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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR) — Earnings Call X-Ray

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Calls Analyzed
36
2016–2025
Avg Candor
6/9
evasion 3.3/9
Promotional ToneCritic AmmunitionFounder-LedVolume Step-UpUnderused Fixed CostsMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingReads Rehearsed

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🔒 Q4 2024 earnings call 2025-03-19 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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C Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-11-13 move ±19.9%

Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning, promotional in tone.

Margins: contractingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 10 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO 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?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES 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?

D Q2 2024 earnings call 2024-08-08 move ±13.4%

Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was relaxed under questioning, promotional in tone.

Margins: contracting 4 analysts · 10 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 6/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO 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?
YES 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?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES 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?
YES 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?

D Q1 2024 earnings call 2024-05-14 move ±12%

Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingPricing: raisingHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 8 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-led
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 5/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 7/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO 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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES 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?

C Q4 2023 earnings call 2024-02-29 move ±17.2%

Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingHeadcount: growingCapex: flat 3 analysts · 8 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO 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?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
YES Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO 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?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
YES 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?

C Q3 2023 earnings call 2023-11-14 move ±13.5%

Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins.

Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: contractingHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Volume step-up aheadFounder-led
Candor 6/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO 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?
YES Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
YES 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?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
YES 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?

D Q2 2023 earnings call 2023-08-07 move ±27.1%

Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Margins: contractingHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 8/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO 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?
YES Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES 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?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES 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?
YES 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?

F Q1 2023 earnings call 2023-05-11 move ±9.4%

Management gave no formal guidance. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

2 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-led
Candor 5/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 7/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
YES Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
YES Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO 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?
YES 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?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q4 2022 2023-03-15 D maintainedacceleratingcontracting 6/9 3/9
Q3 2022 2022-11-10 C maintainedacceleratingunclear 6/9 4/9
Q2 2022 2022-08-10 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 3/9
Q1 2022 2022-05-10 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q4 2021 2022-03-10 C noneunclearcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q3 2021 2021-11-09 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 5/9
Q2 2021 2021-08-12 D noneunclearunclear 6/9 3/9
Q1 2021 2021-05-13 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 5/9
Q4 2020 2021-03-11 D maintainedunclearunclear 6/9 2/9
Q3 2020 2020-11-12 F noneunclearcontracting 6/9 3/9
Q2 2020 2020-08-09 F noneunclearcontracting 6/9 3/9
Q1 2020 2020-05-18 D noneunclearunclear 6/9 2/9
Q4 2019 2020-03-18 D maintainedunclearunclear 6/9 3/9
Q3 2019 2019-11-08 F noneunclearcontracting 6/9 5/9
Q2 2019 2019-08-06 D maintainedunclearunclear 7/9 3/9
Q1 2019 2019-05-13 F noneunclearunclear 6/9 5/9
Q4 2018 2019-03-28 F noneunclearunclear 7/9 4/9
Q2 2018 2018-11-13 F noneunclearcontracting 5/9 2/9
Q2 2018 2018-08-09 D noneunclearunclear 6/9 3/9
Q1 2018 2018-05-10 D maintainedunclearunclear 6/9 4/9
Q4 2017 2018-03-14 D maintainedunclearcontracting 5/9 2/9
Q3 2017 2017-11-08 D noneunclearunclear 5/9 3/9
Q2 2017 2017-08-11 D noneunclearunclear 8/9 2/9
Q4 2016 2017-03-15 D noneunclearcontracting 5/9 4/9
Q3 2016 2016-11-10 D noneunclearunclear 6/9 5/9
Q2 2016 2016-08-15 C noneunclearunclear 7/9 3/9
Q1 2016 2016-05-13 D noneunclearunclear 6/9 3/9
Q4 2015 2016-03-17 C noneacceleratingunclear 6/9 3/9

Research question bank — earlier calls

During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of CAPR'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.

C Q2 2016 earnings call 2016-08-15

2 more research questions answered NO

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