More firms ought to emulate Tucows’ fresh earnings call format

Format leads to higher quality questions and answers.

Last month Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) held an unusual earnings conference call. Rather than a live call with analysts asking questions, the firm pre-recorded the prepared remarks portion of the call. It then invited analysts and shareholders to submit questions in writing, to which Tucows would respond.

I wrote regarding the reasons for this last month. Now, I can unequivocally support this model. More firms ought to do it.

Take a look at the quality of both the questions and answers (pdf).

Noticeably absent are questions with answers by now in the financials that analysts just needed a few more minutes to locate.

I’m a bit baffled that no analysts asked regarding the domain business, but I suppose they view the upside in the Ting mobile and fiber business.