IT wasn't that long ago, as I recall, that one of the Tier 1 EMS companies was holding its quarterly conference call. Camped on were the all the corporate "Cs" - chief executive, chief financial officer, chief operating officer - along with a bevy of financial analysts who are paid handsomely to assess whether other Wall Streeters should invest in said EMS. For the uninitiated, these events are generally pretty straightforward affairs. The company management lays out their financials from the previous quarter, often reading from a heavily vetted press release. The analysts then ask questions, most of which follow the general narrative suggested by the company's press release. Unless you have truly spit the bit, these are not painful moments.
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