there relative to your larger markets and how this influences your ability to outperform the market next year
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Romanowski said secondary markets are achieving higher absorptions relative to budget and feel good about geographic expansion into those markets over the past couple of years.
this suggests the potential for ASP pressure continuing into fiscal '26. I guess, first, is this a fair assumption
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Wheat confirmed base assumption is continued ASP decline in FY2026 driven by both mix shift to smaller homes and incentive levels.
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.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| BLDR Builders FirstSource | 14 | 14%2 of 14 questions |
| AOS A. O. Smith | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| DHI D. R. Horton | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 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”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions | 3 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2026 Q1 | 2 | 50%1 of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2026 Q2 | 2 | 50%1 of 2 questions | 1 |
- 2024 Q42 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2025 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2025 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2025 Q36 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 3 companies
- 2025 Q42 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2026 Q12 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2026 Q22 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Competitive Dynamics5
- Pricing4
- Innovation & R&D4
- Margin4
- Demand3
- Cost Pressure3
- M&A2
- Guidance Reliability1
- Product Launch1
- Geographic Expansion1
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- Capital Allocation1
- Revenue Growth1
- Trade Tariffs1
- Labor Market1
- Regulation Policy1