EschCollection/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment summary My previous investment thought on BlackLine ( BL ) was a buy rating as I was confident that the business would see healthy earnings growth given the new go-to-market strategy and the improved SAP partnership. I am now downgrading to a neutral rating. The business is not broken, and the product direction still looks better. But the gr...
EschCollection/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment summary My previous investment thought on BlackLine ( BL ) was a buy rating as I was confident that the business would see healthy earnings growth given the new go-to-market strategy and the improved SAP partnership. I am now downgrading to a neutral rating. The business is not broken, and the product direction still looks better. But the growth acceleration I expected has not shown up yet. 1Q26 Earnings Update: Solid Quarter, But Not A Clear Growth Breakout I thought this was a solid quarter but also agree that this is not a game-changing quarter. Revenue was up ~10% y/y, slightly ahead of expectations, with subscription revenue up 9.6% y/y. The good news is that subscription revenue growth accelerated vs. 4Q25, but the issue is that growth is still not strong enough to support the case that BL has returned to the mid-teens growth profile I expected previously. There are some strong operating metrics, such as average new deal size growing 85% y/y and remaining performance obligations [RPO] being up 18% y/y to $1.1 billion. These are all great numbers to show customers are engaging with more of the platform, but they don’t give me the confidence to continue staying bullish. What I want to see is growth accelerate, and that did not happen despite all that was mentioned above. ARR really only grew by 8.5% y/y to $712 million, and net new ARR was only $10 million. One important data point here is that average subscription revenue per customer was $159.8K, up 12% y/y. This tells me BL is getting more value from larger customers, but it is still losing smaller customers. Platform Pricing And Verity AI From the bullish investors’ perspective, I think the focus in Q1 was really on the progress in platform pricing and AI usage. The idea is that if platform pricing can drive better price realization, more cross-selling, and higher AI usage, then BL has a path to better-quality growth (this was a part of my bull thesis ...
Earnings Call Insights: Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI) Q1 2026 Management View “FF will officially evolve into a U.S.-based physical AI ecosystem company focusing on 2 product engines within its EAI robotics business, EAI humanoid and bionic robots, and EAI automotive robots, committed to an AI-first philosophy.” (Founder, Global CEO & Partner Yueting Jia) “We will only fully launch th...
Earnings Call Insights: Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI) Q1 2026 Management View “FF will officially evolve into a U.S.-based physical AI ecosystem company focusing on 2 product engines within its EAI robotics business, EAI humanoid and bionic robots, and EAI automotive robots, committed to an AI-first philosophy.” (Founder, Global CEO & Partner Yueting Jia) “We will only fully launch that business once we have secured strategic or long-term investment and sufficient funding to support scaled production and delivery.” (Global CEO Jia) “On February 4, we officially released 3 series of EAI robot products, Futurist, Master and Aegis.” (Global CEO Jia) “The company announced a cumulative nonbinding nonrefundable paid preorders for our robot products of over 1,200 units.” (Global CEO Jia) “The delivery of our EAI robots started in late February with positive product gross margins.” (Global CEO Jia) “The total shipments have reached 68 units by the end of April.” (Global CEO Jia) “For the first quarter of 2026, the company generated revenue of $512,000.” (Global CEO Jia) “Our loss from operations narrowed 18% year-over-year from $43.8 million in Q1 2025 to $35.9 million in Q1 2026.” (Global CEO Jia) No CFO prepared remarks were included in this transcript; financial updates were delivered by (Global CEO Jia). Outlook “With a growing demand across our 4 major product lines and key use cases... we have officially raised our 2026 annual shipping target to 1,500 units.” (Global CEO Jia) “We are progressing toward our 200 unit delivery target by the end of Q2.” (Global CEO Jia) “For FX Super One specifically, full-scale mass production and delivery will begin once we secure strategic or long-term investor funding sufficient to support the ramp.” (Global CEO Jia) “This does shift the Super One delivery timeline.” (Global CEO Jia) “Once funding is in place, the Super One 800-volt BEV is expected to reach its first, second and the third phases of delivery within 6 to 9...
Earnings Call Insights: United States Antimony Corporation (UAMY) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Gary Evans said, "This is no longer just an antimony company" and pointed investors to a portfolio spanning "antimony, cobalt, gold, tungsten, and zeolite," alongside ramping processing capacity and government-linked demand. CFO Richard Isaak (Senior VP & CFO, leave of absence) reported Q1 sales of $6.8 m...
Earnings Call Insights: United States Antimony Corporation (UAMY) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Gary Evans said, "This is no longer just an antimony company" and pointed investors to a portfolio spanning "antimony, cobalt, gold, tungsten, and zeolite," alongside ramping processing capacity and government-linked demand. CFO Richard Isaak (Senior VP & CFO, leave of absence) reported Q1 sales of $6.8 million and said "gross profit for the first quarter of 2026 decreased $1.3 million compared to last year's first quarter" due mainly to "higher labor, factory, and import, and freight costs" tied to preparation for an expected production ramp. Isaak reported a Q1 net loss of $11.3 million, saying it was "primarily due to noncash stock compensation expense of $4.8 million and an unrealized loss on our investment in our Larvotto equity securities of $4.1 million," and added that cash, U.S. treasuries, and equity securities totaled $60.2 million at quarter-end. Evans highlighted funding and contracting momentum, stating, "we received $12 million in sales orders under our DLA contract for antimony ingots" and that the company raised "$48.6 million of new equity at an average cost of $11.57 per share." Outlook Evans reaffirmed full-year revenue guidance, saying, "I've looked very hard at our $125 million revenue guidance for this year. I'm convinced we can do it" and added, "I would say $75 million to $95 million of the $125 million will be federal government shipments of antimony ingots by the end of the year." On second-half weighting, Isaak said the company expects to see results "in the back half of this year" as internal mining and external supply contracts ramp, and as costs "improve with economies of scale as sales increase." On Thompson Falls, Jeff Fink (VP & GM of BRZ) said parts should arrive "in the last week of May" and that all 9 furnaces should run "near mid-July," while adding, "I'd not expect full nameplate capacity for the plant right at the end of July, but I h...