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Jim Fontanelli (Arete Research) — Tellvest

Analysts/Jim Fontanelli

Jim Fontanelli

Arete Research

Technology

Limited coverage. Only 4 questions of coverage. Treat these numbers as directional — sample too small for reliable averages.

Companies

Questions

25%

Challenge RatePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions.

Challenge Trend

Q1 '26Q2 '26

Focus Areas6 topics

Margin2Demand1Competitive Dynamics1Capital Allocation1Cloud & AI1Geographic Expansion1

Trends2 quarters

Questions per Quarter

Questions

Challenging

Companies Covered

Question History4 questions

TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited25% challenging2 quarters

2026 Q2

I think your exposure to your top five customers is becoming meaningfully larger than at any point in your history.

ChallengingDemandCompetitive DynamicsView in transcript →

We're seeing your direct customers put capital into both financing, and investing in AI demand.

Capital AllocationCloud & AIView in transcript →

2026 Q1

has management's thinking changed about the sustainable margin structure

MarginView in transcript →

how confident you are that the U.S. fab economics will match Taiwanese produced wafers?

Geographic ExpansionMarginView in transcript →