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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A (BLX) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 36 of BLX's earnings calls (2016–2024) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.

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Calls Analyzed
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2016–2024
Avg Candor
7.1/9
evasion 2.1/9
High CandorSkeptic ReassuredCritic AmmunitionVolume Step-UpUnderused Fixed CostsPricing Under PressureBacklog GrowingCapex Increasing

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🔒 Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-10-30 NEWEST

Guidance: ■■■■■Demand: ■■■■■■ Margins: ■■■■Backlog: ■■■■ ■ analysts, ■■ questionsexpected move ±■■%
Candor /9
Specificity /9
Evasion /9
Stress /9

Management ■■■■■■ guidance against ■■■■■■■■ demand and ■■■■■■■ margins. The delivery was ■■■■■■■■ and ■■■■ in specifics, with ■■■ questions left hanging.

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B+ Q2 2024 earnings call 2024-07-24 move ±8.4%

Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 1/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

B+ Q1 2024 earnings call 2024-04-19 move ±6.3%

Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: stablePricing: under pressureHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 5 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 1/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

A Q4 2023 earnings call 2024-02-23 move ±9.6%

Management raised guidance against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: stablePricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 5 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 8/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 1/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

B+ Q3 2023 earnings call 2023-10-20 move ±8.3%

Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: raisingHeadcount: growing 3 analysts · 5 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

B Q2 2023 earnings call 2023-07-21 move ±7.3%

Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: stablePricing: raisingHeadcount: growing 4 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank

A Q1 2023 earnings call 2023-04-19 move ±7.6%

Management raised guidance against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: raisingHeadcount: flat 5 analysts · 6 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

B Q4 2022 earnings call 2023-02-28 move ±10.5%

Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: raisingHeadcount: growing 5 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 3/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q3 2022 2022-11-02 B raisedstableexpanding 6/9 3/9
Q2 2022 2022-08-05 B raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 3/9
Q1 2022 2022-05-04 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2021 2022-02-22 B noneacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q3 2021 2021-10-29 A noneacceleratingexpanding 7/9 1/9
Q2 2021 2021-07-28 B noneacceleratingcontracting 7/9 1/9
Q1 2021 2021-05-08 B noneacceleratingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2020 2021-02-12 C+ noneacceleratingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q3 2020 2020-10-27 B+ noneacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2020 2020-07-28 C+ noneslowingcontracting 7/9 5/9
Q1 2020 2020-04-15 C+ noneslowingcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q4 2019 2020-02-14 B+ nonestablestable 7/9 2/9
Q3 2019 2019-10-18 C+ maintainedmixedstable 7/9 3/9
Q2 2019 2019-07-19 B maintainedstableexpanding 7/9 1/9
Q1 2019 2019-04-17 C+ maintainedslowingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q4 2018 2019-02-28 C+ maintainedstablecontracting 7/9 1/9
Q3 2018 2018-10-25 C nonestablecontracting 7/9 3/9
Q2 2018 2018-07-20 C+ maintainedstableexpanding 6/9 2/9
Q1 2018 2018-04-20 C+ maintainedstablecontracting 8/9 1/9
Q4 2017 2018-02-09 C+ maintainedacceleratingstable 7/9 3/9
Q3 2017 2017-10-20 C loweredmixedcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q2 2017 2017-07-21 C loweredmixedcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q1 2017 2017-04-21 B+ maintainedmixedcontracting 8/9 1/9
Q4 2016 2017-02-18 B maintainedmixedcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q3 2016 2016-10-20 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2016 2016-07-31 C+ maintainedmixedstable 7/9 2/9
Q1 2016 2016-04-15 B maintainedstableexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2015 2016-02-19 B+ maintainedslowingexpanding 8/9 1/9

Research question bank — earlier calls

During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of BLX's earlier calls. The YES answers — the rare hits — are shown; click any question to see every company that matched it. Full list: the question bank.

B+ Q1 2017 earnings call 2017-04-21

1 more research questions answered NO

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