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Clark Jeffries

Piper Sandler · covers Technology, Industrials

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters; questions recorded in 6).

Questions
20on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 20 questions
Companies
6questioned at least once
Reporting periods
6with 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 20 of 20 questions from 6 companies

TYLTyler Technologies6 questions · 5 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
TYL company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Just wondering if there’s any appetite to follow with other products in the portfolio for the international opportunity?

Geographic ExpansionM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Moore said broader international expansion would be a distraction given domestic runway, without addressing sales motion.

I noticed, you know, had another sizable, you know, City of Orlando public safety flip.

Subscriber GrowthCloud & AITranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Moore said no vertical shows structural resistance now and declined the idea of the state team taking over court flips.

Calendar 2026 Q1

You did raise the midpoint of maintenance revenue by about 2 points. I just want to confirm that, that was entirely driven by For The Record.

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Brian confirmed maintenance raise primarily FTR. Flip expectations unchanged. FTR SaaS transition pace driven by complex client-specific factors (hardware cycles, cybersecurity concerns, IT road maps) not contract lengths.

Calendar 2025 Q4

I wanted to confirm, if the Texas contract kind of rolled off mid quarter or at the end of the quarter

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Brian explained Texas wound down gradually starting early 2025, extended past August as new provider wasn't ready. Full-year Texas was ~$36M, about $4M below Q3 expectations. Merchant fees growing as more payments move to gross model.

Calendar 2025 Q3

how much is version consolidation still a limiting factor across the product base?

Cloud & AISubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Lynn explained two parallel motions: version consolidation and cloud version migration. Significant progress made on ERP version consolidation enabling subsequent cloud flips.

Calendar 2024 Q4

I'm reflecting on the initial free cash flow guide you had for 2025 at the Analyst Day that was a midpoint of 18%. And I think, you know, since here less than two years later, we're over 700 basis ...

MarginGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Lynn acknowledged exceeding targets but said not ready to adjust 2030 goals yet. Brian noted pull-ahead in cash flow margins from effective working capital management.

ROPRoper Technologies5 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
ROP company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Just where do we stand on the quarter-to-quarter movement of the input costs or the mix in TEP?

MarginCost PressureTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Jason attributed the compression to Neptune ingot costs and consumables mix, with better comps and pricing offset expected in H2.

Calendar 2026 Q1

the margin impact of businesses owned for less than 4 quarters was actually positive year-over-year

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Jason explained AS margin accretion is CentralReach with cloud-native platform and strong incrementals despite 20% R&D spend. Network margins dragged by Convoy (technology investment) and SubSplash (lower margin but faster growing). Convoy drag should turn to tailwind in out years.

I'd love to understand the impact of SaaS transitions broadly in the Application Software segment

Cloud & AIRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Jason disclosed $1B maintenance base converting at 2-2.5x to SaaS over 5-10 years, adding 50-100bps growth per year. About 2/3 of products cloud-enabled, first or second inning of journey. Neil added AI features in cloud may accelerate timeline from 8-10 years to 4-6 years.

Calendar 2025 Q4

could maybe give a rank order of kind of appropriation bills. What would have the most impact?

Regulation PolicyDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Neil explained OB3 is heavy on defense and DHS which have >50% contractor spend ratio, definitely a tailwind for Deltek customers. Civilian programs have lower contractor percentage. Reminded that Deltek has indirect exposure through federal contractors, not direct government.

Wondering if you could talk about expectations for how much you might deploy in 2026?

Capital AllocationM&ATranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Neil declined to set a deployment target against the $6B capacity. Emphasized discipline over quota. Jason said market ripe for more assets to become available as LP pressure on PE mounts. Neil added 60% of bolt-on pipeline is proprietary or founder-driven, completely new motion from 3 years ago.

CDNSCadence Design Systems3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
CDNS company page →

Calendar 2026 Q1

Was it really the extension of that agreement to additional nodes, the scope of more content

Competitive DynamicsProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Devgan said the record foundry IP deal was driven by a new 2-nanometer node and broader IP content portfolio. Clarified it was not Intel.

Calendar 2025 Q3

do you see any potential for growing pains or lower profitability to serve the industry as they make more customer bespoke technologies with chiplet or custom memory designs

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Anirudh said system companies now 45% of business. Custom silicon trend accelerating, all big hyperscalers projecting 2x AI compute demand annually. Pricing discipline maintained, profitability similar despite broader portfolio.

Calendar 2025 Q2

is that for two quarters and that the annualized benefit might be close to double that?

MarginRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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John Wall confirmed $140M cash tax benefit for remainder of FY2025 from OBBBA R&D expensing. No change to non-GAAP 16.5% tax rate or R&D strategy.

TRMBTrimble Inc.3 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
TRMB company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

I just wanted to clarify around the Timing or how the behavior of the replacing of the white label products

Revenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Phil described it as exiting the product this year with a bigger second-half impact, then ramping the replacement into 2027 at higher margin.

Calendar 2026 Q1

could we talk about the OpEx timing that did affect Field Systems

MarginCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Phil attributed Q1 Field Systems margin softness to CONEXPO trade show costs and FedRAMP certification investment. Guiding to 31% OI for rest of year, showing improvement from Q1's 28.8%.

I believe reported ARR for AECO was 17% versus the 14% organic. Was there something driving that

Subscriber GrowthFxTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Phil confirmed the 3pp difference between reported and organic AECO ARR was entirely FX benefit from weaker dollar.

PTCPTC Inc.2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q3

how you would characterize the push versus the pull with the deal structures this quarter

DemandGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Barua emphasized ramp deals are committed and contracted, not tentative. Said capturing customer demand with deferred ARR is the strategic priority. Characterized the variance between in-quarter ARR start and deferred as important but secondary to securing the customer commitment.

Calendar 2025 Q2

do you think the wallet share benefits from the verticalization will be more impactful? Or is there an opportunity here to increase the hiring on the rep side?

Competitive DynamicsCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Dahdah emphasized optimizing existing productivity before adding headcount. Noted internal repositioning from overlay to direct sellers already happening. Said opportunity exists for next year and has air cover from CEO and CFO to add responsibly.

ADSKAutodesk1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

do you see an investment in go-to-market that will happen to make this asset extend into some of those other verticals

Geographic ExpansionDemandTranscript · FY2027 Q1 →
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Andrew pointed to replicating the construction go-to-market build-out to extend MaintainX into new verticals and deeper owner-operator workflows. Direct.

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
TYL Tyler Technologies60%none of 6 questions
ROP Roper Technologies50%none of 5 questions
CDNS Cadence Design Systems30%none of 3 questions
TRMB Trimble Inc.30%none of 3 questions
PTC PTC Inc.2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
ADSK Autodesk1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • TYL
    Tyler Technologies · 6 questions
    0%none of 6 questions
  • ROP
    Roper Technologies · 5 questions
    0%none of 5 questions
  • CDNS
    Cadence Design Systems · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions
  • TRMB
    Trimble Inc. · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions
  • PTC
    PTC Inc. · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • ADSK
    Autodesk · 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 Q410%none of 1 question1
2025 Q1No questions recorded——
2025 Q220%none of 2 questions2
2025 Q330%none of 3 questions3
2025 Q430%none of 3 questions2
2026 Q160%none of 6 questions4
2026 Q250%none of 5 questions4
  1. 2024 Q41 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  2. 2025 Q1No questions recorded
  3. 2025 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  4. 2025 Q33 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  5. 2025 Q43 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  6. 2026 Q16 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 4 companies
  7. 2026 Q25 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 4 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Margin5
  • Demand4
  • M&A4
  • Cloud & AI4
  • Revenue Growth3
  • Guidance Reliability3
  • Subscriber Growth3
  • Competitive Dynamics3
  • Geographic Expansion2
  • Capex Investment2
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  • Regulation Policy2
  • Cost Pressure1
  • Product Launch1
  • Fx1
  • Capital Allocation1
  • Pricing1