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Suji Desilva

ROTH Capital Partners · covers Technology, Industrials

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q3 (8 quarters).

Questions
42on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 42 questions
Companies
5questioned at least once
Reporting periods
8with 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 42 of 42 questions from 5 companies

LUNRIntuitive Machines, Inc.13 questions · 7 reporting periods · 0 of 13 challenging
LUNR company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Any quantification or understanding of the pipeline expansion here as well?

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Listed pipeline items, 4 CLPS bids, TDRS replacement, orbital data centers, Andromeda RG-XX, but did not quantify the pipeline dollar size.

Do those satellites imply 4 separate missions, 1 per? Or is there ability to take multiple in a mission?

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Explained the shift from rideshares to a dedicated launch flying all 4 Altus sats at once, pulling full operational capability into 2028; direct.

Calendar 2026 Q1

I'm wondering if you could draw a line from that to the future where you have Goonhilly in-house versus a partner

Innovation & R&DM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Altemus explained Goonhilly plus KinetX navigation improves orbit determination and serves as a gold-standard testbed for lunar-landing confidence; direct.

I'm wondering how that might extend into the commercial world

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Altemus said agile-spacecraft demand spans national security (RG-XX) and future commercial satellite-servicing (OSAM) on the Maxar/Lanteris bus; direct.

Calendar 2025 Q4

talk about the linearity perhaps, Pete, first half versus second half, given you have backlog visibility

Guidance ReliabilityRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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McGrath said 2026 revenue is fairly level through the year, with a small January anomaly from the mid-month Lantaris close; LTV award is awaiting timing.

Can you talk about the key programs, if you have won them or if you have in the pipeline

Competitive DynamicsDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Altemus named SDA Tranche 3 (18 satellites with L3Harris), Golden Dome 300-series proposals, and an orbital transfer vehicle advancing to Phase 3.

Calendar 2025 Q3

is there any recurring revenue or service revenue versus satellite product revenue in the acquired asset?

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Steve said Lanteris is product-based revenue on the 300/500/1,300 class satellites today, and IM will layer on its higher-margin services (flying, operating, delivering data).

I'm wondering if that's just a complementary capability or that could be a category

Product LaunchInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Steve is excited about robotics as a category, citing IM's Glen Burnie center of excellence, Lanteris' robotics team, the LTVS robotic arm, and RGXX/MGO/OSAM satellite-servicing markets.

Calendar 2025 Q2

what are Lunar's competitive advantages as we see multiple companies talk about this opportunity?

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Steve cited lunar flight heritage, a minimum 5-satellite constellation and an 8-antenna ground segment across 6 countries as the competitive moat.

you could talk about the highest probability opportunities in the next 6 to 12 months and the magnitude of those

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Steve named the ~$4.6B Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services award as the most transformative near-term opportunity but withheld the exact competitive bid value.

Calendar 2025 Q1

Can you talk about where it is in the mix today, where it's coming from and what it can be in the mix

MarginRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Pete attributed higher-margin growth to NSNS satellite-servicing assets but gave no specific mix percentage or inflection timing.

Calendar 2024 Q4

maybe you can give a framework of sort of where you could see Intuitive Machines headed three to five years out

Geographic ExpansionInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Steve outlined a 3-5 year vision of expanding data-transmission services from lunar space back toward Earth across multiple orbital domains.

As you talk about '26 adjusted EBITDA positive, maybe you could talk about two elements of that guidance

Guidance ReliabilityMarginTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Pete declined to provide a post-2025 growth rate but pointed to a stabilized G&A run-rate supporting the path to EBITDA positivity.

CRDOCredo Technology Group Holding Ltd11 questions · 8 reporting periods · 0 of 11 challenging
CRDO company page →

Calendar 2026 Q3

revisit the competitive landscape and how you think competitors are approaching the markets you are approaching

Competitive DynamicsMarginTranscript · FY2027 Q1 →
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Bill cited owning the full stack (SerDes, DSP, PIC) as both a COGS and ASP advantage and positioned Credo as the optical innovation pacesetter.

Calendar 2026 Q2

would you expect possibly optical with all the tailwinds can cross over into the kind of half of the revenues and half?

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q4 →
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CEO said optical could eventually reach 50% and could even exceed copper long term given the much larger pluggable optical market size.

Calendar 2026 Q1

ZeroFlap Optics, how many customers you think you'll be ramping it across fiscal '27?

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Bill expects more than four ZeroFlap customers ramping through fiscal '27, a mix of hyperscalers and Neoclouds, up from four in qualification now.

Calendar 2025 Q4

What is the difference between the customers you haven't penetrated yet and the ones you're getting to 10-plus percent

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Bill said each hyperscaler is almost a different market with customer-specific architecture, and the next tier of data centers could drive big numbers over time.

Is it the same strategy for ALC? Will it be modules versus cables, outsourcing?

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Bill said ALC manufacturing mirrors AECs: Credo owns the entire stack and takes accountability for the full system-level solution.

Calendar 2025 Q3

Do they all have programs that are gonna be interrack cables along with three meter rack solutions

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Asked whether all five customers have inter-rack programs alongside three-meter rack solutions; Brennan said the first step is typically intra-rack, with rack-to-rack still in early stages.

you made a comment earlier about disaggregated architectures being slower to take up than you would have thought

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Asked about catalysts for disaggregated switch architectures; Brennan said the first uptake is in switch racks dedicated to AI back-end networks, with speed as the key catalyst.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Can you just update us on the competitive landscape? And obviously, you said it'd be a large market

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Brennan said the AEC market can support multiple winners and Credo's edge is owning the full system stack to iterate and ramp first.

Calendar 2025 Q1

whether the ramp is today a single program and expected to be a single program across those 10% customers

DemandRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Bill said each of the first three ramping customers has multiple projects and SKUs, and he expects the same multi-project pattern with newer customers.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Can you talk about the breadth of programs you're penetrating now maybe versus six months a year ago?

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Bill spoke generally to broad design activity across multiple customers and quarter-to-quarter customer surges rather than a single program's growth.

Can you confirm that you're shipping to all four of the large hyperscalers?

DemandGeographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Bill did not confirm a specific count but expects all U.S. hyperscalers to consume AECs long-term, with optical DSP penetration still partial.

RKLBRocket Lab USA, Inc.7 questions · 7 reporting periods · 0 of 7 challenging
RKLB company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

when in the 135 Neutron sequence do you think customers get to that?

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Beck said Neutron demand already feels close to Electron-level ordering comfort, with limited early supply the company allocates carefully; Spice added he is pleasantly surprised by the backlog for a vehicle that has not flown, a strong customer endorsement.

Calendar 2026 Q1

can you talk about what the mix of launch in Space Systems, how it may trend?

Revenue GrowthMarginTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Spice said 2026 mix skews toward Space Systems with SDA contracts at lower gross margin but scale, while Electron margins expand with cadence.

Calendar 2025 Q4

Are there any ASP trends to not add on any tailwinds in the second half?

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Spice said higher HASTE mix supports rising Electron ASP with consistent margins, a positive bias going forward.

Calendar 2025 Q3

any observations on the Lectron launches, the deals in terms of number of length of the launches?

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Beck said customers increasingly lock in bulk Electron capacity rather than single launches, with demand growth continuing.

Calendar 2025 Q2

can you just remind us or tell us how the Neutron costs will flow maybe from OpEx to COGS.

MarginCost PressureTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Spice said the OpEx-to-COGS transition and reuse-amortization assumptions make Neutron gross margin hard to model early on.

Calendar 2025 Q1

the percent of backlog that's recognizable in the next 12 months seems to be trending up on a secular basis.

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Spice explained large-program revenue concentrates within ~18 months, so near-term backlog conversion appears elevated.

Calendar 2024 Q4

if it's still your expectation as Neutron takes its first launch at some of those stair steps down

MarginCost PressureTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Spice tied Neutron unit economics to reusability, amortizing the expensive booster over up to 20 launches.

ALABAstera Labs, Inc. Common Stock6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
ALAB company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Is there a kind of a soft line where you might cross over to helping the XPU itself with some of the functionality

Innovation & R&DCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Sanjay confirmed COSMOS now crosses into orchestration, with the XPU talking directly to the switch to cut latency and lift GPU utilization, deepening stickiness.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Are we past kind of the point or evolving to the point where standard products are not as applicable to you

Product LaunchCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Management said software-defined standard products deliver customization while a separate custom business grows selectively with NRE models.

Calendar 2025 Q3

comparing pain points of bandwidth versus XPU density, which one kind of pushes customers faster to scale up

Innovation & R&DCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Management said power limits per rack eventually force rack-to-rack disaggregation beyond copper reach, driving optical in 2028-2029.

Calendar 2025 Q2

what the unit opportunities might be and how they might be different.

Product LaunchCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Management explained retimer content depends on system reach and architecture, with scale-up having more links but power constraints limiting attach.

Calendar 2025 Q1

Should we think of there being any appreciable price difference between the X product and the P product?

PricingProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Management confirmed X-Series carries significantly higher ASP than P-Series given its role interconnecting GPUs.

Calendar 2024 Q4

trying to engage the emerging AI companies versus the large establisher that has a bit new business model

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Management said it tracks OEM and emerging AI players but the bulk of the current TAM runs through hyperscalers.

QBTSD-Wave Quantum Inc.5 questions · 5 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
QBTS company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Are you seeing any trend in talking perhaps to individual business units versus central quantum IT teams?

DemandRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Baratz said conversations have shifted, with roughly 25-30% now involving the line of business, up from essentially none a year ago, as production references build credibility.

Calendar 2025 Q3

I just want to understand qubits position on these?

Competitive DynamicsInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Baratz said D-Wave is focused solely on quantum computing and does not view sensing, networking or QKD as central to its systems.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Can you talk, Alan, about the next milestones or activities to watch indicating D-Wave's progress here?

Cloud & AIInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Baratz declined to preview new milestones but said D-Wave is working across variational autoencoder, transformer and diffusion approaches for a broad quantum-AI platform.

Calendar 2025 Q1

can you give us some help here on what your thoughts are on, what a revenue run rate might be when you reach profitability?

Capital AllocationRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Markovich declined to quantify a revenue run rate or timing to profitability, reiterating only that liquidity is sufficient to reach sustained profitability.

Calendar 2024 Q4

would they generally have a similar upfront versus recurring percent breakout, or might there be different structures to future hardware sales versus the current one?

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Baratz said deal structure varies by customer use case; the Jülich deal included the Advantage2 upgrade at the customer's request.

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
LUNR Intuitive Machines, Inc.130%none of 13 questions
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd110%none of 11 questions
RKLB Rocket Lab USA, Inc.70%none of 7 questions
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock60%none of 6 questions
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc.50%none of 5 questions
  • LUNR
    Intuitive Machines, Inc. · 13 questions
    0%none of 13 questions
  • CRDO
    Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd · 11 questions
    0%none of 11 questions
  • RKLB
    Rocket Lab USA, Inc. · 7 questions
    0%none of 7 questions
  • ALAB
    Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock · 6 questions
    0%none of 6 questions
  • QBTS
    D-Wave Quantum Inc. · 5 questions
    0%none of 5 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 Q470%none of 7 questions5
2025 Q150%none of 5 questions5
2025 Q260%none of 6 questions5
2025 Q370%none of 7 questions5
2025 Q450%none of 5 questions3
2026 Q150%none of 5 questions4
2026 Q260%none of 6 questions5
2026 Q310%none of 1 question1
  1. 2024 Q47 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 5 companies
  2. 2025 Q15 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 5 companies
  3. 2025 Q26 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 5 companies
  4. 2025 Q37 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 5 companies
  5. 2025 Q45 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 3 companies
  6. 2026 Q15 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 4 companies
  7. 2026 Q26 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 5 companies
  8. 2026 Q31 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Competitive Dynamics16
  • Demand15
  • Revenue Growth10
  • Product Launch9
  • Margin7
  • Innovation & R&D7
  • Guidance Reliability2
  • Pricing2
  • Geographic Expansion2
  • Cost Pressure2
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  • M&A1
  • Cloud & AI1
  • Capital Allocation1