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Tomer Zilberman

Bank of America · covers Technology

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q3 – 2026 Q2 (8 quarters).

Questions
25on tracked calls
Challenge rate
16%4 of 25 questions
Companies
4questioned 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 25 of 25 questions from 4 companies

MSIMotorola Solutions12 questions · 7 reporting periods · 1 of 12 challenging
MSI company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

as it pertains to your commentary around APX NEXT, is that driving another cycle this time around?

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Jason pointed to D-Series infrastructure and strong quick-turn devices but did not give an updated APX Next percent-of-shipments figure.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Axon announced that they're entering the 911 call-center market through 2 acquisitions. I think that was just about a month ago. So I guess the question really is, how do you see that landscape

ChallengingCompetitive DynamicsInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Greg dismissed immediate competitive threat from Axon, citing MSI's 60%+ position in 6,000 PSAPs, unique hybrid cloud/prem offering, and pervasive AI Assist integration across the portfolio. Mahesh emphasized deep integration across 911, CAD, and consoles.

Calendar 2025 Q4

what changed in the last maybe quarter, two, three quarters or whatnot that is driving this accelerated growth for LMR

Revenue GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Greg framed it as consistency rather than acceleration. Three consecutive quarters of double-digit product orders with full year 2026 expected the same. D-Series infrastructure, SVX units shipped, cloud adoption, and FedRAMP approval all widening addressable market. Raised guide from $12.6B to $12.7B.

how much of that is residual left in Q2

DemandGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jason confirmed backlog normalization from $4.1B to $3.8B as expected. Bulk of change reflected in Q1. Q2 impact more limited. Second half of 2026 expected significantly stronger than first half, consistent with 2025 pattern.

Calendar 2025 Q3

how is Silvus faring versus the 20% growth outline you gave us

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Jason raised Silvus from $475M to $500M calendar year revenue. Still expects 20% growth in 2026 on higher base. EPS accretion now $0.30-$0.40 vs prior $0.20. Overperformance in Q3 from a Ukrainian order pulled forward from Q4.

is there anything that might give you pause in any of your segments as it relates to the government shutdown

Regulation PolicyDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Jason confirmed bulk of business is state and local, unaffected. Federal timing impact being watched for Q4. Greg emphasized any shutdown impact would be additive to $12.6B 2026 expectation.

Calendar 2025 Q2

are these trends that you're talking about, about in regards to this ecosystem with APX NEXT and SVX

Revenue GrowthProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Greg declined to comment on 2026 but noted Mission Critical Networks (new LMR label including Silvus) expected at mid-single-digit growth. Confidence in product backlog incrementally higher.

did you break out what you expect Silvus to contribute in Q3 versus Q4

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Greg said $185M in stub period for remaining 5 months. Jason suggested using weeks as approximation for Q3/Q4 split. Silvus EPS neutral in 2025, $0.20+ accretive in 2026.

Calendar 2025 Q1

some indicators that you're seeing that are giving you the confidence to maintain that full year

DemandGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Greg cited record Q1 orders, strong pipeline, good April performance, and continued strong cloud adoption as indicators supporting second half confidence.

Can you just take us through the puts and takes of the growth next quarter

Revenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Jason said Q1 and Q2 growth consistent with internal first half expectations. Tough comps from supply chain normalization driving lower growth rates. Full year 5.5% affirmed.

Calendar 2024 Q4

where do you think the product portion of your backlog not where it ends up, but going forward over the next few years

DemandRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Jason noted video is largely quick-turn business (~$2B+) that doesn't come from backlog. The mix of backlog vs pipeline is shifting but demand indicators remain strong.

it looks like your the product portion of your video security business actually picked up this quarter

Revenue GrowthCloud & AITranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Jason confirmed Q4 video product growth. Noted software growth outpaced product growth within video for all of 2024, with more cameras contributing to the product line.

GENGen Digital7 questions · 4 reporting periods · 1 of 7 challenging
GEN company page →

Calendar 2025 Q3

revenue was 3%. Bookings was 5%. What drove that slight delta?

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Natalie explained revenue reflects trailing 12-month bookings, and the gap is sub-2 points when looking at decimals rather than rounded whole numbers. Pointed to full year pro forma high-single-digit guidance as the right framework.

just wanted to get more color why we wouldn't see these elevated growth levels sustain into the back half?

ChallengingRevenue GrowthM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Vincent introduced a 'Rule of 50' framework: 30% growth at 20% margin. Believes some of the elevated growth may be a temporary boost from integration synergies. Will capture acceleration opportunistically. No significant macro impact baked into the 30% exit rate. Transition from transactional to subscription customers will be managed carefully.

Calendar 2025 Q1

what signs of demand are you seeing that gives you confidence that the business remains durable?

MacroeconomicTrade TariffsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Vincent cited high subscription/auto-renewal rates, no direct macro correlation historically, and strong March and April trends. Acknowledged MoneyLion may add slight volatility but noted financial wellness demand is countercyclical.

is there anything that you're doing in terms of go-to-market or any marketing programs to kind of get ahead of a weaker macro?

MacroeconomicCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Vincent emphasized diversification across geographies, products, and channels as the primary hedge, noting the team is data-driven and prepared to leverage any market opportunities.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Are you seeing that kind of more broad-based across your cross-sell and upsell momentum or is there anything specific that you can call out that happened this quarter that helped improve the numbers?

PricingSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Natalie emphasized cross-sell and upsell working across all regions, driving both ARPU and retention improvements. At the cohort level, online and mobile ARPU is up mid-single digits year-over-year.

Calendar 2024 Q3

How much of that is driving your guidance raise versus just the better business trends that you're seeing?

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Natalie said FX impact on the guidance raise was immaterial, using current currency rates at time of revision.

how much of that would you say is coming from the adds of international and mobile versus what you said the better identity sales on the back of the national data breach?

Subscriber GrowthGeographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Natalie confirmed the majority of net adds came from mobile and international expansion, consistent with prior quarters, with identity demand layered on top.

FFIVF5, Inc.5 questions · 3 reporting periods · 2 of 5 challenging
FFIV company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Was it more of a catch-up because of the last few quarters of underinvestment, or what did you see there?

Geographic ExpansionDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Werner attributed both the Americas acceleration and the APAC decline to shipment timing lag, not underlying demand differences across theaters.

So if I look at '23 as a weak renewal base, I think in aggregate is what you mentioned

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Werner explained the annual versus sequential distinction in the renewal base and previewed second-half weighted software growth in FY27.

Calendar 2025 Q4

How do you balance that between the fact that as we approach next quarter and really the next three quarters, you're starting to lap much more difficult comparisons within systems

ChallengingDemandGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Cooper said H2 conservatism reflects pragmatism on calendar-year budget cycles and macro fluidity, not expected refresh slowdown. Refresh expansion remains orderly with no acceleration in legacy decommissioning. Q2 pipeline and momentum are strong. Renewal cohort more balanced than prior years with strong Q2 software growth expected.

Calendar 2025 Q2

what changed in the last 90 days for that to accelerate? Was it a better tech refresh than you initially expected?

ChallengingDemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Francois attributed the upside to secular trends gathering pace: hybrid multi-cloud investment, regulatory resiliency, data repatriation for AI readiness. Competitive displacements continuing. Emphasized the differentiation of ADSP platform enabling wins across multiple form factors.

do you see that adoption timeline actually accelerating as we move more into the world of Agentic?

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Francois ranked AI data delivery as more immediate given F5's existing Layer 7 expertise with new protocols like MC3. AI runtime security expected to be a very substantial opportunity but will take longer to develop. Both benefit from Agentic AI driving more API proliferation.

AKAMAkamai Technologies1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
AKAM company page →

Calendar 2025 Q3

I just wanted to see kind of the puts and takes of what you're seeing in terms of demand

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Ed pushed back on focusing on the overall 10% number. API security more than doubled on first organic anniversary. Guardicore seeing continued strong demand. Penetration rates are relatively low with great track record of achieving high penetration. The fast-growing products have long runways.

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
MSI Motorola Solutions128%1 of 12 questions
GEN Gen Digital714%1 of 7 questions
FFIV F5, Inc.540%2 of 5 questions
AKAM Akamai Technologies1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • MSI
    Motorola Solutions · 12 questions
    8%1 of 12 questions
  • GEN
    Gen Digital · 7 questions
    14%1 of 7 questions
  • FFIV
    F5, Inc. · 5 questions
    40%2 of 5 questions
  • AKAM
    Akamai Technologies · 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 Q320%none of 2 questions1
2024 Q430%none of 3 questions2
2025 Q140%none of 4 questions2
2025 Q2425%1 of 4 questions2
2025 Q3520%1 of 5 questions3
2025 Q4333%1 of 3 questions2
2026 Q11100%1 of 1 question1
2026 Q230%none of 3 questions2
  1. 2024 Q32 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
  2. 2024 Q43 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  3. 2025 Q14 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 2 companies
  4. 2025 Q24 questions · challenge rate 25% (1 of 4 questions) · 2 companies
  5. 2025 Q35 questions · challenge rate 20% (1 of 5 questions) · 3 companies
  6. 2025 Q43 questions · challenge rate 33% (1 of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  7. 2026 Q11 question · challenge rate 100% (1 of 1 question) · 1 company
  8. 2026 Q23 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Revenue Growth11
  • Demand9
  • Guidance Reliability4
  • Competitive Dynamics4
  • Subscriber Growth3
  • M&A3
  • Geographic Expansion2
  • Product Launch2
  • Macroeconomic2
  • Cloud & AI2
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  • Innovation & R&D1
  • Trade Tariffs1
  • Pricing1
  • Regulation Policy1
  • Fx1