Cohen & Company Inc. (COHN) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 24 of COHN's earnings calls (2018–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.
Previous Call Grade
D
Q4 2024
Calls Analyzed
24
2018–2025
Avg Candor
6.6/9
evasion 0.7/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q1 2025 earnings call
2025-05-02
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D
Q4 2024 earnings call
2025-03-10
move ±10.8%
Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Demand: mixedMargins: contractingHeadcount: flat
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledHidden segmentCFO dominates
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?
NO 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?
NO 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?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-11-04
move ±11%
Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Demand: acceleratingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: cutting
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledCFO dominatesDirection beats results
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?
NO 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?
NO 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?
YES Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES 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 ±12.8%
Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Demand: mixedMargins: contractingHeadcount: growing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledHidden segmentCFO dominates
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?
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?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
D
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-05-06
move ±19.2%
Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Demand: stableBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledHidden segmentDirection beats results
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?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES 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?
YES 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 2023 earnings call
2023-05-06
move ±14.9%
Management gave no formal guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Demand: slowingMargins: contractingHeadcount: flat
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedCFO dominatesDirection beats results
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?
NO 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?
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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C
Q4 2022 earnings call
2023-03-07
move ±9%
Management gave no formal guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Demand: slowingMargins: contractingHeadcount: flat
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledHidden segmentCFO dominates
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?
NO 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?
NO 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?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C
Q3 2022 earnings call
2022-11-05
move ±11.2%
Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Demand: mixedHeadcount: growing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segmentCFO dominatesDirection beats results
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?
NO 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?
NO 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?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q2 2022 |
2022-08-05 |
D |
none | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-05-09 |
D |
none | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-03-08 |
D |
none | mixed | unclear |
6/9 |
0/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-11-02 |
C |
none | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-08-01 |
C+ |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-05-08 |
C |
none | stable | expanding |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-03-03 |
C+ |
none | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-11-07 |
C |
none | stable | stable |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-08-11 |
C+ |
none | mixed | expanding |
6/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-11-01 |
C |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-08-05 |
D |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-05-06 |
C |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
0/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-03-06 |
C |
none | mixed | unclear |
6/9 |
0/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-10-31 |
D |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-08-05 |
C+ |
none | mixed | stable |
6/9 |
0/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-05-04 |
C |
none | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
1/9 |
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