Why does sell side do those quarterly matrix models?

Random question - but why does the sell side sometimes model companies on that quarterly matrix instead of the typical left to right (ya know, the standard way)? 

Dropped an example down here...

These are such a headache to look at... I understand you might want to look at the drivers QoQ... but it seems SO much harder to navigate and analyze this method. I can't really see much benefit to this method and it just seems like its way more time intensive to build. What am I missing? 

Feel like you can always look at QoQ changes + comps in the traditional left to right flow? 

Is this common at any buyside shops? 

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I feel like it’s just to focus on seasonality.

I haven’t seen anyone model like this at any of the shops I’ve worked at (although all have been long-only shops with duration).

 

Lmao is that Alex Straton in retail, if so I have always wondered this too. Borderline unreadable but she crafts really good theses

 

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